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__label__wiki	0.529907	0.529907	Product Liability Cases Physiomesh Recall Defective Hip Implant Harmful Drugs Proton Pump Inhibitors (Nexium and Prilosec) Taxotere Lawsuits Truvada Recall Zantac Lawsuit JUUL Lawsuits Barnett Cross Bows Roundup Lawsuits Legal News & Blog How Juul Is Capturing the Youth Tobacco Market Since its inception in 2015, Silicon Valley company Juul has managed to dominate the vaping market. However, the startup has been the subject of action from the FDA, following evidence linking their dangerous products to hospitalizations and death and concern that the company has been targeting youths. If you or a loved one is a victim of vaping illness, now may be the time to consider enlisting the help of a product liability lawyer. More Youths Are Vaping Now Than Ever Before Vaping among teens is now a popular trend, but how did this happen? Stanford Research’s recent white paper release reveals some shocking information with regard to Juul’s marketing campaigns from their 2015 launch to the fall of 2018. Although the company adamantly denied targeting teens in its marketing campaigns, the white paper revealed that not only did an overwhelming majority of Juul ads target youth, but they employed the same tactics used by tobacco companies to do so. As a result, the use of Juul products has skyrocketed among high-schoolers. Unfortunately, so have the number of vaping illness cases; so much so, that it has now become a public health crisis. Much like medical product device liability cases over the past few years, people are now seeking legal help for their vaping illnesses. Downplaying the Dangers Juul’s product is very discreet, looking just like a USB or flash drive. This makes it easy for teens to hide. It also boasts a variety of fruity flavors, which are easily associated with something healthy. Youth surveyed during the summer of 2018 also expressed that they liked Juul products because they were able to get a “buzz” from the e-cigarette. The fact that their friends used Juul products was also a big reason that almost half of surveyed teens starting using them. Juul’s price point is another aspect of its popularity among the teen set; the device itself can cost up to $50, and a 4-pack of Juul “pods” is only $15, an amount far less than the $10 or more being charged for a pack of cigarettes. Juul Used Brilliant Marketing to Tempt Teens Juul’s marketing relied heavily on social media. In fact, it was one of the first major brands of e-cigarettes to do so. Ads appeared on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. The company’s Instagram account included professional, artfully created photos that exuded sex appeal and linked use of the product to freedom and relaxation. Juul’s main Instagram account advertised its many flavors, including Strawberry Lemonade, Watermelon, and Grape. In addition to its main Instagram account, Juul also had seven additional accounts related to its product. In total, these accounts gained over 25,000 followers.1 On the YouTube front, videos related to Juul products enjoyed high engagement and several thousand views. On Reddit, Juul-related products were a hot topic for well over 10,000 members. Cross-marketing was also used by the company, as well as affiliate marketing and targeted campaigns to get youth interested in Juul. Is Vaping Different Than Smoking? Smoking relies on combustion to deliver nicotine and other ingredients to the lungs. The cigarette is lit to burn tobacco and create the smoke that is inhaled. Vaping doesn’t rely on burning or combustion; all vaping products release their nicotine in aerosol form, which is then inhaled. When a regular cigarette is burned, approximately 7,000 chemicals are produced. When an e-cigarette like Juul produces is directly released into the lungs, droplets of chemicals are released. How Juul Stacks Up Against Other E-Cigarette Products Unlike e-cigarettes, which deliver a specific amount of nicotine, Juul users receive the full dose every time they inhale. Here’s another shocking revelation: The nicotine content of a single Juul pod is 0.7mL, which is equivalent to one pack of traditional cigarettes.2 This is far more than other e-cigarette products contain; nearly double the amount, to be exact, hence the “buzz” that teens reported receiving from one pull. And, yet, Juul continued to market its product illegally, claiming that it was less harmful than the traditional cigarette. Even worse was a Juul representative who visited a school to speak, telling students directly that it was completely safe and far less harmful than cigarette smoking. Do you smell product class action lawsuits? Vaping Aerosols Are Anything but Harmless Many assume that because vaping products release aerosols and not chemical-laden smoke, that these aerosols are pretty much the same as water vapor. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Where water vapor is harmless, the aerosol from a Juul vaping device contains a host of harmful chemicals, and many of these are not listed on the product’s label. The fine particles produced when vaping liquid is heated and becomes an aerosol are delivered directly to the lungs. Even before that, chemical reactions occur following the mixing of flavors into vaping liquid. This mixing causes new molecules to form. The ingredient vanillin is used to make e-liquid, but also to make vanilla flavoring in the baking and flavor chemicals industries. This ingredient that’s banned from traditional cigarettes emits chemicals which irritate the airways, in addition to causing serious health effects. Not only that, but testing that Juul itself had done and published revealed that its liquids contain Group 1 carcinogens, the most potent of all carcinogens. Health Effects of Inhaling Juul Aerosols So, what can happen when the aerosol from an e-cigarette product like Juul enters the body? Nothing good, according to the National Center for Health Research. Nicotine is highly addictive and can impair lung and brain development in adolescents. Thanks to the larger amount of benzoic acid contained in Juul products than in other e-cigarettes, vomiting, sore throat, nausea, and abdominal pain have all been reported among users who were constantly exposed to the aerosol. Juul products use nicotine salts, which are more readily absorbed into the bloodstream. The product can also cause shortness of breath and chest pain. Dizziness and headaches have also been reported among Juul users. Because of the high nicotine content in a Juul pod, this product can be a gateway to the use of other tobacco products. There are many who are “poly users,” meaning that they use e-cigarettes as well as smoke traditional cigarettes and other tobacco products. An increased risk of heart disease has been cited as another probable health effect of using Juul, as the liquid damages the lining of blood vessels. As well, inhaling high concentrations of nicotine can lead to seizures and also negatively affect reproductive health in terms of low birth weight, birth defects, stillbirths, and premature delivery. Unfortunately, this may only be a short list of negative health effects, as Juul products have been around for too short a time to know what other health issues will arise as a result of its use. Even so, there is plenty of evidence for a consumer product attorney to make a solid case. Juul Has Continuously Lied About Its Products Juul has claimed its products were safer than smoking. It assured students, right to their faces, that its product caused no harm. It adamantly denied targeting its marketing to teens and completely ignored federal regulations that demanded it get federal approval to sell its products as a healthier alternative to smoking. Juul’s only interest since the beginning was to move money from your pocket into theirs. They were worth more than $38 billion in May of 2019, which proves where Juul’s interests really lie. 1. https://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/28/2/146 2. https://www.martinhealth.org/what-you-should-know-about-juul Previous Article: A Priest Abuse Lawyer Can Help Find Closure Next Article Saunders & Walker Donates to Tampa Veterans Hospital How the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Failed to Protect Kids in 2019 2019 Is a Banner Year for SOL Reform Saunders & Walker Donates to Tampa Veterans Hospital A Priest Abuse Lawyer Can Help Find Closure The Problem with Religious Orders NY Times Slams FDA Over Faulty Medical Devices Diocese of Sacramento Releases List of Priests Who Abused Children Diocese of Allentown Opens Compensation Plan for Survivors of Abuse Lawsuits Mount Against Mattel for the Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Play Sleepers Case Details* Call Us 24/7 1-800-748-7115 joe@saunderslawyers.com joe@saunderslawyers.com Saunders & Walker 3491 Gandy Blvd Pinellas Park, FL 33781 Email: joe@saunderslawyers.com Website: https://www.saunderslawyers.com Click Here for Map SiteMap Saunders & Walker 3491 Gandy Blvd © Copyright 2020 \| Saunders & Walker PA \| All right reserved.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line2956
__label__wiki	0.637508	0.637508	Visit Our ‘Practice Area’ Website Notes on Bankruptcy Cases outside WDNY Archives Debtor Who Spent Annuity After Filing Bankruptcy Granted Discharge - In re Leone Albany Case On behalf of Peter R. Scribner, Esq. posted in Notes on Bankruptcy Cases outside WDNY on Thursday, December 15, 2011. "Something went awry in this case", and indeed it did. This understated line opens the conclusory paragraph of the decision by Judge Robert E. Littlefield Jr. in In re Leone, Bankruptcy Court Northern District of New York (Albany Division) Chapter 7 #05-16603; AP #07-90199; Decision Dec. 9, 2011.) The debtors refinanced their home, filed bankruptcy, and transferred the refinance funds to an annuity while the petition was being filed. The original chapter 13 trustee did not go after the refinance cash or object to the annuity exemption. When converted to chapter 7, the new trustee objected to exempting the annuity, but by them the money was mostly spent. The chapter 7 trustee sought to deny the debtors a discharge. Continue reading Debtor Who Spent Annuity After Filing Bankruptcy Granted Discharge - In re Leone Albany Case... NY Homestead Exemption Applies to Entire Property Even If Partially Rented Out: In re McCarthy (Syracuse case) Syracuse bankruptcy judge Margaret Cangilos-Ruiz has ruled that a bankruptcy debtor can claim a homestead exemption on an entire parcel or residential property, even if the debtor only resides in part of the property. In re Craig Michael McCarthy; WDNY Bk #11-31499; decision Nov. 18, 2011. Mr. McCarthy owned property containing a two family house, both units of which were rented out, and a smaller building in the back where the debtor both worked and lived. In my review of the docket, it appears that the debtor moved to avoid the judicial lien of a creditor, and the creditor, in turn, objected to the debtor's homestead exemption claim. The creditor argued that the homestead exemption should only be allocated to that portion of the lot that is used as the debtor's residence. The court ruled that the debtor could exempt the entire parcel. Continue reading NY Homestead Exemption Applies to Entire Property Even If Partially Rented Out: In re McCarthy (Syracuse case)... Tags: bankruptcy homestead exemption rental property new york Government Interest Rate Applies When Curing in Chapter 13 a Property Tax Default Owed to a Private Party: NDNY Meyhoefer On behalf of Peter R. Scribner, Esq. posted in Notes on Bankruptcy Cases outside WDNY on Wednesday, September 28, 2011. A bankruptcy court in Syracuse ruled that, in chapter 13, the interest rate owed to a private purchaser of a property tax lien is the same as the government interest rate. In re Meyhoefer, Bankruptcy Court Northern District of New York chapter 13 #10-33272; Hon. Margaret Cangilos-Ruiz decision June 27, 2011.In chapter 13, secured claims being paid through the plan normally receive a "till" rate of interest on that claim, named after the U.S. Supreme Court decision Till v. SCS Credit Corp., 541 U.S. 465 (2004). Locally, the current "Till" interest rate is 5.25%. But Bankruptcy Code Section 511(a) requires payment of the statutory interest rate when paying tax claims. In most counties in New York, property taxes accrue 12% interest until paid. Monroe County (Rochester) and Erie County (Buffalo) charge 18% interest on unpaid property taxes.In this case, Onondaga County's property tax lien was sold off to a private entity, American Tax Funding LLC. The debtor filed a chapter 13 to cure their property tax default to this private creditor, and the creditor wanted to be paid Onondaga County's 12% interest rate, rather than a much-lower "Till" interest rate.In a detailed opinion, the court concluded that this lien was still a tax claim, as that term is used in Section 511(a), and that the creditor was entitled to the statutory interest rate.Stopping a tax foreclosure through a chapter 13 bankruptcy action is a complicated and delicate situation, as this case shows. If you are in a tax foreclosure and wish to see if a bankruptcy can stop the process and allow you to cure the default, please see the chapter 13 page of my web site. You may also contact me for a phone consultation of your situation, at no charge. Continue reading Government Interest Rate Applies When Curing in Chapter 13 a Property Tax Default Owed to a Private Party: NDNY Meyhoefer... Tags: property tax claim interest rate till rate chapter 13 Transfer of Title in Tax Foreclosure Effective on Date of Court Order: NDNY Bankruptcy Case: Onteora Associates Following Western District of New York precedent, a bankruptcy judge in the Northern District of New York concluded that, in a New York tax foreclosure, title to real estate does not transfer from the property owner to the taxing authority (here, a village) until the entry of a court order approving the transfer. In this unusual case, it was the debtor, not the village, arguing that the transfer took place earlier, when the redemption period ran. Onteora Associates v. Village of Fleismann, Northern District of New York Chapter 11 #09-63106; Adversary Proceeding #09-80076 (Judge Davis; decision August 11, 2011; on appeal). The property in question in the Onteora case is a movie theater, two stores and an apartment, valued on the bankruptcy schedules at $331,717, and subject to $31,820 in property taxes and a mortgage of $62,400. There would appear to be substantial equity in the property. The village filed a tax foreclosure petition December 11, 2008. Under New York tax foreclosure law, a property owner has a limited time period - three months - to redeem the property by paying off the back taxes. In this case, the redemption deadline was May 5, 2009. The taxes were not paid by then, and the village filed for a default judgment transferring title on September 25, 2009. The property owner and the mortgage bank both opposed the application; the court disallowed the debtor's objection, but agreed with the bank and, on December 14, 2009, denied entry of a default judgment transferring title. Continue reading Transfer of Title in Tax Foreclosure Effective on Date of Court Order: NDNY Bankruptcy Case: Onteora Associates... Tags: new york property tax foreclosure chapter 13 Below-Median Income Debtor Case Dismissed as Abusive: Glavin On behalf of Peter R. Scribner, Esq. posted in Notes on Bankruptcy Cases outside WDNY on Monday, August 8, 2011. As a reminder that passing the means test does not end the possibility of a chapter 7 case being considered abusive, a debtor in Albany had just such a case dismissed in June. In re Glavin; Northern District of New York Bankruptcy #10-10094 Judge Littlefield; June 22, 2011). This is also a reminder that Chapter 7 cases with high income are reviewed very closely by the bankruptcy system, and need to be reviewed by an experienced chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy practitioner before being filed. For more information about chapter 7, see my bankruptcy website or contact me directly. The debtor in the Glavin case filed chapter 7 than a year ago, January 15, 2010. According to his amended schedule of income and expenses, he was, at that time, single with no dependents and employed in marketing for three months. Continue reading Below-Median Income Debtor Case Dismissed as Abusive: Glavin... Tags: section 707(b) abuse means test below median income bankruptcy littlefield Albany Debtor denied Discharge Failure to Maintain Business Records: O'Hara On behalf of Peter R. Scribner, Esq. posted in Notes on Bankruptcy Cases outside WDNY on Tuesday, April 19, 2011. The Hon. Robert E. Littlefield, Jr., Chief Judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Norther District of New York has denied Joseph J. O'Hara a bankruptcy discharge. In re O'Hara, NDNY Bk #08-12108; AP #09-90055; decision April 18, 2011. Continue reading Albany Debtor denied Discharge Failure to Maintain Business Records: O'Hara... LPS Sanction by Louisiana Bankruptcy Court for Misrepresenting Chapter 13 Post-petition Mortgage Payments: in re Wilson When confirming a Chapter 13 plan in the bankruptcy court in Rochester, Judge John C. Ninfo II emphasizes to every debtor the need to maintain accurate records of mortgage payments made after the case is filed ('post-petition.) Standing Trustee George M. Reiber also emphasizes this record-keeping requirement, and provides all Chapter 13 debtors with the 'yellow folder', a file pre-printed on the cover with spaces to note down every post-petition payment. A recent decision from the Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana underscores the importance of that record-keeping. Judge Elizabeth W. Magner has sanction a mortgage servicing company for misrepresenting the debtor's post-petition payments and 'robo-signing' of court affidavits: In re Wilson, ED La. Ch. 13 bk #07-11862, decision April 7, 2011. The decision is available at no charge on the Pacer docket of the case. See also New York Times: "Homework Regulators Aren't Doing"' Article April 16, 2011; author: Gretchen Morgenson. Se also Reuters April 13, 2011, article by Scot Paltrow. Continue reading LPS Sanction by Louisiana Bankruptcy Court for Misrepresenting Chapter 13 Post-petition Mortgage Payments: in re Wilson... Fraudulent Transfer Into Retirement Account Exempt in NY? The Morra decisions Is a 401(k) retirement plan exempt in bankruptcy under New York law? Does it make a difference if the funds were transferred into the retirement account when the debtor was insolvent (a constructive fraudulent conveyance)? What about funds transferred into the account within 90 days of filing bankruptcy? These were the issues presented in a long, torturous Eastern District of New York bankruptcy case, In re Morra, resulting in four court decisions from 2006 to 2009. To be precise, the 90 day transfer issue was not present in Morra, but the analysis reached would apply to that issue as well. These decisions came out a while ago, but I have not seen any other on-line analysis of their significance. Continue reading Fraudulent Transfer Into Retirement Account Exempt in NY? The Morra decisions... Utica Judge Rules Above Median Income Ch 13 Plans Must Run 5 Years: Eaton On behalf of Peter R. Scribner, Esq. posted in Notes on Bankruptcy Cases outside WDNY on Saturday, April 2, 2011. Utica Bankruptcy Judge Diane Davis has issued a decision disagreeing with a previous decision by Northern District of New York Chief Judge Robert E. Littlefeld Jr., and that debtors with above-median income Chapter 13 cases must file a plan that runs a full five years, unless creditors are paid in full. In re Eaton Ch 13 #08-62201; Bankr. NDNY; decision March 31, 2011.) In the earlier case, In re Green, 378 BR 30 (Bankr. NDNY 2007), Judge Littlefield concluded that Bankruptcy Code 1325(b)(1)(B), which requires a five year "commitment period" for above-median income debtors in Ch. 13, was not a measurement of time ('temporal') but rather a measurement of the amount that must be paid into the plan (a 'multiplier'). As Judge Littlefield saw it, if a debtor's projected disposable income was $500 per month, the plan was required to pay at least $30,000 to unsecured creditors ($500 time the 60 month commitment period), not that the plan actually had to go a full five years. If a debtor's projected disposable income was negative, as it actually was in the Green case, then the five year commitment period did not even apply. Judge Davis, after reviewing extensive caselaw and legal studies ("Following its review of nearly two dozen cases, leading authoritative treatises, and several scholarly articles addressing this question, the Court may fairly state that there is little, if anything, to be added by this Court that has not already been said by other jurists and scholars since BAPCPA became law." - Eaton, page 5), concluded that the correct interpretation is that five years represents the actual length of time the plan must run, no matter what the projected or actual disposable income. This conclusion is based on opinions rendered since Green was decided, including Supreme Court decisions. Continue reading Utica Judge Rules Above Median Income Ch 13 Plans Must Run 5 Years: Eaton... Utica Judge Rules Above-Median-Income Ch 13 Debtor Expenses Determined Solely by Means Test, based on Lanning and Ransom: In re Joest On behalf of Peter R. Scribner, Esq. posted in Notes on Bankruptcy Cases outside WDNY on Wednesday, March 30, 2011. A judge form the Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of New York has ruled that the recent Supreme Court decisions in Hamilton v. Lannin, 130 S. Ct. 2464, 2468-69 (2010), and Ransom v. FIA CardServices, 131 S. Ct. 716 (2011), do not permit a bankruptcy court to disallow "means test" expenses in calculating the minimum payment to unsecured creditors in an above-median income Chapter 13 case. In re Joest, Ch. 13 Bk #10-60028; Bankr. NDNY, Hon. Diane Davis, decision March 17, 2011.) The specific issue in Joest was whether a single debtor (no dependents) with income above the median in New York who has two car loans can deduct the 'ownership cost' for both in calculating 'projected disposable income' in a Chapter 13 case. The debtor, represented by attorney Steven R. Dolson, Esq., said yes; the chapoter 13 trustee, Mark W. Swimlar (represented by staff attorney Maxsen D. 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__label__cc	0.667726	0.332274	Tag: Alan Glynn The SFFaudio Podcast #510 – READALONG: Understand by Ted Chiang Monday, January 28, 2019 Jesse Willis 2 Comments The SFFaudio Podcast #510 – Jesse, Paul Weimer, and Wayne June talk about Understand by Ted Chiang Talked about on today’s show: still alive, still putting out stuff, novelette, an interesting topic, intelligence and stupidity, pair things up, an interesting and complex topic, the school system, true features, a story about an incredibly stupid guy, the title is not intelligence, a long traditon in Science Fiction, Flowers For Algernon, the arc that happens within it, Idiocracy (2006), The Marching Morons by C.M. Kornbluth, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, a lot of bad answers, a short theory, first impression, so success and smartness, very successful stupid people, Bill Maher on Stan Lee, wrong about a long of things, Jerry Springer, propelling interest, a calculated effect, a bigger issue, a Reading, Short And Deep, on YouTube, its about awareness, the “bubble” you’re in, the blinders you have, going back to first principles, how do you know what you think you know?, epistemology, jargon, technical talk, very skilled, you have to be super-intelligent to have written it, very studied, the integration of hard science into the story, super smooth, Arrival (2016), Story Of Your Life, the audiobook by Todd McClaren, the BBC version, a response to Flowers For Algernon, spinning out implications, fatal error, the end of the story, hypercritical, such a great metaphor, he’s a bomb, he’s about to go off, where he was coming from, lofty concepts, meta-cognition or thinking about one’s thinking, computer science, artificial intelligence, being self-aware, the nature of consciousness, the limits of our consciousness, hormone k, how far will intelligence get us, Leon and Reynolds, how to use it, conflicting philosophies and moralities, I I I, save the planet, how selfish Leon is, go transcendental, changing whole industries, the good guy won, the whole view of the outside world, the normals and their world, aesthetics and beauty vs. saving the world from itself, who are you to decide?, threw Wayne for a loop, kinda monstrous, admirable, Eric S. Rabkin, one of the few people alive I want to read, how do you think he made this?, as we see his growth, Limitless (2011), don’t bother with the TV show, super creative, stock market trading, the book, methamphetamine, set in the future, Asimov’s, August 1991, The Dark Fields by Alan Glynn, came out 2001, tweaking, in manic mode, less about accumulating new knowledge, going over and over and over, the way this story gives you the sense of intelligence growth, playing ahead, if this happens then this will happen, hacks in to a terminal at his doctor’s office, service port, a desktop safe, bio-metric device with a service port, all these steps to think ahead, what we think of as chess, teaching chess, constricting an opponents movements, fewer choices, anticipating, gestalt, an organized whole that is perceived than more than the sum of its parts, micromanaging details of everything, the gestalt of everything, the ultimate meaning of everything, as a result of his powers, read a person’s body language, intentions and nature, the smell of their pheromones, microscopic details, one little thing, the whole is much more than the sum of their parts, Sherlock Holmes to the nth degree, time chess to speed chess, transcendental enlightenment, he’s Buddha, the point of the story, an infinite staircase, close to futile, other creature’s intelligence, a critical mass thing, reading a Lovecraft story, consonance and resonance and sonar, animals that use sonar, bats and whales, sperm whales, massive resonance chambers, free divers, six times the size of a human brain, they have no hands, can’t forge metal, and have no writing implements, Icarus and Daedalus, father and son, godlike in their abilities, just like in Watchmen, already won, already in the trap, the note at the doctor’s office, gloating, his undoing, a real thing and a real phenomenon, vocabulary words, that gestalt and that surprise, the guy with the psychedelic shirt, an Inception (2010) story, literally happening all around us, advertising, my friend Maissa Bessada, skeletons, lesbians, two more skeletons, a pattern of acceptance and dissolving your preconceptions, that scene in Total Recall (1990), this is exactly why this is so effective (is because it can be so affective), René Girard’s triangular desire or mimetic desire, other monkeys, supreme manipulators, don’t participate or try to minimize it, the dominant chatter, chatter controls action, a slowdown, intelligence as getting what you want, what drops out of the story is everybody else in society, what makes Reynolds the good guy, a group animal, meaning and intelligence are tied together in a strong way, bad at math, can brain damage make you better at math?, his regret is evident, idiot savants, the CIA, Greco, accurate in assessing Reynolds, a reliable narrator, merely a savior, his judgement is optimal, how he justifies himself, people don’t trust themselves, a meta-human, how we’re supposed to think of him, once as an experiment on a drug dealer, testing your power, Joe Rogan, UFC, which system of fighting is the best system, how do you test it?, which techniques is really better, jujitsu, Steven Seagal, all about the testing, what techniques work, testing our limits, what animals do when they’re young, a drug dealer, drug users, a beneficent god in a certain sense, not without sin, not necessarily unironic, I dissolve, Word is capitalized, the Logos, page 116, the sentence that when uttered will destroy the mind of the listener, it makes the title a really clever punchline, meta-awareness, self-awareness, ultimate understanding, taxing the limits of the structure of my brain, tricks him into understanding, the trap, he’d already programmed him, triggering the word, he got what he wanted, very good, a really clever punchline, less science than it is fantasy, fetal brain tissue, repair when not rejected, anoxia, damage more parts of his brain, his former life, there’s no girlfriend, a business, looking at Understand through the lens of The Dark Fields, a line from The Great Gatsby, a book about people without purpose, enhancing what you have, about methamphetamine, to speed people up, more active, paradoxical effect, your brain is not an engine, the Le Mans 24 hour race, the continual racing, testing to endure, an extended amount of high performance, Reynold’s weapon, implants the mandala, beyond his endurance, a metaphor, composing poetry, emotional impacts from words, the right combination of words can make an audience explode, pointing to real things, how writers and ad writers get their money, an impact on the reader, we change our lives, we sacrifice peoples lives for words, more real than most things, those whales without tools, they have lives we can never understand, what they’re communicating and how they even live and hunt is incredibly complex, very rare, the lives of beings that are not like us, Lucy (2014), psychokinetics, Morgan Freeman babbling, that stupid bullshit, most people don’t use the engine at maximum RPM, sleep, rest for the cars engine, a new air filter, stress tests, adrenalin, a super fuel, super good, Mr Jim Moon puts out a lot of podcasts, working smart, have a plan and be open, wherever you can get progress you push, the journey of a thousand miles, Rome wasn’t built in a day, the Devil’s in the details, navigating and picking which ones to go with, attempts at wisdom, when smart people say stupid things, committed to a system or a person, made commitments that they were unwilling to examine, Exhalation, a robot who opens up his own brain, the Galen of the robot universe that he lives in, pneumatic, a self-consistent brilliant idea, examining the internal to examine the external, Jesse’s not a drug guy, the brain is thinking, the body is thinking, so inside your own brain, focus, memory and thought and action, a brilliant guy, amazing stories, he can’t really tell the truth here, he knows what truth sounds like and it sounds like this, that poetic canto, the art, two naked dudes, a skull brain, climbing out of his own brain, representing out two main characters, a metaphor for the hyper-intelligence, a symbol, not the size of your brain, brain body ratio, Protector by Larry Niven, a particular drive, how certain kinds of intelligence to survive, hummingbirds, we can create niche (or destroy the niche) we’re in, there are stupid people, lead, fetal alcohol, no comic books for 20 years, behavior, the right habits, intention and purpose, a self appointed savior, incompatible, almost into programing, no quotation marks, the meta-textual text you may miss in the audio, only one bit that tells you its in the future, Pittsburgh, white air filter masks, not necessarily a pollution thing, hoodies, restricting vision, feeling cozy, women are more likely to wear masks, all sorts of reasons, welder masks, keeping skin pale, it allows you to hide, license to do it, you’re the crazy ones, a critical mass, trends, everybody used to wear hats, the fashion man, smoking their asses off, vaping, people who would have been ashamed to be smoking, wearing baseball hats, cowboy hats, fake street kids, $200 t-shirts, strange phenomenon, what makes this story fantastic (fantasy), could there ever be a drug or hormone, a metaphor for a kind of approach to that direction, like the ending of Dagon, past tense with present tense interruptions, we don’t expect the ending because told first person in present tense, “I’m standing” not “I was standing”, Ted Chiang is doing what Reynolds is doing and we’re the protagonists. 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__label__wiki	0.710246	0.710246	tv News RT May 3, 2019 7:00pm-7:31pm EDT president putin and the trump discuss the unrest in venezuela and a potential nuclear deal for north korea in an hour long phone call. us from the woman who says washington is partly to blame for the turmoil in venezuela the secretary of state france her comments in europe and disgusting. the french foreign minister is accused of lying after claiming made a protesters attack staff at a paris hospital. and facebook is accused of censorship after banning some prominent right wing commentators for alleged hate speech. are broadcasting live directing our studios and this is our team international certainly glad to have you with us by the leaders of russia and of the u.s. have spoken by phone trying to find common ground on some key global issues including venezuela donald trump said the conversation with vladimir putin was a positive. i had a very good talk with president putin probably over an hour and we talked about many things venezuela was one of the topics we're talking about a local year agreement where we make less and they make lasts and china is frankly also we discussed the possibility of a three way deal or sort of a two way deal and i've already spoken to them they very much would like to be a part of that deal so a long talk from the first but when you think of it and realize that it is the two leaders of two of the world's superpowers discussing the most pressing issues on the agenda well it doesn't sound like a long anymore so what did they talk about we do know that the talk was highly heavily dominated by the situation in venezuela and certainly a lot for the two leaders to discuss as personally it's not just two leaders but two geo political rivals in this sense because russia of course is supporting nicolas maduro the incumbent president saying that he is the legitimate ruler who was elected and washington supporting one why dole and trying to oust nicolas maduro so obviously vladimir putin and donald trump try to look for common ground and we do know that they have agreed at least on one thing and that is if any transition of power was to take place in venezuela it should be very very peaceful soul no arms no interventions nothing of the sort it seems that. donald trump do see eye to eye on that also they discussed the situation in north korea and that is particularly interesting of putting put in context because vladimir putin did me to north korea's supreme leader kim jong on just last week and we also know that. did somewhat to vent his frustration with the way washington chooses to do diplomacy with his country and vladimir putin apparently made something of a promise to pass those concerns to the american side of course no. way of telling whether or not that was done during that phone conversation also the situation in ukraine got into the spotlight during the talk and worldwide i'm appalled and did make an emphasis of the minsk agreements it should be implemented that there should be more focus on how these agreements are being implemented and it is of course something known as the minsk peace process and which is an internationally recognized and agreed on road map to restoring peace in ukraine to ending this bloody civil war that is basically tearing the country apart also the situation around the release of the report could not be overlooked so the two leaders briefly discussed this but the key word is briefly as apparently they chose not to focus on that to have a leap now both washington and moscow have said that they are finding this phone conversation to be a very productive one and indeed it is a very interesting introduction to the upcoming meeting of the country's two top diplomats circular and america's might can pay or said to talk to each other as soon as of the next week in finland and saw maybe something else will come out of today's phone conversation after those talks meanwhile the u.s. role in venezuela is coming under scrutiny in washington democratic congresswoman eleanor maher has partially blamed american policies for the devastation in the country and her words didn't go down well with top officials. a lot of the policies that we have put in place has kind of helped lead the devastation in venezuela particularly bullying in the use of sanctions to eventually into and. make change really does not help the people of countries like venezuela for a member of congress who frankly one who sits on that important national security committee to make a statement blaming america first of this way it's not only ignorant it's disgusting congresswoman doesn't know what she's talking about. in january the u.s. imposed sanctions on venezuela's state oil firm according to washington sanctions will freeze seven billion dollars in company assets and lead to losses of more than eleven billion dollars over the coming year but president trump claims he is trying to help the venezuelan people the brutal repression of the venezuelan people must stand and it must soon people are starving they have no food they have no water and this was once one of the wealthiest countries in the world so we wish them well we'll be there to help and we are there to help venezuelan president nicolas maduro claims that the opposition attempted to orchestrate a coup this week but military forces remained loyal to the president while hundreds of thousands of people marched in a show of support for people died in clashes between anti-government protesters and the police. for more on this we can cross a live to paul and a list of for the independent news side venezuela analysis dot com thank you very much paul for being with us here on our team international. so if we get right down to it secretary of state pump aoe branded omar ignorant for blaming america for the crisis in venezuela is that a fair remark or does she have a point. well i think anybody who ever looks will turn a blind eye to the u.s. role in trying to change the government in minutes waylay in terms of being blind to what is a very complex situation to ignore the u.s. sanctions the impact of the science on the venezuelan economy to ignore the direct messages which the u.s. government send to the venezuelan people calling on them to rise up against the elected government of nicolas maduro is itself in iran so i think it's very useful to see congresswoman obama finally giving a voice to the thousands of americans north americans who maybe didn't agree with donald trump's handling with a vengeance when the situation so as we mentioned trump claimed the u.s. is helping the people of venezuela is there any way in which washington's actions have helped the country well it's very difficult to see what he means by that the u.s. sanctions against venezuela have exasperated existing problems on the economy on essentially made it impossible for the venezuelan economy to get off it knees and start producing again with thing huge queues at the pumps due to the oil embargo i applied by the united states in generations receiving exasperated medical shortages due to the financial restrictions placed on venezuela's importing industry and a whole range of other issues which are really not that will help in the venezuelan people i think what's going to come meant that they buy these are not helping the venezuelan opposition leader that we could be a much closer that they can of the truth so president trump and putin they had a phone call about the venezuelan crisis and other things as well but do you expect russia on the u.s. to find any common ground here or is it just too different to find any common ground. well i can it is difficult to see what common ground they may share i think the most we can hope for from the these two worlds superpower is all right we seem to have have some technical difficulties there of course if we can get paul back we will you're watching our team international. live television things can kind of go wrong let's see if we can have paul back paul can you hear me yes he can hear me now yeah sometimes these things happen as we're talking about the common ground between russia and the u.s. what if any is there yet what i think the most we can hope for would be some sort of agreement to respect venezuela self-determination and so over and the and this isn't a referendum went on whether we like nicolas maduro or not this is great to race you about whether venezuela has the right to choose that path and on some sort of agreement to not meddle in internal venezuela enough a now is needed to be harder for the trump administration to agree to than many other administrations due to the history of meddling here in venezuela but i think this may be the second any sort of resolution to the current context all right paul dobson a journalist for the independent news site venezuela analysis dot com thanks for helping us rub our minds around this one again as always will be interesting to watch it all play out thanks. so much. i know the french interior minister has been accused of lying after claiming that anti-capitalists attack staff at a paris hospital during a may day rally are to show different ski takes up the story for us. violence all may the first has been well documented in one of the most shocking stories that emerge from that violence when these allegations particularly by forces interior minister that actually some of the reuters and those protesters were trying to attack a hospital trying to attack the staff and trying to enter into that hospital at this particular hospital was actually a surgical intensive care unit and there was descriptions of the patients inside saying that they were in quite carry situation many of them were into baited some ventilated and that the staff at whom rickly tried to fight off that attack of those protesters entering into the site this is what france's interior minister had to say about that event the. hospital was attacked it's medical staff were attacked and the police officer sent to protect them was hurt unshakable faith in our security services there the pride of the republic well that's his version of events but in a twist going on here social media has been flooded with videos showing exactly what happened on the ground in that hospital and actually what we've seen from those videos and social media some of which were actually taken by members of staff inside the hospital don't show what the interior minister said happened in fact what they show is that the c.r.s. the security forces with charging at protesters those protesters were fleeing from the security services and as such they were seeking refuge inside the hospital not just for that charge but also because of the tear gas that had been deployed in the area so a very different version of events and as such opposition politicians here in france have described christopher cast in a as being a liar and some of them have even called for his resignation. if it was a deliberate lie in turn and soley to deliver and turn issues social movement then the interior minister should be fired without doing. kristoff. shamelessly and manipulated the press to spread these lies you know who's enough given the facts he has no choice but to resign well in other developments coming out of that may day protests in france it's also a message that this video showing the police officers actually picking up paving stones from the road and throwing that towards protesters now we know that this is a weapon of arsenal that the protesters have used for many months during the yellow vest protests and indeed on the may day but this is the first time in paris we've seen evidence of the police using what essentially is an sanctioned weapon against the protesters it begs the question whether the police are the ones here inciting the violence and instead of trying to control the situation they're actually poor ring oil on the fire meanwhile hospital staff has spoken to the media describing the moment when made a protester was rushed into the facility. julian will most of them startled us at first but very quickly they started to listen some try to calm them down it's a hospital calmed down they understood that we couldn't lead the man and now when it comes to finding someone to blame we don't know there's nothing to say i think when you take part in a protest things always get a little bit out of hand and the weight is new to us and was on the there were several of us we didn't see any black blocks we saw some yellow vests who were in a panic going in all directions there were about ten of them they went up the stairs and at the door they asked for something for their eyes which they said were stinging we saw no signs of forced entry no doors or anything some call it steve go to treat their ice. opposition lawmakers in the u.k. are calling for an official inquiry into the leak of classified information from a government meeting prime minister theresa may fired the defense secretary devon williams and after the incident but he denies any wrongdoing artie's probably cause more. this was a man of course who had huge political ambitions it was said that he wanted to work his way to the very top to succeed to reason may but his fall from grace appears to have been even faster than the sort of fast track to success to resume a sacked him as offense secretary earlier this week she accused him of leaking highly sensitive information i pity you delay this information from the investigation which provides compelling evidence suggesting your responsibility for do an authorized disclosure i can no longer have full confidence in you as secretary of state for the fence and a minister in my cabinet and ask you to leave her majesty's government kevin williamson is calling for a criminal investigation into the leak in order to establish his innocence he's sworn in on his kids' lives that he wasn't behind the leak there are. now rumors in westminster that williamson could be out for revenge that he's got enough on the prime minister to bring her down she's been working at the top level of cabinet the highest echelons of power for a few years now he was eventually brought into cabinet as defense secretary way he was rather outspoken. frankly russia should go away the true church the. answer here is. that. we're going to. put a very wrong business that. indeed we take a carrot and stick approach. personally i don't like the stick. goods it is amazing what can be achieved with a sharpened tyrant you can see that gavin williamson wasn't without his quotes he was famous in parliament for keeping a pet tarantula named crudeness on his desk and he has been posting rather a lot on social media in fact he's quite prolific keep posted since his sacking a photograph on instagram with his two pet dogs saying that it's been a really tough week but it is so all ok when you get to come home to your pets he says he's going to have a lot more time for them now he's now been replaced by the u.k.'s first ever female defense secretary penny mordant she's a royal navy reservist and fun fact she once worked as a magician's assistant now looking at the diallo coal election results today am with gregg's it still dragging on and with williamson. refusing to shut up and go away perhaps to reason may is hoping that some of pending militants magic will rub off on her. facebook has been to some prominent right wing commentators for alleged hate speech then story much more after a short break you are watching argentina. nothing to do with the propaganda that the daily mail is pushing but when you. might be susceptible to propaganda they can easily be manipulated into thinking that fracking is something other than what it is it's not economically viable it costs more to. make a profit. it's also environmentally negative you destroy the environment. you put them so. they get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president. wanted. to go to the press this is what the three of the more people are. interested in the water. i welcome back this is the international facebook has banned the some controversial right wing figures for allegedly posting extremist content the ban also applies to instagram which is owned by facebook but people on the list include alex jones in his in for wars page along with former breitbart news editor young a polish and political activist laura explaining of the decision facebook says it has always banned individuals or organizations that promote violence and hate regardless of ideology but. you tube or paul joseph watson who has also been banned by the social media giant claims the move is purely political. i was given no reason whatsoever for being banned by facebook or instagram this is punishment this is a political purge this has nothing to do with hate all violating terms of service yesterday ever wrote an article about how i was leavin in a digital gulag on holocaust remembrance day and today even though i was honest and have dedicated my life to convert in jew hatred this nazis in silicon valley ban me facebook's action has sparked a censorship debate with some saying the move has worrying implications for free speech every conservative should be concerned about alex jones prison planet and others getting an obituary banned from facebook platforms you an extent censorship is entering a new more hysterical face soon there will be no right wing activists or commentators left how about jack benny and donald trump from twitter for violating the company's rules against hate and violence so much damage already done so many demented and delusional followers have been radicalized in many people ate it by cause facebook . ben harrison kinney chair of british think tank the ballad group thanks facebook has a clear political bias. they're reacting to the election results like that at the brick suit like the election of donald trump and it would appear that they feel as a company that they want to put themselves on the side of the debate they need to be regulated as such as a as a political actor in the debate rather than a platform for a free debate which i think it's now very clear they are not facebook it very clearly putting themselves on one side of the political debate it is absolutely it could tell them to free speech because they're saying these individuals are dangerous well and many people like myself see them as perfectly reasonable act is in a political debates they have a huge following across a variety of platforms facebook is clearly pushing itself as a political act why is it in the regulation that other media companies face. alleged a long time collaborator of what we can leaks co-founder julius arge will remain in pretrial detention in ecuador a court in the country has dismissed an appeal by the all beenie who was arrested in quito last month on the same day assad was taken into custody in the u.k. all of being a beanie is a software developer and privacy activist who has reportedly worked with wiki leaks in the past been he was arrested by ecuadorian authorities on charges of trying to hack computer systems in the country however his lawyers claim the case is politically motivated. now and not every investigation they have been demonstrated what system it is supposed to have when he did it or where to look i mean what information that they have we want to show to the world that the decision made here was a political one though you said there were aspects of the hearing that i did not like for example the difference in time allocated we were granted just fifteen minutes to talk with the prosecutors spoke for almost one hour and fifteen minutes more critically some of our arguments were dismissed by the judges. join us sonship self is in a british prison after being sentenced to fifty weeks in jail for breaking his bail terms u.k. is now considering an extradition request from the u.s. where he is wanted for allegedly conspiring to hack into classified government files told a london court on thursday that he would not surrender voluntarily to the americans activist. who was also tuesday of hacking into u.s. government computers believes a song has a huge battle ahead of him. i think he's going to have an uphill struggle everyone has an uphill struggle under us that should or shouldn't rice because it's a very unbalanced treaty said the u.s. doesn't have to provide any evidence they just have to have that paperwork in which the presumption is a lead towards exhibition if we manage to win there's a lot of campaigning and a lot of support political support from and. she is going to have a hard time because he's already out of this politically he's upset the establishment in the u.k. the establishment i would say is complicit in his persecution we need to do everything we can as members of the public and civil to is this list of people involved to ensure that we do you know i allow the injustice and isolation to happen the. u.s. is expected to continue its support for the saudi military intervention in yemen the senate has failed to overturn president veto of a house resolution on ending washington's involvement in the war saudi arabia is a despotic dictatorship that works over time to prevent any movement in that country toward democracy this is also about squaring us policy with national security interests and getting the blood off of our hands we ought not give unflinching unwavering unquestioning devotion to a regime that treats its own people that way. the house passed a resolution opposing involvement last month with sixteen republicans among those voting in favor however it was blocked by donald trump who dubbed it a dangerous attempt to weaken his constitutional authority saudi arabia launched its bombing campaign in yemen back in two thousand and fifteen to support the government against shia rebels the campaign has claimed the lives of tens of thousands of civilians and left much of yemen in ruins. he says it is a business decision and if he has to deal with a murderous regime he will continue to do so. here is no compunction. morally or with any regard to human rights to in their relationship he sees it strictly as a transactional relationship to keep us cannibalism going to fuel us industry and the u.s. military and bar he has no human rights concerns. a tropical cyclone in india has left at least seven people dead and more than a million have been evacuated from the eastern state of the show when the speeds of two hundred kilometers per hour have been recorded along with heavy rainfall which has brought down trees and power lines more than four thousand emergency shelters have been set up to cope with the displaced people bangladesh is now bracing for the cyclons impact as it moves east. at. doesn't for me i'll be back with more news in about thirty two and a half minutes you are watching our international stay with us. after the previous stage of my career was over everyone wondered what i was going to do next about different clubs on one hand it is logical to sort of go from fields where everything is familiar on the other i wanted a new challenge and a fresh perspective i'm used to surprising people. why not if you think. i'm going to talk about football narvi or else you can think i was going to go. by the way ways of that slide here. is this is a sticker from the water bottle found in the stomach of a fish the brand is part of the coca-cola company which sells millions of bottles of soda every day the idea was that let's tell consumers they're in the bad was there the litter bugs are trying this way industry shouldn't be blamed for all this waste the company has long promised to reuse the plastic. it's difficult absolutely. demand that seems cool sets their classes to seek a cost me on my end i need to stay on your own that special projects funding he doesn't have and 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All were now in fine fettle, ready for the next phase of growing up and ultimately returned to where they rightly belong - within the wild community, but in the interim to join the older Tsavo group to begin their gradual period of reintroduction. This move entailed two large Safari trucks. All the elephants in question were now sizeable, and Sosian, who is past his second birthday, particularly so. The trucks were positioned against the Loading Ramp near the Nursery Stables for several days prior to the planned date of departure, so that the elephants could become accustomed to walking into the open back to take their milk inside. Within two days, all were quite comfortable doing so, except for Burra, who would even forego his ration of milk rather than risk entering the dreaded truck. Obviously, he remembered the last journey he made in this same vehicle, when he was brought back to the Nursery, wounded, emaciated and in agony, after Mweya and Sweet Sally had been moved to Tsavo. That six hour journey back to Nairobi when he was so injured and sore still remains a nightmare in his mind, and probably will for life, and is something he does not want to repeat. As always, the morning began very early at 5 a.m. on the 9th December, when the elephants were due to be moved, and still Burra had not been persuaded to cooperate. However, Roy Carr-Hartley, being an old hand at the game of moving animals, quietly walked up behind as he hesitated at the threshold, and propelled him in once Sosian and Thoma were safely loaded and Solango taking his milk inside the second truck. Burra was taken by surprised, in he went, and the doors were hurriedly closed. Meanwhile, Mpala and Seraa, sensing that something unusual was afoot involving their friends, were frantically trying to climb out of their stables, feeling vulnerable and frightened without their Keepers, who were occupied loading the others. Little Wendi was too young to understand, quite happy near the comfort of her hung blanket in her Nursery Stable next door to where Thoma usually slept. The vehicles, duly transporting the four, drew away at 6 a.m., whilst the bystanders, as usual, shed a few tears. It is always sad to have to say adieu to our Nursery elephants, for emotion is an integral necessity when rearing elephant babies, something they would have enjoyed from their elephant family. It has to be thus and cannot be otherwise. Sending the Nursery babies off into the Big Wide World can be likened to leaving one's child at Boarding School so it is an event charged with emotion, and something that is not easy, for although the good news is that they have been granted a second chance of life, what life will hold for them in the future is an unknown quantity, particularly in view of the easing of the Ivory Ban due to pressure from the Southern African States. We were confident that Thoma and Solango would receive a rousing welcome from Mweya and Sweet Sally, with whom they shared the Nursery. They certainly did! Mweya and Sally were the first to greet them, and were beside themselves with happiness and excitement, Mweya fondling her two little friends, and Sally rushing around trumpeting excitedly. Meanwhile, Sosian and Burra, both of whom were orphaned old enough to remember their elephant family clearly, but who never knew Mweya and Sally in the Nursery, were fully occupied investigating all the exciting elephant scents around the Night Stockades and hardly even noticed Mweya and Sally who came to greet them cautiously. Now, the Keepers brought the older elephants down the hill to greet the newcomers, who were similarly overjoyed to welcome another four newcomers into their midst. And then Emily and the older elephants arrived to greet the four babies warmly, as always, instantly accepting them as part of their orphaned family. Burra and Sosian were over the moon to be amongst a real "herd" of larger elephants again, and slotted in like veterans, wanting to be as close to the bigger boys as possible. Emily, however, felt that as newcomers, they should be amongst the youngest group, and kept gently escorting them back, so there was a great deal of to-ing and fro-ing in the beginning! That night, Solango cried a great deal, missing the comfort of his Nursery stable and the close contact of a Keeper, but by the next morning he had accepted his new slot in life, and was happy to go out with all the others. Mweya and Sally were preoccupied with Thoma, and Burra and Sosian very much part of the gang, eager to be amongst the older bulls. With the addition of another four elephants, Emily and Aitong (and the Keepers) now have no less than 28 young elephants under their care, but all the females take on the role of Mini Matriarchs and Nannies, so they enjoy a great deal of support from the younger girls, especially Edie, who is very dominant. Because the Tsavo group is so large now, and although they all leave the Night Stockades together, the orphans then usually split into three or four separate groups, each with Keepers in attendance. The smallest set known as Yatta's group do not go as far afield as the next oldest set known as Natumi's group, whilst Emily and Aitong like to venture even further, yet are always ready to respond to any cry of alarm, regularly checking up on all the various groups throughout the course of the day, and usually joining up with them all at the noon mudbath. For a few days the Nursery seemed unusually quiet, and Seraa very obviously missed Thoma sorely, to whom she was very close, but she was thrilled to have little Wendi all to herself, and very caring and attentive to her, so she soon forgot her sadness. Mpala, always something of a self sufficient loner, simply got on with life, enjoying the lush vegetation brought on by the recent rains without competition from Burra and Sosian. However, I have no doubt that he missed the company of Solango, who was his best friend. Then on the 14th, another Rescue Alert arrived from Ian Craig of Lewa Downs, who had news that a newborn calf had been abandoned in Samburu National Reserve, gunshots having been heard the previous night. Because the calf was so small, we felt that a Vet was not necessary, so the plane left immediately, equipped with all the paraphernalia needed for loading at the other end. However, when just 10 minutes out of Nairobi, we had a call from Iain Douglas-Hamilton of Save the Elephants, who orchestrates an elephant monitoring project in Samburu and its environs. He told us that the calf was the firstborn of a very young mother of only about 10 years of age, who had lost her own mother a few years previously and was thought to have crossed the river to rejoin what remains of her family. The Researchers wanted to try and locate the young mother and reunite her with her baby, so the plane was recalled, and placed on "stand-by". We cautioned them about the wisdom of this, knowing that the Northern population of elephants has been under severe human pressure for many years, and that the mother would not be partial to the human scent on the calf. Being so young, she was not an experienced mother and had, after all, abandoned her baby once. We felt she would be unlikely to accept it, but it was worth a try, so we awaited the outcome hoping for a happy ending. Sadly it did not come about. By late afternoon the mother could not be located, and an attempt to integrate the calf into a group containing an aunt had proved unsuccessful. News to this affect came late with scarcely sufficient daylight left to be able to bring the calf in, but the pilot just managed, and little Tomboi arrived in the Nursery at 8 p.m. that same night with what was obviously a tusk wound in his face, and a rump and legs punctured by thorns. He had been named appropriately by the Samburu, "Tomboi" meaning "Boy without a Father". The next morning we were able to assess his condition and approximate his age. We estimated that he was about five days old, born probably around the 10th December, and apart from the hole in his cheek, and the thorns, he was not in bad shape, and readily took his milk. Unlike Wendi, he had obviously suckled his mother, benefiting from the essential first Colostrum which triggers the immune system, but we took the precaution of keeping him on a maintenance dose of Septrum and Colloidal Silver just to stave off any diarrhoea brought about by stress and a change in diet. Like Wendi, he is attached to the blanket hung up wherever he happens to be, providing something soft and large which might feel a little like "mother", and against which he rests the tip of his trunk when feeding. He is a playful and thoroughly enchanting little miniature, with petal soft ears are still pink on the hindside and a fuzzy "brush" of white hair at each ear hole, a miniature trunk that he finds more of a hindrance than a help, and a lot of personality, even at this young age.. The Tsavo Group:- The rains have been plentiful this season in Tsavo, turning the Park lush and in bloom, so all the orphans have enjoyed the festive season. Maungu continues to cause us concern, obviously a very weak little elephant, who, like Mweiga, would appear to have a chronic condition that the Vets have not been able to identify. Despite Vitamin B injections to boost her appetite, mineral supplements in her bottle etc., she has not really improved as she should, labouring up the hill, lagging behind the others. However, with the vegetation in Tsavo so lush, and because of her deep attachment to Mweya and the other orphans, we have been reluctant to return her to Nairobi during the festive Tsavo season when she can benefit from ideal elephant browse. However, when the dry season sets in again, we will consider bringing her to the Nursery for further tests and some specialized t.l.c. if she deteriorates further. Contact with wild herds has been frequent this month. On the 1st Imenti spent the day with a wild group of 7; on the 3rd a wild herd passed by our orphans, with a wild bull busy mounting a cow, which distressed Aitong, who tried to get between. However, the bull separated the young cow from the group, and got on with what he was bent on doing. On the 5th a lone bull joined our orphans briefly to give Emily and Aitong the "once over" and on the 6th the wild Matriarch, Naomi and her baby and herd spent the morning with our orphans and enjoyed the mudbath together with them. On the 13th Imenti played with a wild age-mate in the mudbath, sharing his special "toy" with him, which is a log of wood he enjoys shoving around the pool, normally exclusively "his". On the 20th Imenti took our orphans off with a wild group of 10 elephants, and they all spent the day together, Emily bringing the orphans home in the evening, leaving Imenti with the wild herds. On the 26th, Imenti encouraged our orphans to join up with 21 wild elephant friends of his and they all went down to the Voi River. An unfortunate incident occurred on the way back, which might have sealed Imenti's fate in a most unfortunate manner. The orphans encountered a Minibus whilst crossing the road, which rushed at the orphans, breaking the limited distance at which they feel comfortable, revving the engine to scare them off the road. This annoyed not only Imenti, but Emily as well, and both charged the vehicle to protect the babies. Unhappily, Imenti made contact with the vehicle, inserting a tusk through the windshield. It was, of course, entirely the fault of the tour driver, and not the elephants, but this incident has left Imenti with an animosity towards motorists, and since then he has taken to ambushing vehicles on the road, and charging them, even standing guard near the entrance Gate and attempting to prevent them from entering or leaving the Park. He views them as a threat to his family, but there is also the feeling of power he derives from intimidating them. Imenti is subservient to the other Big Boys and the Keepers Diary illustrates the fact the he is inclined to have "a short fuse" and is easily riled. The result is that Imenti is now earning the unfortunate label of "a rogue elephant" and there are now just two options for us - teach him a sharp lesson on the road to deter him, translocate him to the remote Northern Area of Tsavo East, because if he poses a threat to visitors, he will end up being shot. If the translocation option has to be, then this time, a radio collar will be placed on him so that we can keep in touch with his movements, and we can but pray that he will be able to befriend other elephants who cannot be harassed by irresponsible tour drivers. We are all very distressed by these unfortunate developments, which are the result of careless behaviour from people that ought to know better. However, this merely illustrates the pressing need to raise the young bulls further afield away from the tourist hub, something for which we have been seeking permission since April 2002. We are stilll awaiting the necessary authority from the KWS Board. The Trust has now reared over 45 orphaned elephants, many of them bulls, and out of 45, only Imenti has so far misbehaved around humans, which is not a bad record. Olmeg, Taru, Dika, Edo, Ndume, Lominyek , Ajok, Uaso and Lewa have never caused any trouble, although Olmeg was corrupted by an irresponsible Lodge Manager beyond the boundaries of the Park, who offered him hand-outs to keep him close when tourists were at hand, and tried to discourage him when they weren't. This month, Edo, who is usually around, has been conspicuous by his absence, and Ndume has appeared just once, in amongst a wild herd, this time taking Imenti off with him, which is unusual, because Imenti has been avoiding contact with Ndume ever since his long walk back home from Tsavo West after the first translocation exercise. Sadly, the greatest threat to our orphans and, indeed, all elephants, emanates from humans - human poachers who kill them for their teeth, human bystanders who corrupt them unintentionally through kindness, offering them hand-outs of junk food for the cheap thrill of being close to such a powerful and impressive animal, human and irresponsible tour drivers who put on a show of "bravado" for their clients, by not keeping a respectful distance from a wild animal. This is the stuff of "rogue elephants" when the real rogues are the people. The four Nairobi Nursery inmates have settled in well, although poor Burra suffered an electric shock when he got his damaged ear caught up in the hot wire of the Stockade fence. Encounters with a baboon jumping from a tree, a passing herd of buffalo, the usual monitor lizard, and antelopes they have met on their travels have scared the group, but it is interesting that the newcomers and Mweya's group of smallest orphans enjoyed time together with some impala and waterbuck, all feeding peacefully as they intermingled. There has been the usual competition over the bottles of milk, the usual disagreements and tussles, all ending with either Emily or Aitong keeping the peace. Nasalot is very anxious to spend time with the youngest set, but her best friend, Mulika, prefers the company of the older orphans. Mweya and Sally are the leaders of the junior set, with Mweya as usual featuring most in this month's diary. Sally obviously has a mischievous sense of humour, playing scaring pranks on the others, by hiding in a bush, making an unusual growling sound, and exploding out to send them all fleeing back to the Keepers! December 2002 day to day After such a long dry period, the orphans were very happy when green shoots appeared after the rain. Mweya and Sally played a wonderful pushing game in the morning, closely watched by Maungu. At the noon mudbath Laikipia submerged himself fully, with just his trunk above the water like a snorkel, but was interrupted when Edie grabbed it and prevented him from breathing. He shot out and took himself off, refusing the participate again. In the afternoon Imenti joined a wild group of 7 elephants, who had a small baby with him. Imenti tried to touch the calf, but was prevented from doing so by the mother. However, he spent the day with the wild group, reporting to the Stockades at 6 p.m. in the evening. View keepers’ diaries for another month? 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__label__wiki	0.948239	0.948239	Thriller Introduction It was late 1982, and things weren't going well for pop culture. The music industry was flailing with the fall of disco. MTV still rarely played a music video by a Black artist, but shoulder pads and leotards were considered cool. Enter 24-year-old Michael Jackson, a sinister horror-flick voiceover, a former Playboy Bunny, a werewolf, and a pack of zombies: the ingredients for "Thriller," often called the greatest music video ever made. The world of pop would literally never be the same. Artist Jackson, Michael Label Epic Writer(s) Rod Temperton Producer(s) Quincy Jones Musician(s) Michael Jackson (solo and background vocals), Vincent Price (rap), Rod Temperton (synthesizers, arrangements) Greg Phillinganes (synthesizers), Brian Banks (synthesizers), Anthony Marinelli (synthesizer programming), David Williams (guitar), Jerry Hey, Gary Grant (trumpets, flugelhorns), Larry Williams (saxophone, flute), Bill Reichenbach (trombone), Jerry Hey (horn arrangement), Bruce Cannon and Bruce Swedien (effects) Album Thriller Influences on Jackson, Michael Influenced by Jackson, Michael Thriller Resources Michael Jackson: The Making of "Thriller": 4 Days/1983, by Douglas Kirkland (2010) A hot title by a photographer and journalist who was on the set back in the day. Thriller 25th Anniversary Book (2008) Behind-the-scenes stories and new photos celebrated 25 years of the Thriller album. History is Dead: A Zombie Anthology, edited by Kim Paffenroth (2007) Some of the latest in zombie cultural studies. The United States Occupation of Haiti, 1915-1934, by Hans R. Schmidt (1995) Called "required reading" for those interested in Caribbean and Latin American politics and U.S. foreign policy. Plus, totally relevant to the current discussion of zombies! The original album has sold over 50 million copies. The Essential Michael Jackson Get it. Halloween Monster Dance Party Pretty much any good Halloween mix includes "Thriller." Scary MJ Michael Jackson in the video. Michael Jackson zombie More zombie makeup. MJ with a crew of zombies. MJ mid-dance He's wearing his famous jacket. Great dancing pic MJ in zombie mode. MJ with E.T. A pop star and an alien – what's not to like? The E.T. Album Cover The album that MJ's record company was afraid would take too much focus off of Thriller. Hardly. "Thriller" Music Video Download from iTunes to watch it over and over. "Thriller" Teaching DVD Order this DVD to teach yourself and others how to dance to "Thriller" just like MJ. Thrill the World A site—and large, international project—devoted entirely to getting people to learn and perform the "Thriller" dance. Exclusive: How Michael Jackson's Thriller Changed the Music Business An in-depth report from the BBC about the history and influence of Thriller. Includes Halloween promotions on the official "Thriller" costume. "We the Living Dead": The Convoluted Politics of Zombie Cinema A brief, brainy breakdown of zombie cinema and anti-capitalist sentiment. Bob Corbett's Haitian History Page Includes links to great resources on Haitian culture and history. Thriller Costume A whole site dedicated to getting dressed up like Michael Jackson in "Thriller." Brought to you by MTV, even though they didn't give it the Video of the Year award in 1984. E.T. Storybook Album Narrated by Michael Jackson with an original song, and produced by "Thriller" producer Quincy Jones, this album was released just weeks before the Thriller album came out, causing a minor drama between the albums' corporate production teams. "Thriller" live See MJ perform "Thriller" during a 1987 tour. Prisoners in the Philippines dance to "Thriller" This video of over 1500 prisoners doing the "Thriller" dance was a huge YouTube hit. "Thriller" dance world record attempt Wisconsin tries to beat out Mexico City, perhaps unsuccessfully, with a big-group version of the dance.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line2972
__label__wiki	0.724995	0.724995	CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: AS SUDAN HOSTS PEACE TALKS, RUSSIA OFFERS TO GET MORE INVOLVED A CORRESPONDENT The three top faith leaders of the Central African Republic, who have won international recognition for efforts to end its conflict, have pledged to work with Russians in order to foster reconciliation in CAR. On 23rd August, they attended a one day meeting organised by Valery Zakharov, a Russian diplomat and security advisor to CAR’s President. MEETING: (l to r) Valery Zakharov, Imam Oumar Kobine Layama, Rev Nicolas Guérékoyamé-Gbangou, Cardinal Dieudonné Nzapalainga. PICTURE: World Watch Monitor. During the meeting, the three – Rev Nicolas Guérékoyamé-Gbangou, president of CAR’s Evangelical Alliance, Cardinal Dieudonné Nzapalainga, Catholic Archbishop of Bangui, and Imam Oumar Kobine Layama, president of the Islamic Council – reiterated that CAR’s crisis is not primarily an interfaith clash; instead, they said, its roots lie in the struggle for political power. Zakharov shares this view: “The root causes of the crisis are criminal and political, dictated by outside influences” he said, as CAR’s RJHD reports. “If Russians are willing to cultivate frank relationships with [us three], we will use our relations to speak with the armed groups – Séléka and anti-Balaka – as we have always done, in order to raise awareness and get them to lay down their arms, to embark on a path of reconciliation and pacification”. - Rev Nicolas Guérékoyamé-Gbangou. CAR has been under a UN arms embargo since 2013 when Séléka rebels overthrew President François Bozizé. But Russia early this year obtained its partial lift, paving the way for it to supply CAR with light weapons, but also instructors to train the newly-restored army. Russian forces now also provide security for President Faustin-Archange Touadéra. The Russian presence in CAR has polarised debates in media in the former French colony. Despite CAR’s independence in 1960, France has kept its strong influence and sees it as one of its main zones of influence in Central Africa. Central African Republic has witnessed an upsurge of violence in recent months notably with attacks targeting churches and clerics in Bangui, the capital and Bambari, the second main city of the country. Since January, four Catholic priests were targeted, and three of them have lost their lives in various attacks. Security remains the key issue in CAR. The involvement of Russia in CAR has raised hope to see the national army being deployed across the country, which is largely occupied by armed groups. Rev Nicolas Guérékoyamé-Gbangou is somewhat optimistic about Russian involvement, as he told World Watch Monitor: “If Russians are willing to cultivate frank relationships with [us three], we will use our relations to speak with the armed groups – Séléka and anti-Balaka – as we have always done, in order to raise awareness and get them to lay down their arms, to embark on a path of reconciliation and pacification”. He recalled the role played by the three’s ‘religious platform’ which led to the deployment of UN peacekeepers in 2014. But he denounced the inertia and even complicity of certain UN contingents in the current crisis. Guérékoyamé-Gbangou welcomed the first actions by Russians: their instructors have facilitated the deployment of units in Bangassou, Dékoa, and Kaga-Bandoro, towns which used to be controlled by armed groups – and where they didn’t face any resistance. Russia is now involved in social and humanitarian activities: restoring and equipping hospitals, notably in the northern town of Birao, a predominantly Muslim region near the Sudan border. (This acted as headquarters for Séléka rebels, where they grouped before their offensive towards Bangui at the end of 2012. Séléka eventually overthrew the government in 2013). Russia has fostered a new peace agreement between three ex-Seleka groups and one anti-Balaka leader, Maxime Mokom, in Khartoum on Tuesday, according to AFP. The three Séléka groups are the Popular Front for the Rebirth of the Central African Republic (FPRC), led by Noureddine Adam; the Union for Peace in the Central African Republic (UPC), led by Ali Darassa; and the Central African Patriotic Movement (MPC), led by Mahamat Al-Khatim. Rev Nicolas Guérékoyamé-Gbangou, president of CAR’s Evangelical Alliance (right) with Valery Zakharov, a Russian diplomat and security advisor to CAR’s President. PICTURE: World Watch Monitor. The meeting in the Sudanese capital unfolded in parallel to an official mediation effort led by the African Union (AU). Guérékoyamé-Gbangou commented “We have arrived at a time where our relationships must benefit each other. Previous experiences have shown that some partners who pretend to help us, are interested only in exploiting the natural resources of our country, but are not ready to intervene even when people are dying before their eyes...We should give a chance to the Russians. “If my house is burning, I won’t ask about the origins of the one who comes to help me to extinguish the fire...If other partners who were there before them think they can do better, they have to prove it”. Guérékoyamé-Gbangou favours a meeting with Russian president Putin so as “to echo the suffering of the Central African people” as the three did with several countries – including France and the US – but also at the UN and in the Vatican. In 2014, the three clerics sent a message to Putin via its Bangui embassy, to plead for CAR. So co-operation between CAR and Russia is not new, he added, recalling that after independence, a number of CAR graduates trained in Russian schools to then return and serve in its administration. Russian was taught in secondary schools. Co-operation was only ended in the 1970s by former president Bokasssa.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line2976
__label__wiki	0.801243	0.801243	Fed leaves low rates alone and foresees no moves in 2020 Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate alone Wednesday and signaled that it expects to keep low rates unchanged through next year. The Fed's decision follows three rate cuts earlier this year and reflects its view that the U.S. economy has so far withstood the U.S.-China trade war and a global slump and remains generally healthy. Its benchmark rate —which influences many consumer and business loans — will remain in a low range of 1.5% to 1.75%. In a sign of its confidence about the economy, the Fed's latest policy statement dropped a phrase it had previously used that referred to "uncertainties" surrounding the economic outlook. That suggests that the Fed may be less worried about the impact of trade fights or overseas developments. At a news conference afterward, Chairman Jerome Powell expressed optimism about the economy and satisfaction that the Fed's rate cuts this year might have helped prolong growth. "Both the economy and monetary policy are in a good place," Powell said. Many analysts note, though, that the economy faces risks from the trade conflicts, a stumbling manufacturing sector and cutbacks in business investment. Some say the Fed may feel compelled to cut rates at least once next year. Still, in updated forecasts the Fed issued Wednesday, no officials penciled in a rate cut in 2020. Instead, four Fed officials said they expected a rate increase next year. The remaining 13 officials projected no change to rates. Persistently low inflation with very low unemployment has led many Fed officials to conclude that rates can remain lower for much longer than they thought without spurring higher prices. Low rates help consumers and businesses afford to borrow and spend. Still, savers have struggled to find returns outside the stock market that can keep them ahead of inflation. "The Fed is pretty satisfied with the direction of the economy at the moment, and they see no need to bend in either direction by either cutting rates or raising rates through 2020," said Sung Won Sohn, a business economist at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. At his news conference, Powell suggested that even with the pace of hiring solid and unemployment low, he thinks the Fed can further strengthen the job market through a low-rate -- or "accommodative" -- policy. "Even though we are at 3 ½% unemployment, there is actually more slack out there in a sense," Powell said. "And the risks of using accommodative monetary policy, our tool, to explore that, are relatively low." Powell also made clear that he thinks higher rates are unlikely anytime soon. "In order to move rates up," he said, "I would want to see inflation that is persistent, that is significant, before raising rates to address inflation concerns. That is my view." Powell has said that this year's rate cuts have helped lower mortgage rates and spurred growth in home purchases. Auto sales have also remained healthy as more Americans have borrowed to buy cars. After having raised its benchmark short-term rate four times in 2018, the Fed reversed course this year and cut rates three times to a range of 1.5% to 1.75%. Powell has portrayed those cuts as mainly "insurance" against a slowdown resulting from weak global growth and President Donald Trump's prolonged trade war with China. Monthly job growth reached its highest point this year in November, and the unemployment rate matched a 50-year low of 3.5%. Measures of consumer confidence also remain at historically high levels. Tame inflation and ultra-low unemployment have led Fed officials to rethink their view of the so-called "neutral rate." This is the point at which the Fed's key rate is believed to neither accelerate economic growth nor restrain it. The neutral rate typically shouldn't change very often or very much. But the Fed's policymakers estimate that the neutral rate is now 2.5%, down from 3% as recently as September 2018. And Fed Vice Chair Richard Clarida suggested last month that full employment — the lowest rate that the Fed thinks the jobless rate can go before it starts escalating inflation — could be as low as 3.6%. A year ago, the Fed thought it was 4.4%. On Wednesday, Powell acknowledged that the Fed was caught by surprise when the economy appeared to weaken late last year. "Toward the end of 2018, there was still a sense that the economy was growing at around 3%, and it didn't," he said. "I didn't expect to face the challenges, but I think we did face them, and I'm pleased that we moved to support the economy in the way that we did. I think both the economy and monetary policy right now -- I think are in a good place." Fed policymakers have been weighing their options to stabilize short-term lending in money markets. In late September, overnight lending markets seized up, and banks and other financial institutions struggled to find short-term loans. This problem briefly lifted the Fed's benchmark rate out of its target range. The Fed started buying Treasury bills in October, with an initial monthly purchase of $60 billion, to boost banks' cash reserves and make more money available for short-term lending. The Fed has also provided additional liquidity through temporary overnight and other short-term loans. Together, the operations have increased the Fed's balance sheet by nearly $300 billion. AP Economics Writer Martin Crutsinger contributed to this report. 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__label__wiki	0.825381	0.825381	New phones built to survive showers, toilet-drops Updated March 2, 2012 — 10.15am first published at 10.08am BARCELONA — Japanese women are so fond of their phones, they even use them in the shower, say manufacturers. This makes waterproofing a must - also good against rainstorms and accidents while texting on the toilet. Panasonic and Fujitsu are touting their waterproof and dust-proof phones as they seek to charm the overseas market at the world's biggest mobile phone show in Barcelona this week. A man places a Panasonic waterproof smartphone on a glass of water during a presentation at the Mobile World Congress. "In Japan, you can't sell a phone if it's not waterproof. About 90 to 95 per cent of all phones sold now are already waterproof," Panasonic executive Taro Itakura said in an interview at the Mobile World Congress. "Why? This is very unique - young Japanese women prefer to use their [mobile phones] even when taking their showers," Itakura said. "[Mobile phones] have become 'must products'." Panasonic is looking to re-enter the European market after pulling out in 2005 to concentrate on its domestic sales. "The reason we decided to come back is that there have been a lot of changes in this industry with the introduction of the smartphone," which has become a "global product", he said. "In order to survive in this industry as a manufacturer, we, Panasonic, have to be strong in terms of global competition." It is not known whether Europeans share the Japanese fondness for phoning in the shower, but Itakura hopes they will consider the benefits for chatting in the rain. A third of damages to phones comes from water, said Florian Sohn, a Panasonic marketing specialist for Europe. "You may drop the phone in the bathroom, or bring it close to water when you wash your hands or it may fall inside toilets," he said. Dust-proofing meanwhile can appeal to customers such as construction workers, he added. Fujitsu, which has a fifth of the Japanese smartphone and tablet markets, also sets great store by waterproofing. "The mobile phone is with us 24 hours a day. It accompanies us to the bathroom, to the shower, or under the rain. So it is a necessity for the phone to be robust," Nobuo Ohtani, Fujitsu corporate senior vice president, said in an interview. While better known abroad for their laptops, the Japanese giant is now also trying to sell phones to Western markets. In Barcelona, it showcased its range of phones already available in Japan, as well as a new "quad-core" phone with extra processing power. Besides being waterproof, the phone also appeared crack-resistant when hammered repeatedly with a falling steel ball. Ohtani said Fujitsu's smartphones will also offer "human-centric technology" that makes the devices easier to view or hear, a particular advantage for the elderly user. This technology includes sensors that raise or lower the volume of a call, or even slow down speech if the caller is speaking too quickly.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line2986
__label__wiki	0.851311	0.851311	History Science Innovation Arts & Culture Travel SmartNews Keeping you current Catfish Are Teaching Themselves to Catch Pigeons In southwestern France, catfish are throwing themselves on the shore to catch pigeons By Colin Schultz Sometime after catfish were introduced to southwestern France in 1983, fisherman working along the winding banks of the Tarn River started to notice something different about the invasive catfish population, writes Ed Yong on his blog Not Exactly Rocket Science: “These particular catfish have taken to lunging out of the water, grabbing a pigeon, and then wriggling back into the water to swallow their prey.” This Weekend, Celebrate the World's Weird and Wonderful Migratory Fishes Following up on these fisherman’s reports, says Yong, a group of French researchers led by Julien Cucherousset set up a camera to see if they could see the unusual behavior for themselves. For io9, George Dvorsky says, While observing the catfish, the researchers also noticed that the fish only attacked when the pigeons were active in the water. Motionless birds, even when in the water, were left alone. This led them to conclude that the catfish were not using visual cues to spot the birds, but by sensing water vibrations instead. Essentially, the pigeons, by their movements, were triggering the attacks. Of the 54 tries they caught on camera, just over a quarter of them ended up with the catfish catching their flighty foe. Such sea-to-soil hunting techniques aren’t unique in nature: killer whales do it, as do dolphins. And, in the opposite direction, sea birds have been invading fishes’ habitats for ages. More from Smithsonian.com: Baby Catfish Born at National Zoo Hand-fishing for Swamp Monsters Privacy Policy, Terms of Use About Colin Schultz Colin Schultz is a freelance science writer and editor based in Toronto, Canada. He blogs for Smart News and contributes to the American Geophysical Union. He has a B.Sc. in physical science and philosophy, and a M.A. in journalism. Read more from this author \| Follow @_ColinS_ Animals Biology New Research Climate Change May Have Driven Genghis Khan’s Army Across Eurasia Help a Scientist By Playing This Word Association Game Ancient Egyptian Tombs Were Crammed Full of Snacks (2:37) Ancient Egyptians believed death was an extension of life, and had many of the same demands. That’s why tombs like those of Tutankhamun were packed with preserved foods like dates, meat, and poultry A damaged Apollo 13 was about to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere amid a communications blackout. It would become the longest re-entry blackout in the history of the space program Apollo 13's Intense Comms Blackout (3:47) A hammerhead shark locates a stingray hiding beneath the ocean floor. Unnerved, the stingray makes a dash for freedom but is it too late? Hammerhead vs. Stingray (2:25) It's no secret that Charles IV, king of Bohemia, possessed the Spear of Destiny. But the way he brandished it in public reveals his savvy understanding of mythology and power. Unlocking the Spear of Destiny's True Power (3:56) In this exclusive clip from the 1930s, Confederate veterans step up to the mic and let out their version of the fearsome rallying cry What Did the Rebel Yell Sound Like? (4:22) Stars Wheel Over the Old Barn Photo of the Day» The True History Behind the '1917' Movie How Did Humans Come to the Americas? The Rise and Fall of Nikola Tesla and his Tower Brain Parasite Strips Rodents of Fears of Felines—and So Much More Human Body Temperature Is Getting Cooler, Study Finds Attention Bibliophiles: These Book Towns Should Be Your Next Vacation Stops How the Government Came to Decide the Color of Your Food As the World Faces One of the Worst Flu Outbreaks in Decades, Scientists Eye a Universal Vaccine Even Though He Is Revered Today, MLK Was Widely Disliked by the American Public When He Was Killed How 1950s Las Vegas Sold Atomic Bomb Tests as Tourism Five Things to Know About Queen Charlotte Australian Firefighters Have Saved the Last Groves of a Rare, Prehistoric Tree In 1851, a Maryland Farmer Tried to Kidnap Free Blacks in Pennsylvania. He Wasn't Expecting the Neighborhood to Fight Back This Alkaline African Lake Turns Animals into Stone The Strange and Mysterious History of the Ouija Board	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line2987
__label__cc	0.745031	0.254969	SolarEye®80After many years of testing and development, we are delighted to introduce the SolarEye®80. The Bat HatHere at the Lakeside Group – we love bats! info@solar-eye.com The Bat Hat Here at the Lakeside Group – we love bats! When we learnt that Bats & their nocturnal friends often get distracted by the upwards light spillage from artificial in ground lighting, we decided to design a friendlier option for conservation sensitive areas. The Bat Hat was born! Home » Products » The Bat Hat What is The Bat Hat? As well as being detrimental to Bats, artificial light also disturbs invertebrate feeding, breeding & movement which may reduce and fragment populations due to the disruptive natural patterns of light and dark caused by artificial lighting. A number of our British mammals are nocturnal and have adapted their lifestyle so that they are active in the dark in order to avoid predators. Artificial illumination of the areas in which these mammals are active and foraging is likely to be disturbing to their nocturnal activities and their foraging areas could be lost in this way. It is thought that the most pronounced effect is likely to be on small mammals due to their need to avoid predators. However, this in itself has a knock-on effect on those predators. The detrimental effect of artificial lighting is most clearly seen in bats. Our resident bat species have all suffered dramatic reductions in their numbers in the past century. Light falling on a bat roost exit point, regardless of species, will at least delay bats from emerging, which shortens the amount of time available to them for foraging. As the main peak of nocturnal insect abundance occurs at and soon after dusk, a delay in emergence means this vital time for feeding is missed. At worst, the bats may feel compelled to abandon the roost. Bats are faithful to their roosts over many years and disturbance of this sort can have a significant effect on the future of the colony. It is likely to be deemed a breach of the natural and European legislation that protects British bats and their roosts. In addition to causing disturbance to bats at the roost, artificial lighting can also affect the feeding behaviour of bats and their use of commuting routes. There are two aspects to this: one is the attraction that short wave length light (UV and Blue light) has to a range of insects; the other is the presence of lit conditions. Whilst we are very proud of the brightness and omni-directionality of our standard product – we were keen to create an alternative for conservation areas so that Bats and other wildlife that may be affected, would not be disturbed. We re-engineered the standard product by adding a little hat to reduce the upwards light spillage by around 98% whilst remaining the same in profile, making the ‘Bat Hat’ a far friendlier option. Perfect for conservation sensitive areas or dark sky reserves, our delineator won’t give off unwanted light fields or interfere with our little nocturnal friends. Bat Facts We’ve learnt a lot about bats during the development of our ‘Bat Hat’ – here are some interesting facts that we would like to share with you. Feeding behaviour In addition to causing disturbance to bats in the roost, artificial lighting can also affect the feeding behaviour of bats. In most bat species there is an evening period of activity followed by another at dawn. These two flights correlate with the peak flight times of nocturnal insect prey. Insects are attracted to light particularly if it is a single light source in a dark area. Predation increase Artificial lighting can increase chances of predation. It is believed that Plecotus & Myotis species shun bright light as a predator avoidance strategy. Many avian hunters will hunt bats which may be one reason why bats avoid flying during the day. Any upwards light spillage should be minimal to avoid light pollution. Light can be restricted to selected areas by fitting hoods which direct the light below the horizontal plane, preferably at an angle less than 70 degrees. Light spill reduction Our ‘Bat Hat’ reduces the upwards light spillage of our omni directional LED by around 98% while remaining the same in profile. This means that you will still be able to see it, but it won’t bother the bats and insects as they fly overhead. The Bat Conservation Trust The Bat Conservation Trust have kindly agreed to help us evaluate the ‘Bat Hat’ in real situations with surveys showing there has been no disruption to the Bats by having these units installed near their colonies. We thank them for giving up their time to advise us with the development and testing and look forward to continually develop our conservation range. The second path on the other side of the canal has a fence one side and a high wall the other meaning even more shade! Lakeside themselves were not convinced that the units would get anywhere near enough daylight to be able to function at all but lo and behold they are also working perfectly! A great solution for paths that desperately needed lighting but with no option for hard wiring – we have managed it. The next project will involve extending the installation down the full length of the canal path which is about 7km long. Solareye®80 Customer The first path was quite narrow, next to a canal with tall trees on one side so there is a fair amount of shade. We weren’t sure if the product would be able to work efficiently with this amount of shade but are delighted to report that this factor has not hindered them in the slightest and they are working perfectly well. The Solareye80 has provided a valuable solution to a section of a cycle path near to the Create Centre – a well used path by commuters in and out of the city – this path was crying out for lighting but to hard-wire would have been too expensive. This simple solution has made such a difference to the path, especially now the evenings are drawing in. We have been studying the performance of the units over the past 6 months and are very impressed. To be kept up to date on everything SolarEye80, enter your details below. Accept Terms* I accept the usage of my details by Lakeside Group Limited Looking for a solution? Get in touch 0845 293 8062 Lakeside Group Ltd. 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__label__wiki	0.705224	0.705224	Subscribe: Try a month free Subscribe Spectator.co.uk Between the death of Turner and advent of Bacon, there was no greater British painter Walter Sickert 'The Theatre of the Young Artists' (1890) Walter Sickert was fluid in both his art and his personality: changeable in style and technique, mutable in appearance — now dressing as a French fisherman, now as a dandy, next shaving his head — and even in name (for a while he styled himself Richard, not Walter, Sickert). All of which makes his long artistic association with the seaside resort of Dieppe apt in more ways than one. This is the theme of an excellent exhibition at Pallant House Gallery, Chichester. A century ago Dieppe was a very Sickertian place. In ancestry and artistic attitudes, Sickert was an exemplary cosmopolitan. His father was Danish-German; his mother the illegitimate daughter of a wealthy astronomer from Leeds and an Irish dancer (it was from the last, one suspects, that he inherited his handsome looks, and perhaps the impish strain in his character). Walter Sickert ‘The Fair at Night’ (c.1902) Thanks to the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway and the steamboat from Newhaven, the French port was one of the closest bits of abroad to the West End. In the late 19th century, the journey took 11 hours. On one occasion, Sickert’s friends Aubrey Beardsley, Charles Conder and the writer Ernest Dowson set off impromptu on the boat train after an evening’s drinking. When they arrived the next day, these luggage-less decadents would have found a Norman town with ancient churches and picturesque streets, but also grand hotels, nightspots and a casino. Dieppe was crumbly and up-to-date, seedy and smart all at the same time — a touch of Brighton and a smidgeon of Monte Carlo, with a Norman accent. Over nearly 40 years, from the mid-1880s to the early 1920s, Sickert (1860–1942) painted all these different aspects of the place. The results, as the exhibition demonstrates, were varied in approach, but also uneven in quality. Walter Sickert ‘L’Hotel Royal, Dieppe’ (1894) Sickert at his best was a connoisseur of urban moods that were a bit like the still life he painted of a piece of Roquefort cheese: piquant and pungent. His ‘L’Hôtel Royal’ (1894) — the sky behind a light mauve, the structure itself greenish in the twilight — perfectly catches that desolate, slightly weird quality that seaside places often have. In that vein, ‘Le Grand Duquesne, Dieppe’ (1902) is an out-and-out masterpiece. It depicts the statue of a local naval hero, Admiral Duquesne, silhouetted in deep shadow against brilliantly sunlit buildings. Around the railings at the base of the monument a few figures are standing aimlessly. You could not confuse ‘Le Grand Duquesne’ with a work by anyone else (though the enigmatic melancholy is reminiscent of Edward Hopper and also De Chirico). Yet several of the pictures in the same room are nondescript; so, too, are almost all the landscapes done in the country near to Dieppe. ‘Le Vieux Colombier’ (1913) manages to be lurid and dull at the same time. It is not uncommon for major artists to veer between mediocre and marvellous in this way (Gauguin is another example). In Sickert’s case, the inconsistency was perhaps to do with the complexity of his origins. He was, he once insisted, ‘a French painter’, by which he meant that his two teachers were first Whistler — an expatriate American whose sensibility was formed in France — and later Degas. Sickert produced pictures heavily influenced by both (and featured himself in Degas’s group portrait of ‘Six Friends at Dieppe’ from 1885). Walter Sickert ‘Statue of Duquesne, Dieppe’ (1902) Sickert painted the Church of St Jacques in Dieppe over and over again, which might seem reminiscent of Monet’s depictions of Rouen Cathedral. But Monet analysed the fluctuations of light and air on the façade; Sickert seemed more interested in the dark and brooding aspect of the Gothic structure.There were, however, other ingredients in Sickert’s make-up. He had a pronounced affection for Victorian painting of the ‘every picture tells a story’ variety (and hence an unexpected taste for the works of Frith). This led him to produce eccentric images such as ‘The Blind Sea Captain’ (1914), a tear-jerker in the Pre-Raphaelite mould executed in a technique close to Monet or Pissarro. Also he had a tendency — perhaps derived from his Nordic painter father — towards crepuscular atmospherics. When all the strains in Sickert’s complex temperament blended together — which was by no means always — the results were compelling. Then, despite his claim — possibly cantankerous — to be a French artist, he can seem the most notable British painter in the century between the death of Turner and the advent of Francis Bacon. You might disagree with half of it, but you’ll enjoy reading all of it. Try your first 10 weeks for just $10 TaggedDegas, Dieppe, Pallant House Gallery, Sickert, ‘Le Grand Duquesne Are the British too polite to be any good at surrealism? Laura Gascoigne Forget Vienna - Britain now has its own chamber of curiosities at the British Museum The British Museum's Celtic masterpieces aren't Celtic - but they are fabulous The artist who only turned into a major painter once he became a homicidal maniac Ancient Egypt’s obsession with death was in fact a preoccupation with life The death of the life class angus westmorland Francis Bacon had a rather tortured view of life and the human condition. Obviously a man of immense talent but rather dark in his suggestion of moral depravity. Perhaps if I could humbly suggest any of the Pre-Raphaelites or the Scottish Colourists . Take your pick , Rossetti or Fregusson ?etc. Jambo25 I agree that there are a couple of late 19th century/early 20th century Scottish painters who are at least Sickert’s equal. However, I think if you are nominating the greatest British painter between Turner and Bacon you would have to say that Stanley Spencer fills that space. You say Stanley Spencer ,well possibly. His paintings during W.W.2 depicting the Glasgow shipyards and people show a strength and understanding that makes art a reflection of time,space and history. i have never been able to make a clear appreciation of Mr Spencer. Sorry , that should be Sir Stanley. Perhaps surviving W.W. 1 might have made him a bit eccentric in his approach to painting. a good suggestion by you but I am not really able to give you a clear,concise opinion of this talented artist. Peace be with you. I first came across Spencer with his work at the Sandham Memorial Chapel when I was a rather young man. It simply moved me intensely. I later saw a few of his Cookham paintings and they likewise struck me as having the stamp of greatness on them. It wasn’t until later that I really saw and appreciated his Glasgow paintings from WW2. You can often judge a painter by how well his work compares, in galleries, to the work of already acknowledged greats round about it. There’s a fairly simple self portrait of Spencer in the Stejdelijk Museum. Its one of the greatest paintings there. You can also make some kind of judgement of their ability by the range of their work and how good it is across the range. That’s one of the reasons I have qualms about Bacon. How often can you portray self loathing, disgust and a general misanthropy before the repetition becomes boring? One of the things that marks Turner out as a true great is the breadth of his work and how good he was at virtually every aspect of it. While Spencer isn’t in quite the same class as Turner the same thing applies to him. From fairly simple portraiture, through landscapes, his Clydeside paintings to his great, visionary religious works he displays great technique and vision. I’ll revise my opinion. Spencer isn’t the greatest British painter between Turner and Bacon. He is simply the greatest British painter since Turner. Well Jambo25, I will certainly have a closer look at the works of Spencer. Glad I am not the only one who finds Mr Bacon hard to like. Thank god there are others. I thought I was alone in my qualms about Bacon. 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__label__wiki	0.849809	0.849809	Spidertracks Customer Spotlight: Northern Rangelands Trust, Kenya Home to some of the world’s most spectacular beasts — including the black rhino and the antelope species hirola, both critically endangered — Kenya is naturally (and unfortunately) a target for poachers and therefore a necessary region to protect. Since 2004, the Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT), a conservancy membership organisation currently comprised of 35 members covering 42,000 square kilometres of the country, has been doing just that. With aircraft key to covering this large, unforgiving environment, Spidertracks is a vital cog in NRT’s effort to build up local communities, protect natural resources, and shield animals from harm. We spoke with NRT Director of Conservation Ian Craig (who’s responsible for the security of the wildlife and people under NRT’s jurisdiction) about the role Spidertracks plays in their operations. Read his comments below! How did you become aware of Spidertracks, and when did you begin using us? What was involved in your decision to become a Spidertracks customer? I became aware of Spidertracks after a friend had an aircraft accident in a particular remote area and was subsequently found thanks to his Spider. We’ve developed a Joint Operations and Control Centre that’s manned 24/7 to provide security to endangered wildlife (mainly elephants and rhinos), and aircraft are an essential part of our operations. Spidertracks enables us to track all our aerial assets on a real-time basis so we can effectively support anti-poaching patrols and security operations. What Spidertracks features and functionalities are the most important for your organisation, and why? From an operational perspective, the real-time display of our aircraft’s locations is invaluable, as it allows us to monitor their precise position when they’re out on more remote tasks in northern Kenya. The Watch button also assures us that when pilots are flying in testing conditions, they’re being monitored. What would you say are the biggest strengths of the Spidertracks system? The real-time display and the ease with which we can activate Watch mode. What key issues for your business has Spidertracks helped with? We use Spidertracks on a daily basis to know where the aircraft are, and we use it several times a month in an operational role when supporting anti-poaching teams. The unit provides an instant reference to where people may be in danger and require support or extraction if injured. I had an engine failure in a remote location and received assistance within a matter of hours; Spidertracks gave those who were part of the rescue mission total confidence in our location, and it gave me peace of mind knowing that they knew. Have we helped you fly safer and smarter? Spidertracks has helped us to feel safer, as our location is known to others at all times — providing a level of comfort to all concerned, especially the pilots flying in an operational role and placing their own personal safety at risk. Anything else you’d like us to know? Amongst sophisticated communications and wildlife monitoring systems, Spidertracks stands out as being user-friendly and providing instant and reliable feedback. Schedule a demo to understand what Spidertracks could do for your aviation business. Spitfires, Choppers, and Castles: Dan Mercer's Incredible Round-Britain Flight Spidertracks Customer Spotlight: Jim Henderson, Private Pilot in Africa Spidertracks Customer Spotlight: Graeme Milne, Private Pilot in New Zealand	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line2992
__label__wiki	0.897141	0.897141	Florida marijuana: Court wades into medical pot licensing dispute Dara Kam, News Service of Florida Under the law, Florida health officials have to give special preference for up to two licenses to applicants that “own one or more facilities that are, or were, used for the canning, concentrating, or otherwise processing of citrus fruit or citrus molasses and will use or convert the facility or facilities for the processing of marijuana.” A Tampa-based orchid grower seeking to enter Florida’s highly restricted medical-marijuana market tried to convince a state appeals court Tuesday that health officials erred in granting a handful of medical-marijuana licenses to competing firms last year. Louis Del Favero Orchids, Inc. is challenging a settlement agreement between the Florida Department of Health and what are known within the industry as “one-pointers.” Related: DeSantis signs bill making smokable medical marijuana legal The agreement, finalized in April, provided licenses to eight firms but reduced the remaining licenses that were expected to be available under a 2017 law. That law was aimed at implementing a 2016 constitutional amendment that broadly legalized medical marijuana. Del Favero argues, among other things, that the settlement was unfair and contrary to public policy because it “contravenes the legislative intent” of the 2017 law. Under the law, health officials have to give special preference for up to two licenses to applicants that “own one or more facilities that are, or were, used for the canning, concentrating, or otherwise processing of citrus fruit or citrus molasses and will use or convert the facility or facilities for the processing of marijuana.” Read more: Florida lawmakers file bill to legalize recreational marijuana for adults over 21 Following passage of the law, Del Favero spent $770,000 to purchase property in Pinellas County that met the requirements for the citrus preference. Del Favero tried to register as a medical marijuana operator following an October 2018 court ruling, in an unrelated case, that found the 2017 law was “inconsistent” with the constitutional amendment. The state is appealing that ruling. But health officials ignored Del Favero’s attempts to get a license, while continuing to whittle the number of available licenses and thereby giving the new operators a competitive advantage, the orchid grower’s attorneys maintain. On Tuesday, Del Favero lawyer Seann Frazier urged a three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal to nix the settlement with the eight applicants. Those applicants lost out in a first round of licensing in 2015 after lawmakers legalized types of non-euphoric cannabis and did not meet the requirements for licenses in the 2017 law. The health department is “trying to give away licenses it doesn’t have the authority to give away,” Frazier argued, adding that the agency “moved to a closed-door proceeding” to reach the settlement. Related: This Florida college will offer medical marijuana classes But Ed Lombard, an attorney who represents the state health agency, told the judges that Del Favero hasn’t been harmed by the agreement because it can still apply for one of the citrus-preference licenses when the application process opens. Health officials have put the application process on hold, while courts consider a number of lawsuits — including several filed by Del Favero. Judge Scott Makar asked Lombard several times about how the settlement was reached. “Was it publicly noticed? Were there meetings?” the judge asked. The state health department “invoked its authority” to settle administrative challenges with the applicants, Lombard said. Judge Ross Bilbrey asked “what harm” Del Favero would suffer because of the settlement. “There is absolutely no harm” to the orchid grower, Jim McKee, a lawyer who represents the medical marijuana companies that reached a settlement, told the judge. “There is absolutely no adverse effect to the appellant,” McKee said. Makar also asked McKee about how the settlement was reached. “It was not a public process … It was nothing that formal,” McKee said. The agreements “were reached in the same way that settlements are always reached,” he said, adding there was “certainly nothing improper” about what he called a “run-of-the-mill situation” where the agency entered a “justified” settlement with the applicants. Del Favero has waged a years-long legal battle in pursuit of a license, with a pile of cases filed in state and federal courts as the nursery’s owners have grown increasingly frustrated over health officials not allowing new applicants to gain access to the market. David Vukelja, one of Del Favero’s owners who attended the hearing in Tallahassee, told The News Service of Florida, “I don’t recall them (the judges) ever getting a straight answer” about how the settlement talks came about and were conducted. “We’ve got a great team, with great people and great facilities and great expertise and great know-how, almost all of it, Floridians. And we’re sitting on the sidelines indefinitely,” he said. This story originally published to www.tallahassee.com, and was shared to other Florida newspapers in the new Gannett Media network. The Star, Port St. Joe ~ 135 W. Highway 98 Port St. Joe, FL 32456, Port St. Joe, FL 32456 ~ Do Not Sell My Personal Information ~ Cookie Policy ~ Do Not Sell My Personal Information ~ Privacy Policy ~ Terms Of Service ~ Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy Hunker Down with Kes Keyboard Klatterings	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line2996
__label__wiki	0.704986	0.704986	WA Mineral Sands Myall Creek Copper Saxby Gold Project Ionic Industries MinEx CRC Latest Presentation MR STUART RECHNER Mr Stuart Rechner BSc LLB MAIG GAICD is an experienced company director and geologist specialising in project generation, evaluation and acquisition. Mr Rechner holds degrees in both geology and law and is member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists and the Australian Institute of Company Directors. For over ten years Mr Rechner was an Australian diplomat responsible for the resources sector with postings to Beijing and Jakarta. DR DAVID DETATA Dr David DeTata BSc MSc PhD MBA GAICD is a research scientist with over 15 years’ experience managing research and development programmes and projects within industry and in collaboration with various Universities. Dr DeTata holds a Doctor of Philosophy in chemistry and Master of Business Administration. David was previously a Director of Kalia Holdings Limited (ASX:KLH). MR HARVEY KAPLAN Mr Harvey Kaplan LLB spent 15 years at Macquarie Bank as an Associate Director in the Private Wealth Division where he assisted in numerous corporate transactions and capital raisings involving listed companies. Mr Kaplan is a qualified lawyer and worked as a corporate solicitor for both Phillips Fox and Mallesons Stephen Jacques. COMPANY SECRETARY: MS MELANIE LEYDIN Ms Leydin has 25 years’ experience in the accounting profession including 13 years in the Corporate Secretarial professions and is a company secretary and finance officer for a number of entities listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. She is a chartered Accountant and a Registered Company Auditor. Since February 2000, she has been the principal of Leydin Freyer, specialising in outsourced company secretarial and financial duties.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3006
__label__cc	0.731821	0.268179	Stroud High School Ofsted Rating: 1 (Outstanding) Share this school's profile: Overview and contacts Phase of education: Combined School type: Academy Gender: Girls Admissions policy: Selective Religion: None Phone: 01453 764441 Schools address: Beards Lane Stroud GL5 4HF Source: gov.uk Ratings and exams Last inspection report: 2011-01-11 Read the Ofsted report Key Stage 4: 2015 performance 5+ A-C GCSEs (incl. English and Maths) 201498% 2013100% Gloucestershire 61% England 53.8% Gloucestershire 26.8% England 22.9% A-C GCSEs in English and Maths 2015 A-Levels Performance Achieving qualifications equivalent to at least 2 A levels at A-E England 92.4% Achieving at least 2 A levels at A-E Have you seen something that doesn't look quite right? All our data comes from the gov.uk website; you can send the Department of Education a comment or feedback on something that might have changed or is simply wrong. Your views (0) No views have yet been left for this school Sign in or Register to leave your views. Need help choosing a school? Newsquest school guide How to choose a school – Secondary Ofsted – who are they and what do they do? See all our guides Get Stroud High School on the map Find out how you can promote your school Overview and contacts Ratings and exams Your views Guides Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills. We inspect and regulate services that care for children and young people, and services providing education and skills for learners of all ages. Ofsted is a non-ministerial department Go to Ofsted Website The English Baccalaureate is achieved by pupils who have obtained GCSEs and Grade A* to C in English, maths, two sciences, a language and a humanities subject. Key Stage 4 Performance The data represents the most important measures used to monitor secondary school performance. All data is also available at gov.uk with more detail. Go to Gov.uk A-Level Performance Includes students who are at the end of 16-18 study and have been entered at least one A-level. Students can study a mix of qualifications, and may be also included in the academic or vocational performance measures. Includes students who are the end of 16-18 study and have been entered at least one A-level or an International Baccalaureate, Pre-U or AQA Baccalaureate qualification. Students can also study a mix of qualifications, and may be also included in the A-Level or vocational performance measures. Delete Brochure Are you sure you want to delete this brochure? No, do not delete Delete Event Are you sure you want to delete this event? Independent School's Inspectorate ISI is an independent government-approved body which provides objective inspections to safeguard the quality and effectiveness of the education care and welfare of children in schools. ISI is not an arm of the government but an independent not-for-profit inspectorate. Go to ISI Website	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3007
__label__wiki	0.782989	0.782989	Concert / Nicky Jam Tickets We didn't find any Events nearby, but here's what's happening in other cities. Vewtopia 2 Day Pass with Cardi B, Chris Brown, Migos and more Tickets (January 31 - February 1) New Orleans, LA, US New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Weekend 2 - Saturday Only with Dead & Company, Lizzo, The Isley Brothers and more About Nicky JamSell tickets Few will talk of reggaeton without giving credit to the heartfelt touch of Nicky Jam. The singer-rapper gives us a feel of Latin inspiration, though, Nick Rivera Caminero is an American native, born in Boston, Mass. His Puerto Rican-Dominican roots are unique. He was sent to Puerto Rico at the age of 10 to learn the Spanish tongue and to pick up the infectious culture of Central America. The untouchable duo of Nicky Jam and Daddy Yankee is what then put a stamp on reggaeton as a force to be reckoned with. Nicky Jam's concerts offer fans a unique blend of reggae and rap. No Te Puedes Contener - Nicky Jam is in Town It was the fourth LP by Nicky Jam that featured "Si Tú la Ves" in 2017, and if you feel the need to shout those lyrics right now, consider attending one of Nick's upcoming concerts. "El Amante" peaked at No. 2, and "Puerto Rican Jam" is another one of Nick's most popular singles. His single with Enrique Iglesias, "El Perdon," hit No. 1. A winning streak lives on as fans still pull from Nick's classic "Travesuras" hit. The music video puts you into the mountains of Medellín - Colombia's most famed city of sin. Nicky Jam's passion for beautiful women, New-York-City fashion and to-die-for love defines the heart of reggaeton. Unlike the violent out-of-Compton-rap scene, reggae music, when mixed with a dance beat, inspires the "Latino boy-gets-girl" scenario. Live, the dancers will be raging, the beats cranked loud and a familiar voice will bring out the lyrics that are even now stirring within you. Where can I buy Nicky Jam tickets? Go to stubhub.com for the best bargain on your seating arrangement, clubhouse deals and for safe reservations. The site is a world overview of the artists who are touring right now, and you'll get a clear path to any performer you want to see. Which celebrities has Nicky Jam performed with? Daddy Yankee and Nicky Jam once met "toe to toe" in aiming to be the most-featured reggaeton artist of all time. Today Nicky Jam, with a truce settled between his rival, holds the record as having more guest appearances than any other reggaeton performer. That rivalry that arose between the two men who were torn as best friends ended in the touching reunion between Nicky Jam and Daddy Yankee. Their reunited bond brought real hope to the genre. You might find them on stage when the crowd will least expect them to show. What is Nicky Jam's tour setlist like? Nicky Jam concerts still bring together a vibrant mix of "Voy a Beber," "Hasta El Amanecer," "Te Boté," "Piensas en Mí," "Cásate Conmigo," "Tu Primera Vez" and "Te Busco." His latest albums will also be a central inspiration for his shows. Is Nicky Jam coming to a city near me? Nicky is traveling the world, and a few of his shows are scheduled for the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Fla., the State Farm Hidalgo Arena in Texas, the SSE Arena Wembley of London, UK, the WiZink Center of Madrid, Spain, and at Zenith de Paris of Paris, France. What are Nicky Jam concerts like? Everyone will dance, so bring your comfortable shoes. You'll either be brought on stage or find the Jam entering the crowd. Nicky's music is so universal that parents even bring their kids. How many Grammy Awards has Nicky Jam won? The Grammy Awards has a Latin American ceremony, and as you might have guessed it, Nicky Jam stands with the best of them. His total "take-home" trophies equal 16 for the Latin Grammy Awards nominations.Back to Top	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3008
__label__wiki	0.806987	0.806987	Newberg-Dundee police responding to report of a suicidal woman confronted with multiple rifles The Newberg-Dundee Police Department initially responded to a report of a woman who claimed to have shot herself Friday afternoon. Newberg-Dundee police responding to report of a suicidal woman confronted with multiple rifles The Newberg-Dundee Police Department initially responded to a report of a woman who claimed to have shot herself Friday afternoon. Check out this story on statesmanjournal.com: https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2019/04/06/armed-suicidal-newberg-woman-confronts-police-rifles-oregon/3387136002/ Abby Luschei, Salem Statesman Journal Published 5:53 p.m. PT April 6, 2019 Newberg-Dundee Police Department officers were confronted with rifles after responding to a report of a suicidal woman who claimed to have shot herself Friday afternoon. Officers responded to the 500 block of Michelle Court in Newberg at 2:07 p.m. with medical and mental health personnel nearby. While approaching the residence, a woman emerged from the second story window armed with multiple rifles, officials said The officers took cover, evacuated nearby residents and tried to communicate with the woman. Breaking the Silence: Oregon newsrooms team up to 'break silence' around suicide Despite multiple commands from officers for the woman to stop reaching for the rifles, she continued to endanger citizens and officers from her position, according to a press release. In an attempt to stop her threatening behavior, officers fired 40mm sponge projectiles, the release said. Once incapacitated, she was taken into custody and transported to the hospital for a mental health evaluation and injuries from the incident. Her identity was not released, but officials said she had been charged with menacing and disorderly conduct. Body found: Human remains found at Oregon home of missing original Disney Mouseketeer Dennis Day Officers found no evidence of the woman fired shots at herself or anyone else, said Brian Hagen, public information officer for the Newberg-Dundee Police Department. Several firearms appeared to be strategically staged inside the residence, officers said.. Abby Luschei is the entertainment reporter for the Statesman Journal; she can be reached at aluschei@statesmanjournal.com or 503-399-6747. Follow her on Twitter @abbyluschei or facebook.com/luscheiabby. Read or Share this story: https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2019/04/06/armed-suicidal-newberg-woman-confronts-police-rifles-oregon/3387136002/	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3013
__label__wiki	0.668348	0.668348	Donne Wall Donnell Lee Wall Potosi, MO US Primary Position: Pitcher Major League Statistics Donne Wall compiled a career record of 86 wins and 54 losses in his 227-game pitching career with the Auburn Astros, Asheville Tourists, Burlington Astros, Osceola Astros, Jackson Generals, Tucson Toros, New Orleans Zephyrs, Las Vegas Stars, Norfolk Tides, Binghamton Mets, Colorado Springs Sky Sox and Salt Lake Stingers. He began playing during the 1989 season and last took the field during the 2002 campaign. Auburn Astros Osceola Astros Burlington Astros Tucson Toros New Orleans Zephyrs Las Vegas Stars Binghamton Mets Salt Lake Stingers Colorado Springs Sky Sox 1989 Short Season A NYPL Auburn Astros 7 0 1.000 1.79 12 8 2 3 1 1 65.3 45 17 13 2 12 0 69 3 3 2 1990 A SALL3 Asheville Tourists 6 8 .429 5.18 28 22 3 1 0 1 132.0 149 87 76 18 47 1 111 9 0 10 1991 A MIDW Burlington Astros 7 5 .583 2.02 16 16 0 3 1 0 106.7 73 30 24 4 21 1 102 4 0 5 421 1991 Advanced A FLOR Osceola Astros 6 3 .667 2.09 12 12 0 4 2 0 77.3 55 22 18 3 11 1 62 2 0 1 295 1992 Advanced A FLOR Osceola Astros 3 1 .750 2.63 7 7 0 0 0 0 41.0 37 13 12 1 8 0 30 2 0 2 166 1992 AAA PCL Tucson Toros 0 0 1.12 2 2 0 0 0 0 8.0 11 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 35 1992 AA TL Jackson Generals 9 6 .600 3.54 18 18 0 2 0 0 114.3 114 51 45 6 26 2 99 2 1 4 479 1993 AAA PCL Tucson Toros 6 4 .600 3.83 25 22 2 0 0 0 131.7 147 73 56 11 35 3 89 2 3 4 567 1994 AAA PCL Tucson Toros 11 8 .579 4.43 26 24 0 2 2 0 148.3 171 87 73 9 35 2 84 3 0 4 634 1995 AAA PCL Tucson Toros 17 6 .739 3.30 28 28 0 0 0 0 177.3 190 72 65 5 32 1 119 5 1 5 732 1996 AAA PCL Tucson Toros 3 3 .500 4.13 8 8 0 0 0 0 52.3 67 30 24 2 6 0 36 0 0 3 224 1997 AAA AA2 New Orleans Zephyrs 8 7 .533 3.85 17 17 0 1 0 0 110.0 109 49 47 13 24 0 84 1 0 3 446 1998 AAA PCL Las Vegas Stars 2 0 1.000 4.80 3 3 0 0 0 0 15.0 11 8 8 2 8 0 12 1 0 0 62 2000 AAA PCL Las Vegas Stars 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 10 2001 AA EL Binghamton Mets 0 0 0.00 4 4 0 0 0 0 5.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 16 2001 AAA IL Norfolk Tides 0 0 10.38 4 0 1 0 0 1 4.3 8 6 5 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 26 2002 AAA PCL Colorado Springs Sky Sox 1 2 .333 5.19 14 0 4 0 0 0 17.3 16 10 10 1 4 0 11 1 0 0 70 2002 AAA PCL Salt Lake Stingers 0 1 .000 5.40 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.7 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 Totals 86 54 .614 3.56 227 192 12 16 6 3 1209.7 1208 557 478 79 278 11 919 35 8 44 4189 Batting: 1989 Short Season A NYPL Auburn Astros 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1990 A SALL3 Asheville Tourists 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1991 A MIDW Burlington Astros 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1991 Advanced A FLOR Osceola Astros 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1992 Advanced A FLOR Osceola Astros 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1992 AAA PCL Tucson Toros 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1992 AA TL Jackson Generals 18 25 22 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .136 .167 .136 .303 3 0 1 1 0 1993 AAA PCL Tucson Toros 25 24 24 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 .125 .125 .167 .292 4 0 0 0 0 1994 AAA PCL Tucson Toros 27 42 39 4 11 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 11 .282 .300 .308 .608 12 0 0 2 0 0 1995 AAA PCL Tucson Toros 28 39 36 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .083 .083 .083 .167 3 3 0 3 0 0 1996 AAA PCL Tucson Toros 9 16 15 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .133 .133 .133 .267 2 0 0 1 0 0 1997 AAA AA2 New Orleans Zephyrs 17 18 12 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 .167 .412 .167 .578 2 1 0 1 0 0 1998 AAA PCL Las Vegas Stars 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2001 AA EL Binghamton Mets 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2001 AAA IL Norfolk Tides 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2002 AAA PCL Colorado Springs Sky Sox 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 2002 AAA PCL Salt Lake Stingers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 229 165 149 9 24 2 0 0 6 0 0 7 32 .161 .197 .174 .372 26 4 0 8 1 0 Fielding: Fld% RF/G 1989 Short Season A NYPL Auburn Astros P 12 6 7 0 1 1.000 1.083 1990 A SALL3 Asheville Tourists P 28 7 20 2 2 .931 .964 1991 A MIDW Burlington Astros P 16 4 18 0 1 1.000 1.375 1991 Advanced A FLOR Osceola Astros P 12 5 15 1 3 .952 1.667 1992 Advanced A FLOR Osceola Astros P 7 5 5 1 2 .909 1.429 1992 AAA PCL Tucson Toros P 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 .500 1992 AA TL Jackson Generals P 18 8 12 0 0 1.000 1.111 1993 AAA PCL Tucson Toros P 25 7 30 1 3 .974 1.480 1994 AAA PCL Tucson Toros P 26 11 19 1 0 .968 1.154 1995 AAA PCL Tucson Toros P 28 13 40 0 2 1.000 1.893 1996 AAA PCL Tucson Toros P 8 5 11 0 0 1.000 2.000 1997 AAA AA2 New Orleans Zephyrs P 17 11 20 0 1 1.000 1.824 1998 AAA PCL Las Vegas Stars P 3 2 1 1 0 .750 1.000 2000 AAA PCL Las Vegas Stars P 2 0 0 0 0 .000 2001 AA EL Binghamton Mets P 4 1 0 0 0 1.000 .250 2001 AAA IL Norfolk Tides P 4 0 1 0 1 1.000 .250 2002 AAA PCL Colorado Springs Sky Sox P 14 3 4 0 0 1.000 .500 2002 AAA PCL Salt Lake Stingers P 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 227 89 203 7 16 .977 1.286 Minor League Service: 1989 Short Season A New York-Pennsylvania League Auburn Astros HOU 1990 A South Atlantic League Asheville Tourists HOU 1991 A Midwest League Burlington Astros ATL 1991 Advanced A Florida State League Osceola Astros HOU 1992 AA Texas League Jackson Generals HOU 1992 AAA Pacific Coast League Tucson Toros HOU 1997 AAA American Association 2 New Orleans Zephyrs HOU 1998 AAA Pacific Coast League Las Vegas Stars SDN 2001 AAA International League Norfolk Tides NYN 2001 AA Eastern League Binghamton Mets NYN 2002 AAA Pacific Coast League Salt Lake Stingers ANA May 17, 2002 May 17, 2002 2002 AAA Pacific Coast League Colorado Springs Sky Sox COL June 19, 2002 July 20, 2002 Persons data from the Chadwick 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__label__cc	0.543408	0.456592	Home » Gartner's Top Predictions for Global Logistics Organizations to 2016 Gartner's Top Predictions for Global Logistics Organizations to 2016 Gartner Inc. Gartner has published four predictions expected to affect global logistics organizations over the next four years, including environmental issues, risk and compliance, international flow optimization and supply chain execution convergence. These predictions will affect most logistics organizations, however, the impact will depend on how prepared they are to adapt to these events, Gartner analysts said. "While logistics operations might be out of sight, out of mind, logistics is under significant pressure to deliver near-perfect performance, while business conditions continue to become more complex, risky and difficult," said C. Dwight Klappich, Gartner research vice president. Gartner's top predictions for global logistics organizations include: 1) By 2016, more than 50 percent of Global 1000 logistics organizations will be required to systematically report verified emissions and environmental data The shift from aspirations and feel-good platitudes about sustainable logistics to verified requests for accurate environmental and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions information and actual performance outcomes is being catalysed by industry groups, market expectations and regulations. Recognising this as a significant driver of behaviour change, Gartner predicts that by 2016 more than 50 percent of Global 1000 logistics companies will be required to increase focus on sustainable logistics services and report verified environmental data. "Governments are set to continue to enact environmental legislation that has a profound impact on logistics operations," said Klappich. "In Asia Pacific, Australia will soon introduce a carbon tax; China is moving to pilot an emissions trading scheme; and New Zealand and India have schemes in place. Over time, regulations will become increasingly tighter." 2) By 2016, less than 10 percent of logistics organizations will have a chief compliance and risk management officer As supply chain complexity and risk grow, only 14 percent of companies are positioned to effectively exploit risk, and few, if any, have yet seen fit to elevate compliance and risk management to an executive-level position in the supply chain management (SCM) organization. While compliance, risk management and security are all issues SCM organizations deal with today, few have formalised even one of these. While government mandates have an increasing impact on SCM organizations, responsibility for understanding and managing these is scattered across their business. 3) By 2016, 20 percent of SCM organizations will adopt a supply chain execution convergence application strategy Thirty-five percent of businesses recently surveyed by Gartner identified the inability to synchronise end-to-end business processes as an issue, which will increase demand for SCM application convergence. Most SCM organizations struggle with functional and application silos that make orchestrating and synchronising business processes across their organizations nearly impossible. Application portfolio fragmentation is caused by many factors, such as buying stand-alone applications over time, as well as how companies have been structured, mergers and acquisitions and outsourcing. This is where supply chain execution convergence will play a role in helping SCM organizations adopt a platform that allows them to model, orchestrate and synchronise end-to-end logistics processes. 4) By 2016, slower global trade growth will force shippers to adjust from proliferation to optimization of international flows After peaking late in the last decade, global trade as a percentage of global GDP will continue trending downward. As cross-border trade growth slows, supply chain organizations will be forced to adjust from proliferation to optimization of international flows. Shippers will evaluate global sourcing options more carefully and more comprehensively manage the risks involved. Gartner estimates that 60 percent of current multinational manufacturers will organise to manage logistics globally in order to gain economies of scale, visibility and manage risks associated with volatility in currency exchange rates, taxes and margins. By managing logistics globally, companies can gain economies of scale through centrally negotiated and managed contracts for sea and airfreight, a sharper focus on the efficiency of the global network, switching transport mode and using postponement strategies and nearshoring. To improve efficiency and lower costs, companies will focus attention on the execution elements of the supply chain: • Network and inventory optimization • Warehouse and inventory management systems • Transport management systems Additional information is available in the report: "Predicts 2012: Global Logistics," which is available on Gartner's website. Source: Gartner Inc. SC Planning & Optimization Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility SC Security & Risk Mgmt Global Supply Chain Management Business Strategy Alignment Technology Inventory Planning/ Optimization Global Trade Management Logistics Global Logistics Logistics Outsourcing KEYWORDS Business Strategy Alignment Environmental Gartner Global Logistics Global Supply Chain Management Global Trade Management Inventory Planning & Optimization Inventory Planning/ Optimization Logistics Logistics Outsourcing SC Planning & Optimization SC Security & Risk Mgmt Supply Chain Analysis & Consulting supply chain and international trade Supply Chain Security & Risk Mgmt sustainability Technology Third-Party Logistics Top Companies to Boost Predictive Analytics Technology Spending Gartner Conference for Top Supply Chain Execs Scheduled June 1-3, 2001, in Scottsdale Worldwide Supply Chain Management Software Market Grew 12.3 Percent in 2011	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3023
__label__cc	0.724989	0.275011	Home » Caught in the Middle: U.S. Food Service Distributors Search for Ways to Cut Costs and Enhance Offerings Caught in the Middle: U.S. Food Service Distributors Search for Ways to Cut Costs and Enhance Offerings Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies The U.S. food service distribution industry is a $225bn business with a crucial role in producers' supply chains. Nevertheless, the sector is under fire like every other. Manufacturers are passing along a greater share of their commodity and production costs, while on the other end, restaurants are focusing on lower-priced items in answer to consumer demands. Add in new sources of competition, such as supermarkets and convenience stores, and the industry faces a slew of challenges in this difficult year. A recent analysis by West Monroe Partners LLC examines some of the trends that are shaping the industry. Bottom line: they must cut costs, improve productivity and increase competitiveness. The business consists of three primary parts: broadline food service, representing a wide range of products from manufacturers; specialty, serving niche markets where extensive knowledge of the product is essential, and system distributors, whose customer base consists mostly of chain restaurants with centralized purchasing. Revenues for the industry as a whole declined by 3 percent in 2007, notes West Monroe, although broadline distributors have grown faster than the market as a whole. One of the industry's biggest challenges is the recent decline in consumer confidence, possibly leading to a reversal of the trend toward higher spending on food away from home. "Some major industry players have witnessed double-digit declines in gross profit margin over the past several years," the firm says. The industry is responding to these trends on multiple fronts. Food service distributors are refocusing their product and branding strategies to confront the new breed of competition, which offers prepared food in a retail setting as an alternative to dining out. They are exploring concepts built around lower-priced items, such as less-expensive cuts of meat and seasonal produce. They are investing in systems technology to boost the efficiency of their supply chains. Perhaps the most promising source of improvement, according to West Monroe, lies with labor. Its recommendations include elimination of indirect activities that are often the product of inefficient processes, application of engineered labor standards, training of managers at all levels to direct the workforce, training of employees to work in an optimal fashion, implementation of pay or incentives for performance, and rationalization of SKUs. That last step can lower inventory costs, shorten pick paths and boost worker productivity, West Monroe said. Visit www.westmonroepartners.com Global Trade Management Inventory Planning/ Optimization SC Finance & Revenue Management SC Planning & Optimization Food & Beverage Pharmaceutical/Biotech KEYWORDS Food and Beverage Global Trade Management Inventory Planning/ Optimization Pharmaceutical/Biotech SC Finance & Revenue Management SC Planning & Optimization Traceability a Priority for Food Service Execs, But Cost-Cutting Tops Corporate Agendas, Survey Finds How to Plan for Disruptions in the Food Supply Chain TNT Logistics Sports New Name: CEVA Logistics	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3024
__label__cc	0.57136	0.42864	MoneyGram Recognized as Trusted Money Transfer Provider in Nigeria LAGOS, Nigeria, Aug. 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — MoneyGram (NASDAQ: MGI) announced the continuity of its operations in Nigeria. The commitment follows recent market developments as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) changed its policy on how remittance companies (including MoneyGram) can continue to provide money transfer services in Nigeria. MomeyGram can be found everywhere – in physical location or in mobile trucks. Photo – http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20160817/398804 MoneyGram offers its customers in Nigeria the ability to send and receive money from family and friends throughout the world within minutes. Customers can either send or collect the funds from a MoneyGram agent location or receive them directly to their personal account. “Remittances play an important role in the Nigerian economy. Nigerians living abroad sent more than $21 billion back to their country in 2015 alone,” explained Grant Lines, chief revenue officer, AMEAP, Russia and CIS. “MoneyGram recognizes and supports the Central Bank of Nigeria in its efforts to ensure these inflows are brought into Nigeria for the benefit of consumers as well as the economy at large. Being recognized by the CBN as a legitimate money transmitter is a testimony to our commitment to compliance and willingness to continue working with the CBN in the best interests of the economy.” MoneyGram Logo. “MoneyGram’s relationship with Nigeria is strong,” said Kemi Okusanya, head, MoneyGram Anglophone Africa. “Lagos has been chosen to serve as MoneyGram’s hub for Anglophone Africa operations. In addition, we have invested millions of dollars to improve product delivery for remittances to Nigeria. We know the needs of our customers vary and we are always striving to provide them with a solution that is most convenient for them. For example, our cash-to-account service allows Nigerians to receive funds directly to the customer’s personal bank account.” Remittances are the second largest source of foreign exchange in Nigeria after the oil sector. According to the World Bank data, Nigeria accounts for nearly two-thirds of total remittance inflow to Sub-Saharan Africa. In 2015, an estimated $21 billion flowed into the country, including $5.7 billion sent from the United States and about $3.7 billion from the United Kingdom. #moneygramnews About MoneyGram International, Inc. MoneyGram is a global provider of innovative money transfer and payment services and is recognized worldwide as a financial connection to friends and family. Whether online, or through a mobile device, at a kiosk or in a local store, we connect consumers any way that is convenient for them. We also provide bill payment services, issue money orders and process official checks in select markets. More information about MoneyGram International, Inc. is available at moneygram.com. Maria Bankiet-Kamińska Mob: + 48 885 889 696 Mail: MBankietKaminska@moneygram.com TaggedAfricaBusiness & FinanceSouth Africa Previous Article Africa Regional Media Hub \| August 18 Telephonic Press Briefing on U.S. Funding for the Humanitarian Crisis in South Sudan Next Article XCMG Begins Water Cellar Project to Help Severe Drought Situation in Ethiopia	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3028
__label__cc	0.517185	0.482815	Home SHIPROCKED CRUISE 2017: RECAP SHIPROCKED CRUISE 2017: RECAP posted by ROCKwell UnScene March 10, 2017 For those who have never been on ShipRocked, it’s impossible to fully appreciate not only the music but also the sense of community and family. Before embarking on ShipRocked 2017, I was among those that just knew about the music. Yes, this was my first cruise ever, and I was broken in on ShipRocked. I knew that it was a cruise that offered the best bands in Rock, including Breaking Benjamin, Papa Roach, Alter Bridge, Pop Evil, Lacey Sturm, Art of Dying, Wilson, Crobot, Sevendust, Cane Hill, Stitched Up Heart, RavenEye and more. With each band playing twice, it allowed time for ink by the one and only SouthBay Mike or Tahiti Gil while on the high seas. Please enjoy ROCKwell UnScene Magazine and Tattoo.com’s recap of the 4 night/5 days of music, ink, sun, and non-stop fun aboard ShipRocked 2017. Upon boarding the ship and entering the main floor bar, we were greeted by the staff and left to roam around to let it all soak in. While exploring the ship I saw the water slide, hot tubs, pool, and of course the main deck stage. The massiveness of the ship still did not sink in until I went to the top deck. It was here I took in a round of mini golf before we left the Miami dock and set sail. Picture the sun setting over the ocean, the skyline of Miami, and a stage waiting for the one and only Sevendust to kick off this rock and roll voyage. When Sevendust finally kicked in, the deck was elbow to elbow with fans of all ages and our journey had officially begun. A special musical bonus to the cruise was the StowAways, an all-star band made up of different members from different bands covering songs near and dear to them. Each year is different, but the 2017 version of the StowAways included members of Type O Negative, Buckcherry, All That Remains, Guns ‘n Roses, Black Label Society, Drowning Pool… and that is just a small sample of the talent that was on the stage at one time. If that is not enough to make you want to throw the horns up, imagine standing in the buffet line next to Ben Burnley from Breaking Benjamin, Josh Todd from Buckcherry, or Oli from All that Remains. It was common to see the musicians out and about mingling with the fans and being human. There were also formal meet and greets where you could get photos with and say hey to the bands. Day three was island day where everyone on board was able to get off the ship and hang out on Grand Turk. It was on the island that you could hang out at the pool party hosted by Margaritaville, take part in games on the beach, take tours of the island by ATV, motorcycle, bicycle or boat, swim with the stingrays, shop, or just walk the beautiful white sand beaches. As for me and Rockwell, we renewed our vows on the sands of Grand Turk. As I eluded to before, the family and community feeling are alive and well with ShipRockers. Many of the fans on the boat have taken the cruise from day one and others are a good three or more cruises in. If you were new the veteran ShipRockers welcomed you (the “newbies”) with open arms and made you feel like you were there from day one. It is something you really must experience to appreciate. Friends of mine who were veteran ShipRockers had told me what a family it was, and afterward, I can say it definitely was. It was not just the bands and fans that were awesome to be around, but the crew as well. The staff all over the ship went above and beyond to give you the experience of a lifetime. That included towels folded into animals. We had either a bunny, a frog, or an elephant waiting for us each day when we returned to our pristine clean stateroom. As far as souvenirs, what could you leave the ship with? Besides the onboard store offerings, the bands and ShipRocked had an awesome merch shop that had something for everyone. Tees, CDs, drumsticks, and more. You could also take part in an auction to score signed guitars from the bands, drumheads, band related art, and more. The best way to commemorate the cruise, in my opinion, is a tattoo. SouthBay Mike and Tahiti Gil were on board for all your ink needs. We even ran into a couple in their 50’s who chose to get their first ever tattoos during the cruise. So who do you think they were fans of? They followed Avatar, Wilson and other great bands that were on the boat. The husband, Craig, got the Fuckery Skull Hands from Wilson and his wife chose to get the ShipRocked logo. They gave us the chance to not only chat with them but film this event. Check it out on the next page. I could go on and on about why you MUST DO SHIPROCKED but I will leave you with this… it is the ultimate music fan and ink experience. Book your tickets for the 2018 cruise now at www.ShipRocked.com because this ship sells out very quickly! SHIPROCKED CRUISE 2017: RECAP was last modified: March 11th, 2017 by ROCKwell UnScene EnthusiastsMusicTour ROCKwell UnScene ROCKwell Un(derground)Scene print magazine was created by Melissa “Mischievous Mel” and Wes “Rockwell” Anderson in 2013, primarily focusing on live coverage of Rock to Metal bands live shows and festivals. Melissa & Wes also own The Edge Rock Radio, EdgeRockRadio.com and Rockwell Anderson – THE Brick & Mortar Music Mecca, just an hour north of Dallas, TX. 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__label__wiki	0.538246	0.538246	The Free Library > Business and Industry > Business > Association Management > July 1, 1992 The Free Library > Date > 1992 > July > 1 > Association Management The advertising edge. <a href="https://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+advertising+edge.-a012790351</a> MLA style: "The advertising edge.." The Free Library. 1992 American Society of Association Executives 20 Jan. 2020 https://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+advertising+edge.-a012790351 Chicago style: The Free Library. S.v. The advertising edge.." Retrieved Jan 20 2020 from https://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+advertising+edge.-a012790351 APA style: The advertising edge.. (n.d.) >The Free Library. (2014). Retrieved Jan 20 2020 from https://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+advertising+edge.-a012790351 Is your association magazine a financial drain instead of a valuable member benefit? Are rising production and mailing costs straining your budget? One solution is to boost your publication's advertising revenue. But with a small, overextended staff and a limited budget, how do you do it? Hiring an experienced out-of-house sales representative may be the answer. Two years ago, the National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors, Arlington, Virginia, came to a crossroads with its 52-page bimonthly magazine The Counselor. At the time, its design and editorial more accurately fit the description of a "magaletter" communicating mostly association news to NAADAC's 12,000 members - drug abuse and alcoholism counselors working in hospitals and other treatment centers, both public and private. NAADAC wanted a more attractive, substantive publication that would help position the association as a leading health care organization and better meet the information needs of its members. Improving the design and readability of the magazine and increasing the number of articles authored by top experts in the field would increase the credibility and recognition of counselors, and provide an educational resource with the latest information. Those improvements would also attract the interest of nonmember professionals in related health fields - psychologists, social workers, doctors, and nurses. A magazine format gave the association the opportunity to integrate the elements of a journal with the graphic appeal of a magazine. NAADAC's board of directors, executive director, and associate executive director for marketing (responsible for selling advertising) shared the desire to upgrade the overall quality of The Counselor. As the only staff member who promoted the association's programs and services, the associate executive director could not provide adequate attention to the sales task. As a result, advertising sales for the magazine got pushed to the back burner. While other competitive publications were successfully tapping the market, The Counselor had only a few token ads. To support the desired improvements to the magazine, NAADAC realized it had to focus on increasing revenue - and to increase revenue a full-time sales effort was essential. The association also realized that in a marketplace with limited advertising dollars, The Counselor risked losing both current and future advertisers if it didn't position itself quickly as a competitive publication. NAADAC based its decision to hire an out-of-house sales representative on convenience, expediency, and dollars. With eight full-time staff and a budget of approximately $685,000, NAADAC did not have the financial capability to hire an experienced full-time, in-house sales specialist, equip a supporting operation, and fund the repositioning costs of the magazine. Two years later, the decision to use outside sales representation has proven to be a wise one. Without substantially increasing its size, The Counselor has doubled its advertising revenues - from about $50,000 to $100,000 - and won two awards. Its success in attracting nonmember subscriptions - 300 to date - convinced the association to hire a marketing assistant to concentrate on this income source. Membership in NAADAC has also grown 10 percent annually. Essential to the publication's ultimate advertising success was the commitment by NAADAC's board to fund and implement all editorial and design changes necessary to position the magazine within its market. Once that commitment was made, the association was prepared to address who would sell advertising. Positioning your magazine Before addressing the issue of advertising sales representation, NAADAC took a hard look at its current place in the market as well as its future potential by surveying the competition. At the time, one commercially published counterpart - a 96-page, four-color, bi-monthly magazine - and a handful of related national magazines and tabloids carried most of the market's advertising. Although it was evident that NAADAC was attracting few if any of those advertisers, the association believed it could compete with these for-profit publishers with an aggressive sales approach and changes in the design and content of the magazine. It's rare to find an association magazine that doesn't have a commercially published competitor. For-profit publishers exist in all industries and professions and are adept at soliciting advertisers. Typically, these publications have a national sales force, shape their editorial to appeal to advertising interests, and have a variety of sales tools including slick promotional materials and sophisticated reader statistics to attract advertisers. Without the same kind of concentrated sales program, the small association can seem at an overwhelming disadvantage. However, the one fundamental element these publishers cannot replicate is an association's commitment to the industry or profession it serves. As the primary source of authoritative information, an association magazine can offer reliable editorial that is devoid of commercial implications. An association magazine also has a select audience of readers dedicated to professional advancement. These advantages can help position the association magazine as a more prestigious publication in which to participate either as an author or advertiser. Selecting your rep Standard Rate & Data Service, Glenview, Illinois, and the Society of National Association Publications, Arlington, Virginia, publish the names of advertising (or publisher) representatives. NAADAC, however, found its advertising firm through a personal referral. Before you contact an independent advertising representative or firm, decide what will work best for your association. Do you want the representative to be located near your association? What size firm can best serve your needs? What, if any, services other than sales do you need? What level of personal service do you want from the firm's principals? NAADAC wanted its rep to be an integral part of its publishing team. As a result, it chose Judy Solomon Associates, an advertising representative firm in the Washington, D.C., area. The major factors leading to the firm's selection were JSA's size, proximity, 20 years of association experience, and positive references. In our initial meetings with JSA, it was clear that JSA's major objective for clients was to generate as much revenue as possible by motivating its sales team. JSA reps meet regularly to discuss their projects and goals; a company flow chart tracks ad sales for all clients; and yearly bonuses are based on gross sales. Requisite to the sales effort, however, were the necessary tools: a competitive editorial product, a contemporary format, a comprehensive media kit, and ongoing marketing and promotion. At JSA's recommendation, NAADAC hired a new magazine design firm to redesign the magazine in a more contemporary format - at a cost of less than $2,000. It also increased its budget - from $3,200 for design per issue to $5,000 - by approximately 50 percent to accommodate the design change from a two-color cover to a four-color cover and art for the feature articles in each issue. As part of its make-over, NAADAC decreased its coverage of association-related activities and expanded editorial to include articles appealing to nonmembers as well, which created a broader reader market for The Counselor. NAADAC also developed a media kit that included a detailed rate card and editorial calendar. The editorial calendar provides JSA with targeted editorial to sell against and includes deadlines for advertisements and editorial. Setting dollar goals Both short-term and long-term financial goals are necessary to ensure a successful venture. Try to determine whether you want to merely offset publication costs or generate substantial income. Also realize that launching an ad sales program takes time - don't expect results overnight. It often takes two years to make headway. Pinpointing the potential for ad sales can be especially tricky, given the many variables involved: quality of the media kit, publication's niche in the marketplace and its overall quality, market (industry) conditions, and so forth. Rely on the expertise of your advertising rep to establish reasonable goals - especially a dollar amount for ad sales for each issue on a yearly basis. Having clear objectives helps the representative and publishing team measure efforts and progress. A membership survey indicated NAADAC members regarded The selor as a major benefit - a valuable educational resource providing information on new developments in the field. Given the magazine's importance, the association regularly subsidizes 30 percent to 35 percent of the magazine to balance advertising pages with a healthy amount of editorial. For example, in 1990 the magazine generated $103,000 in advertising sales and $7,000 in subscription income, while the operating costs of the magazine totaled $161,000. The goal is to achieve continued increases in ad sales so that the publication pays for itself. NAADAC projects the number of ad pages based on its sales history and industry trends. The rate base depends on circulation, what the industry will bear, and what competitors charge. Rate increases also depend on industry trends, and assuming advertising pages per year increase or are equal to the previous year, new rates can account for substantial increased revenue. Revenue estimates for each issue are based on the season and editorial focus. The three issues associated with the association's annual meeting (preview, conference issue, and highlights) generate the greatest revenue. NAADAC's major goal is to develop a base of advertisers who want to regularly Counreach the magazine's readership. Therefore, advertising rates include frequency incentives for contract advertisers. Special advertiser incentives are also promoted throughout the year to attract add-on, editorial-specific, and special-category advertisers. Maintaining a successful Like any partnership, the long-term success of an ad sales program depends on commitment, communication, and clear roles and responsibilities. Commitment and communication. It's a good idea to include your representatives in magazine planning activities so that they are invested in meeting the association's goals and are committed to the same standards of excellence. Personal motivation, however, is perhaps the biggest factor, because a representative's income is solely dependent on how much advertising space he or she can sell. The commission rate for ad sales is negotiable, but usually is around 20 percent (see sidebar, "The Contractual Agreement"). This is an important benefit when working with a contractor. Unlike an in-house sales force that may need motivational incentives such as meetings, bonuses, or schedule breaks, advertising representatives are on their own. Nevertheless, the impact of the quality of the publication is still a motivating factor. Positive feedback from advertisers with regard to response and satisfaction encourages the representative to find new prospects. It is important to communicate with your representative. Regular meetings help evaluate progress and create new directions, since successful magazines must adapt to the times and market demands. With their experience and independence from the association's daily work schedule, ad reps can also bring fresh ideas and objective viewpoints to the publishing team. At NAADAC, the editorial staff and representative meet several times a year to develop or modify goals and strategies. Administrative details, prospect information, and problem-solving are routinely handled through daily telephone or fax communication. As part of its team emphasis, NAADAC treats its advertising firm as a staff member to foster understanding of the organization and the members it serves. The JSA representative is invited to staff functions, receives congratulatory feedback when appropriate, and, like other staff, is introduced to newly elected association leaders. Roles and responsibilities. Functioning as an out-of-house advertising sales office, NAADAC's advertising representative reports directly to the associate executive director for marketing, who supervises the entire operation of the magazine. Specifically, the ad rep is responsible for * soliciting and servicing advertisers; * building and maintaining a data base of current and prospective advertisers; * soliciting and selling advertising through telephone calls, fax transmittals, media kit mailings, and personal sales calls; * providing administrative ad tracking; and * writing all promotional materials. NAADAC in turn is responsible for * maintaining advertiser financial files; * invoicing advertisers; * production administration; * producing informational and promotional materials; * supplying the advertising representative with appropriate sales materials such as business cards, letterhead and envelopes, media kits, promotional flyers, and magazines; * implementing bulk mailings of special promotions; and * paying the rep's travel expenses to the association's national conference and other association-related conventions. Although it is the ad rep's responsibility to solicit advertisers, NAADAC staff help identify prospects. This is logical, since staff have daily contact with individuals and companies who might be interested in marketing their products or services. At NAADAC, the editor and assistant editor provide the representative with prospects gleaned from the editorial of various issues. For example, a company may want to complement its scheduled editorial listing with a display advertisement or take advantage of an article that ties into its advertising message. The director of marketing also plays a key role in providing the representative with the names of conference exhibitors, sponsors, and association members and participants. It also provides the ad rep with outside publications that carry prospective advertisers to The Counselor. As NAADAC's experience has shown, small associations can compete in today's publishing environment. A defined editorial concept, a distinctive niche in the marketplace, and a shared commitment by publishing and advertising sales staff to the magazine are important requisites for any publishing campaign. However, they must be augmented with aggressive sales and marketing strategies that allow an association publication to compete effectively for its share of the market. The Contractual Agreement Successful advertising sales efforts are built on friendly and supportive relationships between publishers and their advertising sales representatives. But misunderstandings can occur in any business transaction, so signing a legally binding contract is a necessity that also makes good business sense. Here are some of the basic concepts to include. Territory. Your sales representative might sell ads on your behalf throughout the United States or could be limited to a particular group of states. Alternatively, territory can be defined by advertising category, such as hotels, rather than by geography. Commission. Spell out whether the sales representative receives commission on all advertising, whether it comes in "over the transom," is sold by association staffers, or is handled completely by the rep. Usually, reps receive commission on all ads regardless of the source. However, the commission rate you pay is negotiable. Frequently, the commission rate is lower for an established publication with strong advertising revenues and higher for an unproven publication. Commission is based on net revenue, which is the actual revenue received by the association for the ad after any advertising agency discount is subtracted. Split commission. If you have more than one sales representative, you will need to decide how to handle advertising that is placed by an agency in one territory when the client is headquartered in another. Frequently in this circumstance the commission is divided equally between the two affected reps. Payment schedule. Sales representatives prefer to receive payment immediately after publication of the advertisement. However, many publishers wait until payment has been received from the advertiser, or agency. If you do pay upon publication, you probably will need to include a clause that explains what happens if an advertiser refuses to pay, declares bankruptcy, or receives a rate adjustment. Call reports. While a professional representative usually provides ongoing reports of advertising sales progress, having an item in the contract helps reinforce the importance of frequent, complete feedback to you. Expenses. An outside sales representative usually pays for all travel and entertainment related to soliciting advertising, as well as all office rent, postage, and telephone expenses. A publisher usually provides copies of publications, stationery, business cards, and other promotional materials. Personnel and conflict of interest. Sometimes publishers specify that a particular person in a large sales representative firm is to handle the publication. Frequently, a contract prohibits the sales representative from handling two competing publications. Term and renewal. Many advertising representation contracts call for automatic renewal after one year with a provision for early termination and with a specific explanation of how commissions will be handled. A new publication may be asked to sign a multiyear contract. Disputes and change of ownership. You may want to specify the venue and method of handling disputes. For example, you may prefer arbitration to traditional legal remedies. Also, to provide for a smooth operation should a sale of the publication or the representative's firm occur, however unexpected, include a statement that the contract is binding on heirs, successors, and subsequent owners. The standard Publisher-Representative Agreement developed by the National Association of Publishers' Representatives, New York City [telephone: (212) 505-9521] is a good starting point for developing a contract specific to your publication's requirements. Ingrid Montecino is associate executive director for marketing, National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors, Arlington, Virginia, and Judy Solomon is president, Judy Solomon Associates, Bethesda, Maryland. For more information on related topics or ASAE's Communication Section, call Sheryl' Morton, (202) 626-2722. COPYRIGHT 1992 American Society of Association Executives Copyright 1992, Gale Group. All rights reserved. Gale Group is a Thomson Corporation Company. 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__label__wiki	0.761177	0.761177	Home Articles Film Narcos season 3: What to expect Narcos season 3: What to expect The drug empire drama returns to Netflix on September 1. Here’s what’s in store Watch next: Here’s how Crockett & Jones give your shoes a new lease of life Interview ― 2 years ago Idris Elba interview: “I’ve got a body and brain that think I’m younger than I am” For those of you who have seen the first two seasons of the Netflix drug-trafficking drama Narcos, you will know that these dealt with the rise of the Medellin Cartel, leading to the – spoilers – death of Pablo Escobar. For those of your who haven’t tuned in before, go and watch it now. In just under a month’s time, Narcos returns to Netflix, bringing with it another hit of hard drama and even harder drugs. Take a look at the trailer below, and read on to see what’s in store this season. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ory6b2EJ3Bk What is the new season of Narcos about? Season 3 sees the introduction of a new cartel. The Cali Cartel will be this new focus and, rather than the bombastic, big-guns approach of Escobar’s Medellin outfit, we will see much sneakier goings-on this time around. Think the bribing of government officials, and keeping violence and underhand dealings out of the public domain and press. That’s not to say that there won’t be explosive moments. Just take a look at the trailer. There’ll still be enough gunfights and destruction to shake a stick at. Oh, and don’t forget the mountains of cocaine. Who is in the new season of Narcos? The introduction of the Cali Cartel will also bring a whole host of new faces to Narcos. This operation is run by the ‘Kings’, Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela (Damian Alcazar), the overall Cali Cartel leader and the “boss of bosses,” Miguel Rodriguez Orejuela (Francisco Denis), and the brains behind the rise of the of Cali Cartel, Pacho Herrera (Alberto Ammann). Chepe Santacruz Londono (Pepe Rapazote), will also become a key character when he is tasked with running the satellite New York City empire of the Colombian drug network. Other new characters include the Cali’s head of security, Jorge Salcedo (Matias Varela) and – on the right side of the law – DEA agents Chris Feistl (Michael Stahl-David) and Daniel Van Ness (Matt Whelan), who enter the operation with enthusiasm but little experience. Pedro Pascal will return as Javier Pena, but Boyd Holbrook will not be reappearing as Agent Steve Murphy. How long is Narcos season 3? Again, Narcos is running a 10-episode season, which will give plenty of time for the body count to rise and will provide the perfect jumping-off point for Narcos season 4, which has already been confirmed by Netflix. The latest issue of Gentleman’s Journal features Ryan Reynolds. Going sober for January? We’ve zeroed in on the best alcohol-free beers The best winter coats (and what they say about you…) The 2020 Oscar nominations (and who we’d have chosen instead…) Style wars: Did we really need knitted blazers? The cool young whiskies coming for Scotch’s crown Lifestyle ― 11 months ago Where to ski this season: France Interview ― 7 months ago You’ve never met a man like Levison Wood Interior ― 2 months ago How to give your home a sustainable makeover	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3042
__label__cc	0.729126	0.270874	New York NYC 205 E. Houston St. 8am-10:45pm 8am-2:45am 8am-12am 12am-10:45pm Get it delivered by Postmates Where we've featured it Where To Eat On The Lower East Side From soba to po’ boys to fancy vegetarian food, a guide to our favorite places in the neighborhood. The Best Late Night Restaurants In NYC The best late night restaurants in NYC. 22 Affordable Places To Impress An Out-Of-Towner All the best places where you can eat with a tourist without having to spend an upsetting amount of money. Where To Go When Someone Hates Cheese 26 places perfect for people who don’t like aged milk. Katz’s Deli Sandwiches / Deli in Lower East Side Andrew Steinthal Perfect For: Classic Establishment Dining Solo Impressing Out of Towners Quick Eats Serious Take-Out Operation As the Lower East Side slowly morphs into downtown Miami, there’s one thing that stands pat - for now at least. Katz’s Deli isn’t just a Classic NYC Establishment, it’s a landmark that deserves government funding at this point. Rumors of its potential “the rent is too damn high” demise return every year, but, thankfully, it’s still alive and well. That pastrami sandwich wouldn’t taste as good uprooted to a new location. There’s no point in preaching Katz’s. The majority of the people who read The Infatuation know the drill. With an operation as brash and unapologetic as this one, inevitably, you’re either a huge fan or big time hater - there isn’t much middle ground. Naturally, we’re huge fans. For those who haven't been here yet, here’s what you need to know. Don’t lose your ticket, that turns into a bad scene. Order with confidence - if you look scared or intimidated the dudes from Staten Island behind the counter will eat you for dinner. Yes, you want a taste. Yes, you should tip. Yes, you should ask for extra pickles and make sure to order a side of fries. Yes, this is the home of the Meg Ryan “When Harry Met Sally” fake orgasm scene. Oh, and bring cash. You’re going to need that. Katz’s pickles their own cucumbers. Make sure you load up on the half-sours; they’re incredible. Matzoh Ball Soup Top notch. It’s not Grandma’s, but it’s really damn good soup. Steak Fries Don’t even think about passing on these. You need these thick, sometimes soggy, sometimes crispy, always greasy potatoes represented on your table. Potato Knishes A Jewish classic. A Katz’s classic. Whether a member of the tribe or not, you need a couple knishes in your life. Try and find a more perfectly marbleized, moist, meaty and delicious piece of pastrami anywhere. You can’t. This right here is the best in the business. Enjoy. And if you really want to get crazy, come for breakfast and get the pastrami omelette; it’s insane. Brisket Sandwich Get it on a roll with Russian dressing. Heaven followed by multiple trips to the bathroom. It’s tough for me to not make a pit stop at Katz’s when I’m walking by and since the sandwiches are so big, I usually just grab a dog on the run. It makes for a great snack. There’s something so perfect, yet simple about these dogs. Soft buns, homemade deli mustard and sauerkraut. So good. Dr. Browns Black Cherry Soda Classic Establishment Dining Solo Impressing Out of Towners More spots in Lower East Side Wayla Wayla is a fun spot on the Lower East Side, and it’s on our shortlist for best Thai food in NYC. Shabushabu Macoron The world’s first shabushabu omakase restaurant, owned by the people behind Cocoron, is a unique experience in a number of ways. Jajaja is a vegan Mexican restaurant on the LES. Is it the best Mexican in the city? No. But if you’re a vegan, you’ll probably be into it. Wildair Wildair is a casual wine bar on the Lower East Side, attached to the acclaimed tasting menu restaurant Contra. More Sandwiches spots Via Quadronno A little Italian cafe and sandwich shop on the Upper East Side near Central Park. We love the sandwiches, but hate how much they cost. We wish there was a Daily Provisions on every corner, so that we would never be far from their excellent breakfast and lunch. A restaurant on the Lower East Side operating with the sole purpose of turning out ridiculously good meatballs and presenting you a few options in which to consume them. A restaurant that only serves bacon, egg and cheese sandwiches. No, this is not a joke. BEC is real, and it's here to cure your hangover. Souvlaki GR In a pinch in the Lower East Side, Souvlaki GR supplied The Infatuation with some great Greek street food. Yes, it’s random. And yes, it’s delicious. Old Town Bar Over a century of Big Apple history lies within these walls, as does a pretty excellent burger. Come have a beer and pretend your horse is outside. Viand The New York experience is really about making this gigantic metropolis feel smaller. We’re really all just looking for a few comfortable places with familiar faces in them to retreat to after a long day. Viand is one of those places. Defonte's This Red Hook sandwich shop is one of the greats.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3047
__label__wiki	0.840375	0.840375	Deported Undocumented US policy change could shield Irish immigrants from deportation If adopted it could limit removals of people who have little or no criminal record but have committed repeat immigration violations. By Associated Press Tuesday 22 Apr 2014, 11:49 AM Apr 22nd 2014, 11:49 AM 11,679 Views 50 Comments Share773 Tweet17 Email26 IRISH IMMIGRANTS WHO are in the US illegally but don’t have serious criminal records could be shielded from deportation under a policy change being weighed by Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson. The change, if adopted following a review ordered by President Barack Obama, could limit removals of immigrants of any nationality who have little or no criminal record but have committed repeat immigration violations such as re-entering the country illegally after having been deported, or failing to comply with a deportation order. The possible move, confirmed by two people with knowledge of the review, would fall short of the sweeping changes sought by activists. They want Obama to expand a two-year-old program that grants work permits to certain immigrants brought here illegally as children to include other groups, such as the parents of any children born in the US. John Sandweg, who until February served as acting director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said he had promoted the policy change for immigrants without serious criminal records before his departure and said it was being weighed by Johnson. An immigration advocate who has discussed the review with the administration also confirmed the change was under consideration. The advocate spoke on condition of anonymity because the proceedings are confidential. “Any report of specific considerations at this time would be premature,” Clark Stevens, a spokesman for the Homeland Security Department, said yesterday. Stevens said Johnson “has undergone a very rigorous and inclusive process to best inform the review,” including seeking input from people within DHS as well as lawmakers of both parties and other stakeholders. The approach outlined by Sandweg and the immigration advocate would change the existing priority categories that now include immigrants who have re-entered the country after having been deported previously, and those who are fugitives from immigration proceedings. Such people would be taken off the priority list. The remaining priority categories focus on recent border-crossers and immigrants who pose a danger to national security or public safety or who have been convicted of crimes. Some of those categories might also be refined or changed, and others could be added. “The time had come to focus ICE’s efforts exclusively on public safety and national security,” Sandweg said in explaining why he pushed for the change. He estimated that some 20,000 deported immigrants fell into the categories in question last year. The potential changes come as Johnson proceeds with a review ordered by Obama on how to make deportation policy more humane. Column: There’s something about Ireland … this is the country I now call home> Read: Immigration law would end ‘hardship and uncertainty’ for undocumented Irish> See more articles by Associated Press <iframe width="600" height="460" frameborder="0" style="border:0px;" src="https://www.thejournal.ie/https://www.thejournal.ie/us-immigration-policy-change-irish-immigrants-1426882-Apr2014/?embedpost=1426882&width=600&height=460" ></iframe> Email “US policy change could shield Irish immigrants from deportation ”. Feedback on “US policy change could shield Irish immigrants from deportation ”. US policy change could shield Irish immigrants from deportation Comments	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3048
__label__wiki	0.522581	0.522581	The Premier Federal Advocacy Firm for the Cannabis Industry In the News: Cannabis Business Times “Key House Committee Approves MORE Act to Federally Decriminalize Cannabis” In the News Nov 21, 2019 “It is worth noting, however, that despite the bill’s significance, its pathway forward is a difficult one,” David Mangone, director of policy and government affairs for The Liaison Group, told Cannabis Business Times. “When you compare this piece of legislation to something like H.R. 1595, the SAFE Banking Act, it is heavily partisan and does not have the broad coalition of non-cannabis supporters that SAFE had. Primarily, this bill is being advance by the drug policy activism community and social justice groups–organizations that typically are on the left side of the political spectrum. The current political reality is one of concessions and compromise, especially when it comes to advancing legislation in the Senate.” While the legislation is unlikely to pass and be signed into law during this legislative session, Mangone added that an eventual shift in power on Capitol Hill could propel the legislation forward, and businesses should be prepared. “The MORE Act contains many lofty principles that businesses in the cannabis industry should already be working towards internally, including diversifying workforce and ownership opportunities, and working to correct the discriminatory impacts of cannabis enforcement,” Mangone said. “Chairman Nadler indicated that the MORE act would resolve issues with banking, the 280E tax provision and other challenges the industry currently faces, but reform on these concepts may have to be incremental to gain support of moderate Democrats, Republicans and, ultimately, the White House.” Click here to view the full article. Categories Select One In the News The Liaison Group © 2020 A PaperStreet Web Design We use cookies to gather content and to analyze our traffic for marketing. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and we use Google analytics with other information that you’ve provided or that we collected from your use of the website. Greenspoon Marder LLP uses the information to analyze the visitors to our website and for marketing purposes. Please click ACCEPT if you agree to use of the Cookies.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3049
__label__cc	0.558695	0.441305	THE ORDINARY MOMENTS #10 \| IM THE MOST PREGNANT EVER I can't believe it i'm 36+5 today, which sounds still really early but Lucas was born at 36+4, really early, so even making it to 36+4 was weird as it felt like new territory for me. It's made me really anxious and I feel so uneasy not knowing when it's going to happen. The further I get the more anxious I get about my uterus not coping with my VBAC and my mum being out of the country. It's all getting a bit too much for me and I really am struggling. I am feeling a little low, not because she hasn't come yet, not because of anything in particular really. I cannot put my finger on why I am feeling down at all, I have been researching and have heard pre-natal depression is a thing. I guess with a history of anxiety and depression, a surge in hormones and other changes and stresses, it's probably quite common really. It seems surreal that in 2 days i'll be full term, and if I went into labour no one would be worried, I could stay at home and labour for a while, instead of rushing into the hospital as i'm only 36 weeks and carrying a breech baby. It's actually a lovely feeling. Lucas' behaviour has got so much better since my last blog post, without hopefully jinxing it, he's better at nighttimes and daytimes. He's been delightful, with a few normal toddler tantrums in between which are obviously expected, he is two after all. We've been constantly praising his good behaviour, cuddling him, really over doing it with love. Not that we weren't before, we're just being very overbearing with it, but still laying down the law on discipline when he is a little naughty. We've been trying to get him out the house everyday we're together as a 3, even if it's just into town for a starbucks pumpkin spiced latte or to the nearest park. If we're still pregnant next Saturday we're off somewhere special for the day with my mum, Brad and Lucas and if i'm not pregnant then, well, we'll be postponing it unless i'm feeling alright, of course. Getting Lucas out for these days out are really important as once she's born, as we don't drive and if we go out anywhere out of bus routes, we end up relying on other people to drive, it's going to be a little more tricky with two carseats in the car. Seeing Lucas running around, enjoying himself, having fun and just being so well behaved. He loves saying Hello to dogs, and trying to make friends in the park, whilst I waddle behind him snapping away and capturing his happy little face and candid memories. I am too pregnant now to chase him around the park, carry him, to be honest, i'm too pregnant to do a lot of things, so it's lovely when we go out with others, or Brad and they can do that and he's happy to call me to show me what he's doing or to say "Hello mummy" from the top of a piece of apparatus or the slide. Being this pregnant is amazing, i'm cherishing it, but at the same time i'm so ready to meet her and so uncomfortable. Although now I say i'd love one more baby, one more pregnancy at some point, by that I mean in like 5 years or something, I may change my mind, Brad may not want another baby, we may not be in a financial, or housing situation or even my body may just not produce or carry another little baby, and then we decide to stay with two. So this could be my last pregnancy. I hope she comes soon, or at least before November as I feel that will really worry me in the VBAC sense and also, saying she has a November birthday, just sounds so much closer to christmas than October, which is crazy as she could come Halloween. Either way, i've never been this pregnant before and it's really exciting, cool but also like "Okay, we're ready for you now" Linking up with Katie from mummydaddyme for The ordinary moments Tags: motherhood, Photography, pregnancy, pregnancy updates, the ordinary moments	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3052
__label__wiki	0.63764	0.63764	Home Tag Horror Films Tag: Horror Films Raw: Film Review by Kit Power By Linda Marric Every so often a film comes along and awakens something in its audience, something so visceral, so real and so utterly mesmeric that you are left wondering why there are not more films like it being made. As luck would have it, Julia Ducournau’s film Raw definitely ... The Eyes of my Mother: Film Review by James McAllister There are many things one should say about The Eyes of My Mother, director Nicolas Pesce’s dark & disturbing debut feature, but it’s perhaps best to begin by declaring that this is not a film for the faint of heart. Indeed, even those with an unyielding tolerance for visual horror ... Get Out: Film Review By Linda Marric @linda_marric Jordan Peele’s Get Out is a smart, socially conscious, funny and genuinely terrifying horror movie. Made by Blumhouse, who were also responsible for the Insidious series, the film has been one of the most eagerly awaited genre movies of the year, on the strength of its ... What We Become: DVD Review By Leslie Byron Pitt There’s nothing worse than a film that goes through the motions. Even if a film is considered bad, it usually has something distinguishing about it. Something memorable. What We Become struggles with this for the simple fact that we’ve seen Zombie movies like this before, often ... We Are The Flesh: DVD Review By Leslie Byron Pitt I’m sure some will consider me a philistine for my dislike for We Are the Flesh. Some may perhaps consider me a wuss. Indoctrinated on too main mainstream cinema to deal with the more shocking aspects of Emiliano Rocha Minter’s transgressive art film. It’s clear that ... I Am Not A Serial Killer: DVD/Digital Review By Leslie Byron Pitt Troubled adolescent John Wayne Cleaver is surrounded by death. In his small quiet Midwestern hometown, he balances school with a part-time role working at his mother’s funeral home. Recently diagnosed as a sociopath, John spends his work life cracking dark jokes about the cadavers and freaking ... By Leslie Byron Pitt The output of Platinum Dunes can often be considered questionable trash. The film company either offers shiny, toothless, re-treads of horrors gone by, or, with the matter of the purge series, they deliver tight yet awkward b-movies which could offer more if finely tuned. Ouija: Origin ... Prevenge: Film Review In Prevenge, Alice Lowe revisits the familiar grisly kill territory of Ben Wheatley’s brilliantly understated film Sightseers, which she co-wrote and starred in alongside Steve Oram. Directed, written and starring Lowe herself in the principle role, Prevenge is a hilarious black comedy charting the adventures of a heavily pregnant woman ... Wyndham Hacket Pain @WyndhamHP It must be hard enough to write, direct, and star in a film at the best of times, so I can only imagine how difficult it must have been for Alice Lowe to do all these things while heavily pregnant. Prevenge has a simple but interesting ... Landscape of Horrors Landscape of Horrors By Michael McNulty Imagine being trapped in your car, stalked by a truck down endless highways, or chased through the Louisiana swamps by a vengeful group of Cajun hunters. Being stuck in the middle of nowhere, fighting for survival, having to keep your wits about you in ...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3053
__label__wiki	0.881688	0.881688	Russian General From 'Putin's Personal Guard' Arrested Mikhail Metzel / TASS Russian authorities have detained a general from Russian President Vladimir Putin's personal guard, the Meduza news site reported Friday. General Gennady Lopyrev, who heads the Federal Protection Service (FSO) in Russia's Caucasus region, was detained on suspicion of "serious violations of the law" during a "routine internal check" Meduza reported, citing the FSO press office. The FSO is charged with a number of tasks, including providing protection for the president and key government interests. Lopyrev's detention was reported by Russian tabloid Izvestia this morning, citing sources unnamed sources in the Federal Security Service (FSB). The newspaper later deleted the article from its website. In Izvestia's original report, the outlet claimed that investigators had unearthed one billion rubles ($15.5 million) in General Lopyrev's apartment. The general's home was allegedly searched in connection with an investigation into the distribution of land for the construction of Olympic facilities at the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, the newspaper reported. Read more about: Corruption Updates: Russian Economy Minister Ulyukayev Appears in Court on Corruption Charge Russian Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev has appeared in court on suspicion of taking a $2-million bribe. Putin Signs Anti-Corruption Plan, With Loopholes Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a two-year plan to combat corruption, but included in the bill is a loophole exempting some corrupt officials... Russian Lawmaker Alleges Conspiracy in Sexual Harassment Claims The Russian lawmaker at the center of the country’s biggest sexual harassment scandal said there is an ongoing conspiracy against him. Russian Official Who Alleged Death Threats Over Garbage Dump Arrested A regional official in Moscow who alleged death threats over a dispute against a toxic landfill in his district has reportedly been arrested.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3055
__label__wiki	0.941908	0.941908	We‘ll defend Niger Delta commonwealth, says NDDC MD Niger DeltaNigeria By Ediri Oyibo On Nov 8, 2019 Dr Gbene Nunieh, the Acting Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), says the Interim Management Committee will defend the wealth of the people from looters. She said this in a statement issued on Friday by the commission’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr Charles Odili, to newsmen in Port Harcourt. Nunieh stated this while addressing youths who visited the NDDC headquarters in Port Harcourt. She said no individual would be allowed to rip-off the people of their resources while the interim committee manages the commission. “So, I have been in the Niger Delta struggle from the beginning, and these people are beneficiaries of the struggle. “But we will not allow them to take the money that belongs to the people of the Niger Delta,” she promised. The managing director said the committee had recently cancelled agent fee of N1 billion paid monthly to an unnamed consultant. She further said that payment of three per cent for gas paid by the commission has also been terminated. “I thank President Muhammadu Buhari especially for believing in us (interim committee) and insisting on upholding the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Interesting stories for you Lagos drivers to pay punitive N1000 cash to… Trump: Will U.S. Senate do impartial… Democratic Presidential Nomination: New York… “The President said that he will act in accordance with the Act establishing NDDC, which states that: after Cross River, Delta will produce the Chairman. “But some people do not want Delta to produce chairman. They don’t have the right to dictate. “They will only obey the provisions of the Act, and as good citizens, we (committee) stand on the provisions of the NDDC Act,” she noted. Nunieh said the forensic audit ordered by Buhari would enable the NDDC to recover funds stolen from the commission since 2001. She urged the youths to go back to their communities, assuring them of the commission’s determination to bring development to all communities in the region. “So, anywhere you come from in the Niger Delta, the NDDC is coming to your villages. Every village will have water to drink and primary health facility. “We will work with all the governors and stakeholders in the region (to achieve this),” the managing director assured. The NDDC boss thanked the people for trusting and supporting members of the interim management committee amid widespread opposition. The Leader of the Ogoni youths, Felix Nwidag, was reported to having pledged support of the youths to the three-man committee. Ediri Oyibo Oyibo is a tech enthusiast and a content expert, working to create awareness and influence policy, especially for the tech industry, and the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Osinbajo to attend Extraordinary ECOWAS Summit in Niger JAMB speaks on sales of 2020 UTME forms Prince Harry breaks silence on stepping back from royal duties in emotional speech UPDATE: 3 dead, 11 trucks, 7 houses razed in Lagos pipeline explosion Atiku backs S/West on Amotekun urges FG to embrace local policing BREAKING: Panic in Lagos as pipeline explosion rocks Abule Egba (Videos) PDP tackles APC governors, Supreme Court over Imo verdict Liverpool defeat Man United to retain grip on PL title Blossom Chukwujekwu’s estranged wife causes stir with braless… EPL: Arsenal will suffer for loss against N’Castle – Chelsea’s Abraham BBNaija Diane Outfit to Mercy Johnson’s movie premiere, that’s causing…	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3057
__label__cc	0.503679	0.496321	Trial against Golden Dawn scheduled to resume on Monday Following a summer break, the Golden Dawn trial resumes on Monday at the Felony… Following a summer break, the Golden Dawn trial resumes on Monday at the Felony Appeal Courts, where a new number of MPs and party members are facing charges for participating an a criminal organization that has carried out violent and lethal assaults. The trial began after the murder of antifascis activist and rapper Pavlos Fyssas from Giorgos Roupakias, a member of the neo-Nazi party in September 2013. Witnesses revealed that a 40-strong ‘assault group’ was activated within 15 minutes, after the Golden Dawn members received text messages on their mobile phones. The group arrived on motorcycles and cars carrying bats and other weapons. This is a central aspect of the prosecution’s case, which aims to demonstrate how the criminal organization acted coordinated and organized. During the examination of witnesses in court, police officers who were called out to the scene of the murder claimed that they “did their best”, only for the court president to respond that all they did was arrest a man who was sitting in a car (Roupakias) after the victim identified him and “nothing more”. There have been allegations that Golden Dawn and police officers have colluded on occasion. The Golden Dawn defense team has attempted to raise doubts over witness credibility and attribute the attack and murder to a football-related quarrel that escalated. After the trial for the Fyssas murder has concluded, the court will examine an attack against Egyptian fishermen in Perama, in June 2012. According to the case file, a group of Golden Dawn members arrived on motorcycle outside the home of the fishermen, where they smashed windows, threw flares and broke in. Three of the fishermen managed to escape, while a fourth who was sleeping was viciously assaulted. In this case the main defendants are the head of the Golden Dawn offices in Perama Anastasios Pantazis, Konstantinos Papadopoulos, Dimitrios Agriogiannis, Thomas Marias and Markos Evgenikos. criminal organization Turkish hackers claim responsibility for mass attack on Greek state websites The German tabloid Bild reported that German President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pressured German Chancellor Angela... Editorial: A step toward progress There is a common conviction that many problems would have been transcended if there was... Haftar in Athens for talks with government ahead of Berlin Libya conference France issued its own separate statement backing Greece’s position that the Libya-Turkey accord is... Editorial: The strong symbolism of the Sakellaropoulou nomination The election of a woman was considered symbolic so that a male-dominated Greece could follow... Mitsotakis nominates Council of State chief to serve as first woman President A distinguished jurist, Sakellaropoulou has the profile of a moderate progressive and thus is in... Editorial: An era of indeterminacy and uncertainty Can any US or EU involvement be effective and if not to what degree can... From Carter to Trump President Trump praised Greece’s efforts to exit the crisis and the PM’s good work but... Time for creditors to lower primary surplus targets In recognition of the great sacrifices of the Greek people, the country’s creditors should take... Mitsotakis visit chance for Trump to woo Greek-Americans in election year While Trump was mocked in some international press outlets when he said he feels he... Trump extols Greek economic recovery at meeting with Mitsotakis In contrast with the State Department Trump avoided any criticism of Turkey for its intervention... Editorial: Greece in an unsettled world Undoubtedly everyone is concerned, especially diplomats who feel that the efforts of many years are...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3063
__label__wiki	0.818263	0.818263	Home Topics Electrification Niger Delta abandoned projects: We’ll recover all money paid to contractors – Senator Akpabio The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has reiterated the government’s determination to recover every money paid to contractors on all abandoned projects by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Zamfara governor revokes N79 billion public utilities contracts Zamfara State governor, Dr Bello Mohammed Matawalle has approved the immediate revocation of rural water and electrification projects worth over N79.6 billion awarded by the previous administration and warned contractors to refund state fund or face prosecution. BPE: Siemens power sector roadmap to commence by year-end The implementation of the technical and commercial proposal on electrification roadmap for Nigeria by Siemens Group will commence by the end of the year, the Director-General, Bureau of Public Enterprises, Alex Okoh, has said. Report: Why stable power supply’ll remain a mirage An end to the erratic power supply in Nigeria is far from sight. Reason: Nigeria’s power sector losses have risen to N332.4 billion due to insufficient gas supply, distribution and transmission infrastructure between January and July, 2019. Federal government targets improved electricity supply with fresh $200 million support fund The federal government has said about 500,000 people without electricity in Nigeria would be able to have access to power in no distant time as it plans to spend about $200 million on providing electricity for about 105,000 households. Zainab Ahmed, Godwin Emefiele join experts at IMF/World Bank meeting The Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed and the Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, will join other economic experts from around the world to discuss issues affecting global economy in... Election: President Buhari’s integrity will earn him second term – APC chief Alhaji Abdu Ringo, Chairman, the All Progressives Congress (APC), Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State, says President Muhammadu Buhari’s integrity will earn him second term in office. NERC highlights effects of epileptic power on economic growth Momoh, stated this recently at the official lunch of Foluseke Abidemi Somolu Foundation at the University of Lagos, while delivering a lecture titled: ‘The Nigerian Power supply Question: Challenges and Solutions’ in Lagos. AfDB okays fresh $200 million for Nigeria’s power sector The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group Monday said it provided $150 million for the project. The balance of $50 million was issued from the Africa Growing Together Fund (AGTF) – a $2 billion facility sponsored by the People’s Bank of China. Kano government approves mandatory drug test for political appointees, civil servants The Kano State Government has approved compulsory drug test for political appointees, civil servants and students seeking admission into the tertiary institutions. Benue Assembly approves Governor Ortom’s N3.5 billion loan request Benue House of Assembly has approved the sum of N3.5 billion loan request by Governor Samuel Ortom. Minister: National Housing Programme designed to integrate persons with disabilities The Federal Government on Tuesday said that the National Housing Programme was designed with ‘Ramps’ for mobility and interactions in consideration of people living with disabilities. Bauchi government to spend N395 million on electrification project The Bauchi State Government has approved N395million for the electrification rehabilitation of some communities in Alkaleri and Misau Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the state. REA to develop 10,000 electricity mini grids for rural communities The Rural Electrification Agency (REA), on Wednesday, announced that it would develop 10,000 electricity mini grids to support electrification of rural communities in the country. Boko Haram: 8.5m people need live-saving support in North-East – UN The United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) says over 8.5 million persons need life-saving support due to humanitarian crisis caused by the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East. Labour urges federal govt to stop funding DISCOs Organised Labour has advised the Federal Government to stop any plan to further give monies to privately-owned Electricity Distribution Companies, DISCOs, in Nigeria.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3065
__label__wiki	0.697047	0.697047	Washington, D.C. Alexandria Rent Coworking or Office Space in the Alexandria Area of Washington, D.C. From its beautiful location on the Potomac River's western bank, Alexandria is about seven miles south of Downtown Washington, DC. The town was founded by Captain Philip Alexander II and his cousin John in 1749, both of whom gave land for the development of the community. Like its neighboring towns in Northern Virginia, Alexandria has been strongly influenced by its close proximity to DC. Find my space in Alexandria Explore Properties in Alexandria Hoffman Town Center - Block 6 - Carlyle Tower King Street Station II King Street Metro Place Landmark Professional Building Summit Centre 1920 Ballenger Avenue King Street Station III NACS Building - 1600 Duke Street Landmark Office Building Washington Engineering Center 2800 Eisenhower Avenue 2051 Jamieson Avenue Pickett Center Carlyle Corner Carlyle Overlook Mark Center 2001 Park Center - 3101 Park Center Drive 4401 Ford Avenue Crescent at Carlyle - 1940 Duke Street Eisenhower Center III Carlyle Center Carlyle Gateway I Cameron Run Alexandria Professional Center Park Center - 4300 King Street 1701 Duke Street Carlyle Gateway II US Patent and Trademark Office - Madison East & West US Patent and Trademark Office - Thomas Jefferson Building US Patent and Trademark Office - Henry Remsen Jr. Building US Patent and Trademark Office - Edmund Randolph Building US Patent and Trademark Office - Henry Knox Building Braddock Metro Center Beauregard Professional Center - 1500, 1600 & 1800 North Beauregard Street National Science Foundation Headquarters The Mason 330 John Carlyle Street Alexandria Tech Center IV Prince Street Plaza 1630 & 1640 King Street Eisenhower Center I US Patent and Trademark Office - Carlyle Townhouse 124 South West Street The American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery's Headquarters 2525 Mt Vernon Avenue 127 South Peyton Street Eisenhower Center II 1625 Prince Street King Street Exchange - 1631-1651 Prince Street 2445 Army Navy Drive 85 South Bragg Street 5999 Stevenson Avenue SyTech Building Wheeler Center Fairlington Professional Building Bradlee Medical Building Alexandria Tech Center II Neighborhood Health Headquarters Cannon Building Pinecrest Building 6911 Richmond Hwy Quaker Professional Square Learn more about Alexandria From its beautiful location on the Potomac River's western bank, Alexandria is about seven miles south of Downtown Washington, DC. The town was founded by Captain Philip Alexander II and his cousin John in 1749, both of whom gave land for the development of the community. Like its neighboring towns in Northern Virginia, Alexandria has been strongly influenced by its close proximity to DC. Many company leaders and team members of SMBs and government agencies who work in the capital city choose to setup hub offices in the beauty and charm of Alexandria. Companies with headquarters in Alexandria include Oxford Finance, the Pentagon Federal Credit Union and Port City Brewing Company. Federal agencies located in the town are the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the National Science Foundation, the Office of the Inspector General and the Oblon Law Firm. Also located in Alexandria are the and U.S. Dept of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Commerce. Major landmarks within the city limits include the George Washington Masonic National Memorial, Christ Church, Gadsby's Tavern, Little Theatre of Alexandria and Alexandria City Hall. Popular restaurants in town are The Majestic, Virtue Feed and Grain, offering gourmet pub grub, and Hank's Oyster Bar. Attractive nightclubs include Basin Street Lounge in Old Town Alexandria and Fairouz Lounge, Sports Bar and Restaurant. Alexandria has an impressive park system of about 950 acres that includes 70 main parks and 30 recreational centers, including Chinquapin, for swimming, tennis and other sports. Alexandria is a commuter’s hub, being nearby to both Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport. The city's historic train station, Alexandria Union Station, provides Amtrak and Virginia Railway Express service. Businesses and commuters alike benefit from the city’s accessibility which includes the DASH bus & Metrobus mass transit service as well as connections to all major highways in the area. If you’re looking to lease office space in the Alexandria area, start your search with Truss. Our personalized listings show all-in pricing, so you can do a true comparison on spaces right away. Don’t let finding your next office space fall to the bottom of your to do list. Find your next office space 60% faster today.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3070
__label__wiki	0.852037	0.852037	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Review Stuart Andrews \| June 1, 2017 7:23 pm BST Page 1 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Review Page 2 Multiplayer and co-op Review All the spectacle and action you expect from CoD Excellent co-op and mutliplayer modes Brilliantly orchestrated levels Nothing new and not a hint of any real innovation Linear and heavily scripted Fearsome difficulty bar in multiplayer Review Price: £38.99 Call of Duty Modern Warfare Totinos DLC ALL 3 GET 'EM QUICK DIGITAL Activision - Call of Duty : Modern Warfare 3 [Playstation 3] - 5030917096778 Activision Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Standard Edition - PlayStation 3 Version tested: Xbox 360 Let’s face it: by this point, the Call of Duty games are practically critic proof. Like a new Coldplay album or a Pirates of the Caribbean film, it doesn’t really matter whether the pundits rate it or slate it; it will sell a gazillion copies anyway, both in the UK and across the globe. By now, a sizable number of you will already have completed the single-player campaign and got stuck into the game’s multiplayer mode, and you’ll be making your own minds up whether this is the best or worst Call of Duty yet, or something in-between. It would be ridiculous to try and pretend otherwise. Still, not everyone will be a day one purchaser, and there will doubtless be some readers wondering how the third Modern Warfare measures up. After all, the development team at Infinity Ward has gone through massive changes of leadership and personnel, and Modern Warfare 3 is very much a co-production between Infinity Ward and new team, Sledgehammer Games. There’s plenty of reason to fear that the Modern Warfare magic has been lost. Well, there’s good news here – and a little bit of bad. Modern Warfare 3 is very much what you’d expect from a Modern Warfare title. It’s a game of spectacular set-pieces, hard-hitting action, bombastic mass-destruction and a genuinely gob-smacking disregard for moral boundaries. It’s heavily orchestrated and incredibly linear, and it boasts a storyline that’s equal parts Tom Clancy and Chuck Norris. If you loved Modern Warfare and its sequel and you really want more of the same, then your wish has been granted. In fact, it’s almost exactly the same in every way. Let’s give Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games due credit here: it isn’t easy to do this stuff as well as Modern Warfare 3 does it. At heart, you know that you’ll spend the majority of the game following another guy from object to objective, pausing every now and then to duck behind a wall and blast away at a gang of military goons, then moving on to the next checkpoint to do it all some more. You know that the action will vary between run-and-gun assaults, sniper missions and last-ditch defences – often within the space of a single level – and that you’ll have occasional scripted action hero moments and the odd turret or drone-piloting sequence to spice things up. On this level, Modern Warfare 3 poses few surprises. Yet what hits you the more you play is how well-constructed the experience is. Where Battlefield 3’s Modern Warfare-inspired campaign stuttered, bored and frustrated across the meandering progress of each mission, Modern Warfare 3 is always doing its best to be the best damn Modern Warfare it can be. The difficulty level is always just right, each level always has some new twist and the game works hard to deliver real moments of shock and awe. In cinematic terms it’s more Michael Bay and Roland Emmerich than JJ Abrams or Steven Spielberg, but as the action moves from India and New York to Somalia, London, Paris and Prague, you can be safe in the knowledge that you’ll see cities ravaged, trains wrecked, battleships destroyed and national monuments wiped out. No other FPS throws so much carnage up on screen. CALL OF DUTY : MODERN WARFARE 2XP 3 HOUR Xbox One *Instant 2XP DLC Only, No Disc Multiplayer and co-op Review	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3071
__label__wiki	0.860192	0.860192	Send a message to the govt, Wee tells Tg Piai voters 12:39 PM MYT PEKAN NANAS: Tanjung Piai voters should use their votes to send a message to the Pakatan Harapan government, says MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong (pic). “This by-election is to send a signal to the government and the ruling party that for the past 18 months, you have not done enough. “In fact, there are too many U-turns. This will be a referendum of constituents in Tanjung Piai to tell the government: Please toe the line and please fulfil your promises, ” he told reporters after officiating a donation drive for Tunku Abdul Rahman University College (TarUC) on Friday (Nov 15). The Ayer Hitam MP said voting for Barisan Nasional candidate Datuk Seri Dr Wee Jeck Seng would be the perfect choice, as there was a need to increase the number of Opposition MPs in Parliament to keep the government in check. “The element of check and balance is important. Please elect an opposition so they can monitor what the government is doing. “If the government has not done enough, then the Opposition can voice out in Parliament, ” he said. Meanwhile, Dr Wee said he was impressed with the donation drive for TarUC, as over RM90,000 had been raised in 10 days. “I’m very impressed that the public response has been overwhelming. This is very encouraging, and I think the people are supporting TarUC. “This institution has generated good talents. In the past 50 years, TarUC produced more than 200,000 graduates.” He said the overwhelming response showed that Malaysians from all walks of life were united in supporting TarUC. “I’m so touched when I see the non-Chinese such as Malays and Indians donating. “We will continue to work hard to see TarUC being recognised as a full-fledged university with the blessings of all, ” he said. The Tanjung Piai polls on Nov 16 will be a six-cornered fight between Pakatan’s Karmaine Sardini, Barisan’s Jeck Seng, Gerakan’s Wendy Subramaniam, Pan Malaysian Islamic Front (Berjasa)’s Badhrulhisham Abdul Aziz, and two independent candidates - Faridah and Ang. In GE14, Jeck Seng narrowly lost to 42-year-old Datuk Dr Md Farid Md Rafik with 524 votes. Article type: free Tags / Keywords: Tanjung Piai , Pakatan Harapan , MCA president , Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong ,	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3089
__label__wiki	0.658134	0.658134	Culturama 43 contest winners come out strong Charlestown, Nevis – Not even two hours after the Culturama festival officially opened July 27, the competition was on. The Junior Kaiso Contest was the first event held at the Cultural Village and Terron “Invincible” Webb was declared the winner after 11 Junior Kaisos fought hard to take home the trophy. Webb finished with 256 points, narrowly edging out first runner up Shomari “Mighty Sookie” Mitchell, who finished with 252 points. In third was Zyon “LegaZ” with 239 points. The night ended with the music of Odisi Band and Extacy Sounds to celebrate the winners. On Sunday, the competition headed to the Cultural Complex for the Mr. and Mrs. Talented Youth Pageant. A young Mr. and Mrs from a variety of primary schools across St. Kitts and Nevis met to express themselves and show off their talents on the 30th edition of the event. At the end of the night, St. Thomas’ Primary Schools representatives Ky-Manie Browne and Darcia Jeffers came away winners with a score of 587 points. First runners up were the Jocelyn Liburd Primary Schools duo of Eldon Liburd and Shante Hendrickson with 565 points, while second runners up went to Dakari Brown and Jahniya Wilkin of Ivor Walters Primary School with 536 points. Third runner up in a tight competition was Charlestown Primary Schools pairing of Samuel Clark and Sheniel Rodney. St. Thomas’ Primary School nearly swept the best of categories on their way to victory, claiming best sponsor appreciation video, creative costume and talent. St. James Primary School found themselves on the board as well, winning best 30th anniversary ball attire. As the week began, the competition continued to heat up. The first-ever Caribbean Female Calypso Competition was held July 31 at the Cultural Complex. Ten female Calypsonians sang their hearts out, but it was Kittitian Lady Diva who walked away the winner, with her strong performances of “Gender Equity” and “Cancer Free” enough to propel her to the top. The final competition in a strong first week of performances at the Culturama Festival was the Ms. Culture Swimsuit Contest hosted at the Cultural Complex in Charlestown. The contest included overall winners and a variety of “best of” categories, much like the talented youth competition. Tereka Brown, Miss Clive Evelyn’s Construction, was crowned Miss Culture Swimwear Queen for 2017. First runner up was Monique Hall, Miss Nevis Solid Waste Management, and second runner up was Kachiana Robin, Miss F.I.T. Wellness Center. On her way to claiming the crown, Browne was named the “best of” in the categories of Identical Swimwear, One piece, Two Piece, Creative Swimwear, Miss Photogenic and the People’s Choice Award winner. Theloa Vanterpool, Miss Carib Brewery, won Miss Congeniality. That concludes the long list of winners in the first week of the Culturama Festival. Week two will feature a variety of competitions, including the Groovy and Power Soca Monarch finals Aug. 3, the TDC Senior Kaiso contest Aug 5, S.L. Horsford Ms. Culture Queen Pageant Aug 6 and the Ms. Caribbean Culture Queen Pageant and King of the Turntables DJ competition Aug 7. Previous articleSKN Patriots set for another CPL campaign Next articleGovernment still committed to reversing Land For Debt Swap	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3090
__label__cc	0.607682	0.392318	John Doerr of KPC&B: Seeking salvation and profit in greentech by trusted insight posted 5years ago 488 views "I don't think we're going to make it," John Doerr says in an emotional talk about climate change and investment. To create a world fit for his daughter to live in, he says, we need to invest now in clean, green energy.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3093
__label__wiki	0.660242	0.660242	CongressEconomyHealthImmigrationSupreme Court Dog-Friendly Event Calls Attention to Lab Animal Retirement Legislation December 6, 2019 by Dan McCue WASHINGTON -Earlier this week members of Congress sought to draw attention to a bill that would allow for the retirement of dogs, cats and other animals used in federal lab experiments. The bill, called the Animal Freedom from Testing, Experimentation and Research (AFTER) Act, is sponsored in the House by Reps. Jackie Walorski, R-Ind., and Brendan Boyle, D-Pa. A companion bill is being sponsored in the Senate by Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, Gary Peters, D-Mich., and Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H. On Wednesday evening, all of the sponsors served as co-hosts of the “Hounds on the Hill” event hosted by the White Coat Waste Project at the Dirksen Senate Office Building. Dozens of staffers from Republican and Democratic offices also attended the dog-friendly event. Rep. Walorski – whose congressional district is home to the Peaceable Primate Sanctuary, a non-profit refuge for more than 30 baboons and other primates retired from biomedical research, – delivered opening remarks in which she called the legislation, a “Hoosier common sense bill.” The bill would direct all federal agencies to develop and maintain a policy allowing for the adoption or other non-laboratory placement of dogs, cats, primates, rabbits, and other regulated animals no longer needed for research in federal labs. “Animals should always be treated humanely, including when they are used in taxpayer-funded laboratory research,” Walorski said. “When these animals are no longer needed for testing, federal agencies should have a plan in place to safely and humanely relocate them. “The bipartisan AFTER Act will ensure agencies make good faith efforts to relocate animals to loving homes, rescues, or reputable sanctuaries, such as the primate sanctuary located in Indiana’s 2nd District,” she said. Rep. Boyle said his sponsorship of the bill is just latest in a long line of efforts he’s been involved in to reduce outdated government animal testing. Noting polls show most Americans are opposed to such testing, Boyle said, “These animals deserve a second chance and the AFTER Act will ensure that federal agencies have plans in place to identify suitable homes for dogs, cats, monkeys and other animals that survive government experiments.” lab animals Wisconsin's Reputation for Swinging Expected to Extend to 2020 High Court to Decide If 'Faithless Electors' Can Defy Popular Vote In Reversal, Counties and States Help Inmates Keep Medicaid Foundation President Endorses House Asthma and Allergy Bill Lawmakers Urge Supreme Court to Reexamine Abortion Decisions Huge Michigan Voter Turnout Could Turn Into National Embarrassment Florida Supreme Court Upholds ‘Fines and Fees’ Restriction for Ex-Felon Voting Rights Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Push To Block Wild Mustang Capture by Dan McCue WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of lawmakers wrote the House and Senate appropriations panels this week, asking them to withhold funding from a new Trump administration proposal to accelerate the capture of 130,000 wild horses across the west in the next decade. The House and Senate... Read More WASHINGTON -Earlier this week members of Congress sought to draw attention to a bill that would allow for the retirement of dogs, cats and other animals used in federal lab experiments. The bill, called the Animal Freedom from Testing, Experimentation and Research (AFTER) Act, is sponsored... Read More NY Mayor Bans Sale of Foie Gras, Limits Central Park Horse Carriage Operation by NY Mayor Bans Sale of Foie Gras, Limits Central Park Horse Carriage Operation NEW YORK — Mayor de Blasio limited when horse carriages can operate in hot weather — six years after pledging to rid the city of the industry entirely. Hizzoner signed a package of legislation addressing animal welfare issues on Monday, including a bill that would force... Read More California Lawmakers Ban Exotic Animals at Circuses by California Lawmakers Ban Exotic Animals at Circuses SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Circuses in California would no longer be allowed to include wild animals under a bill state legislators sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday. Should Newsom sign Senate Bill 313, circuses in the state will no longer be allowed to use bears, tigers,... Read More Johns Hopkins Researchers Harmed Dogs, Animal Rights Group Claims by Johns Hopkins Researchers Harmed Dogs, Animal Rights Group Claims BALTIMORE — An animal rights group has filed a complaint against Johns Hopkins University for what it describes as botched surgeries on nine dogs that led to their paralysis and euthanasia. This is the second complaint filed with the U.S. Department of Agriculture against Hopkins this... Read More Straight From The Well © 2020 The Well News™, LLC. All rights reserved.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3094
__label__cc	0.683807	0.316193	Tag Archive \| "lg revolutio" Verizon’s Phone Leak, Visualized. Galaxy Tab 4G Coming in November (but which one?), Among Other LTE Devices Tags: htc, htc bliss, htc vigor, lg, lg revolutio, lg revolution 2, motorola, motorola droid, motorola droid bionic, motorola xoom, motorola xoom 4g, motorola xoom 4g upgrade, rim, rim blackberry, rim blackberry curve, rim blackberry curve 9370, rim blackberry playbook, samsung, samsung galaxy, samsung galaxy tab, samsung illusion, samsung stratosphere, samsung viper, verizon, verizon wireless, verizon wireless 4g, verizon wireless lte IGN managed to get a hold of what their source claims is an internal document listing launch dates for 14 upcoming devices. Swing by IGN to see the original document, but also hang here to see that I’ve taken the information and plotted it on a handy timeline for you (I am a visual person, after all). Be sure to click to bigify: Among the devices listed are the Motorola Droid Bionic (I accidentally didn’t note it as being 4G), which has seen a number of delays, and the Motorola Xoom 4G upgrade, both of which we had already heard were coming in September, so corroboration makes this leak seem quite legit. According to the leak, Verizon is set to add five additional 4G LTE devices to their shelves that weren’t part of their initial 4G lineup. Those devices include: Samsung Stratosphere HTC Vigor LG Revolution 2 Samsung Galaxy Tab 4G The Droid Bionic and Xoom were part of Verizon’s early 4G lineup, so we already knew they were coming down the line. The ones listed above, however, are mostly new. I say mostly because we’ve been eyeing the Galaxy Tab 4G which, at first, was announced as a 4G version of the original Galaxy Tab 7, but it may end up being the Galaxy Tab 8.9, instead. Verizon had it listed as the “P8” on the leaked chart, but it is unclear exactly what that means. Whichever form it comes in, the leak tells us that it’ll be happening sometime in November. The HTC Vigor is specifically designated as being a replacement for the HTC Thunderbolt which was Verizon’s very first 4G device. Similarly, the Revolution 2 is going to replace the… wait for it… Revolution (bet you didn’t see that one coming!), which I’m hoping will provide better battery life, faster charging, and better standby than the original. The Blackberry PlayBook is also listed on the leaked list, but its launch date is listed as “TBD”. What’s obviously missing here is any information regarding the iPhone 5 or iPad 3, but any information regarding those devices is unlikely to be known outside of Apple until they announce it publicly. Still, that doesn’t stop us from speculating. If all of this turns out to be true, Verizon has a powerful pre-holiday lineup; I can only hope that the other major carriers have such an exciting group of devices ready to go! via: The Droid Guy source: IGN Gear	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3103
__label__wiki	0.8242	0.8242	Bangkok Awarded 4th in 'The Travellers’ Choice Destination Awards for Asia Earlier this year, ‘The Travellers’ Choice Destination Awards were announced and Bangkok came in 4th in the Asia Awards for the second year running. Congrats Bangkok! Asia’s top destinations of Siem Reap, in Cambodia, Hanoi in Vietnam, Ubud in Bali and Bangkok also scored high in TripAdvisor’s World Rankings coming in 5th, 8th, 10th and 15th, respectively. Mr. Sugree Sithivanich, Deputy Governor for Marketing Communications, Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), commented on this year’s rankings: “This is another endorsement that Bangkok continues to captivate visitors worldwide with its array of distinctive experiences.” “I would like to thank all travellers for their continuing support that has helped us attain these awards. We are committed to delivering a complete travel experience for everyone visiting this amazing city.” The rankings take into account the quantity and quality of reviews for hotels, restaurants and attractions in destinations worldwide gathered over a year, and taking into account booking trends registered on TripAdvisor. Are you interested in visiting Bangkok or maybe somewhere else in Asia? Give your UNIGLOBE Travel Specialists a call today and ask about the latest travel deals.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3105
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__label__wiki	0.635633	0.635633	Print Page \| Sign In \| Join Today Average Member Savings CEO Letters and Opinions JP Morgan 2019 Women Building Bio 2019 Workforce Summit Grow in VA Charlottesville/Albemarle Southwest VA Bioscience Incentives Federal Funding BIO Action Virginia Policy Jobs & STEM Northern Virginia is next door to our nation's capital, Washington, D.C. with close proximity to federal resources like the NIH, USPTO and the FDA. Northern Virginia consists of the counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William and several independent cities. It is the most populated region in Virginia and the Washington metropolitan area with more than 2 million residents. Life Science Companies Companies in the area include ATCC, a biological resource and research center that preserves and distributes cultures to the international scientific community; Mediatech – A Corning Life Science Company manufacturing sterile solutions ranging from cell culture media to molecular biology reagents; Vibrent Health, creating data-driven and evidence-based solutions for preventing, monitoring, diagnosing and treating diseases; Ceres Nanosciences, with it's patented Nanotrap technology; K2M, global leader of complex spine and minimally invasive solutions; and Tentamus North America, a global product safety company that tests, audits and consults on all products involving the human body. Other area companies are Aperiomics, CEL-SCI, e-Kare, Vidrio Technologies, and EVS Glaucoma. George Mason University has three campuses, Fairfax, Arlington and it's Science and Technology Campus in Prince William County, which primarily focuses on research and academic programs in the life sciences, including bioscience, biotechnology and bioinformatics. The campus features a state-of-the-art Biomedical Research Laboratory and the recently launched Institute for Advanced Biomedical Research, a multidisciplinary facility that will pursue some of the toughest medical questions facing society. Anchored at the University Center in Ashburn is the George Washington University Science and Technology Campus. Virginia Tech has seven facilities in the area, including the Marion Dupont Scott Equine Medical Center in Leesburg, and the Virginia Tech Research Center in Arlington. In addition, Northern Virginia Community College Biotechnology Program provides skills relevant in the current job market. The Inova Center for Personalized Health, in Fairfax, has partnered with the Commonwealth of Virginia, Virginia’s leading research universities, and innovative healthcare companies to expand access to cutting-edge genomic screening and assessments. The Inova Translational Medicine Institute (ITMI) applies genomic and clinical information from individuals to develop innovative methods for personalized healthcare. HHMI Janelia Research Campus uses integrated teams of lab scientists and tool-builders pursue a small number of scientific questions with potential for transformative impact, then shares their methods, results, and tools with the scientific community. Situated in Innovation Park, the Prince William Science Accelerator features 9 fully built out, commercially available wet labs – the only commercially available wet lab space in Northern Virginia. The Inova Personalized Health Accelerator helps companies develop and execute plans of action that achieve significant milestones in value creation, risk mitigation, and capital formation. Inova Strategic Investments targets early to mid-stage companies interested in partnering to deploy their solutions across the Inova Health System. To learn more, contact Prince William County Economic Development, or Loudoun County Economic Development. Life Science Focuses Focus areas for biomedical and life sciences activities include Personalized Medicine, proteomics, molecular biology, nanotechnology, biodefense, cancer, health technology, and infectious diseases like Zika, HIV, Lyme Disease and Influenza. Prince William Science Accelerator George Mason University Science and Technology Campus HHMI Janelia Research Campus AI and data driven cancer therapy recommendations VABIO News more 1/16/2020Embody Extends DARPA Funding to $14.35 Million 12/17/2019Tandem Diabetes Care Announces FDA Clearance of the t:slim X2 Insulin Pump The Kids Are Alright: Inspiring Breakthroughs in Pediatric Oncology Hemp Grower Expo Kim Kelly, ZielBio John Hart, Hart Consulting Group LLC Our Premium Partners 800 E. Leigh St. \| Richmond, Va 23219-1534 \| PH: 804.643.6360 \| Email Us	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3113
__label__wiki	0.664996	0.664996	Invest Like a Young Buffett Posted By: Zacks Nov 27, 2013, 9:08 am Stock investors were not impressed when Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway recently announced it had taken a sizable position in energy giant ExxonMobil. Many commentators shrugged and some even tweeted out things like “yawn” in response to Berkshire adding the Dow component to its portfolio. That’s because it joins a bunch of other Dow Industrial companies already in the Berkshire portfolio. At the end of the third quarter, Berkshire had $104.9 billion invested in equities. Its top 4 holdings reads like a who’s who of the Dow Industrials: American Express, Coca-Cola, IBM and Wells Fargo. Just those four positions, alone, account for $58.4 billion of the portfolio. Berkshire disclosed its Exxon position was 40 million shares for $3.4 billion. It’s another sizable large cap position. Berkshire Is Too Big Berkshire Hathaway has a market cap of $282 billion. It owns over 80 companies and invests in dozens more. But when you have a portfolio that is over $100 billion, you can’t just buy any small cap stock that stokes your fancy. The larger you are, the more likely you are to invest in mid-to-large cap companies. Investing in dozens of small cap companies with $500 million market caps won’t make a dent a portfolio that is worth $100 billion. For example, even if that $500 million doubles in value and becomes a $1 billion company, that’s still just a drop in the bucket for a $100 billion portfolio. That’s why Berkshire is now saddled with numerous well known Dow component companies and owns no shares in companies with market caps under $1 billion. Small is King If you want growth, you buy small cap companies. Those are companies whose market cap is under $1.5 billion. Earlier in his career, before Berkshire grew into a billion dollar behemoth, Buffett used to buy obscure small cap companies and ride them higher to great returns. If you really want to invest like Buffett, invest like the young Buffett. Forget all of Berkshire’s recent purchases. Look for small cap companies that Buffett would have liked to own if he could he still buy small caps. I did a screen for small cap stocks with Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and (Buy) stocks that also were value stocks, either through P/E, P/B or P/S, or a combination of those. And then I asked: Would a young Buffett have bought this stock? 3 Stocks That a Young Buffett Would Have Loved 1. Haverty Furniture 2. Salem Communications 3. The Andersons 1. Haverty Furniture (HVT – Snapshot Report) Buffett is a lover of furniture companies. Berkshire Hathaway owns several, including Jordan’s Furniture, a furniture retailer founded in 1918 in Massachusetts. But one of his more famous investments was the 1983 purchase of Nebraska Furniture Mart. Headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, it was started in 1937 by Rose Blumkin who sold it to Buffett with a handshake deal. It has three stores, including one in Omaha, one in Kansas City and one in Des Moines, Iowa. Expansion into Northern Texas is expected in the next several years. Haverty Furniture fits within Buffett’s model. Founded in 1885, and public since 1929, it is headquartered in Atlanta and still has Havertys working in the management team. The company has now grown to over 119 stores in 16 states. On Oct 30, the company reported a record third quarter as it blew by the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 24%. Earnings of $0.42 were up 180% compared to the year ago quarter as the company cut expenses. Sales rose 11.6% with same-store-sales jumping 11.8%. The average ticket gained 5.6%. The company finished the third quarter with $79.1 million in cash and NO debt. Valuations are still attractive even though the shares are at 2-year highs. Havertys is benefiting from the housing market recovery. Earnings are expected to rise 98% in 2013 and another 16% in 2014. Forward P/E = 21.7 P/B = 2.3 P/S = 0.9 Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) Market Cap: $650 million 2. Salem Communications Corporation (SALM – Snapshot Report) Buffett has always had a thing for media companies, especially newspapers. Berkshire Hathaway still owns the Buffalo News, which Buffett purchased in 1977. But if Buffett were young today, he may be more interested in other media platforms, including the Internet. Salem Communications is the largest Christian and conservative radio broadcaster in America. Founded in 1986, it operates 101 radio stations in 39 markets. It also operates an Internet and publishing divisions, including Christianity.com, Jesus.org and Christian videos at GodTube.com. It’s publishing division includes FaithTalk Magazine and Preaching and Townhall Magazine. On Nov 5, it reported third quarter results which saw revenue rise 3.1% to $58.5 million. Radio revenue increased just 0.3% but that was because the heavy political ad buying of last year was absent. In it’s fourth quarter guidance, the company also cited the loss of political ads as a drag on revenue. But Internet sales were the big driver for the quarter, rising 20.4% to $9.4 million from $7.8 million. While the company is expected to lose $0.21 a share this year, earnings are forecast to soar by 397% to $0.63 in 2014. The company has no forward P/E due to the expected loss in 2013. But its other valuation metrics are still attractive. Salem also pays a dividend, currently yielding 2.5%, which is rare for a company of its size. Forward P/E = N/A 3. The Andersons (ANDE – Analyst Report) Buffett likes “old” industry companies like railroads and chemicals. These are companies which are the building blocks of the economy. It’s surprising, then, to see that Berkshire Hathaway doesn’t own any agribusinesses outright. The Andersons was founded in 1947 by Harold and Margaret Anderson as a single grain terminal in Ohio with the purpose of helping farmers get their corn to market. It has grown into a 6 division business with grain, plant nutrients, railcar leasing and repair, industrial products formulation, turf products, retail and ethanol operations. On Nov 6, The Andersons posted a monster 50% beat as earnings were $0.91 compared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of just $0.61. Ethanol and the Rail Group led the quarter, with the Grain Group also solid. The company had been cashing in on higher fertilizer prices the last few years when that was hot but now it is Ethanol that has taken that position. However, one thing to watch is that the EPA has issued a Proposed Regulation which will change ethanol requirements in 2014. Investors don’t seem worried about the impact on The Andersons as shares have barely budged from their 2 year high. The Andersons is expected to grow earnings by 10% in 2013 and another 23% in 2014. Despite trading near its multi-year high, there’s still value in these shares. 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__label__wiki	0.60861	0.60861	Galaxy S9 Wallpaper Leak Pays Homage To Galaxy S5 Posted By: Zachary Riley Jan 29, 2018, 10:05 am Image source: Evan Blass/Twitter While the launch of Samsung’s latest flagship is only a month away at this point, the leaks show no sign of slowing down. Famed leaker Evan Blass posted the Galaxy S9 wallpaper seen in recent leaked renders, featuring a pattern similar to the original Galaxy S5 wallpapers. Don’t say I never do anything for you guys. [full size: https://t.co/NrXJm4Vz7Y] pic.twitter.com/UsRoozBM8M — Evan Blass (@evleaks) January 28, 2018 Galaxy S9 Wallpaper Leak In a throwback to one of the earlier Galaxy models, the Samsung Galaxy S9 wallpaper features a purple polygon design that we’ve definitely seen before. While it pays homage to the Galaxy S5 model, it’s a little more updated and stylish. With the cut-out section across the top-left of the device, the asymmetry gives a beautiful aesthetic for a beautiful phone while maintaining that traditional purple color we saw with the S8. While hearkening back to the S5 with the Galaxy S9 wallpaper is a nice piece of nostalgia, the fact remains that the S9 seems a lot like the previous generation of phones in a lot of other ways as well. The Galaxy S8 was a massive success, but from recent leaks and the information we know about the phone thus far, it seems like the S9 won’t innovate in any major way. We’ve Seen it Before The S9’s main draw are the updated camera features that should once again establish Samsung as the go-to brand for smartphone photography. There’s a significant portion of Samsung’s customer base that cares quite a bit about the quality of their phone’s pictures, but will upgrading the camera specs with the Samsung Galaxy S9 be enough to capture the attention of a market that’s still enamored with the iPhone X? As far as Android and iPhone users go, there’s often a certain amount of loyalty to the respective operating systems between generations. There are a lot of people that have made the transition from Android to iPhone (and vice versa) but the majority of users become comfortable with the operation of one of the two and stick with that over the course of multiple phones. With that said, the iPhone X revolutionized the smartphone industry in 2017. Despite a very expensive price tag, it managed to become the fastest selling iPhone in history due to one unique feature: FaceID. In a sea of phones that had become largely iterative, Apple offered something that hadn’t been done before in the form of their FaceID technology. While facial recognition had been present in some form in a few other phones, Apple took it to the next level with beefed up security and technology that could adjust dynamically to changes in appearance – such as a new pair of glasses or beard growth. The combination of an easier way to unlock your phone with cutting-edge security that managed to assuage any concerns about security made the FaceID a win with consumers and the iPhone X the best selling flagship for months after its release. The Galaxy S9 wallpaper, while in itself a cool homage to a previous generation of phone, serves as a bit of a reminder that we’ve seen the Galaxy S9 before. While upgraded specifications are an important part of any new smartphone generation, that may not be enough for the S9 to convince current S8 users to upgrade. Galaxy S9: What We Know While the Galaxy S9 wallpaper is the most recent leak, it’s far from the first piece of information we have about the upcoming phone. We have a lot of technical specifications that tell us a good deal more about the new flagship than a Galaxy S9 wallpaper. We’ve included the specifications that we know thus far below, courtesy of the Inquirer. 5.8in / 6.2in QHD+ Super AMOLED curved display (570ppi / 529ppi) Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 (US) / Samsung Exynos 9810 (UK) 4GB RAM or 6GB RAM / 6GB RAM 64GB/128GB / 64GB/128GB/256GB storage Cat 18 LTE support (1.2Gbps download speeds) Rear-mounted fingerprint scanner 12MP Dual Pixel camera with OIS (f/1.5, f/2.4) / Vertical dual rear-facing camera, 8MP front-facing camera Bixby AI assistant with dedicated button USB-C, 3.5mm headphone jack Wireless charging support IP68 water and dust resistance Built-in FM radio Updated DeX docking station Hopefully we’ll see another Galaxy S9 wallpaper leak in the coming weeks as we look forward to the unveiling of the handset right before the 2018 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Zachary Riley Zachary Riley has been writing for several years across a wide variety of platforms, with most of his work focusing on topics related to technology and science. 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__label__wiki	0.514785	0.514785	Indonesia flood, landslide death toll rises to 70 This picture taken on January 25, 2019 shows an Indonesian woman breaking down as she discovers her family members were killed in a landslide in Gowa, after heavy rains and strong winds pounded the southern part of Sulawesi island. JAKARTA (AFP) – Floods and landslides that battered Indonesia’s Sulawesi island have killed at least 70 people, the authorities said on Tuesday, as aerial footage underscored the scale of the disaster with whole villages wiped off the map. Lashed by heavy rain, rivers swelled and burst their banks, inundating dozens of communities across 12 districts as well as parts of the provincial capital Makassar. The bodies of 70 victims have been found, while six are still missing, Syamsibar, head of South Sulawesi’s disaster mitigation agency, who like many Indonesians goes by one name, told AFP. Drone footage showed landslides had buried Pattallikang village in hard-hit Gowa district, with only a few buildings – including a mosque – visible after an avalanche of mud and rock cascaded down a nearby hillside. Nearly 9,500 people have been displaced by the extreme weather, and hundreds of houses, government buildings, schools and bridges have been damaged, the disaster mitigation agency said on Monday. The authorities say flood waters are receding but a state of emergency will remain in place until Feb 6, while rescuers look for those still missing and help repair damaged infrastructure. Landslides and floods are common in Indonesia, especially during the monsoon season between October and April, when rains lash the vast South-east Asian archipelago. Indonesia flood Somkid will be ready when called upon Suu Kyi's NLD party clashes with military over proposal to change army-drafted charter China and Myanmar ‘stand together’ despite Rohingya backlash	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3117
__label__cc	0.736552	0.263448	feminism / Gender / women Beginning to see already by Em · Published September 7, 2019 · Updated August 26, 2019 Stand ye in Holly Place and be not moved. Serving a mission is perhaps the most conservative thing I have ever done, and it pushed me over the edge to be a feminist. I served my mission in 2005-2006, when women had to be 21 years old, had to wear nylons, had to dress formally and conservatively, there were no sister training leaders and there were very few sister missionaries. I had many reasons for wanting to serve a mission. I had planned on it for years and saved money to buy my clothes and outfit myself. I felt that it was one of the only church-sanctioned ways to put off marriage and children, which didn’t feel like something I wanted then. I had this feeling of “anything you can do I can do better” about young men and I resented the assumption that I wouldn’t do something they were expected to do. I had a deep testimony and prayed and studied and felt that God wanted me to serve a mission. However, perhaps the most salient reason for serving in terms of this post was my sense in the singles ward of being a second class citizen. I looked around at all the men in their early twenties who had returned from missions and saw that they were seen as figures of respect and authority. They were very familiar with scriptures and doctrine and were invited to teach and speak, and the class listened with interest and respect to their comments. I wanted that! I didn’t like feeling inferior and I thought that serving a mission would even the playing field and give me the skills I needed. I entered the MTC the day before I turned 21, the earliest possible instant. I had graduated from University, but the young men in my district were all fresh out of high school. One of them was called as our district leader. During one of our lessons our teacher (a woman) shared a story of an investigator from her mission and invited us to suggest how we would approach the investigator’s concern. The district leader said “maybe she just needs to hear it from a man.” I wanted so very, very, badly to hit him I had to excuse myself to cry tears of rage so I could restrain myself. In the field I wanted to be the best missionary I could. Our mission required us to “pass off” (memorize) 100 scriptures, read the Book of Mormon and teach all the Preach My Gospel Lessons to a district leader. I did it in my first transfer. I took all of my mission president’s counsel as direct commandment and was sure that every infraction was the reason that nobody was that interested in listening. Exact obedience brings blessings. So maybe nobody listened because I wore my CTR ring on the wrong finger (a mistake I corrected as soon as I knew the Mission President’s wife’s preference in this matter). Or maybe it was because I didn’t realize the mission was supposed to read the Doctrine and Covenants by Joseph Smith’s birthday, so I frantically read it in 12 days to make the deadline. Maybe it was that time I waited in at lunch time an extra five minutes so the mail could be delivered. It had to be something, because blessings come from obedience. As I served I started to notice a few gender-related patterns. At any given time we had about 12-18 sister missionaries, or 6-9 companionships. This meant that often my companion were the only sisters in our zone and we would see other sister missionaries only at transfers or sometimes at zone conference. At large mission meetings (transfers, zone meeting, zone conference) the sisters were supposed to sit in the front row, together, so that we’d never be sitting by elders. This meant of course that we were physically isolated from the rest of the group. At lunch the rule of “ladies first” prevailed, which meant in practice that we’d fill our plates and sit at a table, and then no elders would choose to sit by us. The elders were also careful to never touch us and so it felt a bit like a parting of the Red Sea scenario walking through a crowd. Move aside! Leper coming through! I don’t mean to say that I had no friendships with Elders, I did. When we were in isolated rural areas we often became good friends with the only other missionaries around. Spanish-speaking missionaries were often friendlier with the sisters because they too were a small subgroup of the whole, never serving with the bulk of the Elders. I still stay in touch with a few of the Elders from my mission who helped keep me sane. When I went home from my mission I don’t think I would have called myself a feminist. But the experience had made clear to me that the secret element that held me apart from my male contemporaries was not missionary service. As a missionary I was older than my male contemporaries, better educated, more experienced and as my mission went on, more experienced as a missionary. But I was never going to be a district leader, or a zone leader, or an AP. I would always report to someone whose primary qualification was gender, I would be subject to the goals he set, teach the lessons in meetings he asked me to teach and at the end of the day report my whereabouts and success to him. No amount of zeal or obedience would ever change the structural imbalance. I know that some things have changed in missions. I have no regrets about serving and believe that I came home with priceless gifts – a love of the Savior, a love for total strangers, a familiarity with the Gospel and the scriptures, confidence in speaking and teaching and so much more. But I do think that the experience first opened my eyes to the reality of gender dynamics within the church, and once I started seeing I couldn’t unsee the world in which I lived. What were your first steps down the path to feminism? Tags: feminismmissionmissionary worksister missionaries Next story Divine Absence, Tea Cups and Football Previous story The Unholy Practice of Excommunication Visiting Teaching Message July 2014: The Divine Mission of Jesus Christ: Advocate by Spunky · Published July 3, 2014 · Last modified January 13, 2016 Guest Post: Redeem from Oblivion by Guest Post · Published January 11, 2013 · Last modified February 2, 2016 When I Suffered Alone: A #MormonMeToo Post about a Bishop Who Should Have Known Better by Guest Post · Published March 28, 2018 It’s a thing that the CTR ring is on the wrong finger? What the heck! It’s not a thing. My mission president’s wife expressed a preference, and one of her roles was establishing the clothing rules specific to our mission for sisters. Because I was so compulsive about obedience I perceived my failure to follow this (even though I didn’t know about her preference and when I did I immediately changed) as the reason why nobody wanted to hear what we were saying. Ziff says: Wow, Em, I love this post so much! I think your next-to-last paragraph really summarizes things so well. It never mattered, and it was never going to matter, how much knowledge, experience, or skill you had. You were always going to be second-class because you were a woman. What a punch in the gut! I can very much relate to this. I have felt a similar way but in wards where I want to be seen as a person with talents, interests, and skills and not just an extension of my husband and a future mother. Motherhood and personhood should never be mutually exclusive, yet they are treated that way in our church. Rather than value women with all experiences for what they bring to the table, we are pushed aside into our own group. I too wanted respect and wanted to be seen as a peer. Instead of a mission, I got a master’s degree and have been working in the tech industry on voice assistants. The usual scenario is where a man will meet my husband and me. He’ll ask my husband what he does. My husband talks about his own job and then brings up my work as well. At this point, the man will look over at me like he is seeing me for the first time and make a comment about how interesting or cool that is. Sometimes the man will ask me more questions, and it turns into a good interaction. But what is so sad is that I didn’t register on his radar the first time, where he likely assumed I was a stay-at-home mom or had moved for my husband’s work or school, etc. Of course not all men I have interacted with have done this. But enough have that it is a pattern my husband and I have noticed. And what’s so ironic is that while many women are nervous about becoming mothers, I have an added weight of being terrified about what my church interactions will look like once I am. Whether I decide to continue working outside the home or not, I should be seen the first time. I am a person, not a calling or role focused on procreation and nurturing. Why is it we can give so much lip service to motherhood and not actually respect and listen to women who perform it? You framed it perfectly when you said that women would always been seen as other in this way because women are primarily seen as not men, of course. Sadly being male is the primary qualification for priesthood ordination and by extension wisdom, leadership, and decision-making. That is so frustrating, and it’s also so sad and disgusting that we assume if someone IS a stay at home mom or moved for husband’s school then they must not have anything interesting to say or be doing anything worthwhile in the community that might be of conversational interest. I’ve run into similar things, both when I was in grad school while my husband was working, and now as part of a marriage with two working people in separate careers. Violadiva says: I moved to Los Angeles and kept up on Utah news by reading the trib. I came across an article about the feminist backlash to Julie Beck’s talk, “mothers who know” “Wait, there’s people who didn’t like her talk? Why not?” At the time I thought it was no big deal. And so I read. And read and read and read. The whole FMH archive start to finish. The whole Exponent archive start to finish. And I became to understand. I’ll always be grateful to the women of fMh and Ex2 who left their breadcrumbs of thought for me to follow. I guess that’s why we still need Mormon feminism to have a big voice and a long reach. It’s always been there, and there are people who don’t yet know they’re looking for it. I fangirl crush over every time I meet one of the founding mothers of either space, and of the many women who have gone before the blogs and Fb groups. What a gift they have given us by leaving their writings! April Young Bennett says: I loved missionary work, and I served in a mission with a higher proportion of sisters and native Spanish speakers than yours, so some things were different about my experience, but one thing that was the same was that no matter how nice the elders were who were put in leadership positions over me, the fact that these younger boys were promoted over all the women, just because we were women, was demoralizing. ESO says: I definitely had a similar realization on my mission and, of course, ever since. I can’t tell you how many times I have wished the women of the church would just call in sick so the men who think they are in charge would realize it is the women who make wards work. I had to laugh at your suggestion that all the women call in sick, because I have had dreams of the exact same thing. Instead of wear pants to church day, we organize, “let the men do it” day and we all just stay home, but send our kids to an unstaffed primary. I am sure some women would not get the memo, or just refuse to “boycott” and so the RS would have a few women, but no leaders. The men, of course, would not have believed that the majority of women would go along with such a hair brained idea, so would have made no plans to cover all the women’s callings. And since some boys mother always makes sure the assigned boy has sacrament bread, there would be no sacrament bread. There is the bishopric on the stand each with three toddlers in tow, because their wife claimed a migraine, and they just assumed there would be plenty of other women that would take their children. I think the men would suspect that something terribly contagious was going around and they probably shouldn’t hold church to spread it to all the men also. So, rather than deal with church without their loyal support staff, they would just turn around and go home and not learn a blasted thing. But oh well, it would be more fun than wearing pants. DT says: Okay! What’s the date? On my first day of my mission my mission president (whom I adore) looked at us sisters and said, “I would love to call you as my AP or to be a leader, but that would be going against God’s plan.” At our 5-year-reunion, my mission president took my husband aside and said, “I want you to know that if your wife had been an elder, she would have been my AP.” Such weird vibes. I’m glad things have “changed” but I doubt there’s much change to it. This post is characterizing the obvious in such a meaningful way. My mission president said the same thing to me. Thanks I guess? He did create a new program of having a “call center” which my companion and I staffed in the mission office, but that became problematic because we wanted to work it in the evenings when it was too dark to knock effectively but people were likely to be home to answer the phone. The the APs wanted to be in the office in the evenings because they too did not like knocking after dark. And the senior staff were home. And we’d probably seduce the Elders. So we needed to leave so they could do their important AP planning stuff.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3118
__label__wiki	0.515811	0.515811	Home Prophecy Run Amok TBC NewsWatch PRESBYTERIAN DIVESTMENT STOKES ANCIENT FIRES FrontPageMag.com, 7/8/14, “Presbyterian Divestment Stokes Ancient Fires” [Excerpts]: Many Christians were in shock recently when the 221st General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (PC/USA)...voted to divest from three major international companies that do business in Judea, Samaria and Israel. While the PC (USA) asserts that they are not (at all) motivated by anti-Semitism and they take “no position” on Zionism, they nevertheless lay all problems in the area at Israel’s feet, blaming the so-called “illegal occupation.” However, a recent article by NGO Monitor has found strong evidence of underlying anti-Semitism in the PC (USA) leadership. In some more liberal leaning activist denominations like PC (USA), the agenda includes Israel. The Methodists, Presbyterians (USA), the Scottish Reformed Church and the United Church of Christ, the Evangelical Lutheran Church, the Church of England, the United Church of Canada, and the World Council of Churches all seem to have a stake in proposing schemes to punish Israel. The most vocal...are Christian pastors and leaders like Stephen Sizer (Anglican), Naim Ateek (Anglican), and Gary Burge (Evangelical/Protestant). [In] Sizer’s recent book Christian Zionism: Road-map to Armageddon?, you will discover [that] Christian Zionism is a plot to undermine the USA and the world. Steven Sizer speaks around the Western and Islamic world against Christian Zionism and Israel’s right to continue to live in the land of its ancestors. In her recent column, Melanie Phillips wrote, “Within the Protestant world, many churches are deeply hostile to the State of Israel—What is less known is the more disturbing fact that this perverse animus is increasingly fed not by the politics of the present moment but by theology.” The theology...is known by a variety of names but is undergirded by the concept of “Replacement Theology.”...also called “Supersessionism,” energized a paradigm of anti-Judaism that informs some of Western Christianity today. This Replacement concept is the framework for the most virulent forms of the anti-Zionism we currently see. For PC (USA) or the Scottish Church or any of the others who demonize Israel to admit to anti-Semitism might bring world criticism. So they couch their concerns in words and actions that are subtle inversions of the truth like calling Judea and Samaria “illegally occupied.” When Jordan actually did “illegally occupy” Judea and Samaria from 1948 to 1967, the world heard not a peep of opposition from these churches. Within Protestantism, Catholicism, and the Orthodox Churches today there are, of course, some denominations more extreme than others. Protestant Evangelical groups (Bethlehem Bible College, Sabeel) for example, hold conferences, like Christ at the Checkpoint, with the underlying purpose of nullifying Jewish claims to the Land of Israel and dubbing Jesus a Palestinian. Partnering together at the bi-annual Christ at the Checkpoint Conference are notables such as Sizer, Ateek, Lynn Hybels (Willow Creek Church) Tony Campolo (Eastern University) and other advocates of disabling Israel and replacing her with a one-state Palestinian solution. Evangelical Christians, those who interpret the Bible literally, have been among Israel’s best and most loyal friends. But the winds are shifting yet again as more and more Christian Evangelicals are lured by a pro-Palestinian, pro-“peace and justice” narrative. Some Christian/Israel loyalists are concerned about this trend and are working to counter it. A few rays of light and hope peek through the cracks with groups like Christians United for Israel, Friends of Israel, International Christian Embassy Jerusalem, and Bridges for Peace among them. (http://goo.gl/V8tJqz) [TBC: Paul Wilkinson’s excellent resources Understanding Christian Zionism and Prophets Who Prophesy Lies in My Name address this critical issue.] PAULA WHITE'S BREAKTHROUGH DONATIONS ChristianPost.com, 7/11/14, “Pastor Paula White Claims July Is ‘Prophetically Designated for Victory Over Enemies;’ Suggests $229 ‘Breakthrough Seed’ Donation” [Excerpts]: In a newsletter emailed to supporters...Florida pastor Paula White claims that God has shown her that “this is a season of victory for His people.” The Christian minister also reveals a strong feeling “that a seed of $229 in accordance with 1 Chronicles:22:9Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days. See All... is a breakthrough seed for the month of July,” and declares to recipients of her newsletter, “Do not hesitate to follow a prophetic instruction!” White, who formerly led Without Walls Church International with ex-husband Randy White, is senior pastor of New Destiny Christian Center in Apopka, Florida. In a newsletter emailed on Thursday to Paula White Ministries supporters, and titled “This Email Will Change Your Life!” White asserts: “YOU are on the verge of complete breakthrough in every area of your life. Spiritually, Financially, and Relationally God has shown me that this is a season of victory for His people.” “As I went deeper in the Spirit the Lord revealed that before the breakthrough comes, certain things must be dealt with. Specifically, there must be a complete defeat of your enemies! I need to explain the importance of this to you, so do not let this email go unread,” the newsletter signed “Paula” adds. White goes on to suggest that 1 Chronicles:22:7-8 [7] And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God: [8] But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build an house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight. See All... reveals that King David was unable to fully realize his dream of building the Temple because “he only secured complete victory over his enemies at an age too old to build!” “This is why God told me to specifically address the area of defeat over enemies,” White declares, continuing in all caps: “JULY IS PROPHETICALLY DESIGNATED FOR VICTORY OVER ENEMIES FOR THOSE WHO ALIGN THEMSELVES WITH ME IN THIS SEASON! DO NOT HESITATE!” It was not clear if the “me” in the minister’s newsletter refers to herself, or if she is claiming to speak on behalf of God. After breaking down what she says are the “7 principles” recipients of the newsletter “must know,” White insists that they also “must know” how to “legally engage the enemy” in their life “for his unconditional defeat.” “Part of the legal engagement is in your following prophetic instruction,” explains the newsletter. “July is YOUR month of deliverance from your enemy. After July, you will enter your season of rest that you may accomplish your dreams.” White goes on to insist that she has a special teaching that will help supporters attain deliverance from their enemies. “But first you must get what I have to teach you,” writes White. “I feel strongly that a seed of $229 in accordance with 1 Chronicles:22:9Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days. See All... is a breakthrough seed for the month of July. It is a turnaround, God ordained, demon slaying, abundance bringing seed. Not only will this seed defeat your enemies, but I believe it will bring about an unexpected abundance of miracles. Do not hesitate to follow a prophetic instruction!” (http://goo.gl/Gn3geQ) [TBC: “And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not” (2 Peter:2:3And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not. See All...).]	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3121
__label__wiki	0.953831	0.953831	Tahrir Forum Midan eBook: A Global Perspective on the Trump Era Oriental Hall, Etc. Happenings, speakers, and events at the American University in Cairo. By Owain Richards A two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict requires a strong external mediator, says former United States Ambassador to Egypt Daniel C. Kurtzer, now a professor of Middle Eastern Policy Studies at Princeton University. Speaking at an event hosted by AUC’s Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdul Aziz Alsaud Center for American Studies and Research, Kurtzer said that there is room in the peace process for other players, Arab and international, but if the United States intends to retain its dominant role in mediation, it has to hold both sides accountable for “bad behavior” and it should lay out terms of reference or parameters for the negotiations. He said another major shift also needs to take place: both Israelis and Palestinians must acknowledge the mutually destructive and ongoing nature of the conflict. So far, that hasn’t happened. Regional political complexity and instability has not provided an environment conducive to peace, Kurtzer argued. “The norm is not cooperation to resolve international conflict,” he said. “Rather, that is the exception.” The lack of progress has left optimism for a two-state solution waning in Washington. Kurtzer voiced concern that even trying to initiate negotiation is considered politically “dangerous” for American politicians. But Kurtzer still thinks Israelis and Palestinians can compromise on issues that are considered barriers to peace, such as Israel’s settlement policy. These roadblocks are surmountable, but require new parameters and stronger determination from the parties and the U.S. to guide any future negotiation. Oriental Hall, etc. Happenings, speakers, and events at the American University in Cairo in Spring 2017. Woes of Arab Youth Study reveals unemployment as number one problem Hanan Ashrawi: “We Are Seriously Worried” The Trump administration has suggested dropping the two-state solution and moving its […] Oriental Hall, etc. Happenings, speakers, and events at the American University in Cairo. A Nuclearized Middle East Nile View Nabil Fahmy Avoiding an Ominous Arms Race Amid Fuel Protests, Iran’s Hardliners See Historic Opportunity By Sina Toossi Anatomy of the Turkish Incursion By Guney Yildiz Libya’s Dangerous Political Stalemate By Riccardo Redaelli Slideshow: Reclaiming Cairo’s Rooftops How local initiatives are making Cairo’s rooftops green Heat is on for Brazil’s Bolsonaro By Patricia Barbeyron A Disaster of the Political Class By David Wearing A Man for All Ages By Perry Cammack Book Reviews and Q&As Has America’s Influence Ebbed? By Andrew S. Natsios Security for All or for None By Sean David Hobbs A Whole Government Effort Cairo Review Bookshelf Support Our Balanced Narrative Timeline of the Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament in the Middle East A digital library of official documents related to the Syrian crisis and regional security in the Middle East. © 2020 The Cairo Review of Global Affairs. About GAPP For full functionality of this site it is necessary to enable JavaScript in your web browser.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3122
__label__wiki	0.647297	0.647297	Channing Tatum Just Chopped Off and Ate a Rattlesnake’s Head Channing Tatum has taken his “boy gone wild” persona in Magic Mike, and transformed it into a “boy in the wild” one on nature survivalist Bear Grylls’ new NBC reality show, Running Wild with Bear Grylls,”which puts celebrities like Channing Tatum and Zac Efron in wild survival situations. In this particular episode, hunky new dad Channing Tatum had to chop off the head of a rattlesnake that he came upon in the woods, before he and Grylls cooked it up for dinner. As a prize for facing down the poisonous creature, Bear Grylls made Tatum a necklace out of the snake’s rattle. “There you go, my first kill,” said Channing on the episode. “I’m feeling pretty animalistic at the moment. I think we’re gonna eat good tonight.” Luckily, according to Bear Grylls, the snake was fairly large, so it was enough sustenance to last them throughout their trek near Yosemite National Park. It’s a bit of a cliché to compare the taste of exotic meats to chicken, but Tatum admitted that if rattlesnake were a piece of chicken, it “would be completely terrible chicken.” For the latest happenings in the food and drink world, visit our Food News page. Channing Tatum Opening New Orleans RestaurantChanning Tatum Putting on a Show for Restaurant OpeningChanning Tatum Turns Heads at Prime 112 in Miami Wine Snake Bites Captor After 3 Months in the Bottle Joanna Fantozzi is an Associate Editor with The Daily Meal. Follow her on Twitter@JoannaFantozzi	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3124
__label__wiki	0.618213	0.618213	Home ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 12:00 AM, June 21, 2019 / LAST MODIFIED: 12:17 AM, June 21, 2019 Why it all went wrong for the Proteas AGENCIES, London South Africa’s hopes of reaching the semifinals in England and Wales are all but over after a four-wicket defeat by New Zealand on Wednesday. South Africa are still alive at the World Cup but with just one win from six matches it would take an extraordinary combination of results to see them into the semifinals from a 10-team round-robin group phase. Here, we take a look at some of the reasons behind their dismal performances. Where is SA’s Kane Williamson? South Africa’s woes at ICC global events will continue until its most experienced players perform in the crunch moments. It is an over-riding theme that has plagued so many events in the past, and it reared its ugly head again here in the United Kingdom. Performing splendidly in bilateral series is nice, and racking up records along the way is swell, but it is here when the spotlights are at its brightest that legends are separated from the good players. South Africa came to this World Cup not wanting to perform “superhero” feats, but they were in dire need of a superhero to step up when they needed it most. The walking wounded Every team has injuries, and withdrawals, but no physio has earned his money like the Proteas’ Craig Govender over the past three weeks. South Africa have rarely had a fully fit squad to pick from throughout this tournament, and it was the bowlers that have suffered the most. Considering South Africa’s proposed “X-factor” heading into the World Cup was its bowling unit, the team’s chances diminished greatly when Dale Steyn was forced to return home. Equally, Lungi Ngidi’s absence for crucial matches in the heart of the campaign forced a major rethink. Frazzled minds “The challenge is to stay cool enough to handle the pressure in the moment that you can succeed in future” – Liverpool’s Uefa Champions League winning coach Jurgen Klopp. This statement could not be more appropriate for the Proteas. It does not only refer to playing affairs, but selection and tactical planning too. Everything unravelled at a rapid rate here with South Africa opting to bowl when they should have batted (Bangladesh at The Oval) and batted when they should have bowled (India in Southampton). Equally, the selection of the playing XI was often out of tune with the conditions. Tabraiz Shamsi should have played in the opener against England on a dry Oval surface. It was also strange that Aiden Markram missed out against India at a venue he had played at all summer for Hampshire in the English County Championship. Blame the suits South Africa’s preparation for this World Cup was a hike up Table Mountain and a three-day camp at Tukkies’ in Pretoria. That is nowhere near enough for a high-intensity tournament like the World Cup. While Cricket South Africa’s financial woes are well-documented, it is no time to start penny-pinching before a major tournament. Previous Proteas teams have spent time in the Swiss Alps with High-Performance analysts from outside the cricket world before successful trips to England. Equally, CSA’s inability to stand up to the BCCI and get key players released early from the IPL basically pulled the rug out of the Proteas’ World Cup campaign. Kagiso Rabada looked a weary version of his best self at this World Cup due to his exertions in the IPL for Delhi. South Africa entered this World Cup with five players over 34 years old. And Faf du Plessis admitted to ageing another five years during the epic clash against the Kiwis. It showed in the field where Du Plessis – one of the finest fielders in his day – simply doesn’t have a “gun” arm any longer after numerous shoulder injuries. Hashim Amla, who even in his prime was never the most athletic fielder, struggled to cope with the intensity and Steyn, of course, never even got on the park. More on ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Shakib banned by ICC Tamim asks to be rested Kane deserves New Zealander of the Year award and gets my vote: Stokes ‘If we’d lost, I didn’t know how I’d play cricket again’ ‘There was an error of judgement’ Stokes nominated for New Zealander of the Year award ‘World Cup triumph will inspire England’ Popular In ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Stokes was only thinking of Bangladesh before final delivery I will not be retiring after the World Cup: Mashrafe How the captains have fared so far Tigers fail to pounce again Shakib, Saifuddin top among Tigers’ batsmen and bowlers Friendship bonds India-Pakistan fans despite rivalry The Big 5 Plus: long awaited, but here at last ‘NOTHING HAS CHANGED’ Bangladesh facts at World Cups New Zealand facts at World Cups Sri Lanka facts at World Cup ABOUT US CONTACT US SMS SUBSCRIPTION APPS COMMENT POLICY RSS SITEMAP ADVERTISEMENT NEWSLETTER CONFERENCE HALL ARCHIEVE	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3125
__label__cc	0.543341	0.456659	W3C First Public Working Draft 17 December 2019 https://www.w3.org/TR/2019/WD-web-share-20191217/ Latest published version: https://www.w3.org/TR/web-share/ Latest editor's draft: https://w3c.github.io/web-share/ https://w3c-test.org/web-share/ Matt Giuca (Google Inc.) GitHub w3c/web-share Browser support: caniuse.com Copyright © 2019 W3C® (MIT, ERCIM, Keio, Beihang). W3C liability, trademark and permissive document license rules apply. This specification defines an API for sharing text, links and other content to an arbitrary destination of the user's choice. The available share targets are not specified here; they are provided by the user agent. They could, for example, be apps, websites or contacts. Status of This Document This section describes the status of this document at the time of its publication. Other documents may supersede this document. A list of current W3C publications and the latest revision of this technical report can be found in the W3C technical reports index at https://www.w3.org/TR/. This is a work in progress. Wide review and feedback welcome. This document was published by the Web Applications Working Group as a First Public Working Draft. This document is intended to become a W3C Recommendation. GitHub Issues are preferred for discussion of this specification. Publication as a First Public Working Draft does not imply endorsement by the W3C Membership. This is a draft document and may be updated, replaced or obsoleted by other documents at any time. It is inappropriate to cite this document as other than work in progress. This document was produced by a group operating under the W3C Patent Policy. W3C maintains a public list of any patent disclosures made in connection with the deliverables of the group; that page also includes instructions for disclosing a patent. An individual who has actual knowledge of a patent which the individual believes contains Essential Claim(s) must disclose the information in accordance with section 6 of the W3C Patent Policy. This document is governed by the 1 March 2019 W3C Process Document. 1. Usage Examples 2. API definition 2.1 Extensions to the Navigator interface 2.1.1 Internal Slots 2.1.2 share() method 2.2 ShareData dictionary 3. Share targets 3.1 Examples of share targets 4. Security and privacy considerations A. Extensibility of this API B. Conformance C. IDL Index D. Acknowledgments E. References E.1 Normative references E.2 Informative references This section is non-normative. This example shows a basic share operation. In response to a button click, this JavaScript code shares the current page's URL. Example 1: Basic usage shareButton.addEventListener("click", async () => { await navigator.share({ title: "Example Page", url: "" }); console.log("Data was shared successfully"); console.error("Share failed:", err.message); Note that a url of '' refers to the current page URL, just as it would in a link. Any other absolute or relative URL can also be used. In response to this call to share(), the user agent would display a picker or chooser dialog, allowing the user to select a target to share this title and the page URL to. partial interface Navigator { [SecureContext] Promise<void> share(optional ShareData data = {}); User agents that do not support sharing SHOULD NOT expose share() on the Navigator interface. The above statement is designed to permit feature detection. If share() is present, there is a reasonable expectation that it will work and present the user with at least one share target. Clients can use the presence or absence of this method to determine whether to show UI that triggers its use. This API adds the following internal slot to the Navigator interface. Promise? [[sharePromise]] The [[sharePromise]] is a promise that represents a user's current intent to share some data with a share target. It is initialized to null. When the share() method is called with argument data, run the following steps: If [[sharePromise]] is not null, return a promise rejected with InvalidStateError. If none of data's members title, text, or url are present, return a promise rejected with a TypeError. If data's url member is present: Let base be the this value's relevant settings object's api base URL. Let url be the result of running the URL parser on data's url with base. If url is failure, return a promise rejected with TypeError. Set data to a copy of data, with its url member set to the result of running the URL serializer on url. If the relevant global object of this does not have transient activation, return a promise rejected with with a "NotAllowedError" DOMException. Set [[sharePromise]] to be a new promise. Return [[sharePromise]] and in parallel: If there are no share targets available: Reject [[sharePromise]] with an "AbortError" DOMException. Set [[sharePromise]] to null. Abort these steps. Present the user with a choice of one or more share targets, selected at the user agent's discretion. The user MUST be given the option to cancel rather than choosing any of the share targets. Wait for the user's choice. If the user chose to cancel the share operation: Reject [[sharePromise]] with an "AbortError" DOMException, Activate the chosen share target, convert data to a format suitable for ingestion into the target, and transmit the converted data to the target. If an error occurs starting the target or transmitting the data: Reject [[sharePromise]] with an "DataError" DOMException. Once the data has been successfully transmitted to the target, resolve [[sharePromise]] with undefined. The user agent MUST NOT allow the website to learn which share targets are available, or the identity of the chosen target. share() always shows some form of UI, to give the user a choice of application and get their approval to invoke and send data to a potentially native application (which carries a security risk). For this reason, user agents are prohibited from showing any kind of "always use this target in the future" option, or bypassing the UI if there is only a single share target. dictionary ShareData { USVString title; USVString text; USVString url; The ShareData dictionary consists of several optional members: text member Arbitrary text that forms the body of the message being shared. title member The title of the document being shared. May be ignored by the target. url member A URL string referring to a resource being shared. These members are USVString (as opposed to DOMString) because they are not allowed to contain invalid UTF-16 surrogates. This means the user agent is free to re-encode them in any Unicode encoding (e.g., UTF-8). The url member can contain a relative-URL string. In this case, it will be automatically resolved relative to the current page location, just like a href on an a element, before being given to the share target. A share target is the abstract concept of a destination that the user agent will transmit the share data to. What constitutes a share target is at the discretion of the user agent. A share target might not be directly able to accept a ShareData (due to not having been written with this API in mind). However, it MUST have the ability to receive data that matches some or all of the concepts exposed in ShareData. To convert data to a format suitable for ingestion into the target, the user agent SHOULD map the members of ShareData onto equivalent concepts in the target. It MAY discard or combine members if necessary. The meaning of each member of the payload is at the discretion of the share target. Mapping the ShareData to the share target's (or operating system's) native format can be tricky as some platforms will not have an equivalent set of members. For example, if the target has a "text" member but not a "URL" member (as is the case on Android), one solution is to concatenate both the text and url members of ShareData and pass the result in the "text" member of the target. Each share target MAY be made conditionally available depending on the ShareData payload delivered to the share() method. Once a share target has been given the payload, the share is considered successful. If the target considers the data unacceptable or an error occurs, it can either recover gracefully, or show an error message to the end-user; it cannot rely on the sender to handle errors. In other words, the share() method is "fire and forget"; it does not wait for the target to approve or reject the payload. The list of share targets can be populated from a variety of sources, depending on the user agent and host operating system. For example: Built-in service (e.g., "copy to clipboard"). Native applications written for the host operating system. Contacts (e.g., the user agent directly shares to a person from the user's address book, using a specific app). Websites (e.g., the user agent fills in a template URL with the members of the ShareData, then navigates to that URL in a new browsing context). There is an attempt to standardize the registration of websites to receive share data for that final use case; see Web Share Target. In some cases, the host operating system will provide a sharing or intent system similar to Web Share. In these cases, the user agent can simply forward the share data to the operating system and not talk directly to native applications. Web Share enables data to be sent from websites to native applications. While this ability is not unique to Web Share, it does come with a number of potential security issues that can vary in severity (depending on the underlying platform). There is a requirement to not allow the website to learn which apps are installed, or which app was chosen from share(), because this information could be used for fingerprinting, as well as leaking details about the user's device. Implementors will want to carefully consider what information is revealed in the error message when share() is rejected. Even distinguishing between the case where no targets are available and user cancellation could reveal information about which apps are installed on the user's device. There is a requirement that share() presents the user with a dialog asking them to select a target application (even if there is only one possible target). This surface serves as a security confirmation, ensuring that websites cannot silently send data to native applications. Due to the capabilities of the API surface, share() is available only in secure contexts (such as https:// schemes). Use of share() from a private browsing mode might leak private data to a third-party application that does not respect the user's privacy setting. User agents could present additional warnings or disable the feature entirely when in a private browsing mode, but this is not mandated as the chooser UI could be considered sufficient warning. The data passed to share() might be used to exploit buffer overflow or other remote code execution vulnerabilities in native applications that receive shares. There is no general way to guard against this, but implementors will want to be aware that it is a possibility. The Web Share API is designed to be extended in the future by way of new members added to the ShareData dictionary, to allow both sharing of new types of data (e.g., images) and strings with new semantics (e.g. author). This doesn't mean user agents can add whatever members they like. It means that new members can be added to the standard in the future. The three members title, text, and url, are part of the base feature set, and implementations that provide share() need to accept all three. Any new members that are added in the future will be individually feature-detectable, to allow for backwards-compatibility with older implementations that don't recognize those members. These new members might also be added as optional "MAY" requirements. There is an open discussion about how to provide feature-detection for dictionary members. Web Share will use the mechanism produced by that discussion. The share() method returns a rejected promise with a TypeError if none of the specified members are present. The intention is that when a new member is added, it will also be added to this list of recognized members. This is for future-proofing implementations: if a web site written against a future version of this spec uses only new members (e.g., navigator.share({image: x})), it will be valid in future user agents, but a TypeError on user agents implementing an older version of the spec. Developers will be asked to feature-detect any new members they rely on, to avoid having errors surface in their program. Editors of this spec will want to carefully consider the genericity of any new members being added, avoiding members that are closely associated with a particular service, user agent or operating system, in favour of members that can potentially be applied to a wide range of platforms and targets. As well as sections marked as non-normative, all authoring guidelines, diagrams, examples, and notes in this specification are non-normative. Everything else in this specification is normative. The key words MAY, MUST, MUST NOT, SHOULD, and SHOULD NOT in this document are to be interpreted as described in BCP 14 [ RFC2119 ] [ RFC8174 ] when, and only when, they appear in all capitals, as shown here. Thanks to the Web Intents team, who laid the groundwork for the web app interoperability use cases. In particular, Paul Kinlan, who did a lot of early advocacy for Web Share. HTML Standard . Anne van Kesteren; Domenic Denicola; Ian Hickson; Philip Jägenstedt; Simon Pieters. WHATWG. Living Standard. URL: https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/ [RFC2119] Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels . S. Bradner. IETF. March 1997. Best Current Practice. URL: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2119 Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase in RFC 2119 Key Words . B. Leiba. IETF. May 2017. Best Current Practice. URL: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8174 URL Standard . Anne van Kesteren. WHATWG. Living Standard. URL: https://url.spec.whatwg.org/ [WebIDL] Web IDL . Boris Zbarsky. W3C. 15 December 2016. W3C Editor's Draft. URL: https://heycam.github.io/webidl/ UTF-16, an encoding of ISO 10646 . P. Hoffman; F. Yergeau. IETF. February 2000. Informational. URL: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2781 UTF-8, a transformation format of ISO 10646 . F. Yergeau. IETF. November 2003. Internet Standard. URL: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3629	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3127
__label__wiki	0.799034	0.799034	Travel Trade Guide Press Visit Guidelines All Hotels & Lodging Bed & Breakfasts / Guesthouses Tex-Mex / Mexican Major Events & Festivals Enchanted Rock Fredericksburg Trade Days Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park Live Music & Nightlife Restaurants Open Late Celebrate Special Occasions Free Visitor Info Family Getaway 7-Day Getaway 3-Day Weekend Getaway Girlfriends' Getaway Shuttle & Tours Gillespie County Airport International Traveler Information {{:image}} Fredericksburg and Texas Hill Country Receive Recognition As a Great Place to Visit and Live FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Amanda Koone, Communications Manager March 24, 2014 Fredericksburg and Texas Hill Country Receive Recognition As a Great Place to Visit and Live FREDERICKSBURG, TX --- Fredericksburg and the Texas Hill Country have received numerous accolades in the past four months. “I have always felt that Fredericksburg, located in the very heart of the Texas Hill Country, is both a great place to visit and a great place to live. This combination of independent rankings --- with high scores on both livability and appeal as a travel destination – lends credibility to my observations,” noted Kent Myers, City Manager, City of Fredericksburg. “We invite both visitors and potential new residents to discover our German heritage, our Hill Country wines and cuisine, our natural beauty and our Texan hospitality.” Fredericksburg has just been recognized as a Top Destination for 2014 Spring Travel by FlipKey.com, the vacation rental site of TripAdvisor. “With their blooming bluebonnets in springtime, this Texan city can’t be beat. Sothern charm will sweep you off your feet, and you are guaranteed a good time with all their seasonal events,” says the website. The real estate website Movoto listed Fredericksburg as #1 on their “Best Places to Live in Texas” list. According to the listing, “This uniquely German city in Gillespie County, Texas, did well in nearly all of our criteria, but when it came to weather, unemployment rate, a median home price of $204,700 and education, this city did simply wunderbar.” Fredericksburg was also named to the Forbes “25 Best Places to Retire in 2014” list for the United States. Data that was considered in the rankings was housing and living costs, taxes, weather and air quality, crime rates, doctor availability, and active lifestyle rankings for walkability, bicycling and volunteering. In addition, Gillespie County was named as one of the top eight on CNN Money’s “Where the Middle Class Thrives” list for the United States. The website says, “These eight places have low unemployment, a good quality of life and decent incomes, according to government data compiled by CNN Money and nonprofits Opportunity Nation and Measure of America.” Speaking about Gillespie County, the site says, “A little over an hour’s drive north of San Antonio and west of Austin, Fredericksburg is the only sizable town in the county – and it’s making quite a name for itself on the tourism circuit.” The Texas Hill Country was named to Travel & Leisure’s “America’s Most Romantic Winter Destinations” list this past December. The magazine said, “Turn up the heat this winter on a romantic getaway – no passport necessary.” The writer continued, “Although it’s just west of Austin, Texas Hill Country feels worlds away, with its cypress-fringed rivers, limestone canyons, and two–lane country roads. Hit the road, with stops at area wineries, and make your way to Fredericksburg, which comes alive for the holidays.” The Texas Hill Country was also named one of the “10 Best Wine Travel Destinations 2014” by Wine Enthusiast Magazine. The magazine says of its list, “From classic wine-touring regions to exciting newcomers, our editors guide you to the very best in wine, food and cultural adventure.” Writer Alexis Korman said, “Everything really is bigger in Texas: It’s the No. 5 wine-producing state in the U.S., the Texas Hill Country AVA is the second largest in the nation and its most promising wines boast supersized flavors. But the explosion of new wineries and tasting rooms along scenic Highway 290 west of Austin hasn’t lessened Hill Country’s old-fashioned country charm.” For more information on visiting Fredericksburg and the Texas Hill Country, check out www.VisitFredericksburgTX.com. For information on living in Fredericksburg, visit the City of Fredericksburg’s official website at www.fbgtx.org or the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce website at www.fredericksburg-texas.com. English {{#languages}}{{label}}{{/languages}} Silent Auction Donation Request CVBnews CVB Visitor Research © 2020 Fredericksburg Convention & Visitor Bureau. All Rights Reserved.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3129
__label__wiki	0.645009	0.645009	Emilia Romagna From Bologna to Rimini and Parma Friuli Venezia Giulia From Trieste to Udine Liguria From the Cinque Terre to Portofino and Genoa Lombardy From Milan to Lake Como and Garda Piedmont From Turin and Asti and Venaria Trentino-Alto Adige From Dolomities to Ortisei and Riva del Garda Aosta Valley From Courmayeur to Aosta Veneto From Venice to Verona and the Dolomites Park Lazio From Rome to Anagni and Viterbo Marche From Pesaro to Urbino and Conero Molise From Termoli to Campobasso Tuscany From Florence to Pisa and Siena Umbria From Perugia to Assisi and Spoleto Abruzzo From L'Aquila to Montesilvano and Gran Sasso Basilicata From Matera to Potenza and Melfi Calabria From Tropea to Sila Park and Reggio Calabria Campania From Naples to Sorrento and Capri Apulia From Polignano a Mare to Alberobello and Vieste Sardinia From Cagliari to Alghero and Olbia Sicily From Palermo to Catania and Agrigento Food and Flavours Places and Tours Become an Italian Ambassador Panettone vs Pandoro: the eternal dilemma of Italian Christmas Veneto - Lombardy Better Panettone or Pandoro? Which is the most preferred Christmas cake by Italians? In Italy we know, food is sacred and good eating is a religion. So, even in the Christmas season, Italian tables never lack delicacies of regional traditions, but we divide on the choice of traditional dessert: better panettone or pandoro? A question apparently simple but Italians are divided into two factions, the panettone lovers, rich of raisins and candied, symbol of abundance and happiness; and whose prefer pandoro, simple but rich in butter and eggs, with its distinctive star shape. The Milanese panettone: its origins and its variants The origin of panettone, the genuine dessert of Milan, is very ancient, and dates back as far as 1400. It is said that a chef in service at the court of Ludovico il Moro had mistakenly burnt the cake to be served at the end of a lunch, and, without it, served a dessert of a helper, Toni, prepared with what had remained in the kitchen: flour, eggs, butter, raisins and citron peel. The cake was much appreciated and was called with the name of its inventor, “pan del Toni” (Toni's bread), from which the name today panettone. Another legend sees the panettone protagonist of a love story between Ughetto, noble falconer of the Duke, and Adalgisa, daughter of a humble baker, Toni, in precarious economic conditions. Ughetto proposed to help the father of his beloved and prepared a sweet bread enriched with raisins and dried fruit; this bread was so successful that it raised the fate of the baker and allowed the two lovers to crown their dream of love. Truth or legend, panettone is the most classic Christmas cake, with a unique flavor and an unmistakable scent. Not everyone actually likes candied fruit inside, so that today many confectionery companies offer variations only with raisins, or with delicious chocolate or cream fillings in various flavors. There is also a classic variant, Verona panettone, which has glazing with almonds on the surface. Pandoro of Verona: the aristocracy’s cake About the origins of the pandoro, someone tells it was already known in the ancient Rome, about what already told Pliny the Elder (I sec. d.c.), talking about a “panis” (bread) made with flour, butter and oil. Others trace the pandoro to the Renaissance, when in the courts of the Venetian nobles it was used to cover the food with thin gold leaves, from which, therefore, the name “pan de oro” (golden bread). The ancestor of the pandoro was the “nadalin”, a very simple cake prepared by the Veronese; Verona is actually the birthplace of this sweet with the typical star cone shape, rich in butter and wrapped by a cascade of delicate powdered sugar. The pandoro is definitely preferred by children for its simple taste, and is often used for the preparation of other sweets, with chocolate or fruit filling, ice cream and as best suggest imagination and delicacy. …Which do you prefer? It is really hard to choose between the two contenders on Christmas table. throne. On the one hand the panettone, high, soft, fragrant and rich in raisins and candied like precious stones of a noble texture; on the other hand the pandoro, soft, fragrant, almost a taste of Paradise at every bite. We decided not to appoint a winner; at Christmas, you know, calories do not count, so let’s eat both! Did you like this? Let us know {{nome_regione}} {{/corr}} Visit Italy is the guide of Italy. Find out the best things to do in Italy, its regions and its wonderful cities. Visit Italy will help you plan your trip, giving you useful information and advice on how to visit Italy in the best possible way. Hai un attività? Diventa partner Project by Marketing Italia in partnership with WIPLAB	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3130
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WAVY Webcams The Big Tournament Friday Night Flights ODU Football Washington Huddle HR Show Healthy Hampton Roads I Am Hampton Roads Live Music Friday Reck on the Road Half-Off Hampton Roads Coats for Families Remarkable Women Contest Contact WAVY FOX43 TV Repack – WAVY Rescan FAQ Repack – WVBT Rescan FAQ WAVY TV Schedule Work for WAVY Watch WAVY News 10 Today AP Exclusive: Accidental shootings show police training gaps by: MARTHA BELLISLE, Associated Press Posted: Dec 9, 2019 / 04:49 PM EST / Updated: Dec 9, 2019 / 05:34 PM EST In this Nov. 1, 2019, photo, Gabe Steele wipes his eye as he sits in his home in West Point, Iowa, and talks about the accidental fatal shooting of his wife, Autumn Steele, by a Burlington, Iowa police officer in 2015. Accidental shootings by police happen across the United States every year, an Associated Press investigation has found, and experts say it’s because law enforcement officers don’t get the training they need. (AP Photo/Matthew Holst) SEATTLE (AP) — When an Iowa mother tried to take her child from her husband during an argument on a snowy sidewalk in 2015, an officer stepped in to stop the scuffle, but he accidentally fired his weapon as a dog approached. The bullet went through the woman’s arm and into her chest, killing her as her family watched in horror. When a Minnesota sergeant stopped a motorcyclist after a 2015 high-speed chase, he stepped out of his patrol car with his firearm drawn, flush with adrenaline, and accidentally shot the man in the arm. And an Arkansas police officer fatally shot a suspect in 2012 as she tried to get him into handcuffs. Accidental shootings by law enforcement have happened in recent years at agencies small and large and at all levels — city, county, state and federal — across the U.S., an Associated Press investigation found. They’ve caused hundreds of injuries to officers, suspects and bystanders, and sometimes they’ve caused deaths. Experts say it’s because officers don’t get the training they need to handle their guns proficiently, especially in life-and-death situations. The methods used to train officers with their firearms “create the illusion of learning” but are inadequate for the demands of today’s policing, said Bill Lewinski, executive director of the Illinois-based Force Science Institute, which provides research and training to law enforcement agencies. “The training has to match the shooting challenges on the street,” he said. “We don’t do enough street training connected to actual skill and decision-making that’s required of officers in this type of encounter. Some officers only handle their guns once a year.” Officers are most proficient with their guns immediately after graduating from a police academy, experts say. After that, most are tested only once or twice a year in “qualifications” that measure a minimum level of firearms proficiency. There are no federal guidelines for these tests so there are thousands of different standards across the county. No one tracks these shootings nationwide, so the AP collected media reports and surveyed agencies across the country through public records requests. The review was not comprehensive, due to the sheer number of U.S. law enforcement agencies and a lack of reporting requirements for such shootings. But it provides a snapshot of the problem, documenting 1,422 unintentional discharges since 2012 at 258 agencies, and uncovering detailed reports on 426. The tally includes any incident in which a gun went off and the officer did not intend it to, whether they were cleaning or unloading a weapon or surging with adrenaline while responding to a call. Some shootings occurred because of involuntary muscle reflexes, experts said, or because the officer simply tripped. While countless law enforcement officers safely perform their duties every day, some experts say even a small number of accidental shootings is unacceptable because they are preventable. “Ninety-nine out of 100 times, there is not something wrong with the gun,” said Paul Markel, a former police officer and firearms instructor in Mississippi. “It’s the person holding it.” TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES Gabe Steele describes Jan. 6, 2015, as the worst day of his life. He and his wife, Autumn, had been having marital problems, issues he partly blames on his PTSD from two tours in Iraq. When she showed up at their Burlington, Iowa, home that morning, he called 911, fearing another fight. Autumn Steele was trying to wrest their 3-year-old son from Gabe’s arms on the sidewalk when Officer Jesse Hill approached. Just then, their dog darted toward Hill, barking loudly, and the officer lost his footing, firing two shots as he fell backward into the snow. One bullet hit the dog, the other hit 34-year-old Autumn Steele, killing her. Hill became frantic. “I pulled my gun and shot it, and I hit her,” he told Officer Tim Merryman, according to Hill’s body camera video. “Oh, my God, no!” Gabe Steele knew instantly his wife was in trouble. She “actually sat down, looked me in the eye” before she died, he recalled, choking up, in a recent exclusive interview. “That was tough.” The AP found 21 cases where people died in accidental shootings by police. It identified another 134 where the officer injured himself, and 45 where an accidental discharge injured another officer. An officer accidentally shot bystanders in 34 instances and suspects in 19. Unintentional shootings usually lead to two investigations: one by an outside agency to determine whether charges should be filed, and an internal review to see if any policies were violated and punishment, such as suspension, is appropriate. In Autumn Steele’s case, state investigators reviewed the shooting and sent the matter to then-Des Moines County Attorney Amy Beavers to determine if Hill should be charged. Beavers compared the evidence against Iowa’s homicide statutes: First- and second-degree murder and voluntary manslaughter didn’t fit the scene, she said; involuntary manslaughter would apply only if the death occurred while the officer committed a crime; and Iowa has no negligent homicide law. She decided Hill could not be charged. “(It) appeared to me that Officer Hill was trying to protect himself from the dog and an assault,” Beavers said in a recent interview, adding that the decision still weighs on her. “It was a tragic accident.” Hill also kept his job, including working as a school security officer. His lawyer did not respond to a request for comment, and Burlington Police Chief Dennis Kramer declined AP interviews with himself and Hill. Gabe Steele, 40, thinks Hill should have been held accountable. “He just got to go on vacation and get paid for it, for taking my son’s mother away,” Steele said. “No one has ever apologized to me and my son. That hurts.” Steele’s family filed a wrongful death suit against the city and Hill, and reached a $2 million settlement in 2018, according to their lawyer. The AP’s investigation found 17 cases in which the officer was charged and 28 that ended in lawsuits. Settlements varied from $200,000 to several million. PERVASIVE PROBLEM Law enforcement agencies have different terms for these shootings, including “accidental,” “negligent,” or “unintentional” discharges. But Doug Tangen, firearms program manager at Washington state’s law enforcement training center, argues they are all caused by a degree of negligence because at some point the officer violated one or more of the four universal firearms safety rules: Assume all guns are loaded, always point the muzzle in a safe direction, keep your finger off the trigger, and be sure of your target and what is beyond it. “Guns don’t go off by themselves,” Tangen said. In addition to a lack of standards for police shooting qualifications, there are no federal regulations mandating the amount of firearms training officers must receive at the police academy or once they graduate, Tangen said. The U.S. Justice Department has issued consent decrees mandating certain types of training following use-of-force complaints, but those orders focused mostly on de-escalation training, not firearms, he said. Accidental shootings happen at agencies of all sizes. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, for example, reported 140 between 2012 and 2018. New York City police had 100 during that time, while the smaller Jackson, Mississippi, police department had 93, the AP found. They also continue to occur at federal agencies, more than a decade after the Justice Department’s inspector general documented high rates. The watchdog office studied shootings by four federal agencies from 2000 to 2003. It found that of 267 shootings reported, 38 percent were unintentional. According to the AP’s review of records obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests, the FBI has had at least 48 accidental shootings in the past five years. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has had at least 122 since 2012, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives 27. SURVIVAL STRESS When SWAT officers searched the Las Vegas hotel room used by Stephen Paddock to massacre people attending the 91 Harvest Festival in 2017, they used an explosive device to breach a door to an adjoining room, and three loud blasts erupted. Officers in the hallway flooded into the room, asking: “Where did those shots come from? Was that us?” One of the officers called out that he accidentally fired his assault rifle, hitting a chair, cabinet and wall. No one was hurt. The AP identified six cases where police accidentally fired their weapons while responding to reports of active shooters, including at schools. In all, 200 accidental shootings happened while officers were on duty or were responding to crimes. In some cases, they were hyped up due to adrenaline, which can impair officers’ hearing and vision and even skew their perception of time. “When officers suffer survival stress, real survival stress, all of their senses start to degrade,” said Sean Hendrickson, an instructor at the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission, which trains all police and sheriff’s deputies in the state. An Eden Prairie, Minnesota, police sergeant cited this phenomenon after he accidentally shot a motorcyclist in 2015. Sgt. Lonnie Soppeland stopped the biker after a middle-of-the-night, high-speed chase along county roads, according to police and court records. Soppeland drew his firearm as he stepped out of his patrol car, and a round went off, hitting the motorcyclist in the arm. “You actually shot me!” a distressed and bleeding Matthew Hovland-Knase is heard telling the sergeant in his dashcam video. Soppeland starts swearing and rushes to his aid. “It was not intentional, I can tell you that,” he responds. Soppeland later explained to Hennepin County sheriff’s investigators that as he chased the motorcycle, he watched it nearly crash head-on into a tow truck. “This added stress and adrenaline to my body,” he told them. “It was not my conscious choice to discharge my firearm.” Soppeland was assigned to administrative work during the investigation and later returned to regular duties with no further disciplinary action. MUSCLE CONTRACTIONS Other accidental shootings by police have been attributed to muscle reflexes — one hand or arm jerks or contracts, causing the other hand or arm to jerk or contract — including the 2012 killing of a suspect in Alexander, Arkansas. Officer Nancy Cummings says she stopped to check on Carleton Wallace, who was walking down the middle of the street, and he pulled a gun on her. She told him to drop it, and he threw it in the bushes. Cummings then attempted to handcuff Wallace, but he yanked away, causing her to fall. As she tried to hold onto him, the gun fired, the court record said. Wallace was shot in the back. Cummings later said she didn’t mean for the gun to go off and remembers looking at her hand and not knowing what happened, according to her statement in response to a federal wrongful death lawsuit. She was charged with manslaughter. An agent who wrote the arrest affidavit said the way Cummings effected the arrest “with her gun in her hand with the finger on the trigger well was reckless,” court records said. Thomas Martin, an officer and firearms expert, testified at a trial in the lawsuit that the gun’s firing was the result of a “natural reflex.” “If Ms. Cummings’ finger were situated outside the trigger guard and Mr. Wallace’s actions caused her to reflexively squeeze her right hand, it is possible that Cummings’ finger inadvertently and unintentionally slipped into the trigger guard and in one fluid motion, disengaged the safety lever and pulled the trigger,” he wrote in an affidavit. Cummings was acquitted, and a jury ruled in her favor in the lawsuit. A recent study by the Force Science Institute, the research and consulting group, cited involuntary muscle contractions as one of the potential main factors in accidental shootings by police. The study categorized behaviors based on unintentional discharges outlined in 171 reports from four law enforcement agencies. Other shootings occurred when officers lost their balance or experienced a “startle response.” In most cases, their finger was on the trigger when it shouldn’t have been, the study found. Injuries happened in 20% of the 171 reports — three-quarters of them to the officer, and the rest to fellow officers and suspects. Deaths occurred in 8%, with 85% being suspects and 15% fellow officers. “These findings suggest that injuries and deaths may be more prevalent than previously reported,” the study said. TRAINING SHORTFALLS Experts agree the way to reduce these shootings is to rethink firearms training, starting with the amount required. While all academies require cadets to undergo a certain number of hours of firearms instruction, the AP found how many varies widely. Georgia, Illinois and Indiana, for example, call for 40 hours of specific firearms training, while Florida requires 80, Utah 52 and Missouri 66 hours. Cadets at Washington’s academy must have 90 hours of firearms training. But once they go to work for a department, the amount of additional training they receive is uncertain, said Hendrickson, the instructor. “Those skills that they receive here at the academy, firearms skills, degrade pretty rapidly after they leave the academy if they’re not practicing or getting more training,” he said. Another issue is the type of training used. Most academies use “block and silo” methods, which bombard officers with information and don’t present it in a coordinated manner, so they don’t retain it, experts say. What’s lacking are standards for regular, ongoing training — including scenario-based exercises that mirror high-stress situations — at the academy and over the course of an officer’s career. Spending money up front on training reduces the possibility of having to spend it later — on lawsuits, said Jason Wuestenberg, executive director of the National Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors Association. “Usually when something bad happens, it’s due to a lack of training or leadership,” he said. More on AP’s findings: https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/6570974/Accidental-shootings-by-police.pdf Follow Martha Bellisle at https://twitter.com/marthabellisle by CALEB JONES, JENNIFER KELLEHER and MARCO GARCIA Associated Press / Jan 19, 2020 HONOLULU (AP) — A man shot and killed two police officers Sunday as they responded to a home in a leafy neighborhood beneath the rim of a famed volcanic crater near Waikiki Beach, authorities said. The officers were responding to a call from a woman who said she needed help and found her with a stab wound to her leg, police said Sunday. The suspect opened fire as police arrived, killing Officers Tiffany Enriquez and Kaulike Kalama, said Honolulu Police Chief Susan Ballard. She said the suspect as well as two women who were in the home were unaccounted for. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Gov. Wanda Vázquez fired the heads of Puerto Rico’s housing and family departments Sunday in the latest fallout over the discovery of a warehouse filled with emergency supplies dating from Hurricane Maria. The removal of Housing Secretary Fernando Gil and Department of Family Secretary Glorimar Andújar came a day after the governor fired the director of Puerto Rico’s emergency management agency. Vázquez fired him hours after a Facebook video showed angry people breaking into the warehouse in an area where thousands have been in shelters since a recent earthquake. HONOLULU (AP) — Two police officers were killed in a shooting Sunday in the normally peaceful Honolulu, Hawaii's governor said in a statement. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports that officers were responding to an assault call near the base of Diamond Head when they encountered a male with a firearm, who then opened fire, striking two officers. Chesapeake Police investigate after deadly shooting involving off-duty Norfolk officer Man dies in Hampton shooting on Goldsboro Drive 25-year-old dies following double shooting in Portsmouth Portsmouth / 6 hours ago Two-vehicle accident with injuries closes southbound lane of Veterans Memorial Bridge in Chesapeake Chesapeake / 14 hours ago WAVY Twitter Widget Tweets by WAVY_News WAVY Facebook WAVY TV 10 Virginia Beach middle school teacher removed from class over ‘disturbing video’ 104-year-old veteran asking for Valentine’s Day cards: ‘I’ll save every one them’ WAVY: FCC Public File WVBT: FCC Public File WVBT EEO Report	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3134
__label__wiki	0.8889	0.8889	New caravan of migrants heads to the US,… A timeline of Oprah Winfrey’s involvement with the… Home Sci-TechScience Feeling distressed about climate change? Here’s how to manage it Feeling distressed about climate change? Here’s how to manage it Climate change is often framed as a scientific or technical issue. But for many, it is also emotional. It can be almost unbearable to witness entire cities destroyed by forest fires and storm-leveled islands. To see photos of koala bears scorched by flames and dead seabirds washing ashore in the thousands. Or to read the latest confirmation that nations are unfortunately with poor performance promise to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. "It hits your heart before it hits your head," he said. Jennifer Atkinson, senior professor of environmental humanities at the University of Washington at Bothell. Our reactions to these dark facts take many forms, including sadness, despair, hopelessness, anger, and anxiety. Often these are manifestations of a deeper grief caused by climate change. Experts say the phenomenon is growing and is something we need to address. "We don't want to be stuck in the pain space forever," Atkinson said. But "the ability to move forward is based on the ability to recognize losses and suffer openly." The first step, she said, is to allow yourself to feel what you are feeling, even if it sounds silly or exaggerated, and to honor it. "The message we get is that our pain is somehow deviant," she said. But grief is a normal, healthy response to loss, examples of which are easy to find in a warming world. Dealing with climate sadness can also mean accepting that everyone – whether consciously or not – contributes to the problem, he said. Rosemary randall, a UK-based psychotherapist specializing in climate change. "We keep doing things we shouldn't do for decades," Randall said. "Guilt can't be mitigated by someone saying," No, no, no, it's not your fault. " From there, experts say, it's a matter of learning how to manage the various sides of grief. As anyone who has lost a loved one knows, suffering ebbs and flows, taking on strange shapes and raising their heads at unexpected times. This is particularly true for climate suffering as losses are ongoing, he said. Ashlee Cunsolo, specialist in ecological change and mental health at Memorial University's Labrador Institute in Canada. In some cases, people experience the classic five stages of grieffrom denial to acceptance. Other times, it's more complicated and nonlinear process to deal with feelings as they arise and to continually adapt to the changing world. Regardless, it is important to find support. Being around other people who share similar concerns helps dispel the impression that everyone is doing well and you're the most extravagant, Atkinson said. "There really is a sense of comfort and validation to discovering this is not true – that many others are suffering these losses and experiencing anxiety about the future." Some people may find safe places to express their concerns with friends and family. Others may also resort to places like Good Mourning Network, an online resource for people suffering ecological mourning. The network coordinates meetings in various US cities and offers a manual for starting a support group in other communities. Another organization called The dinner It facilitates dinners for young people who have suffered losses and recently started hosting events centered on environmental suffering. (Carla Fernandez, co-founder of the Dinner Party, said the idea it occurred to him after the sovereign fire in 2016 threatened a favorite gorge in Big Sur.) Whenever possible, Randall recommends that people go offline and connect in person. "Talks about sadness are often full of silence, hesitation and uncertainty," she said. "And social media communications are usually fast and fast." For some, seeking professional help may be the best option. Andrew Bryant, a Seattle-based therapist, maintains the site climateandmind.org, which provides advice on how to find a doctor. It also contains detailed descriptions of scholars' growing understanding of ecological suffering and references to books and articles on climate and mental health. Ultimately, people need to create habits that allow them to recognize and process their pain but not stifle it, Atkinson said. That could mean going out, making art or reading literature. Atkinson teaches an environmental grief class in which his students develop an emotional survival kit to help them cope. After attracting coverage by Seattle Times Last year, the class was ridiculed by some as more spoiled by millennial snowflakes. But Atkinson said facing the grief it takes more courage than look away, which is the predominant social response to climate change. And buried beneath this pain is something hopeful. "We just regret what we love," said Cunsolo. "If we didn't like something, we wouldn't be sad to lose it." Disney removes "Fox" from the name... Xiaomi Mi Band 4 has a price you don't want to miss (Promocode) Michelle Obama Shares 2020 Workout Playlist Featuring Lizzo, Cardi B & More:… 11 US troops treated for injuries after Iran missile attack	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3138
__label__wiki	0.614894	0.614894	TWICE@Home Remote Start/Security Home Satellite IP Set-Top Boxes Trade Groups Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus: Tom’s Guide Review Excerpt The Galaxy Note 10 Plus boasts a huge 6.8-inch display, long battery life and new S Pen tricks in a sleek design, but its cameras aren't the best. Mark Spoonauer ⋅ Aug 22, 2019 Our sister site, Tom’s Guide recently released an in-depth review of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus revealing their testing results and insights. The Note 10 is just one of the hot mobile devices consumers will be seeking in Q3 and Q4, and retailers are sure to be inundated with questions about the features and quality of the Note 10. Tom’s Guide editor-in-chief, Mark Spoonauer takes you through the ins-and-outs of this hot release. EDITOR’S NOTE: This is an excerpt from the original review. I encourage you to check out the details in Mark’s full review – complete with interactive photo samples and comparisons. Full review here. The Galaxy Note 10 Plus boasts a huge 6.8-inch display, long battery life and new S Pen tricks in a sleek design, but its cameras aren’t the best. Gorgeous 6.8-inch screen Strong performance Live Focus effects for video S Pen supports Air Actions gestures DeX mode now easier to use Aura Glow model smudges quickly Air gestures can be finicky Cameras not as good as Pixel 3 or Huawei P30 Pro The Galaxy Note 10 Plus is one of the first phones I’ve used in a long while that elicits “oohs” and “ahs” from across the room. Part of that is because of its mammoth 6.8-inch screen, but what draws people in at first is the Aura Glow finish on my review unit, which glows the whole rainbow, depending on how light hits the glass back. Once you look past the eye candy, the Note 10 Plus (starting at $1,099) is a formidable big-screen Android phone with strong performance, a host of new S Pen tricks— including Air gestures— and excellent battery life. I also like the fast charging and pro-level video effects, and I really don’t mind the headphone jack getting the axe. However, the cameras could be better compared to Google’s and Huawei’s best efforts, and some of the features come across as gimmicky. Overall, the Galaxy Note 10 Plus is one of the best smartphones you can buy if you can afford the premium. But is it right for you? Our in-depth Galaxy Note 10 Plus review will help you decide. Galaxy Note 10 Plus Cheat Sheet The Galaxy Note 10’s mammoth 6.8-inch AMOLED display is one of the best we’ve ever seen and tested. I love the Aura Glow color and the way it changes color in the light, but not the fingerprint smudges. The huge 4,300 mAh battery allowed the Note 10 Plus to last 11 hours and 46 minutes on our web surfing battery test. The included 25W charger juices the phone pretty fast, as the battery reached 65% in 30 minutes and 33% in 15 minutes. Based on our benchmark tests, the Galaxy Note 10 Plus is one of the fastest Android phones yet, but it trails the iPhone XS Max. The new S Pen Air gestures are fun but can be finicky. While the Note 10 Plus’ cameras perform well in low light, the Pixel 3 and Huawei Mate P30 Pro are better camera phones overall. The lack of a headphone jack is a bummer, though Samsung kept the microSD card slot. Galaxy Note 10 Plus pricing and release date The Galaxy Note 10 Plus is now available for pre-order for $1,099. The phone goes on sale Aug. 23. The phone starts with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, but you can opt for a model with 512GB of storage for $1,199 All of the major wireless carriers are selling the Galaxy Note 10 Plus, including AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile. Samsung is offering trade-in deals for those who pre-order through Samsung.com, but you should check out all the Galaxy Note 10 deals before you decide where to buy. EDITOR’S NOTE: The article continues on Tom’s Guide with incredible in-depth testing results, details and insights only Tom’s Guide can bring you. Check out the rest of the article to learn more about what consumers will be looking for in the Note 10. See also: Announcing The Winners Of The 2019 TWICE VIP Awards! Tags ⋅ phablet ⋅ Samsung ⋅ Samsung Galaxy ⋅ Samsung Galaxy Note 10 ⋅ smartphone VIDEO: Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus Review: Tom’s Guide Samsung Electronics to Name Its Next Galaxy Note as Galaxy Note 7 Instead of Galaxy Note 6 Samsung’s Windows 10 Galaxy TabPro S Is Now Available How Much Damage Has The Galaxy Note 7 Recall Done To Samsung’s Brand? 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__label__cc	0.70742	0.29258	A-Z Commands NewsPaperLinux News, Machine Learning, Programming, Data Science Sponsored Post & Advertisement Home Linux Franz - A Free Messaging App for Telegram, Slack, Messenger, WhatsApp, and... Franz – A Free Messaging App for Telegram, Slack, Messenger, WhatsApp, and More Franz does not read anything you type, send or receive. That’s between you and your messenger service. It successfully deliver your messages. No nosing – all hail postal secrecy! Mehedi Hasan Franz is a free, open source and multi-platform supported messaging app for Linux, Windows, MacOS etc. If I say that it’s a chat or messaging app, it might be a bit wrong information. Because this app is not a standalone messaging software instead it’s a host application which supports hundreds of online chat and messaging services into one software. 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__label__wiki	0.515333	0.515333	Home Nigerian News Politics Nigeria Produces 60% Global Yam, Exports None - FG Nigeria Produces 60% Global Yam, Exports None - FG It was said IITA under its YIIFSWA programme saw the need to develop high ratio multiplication technologies. Nigeria is ranked as one of the world’s largest producers of yam with about 60 per cent of global production of the agricultural product, the Federal Government announced on Wednesday. It stated that the ranking was done by the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations, but added that the country was not among the comity of yam exporting nations. This, according to the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mohammed Umar, was due to lack of quality seeds and efficient seed production. READ ALSO: 60,000 Lagos Residents Living With HIV/AIDS At Large ― UNAIDS He disclosed this in Abuja at the National Awareness Workshop on yam, organised by the Advocacy and Resource Mobilisation Team of Yam Improvement for Income and Food Security in West Africa, an initiative of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture. Umar, who was represented by the Director of Agriculture, FMARD, Frank Kudla, said IITA under its YIIFSWA programme saw the need to develop high ratio multiplication technologies. READ ALSO: Unbelievable! Over 700 Tapeworms Found Inside Man's Brain After Eating Uncooked Pork (Photos)	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3156
__label__wiki	0.742745	0.742745	Doctors use man’s toe to recreate sawed-off thumb by: Donovan Long Posted: Dec 6, 2019 / 04:49 AM CST / Updated: Dec 6, 2019 / 04:49 AM CST CARSON CITY, Mich. (WOOD) — Aiden Atkins’ road to recovery began with a thumbs up. “It didn’t hurt at all, not even a little bit,” Atkins said. Atkins showed News 8 how he sawed his thumb off his left hand on April 20. It happened while he was creating a wooden gift for his then-girlfriend. “I realized that what I had seen fly was not anything to do with the piece of wood. It actually was my thumb I had seen fly,” Atkins said. Time was ticking to reattach Adkins’ thumb. The surgery had to be done within four hours, but his family couldn’t find it. In fact, they still haven’t found it. Atkins went without a thumb for four months, then decided that replacing his thumb would be better in the long run. A contributed photo of Aiden Adkins. “God has a plan for everything,” Atkins said. “He does it for a reason.” On Aug. 20, doctors detached Atkins’ left index toe at the University of Michigan Hospital. They used it to recronstruct a thumb. Photos of Aiden Adkins’ new thumb after the transplant. (Dec. 5, 2019) A month after his surgery, Atkins started hand therapy with Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital’s Hand Therapy Program. He worked closely with his occupational therapist, Kelly Nye. “His thumb does bend and straighten pretty well,” Nye said. “That’s the most motion I’ve ever seen out of a toe-to-thumb transfer.” Nye spent months teaching Atkins how to reuse and regain strength in his new thumb. All the practice has helped Atkins continue his passion for taxidermy and his love for target practice. But it’s really the love from his therapist that helped him end his road to recovery with another thumbs up. “I definitely wouldn’t be as far as what I am if it wasn’t for you helping me,” Atkins said. Kentucky / 8 mins ago Sold for sex at 10 years old, local sex trafficking survivor shares her story	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3159
__label__wiki	0.908221	0.908221	Home / News / Passenger Vessels / Are maritime laser strikes on the rise? Are maritime laser strikes on the rise? ByKirk Moore on May 3, 2016 A spate of laser incidents targeting Washington State Ferries and Coast Guard crews in Puget Sound culminated with a $100,000 civil penalty levied on a ferry passenger, who flashed a high-powered blue laser into a ferry pilothouse, injuring the master and chief mate. Coast Guard officers investigating the Oct. 22, 2015 incident zeroed in on Mark Raden of Freeland, Wash., as the suspect who pointed the laser at the pilothouse of the passing 362’x83’x18’ ferry Tokitae. At the time Raden was aboard the 328’x78’8”x16’6” ferry Kitsap, transiting between Mukilteo and Clinton, the Coast Guard said. The Tokitae during sea trials. Washington State Ferries photo.“Firing a laser at a vessel is extremely dangerous and directly interferes with the safe movement of commercial vessels and the Coast Guard’s ability to conduct search and rescue operations,” said Captain Joe Raymond, Captain of the Port, Sector Puget Sound. “I encourage individuals who witness laser attacks on commercial vessels and Coast Guard small boats and aircraft to call 911.” Raymond levied the $100,000 penalty as an initial step toward the Coast Guard seeking civil penalties for violation of a safety and security zone, and interference with the safe operation of the Tokitae while it transited between Mukilteo and Clinton. The final civil penalty amount will be determined by a Coast Guard hearing officer in Arlington, Va. Maritime laser incidents have been on the rise in Washington State, the Coast Guard said. On April 20 at around 8:30 p.m., the crew of the Bellingham Coast Guard station’s 45’ medium response boat was hit by a green laser while underway on a training mission near Squalicum Harbor. A Coast Guard station Bellingham medium response boat. USCG photo.The crew returned to the station because of medical concerns. Unable to carry on watchstanding duties, they had to be replaced with a backup crew. The incident also forced cancellation of operations for a helicopter crew from the Port Angeles Air Station, who were to be training with the boat crew that night. The local harbor security office and Watcom County police responded to the location near Boulevard Park in Bellingham, but were unable to locate any suspects. “Boat and helicopter operators can be temporarily blinded by green laser lights during night operations,” said Cmdr. Brian Meier, Sector Puget Sound Response Department head. “There have been several laser light incidents in Washington involving not only our crews, but commercial operators as well. As a safety authority, we are very concerned about these incidents causing accidents or delaying emergency responses.” In Puerto Rico, Coast Guard aircrews reported being hit with lasers three times on April 20 and 25, including on one mission to medevac an injured woman from an old sugar pier on Aguadilla Bay. Lt. Hunter Blue, the aircraft commander on that flight, said he was “in disbelief” that someone was harassing the crew during the dangerous litter lift April 25. Two other crews from the Borinquen air station said their HH-65 Dolphin helicopters were lit up multiple times during incidents in the same area. Pointing a laser at an aircraft is a criminal offense under federal law – offenders can be subject to fines up to $250,000 and five years in prison. Coast Guard officials said they are working with federal and local law enforcement to find suspects. Coastal cruising on the rise Master limited partnerships on the rise 80 Foss Maritime vessels honored for environmental excellence 61 Foss Maritime Co. vessels honored for environmental excellence Rates continue to rise for large supply vessels	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3161
__label__wiki	0.710169	0.710169	My Babe [Import] (United Kingdom - Import) By Roy Buchanan Music Genre Blues Digitally remastered and expanded edition. Roy Buchanan was an American guitarist and blues musician born in Arkansas who pioneered the Telecaster guitar sound to much acclaim from fellow guitarists Beck, Clapton and Page. Roy worked tirelessly over the years and achieved two gold albums in his career up to his death in 1988. My Babe was released in 1980 and Guitar Player magazine praised him as "having one of the 50 Greatest Tones of All Time". In the bonus interview on this CD release, Roy talks about the approach by The Rolling Stones to join them after the death of Brian Jones-he declined to pursue "his own thing". Artist: Roy Buchanan Title: My Babe [Import] Label: Angel Air 1 You Gotta Let Me Know 3 It Should've Been Me 4 Secret Love 5 Lack of Funk 6 Dr. Rock & Roll 7 Dizzy Miss Lizzy 8 Blues for Gary 9 My Sonata 10 Thirty Minute Interview with Roy from 1980 to Promote the Release of "My Babe" Album All prices in GBP \| WOW HD GB	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3165
__label__cc	0.716419	0.283581	Juniper to Unveil New Networking System Cari Tuna Updated Feb. 23, 2011 12:01 am ET Juniper Networks Inc. on Wednesday plans to unveil a long-awaited networking system dubbed QFabric, as the Silicon Valley company amps up its competition with larger rival Cisco Systems Inc. The new product line, previously known by the code name "Project Stratus," is billed by Juniper as a major departure from previous designs for networking hardware. Where most existing equipment is based on what Juniper calls a hierarchical design—which requires multiple sets of devices to pass data between racks of server systems—QFabric...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3166
__label__cc	0.560528	0.439472	107 – Fairy Tale Ending May 1, 2016 podcasts 39 comments In which everyone’s got Inferno issues; Brett Blevins makes it work; Belasco is conspicuously absent from Inferno; you should never go into Hell barefoot; the greatest X-Men stories are about loss; and Illyana Rasputin finally gets a fairy tale ending. X-PLAINED Tempus (Eva Bell) Storm and Illyana: Magik #1-4 (briefly) The two major Inferno plotlines New Mutants #71-73 The best of Brett Blevins The rise and fall of Magik The ethics of time-travel interventions A weaponized retcon N’astirh Guy™ A chair that is also a moral event horizon A significant soul-armor upgrade Several variations on a chapter title Possessed New York An overly complex conspiracy theory A bittersweet reunion The Kobayashi Maru scenario as applied to X-Men An even more bittersweet victory (of sorts) The eventual return of Magik (sort of) Why it’s really irresponsible to affiliate your school with a superhero team Our favorite versions of Wolfsbane’s transitional form The Rise of the Goblin Queen! You can find a visual companion to this episode on our blog! Find us on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher! Buy prints of this week’s illustration at our shop, or contact David Wynne for the original! Brett Blevins Danielle Moonstar Darkchilde Eva Bell illyana rasputin piotr rasputin Rahne Sinclair S'ym soulsword technoorganic virus X-Terminators This is such a great arc. It’s really dark and creepy and great. Blevins’ art is fantastic. And there is so much heartbreaking stuff, especially with Illyana. It’s nice that she at least gets a semi-happy ending in this story, with being reverted back to her pre-Limbo age. Of course, it’s only a few years later that she dies tragically. But at least she came back. It is interesting that Simonson actually gave Illyana an ending. That’s pretty rare in comics, for such a major character. It would’ve been interesting to see how she would’ve developed if she hadn’t been killed by the Legacy Virus. I do like the New X-Men Infernus story. It’s a great story, and I am glad that Illyana did get brought back. Plus, that arc had Skottie Young’s art, and that’s always a great thing. Tholomyes says: RE: Whether the New Mutants section of the New Mutants/X-terminators Crossover more easily stands alone, I actually read this without having read the Miniseries (granted, I was reading X-men and X-factor at the time, so I knew of the characters), but I didn’t feel like I was missing anything. I didn’t even know X-terminators had much if any Inferno relevance until you covered it in the podcast. I had always assumed that the Baby-theft and the like was related either to Nanny and Orphan maker, or the stuff in X-factor. Since the X-terminators (partially) joined New Mutants shortly after this, I assumed that their inclusion here was just the start of that. I’m glad Miles said that this feels like the end of NEW MUTANTS, even though it continues on. It certainly feels like that last thread of Claremont’s stories finally being tied off, and it’s kind of a shame that Simonson didn’t really have a vision past those threads before Liefeld comes in and. . .well, what happens, happens. I’m of two minds about Illyana’s fate. It seems a little. . .wrong, somehow, that after so much of her character arc being about being a nuanced portrayal of someone who’d been through quite a lot and struggled with the question of whether she was doomed or totally irredeemable, and re-setting her age-wise always felt. . .a little easy, I guess? It wasn’t helped by the fact they didn’t do much of anything with her for so long. But it’s a very powerful story, and one of the reasons INFERNO works so well as a crossover. That and the fact that you can tell the artists REALLY liked coming up with insane horrible stuff for the inanimate objects of New York to do. Joe Iglesias says: Yeah, Inferno was definitely the end of an era for me; it was the point where I stopped reading New Mutants. I do think it’s a pretty good story (and easily my fave X-Crossover), but honestly I’m still pretty salty about how the story wrapped up for Illyana; she’d always been my favorite of the crew, and seeing her story end as essentially saying “yes, she was in fact irrevocably tainted and ruined by surviving Limbo” left a crazy bad taste in my mouth. I never warmed up to the Simonson version of the characters, and by the time Inferno rolled around with Magik the irredeemable monster and Empath as possible boyfriend material, I decided it was time Opposite Day was over. New here. This blog is fantastic, along with the podcasts. Great work! I got into New Mutants after it had already ended and Xforce had about a few issues into the series. I bought every single issue of NM and Illyana was by far my favorite character. I to this day fail to comprehend how the writers could cast her off the team. She was interesting and so popular that I, at the time, hoped she would be brought back and put on X-Force. Well, they did bring her back…only to kill her off! I would like to know the editorial reasons for that. It just seemed so bizarre that Magik returned only, what, 10 years ago, with a hiatus of 17 years? Anyhow, this issue really was well done, but the book lost so much at the same time….just my opinion. David H. Adler says: Pedant mode engaged: You seem to mention Creepy and Eerie as EC titles. Those were actually Warren Publishing. EC published Tales From the Crypt, The Vault of Horror, etc. Also, of course, Mad. Pedant mode disengaged. Alan Lawrence says: You guys questioned whether you could read this section of New Mutants separately from the X-Terminators storyline, but not only did I read these as a kid without knowing about the X-Terminators series, this arc included the first New Mutants issues I ever read. I read them out-of-order (a couple were missing covers and some interior pages, so it was hard to tell the order of the issues), and quite honestly, it was never hard to follow what was happening. Similarly, it wasn’t hard to jump straight into the swim of the storyline. People involved in comics talk all the time about “jumping–on” points, but I wonder how many of us who fell in love with comics in the past did so by jumping straight into the middle of a story? By the standards implicit in how people talk about “jumping–on” points, none of the New Mutants issues of the Inferno crossover are ideal entry points––they rely so completely on a massive aggregate of past story material. But it was very simple to leap straight in. Some of the literary tropes of Shooter–era Marvel certainly helped––each issue self-consciously re-introduces all the important conflicts and back-stories––but I think more to the point, the melodramatic imagery Blevins puts to the page and the gothic idiom Simonson works in work really perfectly together, and they really communicate the feelings on display in the arc, regardless of what you know of characters or story. The only group of characters that didn’t come through too strongly when I was a kid was the group left at the church––Dani, Rusty, Skids, Gossamyr. That’s really because they’re left behind by Simonson, for the most part, tasked only with fighting a few leftover demons. But the story on display was so vividly realized, and so clearly delineated in its purpose, it was the simplest story to enter at almost any point. As a child, the thrill of Manhattan being “demonized” was an exceptionally creative makeover, and it had my rapt attention. “People involved in comics talk all the time about “jumping–on” points, but I wonder how many of us who fell in love with comics in the past did so by jumping straight into the middle of a story?” Myself 🙂 . I jumped into comic series almost always this way, and it never stopped me to fall in love with them. on the contrary, I find exciting learning about characters and situations step by step. Regarding Inferno, I think it would be fair to recognize Al Williamson’s SUPERBE inking. As always. hassibah says: Yeah, true, people ask me all the time how to get into series I like that are supposedly really hard to get into, and I find it so weird because half the time I read them out of order or backwards and it was fine. In this case, I think I found the X-Terminators miniseries about 6 months after I finished reading all of New Mutants, and I read the annuals and specials sometime after that. It’s cool when you think it’s all over to still find all these little extras. Yes! I’ve been making that same point about “jumping-on points” for years! Comic fans make such a big deal about it being so difficult to get into a series without being aware of all the past continuity. And no! As kids, it’s what we all did! We’d get an issue in the middle of an arc, and we’d be fine. We might not even get the rest of the arc. We’d get two separate issues right smack in the middle, and we’d read those two issues over and over, and have absolutely no problem grasping what’s going on. I think we need to stop pushing this idea that comics are too complicated, and start pushing the idea of just accepting what’s on the page as being what you need to know for the story you’re reading. TheSam says: I feel there was a lot more explanation in older comics with more dialogue, thought balloons and editor’s notes. There has always been a fair amount that can be drawn from context, but it may not tell what’s arguably important. For example, if someone says something like “…and threats like Dark Phoenix” a new reader easily picks up on Dark Phoenix being a bad guy. If there are repeated references, this reader can pick up that Dark Phoenix is an important bad guy. It probably doesn’t snap into place for the reader unless we get a scene of Jean going “…and I don’t ever want to turn into Dark Phoenix!” Of course, the internet is a resource for new readers these days. But I guess it’s a question of how much research or prior knowledge do you want your readers to do/have. See, I’m of the opposite mind on this. I DIDN’T read superhero comics as a kid specifically because the past continuity intimidated me. I’m such a thrift-conscious continuity nerd that if I don’t have at least a comprehensive plot summary for the past however-many years, I’m not even going to touch it. It wasn’t until Squirrel Girl #1 came out that I finally though, “OK, it’s a new series. I can start at the beginning.” Likewise, Ms. Marvel had started a new arc recently enough that it was easy to track down the back issues. (See also: the 2005 reboot of Doctor Who.) As far as X-Men goes, I’d watched the cartoons and loved the first two movies, but I didn’t start reading the comics until a friend told me to pick up trades for The Dark Phoenix Saga and God Loves, Man Kills in college. It wasn’t until I found this podcast that I started tracking down individual storylines and picking up current titles. Between Jay, Miles, and Dr. Internet, I finally feel like I have just enough of a background in X-Men continuity to figure out what the heck is going on in any given storyline. For people who didn’t grow up reading comics, jumping-on points really do make a difference. At least, in my case they did. Strephon says: My first modern X-comic was Uncanny #197, which deals with Kitty and Piotr’s relationship after Secret Wars (which I had read, but not the X-Men issues in between). The issue after that was Lifedeath II, which didn’t thrill me much as a 13-year-old who hadn’t read any of the material leading up to it, but I kept reading anyway. I think a big factor that’s often overlooked is where the reader falls on the spectrum of wanting everything spelled out immediately vs. being intrigued by the possibility of learning more later. As comic narratives became more serialized and interconnected, they increasingly favored readers who fell toward the latter end of the spectrum, and Claremont’s long game style of writing definitely exacerbated that (though that was wearing thin even for long-time readers by the end of his first run). Reducing barriers to entry is not a bad thing, but there will always be those who enjoy jumping in feet-first and finding their bearings on their own, and they’re the ones who’ll flourish best in a continuity-heavy environment without necessarily needing or wanting their hands held in the process. Just a question, what happened with the Hellfire club? We saw them gob smacked by the growth of the Empire State Building, and the later the New Mutants saw Nastyrh talking to Magneto, and then they just…disappeared? OK, I’ll admit I’m a Magneto fan,and I just can’t follow his story from here. The Hellfire Club returns in the issues following after Inferno. Their appearance in Inferno was really to seed that story, and the confrontation between Magneto and Sebastian Shaw. They really have no impact on Inferno. The Claremont–era Hellfire Club was essentially broken in theirs and the X-men’s conflict with Nimrod in #208-209. They never again have the power and the threat they had in the Dark Phoenix saga and the Claremont New Mutants issues. Andrew Bellemer says: I think I remember Jay talking about making an Inferno playlist on twitter. This is what I came up with for the New Mutants arc. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgB4LXlHqT6so94xwSPUm9epddTrwYCHx Triumphant Demon Summoning Side: 1. X-Ray Spex – “The Day the World Turned Day-Glo” 2. Aphrodite’s Child – “The Four Horsemen” 3. Comus – “Diana” 4. Blood Ceremony – “Let it Come Down” 5. Gamma Ray – “Wings of Destiny” 6. Fucked Up – “Royal Swan” Intermission: 7. King Crimson – “Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part One” Sad Demons Coming Home to Roost Side: 8. The Eccentronic Research Council – “Her Kind (Anne Sexton Poem)” 9. Circuit Des Yeux – “Ride Blind” 10. The Mountain Goats – “Lion’s Teeth” 11. Tori Amos – “Precious Things” 12. The Eccentronic Research Council – “Another Witch is Dead” 13. Circuit Des Yeux – “I’m on Fire” I’ll listen through later, but for now: FUCK, YES, ANNE SEXTON. YES! That whole Eccentronic Research Council album is about the Pendle Witch Trials and it is amazing. Changed the Tori Amos song choice. Wanted something harsh, but not that harsh. Keith Frederick says: I first read X-Men comics as the team began in Australia. But without a comic shop in my town for a few years, I didn’t read for a bit. I came back in around X-Cutioners Song and stayed with it for a bit. So I totally missed out on New Mutants Illyana. To me, she was Colossus’s cute little sister who was around all the time for some reason I couldn’t figure out. I had never heard of Magik before. So this podcast’s exploration of the character has been fascinating to me. I really think she became one of my favorite characters. So her “death” here really feels like a sad end to a great character. I liked the returned Magik over the last … 7-8 years or so? But she didn’t feel like the same cool character. So this was a bittersweet show to listen to. (As an aside, do you have a plan for how you’ll cover Inferno? I like to try to read along with the podcast, but this thing is freaking huge. I don’t know what to read and what I can skip. pawpaw5771 says: I believe I read (on twitter, imzy, or tumble) or heard (recent podcasts) somewhere that there are two more Inferno episodes. The next episode, 108, will cover the Inferno story from Uncanny and X-Factor. 109 will cover the Inferno issues of Excalibur, plus some (most? All? Don’t quote me, I don’t want to over promise) of the crossover issues from the rest of the Marvel universe. 108 and 109 will both be X-Men and X-Factor–it’s like 12 issues between the two series. We’ll be doing the Excalibur chapters and probably a few other tie-ins separately. (We’re still figuring out exactly how that’s going to break up into episodes, around a number of complicating factors; but that, at least, is the rough scope of material. =) ) Thanks for the corrections and clarifications! Looking forward to all of the Inferno coverage! Thanks, Jay! I… I don’t get it. Was Illiana the one to defeat inferno? So what’s the job of the other X-Men in all of this? And what is Maddy’s part in the demons plan? And Sinister – did he planned all of this the whole time? And the babies… How did the demons gain entrance into New-York in the first place? And if they were already on earth, why did N’astirh had to manipulate Illiana into opening a portal into earth in the first place? I also didn’t get much of this stuff on the first time I read Inferno. It might be the most thought of crossover ever existed but it’s definitely not the tidiest. Inferno exists of two stories, which don’t overlap that much: one about Illyana and one about Maddy. Jay and Miles will discuss what happened with Madelyne, the X-Men and X-Factor next week. That’s also where Sinister comes into play. If by Inferno you mean the demons in New York and inanimate objects getting unreasonably bloodthirsty: yes, Illyana ended that. They gained entrance as discussed in the previous episode; N’astirh sabotaged one of Illyana’s stepping discs, making all the demons fall through a hole in the sky. To follow up on this, I will attempt to explain the continuity as I see it unfolding: makes 2 attempts at a conquest of earth, one after the other. In new mutants he tricks Ilyana into opening a stepping disc, through which s’ym launches a physical invasion of New York. That disc is closed in the end of the x-terminators miniseries. Then back in new mutants, ilyana and s’ym fight for a final time, and ilyana casts a spell which partially unmakes herself, sending s’ym and most of the demon invaders back to limbo. This doesn’t eradicate all the demons that have already made it to New York, and lots of the ensorcelled objects in the city remain demonically possessed. In x-factor and uncanny x-men the two teams are fighting demons, the marauders, and each other, before nastirh’s second gambit comes into play. In these books, the demon director makes a second attempt to invade earth–this time by convincing the goblin queen to cast a spell merging earth and limbo into one realm. The x-men and x-factor defeat nastirh, but the effects of limbo remain, because the goblin queen is still around. So the two x-teams fight the goblin queen, and finally her progenitor/life coach, mr. Sinister (who appears just in time for the ending). The reason this is so convoluted, as I understand it, is that the iriginal plan for the story was for ilyana to be behind everything–she would transform from darkchylde to goblin queen, and the maxi-series would end with her death and the negation of the limbo invasion. From what I have read, it was bob Harras who demanded that madelyne Pryor be the goblin queen, leading to this whole mess where there are essentially two demonic invasions of Manhattan in under 24 hours. There’s also a weird issue at the end of the crossover where the blues brothers arrive to investigate the demon infestation of Manhattan for the government, and put it all down to a mass hallucination, if I remember that right. I think a lot of the gory carnage of the crossover is undone in that issue, which is an odd way of trying to retroactively make the violence more palatable to…to somebody, I guess. Somehow my phone left out a crucial part of the first sentence of that explanation. It should read: “Nastirh makes 2 attempts at a conquest of earth, one after the other.” Thank you, Dana and Alan. That was very thorough. For what it’s worth, I did find it kind of weird how much they talked about Illyana’s beauty here. Before this reread I really don’t remember it coming up a lot, and here the text makes it sounds like she consciously hoped her beauty would mask her demon-ness to her friends and I don’t remember that happening. I don’t remember other people telling Illyana she was beautiful a lot either, outside of that one issue where they went to a school dance and it was implied because she was so popular. I mean it’s definitely a trope in lots of horror stories, fairy tales too, but in this case it did feel a little out of the blue for me. RICHARDS! says: Great episode; I’ve been waiting a long time for this one! Unrelated to anything, but by the white wolf, I had forgotten how badly I was traumatized by that viewer stealing someone’s eyes. That and the 1996 Phantom movie, where a guy is stabbed in the eyes by a microscope, left me with a pathological fear of putting my eyes up to anything-and now I have to use a microscope every day. (And I am not posting a link to that scene, because I don’t ever want to see it again). Lookin’ forward to going to work tomorrow! Every now and then, something will remind me how I used to have an irrational fear of eye trauma (I blame CLAMP). Then I got glasses, and suddenly I had these wonderful shields between my eyes and the dust particles, the shrapnel, the chemicals, the microscope being jammed into my skull due to sudden seismic activity, etc. If only that poor soul had been wearing glasses! Of course, this being Inferno, if the viewer didn’t rip his eyes out, that man probably would’ve been one of those skeletons in the elevator (which, also unrelated to anything, where did that sea of blood even come from? That panel had WAY more than the average 5 liters of blood per person. Did the demons bring it with them from Limbo? Did N’astrith cast a magic blood spell that was amplified by Taki’s spellchecker? Is it yet another Miracle of Magnetism™️? [Yes, I know it’s artistic license/rule of cool; I’m still going to nitpick the science out of that scene.]) Kat Lehto says: “Maybe you should put some pants on if you’re gonna fight evil today.” Marvin The Robot says: Oh my crap!!!! Wild Zero is the greatest movie ever. It took many years of meditation and love beyond genders and boundaries, but sometimes Guitar Wolf visits me in spirit form at times of great crisis. Rock N Roll Forever!!!! Wild Zero is the greatest romance of all time and I will fight strangers to defend its honor. jpw says: Goddamn, I love Inferno (even if I was not really a fan of what it did to Maddie). It was so great to see all of the plot threads from throughout much of the early-to-mid 1980s wrapped up like that. I thought the revival of Magik in recent years was such a wasted opportunity, personally. It would have really interesting to explore how she (and specifically her powers) would have developed without having spent her developmental years in Limbo. Instead, we went with the tired Look How Dark She Is route. The Secret Wars Inferno was really good, though. Re-Reading Magik (Part 4) \| Catchy Title Goes Here says: […] of her experience because of the analysis that Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men did during their coverage of the “Inferno” crossover event which serves as the climax of this version of Illyana Rasputin’s story. […] Filby says: As a minor point of correction: Belasco was alive and well at this point. Illyana didn’t kill him at the end of the Magik miniseries, she just drove him out of Limbo. Belasco actually appeared only six months before Inferno in Fantastic Four #314, where he announces that he’s done with Illyana and is looking for a new demon bride, which renders the dangling plot thread about the bloodstone amulet moot and makes his complete absence from Inferno even more frustrating. Thanks for the catch!!	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3170
__label__wiki	0.514734	0.514734	Young Adult Indie Hitched: The Bachelorette User Photos (1) GK DeRosa Young Adult Paranormal Teen to Young Adult YA Paranormal ASIN Number One innocent human girl. Twenty-five supernatural bachelors. Six weeks to choose The One. When struggling actress Kimmie-Jayne Starr discovers she’s snagged the starring role on the next huge reality TV show, Hitched, she thinks all her dreams have finally come true. But as soon as she lands on the beautiful island of Mystic Cove, something feels wrong. Sure, the twenty-five bachelors are heart-stoppingly gorgeous, but she’s certain they’re all hiding something—something supernatural. As she gets to know the guys, protecting her heart proves impossible when she finds herself irresistibly drawn to more than just one. As a string of strange accidents on set grow deadlier, Kimmie realizes there’s much more to this dating show than she ever could’ve imagined. If she can’t figure out who’s behind these incidents, she’ll end up risking more than just her heart. The Bachelorette Meets the Supernatural Plot/Story Illustrations (if applicable) Characters (if applicable) Editing/Design Quality When Kimmie-Jayne lands the role on Hitched, she's thrilled that her dreams of acting are coming true. She's also excited that she can finally help her dad who's health is questionable with rising blood pressure. Everything about around the tv show is hush hush and Kimmie-Jayne has no idea what to expect when she's taken to a remote location. After she arrives, Kimmie-Jayne is introduced to twenty-five sexy bachelors. Each one is unique in their own way, but Kimmie-Jayne also feels that something else is going on. She can't quite put her finger on it, but there's something different about these guys. As the show goes on, Kimmie-Jayne finds her life threatened and someone doesn't seem to want Hitched to air. But she has amazing guys to help protect. Guys with more secrets than she could ever imagine. As the eliminations begin, she finds herself growing closer to some more than others. There's the sexy twins Fenix and Flare, then the latino Luciano, the sweet Cillian, the cowboy Colt, the Scottish Fraser, the mysterious Elrian, and so many more. Fans of the Bachelorette and the supernatural won't want to miss this dramatic take on both. I love Kimmie-Jayne's character and her growth. I really like that she didn't throw herself at every guy like I'd anticipated. Instead, she respects herself enough to take things slow and get to know each guy. Even with the threats against her life, Kimmie-Jayne knows how important this role is for her acting career and for her family's well-being. Maybe she can even find love in the process. Final Verdict: I would recommend this to fans of romance, drama, sexy supernatural men, and the Bachelorette. Bethany Wicker, Listings Manager & Staff Reviewer Top 10 Reviewer 401 reviews Girl Gone Ghost Category: Young Adult Indie The Edge of Juniper Twelfth Knight Legacy of Light (Legends of the Tri-Gard Book 2) Spies Like Me My Senior Year of Awesome The Good Citizen Hunter's Truce My Life as a Bench	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3172
__label__cc	0.706337	0.293663	Matt Baker apologises to Alex Jones for missing her first day back on 'The One Show' Yahoo Celebrity UK• January 7, 2020 Alex Jones and Matt Baker have hosted The One Show together for nine years (AP) Matt Baker has said sorry to Alex Jones for missing her first day back on The One Show on Monday night as she confessed nerves at returning from maternity leave. The 42-year-old TV presenter has been away from the BBC show for eight months after giving birth to second son Kit in May last year, and with Baker absent she joined Patrick Kielty on the sofa for her return. Jones confessed to feeling anxious, writing on Instagram: “Back to work today. So many different feelings. Anxious about leaving the boys, excited to be back on the show. “As soon as I put lipstick on this morning, little Ted looked at me with his huge brown eyes and asked ‘where are you going mummy?’ “It nearly killed me, but it’s time to go back and I’m looking forward to going back to a job I love, but my goodness, I’ll miss these two. So here we go...the juggle begins.” Read more: Alex Jones filmed The One Show just an hour after miscarriage Baker, 42, commented: “Sorry I won’t be along side you for your first ONE back Al. We do what we do for our children .. .. #workingparents Enjoy X” Baker announced in December he will be leaving the show in the Spring. Jones gushed about how much she will miss him on Instagram, but added she was looking forward to working with him again in January before his departure. Jones, who is also mother to two-year-old Ted, opened the show on Monday night by saying she felt “nervous” and “out of practice”. In response comedian Kielty, 48, quipped: "Well you see that’s quite nervous to me because I was actually hoping that you would come and everything would be completely fine." Read more: ‘The One Show’ host Alex Jones rushed to hospital with pregnancy scare He then added: "That's okay, goodnight," and walked off leaving Jones alone on the sofa live on air. But the joker soon returned to join his co-host. Jones hosted The One Show since it began in 2010.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3173
__label__wiki	0.941055	0.941055	Opel’s new owner maps out future – without the Holden Commodore? By Barry Park, 10 Nov 2017 News The French-owned, German-built Commodore doesn’t appear in PSA Group’s crystal ball OPEL’S new owners have flagged big changes are coming for the German brand, including big cost-cutting, fewer engines and platforms – signalling big changes are potentially in store for the Holden Commodore. PSA Group, which bought the loss-making Opel from cash-strapped General Motors earlier this year, overnight announced how it would reduce the number of Opel platforms to just two – PSA’s CMA (compact modular architecture) and EMP2 (efficient modular platform 2) – as it wholly absorbs the German car maker. The Opel Insignia arrives in Australia from early next year rebadged as a Holden Commodore. PSA Group, the French owner of brands Peugeot and Citroen as well as Opel, is building the Commodore for Australia, although it is tweaked to suit local conditions. But there’s a subtle hint of what’s potentially to come. “Improved competitiveness of the manufacturing plants will lead to new vehicle allocations that will provide a better utilisation rate for the next decade,” PSA Group said in a statement announcing how it would roll out new efficiency measures, and in a telling reflection of what happened to Holden shortly before Australia’s car manufacturing industry spectacularly collapsed, said it would need to squeeze €700 ($A1060) in savings out of every vehicle it built to make it all work. But here’s the clincher: “The two Groupe PSA platforms, CMP and EMP2, will be localised in all Opel/Vauxhall plants. To start with, an EMP2-based SUV is planned for Eisenach in 2019; and an EMP2-based D-segment vehicle is coming to Russelsheim,” it said. 2018 Holden Commodore: Where to next? Why is that important? The new Commodore, a D-segment vehicle, will be built on GM’s Delta II platform using crated-in engines at Opel’s plant in, you guessed it, Russelsheim. The parallels are all there suggesting the next Commodore will move from Delta II to PSA’s EMP2 platform. But there are more changes flagged, with Opel’s new owner saying the number of engines it stocked had to fall, from the current 16 to just four. “The allocation of new powertrains in Opel/Vauxhall manufacturing sites will accompany the shift from GM to Groupe PSA engines and transmissions,” it said. PSA Group said all new Opel vehicles, and those that would wear a Vauxhall badge in Britain, would be engineered in Russelsheim, “which will be transformed into a global competence centre for the whole Groupe PSA”. “First areas of expertise are identified, e.g. fuel cells, certain automated driving technologies and driver assistance developments,” it said. “This will further guarantee German engineering quality and affordable innovations.” PSA Group said Opel’s transition to the French car maker’s platforms needed to happen “faster than originally expected”. “From 2024 onwards, all Opel/Vauxhall passenger car models will be based on joint Groupe PSA architectures. Next to come are the Combo in 2018 and the next generation of the best-selling Corsa in 2019. This course will be steadily continued with one major launch per year. “Counting every body style, Opel/Vauxhall will launch nine new models by 2020. This line-up will enable to increase the pricing power of Opel/Vauxhall brands and reduce the gap against benchmark by four points.” The second-generation Opel Insignia was launched internationally in March this year, and is due to arrive in Australia early next year. GM and PSA Group have not announced how the Commodore supply deal will work, however, GM chief Mary Barra is on record saying: “GM and PSA expect to collaborate in other deployment of electrification technologies, as well as existing supplier agreements for Holden and certain Buick models”. That loosely guarantees Australia will continue to take the German-built, Opel-sourced Insignia liftback sedan, wagon and Tourer soft-roader for about the next five years. Electric cars: where are we at? PSA Group said Opel would become a European CO2 leader. “By 2024, all European passenger car lines will be electrified – offering a pure battery electric propulsion or plug-in hybrid version alongside efficient internal combustion engines,” it said. “By 2020, Opel/Vauxhall will have four electrified carlines on the market, including the Grandland X PHEV and the next generation Corsa as a fully electric vehicle.” Both these vehicles – a mid-size SUV and Europe’s equivalent of the Holden Barina – are currently not slated for Australia. 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__label__wiki	0.89597	0.89597	Triple Meltdown: How So Many Researchers Found a 20-Year-Old Chip Flaw at the Same Time The uncanny coincidences among the Meltdown and Spectre discoveries raise questions about "bug collisions"—and the safety of the NSA's hidden vulnerability collection. The vulnerabilities behind the devastating Meltdown and Spectre attacks have existed for decades. Four groups of researchers independently found them within mere months of each other.HOTLITTLEPOTATO On a cold Sunday early last month in the small Austrian city of Graz, three young researchers sat down in front of the computers in their homes and tried to break their most fundamental security protections. Two days earlier, in their lab at Graz's University of Technology, Moritz Lipp, Daniel Gruss, and Michael Schwarz had determined to tease out an idea that had nagged at them for weeks, a loose thread in the safeguards underpinning how processors defend the most sensitive memory of billions of computers. After a Saturday night drinking with friends, they got to work the next day, each independently writing code to test a theoretical attack on the suspected vulnerability, sharing their progress via instant message. That evening, Gruss informed the other two researchers that he'd succeeded. His code, designed to steal information from the deepest, most protected part of a computer's operating system, known as the kernel, no longer spat out random characters but what appeared to be real data siphoned from the sensitive guts of his machine: snippets from his web browsing history, text from private email conversations. More than a sense of achievement, he felt shock and dismay. "It was really, really scary," Gruss says. "You don’t expect your private conversations to come out of a program with no permissions at all to access that data." From their computers across the city, Lipp and Schwarz soon tested proof-of-concept code they'd written themselves, and could see the same results: Lipp remembers seeing URLs and file names materializing out of the digital noise. "Suddenly I could see strings that shouldn't belong there," he says. "I thought, 'Oh God, this is really working.'" Graz University of Technology researchers (from left) Daniel Grüss, Moritz Lipp, and Michael Schwarz represent just one team of four that independently discovered the same two-decade-old critical security flaw in processors within months of one another.Graz University of Technology That night, none of the three Graz researchers slept more than a few hours. The next day, they sent a message to Intel warning them of a potentially industry-shaking flaw in their chips. They'd found a gap in one of the most basic security defenses computers offer: that they isolate untrusted programs from accessing other processes on the computer or the deepest layers of the computer's operating system where its most sensitive secrets are kept. With their attack, any hacker who could run code on a target computer could break the isolation around that low-privilege program to access secrets buried in the computer's kernel like private files, passwords, or cryptographic keys. On cloud computing services like Amazon Web Services, where multiple virtual machines coexist in the same physical server, one malicious virtual machine could peer deeply into the secrets of its neighbors. The Graz team's discovery, an attack that would come to be known as Meltdown, proved a critical crack in one of computing's most basic safeguards. And perhaps most troubling of all, the feature they had exploited was introduced into Intel chips in the mid-1990s. The attack had somehow remained possible, without any apparent public discovery, for decades. Yet when Intel responded to the trio's warning—after a long week of silence—the company gave them a surprising response. Though Intel was indeed working on a fix, the Graz team wasn't the first to tell the chip giant about the vulnerability. In fact, two other research teams had beaten them to it. Counting another, related technique that would come to be known as Spectre, Intel told the researchers they were actually the fourth to report the new class of attack, all within a period of just months. "As far as I can tell it’s a crazy coincidence," says Paul Kocher, a well-known security researcher and one of the two people who independently reported the distinct but related Spectre attack to chipmakers. "The two threads have no commonality," he adds. "There’s no reason someone couldn’t have found this years ago instead of today." Quadruple Collision In fact, the bizarre confluence of so many disparate researchers making the same discovery of two-decade-old vulnerabilities raises the question of who else might have found the attacks before them—and who might have secretly used them for spying, potentially for years, before this week's revelations and the flood of software fixes from practically every major tech firm that have rushed to contain the threat. The synchronicity of those processor attack findings, argues security researcher and Harvard Belfer Center fellow Bruce Schneier, represents not just an isolated mystery but a policy lesson: When intelligence agencies like the NSA discover hackable vulnerabilities and exploit them in secret, they can't assume those bugs won't be rediscovered by other hackers in what the security industry calls a "bug collision." 'There’s no reason someone couldn’t have found this years ago instead of today.' Paul Kocher, Cryptography Research The Meltdown and Spectre incident isn't, after all, the first time major bugs have been found concurrently. Something—and even Schneier admits it's not clear what—leads the world's best security researchers to make near-simultaneous discoveries, just as Leibniz and Newton simultaneously invented calculus in the late 17th century, and five different engineers independently invented the television within years of one another in the 1920s. "It's weird, right? It’s like there’s something in the water," says Schneier, who last summer co-authored a paper on vulnerability discovery. "Something happens in the community and it leads people to think, let’s look over here. And then they do. And it definitely occurs way more often than chance." So when the NSA finds a so-called zero-day vulnerability—a previously unknown hackable flaw in software or hardware—Schneier argues that tendency for rediscovery needs to factor into whether the agency stealthily exploits the bug for espionage, or instead reports it to whatever party can fix it. Schneier argues bug collisions like Spectre and Meltdown mean they should err on the side of disclosure: According to rough estimates in the Harvard study he co-authored , as many as one third of all zero-days used in a given year may have first been discovered by the NSA. "If I discover something lying dormant for 10 years, something made me discover it, and something more than randomly will make someone else discover it too," Schneier says. "If the NSA discovered it, it’s likely some other intelligence agency likely discovered it, too—or at least more likely than random chance." Speculative Speculation While some elements of Meltdown and Spectre's four-way bug collision—a bug pile-up may be a better description—remain inexplicable, some of the researchers followed the same public breadcrumbs to their discoveries. Most prominently, security researcher Anders Fogh, a malware analyst for German firm GData, in July wrote on his blog that he had been exploring a curious feature of modern microprocessors called speculative execution. In their insatiable hunger for faster performance, chipmakers have long designed processors to skip ahead in their execution of code, computing results out of order to save time rather than wait at a certain bottleneck in a process. Perhaps, Fogh suggested, that out-of-order flexibility could allow malicious code to manipulate a processor to access a portion of memory it shouldn't have access to—like the kernel—before the chip actually checked whether the code should have permission. And even after the processor realized its mistake and erased the results of that illicit access, the malicious code could trick the processor again into checking its cache, the small part of memory allotted to the processor to keep recently used data easily accessible. By watching the timing of those checks, the program could find traces of the kernel's secrets. Fogh failed to build a working attack, due to what other researchers now say were quirks of his testing setup. But Fogh nonetheless warned that speculative execution was likely a "Pandora's box" for future security research. Still, Fogh's post hardly sounded alarms for the broader hardware security research community. It was only months later that the researchers at the Graz University of Technology started to closely consider his warnings. Their first real clue came instead from the Linux kernel mailing list: In October, they noticed that developers from major companies including Intel, Amazon, and Google were all suddenly interested in a new defensive redesign of operating systems, called KAISER, that the Graz researchers had created, with the goal of better isolating the memory of programs from the memory of the operating system. The Graz researchers had intended KAISER to solve a far less serious issue than Meltdown or Spectre; their focus was on hiding the location of a computer's memory from malicious, not necessarily blocking access to it. "We felt happy," Lipp remembers. "People were interested in deploying our countermeasures." Soon, however, developers on the mailing list began to note that the KAISER patch could slow down some Intel chips by as much as five to 30 percent for some processes—a far more serious side effect than the Graz researchers had found. And yet, Intel and other tech giants were still pushing for the fix. "There must be something bigger here," Lipp remembers thinking. Were the tech firms using KAISER to patch a secret, more severe chip-level flaw? Only then did he and the other Graz researchers think back to Fogh's failed speculative execution attack. When they decided to try it themselves, they were shocked when their slightly tweaked implementation of Fogh's technique worked. They also weren't alone. Just weeks earlier, by chance, researcher Thomas Prescher at Dresden, Germany security firm Cyberus had finally gotten around to testing Fogh's method. "I had looked at it half a year ago and found the ideas very interesting, but at some point I just forgot about it." Prescher says. "In November, I came across it again by chance and just decided to try it. I got it to work very, very quickly." In the end, the Cyberus and Graz researchers reported their work to Intel within days of each other in early December. Only after Intel responded to each of the researchers' bug reports in the middle of that month did they learn that someone had independently discovered and reported their Meltdown attack months prior—as well as the distinct speculative execution attack known as Spectre. That warning came from Project Zero, Google's elite team of bug-hunting hackers. In fact, Project Zero researcher Jann Horn had found the attack in June—weeks before Anders Fogh's blog post. How did Horn independently stumble on the notion of attacking speculative execution in Intel's chips? As he tells it, by reading the manual. In late April of last year, the 22-year-old hacker—whose job at Project Zero was his first out of college—was working in Zurich, Switzerland, alongside a coworker, to write a piece of processor-intensive software, one whose behavior they knew would be very sensitive to the performance of Intel's chips. So Horn dived into Intel's documentation to understand how much of the program Intel's processors could run out-of-order to speed it up. He soon saw that for one spot in the code he was working on, the speculative execution quirks Intel used to supercharge its chip speed could lead to what Horn describes as a "secret" value being accidentally accessed, and then stored in the processor's cache. "In other words, [it would] make it possible for an attacker to figure out the secret," Horn writes in an email to WIRED. "I then realized that this could—at least in theory—affect more than just the code snippet we were working on, and decided to look into it." 'Something happens in the community and it leads people to think, let’s look over here. And then they do.' Bruce Schneier, Harvard Belfer Center By early May, Horn had developed that technique into the attack that would come to be known as Spectre. Unlike Meltdown's more straightforward abuse of the processor, Spectre leverages speculative execution to trick innocent programs or system processes on a computer into planting their secrets in the processor's cache, where they could then be leaked out to a hacker performing a Meltdown-like timing attack. A web browser, for instance, could be manipulated into leaking a user's browsing history or passwords. Spectre is harder for attackers to exploit than Meltdown, but also far more complex to fix. It also works not only in Intel chips, but across ARM and AMD chips too, an even thornier and longer-term problem for the industry. Horn reported his findings to the chipmakers on June 1. And as he continued to explore speculative execution's other possibilities, he found and reported the Meltdown attack to Intel three weeks later. Finally, there would be one more coincidence in the storm of bug collisions around Meltdown and Spectre. Just around the time that Horn was beginning to test his attacks, Paul Kocher was starting a sabbatical from the San Francisco-based company he'd founded, Cryptography Research. He wanted time, in part, to explore a broad issue he saw in computer security: the increasingly desperate drive to squeeze ever-greater performance out of microchips at all costs—including, perhaps, the cost of their fundamental security. At a cryptography and hardware conference in Taipei last September, Kocher's former colleague Mike Hamburg raised suspicions about speculative execution. Kocher was immediately determined to prove the problem. "It wasn't so much of an 'aha' moment as an an 'eww' moment," Kocher says of the realization that led him to the same attack method. "As soon as I started to look at speculative execution, it was pretty clear to me as a security person that this as a really bad idea." Not long after he'd returned from Taipei, Kocher had coded a working exploit of his own—with no knowledge that Google's Horn had found exactly the same decades-old issue just months earlier. Outlier or Telling Anecdote? For Kocher, the key question isn't how so many researchers stumbled onto the same class of attack at roughly the same time. It's how the attacks remained undiscovered for so long—or whether they were in fact discovered, and used to hack unwitting targets in secret. "If you asked me whether intelligence agencies found this years ago, I would guess certainly yes," Kocher says. "They have some of the world’s best efforts at these sorts of things. It would be quite likely they would have noticed. And if they found something like this, as long it's yielding good intelligence, they don’t tell anyone." "It's not just the NSA," he adds. Other state-sponsored hackers likely have the skills—and had the time—to have potentially found the Spectre and Meltdown attacks, too. On Friday, White House cybersecurity coordinator Rob Joyce, a former senior NSA official, told The Washington Post that the NSA didn't know about Spectre and Meltdown and had never exploited the flaws. Joyce has also touted a move to reveal more about the NSA's rules for disclosing vulnerabilities it finds, a policy known known as the Vulnerabilities Equities Process. 'If you asked me whether intelligence agencies found this years ago, I would guess certainly yes.' Paul Kocher Despite the almost uncanny anecdotal evidence for bug rediscovery that Spectre and Meltdown represent, it's far from clear just how common that phenomenon has become. The Harvard Study co-authored by Bruce Schneier, for one, examined a trove of bug report data containing 4,300 vulnerabilities. Fourteen percent of Android vulnerabilities were reported again within just 60 days of their initial discovery, and around 13 percent of Chrome bugs. "For the NSA, holding onto vulnerabilities is way more dangerous than you’d think, given the raw numbers," Schneier says. But another study released last year by the RAND corporation, which looked at bugs from an unnamed research organization, found only a 5.7 percent chance that a given bug would be found again and reported within a year—although the study didn't account for other, secret bug discoveries. Lillian Ablon, one of the RAND study's authors, sees the Spectre and Meltdown rediscoveries not as a broad sign that all bugs are found several times over, but that trends in computer security can suddenly focus many eyes on a single, narrow field. "There may be bug collisions in one area, but we can’t make the grand statement that bug collisions happen all the time," she says. "There will be codebases and classes of bugs where no attention exists." Paul Kocher argues the real lesson, then, is for the security research community not to follow in each others' footsteps but to find and fix bugs in the obscure code that rarely attracts widespread attention. "Throughout my career, whenever I've looked somewhere there isn’t a security person looking, I find something nasty and unpleasant there," Kocher says. "The shocker for me is that these attacks weren't discovered long ago. And the question that I struggle with and fear is, how many other things like this have been sitting around for 10 or 15 years?" More Meltdown Meltdown and Spectre are as devastating as they are complicated. Here's how they work, and why they're such a menace. Fortunately, some important steps have already been taken to fix the problem—but a full solution is still years away. This is also the latest in a string of rough security lapses for Intel, including a recent, critical vulnerability in its Management Engine. Andy Greenberg is a senior writer for WIRED, covering security, privacy, information freedom, and hacker culture. He’s the author of the book Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers. Greenberg's reporting on Ukraine's cyberwar (including an excerpt from Sandworm) has won a... Read more The iOS 11 Privacy and Security Settings You Should Set Up Right Now TopicsvulnerabilitiesIntelchipsprocessors	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3179
__label__wiki	0.707842	0.707842	Brazilian government to create single citizen database From date of birth to gait, data from millions of individuals will be shared "as widely as possible" across departments. By Angelica Mari for Brazil Tech \| October 11, 2019 -- 22:07 GMT (15:07 PDT) \| Topic: Big Data Analytics The Brazilian government will create a single citizen database that will contain a wide range of personal information about the country's population of over 200 million people, to be fully shared across departments. According to the decree signed by Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, the objectives of the database include the improvement in public policy, as well as simplifying data sharing between government departments. The information "will be shared as widely as possible," according to the decree, taking into account any legal restrictions, requirements around information and communications security, as well as Brazil's General Data Protection Act, which will be enforced in August 2020. The database will be operated by different public sector agencies, which may offer and receive access to data. Data sharing will be categorized into three levels: broad, for public data that is not subject to any access restrictions; restricted, for data protected by confidentiality, though access will be granted to all government bodies for the purpose of execution of public policies; specific, applicable to confidential data, with access granted to certain agencies for legal purposes. Everything you need to know about the new general data protection regulations General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, is coming. Here's what it means, how it'll impact individuals and businesses. Initially, data to be added to the database will include details such as name, date of birth, address, parent names, ID, social security and voting card numbers, as well as employment information and details of any companies associated with individuals. A second stage of the database includes biometric data which includes fingerprints, which are already collected as part of ID documents of mandatory use, as well as iris, facial format, voice and even gait. The implementation of the database is being led by the Secretariat for Digital Government, which operates under the Ministry of Economy. A Central Committee for Data Governance has also been created as part of the same decree. The group will be composed of seven members, including representatives from the Ministry of Economy, the country's social security institute and a secretariat focused on transparency and corruption prevention. 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AtScale is facilitating this, and CEO Chris Lynch shares his insights the hows and whys, in light of the unveiling of AtScale's ... DevOps and observability in the 2020s What do the data tell us on the direction modern software development is going? Cloud, open source, machine learning -- it's all here, but blind spots remain. ... MariaDB Platform X4 adds cloud-first, columnar storage New MariaDB Platform X4 release supports hybrid operational/analytical "smart transactions," standardizes on cloud object storage to do it. Rob Bearden takes over as Cloudera CEO Cloudera is turning to a familiar face for its next leader.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3181
__label__cc	0.744123	0.255877	A refined QSO selection method using diagnostics tests: 663 QSO candidates in the Large Magellanic Cloud Dae Won Kim, Pavlos Protopapas, Markos Trichas, Michael Rowan-Robinson, Roni Khardon, Charles Alcock, Yong Ik Byun Institute of Earth·Atmosphere·Astronomy(BK21+) We present 663 QSO candidates in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) selected using multiple diagnostics. We started with a set of 2566 QSO candidates selected using the methodology presented in our previous work based on time variability of the MACHO LMC light curves. We then obtained additional information for the candidates by crossmatching them with the Spitzer SAGE, the Two Micron All Sky Survey, the Chandra, the XMM, and an LMC UBVI catalog. Using this information, we specified six diagnostic features based on mid-IR colors, photometric redshifts using spectral energy distribution template fitting, and X-ray luminosities in order to further discriminate high-confidence QSO candidates in the absence of spectra information. We then trained a one-class Support Vector Machine model using the diagnostics features of the confirmed 58 MACHO QSOs. We applied the trained model to the original candidates and finally selected 663 high-confidence QSO candidates. Furthermore, we crossmatched these 663 QSO candidates with the newly confirmed 151 QSOs and 275 non-QSOs in the LMC fields. On the basis of the counterpart analysis, we found that the false positive rate is less than 1%. Astrophysical Journal https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/747/2/107 Magellanic clouds massive compact halo objects XMM-Newton telescope spectral energy distribution Kim, D. W., Protopapas, P., Trichas, M., Rowan-Robinson, M., Khardon, R., Alcock, C., & Byun, Y. I. (2012). A refined QSO selection method using diagnostics tests: 663 QSO candidates in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Astrophysical Journal, 747(2), [107]. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/747/2/107 Kim, Dae Won ; Protopapas, Pavlos ; Trichas, Markos ; Rowan-Robinson, Michael ; Khardon, Roni ; Alcock, Charles ; Byun, Yong Ik. / A refined QSO selection method using diagnostics tests : 663 QSO candidates in the Large Magellanic Cloud. In: Astrophysical Journal. 2012 ; Vol. 747, No. 2. @article{be70e5026b024b90a35e773ea8d05131, title = "A refined QSO selection method using diagnostics tests: 663 QSO candidates in the Large Magellanic Cloud", abstract = "We present 663 QSO candidates in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) selected using multiple diagnostics. We started with a set of 2566 QSO candidates selected using the methodology presented in our previous work based on time variability of the MACHO LMC light curves. 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Using this information, we specified six diagnostic features based on mid-IR colors, photometric redshifts using spectral energy distribution template fitting, and X-ray luminosities in order to further discriminate high-confidence QSO candidates in the absence of spectra information. We then trained a one-class Support Vector Machine model using the diagnostics features of the confirmed 58 MACHO QSOs. We applied the trained model to the original candidates and finally selected 663 high-confidence QSO candidates. Furthermore, we crossmatched these 663 QSO candidates with the newly confirmed 151 QSOs and 275 non-QSOs in the LMC fields. On the basis of the counterpart analysis, we found that the false positive rate is less than 1%. AB - We present 663 QSO candidates in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) selected using multiple diagnostics. 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__label__wiki	0.57075	0.57075	Posted by Jim McClure January 29, 2008 January 6, 2014 Archives, all posts, Bad weather, Events, For photo fans, Genealogy/research, Local journalism & Web, Local landmarks, Mail bag, Nostalgia & memories, People, Small-town life, War, World War II1 Comment Readers tell about those blizzards of 1993, 1996 Skiiers pass the boarded-up-tight Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center during the blizzard of 1996. This blizzard dropped up to a yard of snow in York County. The blizzard of 1993 was just about as severe. Background posts: York County’s top 10 news stories in 2006 and One-room schools evoke multiple memories. Memories of the York County blizzards of 1993 and 1996 are posted at http://www.ydr.com/remember as part of a audio/video/newspaper series on poignant moments in personal, local and national history. The York Daily Record/Sunday News and its Web site will collect oral histories from Vietnam and World War II vets, among other memories… . In February, readers will tell about their first dates, which should touch on such venues as Playland, the Shady Dell and Melvin’s or dancing to the music of the Magnificent Men. This was one of several York Daily Record/Sunday News articles (1/27/08) on the blizzards: York County has seen a few snowfalls this winter, but nothing like the blizzards of the 1990s. In 1993, 20 inches of snow dumped on York County March 13 and 14. Mail routes halted, and motorists were stranded. An even bigger blast hit on Jan. 8, 1996, dropping 30 to 36 inches of snow, forcing businesses to close for a week and York to spend $30,000 a day to remove the white stuff. Despite the county being mostly shut down during the blizzards, people still had to live their lives. The blizzard surprised some people coming back from vacation, stranded some who were in town for job interviews and added special obstacles to the wedding of one woman’s daughter. When Joanne Olejkowski’s daughter Christy (Butler) Carlson announced that her wedding would be at Hood College in Frederick, Md., Olejkowski gasped. Hosting a wedding that far from their former home in the Philadelphia suburbs would be a challenge. That was before she knew the blizzard of 1993 was on its way the very day her daughter was to say I do — March 13. To watch Olejkowski tell her story and to hear more readers share blizzard memories in their own voice, visit http://www.ydr.com/remember. York County’s ‘uncommon,’ deadly snowfall of 1772: ‘The poor animals struck through’. Roy Borom, ‘Black History Profiles,’ Part II Gladys Rawlins, ‘Black History Profiles,’ Part III	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3196
__label__cc	0.741107	0.258893	Wellness Institute About Us About Us Hydrotherapy facts Liability Testimonies Press Releases Media Page Links Certification Directions Our Booking Policy Contact Request Legal Internal Detox Therapies External Detox Therapies Products We Distribute Press Releases Press Release Archives Joyce Long’s Institute for Wellness Receives 2012 U.S.C.A. National Award for Houston: “Best Local Business” For Massage and Colon Hydrotherapy 2nd year in a row Joyce Long, founder and director of the Joyce Long and Associates Wellness Institute in Houston and Rosenberg, is nationally and internationally recognized as a foremost health practitioner for physical rejuvenation through wellness and detox programs. Her practice emphasizes the care and prevention of disease through the use of colon hydrotherapy, high frequency lymphatic drainage massage along with other proven alternative treatments for comprehensive rejuvenation and wellness. Houston, Texas ... Joyce Long and Associates Wellness Institute was awarded the 2012 Houston award for “Best Local Business,” for massage and colon hydrotherapy by the U.S. Commerce Association, a New York based national organization established to recognize “best practices” of local businesses in their community. The award program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year U.S.C.A. specifically identifies those small businesses and companies they believe have achieved exceptional market success in their local business category and community, which enhances the positive image of small businesses by the service they provide to their customers within the communities in which they operate. This is the second year in a row for Joyce Long’s Institute for Wellness to receive this award. Long is always looking for new ways to educate people about how to better detoxify the body and rejuvenate the skin with internal cleansing and holistic wellness practices. She is a dedicated wellness transformer making quite an impact on those with whom she has worked. Long was recently awarded the 2012 Women of the Year Award from the Dr. Hansa Bhakti Medley Association and the Temple for Global Peace for her dedicated achievement to wellness as a truly outstanding woman working in the community. Currently, Long receives medical referrals from 3 different hospitals, 21 doctors and she continues to work with medical professionals to educate and teach alternative modalities for complete body detox and wellness. “Why detox?” asks Long, answering, “we live in the most polluted environment in history. We continually inhale and assimilate residues from petrochemicals, plastics, PCB’s, BHP’s and pesticides�these occupy cell receptor sites and block proper hormone utilization.” Long believes: “Your health is your wealth and preventative maintenance is always better than crisis management...now is the best time to get back into the flow of your good health!” Body wellness and detox services now available at Joyce Long Institute for Wellness: Personalized custom natural detox programs Colon hydrotherapy by M.D. prescription only - yours or our M.D. Body and facial lymphatic drainage Ionic hand or foot bath cleanse Full body detox with toning and firming with all natural mineral body wraps; Infrared sauna; and Body toning and accelerated lymphasizing and fitness on the whole-body vibrating power plate (see benefits in chart listed below) Increased muscle strength, especially explosive strength Increased hormone secretion: IGF-1, testosterone, and HGH (human growth hormone) Increased lymphatic drainage Enhanced muscle building Increased bone mass and mineral density Decreased cortisol levels Increased flexibility and mobility Increased secretion of serotonin and norepinephrine Improved balance and breath Increased visceral fat loss Immediate improvement in blood circulation Faster recovery from injury Assoc Wellness Institute -JOYCE LONGS Receives 2011 Houston Award U.S. Commerce Association's Award Plaque Honors the Achievement NEW YORK, NY, December 8, 2011 -- Assoc Wellness Institute -JOYCE LONGS has been selected for the 2011 Houston Award in the Massage Therapists category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA). The USCA "Best of Local Business" Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USCA identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community. Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2011 USCA Award Program focuses on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the USCA and data provided by third parties. About U.S. Commerce Association (USCA) U.S. Commerce Association (USCA) is a New York City based organization funded by local businesses operating in towns, large and small, across America. The purpose of USCA is to promote local business through public relations, marketing and advertising. The USCA was established to recognize the best of local businesses in their community. Our organization works exclusively with local business owners, trade groups, professional associations, chambers of commerce and other business advertising and marketing groups. Our mission is to be an advocate for small and medium size businesses and business entrepreneurs across America. SOURCE: U.S. Commerce Association U.S. Commerce Association Email: PublicRelations@uscaaward.com URL: http://www.uscaaward.com Published in The February 2012 Editions of : Indigo Sun Magazine on Page 15 www.indigosun.com Natural Awakenings Magazine on Page 11 www.naturalawakenings-houston.com	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3205
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__label__wiki	0.58565	0.58565	Best Actor 1939: James Stewart in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington James Stewart received his first Oscar nomination for portraying recently selected Junior Senator Jefferson Smith in Mr. Smith Goes To Washington. Mr. Smith Goes To Washington is a film I enjoy, although it is odd in it has scenes that are a little too hokey such as the scene where he goes around looking at the monuments, but at the same time it has rather dark scenes were the men of the political machines are literally attacking children. Still I do like it anyways, and I find the final scenes of the film are what makes it work. James Stewart plays Jefferson Smith an old fashioned, well meaning, upright citizen, and a head of a local chapter of a fill in for the boy scouts called the boy rangers. He is chosen as the man to fill in for a senator who suddenly died, because political machinists headed by Jim Taylor (Edward Arnold) believe he will just be too simple to see through their schemes, and will be easy to manipulate. I really like Stewart's enthusiasm in his early scenes as Smith, Stewart really is simply perfect for the part as Jefferson Smith. He is perfectly the man he plays, and truly is an actor who was perfectly cast. I actually also liked Stewart because for me he is one actor who can play down the sometimes corny nature of scenes incredibly well. This is because for me I do not think he ever plays it unnaturally and can help even incredibly forced scenes feel much more natural. He goes along to Washington and is pressured, bothered by many aspects of the Washington scene, but also intrigued by Democracy in action. I think handles the mix of emotions very well. I like his downright honest enthusiasm to see the monuments, and to be an actual United States Senator. He also when meeting the women of Washington, Stewart has the perfect awkward aw shucks. It is the usual Stewart romantic lead reactions, and actions, I do really enjoy them when they add to part of his overall performance. I think a particularly strong scene showing the usual Stewart charm that only Stewart ever had was when he is writing his Bill for a special camp for his Boy Rangers with his secretary Saunders (Jean Arthur). The way Stewart maneuvers himself in this scene is just perfect in that perfect Stewart way that I enjoy a whole lot. His strongest scenes though is when he introduces his bill. He first introduces his bill, and Stewart is simply great in his manner of Smith's nervousness. But his bill causes him to see find out about a dark side of Washington involving a political machine. Smith is about to be rejected from the Senate on trumped up charged. Stewart's early enthusiasm is properly drained out in these scenes that really show that Smith can barely comprehend that such people could be so bad, and that his Senior Senator (Claude Raines) really was just a stooge the whole time. To prevent from being kicked out Smith starts a filibuster in an attempt to prove his innocence and to reveal the political machine in control. This final part of his performance is what makes it so memorable. Stewart is simply brilliant in his scenes of moving along and along trying to fight for his right, and slowly becoming more and more tired. Stewart is masterful in my opinion, especially in his brilliant final speech that holds true power, that is needed for the ending to succeed which I believe it does very well. I find this performance has the right amount of power, and charm throughout that supports the idea that 1939 is one of if not the greatest year in film. Labels: 1939, Best Actor, James Stewart, oscar Best Actor 1939: Robert Donat in Goobye, Mr. Chips Robert Donat won his Oscar from his second and final Oscar nomination for portraying school teacher Arthur Chipping in Goodbye, Mr. Chips. Goodbye, Mr. Chips is a very nice film about a school teacher, and his life with his students, his wife, and the outside world. Robert Donat's win is never really maligned, but sometimes but it usually not described as the proper winner, probably by many who have not seen his performance. Donat's performance is one of wide scope since it starts at Chip's first day as a school teacher as a young man to his last days of school as a old head master. One big challenge of his performance is the aging of the character, which Donat handles masterfully. I never doubted him for a second, as he aged from younger years to a very old man. A big challenge for any actor since they can either under do the age, or over do it, but Donat nails Chipping at every single age without absolutely no fault. He makes the character's age also make his performance even more effective, he really shows a man as he goes through his life and it is rather amazing. He also shows how Chips grows a teacher equally well. He is fantastic as him in his first day, when he is the new school master, and has great troubles with the boys. His awkwardness, and inability is truly well shown by Donat. Later though as time goes on he commands the class room with far more power, and Donat shows Chips has grown greater confidence and control over his room and the students. It is truly a fantastic display of how the man grows in his career. As he becomes more and more attuned with the school, Donat perfectly shows how Chips simply becomes more and more naturalistic in his ways as a teacher and later as the head master. Donat has another task of having Chips slowly grows as a person. He begins as a rather introverted man who tries to keep to himself, and only tries to seek friendship in incredibly small ways. Donat though shows his growth as a person incredibly well when he meets his future wife Katherine (Greer Garson). I really like Donat's chemistry with Garson it is just right, since he still stays shy, but Donat allows just the right amount of life and love come from him that really works well. After they marry his wife also makes Chips a slightly more outgoing man so much that he actually makes a joke in his class. Donat never makes it so Chip completely becomes no longer shy, but he adds the right amount of new found liveliness that rings true. Every single part of Donat's performance works incredibly well, and the scenes of him in the most dramatic scenes are no different. Chips must deal with many tragic events during his life, and Donat brilliantly handles these sequences because he never makes any big dramatic gestures. Instead he internalizes Chips anguish and sadness. Donat because he does this he keeps Chips as a consistent man, and also I found the way he handled the sequences to be truly effective since he used his facial expressions and eyes so perfectly. Overall Donat's performance really is simply great work, it is fantastic piece of acting, and when I watched his performance I really felt I saw a man going through his life which I believe shows the strength of his work here. Labels: 1939, Best Actor, oscar, Robert Donat Best Actor 1939: Laurence Olivier in Wuthering Heights Laurence Olivier received his first Oscar nomination for portraying Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights. Wuthering Heights is a rather dramatic film, although it is a bit melodramatic, I did in fact find it interesting anyways. I can't describe precisely why, but I certainly did not mind watching it. Laurence Olivier I will admit, is an actor I enjoy watching a whole lot, especially when he gets a role completely right. He is an actor though that I enjoy most though when he relaxes a bit. Now this does not mean his character has to be a relaxed fellow, but just a character Olivier plays around a little with, and is not just intense the whole time. Heathcliff is an Archetype of a character. The Archetype of the dramatic romantic man, who does anything to try to gain his true love. This stops Olivier from really relaxing in this role, which stops his performance from being an Olivier performance I really enjoy, but this does not stop his performance from being a good if not great one. Some have described his performance as over the top, and even hammy, but I disagree. See Heathcliff, is a role written incredibly broadly. His emotions in the film are written to be shown this way, his dialogue, and character prevent the character from being played entirely subtly. Olivier has to deal with the big emotions of the character throughout the film, and does not become hammy despite the nature of the character, which quite an achievement. Olivier conveys his emotions certainly through his superb voice, but he never forgets to internalize Heathcliff's feelings through his face, and eyes which always convey emotions in this performance. Olivier is just great throughout his performance from his beginning where Heathcliff is a hard working young man being mistreated by the brother of his Adoptive family. Also being mistreated by the rich people in his community being called Gypsy rubbish. Heathcliff though also continues to pursue Kathy (Merle Oberon) his childhood sweetheart who he continues to love, and she continues to love him. She though only shows that secretly at times in order to be intune with the proper way for the community. Olivier is perfect in these early scenes showing enthusiasm with Oberon when she still shows him love. Oberon and Olivier have an interesting chemistry in this film, since apparently they hated each other during filming. They actually do well together though, even if strangely. They show the mutual love when they need but they really work when Olivier shows love but Oberon stays cold. Olivier is perfect in these scenes especially in his sadness when she talks down to him as a servant and is truly saddened by it. Also when he overhears her talking down to him, his reaction really is made heartbreaking by Olivier. Later though Olivier is just as effective when Heathcliff comes back to Wuthering Heights after he leaves for a long while in distress. Heathcliff returns though now rich and owning Wuthering Heights by undercutting his cruel adoptive brother. Heathcliff now has become a cold man, and Olivier is simply great at showing the changed Heathcliff. He is effectively chilling in the way he stands and looks, showing how the life has been taken out of him. Olivier is particularly chilling when he tells his adoptive brother to shoot him, and how he cruelly commands over the man who had done the same to him. Heathcliff has not lost all of his heart though and does show it in key scenes showing he still loves Kathy. Olivier really is perfect in these scenes especially in the last scene together. He plays it really well showing how Heathcliff hid the emotions all along, and really making these scenes as natural and powerful as possible. Olivier's entire performance is truly great, never allowing the somewhat simple nature of his character to make his performance simple. Another great performance from Lord Olivier. Best Actor 1939: Clark Gable in Gone With the Wind Clark Gable received his third and final Oscar nomination for portraying Rhett Butler in Gone With The Wind. Gone With The Wind is an incredibly strong epic. It is a long movie, that is actually worth watching the whole. It has a few problems but overall it really is a truly great and grandiose film experience. Clark Gable performance is certainly is an iconic performance, just about everything about him is a truly iconic performance. Now an iconic performance does not automatically mean a good one or a great one, it can merely be the idea or image of the performance. But there is one thing for sure when speaking of the character there seems that only that person could have ever really be thought as that character. Clark Gable just is Rhett Butler, and Rhett is Gable. As soon as he appears, he is the character there is no doubt, he just simply is the part. Everything about him only ever insures him as Rhett Butler. I never for a moment in the film questioned him in the part which aided the making his performance as a truly iconic one. His performance as Rhett is one that is essential to the film, and Gable is a character of great impact of the film. This all begins with his initial entrance at the bottom of the stair case looking up at Scarlett (Vivien Leigh). His single look here begins the ease of performance Gable has with this performance. He says nothing but Gable has already suggested more than enough of Butler. Gable look is absolutely perfect there is no question to that look it is as Scarlett describes it, being able to see through her clothes. For about a third of the film Rhett really does not continuously appear in scenes in comes in and out of the film. Every time though he appears he certainly makes a strong impact, this partially in the way Rhett is written but more fully due to Gable incredibly powerful presence. Gable's presence here is like none other, his natural charisma and strength are never more visible and as strong than as Rhett. Every single moment Gable is on screen his personality is simply magnetic. He always stands out in a scene and always a perfect command in them. Such as his first scene where he questions the abilities of the southern gentlemen to win against the North. He shows Rhett is a man who always has command over his situation. He makes Rhett into a man who knows what he wants and how to get it, and a man who shall not be forgotten, and is not forgotten ever in the film. Now the most important factor of his performance though that really makes it legendary are his scenes with Vivien Leigh. Vivien Leigh's performance is an astounding performance, one of true brilliance, and Gable being able to stand up along with Leigh performance is a true feat there. Both of the two work wonderfully together. They both are completely in tune with their characters and in each other to make their scenes together scenes of cinematic greatness. I really like Gable way of dealing with Leigh and the way she deals back toward him. They simply could not be better, and both are absolutely brilliantly in showing these two characters who sees things the way they are even if they are of low character at times. They are fantastic in the way they tear at each other down to their true selves. These "romantic" scenes together are fascinating because they really are not tender, but in many ways harsh, yet they still hold tremendous power, because of Leigh and Gable are truly great together. Gable finally consistently appears in the final fourth of the film, after Rhett marries Scarlett. Gable got along perfectly before that point, excelling as Rhett, while Rhett was always able to stay away partially and never truly become involved with the troublesome Scarlet. Rhett when he does become even more deeply involved with Scarlet including to having a daughter together, Rhett finds great troubles with this relationship, and this really puts Gable performance to the test. Gable is more than up to the task, though and gives truly emotionally honest portrayal as Rhett. He shows Rhett desire to love Scarlet but also his sadness and regret due to her inability to shake her own selfishness. Gable is simply perfect in all of these scenes, and especially the final scene where Scarlet goes to Ashley Wilkes (Leslie Howard) for the last time. His exit and final line delivery are mark of not only an iconic performance, but also of a truly great legendary performance. Labels: 1939, Best Actor, Clark Gable, oscar Best Actor 1939: Mickey Rooney in Babes in Arms Mickey Rooney received his first Oscar nomination for portraying Mickey Moran in Babes in Arms. Babes in Arms is an okay musical film, with a pretty standard plot, and with musical numbers that either hit or miss. Mickey Rooney plays Mickey Moran a young second generation vaudeville performer who is trying to find success as an entertainer by making a show with the second generation performers. Rooney's character here is the type that he played many times in his younger years. The musical performer of the young man who has the dream to be a big success. His character is not exactly that complicated of a person but then again he hardly needs to be. Rooney just plays Moran in the way that he should be played which is with a whole lot of energy. Rooney really does not stop moving in this performance, and does infuse the right type of energy into the role. He certainly never seems to be bored while playing the part, and that does work well for his character. He is always singing, moving or doing something, with Moran, which seems to say that Rooney certainly is working to making his performance as enjoyable as possible. He certainly tries everything in this performance to be entertaining, whether it is singing, dancing, or even trying for comedy with imitations such as when he imitates Co-Nominee Clark Gable. Rooney I have to give credit here for always keeping a passion in his performance for every scene. He never slows down in this performance. He is always trying for something, I must say he does not always succeed, but in a film like that I am glad he is trying to put that sort of energy into the mix. He never ever falls completely flat, nor does he become really annoying, which he certainly could have become. His performance certainly does succeed in a functional sort of way, in that the performance is not a truly great performance, as either a musical/comedy performance, or as a dramatic performance after all the most dramatic scene he has is his impassioned speech about wanting to be an entertainer, but for the film, this performance could not really be better. It is a performance for clear entertainment purposes, and succeeds on that level fairly well, and it simply serves its function as it should. Labels: 1939, Best Actor, Mickey Rooney, oscar James Stewart in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Laurence Olivier in Wuthering Heights Robert Donat in Goodbye, Mr. Chips Mickey Rooney in Babes in Arms Clark Gable in Gone With The Wind So will it be one of the three screen legends, the then young star, or the actor who should be far better remembered than he is? Labels: 1939, Best Actor, Clark Gable, James Stewart, Laurence Olivier, Mickey Rooney, oscar, Robert Donat 5. Daniel Massey in Star!- Massey does a slight Noel Coward imitation, and that is it. The film he is in is downright terrible, and he does not rise above that material. 4. Jack Wild in Oliver!- Jack Wild I feel does certainly fully fit the role of the Artful Dodger. Now the role is not that much, but Wild handles it well enough. 3. Seymour Cassel in Faces- A realistically handled and played performance, that works incredibly well in Faces, he adds a good amount to the film, and he an Lynn Carlin work perfectly together. 2. Gene Wilder in The Producers- A performance I will admit may not be for everyone, and it all contingent on whether or not you find his antics funny, which I did. 1. Jack Albertson in The Subject Was Roses- Albertson is truly great as the father of a small dysfunctional family. His performance really contains some truly great acting, and creates a very fascinating character. Jason Robards in Once Upon a Time in the West Timothy Dalton in A Lion in Winter Labels: 1968 Best Supporting Actor, Daniel Massey, Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, Jack Wild, oscar, Seymour Cassel Best Supporting Actor 1968: Jack Albertson in The Subject Was Roses Jack Albertson won an Oscar from his only nomination for portraying John Clearly in The Subject Was Roses. The Subject was Roses is a decent film about that usual type of Oscar nominated family, a dysfunctional one. It is not great, and it has some problems, but it also has strong acting, and some very interesting moments. Jack Albertson's win here is rather interesting, because it usually is well praised, but rarely talked about, I would probably attribute that to the film being somewhat difficult to find. His performance here is most certainly not supporting, it is lead, all the main players are leading Martin Sheen as the son, Jack Albertson as the father and Patricia Neal as the mother, not a single one is supporting in the least. The most supporting a characters get are two people they briefly talk to in a night club, and the extras I suppose. Something interesting about it is technically he could have traded places with Ron Moody in Oliver since Albertson is far more a lead in his film, than Moody is in his. John Clearly is a stern father, who certainly wants things his way, even his way is rather selfish, the fascinating part about the character, and Albertson's performance is that he is not at all simplistic despite how these character can sometimes be portrayed. Albertson really just works well in the role, always acting appropriately stern as if this is something that John, has done and always must do. Albertson perfectly shows his directness and his way of always wanting a certain amount of control over his situation and family. Albertson though does not always show him in this single light and it is amazing how well Albertson shows the depth of this man. I particularly found it interesting how Albertson perfectly shows the different sides throughout the film, and how he acts differently when he just with his wife at the beginning of the film. Where they immediately bicker about their different ways of dealing with their sons. It is fascinating how both actors in their first scene together clearly show a long history between them, without really even saying all that much about their history. Albertson and Neal simply create the right amount of knowing and distance from each other that works incredibly well. In fact all three of the actors work perfectly together to show them together like a true family. Albertson though is the most complex in this in that John Clearly is the one who tries to hide some of his though and emotions, and tries to be a different person when he is with his son, with his wife or when he is alone. I like how well Albertson brilliantly shows the way his character's mixed emotions about his son, and wife. It is fascinating the way he seems to love both of them in actuality but has some inherit hatred for them too. Albertson handles the complex nature of a character like this well, he never switches obviously from hating to loving, but rather carefully combines the emotions to create a truly fascinating character. I think his best scenes are when he shows Clearly in his happier moments. I particular think he is truly great in the night club scene. Albertson is just brilliant especially in his brief singing scene. He does so much in these scenes when he talks about his love for his wife, but also tries to hide the fact that he is unfaithful. Then later when he truly desires his wife, but she rejects him, the switch from his love to hate, is truly great acting from Albertson. Now criticism could be leveled against this performance, that it is too theatrical and loud, but I would disagree. His loudness comes from his attempts to always be strict not from over acting, and Albertson does not over act, and in fact gives a brilliantly subtle performance despite the fact that his character is not a quiet character. Albertson always uses both his voice, and facial expressions to great effect. I though in particular scenes where he listened and did not talk. Especially his first scene where he admires his army jacket, and even stronger his powerful reaction to when his son says he loves him. Albertson is never dull in this performance, or underacting, he never stops telling us more about his character, and I find due to Albertson his performance itself is far more complete than the actual film. Labels: 1968 Best Supporting Actor, Jack Albertson, oscar Best Supporting Actor 1968: Gene Wilder in The Producers Gene Wilder received his only acting Oscar nomination for portraying Leo Bloom in The Producers. The Producers I find to be a very enjoyable comedy, where there are plenty of jokes that find their mark very well. Gene Wilder plays Leo Bloom a nervous accountant who ends up working with a has been Broadway producer Max Bialystock (Zero Mostel) to produce a play they want to fail that way they can embezzle the funds given by the share holders of the profits for the play. Wilder begins the film as a very worried and nervous accountant, and I find he is just hilariously perfect in his first scene. He plays Bloom's nervousness just to perfection in my opinion. Now a performance like his could get old quickly but I never feel his does at all. I find he is just finds the perfect tone in this scene, to maximize hilarity caused by his performance. I just like everything he does the way he gets red and flails around when his blue blanket is taken away, and I especially like just the little things he does such as when he shakes his head up and down when Max asks if he hurt his feeling, just perfect for me. I do believe Wilder adds a lot to his performance, even more than just the jokes, which is all he technically needed to do. I really like how he shows how Bloom is a man who never really had any respect, and really enjoys finally being like by someone. It really works for me, he never forgets the comedy. He always puts the right manic energy into these scenes when he really gets to let loose especially in the "I'm Leo Bloom" scene. I feel his performance just simply works as well as it could. He works very well with Zero Mostel and I find they play off each other very well in every scene, especially in the first scene where they are more adverse to each other. They work well though still throughout and I was actually surprised that they made an honest friendship in such a crazy comedy. My only real problem with the performance, and it really is not a problem exactly, that is he and Mostel really are pushed off into the background for many scenes of the film. I feel that they do not let themselves stay quiet but they merely properly allow the other more obvious comedy bits to be performed such as Kenneth Mars as the ex-nazi or the play "Springtime for Hitler". They properly step aside and let those people and scenes be funny on their own. That is not to say that they still do not still add to scenes, they certainly do, they simply are not the focus of the comedy. That is how the film work until the end of the film. Again the comedy comes back to The Producers, and once again Wilder shines in his scenes, and tries and succeeds quite well to be very amusing. I really found it amusing when he crazily fought with Max and called him fatty fat fat, and then Wilder brilliantly stated later to Max that he was sorry for calling him fatty fat fat. I just think his performance is great, especially his ending speech where Bloom both gives a funny speech but an oddly heartfelt speech about how Max. The speech could have not worked at all, in fact this whole performance could have not worked at all, but I find that Wilder did find the perfect way of playing his character, and succeeded completely.Yes he was not always "on" but when he needed to be he was completely up to the task. Labels: 1968 Best Supporting Actor, Gene Wilder, oscar Best Supporting Actor 1968: Daniel Massey in Star! Daniel Massey received his only Oscar nomination for portraying Noel Coward in Star!. Star! is a very bad film about the career of British performer Gertrude Lawrence played by Julie Andrews. There is nothing special about it, the characters are very dull, and the film just goes on and on. Daniel Massey plays fellow performer, and playwright Noel Coward who is her friend, who makes remarks that are supposed to be witty about her life and career, with his distinct voice, and his distinct way of holding his cigarette. I say this since that is all there really is to his performance. Massey just stands and talks in his imitation of Coward. He is not bad exactly but there is nothing else to his character. Just remarks that are intended to be witty that is about it. In one scene he acts out anger because he is playing a character in a play but that still is not much. He adds nothing what so ever to add complexity to the character as he is in the script who is written so simply. Massey gives an incredibly forgettable performance, he technically is not that bad really, but I have trouble saying that he was good either. Perhaps if Coward was given any depth in the script his performance could have been something but that simply is not the case. Labels: 1968 Best Supporting Actor, Daniel Massey, oscar Best Supporting Actor 1968: Seymour Cassel in Faces Seymour Cassel received his only Oscar nomination for portraying Chet in Faces. Faces is certainly an interesting film, although I found the part of the film focusing on Lynn Carlin was far more interesting than when she is not on screen. Luckily for Cassel he is only on the screen in scenes with Carlin. Cassel's Chet meets Carlin's Maria as she goes out with her friends to a bar, after she was left by her husband (John Marley). Cassel performance as with almost all of the other performers in the film is incredibly realistic. With Cassel here there is no obvious "acting" to be seen despite the fact that his character is one of the least just normal performance. There is never a hint of falseness with his performance which is needed which allows him to work very well with Carlin's performance which is as truly honest as a performance really can be. Chet is a young hippie who goes home with Maria and her friends where they talk about various things at at her home. Cassel is really great here as Chet always completely truthful in his performance, and always adding as much to his performance as possibly. His external delivery is already spot on perfect but Cassel shows much internally with his eyes that is just wonderful. As Chet speaks to the women, than later to just Maria, you really learn about him, no such much because of the dialogue, although that is part of it but more so because of how much effort Cassel honestly puts in to the role and adds to it. He shows so much of Chet in such a short time that it really is pretty amazing. All of his scenes are great even if they are brief. His especially strong scene is his last scene with Carlin. Both actors just create such a truthful, and honest scene together, their efforts make their final scene one I shall remember for awhile. A very strong performance, a performance of simplicity, and realism at some of its finest. Labels: 1968 Best Supporting Actor, oscar, Seymour Cassel Best Supporting Actor 1968: Jack Wild in Oliver! Jack Wild received his only Oscar nomination for portraying the Artful Dodger in Oliver!. The Artful Dodger is the lead of Fagin's (Ron Moody) boys who pick pocket for him and stay at his place. The Artful Dodger is a memorable character of Dickens' more for his image I would say than the character himself. For the look I think Wild has the perfect look for Dodger, especially Dodger in the musical where the character is far lighter. He does completely look like the Dodger with his blue coat, dirty face, big hat, and to Wild's credit the right expressions that work perfectly for Dodger, with all of his sly grins and such. I certainly like his performance as Dodger, and do think he is the proper personification of the character. He just seems like Dodger to me. He does one thing very well which is he does steal all of his scenes away from Oliver (Mark Lester) making him far more interesting than the main character, although that does largely come from Oliver being a dullard of a character, and made even duller by Mark Lester's portrayal of him. He does not steal the scenes though away from Ron Moody therefore he does not qualify as a true scene stealer. Wild certainly has the right energy for the part that does work well for all his numbers, which he sings properly well with the right energy with his peculiar way of moving around in those scenes that work well enough. Is there anything special about his characterization of Dodger, no, such as in the more dramatic scenes all he does is make the same surprised face as the rest of the boys, but he certainly is right for the part. He handles the part well, and his performance did leave a good impression on me at the end of the film. I do like all that he does in the film, he is not amazing but is truly completely right for the role, and plays it completely as this should be played in this film. I must admit I really liked his performance the first time I watched the film, but for some reason my admiration has waned, even though it still certainly exists, I particularly did like his last scene where he and Fagin dance off into the distance, they certainly both do have a good exit, and in fact their exit seemed to be a more fitting end to the film than that the brief last scene of Oliver's. Jack Wild's performance is not great but he certainly kept Dodger's memorability and possibly added to it in a small way. Labels: 1968 Best Supporting Actor, Jack Wild, oscar Gene Wilder in The Producers Daniel Massey in Star! Jack Albertson in The Subject Was Roses Jack Wild in Oliver! Seymour Cassel in Faces This year looks like it could be quite interesting. What do you think? Who is your pick and prediction? Lead Ranking 100 Nominees Now with a total of hundred nominees reviewed with a total 21 years, without the two years I have done which lacked five nominated or at least five see-able performances. 1. F. Murray Abraham in Amadeus (1984) 2. James Stewart in It's a Wonderful Life (1946) 3. Giancarlo Giannini in Seven Beauties (1976) 4. Peter O'Toole in The Lion in Winter (1968) 5. Daniel Day-Lewis in My Left Foot (1989) 6. Peter Finch in Network (1976) 7. Laurence Olivier in Sleuth (1972) 8. Ernest Borgnine in Marty (1955) 9. Philip Seymour Hoffman in Capote (2005) 10. Clark Gable in It Happened One Night (1934) 11. Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver (1976) 12. Spencer Tracy in A Bad Day At Black (1955) 13. Anthony Quinn in Zorba the Greek (1964) 14. Peter O'Toole in Becket (1964) 15. Art Carney in Harry and Tonto (1974) 16. Jack Nicholson in Chinatown (1974) 17. William Hurt in Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) 18. Liam Neeson in Schindler's List (1993) 19. Al Pacino in The Godfather Part 2 (1974) 20. Rod Steiger in The Heat of the Night (1967) 21. James Dean in East of Eden (1955) 22. Richard Burton in Becket (1964) 23. Michael Caine in Sleuth (1972) 24. Tom Wilkinson in In The Bedroom (2001) 25. Laurence Olivier in Henry V (1946) 26. Peter Sellers in Dr. Strangelove (1964) 27. Marlon Brando in The Godfather (1972) 28. Walter Huston The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941) 29. Robert Duvall in The Apostle (1997) 30. Emil Jannings in The Last Command (1928) 31. Walter Huston in Dodsworth (1936) 32. David Niven in Separate Tables (1958) 33. Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate (1967) 34. Tom Hulce in Amadeus (1984) 35. William Powell in The Thin Man (1934) 36. Heath Ledger in Brokeback Mountain (2005) 37. Daniel Day-Lewis in In the Name of the Father (1993) 38. Cary Grant in Penny Serenade (1941) 39. Russell Crowe in A Beautiful Mind (2001) 40. Morgan Freeman in Driving Miss Daisy (1989) 41. Paul Newman in Cool Hand Luke (1967) 42. Peter Fonda in Ulee's Gold (1997) 43. Alan Bates in The Fixer (1968) 44. Albert Finney in Under The Volcano (1984) 45. Tony Curtis in The Defiant Ones (1958) 46. Orson Welles in Citizen Kane (1941) 47. Sam Waterson in The Killing Fields (1984) 48. Sidney Poitier in The Defiant Ones (1958) 49. Peter O'Toole in The Ruling Class (1972) 50. Paul Newman in A Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) 51. William Holden in Network (1976) 52. William Powell in My Man Godfrey (1936) 53. Cliff Robertson in Charly (1968) 54. Kenneth Branagh in Henry V (1989) 55. Dustin Hoffman in Lenny (1974) 56. Gary Cooper in Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) 57. Fredric March in The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) 58. Warren Beatty in Bonnie and Clyde (1967) 59. Anthony Hopkins in The Remains of the Day (1993) 60. Bill Murray in Lost in Translation (2003) 61. Jude Law in Cold Mountain (2003) 62. Ron Moody in Oliver! (1968) 63. Rex Harrison in My Fair Lady (1964) 64. James Cagney in Love Me or Leave Me (1955) 65. David Straithairn in Good Night and Good Luck (2005) 66. Harrison Ford in Witness (1985) 67. Sean Penn in Mystic River (2003) 68. Spencer Tracy in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) 69. Alan Arkin in The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1968) 70. Charlie Chaplin in The Circus (1928) 71. Jack Nicholson in As Good as it Gets (1997) 72. Dustin Hoffman in Wag the Dog (1997) 73. Paul Muni in The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936) 74. Albert Finney in Murder on the Orient Express (1974) 75. Spencer Tracy in San Francisco (1936) 76. Johnny Depp in The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) 77. Joaquin Phoenix in Walk the Line (2005) 78. Paul Winfield in Sounder (1972) 79. Frank Sinatra in The Man With the Golden Arm (1955) 80. Tom Hanks in Philadelphia (1993) 81. Gregory Peck in The Yearling (1946) 82. James Garner Murphy's Romance (1985) 83. Robert Montgomery in Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) 84. Sylvester Stallone in Rocky (1976) 85. Frank Morgan in The Affairs of Cellini (1934) 86. Ben Kingsley in The House of Sand and Fog (2003) 87. Jon Voight Runaway Train (1985) 88. Denzel Washington in Training Day (2001) 89. Laurence Fishburne in What's Love Got To Do With It (1993) 90. Spencer Tracy in The Old Man and The Sea (1958) 91. Jack Nicholson in Prizzi's Honor (1985) 92. Larry Parks in The Jolson Story (1946) 93. Terrence Howard in Hustle and Flow (2005) 94. Matt Damon in Good Will Hunting (1997) 95. Robin William in Dead Poet's Society (1989) 96.Tom Cruise in Born on the Fourth of July (1989) 97. Jeff Bridges in Star Man (1984) 98. Gary Cooper in Sergeant York (1941) 99. Will Smith in Ali (2001) 100. Sean Penn in I Am Sam (2001) Some Random Trivia so far Most Lead Wins: Walter Huston with 2 Most Losses without win: Spencer Tracy with 5 Most Reviewed Performer: Spencer Tracy Biggest Differences in Scores for different performances: Spencer Tracy and Jack Nicholson 2 to 5 Best Average: Laurence Olivier with 5 Worst Average: Sean Penn with 2.25 Best Real Winner: F. Murray Abraham in Amadeus Worst Real Winner: Gary Cooper in Sergeant York Lowest of My Winners: Bill Murray in Lost in Translation Best Entrance by Nominee: Walter Huston in The Devil and Daniel Webster, Runner up Laurence Olivier in Henry V Strangest Character: Peter Sellers as Dr. Strangelove Favorite Film: Amadeus Most Pleasant Surprise: Giancarlo Giannini in Seven Beauties Biggest Disappointment: Jack Nicholson in Prizzi's Honor Most 2nd places: William Powell Here is a video I made of my winners. Labels: Best Actor, oscar 5. Frank Sinatra in The Man with Golden Arm- Sinatra I will admit tries hard to do a good job here, but he never really succeeds. It is a challenging role which he does not meet the challenge. 4. James Cagney in Love Me or Leave Me- This is not a challenging role really, and Cagney plays it as well as possible. He is properly mean as the rather simple gangster, it is not much of a character but Cagney does a fine job with it. 3. James Dean in East of Eden- Mr. Mannerisms himself certainly has a lot of mannerism in his fairly over the top performance, now I probably would not let anyone else get away with a performance like this but something about Dean and the character of Cal make it work. 2. Spencer Tracy in A Bad Day at Black- Probably his best work, Tracy is brilliant here in a completely understated role. He has a magnetic presence in this film, and somehow controls the scenes even though he only ever raises his voice once. 1. Ernest Borgnine in Marty- Borgnine is just brilliant as Marty. He gives a very realistic and heartfelt of performance. He is brilliant at showing all of who Marty his from his frustrations, to the real joy he has when he finally finds love. Simply a great performance. Robert Mitchum in The Night of the Hunter Labels: 1955, Best Actor, Ernest Borgnine, Frank Sinatra, James Cagney, James Dean, oscar, Spencer Tracy Best Actor 1955: Ernest Borgnine in Marty Ernest Borgnine won an Oscar from his only nomination for portraying a lonely butcher Marty Piletti in Marty. Marty I found to be quite enjoyable romantic film that I felt really had a sense of place in the Italian neighborhood in New York City, and simply had a nice story with some strong performances. Ernest Borgnine before this role was only ever cast as a heavy, which he did play very effectively especially in From Here to Eternity and A Bad Day At Black. He excelled quite well in these fairly simple, abrasive roles, as Marty Borgnine plays a very different role, that of a very simple butcher with rather low self-esteem. Marty is a decent guy who really tries to be nice to everyone, but he he fails to find romance. Marty is just a normal and guy, no extreme psycho drama, here just a pleasant man, and Borgnine shows that you can bring out a great performance even out of just a character who really is a pretty normal person. Borgnine begins in the film as just a normal guy, and Borgnine adds a certain realism to the film, and his performance, since not for a second did I question that he was Marty, he just was the part instantly. I like how he shows Marty go through his daily routine at the butcher shop, and then later hanging out with his rather thin headed friend Angie (Joe Mantell). He is just great showing his normal routine of Marty, how he somewhat passively goes through the motions of the day, clearly having done them for awhile and clearly bit tired of them too. Borgnine perfectly shows the lonely disposition of the man in these early scenes. One scene he calls a potential romantic interest, but is quickly turned down. Borgnine is perfect at showing Marty's anxiousness at first, and his shy way of talking, then he truly effective in his very honestly sad reaction to being turned down once again. An even more powerful scene comes from his talk with his mother at the dinner table. Borgnine is brilliant in this scene, as Marty talks about himself, and his inability to find any one to like him. Marty frustrations, anger, sadness about his situation, are made absolutely powerful by Borgnine, especially in the way he says the "fat ugly man" line. Borgnine simply could not be better in showing all of Marty hangups which all shown so well in this one scene. Marty later goes to a dance which he really had no interest in but was coaxed in to it. Marty happens to come across a school teacher Clara Snyder (Betsy Blair) who was left by her blind date. Borgnine really simply lights up the screen in the scene where he first meets her. The way he can't stop talking to her, because he finds someone who actually likes him for once. He is perfect in showing Marty downright uncontrollable enthusiasm with meeting her, and the way he tries to keep her happy at the same time. The way he keeps talking being perfectly amazed at his situation, but also always asking to make sure she is still fine with him. Borgnine and Blair work perfectly together because neither forget the certain aspects of the character. They do not instantly become perfect romantics. He does not act as he really has been on a lot dates and shows the right uneasiness and enthusiasm to the situation, and Blaire still stays properly shy. Borgnine than brings her home, and after awhile he tries to get once kiss out of her, but she does not let him. Borgnine is again absolutely great in showing how Marty just wants to stop his loneliness and her slight rejection which more of comes from her shyness, causes Marty frustrations to come out once again. Later though when he takes her home, and is told that he should call her guaranteeing another date. Borgnine shows the truly happy Marty as well as possible. But Marty chances at true love are challenged by his friends and mother who do not like Clara.I like one more time Marty going into his usual routine of loneliness and boredom. Marty though finally forgets all that, saying he can't take it anymore and calls her. Borgnine is absolutely brilliant bringing Marty to this final moment. His performance is simply a brilliant natural performance. He shows everything there was to Marty and I really felt I met someone when I met Borgnine as Marty. That is a truly great performance. Labels: 1955, Best Actor, Ernest Borgnine, oscar Best Actor 1955: James Dean in East of Eden James Eden received his first posthumous Oscar nomination for portraying Caleb "Cal" Trask in East of Eden. East is an okay film, although as an adaptation of the novel it is extremely truncated and some of the characters are poorly reduced especially the mother of Cal and Aron. James Dean is simply one of the most mannered actors ever. He never stops doing his mannerisms ever through the film. He is moving around in his weird ways. Walking oddly, and looking at the ground constantly for no foreseeable reason, sitting in his own way on the train. He most certainly is over the top as Cal with the way he almost acts like a worm during time in the film. Something very interesting about that is that most actors who would give this sort of performance I and probably many others would not let the actor get away with it. Saying that the actor is just going over the top, and plays the role oddly. But there is just something about Dean that lets him get away with it. Dean had some sort of certain charisma about him that enabled him to get away with his mannerisms. He some how despite the oddity of everything he does seems natural coming out of him. Still over the top but from Dean somehow it works. A reason perhaps why it works is that the character himself is suppose to be an outcast. Cal is not really suppose to get along with anyone despite seeking an acceptance of some sort, despite believing that he himself is bad. He particularity tries to gain acceptance from his distant father Adam (Raymond Massey), but finds they have trouble connecting. Dean's mannered performance certainly comes into conflict with Massey's much more to the point type of acting, but that actually adds to their relationship showing a clear disconnection from each other. Dean I must say is fascinating from beginning to end in the film. Yes what he does seems odd, and strange at all times, but it does work well. His portrait of the angst ridden young man really is a perfect portrait, because of Dean. Yes it is because of his odd mannerisms, because they just add well to his performance. Odd for sure but I never felt they exactly seemed forced. Somehow Dean finds the way that his strange actions do add to his performance. They make Cal a memorable character and a full realized one. He has his mannerisms but Dean still does not forget to add a certain subtlety to his performance. Not a whole lot but enough so it is not always just over the top. But his over the top scenes do add the power of his performance. Such as when he tries to embrace his father after his father rejects his gift. Many scenes are strong just merely because of Dean performance even if it over the top. Due to Dean this film has one aspect that certainly is hard to forget. Best Actor 1955: Frank Sinatra in The Man With the Golden Arm Frank Sinatra received his second and final Oscar nomination for portraying Frankie Machine in The Man With the Golden Arm. The Man with the Golden Arm is a film that has some good moments but it is a bit dull at other times, and it bit too repetitive. Frank Sinatra plays here a heroin addict who has kicked the habit and wants to become a drummer, but finds that getting away from the drugs is harder than he would have expected. Apparently Sinatra commented that this performance would have been more deserving of an Oscar than his one in From Here to Eternity. I will agree that this performance is better than that one but that this one would not have been deserving either. Sinatra here begins the film as Frankie as he tries to make something of himself. Sinatra is okay at best in these standard scenes, of the guy who hangs out in the wrong places. The problem with these early scenes is that his performance just merely is not that interested. It is not that bad it just is a bit boring at times, he really does not make his character into anything special. Later though Frankie finds he will have bigger problems when he falls back into his heroine habit. Sinatra is okay showing his depression as he goes back into the habit but he never is that good. He has some big scenes involving him going cold turkey to get off the drugs. These scenes would be challenging for any actor and Sinatra really does not succeed but he does not fail completely. I am glad that he does not overact these scenes at all, he tries to just portray them realistically. But Sinatra does come off as a bit false, I can see he is clearly trying hard to play the scene realistically, he does not overdo it, but he never comes off as a man really going cold turkey. Sinatra really never has a great scene in this film, his best scene is his last scene with Eleanor Parker. He still is not amazing but again he does a fine job showing how the character has grown from his experiences. Overall though his performance is sometimes a bit dull, and only okay at best. He tries his best with the difficult scenes but never fully succeeds with them. I want to say that I do not hate Sinatra as an actor completely. I think he was very good in Von Ryan's Express and great in The Manchurian Candidate. I think he tries hard here he just does not succeed. I really wish he had been great and I was hoping this performance was going to be like his in The Manchurian Candidate but unfortunately it just is not. Labels: 1955, Best Actor, Frank Sinatra, oscar Best Actor 1955: Spencer Tracy in A Bad Day At Black Rock Spencer Tracy received his fifth Oscar nomination for portraying a one armed war veteran John J. Macreedy in A Bad Day At Black Rock. A Bad Day At Black Rock is a very strong film in my opinion. Telling a suspenseful story of a stranger who comes into an isolated town looking for a Japanese man. The film moves along incredibly well, its acting, cinematography, and direction are all incredibly well handled. It was not nominated for best picture, but I would certainly have given John Sturges the win for best director. If you have been reading my reviews I am sure you noticed I have not the biggest fan when it comes to Tracy's nominated performances. But still I always said I did not hate all of his performances or really him as an actor because of some of his non nominated performances, and this performance. Here is the performance which shows the Spencer Tracy that is always talked about. Tracy gives a mostly quiet performance here as the mysterious John J. Macreedy a mysterious man who does not receive much of a welcome into the isolated town of Black Rock. Tracy stays pretty withdrawn throughout his performance, and this begins when he first gets off the train. He always stays very unassuming, walking in an introverted way and never really standing up straight precisely. He walks along in a specific man that suggests a tired man who keeps to himself well, even though now he is looking for someone. Tracy is just perfect in the way he begins to ask around about a Japanese man he is looking for and gets less than friendly answers. Tracy carries himself perfectly letting us know enough about his character but still keeping a mystery about him that is incredibly effective. I love the particular scenes where he shows the hidden strength of the character that is so subtly shown by Tracy. Especially strong scenes are when he questions the local King pin (Robert Ryan) about what exactly happened to the man. He is sitting down looking at the ground at times, only saying a few words, yet Tracy is just magnetic in this scene, as he tears apart the other man's lies, and reveals the man's hidden side. Every inflection in his voice, and the way he moves around even though he stays in the same spot is just brilliantly handled by Tracy. Another strong scene is when he stands toe to toe with another local tough (played by Co-Nominee Ernest Borgnine). Again Tracy is perfect in his quiet way of breaking down the man's threats and showing him for the stupid man he is. His power in all of these scenes are amazing because Tracy is so quiet and withdrawn, he actually does not say that much but the little he says is as powerful as possible. There is only one scene where he really raises his voice and that is an all important scene where he can finally find out the truth about the man he is looking for. The way Tracy questions the guilty and the compliant is excellent. The way he dissects about everyone in the two is perfect and believable even with how withdrawn he always remains. The greatest part of his performance though I believe is what he shows about his character. Not very much is said about Macreedy, but Tracy very carefully gives little hints to who he really is. He never blurts it out loud but I felt I really met the man due to Tracy's brilliant hints he displayed very carefully throughout his performance. Here is the great Tracy performance, the one that should be talked about, where he does all that is said about him. He never seems like he really is acting but gives a truly great performance. Best Actor 1955: James Cagney in Love Me or Leave Me James Cagney received his third and final Oscar nomination for portraying gangster Martin Snyder in Love me or Leave Me. Love Me or Leave Me is an okay film about a wannabe singer Ruth Etting (Doris Day) whose career is helped by Martin "The Gimp" Snyder through his gangster connections, but after awhile as Martin gains more control over her, the more Etting wants to get out. Cagney was not a stranger to gangsters, having played them all the time throughout his career. His voice, his shape, his face just always worked well for the part. Snyder here is not the most violent gangster he played, or the most evil, in fact this is almost a lighter gangster for him, well until later in the film when the tone of the film becomes darker. Something interesting about this gangster is that Snyder is that he is called "the gimp" therefore Cagney always walks with a limp. For Cagney I feel is a huge hindrance. That is because Cagney is such a physical actor in most of his performances. Cagney usually uses his whole body and his physical motions quite effectively in his performances, here he cannot do that due to the limp that the character has. Now this is not a huge problem since most performances from most actors do not contain such physicality, but still when Cagney does not do it, it feels like he is hindered. Cagney's role here is a bit simple as the gangster. He as written is not too complicated. He is an easily irritated gangster who wants things one way his way. His character does not really change all that much through the film except getting more jealous and attempting to be more controlling. I must say Cagney does fit the part there is no doubt about that. He just looks and feels the part throughout the film. He has the right way of acting tough, and talking out of the side of his mouth, as he yells. His level of meanness is basically consistent throughout the film, except in one scene where he won't take no for an answer anymore from Ruth. Cagney actually in that scene is rather chilling. Most of the time though he is a pretty lightweight meanie, since the film tries to be that way most of the time. Cagney shows the controlling nature of Marty very well, and certainly is always believable with his hair trigger into anger. Cagney does make it believable that Marty can get things done the way he is and can influence Ruth the way he does especially in a scene where he will not let her blow him off as she had done several times before. He gives Marty the right confidence and demeanor, with the right pathetic nature. The part though overall is not that much because Snyder is mostly just perpetual in his anger except for the very last scene of the film. I feel Cagney tries to add more from than in the words of the film showing some ambition in the character through his face, but still that is limited by the film. His biggest scene where he changes a little is the final scene where Marty must swallow his pride finally. Cagney is just fine in this scene just as he is in the role. He never is amazing, and a part like this seems pretty easy for Cagney, but still Cagney certainly fulfills the requirements of the limited role. Labels: 1955, Best Actor, James Cagney, oscar Spencer Tracy in A Bad Day At Black Rock James Dean in East of Eden Ernest Borgnine in Marty Frank Sinatra in The Man With The Golden Arm James Cagney in Love Me Or Leave Me Labels: 1955, Best Actor, Ernest Borgnine, Frank Sinatra, James Cagney, James Dean, Spencer Tracy 5. Frank Sinatra in From Here To Eternity- Frank Sinatra is only ever obnoxious as Angelo Maggio. He is just annoying in most of the early scenes than in his final scenes he overacts massively. 4. Brandon De Wilde in Shane- Brandon De Wilde is a dull presence in the film, and every single line and reactions only take away from the film. He is suppose to be the heart in the film but fails miserably to ever be authentic. 3. Eddie Albert in Roman Holiday- Albert technically does nothing wrong in his role, and does not take away from the film, but he basically is always just in the background taking pictures that is all. 2. Robert Strauss in Stalag 17- He is funny enough as the two man Pow comedy team, and he does not let his jokes actually interfere with more serious sections of the film, since he does not overplay his role. 1. Jack Palance in Shane- The role he plays it not much but Palance puts the right amount of menace in his role as the villainous gunman. He is never required to all that much but everything he does do is as well handled as possible. Otto Preminger in Stalag 17 Ernest Borgnine in From Here to Eternity John Gielgud in Julius Caesar Jay Robinson in The Robe Labels: 1953 Best Supporting Actor, Brandon De Wilde, Eddie Albert, Frank Sinatra, Jack Palance, oscar, Robert Strauss Best Actor 1939: James Stewart in Mr. Smith Goes t... Best Actor 1939: Robert Donat in Goobye, Mr. Chips... Best Actor 1939: Laurence Olivier in Wuthering Hei... Best Actor 1939: Clark Gable in Gone With the Wind... Best Supporting Actor 1968: Jack Albertson in The ... Best Supporting Actor 1968: Gene Wilder in The Pro... Best Supporting Actor 1968: Daniel Massey in Star!... Best Supporting Actor 1968: Seymour Cassel in Face... Best Actor 1955: Frank Sinatra in The Man With the... Best Actor 1955: Spencer Tracy in A Bad Day At Bla... Best Actor 1955: James Cagney in Love Me or Leave ... Best Supporting Actor 1953: Jack Palance in Shane Best Supporting Actor 1953: Brand De Wilde in Shan... Best Supporting Actor 1953: Robert Strauss in Stal... Best Supporting Actor 1953: Frank Sinatra in From ... Best Supporting Actor 1953: Eddie Albert in Roman ... Best Actor 2005: Terrence Howard in Hustle and Flo... Best Actor 2005: Joaquin Phoenix in Walk the Line Best Actor 2005: David Straithairn in Good Night, ... Best Actor 2005: Heath Ledger in Brokeback Mountai... Best Actor 2005: Philip Seymour Hoffman in Capote	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3220
__label__cc	0.671486	0.328514	Curios of New York I've sent the past week in New York. It's my first time in the city, and I've amassed plenty of material for travel articles which I'll be writing once I get home. In the meantime, however, here are eight distinctive items I've spotted in the Big Apple. 1. The Hanging Traffic Light: OK, I knew this was a pan-American thing before I came to NYC; but it's appeared in so many TV shows and movies that it caught my eye anew. Pure Americana. 2. The Old Fire Alarm Post: We passed this every day when walking to and from our first hotel, the Z Hotel across the East River in Queens. It dated presumably from the days when few people had telephone access - pulling the lever would automatically alert the fire department. 3. The Cupcake ATM: We spotted this on Lexington Avenue - and it worked! Apparently it's a Californian innovation, but it was a fun discovery on our first outing to Manhattan. 4. Old Churchyards: You don't think of New York as being an old city with a humble past, such is its energy. But here and there you'll stumble across pockets of history, even in the most built-up areas. This old churchyard was a tranquil space amid the bustle of the financial district. 5. Fiction Intruding Into Reality: These huge posters hanging diagonally opposite our second hotel, the hyper-modern Novotel Times Square, appear to have slipped from the pages of The Hunger Games. 6. The New Speakeasies: There's a new batch of hip small bars in New York, deliberately obscuring their identities as an echo of the speakeasy bars of the Prohibition era. At this Greenwich Village bar, Employees Only, patrons enter past a fake shopfront suggesting a psychic's parlour. 7. The Anti-Plaque: This Greenwich Village building is sandwiched between two buildings bearing plaques, each describing an illustrious literary resident. Not to be outdone, the owner added his own. 8. The World's Most Improbable Chips: Several people told us about these - in horror - but we met no-one who had actually tasted them. Even in adventurous New York, apparently, there are limits. Disclosure time: On this trip I received discounted accommodation from the Z NYC Hotel and the Novotel New York Times Square, and general assistance from NYC & Co. Labels: architecture, culture, drink, food, history, New York, North America, NY, NYC, USA Recommendations: Melbourne Fringe Festival 2014 Travel Gadget Review 1: Scrubba Washbag Back to Berlin Going Local in Brussels	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3222
__label__cc	0.675441	0.324559	The Gowfcroft - extreme bog-golf at Gateside, Shetland Here is a description of and rules for extreme bog-golf at The Gowcroft, Gateside, Shetland: 'Extreme bog-golf' is played on uncultivated 'in-by' croft land at The Gowfcroft, Gateside, Shetland. Please note, this land is very wet and peaty, and is unsuitable for golf carts, golf shoes, tractors or heavy earthmoving equipment. A tractor disappeared here not long ago. No responsibility is taken for your safety or well being should you decide to play here. Golf at your own risk. Please shut all gates, or at least try to wrestle them into position. If you let Lowrie's sheep in, you will have to round them up and transport them to Sumburgh. There will be no putting (for the moment) at The Gowfcroft. Putting should (temporarily)be carried out after the consumption of at least one pint of beer, on the close-cropped lawn of the St Magnus Bay Hotel, one mile to the south-west. Please ask permission first. The Gowfcroft can be played as a three, six or nine-hole course. There are, essentially, six holes, with nine being achieved by playing the first three again. There are three flags, no greens. A hole is deemed completed when the player's ball is within two feet of the flag in any direction. Basic rules of Extreme Bog-Golf are as per the Royal and Ancient, with certain exceptions: -Wellington boots are advised, but not compulsory. -One lost ball per hole is assumed. If you do NOT lose a ball, one stroke is removed from your total for that hole. If you find a ball in the general vicinity of where your ball landed, but it is NOT your own, you may play it as if it IS your own, benefitting from the bonus stroke for lack of loss. -Preferred lies and penalty-free cleaning of balls at ALL times. - All fences indicate out of bounds, except the one at the final hole (3, 6 and nine). Do NOT play your ball from beyond the other fences. You will be attacked and eaten by dogs. -rubber driving range tees are preferred/essential. Entering the croft of Gateside, cross a ditch immediately to your left before reaching the house, pass the site of regular Wicker Man burnings (clearly evident) and the blue flag of holes three/six/nine. Cross the fence leading to the open croftland, heading uphill. You will see a piece of astroturf (the tee) and, to the north, in the far corner of the field is a yellow flag. This is the first/seventh hole: HISTORIC SCOTLAND (175 Yards; par 4) Beware landing on the ancient monument approximately 80 yards from the tee. Divots may reveal all kinds of things. This is a heel-shaped burial cairn thought to have been used by Picts as an early form of bunker. Having played 'Historic Scotland', turn west, south wet and look for a red flag.This is the second/eighth hole. There is a piece of astroturf which can be used as a tee, but this is not compulsory.: DA BRIG (200 yards; par 4). Beware the various drainage ditches. Turn back towards the house and look for the blue flag. Find a flat piece of turf near the drainage ditch, by the flag. This is the third or ninth: HAMEABOOT (125 yards; par 3. Any damage to the house fabric must be made good. Return to the first tee, and aim for the red flag. Proceed to play the three holes you have just played, in reverse. You may, by this time, be suffering from exposure. In which case, abandon the game. If conditions merit, play the three holes in their original order to achieve nine. Which is exactly one half of 18. BOG FEES: None. A contribution towards lost flags may be posted through the house letterbox. Good luck. Coastguard rescue services are available in cases of extreme distress, but should not be called out lightly. Proper waterproof clothing, or possibly diving equipment, should be worn. The landowners take no responsibility. For anything. Spring may just have suddenly sproinged in Shetland I've been examining our 'forest'. No, not the old, mighty and massive trees you can see here, but the woodland planted on the croft three years ago and still at the marginal-might-or-might-not-make-it wee-tiny-stick stage. You can see a wee totie example in the foreground. Hundreds of native species - mostly willow - have gone in, along with some spruce and other planty things I forget. I think they might even grow! Buds have appeared. They are not, despite volcanic ash, hurricanes, ice, snow and the baleful hatred of passing sheep, dead yet. And the daffodils are out at Gateside, aka The Radiocroft. It's actually warm in the sunshine. Could it be....could it possibly be...spring? Posted by Tom Morton at 1:19 pm 1 comment: Beyonce as Etta James in Cadillac Records Quite surprisingly moved by the emotional clout of Cadillac Records, currently showing on Sky Premiere. Great cast: Jeffery Wright (Felix Leiter in Quantum of Solace) superb as Muddy Waters; Mos Def convinces as Chuck Berry, and as for Beyonce Knowles...eat your heart out, Amy Winehouse! Really good film. Music, as Sam Philips said of Howlin' Wolf, "where the soul of man never dies." Posted by Tom Morton at 3:59 pm 3 comments: You want volcanic ash? We got volcanic ash... Shetland this morning - it's very fine, like the softest, greyest talcum powder. Must remember not to breathe... Posted by Tom Morton at 8:51 am 1 comment: The future for magazines and newspapers? OK, so Marvel's comic book application for the iPad plays to the simplest strengths of both formats, but surely this is the way ahead for the dead tree industries? I mean, yes, we now expect free content online...but for the convenience of having your daily newspaper/monthly mag downloaded, in full, to your mobile device, complete with video, links, sound...where do I subscribe? Election first week - unexpurgated Sunday Herald piece I was, I admit, somewhat miffed to find the commissioned 700 swashbuckling words (written whilst on holiday in Mallorca, he said, playing the sympathy card) devoid of either swash or buckle and cut to 400...so here's the original, if anyone's interested: What’s it all about, Alfeeee? Oh, how the foghorn tones of Cilla Black, a veteran of celebrity Toryism, would have added to Sir Michael Caine’s appearance with a suspiciously pallid-of-cheek David Cameron (can you get coloured botox?) , for the announcement of the Tories’ proposed National Citizens’ Scheme. Instead, it was left to 77-year-old Muppet Movie star Sir Michael, to speak for yoof. He had been brought up, he pointed out, in the Elephant and Castle, and run with his homies in a gang so ferocious its habit of ringing doorbells and scarpering was legendary throughout London. Cor. Blimey. Luv a duckhouse. Meanwhile, his Etonian pal was hoping that his plan to make all 16-year olds wear khaki shorts and help old people like Sir Mike across the road would ‘do more than blow the bloody doors off’. A quote from Caine movie The Italian Job. As opposed to the much more popular Cider House Rules, that glorious anthem of praise to Frosty Jack consumption by the under-12s. Back in Scotland, Alex Salmond was unimpressed. No, Scotland would not be having any truck with teenage Tory marching organisations. What was the point, when the Orange Lodge was doing such a fine job? And besides, wasn’t the SNP setting up its own paramilitary youth wing, the Young Sturgeons, featuring glossy uniforms, flags and armbands and special sporrans designed by respected Christmas card designer Gerry Burns? No? Oh well. Jings, whit’s going on here? Swooping down from the skies in his private jet comes Nick Clegg, dropping in on Scotland to view the Libocrat troops, and looking like David Cameron’s less carefully coiffed wee brother. Would he be forcibly enlisted in Cameron’s classless Eton Rifles? Or join a coalition? Or say something in Spanish for the weans at home, where it’s apparently the language of Clegg family life? No, there’s time only for a swift cerveza and shouts of ‘don’t let your wife cut your hair like that again, shagboy!’ Slept with 30 women? Fair enough, but did the Libocrat hierarchy have to get t-shirts printed to that effect? Still, 30 votes is 30 votes. Onto that aeroplane and away south, son. Flying’s the green option. Petrol’s dirt cheap this week. Deception! Deception! Gordon’s clunky prose and lumbering enunciation, his jaw moving like that of a masticating wildebeeste, sends accusations at the business leaders supporting the Conservative line on National Insurance (deceived), and at the Cameronians themselves (deceivers). The Tories have worked up their economic policy on the back of an envelope, he claims, failing to realise that envelopes are so last century. Half a Blackberry, a sliver of Apple iPhone, and Adam Smith’s your uncle. There’s even a spellchecker so you can be sure you get ‘Welth of Nashuns’ right. That’s spellchecker, Gordon. s-p-e....oh, never mind. Next you’ll be saying you’ve never heard of Twitter. Ah well, it’s Friday and ye ken noo. Step forward, Stuart MacLennan, hitherto ignored no-hoper Labour candidate for Moray, the seat that used to sport more Ewings than Dallas in its heyday. For 16 months, longer than most Labour cabinet ministers knew its existed, online microblogging service Twitter has seen mucho activity by young Maclennan, who has been slagging off Moray folk as teuchters (so wrong: teuchters only exist west of Forres, not including Findhornians, who are from California, Venus and Tharg) Labour codgers as ‘coffin dodgers’ and worst of all, decrying the whisky industry. Sitting Moray MP Angus Robertson, SNP, while endeavouring to keep the smirk off his face, fulminates fulsomely: “This litany of abuse...language unacceptable in any company...very disturbing...shocked...” Yeah, right, Angus. Just listen to Jim Murphy, asked why it took so long for Labour to condemn, then sack MacLennan. “You must understand that we in the Labour Party had not heard of this...Tweeter until mere minutes ago. A statement is being telexed to you as we speak. Or faxed. Or if we can find a pigeon, posted. Unless JK Rowling can supply us with one of her owls.” There’s no time to mention Boris Johnson’s New Model National Citizens’ Scheme, the version with swords and sidearms, or Charlie Kennedy’s ginger gravitas. Now he really IS a teuchter. The Gowfcroft - extreme bog-golf at Gateside, She... Spring may just have suddenly sproinged in Shetlan... Election first week - unexpurgated Sunday Herald p...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3228
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His empty, loveless life controlled by the stern-faced Big Brother. Or we hear the clicking sounds of jackbooted policemen, and even worse, of the secret policemen. Who told you these things? Who put these images before your eyes? Why, the very people who benefit from (...) By David Glenn Cox http://theservantsofpilate.com Let the sky fall, let the sun crash and commence with the days of iron rain. Let the blood of the guilty and the tears of the innocent mix and intermingle in the sewers of greed. There is no bipartisanship in Washington; there is only buy partisanship. The President, still in his first month in office, has had dinner with Republican pundits. He has gone to Capitol Hill to meet with both House and Senate Republicans. He has supported a (...) I’ll Wait For You By : Daveparts - Saturday February 7, 2009 By David Glenn Cox http://theservantsofpilate.com Years ago I was in a terrible car crash. 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Then the (...) By : David Glenn Cox - Thursday January 1, 2009 God is With Us By David Glenn Cox http://theservantsofpilate.com Tom Lehrer, one of the first satirical, political song writers, once penned a song entitled “National Brotherhood Week.” The song went, “Oh, the black folks hate the white folks and the white folks hate the black folks and the Indians hate the Mexicans and everybody hates the Jews." Funny, because it is was so true. But then as now, to confound cause and purpose with religion and race discolors the argument (...) All Right, But Just This Once. By : Daveparts - Wednesday December 24, 2008 All Right, But Just This Once. By David Glenn Cox Years ago there was a “Far Side” cartoon with an angry lynch mob in front of an old, Western jail. The sheriff was addressing the mob, “Now you boys know that I can’t just turn him over to you without a fair trial. Well, all right, but just this once.” That pretty much covers my feelings towards Mr. Madoff. 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It ultimately claims all, the rich and the poor, the mighty and the small, the good and the evil. Death also has the capability to make most human pursuits—such as the quest for wealth, fame and power—vacuous and fleeting. Given this reality, I have often wondered why so many people are still willing to (...) HOW MUCH CORRUPTION CAN DEMOCRACY ENDURE? How much corruption can a “democracy” endure before it ceases to be a democracy? If five venal, mendacious, duplicitous, amoral, biased and (dare I say it) satanic Supreme Court “justices”—John Roberts, Samuel Alito, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas and Anthony Kennedy—have their way, America will soon find out. In several previous articles for Pravda.Ru, I have consistently warned how the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision is one of the (...) 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Richmond Nursing Home - Primary Care Center - - Primary Care Patient Portal - - Frequently Asked Questions - - Patient-centered Medical Home - - Primary Care Team - Surgical Center - Ambulatory Surgery - Diabetes Education - Imaging Services - - Bone Density - - CT (CAT Scan) - - 3D Mammography - - MRI - - Nuclear Medicine - - Ultrasound - - X-ray - Lab - Physical Therapy - Specialist Services - Accepted Insurance Plans - Financial Assistance - Health Insurance - Medical Records - Patient and Family Services - Patient Pricing Information - Paying Your Bill - BCH Foundation - BCH Women's Association - Substance Abuse Resources - Direct Line to the CEO - Certified Nurse Aide Training - Direct Line to the JBR Administrator Home / Month: April 2016 News From January-April 2016 April 30, 2016 adminAnnouncementBCH Foundation, BCH Women's Association, Community Education, Cordelian Club, Garden Party, Heart Center, Imaging Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Foundation to Host Fourth Garden Party Event will raise funds for the ambulatory surgery department’s anesthesia machine The Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Foundation will hold its fourth annual Garden Party fundraiser on May 26 at the Springville Country Club. This year’s event is held in memory of Paul Randall and John Frank. Each of these gentlemen passed away in 2015, and the Foundation board chose to honor their contributions to the hospital by celebrating their lives at this annual occasion. Mr. Randall was a Bertrand Chaffee Hospital board member and served as its president. Mr. Frank was a long-time employee for BCH and the Jennie B. Richmond Nursing Home, serving as the facilities manager. Funds raised on May 26 will go toward an anesthesia machine for the ambulatory surgery department. The Garden Party starts at 5 p.m. and concludes by 8 p.m. The Springville Jazz Orchestra and Mike Nugent Entertainment will perform throughout the evening. The Garden Party began in 2013 as a way to honor the memories of Dr. Craig Wiede and Dr. Richard Nowak, two individuals who served as hospital board volunteers for many years. In 2014, the Foundation paid tribute to Dr. Clinton and Mary Strong, who were committed volunteers in this community and at the hospital. Last year, Teresa Kessler, R.N. and George Vasiliauskas were honored for their service to patients and the facility. Tickets are $50 each or $80 per couple. For tickets, information and sponsorship opportunities, call the Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Foundation at (716) 592-2871 ext. 1485 or email Kara Kane at kkane@bch-jbr.org. Your Hospital Matters: Essential Health Care Services Bertrand Chaffee Hospital has received many inquiries from the community regarding funding through the Essential Health Care Provider Support Program. The full text of a recent notice we have placed in local newspapers follows, and it includes a map that shows the distribution of state funds in the eight counties of Western New York. Bertrand Chaffee Hospital has received many inquiries from the community regarding funding through the Essential Health Care Provider Support Program. Unfortunately, BCH learned on March 4 that the New York State Department of Health has denied our application. With several hundred rural hospitals across the United States facing bankruptcy or closure, Bertrand Chaffee Hospital is in a precarious position. We emerged from financial difficulties of 2008 through smart decisions by our board and leadership team. And with strong community support, BCH established a Primary Care Center and Heart Center as key parts of a long-term plan that emphasized financial stability and deliberate growth. However, BCH’s continued survival is not guaranteed – especially when faced with an unequal distribution of state tax dollars. In late 2015, New York State Department of Health announced the availability of funding through the Essential Health Care Provider Support Program. This $355 million award was distributed across the state to healthcare facilities that are deemed to be essential. There was a sense of excitement from BCH, as this award represented a significant opportunity for state funding over the next three years. BCH has not received NYS Department of Health financial support since 2008. BCH submitted a $7.6 million project, noting that the application suggested that projects under $25 million would be prioritized. The plan outlined would address critical facility maintenance projects, develop space for specialty medical practices, expand primary care space, and upgrade our imaging technology and equipment. Each of these initiatives would have enhanced local access to essential healthcare services for our neighbors. Though the rejection of our application by the NYS Department of Health was disappointing, we want to emphasize that we are doing everything we can to ensure the future of local healthcare for residents of southern Erie, northern Cattaraugus and Wyoming counties. That will include pursuing NYS support and continuing to educate our patients, our community, and our local and state representatives about the importance of rural hospitals like ours. We thank you for your support and we are proud to be your hospital. For more information about how you can support BCH, contact our community relations office at (716) 592-2871 ext. 1485 or email comments to myhospital@bch-jbr.org. Continue to follow our work here on our web site or sign up for our email newsletter at the top of this page. BCH Women’s Association Basket Raffle Volunteers from the Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Women’s Association coordinated their annual basket raffle on Saturday, April 16 at the Concord Town Hall. Nearly 200 baskets were on display for a crowd of community members, volunteers and employees from Bertrand Chaffee Hospital. Since 1996, this group has raised and contributed about $200,000 in support of projects and equipment at Bertrand Chaffee Hospital and the Jennie B. Richmond Nursing Home. BCH Imaging Department Designated as a Lung Cancer Screening Center by the American College of Radiology (ACR) The ACR Lung Cancer Screening Center designation is a voluntary program that recognizes facilities that have committed to practice safe, effective, diagnostic care for individuals at high risk for lung cancer. Bertrand Chaffee Hospital is one of about 110 facilities in New York State to achieve this designation. Lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography (CT) scans, and appropriate follow-up care, significantly reduces lung cancer deaths. Lung cancer is the nation’s leading cancer killer, taking the lives of more people each year than breast, colon and prostate cancers combined. Additional risk factors for lung cancer include the following: Emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Interstitial lung disease, such as pulmonary fibrosis • Occupational and environmental exposures, such as asbestos, arsenic, beryllium, cadmium, chromium, coal smoke, diesel fumes, nickel, silica, and soot High levels of radon exposure History of cancer, including lung cancer, lymphoma, head and neck, and smoking-related cancers Family history of lung cancer Extensive secondhand smoke exposure Prior thoracic radiation therapy, as may occur for breast cancer and lymphoma Our Imaging Department encourages individuals who meet any of these risk factors to talk to their healthcare provider about recommended screenings and imaging studies. Call (716) 592-8169 for an appointment. Freedom From Smoking Program Begins May 3 Bertrand Chaffee Hospital will host the American Lung Association’s (ALA) “Freedom from Smoking” program during 2016. ALA-certified instructors will present this eight-session program on Tuesday evenings from 6 – 7:30 p.m. starting on May 3 and concluding on June 14. This program is designed for adult smokers and features step-by-step plans to help smokers gain control over their behavior. Cigarette smoke contains cancer-causing chemicals and can lead to lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Smoking is a behavior that negatively affects nearly every organ in the human body. It is also a cause of heart disease and stroke. The program costs $80 and includes a workbook and CD. Registration is now open; to register call (716) 592-9643. Bertrand Chaffee Hospital’s ongoing community health outreach includes smoking cessation programs and diabetic education. A future session is scheduled for October 4-November 15 in 2016 BCH Accepts Toys and Books from Disney Hospital Care Package Program Bertrand Chaffee Hospital is a participant in the Disney Hospital Care Package Program. This initiative brings new toys and books to hospitals all over the country, and has impacted an estimated 9.8 million lives since its inception in 2012. “We share these items through as many departments as we can,” said Annette Kaleta, who coordinates the program for the hospital. “We make them available in the Emergency Department, for children who are there being treated or there with a family member.” “It’s also great to have the books on display in our Primary Care Center,” she continued. “With the number of patients who visit each day, it’s a nice complement to our kids’ activity area as their parents or grandparents are waiting.” The hospital also uses Disney items when donating baskets to local events, including the upcoming BCH Women’s Association basket raffle on April 16 at Concord Town Hall. BCH Expands Cardiology Services with Leg Pain and Vascular Center Beginning April 6, Bertrand Chaffee Hospital will introduce the Leg Pain and Vascular Center. This expansion of vascular services will complement the services currently offered by the Heart Center on the hospital’s first floor. Vascular services include non‐invasive tests like ultrasounds of the leg arteries, carotid arteries and renal arteries. These tests offer a thorough diagnosis for reduced blood flow, which is caused by arterial stenosis, and can cause leg pain and ulcerations. Patients who are experiencing leg pain, leg swelling or non‐healing wounds can call to learn more about the Leg Pain and Vascular Center’s services. “People who have problems walking because of leg pain or ulcers can benefit from minimally invasive and non‐surgical techniques to improve their symptoms and heal their wounds,” said Dr. Henry M. Meltser, who has worked with BCH to design and coordinate the new center. Dr. Meltser is an interventional vascular specialist who is board certified in three separate specialties. His training included clinical residency and fellowships at the University of Rochester and Indiana University. “We’re pleased to welcome Dr. Meltser to Springville,” said Nils Gunnersen, BCH CEO. “Our efforts to extend the types of medical services available to our neighbors continue, and adding these specialized cardio‐vascular options for our neighbors is a great way to keep that progress moving forward.” Patients who are interested in learning more about the new Vascular and Leg Pain Center can call (716) 592‐9644. “Spring it On” Fundraiser for Springville’s Hospital The Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Foundation will participate in “Spring It On,” a 24-hour online fundraising event on March 24-25. Created and powered by the United Way of Buffalo & Erie County, more than 250 local non-profit agencies are expected to participate this year. “We’ve been taking small steps into the world of online fundraising, starting with our PayPal donation option for last year’s annual appeal,” said Kara Kane, development coordinator. “This activity is a great reminder for our supporters that their hospital is here, every minute of every day, for their health needs. Spring It On seeks to mobilize supporters to donate to a favorite organization and to highlight the impact that giving has on that organization. “Giving has an enormous impact on what the BCH Foundation is able to make possible for patients and nursing home residents,” Kane continued. “Our neighbors can look to equipment additions like smart IV pumps and a portable ultrasound machine from last year and know that they had a major role to play in those improvements.” The BCH Foundation has set a financial goal of $500, but another important aim is participation. “To have dozens of our neighbors join in this campaign, just for one day, will be a bonus and benefit for one of our departments,” Kane said. The BCH Foundation will use its Facebook page [www.facebook.com/bchspringville] and email newsletter to reach current supporters and cultivate new ones as part of Spring It On. Donate directly at www.bertrandchaffee.com/springiton. Felton-Burns VFW Post 5260 Gives in Memory of Charter Member William J. Weismantel BCH Foundation representatives met with members of the Felton-Burns VFW Post 5260 in March to present a plaque commemorating their gift toward the Jennie B. Richmond Nursing Home in memory of William J. Weismantel. Mr. Weismantel was a charter member of the Springville VFW post, and an active participant in many other civic activities that benefited the Springville area. Thank you to this local chapter for supporting local healthcare and an improvement to the Jennie B. facility. From left: Stanley Handzlik, BCH board member and BCH Foundation board member; Bob Bieber; Jerry King; Roy Gill, Felton-Burns VFW Post 5260 senior vice president; Arthur A. Arnold, VFW auxiliary; Mary Weismantel Truxal; Roger Soricelli, JBR administrator; Beverley Stockwell; Kathy Paszkiewicz, BCH Foundation; and, Sandi Ferguson, VFW auxiliary. If you noticed an unusual number of people at Bertrand Chaffee Hospital and the Jennie B. Richmond Nursing Home wearing blue on Friday, March 4, here is the reason why: wearing blue is part of a national campaign by the Colon Cancer Alliance to raise awareness about this detectible and treatable disease. Dozens of BCH and JBR employees took part in this activity to draw attention to colorectal cancer and the importance of regular screenings. The ambulatory surgery department, which sees patients for screening colonoscopies during the week. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer among cancers that affect men and women, and screenings are recommended for adults over the age of 50 or earlier, depending on family history. Check with your healthcare provider to see what screening schedule is right for you. Bertrand Chaffee Hospital’s ambulatory surgery department works with local surgeons to perform routine colonoscopies as part of regular screenings for colorectal cancer and pre-cancerous polyps. For more information, call (716) 592-2971 ext. 1470. Cordelian Club Brings Back the 80s with its Annual Dance he Cordelian Club held its annual dance on Saturday, February 27 to support Bertrand Chaffee Hospital. With its 1980s theme, more than 175 guests showed up with bold fashion choices and big hair, ready for the danceable songs from the best of pop, rock ‘n roll and hip-hop from DJ Rick Manzone. Heart Health Open House on February 24 Continuing its activities for American Heart Month in February, Bertrand Chaffee Hospital will host a Heart Health Open House on Wednesday, February 24 in the Heart Center. Stop in between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. to receive a blood pressure screening and material about cardiovascular conditions, our cardiac rehab program and the BCH Heart Center, which is located on the first floor of the hospital. “Heart health is an important part of your overall health,” said Lauralee Sprague, nurse practitioner. “We want to inform our patients about cardiovascular risks and guide them toward tools, including regular visits to their healthcare provider, to reduce those risks.” Bertrand Chaffee Hospital established its Heart Center in 2012 in response to community demand for cardiology services. For more information, call (716) 592-9644. 30 Years of Cardiac Rehab at Bertrand Chaffee Hospital In February, Bertrand Chaffee Hospital celebrates the 30th anniversary of its Cardiac Rehabilitation program. This occasion coincides with American Heart Month, held each February, and is part of a national effort to prevent heart attacks and strokes while raising awareness about heart-healthy behaviors. It also aligns with Cardiac Rehabilitation Week, which begins this year on February 14. Cardiac rehabilitation is one course of treatment available to patients who have had a heart attack or surgery, a heart or lung transplant, or other cardiac condition. When managed by health professionals, this specialized form of therapy can improve a patient’s overall health in ways that may prevent future heart problems. “One primary result that we see in our patients is an improvement in the quality of life,” said Sheri Plummer, a registered nurse who coordinates the Cardiac Rehab program. “People are able to return to work and activities, decrease pain, maintain an exercise regimen that keeps them active, and in some cases, reduce the need for medications.” A typical cardiac rehab schedule at BCH involves an exercise regimen three times each week for 12 weeks. In consultation with a cardiologist, a cardiac rehab patient works with a team of specialized professionals like dieticians and nutritionists. As patients recover from cardiac events like a heart attack, enrollment in cardiac rehab brings them into a controlled environment with regular monitoring of blood pressure. Trained nurses teach patients how to exercise safely and help in the transition to learning how to exercise safely at home. “Choosing cardiac rehab is a turning point for many patients, setting them on a path to increased mobility and continued independent living,” said Darlene Schrantz, director of patient care services. “We’ve seen patients use cardiac rehab as a way to make remarkable health improvements after a cardiac event.” Patients have expressed what the cardiac rehab program means to them over the years. “I don’t believe my progression would have been anywhere near as good on my own,” said K.T. “It took a very scary situation in my life and turned it into a very positive experience!” BCH and JBR Employees Go Red for Women February is National Heart Month, and associates at Bertrand Chaffee Hospital and the Jennie B. Richmond Nursing Home wore red on February 5 to raise awareness for heart disease and stroke in women. Between the Heart Center — established in 2012 — and cardiac rehabilitation services — which started 30 years ago — BCH has developed health resources that support better heart health for our community. These services, in conjunction with regular visits to a primary care doctor, can help patients reduce their risks for acute or chronic heart conditions. Cordelian Club Presents a “Totally 80’s Dance Party” to Benefit Bertrand Chaffee Hospital The Cordelian Club is holding its annual dance to support Bertrand Chaffee Hospital. The group selected an 80’s theme, and the event will include a basket auction and a raffle for a “boombox of booze.” Dig deep in your closets and attics to find your favorite fashions from the 1980s! What: Cordelian Club “Totally 80’s Dance Party” Where: Springville Volunteer Fire Department, West Main Street, Springville When: Saturday, February 27, 2016 from 8 p.m. – midnight Music and entertainment by Rock & Roll to the Rescue and DJ Rick Manzone. Beer, wine and hors d’oeuvres. Tickets are $35 each and available at BCH, Anything Printed, Cordelian Club members and at the door. The Cordelian Club has a decades-long history of supporting Bertrand Chaffee Hospital with their dance. Past events have helped to fund new “smart” IV infusion pumps, a digital mammography machine, and other hospital equipment. For more information, visit the event page on Facebook at http://bit.ly/Cordelian2016 or search “Totally 80’s Dance Party.” This event is for ages 21 and over. BCH Foundation Supports Equipment Purchases for Imaging, Rehab Services and Diabetic Education At its first meeting for 2016 on January 11, the Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Foundation board members reviewed its work throughout 2015 and took steps to plan for activities in 2016. With the annual appeal bringing in close to $25,000, the foundation’s board noted new tactics that nearly doubled the results over 2014. “Having a kick-off gift from Mahoney and Sullivan Financial Group was a springboard for bringing more visibility to our year-end fundraising efforts,” said Kara Kane, development coordinator. “But our annual appeal isn’t just about raising money — it’s also our best opportunity to communicate back to donors about how their gifts go to support local healthcare and facility projects.” Thanks to that community support, the Foundation will fund the purchase of new therapeutic equipment in the rehabilitation services department, materials for diabetic education, and in a major investment, $20,000 toward the replacement of a portable x-ray machine used in the Emergency Department and inpatient floor. An associate scholarship from the Elizabeth Dedrick Scholarship Fund for a medical/surgical nurse to pursue college courses was also approved. “We take our role in supporting the hospital and nursing home very seriously, and we’re able to fund these projects because our donors believe in local healthcare,” said William King, BCH Foundation president. “Once this equipment is purchased, there will be people each day who benefit, whether they’re coming in a few times a week for physical therapy on their hands and wrists, or having an x-ray taken in the Emergency Department.” Looking ahead to the spring, the Foundation will hold its fourth annual Garden Party on Thursday, May 26 at the Springville Country Club. Honorees will be announced at a later date. BCH Expands Diabetic Education Team, Offers “Being Active with Diabetes” on Jan. 21 Bertrand Chaffee Hospital has added two new members to its Diabetes Education Team. Sheri Plummer, a registered nurse, is an instructor for this program, and is part of the BCH Cardiac Rehabilitation program. Jenni Weisedel will serve as a community advisor, and is part of the BCH registration department. They will add to the experience of this seven-member team, which includes a pharmacist, registered nurse, certified diabetic educator and dietitians. As part of its community outreach, BCH is accredited by the American Association of Diabetes Educators as a diabetic education site. Courses related to diabetes management, gestational diabetes and pre-diabetes are offered regularly throughout the year. BCH also hosts a monthly diabetes support group on the first Monday of every month from 6 – 7 p.m. Plummer will be teaching the Being Active with Diabetes class. The Being Active with Diabetes course will be offered quarterly in 2016, with the first session scheduled for Thursday, January 21 at 10 a.m. This program is adaptable for patients with mobility issues or who are concerned about being able to stand. Students receive an exercise book or DVD, which includes individualized activity plans that are suitable for all activity levels, as well as sit-and-fit exercises. The class outlines how regular activity is important for overall fitness, weight management and blood glucose control. Appropriate activity can reduce risk, improve body mass index, enhance weight loss, help control lipids and blood pressure, and reduce stress. The content also includes how to balance activity with food and medication. Patients must be pre-registered to attend, as insurance authorization is required. Call (716) 592-2871 ext. 1489 to register or for more information. BCH Diabetes Education Team: Dr. Michael Barnett, pharmacist; Jenni Weisedel, community advisor; Kyle Schwan, registered dietician; Elizabeth Cappola, dietetic technician, registered; Kathleen Hebdon, RN, certified diabetic educator; Sherri Plummer, RN, cardiac rehab; and Nancy Fisher, dietetic technician, registered. Cappola, Schwan and Fisher are also certified dietitian nutritionists. Freedom from Smoking Starts January 19 EDIT: Cancelled due to low enrollment Bertrand Chaffee Hospital will host the American Lung Association’s (ALA) “Freedom from Smoking” program during 2016. ALA-certified instructors will present this eight-session program on Tuesday evenings from 6 – 7:30 p.m. starting on January 19 and continuing through March 1. The program costs $80 and includes a workbook and CD. Registration is now open; to register call (716) 592-9643. Bertrand Chaffee Hospital’s ongoing community health outreach includes smoking cessation programs and diabetic education. Future sessions are scheduled for May 3-June 14 and October 4-November 15 in 2016 Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Continues Diabetic Support Group Bertrand Chaffee Hospital coordinates monthly diabetic support group meetings for Type I and Type II diabetics and their loved ones as part of its community education initiatives. Interested individuals are invited to participate in this group to share recipes, coupons and information about topics related to diabetes and health in a supportive and welcoming environment. The group will meet at Bertrand Chaffee Hospital on the first Monday of each month from 6-7 p.m. A Certified Diabetic Educator will facilitate the group, and meetings are free of charge. For more information, call (716) 592-9643. Meetings will be canceled when S-GI schools are closed for a snow day. The topic for the next meeting on January 4 will be Your A1C. Suggested monthly topics going forward include: Managing Diabetes (February 1), Insulin: Not the Enemy (March 7), Healthy Eating (April 4), Being Active [movie] (May 2), Carb Addiction (June 6), (Closed July), Diabetic Journey (August 1), (Closed September), Gluten and Diabetes (October 3), Holiday Eating (November 7), Web Sites and Apps (December 5). 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__label__wiki	0.820966	0.820966	logo Accent issue 4 - STACK magazines Published in London, 2018 Accent magazine celebrates lives lived outside of the ordinary. Think misfits, free-spirits and radicals — people who take pride in their own eccentricity and won’t let anyone make them think otherwise. Showcasing a collection of true stories about inspirational, extraordinary individuals, it has fantastic portrait photography and a wild, colourful design. Issue four takes the form of celebrity gossip magazines and profiles the glittering, alternative A-listers: true everyday superstars who are making the world a brighter, more interesting place, simply by being themselves. In the issue: Izaak Adu is the son of soul superstar Sade and a trans role model. He speaks about his experience as a young trans man and his love for his famous Mumma Kala Kala aka the Guru of Soho is always dressed in spectacular multicoloured outfits, and has dedicated his life to spreading peace and love on the streets of central London Manuela Soto (soto.gang) is empowering women across the globe with self-portrait tattoos, and raising awareness about sexual abuse in the tattoo industry Patrick Blanc is famous for creating incredible ‘vertical gardens’ on the sides of buildings around the world, while his partner Pascal is a singer who found great success in covering Hindi songs. Look inside their Paris home: an ecological wonderland with thousands of fish, birds and species of plants — including a sauna room full of tropical frogs Queeringthemap.com is a website that crowd-sources queer memories and histories, from awkward first kisses to wild club nights and profound moments of self-awareness. Accent spoke to the site’s founder, Lucas LaRochelle And in the back pages, Accent dishes out some alternative advice to help you live a little, like how to quit your nine to five. Also, meet the new Accent agony aunt, Dear Brenda, who really tells it like it is	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3231
__label__wiki	0.811822	0.811822	logo Toxic masculinity, black fatherhood: Typical Girls magazine widen their scope of representation - STACK magazines Toxic masculinity, black fatherhood: Typical Girls magazine widen their scope of representation by Grace Wang in June 2018 Share on Facebook, Twitter or Copy Link LGBTQI+Mental healthWomen Just this week, Look joined Glamour and Teen Vogue in a wave of women’s glossies facing closures. In its place, independent feminist titles are gaining more clout, and the release of the fourth issue of Typical Girls is proof that self-publishing is more apt at evolving and adapting to speak to women’s experiences today. The magazine run by women of colour mixes interviews, photography, art and essays to break down stereotypes and make the case that there is no such thing as a ‘typical’ girl. This issue see the team expand their contributors to include men — as editor Jamila Prowse writes, “Feminism, in seeking to dismantle our gendered and patriarchal society, is a movement which serves all genders.” Read on for her definitive guide to the issue. Masculinity sits at the heart of the issue Amidst the Me Too movement, with an American President who publicly proclaims a history of perpetrating sexual harassment, toxic masculinity is still damagingly prevalent. Growing up with rigid expectations placed on gender is not only detrimental to women, and people who do not identify within the binary of two genders, but also to men who are raised with the notion that they must ‘man up’ instead of confronting their emotions. The Typical Issue provides a detailed look at modern masculinity. In our cover series, shot by Tarona Leonora, model Dominick Tavares explores what masculinity means to him. Dominick was challenged by Tarona, and stylist Savannah Sinhal, to communicate the expectations which have been placed on him as a man, in front of the camera. The result is a candid portrait of a young man, adorned with tattoos and gold jewellery, with a seemingly tough exterior, who softens in front of the female gaze. One image sees Dominick with a single tear running down his face (below); an authentic moment of emotion in which he was asked to think about a painful memory. The smile which breaks out in spite of the tear is a result of Dominick’s relief and surprise at being free to share this moment in front of an unsuspecting audience – shattering the very constraints which hold him. Billie Carter-Rankin provides an intimate portrait of black fatherhood across three generations Black fathers are rarely represented in popular culture. When they are it is as the absent father. Billie Carter-Rankin counteracts this in her portrait of black fatherhood. Three fathers, all at different points of their lives, are photographed with their children. One commonality runs through the series; the intimacy, love and happiness these paternal relationships provide both father and child. Collected over two years, Izaak T Adu shares photographs of his transition Izaak T Adu (below) and Sam Barrett shared a home in Brighton two years ago. It was during this time that Sam began photographing Izaak. Then, Izaak was in the early stages of his transition from female to male. Outwardly, openly and in front of an audience, Izaak expresses his transition as a necessary part of accepting who he has always been. “I hold myself completely differently [now] because I’m not hiding anything.” In doing so, he bridges an alliance with other trans persons, in order to encourage them to embrace who they are at their core. Two survivors indicate a pathway out of their past experiences of abuse Since its conception, Typical Girls has always platformed the stories and experiences of those who are underrepresented by mainstream media. Often, these are stories which are difficult to tell. Julia Hovve, a survivor of domestic violence writes an open letter to her ex-partner, while Ricardo Reveron Blanco reveals the impact being sexually assaulted has had on his mental health. Both writers bravely share their stories in the hope that other survivors will find the strength to reach out to someone themselves. Julia states, “I’m writing this now so other girls can hear this. Girls like my younger self. I want to tell her she has the strength to leave, that this isn’t love, that there are ways to get out.” Charlotte Dos Santos reflects herself as a role model for young women of colour Across the ten tracks of Charlotte Dos Santos’ debut EP, the central protagonist Cleo undertakes a journey of self-discovery. Charlotte, drawing affinity with Cleo, wanted to create a figure whom both she and other black women could look up to. “I didn’t feel comfortable being like ‘I’m a role model! Look at me!’ So, I wanted to use Cleo to show that you can do it.” Charlotte has since toured Cleo throughout her original home of Norway, (a country Charlotte describes as “super homogenous and predominantly white”) where there is a lack of positive role models for women of colour. “I think that it is a beautiful thing seeing women getting familiar with other women, in terms of women of colour coming together.” typicalgirlsmagazine.co.uk More Q&A: Queer and minority perspectives in Raw Forms magazines Fashion & style LGBTQI+ She Shoots Film showcases analogue photography by women We talk to editor-in-chief Aliki Smith about platforming the female gaze Photography Women Gross Magazine wants you to stop picking your nose The latest issue is all about (good and bad) habits Art & design Music	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3232
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Construction: In this Agreement, unless the contrary intention is stated, a reference to: either gender includes the other; a person shall be construed as a reference to any individual, firm or company, corporation, governmental entity or agency of a state or any association or partnership (whether or not having separate legal personality) or two or more of the foregoing; a person includes that person’s legal personal representative, permitted assigns and successors; time shall be construed by reference to whatever time may from time to time be in force in Ireland; any agreement document or instrument is to the same as amended, novated, modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time; a Recital, Clause or Schedule, is a reference to a recital, clause or schedule of this Agreement; a statute, by-law, regulation, delegated legislation or order is to the same as amended, modified or replaced from time to time, and to any by-law, regulation, delegated legislation or order made thereunder; ‘month’ means a calendar month to the extent that it falls in the Term; ‘including’ means comprising, but not by way of limitation of any class, list or category; ‘writing’ shall include a reference to any electronic mode of representing or reproducing words in visible form; and ‘business day’ shall be construed as a reference to a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which the banks are generally open for business in Ireland. Ejusdem Generis: This Agreement shall be construed without regard to the rule of construction known as “ejusdem generis”. Headings: Headings are to be ignored in the construction of this Agreement. This Agreement: References to ‘this Agreement’ shall be mean clauses of, and schedules, appendices and attachments (if any) to this Agreement and the Customer Contract Form, all of which shall be read together as one document. Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband shall provide the Customer with the Service upon and in accordance with the Terms and Conditions with reasonable skill and care of a competent Internet service provider. For technical, operational and commercial reasons, Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband shall be entitled to vary the Service or any aspect thereof. The Service is provided using licence exempt spectrum on a non-interference/non-protected basis. This means that while the Service is not permitted to cause interference with other systems, it may not claim protection from interference from other systems operating in these bands. Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband’s obligations In consideration of the performance by the Customer of its obligations under this Agreement Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband agrees: to provide the Service to the Customer; to provide the Software to the Customer; and to install the Equipment at the Customer’s premises. The Customers obligations The Customer undertakes with Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband that it shall: use the Service and the Equipment in accordance with the Acceptable Usage Policy; procure that all persons having access to the Service and the Equipment comply with the Terms and Conditions and Acceptable Usage Policy; provide Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband with true, accurate, complete and current User Information, and notify Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband of any changes to the User Information; obtain all necessary consents, including consents to install and connect all necessary equipment and for any necessary alterations to buildings to enable the installation and use of the Equipment; provide suitable accommodation, foundations and environment including all necessary trunking, conduits and cable trays in accordance with the relevant installation standards; take up or remove, any fitted or fixed floor coverings, ceiling tiles, suspended ceiling and partition covers, as Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband advises are necessary, and carry out afterwards any making good or decorator's work required; provide as suitable and safe working environment at the Customer’s premises for Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband , its servants, employees and agents; provide all appropriate support for the Service to include but not to be limited to appropriate electricity supply together with a detailed map marking the position where the Equipment is to be installed and ensure that the Equipment which is used does not damage or interfere with any other services; inform Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband in advance of any existing facilities (where appropriate) which would run the risk of being damaged during the installation of the Network Connection and the provision of the Service; procure that the Network Connection is housed in accordance with Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband ’s instructions; permit access to any Site, to Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband , its employees, servants or agents, to enable Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband to carry out its obligations under this Agreement, and/or to inspect, repair, maintain, test or remove the Network Connection or the Equipment or any part thereof; not create or permit any charges, pledges, liens or encumbrances to subsist over the Network Connection, all right, title and interest in which shall remain vested in Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband ; and not allow the Network Connection to be serviced or repaired, or otherwise interfered with other than by Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband, its employees, servants or agents. Setup fee: The Customer shall pay Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband a Setup Fee. Ongoing fees: The Customer shall pay Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband a monthly charge of an amount in euro as set out in section 2 of Customer Contract Form. Variation of fees: Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband may alter the Fees from time to time by notice in writing to the Customer within a reasonable period in advance of the effective date of such change. Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband reserves the right to charge the Customer an installation charge depending on level of difficulty of physical installation of the Subscriber Module. In the event that such a charge is to be levied, that fact will be identified during a visit to the site by a representative of Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband prior to the installation visit. Fees accrued under this Agreement: under Clause 5.1, shall be paid by the Customer to Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband upon signature of this Agreement; and under Clause 5.2, shall be paid by the Customer to Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband monthly in advance. Each amount stated to be payable by the Customer to Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband under this Agreement: currency: shall be paid in euro; method: shall be paid by direct debit to such bank account of Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband as it may specify in writing to the Customer from time to time, or in such other manner as Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband may from time to time stipulate in writing; VAT: is exclusive of value added tax and, accordingly, is to be construed as a reference to that amount plus any value added tax payable in respect of it; and any such value added tax shall be paid by the Customer to Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband in addition to the amount in question upon presentation by Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband to the Customer of an invoice for the amount in question together with the applicable value added tax, with the latter shown as a separate figure; free and clear: shall be paid without set-off or counterclaim, and free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for or on account of, any taxes unless the Customer is required by law to make a deduction or withholding for or on account of taxes, and if any withholding is so required, the Customer shall pay to Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband an additional amount such that after deduction of all amounts required to be withheld, the net amount actually received by Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband will equal the amount which Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband would have received if the relevant withholding had not been required. Interest: If the Customer fails to pay to Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband any amount payable to it under this Agreement on the due date then the Customer will pay on demand from time to time to Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband, interest (as well after as before any judgment) on that amount, from the due date to the date of payment in full, at the rate per cent per annum of 200 hundred basis points above the base lending rate of the Bank of Ireland. All such interest shall accrue from day to day and shall be compounded quarterly. Guarantee: Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband may, from time to time, require the Customer to pay a deposit or provide a guarantee as security for payment of the Fees. Except in the case of manifest error by Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband, all Fees shall be calculated by reference to the data recorded or logged by Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband. All right, title and interest in the Equipment remains vested in Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband. The Customer shall be responsible for the safekeeping and proper use of the Equipment and shall indemnify Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband on demand with respect to all costs for the replacement and/or repair of any Equipment that is lost, damaged (fair wear and tear excepted) or destroyed. Grant: In consideration of the performance by the Customer of its obligations under this Agreement, Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband grants to the Customer for the Term and subject to the provisions of this Agreement, a non-exclusive, non transferable licence to use the Software for the sole purpose accessing and using the Service. No Other Licence: It is acknowledged and agreed that no licence under the Software is granted by Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband to the Customer other than that expressly granted by the provisions of Clause 7. Except to the extent required by mandatory operation of law, the Customer shall not attempt to create or recreate any source program of the Software or any program used by Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband in the provision of the Service nor shall it attempt or permit the reverse compilation or assembly of any part of the Software. Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband warrants that it has the right to license the Service and the Software in accordance with the terms of this Agreement without infringing the Intellectual Property Rights of any third party. Except for conditions, warranties and representations expressly stated in this Agreement or which by law may not be excluded, all express or implied conditions, warranties and representations howsoever arising are hereby expressly excluded. Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband does not undertake to provide a fault-free Service. Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband shall use its reasonable endeavours to remedy any faults which significantly impair performance in so far as the same may be attributable to any aspect of the Service. Line of Sight is required to provide the Service. Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband shall not be liable for any obstructions to the Line of Sight that are beyond the control of Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband. No Liability for Consequential Loss: Neither party shall be liable in contract, tort or otherwise howsoever for any of the following losses or damage (whether or not such loss or damage was foreseen, foreseeable, known or otherwise): (a) loss of revenue (other than the Fees), (b) loss of actual or anticipated profits, (c) loss of contracts, (d) loss of the use of money, (e) loss of anticipated savings, (f) loss of business, (g) loss of opportunity, (h) loss of goodwill, (i) loss of reputation, (j) loss of, damage to or corruption of data, or (k) any indirect or consequential loss howsoever caused (including, for the avoidance of doubt, whether such loss or damage is of a type specified in sub-clauses (a) to (j) above) whether arising out of, or in connection with, or in relation to the Service or the supply or non-supply or purported supply or delay in supply of the Service or otherwise out of or in connection with or in relation to this Agreement or any transaction or matter contemplated by it. Customer Indemnity: The Customer agrees to indemnify, and keep indemnified, Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband on demand against and from all liabilities costs, fees, expenses and losses suffered by Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband as a result of a breach by the Customer of its obligations under this Agreement. Suspension of the service Without prejudice to its rights under Clause 13, Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband may suspend the Service if the Customer is in breach of this Agreement and has failed to remedy that breach within ten (10) days of being notified in writing of that breach by Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband. The Service shall remain suspended pending remedy by the Customer of its breaches under this Agreement to the satisfaction of Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband. Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband may suspend the Service in any of the following circumstances: where it is obliged to immediately suspend the Service in connection with any order, instruction or request of any government, governmental or regulatory organisation, emergency services or other competent authority; in connection with the maintenance or upgrade of the Network. Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband will use all reasonable efforts to provide the Customer with the maximum period of notice practicable; or where it considers that there is or is likely to be a breach of security anywhere on the Network. Neither party shall be liable for failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement (other than a payment obligation on the part of the Customer under this Agreement) to the extent that such failure or delay is caused by matters beyond that party’s reasonable control including but not limited to destruction arising out of war, rebellion, civil commotion, strikes, lockouts and industrial disputes, fire, explosion, earthquake and/or other seismic activity, acts of God, flood, drought or bad weather, the unavailability or other media or other acts or orders of any government department, council or other constituted body. If performance of a material obligation under this Agreement is prevented by any such event or circumstance for a continuous period of 45 days or more, then the party in whose for whose benefit the affected obligation would have been performed shall be entitled, by the giving of notice in writing to the other party, immediately to terminate this Agreement. Initial Period: This Agreement shall commence on the Commencement Date and continue for an initial period of one year unless terminated sooner under Clause 13.3 (early termination by Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband), or Clause 12 (Force Majeure). Term following initial period: Following the initial period described in Clause 13.1, this Agreement will continue in full force and effect for successive periods of 12 months each (each a "renewal period") until terminated: by either party, by the giving of not less than 60 days notice in writing to that effect to the other party (which notice may be given during the initial period described in Clause 13.1); or under Clause 13.3 (early termination by Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband ), or Clause 10 (Force Majeure). Early termination by Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband : Without prejudice to any other remedies Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband may have against the Customer, Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband may terminate this Agreement with immediate effect, or with effect from such date specified in any notice, by the giving of notice to that effect to the Customer where: non-payment: the Customer fails to make any payment due from it to the Unit Franchise under this Agreement within ten business days of the due date; breach: the Customer breaches or is in breach of any provision of this Agreement and, if capable of remedy, fails to remedy that breach within 30 days of being notified of the breach by Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband ; incorrect User Information: if the Customer provides incorrect or false User Information; or insolvency event: the Customer is, or is deemed for the purposes of any relevant law to be, unable to pay its debts as they fall due or to be insolvent, or admits inability to pay its debts as they fall due; or suspends making payments on all or any class of its debts or announces an intention to do so, or a moratorium is declared in respect of any of its indebtedness; or any step (including the making of any proposal, the convening of any meeting, the passing of any resolution, the presenting of any petition or the making of any order) is taken with a view to a composition, assignment or arrangement with any creditors of, or the liquidation or dissolution of, that party; or any liquidator, trustee in bankruptcy, judicial custodian, compulsory manager, receiver, administrator, examiner or similar officer is appointed to or in respect of that party or any of its assets. Consequences of termination: Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason: suspension of the Service: Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband may suspend the Service forthwith without further notice; payment of outstanding Fees: all Fees due to Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband shall become immediately payable; return of Confidential Information: the Customer shall, at the request of Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband , deliver promptly to Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband all Confidential Information in its possession or control; termination of licence: the Software Licence shall terminate; return of Equipment the Customer shall cease to use the Equipment and shall return the Equipment together with all related materials certifying in writing to Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband that this has been done. The Customer shall permit Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband (or its servants or agents) to enter any of the Customers premises where the Equipment is in use to ensure that the provisions of this Clause 13 have been fully performed; and return of Software: the Customer shall cease to use the Software and shall at Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband’s option return or destroy the Software and any materials or documentation relating to the Service together with all copies and all related materials (including, without limitation any CD’s or tapes or information in electronic format which were delivered to the Customer) certifying in writing to Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband that this has been done. The Customer shall permit Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband (or its servants or agents) to enter any of the Customers premises where the Software is in use to ensure that the provisions of this Clause 13 have been fully performed. Continuing Obligations: The provisions of Clause 14 shall remain in force and be fully applicable in all circumstances in accordance with their terms and in particular shall not be discharged or affected by any breach or repudiation of this Agreement in each case whatever its nature or howsoever caused or arising or by any other matter, circumstance or thing whatsoever. Keep confidential: The Customer undertakes to treat as and keep confidential all Confidential Information and shall not, without the prior written consent of Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband , use, disclose, copy or modify the Confidential Information other than as necessary for the exercise of its rights, and performance of its obligations, under this Agreement. Notify misuse: The Customer shall notify Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband of any unauthorised use, disclosure, theft or other loss of the Confidential Information promptly upon becoming aware of it. Exceptions: The provisions of Clauses 14.1 and 14.2 shall not apply to information that as, at the time of receipt by the Customer, was in the public domain was already lawfully in the possession of the Customer at the time of its receipt, without any restrictions on its disposal; is disclosed to the Customer by a third party free from any obligation of confidence on that third party for the benefit of the disclosing party; has, following its receipt by the Customer, entered the public domain through no act or default on the part of the Customer; is by law or by any court or order of any governmental or regulatory authority required to be disclosed, to the extent of the relevant disclosure requirement; but, for the avoidance of doubt: information shall not be deemed to be in the public domain, merely because its known to a limited number of third parties having experience in the relevant field; and any combination of elements of information shall not be deemed to be in the public domain, merely because individual elements of that combination are in the public domain. Mandatory Disclosure: If the Customer is required by law or by any order of any court or governmental or regulatory authority to disclose the Confidential Information, it shall promptly notify Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband of receipt of notice of that requirement and, at the request and cost of Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband will assist it in opposing any such disclosure. The Customer may not assign, sublicense or transfer (whether voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise) or create or permit to exist any right, title or interest (including, without limitation, any security interest and any beneficial interest under any trust) in, to or under, any of its rights under this Agreement. Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband may at any time transfer all or any of its rights, benefits and obligations under this Agreement to a Transferee by notice in writing to the Customer (“Transfer Notice”) in which event, on the date specified in such Transfer Notice: to the extent that in such notice Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband seeks to transfer its rights, benefits and obligations under this Agreement, the Customer and Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband shall be released from further obligations towards one another under this Agreement and their respective rights to one another shall be cancelled; the Customer and the Transferee shall assume obligations towards one another and/or acquire rights against one another which differ from such discharged rights and obligations only insofar as the Customer and the Transferee have assumed and/or acquired the same in place of the Customer and Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband ; and the Transferee shall become a party to this Agreement. Further Assurance: Each party agrees to execute, acknowledge and deliver such further instruments, and do all further similar acts, as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes and intent of this Agreement. No Partnership or Agency: Nothing in this Agreement shall create, or be deemed to create, a partnership, joint venture, or the relationship of principal and agent, between the parties, and neither of the parties shall have any right or authority to act on behalf of the other or to bind the other in any way. Notices: All notices under, or in connection with, this Agreement will, unless otherwise stated, be given in writing by letter, email or by facsimile. Any such notice is deemed effectively to be given as follows: if by letter, 72 hours after posting; if by email or facsimile, upon receipt by the transmitting party of a transmission report confirming successful transmission of all pages comprised in the notice in question; and the address, facsimile and telephone numbers of the parties for the purpose of the giving of notices under this Agreement those set out in Customer Contract Form or such other details which either party may notify to the other in accordance with this provision from time to time. Severability: If a provision of this Agreement is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, that will not affect the legality, validity or enforceability in that jurisdiction of any other provision of this Agreement; or the legality, validity or enforceability in any other jurisdiction of that or any other provision of this Agreement. This Agreement, the Customer Contract Form and the Acceptable Usage Policy contain the sole and entire agreement between the parties in relation to its subject matter, and supersedes all prior written and oral arrangements, understandings, representations, warranties and agreements between them in that regard (if any). Each party acknowledges that it is not relying, and will not seek to rely, on any arrangement, understanding, representation, warranty, agreement, term or condition which is not expressly set out in this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Clause 16.5 shall be construed as excluding liability for fraud or liability for death or injury caused by the negligence of either party. Waivers, Rights Cumulative: Each of the rights of each party under this Agreement may be exercised as often as is necessary, is cumulative and not exclusive of any other rights which that party may have under this Agreement, law or otherwise; and may be waived only in writing and specifically. Delay by a party in exercising, or the non-exercise by a party of, any such right will not constitute a waiver of that right. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Ireland. The courts of the Republic of Ireland shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all disputes arising between the parties in connection with this Agreement. acceptable usage policy Please read the following Acceptable Usage Policy Terms defined in the Agreement shall, subject to any contrary indication, have the same meanings in this Acceptable Usage Policy. Provision of the Service Access to Service is at the sole discretion of Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband. Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband reserves the right, at its sole discretion to refuse certain customers access to certain services if Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband considers such access would be likely to lead to a breach of the Acceptable Usage Policy. Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband reserves the right to modify or vary the Service or any aspect thereof for commercial, financial or technical reasons. Limits on storage allocation and data transfer levels may apply to the Service. If the Customer wishes to exceed such limits, if applicable, then it must request additional size in writing to Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband and additional charges may be payable The Customer agrees to provide true, accurate, current and complete User Information and notify Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband immediately of any changes to the User Information. The Customer shall not to impersonate any other person or entity or to use a false name or a name that they are not authorised to use. Use of the Service The Service is provided solely for the Customer’s own use and the Customer will not resell or attempt to resell the Service (or any part or facility of it) to any third party unless otherwise expressly agreed by Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband. The Customer shall only access the Service through the Software or otherwise as permitted by Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband and shall not attempt at any time to circumvent Service security or to gain access to the source software or compiled code. The Service must not be used for any purpose that: does not comply with the terms of any legislation or any licence applicable to the Customer or Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband ; does not comply with any instructions given by Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband or other public telecommunications operator, government, governmental or other regulatory or other competent authority in any country where the Service is provided; would cause Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband to breach the terms of any agreement between Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband and any backbone service provider; constitutes a violation or infringement of the rights of any person, firm or company (including, without limitation, rights of copyright or confidentiality) or a violation or infringement of any statutory duty or obligation or any duty or obligation in contract, tort or otherwise, to any third party; constitutes a use of the Service which is illegal, improper, unlawful, or harassing or which otherwise constitutes network abuse, and the Customer shall be responsible for any such misuse of the Service. The Service must not be used: to send, receive, upload, download, use or re-use any information or material which is illegal, fraudulent, offensive, abusive, indecent, defamatory, obscene or menacing, or in breach of confidence, copyright, privacy or any other rights; to cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety; to send or provide unsolicited advertising or promotional material or to receive responses to any unsolicited advertising or promotional material sent or provided using the Service, where applicable, by any third party that are in any way connected with the transmission of "junk mail" "spam", "chain letters", "pyramid schemes" or the unsolicited mass distribution of e-mail, or with any unethical marketing practices; other than in accordance with the Acceptable Usage Policy and the acceptable usage policies of any connected networks and the Internet Standards; in a manner that would jeopardise the operation of the Network. The Customer must not gain or attempt to gain unauthorised access to any computer systems for any purpose, including accessing the Internet. As well as being in breach of this Agreement, such hacking or attempted hacking is a criminal offence. The Customer may not run “Port Scanning” software which accesses remote machines or networks, except with the explicit prior permission of the administrator or owner of such remote machines or networks. If the Customer intends to run a port scanning application, it must provide Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband with a copy of the written consent received from the target of the scan authorising the activity prior to the application being run. In order to ensure Customer quality per grade of service Customers whose usage is particularly heavy for their selected grade, may experience throughput limitations. In order to facilitate heavy usage Customers, Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband offers a range of grades of service and reserves the right to adjust grade of service to reflect changes in pattern of usage. In the event of such an adjustment, Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband shall notify the Customer of the change electronically. Should the Customer wish to make representations in relation to the change, he should do so as soon as reasonably practicable. Customer Equipment With the exception of the Equipment, the Customer is responsible for providing suitable computer hardware, software and telecommunications equipment necessary to access and use the Service. Any Customer Equipment must be connected and used in accordance with any instructions and any safety or security procedures applicable to the use of such equipment, and must be technically compatible with that Service and approved for that purpose under any relevant legislation. The Customer shall be responsible for configuring the Customer Equipment with the Software and shall ensure that the Customer Equipment complies with all requirements specified by Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband during the provision of the Service. The Customer is responsible for the security and proper use of all Connection Details and must take all necessary steps to ensure that they are kept confidential, secure, used properly and not disclosed to unauthorised parties. The Customer must immediately inform Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband if there is any reason to believe that any Connection Details have or are likely to become known to someone not authorised to use it or is being or is likely to be used in an unauthorised way. The Customer must not change or attempt to change a user name. If a Customer forgets or loses a password or user name the Customer must contact Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband and satisfy such security checks as Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband may operate. Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband reserves the right to suspend access to the Service if at any time Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband considers that there is or is likely to be a breach of security. If Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband becomes aware that security has or may be compromised, Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband reserves the right at its sole discretion to require the Customer to change any or all of the passwords used by the Customer in connection with the Service. Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband reserves the right (at its sole discretion) to require the Customer to change any or all of the Connection Details used by the Customer in connection with the Service. The Service, if applicable, enables access to the Internet. The Internet is separate from the Service and use of the Internet is solely at the Customer’s risk and subject to all applicable laws. Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband has no responsibility for any information, software, services or other materials obtained by the Customer using the Internet. Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband reserves the right to vary Content from time to time by adding, removing, blocking or modifying Content as it thinks fit. Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband does not guarantee or warrant that any particular item of Content will be available at any given time. Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband may amend the Acceptable Usage Policy from time to time. An up-to-date version of the Acceptable Usage Policy can be found on Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband’s website. It is the responsibility of the Customer to ensure it is familiar with the terms of the Acceptable Usage Policy. Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband Customer Complaint Procedure and Code of Practice Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband aims to provide top quality broadband to its customers along with excellent customer service. Our Customer Complaint Procedure and Code of Practice has been put in place to provide our customers with information on how to make a complaint and also understand our approach when resolving it. Lodging a complaint with Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband has agreed to provide its customers with broadband services in accordance with the Agreement and accompanying Terms and Conditions. Despite our best efforts to provide you with an excellent service, sometimes the equipment may fail or the service may become interrupted for technical reasons. If our service does not meet your expectations, we ask that you make your complaint to us as follows: By email at;info@ardenbroadband.ie By phone at; 049 9529617 By post at;No.8 Main St, Belturbet, Co.Cavan If you register a complaint via telephone, you may be asked further details about your complaint by an advisor. You may also be requested to forward further information to us electronically or by post, if necessary. If we are unable to resolve the issue immediately via telephone or email, we will inform you of how long it is anticipated it will take to investigate and resolve your complaint. You will be provided with a reference number for your complaint and the name of the person at Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband who is acting as your point of contact. We will keep you up to date on our efforts to resolve the matter as it progresses. Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband will endeavour to resolve your complaint as soon as possible. If your complaint is urgent, it will be given priority and escalated appropriately. Dealing with your complaint Should you make a formal complaint regarding our service by contacting us in the manner outlined above, we will initiate the following procedure to resolve your complaint. Investigation stage: We will contact you at your convenience, should further information be required for us to resolve the complaint. You will be provided with a reference number for your convenience and records. Stage 1: Our advisors will investigate your complaint fully and undertake all reasonable efforts to resolve it. If the complaint is not resolved to your satisfaction at this stage, it will be escalated to senior management. Stage 2: Senior management will consider the complaint and attempt to rectify the issue. Should the complaint remain unresolved, Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband will consider whether it is technically or economically feasible to resolve the issue, and inform you of our decision. No further action: If the complaint has still not been resolved to your satisfaction, we will inform you that no further action is to be taken and advise you of your rights under the Agreement and Terms and Conditions. At this stage you may wish to refer your issue to ComReg, the statutory body responsible for the electronic communications sector. Time scales: Eurona Arden Phone & Broadband will endeavour to resolve your complaint as soon as possible. In respect of specific categories of complaint, we expect to have a complaint investigated and responded to within the following time scales: Complaint regarding: Installation / Billing Service issues / Repairs We wish to emphasise that these timescales serve only as a guide. Some complaints may be technical and complex, requiring further time. If we are unable to comply with the above timescales, we will advise you of the anticipated timescale involved. We will retain a record of your complaint for a period of not less than one year. Our Consumer Complaint Procedure and Code of Practice does not affect your statutory rights as a consumer. You are free to seek independent advice from any of the following bodies regarding your complaint: Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) Block DEF, Abbey Court Irish Life Centre Lower Abbey St. Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) Arden Broadband Email / Web Email : info@eurona.ie Web : www.ardenbroadband.ie Phone : 049 9529617 Internet Phone © Eurona - Website Blade Web Designs	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3235
__label__cc	0.700488	0.299512	Around The Barbecue Just my thoughts on life, jokes, stories, and whatever else happens to catch my attention. The day has finally arrived..... The day that Albert Einstein feared has finally arrived! Having coffee with friends. A day at the beach. Cheering on your team. Having dinner out with your friends. Out on an intimate date. Having a conversation with your BFF A visit to the museum Enjoying the sights That day has arrived…… "copied from an email....no copyright infringement meant. ~ jackyrelle" Written by Shirrelle J at 12/09/2012 Just Mucking round My version of saddle boy, Played on a Blueridge Guitar, with no pickup or mic. Turned up like a bad penny...lol No I haven't fallen off the face of the earth... just been busy & slacking at posting....anyway back for now :) Through May & June, I was working to jobs in town plus helping on the farm, 1 was a 6 week contract entering data etc, in an office, the other was deli assistant at an iga supermarket, which I recently quit after 16 months....time for a change, Currently I'm unemployed and on the job hunt, and am also enrolling in "Certificate II in Animal Studies" as a stepping stone to the goal of being a Veterinary Nurse.... In other words we had good rain this last month of June tallying out at 156.5 mls or approx 6" inchs, exceptional rain for winter, Jasper is growing up now just a touch over 12 months....still a mad crazy pup at the moment though, The other dogs are doing well, Sheena, Snow & Candy. With the absence of Roxy who is now sleeping peacefully. Jardine & the Cows are all going well, no resent photos, I should get some soon. these two blog posts introduce the cows & last years calves, animal-introduction-no-2-cows. the calves Of Currently I'm milking Lozzy, who is also rearing her bull calf Flashie, & Bugsie's heifer calf Priscilla. In the photos below, we have Flashie, (Black & White Steer, ) & Priscilla (Red & White Heifer) with Lozzy, Priscilla is our first Guernsey x Jersey heifer We sold Bugsie & Rosy some months back, as neither were performing good enough, bugsie wasn't making enough milk to rear her own calf, let alone anything else, but she was as fat as..... Dasiy is due to calve this month, and at a guess, I'd say twins again. Lucy & Toffee are Due to calve in Jan 13 Twinkie & Heidie are cute as ever :-) Think that probably sums it all up for now....catch ya round :-) Written by Shirrelle J at 7/10/2012 Lest We Forget.... Anzac Day 2012 Warning - Caution - Notice Warning-One kid's 4-H dairy project can and will accelerate the aging process of the parents by several years. Caution-Farm kids' clothes pockets will be filled with straw, bugs, bolts, mud, live frogs, and cow teeth. Notice-Farm kids will learn lessons and work ethics on the farm that money can't buy and these will mold their character forever. Farm Dogs Warning-This dog rolls in all road kills and eats cow patties for dessert. Notice-You've never experienced loyalty until you receive it from a farm dog. Warning-Approach with caution after wet weather in the spring has kept him out of the fields for a week. Especially if he has 300 acres of corn left to plant. Warning-Failure to feed at regular intervals causes irritation. Caution-This man cannot coordinate clothing unless John Deere green and farm product logos are involved. Notice-When a farmer says economize this does not mean a moratorium on machinery purchases. What it does mean is stop making so many long distance calls to the kids and let's not buy the TV Guide at the grocery anymore. Caution-These animals will escape confinement on a regular basis. Be prepared for the chase. Warning-City kids who visit will fall in love with your farm animals. Caution-Farming will bring frustrations with weather, markets, livestock and constant interruptions. Notice-Farming is addictive. Once you're hooked, you wouldn't trade it for anything. Country Music Tour, March 2012 Country / Bush Balladeer Music Tour in Queensland & New South Wales With Golden Guitar Winners, Dean Perrett & Jeff Brown! Don't miss it, if you like aussie country or bush ballad music..... this is true blue! www.deanperrett.com www.jeffbrown.com.au Facing The Parting Snow hasn't been very well lately, & I have a hunch that her age is catching up on her, only time will tell. But in the mean time, it's brought the parting very near, and with it the question of weather we should make the move to put her at rest, She is a least 14yo maybe older, we were sold her as a 6 month old pup, but experience with Maremma's has told us that she was at least 2yo when we got her, She is a dog that I have been very close to, & she has been by my side through a lot of hard & painful experience's. Hence the poem that I put together just now, As I stood by your side, at the crack of dawn, And watched while it swiftly brightened to morn. I pondered the question, of what I should do? Of would be the best for you? Should I hasten the blow? That I know has to fall! The one that someday will fall on us all! Snow, your gaze chills me with very fear, As you try to tell me, what I don't want to hear. 12 years of my 20 you've been my complete pride, 12 years you've stood steadily by my side. Through every test that we've faced And every hill and gully, where we've paced. There is a bend ahead in the road, That we must walk together. No matter how heavy be the load, For it's a bend that'll part us forever. To me, you have always been true, And now it is my turn to stand by you, How can I? How can I? Take the step that I fear to take Yet what I feel is best for you? Dedicated to Snow, My sweet maremma dog Happy Australia Day!!! Below is a collection of songs by slim dusty that are a fitting tribute to Australia Day & tell the story as it is. Waltzing Matilda -Slim Dusty- Australia Is His Name -Slim Dusty- She'll Be Right Mate -Slim Dusty- Give it a go mate -Slim Dusty- G'day G'day -Slim Dusty- We've Done Us Proud -Slim Dusty- A Picture Of Home -Slim Dusty- Australia Day is the official national day of Australia. Celebrated annually on 26 January, the date commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove in 1788 and the proclamation at that time of British sovereignty over the eastern seaboard of New Holland. Although it was not known as Australia Day until over a century later, records of celebrations on 26 January date back to 1808, with the first official celebration of the formation of New South Wales held in 1818. It is presently an official public holiday in every state and territory of Australia and is marked by the presentation of the Australian of the Year Awards on Australia Day Eve, announcement of the Honours List for the Order of Australia and addresses from the Governor-General and Prime Minister. With community festivals, concerts and citizenship ceremonies the day is celebrated in large and small communities and cities around the nation. Australia Day has become the biggest annual civic event in Australia. (Info Copied from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_Day) Proud to be Australian We will stand true to our country & those who settled this land & fought to keep it free!!! You Might Be A Farmer If Your dog rides in the truck more than your wife You have driven off the road while examining your neighbour's crops You have used a chainsaw to remodel your house You have buried a dog and cried like a baby You have borrowed gravel from the country road to fill potholes in your You always look when a vehicle passes your house, even at night You have used something other than paper as toilet paper You have animals living in buildings more expensive than your house Your family instantly becomes silent when the weather comes on the news You don't bother to clean up the dog's mess because it's just fertilizer, and the dog knows to stay out of your way Your husband drives a friend home from the bar when he only lives 3 houses away You have enough caps to match every shirt you own, but you only wear one so you don't get the others dirty You convince your wife that an overnight, out of State trip for parts is a vacation You've never thrown away a 5 gallon bucket You have ever had to wash off in the backyard with a garden hose before your wife would let you in the house You have used baling twine or barbed wire to attach a license plate You can remember the fertilizer rate, seed population, herbicide rate, and yields on a farm you rented 10 years ago, but cannot recall your wife's birthday You have used a tractor with a loader as scaffolding for painting or roof repairs You have fibbed to a mechanic about how often you greased a piece of equipment You've used the same knife to make bull calves into steers and peel apples You wave at every vehicle whether you know them or not Your wife agrees to observe Mother's Day after the beans are planted Over 50% of your clothing came from feed or seed dealers You give directions to your farm by using area landmarks, not road names or number You refer to farms by who owned them 50 or more years ago You've been stopped by the cops for a cluttered dashboard Family weddings and special events are planned around spring planting and fall harvest The rusted out areas of your truck are sealed off with old tee-shirts or duct tape You can eat an ear of sweet corn with no utensils in under 20 seconds You can tell the difference between the smell of a piggery and the smell of a feed-lot The meaning of true love is that you'll pose for a picture with both him and his favourite tractor The meaning of true love is that you'll ride in the tractor with him You know you should listen to the weather forecast before picking out an outfit You know cow pies aren't made of beef Your excuse for getting out of school is that the cows got out You can tell it's a farmer working late in the field, know who it is, what they're doing, and not think it's a UFO Your nearest neighbour is in the next parish, and you know what a parish is When you were little, you got into a fight with another kid on school bus arguing over the colour of tractors Your other vehicle is a tractor If you were given $1,000,000.00 you would keep right on farming. You'd farm differently, but you'd keep farming because that is who and what you are Metric????? A farmer goes into a store to buy chicken wire..... Farmer: I'd like 10 yards of chicken wire. Clerk: Haven't you heard? We've gone metric. We sell things by the meter now, not the yard. Farmer: (Thinks about it) OK, I'd like 10 meters of chicken wire. Clerk: Right. Is that with the half-inch or quarter-inch holes? Farmers Wisdom A wise old farmer went to town to buy a new pickup truck that he saw advertised in the paper for a certain price. After telling the salesman which truck he wanted, they set down to do the paperwork. The salesman handed the farmer the bill, and the farmer declared "This isn't the price I saw!". The salesman went on to tell the old wise farmer how he was getting extras such as power steering, power brakes, power windows, special tires, etc. and that was what took the price up. The farmer, needing the truck badly, paid the price and went home. A few months later, the salesman called up the farmer and said, "My son is in 4- H and he needs a cow for a project. Do you have any for sale?" The farmer replied, "Yes, I have a few cows I would sell for $500 apiece, Come and look at them and take your pick". The salesman said he and his son would be right out. After spending a few hours in the field checking out all the farmer's cows, the two decided on one and the salesman proceeded to write out a check for $500. The farmer said------"Now wait a minute, that's not the final price of the cow, you're getting extras with it and you have to pay for that too". "What extras?" asked the salesman. Below is the list the farmer gave the salesman for the final price of the cow,,,,,,,,,, BASIC COW............$500.00 Two-tone exterior.........$45.00 Extra stomach............$75.00 Product storing equipment.........$60.00 Straw compartment.....$120.00 4 spigots @$10 ea.......$40.00 Leather upholstery......$125.00 Dual horns...................$45.00 Automatic fly swatter .$38.00 Fertilizer attachment......$185.00 GRAND TOTAL $1,233.00 Nope....Never a dull moment in Queensland :) You have not failed....until you'v failed to try. Officials rejected a candidate for a news broadcasters post since his voice was not fit for a news broadcaster. He was also told that with his obnoxiously long name, he would never be famous. He is Amitabh Bachchan. In 1962, four nervous young musicians played their first record audition for the executives of the Decca Recording Company. The executives were not impressed. While turning down this group of musicians, one executive said, “We don’t like their sound. Groups of guitars are on the way out.” The group was called In 1944, Emmeline Snively, director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker, “You’d better learn secretarial work or else get married”. She went on and became In 1954, Jimmy Denny, manager of the Grand Ole Opry, fired a singer after one performance. He told him, “You ain’t goin’ nowhere son. You ought to go back to drivin’ a truck”. He went on to become Elvis Presley. A small boy–the fifth amongst seven siblings of a poor father, was selling newspapers in a small village to earn his living. He was not exceptionally smart at school but was fascinated by religion and rockets. The first rocket he built crashed. A missile that he built crashed multiple times and he was made a butt of ridicule. He is the person to have scripted the Space Odyssey of India single-handedly. He is Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. President of India. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876, it did not ring off the hook with calls from potential backers. After making a demonstration call, President Rutherford Hayes said, “That’s an amazing invention, but who would ever want to see one of them?” Thomas Edison invented the light bulb, he tried over 2000 experiments before he got it to work. A young reporter asked him how it felt to fail so many times. He said, “I never failed once. I invented the light bulb. It just happened to be a 2000-step process”. In the 1940s, another young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20 corporations, including some of the biggest in They all turned him down. In 1947, after 7 long years of rejections, he finally got a tiny company in Rochester, NY, the Haloid Company, to purchase the rights to his invention–an electrostatic paper-copying process. Haloid became Xerox Corporation. A little girl–the 20th of 22 children, was born prematurely and her survival was doubtful. When she was 4 years old, she contracted double pneumonia and scarlet fever, which left her with aparalyzed left leg. At age 9, she removed the metal leg brace she had been dependent on and began to walk without it. By 13 she had developed a rhythmic walk, which doctors said was a miracle. That same year she decided to become a runner. She entered a race and came in last. For the next few years every race she entered, she came in last. Everyone told her to quit, but she kept on running. One day she actually won a race. And then another. From then on she won every race she entered. Eventually this little girl– Wilma Rudolph, went on to win three Olympic gold medals. A schoolteacher scolded a boy for not paying attention to his mathematics and for not being able to solve simple problems. She told him that you would not become anybody in life. The boy was “To get something you never had, you have to do something you never did” (This is a interesting joke/story I found recently.... Tempted try something like this one of these days :d) One thing that has always bugged me, and I'm sure it does most of you, is to sit down at the dinner table only to be interrupted by a phone call from a telemarketer. I decided, on one such occasion, to try to be as irritating as they were to me. The call was from AT&T and it went something like this: (swallowing) Me: Hello AT&T: Hello, this is AT&T... Me: Is this AT&T? AT&T: Yes, this is AT&T... Me: This is AT&T? AT&T: Yes This is AT&T... AT&T: YES! This is AT&T, may I speak to Mr. Byron please? Me: May I ask who is calling? AT&T: This is AT&T. Me: OK, hold on. At this point I put the phone down for a solid 5 minutes thinking that, surely, this person would have hung up the phone. I ate my salad. Much to my surprise, when I picked up the receiver, they were still waiting. Me: Hello? AT&T: Is this Mr. Byron? Me: May I ask who is calling please? AT&T: Yes, is this Mr. Byron? Me: Yes, is this AT&T? AT&T: Yes sir. Me: The phone company? Me: I thought you said this was AT&T. AT&T: Yes sir, we are a phone company. Me: I already have a phone. AT&T: We aren't selling phones today Mr. Byron. Me: Well whatever it is, I'm really not interested but thanks for calling. When you are not interested in something, I don't think you can express yourself any plainer than by saying "I'm really not interested," but this lady was persistent. AT&T: Mr. Byron, we would like to offer you 10 cents a minute, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Now, I am sure she meant she was offering a "rate" of 10 cents a minute, but she at no time used the word "rate." I could clearly see that it was time to whip out the trusty old calculator and do a little ciphering. Me: Now, that's 10 cents a minute 24 hours a day? AT&T: (getting a little excited at this point by my interest) Yes sir, that's right! 24 hours a day! Me: 7 days a week? AT&T: That's right. Me: 365 days a year? Me: I am definitely interested in that! Wow!!! That's amazing! AT&T: We think so! Me: That's quite a sum of money! AT&T: Yes sir, it's amazing how it adds up. Me: OK, so will you send me checks weekly, monthly or just one big one at the end of the year for the full $52,560, and if you send an annual check, can I get a cash advance? AT&T: Excuse me? Me: You know, the 10 cents a minute. AT&T: What are you talking about? Me: You said you'd give me 10 cents a minute, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. That comes to $144 per day, $1,008 per week and $52,560 per year. I'm just interested in knowing how you will be making payment. AT&T: Oh no, sir, I didn't mean we'd be paying you. You pay us 10 cents a minute. Me: Wait a minute here!!! Didn't you say you'd give me 10 cents a minute? Are you sure this is AT&T? AT&T: Well, yes this is AT&T sir but...... Me: But nothing, how do you figure that by saying that you'll give me 10 cents a minute that I'll give you 10 cents a minute? Is this some kind of subliminal telemarketing scheme? I've read about things like this in the Enquirer, you know. Don't use your alien brainwashing techniques on me. AT&T: No sir, we are offering 10 cents a minute for..... Me: THERE YOU GO AGAIN! Can I speak to a supervisor please! AT&T: Sir, I don't think that is necessary. Me: Sure! You say that now! What happens later? AT&T: What? Me: I insist on speaking to a supervisor! AT&T: Yes Mr. Byron. Please hold. So now AT&T has me on hold and my supper is getting cold. I begin to eat while I'm waiting for a supervisor. After a wait of a few minutes and while I have a mouth full of food: Supervisor: Mr. Byron? Me: Yeth? Supervisor: I understand you are not quite understanding our 10 cents a minute program. Me: Is this AT & T? Supervisor: Yes sir, it sure is. I had to swallow before I choked on my food. It was all I could do to suppress my laughter and I had to be careful not to produce a snort. Me: No, actually, I was just waiting for someone to get back to me so that I could sign up for the plan. Supervisor: OK, no problem, I'll transfer you back to the person who was helping you. Me: Thank you. I was on hold once again and managed a few more mouthfuls. I needed to end this conversation. Suddenly, there was an aggravated but polite voice at the other end of the phone. AT&T: Hello Mr. Byron, I understand that you are interested in signing up for our plan? Me: Do you have that friends and family thing because you can never have enough friends and I'm an only child and I'd really like to have a little brother... AT&T: (click) ( Not sure when this was written as some of the figures are not real correct. however...) Andy Rooney's Tips For Telemarketers: Three Little Words That Work !! (1)The three little words are: "Hold on, Please..." Saying this, while putting down your phone and walking off (instead of hanging-up immediately) would make each telemarketing call so much more time-consuming that boiler room sales would grind to a halt. Then when you eventually hear the phone company's "beep-beep-beep" tone, you know it's time togo back and hang up your handset, which has efficiently completed its task. These three little words will help eliminate telephone soliciting. (2) Do you ever get those annoying phone calls with no one on the other end? This is a telemarketing technique where a machine makes phone calls and records the time of day when a person answers the phone. This technique is used to determine the best time of day for a "real" sales person to call back and get someone at home. What you can do after answering, if you notice there is no one there, is to immediately start hitting your # button on the phone, 6 or 7 times, as quickly as possible. This confuses the machine that dialed the call and it kicks your number out of their system. Since doing this, my phone calls have decreased dramatically. (3) Another Good Idea: When you get "ads" enclosed with your phone or utility bill, return these "ads" with your payment. Let the sending companies throw their own junk mail away. When you get those "pre-approved" letters in the mail for everything from credit cards to 2nd mortgages and similar type junk, do not throw away the return envelope. Most of these come with postage-paid return envelopes, right? It costs them more than the regular 37cents postage "IF" and when they receive them back. It costs them nothing if you throw them away! The postage was around 50 cents before! the last increase and it is according to the weight. In that case, why not get rid of some of your other junk mail and put it in these cool little, postage-paid return envelopes. One of Andy Rooney's (60 minutes) ideas. Send an ad for your local chimney cleaner to American Express. Send a pizza coupon to Citibank. If you didn't get anything else that day, then just send them their blank application back! If you want to remain anonymous, just make sure your name isn't on anything you send them. You can even send the envelope back empty if you want to just to keep them guessing! Eventually, the banks and credit card companies will begin getting their own junk back in the mail. Let's let them know what it's like to get lots of junk mail, and best of all they're paying for it...Twice! Let's help keep our postal service busy since they are saying that e-mail is cutting into their business profits, and that's why they need to increase postage costs again. You get the idea ! If enough people follow these tips, it will work---- I have been doing this for years, and I get very little junk mail anymore. 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__label__wiki	0.850089	0.850089	Burundi beat Burundi beat is an African drum rhythm, a recording of 25 drummers of the Ingoma tribe, made in 1967 in Burundi. It is best-known as an appropriated drum style of British New Romantics bands Bow Wow Wow and Adam and the Ants. Recording history Burundi beat is a tribal rhythm is a recording of 25 drummers of the Ingoma tribe, made in 1967 in a village in Burundi by Michel Vuylsteke and Charles Duvelle, a team of French anthropologists. The recording was included on an album, Musique du Burundi, issued by the French Ocora label in 1968. In 1971 Mike Steiphenson grafted an arrangement for guitars and keyboards onto the Ocora recording for Barclay Records, and the result was "Burundi Black" (Pt. 1 and 2)[1] a seven inch that sold more than 125,000 copies and made the British best-seller charts. The track was arranged, composed by Mike Steiphenson. The sleeve notes that the recording contains drums [tambour] by the Ingoma Tribe sampled from the album on Ocora records (OCR 40 - Musique du Burundi). In 1978, Barclay released a twelve inch version. In 1981, the track was re-released on Barclay and Cachalot records. This time, Rusty Egan, drummer with the new romantic band Visage, and a French record producer named Jean-Philippe Iliesco recorded a new pop arrangement over the Burundian drummers. Mike Steiphenson holds the Burundi Black copyright. Adam and the Ants, Bow Wow Wow, and several other bands have made hits with the Burundi beat as a rhythmic foundation. The Burundian drummers who made the original recording are not sharing in the profits. In any case, as the Jamaican recording industry and the Amen break cases have shown, obtaining copyright for a rhythm is a difficult proposition. Cultural appropriation in western music Hoomba Hoomba Techno-Bush Unless indicated otherwise, the text in this article is either based on Wikipedia article "Burundi beat" or another language Wikipedia page thereof used under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License; or on original research by Jahsonic and friends. See Art and Popular Culture's copyright notice. Retrieved from "http://artandpopularculture.com/Burundi_beat" Category: WMC This page was last modified 19:14, 23 November 2015.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3237
__label__cc	0.633632	0.366368	Feature Article: Living Will And Durable Power Of Attorney For Health Care. What Is The Difference? A Living Will is a legal document addressing only deathbed considerations; a client unilaterally declares his/her desire that life-prolonging measures be discontinued when there is no hope of ultimate recovery. On the other hand, people use... Anatomy of an International Debt Collection Case In late June of 2003, I received an e-mail from Daniel Harris, who introduced himself as maritime lawyer from Seattle. He had found me through the internet and was asking me whether I was interested in helping arrest transshipped cargo in Dalian. I was excited about the task and I surfed Dan's website [http://www.harrismoure.com] and learned Dan owns a small international law firm in Seattle, called Harris & Moure. I replied to him immediately and sent him some relevant provisions concerning cargo arrests under China legal system. He was very happy with my prompt and helpful reply and we soon were working together on the case. He later told me he was so impressed with my responses that he had picked me over numerous other lawyers throughout China. Brief of the case OOO Bolshoretskoe is a Russian fishing company that sold 400 Tons of pollock worth around US$700,000 to Alimex Seafood A/S, a Danish company. The pollock was scheduled to be transshipped from Dalian to Europe. Alimex had not yet paid Bolshoretskoe for the product. Bolshoretskoe owed Daxin Petroleum Pte, Ltd., a Singapore fuel supply company, around US$400,000 for fuel. M/V IVAN POLZUNOV, the vessel carrying the pollock, was scheduled to call on Dalian on 4 July, 2003. Our task was to seize the pollock for Daxin to get Bolshoretskoe to pay its debt. Bolshoretskoe’s debt to Daxin arose in July and December, 2002, when Daxin supplied bunker products for two Russian fishing vessels, TOSNO and PHOENIX. To secure these fuelings, Bolshoretskoe signed a guarantee letter to Daxin in which “Bolshoretskoe assigns all receivables resulting from production, deliveries and selling of Salmon or Pollock on/from board of F/T PHOENIX in favor of Daxin for the amount of the bunker supply. In addition, Bolshoretskoe agrees that property title to salmon or pollock products covering the amount of the bunker shall pass to Daxin immediately upon processing and/or storage of the products on board of PHOENIX. Daxin was not paid on its two fuel deliveries, and Bolshoretskoe was refusing to pay. It is estimated the TOSNO and PHOENIX owed a combined total of around $20 million in unpaid debt to various creditors. Intensive and orderly preparation for cargo arrest After studying the relevant documents and analyzing the entire history of the case, we determined that either Bolshoretskoe or Alimex would pay Daxin if we arrested the cargo in China. So we set about to do just that. First, we prepared all necessary legal documents pursuant to Chinese law. Due to the various different legal systems and languages involved (China, Russia, Singapore and the United States), our preparations were extremely time consuming. As we were preparing our documentation and firming up our strategies, Dan was also preparing to come to Dalian. However, the day before Dan was to leave the United States, he learned that the pollock’s transport vessel, the IVAN POLZUNOV, had secretly changed its plans in an effort to avoid arrest. It would not be calling Dalian on July 4, 2003; it would be calling Qingdao on July 8, 2003. Because all legal documents had been prepared for the Dalian Maritime Court, Bolshoretskoe’s change in plans necessitated we completely change our plans also. With time so much of the essence, we asked Sunfanlong, who works in Qingdao Wincon law firm, to work with us and we transferred all legal documents to him. Successful Arrest of the cargo On July 7, 2003, Dan arrived in Qingdao. The IVAN POLZUNOV arrived in Qingdao the next day and began to discharge 15 containers of pollock for transshipment to Europe. When the judge, Wincon’s lawyer and Dan saw that the containers were being offloaded on trailers for transport to the container terminal, they went straight to the terminal to deliver the arrest papers on all 15 containers. However, after waiting nearly five hours at the terminal and waiting well into the night, only three containers had arrived and been arrested. Nobody seemed to know what had happened to the other twelve containers. We were concerned Bolshoretskoe and/or Alimex had learned of our arrest warrant and had hidden the other twelve containers. Adding to our worries was that we had by now learned that Alimex was to ship all 15 containers to Europe the very next day. We checked everywhere for the missing twelve containers. We checked with various trucking companies. We checked all around the terminal. Nothing. Eventually, we learned that the twelve containers had been in the terminal all along, but had been issued separate bills of lading from the first three and placed in a somewhat separate area. We had succeeded in arresting all fifteen containers. After our having engaged in twelve days of intensive e-mail and telephone communication together, Dan showed up at Dalian’s airport. His high praise of our work conveyed his satisfaction of our efficient job. Dalian and Qingdao’s picturesque scenery and modern city construction impressed Dan deeply and changed his previous imagination regarding this part of China. He loved the food and our culture and talked about returning some day with his family on holiday. Hard success to acquire guaranty and lift the arrest Now that we had the pollock under arrest, we would need to maintain it in its frozen condition at the terminal. Pollock is a valuable fish and the costs and risks during the arrest period were high. The sooner we could resolve the dispute, the sooner the fish would be on its way, and the better it would be for all parties. The day after we arrested the cargo, we received a letter from Alimex’s lawyers in Denmark, claiming Alimex owned the arrested cargo, not Bolshoretskoe, and threatening Daxin with criminal action. Alimex’s lawyers copied this letter to the court and to Daxin. Though confident that it was in the right, this threat of criminal action did not sit well with Daxin. We replied to Alimex’s lawyers by lecturing them on Chinese and international law and by declaring that Alimex would suffer even more losses if it insisted on pursuing litigation in China instead of cooperation. The reaction from Alimex’s lawyers was overwhelming. They wrote me a letter filled with furious and derogatory words and stated they would never communicate directly with us again. The case had fallen into deadlock. Despite the initially tough attitude of Alimex’s lawyers, we knew we could not abandon our efforts to achieve a settlement, particularly since we knew settlement made sense for all parties. We proposed a three way agreement between Daxin, Alimex and Bolshoretskoe, whereby Alimex would keep its purchase price funds and not pay any party for the fish until the dispute between Daxin and Bolshoretskoe had been resolved through arbitration in Canada. Alimex would then pay the winner of the arbitration up to the purchase price of the fish. Alimex would also agree not to pursue any claims against Daxin for wrongful arrest. Upon the signing of this agreement, Daxin would release its arrest of the cargo. Daxin secured oral agreements from both Bolshoretskoe and Alimex to go forward with such an agreement. For the fish to go out on the next liner to Europe, Dan and I had to work overtime in drafting the appropriate agreements. This time, the multitude of languages and time zones (China, Russia, Singapore, Seattle, and Denmark) worked to slow us down, and by the time Bolshoretskoe received its Russian language copy of the agreement, only a few hours remained before the pollock needed to be loaded on the liner to Europe. But, at the last minute, Bolshoretskoe changed its mind and decided it would not sign. All our hard work had been for naught. We were all exhausted. The next liner to Europe was leaving in six days. During the weekend, we stopped talking with opposing parties and communicated with only Dan and Daxin. We went back over the case history and analyzed each party’s positions and risks. We concluded that Bolshoretskoe was Daxin’s real adversary. It was Bolshoretskoe that owed the money and it was Bolshoretskoe that had avoided payment for so long. It also was Bolshoretskoe that had backed out of its oral agreement. There had been no prior conflicts between Daxin and Alimex. Though Alimex was listed as the consignee of the pollock on the Bill of lading, it had yet to actually pay for the fish. Above all else, Alimex wanted the pollock sent to Europe so it could fulfill its commitments with its European buyers. If we could persuade Alimex to provide a deposit or the purchase price to the Qingdao Maritime Court, we would lift our cargo arrest. If, on the other hand, Alimex insisted on paying the purchase price directly to Bolshoretskoe, the arrest would remain in place, and Alimex would be unable to fulfill its supply contracts with its European buyers. Daxin would be left fighting a two front war against Alimex and Bolshoretskoe in the Chinese courts. We told Alimex that if it did not immediately settle, we would move the court to require Alimex pay the Pollock purchase price to the court and seeking the immediate sale of the pollock at auction. Within hours, we received contact from a Chinese lawyer retained by Alimex, who would, he informed us, be going to court to have our “illegal” arrest thrown out. The court ignored him. The next liner for Europe was coming to Qingdao the next day and it finally began dawning on Alimex that if it wanted to get the pollock to Europe and to its customers, it would need to settle with us. Intensive settlement talks began anew and another oral agreement was reached. Alimex would guarantee to pay up to the amount of the pollock purchase price to whomever prevailed between Daxin and Bolshoretskoe. Alimex also agreed not to pursue any claims against Daxin arising from Daxin’s allegedly wrongful arrest of the cargo. A settlement was drafted and signed and the parties worked diligently to get the arrest lifted in time for the product to make it on that day’s liner to Europe. Daxin had a Guarantee Agreement from an established and well funded Danish company and we had achieved a smashing victory on this exciting arrest of cross-border transshipping cargo. Somewhat smooth sailing in recovering Daxin’s award. We then filed Daxin’s case against Bolshoretskoe in the Qingdao Maritime Court. Bolshoretskoe consistently failed to attend any court hearings and we eventually secured a default judgment against it. Alimex then paid Daxin all but US$15,000 of the amount it had guaranteed, but claimed entitlement to withhold US$15,000 for itself to help pay for the costs it had incurred in China defending against Daxin’s arrest. One e-mail from Dan threatening arbitration in London (pursuant to the Guarantee Agreement) for the $15,000, plus all fees and costs, convinced Alimex it had no case on this either. Alimex paid the remaining US$15,000 to Daxin and the case was over. After six months, close cooperation and flexibility by lawyers on both sides of the Pacific had given us full and total victory. A few months after I closed the case, Dan sent me an e-mail telling me he had heard from one of his Danish clients that Alimex’s Danish lawyers had told them of our great job on this case. Dan and I have since worked on a couple additional cases together, but it will be this first one that I will always remember. In thinking of this case, I know I will never forget the sleepless nights I spent communicating with lawyers and parties in four times zones. But I also know that the pride I feel from knowing how much we achieved, despite having to work through the laws of so many countries under such tight deadlines, is what will always stand out. Our wisdom, our legal knowledge and our strenuous diligence had garnered us high praise not only from our foreign colleague and from our client, but also admiration from the opposing party. 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__label__cc	0.625975	0.374025	Marjorie Gilbert Marjorie Gilbert lives in Maine with her husband and two daughters. Lord Wellesbourne is her second novel. Visit her website here: www.marjoriegilbert.net William Sinclair becomes Earl of Wellesbourne when he is eighteen following the deaths of his profligate father and brother. He marries then labors to restore the nearly bankrupted estate. Three years later, his wife dies in childbirth, leaving him emotionally scarred and determined to bury himself in his duties. Katherine Garratt is the daughter of the late Dr Lucius Garratt, a noted archeologist and expert in Roman antiquities found in England. Frederick Blake, her father's colleague, covets the collection and Katherine. She escapes his advances, and begs the village magistrate for help. The magistrate refuses, preferring to believe the respectability Blake assumes. Because her father had spoken favorably of the Earl of Wellesbourne, Katherine decides to appeal to him. En route, she gets caught in a fierce storm. Lightening startles her horse, and she falls from his back, knocking herself senseless on the road. While Wellesbourne travels home following Parliament's end, his coach stops suddenly. A young woman is lying senseless in the road. Though alive, her pulse is slow and her skin dangerously cold. Wellesbourne brings her to his manor where his servants and the neighborhood physician, tend her. Little does he realize how this young woman will shake him to his core and teach him it is possible to hope again.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3243
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I like the facility and I love the track, and I’ve made some of my best runs in Charlotte.” Steve Torrence (Top Fuel), Pedregon (Funny Car), and Jerry Savoie (Pro Stock Motorcycle) were last year’s winners. The race will be televised on FOX Sports 1, including a broadcast of the finals on Sunday, April 28 at 6:00 p.m. (ET). It is the sixth of 24 events during the 2019 NHRA season and Pedregon will look to cash in during the special 10th anniversary of the race. Pedregon thrived in the unique conditions a year ago at zMAX Dragway, and he believes he’s bringing a better car to the race in 2019. He has qualified in the top half of the field at four of the first five races, qualifying third in Las Vegas. It has translated to just two round wins thus far, but Pedregon believes that luck is about to change. 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__label__cc	0.513507	0.486493	Nightmare in Downtown Atlanta: Our Top 10 Retro Reasons to Attend Days of the Dead 2016! Posted on: Feb 3rd, 2016 By: Anya99 It’s crazy how time flies and also totally terrifyingly awesome that the Days of the Dead will be celebrating its fifth frightening year at Sheraton Hotel Atlanta, this Friday-Sunday Feb. 5-7. Our favorite part is that this horror media convention celebrates not just contemporary cinema but retro classics. In other words, there’s plenty to please both the gore-fan and the Famous Monsters Kid. Here are 10 of our top things to do this year. 1) ELVIRA. Need me say more than that the Mistress of the Dark will be gracing our presence. You can catch the beautiful Cassandra Peterson on all three days but she’ll only be onstage Q&A’g Friday night at 9 p.m. and only in her full dark costumed regalia on Saturday. 2) BILLY DEE WILLIAMS. The original Star Wars trilogy gangster, Lando Calrissian, will be in the house on Saturday (Q&A at noon) and Sunday, as well as Jeremy Bulloch the man behind the mask of Boba Fett, the ultimate bounty hunter. 3) SID HAIG AND BILL MOSELEY. Returning once more are two of the sweetest sinister guys in show businesses. Sid Haig, one of those rare B-movie icons and character actors whose career spans the decades from Jack Hill’s blaxploitation films of the 1970s to the chaotic, creepy Captain Spaulding. Quite frankly you and Bill Moseley scared the sh-t out of us in THE DEVIL’s REJECTS, and since we’re not easily scared, for that we salute you both! 4) TED RAIMI, i.e. Sam’s zany acting brother, is also on this year’s guest list. Horror fans will always love him for EVIL DEAD II, but his acting resume is long and full of fun including recurring roles on such TV series as SEAQUEST 2032 and playing Joxer on HERCULES and XENA:WARRIOR PRINCESS. 5) HEATHER LANGENKAMP & PJ SOLES. These ladies won horror hearts as two of 70s/80s swellest scream queens for their turns in NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET and HALLOWEEN, but to us, PJ will always be Riff Randell eating pizza with the Ramones and toppling Principal Togar in one of our favorite cult movies ever, Roger Corman‘s unparalleled ROCK N ROLL HIGH SCHOOL. 6) KANE HODDER & TONY TODD, the actors behind two of the most iconic 80s monsters, JASON VOORHES and CANDYMAN, will be lurking. Be sure to stop by and blow them kisses, then duck and run! 7) TOO MANY TO NAME THEM ALL! Check the Website for more stars from such horror/splatter classics as POLTERGEIST, I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE, CHILD’S PLAY, TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, THE HITCHER and more! 8) SPOOKTACULAR SHOPPING Horror cons are the perfect place to stock up on both macabre movie memorabilia, cult classics on DVD and creepy clothing, costumes and accessories. 9) MACABRE MAKE-UP, CREEPY COSTUMES AND PHANTAMAGORIC PARTIES!! Check the schedule and on-site flyers, but highlights include Friday night CELEBRITY SCARYEE-OKEE at 11 p.m. and Saturday FX MAKEUP CHALLENGE (4:30 p.m.), THAT DAMN TATTOO CONTEST (6:30 p.m.) VIP PARTY (8:45 p.m.), costume contest (10 p.m.) and CARNAGE dance party (11 p.m.) 10) FRIGHTENING FILMS! The JABB 48-hour film festival featuring new and classic indie horror shorts (both US and international), animation, features and con exclusives. One special treat, or maybe trick, is DEVIL DOGS OF KILO COMPANY, a Marines vs. Nazis thriller performed with toy soldiers and tanks, introduced by voice actors/stars John Dugan (TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE) and Kane Hodder, Sat. at 5 p.m.! And we admit nothing says creepy to us so much as a clown costume contest–catch that right after at 7 p.m. during the pre-release party of CIRCUS OF THE DEAD introduced by DOLL BOY director Billy Pon. Days of the Dead main con hours are Fri. Feb. 5 from 5 to 11 p.m.; Sat. Feb. 6 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Sun. Feb. 7 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., with parties going late into the night on Friday and Saturday. Kids under 10 and military free. For more info, visit http://www.daysofthedead.net/atlanta/. 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Our Top Eight Retro Reasons to Go to DAYS OF THE DEAD 2015 Posted on: Feb 4th, 2015 By: Anya99 What are we doing this weekend?! We’re heading down to the fourth annual Days of the Dead at Sheraton Hotel Atlanta, Friday-Sunday Feb. 6-8. 1) HELLRAISER REUNION! The sinister Cenobites may be masters and mistresses of inflicting a puzzling kind of pain, but we’ve met the actors who play them and can attest they are nastily nice. See Pinhead himself Doug Bradley, Valentina Vargas, Barbie Wilde, Nicholas Vince and Simon Banford together on one stage at noon on Saturday and signing all weekend. 2) ANGUS SCRIMM! Yup, it’s PHANTASM‘s one and only Tall Man. Hear him talk at 3 p.m. on Saturday. 3) RIFF RANDELL! Don’t tell Principal Togar but the one and only P.J. SOLES is back. Yeah, she’s been in HALLOWEEN, THE DEVIL’S REJECTS and other screamin’ festures, but to us she will always the rebel with a Ramones of a cause of ROCK N ROLL HIGH SCHOOL (1979). Oh, wait what the hell, Togar herself is going to be at Days of the Dead, too–yes, the amazing Mary Woronov. We are not worthy! Please send us to Detention now. 4) THE DEVIL’S REJECTS! Sid Haig, one of those rare B-movie icons and character actors whose career spans the decades from Jack Hill’s blaxploitation films of the 1970s to the chaotic, creepy Captain Spaulding. Quite frankly you and Bill Moseley scared the sh-t out of us in Rob Zombie‘s best neo-exploitation flick THE DEVIL’s REJECTS and since we’re not easily scared, for that we salute you both! Together again with fellow REJECTS William Forsythe, Leslie Easterbrook, Ginjer Lynn, PJ Soles, Mary Woronov, Duane Whitaker, Dave Sheridan and in his first son appearance Michael Alcott all on one stage at 1 p.m. on Saturday and signing all weekend. 5) BUTCH PATRICK 50Th ANNIVERSARY APPEARANCE. Yes, it’s really been 50 years since THE MUNSTERS debuted on American TV. Little Eddy Wolfgang Munster himself is back. 6) DAVID NAUGHTON! KANE HODDER! TONY TODD! COREY FELDMAN! JAMISON NEWLANDER! JOHN DUGAN! JOHN KASSIR! MORE! The guest list just seems to go on and on with Retro-horror goodness including the original AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON, our favorite Jason Voorhees, the man who mixes it with love and makes the world taste scary, the Frog Brothers that sucked it up to THE LOST BOYS, a certain “Granpa” with a Texas chainsaw, and the man whose voice creeped us out so many times hosting TV’s TALES FROM THE CRYPT, and more stars of horror now and then. 6) SPOOKTACULAR SHOPPING Horror cons are the perfect place to stock up on both macabre movie memorabilia, cult classics on DVD and creepy clothing, costumes and accessories. Vendors include Kool Kat Kyle Yaklin, master of the Creature From the Black Lagoon mask and suit. 7) MACABRE MAKE-UP, CREEPY COSTUMES, CREEPY CARNEY ACTS AND PHANTAMAGORIC PARTIES!! Check the schedule for make-up demonstrations, VIP parties, Monsters Among You Wicked Costume Showdown Saturday night at 10 pm followed by the Monster Ball. On Friday night, learn SFX make-up and costuming from elite level costumers at the 9 p.m. Monsters Among You: Origins panel, followed by a frightening Friday Night Party featuring Circus Envy and the Deadly Sins, the sideshow antics of Captain and Maybelle, karoake with celebrity guests Felissa Rose (SLEEPAWAY CAMP) and prolific scream queen Tiffany Shepis, who also recently starred in ATTACK OF THE MORNINGSIDE MONSTER, made by Kool Kats Jayson Palmer and Chris Ethridge. 8) FRIGHTENING FILMS! Lead actor Dave Sheridan hosts an exclusive sneak preview of zombie comedy THE WALKING DECEASED with cast & director Q&A and free giveaways at 6 p.m. on Saturday. Throughout the weekend from 5 p.m. Friday through 4 p.m. Sunday, the JABB 48-hour film festival ranges from a shorts block on Friday to 1980s Saturday morning cartoon favorites to acclaimed, hard-to-see indie horror features such as Ryan Lieske‘s ABED (Sun. 3 p.m.), awarded 2013 Best Feature at Atlanta’s Buried Alive Film Festival and based on the Elizabeth Massie zombie short story. Days of the Dead main con hours are Fri. Feb. 7 from 5 to 11 p.m.; Sat. Feb. 8 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Sun. Feb. 9 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., with parties going late into the night on Friday and Saturday. For more info, visit http://www.daysofthedead.net/atlanta/. Category: Features \| Tags: Abed, american werewolf in london, angus scrimm, barbie wilde, Bill Moseley, Butch Patrick, Candyman, captain and maybelle, captain spaulding, circus envy, corey feldman, costumes, dave sheridan, David Naughton, Days of the Dead, Devil's Rejects, doug bradley, duane whitaker, Elizabeth Massie, felissa rose, Friday the 13th, frog brothers, ginjer lynn, Halloween, Hellraiser, JABB, jamison newlander, jason voorhees, john dugan, john kassir, kane hodder, leslie easterbrook, Lost Boys, Mary Woronov, michael alcott, monsters among you, nicholas vince, phantasm, pinhead, PJ Soles, riff randell, Rob Zombie, rock n roll high school, Sheraton Atlanta, sid haig, simon banford, tales from the crypt, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, the munsters, tiffany shepis, togar, Tony Todd, valentina vargas, Walking Dead, walking deceased, william forsythe The Horror! The Horror! Our Top 10 Retro Reasons to Go to DAYS OF THE DEAD 2014 What are we doing this weekend?! We’re heading down to the third annual Days of the Dead at Sheraton Hotel Atlanta, Friday-Sunday Feb. 7-9. 1) THE THING REUNION! Given that John Carpenter‘s THE THING (1982) is one of those rare remakes that surpasses the original, we can’t think of anything more fun than meeting a bunch of the guys who signed on for Antarctic duty and ended up monster-meal. Keith David, Richard Masur, Joel Polis, Peter Maloney, Thomas Waites all together on one stage at 1 p.m. on Saturday and signing all weekend. 2) DAMIEN ECHOLS. We have followed the case of the West Memphis Three since 1993, and couldn’t be more happy that he is finally free. He talks about “Life After Death” Row Saturday at 7 p.m. 3) RUNAWAYS. We’re not sure how two of rock’s most badass babes ended up on the horror con circuit, but we’re not complaining about any chance to meet Lita Ford and Cherie Currie. Also rocking the roster are crazy ’80s metal man Dee Snider and Skinny Puppy’s Twiggy Ramirez. 4) SID HAIG AND BILL MOSELEY. Sid Haig, one of those rare B-movie icons and character actors whose career spans the decades from Jack Hill’s blaxploitation films of the 1970s to the chaotic, creepy Captain Spaulding. Quite frankly you and Bill Moseley scared the sh-t out of us in THE DEVIL’s REJECTS and since we’re not easily scared, for that we salute you both! 5) BUTCH PATRICK, MEG FOSTER, CHRIS SARANDON, AND THE CRYPTKEEPER JOHN KASSIR! The guest list just seems to go on and on with Retro-horror goodness including the original Eddie Wolfgang Munster, one of Hollywood’s most eye-catching actresses and the star of another John Carpenter classic THEY LIVE (1988), the hot neighborly vampire from the original FRIGHT NIGHT (1985), and the man whose voice creeped us out so many times hosting TV’s TALES FROM THE CRYPT. 6) THE HISTORY OF THE SPOOK SHOW! Atlanta’s own Professor Morte leads the SILVER SCREAM SPOOK SHOW in a history lesson of this macabre art form which we are certain will both amaze and entertain. We may even learn something, too! Professor Morte (Shane Morton). Photo courtesy of Shane Morton. 7) MARK MADDOX. If you’re a classic horror or sci-fi fan, you’ve undoubtedly encountered the work of this Rondo Hatton and Pulp Factory Award-winning artist on the covers of countless publications from Little Shoppe of Horrors to the 50th anniversary issue of DOCTOR WHO Magazine. His appearance is sponsored by Monsterama, Atlanta’s newest horror con which debuts August 1-3, 2014. 9) MACABRE MAKE-UP, CREEPY COSTUMES AND PHANTAMAGORIC PARTIES!! Check the schedule for make-up demonstrations, VIP parties, costume contest Saturday night at 11 pm followed by the Monster Ball. On Friday night, learn SFX make-up from the masters in the Atlanta Zombie Apocalypse Presents Putrid Prosthetics, hear the funny side of wrestler-actor Roddy Piper, followed by a midnight Murder Ball hosted by Atlanta’s own most extreme Halloween attraction Chambers of Horror. 10) FRIGHTENING FILMS! The JABB 48-hour film festival featuring new indie horror, such as THE MORNINGSIDE MONSTER by ATLRetro Kool Kats Jayson Palmer and Chris Ethridge, as well as crazy has-to-be-seen-tobe-believed cult classic NEON MANIACS (1986). 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Our Top 10 Retro Reasons to Brave the Days of the Dead Posted on: Mar 7th, 2012 By: Anya99 For some time, Atlanta has boasted a fearsome fright scene—we’d even argue that it’s one of the best in the nation—thanks to the mad maniacs behind the Silver Scream Spookshow, Splatter Cinema, Gorehound Productions, Netherworld, Atlanta Zombie Apocalypse, Chambers of Horror, Buried Alive Film Festival, Rock N Roll Monster Bash, DEAR GOD! NO!… But the city weirdly never has hosted a full-out horror con. DAYS OF THE DEAD aims to right that wrong this weekend with a thieves’ gallery of men behind masks, scream queens and cult movie idols, both classic and contemporary. The action takes place a bit south at the Wyndham Peachtree Conference Center, south of the airport in Peachtree City, Friday 5 p.m.- 11 p.m., Sat. 11 a.m.-2 a.m. and Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Here are our top 10 Retro reasons why you need to go… Riff Randell and Kate Rambo! We’re still fantasizing of hanging with the Ramones and blowing up our high school, even after all these years, so we can’t think of anything more awesome than to meet and get the autographs of P.J. Soles and Dey Young, the actresses behind Joey’s biggest fan and the sexiest budding nuclear physicist ever to attend ROCK ‘N’ ROLL HIGH SCHOOL (1979). In case you’re too young to know this cult classic, get yourself educated by reading Mark Arson’s Retro Review here. Sid Haig! Sid is one of those rare B-movie icons and character actors whose career spans the decades from Jack Hill’s blaxploitation films of the 1970s to the chaotic Captain Spaulding of Rob Zombie’s HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES and THE DEVIL’S REJECTS. In our book, the latter is a modern exploitation classic and arguably the best of Zombie’s movies. Quite frankly you scared the sh-t out of us and since we’re not easily scared, for that we salute you, Sid, as a true master of horror. And OK, it’s pretty darned cool that your co-star Bill Moseley is going to be there, too, and both of you share a panel at noon Sunday. Sexy Scream Queens! A horror con wouldn’t be a horror con without a bevy of beautiful scream queens. I know it’s fun, guys, to get an autograph and pose for a pic, but we’re jazzed to hear what these gals have to say about their stints as the victim, too. Looking forward to that opportunity at the Scream Queens Panel Sat. at 2 p.m. featuring Linnea Quigley (NIGHT OF THE DEMONS 1 & 2, RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD), Barbara Crampton (RE-ANIMATOR, FROM BEYOND, TRANCERS 1 & 2), PJ Soles (who also of course was in John Carpenter’s original HALLOWEEN and CARRIE), and “honorary scream queen” Mark Patton (NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2) Vintage Zombies! Being that THE WALKING DEAD is filmed inAtlanta, it seems perfectly unnatural to have a few of its zombies as con guests. But we have to admit we’re more excited about meeting George Koshana (Sheriff McClelland) and John Russo (screenwriter) from the original NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968). In fact, we’re just tickled blood-red that they’re still on the con circuit, especially after the sad recent loss of Bill Hinzman. Glad we met him down at Spooky Empire in Orlando a few years ago. Home-Grown Horror! While the Hollywood stars may be the headliners, another cool thing about Days of the Dead is it also embraces our local Atlanta scary subculture. At midnight Friday, the gory gang at Atlanta’s adult haunted attraction Chambers of Horror is hosting an adults-only Rock N Roll Torture Lounge. Watch lovely ladies spin the Wheel of Torture and win prizes as the Right Reverend Andy, of Psychobilly Freakout on Garage 71, spins horror rock and punk hits. Then at 8 p.m. Professor Morte, Persephone and the Silver Scream Spookshow will be throwing a special bonus show exclusive to Days of the Dead. Be there and be scared! Macabre Movies! Don’t just meet the stars, take a little time out to catch a few movies. Our favorite picks, of course, are cult classics, both old and new. Linnea Quigley hosts a special workprint screening of ‘80s cult classic RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD, featuring alternate scenses, takes and 15 minutes of footage never screened to the public, Friday night at 9 p.m. Then on Saturday, DEAR GOD! NO! has been generating quite a buzz on the festival circuit for its over-the-top authenticity as a homage to ‘70s exploitation films, and you have another chance to see it at 3 p.m. Catch up on our crazy interview with director Jimmy Bickert here. Creepy Costumes! Be sure and pack your most frightening recreation of a horror icon, or at least your camera, as Days of the Dead serves up several costume events. On Friday night, dance until you drop dead at the Monsters Among Us Costume Ball, a Phantom Ball-themed costume party with DJs spinning. Then the best of the best compete at 4:30 p.m. Sat. in Wickedbeard’s Costume Contest. Finally Sunday, don your best zombie make-up with a Zombie Best in Show Contest, co-horror-hosted by Argos T. Fleam and Atlanta’s own Professor Morte. We’re informed that experts will judge on zombie poise, form, dexterity and talent. Dripping, dribbling, drooling and loss of appendage will reflect negatively on your final scores. Custom Hearses! Even if you’re not ready for that final ride to the graveyard, it’s always pretty amazing to see custom hearses done up with all the creativity of vintage hotrods. All day Saturday members of Atlanta’s Dead Ends Hearse Club will be showing off their wheels the Hell on Wheels Hearse Show, with raffles and giveaways and a contest for best of hearse at 2 p.m. The Man Behind THE CROW! THE CROW began as a comic book with a cult/goth following about a mild-mannered guy returned from the dead to wreak revenge on the human monsters who raped and murdered his true love. Beautifully drawn and written, the haunting and violent tale by James O’Barr inevitably caught Hollywood attention but seemed destined for another fatal turn with the tragic death of star Brandon Lee, son of Bruce Lee, on the set. James has made Atlanta comics con and DragonCon appearances before, but it always make us smile to see him back because not only is he an amazing artist but also one of the sweetest guys on the planet. Be sure and ask him to show you the portfolio of what he’s been up to lately, and yeah, you can tell him we told you to. Spooktacular Shopping! Horror cons are a great place to stock up on , and from the list of vendors booked for this weekend, we’re definitely bringing some extra cash and credit card. Hollywood Book & Poster always packs a super selection of vintage horror posters, stills, books, scripts and more at reasonable prices. And stop and say hi at the Diamond Star Halo table to ATLRetro Contributing Editor and Libertine proprietress extraordinaire Jennifer Belgard, who has really revved up our own Shop Around section. For a full vendor and artist line-up, click here. Those are just our top 10 reasons to come, of course. Yours may be Gary and Jake Busey, Roddy Piper, Jeff Burr, Tyler Mane or any of the other many guests. We don’t judge. We just say if you don’t support your local horror con, the first could be the last so get yourself down to Peachtree City and let’s have a fiendishly fun time together. 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__label__wiki	0.512573	0.512573	Brewing Features The Agony and Ecstasy of Beer Reviews From the Thoughtful to the Troll, Every Beer Gets an Opinion July 1, 2015 By Heather Vandenengel When Scott Smith, founder and owner of East End Brewing in Pittsburgh, started selling his beer more than a decade ago, rating websites like BeerAdvocate and RateBeer were valuable resources for his young brewery. In the pre-social-media era, the forums on the sites provided insightful access to consumers, and reviews provided a “first line” for feedback about inconsistencies and quality issues. As East End has grown and established quality-control procedures in-house, and now that customers can interact directly with the brewery via Twitter and Facebook, he doesn’t check rating websites, which now include Untappd, as frequently for feedback. He also stays away for another reason many brewers can identify with: criticism, gossip, and commentary from the beer Internet’s peanut gallery. “The beer websites, in particular the forum community on BeerAdvocate, can be pretty toxic, and I use that term with some reluctance, but I find that’s the case,” says Smith. “I see horrible things written about brewers that I know, beers that I know, by random, anonymous people. The Internet is certainly filled with trolls, and it seems like the forums on BeerAdvocate have more than its per capita allotment.” Scott Smith of East End Brewing. (Photo courtesy East End Brewing) Indeed, for brewers who have invested significant time, energy and money into making a beer, scrolling through reviews that dismiss it as “meh” and forum threads about overhyped or overrated breweries can be exasperating. “You sweat and you work and you pour your life into something and then you get like, ‘Eh, I dumped it.’ You get these reviews that have no information; you can’t even really tell if anybody actually tasted it. There’s definitely people posting on there who post a lot more thoughtfully and offer more descriptions, but it’s pretty tough,” says Randy Mosher, author of Tasting Beer and a partner in two Chicago breweries, 5 Rabbit Cerveceria and Forbidden Root. [Mosher is also a columnist for All About Beer Magazine.] Online beer communities and reviewing sites can also feel like “a detached little bubble compared to the rest of the beer world,” says Mosher, in which imperial IPAs, lambics and barrel-aged stouts reign at the top of the list and members obsess over tracking down rare beers. While he tracks what is being said about his beers online, Mosher says he prefers semi-professional or professional feedback from competitions that are judged blindly or from a more traditional feedback mechanism. “In a perfect world, we do get feedback from consumers: They buy our beer. They wear our shirts, buy our beer, and we thrive in the marketplace. So that really is the kind of feedback we love to have,” says Mosher. A Part of the Drinking Experience Google the name of a beer and review site links will likely show up in the first five search results. The scores are posted on shelf tags at stores like Whole Foods or local beer shops and on beer bar menus. It’s not uncommon to see savvy consumers stand in front of rows of bombers and six-packs, smartphone in hand, checking a beer’s score and scrolling through reviews. Related: Shelf Talkers Offer More Than Beer Information Before that beer may even end up on a shelf, the store’s beer buyer might look up the beer online before placing his order with the distributor. And all these numbers are crunched and compiled into lists that are picked up by local and national media, touting the best beer in the world or the best new brewery in the world, drawing beer lovers to seek out beers that everyone’s seemingly talking about. Consumer beer rating websites have democratized beer reviewing and given license to hundreds of thousands of drinkers to log on, share their opinion and assign a beer a numerical rating. That power has also shifted the relationship between brewery and consumer and changed the discourse of beer culture. “Beer Drinkers With Opinions” Todd Alström logged the first online beer review for BrewGuide.com, what would become BeerAdvocate.com, on Aug. 22, 1996. It was for a pint of Berkshire Brewing Co. Steel Rail Extra Pale Ale, served at the Eastside Grill in Northampton, Massachusetts. He rated it 3.85 out of 5 and described it as “a very light ale, with an extremely refreshing amount of carbonation.” In the 19 years since that first review, 582 other reviewers have logged on to rate Steel Rail Extra Pale Ale, and BeerAdvocate has amassed more than 10 million ratings and reviews. Alström, who was developing video games and tinkering with computers from a young age, and his similarly technically inclined brother Jason Alström originally built the website as a place to post their reviews of beers. They later added forums for users to talk about beer, and in 2000 they rebranded as BeerAdvocate and introduced functionality that allowed the growing user base to review beers by attribute—appearance, aroma, taste and feel—and give the beer a rating. Todd and Jason Alström, the founders of BeerAdvocate.com. (Photo courtesy BeerAdvocate.com) Since then, they’ve experimented with attribute weights, flexible rating styles and quick ratings, with single-score “ticking” and no attributes or text. Recently they returned to their roots with attribute-based ratings that “encourage users to think about the beer and share their experience with the rest of the community with a thoughtful review,” says Todd Alström. The rating system in place today is based on the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) score sheet: Appearance is 6 percent, smell is 24 percent, taste is 40 percent, mouthfeel is 10 percent, and overall is 20 percent. He doesn’t foresee any other major updates to the rating system, but they are highly considering adding some sort of commenting system that would allow breweries or business owners to claim their page and communicate more directly with reviewers. “There are no beer experts, just beer drinkers with opinions’ is an old saying that Jason and I coined and displayed on the site in the early days of introducing user reviews. It was our way of telling our users that their opinion was just as important as the so-called pros, which we still believe to this day,” says Alström via email. In recent years there have been new entrants to the beer review arena, most notably the mobile app Untappd, which launched in 2010 and counts more than 2.1 millions users. With the software, users have the option to rate a beer from one-half to five stars and can dash off a few notes or thoughts. Check-ins from friends appear in a newsfeed stream, allowing users to see who is drinking what and where and to “toast” it or comment on the check-in. “There has to be some sort of rating system for any type of beer just to know if it’s good or not, just like you have Rotten Tomatoes for movies or IMDB,” says Greg Avola, co-founder of Untappd. “But I firmly believe that the best recommendations come from your friends, and that’s what we try to focus a lot on at Untappd. That’s an important part that gets overlooked when it comes to ratings of beer, and that’s what we’re all about in terms of discovery.” When BeerAdvocate was launched, the site allowed its growing user base to review a beer by attribute (look, smell, taste and feel), and give it a rating. A similar philosophy guided RateBeer, a review site founded by Bill Buchanan and now run by executive director Joe Tucker, who discovered the site in 2000. Tucker, who was developing an interest in wine at that time, had seen that reviews from prolific wine critic Robert Parker could make or break a wine or winery, and found the process inherently flawed. “I knew from my physiological psych background that that was ridiculous because we all have different palates, we all have different aroma sensitivities, those chemical senses that we have are varied in humans and so one person’s taste isn’t another person’s taste, physiologically. So to have one source saying, ‘Yeah, this is good,’ or ‘This is bad,’ is completely preposterous,” says Tucker. Instead, RateBeer made sense: a community powered by thousands of palates and ratings and tastes. Today the site has 357,000 active members and 6.24 million reviews and wields significant influence. RELATED: Tasting Beers with Flawless Consumer Ratings Tucker and RateBeer experienced that influence in 2005 when RateBeer named Westvleteren 12, a quadrupel ale made by the small Trappist brewery at St. Sixtus abbey in Vleteren, Belgium, the best beer in the world. The ranking was picked up by major news outlets like CNN, which drove drinkers to the brewery and drew attention to a small brewery in a quiet area that wasn’t quite prepared for it, says beer writer Tim Webb, co-author of Good Beer Guide Belgium and Pocket Beer Guide. “This abbey is in a quiet area of West Flanders; there’s little country lanes going to it; the nearest town is about two or three kilometers away. It’s supposed to be a very quiet place where you can just plow the fields and have some contemplation,” says Webb. After the announcement, lines of eager beer hunters formed daily outside the abbey, and the Belgian media reported fistfights in line. Meanwhile, the brewery couldn’t even begin to keep up with the newfound demand. “That was a good kick in the pants,” says Tucker. “It really got us to think about our math and the way we were delivering our information, the way we were putting together our list, the way we were notifying people about it.” Now, they try to be a little more gentle, Tucker says. He learned to talk to the media to explain what the honors mean and adjusted the math to decrease the volatility of ratings and stabilize the rankings, which are compiled from user reviews. Unexpected Praise Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co. stands in a plaza along a busy six-lane road in Gilbert, Arizona. These days, construction crews are working alongside brewers as the 2-year-old brewpub is going through a sooner-than-expected expansion. Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co. was named best new brewer in the world in 2013 by RateBeer.com. (Photo by Ken Burnett, courtesy Arizona Wilderness) Jonathan Buford opened the brewery in September 2013 with partners Brett Dettler, the business manager, and brewmaster Patrick Ware. In its first year, Arizona Wilderness brewed about 100 different beers and highlighted ingredients grown by local farmers: herbs, spices and citrus from an urban farm in Gilbert and a heritage grain called Sonoran White Wheat that it uses in Belgian styles and Berliner weisses. That experimentation, frequent turnover of new beers and the fact that the beers were only sold on premise created a buzz locally and drove drinkers to check out what was happening in Gilbert. Five months after opening, RateBeer released its annual Top New Brewers in the World list. The list, compiled from user ratings of beers, ranked the top 10 highest-rated new breweries. Out of more than 2,600 breweries that opened in 2013, Arizona Wilderness was named the best new brewer in the world. “We weren’t prepared for what was coming next, which was just a massive amount of response of people wanting to see why we were called this,” says Buford. “Effectively, it catapulted us into a new realm of growth that we had never planned for. It’s like cutting your legs off and learning how to walk. You can’t learn quickly enough.” It forced them to skip from year one to year five of their business plan in one month to meet demand, he says. They scrambled to keep beers on tap, added a few more 15-barrel fermenters to expand capacity, beefed up their staff and hired an experienced brewpub general manager, Matt McCormack. After nine months, they sought to expand with a new brewery next door, scheduled to open in spring 2015, which will have the capacity to produce about 2,200 barrels annually (they brewed 1,000 barrels in their first year) and includes a bigger kitchen and a humidity- and temperature-controlled barrel-aging and sour beer room. The Hype Factor The most difficult piece to nail down numerically or theoretically in beer ratings may be the “hype factor”—the buzz that surrounds a brewery and the expectations drinkers might set for a certain beer or brand. Buford reflects on the pressure to meet demands and the opportunities that it afforded them. “It felt like a bottomless pit we never would get out of,” he says of the crush after the title. “A year later, boy, are we having fun again. We’re being ourselves. [We’re] not so worried what people want from us, think about us, expect from us.” The title itself, while an honor, has always felt a bit soulless anyway, he says. They never used it in advertising or put it on beer labels or their website. And what Buford has always been most proud of is not that their brewery was named the best in the world, but that they built a brewery in Gilbert. “Really, what I want to contribute to our hype is that we have brought culture to an area that was dead of culture,” says Buford. Feedback Mechanisms “The most valuable piece for me is going to be a validated panel backed up with some kind of analytical equipment,” says Matt Brynildson, brewmaster of Firestone Walker Brewing Co. “That’s not what you’re going to find online. That’s a completely different type of feedback mechanism.” Once a beer leaves the brewery, it often faces variables often out of the brewers’ control: how it’s stored, how it’s poured into a glass and at what temperature, how long a drinker stores a bottle, or whether the beer travels out of its intended footprint in the hands of a beer trader. Compare that with the Great American Beer Festival or the World Beer Cup, where a brewer ships his beer directly to be tasted blind by a validated panel of judges, typically industry professionals, and only against other beers of the same style. It’s a similar practice at the Beverage Testing Institute (BTI) in Chicago. There, panelists judge only 25-35 beers in one session to prevent palate fatigue. They taste at the same time every day, usually 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., in a temperature-controlled room at 68 degrees, outfitted for maximum natural light. The beer is chilled overnight and served between 53 and 58 degrees in Riedel stemware. Panelists taste all products blind and do not know any of the brands or prices—just the category they are tasting that day—and scores are translated to a 100-point scale. Rankings from BTI appeared in this magazine for many years. While beer consumers may just as carefully smell, taste and critique a beer, an online panel is more dissonant than harmonized. That means diverse opinions and a slew of feedback for a brewery to sift through, says Jeremy Danner of Boulevard Brewing Co. As a full-time brewer turned ambassador brewer, Danner works between the brewing and marketing departments, runs much of the brewery’s social media and scans online forums and rating websites. “There’s two mindsets in that breweries can care or they cannot care about what people are saying online. I think it’s about being able to have a critical eye to sift through what reviews or blogs or opinions you really find valuable or influential,” he says. As an ambassador brewer for Boulevard Brewing Col, Jeremy Danner runs much of the brewery’s social media and scans online forums and rating websites. (Photo by Annie Laura — 611studios.com) In a perfect world, Danner says, beers would be rated on objective quality and execution of intentions versus personal preference. “I think the best and most fair way to rate a beer is based on the intentions of the brewer. Our pilsner [KC Pils] is the second-lowest-rated beer on Untappd, and it is a really good beer and 100 percent of what we intended it to be. But because it’s not an exciting or extreme, crazy beer, it suffers in reviews,” says Danner. Words Can Hurt More painful than the sting of a negative review is the fallout from rumors and incorrect information about beers, which can be dangerous for a brewery’s reputation. Discrepancies range from the minor—Smith of East End Brewing says that its 3.8% ABV Southern English Nut Brown Ale was listed as 8.0% on a rating site—to the more serious, like claims of a beer being infected. Cory King, founder of St. Louis’ Side Project Brewing, experienced the latter a year and a half ago. The rumor started when several reviewers on BeerAdvocate posted that they thought Side Project’s The Origin, a hefty blended dark beer aged in rye barrels with vanilla beans, was infected, describing the off-flavor of buttered popcorn, which is indicative of diacetyl. King had the beer tested at nearby Schlafly Beer. The results came back negative for infection, but the damage was done. “Even though its [sic] not infected, it sucks that all it takes is one person to post it online and now people are questioning it. I can defend myself and my beers on here, but I cannot reply to people reviewing The Origin as infected, and all it takes is one palate to prematurely cry infection to cause a whole stir among the beer community of the other forums,” King wrote on the beer website STL Hops’ forum. King’s frustration highlights an inherent problem with any online beer review: If it’s not possible to know any reviewer’s taste or palate, how can you trust his or her opinion of a beer? Jake Austin, founder of Austin Street Brewery in Portland, Maine, says he stays off Untappd for that reason. “I avoid Untappd [because] it just seems like an easy way to spout off about beer, but you don’t actually know how well-educated they are; you don’t know their palate, what they like for beers,” says Austin. “I think you have to take Untappd with a gigantic grain of salt as far as judging what you want to drink.” Yet Austin still checks BeerAdvocate and RateBeer reviews about once a week, which he feels provides greater context about the drinker and more in-depth reviews. As a 1-year-old brewery, he wants to make sure his opinion of the beer is matching up with consumers’ thoughts. So far, he says, things have been lining up perfectly. Heather Vandenengel Heather Vandenengel talks about beer on the Internet on Twitter at @heathervandy. Jason Chalifour says: Someone with an educated opinion will try a beer and ask “does it taste how it’s supposed to” before reviewing. A novice drinker will rate solely based on how they like it. I see a lot of reviews on Untappd where people will give a beer a low rating and in the comment say it’s because they don’t like the style. If I try a style of beer that I know is not my favorite, most times I will just check in and not rate. I am however, using Untappd as a tool more so for me than for others so I’m rating them based on how well I liked the beer (not on how well it may have been made). I use my ratings to refer back to and remind myself of what I liked and didn’t like. That being said, I will sometimes throw in a “hop profile is not my taste” type comment to indicate that it may be great for others. Charles Rogen says: I also use Untappd that way, to rate how I liked a beer. That way I can refer back to it. Besides, I am the most important piece, not some BJCP profile that doesn’t mean anything to my palate. Joe Tucker says: I definitely see great value in your statement, Jason — it’s just plain good to know what you’re reviewing. We at RateBeer encourage experience and associated learning because of this. At the same time we ask reviewers to review “hedonically” and not to style. It’s a valid and alternate way of reviewing beer. While we do have Style scores and ask people to appreciate a beer that is made to a particular style, we’re seeing more and more brewers color outside of the lines — my feeling is that they should be as free as chefs to do so — and we want to allow brewers and reviewers the freedom to think about beer outside of those constraints. The worst review iv given on a beer was simply “im not a huge fan of this” if i dont like it i dont talk about it. I have never had to drain pour anything being because i have a pretty open mind about “exbeeriments” i like to try and figure out what the brewer was going for. If i cant get it figured i wont write about it. Same thing as a fine dining food critic wont write about Mc Donalds. I also like to grade beer on price, availability and ABV. Some beers are exempt of this grading curve. Really? You rate beers based on price and availability?! What does that have to do with anything? You are missing the point of reviewing beers, and contributing to the problem in a way that the professional side of the business never even considered! I sometimes consider price and availability too, but only to help a beer. I would never deduct. For example I bump up SweetWater IPA because it’s available everywhere here and it’s a great bang for the buck. Robert Peralta says: When considering price, one must define this as value, in other words, is what I’m drinking worth what I’ve paid for it?. In everything we purchase, there are always bargains, fair price, and overpriced items. It’s all about finding the best you can afford, it requires research. Hugh Sisson says: I really don’t pay much attention to these sites other than I want whatever factual info they may offer to be correct. Everything is so subjective – and everyone has such different levels of knowledge and sophistication – that it is virtually impossible to make everyone happy. We just do the best we can to ensure that what the consumer purchases is what we had in mind when we made the beer – and do it consistently. If we do that – and they enjoy the experience and can purchase it repeatedly – then as professional brewers we have done our job and lived up to our brand. It’s not easy. Beer is meant to be drunk, ideally in a social scenario, not rated to some system (BJCP). Rate the beer to your enjoyment. Thanks for the article and mention here. The author, Heather Vandenengel, captured the value and pitfalls of what we do very well, and illustrated the distinctions between the online review sites fairly. I would completely agree with taking online reviews for what they are, online reviews, i.e. I came here for the comments. “They don’t just let anyone post online.” Not knowing what a reviewer palate might lean towards, I look at all reviews from people I don’t know with a grain of salt. But it is still a good tool for figuring out what an unknown beer might be like for those of us that don’t have the validated panel information readily available. I also find it amusing that Boulevard Brewing stands by their second to last rated pils as “the people don’t understand the intention of the brewer.” That’s all fine and well to have a beer the way you want it, dull and uninteresting, but at some point you have to sell it. While everyone’s palate may differ, I would argue that, for the most part, the majority of people who would go to the trouble of posting a review would recognize a great beer when they tasted it. I for one don’t like imperial IPAs but I know a good one when I taste it. And I’ll be the first to say that I might have a skewed perspective based on what, where, and who I drink with but I wouldn’t discount the online world entirely if I were a brewer. Jeremy Danner says: I feel that it’s important to point out that I didn’t say what you quoted me as saying. I didn’t explicitly say “the people don’t understand the intention of the brewer” regarding our pilsner nor did I imply it. My point is that when compared to more extreme, aggressively flavored styles of beer, more subtle, balanced beers tend to suffer. Sorry Jeremy, I was paraphrasing and should have been more clear about that. I agree that the balanced more traditional beers don’t have the excitement of some of the crazy beers out there (Kölschs and Pilsners especially), but at the same time not all traditional Pilsners are at the bottom of the rating chart. I’ve been homebrewing for 7 years now and I know the blood, sweat, and tears that go into getting a recipe the way you want it. My point is as a homebrewer, that’s fine, I’m the only one drinking it. But as a commercial brewery who has to sell the beer, it’s not just about what you want anymore. And you guys might be moving your KC Pils, I don’t know. But the question has to be asked what is your potential lost profit by sticking with a low rated beer. Like Untapper or not it has influence on peoples perception, fair or otherwise Thanks for clearing that up. It was the use of quotation marks that made me feel you were quoting me/Boulevard versus applying an implied theory regarding reviews to our recipe formulation and decision making processes. I think the reason any brewery sticks with a beer that might not have the best reviews is that the beer isn’t intended for the folks responsible for writing most of the beer reviews. As folks who are so deep into our beer geekery (a very positive, friendly term), we forget that there are beer drinkers out there (me included at times) who just want to sit down and drink a beer that doesn’t require much thought. I think pilsners, wheat beers, golden and amber ales all fall into this category of super approachable beers intended for a more mainstream audience than the 1%. Our best selling beer, Unfiltered Wheat Beer, has a score of 44 on Ratebeer, a 78 on BeerAdvocate and 3.55 stars on Untappd. This demonstrates that there isn’t necessarily a relationship between sales and review scores. Neat article! As an avid Untapper and Rate Beer Advocator but also former brewery and distributor employee, my relationships with these sites is a little polarized. I hate seeing “meh”. I am frustrated by the lack of appreciation for some very hard to brew and classic styles and the arbitrary elevation of others that may or may not be as deserving as the hype implies. Still, these sites are great for the community and great for the industry in my opinion. Thank you for the little bit of history and the attempt to look objectively at both the benefits and pitfalls that come with beer social media. Ken Megal says: I’m a homebrewer with 21 years of experience and a BJCP certified level judge for the past 5 years. I use Untappd to rate beers because of the convenience of it compared to Ratebeer or Beer Advocate where I also have logins. I have checked in over 700 unique beers on Untappd and I try to offer thoughtful comments although on occasion I must admit I’ve given the proverbial “meh.” I use Untappd primarily to track beer I’ve had and my impressions of them, but the social aspect of it is also somewhat addicting. I do try to think about the breweries when offering my opinions as I understand each beer they put out is a labor of love and attempt to qualify any criticism. However I also feel I’m doing my fellow craft beer lovers a disservice if I don’t comment on perceived flaws in a beer such as DMS, diacetyl, acetaldehyde and oxidation. It’s a fine line. I would encourage those of you that rate beers to be thoughtful about it and use flavor descriptors, point out positives and any perceived negatives, but be respectful in doing so. I apologize for the less than thoughtful reviews I’ve submitted cause the bottom line is I’m a beer lover. I can enjoy any style for what it is including macro lite lagers. My true passion is the culture around craft beer and the people behind it. So drink on, enjoy it and be respectful. Cheers! “However I also feel I’m doing my fellow craft beer lovers a disservice if I don’t comment on perceived flaws in a beer such as DMS, diacetyl, acetaldehyde and oxidation.” Cold Water says: This is exactly what I would have written, minus your experience. To me, Untappd is about the social side: discovery, sharing experiences, making jokes, etc. And yes, I’ll tip my friends off to defects if I find them. The review system may not be perfect, but nobody’s is: take them all with a grain of salt. At least with friends, you can encourage them to take another chance when they’re “wrong”—on another day, your IPA-loving buddy probably wouldn’t have disliked Furious. Mike Haines says: As a professional brewer, I never rate my beers anymore. I know the effort that goes into them. May not be my cup of tea, but someone else may love it. “had seen that reviews from prolific wine critic Robert Parker could make or break a wine or winery, and found the process inherently flawed” Ironically this is very much the role RateBeer has today. And while no single expert is causing this, it seems that the RateBeer hype is very much driven by a elitist group of expert raters, favoring a certain group of breweries. It seems more and more like an echo chamber. As a ratebeer user, I rarely look through the comments before I try a beer. I only look at the comments if I am trying to describe a particular flavor I am unable to put into words. I believe it is good practive if you’re not an IPA person to rate an IPA for what it is, I try to make note of not being a fan of these beers, but it has not stopped me from rating a couple as top tier beers! Happy drinking, happy rating, probst! Oktoberfest, Unexpected Beer As A Path to Self-Awareness	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3261
__label__cc	0.705214	0.294786	New Copernicus biography Dava Sobel wrote a new biography of Copernicus: She ends her book with a lyrical reflection on what Copernicus might make of the universe we know today: “He had initiated a cascade of diminishments. The Earth is merely one of several planets in orbit around the Sun. The Sun is only one star among 200 billion in the Milky Way” — itself just one galaxy “surrounded by countless other galaxy groups stretched across the universe.” Sounding forgivably Carl Sagan-ish, she concludes, “All the shining stars of all the galaxies are as nothing compared to the great volume of unseen dark matter.” Dark matter itself “is dwarfed by the still more elusive entity, dark energy,” she writes. “The very notion of a center no longer makes any sense.” This is silly. The ancient Greeks debated the motion of the Earth, and it had nothing to do with diminishment. Copernicus put the Sun at the center of the universe. Saying that there is no center does not validate Copernicus. The book has a lot of fictionalized dialog about how Copernicus might have collaborated to publish his book. I think that it is a mistake to make such a big deal out of what Copernicus did. He did not really prove his predecessors wrong. Ptolemy did argue against the motion of the Earth, but his reasoning was not refuted. Here is what a recent scholarly paper says: Harald Siebert.11 In what follows, I will restrict my analysis mostly to textual aspects that I found problematic and especially significant. The extrusion effect of the diurnal rotation of the Earth is presented by Galileo in the Dialogue as follows. Now there remains the objection based upon the experience of seeing that the speed of a whirling has a property of extruding and discarding material adher- ing to the revolving frame. For that reason it has appeared to many, including Ptolemy, that if the Earth turned upon itself with great speed, rocks and animals would necessarily be thrown toward the stars, and buildings could not be attached to their foundations with cement so strong that they too would not suffer similar ruin.12 The question immediately arises of Galileo’s attribution to Ptolemy of a similar argument. The implicit reference seems to be to Almagest Book 1, Chapter 7. Here is G. J. Toomer’s translation of the relevant passage from the original Greek (on the basis of Heiberg’s text). If the Earth had a single motion in common with other heavy objects, it is obvious that it would be carried down faster than all of them because of its much greater size: living things and individual heavy objects would be left behind, riding on the air, and the Earth itself would very soon have fallen completely out of the heavens. But such things are utterly ridiculous merely to think of.13 A more literal reading of the passage has been suggested to me by James G. Lennox, as follows:14 But if there were some motion of the Earth that was one and the same and shared with the other heavy bodies, it is clear that it would overtake everything in descent on account of its much greater magnitude, and the animals and individual heavy bodies floating on the air would be left behind, and the Earth would very quickly fall from the very heaven itself. But even contemplating such things would appear the most laughable thing of all. This text from the Almagest is highly problematic. It is not obvious, at least to my mind, what the meaning conveyed by the image of an Earth’s falling from the heaven exactly is. The beginning of the passage highlights a common motion. The phrasing is consistent with both a rectilinear and a circular motion. Presumably, however, given the general context of the initial discussion in Chapter 7, a rectilinear motion is intended by Ptolemy. The subsequent portion of Chapter 7 focuses on circular motion explicitly and eventually goes on to dismiss the possibility of a diurnal rotation of the Earth around its polar axis. What I get out of this is that scholars are unsure of Ptolemy's exactly reasoning. Ptolemy did not just say that the Earth was in the center because Man is the most important thing in the universe. He had technical reasons for doubting the Earth's motion. At any rate, I think that it is bizarre to devote so much attention to what is just a couple of sentences out of Ptolemy's treatise. The treatise is hundreds of pages long, and was used to predict the appearance of the sky for centuries. Those couple of sentences could not have had that much to do with the rest of the book, or people could have figured out what he meant by how the ideas were used elsewhere. The fact is that his model had little to do with whether the Earth moved or not. That was just a detail where he had some superfluous opinions. Labels: cosmology Full creative leap Two supercold qubits Competitor trashes my book Ptolemy was an instrumentalist Limits to quantum computing Philosophers against causality Einstein's method compared to creationists Fodor attacks Darwinism New cosmology needs new science demarcation Copernican Revolution in economics Neutrinos confuse Coyne Neutrino jokes Stenger on Einstein causality Claiming credit for the Higgs Science v Spirituality Weinberg on directions in physics Relativity more settled than climate science Generations of Einstein detractors Prize for dark energy Path from experiment to theory	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3263
__label__cc	0.733368	0.266632	chloerrreid@gmail.com to see this story better, close your eyes gently tortured green plane hats off! filthy man gently tortured green planes tiny begonias sitting on a man's head mfa degree show art review glasgow gallery, gallery. In partnership with the gallery, 2019 Michaelis Galleries, 2019 Glasgow Sculpture Studios, 2018 Reid Gallery at The Glasgow School of Art, 2018 MFA Degree Show, 2017 Gallery AOP, 2015 01:47 mins, 2018 2:30 mins, 2017 Centre for Contemporary Arts Glasgow, 2018 Healthy Body, 2018 Gently Tortured Green Planes, 2017 a-n blogs, 2018 a-n reviews, 2018 Art Review Glasgow, 2018 The Dancer’s Inherit the Party, 2017 exhibition and publication launch 14 September – 9 November 2019 opening: 14 September 2019, 14:00 the gallery, 44 Stanley Avenue, Braamfontein Werf, Johannesburg rocks is an exhibition about the same, curated by Chloë Reid and Matty Roodt. Less of a curatorial essay than a collection of things to be set out and looked at, rocks includes work by Nina Barnett, Nolan Oswald Dennis, Jared Ginsburg, Thami Jali, Io Makandal, Nabeeha Mohamed, Daniella Mooney, Sean O’Toole, Matty Roodt, Jonah Sack and Sitaara Stodel. The Magic of Stones, a new chapbook by Sean O’Toole, will be launched at the exhibition opening. rocks is a project by gallery, gallery in partnership with the gallery. From Where I Was, a project in parts: part two, Io Makandal & Sam McCulloch, 2016 Michaelis Galleries Curated by Nkule Mabaso, Luvuyo Equiano Nyawose & Chloë Reid An exhibition of sound-based work featuring FAKA, Mira Calix, Sean O’Toole, Jabu Nadia Newman, Kemang Wa Lehulere with Mandla Mlangeni, Quaid Heneke, Dani Kyengo, Jenna Burchell, James Webb, Mitchell Gilbert and Mia Thom. In Listening Room, artists were invited to reflect on the position of audio in contemporary art practice. The exhibition appeals to the wider sensory possibilities in art and exhibition making, where the visual is so regularly dominant. The exhibition was reviewed by Keely Shinners on artthrob. Glasgow Sculpture Studios Open Studio and Publication Launch at the Glasgow Sculpture Studios A collection of short fiction published at the culmination of a fellowship at the Glasgow Sculpture Studios and launched as part of an exhibition of audio and film, Healthy Body. Reid Gallery 17 February - 7 March 2018 Curated by Chloë Reid An exhibition of film and writing by Thabo Jijana, Jemma Kahn, Kiluanji Kia Henda, Rosa Lyster, Mitchell Gilbert Messina, Njabulo Ndebele, Sean O'Toole, Pravasan Pillay, Chad Rossouw, Penny Siopis, Helen Sullivan and Marianne Thesen Law. The exhibition title is taken from Banana Moon by Thabo Jijana, 2017. To see this story better, close your eyes gathers the work of twelve artists and writers currently exhibiting and publishing in South Africa. Each of the films, audio recordings and texts featured in the exhibition employ narrative as a technique, subject or medium. The work is deliberately positioned in the gallery to prompt multiple and overlapping readings. This exhibition is curated by Chloë Reid, who has been generously assisted by Helen Sullivan in her capacity as editor of Prufrock magazine. for further information visit GSA Exhibitions Photography: Jack McCombe 8 - 18 June 2017 A collection of short stories presented as part of an installation of video and audio pieces for The Glasgow School of Art MFA Degree Show. for further information visit GSA MFA documents \| solo exhibition by Chloë Reid at gallery aop, Johannesburg \| 8 – 29 August 2015 documents is a series of works that decontextualize the highly developed language of maps, setting the stage for an imaginary leap towards a form of ‘original position’ from which to reinterpret this language. The attempt to deconstruct any subject is contestable, let alone one as broad and complex as map-making. Hence the ‘imaginary leap’ that opens the way for the paring down of the overt and established meanings of the language, leaving only its structural grammar – the shape, mark and colour. In this way, I tentatively chart a way back to a fictional pre-language period or perhaps forward, to a fictional post-language period. Maps stand as the medium in this endeavor, as the evidence of the absurdity inherent in our attempts to understand the relationship between the outside world and the self. The ‘documents’ of the exhibition are rendered, on practical terms, useless through processes of stripping down, layering and removing. What remains is a hypothesis for what might happen if we were left with the language of maps but knew nothing about the geographical, social and political worlds they describe. documents provides a response to the bombardment of information and the structural directives that have become the contemporary quotidian. for further information visit gallery aop Hats off! \| solo exhibition by Chloë Reid at gallery aop, Johannesburg \| 5-26 October 2013 'What I really want, doctor, is this. On the day when the manuscript reaches the publisher, I want him to stand up – after he's read it through, of course – and say to his staff, 'Gentlemen, Hats off!'' – The Plague, Albert Camus The exhibition Hats off!at gallery aop in 2013, engaged a series of narratives – largely appropriated from literary sources – that deal with failure in various forms. This theme magnified from the notion, discussed by Mark Sachner in Failure as Literary and Human form (1981), that we have ‘progressed beyond a point of understanding our own cultural expressions’ – that words and, by extension, art, fails as a means of reflecting our experience. This conclusion, if considered relevant, leaves the writer or artist in the incongruous position of wishing or feeling obligated to express something with the knowledge – or at least with a sense – that the medium of expression is likely to fail. The exhibition was accompanied by an artist book detailing the extracts particular to each work. A collection of fairy stories from the archive of Ester Krumbachová, translated by Natalie Kollegova, Alena Kottova and Francis McKee. Design, Layout and Proofreading by Chloë Reid. Published to coincide with the exhibition A Weakness for Raisins, Centre for Contemporary Art, Glasgow. from the collection of short stories titled, ‘Healthy Body’, 2018 I said that I was pleased to meet him. He offered me some lunch and I said no thank you, that I was about to go for a run. He said fantastic and that he was going to come with me. As I was tying my laces in the hall he started jumping up and squatting and jumping up and squatting and said that he hadn’t run in a while but that he was fit because of all the dancing he did. ‘And,’ he said, ‘I have my pride.’ A few minutes in he was breathing jaggedly and I suggested we walk for a bit. So we walked and he expressed disappointment with his performance. I said that he shouldn’t take it so hard, that he sounded like he might have a cold and that running is a different kind of fitness to other exercise. He said he wanted to be stronger. He said that it was important to have a healthy body in order to have a healthy mind and then repeated the words, ‘healthy body, healthy mind’, punching the air and panting. We ran for a little bit longer and then had to stop and walk again. I suggested we run slowly home together. He said he’d have no problem finding his way back on his own, that I could carry on if I wanted to. I said that I would like to carry on and that I’d see him in a little bit, and he looked me up and down and told me I was amazing. I was telling them about how much I like to go to the cinema on my own. I said I like to go to the Friday matinee and sit in the middle of my own row on my own. Then she said that oh she’s a loner too. She likes to go on long walks on her own, clear her head. She finds it meditative. Sometimes she goes to bars on her own and reads her book. She never feels self-conscious because she’s just in her own world – you know? And I said that I felt that way too and that I did that kind of thing all the time. This went on for a while. He sat there frowning just slightly. There was a pause in the conversation and then he said, ‘I don’t like to do anything alone. I always like to do things with people. The only time I ever really do anything is if someone comes with me.’ from the collection of short stories titled, ‘Gently Tortured Green Plane’, 2017 From my bed I can see tiny leaves pushing out from the stem of a begonia on the windowsill. Last night there were a few small swellings and this morning there are whole tiny begonias. They have pushed through the smooth skin of the plant like blind pimples that, when squeezed, secrete a miniature replica of the person bearing the blemish. This isn’t a particularly nice way to consider something that I am really quite happy about but there is an element of horror in witnessing a thing squeeze itself out of another thing. I saw a horse being born once in the very early morning and my feeling about it was not dissimilar. The thin tiny horse was bluish when it fell out onto the grass and glistening in the morning light. It walked almost instantly. Article on the consequences of the closure of the Centre for Contemporary Arts following the fire at the Glasgow School of Art in June 2018. An account of Sitting on a Man’s Head (2018), a collaboration between Okwui Okpokwasili, Peter Born and a number of Berlin-based artists at the 10th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art, 2018. Review of the MFA Degree Show 2018 at the Glasgow School of Art. First published in Art Review Glasgow. Contributor to issues 1 – 4 Proposal for a programme of hypothetical performances entitled, The Dancer’s Inherit the Party. Invited by Sarah Tripp and Produced by The Brighton Upton Trust.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3269
__label__cc	0.746665	0.253335	Archives For Speak Three Most Important Elements of Any Speech Christopher Witt — June 18, 2018 Think of the most powerful speeches you’ve heard. What set them apart from all the rest? What made them persuasive, moving, memorable? There are many elements that contribute to the success of a speech, but if I had to identify the three most important elements, I would name character, content, and context. Your character — who you are as a person, what you value, your accomplishments and contributions and reputation, your personality — is your speech’s core message. Who you are as a person determines how the audience interprets and how much they trust what you say. Even if you’re working with a speechwriter — especially if you’re working with one — make sure that every idea, insight, image, principle, and story rings true to you and your experience. Don’t simply surf the internet to figure out what you want to say or to find the perfect quote. Start with your own convictions and insights. And don’t put distance between yourself and your message. (Less confident speakers do this all the time, when they stand off to the side of the stage in semi-darkness and force the audience to focus not on them, but on their PowerPoint slides.) The content of your speech — its message— is made up of ideas, information, images, and stories, carefully pieced together and artfully worded in a way that changes how people think and feel and act. Memorable speeches have a single, clear message. You can present a lot of information and cover a lot of ground (hopefully not too much) in a speech. But your audience should be able to sum up your message in a single sentence. One of Winston Churchill’s most moving speeches, commonly titled “We shall fight on the beaches,” delivered in the early days of the Second World War, is quite a lengthy speech, conveying a lot of information. But its message can be summed up in one sentence: “We shall never surrender.” The context of your speech covers a wide range of issues and elements: your audience (the group you are addressing as well as the individuals), the event (why they are gathering), the venue (where they’re gathering), the schedule, and the room layout. The audience, of course, is the most crucial element in this instance. As a speaker you always have to ask who they are and why they should care about what you’re saying. What do they already know about your subject? How do they feel about it? How are they affected by it? What do you want them to do about it and why would they want to do it? But don’t overlook the importance of the practical elements. A great speech can be sabotaged by poor planning. Pay special attention to the schedule. (Audiences are more alert and attentive in the morning than late in the afternoon or after dinner.) Make sure that the audience can see you (and your slides, if you’re using them) and, more importantly, hear you. There are other elements, of course, that make or break a speech. If I were to mention one more element, I would add delivery. How about you? What would you say is an important element of a speech? In Speak elements of a speech Why and How to Use/Not Use Quotations in a Speech Christopher Witt — March 14, 2018 There are as many reasons not to use a quotation in a speech as there are to use one. I’ll confess. I like using a quotation in a speech. And I do it quite often. Still, it’s perfectly permissible — and sometimes recommended — not to use a quotation. Why Use a Quotation in a Speech Quotations can add credibility to your speech. Quoting someone famous or important makes it seem like they’re agreeing with you or your idea. Quotations can add poetry and punch to your speech, because they are often well phrased and to the point. Quotations make your speech memorable, because (again) they are often well phrased and to the point. Why Not Use a Quotation in a Speech Using a quotation can lessen your credibility. Why do you have to call on some higher authority to back up what you’re saying? Don’t you have any authority of your own? Isn’t the idea you’re proposing clear, strong, and persuasive on its own merits? Using a quotation to add poetry and punch to your speech is an admission that your own words are prosaic and uninspiring. Why not make your own words sing? Using a quotation to drive home your point and make it memorable is lazy. I believe that, for the most part, you should be able to sum up your speech in a single sentence. But it should be your sentence. One that you’ve labored over and honed to a fine point. How to Use a Quotation in a Speech Use only one quotation per speech. You don’t strengthen your speech by citing several quotations; you weaken it. Be selective. Get it right. Get the words right. A quotation is only a quotation if it is word-for-word accurate. And make sure you cite the right person as the source of the quotation. (Just because you see it on the internet doesn’t make it so.) Know who you’re quoting. By quoting someone without qualification you are in essence endorsing that person and what they stand for. Make sure the audience knows who you’re quoting. Most of the time it’s best to quote someone you know the audience knows: Einstein, Gandhi, Roosevelt, Steve Jobs (in certain fields). When quoting someone your audience may not know, you need to frame the quote, providing just enough information to give your audience reason to believe the quote. Emphasize the quotation by pausing before and after saying it. Mark Twain said, [pause] “Loyalty to a petrified opinion never broke a chain or freed a human soul.” [Pause] Keep it short. How Not to Use a Quotation in a Speech Avoid opening or closing your speech with a quotation. The first and last words of your speech carry the most weight; make them your own. Don’t use a quotation that everyone already knows. Don’t expect the quotation to prove anything. At best, a quotation adds credibility. Resorting to authority is a weak argument. How about you? Any thoughts? When and how do you use quotes in your speeches? In Lead, Speak quotation, quote, speech How to Inspire Audiences In spite of what you might think as a result of witnessing motivational speakers at work, you don’t inspire people by jumping up and down excitedly, thumping your chest, and passionately proclaiming a slogan from a Successories™ poster. You inspire people, not by being louder and more animated than you normally are, but by engaging their deepest values and most authentic emotions. Inspiration means, literally, to “breathe into.” In this case, to breathe life and vitality into your audience. You do that not by giving them step-by-step instructions but by giving them a motive, a desire to act. You give people the hope that they can achieve what they want and be the best self they can imagine. First, you influence people. You shape how they look at their situation, how they envision it, how they think and feel about it. Then you show them what they can do about it. In Lead, Sell Ideas, Speak influence, inspire Persuasive Construction Proposal Interviews and Presentations To win a contract for a large construction project these days, you have to show the customer how and why your company’s proposal gives them the best value. Your written proposal begins the process. But contracts are often won or lost during the follow-up presentation or interview. Sometimes you’ll be asked to make a formal presentation with a set agenda and PowerPoint slides. More and more frequently, your team will be asked to participate in an interview. Both formats—the formal presentation and the interview—require the same amount of preparation and practice. Three Rules for Making Persuasive Construction Proposal Interviews and Presentations Rule #1: Begin With Them and Their Needs Your written proposal has already established your capabilities to some degree. It got you to the next round: the interview or presentation. So don’t begin by talking about yourself and how great your company is. Start, instead, by telling the customer what you know about them, their needs, their project—what they want and why they want it. You’ll win extra brownie points by pointing out the project’s unique challenges and opportunities. All you’re trying to do at the beginning is to establish your credibility and to win the customer’s confidence. You want them to let down their guard, to say in effect “You get me.” Rule #2: Prove Your Value. Once you and the customer are in agreement on what they want, how they want it, why they want it, it’s time to show them how you’ll give it to them. Value is relative. The value of your proposal is always judged in relationship to the value offered by someone else. You win a contract by convincing the customer that you’ll give them more of what they want and less of what they don’t want than the competition. Rule #3: Show How You’re Different Customers can often weed out proposals that fall short of what they’re looking for. But they sometimes struggle to choose between the top two contenders. Your proposal and that of one other company may be similar in price and approach. Both of your companies may have comparable experience and capabilities. A great way to make your company stand out is to talk about your differentiators or discriminators: things that make you different from the completion in a way that benefits the customer. Those things may be your people (their experience, expertise, values), your processes (especially if they’re proprietary), or your tools and technology. By following these three rules, you will make the best of your construction proposal interviews and presentations. Check out What Is an Oral Proposal? Photo courtesy of Adam. at Flickr.com In Sell Ideas, Speak construction proposal, interview, presentation, proposal Wedding Speech Tips: Dos and Don’ts Christopher Witt — October 31, 2017 Wedding speeches are easier to pull off if you follow a few basic rules. Wedding Speech Tips: Dos #1: Do Show Your Love Whether you’re making a toast or giving a speech, whether you’re the best man or maid of honor, the father or mother, the bride or the groom, the reason you’re speaking is because you have a special relationship with someone–with the bride or the groom. Let your love for that person show, and people will love you for it. This is one of those occasions when it’s not only okay, but expected for you to gush. Be authentic. Put yourself and your feelings out there for people to see. #2: Celebrate the Bride or Groom (or both) Your job is to speak from your unique perspective–sharing your knowledge and love–to honor the couple and to express everyone else’s love and hopes for them. Make the couple and the other guests–families and friends–feel warm and happy. #3: Do Tell a Story Tell a story (or maybe two) that shows what you find loveable about the person you’re honoring. #4: Do Keep It Short People may be eating and drinking or they may be waiting to eat. There are a lot of distractions. There will be any number of speeches. To maintain people’s attention and goodwill, keep your remarks focused and to the point. #5: Do Use Humor Humor is a good way to keep your speech from becoming overly sentimental. And it adds to people’s enjoyment…as long as it’s appropriate. (See below.) Wedding Speech Tips: Don’ts #1: Don’t Embarrass Anyone Save your embarrassing stories for the bachelor or bachelorette party. Remember, your goal is to show your love and to celebrate the bride or groom. It is not to embarrass them. And it is not to embarrass the guests who may include children and grandparents. #2: Don’t Make It About You Yes, you are to show your love. Yes, you are to keep it personal. But keep the focus on the person you’re honoring. You want people to love and appreciate the bride or groom, not you. #3: Don’t Wing It Short speeches require more preparation than long speeches. Write it out. Rehearse it a number of times. Then speak from notes. Don’t read it word for word. #4: Don’t Get Drunk Using alcohol to calm your nerves is a risky proposition. Do this instead: 1) Prepare your speech. 2) Practice it. 3) Focus on the person you’re honoring and on your love for him/her, not on yourself. Did I already make this point? Weddings have a certain formality. There are rules of decorum that sometimes make people feel the need to rebel or to be a little bit crude. Resist that urge. People at a wedding are a receptive, appreciative audience. They want to have a good time. They want to celebrate their love of the bride and groom. They want you to succeed. So be prepared. Be yourself. And have a good time. In Speak wedding speech The Most Glaring Speechwriting Mistake There are many advantages to writing out a speech. But there are mistakes, too, that you can make, whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned pro. Writing your speech (not just outlining it, but writing it word for word) allows you to: Clarify in your own mind what you want to say, what’s important Make your speech tighter, more focused, more logical Strengthen the transitions from one point to the next Eliminate redundancies, digressions and tangential material, unnecessary phrases and sentences Create emotionally engaging and memorable passages Craft a story that builds through tension and suspense to a satisfying and insightful conclusion Check out Should You Write Out Your Speech? You may not have the time to write out every speech you give, but you owe it to your audience and to yourself to write out those speeches that have a lot riding on them. (Or–shameless plug–you could have me or some other speechwriter help you.) When writing a speech, there is one mistake you’ll want to avoid. The most glaring speechwriting mistake is to make it sound like it’s written. A written speech is, of course, written. But it should be written in a way that doesn’t sound as if it has been written. It should be written for the ear, not for the eye, to be heard, not to be read. It should sound natural, almost conversational, like the dialogue in a well-written movie or play. Most people will tell you to keep your sentences short and to avoid big words. It’s as if they want you to sound like a bad imitation of Ernest Hemingway. I think you should sound like yourself at your wittiest, most articulate, most authentic moments. Your aim is first to make yourself understood, second to engage your audience’s hearts and minds in a way that wins them to your way of thinking, and third–if possible–to beguile them. As you write your speech, speak it out loud. Does it sound natural? Does it sound like something you might actually say? Does it flow out of your mouth effortlessly? If so, great. If not, if your speech sounds like writing, not like speech, rewrite it. In Speak mistake, speech, speechwriting The Five Worst Public Speaking Tips I Ever Got I’ve been given plenty of bad advice about public speaking over the years. In classrooms, workshops, Toastmasters meetings and from coaches, I’ve learned tips about public speaking that sounded reasonable at the time. But they were wrong. The Five Worst Public Speaking Tips Bad Tip #1: Imagine your audience in their underwear. Doing so is supposed to build your confidence. The reasoning behind this tip (such as it is) goes something like this: If you see people stripped of all dignity, you won’t be intimidated by them. There are two problems with this approach. First, it demeans your audience, when you should respect and call out their best. And second, it assumes that you can only feel good about yourself when you think less of others. Here’s what I suggest instead. Identify with your audience members. See them as you see yourself–imperfect, but good willed, trying your best in a difficult situation, seeking a way to live a better life (if only in a small way). Speak to them as you would to a friend. In Speak, Technical Presentations bad advice, public speaking, tips Three Worst Ways to Begin a Speech Christopher Witt — September 18, 2017 The beginning of a speech is a tricky thing. In a short amount of time, you have to gain the audience’s attention, make a connection with them, establish your credibility, and introduce your topic. There are several good ways to begin a speech (check out How to Start a Speech), but there are three really bad ways to start one. How NOT to Begin a Speech 1. Do Not Apologize Beginning with an apology — “I’m really sorry I didn’t have time to prepare what I’m going to say today…” — is lame. Such an apology doesn’t excuse your lack of preparation. It only calls attention to your lack of professionalism. And it lets the audience know they don’t have to pay attention. Why should they bother to listen when you didn’t bother to prepare? 2. Do Not Waste Time on Pleasantries Thanking the meeting planner, the organization, or the audience for allowing you to speak is fluff. Telling them how honored you are or how happy you are to be able to speak to them is trite. Show your appreciation by giving a great speech. Focus on one idea that will change how they think or feel or, more importantly, act. Make you idea vivid, memorable, and actionable. 3. Do Not Tell a Joke Starting a speech with self-deprecating humor is fine. Starting with a joke invites disaster. Unless you are a known comedian (not just in your own estimation) and unless the audience is primed to laugh, your opening joke will bomb. And it’ll be hard for you to regain your composure and the audience’s confidence. What’s your experience with speech openings? What do you recommend not doing? In Speak begin a speech, start a speech Why Reason and Logic Don’t Counter Trump’s Rhetoric Christopher Witt — August 22, 2017 Using reason and logic to counter Trump’s rhetoric — his tweets, off-the-cuff remarks, speeches — doesn’t work. You can fact check his statements, and cite glaring errors. You can point to his tweets or video clips in which he made contradictory statements. You can punch gaping holes in the logic of his arguments. All to no avail. It’s as if reason and logic — the mainstays of traditional rhetoric — don’t apply to Trump. Nor do they sway his supporters. The knee-jerk response is to write off Trump and his supporters as illogical and irrational. Defective in some way. But I don’t think that’s the case. And it doesn’t give us any insight into their behavior or how we might influence it. For most of us — not just Trump and his supporters — reason and logic aren’t the main drivers that inform our thinking or guide our behavior. At some primal level we function in a pre-rational — not an irrational — manner. We act not illogically, but without logic. Logic is a mental discipline with its own rules and processes. Many of which are counter-intuitive. Logic isn’t something we naturally pick up: it has to be learned. Usually later in life. In our earliest, most formative years, our brains simply are not wired for logic. There’s a reason why we use logic infrequently. It’s hard work. It takes time. It requires a detached, somewhat cool and calculating mind. After all, it takes time and energy to think things through. To examine the evidence and weigh its validity. To make conscious our personal biases and account for how they influence our thinking. To formulate an argument and test its logic. To engage others in an open dialogue, with the willingness to change our thinking as a result. Most of us don’t take the time, make the effort, or know how to think things through rationally and logically. It is easier and faster to react to new people, events, or ideas reflexively, relying on a largely unconscious set of gut instincts, inherited beliefs, and deeply ingrained habits. We can’t reason people out of beliefs, prejudices, erroneous assumptions that they didn’t reason themselves into. If we want to influence people (like Trump supporters), if we want to change how they think and act, we have to take a different approach. We can — and should — use reason and logic to develop our own positions, proposals, solutions. But in advocating for them, we need to present a message that speaks to people’s more basic, instinctual, gut-level fears, hopes, and attachments. It’s fire in the belly that moves people, not the cold light of logic and reason. In Lead, Sell Ideas, Speak persuasion, reason and logic Reason and Logic Cannot Counter Trump’s Rhetoric Christopher Witt — August 9, 2017 Reason and logic in a speech do not rouse audiences, lift their spirits, set their hearts on fire. Reason and logic do not shape the way people imagine the world or what is possible and desirable. Reason and logic do not move audiences to action. Doubt me? Consider Donald Trump. His speeches do not employ logic or reason, verifiable facts, or consistency of thought. And yet they have mobilized an army of true believers. Trump’s opponents try valiantly to counter his rhetoric. They “fact check” his statements and show them to be demonstrably false. They quote him against himself, showing earlier video clips or tweets that contradict his later claims. They poke gaping holes in his reasoning, such as it is. But all the well-reasoned and logical efforts of Trump’s opponents fail to dampen the appeal of his message, the fervor of his followers. Because we are not primarily rational creatures. Reason and logic aren’t built into us. We come into this world with hardwired urges, appetites, instincts, and emotional predispositions. No one needs to teach us to fear or envy or covet or resent, or to love or enjoy or trust or hope. (To be sure, others may teach us who or what to fear, envy, etc. And they may distort or enrich our urges and desires.) But we have to learn how to use reason and logic. And it’s a tough slog. For most of us, most of the time, reason and logic fail to sway us from what our guts tell us, from what feels right. To counter Trump’s rhetoric, a more reasonable and logical counterargument isn’t sufficient. I’m not sure what will work. I’m playing around with the idea that an approach more persuasive than reason and logic is based on three principles: The importance of belonging and adhering to the rules and customs of a tribe. The power of stories to shape our understanding of the world and how it works. The appeal of magical thinking. In future posts, I’ll try to tease out what I mean by tribe, stories, and magical thinking. 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__label__cc	0.610907	0.389093	What the think tanks are thinking Search in All Fields Title Author Subject for International Affairs170 International Relations48 International Security40 International Political Economy35 International Cooperation[remove]13 Global Focus4 Special Report17 Working Paper15 Commentary and Analysis[remove]13 Publishing Institution Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)3 Foreign Policy Research Institute2 Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI)2 Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University1 Council on International Policy (CIP)1 European Council On Foreign Relations1 within 3 Years[remove]13 within 10 Years13 within 25 Years[remove]13 You searched for: Content Type Commentary and Analysis Remove constraint Content Type: Commentary and Analysis Publication Year within 25 Years Remove constraint Publication Year: within 25 Years Publication Year within 3 Years Remove constraint Publication Year: within 3 Years Publication Year within 5 Years Remove constraint Publication Year: within 5 Years Topic International Cooperation Remove constraint Topic: International Cooperation 1. The China Tariff Mess Author: Martin S. Feldstein Publication Date: 09-2018 Content Type: Commentary and Analysis Institution: Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University Abstract: The cost to US consumers and firms imposed by tariffs on Chinese imports is not large relative to the gain that would be achieved if the US succeeds in persuading China to stop illegally taking US firms’ technology. But the Trump administration should state that this is the goal, and that the tariffs will be removed when it is met. Topic: International Cooperation, International Political Economy, International Affairs Political Geography: Global Focus 2. Turkish-German Relations From Conjunctural Cooperation to the Solution of Structural Issues Author: Zeliha Eliaçık Institution: SETA Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research Abstract: To the contrary of its relatively “new” relations with the United States of America, Turkey’s relations with the West have been established and continued via Europe since the period of the Ottoman Empire.1 The military alliance and cooperation initiated between Turkey and Germany in the late 19th century have gained a human dimension in the frame of the “Turkish Labor Force Agreement” signed upon the settlement of Turkish workers in Germany in the 20th century. Bilateral relations have been maintained without interruption despite occasional fluctuations in the intensity of these relations. Recently, the two countries have maintained closer ties as they both are affected by the U.S. sanctions and “trade wars.” Topic: International Relations, International Cooperation, International Affairs Political Geography: Turkey, Germany, Global Focus 3. The Czech-German Strategic Dialogue: Assessment of Current State and Future Prospects Author: Benjamin Tallis Institution: Institute of International Relations Prague Abstract: The discussion paper by Benjamin Tallis, a senior researcher at the Institute of International Relations, seeks to examine such competing evaluations of the current state and future prospects of the CGSD. Topic: International Cooperation Political Geography: Europe 4. Birds of a Feather: As Viktor Orbán’s Cronies Unload on President Trump, Orbán Sidles Up to President Putin Author: John R. Haines Institution: Foreign Policy Research Institute Abstract: The Hungarian proverb Madarat tolláról, embert barátjáról translates roughly as “You can tell a bird by its feathers, and a person by his friends.” If so, it says much about Hungarian President Viktor Orbán. Russian President Vladimir Putin was asked during a 12 April interview with Russia’s MIR television and radio network whether “relations deteriorated with Trump in office from what they were under his predecessor?” He answered, “We could say that at the working level, the degree of trust has dropped, especially in the military area. It has not improved and has probably worsened.”[1] Mr. Putin premised this appraisal with an extended dissemble about “several versions” about “the chemical attack in Syria’s Idlib province, which led to the US air strike on a Syrian air base:” Topic: International Cooperation, International Affairs, Geopolitics Political Geography: Russia, Hungary 5. The Future of Mexico, Part I: The Other Mexican Border Author: David Danelo Abstract: “You should have said something,” a perturbed Chilean university professor tells me in Spanish, soon after we disembarked from a bus in Córdoba, Mexico. Wearing combat boots, fatigues, and a shaved head with scrubby facial hair, the short, slender, middle-aged man had watched me get inspected three times by Mexican migration and military personnel while traveling north from the Mexico-Guatemala border. At each checkpoint, I was the only passenger who drew attention; my passport and documents permitting me to travel through Mexico were scrutinized, and each compartment in my backpack was unzipped. The Chilean, who looked like he could have been in the military himself, claimed he was an advisor to Mexican border forces. “They were profiling you. They are not supposed to do that.” I laughed. Of course, they were profiling me. I look exactly like what I am: a gringo; a güero; an American. Given the attitude the United States government has directed recently towards Mexico, why wouldn’t I be a primary target for extra security screenings? I considered myself fortunate that Mexican authorities were content with seeing my passport and searching my backpack. All things considered, it was a courteous reprieve Topic: International Cooperation, International Affairs Political Geography: Mexico 6. The New US Administration and Libya Author: Karim Mezran Institution: Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) Abstract: As the Trump administration assumes office, it faces a major challenge in Libya, where the country’s situation continues to deteriorate as an ongoing conflict worsens. The Libya Peace Agreement produced in 2015 by a UN-backed process, which established a Presidential Council and Government of National Accord (PC/GNA), is floundering. The PC/GNA has failed to garner credibility on the ground since landing in Tripoli almost a year ago and it has suffered from significant infighting. Topic: International Relations, International Cooperation, International Affairs, Peacekeeping Political Geography: America, Libya 7. Time for action: EU and a new political initiative in Libya Author: Arturo Varvelli Abstract: During 2016 and in the first few weeks of 2017, it has become clear that General Khalifa Haftar is gaining support both locally and internationally. Egypt, the Emirates, Russia, and France, all played a role in strengthening his power. Topic: International Relations, International Cooperation, International Security, International Affairs Political Geography: Libya, Global Focus 8. Make Japan Great Again? The Rise of Trump and Significance of the US-Japan Alliance Author: Fuad Olajuwon Institution: Council on International Policy (CIP) Abstract: Japan is in a unique position. With the rise of Trump and the changing of the American political landscape, the world faces a new challenge. That challenge is uncertainty. If you’re from a realist background, that raises concern. The shifting of the global narrative is one to look out for, as countries across Europe and the Western world are shifting away from the “liberal world order” and more into an ideologist that puts the concerns of the host over that of the guest. With Brexit and “#AmericaFirst” rhetoric gaining momentum, what is the fate of East Asia? One thing is sure: this is a unique time as ever for Japan to stand on its own two feet. Political Geography: Japan, America 9. Three myths about Catalonia’s independence movement Author: Francisco de Borja Institution: European Council On Foreign Relations Abstract: Spain faces its worst constitutional crisis since the failed 1981 coup d’état, driven by Brexit style populism A romantic framing of foreign crises where self-determination is involved is a common trap. The imagery of “oppressors” vs “freedom fighters” is appealing and, to their credit, the leaders of Catalonia have been successful in promoting their agenda abroad in just such terms – sometimes going as far as referencing Nelson Mandela’s struggle against apartheid. Combined with the soft power appeal of cosmopolitan Barcelona, there is much confusion abroad on the nature of the current crisis in Catalonia, and myths and stereotypes abound – helped by the likes of Assange and similar figures. This article seeks to test some of these myths, in order to shed light not only on the Catalonian referendum debate but on the wider issues for pluralistic democracies and the rule of law. The dynamics in the Catalan debate are similar to those at play in other European countries in the age of populism and are therefore of fundamental importance for the future of Europe as a whole. Topic: International Cooperation, Democracy Political Geography: Spain 10. How is the Battle for Deir Ezzor Impacting Russia-Iran Convergence? Institution: Future for Advanced Research and Studies (FARAS) Abstract: Russia recently conducted military strikes on several fronts in Deir Ezzor province in eastern Syria, especially to the south in the border town of Boukamal. These strikes were conducted to retake ISIS’ last strong- holds in Syria after the liberation of Raqqa, the group’s de facto capital, in mid-October by the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a Kurdish-led militia. The militia, backed the US-led coalition, controls the east side of the Euphrates river in Deir Ezzor and now is in a frantic race with al-Assad’s forces to recapture Boukamal, where Russia’s use of air and naval re- power aims to settle the battle and consolidate its presence ahead of the coming political milestones in Syria. Political Geography: Russia, Iran About CIAO CIAO FOCUS ISSN 1551-8124	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3271
__label__cc	0.60366	0.39634	TPL_GK_LANG_BACK_TO_TOP Things we found Learn all about Colors Simple Color Theory Color Quizes Color Columns The Branded Spectrum Jeanne's This & That Charlotte's Spectrum The Colour Real Justine Fox For the best results at school, the classroom needs to look good too. Did you realize that your classroom will influence how well you learn? A study by the University of Salford and Nightingale Associates shows that a well designed classroom will improve learning performance tremendously. Blue M&M's cure spinal injury! A bit of a suprise, but the latest color added to M&M's (blue) actually cures spinal injury. There's only one side effect: you'll turn blue aswell... Read all about it on Popsci. Edi Rama explains how Albania improved several urban issues like crime, just by applying colors. Edi Rama, prime minister of Albania, spoke at a TedX meeting about a programme to improve urban areas in several ways like crime and economic activity simply by making the place look better. What are the most popular colors on Pinterest? Pinterest is becoming a great source of information for consumers aswell as professionals. Mie Frey Damgaard and Peter Orntoft used Pinterest as a source to investigate color choices and preferences of Pinterest users. By compiling the images, analysing the colors of the images and categorising them by spaces such as living room, bedroom, kitchen etc, they we're able to make an overview of consumer's preferences for Jotun, a leading decorative paints brand. Click on the title above to go to their Behance page, with examples and a short film on the creative process. Picasso used ordinary paint The Art Institute of Chicago together with the Argonne National Laboratory recently discovered Picasso didn't use specialized oil paints as was commonly used by painters in his day. Picasso used paint that, as the researchers discovered, strongly resembeled matched Ripolin, the first commercial house paint. Read more on UPI.com by clicking on the title. Camelia Cottage: shortlisted The Camelia Cottage by Australian firm 4site Architecture is a great way of using color to connect the inside with the outside. Using blue and green emphasises that effect. Click on the title to see what we're talking about. BBC Radio docu all about colors on the web Have you heard the BBC Radio doc series that covers colors in several ways? From Homer, to color in sports to everything in between. Tracy Logan investigates the world of colors. It's just a bit wierd to only hear about color, but not see what's being talked about. There's some short items, and longer ones to listen to aswell. Click on the titel to listen to the series on the web. How is ink made? Rycoline explains Rycoline put up a film on how ink is made. With a some classical music in the background it almost turns into a ballet! They make printing ink, a specific type of ink, with a picky customer base. You can tell the owner is really passionate about his work, and seems to be a structured type too. It's a worthwhile clip to check out if you like 'How do do they it' or if you like people with a passion. Just click on the title and scroll down on the page to go to the film! China protects the artists In this article in The Art Newspaper, China's new debate on whether to give artists royalty payments when their work is resold at auctions is discussed. It would be good for the artists to get some extra cash, but it could also damage the art market as it would reduce profits for art traders or raise prices for buyers, meaning they make less cash. What do you think? Some tips on developing a more creative life Bruce Nussbaum's recent contribution to Co.Design offers a great insight into the mind of the creative, and it explains some things you can do to become more creative. It's not about creativity as in entrepreneurship. It's more about becoming creative inside, also by understanding yourself more. The three steps Nussbaum explains are: 1. Disconnect. 2. Delve into the past, and 3. Be masterful. How do you start? Put on your walking shoes! (read the article and you'll get it... just click on the title!) Do you believe in serendipity? John Mahoney wrote this article on colors in photo's recently, wondering about how much colors can change our perception of a photograph. He ends stating: 'These photographs are the real deal, though, and to me, their power (even the colorizations) resonates far beyond their "filter"—they're starting with a level of authenticity that's impossible to fake, even with the best digital simulation. As of now, anyway!'. Go to the full article in American Photo by clicking on the title. Oronato & Krebs win Foam Photography Award Foam Photography Museum in Amsterdam has announced the Paul Huff Award winner of 2013, and this year it goes to duo Taiyo Onorato & Nico Krebs. Darius Himes, chairman of the jury explains: "As illusionists intent on pushing against the boundaries of the medium, Onorato and Krebs skillfully engage their audiences and convey some of the magic that lies at the core of photographic image-making." Onorato & Krebs win a 20.000 euro cash prize aswell as the opportunity to do a project with Foam. Click the photo for more information, and more photo's (photo Spins 2, 2013, Oronato & Krebs). A plea for more and better design by Lance Hosey A lot of companies and countries are having tough times. Budget cuts are making things tough for the design sector aswell, and making it tough for 'design' to reach it's full potential for companies, countries, society in general! Lance Hosey tells us why design is so important to keep doing, and why it's important to keep our surroundings beautiful. Click the titel to go to the article in the New York Times. 2014 color trends according to Sophicolor It still seems so far away, but designers have been working on the fashion colors and designs for 2014 for quite a while already. Sophicolor, a Precision Textile brand, has just announced the 2014 trends. They refer to the trends as Precision (controlled palettes for geometric patterns), Emotion (the spirit of rebellion) and India (as a growing influence in the world). Click the photo to read more about the SophiColor trends for 2014. What color palette suits men most? Every man pretty much has a type, a category you can put him in (please don't attack us for that statement!). Lunchbreath selected a few types and gave them each their own palette of colors! We don't really agree with the types (what's hip about the guy to the right?) but it is funny. So check it out, just click the photo to see more! Observing color as an exercise April 13: If you want to learn more about colors, the first thing you should do is take more time to look at them. Just choose and object, a photo, a painting and look closely. Like this example by Paula Kuitenbouwer, where she selected some photo's and explains what she sees. It's simple, and doesn't seem very exciting, but after a while you'll find yourself becoming more sensitive to details and nuances in the palettes. Try it for yourself! Philips Webinar on Light and Well Being April 14: This wednesday Philips is organizing a webinar on light and wellbeing as part of it's Luminous Talks series. In the webinar, Craig Bernecker discusses several human responses, pshycological as well as physiological, to lighted enviroments. Click the title to register for the seminar. Creative people make a lot of mistakes! April 20th: How else are you supposed to learn? How else are you supposed to progress? Here's a list of 11 other tendencies of creative people by Kim Phillips. What's this list good for? Well... we like lists like this to keep checking if we're on the right track, to keep checking if there's something we can do better. But they're not like the ten commandments or five pillars. They're merely inspirational. Click the title to check them out. Light is more than just light Light is normally seen as a practical thing for seeing things, so we can read, enjoy dinner with our guests with dimmed lighting, so we know when not to cross the road, or to make a concert stage look fantastic. Light is changing, technology around light is changing Read the New York Times article by Felicity Barringer. "This is where the promise is," said Dr. Siminovitch of the U.C. Davis center. "The promise is going to be on well-being, wellness, biology — lighting starts doing something for us that is inherently different." Click the title to read the full article. How is your perception influenced? Jerry Large, columnist for the Seattle Times, wrote a book review considering how our perception is colored in several ways. A woman wearing red is prettier (think Lady in Red), a girl in poor family will be percieved less smart. More examples like this. As Jerry Large explains 'I couldn't help myself. I had to pick up yet another book on the little things that make big differences in who we are and how we behave.' That which influences our judgement in incorrect ways is an immensly interesting subject, and what to do about it is a challenge. How can you reduce these distortions of your perception? To read the full book review, click the title. A red winner selected by Tahseen Dilbar Tahseen Dilbar made a selection of black & white photo's with a color touch to them. The photo's are a selection from different photographers and for the Red theme week we naturally selected one that expresses red's character best. Click the image to see Tahseen's full selection. Red is most repinable Sight is essential. We are highly influenced by what we see, how things look, in our perception of them. Even on social media like Pinterest this is clear. Pinterest especially is mainly focussed on the image and less so on text. In a test done recently on Pinterest, they clearly found a correlation between color and 'repin-ability' of an image on Pinterest. Result? The most repinable color is... red. Click the title to read the full Digiday.com article. CNN adds color to the news Colors are used often for it's signalling role. Airports for example will used differently colored signs for different purposes. At airports possibly yellow to direct passengers to gates, and green to direct them to other facilities. Austin Carr of FastcoDesign recently wrote about CNN changing it's website so it will change color according to the news. An interesting feature we think, but Austin correctly wonders how CNN will profit from it before we (the public) don't notice it anymore. Click the title above to read the full article on Fast Company. Apple's color strategy unveiled Mark Wilson of CoDesign recently published an in-depth look into Apple's color strategy. If you think Apple's are only black or white and it's that simple, read this article and learn how a color strategy can be applied to remain fresh and distintive from the competition. The article is part of 'The Oral History', a series on Apple for which several members of the CoDesign team interviewed over 50 insiders. Click the title to read the article. Joe Doveton's 5 color tips for web designers Colors are attributed different meanings in different cultures. It's something you don't really think about when you travel, or when you're on the internet. But Joe Doveton, who wrote for Smart Insights, has some tips for webdesiginers on how to approach using colors that work for different cultures. (click the title to go to the article on Smart Insights) La Tour Paris 13, see it before it's gone. Throughout october the La Tour Paris 13 project will be open to the public. Gallery Itinerrance in France brought together 100 artists from all over the world to completely redecorate and entire building. What happens then? The building gets demolished. Have a look at the video on their website www.itinerrance.fr (click title) for the preview of the project and the location of the building. Do you know who's who in painting? We found a great concise guide to help you remember who's who in painting. Some painters are easy to recognize of course, like a Van Gogh and a Picasso. But if you're not that much into art, some of the others you just might not recognize easily... The tips to recognize the painters range from big asses to tortured faces. It's an entertaining guide for sure! Help preserve Design History The design industry in Eastern Europe is developping. It's history however isn't well documented. Kasia Jezowska is a starting a research project to uncover the history of Eastern European design and needs your help! The history starts after WWII, when the Polish government hired creatives to help the marketing efforts that promote the Polish coal industry at tradefairs. Check out the video about the project, contribute, and recieve some black gold in return. Looking for light: finding dark matter While we are looking for colorful things, scientists are looking for dark matter. 85% of the universe consists of dark matter, the thing is, we can't see it. 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No results All Fields Title Your search returned too many results to display in the tree. Showing only the first items. For a full search click . Ceannt and O'Brennan Papers, I. Papers of Éamonn Ceannt, 1890-1949. I.i. Correspondence, 1900-1916. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt relating to Gaelic League matters, 1903 April 27. Postcard from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt referring to a forthcoming meeting of the Coiste Gnotha of the Gaelic League, 1903 June 2. Postcard from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt referring to the Coiste Gnotha of the Gaelic League with mention of Douglas Hyde, 1903 June 10. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt, with mention of Douglas Hyde, 1903 July 13. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt, 1903 July 21. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt referring to Cumann Piobairi, Galway, 1903 August. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt, 1903 June 30. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt, 1903 December 24. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt, August 1903. Railway vouchers for Connacht Feis of 1903 from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt, 1903 August. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt, 1903 August 23. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt, 1903. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt, 1903 September 2. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt, 1903 November 10 and 11. Postcard from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt, 1903 September 29. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt, 1903 December 1. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt about their relationship, 1903 December 2. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt about health and their relationship, 1903 December 3. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt about health matters and their relationship, 1903 December 4. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt, undated. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt relating to health and other personal matters, 1903 December 5. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt concerning personal matters 1903 December 10. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt relating to health matters, family and their relationship, 1903 December 12. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt about health matters, 1903 December 14. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt relating to a céilí and their relationship, 1903 December 14. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt referring to their recent engagement to be married, 1903 December 24. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt concering Christmas traditions and practices and their relationship, 1903 December 25. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt about their engagement, future home life, personal qualities and their relationship, 1903 December 27. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to an unidentified person about his French language skills, 1904 January 5. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt about their impending marriage and possible home, 1904 January 5. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt about a meeting, 1904 January 25. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt about an unnamed friend of the former and other personal matters, 1904 February 14. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt about a concert, musical practice, future married life and sentiments, undated. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt about their relationship, 1904 March 20. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt about personal qualities and their relationship, 1904 March 26. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt about being apart for a long time, personal qualities and their relationship, 1904 March 31. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt, 1904 April 1. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt about future married life, health, personal qualities and their relationship, 1904 April 2. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt about their future marriage and personal qualities and with reference to a céili, 1904 April 4. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt about a meeting, 1904 April 4. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt about not having written, a meeting and personal sentiments, 1904 April 23. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt about dental health matters, future married life and their engagement not being known to her mother, 1904 April 24. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt about not having written, a meeting, and their workplaces and workloads, 1904 April 25. Postcard from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt with reference to Cumann [na bPíobairí?] and a céili, undated. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt about typewriting, health, printing of a design and meeting, 1904 May 2. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt joking about writing advertisements, buying ideas and earning money, 1904 May 11. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt about Aine's mother and her sister Kathleen O'Brennan and other matters relating to their engagement and marriage, 1904 May 15. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt about personal qualities, a gathering around Douglas Hyde and their future marriage, 1904 June 1. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt expressing regret for making her cry and worry, 1904 June 6. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt about letter writing, prints he has obtained for her, personal qualities and their future life together, 1904 June 9. Letter from Áine Ceannt to Éamonn Ceannt arranging to meet that evening, 1904 July 27. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt confirming arrangements to meet that afternoon, 1904 July 27. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt arranging to meet, 1904 July 30. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt, 1904 August 8. Postcard from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt about meeting, 1904 August 18. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt about ill health and arranging to meet the next evening, undated. Postcard from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt about their future marriage and home, personal qualities and sentiments, undated. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt, 1904 October 6. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt regretting how they parted last night and arranging to walk home that night, 1904 December 17. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt about a gift, 1904 December 24. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt regretting not having been together that evening, 1905 January 4. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt, 1905 January 5. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt about meeting the next day and their future married life together, 1905 January 30. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt their future married life, looking for a house, his workplace and colleagues and ill health, 1905 February 2. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt about cardboard boxes, 1905 February 20. Postcard from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt about meeting, 1905 February 25. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt about meeting the following afternoon, 1905 May 11. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt, 1905 May 12. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt about meeting for a cup of tea, 1905 May 31. Postcard from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt, 1906 October 17. Postcard from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt, 1908 January 19. Postcard from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt, 1908 August 19. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt describing his trip to France, undated. Postcard from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt confirming that he is on his way to Italy, undated. Postcard from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt about the weather onboard ship, 1908 September 19. Postcard from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt, 1908 September 27 Postcard from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt about a night in the old city of Macon and a tiring train journey, 1908 September 29. Postcard from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt from France about good weather and writing his card in a cafe after his lunch, 1908 September 30. Postcard from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt confirming when he will leave France and arrive in Dublin, 1908 October 1. Partial letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt about love, meeting and a short story, undated. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt from Richmond Barracks confirming that his trial will resume on 1916 May 4, undated. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt from Richmond Barracks advising what should be done with his assets, 1916 May 4. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt from Kilmainham advising that his trial has ended and he expects to be sentenced to death, 1916 May 5. Envelope addressed to Richard Kent, undated. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt listing nine people to whom he wishes to send his blessings, 1916 May 7. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to the Commandant of Kilmainham Gaol requesting that he hand Ceannt's cash and personal possessions to Áine Ceannt, 1916 May 7. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to Áine Ceannt saying goodbye on the morning of his execution, 1916 May 8. Postcard from J. F. Homan to Éamonn Ceannt reminding him of an appointment for dinner, 1900 November 17. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to the Post Office Savings Bank requesting resolution of a problem making a lodgement, 1903 September 10. Card from Éamonn Ceannt to unnamed recipients, wishing them all a happy new year, 1903 December 24. Letter to Éamonn Ceannt from Peter Murray, congratulating him on his marriage and wishing him well, 1905 June 27. Letter to Éamonn Ceannt from the Registrar General about Ceannt's marriage certificate in relation to the Irish and English versions of names. Includes a copy of a letter from the Registrar General to a local Registrar on the subject, a draft response from Ceannt, and a letter from the parish priest of the church of St James, 1905 July 25. Letter to Éamonn Ceannt from the Registrar General confirming that he has contacted the Registrar about the matter of Ceannt's certificate of marriage, 1905 July 31. Letter to Éamonn Ceannt from Peter Murray surmising about his friend's home life, and about his own wife and married life, 1905 August 26. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt to A.J. Walsh asking for assistance in relation to an Act, with a reply from Walsh, 1905 September 17. Letter to Éamonn Ceannt from Peter Murray thanking him for his letter of congratulations on the birth of Murray's daughter, 1906 July 9. Letter to Éamonn Ceannt from Peter Murray congratulating him on the birth of his son Ronan, [19]06 July 27. Letter to Éamonn Ceannt from Dr George Stritch, Registrar, advising who can register the birth of Ceannt's child, 1906 August 1. Postcard to Éamonn Ceannt from Lily O'Brennan referring to Ronan, and her attendance at the Ard Chraobh, 1906 September 18. Letter to Éamonn Ceannt from Peter Murray expressing how glad he was to learn that Áine Ceannt had recovered from septic poisoning, and about their respective families, 1906 November 18. Letter to Éamonn Ceannt from the Registrar-General in relation to the registration of his child's birth, requesting that Ceannt call to the Registrar to sign the Register Book, 1908 May 26. Letter to Éamonn Ceannt from Peter Murray expressing thanks for Ceannt's congratulations on the birth of his son, 1908 August 19. Letter to Éamonn Ceannt from Charles Dawson thanking and congratulating him, and wishing him well, 1908 August 23. Postcard from Éamonn Ceannt to Elizabeth O'Brennan from Rome in which he praises St Peter's Basilica and promises to bring her beads blessed by the Pope, 1908 September 22. Postcard from Éamonn Ceannt to Rónán Ceannt, 1908 September 22. Postcard from Éamonn Ceannt to Elizabeth O'Brennan telling her that he played [pipes] for the Pope, 1908 September 27. Letter [to Éamonn Ceannt] from Pierce McCan recounting some events, 1909 January 30. Letter to Éamonn Ceannt from James Kent about repairs to and rates for properties in Crescent Place, 1909 May 28. Card [to Éamonn Ceannt] from W. L. Kent with wishes for Christmas and the coming year, 1910 December. Letter to Éamonn Ceannt from Jas. D. Richardson about disputed repairs to the house Richardson has let to Ceannt, outstanding rent and an invitation to terminate the tenancy. Includes copy of a reply from Ceannt the next day and a draft, undated, of a letter from Ceannt about other works on the house and garden and suggesting a short lease at a reasonable rent, 1913 October 11. Letter to Éamonn Ceannt from J.D. Richardson disputing building work Ceannt arranged on the Richardson property that Ceannt occupies. With reply from Ceannt of 1913 October 29 contradicting Richardson's position, and also including Ceannt's undated list of work on the house by both parties and detailing some rental payments, 1913 October 23. Notice to Éamonn Ceannt from H. Wright, Surveyor of Taxes, detailing the duty payable following an income tax assessment for the year 1913-1914, 1913 September 27. Letter to Éamonn Ceannt from H. Wright, Surveyor of Taxes, requesting that any errors in the return of Ceannt's remunerations be reported to him. Includes [a copy of ] Ceannt's reply dated 1913 October 30, 1913 October 27. [Copy of] letter from Éamonn Ceannt to W. Wright about Ceannt's tax affairs, 1913 November 17. Letter to Éamonn Ceannt from H. Wright advising that he has no longer any tax liability for year 1913-14, 1913 November 24. Letter to Éamonn Ceannt from Pierce McCan expressing sorrow at a friend's distress and enclosing a cheque to assist, 1915 April 2. Copy of letter from Éamonn Ceannt to the City Accountant taking issue with a letter of the latter seeming to criticise Ceannt's use of his Irish initials in official work, 1914 April 27. Letter to Éamonn Ceannt from W.G. Moore offering him a three year rental of the house at 2 Dolphin Terrace, 1914 December 14. Christmas card from Úna Ni Bhroin to Éamonn Ceannt, 1914 December. Letter from Ronán Ceannt to Éamonn Ceannt wishing him happy birthday, 1915 September 21. Notice to Éamonn Ceannt from H. Wright, Surveyor of Taxes, detailing the duty payable following an income tax assessment for the year 1915-1916, 1915 October 25. Letter to Éamonn Ceannt from H. Wright, Surveyor of Taxes, allowing an expenses claim but querying the remuneration shown in Ceannt's return, 1915 November 16. Postcard to Éamonn Ceannt from T. Sheridan thanking him for his card and good wishes and wishing him well for the New Year, 1915 December 29. Card to Éamonn Ceannt from Peter Murray in praise of friendship and communicating Murray's new address, undated. Postcard from Éamonn Ceannt to Rónán Ceannt about travel plans, undated. [Copy of a] letter from Éamonn Ceannt to an unnamed recipient replying to an allegation that Ceannt must have been aware of the existence of another song of the same name as his "Ireland over all", with copy of Ceannt's lyrics, undated. I.ii. Conradh na Gaelige and Irish Language Revival, 1890-1914. Exercise book containing phrases in Irish and English, undated. Exercise book containing Irish vocabulary, undated. Exercise book containing miscellaneous Irish notes and exercises, 1906-1908. Alphabet table and seanfhocal, undated. Notebook containing short Irish prose, undated. Handwriting practice exercise book, undated. Exercise book containing Irish prose, phrases and ciphers, 1906. Pamphlet encouraging attendance at Irish-teaching schools, undated. Exercise book containing Irish vocabulary, usage notes and a prayer, 1902 October 9. Exercise book containing summary of Coláiste Laighean meetings, 1907-1908. Notebook containing writings on the Gaelic League, undated. Notebook containing brief notes on the Gaelic League, undated. Exercise book containing Irish vocabulary, 1903 March 30-31. Exercise book containing Irish prose, 1911-1912. Exercise book containing roll call and Irish vocabulary, 1902-1903. Fragment of Gaelic League concert programme, undated. Exercise book containing Irish article 'Greann na Gaedhilge', undated. Receipt from the Gaelic League to Éamonn Ceannt, 1899 September 17. Invitation to the Gaelic League Árd-Fheis, 1904-1905. Invitation to Gaelic League Árd Fheis and Oireachtas, 1905. Letter to Éamonn Ceannt from Seóirse Ó Muanáin, of the Gaelic League, about Ceannt's suggestion of a competition for best speaker of Irish, 1906 January 23. Letter from Gaelic League Organisation Committee announcing demonstration and meeting, 1906 February 13. Letter to Éamonn Ceannt from Conn Mac Murchadha, of the Gaelic League, about a feis, 1906 June 11. Letter to Éamonn Ceannt from the Ard-Chraobh of Connradh na Gaeilge about travelling to Galway, 1906 July 13. Letter to Éamonn Ceannt from Seóirse Ó Muanáin, of the Gaelic League, advising that he has been selected for the position of Registrar of Coláiste Laighean, 1906 September 19. Letter to Éamonn Ceannt from Seóirse Ó Muanáin, of the Gaelic League, referring to Ceannt's formal notification of his appointment as Registrar of Coláiste Laighean, 1906 September 19. Letter to Éamonn Ceannt from Séamus Ó Cathasaigh, of the Gaelic League, in relation to Ceannt winning a prize for Teaching method, 1907 May 9. Letter to Éamonn Ceannt from Criostóir Ó Monacháin, of the Gaelic League, hoping to put forward Ceannt's name for some work, 1907 July 22. Coláiste Laighean Irish examination set for Éamonn Ceannt, 1907. Sinn Féin's 'Aonach na Nodlag' Christmas fair programme and list of exhibitors, 1910 December 8-17. Summary of Sinn Féin's 'Aonach na Nodlag' advertising costs, 1911. Sinn Féin's 'Aonach na Nodlag' Christmas fair advertisement and room layout, 1912 December 5-14. 'Bean an fhir ruaidh' poem and illustration, circa 1912. Letter from Gaelic League regarding annual collection of funds with list of payments, 1913 March 27. Letter to Éamonn Ceannt from a representative [Peadar ] of the City of Dublin Electricity Works enclosing a list of men who have contributed to the language fund, 1913 May 19. Postcard from Gaelic League to Éamonn Ceannt requesting attendance at special genetal meeting, 1913 June 30. 'Fleadh na Nodlag' dance card, 1914 January 3. List of publications issued by the Society for the Preservation of the Irish Language, undated. Title page of handwriting book, undated. Newspaper cuttings of verse and song, in English and Irish, circa 1980. I.iii. Cumann na bPíobairí, 1900-ca. 1912. Letter from Annie G. Cummins to Éamonn Ceannt concerning pipes, 1903 April 10. Letter from William H. Grattan Flood to Éamonn Ceannt concerning pipes, 1903 June 2. Letter from J.M. Bullock to Éamonn Ceannt regarding publication in 'The Sphere', 1903 December 10. Postcard from "Nick" to Éamonn Ceannt concerning a piper's "loyalty", 1904 Fenruary 16. Letter from James Casey to Éamonn Ceannt regarding the Pipers Competitions, 1904 February 28. Letter from Seaghán Ua Buachalla to Éamonn Ceannt concerning new pipes in the Museum of Dublin, 1904 May 26. Letter from Reverend A.J. MacConsaidín [A.J. Considine] of the Gaelic League to Éamonn Ceannt concerning a pipes performance, 1904 August 12. Letter to Éamonn Ceannt concerning performance at London theatre, 1904 September 2. Letter from Jaspar Mac Niocaill, secretary of the Gaelic League (Dublin) to Éamonn Ceannt concerning adjudication of traditional music competitions, 1905 March 30. Letter from Séamus Ó Casaide to Éamonn Ceannt concerning piping and the Gaelic League, 1905 April 7. Letter from Micéal Ó Duibhginn to Éamonn Ceannt concerning his resignation from Cumann na bPíobairí, 1905 April 8. Letter from Micéal Ó Duibhginn to Éamonn Ceannt regarding Cumann na bPíobairí news and Ceannt's bereavement, 1905 April 20. Letter from Micéal Ó Duibhginn to Éamonn Ceannt regarding Cumann na bPíobairí news, 1905 October 21. Letter from Stiofán Bairéad [Stephen J. Barrett] to Éamonn Ceannt concerning attendance at an event, 1906 February 23. Letter from Séamus Ó Cathasaigh, secretary of the Gaelic League (Dublin) to Éamonn Ceannt regarding the Gaelic League music competitions, 1906 February 26. Letter from John G. Caithness, secretary of the Dublin Total Abstinence Society, to Éamonn Ceannt requesting a piper for a St. Patrick's Day performance, 1906 March 2. Letter from Stiofain Ó Puirsealaigh to Éamonn Ceannt concerning adjudication of a competition, 1906 March 18. Letter from the Dublin Bread Company to Éamonn Ceannt invoicing the Pipers' Club, 1906 March 30. Letter from Pádraig Ó Deaneám, secretary of the Gaelic League (Kinnegad branch) to Éamonn Ceannt inviting him to a Gaelic League event, 1906 April 24. Letter from A. Mac Giolla Íosa, secretary of Cumann na nGaedhael, to Éamonn Ceannt requesting a performance at a Cumann na nGaedhael fundraiser, 1906 May 2. Letter from P.J. McLynnskey to Éamonn Ceannt requesting a loan of pipes for a student, 1906 May 10. Letter from Miceál Ó Coninaige of the Gaelic League (Dublin) to Éamonn Ceannt requesting a piper for a concert, 1906 May 18. Letter from Lilí Ní Braonáin to Liam Mac Brian regarding return of cash books and papers, 1906 May 23. Letter from Seamus Ó D[onaigh...?] to Miceál [Ó Duibhginn] concerning his bereavement, 1906 May 29. Letter from Lilí Ní Braonáin to Liam Mac Brian regarding return of cash books and papers, 1906 June 8. Postcard from Maoilseachlainn Mac Branáin to Lilí Ní Brennan, 1906 June 9. Letter from Neilí Ní Bhriain to Éamonn Ceannt concerning payment for an excursion, 1906 June 1906. Letter from Pádraig Mac Giolla Íosa to Éamonn Ceannt concerning attendance at an event, 1906 June 19. Letter from Úna Ní Broin to Éamonn Ceannt regarding meeting with Douglas Hyde, 1906 June 19. Letter from M. Donovan to Éamonn Ceannt requesting sheet music, 1906 June 19. Letter from Hugh Geraghty to Éamonn Ceannt concerning participation in a competition, 1906 July 5. Letter from Patrick Dunne of the Irish National Forester's Benefit Society to Éamonn Ceannt regarding the hiring of pipers, 1906 July 9. Letter from Mícheál Ua hUigín to Éamonn Ceannt concerning the purchase of pipes, 1906 July 13. Letter from members of the Gaelic League (Dublin) to Éamonn Ceannt, 1906 July 13. Letter from John G. Caithness, secretary of the Dublin Total Abstinence Society, to Éamonn Ceannt requesting a piper for a St. Patrick's Day performance, 1906 July 21. Letter from B. Kenny to Éamonn Ceannt expressing willingness to play pipes, 1906 July 22. Draft letter from Lilí Ní Braonáin to Liam Mac Brian regarding return of cash books and papers, 1906 July 25. Partial letter from Seamus Ó D[onaigh...?] to Miceál [Ó Duibhginn], 1906 July 26. Letter from Séamus Ó Cathasaigh of the Gaelic League to Lilí Ní Braonáin concerning arrangements for a competition, 1906 July 30. Letter from Edward Martyn to Éamonn Ceannt concerning theft of money from Cumann na bPíobairí, 1906 August 4. Letter from Padraig Mac Aodha, secretary of Cumann Éireann na nGaedhael, to Éamonn Ceannt regarding fundraising for pipers band, 1906 August 6. Letter from Warren O'Halloran to Cumann na bPíobairí regarding the purchase of pipes, 1906 September 14. Letter from S. Mac Crosain to Éamonn Ceannt requesting a loan of pipes, 1906 November 18. Letter from William J. Mac Brien proposing repayment schedule to Cumann na bPíobairí, 1907 January 17. Letter from Patrick Lavelle to Cumann na bPíobairí concerning legal proceedings against Liam Mac Brien, 1907 Letter from William Halpin to Éamonn Ceannt concerning articles on pipes, 1911 August 8. Postcard from Padraig Mac Aodha, secretary of Cumann Éireann na nGaedhael, to Éamonn Ceannt regarding fundraising for pipers band, undated. Postcard from B. Kenny to Éamonn Ceannt concerning performance fees, undated. Letter from Edwin M. Lloyd to Éamonn Ceannt seeking assistance regarding an excursion, undated. Rough notes and illustrations by Éamonn Ceannt, circa 1900. Notes on the Gaelic League Ard-Craobh in Galway, 1907 June 7. Exercise book containing notes on the union pipes, undated. Manuscript notes on playing the pipes, undated. Sheet music containing examples of musical embellishment, undated. Sheet music showing a treble-cleff scale, undated. Blank sheet of Gaelic League Ard-Craobh headed paper, undated. Notebook containing addresses, phrases, notes and newspaper cuttings, 1903. Exercise book containing notes for a lecture on pipes, circa 1912. Fragment of program for nationalist demonstration, undated. Exercise book containing notes for a lecture 'The Bagpipe', 1912 January 30. Ticket for Christmas raffle, 1912 December 14. Report on the Annual General Meeting of Cumann na bPíobairí, 1903 February 27. Annual Report of Cumann na bPíobairí, 1905-1906. The history of the Irish pipes : further particulars by the antiquarian musician Mr. W. O'Duane, in reply to query from Sec. Pipers Club, 1906 June 9. Draft of 'The Irish piper - is he passing?', The Irish piper - is he passing?, Draft of 'Reeds and reed making', undated. Reeds and reed making, undated. Draft article on bagpipes and their varieties, undated. Draft of article on union pipes, undated. Draft list of lantern slides to be used in bagpipe lecture, undated. Photograph of Cumann na bPíobairí, circa 1900-1904. Flier announcing new journal 'An Piobaire', 1901. Programme for Gaelic League Clontarf branch concert, 1902 December 10. Ticket to the Pipers' Festival, 1903 November 21. Newspaper cutting concerning William Grattan Flood's lecture on 18th century Irish pipers, circa 1903. Éamonn Ceannt's receipt from Cumann na bPíobairí for pipe tuition, 1904 September 2. Éamonn Ceannt's receipt from Cumann na bPíobairí for pipe tuition, 1904 November 12. Ticket to the Pipers' Festival, 1906 January 26. Programme for the Pipers' Festival, 1906 January 26. Rent arrears notice from M. Keogh, secretary of United National Foresters Company, to J. Dugan, secretary of Cumann na bPíobairí, 1907 April 4. Programme of Cathal O'Byrne's half-hour recitals, 1914 November 7-14. Programme for John Mitchel centenary celebration, 1915 November 4. Printed postcard with Cumann na bPíobairí news, undated. Blank postcard with tinted photograph of young Irish piper and step-dancers from Cork Pipers Club, undated. Photograph of Martin Reilly, the Galway piper, playing a set of pipes, undated. Brochure of Patrick Fallon, Irish union bagpipes and Highland bagpipe maker, undated. Manuscript notes on Irish pipes, circa 1903. Cumann na bPíobairí receipt from An Cló-Chumann (Teoranta), 1906 July 16. Draft minutes of Cumann na bPíobairí meeting, circa 1906 March. Draft minutes of Cumann na bPíobairí meeting, 1906 August 28. Draft minutes of Cumann na bPíobairí meeting, undated. Notes on fees paid regarding Cumann na bPíobairí competition, undated. Manuscript sheet music for pipes, undated. Scrap paper with manuscript notes and illustrations, undated. I.iv. Irish Volunteers, 1913-1916. Letter from Thomas Patterson to Éamonn Ceannt regarding communications to secure locations in Naas, Co. Kildare for the messengers of the Irish Volunteers, 1915 Oct. 4. Letter from the Secretary of Irish Volunteer Corps to Éamonn Ceannt regarding secure locations for communcations to and from Edenderry, Co. Offaly, 1915 September 10. Letter from William [Liam] Hoolan to Éamonn Ceannt regarding secure communications between messengers from Irish Volunteers and Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, Circular letter from Éamonn Ceannt requesting all letters to be sent through "an bPost Gaedhealach", [Irish Volunteer Post], 1915 Nov. 8. Letter from Éamonn Ceannt as Director of Communications of Irish Volunteers regarding secure communications in Dublin, 1915 Nov. 10. Sketched maps of Edenderry and Borris with secure locations for communications within the Irish Volunteers, 1915 Black exercise book including general notes on teaching; extracts from exercise books, notes and doodles related to teaching Irish and shorthand notes on a report from the "Uniform Sub-Committee", undated. Brown exercise book containing report on accused insubordination of Seamus Kelly at Irish Volunteer parade, the establishment of "An Cumann Cosanta", Irish Volunteers Insurance Soceity and notes on training lectures, 1915. Black notebook containing extensive notes on preperations for military action and handwritten entry on final page, "In case of my death I leave all my possessions present and future to my wife; failing her to my brother Richard in trust for my son Rónán; failing my son Rónán, then to Miss Lily O’Brennan, my sister in law". 1915-1916. Letter from Michael Joseph Judge to Éamonn Ceannt regarding lack of payment and settling of an account for materials, including one rifle for the Irish Volunteers, 1914, November 4 Table listing creditors of the Irish Volunteers including amount owed and remarks, 1914. Invoices addressed to the Irish Volunteers for stationary, car hire, practice rifles, uniforms, rents and other equipment including saddles, maps and flags from various companies and organisations, 1914. Messenger receipt book for secure communications in the Irish Volunteers postage service used by Director of Communications, 1915. Photostat of letter from Michael O'Rahilly to Éamonn Ceannt asking if he would meet with Eoin Mac Neill at the Winn's [Wynn's] Hotel, Abbey Street to discuss the extension of the Volunteer movement in Ireland, 1913 November 10. Photostat of notebook used to record training nights of the Irish Volunteers at Larkfield, Kimmage, Co. Dublin, 1913-1914. Photostat of letter from John Dillon Nugent, National Secretary of the Ancient Order of Hibernians suggesting that the "A.O.H. should immediately co-operate in the Volunteer movement "following the recent revolt in the army and "the intimidation practised by some of the Carson Volunteers in Ulster", 1914 May 9. Photostat of letter from Éamonn Ceannt to members of the 4th Battalion of the Irish Volunteers regarding the split of the Irish Volunteers, 1914 October 3. Photostat of letter from Bulmer Hobson, as Honorary Secretary of Irish Volunteers, to Éamonn Ceannt as Commander of 4th Battalion requesting names and addresses of "competent instructors and organisers to send to the country to undertake the training of corps throughout Ireland", 1914, November 11. Photostat of signed letter from Éamonn Ceannt requesting letters to be sent through "an bPost Gaedhealach", [Irish Volunteer Post] and expressing anticipation regarding new work beginning next Monday, 1915 November 8. Photostat of receipt of the Irish Volunteer postage service signed by Michael O'Rahilly and paid by Éamonn Ceannt, 1915-1916. Photostat of letter from Padraic Pearse to Éamonn Ceannt, Commandant of the 4th Battalion of the Irish Volunteers with plans for "Easter Manoeuvers" including instructions for a mobilistation of troops in Phibsboro and progression of operations towards Finglas, Co. Dublin, 1915. Photostat of sketched map by Padraic Pearse of the Finglas area in Co. Dublin with marked locations for planned mobilisation of the 4th Battilion of the Irish Volunteers during the Easter Rising, 1915. Photostat of notes by Éamonn Ceannt regarding train times to Phibsboro and times for the mobilisation of troops in the Finglas area, 1915. Photostat of document believed to have been read by Seán T. O'Kelly at Corporation meeting on "Spy Wed. 1916" entitled "Secret Orders issued to Military Officers", 1916. Photostat of letter requesting subscriptions of not less than £5 to the "Advance Fund" to supply arms and military equipment to the Irish Volunteers, undated. Photostat of letter from Éamonn Ceannt as Director of Communications of the Irish Volunteers outlining secure channels of communication within the Irish Volunteer postage service and requesting maps, names, addresses and details for messengers, undated. Photostat of transcribed extract from the book "Life of Tom Clarke" by Louis Le Roux regarding the agreement with Eoin McNeill to take military action, undated. Photostat of list of contents of a file that was created from photostats relating to military manoeuvres in Ashbourne in 1915 and describing the interest is due to a fight that occured in Ashbourne during the Easter Rising 1916, undated. I.v. Dublin Municipal Officers' Association, 1901-1909. Letter from the Provisional Committee of the Dublin Corporation circulated to its members regarding the establishment of an association "for the purposes of recreation and mutual advancement", 1901 February. Letter of invitation from the Dublin Municipal Officers' Association to a general meeting for the election of members and honorary offices, 1901 June 22. Report from Provisional Committee on the establishment and progression of the Dublin Municipal Officers' Association, 1901. Letter of invitation to the annual meeting of the Dublin Municipal Officers' Association, 1902 February 26. Memorial from the Dublin Municipal Officers' Association to the "Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Dublin" appealing for the confinement of candidature for a recent vacancy of a rate collector to promotion from within the staff, 1902 August 1. Menu card for the Fifth Annual Dinner of the Dublin Municipal Officers' Association, 1907 January 26. Menu card for the Christmas party of the Dublin Municipal Officers' Association, 1909 December 23. I.vi. Education, 1893-1898. Copy of 'Select Poetry for Young Students' by Thomas W. Lyster annotated and signed by Edward T. Kent [Éamonn Ceannt] and stamped with the name of his brother "Richard Kent", 1893 November 14. Notes by Áine Ceannt on the educational achievements of her husband and his brother Richard Kent [Dick], 1894-1900. Booklet of the Results of the Intermediate Examinations of the Christian Schools, North Richmond Street, Dublin including the results of Edward Kent [Éamonn Ceannt], 1894. Red hardback notebook signed "Edward T Kent, 24/4/'96" of assorted literary, history, Irish and mathematical notes and exercises and a list of subscriptions including names and addresses dated 21 February 1899, 1896-1899. Booklet of the Results of the Intermediate Examinations of the Christian Schools, North Richmond Street, Dublin, 1896. Photostat and negative copy of photograph of Éamonn Ceannt with fellow students in Christian Schools, North Richmond Street, Dublin, 1896. Photostat negatives of three photographs of students of the Christian Schools, North Richmond Street, Dublin, undated. Examination Certificate for Edward T. Kent [Éamonn Ceannt] from the Intermediate Education Board for Ireland, Middle Grade, 1897. Examination Certificate for Edward T. Kent [Éamonn Ceannt] from the Intermediate Education Board for Ireland, Senior Grade, 1898. I.vii. Writings, 1902-1916. Copybook of notes by Éamonn Ceannt, 1902-1907. Exercise book of drafts of lectures and speeches by Éamonn Ceannt entitled "Constitutional Agitation", "Saoirse" and "Na Finini", 1912 March 10. Notebook by Éamonn Ceannt reviewing local government procedure, public health care and housing, undated. Draft account by Éamonn Ceannt of a visit to Galway, advocating the use of the Irish language and admiring the people, 1904. Draft of letter by Éamonn Ceannt reviewing an article in 'An Claidhemh Soluis', 1906 August 23. Draft of account of visit by Éamonn Ceannt to the Vatican, 1908. Draft literary work by Éamonn Ceannt exploring the roots of Ireland and the Irish language in Connemara, recalling experiences of time spent of Connemara, undated. Draft literary work by Éamonn Ceannt entitled "Thought Transference and Stage Illusions" refering to magic tricks and street preformers, undated. Draft literary work by Éamonn Ceannt entitled "Lá Féile Pádraig", undated. Draft literary work by Éamonn Ceannt entitled "Canamhaint" [dialect], undated. Draft literary work by Éamonn Ceannt entitled "Fear agus bean agus páiste" regarding the transmission of the Irish language, undated. Draft literary work by Éamonn Ceannt entitled "Scealuigheacht" [Storytelling], undated. Draft literary work by Éamonn Ceannt entitled "The Art of Publicity" regarding the ineffectiveness of Irish advertising, undated. Draft literary work by Éamonn Ceannt entitled "Intensive Cultivation of the Soil" regarding farming practices in Ireland, undated. Draft literary work by Éamonn Ceannt regarding iluminated art and manuscripts, undated. Draft review of the "Jail Journal" of John Mitchel by Éamonn Ceannt, undated. Draft literary work by Éamonn Ceannt entitled "Faoisdeann Chonnradhora" in which he recalls his experience with the Irish language, undated. Draft fragments of lectures by Éamonn Ceannt regarding the revitalisation of the Irish language, undated. Fragment of text by Éamonn Ceannt, undated. Fragment of draft of a speech by Éamonn Ceannt to members of the Gaelic League in the lead up to the Easter Rising, undated. Fragment of text by Éamonn Ceannt regarding the revival and standardisation of the Irish language, undated. Fragment of draft literary work by Éamonn Ceannt, undated. I.viii. Personal papers, 1903-1936. Personal cheque stub book and cheques of Éamonn Ceannt, 1906-1907. Personal cheque stub book of Éamonn Ceannt, 1908-1909. Personal cheque stub book of Éamonn Ceannt, 1909. Personal cheque stub book and cheques of Éamonn Ceannt, 1912. Cheque from Éamonn Ceannt to "Seámus Ó Faoláin, John Whelan", 1915 January 15. Personal cheques from Éamonn Ceannt, 1908-1909. Personal cheques from Éamonn Ceannt, 1909. Receipt paid by Éamonn Ceannt to the "Árd Craobh, Sinn Féin", 1910 May 9. Personal cheques from Éamonn Ceannt , 1914-1915. Personal lodgement receipts for Éamonn Ceannt with the Munster and Leinster Bank, 1908-1916. Outline of costs gathered for a possible business venture "Kent's Irish Blue", 1905. Two monthly rent receipts paid by Éamonn Ceannt to Bailey and Gibson for 44 Reuben Avenue, 1905. Three receipts from P. A. Wren Auctioneers to Éamonn Ceannt for household furniture, 1905. Invoice with attached receipt from Gleeson, O'Dea & Co. to Áine Ceannt for household furnishings, 1905 May 17. Invoice with attached receipt from Hopkins & Hopkins to Éamonn Ceannt for a "Gold Albert" watch chain, 1905 May 19. Stamped invoice from Walter Carson & Sons for painting supplies, 1905 May 22. Invoice with attached receipt from James H. Webb & Co. Ltd. to Áine Ceannt for home furnishings, 1905 May 26. Stamped invoice from J. McDowell to Éamonn Ceannt for a wedding ring and pearls, 1905 May 29. Invoice from Joseph P O'Connor & Son for Éamonn Ceannt for stationery, 1905 May 31. Invoice from A O'Neill & Son to Áine Brennan for "wedding carriages, rosetts [sic] and ribbon", 1905 June 7. Invoice from M. Crofts, 82 Camden Street issued to Miss F. Brennan, 1905 June 15. Invoice from 'An Claidheamh Soluis' issued to Éamonn Ceannt for advertising his wedding, 1905 August 10. Invoice and note from Ada Yeates & Sisters, 74 Dame Street, to Éamonn Ceannt for typing costs, 1913 June 6. Invoice from T. J. Loughlin, 19 Parliament St., to Éamonn Ceannt for clothing, undated. Black notebook of Éamonn Ceannt regarding the administration of Cumann na bPíobairí, 1903. Personal diary of Éamonn Ceannt, 1905. Scrapbook of newspaper cuttings and letters concerning Áine Ceannt, the Easter Rising and the national struggle, 1912-1936. Éamonn Ceannt's sketchbook, circa 1908-1909. Book of calligraphic inscriptions by Éamonn Ceannt, dedicated to his wife Áine, 1904-1906. Receipt, signed by Éamonn Ceannt, for a salary advance from the Treasuer of Dublin, 1916 April 19. Music and lyrics to 'Ireland over all', circa 1914. Music and lyrics to 'Ireland over all' (second edition), circa 1914. Pamphlet from Sun Insurance Office, circa 1900. Life assurance policy certificates for Éamonn Ceannt, 1912 April 27. Éamonn Ceannt's income tax allowance for life assurance, 1913 June 27. Annual report of the Scottish Amicable Life Assurance Society, 1914-1915. Leaflet on income tax and supertax abatement, and provision for estate duties, circa 1915. Two renewal certificate's for Éamonn Ceannt's life assurance, 1915 April 22. Lease for a property at Reuben Avenue, Dublin, 1903 May 1. Envelope with Éamonn Ceannt's notes on income tax, 1914-1915. Envelope with Éamonn Ceannt's notes on income tax, 1915 April 28. Envelope with Éamonn Ceannt's notes on income tax, 1915 October 26. Envelope with Éamonn Ceannt's notes on income tax, 1915 November 17. Envelopes addressed to Éamonn Ceannt, undated. Éamonn Ceannt's calculations of average weekly outgoings, income and loss, undated. Envelope addressed to Éamonn Ceannt, with manuscript notes, circa 1904. Fragment of envelope addressed to Éamonn Ceannt, 1909 February 15. Dated envelope with seal, 1911 November. Note regarding Ronán Ceannt's communion, 1914. Notes concerning placement of advertisement in various newspapers, undated. Notes on the land-mass and population of various European countries, undated. Notes regarding attendance at meeting and subscriptions paid [to the Irish Volunteers?], undated. Ciphers and related notes in English and Irish, undated. Envelope addressed to Éamonn Ceannt with manuscript notes on pipes, undated. Menu from unidentified hotel, undated. Blank postcard showing 'La danza d'Apollo con le Muse' by Giulio Romano, undated. Éamonn Ceannt's calling card, undated. I.ix. Other papers, 1901-1925. Notebook of Áine Ceannt containing an account of her first encounter with Éamonn Ceannt and household accounts, 1901-1925. Copy of the Irish Universities Act, 1908 (8 Edw. 7. Ch. 38.) signed by Éamonn Ceannt, 1908 August 8. Copy of extract from of 'The Mauser Self-loading Pistol' by First Lieutenant S. Foltz, undated. Copy of 'How to shoot' by Ernest H Robinson, undated. I.x. Papers relating to Éamonn Ceannt, 1916-1949. Typescript copy of the personal experiences and observations of Lily O'Brennan during the Easter Rising, undated. Manuscript copy of the personal experiences and observations of Lily O'Brennan during the Easter Rising, undated. Notes by Lily O'Brennan on the foundation, principles and history of the Irish Volunteers, 1913-1916. Copybook of Lily O'Brennan with various historical notes, undated. Newspaper cutting of article by Peadar O'Domhnaill in 'The Irish Press' about Éamonn Ceannt, 1949 October 19. Newspaper cutting of article by M[atthew] Butler in 'The Waterford News' entitled "Revolutionary Dublin", 1916 June 23. Draft article or speech by Lily O'Brennan remembering the seven year anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising, 1923 April 24. Newspaper cutting of article by Lily O'Brennan in the 'Limerick Leader' regarding the life of Éamonn Ceannt and his role in the Easter Rising, 1934 July 14. Newspaper cutting of article in the 'Sunday Independent' regarding Áine Ceannt's donation of her husbands pipers costume, 1935 April 21. Cover page of book entitled 'Letters of Commandant Eamonn Ceannt' edited by Kathleen M O'Brennan, undated. Copybook of biographical notes on Éamonn Ceannt and notes on the history of Ardee, Co. Louth by Lily O'Brennan, 1916-1919. Draft speech by Lily O'Brennan recalling her personal experiences and observations during the Easter Rising, circa 1936. Draft biographical article on Éamonn Ceannt by Lily O'Brennan, undated. Draft report by "J.J.B." regarding co-operation between the Irish Citizen Army and the Irish Volunteers in planning the Easter Rising, circa 1921. Newspaper cutting from 'The Irish Press' of note to the editor from James G. Skinner, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary stating James Kent, father of Éamonn Ceannt was from Co. Tipperary, 1932 May. Account by Sean McGlynn for Ed Keegan of his experiences during the surrender of the 4th Battalion after the Easter Rising, 1936 May 24. Account of Liam Clarke, "J.D" and "R.E." gathered by Ed Keegan of their personal experiences during the Easter Rising and their recollections related to Éamonn Ceannt, circa 1936. Letter from Micheal Kelly to Ronald Kent with an account of Kelly's experience during the surrender of the 4th Battalion at the South Dublin Union, 1941 May 9. Draft article by Lily O'Brennan regarding the life of Éamonn Ceannt with handwritten annotation "Irish Times" on front page, undated. Article regarding Éamonn Ceannt's visit to Rome in 1908, undated. Account by A. Clarke regarding Éamonn Ceannt's visit to Rome in 1908, undated. Account by J. Monks entitled "Éamonn Ceannt - An impression" regarding his career as a public official, undated. Account by [Maire] about Éamonn Ceannt, her experiences with him in the Gaelic League and her impression of him, undated. Extract of "Quotation from account of funeral of John Doherty late of 4th Batt." regarding his role at the South Dublin Union during the Easter Rising, undated. Anecdote of Éamonn Ceannt playing the pipes during a visit to Galway during the "bi centenary week of Gaelic League" in "1902 or 3", undated. Account of Éamonn Ceannt's involvment with the Gaelic League and his passion for the Irish language and culture, undated. Extracts from account by Micheal Kent entitled "What I remember about Eamonn", undated. Notes taken by Michael Kent from his father James Kent regarding his family history, undated. Three typed copies of statement by Éamonn Ceannt from Cell 88, Kilmainham Gaol, 1916 May 7. Copy of letter from J. J. [Seán] Heuston to Mr. Walsh from Kilmainham Prison, 1916 May 7. Typescript copy of letter from Seán MacDiarmada to his brothers and sisters on the eve of his execution in Kilmainham Prison, 1916 May 11. Manuscript copy of letter from Seán MacDiarmada to his brothers and sisters on the eve of his execution in Kilmainham Prison, 1916 May 11. Newspaper cutting from the 'Indep[endent]' quoting the final statement of Thomas MacDonagh from Kilmainham Jail, 1916 August 12. Statement entitled 'Last and inspiring address of Thomas MacDonagh', circa 1916. Letter from "One Who Knew Thos. MacDonagh" to the editor of the 'Weekly Freeman' regarding the authenticity of an alleged speech of Thomas MacDonagh they had circulated, circa 1916. Newspaper cutting reproducing a letter from Patrick Doyle and Barney Ryan to Mr. Micael Staines gifting him a gold watch on the eve of their executions, 1921. Newspaper cutting reproducing a letter from Thomas Wheelan [Whelan] to his mother on the eve of his execution, 1921. Copy of letters from Rory O'Connor in Mountjoy Prison to his parents on the eve of his execution, 1922 December 8. Hand-coloured print of Éamonn Ceannt in an Irish Volunteer's uniform, undated. II. Papers of Áine Ceannt, 1916-1953. II.i. Correspondence, 1916-1953. Letter from J. A. Byrne, Brigadier-General, Deputy Adjutant-General to Áine Ceannt acknowledging receipt of her letter to the Prime Minister on behalf of General Sir John Maxwell, 1916 May 10. Letter from Peter J. Murray, 79 Boleyn Road, Forest Gate, London to "Mrs. Kent" [Áine Ceannt] expressing his "deepest sympathy and condolences", 1916 May 10. Letter from Major Commandant W. S. Lennon to "Mrs. Kent" [Áine Ceannt] regarding the personal belongings of her late husband Éamonn Ceannt, 1916 May 11. Letter from Percy Winder, Assistant Secretary at the Scottish Amicable Life Assurance Society to Mrs Ceannt [Áine Ceannt] regarding the death of her husband, 1916 May 13. Memorandum signed by Major Commandant W. S. Lennon to the officer commanding at Richmond Barracks asking him to allow Lily O'Brennan and Mrs. Kent [Áine Ceannt] to see him, 1916 May 13 & 16. Letter from Major C. Harold Heathcote, Richmond Barracks, to Áine Ceannt regarding her late husband Éamonn Ceannt's belongings, 1916 May 22. Letter from Percy Winder, Assistant Secretary, Scottish Amicable Life Assurance Society to Mrs. E Ceannt [Áine Ceannt], 3 Carlingford Terrace, Drumcondra, stating that "under the circumstances of the death of the Assured they are under no liability in respect of these policies", 1916 August 3. Letter from Major C. Harold Heathcote, Officer o/c Prisoners, Richmond Barracks, to Mrs.[Áine] Ceannt, hoping to return her late husband Éamonn Ceannt's belongings that were left at South Dublin Union, 1916 August 7. Letter from Áine Ceannt to Major C. Harold Heathcote requesting the return of belongings taken form her home during military searches, 1916 September 21. Letter from Major C. Harold Heathcote, Officer i/c Prisoners' Effects, Richmonds Barracks to Áine Ceannt regarding her late husband, Éamonn Ceannt's bicycle, 1916 September 22. Letter from Margaret Pearse, Birr, Co. Cork staying with the Bulfin family, to Áine Ceannt wishing her a Merry Christmas, 1916 December 23. Letter from John Clarke, Glenarm, Co. Antrim to Áine Ceannt wishing her "as happy a Christmas as possible under the tragic circumstances" and hopes to see her when he is again in Dublin, 1916 December. Letter from Áine Ceannt to Major C. Harold Heathcote refusing monetary compensation for the belongings of her late husband, Éamonn Ceannt, 1917 February 12. Letter from Major C. Harold Heathcote, Officer i/c Prisoners Effects to Áine Ceannt, regarding meeting to recover her late husband Éamonn Ceannt's belongings, 1917 February 28. Letter from Major C. Harold Heathcote, Officer i/c Prisoners' Effects to Áine Ceannt regarding searches on her home in 1916 and items that were taken, 1917 March 31. Letter from Áine Ceannt to Major C. Harold Heathcote providing details of the searches and destruction that occured at her home during the Easter Rising and recovering her late husband Éamonn Ceannt's belongings, 1917 April 4. Postcard from Máire Ceannt Ní Mhurchadha, The Hermitage, Rathfearnám, to Áine Ceannt, circa 1916. Outline of personal belongings and their costs by Áine Ceannt following searches and destruction in her home during the Easter Rising, circa 1916. Postcard from Riobard O Breandaín [Robert Brennan], Gloucester Jail, to Áine Ceannt thanking her for a card and wishing her a happy New Year, 1918 December 31. Letter from Laurence Ginnell, Reading Gaol, to Áine Ceannt asking after herself and Rónán and expressing frustration at the censorship of the contents of his letters, 1919 January 8. Postcard from Father Augustine to Áine Ceannt from New York, 1916 June 27. Letter from Frank & Oulton Solicitors to Áine Ceannt regarding the purchase of her home, 1919 July 3. Letter from "Dick" to Áine Ceannt advising her on legal details regarding a new lease, 1920 April 23. Letter from Thomas Johnson to Áine Ceannt informing her of his plans to holiday in Howth and wishing her good weather for hers, 1920 August 24. Outline of damages and costs by Áine Ceannt to her home and personal property from military raids, 1920-1921. Letter from Lily O'Brennan, 22 Hans Place S.W., to Áine Ceannt regarding her personal and social life, 1921 November 8. Letter from Father Albert [An Taille?] to Áine Ceannt regarding the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, 1921 December 31. Letter from Alice Stopford Greem to Áine Ceannt inviting her to a quiet supper with "Mr. & Mrs. Douglas", 1922 May 23. Letter from [Dudley?] Hungerford to Áine Ceannt regarding an appeal for the death sentences of Reginald Dunne and Joseph O'Sullivan, 1922 July 25. Letter from Oghlaigh na h-Éireann to Áine Ceannt regarding travel arrangements to Bodenstown, Co. Kildare, 1922 June 20. Draft letter from unidentified recipient expressing exasperation at gathering money from individuals, 1922 July 27. Letter from Lily O'Brennan, Mountjoy Jail to Áine Ceannt regarding the conditions in prison, 1922 November 15. Letter from Jennie Wyse Power and Éamonn Duggan, Honorary Secretaries, Sinn Féin, to Áine Ceannt requesting her attendance at a meeting on 26th November 1922, 1922 November 20. Letter from Alice Stopford Greene to Áine Ceannt regarding the treaty debate, [1922?] December 16. Notes by Áine Ceannt regarding the military raids on her home in 1916 and 1920 and Cumann na mBan's vote against the Treaty signing, undated. Letter from Seán Ó hUadhaigh, solicitor to Áine Ceannt regarding her husband's will and life insurance policy, 1923 January 25. Letter from Canon Conroy, Secretary to the Papal Envoy, Monsignor Salvatore Luzio, to Áine Ceannt arranging a meeting between her and Luzio, 1923 April 8. Letter from Rónán Ceannt to his mother Áine Ceannt regarding his progress in Mount Saint Benedict's College and hoping to see Auntie Lily at the end of term, 1913 July 23. Postcard from Father Albert to Áine Ceannt regarding opinion in Great Britian on the political situation in Ireland, 1923 August 23. Postcard from "Fan" [Áine Ceannt] to her mother Elizabeth O'Brennan from Belfast regarding her return to Dublin and the weather, 1923 September 27. Pamphlet from Father Dominic O'Connor, Bend, Oregon to Áine Ceannt wishing her a peaceful Christmas, 1923 December 14. Letter from Father Albert to Áine Ceannt regarding news of his transfer to America, circa 1923. Letter from Abbot L. Ramsay, Downside Abbey, Stratton-on-the-Fosse, North Bath to Áine Ceannt regarding the political views of Father Sweetman of Mount Saint Benedict's College, 1924 January 28. Letter from Seóirse Mac Craith, College of Science, Upper Merrion Street to Áine Ceannt enclosing a cheque in payment of a claim that had been delayed, 1924 January 31. Letter from Domhnaill O'Bríain, 47 Hollybank Road, Drumcondra to Áine Ceannt declining an invitation by Fr. Thomas Burbage to a reception, 1924 February 21. Postcard from Father Albert to Áine Ceannt during his voyage to America regarding opinion amongst the Americans onboard the ship of Ireland and Irish politics, 1924 June 27. Letter from John MacDonagh, 51 Dame St. to Áine Ceannt inviting her to a show and promises to call with a cheque that was delivered to "Miss Dowling" by mistake, 1924 August 11. Letter from Tom Croft[e], 3 Wellington Terrace, Grattan Hall, Cork to Áine Ceannt regarding compensation for Michael Barry through the Prisoners' Dependents' Fund, 1924 September 19. Letter from Lt. Murphy, Ballybeg, Farranfore, Co. Kerry to Áine Ceannt regarding compensation for Mrs. Buckley through the Prisoners' Dependents' Fund, 1924 September 23. Letter from William Pilkington to Áine Ceannt regarding financial aid for Frank Timmoney and his wife from the Prisoners' Dependents' Fund, 1924 October 2. Letter from Constance Davidson-Houston to Áine Ceannt informing her that she will be attending Erskine Childers' funeral, 1924 October 24. Letter from Áine Ceannt describing damage that occured during military raids at her home in 1916, December 1920 and May 1921, 1924 December 4. Letter from "Ailbe Bibhs" [Father Albert Bibby], St. Francis Hospital, California to Áine Ceannt one month before his death, 1925 January 26. Letter from Alice Stopford Green to Áine Ceannt regarding the ill health and banishment to America of Father Albert, 1925 January 21. Letter from Alice Stopford Green to Áine Ceannt regarding how best to help Dr. Murphy, 1925 March 2. Letter from Father Augustine to Áine Ceannt regarding the death of Father Albert, his health, mutual friends and the death of his mother, 1925 March 3. Letter from George Gavan Duffy to Áine Ceannt advising her to obtain the services of a lawyer in her dealings with an American lawyer, 1925 June 21. Letter from William O'Brien to Áine Ceannt regarding a compensation claim for Dr. Conn Murphy, 1926 July 19. Letter from Oliver St. John Gogarty to Áine Ceannt thanking her for a cheque, 1927 May 7. Letter from Margaret Perase to Áine Ceannt inviting her and Lily O'Brennan to Baldoyle, Co. Dublin, 1927 October 12. Letter from Father Augustine to Áine Ceannt regarding his health, the death of Ms. [Kennedy?], his visit to England to see his sister and his delight at being able to say Mass again, 1929 February 21. Letter from Arthur Cox & Co. to Áine Ceannt requesting a cheque to close a sale, 1929 May 8. Letter from [Hester?] Pratt to Áine Ceannt wishing her a happy Christmas and thanking her for an invitation for Éiblín, 1930 January 1. Letter fom Éamon de Valera to Áine Ceannt conveying his condolences to her and her sisters after the death of their mother, 1930 November 29. Letter from Dan Breen to Mrs. [Áine] Ceannt regarding meeting with Dr. P[atrick] O'Dowd, 1932 September 21. Copy of letter from Áine Ceannt to the editor of the 'Irish Press' requesting clarity regarding a statement by John McNeill about the signing of a letter of credit that was brought to the Vatican in 1916, 1933 May 30. Letter from Tom Kelly to Áine Bean Ceannt inviting her to speak on the opening day of Aonach na Nodlag, 1933 November 15. Programme for Aonach na Nodlag, 8th to 16th December 1933, Mansion House, Dawson Street, 1933 December. Letter from B. F. Shields to Fanny [Áine Ceannt] with copy letter sent to United States on her behalf enquiring about her deceased relative John R Graham, 1933 December 20. Letter from Áine Heron to Áine Ceannt enclosing a cheque and hoping she will visit soon, 1934 January 24. Copy of letter from Áine Ceannt to Minister for Finance [Séan MacEntee] enclosing a cheque for the balance of funds of the Rathmines and Rathgar Republican District Courts, 1934 January 31. Letter from M[ary] M[argaret] Pearse to Mrs Kent [Áine Ceannt] in reply to a letter regarding Ceannt's time off from work, 1934 August 2. Letter from Áine Ceannt to unidentified recipient enclosing samples of Éamonn Ceannt's handwriting, 1935 March 12. Invitation from the President, on behalf of the Irish Free State [Éamonn De Valera] to Áine Ceannt to the unveiling of a memorial at the General Post Office to commemerate the proclamation of the Republic of Ireland, Easter Monday in 1916, 1935 April 21. Letter from P[atrick] Lyons to Mrs. Kent [Áine Ceannt] regarding the canonisation of Oliver Plunkett, 1935 October 15. Letter from Dorothy Macardle to Áine Ceannt thanking her for some information that she could not have gotten anywere else, 1935 November 25. Humorous letter from Micéal [Michael Kent] to Fanny [Áine Ceannt] wishing her a happy Christmas, 1935 December. Letter from De Valera to Mrs [Áine] Ceannt thanking her for a list she had compiled and hoping to have a decision for her on an unidentified problem soon, 1936 January 10. Letter from Arthur Cox to Mrs [Áine] Ceannt arranging a meeting and apologising for not having been in touch sooner about the books, 1936 May 13. Letter from Arthur Cox to Mrs [Áine] Ceannt requesting a draft letter, 1936 May 25. Letter from Arthur Cox to Mrs [Áine] Ceannt enclosing an edited draft letter for Longman Green & Co. regarding the publication of a false account of the role of Éamonn Ceannt during the Easter Rising, 1936 May 27. Letter from Arthur Cox to Mrs [Áine] Ceannt enclosing a reply letter from Longman Green & Co. regarding the publication of a false account of the role of Éamonn Ceannt during the Easter Rising, 1936 May 29. Draft letter by Áine Ceannt to the editor of an unidentified newspaper requesting space to contradict an account of the role of Éamonn Ceannt during the Easter Rising, 1936 May 28. Draft letter with manuscript annotations by Áine Ceannt to the editor of an unidentified newspaper requesting space to contradict an account of the role of Éamonn Ceannt during the Easter Rising, 1936 [May?]. Letter from Arthur Cox to Mrs [Áine] Ceannt enclosing a reply letter from Longman Green & Co. regarding the origin of a false account of the role of Éamonn Ceannt during the Easter Rising in the autobiography of Tim Healy and apology for any offence, 1936 June 4. Newspaper cutting of an article by Áine Ceannt in an unidentified newspaper contradicting a statement regarding the role of her husband Éamonn Ceannt in the Easter Rising, 1936 June 6. Letter from Áine Ceannt to Mr. [Arthur] Cox regarding the difference between Tim Healy's account and Miss [Esther] Roper's account of Éamonn Ceannt and the surrender of the 4th Battalion during the Easter Rising, 1936 June 7. Letter from Arthur Cox to Mrs. [Áine] Ceannt requesting a copy of the 'Catholic Bulletin' and arranging a correction for a false account of Éamonn Ceannt's role in the surrender of the 4th Battlaion during the Easter Rising, 1936 June 8. Letter from John Kelly to Áine Ceannt agreeing with her recent letter in the Irish Press contradicting an account of the role of Éamonn Ceannt during the surrender of the 4th Battalion during the Easter Rising, 1936 June 8. Letter from Esther Roper to Áine Ceannt apologising for any offence related to the memory of her husband Éamonn Ceannt in the book 'Prison Letters of Countess Markievicz' , 1936 June 17. Letter from Arthur Cox to Mrs [Áine] Ceannt enclosing a draft letter to Esther Roper in reply to her apology regarding the publication of a false account of the role of Éamonn Ceannt during the Easter Rising, 1936 June 20. Draft letter from Áine Ceannt to Esther Roper accepting her apology related to a mistake in her recent book regarding the role of Éamonn Ceannt in the Easter Rising, 1936. Letter from Arthur Cox to Mrs [Áine] Ceannt enclosing a draft statement for Longmans, Green, and Co. to include in any new editions of the book 'Prison Letters of Countess Markievicz' regarding a mistake made about the role of Éamonn Ceannt during the Easter Rising, 1936 July 8. Letter from Molly Childers to Fanny [Áine Ceannt] offering her love and remembering their friendship, 1936 August 31. Letter from Toshon [Caroline] Walsh, Árd na Glaise, Stillorgan Park to Áine Ceannt inviting her, Lily and Rónán to her home for a game of cards, 1937 January 26. Letter from [T Kelly?] to Mrs. [Áine] Ceannt regarding her car hire expenses and his conversation with John P Keane regarding a job opportunity for Rónán Ceannt with Dublin Corporation, 1937 February 18. Letter from Arthur Cox to Mrs. [Áine] Ceannt regarding a copy of a letter to Mr. Rice about a job opportunity for Rónán Ceannt, 1937 March 19. Letter from Arthur Cox to Mrs. [Áine] Ceannt wishing Rónán Ceannt well in a new job with Dublin Corporation, 1937 March 23. Letter from M[adge] Daly to Mrs [Áine] Ceannt requesting a photograph of Éamonn Ceannt for Sean O'Sullivan to complete a drawing for an exhibition of the men executed in 1916 at the Limerick Art Gallery, 1937 November 8. Letter from Miceál [Micheal Kent] to Fanny [Áine Ceannt] concerning work at Mount Argus Monastery, Dublin and a note he received from Éamonn Ceannt on the eve of the Easter Rising, 1937 November 22. Letter from Father Augustine to Áine Ceannt wishing her, Lily and Rónán a happy Christmas, 1937 December 20. Christmas card from Most Rev. Patrick Lyons, Bishop of Kilmore, 1937 December. Letter from Michail [Micheal Kent] to Fanny [Áine Ceannt] remarking on her recovery from her operation, wishing her, Lily and Rónán a happy Christmas and enclosed money from the executors of the Kent estate, 1938 December. Christmas card from Michail [Michael Kent] to Fanny [Áine Ceannt], 1938 December. Christmas card from Most Rev. Patrick Lyons, Bishop of Kilmore, with handwritten Christmas greeting, 1938 December. Letter from Frank Aiken to Mrs [Áine] Éamonn Ceannt asking her to become a member of the First Central Council of the Irish Red Cross, 1939 June 7. Letter from Frank Aiken to Mrs [Áine] Éamonn Ceannt, thanking her for agreeing to become a member of the First Central Council of the Irish Red Cross, 1939 July 6. Telegram from the Minister for Defence [Frank Aiken] to Mrs [Áine] Éamonn Ceannt requesting her attendance at a meeting for the Central Council of the Irish Red Cross, 1939 September 4. Letter from David L. Robinson, Organising Secretary of the Irish Red Cross to Áine Bean E. Ceannt enclosing a receipt for life memebrship of, and donation to the society, 1939 September 30. Letter from Miceál [Micheal Kent] to Fanny [Áine Ceannt] wishing her, Lily and Rónán luck in their new home, 1939 December 7. Letter from J. J. [James Joseph] Walsh to Mrs [Áine] Ceannt thanking her and Rónán for a clock which they gifted him, 1939 December 21. Letter from Miceál [Micheal Kent] to Fanny [Áine Ceannt] wishing her a happy Christmas in her new home and remarking on Kitty's [Kathleen O'Brennan] joy on the first floor of 44 [Oakley Road, Ranelagh], 1939 December. Christmas card from [Michael Kent] to Áine Ceannt wishing her and her family well in their new home, 1939 December. Receipt from Lawlor Briscoe & Co., Ltd. for goods for sale received from Ms. E [Áine] Ceannt, 1948 March 21. Inventory by Áine Ceannt valuing her household furniture for auction with Lawlor Briscoe & Co., Ltd, 1948 May 3. Financial notes by Áine Ceannt with annotation by Rónán Ceannt regarding Aunt Kitty [Kathleen O'Brennan], 1948 May 5. Receipt from Lawlor Briscoe & Co., Ltd. for goods for sale received from Ms. E [Áine] Ceannt, 1948 September 3.. List by Áine Ceannt of jewelery and art for auction at Jackson Stops and McCabe, 1949 February 16. Receipt from Lawlor Briscoe & Co., Ltd. for goods for sale received from Ms. Eamonn [Áine] Ceannt, 1949 March 21. Notes on the valuation of household furniture by Áine Ceannt, circa 1949. Envelope addressed to Mrs E. [Áine] Ceannt, Inis Ealga, Churchtown, Dundrum, circa 1949. Financial notes by Áine Ceannt regarding the finances of Kitty [Kathleen O'Brennan], circa 1949. Notes by Áine Ceannt regarding the estimated expenses of a tennis court, undated. Notes by Alice Milligan about the military service and injury of Michael James D. in County Tyrone, undated. Letter from H. Brady, Secretary to the Minister for the Co-ordination of Defensive Measures to Áine Ceannt regarding her nomination to the Central Council of the Irish Red Cross for three years, 1940 July 1. Letter from Bishop Patrick Lyons to Áine Ceannt hoping to organise a visit with her, Lily and Rónán soon, 1940 August 31. Letter from Bishop Patrick Lyons to Áine Ceannt after his visit to Skibbereen regarding his workload, 1940 September 26. Letter from Bishop Patrick Lyons to Áine Ceannt agreeing to attend a meeting and suggesting her, Lily and Rónán drive to visit him and see his recent work, 1940 October 6. Letter from Father Augustine to Áine Ceannt wishing her, Lily and Rónán a happy Christmas, discussing mutual friends and hoping Rónán had gotten a permanent position, 1940 December 21. Letter from Bishop Patrick Lyons to Fanny [Áine Ceannt] regarding Lily O'Brennan's recovery from pneumonia, 1940 December 31. Letter from Helena Concannon to Mrs. [Áine] Ceannt thanking her for her role in aiding her achieve her recent honourary doctorate of literature, Alice Milligan's recent radio broadcast and suggesting they arrange a reception for her, 1941 June 18. Letter from Father Augustine to Áine Ceannt regarding his health, his brother and the bombings in Liverpool and his friend Máire Cotter, 1941 November 12. Letter from Peadar O'Domhnaill to Áine Ceannt regarding her husband Éamonn Ceannt and a speech he made in Connemara in 1915 , 1941 December 11. Letter from Father Augustine to Áine Ceannt wishing her, Lily and Rónán a happy Christmas and discussing mutual friends, 1941 December 20. Letter from Father Augustine to Áine Ceannt wishing her, Lily and Rónán a happy Christmas, his health and travels, 1942 December 21. Letter from Father Augustine to Áine Ceannt wishing her a happy Christmas and discussing articles in the 'Irish Press' and the 'Catholic Bulletin', 1943 December. Letter from Donagh MacDonagh to Mrs. [Áine] Ceannt returning papers that aided in his writing of a script for a broadcast, 1944 April 10. Letter from Rónán Ceannt to Áine Ceannt sending her a sewing machine that he purchased for her, 1944 September 11. Postcard from Rónán Ceannt to Áine Ceannt regarding his visit to Arklow, 1944 September 12. Letter from Rónán Ceannt to Áine Ceannt describing his holiday in Arklow, 1944 September 14. Letter from Alice Milligan to Áine Ceannt regarding an article about Napoleon to publish in the Red Cross Journal, 1944 October 18. Letter from Father Augustine to Áine Ceannt wishing her, Lily and Rónán a happy Christmas, discussing mutual friends and an article in the Catholic Bulletin, 1944 December 20. Letter from [B. O'Wúnlaine?], Runaidhe Priobhaideach (Private Secretary) to Seán T. O'Ceallaigh, Minister of Finance to Áine Ceannt refusing to remove income tax from military pension allowances, 1945 May 7. Letter ftom Father J. F. Sweetman to Mrs. [Áine] Ceannt regarding aid and food for children and orphans in Mount Saint Benedict's, 1945 October 31. Christmas card from Patrick Lyons, Bishop of Kilmore to Áine Ceannt wishing her happy Christmas and asking her visit him and see the new cathedral which Rónán has only seen half finished, circa 1946. Blank Christmas card from Patrick Lyons, Bishop of Kilmore, undated. Letter from Maire B. Uí Brolchain to Áine Ceannt concerned so few members of Cumann na mBan are recording their memories, undated. Letter from Maire B. Uí Brolchain to Áine Ceannt encouraging her to record her memories of Éamonn Ceannt, the Easter Rising and Cumann na mBan, undated. Letter from John C. McQuaid to Mrs [Áine] Ceannt, thanking her for her letter regarding a suitable location for a church , 1947 July 2. Letter from Sinéad de Valera to Áine Ceannt thanking her for her card and wishing her well in the new year, 1948 January 1. Letter from James A. Healy to the Irish White Cross requesting copies of Áine Ceannt's book about the Irish White Cross, 1948 April 26. Letter from James A. Healy to Marie Comerford requesting copies of Áine Ceannt's book about the Irish White Cross after failing to contact to then disbanded Irish White Cross, 1948 May 28. Letter from T. J. Kiernan, Minister Plenipotentiary, Canberra, Australia to Mrs. [Áine] Ceannt requesting autographed copies of her book on the Irish White Cross for former members in Australia, 1948 June 23. Letter from Bishop Patrick Lyons to Fanny [Áine Ceannt] thanking her and Rónán for their congratulations on the cathedral and for receiving the memorial card for Lily O'Brennan, 1948 July 27. Letter from James A. Healy to Mrs. [Áine] Ceannt thanking her for four copies of her book on the Irish White Cross and describing the holdings of the collection of Irish History at the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace, 1948 September 18. Letter from Dorothy McAuliffe to Áine Ceannt offering condolences on the deaths of her sisters Kathleen and Lily O'Brennan whom she knew through the PEN organisation, 1948 October 25. Letter from Teresa Deerey to Áine Ceannt offering condolences on the death of her sister "Kitty Olive" Kathleen O'Brennan whom she knew through the PEN organisation, 1948 November 30. Letter from Sister M. Reginald to Áine Ceannt sympathising with her and Rónán during the lonely Christmas time after the death of Kathleen and Lily O'Brennan, 1948 December 22. Christmas card from Patrick Lyons, Bishop of Kilmore to Áine Ceannt wishing her and Rónán a happy Christmas, 1948 December. Letter from Sister M. Reginald to Fanny [Áine Ceannt] wishing her and Rónán a happy Easter and informing Ceannt of her brother's poor health, 1949 April 15. Letter from Sister M. Reginald to Fanny [Áine Ceannt] regarding the health of Most Rev. Patrick Lyons, Bishop of Kilmore, 1949 April 26. Letter from Sister M. Reginald to Fanny [Áine Ceannt] symapthising with her on the anniversary of the death of her sisters, 1949 May 30. Letter from Sinéad de Valéra to Áine Ceannt asking her to explain her inability to contribute to "Mrs. Mellows Fund" and recalling Áine’s attendance in Éamonn’s Irish class many years previously, 1949 June 21. Christmas card from [Fr Edw. Family?], St. Michael's, Mahim, Bombay, India to Mrs [Áine] Ceannt and Rónán, 1949 December. Letter from S. O'Hanlon of the Department of Local Government advising Áine C.E. Ceannt that M. J. Scott will inspect the property in advance of a public inquiry regarding "Rathfarnham Lower Area Compulsory Purchase Order", 1950 June 15. Note from Maire Comerford to Mrs. [Áine] Ceannt regarding the elections in South Armagh and Charles McGlennan's majority win, 1950 December 6. Letter from Gerard Butterly C.J.M. to Mrs. [Áine] Ceannt regarding his travels and studies in France and Italy, 1952 November 2. Letter from Elizabeth Bloxham to Mrs. [Áine] Ceannt hoping to organise a meeting, discussing politics and wishing her and Rónán a happy Christmas, 1952 December 4. Letter from Sr. Ceresina to Áine Ceannt wishing her a happy Christmas and thanking her for helping "Una", 1952 December 17. Letter from Gerard Butterly C.J.M. to Mrs. [Áine] Ceannt regarding his studies, the reputation of the Irish in Italy and wishing her a happy Christmas, 1952 December 19. Letter from D. O'Scannail, Training and Operations Officer, to Mrs. [Áine] Ceannt, inviting her and her family to the unveiling of a painting of her late husband Éamonn Ceannt at the Curragh, 1953 April 8. Invitation to Mrs. [Áine] Ceannt to the unveiling of a painting of her late husband Éamonn Ceannt at the Curragh Training Camp by An Taoiseach, Éamonn de Valera, 1953 April 8. Letter from Elizabeth Bloxham to Mrs. [Áine] Ceannt regarding their common political stance, the sacrifice of 1916 and the partition, 1953 April 15. Postcard from Fanny [Áine Ceannt] to her mother E[lizabeth] O'Brennan from a visit to a cottage in Skerries, Co. Dublin, undated. Letter from Mary Crofts to Fanny [Áine Ceannt] regarding instructions about how to apply for an unidentified position and hoping Lily is feeling better, circa 1948. Letter from Margaret Pearse to Mrs. Kent [Áine Ceannt] hoping she and Rónán enjoy their holiday, expressing how she misses her and describing her busy workload, [August 2]. Letter from Alice Milligan to Mrs [Áine] Ceannt sending a contribution for the Irish Red Cross (Indian Famine) and discussing articles from the 'The Nineteenth Centruy Review' in 1878 related to charitable donations, undated. Letter from Alice Milligan to Áine Ceannt regarding an article about Napoleon's charity during his pursuit of Sir John Moore to be published in the Red Cross Journal, undated. Postcard from Alice Milligan to Mrs. E. [Áine] Ceannt referring to a letter from Kitty [Kathleen O'Brennan] and her anxiety for her sister, [2 Aug]. Letter from Alice Milligan to Áine Ceannt asking for accomodation when she goes to Dublin for an "A.E Memorial Committee" meeting and informing her about the plight of "Michael", regarding his military service and possible financial relief, undated. Christmas card from Patrick Lyons, Bishop of Kilmore to Áine Ceannt wishing her, Rónán and Lily a happy Christmas, undated. Christmas card from "Andrée, Olive, Francis, Alan" including image of Alan and Francis playing chess, 1952. Pop up birthday card from "Paddy" to Mrs [Áine] Ceannt, undated. Christmas card from W[illiam] Power with Celtic illustrations and greetings in English and Irish, undated. Christmas card from Jack and Lottie [Elizabeth] Yeats including an image of flowers and Christmas greetings, undated. Handwritten list of documents by Áine Ceannt related to Éamonn Ceannt and the Easter Rising on the verso of a circular letter from the Irish Red Cross, 1941 July 16. Pamphlet of the Bureau of Military History, 1913-1921 regarding its establishment in 1947, their function and focus on the Easter Rising, 1947 May 1. Letter from Michael McDunphy, Director of Bureau of Military History to Mrs. [Áine] Ceannt requesting her help in creating a historical record of the Easter Rising, 1947 May 15. Letter from Áine Ceannt to Michael McDunphy regarding contributing to the Bureau of Military History, 1947 May 20. Letter from P. J. Brennan, Secretary of Bureau of Military History to Áine Ceannt thanking her for documents she lent to the Bureau, 1948 October 27. Letter from P. J. Brennan, Secretary of Bureau of Military History to Áine Ceannt returning photographic copies of documents she gave to the Bureau of Military History Archives, 1948 November 3. Letter from P. J. Brennan, Secretary of Bureau of Military History to Áine Ceannt regarding an additional collection of documents for the Bureau of Military History Archives, 1948 December 9. Letter from P. J. Brennan, Secretary of Bureau of Military History to Áine Ceannt regarding a photograph from St. Enda's School and documents she lent to the Bureau of Military History Archives, 1949 January 20. Letter from John V. Joyce of the Bureau of Military History to Áine Ceannt regarding documents she lent to the Bureau of Military History Archives and providing her with a leaflet and questionnaire to help her remember in advance of her witness statement, 1949 January 29. Letter from P. J. Brennan, Secretary of Bureau of Military History to Áine Ceannt regarding a the witness statement of evidence she provided to the Bureau, 1949 June. Letter from P. J. Brennan, Secretary of Bureau of Military History to Áine Ceannt thanking her for nice letter and expressing interest should she come across any more material that may be valuable to the Bureau, 1949 October 12. Letter from John V. Joyce of the Bureau of Military History to Áine Ceannt enlcosing copies of draft statement for Ceannt to alter in advance of a recording, 1950 November 29. Partial annotated draft copy of Áine Ceannt's witness statement of evidence to the Bureau of Military History regarding the lead up, events of and aftermath of the Easter Rising, circa 1949. Annotated draft copy of a statement by Áine Ceannt for the Bureau of Military History regarding the events and Éamonn Ceannt's role in the days leading up to the Easter Rising, circa 1950. Annotated partial draft copy of a statement by Áine Ceannt for the Bureau of Military History regarding the events and Éamonn Ceannt's role in the days leading up to the Easter Rising, circa 1950. Manuscript draft copy of a statement by Áine Ceannt for the Bureau of Military History regarding the events and Éamonn Ceannt's role in the days leading up to the Easter Rising, circa 1950. Manuscript notes for statement by Áine Ceannt for the Bureau of Military History regarding the events and Éamonn Ceannt's role in the days leading up to the Easter Rising, circa 1950. Autobiographical notes by Áine Ceannt for her witness statement of evidence to the Bureau of Military History, circa 1949. Handwritten notes on a timeline of events by Áine Ceannt between 1890-1916 leading up to the Easter Rising, undated. Handwritten notes of timeline of events in 1914 by Áine Ceannt related to the establishment of Cumman na mBan, undated. Handwritten rough notes by Áine Ceannt on the timeline of events between 1916-1921 regarding the aftermath of the Easter Rising, undated. Handwritten historical notes by Áine Ceannt regarding the opposition to visit by Queen Victoria to Ireland and the work and establishment of Inghinidhe na hÉireann, undated. Envelope with handwritten historical notes by Áine Ceannt related to "Michael Kelly", undated. Handwritten note on scrap of paper by Áine Ceannt regarding her rejection of compensation for damage to her proprerty during military raids on her home in 1916, undated. Handwritten notes by Áine Ceannt on a scrap of paper related to the Easter Rising, undated. Receipt from the Foley Typewriter Trading Company to Gearoid O'Toole for photocopies, 1921 July 26. Receipts from the Clerk of Rathmines and Rathgar for renting rooms in the town hall in Rathmines, 1921. Admission orders from the Clerk of Rathmines and Rathgar for the use of rooms in the town hall in Rathmines, 1921-1922. Invoice to Gearoid O'Toole from J. A. Waddock for the printing of court documents, 1921 August 5. Invoice to Gearoid O'Toole from J. A. Waddock for the printing of court documents, 1921 August 13. Receipts for Áine Ceannt from the registrar of Rathmines and Rathgar Township, G[earoid] Ua T[uathail], 1921. Receipt from G. Gallagher, Clerk of the South Dublin Rural District Council to G[earoid] O'Toole, Court Registrar for the Rathmines and Rathgar Township for rent, 1921 September 30. Receipt from G. Gallagher, Clerk of the South Dublin Rural District Council to G[earoid] O'Toole, Court Registrar for the Rathmines and Rathgar Township for balance of rent and costs, 1921 October 6. Receipt from C. V. Corcoran, Avondale for cheque received, 1921 October 26. Letter from G[earoid] O' Tuathail, Registrar of the Pembroke and Rathmines Republican District Courts to Áine Ceannt requesting a cheque for payment to C. V. Corcoran, 1921 October 25. Receipt for refund of deposit related to 'Cullen v Carroll' case from Mr. [Gearoid] O'Toole, 1921 November 1. Letter from A de Staic [Austin Stack] to Gearoid O'Toole, registrar of the Pembroke and Rathmines Courts, requesting a refund related to the matrimonial 'O'Sullivan v O'Sullivan' case, 1921 October 7. Receipt of payment from Áine Ceannt and Áine Heron regarding the 'O'Sullivan v. O'Sullivan' case for refund of deposit paid, 1921 October 10. Notes by Áine Ceannt regarding the finances of the Pembroke and Rathmines District Courts signed by Séamus [O'Diubhirn?], 1921 November 16. Extract from book entitled 'Judiciary' by Courts of Justice, Dáil Éireann regarding a clause stating Judges of the Supreme Court and Circuit Judge hold office for life, 1921. Letter from G[earoid] O'T[uathail], Registrar for Pembroke and Rathmines District Courts to Áine Ceannt in her capacity as trustee requesting payments for settled cases, 1922 Februrary 11. Letter from G[earoid] O'Tuathail, Registrar for Pembroke and Rathmines District Courts to Áine Ceannt in her capacity as trustee regarding finances, requesting receipts and payments, 1922 March 2. Photocopy of notes related to letter from Eam[ír] Ó Cleírigh regarding finances and the Registrar of Pembroke and Rathmines District Court, 1922 February 25. Cheque stub book of Áine Ceannt as trustee of the Rathmines and Rathgar Urban District Courts, 1922. Cheque to Gearóid Ua Tuathail, Registrar of the Pembroke and Rathmines Republican Courts for petty cash, 1922 March 29. Cheque to Gearóid Ua Tuathail, Registrar of the Pembroke and Rathmines Republican Courts for his salary, 1922 March 30. Note by Seoirse Mac Niocaill, Assistant to the Minister for Home Affairs regarding the decrees collected by police for the Pembroke and Rathmines Republican Courts, 1922 May 1. Letter from G[earoid] O'Tuathail, Registrar for Pembroke and Rathmines District Courts to Áine Ceannt in her capacity as trustee regarding financial documents and details, 1922 May 11. Letter from G[earoid] O'Tuathail, Registrar for Pembroke and Rathmines District Courts to Áine Ceannt in her capacity as trustee regarding finances and requesting payments related to court cases, 1922 May 16. Letter from Séan MacEntee, Minister, for Finance to Áine Ceannt arranging a meeting to discuss the Rathmines Republican District Courts, 1934 January 6. Bill of costs and attached receipt paid by Áine Ceannt to Franks & Oulton for legal fees regarding the lease of 44 Oakley Road, Ranelagh from Mrs. E. P Alwyne and others, 1920. Bill of costs payable by Áine Ceannt to Arthur Cox & Co. for legal fees related to the purchase of land in Skerries from Mr. Healy, 1929 May 8. Letter from Arthur Cox & Co. to Áine Ceannt regarding drafting a conveyance for the sale of a plot of land in Skerries to Ceannt from Mr. Healy, 1929 April 23. Letter from Rónán Ceannt to Walter E Magill regarding Magill's lease of Barn Elms, Churchtown, Dundrum and an offer for purchase, 1939 September 29. Letter from Walter Magill to Rónán Ceannt confirming Ceannt's purchase offer for his interest in the premises although a little disappointed at the price, 1939 October 2. Letter from Rónán Ceannt to Walter E Magill increasing Ceannt's purchase offer on the property at Barn Elms, Churchtown, Dundrum, 1939 October 3. Letter from Matheson Ormsby & Prentice, solicitors to Walter Magill to Rónán Ceannt regarding the purchase of the superior interest of Barn Elms, Churchtown, Dundrum, 1939 October 19. Letter from Rónán Ceannt to Walter E Magill regarding the date of possession at Barn Elms, Churchtown, Dundrum following the completion of the sale, 1939 October 23. Memorial by Matheson, Ormsby & Prentice from the Royal Exchange Assurance to Áine and Rónán Ceannt for sale superior interest at Barn Elms, Churchtown, Dundrum , 1940 September 11. Memorandum of agrement between Áine Ceannt and James Derham granting license to Derham to use land in Skerries for grazing, meadowing and tillage purposes, 1940 November 28. Certificate from the General Valuation Office, Dublin on the rateabale valuation for the Gate Lodge at Inis Ealga, Rathfarnham to H. D. Vaughan, 1943 February 28. Letter from D O'Donovan, County Commissioner for Dublin, advising Áine Ceannt that a notice has been served on James MacDonald requiring him to discontinue the practice of keeping pigs at Inis Ealga, 1945 December 17. Letter from Patrick F. O'Reilly to Rónán Ceannt enclosing a duplicate eviction notice to be signed by Áine Ceannt, 1946 June 12. Letter from Patrick F. O'Reilly to Rónán Ceannt regarding an Ejectment Civil Bill against James McDonnell, 1946 July 12. Letter from F. McDermott, Deputy Secretary of the Irish Red Cross to Mrs. [Áine] Ceannt informing her there is a letter attached under the direction of Dr. Shanley, 1946 July 23. Letter from Patrick F. O'Reilly to Rónán Ceannt regarding the payment of rent arrears related to the eviction of James McDonnell, 1946 July 25. Letter from Patrick F. O'Reilly to Rónán Ceannt informing him that he has enclosed a cheque for rent arrears related to the eviction of James McDonnell and calculating the remaining costs, 1946 July 27. Letter from T[homas] J. Burke to Mrs. [Áine] Ceannt requesting her opinion on a letter from Thomas Neanon, 1946 September 10. Letter from Áine Ceannt to Mr. [Patrick] O'Reilly regarding a letter from Thomas Neanon that she would not like sent to broadcast, 1946 September 14. Letter from Áine Ceannt to Dr. [John] Shanley requesting an original of a letter from Thomas Neanon a former employee of Ceannt's, 1946 September 14. Letter from Áine Ceannt to Thomas Burke outlining the events surrounding the eviction of James McDonnell and the termination of her employment of Thoms Neanon, 1946 September 14. Letter from Patrick F O'Reilly to Mrs. [Áine] Ceannt stating they cannot prevent these libellous letters but that Irish Red Cross should not be affected and refers to the eviction order against James McDonnell, 1946 September 16. Letter from T[homas] J. Burke to Mrs. [Áine] Ceannt enclosing a letter from Mrs.McDonnell regarding her family's eviction from the Gate Lodge at Inis Ealga, Churchtown, Dundrum, 1946 October 31. Letter from Thomas Neanon to Áine Ceannt refuting her statement that he created a distrubance at Kildare St. and received the benefit of the Probation Act, demanding an apology, 1946 November 23. Newspaper cutting from the 'Evening Mail' regarding the eviction of James McDonnell and his family from the gate lodge at Áine Ceannt's residence at Inis Ealga, Churchtown, Dundrum, 1946 November 23. Letter from T[homas] J. Burke to Mrs. [Áine] Ceannt regarding the eviction of James McDonnell and his threats to picket outside the technical schools and the Irish Red Cross, 1946 November 26. Letter from Patrick F. O'Reilly to Rónán Ceannt outlining legal costs in the matter of the eviction of James McDonnell and remarking that he is of course not adding any professional charge, 1946 December 2. Notice of a sitting of the Dublin Circuit Court for a case between the Lord Mayor (plaintiff) and Joseph White (defendant) on a decree of possession of premises, 1946 December 7. Newspaper cutting from the 'Irish Times' regarding the auction sale of the property at Inishmore, Churchtown, Co. Dublin, 1950 June 17. II.ii. Irish White Cross, 1921-1945. Copy of letter from James Houghton, President of the Irish White Cross, New Bedford Branch to Lord Mayor, Laurence O'Neill, Chairman of the Irish White Cross requesting the inclusion of the New Bedford board of officers in the official recognition of the branch, 1922 May 6. Agenda for a General Council Meeting of the Irish White Cross, 1922 June 22. Copy of letter from James Houghton, President of the Irish White Cross, New Bedford Branch to Henry Kennedy, Director of the Irish White Cross seeking approval for an enclosed copy of their bye-laws, circa 1922. Duplicate copies of the food expenses of the Committee for the Maintenance of Orphans of the Irish White Cross, circa 1922. Duplicate copies of the girl's clothing expenses of the Committee for the Maintenance of Orphans of the Irish White Cross, circa 1922. Duplicate copies of the boy's clothing expenses of the Committee for the Maintenance of Orphans of the Irish White Cross, circa 1922. Circular letter by the Irish White Cross regarding the re-organisation of committees and allocation of funds, 1924 July 5. Circular letter by the Irish White Cross regarding the re-allocation of funds and requesting attendance at an upcoming meeting, 1924 August 12. Memorandum of the resolutions of a meeting of the General Council of the Irish White Cross and establishing the Irish White Cross Winding Up Association, 1924 August 21. Letter from Arthur Cox to Áine Ceannt regarding her role as trustee of the Irish White Cross Disablement Fund and enclosing draft deed of trust for her consideration, 1924 September 1. Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Irish White Cross (Children's Relief) Association with manuscript annotations, 1924-1925. Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Irish White Cross (Children's Relief) Association, 1924-1925. Letter from Arthur Cox to Áine Ceannt enclosing original counterpart of the deed of trust for the Irish White Cross Disablement Fund, 1924-1925. Memorandum from the Irish White Cross Winding Up Association outlining their allocation of funds, circa 1927. Administration Expenses and Revenue Account of the Irish White Cross from inception in 1922 to liquidation in 1928, circa 1928. Circular letter from the Secretary of the Irish White Cross to Áine Ceannt regarding the upcoming Annual General Meeting of the Irish White Cross Association at the offices of Arthur Cox & Co., 1945 May 29. Notes by Áine Ceannt related to the internal organisation of the Irish White Cross, undated. Newspaper cutting from the 'New York Herald' regarding the willingness of Irish-American nurses to travel to Ireland to form a White Cross unit, 1921 January 15. Copy letter from Wiliam J. Walsh, Archbishop of Dublin to Laurence O'Neill, Mayor of Dublin in relation to the establishment of the Irish White Cross in response to the relief funds collected in America, 1921 January 16. Memorandum from the newly established Irish White Cross including lists of members and an appeal for funds explaining the work of the organisation, 1921 February 26. Copy letter from Éamon de Valera to Laurence O'Neill, Lord Mayor of Dublin, commending the formation of the Irish White Cross, with manuscript annotations, circa 1921. Copy letter from Éamon de Valera to Laurence O'Neill, Lord Mayor of Dublin, commending the formation of the Irish White Cross, circa 1921. Letter from the Secretary of the Committee for the Maintenance of Orphans, Irish White Cross to an unidentified recipient requesting information related to their compensation, 1923 October 15. Newspaper cutting from the 'Irish Press' of an article by R. M. Fox commending the work of the Irish White Cross, 1932 May 28. Letter from Áine Ceannt to Éamon de Valera enclosing a list of orphans and their addresses that have been receiving manitenance from the Irish White Cross as requested, 1936 January 8. Copy letter to Cardinal Joseph MacRory from an unidentified member of the Irish White Cross inviting him to attend a meeting at the Oak Room in the Mansion House, Dublin, 1936 August 25. Newspaper cuting from the 'Evening Mail' of a photograph of prominent members of the Irish White Cross at the annual meeting at the Mansion House, Dublin, 1936 September 2. Newspaper cutting from the 'Irish Independent' of a photograph of prominent members of the Irish White Cross at the annual meeting at the Mansion House, Dublin, 1936 September 2. Copy letter from Áine Ceannt, Secretary of the Irish White Cross (Children's Relief) Association to the members of the original Council of the Irish White Cross inviting them to a meeting at the Mansion House, Dublin, circa 1921. Copy letter from Áine Ceannt, Secretary of the Irish White Cross (Children's Relief) Association to Arthur Cox requesting the requesting an address change of the Registered Office of the association to her home at Inis Ealga, Churchtown, Dundrum, 1942 September 15. Invitation to a meeting for the Irish White Cross, Committee for the Maintenance of Orphans from the Secretary, Áine Ceannt, undated. Irish White Cross (Children's Relief) Association forms for mothers of children receiving benefit stating they have not re-married and their children are still alive, undated. Postcard from Gertrude B. Kelly, treasurer of the American Auxiliary Irish White Cross appealing for donations, undated. Newspaper cutting of an article regardomg Áine Ceannt's work with the Irish White Cross (Children's Relief) Association, undated. Sheets of Irish White Cross stamps, undated. II.iii. Irish Red Cross, 1949-1946. Copy of minutes of the first meeting of the Executive Committee of the Irish Red Cross relating to the establishment of the society and the appointment of offices, 1939 September 5. Copy of extract from the manual of the International Red Cross referring to the organisation’s duties in case of a civil war, 1940, April 19. Newspaper cutting from the 'Irish Independent' of a photograph showing members of the General Council of the Irish Red Cross with a new ambulance, 1941 July 5. Circular letter to county secretaries, county divisional directors and branch secretaries of the Irish Red Coss regarding the functions of the Irish Red Cross, 1941 December 22. Newspaper cutting from the 'Evening Herald' of a photograph of the Irish Red Cross Central Council meeting, 1943 July 24. Newspaper cutting of a photograph of crowds at a garden party at Áras an Uachtaráin, undated. Programme of activities of the Irish Red Cross with the aim to convey to the public that the society is not purely a wartime activity, circa 1946. Memorandum from the Irish Red Cross suggesting activities of Junior Red Cross groups, undated. Memorandum by the Irish Junior Red Cross regarding their International School Correspondence, undated. II.iv. Personal papers, 1905-1952. Leaflet for Irish National Pilgrimage to Lourdes, signed by Áine Ceannt on behalf of Éamonn Ceannt, circa 1913. Leaflet for Irish National Pilgrimage to Lourdes, signed by Áine Ceannt, circa 1913. Prayer and association card for Irish National Pilgrimage to Lourdes, signed by Áine Ceannt, 1913 September. Prayer and association card for Irish National Pilgrimage to Lourdes, signed on behalf of Ronán Ceannt, 1913 September. Memorial card for first anniversary of the deaths of Éamonn Ceannt, Mhicheál Ó Mealláin [Michael Mallin], Chonchubhair Ó Colbáird [Con. Colbert] and Séan Mac Aodha [Seán Heuston], 1917 May 8. Memorial card for first anniversary of the death of Tomás Ceannt, 1917 May 9. Mass card for Michael Joseph Kent, 1940 January 15. Leaflet 'Tenth Annual Memorial Mass and unveiling of a roll of Honour' for the deceased members of the 4th Battalion, No. 1, Dublin Brigade Old I.R.A, held at the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary, Harold's Cross, Dublin, 1946 April 28. Newspaper cutting from the 'Evening Herald' about the unveiling of a memorial stone over the grave of Commandant P. Flanagan in Glasnevin Cemetery and the oration by J. O'Connor, former captain of "C" Company, 3rd Battalion, Dublin Brigade, 1946 October 14. Memorial card for those executed during the Easter Rising, undated. [American liner arriving in Galway] [graphic]. ["Mrs Dunne" during harvest time] [graphic]. [Portrait of Tadhg J. Smalle] [graphic]. [Portrait of Áine Ceannt as a young woman] [graphic]. [Girl and boy fishing at seaside] [graphic]. [Children and dogs swimming at seaside] [graphic]. [Áine Ceannt and two boys feeding a lamb] [graphic]. [Áine Ceannt with dog and book] [graphic]. [Woman and donkey outside farm stables] [graphic]. [Chickens in a coop] [graphic]. [Castle by a lake] [graphic]. Copybook of household accounts by Áine Ceannt, 1909-1910. Copybook of household accounts by Áine Ceannt, 1914. Bank account book for Áine Ceannt with the Munster and Leinster Bank Ltd., 1916-1922. Cheque stubs from the National Land Bank Ltd. signed by Áine Ceannt and Áine Heron, 1921. Cheque from Áine Ceannt to Rev J. F. Sweetman, 1922 January 18. Cheque from Áine Ceannt to Rónán Ceannt, 1922 December 7. Cheque from Áine Ceannt to the Bannc na Mumhan agus Laighean Ltd (Munster and Leinster Bank Ltd.), 1923 January 8. Cheque from Áine Ceannt to Dr. Kathleen Lynn, 1923 April 23. Cheque from Áine Ceannt to the Minister for Finance (Seán MacEntee), 1934 January 18. Account book from the Royal Liver Friendly Society, 1935-1939. Account book from the Royal Liver Friendly Society for the life assurance policies of Áine Ceannt, 1948-1954. Receipt for Áine Ceannt for a one pound share in a company, 1947 March 6. Receipt for a half years rent payment by Áine Ceannt and Rónán Ceannt for Inis Ealga, Churchtown, Dundrum to the representatives of A. O. B. O'Connor, 1948 May 4. Receipts from Cumann Croise Deirge na hÉireann to Áine Ceannt for a donation and life membership fee, undated. Cheque stub book for Áine Ceannt's personal finances, 1934-1935. Cheque stub book for Áine Ceannt's personal finances, 1935. Brown account book for Áine Ceannt with the National City Bank, 1935-1938. Lodgement receipts with the National City Bank to Áine Ceannt's personal account, 1932-1934. Lodgement receipts with the National City Bank to Áine Ceannt's personal account, 1937. Cheques paid from Áine Ceannt's personal account with the National City Bank, 1935. Certificate of Shares in Comhar-Comhlucht Foilseoirachta Gaedheal, Teo (Gael Co-operative Society Ltd.), 1923 September 27. Hardback account book with personal financial accounts of Áine Ceannt, 1921-1934. Postcard from E. T. Kent [Éamonn Ceannt] addressed to Áine with faded text related to small Celtic patterns and manuscript notes on verso, 1904 July 12. Invitation to Mrs. Kent [Áine Ceannt] to the Connradh na Gaedhilge Ard Fheis and Oireachtas at the Mansion House, 1905 August 16. Fragmentary draft letters from Áine Ceannt resigning as a member of a committee and stating the "Cumman" is losing their best ever "cisteora" [treasurer?], 1905 February 15. Account by Áine Ceannt of occurances between 1923 and 1925 related to an inheritance claim, 1925 June 27. Membership card of Áine Ceannt as a student of Connradh na Gaedhilge with celtic illustrations, undated. Life membership certificate of Áine Ceannt with the Dominican College, Eccles Street, Past Pupil's Union, signedHonorary Secretary, Peggie H Bridgeman, undated. Calling card of Áine b. É. Ceannt, Inis Ealga, Churchtown Dublin, undated. Pocket size leather bound diary for Áine Ceannt, 1948. Pocket size navy leather bound diary for Áine Ceannt, 1949. Pocket size personal address book of Áine Ceannt, undated. Brown pocket size diary of Áine Ceannt, 1935. Pocket size brown spiral notebook of Áine Ceannt, undated. Blank brown copybook of Áine Ceannt with evidence of torn out pages, undated. Notes by Áine Ceannt on the pedigree and family tree of her mother Elizabeth O'Brennan's family (Butler), undated. Illustrated letter of membership in the Archconfraternity of the Holy Family for Francis O'Brennan in Our Immaculate Lady of Refuge Church, Rathmines, Dublin, 1874 August 5. Copies of testimonials recommending Miss Mary J. Brennan [Áine’s sister?] for the position of crèche superintendent, 1902-1905. Pamphlet on the Roman Catacombs and the Catacomb of St. Callistus including the opening times and entrance fee, 1907. Handwritten extract of article by Helena Lucretia [Cornaro Piscopia] entitled the Papal Benedictions in St. Peter's during the Jubilee year, undated. Small card with an image of the face of Jesus Christ with a thorn crown on a shroud entitled "La Sainte Face Divino Rostrum", undated. Empty hardback cover addressed to Mrs. O'Brennan, Bloomfield, Dolphin's Barn from Stanley Artist and Photographer, Children's Portraiture, 22 Westmoreland St., undated. Newspaper cuttings mounted on black card related to the work and death of Most. Rev. Tobias Kirby, 1894-1895. Newspaper cutting announcing the death of Most. Rev. Dr. Tobias Kirby, 1895. Newspaper cutting from the 'Freeman's Journal' recalling the life and achievements of Most. Rev. Dr. Tobias Kirby, 1895 January 22. Newspaper cuttings mounted on black card from the 'Freeman's Journal' recalling the life and achievements of Most. Rev. Dr. Tobias Kirby and an unidentified newspaper regarding his death, 1895. Newspaper cuttings mounted on black card including an account of the a life of Most. Rev. Dr. Tobias Kirby, a requiem in his memory and a incident surrounding his burial, 1895. Photographic image of the Most. Rev. Dr. Tobias Kirby in a newspaper supplement, 1898 February 19. Newspaper cutting of an article related to an inscription added to the grave of Most. Rev. Dr. Tobias Kirby by Pope Leo XIII, 1898. Newspaper cuttings of articles by P. L. Connellan related to a new hall in memory of Most. Rev. Dr. Tobias Kirby and his life and achievements, 1900. Newspaper cutting of an article in 'The Standard' related to the famine relief of Pope Leo XIII through Most Rev. Dr. Tobias Kirby, 1935. [Photographic portrait of a young Rónán Ceannt in formal attire], [graphic]. [Unidentified man holding a tennis racket at a tennis court], [graphic]. [Men playing tennis], [graphic]. [Two women, a man and a young girl in a garden], [graphic]. [A liner coming into Galway Bay], [graphic]. [Family with dressed mannequin], [graphic]. [Boats in Dunmore East Harbour], [graphic]. [The lighthouse and boats in Dunmore East Harbour], [graphic]. [Boat docked at Dunmore East Harbour], [graphic]. [Boat and crew docked at Dunmore East Harbour], [graphic]. [Boats docked at Dunmore East Harbour], [graphic]. [The pier at Dunmore East Harbour], [graphic]. [Two men in a docked boat at Dunmore East Harbour], [graphic]. [Greyhound and woman's leg lounging in the grass at Dunmore East], [graphic]. [Two men onboard a boat in Dunmore East Harbour], [graphic]. [Landscape of the seafront at Bray], [graphic]. [Man and woman relaxing on the sidelines], [graphic]. [Portrait of a dark haired woman], [graphic]. [Portrait of children with a small baby], [graphic]. [Woman behind a stall at Whitehall Carnival], [graphic]. [Portrait of smiling man in sunglasses], [graphic]. [Riverside view of a shed with boats for hire], [graphic]. [Portrait of a woman standing beside a stone building], [graphic]. [Woman petting a large dog in a garden], [graphic]. [Portrait of Áine and Rónán Ceannt], [graphic]. [Portrait of Rónán Ceannt and an unidentified young man], [graphic]. [Portrait of unidentified girl in a white dress and veil for her First Communion], [graphic]. [O'Brennan family portrait], [graphic]. [Portrait of unidentified man holding a laughing child], [graphic]. [Portrait of an unidentified woman holding a smiling child], [graphic]. [Crowd in an outdoor parade], [graphic]. [House in the countryside with woman in the open doorway], [graphic]. [Negative of an unidentified woman leaning over a balcony], [graphic]. Kodak envelope case for the developed photographs of Mrs. Kent [Áine Ceannt], undated. Postcard to Mrs [Elizabeth] Brennan from an unidentified sender in San Gimignano, Italy, 1903 October 4. Postcard to Mrs [Elizabeth] Brennan from her granddaughter Kats on holiday in Ballybunion, Co. Kerry, 1924 August 29. [Portrait of Áine Ceannt with a 1916 remembrance pin], [graphic]. Newspaper cutting from the 'Irish Press' regarding the life and achievements of Áine Ceannt and her invitation to open an Aonach na Nodlag, 1933 November 29. Newspaper cutting related to Áine Ceannt's opening speech at Aonach na Nodlag, 1933 December 9. Newspaper cutting related to a fancy dress dance held by Rowan [Rónán] Ceannt at his mother's home at 44 Oakley Road, Ranelagh, 1939. Newspaper cutting related to the opening of a De La Salle College in the former home of Áine and Rónán Ceannt by Archbishop of Dublin, Most Rev. Dr. McQuaid, 1952 December 2. Newspaper cutting of the death notice of Elizabeth O'Brennan, 1930 November 27. Newspaper cutting from the 'Independent' of the death notice of Elizabeth O'Brennan, 1930 November 30. Newspaper cutting from the 'Independent' of the death notice of Elizabeth O'Brennan, 1930 December 1. II.v. Papers relating to Ronán Ceannt, 1913-1953. Pink school copybook of writing practice by Rónán Ceannt, 1913 September. Green school copybook for Irish penmanship by Rónán Ceannt, undated. Orange school copybook for with mathematics, French and Irish notes by Rónán Ceannt, undated. Brown school copybook of Vere Foster's ruled graph paper for Rónán Ceannt, undated. School copybook of Vere Foster's drawing book for 'Common Objects, Curved Lines' by Rónán Ceannt, undated. Examination paper for Rónán Ceannt from Trinity College Dublin in Junior Freshmen English Composition, 1930 April. Examination paper for Rónán Ceannt from Trinity College Dublin in Junior Freshmen French and German, 1930 April. Examination paper for Rónán Ceannt from Trinity College Dublin in Junior Freshmen Algebra and Arithmetic, 1930 April. Examination paper for Rónán Ceannt from Trinity College Dublin in Junior Freshmen Geometry, 1930 April. Typescript copies of Examination papers and manuscript responses in Common Law during Rónán Ceannt's time as a student of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland, 1930. Certificate of attendance for Rónán Ceannt at a course of Common Law lectures at the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland, signed by Professor of Common Law, J. B. Burke, 1931 May 21. Notice to students of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland regarding the time and location of the Intermediate Examinations, 1931 September 25. Examination paper for the Intermediate Examination for Apprentices to Solicitors of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland in Book-keeping, 1931 October. Examination paper for the Intermediate Examination for Apprentices to Solicitors of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland in Theory, 1931 October. Examination paper for the Intermediate Examination for Apprentices to Solicitors of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland in Practice 1931 October. Certificate of achievement for Rónán Ceannt after he passed his Intermediate Exmaination with the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland, signed by the President, L[aurence] J Ryan, 1932 June 16. Examination paper for the Final Examination for Apprentices to Solicitors of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland in Personal Property, Conveyancing and Land Purchase, 1934 October. Examination paper for the Final Examination for Apprentices to Solicitors of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland in Equity, Lunacy and Minor Matters and Company Law, 1934 October. Examination paper for the Final Examination for Apprentices to Solicitors of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland in Common Law and Bankruptcy, 1934 October. Draft manuscript letter from Áine Ceannt to Seán MacEntee regarding an incident relating to her son Rónán's salary and role in his position with the Dublin Municipal Officers' Association, 1943 February 19. Page includes a manuscript copy of a letter from the Department of Local Government and Public Health regarding the promotion of officers and on the verso an exercise in French entitled "Mansion" related to Joseph Joubert, 1944 October 5. Manuscript draft letter from Áine Ceannt to an unidentified recipient who had wrote a letter of recommendation regarding a promotion for her son, Rónán, 1947 January 22. Copy typescript letter from Rónán Ceannt and other unidentified members of the Law Agent's Office of the Dublin Corporation to the Secretary of the Department of Local Government regarding their opposition to the appointment of a new position within the office, undated. Essay by Rónán Ceannt entitled 'Britian in A.D. 78' related to the Roman rule of Britain under Agricola, undated. Exam answer booklet of Rónán Ceannt with response entitled 'Attention', undated. Exam answer booklet of Rónán Ceannt with response entitled 'Body and Mind', undated. Exam answer booklet of Rónán Ceannt with response entitled 'Vergil [Virgil] as a poet', undated. Exam answer booklet of Rónán Ceannt with response related to Hannibal and the Romans, undated. Notes by Rónán Ceannt studying for law exams with the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland, undated. Manuscript essay by Rónán Ceannt entitled 'The Future of Wireless' related to radio broadcasts, 1926 January 21. Manuscript draft of essay by Rónán Ceannt related to the popularity of the first radio broadcasts in Ireland, undated. Typescript draft of essay by Rónán Ceannt related to the popularity of the first radio broadcasts in Ireland, undated. Letter from Rónán Ceannt to his father Éamon Ceannt practicing his typing on his uncle 'Jacks' machine, 1912. Postcard from 'Granda' to Ronane [Rónán] Ceannt wishing him a happy Christmas, [1913-1915?] December 24. Postcard from Rónán Ceannt to his 'Grannie' Elizabeth O'Brennan while on holidays in Ballybunion, Co. Kerry, 1916 September 1. Postcard from Rónán Ceannt to his 'Grany' Elizabeth O'Brennan from Ballybunion, Co. Kerry, 1917 August 18. Birthday card from 'T, Rooney and Family' to Master R Kent [Rónán Ceannt], 1926 June 18. Invitation from the President on behalf of the Government fo the Irish Free State to Rónán Ceannt to a reception in honour of the Papal Legate during the 31st International Eucharistic Congress in Dublin, 1932 June 21. Letter from Seámus de Chlanndiolúm, Director of Broadcasting for Saorstát Éireann to Rónán Ceannt thanking him for his contribution to a broadcast from the Athlone station, 1932 December 8. Invitation from the President on behalf of the Government fo the Irish Free State to Rónán Ceannt to the unveiling of a memorial commemorating the signing of the proclomation of the Republic of Ireland, 1935 April 21. Manuscript letter of reference from Arthur Cox to Ignatius Rice, Law Agent, Dublin Corporation for Rónán Ceannt, 1937 March 15. Letter from Arthur Cox to Rónán Ceannt wishing him well in his new job with the Law Office of Dublin Corporation, 1937 April 19. Letter from Arthur Cox to Rónán Ceannt hoping his new job is going well and offering his best wishes to Mrs. [Áine] Ceannt, 1937 December 22. Copy letter from Rónán Ceannt to James G. O'Connor, Solicitor requesting more information regarding a dispute related to the inheritance of the estate of a deceased relative John R. Graham, 1939 October 30. Letter from James G. O'Connor to Rónán Ceannt organising a time to discuss a dispute related to the inheritance of the estate of a deceased relative John R. Graham, 1939 November 4. Copy letter from Rónán Ceannt to James G. O'Connor, Solicitor organising a time to discuss a dispute related to the inheritance of the estate of a deceased relative, John R. Graham, 1939 November 14. Christmas card from Miceál [Micheal Kent] to his nephew Rónán Ceannt wishing him a merry Christmas and good luck in the new home, 1939. Copy letter from Rónán Ceannt to James G. O'Connor, a solicitor, enclosing a formal letter from the daughter of Frank O'Brennan agreeing to pay Miss Mary Roche one fifth of any assets that arise from the distribution of the estate of a deceased relative, John R. Graham, 1939 November 14. Letter from John P.J. Smyth to Rónán Ceannt enclosing a cheque from their client by court order related to a legal case 'Kent v Kent' (cheque not included), 1940 November 13. Birthday card from Rónán Ceannt to 'Mary' decorated with small rotating wheel to spin for a birthday wish, 1952 September 23. Postcard from Mrs. [Margaret] Pearse to Rónán Kent [Ceannt] asking after his mother Áine Ceannt and hoping they will holiday with her soon, undated. Postcard from Alice M[illigan] to R[ónán] Ceannt thanking him for an excellent portrait, undated. Note from Gerard Crofts to Master Ronan Kent [Rónán Ceannt] thanking Ceannt for his cards and for his remebrances of him which have touched Crofts deeply, undated. Letter from Eva Gore-Booth to Rónán Kent [Ceannt] thanking him for a card on her sister's behalf, undated. Envelope inscribed with 'Rónán, Daddy's copy of wish for his First Communion', undated. II.vi. Writings, ca.1923-1924. Manuscript notes by Áine Ceannt on the political and economic situation in Ireland, circa 1923-1925. II.vii. Other papers, 1916-1948. Issue of the Catholic Bulletin with the first of two parts of an article on the events of Easter Week, 1916 July. Issue of the Catholic Bulletin with the second of two parts of an article on the events of Easter Week, 1916 August. Issue of 'The Pioneer' a periodical of the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association of the Sacred Heart with a partial article about Éamonn Ceannt and the Gaelic League by Máire Ní Bhrolcháin, 1948 September. Handwritten list of names of correspondents of Áine Ceannt, Lily O'Brennan and Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. Handwritten list by Áine Ceannt of manuscripts formerly in her possession, undated. II.viii. Áine Ceannt Photographic Collection [graphic]. [Unidentified baby in pram] [graphic]. [Unidentified young girl, full-length portrait, at table, facing front] [graphic]. [Áine Ceannt and Ronán Ceannt, three-quarter length portrait, outside thatched cottage] [graphic]. [Lily O'Brennan, in black dress outside house, full-length portrait, facing forward] [graphic]. [Two women with group of boys in school-type uniform, possibly members of Ceannt family, in front of stone wall, full-length portrait] [graphic]. [Obelisk monument in town square, one car and horse, location unidentified] [graphic]. [Obelisk monument in town square, with large crowd gathered, location unidentified] [graphic]. [Unidentified woman, in front of brick wall with wooden gate, possibly a garden, full-length portrait] [graphic]. ["Bill" in United States military training uniform outside house, three-quarter length portrait, facing forward] [graphic]. ["Kathleen", outdoors in skirt suit and fur coat, full length portrait, facing forward] [graphic]. Kathleen and Baby Brother taken at Fire Island Beach : Billie is 8 months old [graphic]. [Unidentified man on motorcycle, full length portrait] [graphic]. The Strand, Ballynahown, July 1933 [graphic]. Bloomfield Sept. 1914 [graphic]. [Elderly woman in black dress, possibly Elizabeth Butler Ceannt, seated in front of stone wall with dog, full-length portrait] [graphic]. James St Chapel 7th June 1905 [graphic]. [Brass band, with crowd gathered and thatched cottage in background, location unidentified] [graphic]. Girls' school - Connemara, Irish speaking children [graphic] / [Group of four women, two men, and three children in garden with deckchairs, unidentified location] [graphic]. [Man in military uniform [possibly Tim Carson] with unidentified woman, on roof-top, full-length portrait, location unidentified] [graphic]. [Billie Carson in pram, ten months old] [graphic]. [Billie Carson at 2 months, in moses basket] [graphic]. [Donkey and calf on bogland] [graphic]. [Unidentified woman with baby in pram, outdoors, with railings] [graphic]. Kathleen and Tadge [Tim Carson] walking their baby brother [Billie] in the park c. Tadge was home on furlough from Ireland [graphic]. [Unidentified woman taken at Fire Island Beach, 1945] [graphic]. Billie Carson 9 months old [graphic]. [Elizabeth O'Brennan (1851-1930) full-length seated portrait] [graphic] / [Four unidentified women on gravel bank in front of stone wall with dog] [graphic]. [Cast gathered on stage of unidentified theatre] [graphic]. [Young boy in black costume and young girl in white dress holding flowers, in front of double glass doors, full-length portrait [graphic]. [Billie Carson, six months old, lying on blanket on rooftop [graphic]. [Woman with young boy and girl in swimming costumes on beach, location unidentified] [graphic]. [Billie Carson in cot, six weeks old] [graphic]. Billie [Carson] 9 months old [graphic]. [Two-storey detached house with balcony and archway, trees in foreground] [graphic]. [Billie Carson, at six months, lying on mattress] [graphic]. [Billie Carson, aged four months, lying on mattress] [graphic]. Mary W. Equi Jn., age 5 yrs [graphic]. [Áine Ceannt, standing outdoors near tree, full-length portrait [graphic]. [Áine Ceannt and Ronán Ceannt, with woman and young girl on beach, wall with "Flower & Mc [Donald]" visible in background, possibly Ringsend] [graphic]. [Man seated, with young boy and girl, full-length studio portrait, facing forward] [graphic]. Harvest time, 1946, Mrs. Dunne. [graphic]. [Four priests in habits standing at altar, full-length portrait] [graphic]. [Postcard from Flora Priestley to the Ceannt family, featuring a photo of Flora Priestley in doorway with a dog] [graphic]. [Man, woman and child, three-quarter length portrait, facing forward] [graphic]. [Nun in white habit and black veil, seated on garden bench with book in hand, full-length portrait, facing side] [graphic]. [Ronán Ceannt, in coat and hat walking along street, full-length portrait [graphic]. [Man leading horse and cart, taken in Enniskerry Co. Wicklow, facing away from camera,] [graphic]. [Áine Ceannt with children in cots and visiting cardinal, nurses visible in background,] [graphic]. [Man with horse ploughing field, taken in Enniskerry Co. Wicklow] [graphic]. Mrs O'Shea, Joe [O'Shea], mise [Áine Ceannt], Clonea, July 1939. [graphic]. Oakley Road 1923-4 [graphic]. [Ronán Ceannt dressed in uniform of Fianna Éireann, with an Irish Volunteers insignia on his hat, full-length portrait] [graphic]. [Éamonn Ceannt with fellow students at O'Connell CBS School, North Richmond Street, group portrait] [graphic]. [Áine Ceannt, head and shoulders portrait, facing left] [graphic] / Garden Inis Ealga[n] [graphic]. [Áine Ceannt reading book, three-quarter length seated portrait] [graphic]. [Áine and Ronán Ceannt, three-quarter length portrait, facing forward] [graphic]. Miss Kathleen O'Brennan, sister of Mrs. Ceannt [graphic]. [Áine Ceannt, wearing robe with celtic embroidered design and brooch, seated three-quarter length portrait] [graphic] / [Áine Ceannt, reading book, bird design curtains in background, three-quarter length portrait, facing left] [graphic]. [Lily O'Brennan, seated on garden bench with terrier dog, three-quarter length portrait] [graphic]. Mrs. Marston [graphic]. [Ronán Ceannt, holding fishing net, full-length studio portrait, facing forward] [graphic] / [Two older women wearing black, one seated and one standing, outside house door numbered 16, full-length portrait] [graphic]. [Ronán Ceannt with older man, standing outdoors, full-length portrait] [graphic]. Christmas 1936 [graphic]. [Linda Kearns, three-quarter length portrait, facing forward] [graphic] / [Damaged staircase in Áine Ceannt's home on Oakley Road following a raid by Free State forces] [graphic]. [Lily O'Brennan's room at Áine Ceannt's home on Oakley Road following a raid by Free State forces] [graphic]. [Ransacked dining room in Áine Ceannt's home on Oakley Road following a raid by Free State forces] [graphic]. [Damaged nativity figurines at Áine Ceannt's home on Oakley Road following a raid by Free State forces] [graphic]. [Damaged piano at Áine Ceannt's home on Oakley Road following a raid by Free State forces] [graphic]. [Ransacked room at Áine Ceannt's home on Oakley Road following a raid by Free State forces] [graphic]. [Ransacked items in front of fireplace at Áine Ceannt's home on Oakley Road following a raid by Free State forces] [graphic]. [Ransacked hallway at Áine Ceannt's home on Oakley Road following a raid by Free State forces] [graphic]. [Eamonn Ceannt in Irish Volunteers uniform with two other soldiers, full-length portrait] [graphic]. [Michael Joseph O'Rahilly 'The O'Rahilly' in uniform, half-length portrait, facing left] [graphic]. [Men and boys holding rifles, some in military uniforms, outside house, seated full-length portrait] [graphic]. [Three mounted military officers followed by marching troops along paved street with tramlines and gathered onlookers] [graphic]. [Éamonn Ceannt in Irish Volunteers uniform, three-quarter length portrait, facing right] [graphic]. [Group of soldiers with rifles and bayonets standing with civilians in courtyard of unidentified barracks] [graphic]. [Woman activist talking to police officer, full-length portrait] [graphic]. [Group of women activists holding signs calling for the United States to support Ireland, with British flag burning on ground] [graphic]. [Two women activists with sign that reads "England: American women condemn your reign of terror in the Irish Republic", seated full-length portrait] [graphic] / Gustav Ador, Director of the International Red Cross, receiving a statement on the conditions of Irish prisoners of war as he leaves the conference of the League of Nations [graphic]. [Gustav Ador, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, leaving a conference of the League of Nations] [graphic]. [Group of men and women, including Lily O'Brennan and Kathleen Clarke, seated full-length portrait] [graphic]. [Large group of women, wearing medals, seated full-length portrait ] [graphic] / Irish White Cross nurses ready for call to Erin Organizing committee of the Irish White Cross [graphic] / [Áine Ceannt with three others seated at a table, signing documents, seated portrait] [graphic]. [Ceremonial procession of the Blue Hussars for the 31st International Eucharistic Congress, 1932] [graphic]. [Ceremonial procession for the 31st International Eucharistic Congress 1932, with carriage and eucharistic emblem of lamb and cross visible on a banner] [graphic]. [Crowd waiting for the ceremonial procession for the 31st International Eucharistic Congress, 1932] [graphic]. [Ceremonial procession for the 31st International Eucharistic Congress 1932, with a car and members of the Blue Hussars passing] [graphic]. [Ceremonial procession for the 31st International Eucharistic Congress 1932, with eucharistic emblem of lamb and cross visible along with other flags] [graphic]. [Ceremonial procession for the 31st International Eucharistic Congress 1932, with carriage passing] [graphic]. [Crowd waiting for the ceremonial procession for the 31st International Eucharistic Congress 1932, sitting and standing along roadside] [graphic]. Fermenting House, (Exterior) Guinness's Brewery, Dublin. [graphic]. His Holiness The Pope Benedict XV [graphic]. Irish Peace Conference, July 1921, delegates leaving Dun Laoghaire [graphic] / [Memorial postcard for Thomas Ashe, head and shoulders portrait] [graphic]. [Michael Davitt, head and shoulders portrait, on postcard with correspondence on verso] [graphic]. [Cathal Brugha, head and shoulders portrait, facing forward] [graphic]. Cathal Brugha, T. D., Killed in action, 1922. R.I.P. [graphic] / Commandant H. Boland, T. D., Killed in the Grand Hotel Skerries, July 30th 1922. R.I.P. [graphic]. Capt. James Rafter, John Etchingham, Capt. Brennan, Enniscorthy Leaders, Irish Rebellion May 1916 [graphic]. Eamonn De Valera President of the Irish Republic [graphic]. Military Operations, Dublin, June-July, 1922, General view Upper O'Connell St. after surrender. [graphic] / Military Operations, Dublin, June-July, 1922, Armoured Lania lorry firing on Gresham and Hammam Hotels [graphic] / Military Operations, Dublin, June-July, 1922, National Forces bombing the Hammam Hotel [graphic] / Military Operations, Dublin, June-July, 1922, Four Courts from Bridge St. [graphic] / The Hoisting of the Republican Flag on the G.P.O. Ruins, Easter Monday 1917. [graphic] / Irish Rebellion May, 1916, Henry Street, Dublin, after the shelling of the rebels [graphic] / Catholic Emancipation Centenary, altar in the Phoenix Park [graphic]. Catholic Emancipation Centenary, benediction at Watling St. Bridge [graphic]. [Altar erected in the Phoenix Park for the Catholic emancipation centenary] [graphic]. Charlemont House, Parnell Square, Dublin [graphic]. Dáil Eireann, An Tarna Tional, 10 Abran, 1919 [graphic] / Hilena Yllova, secretary to the Czechoslovak Women's League for Peace and Freedom, June 8th 1926 [graphic]. [Woman gardening] [graphic]. [Family group portrait, unidentified] [graphic]. III. Papers of Lily O'Brennan, 1851-1948. III.i. Correspondence, 1911-1948 Parody letter conferring award upon Lily O'Brennan for the rescue of a child, 1922 January. Letter from William J. Flynn to Lily O'Brennan confirming a meeting, 1911 May 22. Postcard from Lily O'Brennan to her mother, Elizabeth, concerning travel aboard the R.M.S. Leinster, 1912 October 28. Letter from Josephine Sullivan to Lily O'Brennan concerning the death of her father, 1914 April 11. Postcard from "Aiti" to Lily O'Brennan, wishing her a happy Christmas, 1914 December 25. Letter from Josephine Sullivan to Lily O'Brennan concerning O'Brennan's play, 1915 November 2. Letter from Muriel MacDonagh to Lily O'Brennan concerning Father Byrne's cheque, 1916 September 19. Postcard from Lily O'Brennan to her mother, Elizabeth, written from St. Patrick's Purgatory at Lough Derg, 1918 August 12. Postcard from Robert "Bob" Brennan to Lily O'Brennan, 1918 December 30. Copy of Molly Childers' medical certificate, 1918-1921. Letter from Liam P. Ó Riain to Lily O'Brennan concerning newspapers for Erskine Childers, 1921 July 14. Postcard from Lily O'Brennan to her mother, Elizabeth, written from the Grosvenor Hotel in London, 1921 September 15. Letter from Commandant M.J. Staines of Óglaigh na h-Éireann to Lily O'Brennan concerning a statement, 1921 July 29. Postcard from Éamonn Ceannt to Lily O'Brennan describing St. Peter's Basilica, 1921 August 9. Letter from Erskine Childers to Mr. Lyster introducing Lily O'Brennan as his private secretary, 1921 September 14. Letter from Molly Childers to Lily O'Brennan concerning personal matters and Treaty negotiations, 1921 October 11. Letter from Molly Childers to Lily O'Brennan concerning Contrexeville water, 1921 October 14. Draft letter from Molly Childers to Erskine Childers concerning accounts, 1921 October 18. Letter from Seán T. Ó Ceallaigh to Lily O'Brennan concerning family and friends, 1921 October 20. Letter from Molly Childers to Lily O'Brennan mainly concerning Erskine Childers, 1921 October 20. Letter from Lily O'Brennan to her mother, Elizabeth, concerning personal matters, 1921 October 20. Letter from Ronán Ceannt to Lily O'Brennan concerning fairies and a cinema catalogue, 1921 October 29. Memo from Erskine Childers to Lily O'Brennan concerning typing, 1921 November 7. Letter from Molly Childers to Lily O'Brennan concerning Erskine Childers, 1921 November 22. Letter to Lily O'Brennan concerning life in England and the White Cross, 1921 November 25. Letter from Molly Childers to Lily O'Brennan concerning accounts, 1921 December 1. Postcard to Lily O'Brennan, written from Florence, Italy, 1921 December 26. Memo from Erskine Childers to Lily O'Brennan concerning typing, circa 1921. Letter from Molly Childers to Lily O'Brennan concerning a present from Áine Ceannt, circa 1921. Letter from Erskine Childers to Lily O'Brennan concerning her health and salary, 1922 February 6. Letter from Erskine Childers to Lily O'Brennan concerning her work, 1922 February 10. Letter from Erskine Childers to Lily O'Brennan concerning Irish Republican Army propaganda, 1922 February 10. Letter from Carnegie Hero Trust Fund to the Lord Mayor of Dublin concerning act of heroism by Lily O'Brennan, 1922 June 9. Letter from Lily O'Brennan to her mother, Elizabeth, written from Mountjoy Jail, 1922 November 25 Letter from Lily O'Brennan to her mother, Elizabeth, written from Mountjoy Jail, 1922 December 22. Letter from Lily O'Brennan to her mother, Elizabeth, written from Mountjoy Jail, 1923 February 11. Letter from Fanny [Áine] Ceannt to Lily O'Brennan concerning personal matters, 1923 May 24. Letter from Éamon de Valera to Lily O'Brennan concerning her health, 1923 July 14. Letter from Éamon de Valera to Lily O'Brennan asking to her write an article, 1923 July 19. Postcard written to Lily O'Brennan from Rome, 1923 October 30. Letter from Robert Barton to Lily O'Brennan concerning supplies and learning Irish, 1923 November 20. Letter from Lily O'Brennan to her mother, Elizabeth, concerning the release of seventy prisoners, circa 1923. Letter from Bessie Cahill to Lily O'Brennan concerning the death of Eileen Ryan, 1924 January 23. Letter from Rónán Ceannt to Lily O'Brennan concerning his news, 1924 February 12. Letter from Douglas Hyde to Lily O'Brennan concerning a book inscription, 1924 September 9. Postcard from Dorothy Macardle to Lily O'Brennan wishing her a happy Christmas and New Year, 1924 December. Letter from Proinsias O'Fathaig [Frank Fahy] to Lily O'Brennan concerning attendance at a meeting for dismissed civil servants, 1927 November 11. Letter from Lady Gregory to Lily O'Brennan concerning O'Brennan's sympathies, 1927 December 28. Letter from Lady Gregory to Lily O'Brennan concerning O'Brennan's play, 1927 December 28. Letter from Jack B. Yeats to Lily O'Brennan listing illustrative Dublin street signs, 1929 May 22. Memorandum of agreement made between Lily O'Brennan and Browne & Nolan, Limited, 1929 December 5. Letter from J.A. McNerney of Browne & Nolan to Lily O'Brennan concerning her new story ['In Arms'], 1930 October 13. Letter from J.A. McNerney of Browne & Nolan to Lily O'Brennan suggesting changes for her new story ['In Arms'], 1930 October 29. Letter from Lady Gregory to Lily O'Brennan expressing their sympathy at the death of her mother, Elizabeth O'Brennan, 1930 December 4. Letter from Cumann na mBan to Lily O'Brennan expressing their sympathy at the death of her mother, Elizabeth O'Brennan, 1930 December 8. Memorandum from Curtis Brown Ltd. acknowledging receipt of Lily O'Brennan's poetry, 1932 November 2. Letter from W.A. Honohan, Secretary of the Department of Finance, to Lily O'Brennan acknowledging receipt of her letter, 1934 March 29. Letter from Father Augustine to Lily O'Brennan concerning their books, 1934 December. Letter from Phyllis Ryan to Lily O'Brennan concerning pensions for Cumann na mBan members and a history of the organisation, 1935 February 4. Letter from Phyllis Ryan to Lily O'Brennan concerning a history of Cumann na mBan, 1935 February 6. Letter from H.S. Murray concerning reunion of Easter Rising, 1916 garrisons, 1935 October 22. Letter from the Secretary of the Department of Education to Lily O'Brennan, 1937 March 15. Letter from Sally [Sara] Allgood to Lily O'Brennan concerning a booklet and a friend's health, 1937 September 30. Letter from the Department of Education to Lily O'Brennan rejecting her book 'A Call to Arms' for inclusion on the national school curriculum, 1937 December 23. Letter from D. O'Kelly of Brown & Nolan Ltd. to Lily O'Brennan concerning an American publication of her book 'A Call to Arms', 1938 July 14. Letter from John B. Donahue, editor of 'Columbia' magazine, to Lily O'Brennan concerning her short story 'Notions and Dreams', 1939 June 22. Letter from Maurice Walsh to Lily O'Brennan concerning a forward for her book, 1942 August 20. Letter from Maire O'Reilly to Lily O'Brennan requesting certification of Cumann na mBan membership, 1945 June 7. Letter from The Foley Typewriter Trading Company to Lily O'Brennan concerning the repair, or sale, of her typewriter, 1945 June 9. Letter from Bishop Francis X. Ford to Lily O'Brennan describing his experiences of World War II in China, 1945 November 19. Letter from Nuala Ní Mhoráin of 'The Leader' to Lily O'Brennan concerning her story ‘Leading a dog’s life in Ireland’, 1946 March 5. Letter from Victor Lloyd, Director of Pillar Publishing Co., to Lily O'Brennan concerning the story 'Leading a dog's life in Ireland', 1946 May 21. Letter from 'The Kerryman' to Lily O'Brennan concerning the story 'Leading a dog's life in Ireland', 1946 May 29. Memorandum from 'The Kerryman' to Lily O'Brennan acknowledging receipt of her manuscript 'Leading a dog's life in Ireland', 1946 June 10. Letter from Nancy Power to Lily O'Brennan concerning personal matters, 1946 December 19. Letter from 'The Kerryman' to Lily O'Brennan concerning publication of her story 'Leading a dog's life in Ireland', 1946 December 23. Letter from Sr. Mary Colette to Lily O'Brennan describing Christmas in the convent and sharing news about her family and friends, 1946 December 30. Subscription renewal notice and application form for Franciscan Missions 'Brief' magazine, 1947 March 10. Subscription renewal notice and bill for 'The Tabernacle and the Home' magazine, 1947 March. Letter from Lily O'Brennan to the editor of 'An Cosantóir', submitting an article for publication, 1947 April 21. Letter from J.M. MacCarthy, editor of 'An Cosantóir', to Lily O'Brennan concerning publication of her article, 1947 April 21. Letter from Dan Bogan, editor of 'An Cosantóir', to Lily O'Brennan concerning publication of her article, 1947 May 19. Draft letter by Lily O'Brennan to "Mr. Nolan" of 'The Kerryman', requesting return of her manuscripts, 1947 August 30. Letter from Stephen J. Brown to Lily O'Brennan concerning a meeting to discuss the formation of the Association of Catholic Writers, 1947 December 6. Notice from the Accounts Department of Browne & Nolan Ltd. to Lily O'Brennan, 1947 December. Letter from the Department of Education Publications Branch to Lily O'Brennan concerning printing of her book, 1948 February 18. Postcard from "Aiti" to Lily O'Brennan sending her Christmas greetings, [1914-1915?] Letter from Ronán Ceannt to Lily O'Brennan concerning practical jokes and a cinema catalogue, [1921?] Card from Alice Stopford Green to Lily O'Brennan concerning arrangements to meet, undated. Letter from Kathleen Fox to Lily O'Brennan concerning Alice Milligan, [Dec 3]. Letter from Séumas MacMaghnuis [Seumas MacManus] to Lily O'Brennan requesting an article on Ethna Carbery, [1915-1920?]. Letter from Brother Pacificus to Lily O'Brennan concerning her play, undated. Letter from Sarah Purser to Lily O'Brennan concerning Wilhelmina Margaret, undated. Notice from 'The Saturday Evening Post' to Lily O'Brennan concerning the unsuitability of her submitted works for publication, undated. Letter from Dora Shorter to Lily O'Brennnan concerning poetry and memories of the Easter Rising, [1916-1918?] Postcard from "C. Ua Rirdean" to Lily O'Brennan, praising her play for children, [November 6] Letter from Maire Walker to Lily O'Brennan praising her play for children, undated. Card from Jack B. Yeats to Lily O'Brennan wishing her a happy Christmas and New Year, undated. Envelope addressed to Miss Lily O'Brennan, undated. Envelope addressed to Miss Lili [sic] O'Brennan, undated. Envelope addressed to Miss L. O'Brennan, undated. Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning a visit to Dublin and a meeting, undated. Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning attendance at a meeting, undated. Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning a visit to Dublin and the death of Mr. Dobbins, undated. Letter from Minnie Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning a photograph of Alice Milligan, and the death of Seaton Milligan, undated. Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan and sisters concerning the death of her brother, Seaton Milligan, undated. Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan and sisters concerning members of the Gaelic League, undated. Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning friends and family, undated. Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan "or sister" concerning tickets to a dinner party, undated. Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning Éamonn Ceannt, Maude Gonne and donkey riding, undated. Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning her writing, undated. Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning her 'Arbour Hill Poem', undated. Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning her news and reflections, undated. Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning her poetry and prose, undated. Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning a new house and the Irish P.E.N. Club, undated. Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan and Áine Ceannt concerning a visit to a grave, undated. Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning an incident with the Post Office, undated. Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning old friends, undated. Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning her upcoming trip to Belfast, undated. Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning upcoming visits and meetings with friends, undated. Letter from Alice Milligan [to Lily O'Brennan?] concerning a letter she has received from Risteárd Mác Mael Cuta, undated. Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning a young student and old friends, undated. Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning the deaths of Eva Gore-Booth and Maggie Johnston, undated. Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan, Áine Ceannt "and friends" concerning her brother's recent stroke, undated. Note from Alice Milligan [to Lily O'Brennan?] concerning arrangements to meet, undated. Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning her recent illness and desire to visit friends, [1936?] Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning a book and a dress, undated. Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning a poem about the men of the Easter Rising, undated. Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning her travel experience, undated. Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning her recent poetry, undated. Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning an upcoming party, a new boiler and her poetry, undated. Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning her journey home and shopping, [August 30]. Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning a visit to Seumas Dobbin, undated. Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan "or sister" concerning a lost handbag, undated. Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning Ronán Ceannt, her plans to visit and her poetry, undated. Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning her visit to Dublin Castle, undated. Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning a meeting of the Belfast Anti-Partition Committee, undated. Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning the death of her housekeeper's husband, undated. Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning a dinner engagement and receipt of a book, undated. Letter from Alice Milligan concerning a lost handbag, undated. Letter from Alice Milligan to "friends" concerning personal and family news, [June 7]. Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan, Áine Ceannt and Ronán Ceannt concerning her desire to move house, undated. Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning personal matters and events in Northern Ireland, [1946?]. Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan thanking her for her condolences and discussing a "monodial", 1934 July 1. Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan expressing contempt for Maud Gonne, 1939 August 8. Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning her recent holiday, 1939 August 29. Telegram from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan urging her to "accept offer promptly", 1939 September 25. Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning moving house, 1939 August 29. Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning articles she has written and a house she would like to rent, undated. Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning her upcoming broadcast and recent visits, undated. Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning the sale of a gold watch, undated. Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning the sale of a gold watch and her recent writing, undated. Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning poetry, encounters with old friends, Kathleen O'Brennan's broadcast on Seumas O'Sullivan and praise for Ronán Ceannt, undated. Letter from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning visits and other news, undated. Letter from Alice Milligan to Áine Ceannt concerning a job application and her 'Arbour Hill' poem, undated. Letter from Alice Milligan to Áine Ceannt concerning mention in a radio broadcast, undated. Letter from Alice Milligan to Áine Ceannt concerning a Seán MacDiarmada anecdote and lack of transport, undated. Letter from Alice Milligan to Áine Ceannt concerning errors in a previous note and the exchange rate between dollars and pounds, undated. Postcard from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan asking "to hear how you all are even briefly", 1910 March 19. Postcard from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning an upcoming function and a play, 1910 May 9. Postcard from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan noting that she will be unable to attend the "Oireachtas" in Dublin and expressing how she misses O'Brennan and family, 1910 October 21. Postcard from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning her nephew's injured back and her recent train journey, 1933 August 14. Postcards from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning the death of her brother, William Milligan, 1937 July 28. Memorial card from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan, marking the death of William Milligan, 1937 July. Postcard from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning the addition of 'Shan Van Vocht' and 'United Irishmen' to the National Library's collections, 1937 [March?] 28. Postcard from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan expressing regret that she shook Alfred Byrne's hand in Dublin Castle, 1937 July 30. Postcard from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan saying she will meet her sister in the Diana Tea Rooms, Omagh, 1938. Telegram from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan advising her "not going Dublin inform friends", 1940 June 29. Postcard from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan asking after her health and describing a gift received from [Annette Kane, née Hyde?], 1941 January 28. Postcard from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning recent visits and family illness, 1941 January 28. Postcard from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning her recent eye trouble and mutual friends, 1941 June 20. Postcard from Alice Milligan to Áine Ceannt stating that two of her brothers will be visiting Dublin, 1941 July 3. Postcard from Alice Milligan to Áine Ceannt noting that she will be delayed in visiting her, 1941 July. Postcard from Alice Milligan to Kathleen O'Brennan concerning enquiring after Lily O'Brennan and describing her activities over the Christmas period, 1942 January 31. Postcard from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan informing her that "Maude died this morning after a long period of somnolence", [1940s] April 22. Postcard from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan thanking her for writing and noting an upcoming broadcast, November 18. Postcard from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan requesting a photographic print from Ronán Ceannt, undated. Postcard from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan thanking her for writing and noting a current broadcast, September 28. Postcard from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning financial matters, undated. Postcard from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan concerning the work of the Irish Red Cross and her desire to visit, September 4. Christmas card from Alice Milligan to Lily O'Brennan enclosing Irish Red Cross subscription and cheque for exhibition catalogue, undated. Postcard from Alice Milligan to Kathleen O'Brennan concerning her plans to visit Dublin, undated. Postcard from Alice Milligan to Kathleen O'Brennan concerning Ronán Ceannt's entry into the legal profession and her failing eyesight, undated. Poems of Alice Milligan : with notes, 1922. Letter from Michael Donnelly to Alice Milligan requesting a loan of some money, 1937 April 3. Draft biographical sketch of Alice Milligan, 1937 December 13. Partial draft reflection on meeting Alice Milligan [by Lily O'Brennan?], 1939 June 9. Introductory address at the conferral of Honorary Doctor of Literature award to Alice Milligan, 1941 July 10. Draft speech by Alice Milligan for the conferral of her Honorary Doctor of Literature, [1941 July 10]. Article on Alice Milligan's memories of The Shelley Society, undated. Poem entitled 'At the castle', June 26. Draft biographical sketch of Alice Milligan, [1937?] Draft biographical sketch of Alice Milligan, undated. Notes on the life of Napper Tandy, undated. Note from Alice Milligan promising to send Áine Ceannt a picture, undated. Note from Alice Milligan concerning her attendance at an anti-partition meeting in Belfast, undated. Newspaper cuttings of Alice Milligan's poetry and letters, articles, 1936-1939. Letter from Seán Ó Cuinneáin, Department of Finance, to Erskine Childers concerning Lily O'Brennan's salary, 1922 March 13. Letter from Lily O'Brennan to the Minister for Finance [Michael Collins] acknowledging receipt of her salary, 1922 March 16. Letter from Erskine Childers to the Minister for Finance [Michael Collins] enclosing Lily O'Brennan's acknowledgement of receipt of her salary, 1922 March 16. Letter from A. Ni Riain, secretary of Cumann na mBan (Sydney) to Commandant General R. O'Connor enclosing £90 and receipt, 1922 April 26. Letter concerning A. Ni Riain, secretary of Cumann na mBan (Sydney), enclosing £47 6s 6d and receipt, 1922 April 26. Letter from Lily O'Brennan to the Department of Finance concerning her case for dismissal from the Civil Service, 1932 May 18. Draft note by Lily O'Brennan concerning her case for dismissal from the Civil Service, [1932 May]. III.ii. Cumann na mBan, 1916-1939. List of Cumann na mBan members attached to Dublin garrisons during the Easter Rising, 1916. Minutes of the Cumann na mBan convention, 1918 September 28-29. Copy attendance of the Cumann na mBan executive, 1920-1921. Copy agenda of the Cumann na mBan special convention, 192 February 5. Letter from Cumann na mBan concerning military pensions for members of the executive, 1936 March 14. Agenda for Cumann na mBan meeting, [1936 March 28]. Agenda for Cumann na mBan meeting, 1936 April 25. Statement by Lily O'Brennan confirming that Miss M. O'Reid and Miss Eilis MacNamara were both members of Cumann na mBan, 1945 June 12. Constitution of Cumann na mBan, undated. Drafts of the Cumann na mBan constitution, undated. Certificate of Brigid Laffan's service in Cumann na mBan, [circa 1936?]. Cumann na mBan circular concerning military activities, [circa 1918-1919?] Summaries of six first aid lectures delivered by Cumann na mBan, undated. Flier promoting membership of Cumann na mBan, undated. Circular from Cumann na mBan giving information on how to form a new branch and details of the organisation’s activities, undated. 'Éire: The Irish Nation' newspaper, with reference to the female prisoners in Kilmainham and Mountjoy, 1923 April 21. Newspaper cuttings concerning Cumann na mBan, [191?-1939]. III.iii. Military Service Pension, 1936-1937. Letter from Eamonn de Burca, Secretary at Griffith's Barracks, to Lily O'Brennan concerning her pensionable service in Cumann na mBan, 1936 October 20. Service certificate issued to Lily O'Brennan under the Military Service Pension Act (1934) for her work with Cumann na mBan, 1937 January 14-18. Letter from Seán MacEntee, Minister for Finance, to Lily O'Brennan advising her on her military pension, 1937 June 14. Letter from C.S. Almond, Department of Finance, to Lily O'Brennan advising her on her military pension, 1937 June 24. Letter from W. Doolin, Department of Finance, to Lily O'Brennan advising her on her military pension, 1937 June 30. Lily O'Brennan's military pension award certificate, 1937 July 5. Letter from J. Barry, Office of Assessor for Public Debts, advising Lily O'Brennan on claiming tax relief for her pension, 1937 October 19. Notice concerning receipt of money under the Army Pensions Acts (1923-1932) and Military Service Pensions Acts (1924-1934), undated. III.iv. Writings, 1916-1946. Draft account by Lily O'Brennan of the formation of Cumann na mBan, the Irish Volunteers and the Easter Rising, undated. Chronology of 'Anglo-Irish conquest of Ireland', 1066-1542, written by Lily O'Brennan in Kilmainham Jail, 1923 February-March. Hardback book containing Lily O'Brennan's autobiography, 1938 May 25. Part of galley proof of novel 'The call to arms', pages 1-84, [circa 1929]. Part of galley proof of novel 'The call to arms', pages 8-191, [circa 1929]. Part of galley proof of novel 'The call to arms', chapters 1-13, [circa 1929]. Part of galley proof of novel 'The call to arms', chapters 14-30, [circa 1929]. Part of draft of novel 'The call to arms', chapters 1-10, [circa 1929]. Part of draft of novel 'The call to arms', chapters 11-20, [circa 1929]. Title page, foreword, table of contents, dramatis personae and flyleaf of novel 'The call to arms', [circa 1929]. Newspaper cuttings of advertisements and reviews for novel 'The call to arms', 1930 January-May. Draft of novel 'In arms', [circa 1931]. Bound draft of novel 'In arms', chapters 1-9, with notes on unwritten chapters, [circa 1931]. Part of draft of novel 'In arms', pages 1-60, [circa 1931]. Part of draft of novel 'In arms', pages 61-120, [circa 1931]. Part of draft of novel 'In arms', pages 121-171, [circa 1931]. Notes on chronology of Irish events between 1878-1918, [circa 1931]. Notes on the evolution of Sinn Féin between 1891-1915, [circa 1931]. Notes on the history and politics of Ulster between 1912-1916, [circa 1931]. Notes on chronology of the Second Boer War, 1899-1902, [circa 1931]. Notes on the evolution of the Irish Republican Brotherhood [I.R.B.] between 1901-1914, [circa 1931]. Notes on the evolution of the development of the Gaelic League between 1831-1896, [circa 1931]. Notes on John Redmond and the pursuit of Home Rule between 1886-1915, [circa 1931]. Notes on various aspects of Irish history, including reference to the "olive branch" in Ireland, [circa 1931]. Notes on 'In arms' and Irish history between 1888-1914, [circa 1931]. Annotated, incomplete draft of novel 'Ships a calling', comprising chapters 1-2, undated. Annotated, incomplete draft of novel 'Strength', comprising chapter 1, by "Eliza Cronin" [Lily O'Brennan], undated. Annotated typescript, incomplete copy of 'The wee northern woman : from a Donegal legend', [circa 1917]. Copybook containing annotated drafts of poetry, including 'The wee northern woman' and 'The felon of to-day', and reflections on Christmas, [circa 1917]. Report on the suitability of prose 'Oidhche Bealtaine' and poem 'The wee northern woman' for publication, 1917 November 1. Untitled song beginning "Since we came to Mountjoy Gaol, our spirits [did not] quail", 1922 January 17. Poem entitled 'Vigil for Erskine Childers at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour's Altar (Mountjoy Jail)', 1922 November 22. Poem entitled 'A prison Xmas. card - Mountjoy Jail', 1922. Small bound book of poems, written and transcribed by Lily O'Brennan during her internment in Mountjoy and Kilmainham Jails, 1922-1923. Poem entitled 'Captivity' by D.M., written in Kilmainham Gaol, 1923 March 7. Poem entitled 'Vigil at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour's altar : Mountjoy - 1922', 1923 March 10. Poem entitled 'Credo' by D.M., written in Kilmainham Gaol, [1923 Easter]. Collection of poems entitled 'Recollections', dedicated to Rónán Ceannt, 1912-1913. Manuscript copy of poem 'In memoriam', concerning the executed men of Easter Week, 1916. Manuscript copy of poem 'In memoriam', concerning the executed men of Easter Week, [1916]. Manuscript draft of poem 'In memoriam', concerning the executed men of Easter Week, [1916]. Annotated typescript copy of poem 'In memoriam', concerning the executed men of Easter Week, [1916]. Rough draft of poem 'In memoriam', concerning the executed men of Easter Week, [1916]. Manuscript copy of poem 'Eamonn Ceannt', 1916. Manuscript copy of poem 'Eamonn Ceannt', [1916]. Annotated manuscript copy of poem 'Eamonn Ceannt', [1916]. Manuscript draft of poem 'Eamonn Ceannt', [1916]. Typescript copy of poem 'Eamonn Ceannt', [1916]. Three typescript copies of poem 'Eamonn Ceannt', [1916]. Annotated typescript draft of poem 'To Father Albert O.S.F.C.', 1925 February 18. Typescript copy of poem 'A toast', 1926 July 12. Typescript copy of poem 'Austin Stack', 1929 April 29. Manuscript draft of poem 'Beckty nan', [circa 1920-1929]. Incomplete manuscript draft of poem 'Etain', [circa 1920-1929]. Annotated typescript draft of poem 'In memoriam : Mrs Una Mallin', 1932 May 2. Untitled poem beginning "Another year to serve Thee, Lord / Upon Life's journey way...", 1945 January 3. Manuscript draft of poem 'Autumn', undated. Manuscript draft of poem 'Blessed be God', undated. Annotated typescript draft of poem 'Blind Mary of the glen', written under the pseudonym Eliza Cronin, undated. Annotated typescript draft of poem 'The Bremen', written under the pseudonym Esther Graham, undated. Manuscript draft of poem 'Constance de Markievicz', undated. Manuscript copies of poems 'Cowslips', 'Just Again', 'Perhaps', and 'Passing Days', with notes on Henry Grattan, undated. Partial copybook containing manuscript copies of poems 'Etain the child : part I' and 'Beckty nan', with additional notes and prose, undated. Typescript copy of poem 'Faith', written under the pseudonym Esther Graham, undated. Annotated typescript draft of poem 'Granny Gray', written under the pseudonym Esther Graham, undated. Typescript draft of poem 'Granny Gray', undated. Annotated typescript draft of poem 'Hanging the holly', written under the pseudonym E.G. [Esther Graham], undated. Typescript copy of poem 'Hanging the holly', written under the pseudonym E.G. [Esther Graham], undated. Typescript copies of poem 'Johnny', written under the pseudonym Elizabeth Graham, undated. Typescript copies of poem 'Little Brideen (A scene in an Irish cabin, Christmas Eve)', undated. Annotated typescript draft of poem 'Little Brighidhin (Christmas Eve)', undated. Typescript copy of poem 'Mary of the Glen', undated. Typescript copy of poem 'Memories', undated. Annotated typescript draft of poem 'Old age', undated. Manuscript copy of poem 'Philosophy', undated. Annotated typescript draft of poem 'A picture of Our Lady of Lourdes', undated. Manuscript copy of poem/song 'A rambling Irishman', undated. Typescript copy of poem 'Saint Patrick', written under the pseudonym Esther Graham, undated. Annotated typescript draft of poem 'Saviour', undated. Manuscript draft of poem 'A spring song', undated. Manuscript draft of poem 'Spring time', undated. Typescript copy of poem 'Tempest', written under the pseudonym E.G. [Esther Graham], undated. Typescript copy of poem 'Our Lady of Lourdes', undated. Manuscript draft of untitled poem beginning "Come in asthore and go to bed / the sun is going down to sleep...", undated. Manuscript draft of untitled poem beginning "Oh dear little perfumed Rose / in your pink silk dress so sweet...", undated. Manuscript draft of untitled poem beginning "There's a grey and pompous building / In dear old Dublin town...", undated. Incomplete, annotated typescript copy of poem ['In memoriam'], concerning the executed men of Easter Week, [1916]. Incomplete typescript copy of poem ['Granny Gray'] written under the pseudonym Esther Graham, and manuscript draft of untitled poem beginning "Granny sat at the cottage door / Before her lay the summer sea...", undated. Manuscript notes on the content and structure of the poem 'Emilia', undated. Manuscript notes on the content and structure of the poem 'Honeymoon', undated. Annotated typescript draft of novel 'Leading a dog's life in Ireland', circa 1946. Annotated typescript draft of novel 'Mona of Geernabar', undated. Annotated typescript draft of novel ['Mona of Geernabar'], undated. Annotated typescript draft of novel 'Noneen : a fairy tale', undated. Annotated typescript draft of novel 'Noneen : the fairy who grew up, part 2', undated. Annotated typescript draft of short story 'King Guaire's cat and the bard', circa 1946. Annotated typescript draft of short story 'King Guaire's cat and the bard', 1946 July 27. Annotated typescript draft of short story 'King Guaire's cat and the bard : An Old Irish Fairytale', circa 1946. King Guaire's cat, [graphic]. Annotated typescript draft of short story 'The little brown princess', [circa 1946?]. Annotated typescript draft of short story 'The little brown princess', [circa 1946?] The little brown princess, [graphic]. Annotated typescript draft of short story 'Silver hide', [circa 1946?]. Annotated typescript draft of short story 'Silver hide', [circa 1946?] Typescript draft of short story 'Silver hide', [circa 1946?]. Partial, annotated typescript draft of short story 'Silver hide', [circa 1946?]. Silver hide, [graphic]. Annotated typescript draft of short story 'Aulin's white hand', undated. Annotated typescript draft of short story 'The white hand of Aulin : an Irish legend of Kerry', undated. Annotated typescript draft of short story 'The grey birds of Mourne', undated. Annotated typescript draft of short story 'The fairy of the waterfall (an Irish legend)', [circa 1946?]. Annotated typescript draft of short story 'The fairy of the waterfall', [circa 1946?]. Annotated typescript draft of short story 'The fairy of the waterfall', undated. The fairy of the waterfall, [graphic]. Annotated typescript draft of short story 'The three daggers', undated. Annotated typescript draft of short story 'The snake of the lough', [circa 1946?]. Annotated typescript draft of short story ['The snake of the lough'], [circa 1946?]. The snake of the lough, [graphic]. Typescript copy of short story 'Are fairies bobbed or shingled? A child's dilemma' by [Claire Bourke], undated. Typescript copy of short story 'Are fairies bobbed or shingled? A child's dilemma' by Claire Bourke, undated. Annotated typescript draft of short story 'The good piper', undated. Incomplete, annotated typescript draft of short story 'Paudeen Breathnach enters the fairy rath', undated. Annotated typescript draft of short story 'The piper of grit (Paudeen Breathnach who safely passed through the snakes)', undated. Annotated typescript draft of short story 'Phelim one tune', undated. Annotated typescript draft of short story 'The piper's wife', written under the pseudonym Esther Graham, undated. Annotated typescript draft of short story 'A Christmas fairy tale : a record of what happened when a doll came to life at the Old Shopping Fair in Thomas Street, Dublin', undated. Annotated typescript draft of short story 'Christmas legends', undated. Annotated typescript draft of short story 'Christmas legends', written under the pseudonym Esther Graham, undated. Partial annotated typescript draft of short story 'Christmas legends', undated. Annotated typescript draft of short story 'The story of the little red hen', undated. Annotated typescript draft of short story 'A bird, a dog, and a little boy', undated. Annotated typescript draft of short story 'The three princesses', undated. Annotated typescript draft of short story 'The enchanted princess : a Polish fairy tale', undated. Annotated typescript draft of short story 'The branch of red gold apples', [circa 1946?]. Partial, annotated typescript draft of short story ['The branch of red gold apples'], [circa 1946?]. Partial, annotated typescript draft of short story 'The branch of red gold apples : an ancient Irish legend', [circa 1946?]. Partial drafts with manuscript notes for short story 'The branch of red gold apples', [circa 1946?]. The fairy branch, [graphic]. Manuscript draft of short story 'Up in the steeple', written under the pseudonym Zah M. Brennan, undated. Incomplete manuscript draft of short story 'Hard fates', written under the pseudonym Esther Graham, 1928 April 16. Manuscript notes on Cuchulain, undated. Transcription of report on the story 'Seabirds' by Esther Graham [Lily O'Brennan], undated. Typescript draft of story 'Shaun Og', undated. Typescript copy of short story 'Una in Tir na nOige', undated. Annotated typescript draft of untitled short story, undated. Incomplete manuscript draft of untitled story, undated. Incomplete synoposis for account of the life of Constance Gore-Booth [Markievicz], undated. Annotated typescript draft of short story 'Notions and dreams', circa 1928. Newspaper cuttings containing published extracts from short story 'Notions and dreams', written under the pseudonym Esther Graham, 1928 December 15. Annotated typescript draft of short story 'A hewer of wood', 1939 May 25. Annotated typescript draft of short story 'The blackbird's call', written under the pseudonym Elizabeth Graham, undated. Annotated typescript draft of short story beginning with the Thomas Davis quote "Give us to guard our native coast / the matchless men of Tipperary", undated. Annotated typescript draft of short story 'A Hallows Eve in Ireland', undated. Annotated typescript draft of short story 'A mushroom hunt', [1921?]. Annotated typescript draft of short story 'The piper's way', written under the pseudonym Esther Graham, undated. Manuscript draft of short story 'The sister', notes on Kathleen and Emmett Clarke and a recollection on the death of Muriel MacDonagh, undated. Annotated typescript draft of untitled short story, written under the pseudonym Lillie M. O'Connell, undated. Manuscript draft of 'Christmas dialogues', undated. Annotated typescript draft of short story 'How doth the little busy bee improve each shining hour...', undated. Manuscript draft and synoposis of of short story 'Jimmy', undated. Typescript copy of short story 'Kathleen's seventh Friday', undated. Manuscript draft of short story 'Marcus Nolan', with letter from Lily O'Brennan to Curtis Brown regarding publication of her work, 1932 October 29. Annotated typescript draft of short story 'Old Kilbarry', written under the pseudonym Esther Graham, undated. Typescript copy of short story 'Only for the night adoration', undated. Annotated typescript draft of short story 'Peter's dream', written under the pseudonym Esther Graham, undated. Manuscript draft of short story 'The red garter', undated. Annotated typescript draft of short story 'Roger', undated. Typescript draft of short story 'The season is over', written under the pseudonym Morris Brennan, undated. Annotated typescript draft of short story 'The season is over', written under the pseudonym Za Butler, undated. Manuscript draft of short story 'Waysiders', undated. Typescript copy of 'The wee Northern woman (A Donegal legend)', [circa 1917]. Manuscript draft of play 'Conn : a one act drama in four scenes', undated. Annotated typescript draft of play 'Saint Brigid', undated. Typescript copy of play 'Saint Brigid', undated. Annotated, typescript early draft of play 'Saint Brigid', undated. Manuscript notes on 'Brigid of Ireland, patroness of workers' with scenarios for a life of Saint Brigid, undated. Annotated typescript draft of play 'The rann of the sword', written under the pseudonym Zah, undated. Typescript copy of play 'The rann of the sword', written under the pseudonym Zah, undated. Annotated typescript copy of play 'Hy diddle diddle', 1927 December 27. Typescript copy of play 'The little brown princess, or, the magic cauldron', 1936 October 23. Manuscript copy of the play 'New Year's Eve in the Glen of Imaal', undated. Typescript copy of 'Buttercups and daisies : a fairy play', undated. Typescript copies of lyrics to 'Song of the Buttercups and daisies', undated. Sheet music and lyrics for 'Song of the buttercups and daisies' and others, undated. Manuscript draft of untitled satirical play set in St. Stephen's Green, undated. Manuscript draft of scenarios for play 'Eithné predestined', with notes on a first train journey on the verso, undated. Manuscript draft of scenarios for play 'Emir's fate', undated. Manusript draft of article 'Impressions of Erskine Childers', 1922 November 28. Manuscript draft of untitled article concerning Erskine Childers, 1923 October 11. Newspaper cutting of letter from Lily O'Brennan to the Editor of 'The Irish Independent', concerning an appreciation of Erskine Childers, circa 1922. Newspaper article entitled 'Ireland's latest martyr : Erskine Childers', 1922 November. Annotated typescript draft of article '18 and 19 Eccles Street', recounting Lily O'Brennan's school days in the Domincan College at this address, undated. Annotated typescript draft of article 'Brendan's dream : crossing the Atlantic', undated. Annotated typescript draft of article 'Connemara', written under the pseudonym Elizabeth Graham, undated. Annotated typescript draft of article 'The currach or currachain', undated. Annotated typescript draft of article 'The currach : Ireland's fishing boat', undated. Annotated typescript draft of article 'The harvest fields (an Irish seaside village)', undated. Annotated typescript draft of article 'An Irish tour (from west to north)', 1933 October 12. Annotated typescript draft of article 'The Irish wolf hound : native breed to be revived', undated. Annotated typescript draft of article 'Luttresltown Castle : Luke White - millionaire', undated. Annotated typescript draft of article 'Naoim Brigid : the Mary of the Gaedeal', circa 1948. Annotated typescript draft of article 'Naoin [sic] Brigid : the Mary of the Gael', circa 1948. Annotated typescript draft of article 'Naoim Brigid : the Mary of the Gael', 1948 January 31. Annotated typescript draft of article 'Old memories', concerning frequent visitors to the Sinn Féin premises on 6 Harcourt Street, Dublin, undated. Annotated typescript draft of article 'Saint Patrick's breastplate', written under the pseudonym Esther Graham, undated. Annotated typescript draft of article 'Saint Patrick's purgatory', undated. Annotated typescript draft of article 'Wayside shrines', concerning commemoration of the Eucharist Congress of 1932, undated. Incomplete draft of article 'Wayside shrines', concerning commemoration of the Eucharist Congress of 1932, undated. Manuscript draft of article 'When the geese came home : Christmas 1916', undated. Typescript copy of article 'Why I prefer an Irish holiday', 1933 October 12. Newspaper cutting of article 'When Handel came to Dublin', 1935 December 13. Newspaper cutting of article 'Playgrounds for children : a pressing problem in Dublin', 1935 December. Newspaper cutting of article '"A young friar came down the corridor" : Fr. Albert and Easter Week', 1934 February 14. Newspaper cutting of article 'One Easter Monday', 1934 April 2. Newspaper cutting of article 'A leader in Ireland's war : the life of Joseph MacDonagh', 1934 December. Newspaper cutting of article 'Recollections of 1916 : Easter Week events', 1936 [April] 16. Newspaper cutting of article 'The last days of Easter Week', undated. Newspaper cutting of article 'The aftermath of Easter Week', undated. Diary with newspaper cuttings of articles, poems, short stories and news, 1925-1933. Annotated typescript draft of lecture 'Little rivers of Dublin', [1938]. Sketch map showing location of principal instititutions mentioned in paper 'Vagabonds and sturdy beggars', 1937. Manuscript copy of poem 'The Poddle's flowery banks : in imitation of a street ballad' by P.J. McCall, 1938 November 18. Manuscript notes on Dublin street names and rivers, with additional notes on a property-based plenary hearing, 1938 November 2. Letter from Lily O'Brennan to "Mr. Meehan" sending a draft of her lecture 'Little rivers of Dublin' and promising to return books, [1938] November 17. Manuscript notes on Dublin rivers and local landmarks, [1938]. Typescript notes on the rivers Dodder, Gleannismol and Tolka, [1938]. Manuscript notes on the history and use of the tholsel between Skinner's Row and Nicholas St., Dublin, undated. Manuscript notes on recollections of Rathmines resident "Mrs. Cavanagh", [1938]. Manuscript notes on the rivers Dodder and Poddle and history of Dublin City, with excerpts from various historical records, [1938]. Newspaper cuttings concerning Lily O'Brennan's lecture 'Little rivers of Dublin' at the Old Dublin Society, [1938]. Incomplete script of pageant commemorating the Easter Rising, undated. III.v. Other papers, 1851-1948. Roll book and weekly receipts of the 6th class form at St. Patrick's School, George Leigh St., Liverpool, 1851. Lily O'Brennan's First Holy Communion certificate, 1888 May 31. Certificate of merit presented to Lily O'Brennan upon completion of examinations at the Society of Science, Letters and Art, London, 1891 January 20. Prospectus for Scoil Naoim Ronan (St. Ronan's School), [1915?]. Flier listing those who died during the Easter Rising, 1916, circa 1916-1917. Mo maithair agus "Jack", [graphic]. Receipt from Browne and Nolan Ltd. Publishers to Lily O'Brennan, regarding royalties on her novel 'A call to arms' (library edition), 1930 July 30. Receipt from Browne and Nolan Ltd. Publishers to Lily O'Brennan, regarding royalties on her novel 'A call to arms' (school edition), 1930 July. Receipt from Browne and Nolan Ltd. Publishers to Lily O'Brennan, regarding royalties on her novel 'A call to arms' (library edition), 1931 January. Receipt from Browne and Nolan Ltd. Publishers to Lily O'Brennan, regarding royalties on her novel 'A call to arms' (school edition), 1931 January. Receipt from Browne and Nolan Ltd. Publishers to Lily O'Brennan, regarding royalties on her novel 'A call to arms' (library edition), 1931 July. Receipt from Browne and Nolan Ltd. Publishers to Lily O'Brennan, regarding royalties on her novel 'A call to arms', 1932 July. Receipt from Browne and Nolan Ltd. Publishers to Lily O'Brennan, regarding royalties on her novel 'A call to arms' (library edition), 1933 February. Receipt from Browne and Nolan Ltd. Publishers to Lily O'Brennan, regarding royalties on her novel 'A call to arms' (school edition), 1933 February. Receipt from Browne and Nolan Ltd. Publishers to Lily O'Brennan, regarding royalties on her novel 'A call to arms' (library edition), 1944 February 7. Receipt from Browne and Nolan Ltd. Publishers to Lily O'Brennan, regarding royalties on her novel 'A call to arms' (library edition), 1944 August 9. Cheque and compliment slip from Browne and Nolan Ltd. Publishers to Lily O'Brennan, 1933 August. Annotated typescript list of books in French, undated. Manuscript list of "Anglo Irish" books, undated. Manuscript list of magazines, undated. Memorandum from Rev. Fr. K. Smyth S.J. concerning the return of books and magazines "for Galway", undated. Newspaper cuttings concerning Lily O'Brennan, 1915-1950. Newspaper cuttings of obituary notices for Lily O'Brennan, 1948 June 1. IV. Papers of Kathleen O'Brennan, 1896-1948. IV.I. Correspondence, 1911-1948. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from T.A. Finlay expressing his belief that she could send a proposed letter to the 'Irish Worker', 1911 October 14. Letter of introduction for Kathleen O'Brennan from M[aire] Sweeney to John H. Willis, 1915 October 8. Partial draft of a letter [from Kathleen O'Brennan] to an unnamed recipient offering articles for publication, 1915 December 2. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Charmian London enclosing material to help O'Brennan write about her late husband, Jack London, including a copy of London's letter of resignation from the Socialist Party, 1916 December 14. Letter to Kathleen O'Brien from Lily O'Brien about Eamonn Ceannt, with references to other participants in the 1916 Rising, 1917 January 13. Letter from Ronán Ceannt to Kathleen O'Brennan thanking her for a gift, and about music and books, 1917 January 14. Letter to Kathleen O’Brennan [from Anna ?] about failed attempts to arrange for her to deliver any lectures in St Paul, Minnesota, 1917 November 12. Letter from the United States Department of Justice to the Honorable Willis C. Hawley, and forwarded to Kathleen O'Brennan, confirming that the Department will conduct an investigtion into O'Brennan's treatment in Portland, 1918 September 19. Letter of introduction for Kathleen O'Brennan from M.J. Costello to Hon. John W. Willis, 1919 January 7. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from "a Larkinite" outlining personal views of the vices and positive aspects of the United States and Ireland, 1919 March 16. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Marie Equi planning a trip to Santa Cruz, 1919 August 20. Letter of introduction for Kathleen O'Brennan from James E. Fenton to Hon. James Wickersham, 1920 January 18. Letter of introduction for Kathleen O'Brennan from James E. Fenton to Will R. King, 1920 January 18. Letter [to Kathleen O'Brennan] from "Tomas", expressing doubts about how to be useful in the United States and referring to an enclosed summary of Irish activities, 1920 February 11. Letter of introduction for Kathleen O'Brennan from Charles Erskine Scott Wood to Rob Parker, 1920 February 19. Letter of introduction for Kathleen O'Brennan from Charles Erskine Scott Wood to Frances [Maria] Woodman, 1920 February 19. Letter [to Kathleen O'Brennan] from Marie Equi about a watch and including some verse, [ca. 1918] Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Mary Claire O'Brien inviting her to lunch prior to addressing the Community Service Club, 1920 April 7. Letter to Kathleen Brennan from the Committee of the Thomas Ash [sic] branch of the Friends of Irish Freedom complimenting her on picketing the State Department in Washington, 1920 April 4. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Marie Equi in San Quentin prison about prison life and her opinions on sentencing, 1921 January 10. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from J.L. [Diarmuid] Fawsitt, Irish Consul in New York, enclosing information on United Kingdom debt, 1921 March 2. [Copy of a] letter from Kathleen O'Brennan to J.L. [Diarmuid] Fawsitt, Consul General of the Irish Republic, seeking redress for her from the Irish Government for persecutions, humiliations, libel and slander from the Irish Mission in the United States, with two drafts, 1921 May 18. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from M. Durand about O'Brennan's proposed lecture tour, 1921 July 5. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Duncan Fletcher, United States Senate, enclosing some photographs and providing some information about his family, 1921 August 8. Letter of introduction for Kathleen O'Brennan from Max Enos to A.E. Stevens, 1921 September 21. Letter of introduction for Kathleen O'Brennan from Max Enos to James Colley, 1921 September 21. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan about her proposed visit to Hawaii from William R [?], 1921 October 31. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from William G.A. Hanrahan confirming his allegiance to Ireland, offering his services and enclosing a summary of his career in India, 1921 November 30. Telegram to Kathleen O'Brennan from M. Durand confirming a meeting on December eighteenth, 1921 December 6. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Marie Equi about visitors and plans for Christmas, 1921 December 22. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from the International News Service, London, with payment for some work and confirming interest in further material, 1922 March 21. Oglaigh na hEireann pass entitling Kathleen O'Brennan to leave the Four Courts following a meeting with Rory O'Connor, 1922 May 5. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Albert Maurice Bender in reply to her letter, thanking her for books and efforts on his behalf, 1922 June 1. Letter of introduction for Kathleen O'Brennan from Sara Bard Field to [Cemas Prichat], undated. Letter of introduction for Kathleen O'Brennan from the Visitation Convent in St Paul, Minnesota to unspecified recipient, undated. Letter of introduction for Kathleen O'Brennan from [Mary] to William G. Sickel, undated. Letter [to Kathleen O'Brennan] from Father Albert seeking information about the economic situation in Ireland so as to advocate for the support of Irish immigrants in the United States, 1924 September 3. Letter from Father Albert [to Kathleen O'Brennan] about his journey from New Mexico to Los Angeles, his posting to Santa Ines and saying Mass for a number of people executed in 1922, 1925 October 28. Card to Kathleen O'Brennan from Joseph Holloway wishing her Happy Christmas, 1924 December 20. Card to Kathleen O'Brennan from Joseph Holloway wishing her Happy Christmas, 1925 December. Postcard to Kathleen O'Brennan from Andrée Viollis wishing her well in the coming year, and about her time spent in Russia and Turkey, 1926 December 21. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Elizabeth Yeats about two Cuala Industries books she is sending to O'Brennan, 1927 April 22. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Katherine Leckie about a lecture-recital tour of the United States by Arthur Darley, with two partial further letters on the subject, 1927 Setember 7. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Sally [Sara Allgood] thanking her for her message following a bereavement, 1928 January 10. Postcard to Kathleen O'Brennan from Andrée Viollis thanking her for an article, hoping to talk with her soon and sending regards from others in Paris, 1928 February 2. Postcard to Kathleen O'Brennan from Andrée Viollis about illness and sending her a photo, 1928 April 9. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Sally [Sara Allgood] about trying to have a play of O'Brennan's staged, and attending a society party, 1929 January 24. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Cecil Harmsworth in reply to her letter about a proposed Abbey Theatre tour of the United States, 1930 March 2. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Sally [Sara Allgood] enlosing a copy of a letter about the first production of Kathleen O'Brennan's play 'Full Measure', 1931 July 15. Postcard to Kathleen O'Brennan from Albert Maurice Bender sending greetings, 1933 August 12. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Bruce Bliven, editor, declining to publish her enclosed article in 'The New Republic', 1935 April 29. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from the Editor of the Londoner's Diary of the Evening Standard declining O'Brennan's enclosed article about Lord Dunsany, 1937 December 13. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Sally [Sara Allgood] about a review of O'Brennan's and the production of a play,1938 May 12. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Lennox Robinson about Stephen Gwynn, and an exhibition at the National Library, 1938 July 26. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Oscar Graeve, editor of 'Liberty', declining O'Brennan's article, 1938 September 27. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Albert Maurice Bender in reply to her letter, about Oliver St John Gogarty, Dublin and London society, and a gift for Adolf Mahr, with two cards and newpaper cutting, 1933 August 12. Postcard to Kathleen O'Brennan from Alice Milligan about news of the safety of Milligan's sister, 1940 July 26. Postcard from Father Senan O.F.M. Cap. confirming publication of O'Brennan's story 'The Spanish Rowers' in 'Bonaventura', 1940 October 31. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Gerald Harris, Irish P.E.N, reminding her that her subscription for the year 1940-'41 is payable, 1941 February 6. Postcard to Kathleen O'Brennan from Albert Maurice Bender wishing her well and promising to write soon, 1941 February 20. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Montague Bender about his father, Rabbi Bender, and his brother Albert Maurice Bender, 1941 May 14. Letter to [Kathleen O'Brennan] from 'The Irish Digest' seeking copies of her 'Famous people I have met' broadcasts on Eugene O'Neill, Rene Bazin and Albert Bender for possible publication, 1941 June. Letter to [Kathleen O'Brennan] from 'The Irish Digest' seeking a copy of her 'Famous people I have met' broadcast on John Butler Yeats for possible publication, 1941 June. 5 Card to Kathleen O'Brennan from Joseph Holloway wishing her Happy Christmas and New Year, 1941 December. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from the Secretary of the Irish Red Cross Society providing a testimonial about Red Cross work in an air crash, and about an agreement with Government about Red Cross functions and duties, 1942 March 21. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from 'The Leader' enclosing comments on an incomplete proof of an article by O'Brennan, 1942 April 29. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Maurice Walsh giving comments on a draft children's story by Lily O'Brennan, 1942 July 26. Card to Kathleen O'Brennan from Joseph Holloway wishing her a Happy Christmas and New Year, 1942 December 16. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Kathleen O'Reilly about arrangements for Kathleen O'Brennan's proposed lecture in University College Galway [on the 20th of March], 1943 February 24. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Kathleen O'Reilly confirming arrangements for Kathleen O'Brennan's lecture in University College Galway on the 20th of March, 1943 March 8. Invitation from Seoirse O'Muanain and his wife to Kathleen O'Brennan to attend a gathering in Blackrock on the 12th of June, 1943 May 31. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Richard Watts Jr. thanking her for persuading him to speak at the P.E.N. Club, 1943 June 11. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Ursula Eason of the British Broadcasting Corporation in Belfast declining an enclosed talk of O'Brennan's, 1943 July 7. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Bells Dyers and Cleaners Limited reminding her to collect an order or it will be sold, 1943 July 9. Postcard to Kathleen O'Brennan from Seumas O'Sullivan, editor of 'The Dublin Magazine', declining an enclosed play by Kathleen O'Brennan, 1943 August 26. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from the British Broadcasting Corporation in Belfast declining an enclosed play by Kathleen O'Brennan, 1943 October 5. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Seán Mac Lellan, Department of Education, about the proposed publication of a book by Lily O'Brennan, with a copy of a reply from Lily O'Brennan, 1944 July 11. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from the Office of the Minister for Local Government and Public Health declining an invitation to the annual dinner of the Dublin P.E.N. Club, 1945 January 2. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from N.C. Hartnell of 'The Irish Tatler and Sketch' about complaints about mistakes in her work and requesting that she take care to avoid these in future, 1945 February 20. Invoice to Kathleen O'Brennan at the Irish P.E.N. Club from The Ormond Printing Company Limited for 100 cards, 1945 April 6. Invoice to Kathleen O'Brennan at the Irish P.E.N. Club from The Ormond Printing Company Limited for 200 cards, 1945 May 29. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from R.R. Figgis, Honorary Secretary, thanking her for her support of the recent Jack B. Yeats National Loan Exhibition, with a draft of Kathleen O'Brennan's writings about the Book of Kells, 1945 July 10. Note to Kathleen O'Brennan, Honorary Secretary [from Andrew ?] about books to be exhibited by the Dublin P.E.N. Club at an upcoming Book Fair, 1945 August 14. Note to Kathleen O'Brennan, Honorary Secretary, from Talbot Press on behalf of Miss Temple Lane about books to be exhibited by the Dublin P.E.N. Club at an upcoming Book Fair, 1945 August 21. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan, Honorary Secretary, from Ernie O'Malley about books to be exhibited by the Dublin P.E.N. Club at an upcoming Book Fair, and asking advice about unauthorised reproduction of his writing, 1945 August 22. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Frances Lynch about a book from her brother Stanislaus Lynch, 1945 August 22. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from J. Savage including quotation for painting of 44 Oakley Road, 1945 August 23. Note to Kathleen O'Brennan, Honorary Secretary, from Mervyn Wall about a copy of a play by him to be exhibited by the Dublin P.E.N. Club at an upcoming Book Fair, 1945 August 24. Note to Kathleen O'Brennan, Honorary Secretary, from Talbot Press on behalf of Miss Mary Flynn, about books to be exhibited by the Dublin P.E.N. Club at an upcoming Book Fair, 1945 August 27. Note to Kathleen O'Brennan, Honorary Secretary, from Timothy Wharton about a copy of a book by him to be exhibited by the Dublin P.E.N. Club at an upcoming Book Fair, 1945 August 27. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Jane Hudson, of the P.E.N. American Center, apologising for their error in sending to other Centers a letter intended only for American members, 1945 October 1. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Browne and Nolan Limited declining to publish a manuscript, 1945 October 9. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan at the Irish P.E.N. Club from The Ormond Printing Company Limited enclosing proof of cards for approval, 1945 October 17. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Todd, Burns and Company Limited about a girl in whom Kathleen O'Brennan had expressed interest, 1945 October 23. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan about headed paper for the Dublin P.E.N Centre, 1945 November 8. Notice from J.J. Tierney of a visit by members of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland to the National Museum on the 17th of November 1945, undated. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Seán Mac Lellan, Department of Education, declining to translate and publish her play, 1945 November 21. Letter [to Kathleen O'Brennan] from the Book Association of Ireland inviting her and her friends to attend an event marking the visit to Dublin of the writer Fraser Darling, 1945 November 26. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from 'The Kerryman' inviting her to provide a copy of a work by her sister Lily O'Brennan for possible publication, 1945 November 26. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from J. Maher about her overdue subscription to the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 1945 December 6. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from the Talbot Press [Ronald H.?] declining to publish her manuscript, 1945 December 10. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from William Boland informing her that her home insurance policy is due for renewal, 1945 December 17. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan [from D. A. Wall?] about Mervyn Wall's return to Sligo, 1946 January 2. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from the Manager of Jury's Hotel about a menu for a dinner, 1946 January 4. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from William Carter about his wish to attend a PEN dinner, 1946 January 5. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from 'The Kerryman' explaining delays in the possible publication of her sister's book, 1946 March 1. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Seumas O'Sullivan about an error in relation to attendance at a forthcoming PEN meeting, 1946 March 6. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Seumas O'Sullivan about attendance at a forthcoming PEN meeting, expressing regret over her recent illness and her wish to resign as Secretary of Irish P.E.N., 1946 March 9. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from N.L. Hyman seeking information on Albert Bender, 1946 March 12. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Renée [Shaw?] expressing thanks for Kathleen O'Brennan's assistance with her daughter Rosalie's travel plans, 1946 April 25. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Seumas O'Sullivan about a possible talk about folklore at a forthcoming PEN meeting, 1946 April 31 [sic]. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from George Woden about his welcome by Belfast P.E.N. and his imminent arrival in Dublin, 1946 July 5. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from May Morton about mention of Eire censorship at a P.E.N congress in Sweden, 1946 July 24. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Joseph Tomelty, Group Theatre, returning two plays written by Kathleen O'Brennan, 1947 February 5. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Lord Rusholme about the possible publication of a play written by Kathleen O'Brennan, 1947 March 4. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Jack Butler Yeats thanking her for her letter and writing about his terminally ill wife, Mary Cottenham Yeats, 1947 April 3. Two draft letters from Kathleen O'Brennan to a Mr Topham in response to his letter and about the possible publication of Kathleen O'Brennan's plays, 1947 July 3. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from William Power thanking her for an evening at her home, 1947 July 2. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Sally Purcell in praise of Kathleen O'Brennan's article about a market in Dublin, 1947 August 5. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Hubert Briscoe about the sale of Dublin Corporation stock, 1947 December 9. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from "Una" wishing her well, writing about plays and advising Kathleen O'Brennnan to enter a writing competition, 1947 December 14. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Miss K. Dooley thanking her for her writing in 'The Leader' and writing about Sweden and other places, 1948 March 20. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from "Una" wishing her well after an illness, and writing about the stage and New York, 1948 April 11. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Patrick Cannon of 'The National Press' confirming that they cannot publish her work at that time, 1948 April 19. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Whitford Kane looking forward to reading Kathleen O'Brennan's play 'Napper Tandy', and about family and acquaintances, [1948] April 22. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Whitford Kane about Kathleen O'Brennan's play "Napper Tandy", and about family and acquaintances, 1948 May 1. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Sam Waddell about Kathleen O'Brennan's play 'Napper Tandy', and friends, 1948 May 8. Partial letter [to Kathleen O'Brennan] from Edith OEnone Somerville about material related to her work [to be exhibited by the Dublin P.E.N. Club at an upcoming Book Fair], [1945]. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Lennox Robinson suggesting changes to a play written by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Alice Milligan about a London court case, and about the harper O'Carolan and others, [19xx] Feb 2. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Alice Milligan about a forthcoming honour, and about history and Kathleen O'Brennan's work on Napper Tandy, undated. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Alice Milligan acknowledging receipt of money, and about poetry and historical figures, undated. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from an unnamed person recalling Easter ceremonies in Rome, and requesting a pound of tea, undated. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan asking for publicity for a forthcoming Women’s Industrial Development Association céilidh, undated. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Linda Myra Harbeson about trying to arrange for Kathleen O'Brennan to give talks in Philadelphia, [19xx] May 21. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Sara Allgood about the success of 'Juno and the Paycock' on the London stage and enclosing a newspaper cutting, undated. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from an artist asking her advice about whether to exhibit paintings in Dublin at that time, [19xx] Sept 29. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Eva [Hackett] hoping that Kathleen O'Brennan will attend a fund-raising dance of the Peamount After-Care Guild and enclosing tickets, [1945]. Partial letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from May Morton about Dublin and Belfast meetings of the Irish P.E.N. and about the Davis Centenary Book Fair, [1945]. Card [to Kathleen O'Brennan] from Aine Ceannt and Rónán Ceannt, undated. Card [to Kathleen O'Brennan] from "Kathleen O'C", reminding her to pray for one of her protégés, 1936 July 11. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Radio Éireann in reply to her letter and wishing her well with a play, 1938 May 3. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Radio Éireann about her script and recommending that it be cut for the listeners' benefit, 1938 May 10. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Radio Éireann about the type of broadcasts at that time, and a suggestion that Kathleen O'Brennan might produce a dramatisation, 1940 September 28. Letter [to Kathleen O'Brennan] from Radio Éireann confirming a microphone rehearsal on Monday 19 May in advance of her broadcast, 1941 May 14. Letter [to Kathleen O'Brennan] from Radio Éireann [S. O'Braonain?] requesting that she provide the script and title for her broadcast on Monday 2nd June, 1941 May 22. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from R. Ó Faracháin, Radio Éireann, returning a letter from Mr. David Gray, 1941 May 30. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Radio Éireann advising that the time of her broadcast on Monday 9th June has been changed, 1941 May 31. Letter [to Kathleen O'Brennan] from Radio Éireann provisionally agreeing to Kathleen O'Brennan's broadcast about Fanny Moody, 1941 June 16. Letter [to Kathleen O'Brennan] from Radio Éireann provisionally agreeing to Kathleen O'Brennan's broadcast on Saturday 2 August 1941, 1941 June 23. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Radio Éireann requesting Kathleen O'Brennan's agreement to the terms for a broadcast on Sat. 26th July, 1941 July 4. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Radio Éireann requesting Kathleen O'Brennan's agreement to the terms for a broadcast on Mon. 16th Mar, 1942 March 11. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Radio Éireann requesting Kathleen O'Brennan's agreement to the terms for a broadcast on Sat. 2nd May, 1942 April 2. Letter [to Kathleen O'Brennan] from Radio Éireann provisionally agreeing to Kathleen O'Brennan's broadcast on Saturday 16th May [1942], undated. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Radio Éireann confirming a microphone rehearsal on Thursday 30 April in advance of her broadcast on Friday 1st May, 1942 April 24. Letter [to Kathleen O'Brennan] from Radio Éireann [S. O'Braonain?] requesting that she provide the script for her broadcast on 6th May 1942, 1942 April 29. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Radio Éireann requesting Kathleen O'Brennan's agreement to the terms for a broadcast on Thursday 16th July, 1942 June 23. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Radio Éireann requesting Kathleen O'Brennan's agreement to the terms for a broadcast on Thursday 3rd September, 1942 August 10. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Radio Éireann requesting Kathleen O'Brennan's agreement to the terms for a broadcast on Thursday 17th September, 1942 August 20. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from Radio Éireann requesting Kathleen O'Brennan's agreement to the terms for a broadcast on Monday 28th September, 1942 August 29. Script [by Kathleen O'Brennan?] for a Radio Éireann broadcast on John Mitchel's 'Jail Journal' in the 'I liked this book' series, undated. Script by Kathleen O'Brennan, under the pseudonym Kitty Clive, of a broadcast by Kathleen O’Brennan about French theatre in the ‘Theatre today’ series for Radio Éireann, [1942]. Script by Kathleen O'Brennan, under the pseudonym Kitty Clive, of a broadcast by Kathleen O’Brennan about German theatre in the ‘Theatre today’ series for Radio Éireann, [1942]. Script by Kathleen O'Brennan under the pseudonym Kitty Clive of a broadcast by Kathleen O’Brennan about Belgian theatre in the ‘Theatre today’ series for Radio Éireann, [1942]. Script by Kathleen O'Brennan for her broadcast about Eugene O'Neill in the ‘Famous people I have met’ series for Radio Éireann, [1941]. Script by Kathleen O'Brennan for her broadcast about Fanny Moody in the ‘Famous people I have met’ series for Radio Éireann, with a letter from Radio Éireann requesting emendations dated 1941 July 23, [1941]. Script by Kathleen O'Brennan for her broadcast about Doctor George Sigerson in the ‘Famous people I have met’ series for Radio Éireann, [1941]. Partial script by Kathleen O'Brennan for her broadcast about John Butler Yeats in the ‘Famous people I have met’ series for Radio Éireann, 1941 June 9. Newscuttings announcing or relating to Kathleen O’Brennan’s broadcasts on Radio Éireann, [1938-1942]. IV.II. Political activity in the United States, 1916-1922. Circular for a series of talks about Ireland in drama, art, music and story by Kathleen O'Brennan in the United States, 1916 September. Circular for a meeting in New York to demand American recognition of Irish representation at the peace conference, 1918. Circular for a farewell lecture on "Woman's place in the Irish Republic" by Kathleen O'Brennan, 1919. Membership card of Willard de Lue of the Friends of Irish Freedom, 1919 October 23. Invitation from the Lafayette Club to an unnamed recipient to a dinner in honour of President Éamon De Valera in Washington D.C., 1920. Draft of a letter from the American Women Pickets for the carrying out of America's war aims to Stephen G. Porter about the United States Government's support of the Irish Republic, 1920 May 18. Draft of a letter from the American Women Pickets for the carrying out of America's war aims to Ambrose Kennedy about the United States Government's support of the Irish Republic, 1920 May 18. Copies of 3 telegrams between Gertrude Kelly and Éamon De Valera, Arthur Griffith and Barry Egan about American aid and relief for Ireland, 1921 Jan. Copy of letter to Nonie A. English from a representative of the Minister of Finance acknowledging receipt of a cheque for the Refugee Fund, 1921 August 31. Letter to unnamed recipient from S.M. O'Meara on behalf of Michael Collins seeking support in the United States for a loan to Ireland, with a note [to Kathleen O'Brennan], 1921 November 6. Letter to Mrs Mac Rae from Peter E. Magennis about work by the Women's Irish Education League, undated. Note to Molly Childers from Katherine Leckie about Erskine Childers, undated. Notes about American women who paraded for Irish freedom in various cities, undated. Draft paper by Kathleen O'Brennan about American attitudes, including towards the United Kingdom and Ireland, undated. Notes by Kathleen O'Brennan about John Forrest Kelly, and about her own lectures in the United States, undated. Slogans carried before Chamber of Commerce Boston, undated. Circular from the American Women's Airoplane Service for Irish freedom claiming that American women condemn England's rule of Ireland, undated. Photographic card demanding recognition of the Irish Republic, undated. Letter to Éamon De Valera from an unnamed author on behalf of the Ministry of Dáil Éireann summarising a report by H. Boland T.D. on the activities of the Irish Delegation to the United States, undated. Report [by Harry Boland?] containing suggestions offered to the President of Ireland by the Cabinet about relations with the United States and other countries, undated. Draft paper by Kathleen O'Brennan on the Irish Republic, and the domination of seas and roads by a few powers, [1919]. Note by Kathleen O'Brennan about the support of American women for the mothers and daughters of the Irish Republic, undated. 3 handbills published by the Donnelly Press, New York, about Ireland's financial sustainability, Ireland's international trade, and Sinn Fein, undated. Booklet about American shipping with special reference to the Irish trade route, undated. Newspaper cutting about a mass meeting and protest in New York about the imprisonment of Terence MacSwiney, and about MacSwiney's hunger strike, [1920] September 2. Circular advertising a talk by Kathleen O'Brennan about "The Feis Ceoil or Irish Musical Renaissance" on the 28th of May [in San Francisco], undated. Circular advertising a talk by Kathleen O'Brennan to the San Francisco Council of Catholic Women on "Ireland of to-day", undated. Circular listing a series of lectures with Irish themes, by Kathleen O'Brennan, intended for delivery in the United States, undated. Circular advertising a talk by Kathleen O'Brennan entitled "Will England free Ireland? If not, why not?" on the 5th of January [in Portland, Oregon], undated. Brochure listing a series of "Lectures on young Ireland" by Kathleen O'Brennan in Chicago, with excerpts from letters and American press reviews, undated. Statement from the Women of Ireland to the Senate and Congress of the United States, undated. Copy of a letter from Henry Chung, representative of the Korean National Association, to the United States Senate seeking American support for Korean self-determination, 1918 December 10. Announcement of an exhibtion of paintings by John O'Shea at the Helgesen Gallery [San Francisco], 1919. Newspaper cuttings about the appeal by Henry Chung, representative of the Korean National Association, to the United States Senate for American support for Korean self-determination at the Paris Peace Conference, 1919. Letter to Mrs Ina B. Hayes from Ralph W. Magee, on behalf of Mrs Woodrow Wilson, about the case of Dr. Marie Equi, 1920 August 30. Letter to Mrs E.L. Roddy from [A.P?] Graves, secretary to Sir Auckland Geddes, British Ambassador to the United States, acknowledging receipt of Mrs Roddy's letter and confirming that an investigation is underway, 1920 September 22. Letter to Mrs E.L. Roddy from Robert Wilberforce replying to Mrs Roddy's letter about British responsibility for the opium trade, 1920 September 27. Newspaper cutting about the surrender and jailing of Dr. Marie Equi, 1920 October 16. Letter to Elizabeth Glendower Evans from John D. Wright, on behalf of the Massachusetts Senate, confirming that her letter seeking support for 3 Bills will be brought to the attention of the President of the Senate, with a poem, 1921 February 15. Circular advertising a series of lectures in New York, [1922]. Notes [by Kathleen O'Brennan] about a memorial for the founder of a company, undated. Notes [by Kathleen O'Brennan] about an article by Doctor [Gertrude] Kelly on the conservation of food, undated Letter from Mrs Lula H. Rupel to the Editor of the 'Oregonian' newspaper in protest at Kathleen O'Brennan not being allowed to speak in a venue, undated. Lists of names, with some notes and phone numbers, by Kathleen O'Brennan [and others?], with 2 business cards, undated. Hotel receipts, cancelled cheque and record of bank debit, 1920-1921. IV.iii. Writings, 1896-1947. Partial text of 'Amethyst Land' by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. Partial text of 'Dean Swift' by Kathleen O'Brennan, table of contents and foreward, undated. Partial text of 'Dean Swift' by Kathleen O'Brennan, foreward, undated. Partial text of 'Dean Swift' by Kathleen O'Brennan, chapter outline for Book 3, undated. Text of the epitaph on the tomb of Dean Jonathan Swift in St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, undated. Partial text of 'Dean Swift' by Kathleen O'Brennan, Book 1, Chapters 1-4, undated. Partial text of 'Dean Swift' by Kathleen O'Brennan, Book 1, Chapers I-X, undated Partial text of 'Dean Swift' by Kathleen O'Brennan, Book 1, Chapers XI-XIV, undated Partial text of 'Dean Swift' by Kathleen O'Brennan, Book 2, Chapters I (partial) - XV, undated Partial text of 'Dean Swift' by Kathleen O'Brennan, Book 3, Chapters I - XIV, undated Partial text of 'Dean Swift' by Kathleen O'Brennan, Book 3, Chapters XV - XXIII, undated. Assorted fragments of 'Dean Swift' by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. Partial text [of 'Tallow'] by Kathleen O'Brennan, Chapters 3-4, undated. Notebook containing writings by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'The Pension' by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'First Mass on Christmas Morning' by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'In the Hotel Lobby' by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'The Little White Cot' by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'The Return of the Fairies' by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'The Spanish Rowers' by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'Tim O'Donnell's Honeymoon' by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'The Travelled Man' by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'Knockabreen' by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'The Story of Finn Mac Cumall' by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'The Eyes of the Portrait' by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. Cast list for the first production of Kathleen O'Brennan's 'Full Measure' in the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, [1928]. Partial script of 'Full Measure', Act 1, by Kathleen O'Brennan, [1928]. Partial script of 'Full Measure', Acts I and II, by Kathleen O'Brennan, [1928]. Partial script of 'Full Measure', Act I, Scene II, by Kathleen O'Brennan, [1928]. Partial script of 'Full Measure', Act II, by Kathleen O'Brennan, [1928]. Partial script of 'Full Measure', Act Two, by Kathleen O'Brennan, [1928]. Partial script of 'Full Measure', Act II, Scene I, by Kathleen O'Brennan, [1928]. Partial script of 'Full Measure', Act One, by Kathleen O'Brennan, [1928]. Partial script of 'Full Measure', partial unnamed scene, by Kathleen O'Brennan, [1928]. Newspaper cutting of a review of 'Full Measure' by Kathleen O'Brennan as staged in the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, on 27th August 1928, [1928 September 8]. Newspaper cutting of a review of 'Full Measure' by Kathleen O'Brennan as staged in the Abbey Theatre, Dublin [on 27th August 1928], [1928 September 1]. Newspaper cutting of a review of 'Full Measure' by Kathleen O'Brennan as staged in the Abbey Theatre, Dublin [on 27th August 1928], [1928 August 28]. Newspaper cutting of a review of 'Full Measure' by Kathleen O'Brennan as staged in the Abbey Theatre, Dublin [in August 1928], [1928 September 8]. Newspaper cutting of a scene from 'Full Measure' by Kathleen O'Brennan as staged in the Abbey Theatre, Dublin [on 27th August 1928], [1928 August 28]. Newspaper cutting of a review of 'Full Measure' by Kathleen O'Brennan as staged in the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, 1928 September 22. 'The Gombeen Man', a play in three acts, by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'The Gombeen Man', Act II, by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'The Gombeen Man', Act III, scenes I and V, by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'The Gombeen Man', Act III, scenes I and V, by Kathleen O'Brennan, with a poem by Nora Hopper Chesson, undated. 'The Gombeen Man', Act III, scene V, by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'Nora Murtagh's Meeting', an early version of 'The Gombeen Man', a play in three acts, by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. Partial script of 'Green Plantations', an early version of 'The Gombeen Man', a play in three acts, by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. Partial text by Kathleen O'Brennan about the bard Seannacháin's visit to Guaire, King of Connacht, undated. Partial text by Kathleen O'Brennan about Miss Flintwood's drunken cook, undated. 'Johnny Takes a Turn', a comedy in three acts, by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. Notes for 'Macha of Ulster', a play in three acts, by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'Napper Tandy', a play in four acts with epilogue, by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'Napper Tandy', a play in four acts with epilogue, by Kathleen O'Brennan, 1943 May 13. Partial script of 'Napper Tandy', a play in three acts, by Kathleen O'Brennan, with assorted notes about Irish and American politics in the late 1700s, undated. Assorted excerpts of 'Napper Tandy', by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'The Prospector', a radio play in one act, by Kathleen O'Brennan, 1937 June 27. 'The Prospector', a play in one act, by Kathleen O'Brennan, 1937 June 27. 'The Prospector', radio play, by Kathleen O'Brennan, 1937 June 27. 'The Prospector', radio play, by Kathleen O'Brennan, [1937]. Partial script of 'The Prospector', radio play, by Kathleen O'Brennan, [1937]. Early draft of 'The Prospector', radio play, by Kathleen O'Brennan, [1937]. Assorted excerpts of 'The Prospector', radio play, by Kathleen O'Brennan, with a cover, [1937]. Incomplete scripts of Act 1, Scene 1 of 'Swift of the Liberties', a play in five acts, by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. Incomplete scripts of Act II of 'Swift of the Liberties', a play in five acts, by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. Title page including list of characters of 'Swift of the Liberties', a play in five acts, with a folder, by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. Notes for 'Shirt Sleeves', a play in three acts, by Kathleen O'Brennan, with a partial 'Hely's popular one day diary for 1944', [1944]. 'The Abbe Edgeworth', by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. Newspaper cutting of article by Kathleen O'Brennan about Alice Furlong from Scéala Éireann, 1946 October 29. Article about Arthur Darley, by Kathleen O'Brennan, 1927 November. 'The author and the state', by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'The Boswell papers: the oak chest treasures', by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'Centenary of Board of Works: One hundred years of Irish history', by Kathleen O'Brennan, [1931]. 'A day at Delville with Swift', by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'Did DeValera fail?', by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'They didn't know Irish but they knew DeValera', by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'Dr Vincent O'Brien remembers', by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'A Dublin letter' about protests at the staging of Sean O'Casey plays in Dublin, by Kathleen O'Brennan, [1925] February 16. 'A Dublin letter' about W.B. Yeats' dual role in politics and the arts, by Kathleen O'Brennan, [1926] March 7. Newspaper cutting of 'Echoes of the Town', by Kathleen O'Brennan under the pseudonym Kitty Clive, 1935 December 20. Newspaper cutting of 'Echoes of the Town', by Kathleen O'Brennan under the pseudonym Kitty Clive, 1936 March 13. Newspaper cutting of 'Echoes of the Town', by Kathleen O'Brennan under the pseudonym Kitty Clive, [1939]. Partial draft of an 'Echoes of the Town' column about women's position in Ireland, by Kathleen O'Brennan under the pseudonym Anne Liffey, undated. Partial draft of an 'Echoes of the Town' column about a forthcoming Peamount dance, by Kathleen O'Brennan under the pseudonym Kitty Clive, undated. Partial draft of an 'Echoes of the Town' column about Moira House in Dublin, by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. Partial draft of an 'Echoes of the Town' column about the office of Ulster King of Arms, by Kathleen O'Brennan under the pseudonym Kitty Clive, undated. Partial draft of an 'Echoes of the Town' column about the last letter written by W.B. Yeats, by Kathleen O'Brennan under the pseudonym Kitty Clive, undated. 'An Emmett rests in Dublin', an account of the funeral of Doctor Thomas Addis Emmett, by Kathleen O'Brennan, [1919]. 'Erskine Childers - patriot', by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'The Feis Ceoil', by Kathleen O'Brennan, [1947]. 'Fighting the profiteer: woman's part', by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'French journalist honoured: Andree Viollis first woman journalist made Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur', by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'The French theatre today: some suggestions for Dublin', by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. Notes about 'George Noble Plunkett', by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'Hunting in Ireland: galloping over the Irish ditches', by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'Judge Moore's life: inspiration to all who knew him'', by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'The kingdom of the horse: Ireland brings the nations to Ballsbridge', with rejection card from 'The Sun' by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. Various drafts of 'I listen and learn', by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'In cloudland: the future of the aerial painter', by Kathleen O'Brennan, 1927 May 15. 'Ireland as an air port', by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'Ireland's Minister for Labour: Countess Markievicz', by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'Ireland in Paris and abroad', by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'Irish art needlework', by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. Partial draft about Irish poets, by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'The Irish Theatre', by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'Is Irish music worth saving?', by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'Is the Church persecuted in Belgium' [by Kathleen O'Brennan?], 1943 May. 'Living through an earthquake', by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'Lord Dunsany discovers another Irish poet: Stanislaus Lynch - the Huntsman poet', by Kathleen O'Brennan, with illustration, undated. 'Modern Art Gallery at Dalkey: Mr Joseph Brennan's collection', by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'The most solemn moment: When the Bremen left Baldonnell', by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'Notes from Ireland' about social events in Kildare, Meath and Dublin, by Kathleen O'Brennan, 1939 January 12. 'Notes on the Irish drama' by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'On a Canadian fur farm: struggle to hold the market' by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'Opening of Royal Hibernian Academy: Saint Patrick in art' by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. Newspaper cutting on 'Paul Henry R.H.A' by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'The picturesque and the practical' by Kathleen O'Brennan, [1947?]. 'Pity the poor pressmen' by Kathleen O'Brennan, [1928?]. 'Politics and woman's dress: at school with the French designer' by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'Polly from the Gap wins: at the Killorglin races' by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'Random jottings' by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'Red Cross denied admittance to Ireland' by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'Round the world and home' by Kathleen O'Brennan under the pseudonym Bluebird, undated. ''Sally Cavanagh or the untenanted graves', by Charles J. Kickham' by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'Stella' by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. Newspaper cutting of 'Stockholm: city of light', with by Kathleen O'Brennan, 1946 July 25. 'Swift and the patriot party' by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. 'Theatre gossip: the Irish theatre today' by Kathleen O'Brennan under the pseudonym Kitty Clive, undated. 'Thomas Eddis Emmet - a memory' by Kathleen O'Brennan, [1919]. 'Thomas Davis - the man' by Kathleen O'Brennan, [1945]. 'Through Japanese eyes: Angel Island' by Kathleen O'Brennan, [1945]. 'Victor Hugo' by Kathleen O'Brennan, [1902 February]. 'What is a political prisoner? Ask a Dublin newsbot!!' by Kathleen O'Brennan, [1945]. Particulars of the wedding in Lisburn of Miss Leslie M.C. Pielou to Lieutenant Maurice Ashdown, for 'Irish Tatler and Sketch', undated. 'Women in Turkey in the new democracy' by Kathleen O'Brennan, [1923?]. Untitled writing by Kathleen O'Brennan about Dublin Castle, undated. 5 cartoons by Kathleen O'Brennan, undated. IV.iv. Other papers, 1920-1948. Warranty card for Corona typewriter, 1920 May 24. Letter from Thomas Carnduff to Miss Day about members of the Young Ulster Society travelling to Dublin to visit the Dublin P.E.N. Club on the 28th of that month, 1942 February 7. Report of the Secretary of the American Centre of PEN, 1945 June. Memorandum on Book Week by Kees Van Hoek to unknown recipients, 1945 April 15. Memorandum proposing the establishment of a State scheme to honour citizens' achievements, undated. Incomplete paper advising how a writer in Ireland might do business with American publishers, undated. Copybook containing notes on poets including Shelley, Keats, and their burial places, undated. Speech of the new president, of an unnamed organisation, paying tribute to the previous president, Rutherford Mayne, undated. Memorandum proposing the establishment of an office of Commissioner for Arts, undated. Invitation to the Annual General Meeting and Election of Officers of Irish P.E.N., 1946. Letter to Kathleen O'Brennan from an unidentified sender about the Land Bank, with additional notes, 1921 September 8. Notes by Kathleen O'Brennan about the Land Bank and savings in Canada, with additional notes, undated. The Provincial Savings Act and an Act to amend the Provincial Savings Act, 1920 and 1921. Pamphlet entitled 'Souvenir of Turas na Boinné, July 14th, 1926.', [1926?]. Abbey Theatre programme for 'Juno and the Paycock' as staged in April 1928, 1928 April. Flier advertising a country produce sale in Dublin to raise funds for the Peamount Care Committee, 1929 April. Programme of summer events of the Friends of the National Collections of Ireland, [1936]. Description of the annual dance of the St. John Ambulance Brigade, Irish district, held in Dublin on the 14th of May 1943, [1943]. Flier for a meeting of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland in Dublin on the 6th of November 1945, 1945 November. Attendance list of the 23rd annual Peamount dance held on the 30th of November 1945, [1945]. Flier for the St Anthony's Feast Day Draw on the 13th of June 1946, 1946. Flier seeking subscribers for the Dublin Magazine, undated. Leaflet by the National Centre for the Enthronement about night adoration at home, undated. Flier seeking patrons for advance tickets to the Lyric Theatre Company's programme at the Abbey Theatre, undated. Flier for a Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland public lecture on Irish field antiquities, undated. Kathleen O'Brennan's bookplate, undated. Shuley's 1931 diary recording various appointments and also containing Kathleen O'Brennan's notes for 3 plays, 1931. Progamme for a recorded Symphony concert on the 15th of March 1945, 1945. Progamme for a recorded Symphony concert on the 19th of January 1947, 1947. 'Good counsel', an Augustinian quarterly, with an article by Kathleen O'Brennan, 1946 January-March. Newspaper cuttings from the 'Irish Independent' titled "Dr. Starkie to visit America", 1929 January 17. Newspaper cutting titled "Reception" about a reception given by Kathleen O'Brennan, [1937 May 18]. Newspaper cutting from the 'Irish Times' titled "De-vulgarising Ireland", 1943 March 22. Newspaper cutting from the 'Irish Independent' titled "Writers' Deputation", [1943 August 18]. Newspaper cutting [from 'Ave Maria'] about a description by Kathleen O'Brennan of an early morning Mass, [1947 January 11]. Newspaper cuttings of the death notice of Kathleen O'Brennan, [1948]. Newspaper cutting of a photograph of the Committee of the Irish P.E.N. Club, undated. V. Political documents, 1916-1949. Broadsheet entitled 'Exchange is robbery' by Grace Vandeleur Plunkett, circa 1920. Subscription forms for certificates of shares in the Government of the Republic of Ireland, circa 1919. Leaflet regarding a strike by prisoners in Lewes Jail, East Sussex, England. 1917. Transcript of conversation between David Lloyd George, Austen Chamberlain, Art O Briain and Robert Barton, 1921 August 13. Copy of letter from Department of Home Affairs to Áine Ceannt concerning lodgment of credit, 1921 September 29. Copies of Áine Ceannt’s receipts during her service as district judge for Dáil Courts, 1922 June 1. Copy of order to deport Father Dominic O'Connor, 1922 July 14. List of dependants of those executed in 1916, with their ages and occupations or qualifications, undated. List of dependants of those killed in action in 1916, or shot by the military, with their ages and occuptions, undated. List of dependants of those killed or executed during the Civil War, with their ages and occuptions or qualifications, undated. List of dependants of those killed or executed during the Black and Tan regime, with their ages and present occuptions, undated. List of possible applicants for Government posts from "Dependants of 1916, Black & Tan Period and Civil War Period", undated. Incomplete account by [Stiophán] Pollard of events in the Four Courts and other locations during the Easter Rising of 1916, undated. Notice from General John Grenfell Maxwell that flag day collections to raise funds for the Irish Volunteer Dependents' Fund shall result in arrest and prosecution, 1916 June 22. Copy of a note [from Harry Boland to his mother] about events in Lewes Prison, [1916]. Appeal to the French people for support for Irish political prisoners and prisoners of war, [c. 1917]. Notice to correspondents instructing them on how to write and send letters to prisoners of war, with envelopes, [c. 1918]. Postcard in support of George Noble, Count Plunkett, bearing an image of a Peace conference, [c. 1918]. Pamphlet entitled 'The Case of Ireland' outlining Ireland's demands of the Paris Peace Conference for freedom from England, [c. 1919]. Circular from the Department of Agriculture seeking the planting of trees to supply timber for national needs, 1919 September. Pamphlet entitled 'The Crucifixion of Ireland', 1920. Typescript copy of the text of an internment arrest warrant relating to Frongoch, [c. 1921]. Printed [flyer] text of a press interview in which "President De Valera states the national position", setting out the moral position of the Republican movement, 1921. Unused safe conduct pass issued by the Under Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant for travel between Dublin and London, 1921 July 11. List of lectures by Cumann Leigheacht an Phobail, with a short history of the origin and scope of the organisation by Alice Stopford Green, [c. 1921]. Typescript 'Narrative of events from the truce with Great Britain to the attack on the Republic', [c. 1922]. Report of the National Executive for the year 1921-1922, 1922 August 3. Copy of a note by Padraic Pearse referring to the days of Granuaile in Galway, undated. Irish Bulletin, vol. 5, no. 54; article entitled "The Letter of General Smuts" taking issue with the idea of British dominion status for Ireland, 1921 August 16. 'An analysis of British proposals of July 20th on the subject of Ireland having British dominion status', reprinted from the Irish Bulletin of 25 August 1921. 1921 August 25. Card signed by the Irish delegation of plenipotentiaries, 1921 Oct 20. Printed copy, published by Dail Eireann, of the text of the 'Treaty between Great Britain and Ireland signed 6th December 1921, as submitted to Dail Eireann for ratification on 14th December 1921', 1921 December. Dáil Éireann orders of the day, with a motion by Arthur Griffith, 1921 December 19. Dáil Éireann orders of the day, with 2 motions by Arthur Griffith and President Éamon De Valera, 1922 January 3 and 5. President Eamon De Valera's alternative proposals to what would become the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921, [1921]. [Dáil Éireann orders of the day, with] motion by Eoin MacNeill, 1922 January 8. Dáil Éireann orders of the day, with 3 motions by President Éamon De Valera, Eoin MacNeill and Michael Collins, 1922 January 10. Document setting out how the State might handle matters such as oath of allegiance, war, payment of state officials, state services and other financial matters, undated. Document setting out steps around cessation of hostilities, release of political prisoners, meeting of second Dáil and other matters, undated. Document setting out steps around resignation of present Government, dumping of military equipment, treatment of prisoners and respect of results of general election, undated. Document collating views of members of the Catholic hierarchy on the Irish nation, its sovereignty and those fighting in war, undated. Sheet of Dáil Éireann headed paper with a note about the Irish delegation of plenipotentiaries secretariat, undated. Blank sheet of Dublin Sinn Féin Peace Committee headed paper, undated. Dáil Éireann interim accounts for the period 1st January 1922 to 10th April 1922, with writing by Kathleen O'Brennan about Genoa and Ireland, 1922 April 21. IRA pamphlet entitled 'The responsibility' urging TDs to work to stop the Civil War, 1922 September 7. Copy typescript extracts from the farewell letter of Erskine Childers to his wife Molly Childers, with related (typed) notes, 1922 November 20 to 24. Document recording 3 guarantees refused by Éamon De Valera at a meeting of Republican TDs, [1922]. Report by a committee into the possible granting of a loan towards the establishment of "Fine Ghaedhail", [c. 1922]. Manuscript account [by Father Augustine] of events during the occupation of the Four Courts in 1922, [1922] June 30. Pamphlet titled 'Lecture on National Economics', 1924 March. Two manuscript drafts of an account [incomplete ?] of a visit to Dáil Eireann in March 1925. Writer is not identified. 1925 March. Pamphlet titled 'No income tax?' by Professor Alfred O'Rahilly, 1925. Circular from Sinn Féin to the secretaries of the local branches requesting that they hold meetings to discuss 2 reports, 1926 April 12. Account of a meeting of Comhairle na d'Teachtaí, undated. Printed flyer 'An Phoblacht abu! No compromise', [c. 1926]. Pamphlet titled 'The Claim of the Irish Republic', 1928 August 25. Instructions for those attending the unveiling [of the statue "The Dying Cuchulain" in the GPO] on Easter Sunday 1935, 1935 April 21. IRA newsletter titled 'War News', 1939 November 4. Pamphlet titled 'Easter Monday, 1949' outlining events to commemorate Easter Monday and to mark the coming into force of the Republic of Ireland Act, 1949. Pamphlet by Constance de Markievicz titled 'What Irish Republicans Stand For', undated. Pamphlet titled 'The Truth about a Deputy's Oath', undated. Assortment of newspaper cuttings about events and persons related to the struggle for independence for Ireland, 1916-1949. VI. Other papers, 1912-1945. Broadside poem 'Bean an fhir Ruaidh', with an illustration by by Grace Gifford, undated. 'The Blessing of the Brown Friar", a poem by Alice Milligan, undated. Typescript of 'Blind', a poem by June Lucas, 1929 November. Typescript, signed [by author?] of a poem entitled 'Boyhood', by Louise Ayres Garnett, undated. Typescript of 'Crossing the bar', a poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, undated. Printed copy of 'Dóchas', a song by Tórna, and 'Go mairidh ár ngaedhilg slán', a song by Annie Wilson Patterson [printed for use at the Dublin Language Procession of 1909?], undated. Typescript of a poem entitled 'Dublin' by Donal O'Dwyer, 1921 March 17. Typescript os 'Eileen Oge (The Pride of Petravore)', a song by Percy French, undated. 'Fogairt an Cheanntaigh', a poem by an unidentified author, undated. Typescript of a poem 'If the dead know'; unidentified author, undated. Handwritten copy of a poem entitled 'The Image', with signature 'Betty H.' undated. 'The Leprecaun', a song by Patrick Weston Joyce, undated. 'A lesson in Geography', a poem by Frances Wynne, undated. Handwritten verse, in calligraphic script on card, entitled 'In memoriam: Seumas Hallissey', the 'popular Gaelic Tenor who died Nov. 4th 1907'; signed 'Cahir O' 1907 Nov. Typescript copy of verse entitled 'In memoriam' lamenting the loss of the dead of 1916, undated. 'The Irish Free State', a song by an unknown author, undated. 'The Mother', a poem by Padraic Pearse, undated. 'My buttons', a poem by an unidentified author, 1916 June 8. 'Oh can anybody tell them where did Maura Comerford go', a song by an unknown author, undated. 'Oh! my old Howth gun', partial song lyrics by an unidentified author, 1921 July 26. 'Over here', partial song lyrics by an unidentified author, undated. A page [from the journal Studies, Vol IX, No 35 of September 1920] featuring poems 'The Prisoner', by Katharine Tynan, and 'Autumn', by Mary Mongey, 1920 Typescript of 'Questions', a song by Winifred Letts, undated. Typescript of 'Remembrance', a poem by an unidentified author, undated. 'The "Rising", 1916.'', by "Coln", undated. 'Sea glory', a poem by an unidentified author, undated. 'Step together', a song by Michael Joseph Barry, undated. 'Till Ferdia came', a poem by Alice Milligan, undated. 'To Erin's watchmen', a poem by an unidentified author, undated. 'We'll remember', a poem by an unidentified author, undated. 'The windmill' [by Kathleen O'Brennan?], undated. Untitled song by an unidentified author, 1916 July 5. Illegibly titled poem by an unidentified author, 1920 March 8. Untitled poem by an unidentified author, 1938 June 6. Untitled poem by an unidentified author, undated. Untitled song by an unidentified author, undated. Untitled poem [by Kathleen O'Brennan?], undated. An untitled song by an unidentified author, undated. Booklet titled '1916 Song book', undated. 'A crook we cannot admire: the story of an actual event' by Chester A. Arthur Jr., undated. Copy typescript of short story entitled 'Norah's experience'; author unidentified, undated. Typescript, with manuscript corrections' of short story entitled 'A tangle of babies' [by Kathleen O'Brennan], undated. Typescript of short story entitled 'Tessie's accident' [by Kathleen O'Brennan?], undated. Untitled account by a female prisoner of life in San Quentin prison in California, undated. Untitled prose by an unidentified author about the attititude of 'Irish Times' as a "homily on the inferiority of the Celt", undated. 'Books that Irish people ought to read', undated. Letter from Mrs. Josephine E. Graham to Mrs Hughes regarding "Miss B" [Kathleen O'Brennan] speaking to audiences, 1916 February 23. Letter from Frederick Allan of the Irish National Aid and Volunteer Dependents' Fund to Louise Gavan Duffy about payment to a Mrs Lawless for the cost of a pump, 1916 Dec 11. Letter from Tomás MacCurtain to his son Tomás Óg about Christmas, 1916 December 22. Postcard from [Caoimhghein] to Brother Peter confirming travel arrangements , 1918 July 26. Copy of a letter from an unknown author to "Mary Baby", 1920 October 18. Copy of a letter from "Mairead" to "Art" about likely Vatican condemnation of events in Ireland and containing prosposals for responses in Irish parishes, 1921 January 22. Letter [from Jack? signature illegible] to a recipient addressed as "Doctor" about England's power and Irish politics, 1921 December 29. Letter to Miss Barton from the Military Governor of Mountjoy Military Prison advising what may and may not be sent to and from prisoners, 1922 October 30. Letter from Gustave Ador, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross to the Countess de Gabriac, reiterating the problems in setting up a branch of the Red Cross in Ireland, 1923 February 12. Copy of a letter [by Kathleen O'Brennan] to M.P. Crowley of the National City Bank enclosing the original lease of her house, 1932 December 6. Letter from Siegfried [surname unclear] to an unnamed recipient recounting his grandchild's recovery from illness, to support the canonisation of "Bd. Oliver", 1935 October 4. Letter to Agnes O'Farrelly from M.H. Gill & Son, Ltd, informing her that the books she sought were out of print and unobtainable, 1945 August 24. Letter from an unknown author to Fay Sargent suggesting that her committee give a good tip to Sean Barlow, stage manager of the Abbey Theatre, undated. Blank postcard of Cathal Brugha, undated. Blank postcard of Edward Daly, undated. Blank postcard of Doyle's public house, undated. Framed blank postcard of the leaders of the Easter Rising of 1916, undated. Blank postcard of Lion Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon [United States], undated. Blank postcard titled "Love and the Bachelor Maid.", undated. Newspaper cutting of an image titled "In the Railway Carriage", undated. Blank postcard titled "Souvenir of Ireland", undated. Blank postcard of the old bridge in Sospel [France], undated. Drawing titled "Swifts birthplace", undated. Blank postcard of a woman and child, undated. Untitled image of a coastal scene, undated. Untitled drawing, perhaps used as a mount for another item, undated. Article about the South African Defence Act of 1912, [1912]. Incomplete article titled "Austria and the League of Nations: what may happen to Ireland", undated. Article titled "The Hungarian Roumanian tangle", undated. Article titled "An Irish "poet and dreamer". Ella Young", undated. Article titled "Pain, its cause and meaning", undated. Statement re Seosamh Mac Grianna, 1944 March 16. Assortment of newspaper cuttings about various Irish people and topics in politics and the arts, [1929?-1952?]. 'W.B. Yeats', a pamphlet marking the 70th birthday of W.B. Yeats, published by the 'Irish Times' and reprinted by Irish P.E.N. , 1935 June 13. Photograph of an unidentified man in military uniform [graphic]. Blank and title pages from 'The office of Holy Week according to the Roman missal and breviary", signed by E. M. Brennan, undated. Title page of 'Eachtra Lomnochtáin', signed by R Kent, 1900. Business card for Pierre Levasseur, undated. Pass to admit bearers to cemetery, undated. Receipt from the Catholic women's federation of secondary school unions to Lily Brennan for 1 share, 1947 March 6. Manuscript extract from 'Life's rests' by John Ruskin, undated. Article on 'Ancient Irish metal work' taken from the Connoisseur magazine. Author: E. Leahy, [1909]. Dinner menu for Christmas Day, 1920 December 25. Book of raffle tickets for the Missionary Sisters, Killeshandra, with notes by Kathleen O'Brennan, 1943 March 25. Incomplete outline of a unnamed play [by Kathleen O'Brennan], undated. 'The city that conquered the films', notes about Vienna [by Kathleen O'Brennan], undated. Notes about climbing Mount Vesuvius, about Paris and about Arthur Darley and Joseph Holloway [by Kathleen O'Brennan], undated. 'Come what may' verse by an unidentified author, undated. Notes [of illustrations or captions?] with list of names including Pearse, Cosgrave, Mallin, etc., undated. [Diary?] extract describing attendance at 21st birthday celebration of Teddy Jacob in Dublin, 1945 December 15. List of daily and weekly newspapers [purchased by Kathleen O'Brennan?] and prices of each, ca. 1949. Photographic print of a hen coop [graphic]. 2 pen nibs Memorial card for Patrick Gibney, 1932. Memorial card for Cornelius W. Little, 1942. Memorial card for Douglas ffrench-Mullen, 1943. 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Clinton campaign response Today’s results are a victory for the people of Florida who will have a voice in selecting our Party’s nominee and will see its delegates seated at our party’s convention. The decision by the Rules and Bylaws Committee honors the votes that were cast by the people of Florida and allocates the delegates accordingly. We strongly object to the Committee’s decision to undercut its own rules in seating Michigan’s delegates without reflecting the votes of the people of Michigan. The Committee awarded to Senator Obama not only the delegates won by Uncommitted, but four of the delegates won by Senator Clinton. This decision violates the bedrock principles of our democracy and our Party. We reserve the right to challenge this decision before the Credentials Committee and appeal for a fair allocation of Michigan’s delegates that actually reflect the votes as they were cast. Obama campaign response “We're extremely gratified that the commission agreed on a fair solution that will allow Michigan and Florida to participate in the Convention. We appreciate their efforts, and those of the party leadership of both states, to bring this resolution about,” said Obama campaign manager David Plouffe. Labels: Barack Obama, delegates, Florida, Hillary Clinton, Michigan, rules KRK said... Thanks for the update. You might want to mention that it was a unanimous vote of the entire RBC committee to go with the 1/2 vote motion. Galois said... Michigan looks like a foregone conclusion 69-59 pledged, unpledged restored, but all have 1/2 votes. Ickes and Clinton aren't happy, but Don Fowler is supporting it. The conduct of the people in the crowd (as far as I can tell, Clinton protesters, as the Clinton campaign brought them in by the busload, and the Obama campaign ordered supporters not to act out) has been deplorable. And we're supposed to say we're united after this? More and more Obama/Clinton is looking like a nightmare ticket. Jay, aka The Angry Little Man said... Oh dear... She's going to take the Michigan matter to Credentials... I'll tell you. I am very happy to see that they extended the 1/2 vote to the superdelegates as well since those are the ones that deserved the penalty the most. In addition, The Hillary supporters there were some of the rudest I've seen, being loud enough to interrupt the progress as well as not going quiet when requested to do so. Thralen The committee took this seriously and I applaud their leadership. There was some political posturing by Clinton supporters but it was called on the floor and not tolerated. There was also some heckling, esp after the MI vote was completed....but it was all good. Let's see if Ickes carries through on his threat. Frankly, his grounds were bogus and I hope that the Credentials committee dismisses the challenge. Independent Voter said... Jay, let her. The super's will ALL move in the next few days so there will be absolutely zero argument for her in front of the credentials committee. AnonyMorph said... I was listening to this online thru C-Span Radio, and I was appalled at the way the onlookers carried on. Never have I heard such disrespect in a meeting in which so much was counted on. Whether they were Obamites, or Clintonites, it was disgusting. They truly turned this important meeting into a circus. They should be ashamed. Josh said... It was unanimous for the Florida compromise, but 19-8 for the Michigan split. There are clearly some, including Fowler, who are not happy with giving the Michigan "Uncommitted" delegates to Obama. There is only one way to stop Hillary's attack dog, Ickes, from going to credentials: superdelegates must step up to the plate Tuesday and go to Obama in large numbers... he must get at least 29.5 delegate-votes OVER the new magic number of 2,118. This would mean that Hillary cannot claim that even if she got ALL of the uncommitted Michiganites to go her way, she would not have the nomination. Once she sees this final math againt her, there is no credible argument to go after the credentials appeal. For God's sake, Hillary, think of party unity for a change rather than your own ambitions. Watching a little CNN - the fill-in telestrator guy just made a comment that bugged me - basically the super dels will not "make up their mind" until Wednesday morning on who to support. Give it up, you stupid sniveling twits. Just to be clear, my first comment (at 6:55) about the unanimous vote was made before the update about Michigan. I was only talking about Florida. But I do think it would be better if the post gave the votes for each instead of just saying that the committee "ruled." Paul G. Hunt said... Table shows Clinton needing 5240.5 delegates. This is slightly on the high side. They have very little to gain by going to the credentials committee. Once the decision was made to reduce the MI delegates votes to 1/2, any difference in the number of delegates between what they would get from the RBC and the credentials committees is peanuts. BTW, Hillary's support on the RBc is much stronger than it will be on the credentials committee. It's over. Philip Slama said... I live in Florida and I found it deplorable that the DNC Rules Committee could commit such a heinous act that flies in the face of the rules that they so proudly wave before us. If they 'truly' believed in the rules they should never have seated any delegates from either Florida or Michigan because both states broke the rules. We moved our primaries and we should suffer the consequences. But instead several of the members acted hippocritically and voted to restore Florida to 1/2 of its delegate voting potential and Michigan to 1/2 of its delegate voting potential and designating delegates to the Obama campaign when he was not on the ballot in the state. I can understand the 1/2 vote in florida as both candidates were on the ballot but in Michigan that is a different story and it is sad that we witnessed a public 'back room deal' within our own party. Party unity has been shattered, Florida has just gone to the Republicans once again and unlike those in the party who claim we should come together the acts of the Rules Committee have sealed my decision to remove myself from the Democratic Party. It is a sad day when you watch a party terminate its chances to restore some dignity to the process but instead flout a flimsy set of motions and proposals aimed at closing a problem caused by the Rules Committee in the first place. -Philip Slama wow...hillary just got totally shafted. And to those of you who are upset about the way the protestors acted, how else do you expect them to voice their feelings. They have just been told that their votes are not as important as the votes of others. Reminds me of back when a certain group of people were only coutned as 2/5ths. I'm going to vote for Obama in the general but the DNC has lost a lot of my respect for allowing this to happen. Obama/Clinton 08 Useless Michael said... I found it interesting that Harold Ickes declared it "undemocratic" to do anything other than assign delegates based upon an election with basically "one" name on the ballot. Arguing for the validity of the Michigan Democratic Primary election is like the argument Saddam Hussein used to make when he claimed he was an elected president, receiving 98% of the vote. I was just wondering if I'm going nuts or if anyone else out there was asking themselves "WTF?" as well.... Phillip: They over reacted in the first place. According to their own rules they were only allowed to strip 50% of delegates (If I rememer rightly) so you can view going back to 50% from 0% as them coming in line with their own rules. Regarding Michigan: Far more tricky there BUT the motion they finally decided on was provided BY the Michigan democrats. You can argue that they would know best the will of the Michigan voters. So who will the Obama and Edwards pledged Florida delegates be? The Obama campaign itself has not yet formally vetted their 67, afaik. I totally 100% agree with that poster who said that Hillary got shafted today - because she like totally didn't get everything that she demanded! What kind of a party is it where a Clinton cannot get everything and anything that they ask for? This is a travesty! Thralen -- I'm in total agreement. Philip, there ARE no rules saying states must lose all of their delegates as punishment, the punishment is totally up to the committee you just watched. This decision allows everyone to go to the convention but still sends a message for 2012 that we don't want primaries in December and January. Let's go back to the old days, when primaries were a SPRING event. The vocal Clinton supporters embarrassed themselves today. Micah, I don't see how Hillary got shafted here... she received much more than half of the allowed delegate-votes in both states. Is that really getting shafted? I just don't get the argument that Florida and Michigan should be counted as if they were just regular old primaries like the other 48 states and territories. The facts on the ground do not support this position, it's an argument that only comes from a "do whatever will get Hillary the most possible delegates" perspective. Ken R. Whittaker said... I seriously doubt the the Credentials committee will overturn the RBC. It really doesn't make sense to do so. They know that doing so would cause such a rift within the party. The process was fair and just. I'm from Michigan and I agree that we should be penalized. The DNC did everything they could to provide a solution that would bring us to November on a united front. Thank you RBC for your fair hearing and I look forward to seeing the Credentials committee turning Hillary away. This is a good ruling. Those most responsible for this debacle, elected democrats in both MI AND FL, are held accountable. I know...yes, I known the mantra spewed by Floridians that their state is run by republicans, but that does not exonerate the democrat legislators for the way they handled the matter. This is a good day. Now, Sen. Clinton: what say you? Will you move forward toward a general election that brings change? Or, will you challenge these results? Well said, Paul. As an Obama supporter, I try to put myself into the alternate-universe position. What if Obama were losing by only 150 delegates? Sure, there would be sour grapes, but would I demonize the other side and go to great lengths (e.g. making analogies to the civil rights movement, Bush v. Gore, etc.) to put my candidate on the winning side, no matter how crazy or illogical the arguments sound? The answer is no. Derek, part of the ruling is that the Obama camp gets to start choosing their delegates from now. rgzuber said... micah, why is it so radical for the DNC to treat Michigan in the same way the RNC has for violating party rules? It doesn't make any difference anyway. Obama is too far ahead. He would have gotten most of the uncommitted delegates anyway. Mike in Maryland said... Thralen said... They over reacted in the first place. According to their own rules they were only allowed to strip 50% of delegates (If I rememer rightly) And you rememer, and even remember incorrect. The rules state a MINIMUM of 50% reduction. It does not state 'a 50% reduction'. It does not state 'a maximum of 50% reduction'. The rules state a MINIMUM of 50% reduction. That means a higher penalty can be assessed. Trapac said... thralen: "They over reacted in the first place. According to their own rules they were only allowed to strip 50% of delegates (If I rememer rightly) so you can view going back to 50% from 0% as them coming in line with their own rules." The base penalty was a 50% reduction with the Rules and Bylaws Committee able to alter that figure as they saw necessary. Outside of a failed vote within the committee there was nothing preventing them from fully stripping the delegations. Ken, my understanding of what Chris Bowers has said at Openleft, is that Clinton only needs to get 20% of the Credentials Committee vote to submit a "minority report" to the general convention. So I think she can easily continue the debate until then if she wishes. Mike in Maryland: Then I rememBer incorrectly. However it would have been quite harsh to continue with a 100% delegate reduction when the republicans were only enacting a 50% reduction. So I stand by my statement that they over-reacted with proposing the 100% deduction. Especially when you would prefer for those states to be active in the general election. The politics of Politics sucks but no-one can deny that it exists. psquareSD said... I keep my own spreadsheet, and I plugged in all the changes, and my anticipated Obama delegate count on Wednesday with no further SD endorsements is exactly 2117. Two good results today. Bit of sour grapes for diehard Hillary supporters. Please, get over it, we've got a Presidential election to win! Daniel Branscome said... Two brief comments: 1) The reactions of Senator Clinton's supporters in the audience today certainly lacked decorum and good taste. However, I would note that the protests both inside and outside the Marriott were limited to less the 500 people. In most cities 500 protesters might be considered a sizable demonstration. However, in DC, our nation's capitol, with Senator Clinton's national HQ in nearby Arlington, Virginia, this is a pitiful showing. These protesters may have seemed loud and obnoxious on CSPAN (and no doubt, they were), but it really overstates what was in fact a rather small gathering of Pro-Clinton supporters. 2) Having just watched Recount on HBO - regarding the 2000 election in Florida, it amazes me that more people aren't considering the possibility that some measure of these protests were fomented not just by Senator Clinton's campaign, but also by agents/actors on behalf of the Republican National Committee, various Conservative PACs ... or even Limbaugh listening "ditto heads" who saw coming to todays RBC meeting to protest as "Clinton supporters" as their way of helping create Rush's so-called Operation Chaos. I wouldn't put it past them. welcome independent candidacy of Hillary , even if she dont won presidency now is revenge to not elect obama , you stupid fools , if clinton dindt win in 92 and 96 dems will be in oposition for 20 vears , obama/mcgovern 2008 , this is end of dem party edgeways said... Micah: FWIW it was 3/5ths, not 2/5ths. And the only people that this affects are the delegates. The voters voted, they are even sending the same number of delegates, it is just those delegates have less of a say. Thee is no hard and fast rule on delegate allocation, look at PR for chrstsakes, a territory that can't vote in the GE and doesn't have a Democrat party has more delegates than nearly 1/2 of the actual States, and it isn't even really allocated population wise. Even the phrasing used is a little telling, "Clinton got shafted", not the voters of MI and FL. S.K. said... The Democrats will pay a heavy heavy price for this total disregard for democracy shown today. This committee shows the same respect for votes that Mugabe and Zimbabwe does. Count votes only if they are convenient. McCain is now absolutely guarenteed the white house. Way to go Dems, yet again! Oh well, I'm now fully convninced that democrats are too dumb to hold the white house. Sal Costello said... There sure are a lot of ignorant people out there that gobble up all the Clinton's alternate reality. I am happy to say that in 3 to 4 more days, you can stick a fork in Hillary, cause she'll be done. Dimples said... Question, why didn't anyone address how weak the dems are in Florida? Time and time again we heard that the Republican controlled legislature in FL along with its Republican Gov. mived the date. So, you don't have enough political clout to win local elections and have a voice in your own state but, you expect something different on the national stage? Come on Florida, let's do something different the next time you select your legislators. Goodbye Hillary, don't get your ass caught in the door on the way out. "So I stand by my statement that they over-reacted with proposing the 100% deduction." Keep in mind that at the time the decision was originally made, nobody foresaw such a close race that lasted into June. They likely didn't intend of leaving it that way, but certainly wouldn't have imagined it would have turned into such a heated argument when the time came to uphold or reduce it. dsimon said... Paul Hunt: Table shows Clinton needing 5240.5 delegates. This is slightly on the high side. You're misreading the table, which has two numbers running into each other. It says she has 1876.5 delegates, and she needs 240.5 for the nomination. (That was before today's resolution of MI and FL, however.) Don't Republicans like you have better things to do? You know, watch Bill O'Reilly and nod in agreement like robots, listen to Rush and pretend you can sabotage things on the other side when really the Rush-ites are following a drug addict hypocrite who only cares about his own fame. We're coming for McCain. None of this matters once Obama gets up and shows what real leaders are supposed to say and do. Thralen, while you may find it easy to accept what the committee has done; I recognize that they had the option to give 1/2 of the delegates to the states but instead they chose to strip these two states of all delegates at the onset of this entire process before we were locked into two candidates. I've watched Florida blow so many elections in the past two decades starting with our 'Dead People Can Vote, Too!' scandal in the early nineties to the recounts of 2000 to our missing ballots of 2004. We knew we were going to be stripped of all of our delegates but still we had one of the highest voter turnouts for the state for a 'primary' election. Florida is not known for voter turnout and this stunned local leaders that we turned our 1.2 million voters for the democratic primary. The questions I would have raised to the Rules and Bylaws Committee: 1. How can you first strip two states of their delegates claiming that they have violated the rules and you will be punished and then give them back half of their votes if you have already chosen the harsher punishment instead of the more lenient one? 2. In the case of Michigan where only one candidate was on the ballot how can a formula be designed to 'represent the will of the people' when 40% of them voted uncommitted which is a legal position at the convention come August in Denver and should be represented? 3. If you can determine a formula on restoring the delegates to Florida because all of the candidates were represented why not give them their full delegate vote potential? (This is with the understanding that the total votes needed to qualify as the presidential nominee would have increased regardless and would still have proportionally represented what happened with the 1/2 vote scenario.) 4. How can 'in the name of party unity' be claimed in both cases of Florida and Michigan when clearly this decision will undoubtedly upset a large proportion of voters and cost the Democratic Party the state of Florida for the third time in a row where their votes (regardless of the candidate) have been subsumed by a higher authority? 5. Even if Clinton had gotten her way in the case of Florida with full reinstatement of the delegates how would it be different than 1/2 reinstatement? (The understanding of basic math, which is not a strong point in Florida according to our FCAT scores, is a simple concept: If I have 50% of the vote and my opponent has 30% and now delegates are worth 1/2 instead of 1 what percentage of the vote did I get in the end? It's real simple, I still got 50% and my opponent got 30% regardless of breakdown so why not reinstate the full value of the Florida delegates? Both candidates get the same percentage, the number to nominate still increases so no one can win and then there would at least be a chance of claiming party unity with Florida.) My closing statement would have been simple: While I am a Clinton supporter it is clear that she can no longer win this scenario regarless of how the math breaks down. What should be addressed is the voters themselves and Florida held a legitimate primary with ALL of the candidates on the ballot. If the math still works out to be the same whether it is 1/2 or 1 vote per delegate why not restore our full delegate voting potential if she still can't win? I understand that Michigan is a different problem and unfortunately by not having all of the candidates on the ballot their situation is much more clouded than Florida but in the name of unity the DNC Rules and Bylaws should have reinstated our state in its entirety as the number needed to become the nominee would have increased proportionaly to the number of delegates included from the state of Florida being allowed back into the delegate count. As a side note to a lower post I just saw, the HBO special regarding the Florida recount is a total mockery of what truly happened here in our state. Seven years after the 2000 election we completed the recount with the help of Florida International University and Gore still lost and Bush was able to widen the gap by 47 votes. The whole problem with the recount was the Gore only selected five counties out of our 68 to be recounted and those five counties are the five most heavily populated by Democrats. He played games just as the Republicans did and the rules imposed by the higher court of Florida and the Supreme Court of the United States made it impossible to complete the recount in Miami-Dade and Broward county in under a week as there were millions of votes to recount with no unifying process on what was considered a vote and what wasn't. Trust me, 'hanging chad, pregnant chad, bulging chad' and all the other whatnot that developed as a result of that fiasco has tainted our state for years to come and has become a mainstay of humor in our political science departments across our universities when it comes to vote regulation and conformity within the state. Thanks, dsimon. I did misread the table. Kennyb said... The reason that the Clinton supporters and spokespeople's actions are so disappointing, as they have been for the last few weeks on this issue, is that they are sowing dissent and division in the party (and especially in Michigan and Florida, two key general election states) for a proposal that they knew (and admitted they knew) was unlikely to succeed and which would have given Hillary a 0.5% chance of winning the nomination as opposed to the 0.3% chance she has now, or 0.1% chance she had before Michigan and Florida were counted at all. To me, and a lot of those I know, including former Hillary supporters in New Hampshire, this is proof that the Clinton is in it for Clinton, Clinton alone, Clinton to the exclusion of everyone else, regardless of party or policies. Ironically, we will see that it does nothing to draw superdelegates to her side, which is her last hope. Hmmmm...since she surely must know this, the only conclusion is that she is actually trying to sow dissent and division in the party so that Obama loses this fall and she can run in 2012. She's already lost this Democrat's vote for 2012, though, and 2016 too. s.b.: The Democrats will pay a heavy heavy price for this total disregard for democracy shown today. Count votes only if they are convenient? Seems to me that's exactly what Clinton wanted to do in Michigan (and does when she touts the "popular vote"): all votes for her, and zero for Obama. I don't see how anyone can look at those numbers and say they represented the will of the Michigan electorate. When a voting process is sufficiently flawed, then we violate democratic principles more by accepting the result than by rejecting it. And I would like an answer to the question: should sanctions never be imposed for breaking the rules and voting early? If there are no sanctions, what's going to happen next time? I can see it now: PA decides to go early, then OH jumps in front, then VA, then PA leapfrogs VA, and so on. Will an even earlier and more drawn-out process be good for the party? How can it be prevented if there are no penalties for jumping ahead? It would be nice if someone from the Clinton camp answered this one, just once. McCain is now absolutely guarenteed the white house. Not according to polling these days. By the way the Republicans imposed the exact same penalties on MI and FL, and I don't hear any complaints about it. KennyB, In regards to your question over sanctions on a state for voting early: I would recommend that if you vote early you forfeit 1/2 of your delegates as the rule states and not imposing the harsher 'stripped of all delegates' because had we gone with the more lenient version which the rules allow for we would have avoided this mess all together. We are on our way to winning the general election. With a STRONG nominee and a republican nominee that doesn't have a real grasp of what is going on in the world this election is ours. Thank God Sen. Obama won... that is,in myview,the only way we could take back the presidency. Finally! To the guy saying Hillary got shafted, you have to understand... It's the DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S fault for not settling this till now. If this EXACT SAME decision were made or 4 months ago, there would have been no complaining. philip slama: If the math still works out to be the same whether it is 1/2 or 1 vote per delegate why not restore our full delegate voting potential if she still can't win? Because there has to be some kind of sanction for voting early. If there isn't, what's going to prevent even more chaos next time? If there are no penalties, why can't PA decide it wants to vote in December (after all, they were pretty patient this time)? Ohio is a big swing state, perhaps they'd want to jump in front of PA? VA as a new swing state may decide to jump ahead of both. But PA may then reschedule ahead of VA.... Does anyone think this would be good for the party, an even earlier, longer process that has been criticized as too early and too long? If not, how can it be avoided without imposing sanctions, whether or not there's an effect on the outcome? philip: "5. Even if Clinton had gotten her way in the case of Florida with full reinstatement of the delegates how would it be different than 1/2 reinstatement?" Mathematically regarding the selection of Clinton or Obama, it really wouldn't have changed much at all - but neither was that what the decision was about. There needed to be a clear signal to states that the rules set forth for the primary season do, in fact, hold weight. That ignoring those rules carries consequences. Imagine if neither Florida nor Michigan suffered any penalty - imagine 2011-2012 when states are choosing their primary date: why wouldn't they want to jump the list and get to (or, closer to) the all-important first spot? The answer is there would be no real reason at all not to do so, and plenty of reasons to. I believe the decision, much as it might anger some voters, was necessary to prevent an even larger debacle in four years. Sure Clinton could appeal this to the credentials committee, but that's almost irrelevant now. The RBC set the numbers that the media will use, the Obama campaign will use, and most importantly, most superdelegates will use in deciding the presumptive nominee (the FL resolution was supported unanimously, the MI resolution seems to have been supported by all Obama and undeclared supporters on the committee as well as about a third of Clinton suporters). Thus Obama will hit 2118, the vast majority of the superdelegates will say he is the presumptive nominee and most will declare for him. At that point the 4 "stolen" delegates (2 votes) becomes irrelevant. The 1/2 vote each can hardly be a rallying cry against the Democrats in MI and FL since the Republicans did the same to those staes as well as WY, NH, and SC. I wouldn't be surprised for both conventions to restore all states to full status but that will be well after this near universal agreement on the nominee. @semblence who said Semblance said... Except that this wasn't the Credentials Committee, it was the Rules and Bylaws Committee. It remains to be seen whether or not she will get 20% of a CC vote. Stephane MOT said... The unanimity on the 1/2 vote dimension is a clear message to the Credentials Committee : we reached a debatable compromise but there wasn't any doubt about the key rule. PS : HRC running as an Indy ? Now that would be the heck of a bang to go with. the 1st AD said... For those of you who are stating that the Clinton supporters "acted deplorable" or "rude," I'm afraid you do not understand the scenario. CLINTON is not dividing the party. The deplorable treatment that Clinton has received throughout this campaign, the sexism, the slurs, the media bias, the DNC bias and gross mismanagement, these are the things that have divided the party. WE are divided because of this. WOMEN are ANGRY. Politics are neither pretty nor polite. We feel we MUST scream to be heard. We are ENRAGED at how Hillary, as a woman, has been treated. The people yelling at the convention aren't being rude; they are attempting to get anyone to LISTEN to them. They feel discarded, violated, indignant that this could be happening and that is it being ALLOWED to happen. HILLARY is not dividing us, the party and our disgust are. This won't end if she concedes. For all of those reasons and many more, I am one, FEMALE, lifelong Democrat who: 1 - Will never vote for Obama. 2 - Is reregistering as Independent. No, I am not a Reagan Democrat or a Closet Republican. I am just a WOMAN with a VOICE that wants to be HEARD. I've had enough. Ickes said that they "reserve the right" to take it to the credentials committee. That's a common sort of threat; it doesn't commit the Clinton campaign to following through. Maybe they will, and maybe they won't. Big Tex said... The Hillary supporters at the committee meeting who were disrupting the proceedings today should be (but probably aren't) deeply ashamed of themselves. They're no better than the Republican mobs that disrupted the recount in Florida after the 2000 election. And as far as I'm concerned, if Hillary and Ickes attempt to take this thing to the convention, they have no business calling themselves Democrats. They and their racist supporters need to get over it - they lost. la - you are a pathetic excuse for a democrat! You prove that Amy Pohler's depiction of Hillary Clinton was DEAD ON! Why oh why would you blame Barack Obama for being the nominee by not voting for him? Whining will not help your cause. I am a 50 yr. old woman who is voting for Obama. >1. How can you first strip two states of their delegates claiming that they have violated the rules and you will be punished and then give them back half of their votes if you have already chosen the harsher punishment instead of the more lenient one? By allowing an appeals process (which is exactly what we saw today). It's not an alien concept. The entire judicial system allows for such things. > 2. In the case of Michigan where only one candidate was on the ballot how can a formula be designed to 'represent the will of the people' when 40% of them voted uncommitted which is a legal position at the convention come August in Denver and should be represented? They answered this. The state democratic party conducted polling and other independent research to determine how many voters really suport Clinton, and how many really support Obama. The Clinton campaign just decided to raise a stink because the polling indicated that she should get a few fewer delegates than the broken MI primary showed. > 3. If you can determine a formula on restoring the delegates to Florida because all of the candidates were represented why not give them their full delegate vote potential? Because Florida still needs to be punished for violating the rules. Otherwise it is not fair to the other 48 states who followed the rules themselves. > 4. How can 'in the name of party unity' be claimed in both cases of Florida and Michigan when clearly this decision will undoubtedly upset a large proportion of voters and cost the Democratic Party the state of Florida for the third time in a row where their votes (regardless of the candidate) have been subsumed by a higher authority? Because if you look at it from an objective standpoint, what they did was probably the fairest thing that could have been done. Keep in mind that it is their job to be fair not just to the people who voted in FL and MI, but to the other 48 states who followed the rules, to the Obama campaign, and to the Clinton campaign. Their solution made concessions to all of those groups (the people in FL and MI get to be represented at the convention, the weight of the FL and MI delegates is reduced relative to the 48 other states who followed the rules, Clinton gets what she wanted in Florida, Obama gets mostly what he wanted in Michigan). The fact that there may be a handful of FL voters who are unable to stomach the resolution is really neither here nor there, as far as the committee's decision making process goes. It's really not the place of a few disgruntled voters to be trying to hold the party's nomination process hostage anyways. > 5. Even if Clinton had gotten her way in the case of Florida with full reinstatement of the delegates how would it be different than 1/2 reinstatement? The net number of delegates that Clinton would gain over Obama would be doubled if the votes weren't cut in half. For example, if FL normally has 100 delegates, and 60 were going to Clinton and 40 were going to Obama, that's +20 net delegates for Clinton. Cut it in half, and you have 30 for Clinton and 20 for Obama, for only a +10 net for Clinton. And Hillary would rather have the +20 than the +10. > If the math still works out to be the same whether it is 1/2 or 1 vote per delegate why not restore our full delegate voting potential if she still can't win? Because the math isn't exactly the same (as described above), but ignoring that, also because regardless of the math, Florida still needs to be punished for violating the party rules. To not do so is unfair to the other 48 states who followed the rules. la: We are ENRAGED at how Hillary, as a woman, has been treated. The people yelling at the convention aren't being rude; they are attempting to get anyone to LISTEN to them. I think if one looks for unfair treatment, one is likely to see it whether it's there or not. I think both candidates have been treated unfairly at times. But I think calls of bias are unwarranted. Sure, there may be some people in the public who are biased against Clinton, but there are some biased against Obama as well. These people should not be confused with the campaigns. And today's meeting had nothing to do with sexism or racism. It had to do with enforcing party rules. I have yet to hear from anyone how a failure to impose sanctions would not lead to complete chaos next time around--an earlier and longer nomination process that is universally decried as already too early and too long. I think that if you believe in what Clinton stands for, you would be doing irreparable harm to those values and policies if you did not vote for Obama in November. I can assure you that Clinton does not want McCain to continue the war in Iraq, allow private industry to manage health care, or appoint two or more justices to the Supreme Court. I expect she will say the same when the nomination process is over. Janna said... la - please don't speak for all women. We are not a united front, and many, many of us do not agree with your analysis or your position. I respect your right to leave the party. I ask you to seriously reconsider voting for Obama. My wife and my daughter both disagree with you. Sen. Clinton has fueled a great deal of anger--not because of the way she has been treated, but because of the way she treats others, specifically, Sen. Obama and his supporters la could not be more out of touch. It is you who do not understand. Claims of sexism are ludicrous, and an example of yet another thing that shows just where the true media bias is. Obama would never, ever be able to get away with saying he is losing something because of his race, but the media allows Clinton to get away with alleging sexism. This is how there is media bias in favor of Clinton, an inherent, subconscious bias: if the roles were reversed, the race would never have gotten this far. Obama would have been buried, whereas Clinton has been given every benefit of the doubt. And yes, it IS Senator Clinton and her surrogates, including the former president, who are dividing the party. Every week there's a new charge they are leveling either against Obama or against mainstream media that is just designed to drive a wedge between those who support Obama and those who are undecided, in order to bring the undecideds over to her. It's disgusting, and it's been this disgusting since South Carolina. "WOMEN" shouldn't be angry. They are not ENTITLED to the nomination. Hillary has not been treated a certain way because she is a woman, and if you feel she has been portrayed negatively in particular, it is because her actions and her character have merited it. It really unnerves me just how much Clinton surrogates can get away with. A few weeks ago, Senator Feinstein was on Meet The Press, and she OPENLY said that Democrats should vote for Hillary because this is our best chance at having a woman president. This is outrageous, and it is the kind of conduct that has been typical of Hillary campaigners and supporters, and Senator Clinton herself. The idea that a candidate's gender should be a factor in determining whether or not he or she is qualified for the job is idiotic at best. I won't even go into detail over how much a slap in the face the statement that Hillary Clinton is the best shot women have at a female president is to leaders like Kathleen Sebelius and Sarah Palin. The only thing that has been ALLOWED to happen is the division of our party due to Hillary Clinton's refusal to concede that she has lost the nomination, not because of underhanded party insider tactics, not because of a flawed system, and MOST CERTAINLY not because of sexism, but because the voters said no. Her stubborn ambition has hurt the party, and the only thing she can do to help it heal in time for the general election is to concede. I say this not only as an Obama supporter, not only as a Democrat who wants to see a candidate with decent coattails for our brethren running for other offices, but as a citizen of this country and a human being on this planet who is terrified of that four more years of neoconservatism could do to our country and this world. That you are so fervent in your support for Senator Clinton that you would "never vote for Obama" only shows just what effect Hillary has had on this campaign and the party. It's what she was, in my opinion, banking on, because it, combined with a mainstream media machine that couldn't imagine her out of the race, is the only thing that has given her anything close to a shot at the nomination. She has lost. And in my opinion, she has handled herself in a way that shows that she does not deserve even your support, but of course, you are free to do with your vote what you will. Nothing personal, dude, because math can be hard, but you're mistaken-- Let's use simpler numbers. 100 delegates in question at stake in, oh, let's call it Florchigan. Current count: A has 1600, B has 1800. 2001 wins a majority of 4000 total delegates. 600 remain unallocated, not counting the 100 at stake. Candidate A: 50% of vote Candidate B: 25% of vote Others: 25% of vote Candidate A: 50 delegates Candidate B: 25 delegates Full delegate vote: 50 vs. 25, narrows B's lead by 25. Count is now 1825 to 1650, lead is now 175 delegates. B previously needed 201 of 600 remaning delegates to clinch, or 33.5%. Now, though, he needs 226 of the remaining 600, or 37.7%, to reach the new number of 2051. Half delegate vote: 25 vs. 12.5, narrow's B's lead by 12.5. Count is now 1812.5 to 1625, lead is now 187.5 delegates. Again, B previously needed 201 of 600 remaning delegates to clinch, or 33.5%. Now, though, he needs 213.5 of the remaining 600, or 35.6%, to reach the new number of 2026. So, with an allocation of zero votes, Candidate A needed 201 delegates. With 50% allocation, he needs 213.5, and with 100% allocation, he would have needed 226. They are NOT the same. My opinion here: Note I'll probably get flamed for it. Those Hillary supporters who claim they will never vote for Obama are most likely one of three subsets. The first is those voting for her solely because she is a woman. The second subset is racist. The last is those who are gullible enough to believe the emails and rumors that abound about Obama. The rest of her supporters (who will vote for Obama in Nov.) are those who support her due to her stances on the issues. Since their stances on the issues are so similar, these above three subsets are the only breaking point I can envision. Ok so there are probably more but I would bet dollars to donuts that the majority that won't fall into those subsets, in priority of the same order that I listed them. This actually amazes me, since you would guess that those voting for Hillary because she is a woman would NEVER vote for McShame due to his stances on women's rights and his (documented) poor verbal treatment of his wife. Am I, Lou? Or is the Democratic party just looking pathetically undemocratic. They don't represent me anymore. But your acerbic comment definitely represents the vitriol I see continuously spewed by Obama supporters. Your candidate is ahead - why always so hateful? Why so much hate for the Clintons and their supporters? Dsimon, I don't really care if Hillary would like me to vote Obama. He and his values do not represent me, nor do his divisive politics. I left that off my first post as I obviously don't want to get into that here. And for the record, because I know it's coming, I'm not racist nor am I uneducated, thank you. By the way, Philip, I agree that the initial 100% sanction was foolishly harsh. It was meant to send a message, but it ended up having the effect of introducing uncertainty into the nominating process, giving the Republicans, who also penalized MI and FL (and NH, SC and WY), but by less, and letting Hillary drag this process on even longer. Of course, Ickes himself advocated for the harshest punishment, so it's his fault as much as the others. Of course, to be fair, no one thought it would matter at the time, and the chances it would matter were pretty slim. In fact, it still need not have mattered, but Clinton saw it as one last shot to marginally increase her miniscule chances or getting the nomination by drawing out the process, hoping for some big scandal to break. HIS VALUES?!?!?! Yes I should say they don't represent you!! I am PROUD of Barack Obama's values!! He could have called out Hillary Clinton on so things but has stayed classy. It is so sad what Hillary Clinton has done to many democrats and how she has divided this party. I was for her before the better candidate came along, and IF she had won out I would have voted for her - no question! Because I believe in the democratic party and it's more important than what I want. The Supreme Court is at stake here!! > Or is the Democratic party just looking pathetically undemocratic. They don't represent me anymore. But your acerbic comment definitely represents the vitriol I see continuously spewed by Obama supporters. Surely you can appreciate the hypocrisy and the irony inherent in your complaints about acerbic and vitriolic comments. If you can't then you shouldn't be using clever words like "acerbic" and "vitriol". And if you can then you should know better than to post such a thing, when you know full well that you are responsible for the initial aggressive comments. People only gave you back exactly what you put out. Seems fair to me. > I don't really care if Hillary would like me to vote Obama. He and his values do not represent me, nor do his divisive politics. His policies are almost no different than Clinton's. If he doesn't represent your views, then how the hell did Hillary? Or perhaps what you really meant was "Hillary represents me because she is a woman, while Barack is not"? You've got some explaining to do. And I'm not even going to dignify your "divisive politics" remark with a reply. If you seriously think that Obama is the more divisive candidate, then you've been living in a cave for the past three months. Your candidate is ahead - why always so hateful? Why so much hate for the Clintons and their supporters? All I can say, la, is don't confuse some of the candidates supporters with the candidate. I've heard equal vitriol from some Clinton supporters, but I don't equate them with Clinton. I don't really care if Hillary would like me to vote Obama. He and his values do not represent me, nor do his divisive politics. I don't know what divisive politics you're referring to. To the extent there may have been divisiveness, I don't think he's been any worse than the other candidates. But if Clinton represents your values, I don't understand how you can support at least four more years in Iraq, no steps towards universal health care, and two or more additional justices who would overturn Roe v. Wade. The fact is that Obama and Clinton are close on most major policy issues. If the situation were reversed, I would have voted for Clinton over McCain because the alternative was just unacceptable. I don't see why Clinton supporters would want to share responsibility for the loss of lives in Iraq, loss of lives due to the inadequate health care system, and loss of reproductive choice that would be sure to occur in a McCain administration. If values are important, isn't it a greater violation of those values to permit that outcome? la, what the hell are you talking about. What about Obama's politics are "divisive"? Surely you do not buy into the "Rev. Wright is divisive=Obama damns America" nonsense, anymore than you buy into the "Bill Clinton exploits women=Hillary Clinton is a misogynisty" nonsense. What "values" do not represent you? Universal health coverage? Support of women's right to choose? Support of the environment and slowing global warming? I think our overall point here, is that the language that you have used in your posts ARE divisive politics at their best. In every instance that Obama has suffered attacks from the Clinton campaign, he has responded by defending himself, NOT by going on a counter-offensive. Many Hillary supporters suggest that sexism and a biased media are the cause of her current position, but back before the Iowa Caucuses, CLINTON WAS THE FRONTRUNNER. That was the message being portrayed by the media. And it remained the case until Super Tuesday. As far as sexism goes, I won't comment on that because I haven't seen it (but I have not been looking for it either), but the same goes for racism. A case could be made both ways. Now on to the the whole "I WILL never vote for Obama" thing. If you truly believe in the PLATFORM of Hillary Clinton, then this position is one of just utter stupidity. The platforms are nearly identical with only slight variations in the implementation of the big plans of both candidates. This leaves only two options for this kind of language: 1) that the supporters that say this have been so drawn in by the cult of personality surrounding the Clinton campaign (a charge leveled against most Obama supporters) 2) that it is angry feminists who don't seem to understand that being a woman is not an entitlement to preferential treatment. Hillary ran a race, and is losing (I avoid saying "lost" because she has not done this yet). Wanting to change any aspect of the process in her favor because she is a woman is preferential treatment, which goes against the idea of equal treatment spouted by most feminist movements. LA: please respond because I would love to discuss this with you further on facts, and not emotional outbursts. I think you and others who think sexism has had no place in this campaign should just take a step back. Just take a breath. Think...isn't there just a chance...the smallest chance...you are wrong? There are many people in America that do not believe sexism exists anymore, or if it does, it is slight. Many of those people are women. Many of those people are young. It's been everywhere in this campaign and no one has seen it. No one is watching for it. Racism, we know what that looks like, we know what that sounds like, but sexism? Is it even recognizable anymore? Yet, women still make less than men, black men too. The glass ceilings aren't being broken. Say what you what...I just hope we, as a country, can recognize what is and what is not sexist again soon and maybe that will begin to heal this great divide. Thralen and Me: I was never voting for Hillary simply because she was a woman. I think she is the best candidate. I'm not voting for Obama because of his values and his personality, not his policies. LA: I rescind my request that you respond to my comment. What you just posted about not voting based on policies has shown me that it is not possible to have an intelligent conversation with you. You are the type of person that would vote for Ryan Seacrest as president ahead of a distinguished public servant because the former seems "cooler" to you. I apologize for any misunderstanding. For the rest of you: Voting for policy is how this country gets better. Voting for personality and values is how we ended up with Bush in the White House So what I am understanding you to say is that you didn't care about what your candidate was going to do in the whitehouse but were voting for them because you thought that they, as an individual, were better? Now this is only my opinion again but shouldn't a vote be cast for the person you think can most closely guide the country in the direction you think it needs to go and not based on personality? If not, what direction do you think the country needs to go in that Hillary was going to take it in? LA - Unfortunately your comment represents the fallout from this whole nominating process we have (let's forget proportional delegate allocation -- it just does NOT work when the race is close, as this one is). I respect your right to believe that sexism is the reason Clinton has lost. I don't agree with it, but I respect your position. I would just ask that you direct your rage and anger not at Obama, who did everything he could to avoid the brand of sexism that inevitably would come his way, but at McCain and Bush, who are the real perpetrators of evil here. I do not think your protest vote in 2008, whether you go for McCain, a Green Party candidate, or some other third-party candidate, sends the right message. Please consider helping us get a Democrat into office. Obama supporters, on the whole, do not hate Hillary or attack her for being a woman. The same, I think, applies for Hillary supporters in how they feel about Barack. Divisive politics? He is the epitome of exactly the opposite. > I'm not voting for Obama because of his values and his personality, not his policies. Personality is one thing (though I don't think it's necessarily a good criteria to evaluate when choosing who to vote into public office), but generally speaking, a candidate's policies are a reflection of his values. Given that, and given the stark similarities between Obama's and Clinton's policies, it would seem to me that their core values are probably fairly similar. What specific differences do you see? I am a young woman, and I have seen examples of sexism in this campaign, and generally. Again: stop with the generalizations! I second the call - what values of Obama upset you so much? You've admitted that it is a matter of personality, but I posit that this cannot be the only basis for your presidential vote in November. Please. (If he's the nominee) la- It is clear that you have serious feelings on this issue. Yet, that being said, I find your anger and frustration hard to understand. How is penalizing Florida and Michigan - as is called for by DNC rules - a sexist slight against Senator Clinton? In what specific ways has Senator Obama himself or his campagin acted towards Senator Clinton in a sexist manor? Why would you withhold your vote for him in the Fall? I am not doubting that there hasn't been sexism or racism at points in the media's coverage of this primary season, but it is to me unrealistic and flat untrue to claim that Senator Clinton has somehow been defeated by these forces alone. And further, it disingenuous to claim sexism against Senator Clinton, but somehow discount the racism faced at points by Senator Obama. They both had significant obstacles to their candidacies. If not sexism alone, then what? Doesn't Senator Cliton herself bear any responsibility for where she finds herself? She came into this primary season back in 2007 favored by over 40% in most polls. She had every institutional advantage - some of her key supporters were also lead members of the DNC itself . (Harold Ickes, Terry McAullife, etc.) She also had a huge advantage in fund raising - as Senator Obama only began netting his huge donation totals in January and February. In listening to the RBC meeting (and especially Harold Ickes) today and in reading comments such as yours, I begin to get the feeling that I'm in some Orwellian rewrite and alteration of history. Hillary Clinton has not been the victim of some coordinated attack. And by no means was she the underdog in this process - "screaming to be heard" - as you put it. Given her many advantages - her loss was the result of an inferior campaign strategy. She lost fair and square. You can vote in November however you see fit. Or even stay home if you so-choose. Me - as a life-long Democrat myself - will be voting for the Democratic party nominee, Senator Obama. I don't really see how Hillary is a great opportunity for the advancement of women's rights, at least compared to other potential choices for female candidates. Granted, none of them are running this year, but the only reason that Hillary is running is that she was first lady. Add to this the irony of her husband's treatment of women on a personal level, and one can understand why some feminists think Hillary's candidacy sets the cause of women's rights back several years. I don't really buy that, but I do think that most of these sexism charges are sour grapes, at best. By the way, again, I didn't start with divisive language. The third post in was divisive. Mine was a follow up to that. Fidelus21: Yes, that's it. You got me figured out. Ryan Seacrest for President. We cannot have McCain as a president - if you are decrying sexism than surly you can understand that a democrat ANY democrat is better than that!! Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) skipped the vote on the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which “restores the longstanding interpretation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act,” overturned last year by a 5-4 Supreme Court ruling. In New Orleans, McCain explained his opposition to the bill by claiming it “opens us up to lawsuits for all kinds of problems.” Later in New Orleans, he added that instead of legislation allowing women to fight for equal pay, they simply need “education and training“: “They need the education and training, particularly since more and more women are heads of their households, as much or more than anybody else,” McCain said. “And it’s hard for them to leave their families when they don’t have somebody to take care of them. “It’s a vicious cycle that’s affecting women, particularly in a part of the country like this, where mining is the mainstay; traditionally, women have not gone into that line of work, to say the least,” he said. The issue is not “education and training.” When denied equal pay by her supervisor, Lilly Ledbetter was doing the exact same job as her male counterparts and received numerous performance-based awards. McCain has a long record of failure on women’s issues, earning him a 0 percent rating from NARAL ProChoice America six years in a row, from 2001-2007. (HT: TortDeform) la: I was never voting for Hillary simply because she was a woman. I think she is the best candidate. And I, and many others, did not vote for Clinton because we thought she was not the best candidate, not because she was a woman. I'm not voting for Obama because of his values and his personality, not his policies. I'm not sure how "values" are expressed outside of policies. We're electing someone to do a job, not on their moral purity. Someone can have the greatest values in the world, but if their actions don't do any good, then what's the point of putting that person in office? If you thought Clinton was the best candidate, wasn't it because of the things you though she'd do if she were president? And if those actions she would take were important to you, how can you justify helping McCain to become president when Obama's actions would more closely reflect what Clinton would have done? I just don't get it. Whatever sense of mistreatment Clinton supporters may fee, rightly or wrongly, can those feelings possibly be worth the harm to what Clinton stands for that would be brought on by four more years of Republican control of the executive branch? Really, folks, think about it. LA: You simply came right out and said that you were picking candidates based on personality more than policy. I stand by my words on this issue. Votes should be cast on policy because voting on personality is what has brought our country down to where it is today There was a moment - seems a very long time ago - when Hillary sat next to Obama in a debate and said how proud she was to be sitting next to him (or some such high praise). The room erupted in applause and those of us watching at home were spellbound, because for that fleeting moment, you could see an Obama/Hillary ticket and a chance to bring two very powerful, capable people together who would make the Dem win in Nov. child's play. That moment now is lost forever, and Hillary can take most of the credit for that lost opportunity. The women who spew such anger about how Hillary is treated seem to be taking this as their own personal loss. Wake up, my fellow female friends! Hillary is no victim, and neither are you! You do yourself, and other women, no service by vowing to vote against your own best interests! > By the way, again, I didn't start with divisive language. The third post in was divisive. Mine was a follow up to that. Fine. So what specific value differences do you see between Clinton and Obama? As I said before, their similar policies would seem to imply that they share similar values, so if you disagree with this, then what are the specific differences? I appreciate your well thought and reasonable response. I never said sexism has to do with today's decisions. Today had to do with the DNC's ineptness and the fact that they should have long ago dealt with MI and FL like the Republicans did. I also believe racism has played a part in this campaign. However, the racism is talked about...it's seen and heard. People don't know what sexism looks and sounds like anymore. I don't believe Hillary has run a great campaign. Of course that hurt her. But even when she wasn't the underdog she and President Clinton were treated so badly by the media and Democratic leaders. They were like the red-headed step-children the DNC wanted to lock in a closet. Hey lady, shut up! We got this guy everyone likes and he's getting us new voters and bringing in lots of money! So ready to throw them under the bus. "President Clinton wasn't that great of a President for Democrats anyway" I heard one say. What? Why I'm not voting for Obama is my business and not for these boards. But I never said I was voting for McCain. la: The third post in was divisive? Because it used the word "deplorable" to describe conduct by HRC protesters that was, in fact, overtly divisive? How ironic. Go look at the comments written in the national media web sites if you want to see stuff that is really divisive and deplorable. I take that back. It's really just disgusting, in general. And a warning for all of us who might, even subconsciously, let our feelings about any candidate be influenced by so-called supporters on anonymous internet web pages: Don't be so naive to think that is beyond the intelligence or below the moral floor of Republican operatives to post among us in an attempt to sow dissention in our party. I think Harold Ikes behavior was a positive for the Obama campaign - he probably gave clarity to the super delegates watching into the negativity of the Clinton campaign. He said he was speaking of behalf of Hillary Clinton - so that should seal it. That proved that it is all about her ego and not the democratic party. la, regarding sexism, I saw a lot of women on the RBC committee today, and a lot of male supporters of Clinton. There is no evidence of sexism in today's vote. As an Obama supporter, I of course would vote for Clinton if she won the nomination. I can't understand why the opposite is so difficult. I can't understand why you blame Obama for all the difficulties faced by Clinton. Obama didn't create the media or the country. he's getting us new voters and bringing in lots of money ...ummm, I believe these are signs of a successful candidate. The Clintons have not cornered the market in being "mistreated" by the media. Obama, McCain and all other politicians get tackled unfairly, too. It's just tough out there, when you are newsworthy. No need to be distressed on the Clintons' behalf, though - they have survived the onslaught of good and bad media coverage for decades and are likely to survive it for several decades more! To your point - that the Clinton's were thrown under the bus - I can agree with this, but only up to a point. If one takes in a full picture of how the media (print, radio, blogs, tv, etc.) covered both candidates over the course of the campaign, I would suggest that both Clinton and Obama received fairly equitable treatment. Sure, some media has had a thinly veiled bias. If you'd only watched MSNBC and read HuffPost, then it would be easy to believe the Clinton's were under that bus you described. However, if you watched CNN and read TalkLeft it might be Obama who'd be the one you thought was under the bus covered in tire treds. Neither candidate has had a free ride. From Wright-gate to Bosnia-gate and on and on, the media has gone back and forth favoring and frowning upon the two candidates. The horse race has helped their ratings. Maybe I'm wrong, and the Clinton's didn't get a fair shake. Given the evidence though, I just don't buy it. Basketball mom, M.D. said... It KILLS me, the uneducated response that Clinton supporters take when they scream that they will not vote for Obama. So they will write her in, vote for McCain, or not at all. It is likely during these next few years that the Pres will choose two justices. If a Dem doesn't get into office due to these emotional and illogical responses to Hillary's losing, then we get a Republican who will seat justices and threaten my civil rights and those of my daughters, and I take great offense to this! For the sake of making an emotional declaration, a dramatic and quite narcissistic take, you mock those of us who take this seriously! The protection of my daughters' rights come first, and you threaten that, and I don't appreciate that! A little bit of education goes a long way, and self-gain has no place in public service! la, you sure have an interesting take on all this. I submit the following: There is overt racism and hidden racism at play in politics. There is hidden sexism at play in politics. Not so much overt sexism, though, since one-half of the electorate is women and it would be pretty stupid to run against women overtly. As for the DNC being against the Clintons, that is just nonsense. The Clintons were the ones with the party establishment and big Democratic money connections when this campaign started. Ickes voted for the full sanction against MI and FL. Hillary STILL has more endorsers on the RBC. As for the media, calling someone the "presumptive front-runner" for years is hardly harsh press. And the comments about Bill Clinton not being good down the ticket comes from the loss of Congress in 1994 for the first time in decades, a loss that was in part due to Hillary's health care reform failure. As for why you won't vote for Obama being a private matter, I respect that, but then you have to expect that we will, in turn, heavily discount your reasoning behind it. la - "There are many people in America that do not believe sexism exists anymore, or if it does, it is slight. Many of those people are women. Many of those people are young." Nobody is doubting that sexism has played a role in the campaign. Do you not recognize that racism has also played a role? I say both have played in this campaign. My question to you however is that if there is so much sexism that has taken place (and as you seem to believe more than racism) how can you believe that she would be a stronger general election candidate? After all, she does have the highest negative than ANY other candidate in the race. Republicans will come out in droves to vote against her and we all know that 90% of Republicans are in favor of overturning Roe v. Wade - which will make her a weaker general election candidate. I'm not saying I wouldn't vote for her, because when all the dust settles I probably would have, and I probably still will if she somehow gets the nomination at this point. Would I be angry about having to vote for her? Absolutely, but I would NEVER sacrifice this country by helping John McCain win in November. TMac said... If 90% of republicans were in favor of overturning Roe v. Wade it would be overturned by now. Republicans are not all faith-based Pat Robertson or Rush lemmings. I know plenty of democrats who own guns and plenty of republicans that are pro-choice. Generalizing an entire group of people isn't good no matter what your criteria is. What kills me over the last three or four weeks are people that think those "hard working white voters" in WV, KY, PA, IN, or OH are going to vote for either democratic candidate in November. neroden@gmail said... 'daniel' wrote: "even years after the 2000 election we completed the recount with the help of Florida International University and" GORE WON. By any of SEVEN different ballot standards, if you counted all ballots consistently, GORE WON in the recount. You can only make Bush win by using an INCONSISTENT ballot standard. Admittedly, Gore failed to ask for a consistent ballot standard, but that's rather beside the point -- the Florida Supreme Court did call for a consistent ballot standard. Your statement claiming that Bush won the recount discredited you completely. It makes you seem like a Republican operative. Please go back and read the actual newspaper articles from the time -- not the headlines, which lied and claimed that Bush won (bizarre), but the actual articles. daniel, sorry to get so irritated; reviewing your post, I see that you do know the facts. It's very annoying to see a claim of "Gore still lost", when the will of the voters was entirely obvious -- and would most likely have been enforced had the Florida Supreme Court ruling been followed. For what it's worth, most of the hissing and booing and catcalling came from maybe a dozen Hillary supporters. I found myself embedded with a bunch of Hillaryites in the second session, and they were obviously disappointed, but they weren't being disruptive about it. From what I could gather during that interminable "lunch" break, most Hillary supporters are pretty well-grounded. We'll be okay once the process moves forward. Back to the numbers: Based on today's decisions and a split in the remaining 3 primaries of 44 for HRC and 42 for Obama (based on most recent polls), Obama would need 22 additional delegates to clinch the nomination, or 10.1% of the remaning undeclared superdelegates and 12.5 uncommitted Edwards' delegates. Hillary would need 196.5 additional delegates to clinch or 90.3% of the remaning undeclared supers and uncommitted Edwards' delegates. That's where we were about 2 weeks ago. Bear said... Personally I am glad Obama will be our candidate. His strategy was just superior to Clinton and Clinton did not figure it out in time. Obama saw the weakness of only paying attention to the large states (which is still Clinton's basic arguement). Becuase of this he already has orginizations in all 50 states. He will be much better for the down ticket candidates because of this. I believe Dean and Obama are correct on a 50 state strategy. Right now we are poised to take up to 10 seats away from the Republicans in the Senate and this is much more likely to occur with Obama and his grassroots approach than Clinton focus on the large states only. As far as all the heat Clinton has been getting for staying in the race. Well she is in the same place Huckabee was earlier this year. He was running with a very small chance of winning. Just like Clinton has been doing since North Carolina. The biggest difference though is Clinton has been more devisive than Huckabee was. As far as how the RBC came out. Well if they had really followed the rules, they should not have used the election results at all. As someone here pointed out rule 13f basically says, those votes were suppose to have no bearing at all in the division of delegates. The fact Clinton was given more delegates than Obama in both states shows the RBC was trying to come up with something acceptable to Clinton and what they considered fair. She just wanted a lot more than the RBC was willing to give. I do not see it going to the convention, especially if Obama has over a 200 delegate lead. All it would do is alienate the party and hurt her chances if she ever runs for President again. Well at least those of us that do remember things like this. Leah Texas4Obama said... Video of one of the people that got tossed out of the RBC meeting: http://youtube.com/watch?v=KACQuZVAE3s Now ain't that somethin'. stopOBAMAnow said... My question to all of you is: Won't you think the fire of Harriet Christian, the woman who left the Session cursing the RBC, engulf the heartland of America? Think: W Bush = Inexperience = Incompetence = Disaster. Obama = Inexperience. Obama = W. Bush Stop Obama Now. He is ObaBush! MaxBots said... Gotta love Clinton Zealots: "Clinton got shafted!" Umm... How exactly does giving her a net gain of 23* delegates that she didn't have yesterday equal "shafting" her? 23 delegates that the rules say that she shouldn't have at all? 23 delegates that, arguably, she doesn't deserve? Shafted? Really? I mean, I can almost see how you can make a poor but not completely unreasonable case that Florida was fair (ignoring the fact that she has the name recognition of 16+ years on the national stage and he has that of a well-known first-term senator), but how can any reasonable person make the case that Michigan was fair? Especially after hearing the testimony of the Michigan party chair today. No, Hillary didn't get shafted, but America's Democrats just might have. If she follows through on her threat to take it to the convention, she just might enable McCain to win. Now that would be a shafting. Thanks, Hillary. * I think that's the right number, but I could be off by one or two. Stopobamanow: One minor problem with your analogy: Abraham Lincoln = inexperienced In no way does Abraham Lincoln = George Bush so why do you think Obama does? Please, give a real reason now, be honest. Stop throwing around hype that has no logical basis and is misleading. To the rest of you, sorry for feeding the troll... oceanwalker1234 said... i really think hillary has let herself down throughout the course of her campaign. In a similar sense to Obama, i think she could have a positive impact upon how your country works and its relations with the wider world. However, today is just another example of not only her unwavering stubbornness, but also a worrying unwillingness to do the bravest thing and admit that she has lost. This allowing the party to move on to the real fight. Although i am an outside observer watching from across the pond it is my belief that Clinton's blind stubbornness and determination is negatively spilling into her supporters, like that of the somewhat humorous remarks of LA. It seems to me that they are grasping at straws and getting increasingly nasty in their rhetoric. Comments that try and compare this current election season to Mugabe in Zimbabwe or the Civil Rights movement are offensive to those affected and involved in such places or issues, grow up. p.s. don't hate the player, hate the game, politics will always be politics..... Nathanael ... just wanted to make sure I wasn't associated with any silly notion that Bush won Florida in 2000 ... by any reliable recount/audit that has been conducted in the years since. I was a volunteer for the Gore campaign back then and was outraged by the antics of the Republican Party at the time. The person whose quote you accidentally attributed to me was actually Philip Slama. Check the above posts again. On a tangentially related line of discussion - some people have expressed outraged that the "will of the voters" is somehow being distorted. One thing to keep in mind however, is that in our political party's (both Democratic and Republican) primaries and in our presidential elections themselves, people's votes do not directly elect candidates. We do not live in a direct democracy. People elect delegates. People elect electors. This is the system we have. If you don't like it - work to change our party's charter - and work to change the US Constitution to replace the Electoral College. Until then though, this is the system we've got, and this is the system we have to live with. In our current system, having an effective strategy to win delegates/electors is what matters most. Obama's campaign understood this from day one. I think it's not a giant logical leap to assume this organization and targeted strategy will translate for Obama in the general election. Crose said... I'm wondering why the anger from the Clinton campaign, specifically Ickes. The whole basis for the Clinton argument was let every vote be counted, let every voice be heard. To suggest taking this to the credentials committee leaves speculation that the fight was ambitious and not for the voice of the people. It is very transparent that the "fight" is about the Clintons. Obama asked his supporters to refrain from any haneous behavior at RBC meeting today. While I understand the passion the Clinton supporters had for their candidate, I think a little more restraint should have been exercised. harriet christian's explosive video was very inspiring to me, i am very glad i have seen it. it has inspired me to do everything i can in years to come to make sure that a woman is never president of the united states as long as i am alive. thanks, old broad. you're a true leader. Thank you for your considerate response. But I hope you'll forgive some additional comments. I don't think the DNC was inept at all. I think the rules called for a meeting of the Rules and Bylaws Committee on this date. If the meeting had been held earlier, they could have been accused of not giving the states enough time to correct their errors. I just don't see the media bias that you have seen. Any candidate's supporter is more likely to pay more attention to criticism of their own candidate than of the opponent. Also, the alleged adoration of Obama has been well spoofed and publicized by the media itself. As for the comments of some that "President Clinton wasn't that great of a President for Democrats anyway," I think the criticism is that he left no lasting Democratic structure in place, no enduring coalition that outlived his own personality while office. I think he did a very good job overall, but he did have early blunders that probably helped lose congressional majorities which forced him to (successfully) ward off Republican initiatives instead of enacting his own. It seems to me that a Democrat who does not vote at all is in effect helping McCain win, unless one is in a state that is without question not in play. I cannot comment on your motivation without more information, which is of course yours to divulge or withhold. ray: it has inspired me to do everything i can in years to come to make sure that a woman is never president of the united states as long as i am alive. Really? There are plenty of women who would do a good job. Clinton would probably do a good job--certainly better than McCain. Again, don't confuse the candidates with some of their more eccentric supporters. I'm sure there's video of an Obama supporter saying equally ridiculous stuff. kennick said... SayHillary, now that you won't be needing it anymore, may I borrow Karl Rove's playbook? stopobamanow: There are several flaws in your point of view. First off, Bush actually had several years in office as Governor of Texas before running for president, so he was not completely inexperienced as you suggest. Secondly, inexperience does not necessarily lead to disaster. We can cite Kennedy, FDR and Lincoln as presidents viewed very favorably that had very little experience prior to taking up the office of the presidency. Leah Texas4Obama, That was both powerful and distressing, thank you for the link. I mentioned one republican, never referred to the whole, thus, no generalization possible. And YES, two more conservative justices COULD overturn a lot more than R v. W! There are hard working white folk in 45 other states, too, so I see no purpose in listing five. walt526 said... StopObamaNow, The fatal flaw with Bush wasn't his lack of experience; rather, it was his lack of morality and intelligence. Aphex said... As a former republican who switched over to an independant two years ago, and someone who nows supports Obama for president, I've got to say that the democratic party, and especially the Hillary Clinton side of it is seriously just beyond pathetic. She's done nothing but play tawdry political games the whole time. She is constantly disingenuous and fake. She's a HUGE hypocrite, and she and her idiotic supporters have proven that they would rather look like ignorant douchebags than meet the other side halfway, even when it is their arguments that are completely illogical. The fact that everyone knows that they know they are full of BS, but don't care as long as they can get their candidate selected just shows immense disrespect to close to 20 million voters, and the rest of the rational thinking world. This has been Clinton's whole game: try to paint as many BS negative political points against him as possible, then go back to superdelegates saying, 'see, he's gonna have a hard time in November because he has too much baggage'. When superdelegates obviously knew those assertions and games were ridiculous, and continued shifting to him, her new game was to start encouraging her supporters to basically try and blackmail the party with a completely assnine and flat out immature strategy that only a bunch of sore losers would do, by trying to pressure superdelegates into supporting her, or else they were going to switch over and vote for McCain? Seriously? No, seriously, that's the level that these people are playing at? Threatening to vote for McCain? Next, the whole Michigan/Florida debacle is the worst, most in-your-face disingenuous, playing dumb strategy game that they have tried to play. So it's completely fair to greatly punish Obama, and effectively steal the election from him by fully seating Florida and Michigan? These people seriously believe that a fair solution would be to give Hillary Clinton 73 delegates in Michigan to zero for Obama? Even though he took his name off AFTER the party stripped the state of their delegates, and Hillary Clinton herself agreed to it. Too funny. I'd love to see any Clinton supporter address this, because they conveniently won't even try to address how illogical their whole argument is. Again, they insult everyone else by even trying to argue for this solution. That wouldn't disenfranchise over 17 million Obama voters? If somehow Michigan and Florida both counted fully, and Obama was awarded zero delegates in Michigan, and somehow she was able to squeak it out, it would be far more damaging and disenfranchising to voters, especially black voters, than Florida being stolen by the republicans was. Their whole story is that they blatantly and openly DO NOT CARE about anything other than their candidate "winning". There's more. That's just the beginning. He whole existance and support is based on these two factors: racial prejudice toward him being a black guy, and a feminist movement that is backing her for no other reason than them wanting a female president. Experienced? That's a riot. How is she so much more experienced? She was a first lady. She used that "brand recognition" to vault herself to a senatorial seat. The whole time, she has proven to be nothing more than a person who plays political games. And like the old and rural hicks aren't going to come out for McCain anyways. That's the funniest thing about the whole situation. Her support is mostly coming from prejudiced older white people that are more voting against the young black guy than for her. McCain would have easily walked with her main voting group anyways, had they met in November. Here is the breakdown of her voters: latinos that are also voting against the blacks. Women who just want a female president, period, and people going by brand recognition from Bill Clinton. Hardly indicative of the varying cultures and backgrounds of the 300 million people in this country. "DSimon - don't confuse the candidates with some of their more eccentric supporters." Harold Ickes is one of those eccentric supporters. And he apparently "speaks on behalf" of Hillary. And I have also heard that "monster" speak herself. The anger that women, especially Hillary, have displayed in this matter reminds me of the disgraceful, divisive and unnecessarily hurtful behavior of African Americans during the OJ trial and the final, awful, unjust verdict in that case. Get a grip people. We WILL hate "your kind" if it matters so much to you that you pour unmittigated hatred our way. We WILL defend ourselves by hating back. My new American Bumper sticker: "White American males. We really aren't all that bad. Honest." Moderate Steve said... Shame shame shame on the rules committee. In moving primaries many states were saying we are sick and tired of the liberal white states going first every time and we aren't going to wait another decade to fix this. In their rulings 'Not to punish New Hampshire' and 'to punish florida and Michigan' the ultra liberal rules committee have said loud and clear we have your party in a strangle hold and we are not going to let go. Since the Republican party cannot get control from thier very active conservative side and this last ditch effort to pry the liberals fingers off the Democratic party moderates like myself see no other solution but to try to peel off the moderates from both parties and try to form a new centrist party. I cannot imagine punishing Florida for something the Republicans did and I applaud Michigan for standing up to the status quo. I end as I started shame shame shame on the rules committee. ray: Harold Ickes is one of those eccentric supporters. And he apparently "speaks on behalf" of Hillary. He's got a job to do. I see no way this is going all the way to Denver. I think it's posturing to keep Clinton's base happy until the Michigan numbers become irrelevant. And Ickes is not a woman. And I have also heard that "monster" speak herself. Yes, that's one woman candidate. I've heard Madeline Albright speak too. She's brilliant. Or should she be disqualified from high office because she's a woman? By all accounts, Pelosi is doing a good job too (she's third in line for the to job, by the way). And lots of women support Obama. Should that disqualify his candidacy? Again, I think it's a mistake to take the views of the most passionate supporters and campaign insiders for one candidate, and the candidate himself or herself, and generalize those qualities to an entire category of people. modarate steve: I cannot imagine punishing Florida for something the Republicans did and I applaud Michigan for standing up to the status quo. Just because Republicans controlled the date in Florida doesn't mean Democrats opposed it. The a spokesperson for the FL Democratic party said they were "all for" the early date. Legislators didn't offer any serious opposition. DNC rules require it to ask whether the state party did what it could to stay within the rules. They concluded that the party had not. As for fighting the status quo, I agree that some changes should be made. But those changes should be handled within the party. If there are no sanctions for breaking the rules, how is chaos to be avoided next time? Oh, and I don't see how Iowa and New Hampshire qualify as "liberal white states." White, yes; but liberal? I don't think so. Iowa and NH go early because they are small states where candidates without huge amounts of money can engage in retail politics and have a chance to compete. I think other states could play this role (Delaware, Rhode Island). But I don't see it as having anything to do with the political leanings of Democrats in those states. dsimon - "DNC rules require it to ask whether the state party did what it could to stay within the rules. They concluded that the party had not." I'm sure this didn't help Florida's argument DSimon... Ickes isn't a woman? wow. fighting fire with fire. it's not logical, but sometimes necessary, especially with women. trust me on this one. or don't and suffer the consequences yourself one day. DSimon: "Yes, that's one woman candidate. I've heard Madeline Albright speak too. She's brilliant. Or should she be disqualified from high office because she's a woman? No, but she should be disqualified because she's legally ineligible to be the President since she wasn't born a US citizen. Other than that minor nitpicky irritation, she would be an excellent President. By all accounts, Pelosi is doing a good job too (she's third in line for the to job, by the way). By all accounts? You didn't do much research, did you? Pelosi has done a dreadful job as Speaker. She's blocked the Democratic congress from doing any meaningful investigations of the Bush administration, and has unequivocally taken impeachment off the table. By all accounts? Certainly not by my account. There certainly are women who I would vote for for President. Unfortunately, you just chose two pretty dreadful examples. By all accounts? You didn't do much research, did you? Pelosi has done a dreadful job as Speaker. She's blocked the Democratic congress from doing any meaningful investigations of the Bush administration, and has unequivocally taken impeachment off the table. You're right, I overstated. By most accounts, she's done a good job. The two items you mention will not help Democrats get elected. Impeachment proceedings can only harm the party in November. There will be time to investigate and repair the damage after this administration is gone. But impeaching Bush and Cheney would give us President Pelosi--an outcome that would have little support in the nation and harm Democratic chances to regain the White House. My understanding is that Democrats in Congress, and even some Republicans, have been satisfied with her job performance. Trying to keep the House on the move probably makes herding cats look orderly. And I don't see why Madeline Albright is a dreadful example. I was just pointing out women who were good at their jobs in high office. The fact that she's barred from the presidency on a technicality doesn't bear on the argument that she shouldn't be barred from high office because she's a woman. (I don't know if she'd be a good president, but she certainly was a good Secretary of State.) ray: trust me on this one. or don't and suffer the consequences yourself one day. Well, I don't know if Madeline Albright would have made a good president (had she been eligible), but I'm pretty sure she would have been better than Bush. If you would have voted for Bush anyway in that match-up, or for Bush against someone else like Albright, I suppose you'd be glad to accept responsibility for the consequences. That there was one woman candidate you didn't like is hardly a reason for disqualifying half the population. Merkel seems to be doing OK in Germany. Golda Meir apparently did a good job in Israel. The more we evaluate people as individuals rather than members of groups, the better off we'll all be. Impeachment proceedings can only harm the party in November. That might be true. What would absolutely help the Dems, though, would be active investigations. Why has nothing happened about the fired prosecutors? Why has nothing happened about... There are so many scandals that I can't even remember them. We don't have to be actuvely pursuing impeachment to be investigating the criminal activity of this administration. Once the evidence is in, then a decision can be made as to whether impeachment should be an option or not, and if the evidence is strong enough, the American people would absolutely support impeachment. Taking impeachment off the table without investigating is the same as saying that Bush did nothing wrong. Madeleine Albright is a dreadful example because she can't legally be president. If the best example you can come up with to support your argument is someone who can't legally hold the job, it's a pretty dreadful example. i agree with you, of course. but, in my best Bush impersonation, i must question your naivete here. i'm just not sure you know what you're up against in being so rational. having said as much, i would still vote for Mrs. Clinton if, with Mr. Ickes supprot, she somehow managed to hijack the nomination. Why has nothing happened about the fired prosecutors? Things happened. Meiers and Rove have been subpoenaed. They've refused to show up on grounds of executive privilege. The question is in the courts. It takes a while. Also, harping on these few (though important) issues doesn't take into account the many day-to-day issues that have gone well. Plus the House finally stood up to the White House on telecom immunity. People may have complaints, but a person's job evaluation should hinge on the totality of the work, not on a few things we might (rightly) disagree with. Madeleine Albright is a dreadful example because she can't legally be president. But that's not the point. I never asserted that she should be president; I used her as an example of a woman who held high office successfully. If she can do that job well, surely there are others who could be good presidents. Moreover, the question was whether she should not be considered for the job because she's a woman. The fact that she can't hold the job because she's not a "natural born" citizen isn't relevant to that issue.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3298
__label__cc	0.671643	0.328357	What Games to Play While High? Posted on May 23, 2019 by Charlie Flores Sometimes, you just kept on getting wasted beyond enemy lines; or perhaps cannot get over what seems to be a simple jump over an iron fence. Well, when that happens, avid gamers usually take on cannabis for that added edge, as well as help them stay alert and focused to achieve success on their favorite game. So let’s keep the fun, action and excitement rolling as we breakdown what games to play while high! On top of the list are the “first-person shooter games.” • Call of Duty (COD) • PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PubG) • Counterstrike • Crossfire • Rules of Survival (ROS) • Fortnite • Rust • Battlefield • Sea of Thieves • Super Hot • TitanFall 2 These games are by far the most addictive first-person shooter video games out in the market today. Action games such as these rely heavily on each player’s skill, craftiness and teamwork. And with cannabis strains like Sour Diesel and Green Crack, they come hand-in-hand in bringing the fight to the next level. Incidentally, here are a couple of video links that you may watch of gamers taking on Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 and other outrageously action-packed games. Role-Playing Games (RPG) is an action-adventure game that combines skill and decision making so that you may go further into the storyline by completing quests. As you go pass levels from the easiest to the most difficult that is typically brain-draining, the Green Crack strain can take you to a whole new level of gaming. Some avid gamers attested to this and more so you may want to check their reviews. The following may be some of the best sought-after Role-Playing Games to play when high: • Fallout • Diablo II • Skyrim Typically, these RPG video games become a “hack and slash” type of game especially when the gamer is stoned. Levelling your characters in-game becomes a cinch; after running down all adversaries to the ground. For a more in-depth analysis of these games, you may refer to a particular review on azarius.net. So how about the classic games, can they be classified under games to play while high? Definitely, yes! • Mario Kart 64 from Nintendo is fun and high-octane racing game that pits you against everyone that is part of the race. • Grand Theft Auto, one of the top-selling video games of all time, is a mix of fun and adventure in every turn. If you love cruising around and upgrading your cars, then this is the way to go. • Movie Time gives the hardcore gamer the choice to pick his or her own theme-movie to play. A consistent fan-favourite: Friday The 13thThe Game. Of course, there are other online games that you can play either stoned (or tipsy) like Defense of the Ancients (DOTA), League of Legends (LOL), and the ever mindboggling world of Minecraft. Depending on your take on the games you want to play, these games to play while high will definitely bring you to the next level of fun and excitement that only these pairing of strains and games can bring. Posted in 420 What exactly does a medical coder do? Where Are Puma Sneakers Made? Which Plantation Shutters Are the Best? Smart Wallets That Make Life Easier What Are CBD Flowers? Puma Sport Shoes © Denim Fashion 2020	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3299
__label__cc	0.678479	0.321521	Sort Posts by Category Short Stories, Poetry & Music Spirituality, Science & Enlightenment Mom the Christmas Tree It’s as if all the lights on the tree have gone out save one ~ the brilliant angel at the top. From that one light I can still see the dim outline of our tree, still full, still alive, with its many decorations, the experiences of a lifetime, all still there, glowing like ghosts in the fading light. A Case for Suicide Like many of you, I felt sucker-punched by Bourdain’s decision, and I am struggling to make sense of it…to find an emotional shelf to put it on. I do that by wrestling the issue to the ground, a messy process, sometime capturing my work-in-progress thoughts with you, as incomplete as they are. The Brushstrokes of Our Lives Little things that make big things. Brush strokes, that make paintings, that have something to teach us. The Third Step of Krishna and the 4% Universe The known universe…every star, every galaxy, every black hole, is just a marginal part of existence. The vast majority (96%) can be neither seen nor detected. Krishna’s “abode of the gods.” Are we there “now”? How We Make Old People Suffer My Mom, and millions of seniors like her, cannot have a taste of what relieved the suffering of the president of the United States. 1000 years from now, we’ll feel bad about that. A Path to Your Own Treasure These writings and films open a window onto my personal journey on death. My hope is that by glimpsing through it you will find a blessing, and perhaps, a path to your own treasure. What I Nearly Forgot There are some who, like Ophelia, fall into water and drown, their pale hands frantically waving inches below the glassy surface, as if to grasp the bright world beyond and pull it down around them. Those who breathe air and not water pass by and look, but cannot see what lies beneath. I Lived Over a Pig Sty, and What It Taught Me About War There is a cost to war, measured in human life, and the victors possess the determination, perspective, and resolve to pay that cost for as long as it takes to win. We can, as humans, hold in one hand the horror, regret, and sadness that comes with the loss of life, while holding in the other the numb resolve to carry on. How to Become Nearly Superhuman Life. Taste it on your tongue. Harness the power of every moment. Feel every snowflake. Live with a vengeance, and you too will become…nearly superhuman.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3302
__label__wiki	0.737849	0.737849	Find Your Twitter Psychological Matches By Dan Zarrella Posted: June 23, 2009 I think the most powerful potential feature of a system like TweetPsych is its ability to match people based on their cognitive processes, so I’ve added two features to the still beta TweetPsych. People That Think Like You When you generate a profile for yourself or someone else, TweetPsych will also show you a list of 5 users who it believes share similar psychological characteristics. This matching is not done topically, therefore the other users you’re presented with may not Tweet about the same things as you. These users come only from the list of users that the system has analyzed so far, so the results will get better as it analyzes more accounts. Starting this week, I am automatically profiling accounts starting with a few prioritized lists, including most ReTweeted users and most followed users to help build a large dataset for comparison. Site Profiling The second feature I added this weekend is site profiling. When you enter a URL TweetPsych will create a psychological profile of the content on that page and match it against its database of user profiles, returning the 50 closest matches. Again, this matching is not done on a topical basis, meaning the users presented might not tweet about the same subjects the page is about. The goal is to help you find users that may be mentally aligned with the psycho-graphic profile of the web page you provided. And just to reiterate, TweetPsych is still beta stuff and I’m aware there are issues, specifically around explaining and presenting the features in a more understandable way, but my first priorities were making the system stable under the huge traffic load (and my host MediaTemple has been awesome helping me) and fleshing out the potential power of the technology. I’m very open to new feature suggestions as I continue working on TweetPsych. I am contemplating the possibility of releasing an API but I’m still thinking about how to handle the possibly high server resource demands. What features would you like to see in an API? Psychological Profiling Via Twitter This weekend I was playing with a bunch of different linguistic analysis methods to better understand ReTweets, and while I uncovered a ton of cool new data which I’ll be sharing a little later this week, I also came upon an idea I think is pretty awesome, probably groundbreaking, and definitely worth Twittering about. Communication is a window into a person’s mind, and the way a person talks can tell you a lot about how they think. Linguists have developed two methods to decoding the written word into a meaningful profile of a person’s cognitive processes. One method is called the Regressive Imagery Dictionary (RID). This coding scheme is designed to measure the amount and type of three categories of content: primordial (the unconscious way you think, like in dreams), conceptual (logical and rational though) and emotional. Significantly more primordial content has been found in the poetry of poets who exhibit signs of psychopathology than in that of poets who exhibit no such signs (Martindale, 1975). There is also more primordial content in the fantasy stories of creative as opposed to uncreative subjects (Martindale & Dailey, 1996), in psychoanalytic sessions marked by therapeutic “work” as opposed to those marked by resistance and defensiveness (Reynes, Martindale & Dahl, 1984), and in sentences containing verbal tics as opposed to asymptomatic sentences (Martindale, 1977). A cross-cultural study of folktales from forty-five preliterate societies revealed, as predicted from the “primitive mentality” hypothesis of Lévy-Bruhl (1910) and Werner (1948), that amount of primary process content in folktales is negatively related to the degree of sociocultural complexity of the societies that produced them (Martindale, 1976). Martindale and Fischer (1977) found that psilocybin (a drug that has about the same effect as LSD) increases the amount of primordial content in written stories. Marijuana has a similar effect (West et al., 1983). Research has also revealed more primordial content in verbal productions of younger children as compared with older children (West, Martindale, & Sutton-Smith, 1985) and of schizophrenic subjects as compared with control subjects (West & Martindale, 1988). The other method is Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC). In development for over 15 years, the LIWC measures the cognitive and emotional properties of a person based on the words they use. In order to provide an efficient and effective method for studying the various emotional, cognitive, and structural components present in individuals’ verbal and written speech samples, we originally developed a text analysis application called Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count, or LIWC. I’ve combined these two systems with a Porter stemming algorithm and my own Twitter analysis infrastructure to create TweetPsych.com. TweetPsych uses the LIWC and RID to build a psychological profile of a person based on the content of their Tweets. It compares the content of a user’s Tweets to a baseline reading I’ve built by analyzing an ever-expanding group of over 1.5 million random Tweets, then highlighting areas where the user stands out. The service analyzes your last 1000 Tweets; as such, it works best on users who have posted more than 1000 updates. It is also better suited for running analyses on accounts that are operated by a single user and use Twitter in a conversational manner, rather than simply a content distribution platform. It takes a few moments to analyze an account the first time, but subsequent views of a profile will load faster. I’ve tried to translate the codes that come from the two linguistic systems into more meaningful explanations, but I may have missed a few. I will continue to expand these definitions, while also refining the system and algorithm to better analyze Twitter-specific content. I think the possibilities of a system like this are enormous, from matching like-minded users to identifying users that exhibit certain useful or desirable traits. I’d love to hear your thoughts on where this could be improved or where I could take this technology next. How to Get ReTweets: The Presentation By Dan Zarrella Posted: June 2, 2009 The internet has accelerated social communications and memetics more than it has fundamentally changed it (though it has altered some of the selection pressures on individual memes, namely around memory retention and expression). It has also, through mechanisms like Twitter and specifically ReTweets, made the exchange of cultural units much more open to quantitative analysis and testing. Through the keyhole of ReTweeting I believe it is possible to get a glimpse of the answers to the larger question of why and how humans spread information in a way that was never before possible. I’ve studied characteristics from pre-web memetic channels (like urban legends, rumors, slang, oral tradition and proverbs) and many of the traits I found there I’ve also found when looking into ReTweets. Namely concepts like communal recreation, social proof, information cascades, knowledge gaps, novelty and utility. I’ve found myself telling the Snow Crash story a lot recently to explain what I see as the true power of what I call viral marketing science. Here’s two versions of it. Being that I come at this opportunity from a marketing background, I look to this analysis to build a framework for repeatably creating contagious memes, so this presentation from PubCon Austin aims to do just that for ReTweets.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0032.json.gz/line3303

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