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WSVR Wins Hospitality And Tourism Award
Press Release: January 2009
Waterford Chamber and Vhi Healthcare announced the 4th round winners of the 2008 series of Business Excellence Awards at an awards ceremony in the Athenaeum '2008 was a challenging year for the railway so we put a lot of effort into special event trains. Our focus for 2009 will be to extend the track a further 2km.'
Maria went on to thank Mick Doyle, Romina Germani and Tosh Smith at the station and the team of volunteers 'who work so hard to make it all happen'.
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24 Hours In Cremona
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by Julia Conrad
My fifth month teaching English in a small northern Italian city called Varese, a place no tourist has or should ever step foot, I took up the habit of describing the “state of my soul” at the top of my diary entries. That January my soul was: a walrus, a decaffeinated tea bag in cold water, permafrosted tundra (my sex life the permafrost), a used tissue at the bottom of a backpack, rotting.
The Christmas lights had all been taken down and my colleghi’s festive dinner invitations had dried up, so my life after school consisted of going to the Varese public library, pretending to study so that I could be in the company of other college-age people, and trudging home in the five PM darkness. The first self-assigned text of my fake study sessions was the city’s recycling pamphlet, which I read with maniacal concentration to fit in with my tablemates reading anatomy and legal textbooks. At the end of January I sat down to pore over Henry David Thoreau’s essay, “Walking.”
According to the careful handwritten notes I took on “Walking”, people do not live with enough freedom and unpredictability to fully enjoy their lives, even though they can by simply choosing to think outside of societal expectation. The beauty of life is in uncultivated wildness and spontaneity, in stepping away from private property and the social conventions about “success” slowly killing us all from within. “The walking of which I speak has nothing in it akin to taking exercise, as it is called, as the sick take medicine at stated hours” I copied down verbatim, thinking of the many elliptical machines I had marched nowhere on for hours. “Walking is itself the enterprise and adventure of the day.”
I looked up at the room full of students in puffy jackets blowing their noses and highlighting their already underlined notes in the cold afternoon silence. There was no wildness here. And what was the point of living in Italy—or living anywhere, I asked myself, my thoughts growing impassioned, if one wasn’t truly living? I needed to go somewhere new. I needed to be a spontaneous traveler even while “at home.” I needed adventure. I needed to stay with the cutest guy I could find on CouchSurfing.com.
Burning with Transcendentalist fervor, I messaged Lorenzo, “25, musician, history student” the following day, and soon we had made plans for me to stay on his couch in Cremona that Saturday night for free. On Saturday morning I left my apartment a mess after running around at nine AM frantically murmuring “fuck” because the bus was arriving in ten minutes. I had overslept from the long week, jumped out of bed, showered and shaved-my-legs-for-the-first-time-in-months while racing the espresso pot on the stove. I then drank the coffee in one scalding shot, forgot to pack underwear, and finally got a chance to brush my teeth in the train station bathroom, eyed disdainfully by the woman in the mirror next to me.
Cremona is three hours by train from Varese. As I watched the dried-out landscape speed by, I thought about all that I was leaving behind, and then, finally, I was in Cremona, city of arches, pork, and violins. The plan was to meet under the statue of Garibaldi outside the station and, after waiting there for a nervous and heart-pounding minute, mentally chanting “if he’s a creep I’ll go home,” I saw Lorenzo “25, musician, history student.”
Lorenzo was handsome in a Gucci ad kind of way. He had a scruffy Italian beard, long eyelashes, a leather jacket, and a gravity-defying pompadour with a single lock of jet-black hair artfully falling towards his bright brown eyes. He sauntered towards me with a wave, kissed me on both cheeks, and welcomed me into his cloud of sensuous and expensive-smelling cologne. We walked to his car and he put my overnight backpack in the trunk, where a suit-jacket with satin lapels dangled from a hanger, just in case. “Just in case?” I asked in Italian. He explained that he was the lead-singer in a band and I nodded as if this were par for the course, as though my soul last week had not been a day-old sock and I didn’t sometimes eat cannellini beans straight from a can for dinner.
“Ti va un caffe?” he asked, and when I said yes he drove straight to his favorite bar one piazza away from the station. There he bought us both coffee and pastries filled with thick cream, and chuckled knowingly, “How’s it going in Varese? Did you know Varese has the highest suicide rate in Italy?”
This is a fact that I often tell people in order to describe Varese, and thus felt immediately simpatico with Lorenzo. We agreed that one of the best things about Italian culture is the focus on beauty and enjoyment, and how the one exception seems to be Varese. After we finished our coffees, he chivalrously opened the passenger door for me and then sped dexterously through narrow alleys and tight curves to get to the city center of Cremona. I pictured what we looked like in the car together from the street, feeling like a different person.
We walked in the shadow of sunny Renaissance brick and terra cotta towards Piazza del Comune, the center of Cremona. From a bird’s eye view the other streets burst from the piazza like arteries from the heart, and Lorenzo offered historical details about the buildings. “When I run out of things I know, I start inventing. Just to warn you,” he said. He had a warm personality. We went to a photography show and lied to each other about what was happening in each picture. “They are training that boy to be the siren on the front of a ship,” he said pensively. “That photo is actually of Berlusconi,” I responded, “When he was young.”
Lorenzo continued holding every door open for me. We stopped for tramezzini, Italian finger sandwiches. While we ate, I goaded him into letting me hear his English, and he spoke with a deeply cute British brogue, picked up from working at a pub in London two years before. “Am I into him?” I kept wondering. It was like being faced with a giant plate of tiramisù after months spent lost in a permafrost tundra. His school of travel—or maybe it was romance?—was the one of flawless details, splendid and predictable as clockwork. In some ways, apps and sites like Tinder and Couchsurfing, have this slightly staid quality. They’re like any sort of Internet shopping—you click on what you’re looking for and you get it—often not your dream version, but recognizably like what you asked for. It comes in the mail wrapped in plastic, you open it, and that’s that. No surprises.
I had to admit that I’d been lucky though, I thought to myself as we walked across Piazza Stradivari, an elegant, wide-angled square: who complains when what they order is perfect?
Off Piazza Stradivari, we looked up at the attic of Antonio Stradivarius, where he crafted violins that are worth millions today. The world’s highest quality violins exist because of the virtuosic craftsmanship of Cremona luthiers in the 17th and 18th centuries. In honor of this history, Cremona has a violin museum, where Stradivari and Guerneri violins are displayed in dark, pressure-controlled chambers, and only played in a perfunctory way, the way a stationary car’s battery has to be run every so often.
After the museum, we went “home.” Lorenzo lived with his mother, a thin, leathery woman with straightened hair who ran around in her socks, a floor-length fur coat, and a barrel-shaped fur hat, as she prepared to go out for dinner. As she flitted in and out of the room, Lorenzo insisted that I just sit at the table and eat pecorino with a glass of white wine while he made risotto with porcini mushrooms. As he cooked, he sang Lou Reed’s, “Oh, it’s such a perfect day, I’m glad I spent it with you” softly. “REALLY?” I held myself back from blurting. I was starting to feel that he was reading lines from a bad rom-com script.
“You take the bathroom first,” he said hospitably as we prepared for bed later. The clock was ticking closer to the time of will-we-won’t-we, and then the time of my departure, and then my return to Varese, where I would once more be a person whose social life consisted of reading essays from the 19th century in the silent company of strangers.
When I came back to the room, Lorenzo was lying down wearing only his British flag boxer-briefs, turning on an episode of TV on his laptop. Did he actually want to? Do we travel to enter fictional lives? Was I the American ingénue who has a one-night-stand with the lead singer of a band called Super-Io (Italian for the Freudian “Super-Ego”)? Was that the correctly adventurous thing to do? Would I then finally be “Walking”?
I took a breath, and then climbed up the ladder to sleep in the loft bed surrounded by his history books. The next morning we slept in, and after breakfast went on a stroll down the side of the Po River. I realized that it was Groundhog’s Day, and had to explain to Lorenzo about how, if the groundhog is frightened by its own shadow, winter stays and the groundhog returns to its burrow. At this thought, I realized that it was time to go to the station for my 1:30 train back to the Italian capital of suicide. Lorenzo gave me a hug on the platform. “Come back anytime!” he said, waving. Three hours later I arrived in Varese, and instead of taking the bus home, I walked.
Julia Conrad has been an English teacher in Italy, a literary agent in New York, a violinist in the band Dirty Bird, and, currently, an MFA candidate in Iowa City. Her work has been published in The Massachusetts Review.
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Health Minister not concerned about Zika virus scare ahead of Olympics
31 May 2016 5:55 PM
Minister of Health, Aaron Motsoaledi, says he is not worried about concerns over the Zika virus epidemic in Brazil.
Last week, 150 health experts, including two South Africans, urged the World Health Organisation to move or postpone Olympics taking place at Rio de Janeiro because of the Zika epidemic.
Motsoaledi says he would be more worried if one of the experts who wrote to WHO was the director of National Institute of Communicable Diseases.
Be aware Xolani, when you say experts, you say experts from what.
— Aaron Motsoaledi, Minister of Health
The World Health Organisation is the highest authority in health as you know. They also have their own experts, who went there and made an assessment.
South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) CEO, Reddy Tubby, says they have received communication from International Olympic Committee (IOC) and WHO saying Jiro is safe.
We have heard the concerns, and two days ago I received communication from the World Health Organisation as well as the IOC, and both have give reassurance in relation to this particular virus, while it's an ongoing monitoring situation.
— Reddy Tubby, SASCOC CEO
They are saying at this stage it's still safe, in terms of participation at the games. The necessary precautionary measures are being taken by authorities in Brazil.
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The geographical coordinates of Abu Dhabi are 24.4539° N, 54.3773° E.
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Abu Dhabi has a new addressing system called Onwani, which allows a person to search for a place in the city just using the unit number of the building and the respective street name. Every building in Abu Dhabi will have a unique address to identify it. Moreover, every street sign and building number plate will have a QR code, which a person can scan on the Onwani mobile app to get the most accurate and updated information about that particular location.
The old addressing system in Abu Dhabi was difficult to navigate around, having duplicate street names and numbers, no sequential building numbering, and using landmarks for directions. The new Onwani system will bring the Emirate of Abu Dhabi in line with internationally recognised standards and make it easier for residents and visitors to identify the location they are searching for. It will provide a universal addressing system across the whole of the emirate.
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We loved our Madrid tapas crawl so much in early April that we did it twice. We met Marcy Forman, co-owner of Valesa Cultural Services, one of our preferred tour operators for clients headed to Spain, at the lobby of our hotel, Gran Hotel Inglés. Marcy has lived in Madrid for over 20 years and one of her favorite things to do is bring friends on an authentic Madrid tapas crawl. We started at Casa Toni, known for its crispy lamb tripe, an older specialty that’s hard to find in town these days. After downing the tender meat, we strolled around the corner to my favorite stop of the night, Casa del Abuelo, known for their tasty garlic shrimp. The dish comes out sizzling with a hefty chunk of bread, and is best paired with a short glass of sweet wine. Then it was off to La Campana, known for its fried calamari served in a large bun, bocadillo style. Next stop, the splashy Mercado de San Miguel, Madrid’s main public market, serving everything your heart desires, from acorn-fed Iberian ham to razor clams to fried croquettes, all washed down with sangria or cerveza. Our final stop was Chocolateria San Gines, in operation since 1894 and known for only one item, fresh out of the oven churros. Order a half-dozen, thin or fat, and it’s served with a steaming hot coffee cup of chocolate that many customers drink after dipping the churros. Sublime! We had so much fun with Marcy that we took our daughter, Melanie, on the exact same tour the next night.
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At Portland’s Drifters Wife, Believe the Hype
Located on the burgeoning Washington Avenue neighborhood in Portland, Drifters Wife has had a loyal following since its debut in 2016, two years prior to Bon Appetit Magazine naming it one of the country’s top 10 new restaurants. But now it’s so popular that food writer Alex Hall noted in yesterday’s Boston Globe “that in July, you’ve got a better shot at getting your kid into Harvard on a full scholarship than walking in and nabbing a table at Beard Award-decorated favorites like Fore Street or Drifters Wife.” You can reserve a table 30 days in advance, which is exactly what we did for a dinner this past Saturday, when we knew we were spending a night in Portland after our visit to Acadia National Park with friends. Those friends are from Laguna Beach, California, home to one of the best farmers markets on the West Coast. So they’re accustomed to getting a vast assortment of fresh vegetables year round. Maine, of course, has a much shorter growing season, but what Drifters Wife finds locally was more than enough to blow us all away. The choice of appetizers and entrees are limited, 4 or 5 appetizers and 3 entrees. But all were exceptional, from starters of grilled shishito peppers and a zesty arugula salad to entrees of a whole black bass and a tender chunk of hake with a clam sauce. Wash it down with one of their natural wines or a bottle of Peeper from Maine Beer Co. Then finish off the memorable meal with a dish of milk pudding topped with pistachio chunks called Malabi. Sublime.
A Memorable Tapas Crawl in Madrid
We met Marcy Forman, co-owner of Valesa Cultural Services, one of our preferred ground operators for clients headed to Spain, at the lobby of our hotel, Gran Hotel Inglés. Marcy has lived in Madrid for over 20 years and one of her favorite things to do is bring friends on an authentic Madrid tapas crawl. We started at Casa Toni, known for its crispy lamb tripe, an older specialty that’s hard to find in town these days. After downing the tender meat, we strolled around the corner to my favorite stop of the night, Casa del Abuelo, known for their tasty garlic shrimp. The dish comes out sizzling with a hefty chunk of bread, and is best paired with a short glass of sweet wine. Then it was off to La Campana, known for its fried calamari served in a large bun, bocadillo style. Next stop, the splashy Mercado de San Miguel, Madrid’s main public market, serving everything your heart desires, from acorn-fed Iberian ham to razor clams to fried croquettes, all washed down with sangria or cerveza. Our final stop was Chocolateria San Gines, in operation since 1894 and known for only one item, fresh out of the oven churros. Order a half-dozen, thin or fat, and it’s served with a steaming hot coffee cup of chocolate that many customers drink after dipping the churros. Sublime! We had so much fun with Marcy that we took our daughter, Melanie, on the exact same tour the next night.
Tastings Menus to Try in Bangkok
We were hungry as soon as we arrived at our room at the Anantara Siam in Bangkok after our flight from Hong Kong. We scouted out the choices and found that there was a Michelin-starred restaurant called Paste within easy walking distance. It was early Sunday afternoon and we were hoping we could grab one of their tables. Initially, the hostess said no, but as we were leaving, she said they had a cancellation. It turned out to be one of the most memorable meals of the trip, a 7-course tasting menu created by Bee Satongun, who was called the finest female chef in Asia. Each dish was prepared like a work of art on the plate and was the proper size for sharing. But it was the unusual spices that excited the palate. Favorite appetizers included roasted duck, nutmeg, and sawtooth coriander on rice crackers, and tapioca pudding of smoked trout, toasted peanuts, Thai mustard leaf, and wild sesame. Then came a hot and sour soup of crisp pork leg, roast tomatoes and fried garlic in a smoky chicken broth before the sublime entrees arrived. Laos Duck Curry was a highlight. The next dish was equally tasty but I had no idea what it was. Here's what it said on the menu: "Southern Thai-Muslim origin. Kimmedai, saffron, in-house made curry powder and nutmeg. Fried off in ghee, served with pickles and cured catfish eggs." Say what? It's actually a type of fish.
The last night in town, friends had recommended Issaya Siamese Club to celebrate Lisa's birthday. Set in a Colonial-style plantation house, you dine in separate rooms on couches, like being in a relative's house. We were sitting in front of an RCA television, circa 1960s. Once again we ordered the Tasting Menu and, while it wasn't nearly as innovative as Paste, it still was very tasty. We started with mojitos in tall chilled glasses and dined on a palm salad before diving into entrees like a full lamb shank, tender off the bone, served in a tangy curry sauce. We were told to order the "Broken Bucket" for dessert and that's what I'll remember years to come. A woman arrived with dry ice to create an abstract concoction of goodness, replete with smoke, white chocolate, and coconut sorbet. What a festive way to end our trip!
Hong Kong Dining
Yes, the dim sum (One Dim Sum, Tin Ho Wan) and bao (Little Bao) lived up to expectations. But it was the other international fare that far surpassed anything I anticipated. The hummus, babaganoush, tabbouleh, and shawarma at Maison Libanaise was the best I've had outside the Middle East. The Nepalese food at Manakamana in the Kowloon Night Market was so authentic I was sitting next to monks from Kathmandu. Even the French bistro, Bouchon, popular with Aussie expat workers dining in the outdoor garden during lunch, served a tasty steak frites and tender barramundi wrapped in rice paper. But my favorite restaurant in Hong Kong was Yardbird in the Sheung Wan neighborhood. Old school R&B from Donnie Hathaway to Luther Vandross was thumping as we walked into the crowded bar on a Friday night and ordered innovative cocktails. We waited an hour to snag one of the coveted tables and once the food arrived, it was definitely worth the wait. Their specialty is yakitori, where different parts of the chicken arrive on small kebabs. All were juicy, but the neck, inner thigh, and meatball selections were out of this world. Also order the KFC, spicy Korean fried cauliflower.
Enjoy Fondue on the Rooftop Bar of Yotel Boston
Celebrate Winter Solstice by dining on fondue in the Seaport at Yotel Boston's rooftop Sky Lounge. It's supposed to hit a balmy 60 degrees in Boston tomorrow, but even if it does get a bit nippy, you'll be under overhead heaters and sharing big thick blankets. The Quattro Formaggio Cheese Fondue combines Gruyere, Blue, Swiss, and Cheddar Cheeses with cherry brandy, white wine, and secret spices. Order a cocktail and then watch the sun set…at 4 pm.
Dining in Bloomington, Indiana
After my visit to Kentucky Bourbon Country, I drove 3 hours from Lexington to Bloomington, Indiana for the Dad's Sorority Weekend with my daughter, Melanie, at Indiana University. First stop was Mother Bear's, the classic pizza joint in town that I've been visiting regularly since Mel's first visit to campus. That night, Mel and her friends brought me to a new Mexican restaurant on North College Avenue called Social Cantina, which features a great taco selection, washed down with potent margaritas. The place was hopping and it's a great space, with a long bar serving a vast selection of tequilas. The same owner also has plans to open a nearby barbecue and bourbon joint called Smoke Works. We always end our weekend at Mel's favorite brunch spot, Uptown Café, for omelets, fresh baked bread, and good coffee. There's usually a wait on Sundays but the line moves fast and it's worth the wait.
Dinner at Honeywood in Lexington
On our last night in Kentucky Bourbon Country, we started with Old Fashioned's (made with Buffalo Trace bourbon) at Middle Fork in the Lexington Distillery District. Then it was on to an upscale section of town to have dinner at the recommended Honeywood. We started with Tokyo Spice Chicken, wings with a nice jalapeno bite, and their signature dish, sweet potato beignets. Then moved on to tender grouper and a dish of pork roast. Afterwards, we wandered over to one of the best ice cream joints in town, Crank & Boom, for a dish of blackberry and buttermilk ice cream. Across the way, we stumbled into a cozy bar, Whiskey Bear, and met the owner Daniel, who has assembled an impressive roster of top-shelf bourbon and whiskey. A great place for a nightcap or to watch a sporting event on the large-screen TVs when in Lexington.
A Stop at the Stave on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail
We left our tour of the Wild Turkey distillery and drove on backcountry roads past the rolling hills of bluegrass and horse farms of rural Kentucky to reach The Stave, a new stylish roadhouse restaurant and bar recommended to me by a friend in nearby Lexington. The owner, Rebecca, has designed many restaurants in the region. One step inside the cozy interior and it's hard not be charmed by both the look and the folks working here. The Stave made its debut in September just down the road from the Woodford Reserve distillery, a National Historic Landmark, and the impressive circa-1887 Castle & Key distillery that just reopened this year making vodka, gin, and eventually bourbon. Rebecca has hired a skilled chef at the helm, Jon Sanning. Start with warm black-eyed pea fritters with tangy sweet onion relish and cucumber salad, or the deviled eggs dusted with paprika and served on pickled greens. Then get ready for their version of the Louisville Hot Brown, this time served on corn bread instead of the typical white bread. Delicious! Wash it all down with sweet ice tea or an impressive roster of bourbons to sample. A fun stop for authentic Kentucky cooking in bourbon country.
A Stop in Naples for Pizza and Caravaggio
On the way down to Amalfi Coast, we stopped for an afternoon in Naples to wait for our friends to arrive at the train station. We left our bags in Left Luggage and walked straight to the pizza joint Elizabeth Gilbert went gaga over in "Eat, Pray, Love," L'antica Pizzeria da Michele Forcella. There's close to 1000 pizza places in Naples, often referred to as the birthplace of pizza, and Michele Forcella make's everyone's Top 10 list, from the Guardian to Yelp. We took a number, waited about 30 minutes with a mix of locals and travelers and then were squeezed into a long table in the last room. You have only two choices, margherita, with a fresh dollop of mozzarella or marinara, tomato sauce only with oregano and garlic. We ordered one of each (Gilbert ordered the double mozzarella in her book) and waited as the pizza come out of the wood-fired oven at breakneck speed. Each of the thin-crust pizzas, which come whole, not sliced, were delicious. But if I went back I'd go with Gilbert's order. The cheese was so fresh, it made each bite sublime.
We had a couple hours to kill so we wandered the bustling streets of the city, walking past university students at a college before coming upon a handful of restaurants all with the artist Caravaggio in their names. I turned to Lisa and said there must be something by Caravaggio somewhere around here. Lisa went online and quickly realized that we were standing directly in front of a church, Pio Monte della Misericordia, that was home to one his seminal works, The Seven Works of Mercy (1607). We bought tickets and then went inside to see this impressive painting, one of his largest works. Caravaggio arrived in Naples in 1606, after fleeing Rome when he killed a man in a brawl. Luigi Carafa-Colonna, a nobleman who was a member of this congregation, protected the artist after he fled from Rome and then commissioned Caravaggio to execute what would be one of his great masterpieces. The painting depicts the seven works of corporal mercy to which the activities of Pio Monte were dedicated: give drink to the thirsty, bury the dead, house pilgrims, clothe the naked, visit the imprisoned, feed the hungry and comfort the sick. In Rome and Florence, we would see Caravaggio's best works with crowds of other admirers. Here in Naples, we had the place to ourselves.
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‘New Normal’ Headlines December 2016
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‘Telehealth’: ‘the new normal for care’ #infographic
(this one is actually from late November but it’s so good I had to be sure to share it!)
THE WORD “NORMALIZE” has become, well, normal. Long before Donald Trump became the president-elect, his detractors warned against “normalizing” his myriad violations of campaign decorum: the bigotry and misogyny, the Putin-philia and cavalier talk about nuclear weapons. Since Trump’s election two weeks ago, “don’t normalize this” has become a liberal mantra, a reminder to stay vigilant in the face of aberrant presidential behavior that Americans may feel tempted—or emotionally bludgeoned—into excusing as just the way the country works now.
Read more: The Normalization of ‘Normalize’ Is a Sign of the New Normal
A 20-something meandering across a sprawling campus, playing Frisbee on the quad and eating in the dining hall: That’s the picture of a “college student” many of us have in our minds.
But many of today’s undergraduates are 30-something and older. There is no campus quad and they’ve never eaten in the university’s dining hall.
Strayer University, in collaboration with U.S. News’ Marketing and Business Intelligence teams, recently conducted a College Experience Survey, querying 1,000 adults about their past or present higher education experiences and attitudes. The goal was to help illuminate differences between the two groups — and shine a light on how colleges are increasingly pivoting to reach today’s student.
Read more: The New Normal: How universities serve higher education students, now that nontraditional has become traditional.
As India and its citizens continue to feel the aftermath of the unexpected and unprecedented demonetization event – the ban of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, two of India’s biggest bank notes – Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has pointed a silver lining – “less cash transactions and an increase in digital currency.”
Speaking today, Indian finance Minister Arun Jaitley has opined that India will no longer see traditional cash numbers after the sweeping ban to render 86% of all cash in circulation obsolete, overnight, in early November. Instead, he sees the country moving toward a digital economy.
Read more: Digital Currency the ‘New Normal’, says Indian Finance Minister After Cash Curb
Record global supplies of grains are getting bigger, and U.S. soybeans plantings will reach a record in 2017-18, according to USDA and United Nation estimates.
And while some analysts predict the growing supply will tamp down commodity prices next year, hurting farmers’ earnings, others aren’t so sure that it will.
U.S. farmers could plant a record 85.5 million acres of soybeans in 2017-18, 1.8 million acres more than in 2016-17, USDA forecasts in long-term projections published late last month. And for the next decade, soybean plantings won’t fall below 85 million acres, it predicts.
Read more: Is 85 Million Acres the New Normal for Soybeans?
I fear I have been sleeping. Although the election of Donald Trump is only six weeks past, I seem to be adjusting to the “new normal.”
I watch the nightly news for the president-elect’s latest Cabinet choice, sigh, then turn my attention elsewhere, as if I were watching events in another country.
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The brutality visited on Aleppo in recent weeks has shown the world that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has no scruples about killing his own people and destroying one of the world’s once-great cities. According to the United Nations, as Syrian forces closed in on eastern Aleppo, they executed dozens of civilians on sight, including women and children. Reports of men and boys being rounded up have families wondering what horrors await their loved ones.
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The 2015 Memorial Day floods hit the southwest Houston neighborhood of Meyerland particularly hard. Then, less than a year later, the neighborhood succumbed to another round of flooding. Many families had just completed repairs to their damaged homes when then rain came in April of 2016. Many residents felt hopeless after seeing all their repairs undone.
Meyerland has a long history. The deed-restricted suburban community opened in 1955 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony by then-Vice President Richard Nixon. But now, many are questioning the area’s long term sustainability.
And more broadly, across the region, Houstonians are asking: is constant flooding the new normal?
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A group of care professionals at Riverside County’s Hemet Clinic are taking an affirmative stand against the safety breaches that have hit an all-time high at the clinic. On Wednesday, December 21st, the Riverside County employees held a “Safety Check” in front of the clinic to air their safety concerns and fears.
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Large law firms in New York are increasingly seeking to collect unpaid fees from clients by filing suit or seeking arbitration, an analysis of court filings in New York suggests.
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The climate situation is not looking good—and that’s an understatement. According to The Guardian, 2016 will be the hottest year on record, and it’s the third consecutive year that has set a new record for the highest temperatures yet. If that fact alone doesn’t compel you to want to get involved with change, on a palpable level, perhaps a president-elect who supposedly doesn’t ‘believe in’ climate change will give you pause. If the powers that be in the United States aren’t reliable, in terms of taking action to prevent additional damage to the warming climate, perhaps private home owners, architects, and companies can shoulder some of the responsibility of helping to minimize non-renewable energy use.
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A Jewish family in Lancaster Pennsylvania has fled their home after Breitbart falsely accused them for the cancellation of a performance of a Christmas Carol at the local school. School officials stated that the play was cancelled for scheduling reasons as it took 20 hours to rehearse during school hours. Coincidently, the Jewish family had asked for their child to be excused from participating in the play several months ago. After the cancellation, the family was blamed and the child was being harassed at school. When Breitbart, in true form, published a story fabricating the reason was the Jewish family, you can imagine the result, so the family fled their home town. Welcome to the world of Cheeto Jesus and his “news” arm, Breitbart.
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The assassination of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey should shock or surprise no one. It was inevitable, as are many more such terrorist acts against Russia.
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ISIS has claimed responsibility for the deadly December 19th truck assault on an outdoor Christmas market near a landmark church in Berlin, which killed 12 people and injured nearly 50 other victims. ISIS called the attacker “a soldier of the Islamic State.” The “soldier,” ISIS claimed in its self-congratulatory statement, “carried out the attack in response to calls for targeting citizens of the Crusader coalition.”
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Reflecting on the evolution of the modern day supply chain, both in my engagement with customers and through my own experience as a consumer, I am struck by the obvious. Virtually every dimension of the extended supply chain can be characterized by faster and faster business processes. This starts with research and development where a great majority of industries are now competing through more frequent product introductions, shorter product lifecycles and, in many cases, individualized products.
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A truth continuing education leaders have known and practiced for years is starting to make its way into mainstream higher education conversations, and it’s stirring up a great deal of controversy. This truth is the idea that students want to be treated like customers, and doing so actually improves the student experience overall. Critics and traditionalists worry that the academic product will suffer from a customer service mentality, but this is a contentious and debated point. In this interview, Bea González shares her thoughts on what customer service means in the postsecondary environment and reflects on why it’s so important for today’s learners.
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Paper has been around for a long time and it is the basis for almost all the industry’s existing systems. Therefore, many people question whether altering those systems can result in real efficiency gains.
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"You're at war with the human race. Oh. Kay."
Alyson Hannigan comments about pregnancy, while also calling out rocker Gwen Stefani's choice of baby names. Short but fun.
two_guns | Cast&Crew | 06:29 CET | 28 comments total | tags: alyson hannigan
two_guns, you forgot to pick a category, didn't add tags and forgot to either end the headline with a full stop or make it a run on sentence. Cleaned that up for you.
Caroline | November 18, 06:49 CET
And it's Stefani�
Salocin | November 18, 07:09 CET
Aw!
Pointy | November 18, 07:16 CET
What a badly written story. On first read I thought it said that she wasn't going to name her child "an unusual name like Gwen."
And I thought "Gwen isn't that unusual!"
I do enjoy her enthusiasm over all the freebies though!
Lioness | November 18, 07:29 CET
Caroline- thanks, shows you how often I add a link.
two_guns | November 18, 07:43 CET
I understood the story just fine. Zuma is a weird name though, and it's also an XBLA game.
Calatia | November 18, 08:19 CET
Coulda been worse; Gwen could have called the kid "After the Gold Rush."
Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner | November 18, 09:08 CET
I was thinking beaches, in which case "Pismo" would've been a worse choice. But if it's Neil Young albums, I think she should've gone with "Ragged Glory."
jcs | November 18, 09:27 CET
Gwen Stefani named her child after a PC game? Definitely mockable.
[ edited by electricspacegirl on 2008-11-18 18:56 ]
electricspacegirl | November 18, 09:55 CET
Alyson is so cute! But after that, she better pick a name that is common.
Linnea1928 | November 18, 10:08 CET
In all fairness, Alyson isn't quoted as saying she wouldn't give her child an unusual name, only that she won't name it Zuma.
But even if she did say that, she still has the right to change her mind.
Willow has a nice ring to it.
Simon | November 18, 10:22 CET
But you wouldn't want to piss her off.
Zuma? Isn't that a game where you've got to stop coloured balls rolling into a stone frog's mouth?
I may name my first child Tetris. If I'm ever crazy enough to actually have kids... ;)
Highlander | November 18, 10:36 CET
Zuma?
Here we had a soap opera character (IIRC she hasd the streght of a panter). Dragon Ball has Bulma, but Zuma?
Well some people name their children from fruits...
Brasilian Chaos Man | November 18, 11:12 CET
Let's just hope that it wasn't named after politician/possible rapist Jacob Zuma.
Invisible Green | November 18, 11:15 CET
I find it quite interesting how our attitudes to certain names change. My first name is Hazel which is, of course, from the nutty shrub and became common in the 19th century. I wonder how weird it sounded back then.
One of my middle names is Alma which is another Victorian name which became popular because of a British/French victory near the river Alma during the Crimean War. That seems weird to me now.
moley75 | November 18, 11:26 CET
Zuma is also a beautiful beach here in Southern California. And actually, I don't think it's a strange name at all. Nothing beats Penn's Moxie Crimefighter name for his daughter... Or, you know, Moon Unit.
Kat Jetson | November 18, 11:46 CET
That Alyson sure speaks with a lot of exclamation points!!!
Dana5140 | November 18, 12:30 CET
I don't see how she was "mocking" anything with her statement. This just seems like another example of tabloid writing trying to stir things up.
ShanshuBugaboo | November 18, 13:14 CET
Maybe Penn's Moxie Crimefighter will marry Jason Lee's Pilot Inspektor.
I think there's a case to be made for unusual, as in uncommon, names, as opposed to made-up stuff. My name is Melanie, not a common name (to my consternation as a child), but it's an actual, you know, human name.
pillboxed | November 18, 13:30 CET
If it's a boy, "Joss Denisof" and if its a girl, "Denise Denisof."
alexreager | November 18, 13:39 CET
I forgot to mention "the name story"...I was named after my Grandfather, Grandpa Alexander Reager. I was born after he died and my mother named me Alexander Reager verbatim for my grandpa.
So my mother was chatting with her neighbor right after I was born and she said to the neighbor, "I named him verbatim for his grandfather..." The neighbor, a former flower-child, responded, "Verbatim Reager, far out!"
"Verbatim"- I love it, and it would make a great name for a character in, say, a comic.
toast | November 18, 13:58 CET
Umm. Not quite sure how using your grandfather's name is "word for word." I mean, it's common to name a child after a relative, sometimes even using the same middle name.
Is there a surname involved, other than Reager?
Gotta wonder how George Foreman's kids feel, though. "Gee, Dad, you couldn't get creative just once?"
And...I wonder about that. TMK, "junior" and Roman numerals usually are given to the child, grandchild and so on. Hence Indiana was actually Henry Jones, Junior. And if he'd had a son he'd be Henry III. (Oh, wait - Mutt.) I've never heard of a father naming all his children the same thing, and those children being Junior, the third and etc. until George did it.
Older names seem to be making a comeback. Just look at "Charmed" - where else have you heard the name Prudence lately? Harrison is rather popular these days (My cousin, who is married to a III, named her first boy that.) "Charmed" and "Friends" both had a Phoebe, which is a bird. (Can't say I much care for the nickname "Pheebs," though.) 'course, one of these day some mother's gonna get cutesie and spell it Feebee. Which is fine until someone "accidentally" adds an R.
Chandler comes from the surname originating in the Middle Ages for a maker or seller of candles. Then of course you've got names like Hunter, Tanner and Trapper. (Though I've never seen a Fisher. Probably a good thing.)
Don Johnson named his most recent (That I'm aware of, any way) daughter Atherton Grace; they call her Grace. I know Atherton had some meaning to him, but that was many years ago and I misremember now. Possibly a grandparent's name? Maternal grandmother's maiden name, perhaps? Dunno.
'course, if they wanted original, they could combine their first names. Like...Alyxis. Aleson? That might be too confusing, though. Or they could go for a combo of their surnames. Then we'd get a kid named Dennigan. Or Hanisof. Which brings up...she kept Hannigan, yes? So does the baby get her name, his name, or a hyphen?
ShadowQuest | November 18, 15:31 CET
ShadowQuest: Umm, Fisher Stevens.
But interesting possibilities there.
DaddyCatALSO | November 18, 17:21 CET
The link no longer works, btw, so I can only guess as to what the main topic is about.
I have a relatively common name, but I think by the time I have kids, there will be generations of Rocklands and Madisons and Michaelas, and I'll be tempted to have my kid be the only Katie. Katie's not trendy anymore, is it? There was a time in which the name Katherine (or Kathryn) was a highly respected name, and evoked images of Hepburn. What do we see when we get Madisons and Michaelas? No offense to anyone named either or who named their child either. I'm just a little nostalgic for the non-trendy names, I guess.
the ninja report | November 19, 08:04 CET
Rockland? Really?
Just a reminder to everyone - Alexis is on Private Practice tonight at 9 on ABC. Which is, unfortunately, opposite Nick Brendon's appearance on Criminal Minds on CBS.
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Quest (First Run Features, NR)
By Nic Champion January 27, 2018 January 25, 2018
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During the entire Obama presidency, director Jonathan Oshlefski documented an African American family in their North Philadelphia neighborhood. At the start, the Raineys are struggling somewhat, though managing fine. Chris, who goes by Quest in his musical circle, holds freestyle rap sessions with members from the community in a music studio owned by him and his wife, Christine’a. Sometime near the beginning, Chris and Christine’a hold an official marriage ceremony. Shortly after, Chris is walking their daughter, P.J., to school, asking whether or not she would vote for Mitt Romney or Barack Obama. She answers Obama, citing Mitt Romney’s inability to express his plan of action. Much later, Chris and Christine’a watch Donald Trump on TV delivering campaign promises. Trump declares that the way black people are living is disastrous. “You have no idea how we live,” says Christine’a. We know this just as well, as rather than focusing on how national politics influences the Raineys lives, Quest displays the many ways in which they do not. Both Obama and Trump have choice words about these communities, but neither can give a full picture. Quest fills in the blanks. Who are they talking about, exactly, when they refer to black communities?
Quest employs a time-focused narrative which progresses chronologically, but it embodies the elliptical, rambling style of an early Maysles Brothers’ film. While visual cues inject the presence of shifting political messages, instilling the subjects with a newfound sense of optimism at the start and a sense of dread towards the end, the focus often narrows on routine. Christine’a struggles with the stress of work. Chris keeps active in the community. P.J. navigates the choppy terrain of adolescence. Occasionally, big events occur outside of election cycles. The neighborhood engages in protests to end street violence. Tragically, P.J. barely escapes death but is partially blinded by a random shooting. In a brief scene, we see officers frisking Chris, when members of the department had earlier been taking pictures with the family at a block party meant to celebrate P.J.’s recovery. Regardless of what current upheaval is occurring, the Raineys and their neighbors live day to day in more or less the same way they always have, sometimes encountering progress, and other times indignity.
The eight year time period of Obama’s terms in office acts as more of a timekeeper than a backdrop. Considering the presiding events in the film, it doesn’t seem especially relevant. There aren’t any particular policies or changes of the Obama era that show a presence. But if we consider these governmental changes as recurring prefaces, we are reminded of the film’s purpose. By containing segments within the eventful election cycles, Quest transcends the frequently done fly-on-the-wall look into an American family, and rather illustrates the lives which Trump erroneously refers to and insults, and which president Obama tried to shine a light on. Additionally, by including the setting, both in terms of time period and location, in the film’s scope, Oshlefski is able to portray an entire community and its struggles with the intimacy of a family portrait. | Nic Champion
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Free short story for Women's History Month: The Legend Rises
Five years ago this month, I had the privilege of participating in the HerStory anthology with a group of more than twenty female authors. Each of us submitted stories of women with extraordinary courage during varying periods of history. My contribution was The Legend Rises, a story of Gwenllian of Gwynedd, who fought against twelfth-century Norman invaders alongside her husband Gruffydd. She was a remarkable woman with the strength to face nearly insurmountable odds and her final stand at Kidwelly Castle inspired generations of Welsh freedom fighters and earned her nickname, the female Braveheart.
Since the anthology was not continued, I'm pleased to share this story for free with visitors to my website. A sample follows here. For readers who want to know more of Gwenllian and Gruffydd, the full novel detailing their lives will be available in March 2020, Lady of Legend; my HerStory contribution will NOT be included in the book so here's a chance to read that missing chapter.
About The Legend Rises:
Gwenllian, a Welsh princess of Gwynedd and the wife of the dispossessed lord of Deheubarth faces the greatest trial she has ever known. Brutal English invaders have ravaged her beloved country and forced her into a meager existence, hidden in the forests of her husband’s homeland. While he seeks a new, strong alliance against the enemy, Gwenllian prepares herself and her children for the fight of their lives. Strength and honor alone cannot win the battle. Her family must unite for their survival.
The Legend Rises
Parting: Winter 1136 AD
At Caeo, Cantref Mawr, within the old kingdom of Deheubarth
As the morning of Gruffydd’s departure from Caeo dawned, no tears tainted the exchange between brothers, a father and his sons, or a mother divided from a portion of her brood. If Gwenllian held the little lord Rhys for too long, at least her youngest son did not wriggle away. She buried her face in his pale-yellow curls, kissed his ruddy cheeks, and released him. On pudgy legs with mud-splotched shoes, the child scrambled to join Rhain Llwyd in the rearguard. Gruffydd’s best archer hoisted the boy into the saddle. At five years old, was Rhys ready for his own mount?
Rhain met Gwenllian’s pertinent stare. She sighed and offered him a resigned nod. Her simple gesture conveyed more than trust. She offered thanks for his stalwart loyalty and bloodied sacrifices of the past. Rhain would never allow any harm to come to the boy.
Anarawd approached and extended his hand to her. When she clasped his arm, her ragged fingernails dug into the leather tunic. Wiry muscles tensed beneath the sleeve. A man stood in place of the squalling, red-faced infant Gruffydd had deposited in her arms over twenty years before. In the absence of their eldest brother, Maelgwn and Morgan would resume their lessons in weaponry under their mother’s tutelage. She looked forward to a demonstration of Anarawd’s tactics later.
She whispered to him, “Have a care for Rhys.”
His brow furrowed beneath a dark forelock of hair, so like his father’s own. “I always do and even if I didn’t, Rhain would. You can rely on us both. Why do you even ask?”
She ignored the slight irritation in his gruff tone. “Don’t let your brother become a nuisance at Aberffraw. My father and mother may delight in the frolicking of my youngest, but Rhys can be a trial for his aged grandparents.”
“He is for everyone else here. Why should he behave otherwise at court in Gwynedd?” He met her sudden scowl with a wink and a final kiss on her cheek.a “Be well. Don’t worry for Rhys. I know how much you love him, Mam.”
Didn’t Anarawd know she felt the same for him? She would have hugged him as close as she did Rhys if her maudlin state would not cause the young man some distress. Instead, she swallowed the ache in her throat. “Have a care for yourself and your father too.”
He made no promises, only bowed and turned away. Was he so eager for his part in the adventures to come? If Gruffydd succeeded in forging a new alliance against the English, Anarawd would take up the battle cry beside his father, uncles, and grandfathers. She would not be able to stop him or keep all of her or Gruffydd’s children safe. She scoffed at the idea. Security, freedom, and a life without worry had never existed for any of them, would not be theirs until they rid their homeland of the interlopers.
Mist cloaked the frost-covered earth, the dragon’s breath of her former nurse’s tales from childhood. Gruffydd coughed while he took deliberate steps, lingering with various members of his teulu gathered in the clearing. Dawn’s golden-pink glow revealed the weather-beaten faces of each man. The retainers numbered three hundred strong, with a third on the surefooted ponies taken in last summer’s raids. A few among the riders even donned the chainmail of their fallen adversaries, worn over threadbare tunics and trews, with swords at the waist and shields at their backs. The rest of the men, each bearing a sheaf of arrows and longbows of elm, would follow the cavalry on the long trek north to Aberffraw with her husband. Another two hundred would protect Gwenllian in his absence.
Gruffydd neared the end of the line, where Rhain ensured Rhys maintained his balance. The boy’s father distracted him, rumpling his hair until Rhys giggled. Rhain kept a firm grip on his charge before he and Gruffydd clapped each other’s shoulders. The ageless bond between them reflected in mutual, silent stares.
Behind them, burly Arthfael Llwyd awaited Gruffydd’s withdrawal. Hanks of unwashed hair fell over the aged warrior’s furrowed brow. He supported his ruined right side on the crutch Anarawd had carved for him from a yew tree. His gray beard almost concealed the thin line of his mouth. For the first time in their lives, only one of the twins would ride out under their lord’s banner. Since Arthfael and Rhain first escorted Gruffydd to Aberffraw, Gwenllian had never seen the brothers apart from each other. This morning would encompass more poignant farewells than those shared between Gruffydd’s children.
Huddled in the doorway, Gwenllian leaned on the rough oak post. Wood scraped her cheek. Bledri snuffled and nosed into her open hand. She spared a smile for the aging wolfhound and scratched behind his ears. Three generations of the breed had lived and died since her father’s wolfhounds first trailed her across the fens teaming with peat, east of Aberffraw, or through gorse-covered moorlands. The dog’s muzzle pressed alongside her thigh. He sat on his hindquarters and kept a watchful though rheumy-eyed gaze on the activity in the clearing.
A breeze ruffled Gruffydd’s graying hair and swept his mantle off his massive shoulders, exposing the tunic and trews beneath. No outsider would have distinguished him from his men. His footfalls lacked their usual vigor. Stiff movements warned of the dull ache in his muscles, for which he would never complain. He also did not need to speak of the battle raging inside him. Only a swift need to counter the English urged him from the comfort of their family. He dreaded this undertaking more than she did. The selfish core of her heart, which still found its refuge in Gruffydd’s care, thrummed with a fervent wish to keep him at her side. Her mind pleaded for the host from Gwynedd to ride out with Gruffydd and confront this latest English threat. Only her husband could convince her father and her remaining brothers Owain and Cadwaladr of the need to unite....
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Defining a strong woman
Women's History Month is always a special time of observation for me. Not just as a Black woman or an author who writes about women, one of the group's HIStory has long marginalized. One of my favorite pastimes is to read about or research the lives of strong females. From Malala Yousafzai back to my favorite medieval queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine. This year, I've especially admired the #MeToo movement and the demand for accountability by male abusers that’s been so vital. Being introspective, I've always thought, what makes a strong woman?
Strength is a beneficial attribute, granting the possessor an elevated level of ability, capacity, capability, and competence. Unfortunately, I think a woman's strength has come, for some, to mean that she has taken on male attributes. Meaning she can "kick ass" as the saying goes. Or, that suddenly, she can open her mouth, being unafraid to break "norms" and "traditional rules" and speak out, in what others may confuse with speaking out of turn. When did women EVER truly need anyone's permission to use our voices, decide for ourselves and be who we are at heart? Throughout history, society has called us the weaker sex. Weak? Please. Anyone who refers to someone as weak by calling them a 'pussy' automatically gets the stare of death from me. VAGINAS HAVE PUSHED OUT BABIES FROM THE DAWN OF TIME! If that ability is not one of the most elemental definitions of strength, I don't know what is....
For me, strength is endurance. The hallmark of every strong woman. Even the females who have yet to discover that wellspring within themselves. The ability to withstand the tide, stand our ground, and not let physical pain, humiliation, hurt, and disappointment sweep away all that makes us who we are as women.
Endurance has given me the inspiration to tell the stories of historical women who have or find the power within themselves to make changes in the male-dominated world of the past and define their own sources of happiness and security. For every woman that I've written about, if being at the side of a man has given her access to power or a certain level in society, my female character also determined her fate. Left a memorable legacy.
But throughout history, strong women have always faced backlashes, too, whenever we've asserted the natural power within us. When society deemed us too strong. At heart, we were just rejecting the labels assigned to us. You know them. Witch! Harpy! Harridan (my personal favorite)! Vixen! Trollop! Wench! Bitch! Slut! Feminist! Behind these labels has always been male and society’s fear of a woman's capacity for self-determination.
Strong women know we best influence our lives and futures, and for those of us who are religious, God guides us. We must never let others, be they cherished fathers, husbands, brothers, sons, or strangers in society at large take that ability from us. I won't. Why? A strong woman loved and raised me and my sister. I grew up in a family of strong women. They taught me to fight when necessary, but most of all, to survive and endure. From them, I've learned valuable lessons that have taken me through some of the darkest moments of my life. So far. By their wisdom and preparation, I know I will endure much more. Thus, I can admire strong women. I can write about strong women. I can speak with other women and encourage them to find the strength within themselves, the willpower.
Today and every day, not just at Women's History Month, I salute every strong woman out there. Our mothers, sisters, cousins, aunts, grandmothers, and ancestors have brought us to this time, this moment of history. We owe it to our daughters, nieces, granddaughters, friends, and descendants to support and teach the next generation of strong women who will inherit this world. May they have an ever more hopeful and brighter vision of the future.
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The original sound of reggae (pre-reggae), played in Jamaica in the early 1960’s, originated largely by the island’s resort and studio players who came together to form The Skatalites. The early hits from The Wailing Wailers, such as “One Cup Of Coffee,” “Simmer Down,” and the original “One Love” are all great examples of ska featuring vocals. (A large part of original Jamaican ska was instrumental—check anything from The Skatalites! The Skatalites were the instrumental backing band for some of the early Wailers’ tracks.) Ska relies heavily on the saxophone, trumpet, and trombone to carry the melodies, and has a prominent steady upbeat carrying the music forward.
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The characteristics of ska punk vary, due to the fusion of contrasting genres. The more punk-influenced style often features faster tempos, guitar distortion, onbeat punk rock-style interludes (usually the chorus), and punk-style vocals. The more ska-influenced style of ska punk features a more developed instrumentation and a cleaner vocal and musical sound. The common instrumentation includes electric guitar, bass guitar, drums, brass instruments (such as trombones or trumpets), saxophones, and sometimes an organ.
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SAUTER MEAN DIAMETER
Azzopardi, Barry J.
DOI: 10.1615/AtoZ.s.sauter_mean_diameter
Most sprays or ensembles of drops contain drops of different sizes. Measurements will provide information on the fractions of drops of different sizes which can be presented in terms of number or volume (mass) as illustrated in Figure 1. A number of equations of varying complexity (two to four adjustable constants) have been suggested to describe such distributions.
Figure 1. Example of number and volume based drop size distributions showing the position of the Sauter mean diameter and other important mean diameters.
However, for many purposes a single number characterizing the drop size is required. Sometimes, the median diameter is employed: 50% of the drops are larger (in number or volume terms) than the median and 50% are smaller. These are usually identified as DNM and DVM. In some cases, an arithmetic average diameter will suffice to describe the distribution, but because the drop surface area and volume are proportional to the square and cube of the diameter, respectively, a more complex description is required.
A general mean diameter can be defined by
or in terms of a finite number of discrete size classes,
The mean diameter with the same ratio of volume to surface area as the entire ensemble is known as the Sauter mean diameter. It corresponds to values of p = 3 and q = 2 in the above equations. This particular diameter is named after the German scientist who first employed it. Dr Ing J. Sauter worked at the Laboratorium für Technische Physik of the Technische Hochschule, Müchen on aspects of internal combustion engines. In particular, he studied atomization in carburettors and as part of his work devised a technique to determine the size of drops produced based on the absorption/scattering of light. The technique depends on the fact that absorption/scattering is proportional to the surface area of the drops. The value per unit volume of liquid contains a term equal to the right hand side of Eqs. (1) or (2) with p = 3 and q = 2, i.e., the Sauter mean diameter.
For most drop size distributions, the Sauter mean diameter, D32, is larger than the arithmetic, D10, surface, D20, and volume, D30, mean diameters. The relative position of the different diameters is shown in Figure 1 Williams (1990) quotes an example where the Sauter mean diameter, D32, is 18 mm and the other diameters are D10 = 5.5 μm; D20 = 7.5 μm; D30 = 10 μm. The number and volume (or mass) median diameter were 4.2 and 24 μm, respectively.
The different mean diameters are appropriate for different purposes as illustrated in Table 1.
The Sauter mean diameter is probably the most commonly used mean as it characterizes a number of important processes. Chin and Lefebvre (1985) suggest that it is the best measure of the fineness of sprays.
Chin, J. S. and Lefebvre, A. H. (1985) Some comments on the characterization of drop-size distribution in sprays, Proceedings of ICLASS-85, IV/A/1/1-12.
Lefebvre, A. H. (1989) Atomization and Spray, Hemisphere, New York.
Mugele, R. A. and Evans, H. D. (1951) Droplet distribution in sprays, Ind. Eng. Chem., 43, 1317-1324.
Sauter, J. (1926) Grössenbestimmung von Brennstoffteilchen, Forschungsarbeiten auf dem Gebiete des Ingenieurwesens, Heft 279.
Sauter, J. (1928) Untersuchung der von Spritzvergasern gelieten Zerstäbung, Forschungsarbeiten auf dem Gebiete des Ingenieurwesens, Heft 312.
Williams, A. (1990) Combustion of Liquid Fuel Sprays, Butterworths, London.
Sauter, J. (1926) Grössenbestimmung von Brennstoffteilchen, Forschungsarbeiten auf dem Gebiete des Ingenieurwesens, Heft 279.
Sauter, J. (1928) Untersuchung der von Spritzvergasern gelieten Zerstäbung, Forschungsarbeiten auf dem Gebiete des Ingenieurwesens, Heft 312.
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Today we celebrated Lucinda’s ‘half-birthday’. We took her roller skating in the morning. The Moonlight Roller Center in Glendale has a beginner’s skating lesson for kids on Saturday mornings. Lucinda did the lesson, and then we stayed for the morning skate afterwards. She did pretty well for her first time. Pictures at www.1134.org/lucinda/photos/index.php?string=&ayear=2003&amonth=8&aday=30&byear=2003&bmonth=8&bday=30&submit=Search
In the evening, we got some little individual-sized chocolate mousse cakes for dessert as Lucinda’s ‘half-birthday cake’.
Lucinda and Mommy rode the new Metro Gold Line today. They took the train to Union Station in Downtown L.A. Then they walked over to Olvera Street and spent the afternoon there.
Cathy’s birthday is today, so we all went to dinner at Cafe Bizou.
Today we rode the Metro Gold Line. It was a pleasant ride into downtown, and then we took the Red Line subway to Hollywood. Below are a few pictures from the ride.
Lucinda is really quite au courant for a four-year-old. When we told her we were going to a gay wedding, she didn’t bat an eye. But she did ask, “Is it two boys or two girls?
Our vacation report from Lake Tahoe
Vacation Diary – July 30
Here’s our trip report for our vacation at Lake Tahoe.
First off, we went to LAX to fly to Reno. After waiting a bit, we were on our way. This was Lucinda’s first airplane trip.
After the short flight to Reno, we stopped for lunch before driving over the mountains to South Lake Tahoe.
When we got to Grandpa Schwarz’s house there, Lucinda wanted to sniff the tree that smells like vanilla.
That afternoon, Lucinda and Cathy went to the pool. After that, we all went to dinner at the Sage Room at Harvey’s Casino. This is their ‘big meat’ steakhouse restaurant. Lots of dark wood and dim light. But it was good.
On Thursday morning, Lucinda spent some time playing on the spiral staircase. After this, we headed out for our first hike, which was a short trip to Cascade Falls. At first, Lucinda wanted to smell all the trees, but after a while she got tired and wanted to be carried. But all that changed when the trail got rocky. This was more fun, and Lucinda climbed all over the rocks.
When we got to the falls, Lucinda tried to make friends with the chipmunks. She also played around the falls. While we were there, we noticed that our cell phones still had a good signal, so Cathy called her friend. And Lucinda finally did manage to make friends with a chipmunk.
That evening, we had dinner at the Christiania Inn. The food was good, and there was another family there with a little boy. Lucinda spent some time showing him around and telling him how to behave in a restaurant. She liked being the ‘older kid’ for a change.
Vacation Diary – August 1
Friday was a quiet day. Lucinda couldn’t go hiking today because of the blister she got on Thursday.
Lucinda went to the Heavenly Pre-school on Friday afternoon, so Mommy and Daddy could have a rest. We were going to ride the gondola up the mountain and hike the trails on top, but there were thunderstorms in the area, so the top of the mountain was closed.
At the end of the day, we all went to dinner at Chevy’s. It was a bit downscale compared to the rest of our vacation dinners out, but it was still good. And we had the Coconut Cajeta for dessert, which was quite good. Also, this dinner was somewhat remarkable in that it was the first time we had ever had a handicapped waitress. She was quite good. She scooted around the restaurant in her wheelchair with a tray balanced on her knees, and she did a very good job.
On Saturday, we went to Virginia City, NV. This is an old gold and silver mining town that has reinvented itself as a tourist trap.
Our first stop was to climb the hill to the main street. From there, we wandered around a bit. We stopped in at ‘pan for gold’ stand, but Lucinda was too small do try it. Still, the man there gave her a little vial with a tiny gold nugget in it. After that, we had lunch at the Delta Saloon, and then headed over the the Virginia and Truckee depot for the train ride.
The train was not pulled by a steam engine this time, as the steam engine was out for repair. So they had a ‘vintage diesel’ for the ride. We got on the train and took the ride to Gold Hill, passing through one of the old V&T tunnels. At this time, is had gotten quite cold, and started to rain a bit. But by the end of the ride, it had cleared up. Here’s a picture of Stan and Lucinda next to the train.
The town is located on the east side of a horst in the Basin and Range terrain of Nevada. The Comstock Fault accumulated a great vein of gold and silver, which was the reason for the town. Our next stop was the Chollar Mine. They have a short tour that goes back into the main tunnel into the ore body. Here are a couple of pictures of Cathy and Lucinda outside the mine, and then inside the tunnel.
When we got back to Lake Tahoe, we tried to have dinner at Josh’s at the Horizon Casino, but they were booked solid. So we settled for the Four Seasons, which turned out to be really quite good, even if not in the ‘fine dining’ category.
That evening, Lucinda posed with her loot from the trip. And Stan was pleased to have collected to new additions to his collection of ‘animal crossing’ signs. There was a quail crossing and a momma bear and cub crossing.
Finally, Stan did some work on a project in the house. The houses at Tahoe Tyrol were all built in the ’70s, and were all-electric, which was the style at the time. After a while, the owners saw their electric bills for heating, and they all said, “Holy Shit!!!”. When a gas line was put in to the neighborhood, they had gas heat installed. Grandpa Schwarz’s house has a gas furnace, but the electric heaters had never been taken out. The electrics no longer worked, but the thermostats were still there in each room. We noticed that all the thermostats had been turned up by previous guests, and that there were numerous ‘the heat doesn’t work here’ comments in the guest books. So Stan went around the house on Saturday evening and removed all the old electric thermostats and replaced them with blank face plates.
Sunday was our trip to Emerald Bay and Vikingsholm. This turned out to be something of an ordeal. The parking lot at the start of the trail was jammed. So Cathy had to take the car and park nearly a mile down the road. But we finally managed to get underway. Lucinda was hamming it up on the trail. When we got down to the shore at Emerald Bay, we spent some time on the beach before doing the tour of Vikingsholm.
Inside, the house was pretty grand. Lucinda had fun looking in all the rooms.
After the tour, we climbed back up to the road and the big rock overlooking Emerald Bay. Cathy and Lucinda posed on the rock. Lucinda made a new friend there, and she also did some more climbing. Before we left, we got a picture of Stan and Lucinda over Emerald Bay.
After all this, we went back to the Horizon and had dinner at Josh’s. It was quite good. And for dessert, Cathy had a tiramisu, and Stan and Lucinda shared a chocolate mousse.
Monday is trash day at Tahoe Tyrol, and everyone had put their trash out the night before. Apparently, the animals know about this, and a lot of trash cans were knocked over. Our can has a lot of tooth marks to show that it has been attacked many times.
Today, Lucinda went to the Heavenly Pre-school again, and we took the gondola ride up the mountain. Here’s a picture of Cathy in the gondola.
At the top, we took the hiking tour of the trails. Here’s Cathy at a trail junction, and both of us at an overlook with the lake behind us. Here’s Cathy at the top and Stan at the top. Finally, here’s Cathy back at the gondola terminal.
After the hike, we took the gondola back down and picked Lucinda up. Then we went to dinner at Evans. Lucinda liked the pate’. She also liked getting a Shirley Temple, complete with extra cherries.
Evans is perhaps the best of the bunch of all the nice restaurants we went to on this trip. And for dessert, we had the Chocolate Obesssion and the Frozen White Chocolate Mousse. Yum.
On Tuesday morning it was time to go home. We packed up all our stuff, and we headed back to Reno. We stopped for lunch before dropping off the rental car. Then we took the shuttle bus back to the airport.
We had a little extra time after we got to the airport, and Lucinda tried mightily to get us to buy her every toy she saw in the airport gift shops. She was also very intrigued by the billboards for the female impersonator show at the Horizon. We had seen one of the performers from the show when we had dinner at Evans on Monday night, but he was dressed normally then.
On the plane, Lucinda wanted to see what the bathroom looked like.
Finally, we were back in L.A. and we had to just ride one more bus to get back to our car. Then we went home.
Overall, it was a fun trip.
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Gotham Grub: Toro
With my big appetite and bigger eyes, small plates can be a big investment and a bigger disappointment. But during my two visits to Toro, the Meatpacking District outpost of Kevin Oringer’s and Jaime Bissonnette’s renowned Boston tapas bar, I discovered big flavors in small packages, which despite their label, were generously sized to share.
The restaurant itself is a bit of a scene, mixing regular tables with high-top banquets made for larger parties (or just getting to know your neighboring diners), the rumbling sounds from which echo into the high industrial ceilings of the space. Artfully placed green elements, however, tone down the aggression, bringing the focus right back to what you came for: the food.
The menu is large and daunting. With more than fifty selections to choose from, I was thankful to discover some method to the madness, at least visually, in the seven segments the dishes are divided into. Yes, I could have taken more time to study what each of these sections offered (they were listed in Spanish), but staring at a menu scattered with offerings like “uni, pig ear, monkfish, fritters, paella…” I didn’t care. I played a game of “tapas roulette” with something from each category, and indeed, there were some standouts.
New Orleans: The (Other) Swamp
What happens at a bachelorette party must stay at a bachelorette party. But when traveling to New Orleans for said bachelorette party, a blogger must blog. All names and private hijinks have been omitted to protect the pre-nuptial process. Besides, we conquered enough ground, and consumed enough food, to leave the dirty details aside.
After a harrowing journey down involving one cancelled flight, one unscheduled trip to Houston, one failed standby attempt, one connecting flight to New Orleans, and fifteen hours of uncertainty, we were off to a memorable start. Thankfully, upon arrival, we regained our sanity at Capdeville, a pseudo-pub that prides itself on whiskey and elevated bar food. And after tossing back two of the Speakeasy, made with bourbon, St. Germain, and orange blossom water, I happily forgot about the troubles of the day. Standout apps included the fried red beans and rice – crisp balls packed with spices and reminiscent of falafel – and a killer creamy crab dip.
Between libations and travel delirium, the evening went hazy after that. We walked our first of many trips to Bourbon Street, where I learned exactly what it would be like to attend a Jimmy Buffet concert at the Florida State Fairgrounds, or Fantasy Fest in Key West; but truly, a combination of the two. I flashed back to one decade ago, when my new boyfriend (now husband) drove hours crammed in the back seat of a two-door car, with an ear infection, to experience Mardi Gras on that very same cobblestone with his fraternity brothers. Jealousy couldn’t begin to describe my mental state at the time, imagining him bearing witness to smoking hot, Red-Bull-touting skanks willing to shed their tops for a necklace. But when he returned to school carrying a giant stuffed snake he stole from an eight-year-old and smelling of stale booze, he appeared more scorned than filled with secrets. Apparently, the only women who shed their tops are the ones you’d never want to see topless. All these years later, I finally understood.
Fat Noodle: Seared Wasabi and Sesame Crusted Tuna
Too much tuna.
I happened to be sampling my way through Chelsea Market and ended up at The Lobster Place. This seafood-market-turned-lunchtime-mecca boils lobsters on the spot and charges by the pound. While the lobster lunacy has boiled over, in my opinion, the market also offers a wonderful selection of fish by the pound, brighter and fresher than the Fairways in town. Feeling ambitious, I treated us to a sushi-grade, red-as-an-apple yellowfin tuna steak. While not an economical option for dinner all of the time, it broke us out of the shrimp-and-salmon rotation, giving me the confidence that preparing fish can be as easy as one minute on each side.
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Review: Lunar Festival 2018
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Lunar Festival procession on Sunday 29 July 2018. Image: Steven Cook
Lunar Festival took place this past weekend, Thursday 26th – Friday 29th July 2018, in fields near the small town of Tanworth-in-Arden, the birthplace and final resting place of English songwriter and folk singer Nick Drake. Gareth Griffiths reviews the fifth edition of the popular Midlands music event.
Many festivals across the UK try to capture the original concept and vibe of Glastonbury, at a time when it struggles to hold onto these itself. Lunar Festival, however, has its own charms as much as it has those which it has lovingly imitated.
It is a festival that attracts people of a delightfully kind spirit which was so superbly demonstrated before I had even reached the festival when a delightful stranger, Jane, took pity on myself and my partner, picked us up from the side of the road and gave us a lift for the last couple of miles of our journey.
I reached the site early Friday evening, by which time the party was in full flow. As soon as the tent was up I headed into the site and was greeted by the tones of The Unthanks performing renditions of the songs of Molly Drake in the Moonshine Barn.
‘Diversions Vol. 4 – The Songs and Poems of Molly Drake’ was released by the Northumbrian family band last year, and the site of Tanworth-in-Arden is the perfect location for a live outing of the record. It’s a beautiful set of stunning arrangements and even features a cover of Nick Drake’s’ ‘Riverman’, which brought a few audience members to tears.
The Moonshine Barn at Lunar Festival 2018. Image: Louis Coupe
The Moonshine Barn is one of the most fascinating offerings of the festival. This venue played host to a wide variety of events from an Ed Milliband podcast, to the aforementioned Unthanks, to some – admittedly classy – cover bands, a comedy club featuring the superb Bethany Black and divisive Paul Foot, fascinating debates and many other things besides. Given the unfortunate rain, the Barn was afforded additional popularity, the result of which was quite possibly a few broadened horizons.
Ed Milliband at Lunar Festival 2018. Image: Steven Cook
Whilst Basement Jaxx’s DJ set was enjoyable enough, it was the most faithful playbacks of their material that got the greatest response and these came towards the end of a set which was perhaps billed a little too early.
Basement Jaxx DJ set at Lunar Festival 2018. Image: Steven Cook
Globally-sourced music has a strong appeal with the Lunar crowd, and acts from Mali – Amadou and Mariam and Songhoy Blues – all but stole the show with their Friday and Sunday performances, respectively, receiving much adoration and possibly encouraging the most dancing of the whole weekend.
Amadou and Mariam, backed by bass, drums, keys and backing vocals, have the ability to gain very quick favour from any ears that had never heard a note of their work prior to this evening – ‘Amadou and Mariam’ was a synonym for ‘joy’ that night.
Amadou & Mariam live at Lunar Festival 2018. Image: Louis Coupe
Lunar Festival is proud of its location, and its location’s connection to the inimitable Nick Drake, with festival areas named after his works, and paintings of his likeness scattered around.
For any Nick Drake fan, the highlight of the festival comes on Friday, when a small number of festival-goers are given the chance to venture into the woods and listen to the playback of one of his album’s on his family record player. Gazing into a campfire and listening to Drake’s own copy of Pink Moon in complete silence, meters from his family home, was the moment at which Lunar went from a pleasant weekend to a very much memorable experience.
The festival’s extracurriculars are a good draw too, though some events were cancelled due to rain. Curiosities such as the mad science of Nutopia, the delightful bevvies of the whimsical Puboard and Cluboard, not to mention the food (oh the food!) all go down well.
Nutopia at Lunar Festival 2018. Image: Steven Cook
Rain and thunderstorms did seem to dampen spirits from time to time, both on the Saturday and Sunday, with numbers at the outdoor stages suffering as a result in the daytime.
That being said, Matters, who opened the Half Moon Stage on Saturday provided such wonderful, expansive jams which demanded very little of the listener, perfect for that post-Friday-night hangover and leading nicely into set by local psychedelic heroes, Mother Earth Experiment, on the neighbouring Lunar Stage.
Saturday’s headliner, Goldfrapp, enjoyed a break in the rain to crack out celestial electronic glam rock with hits such as ‘White Horse’ and “Ooh La La”. Perpetually backlit in various colours and shrouded in smoke, Alison Goldfrapp both hides her beauty and affirms it, in the sensual silhouettes she projects to the audience.
Goldfrapp live at Lunar Festival 2018. Image: Steven Cook
Sunday highlight Songhoy Blues bring a Malian take to many guitar-based genres from reggae to blues within a seamless set. Lead singer Garba Touré’s dance moves are cheer-worthily impressive and bring out the best of a steadily drying Sunday audience. The evident cross-generational and cross-cultural appeal of both Songhoy and Amadou and Mariam is surely one of the most pleasant aspects of the weekend.
Prior to The Stranglers’ headline slot, the festival’s ceremonial procession takes places, starting with a stunning performance by a young dance troupe, inspired by fire, and culminating in the lighting of a huge pyramid bonfire. Given earlier comparisons to Glastonbury, it’s quite amusing to see this festival in the tiny town of Tanworth-in-Arden feature the sacrificial burning of a wooden structure which could loosely be described as an effigy of the Pyramid Stage.
Legendary punks The Stranglers brought the festival to a close with a set peppered with genre-defying and genre-defining hits ‘Golden Brown’, ‘Peaches’, ‘No More Heroes’ and ‘Always The Sun’, each of which receive a cheer upon their intro, as well as deeper cuts and a couple of covers. The set’s abrupt end leaves the audience slightly puzzled as to where the encore is, but as the skies have cleared the chorus of ‘Always The Sun’ circles in the mind. The sun is done setting on another year at Lunar Festival.
Words: Gareth Griffiths
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Meeting Joan Wisdom - An Artistic Response
Having looked through all of the work in the Adamson Collection that Joan Wisdom produced while she was a patient at Netherne Mental Hospital in the 1960's, I really felt that I had made a connection with her.
My task was to produce an artistic response to her work, I was a little unsure about how that would actually come to fruition, but I made a conscious effort to be completely intuitive about the process and open minded about what I finally produced.
My first thought was to make a short film of Joan's work, looking at the textures and compositions in detail and compiling them in After Effects with tracks, pans and fades between the works and put to music. I started, but after only a few image placements I decided that this was not the way forward for now, although this may be an avenue that is worth pursuing in the future.
What I actually had an overwhelming urge to do was to have a go at experiencing producing artwork in the same way that Joan would have done. I set myself up with an easel and a table and purchased the materials that would have been available to Joan in Edward Adamson's studio at Netherne; Poster/gouache Paints, wax Crayons, a thick and thin paintbrushes and some Lining Wall Paper folded and torn into pieces of the correct size, approximately 22 x 16 inches, which I then pinned to a wooden board set on the easel, just as Joan would have had.
I looked really hard at Joan's work, noticing which lines she drew first, what order the layers were put down in and what colours she used. I wanted to keep all my drawings faithful to the original source so I did not rough the shapes out first, I drew everything straight up having just planned and thought out the image in my head before I started. This method is quite open to mistakes and error in placement of line, colour and wax resist, but I felt that authenticity to the process was vital.
Joan Wisdom Portrait, Joan with Cat and 'Everyone telling me what to do'
I tried to incorporate elements and patterns that I saw in Joan's work while imagining what it must have been like for her living at Netherne derived from the clues that I found in her work.
Nrtherne Imnate, Looking inside my Head and Crying
I wanted to crate images that Joan herself might have painted, in the same style and by the same rules. The image 'Crying' I later realised did not conform as Joan did not draw three-quarter views of the face, she only drew them face on or in profile, she also did not draw realistic tears, she drew tears as petals in red, and in this drawing I feel that she is a little out of character.
Treatment, Treatment plan and Lost Souls of Netherne
I looked closely at Joan's paintings and tried to apply the colours that she used for her complexion when she was feeling emotional or unwell to try and convey how she felt that she was being treated. I emulated Joan's Lost Souls painting by giving the lost souls a Netherne makeover by turning them into flowers, I think in an effort to give them some identity.
Pills in patterns, Joan Stroking the Cat and 'They Played with my Brain'
I always thought that Joan's patterns would make great wallpaper designs so I had a go at conveying them in that way. I wondered if the circles that she used prolifically in her designs reflected in any way the drugs that she was given, so I wanted to include this element in the design. I felt that I needed to add some more cats to the collection, so I included Joan stroking the cat together in the picture as I felt that this showed a tender side to her and her relationship with the cats. The last image reflects what she felt the doctors had done to her brain with their treatments.
Joan in the Gardens, Doctors observing Treatment and In the Spotlight
Joan occasionally drew a full figure of herself and rarely drew scenes, the only one being her 'Bird and Cat' drawing. I noticed that in the images that she wore clothes she wore just a simple blue dress, and where she depicted herself naked she made herself androgynous with her hospital number emblazoned across her. She writes her hospital number on many of her works, so I applied that same rule to my drawings, it was a form of identifying herself in an impersonal manner. By placing her in a frame I am alluding to the focus and scrutiny that she must have felt. In the spotlight image I gave her breasts so as to give her her femininity back.
The Mona Lisa Series 1
Having by chance caught a glimpse of The Mona Lisa I realised that Joan had a similar mystery about her so I produced a series that I felt told her story. By this time I had realised that the images that I was painting told Joan' story and would work well as a slide show movie. Having finished this series, I then realised that I had to do the whole series again, be more specific about the story and put her in a frame, so I did them again!
In this second series I included the depression cloud in the second image and the screaming faces in the background of the third. I think they make a far better series with the frames included.
All eyes on Joan, Fear and Anguish and 'Sorrow'
I wanted to explore how Joan would have felt and emulate some of her works that expressed her emotions. By now I have got better at using the wax to create texture and the amount of pigment and water to use in the paint to get the right effect.
Crying tears of Petals, A Portrait in the Spotlight and A portrait of Joan Wisdom
I re-did the crying image to make it more true to Joan's original and finished by doing a couple of portraits of her to conclude the story that the movie slideshow would tell.
Meeting Joan Wisdom 'Grief and Meeting Joan Wisdom 'Institutionalized Human Being'
I realised that for my story I would need an introductory image so I drew myself looking at her work, which would also familiarize the viewer with her style of work. The first one I drew I was looking at her grief painting, however later I understood that I should use the 'Institutionalized Human Being' painting as this was the one that I discovered and managed to get rightly re-attributed to her and was therefore a more pertinent addition to the story.
Imaginary portraits of Joan Wisdom
I am doing a Distance learning drawing and painting degree for which I had to produce a portrait of someone that I imagined or had only had a fleeting glance of. Taking clues from her paintings and keeping elements of her style I have tried to imagine what Joan Wisdom may have looked like. I drew on the delicate features that she expresses in the profile images, her long straight brown hair and slightly undernourished frame, drawn from the fact that she mentions the lack of nourishing food at Netherne in her work. Unsure as to how old she was, I have tried a couple of age ranges, possibly in her twenties and the other in her 30's or 40's.
A Portrait of Joan Wisdom
I have collated all the imaged that I included in the Slideshow movie in order into a single portrait of multiple images as one that tells her story in a portrait.
Sun, Blue Whale and Blue Sunflower
Finally, inspired by Joan's story, I wanted to show what a bright piece of sunshine that discovering Joan Wisdom had bought to my life so I used the techniques, patterns and styles that I had drawn from emulating her work to create 'Sun'. Joan painted 'Blue Snowflake' and 'Blue flower' which have both influenced these last two works, Blue Whale honors Joan's 'Fish' and when I saw 'Blue Flower' I fell in love!! My company is called Blue Sunflower, so I had to emulate Blue Flower with my own logo for Blue Sunflower!
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Quick and Dramatic Consequences of Minimum Wage Hike
April 22, 2016 By James Poulos 6 Comments
Confronted with an impending hike to $15 in the California minimum wage, businesses, labor advocates and political analysts have all begun to shift strategies and tactics. Given current trends, the combined impact could be a smaller, more unionized workforce — that doesn’t always see the benefits wage activists have promised.
The consequences will be quick and could be dramatic. “Most state raises over the past decade, when there have been any, ranged from 1 percent to 3 percent annually. The law Gov. Jerry Brown signed will increase bottom-rung pay roughly 10 percent per year starting in January,” as the Sacramento Bee reported.
Manufacturing flight
One immediate result of the hikes has already appeared in Southern California, where the garment industry faces an especially rough road. Sung Won Sohn, former director of apparel company Forever 21 and economist at Cal State Channel Islands, told the Los Angeles Times a veritable “exodus has begun,” with manufacturers already tempted to shift garment production overseas to retreat from the Golden State still further. “The garment industry is gradually shrinking and that trend will likely continue.”
“In the 1990s, as borders opened up, foreign competitors began snatching up business from Southland garment factories. Eventually, many big brands opted to leave the region in favor of cheaper locales. Guess Jeans, which epitomized a sexy California look, moved production to Mexico and South America. Just a few years ago, premium denim maker Hudson Jeans began shifting manufacturing to Mexico. Jeff Mirvis, owner of MGT Industries in Los Angeles, said outsourcing was necessary to keep up with low-cost rivals.”
The problem, particularly acute for business owners who can’t automate jobs as readily as, say, fast food restauranteurs, was encapsulated by Gov. Jerry Brown himself, who signed the $15 wage into law despite clear reservations about its economic wisdom. “Economically, minimum wages may not make sense,” he said, defending the law on moral and sociopolitical grounds. A high minimum wage, Brown claimed, “binds the community together and makes sure that parents can take care of their kids in a much more satisfactory way.”
Incentives in tension
According to critics of the change, the tension involved in using poor economic choices to encourage good moral ones has driven labor unions themselves toward a predictable, if hypocritical, shift in their own policy objectives. Many of the same unions that agitated for a higher wage “have been quietly — and often successfully — lobbying cities to let employers who hire union workers pay them less than the mandated minimum,” as Quartz observed. “Unions say it gives them the flexibility to negotiate packages for their workers that supplant wages with health insurance and other benefits.
“Critics say that it’s a shrewd move by unions to drive up membership dues and ensure that their workers are the cheapest in town. The exemption gives cost-conscious employers little choice but to hire union, and workers who want jobs little choice but to join their local.”
At the same time, however, workers who have been rallied to the $15 cause have been swiftly pressed into service for pro-unionization demonstrations. “The demand from the original strikes in 2012 was $15 and a union,” said Mary Kay Henry, international president of the SEIU, according to the Times. “Underpaid workers in California are now on a path to $15, but we think the way we can make these jobs good jobs […] is through a union.”
In an added twist, some economists defending the wage hikes have raised the question of whether subsequent job losses are a price worth paying. Gov. Brown, in fact, has referred favorably to that view. “We understand that this can be difficult,” he said, as the Washington Post recalled. “But the fact is that there’s a principle called the living family wage, which is a doctrine that has been around for a long time, since probably before the 1900s, which is that you can’t expect someone to work if the wages for that work can’t support a family.”
Originally published by CalWatchdog.com
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With the fall of the Berlin Wall and collapse of the Soviet Union, the Clinton Administration cashed the Peace Dividend and aerospace left California as the DoD cut back their purchases, forcing a tremendous number of small shops that supplied the biggies (Boeing, Douglass, Northrup, Lockhead, etc) to close their doors or leave to follow the majors.
Then, we “decontrolled” energy, and caused electricity disruptions throughout the state, making more businesses examine whether CA was a good place to run a business.
Finally, the RE bubble burst, and those that could find a buyer fled, and some just picked up and left walking away from upside-down mortgages.
Now, with major manufacturing a thing of the past, the target of the governments attention is the retail/service sectors that will see its labor costs driven up to an unaffordable level. It is only a matter of time until Los Angeles becomes a Spanish-speaking version of Detroit, without easy access to a functioning economy “across the river”.
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I don’t believe it can be said any clearer than askeptic just did.
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Who ever said that the “living family wage” has anything to do with the “minimum wage”? What moron believes that hamburger flipping is a lifetime job? Minimum wage jobs are the first rung of hopefully a very tall ladder where you learn how to survive in the workforce. It is primarily for high school and college students to earn some money to help pay for their school books and the like.
I’m glad I’m getting to the “end” and won’t be around to see the coastal version of Detroit. I was going to say Tijuana but I think they will be in better shape,
Think of this, the minimum wage is the index for wage contracts. Increasing the minimum wage increases the cost of labor across the board. Now, the direct result is inflation, just like we saw in the 70’s. Who gets harmed, those people that can’t change there wage or compensation, namely seniors. They can’t afford what they could before. So, someone always gets hurt when government does stupid things.
askeptic did say it well. Gosh I wish I could earn $15 per hour drawing SS. Heck, I don’t even get COLA’s as the government says there is NO INFLATION. Unions are leading these poor uneducated idiots down a primrose path. I just hope the morons understand that they are pricing themselves out of a job.
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An Interview with Artist Matt Smith
by Nick Devonald on October 29, 2019
I recently got the chance to talk to Matt Smith, the latest talented artist to join the Mignolaverse. His first foray is the latest Hellboy & The B.P.R.D. one-shot, Long Night at Goloski Station, which is out now. Click Here for our review.
Hi Matt, thanks for taking the time to let me interview you. First off can I say how much I loved your art in Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: Long night at Goloski Station. It’s a really natural fit for Hellboy, and has put you up there as one of my favourite Mignolaverse artists.
First off can you tell our readers a little about your career?
Wow, thanks so much! That’s really nice to hear. As far as comics go, it really got going with Barbarian Lord, a character that represented my love for the medieval Icelandic Sagas and Norse mythology. Shortly after that I collaborated with Nathan Fairbairn on his story Lake of Fire for Image Comics, and later a handful of short story projects with Boom. Currently I’m working on Folklords with Matt Kindt for Boom. Simmering on the back burner are Metal Quest with Tom Pappalardo and a Barbarian Lord sequel.
This was my first exposure to your work, and I am very interested in seeing some more. Where would you recommend starting?
I’d say Lake of Fire. Nathan wrote up a great story there.
As well as comics you’ve also done children’s books. How does this compare to drawing comics, and do you have a preference?
Well, comics involve a whole lot more drawings. It’s generally a good amount more work all around, for me anyway, but it’s the best format for the stories I’m most interested in working on these days. The space you have to develop characters, put them into interesting scenarios, and see how they fare is definitely greater in comics.
This is your first entry into the Mignolaverse. Was it daunting or exciting to join a world filled with so many talented artists?
Both in turns! More exciting though. Exciting wins out.
Do you have any plans to tell any more Hellboy stories? I for one hope you do.
Thanks again! I’d definitely be up to it.
How did you get the job drawing Hellboy? Did [Mike Mignola] approach you for it?
I got a message from Mike asking if I’d be interested while I was out raking leaves last fall. It was very early on and the story hadn’t been written yet, but I said yes very quickly and then raked the rest of the yard with newfound zeal. It’s time to rake again so I need more exciting news to make the work less dreadful. Ha.
I read a quote where you said it was Mike Mignola who inspired you to draw your own comics. How was it working with someone who directly influenced you? Does his background as an artist mean he gives you a bit more freedom with the drawing?
That's absolutely true. I would have never attempted Barbarian Lord without being inspired by Mike's work on Hellboy. It probably should have been more daunting than it was, but Mike was so welcoming and completely clear about things he liked or didn’t like that it went about as smoothly as a comic book can go. I definitely felt like I had freedom and trust to go at it however I felt best. I should add that the Dark Horse editors Katii O’Brien and Jenny Blenk also helped make it a great experience.
More and more artists are drawing digitally. I’d like to know a little about your technique. Do you like to draw with pencil, pen, or digitally?
Acrylics were what I used to for children’s lit, but I’ve been all digital with comics. I do most of my sketching in Corel Painter as I’ve modified and gotten used to the brushes there. I use Clip Studio for final line work. I keep thinking to switch to a hybrid process of digital pencil and traditional inks and hope to make that jump before too long. In fact, that was my plan for this issue initially, and I bought a handful of pens, brushes, and board for it. It'd be hard to go back to traditional pencils, as digitally sketching is how I think now. Resizing things, moving panels around on the fly–it's all part of a fluid decision-making process, especially in the earliest layouts. I'm not saying it's better, only that it's now a very familiar way of working.
What is the work you’re most proud of and why?
I suppose that would be Barbarian Lord. It was a tribute to all of my favorite things in both the writing and in the art from the medieval Icelandic Sagas to Conan to Hellboy to Bone. It started out with it as a self-published book and I had zero thought as to who the audience for it might be, only that it worked for me. For that reason and that it’s a heavy tribute to the unvarnished tone of the medieval Icelandic Sagas, I think it’s destined for a fairly narrow group of readers. That said, I’m still fairly proud of it. I’ll get back to him at some point.
On social media have you ever been mistaken for The Doctor?
Ha! Never actually mistaken, just a lot of jokes. My main concern is Matthew Dow Smith. Though I like him as a man and highly respect him as an artist, we have a date with broadswords on a Scottish heath. Matt looks pretty tough, but I’ll start training at some point, or at least start imagining a training montage set to Queen.
This one-shot has given you a chance to draw a number of iconic Hellboy characters, the Baba Yaga, Edward Grey, Trevor Bruttenholm, among others. Each of these characters were instantly recognizable. How easy it is drawing other people’s creations?
It’s not so hard to look intently at other people’s characters and try to get something of their likeness, especially as I have so many Hellboy books here in the studio with all those characters to look at. I think the real trick is getting at the right feel of the character while keeping in your own way of drawing. Whether I pulled that off okay or not is for others to decide. It’s something I certainly hope to get better at.
I have an eleven-year-old son who draws every opportunity he gets and is determined to be a comic book artist for Marvel when he’s older. What advice would you give him, or indeed anyone, who’s determined to make a living from comic book art?
First off, that’s great! He’s doing all he needs to be doing, drawing all the time. That’s about it.
Other than that I’m not sure I have any advice useful for comics. I fell backward into them. I had been ghost-drawing chapter books for an established author/illustrator, which was sucking the artistic life out of me, when I started up Barbarian Lord. BL was more or less an effort to remember that drawing should be exciting and fun, as I was ready to hang it up with art and find something else to do. Maybe there is some kind of advice in there. Focus on making something you really enjoy, as that’s where all the good stuff you have will come out.
Thank you for taking the time to answer some questions for Comics: The Gathering.
I highly recommend getting Hellboy & The B.P.R.D. Long Night at Goloski Station, check out my review to find out why. I will also be looking up some of Matt's previous work, starting with Lake of Fire, after enjoying his art so much in Long Night at Goloski Station.
You can check out some of Matt's artwork at http://www.matt-illustrations.com/
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Funds Raised For Ailing Surfer Blood Rocker Stolen From...
Funds Raised For Ailing Surfer Blood Rocker Stolen From Tour Van
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 25 May 2015
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Rockers Surfer Blood Are "Heartbroken" After Funds Dedicated To Guitarist Thomas Fekete As He Undergoes Treatment For Cancer Were Stolen From Their Tour Van On Saturday (23may15).
Picture: Surfer Blood performing at the HMV Institute Birmingham, England - 03.03.11
Last month (Apr15), Fekete revealed he is suffering from a rare form of cancer, and told fans he had undergone "major surgery" to remove a large tumour from his abdomen.
He was told by doctors the cancer had spread to his lungs and spine and Fekete is beginning chemotherapy in the near future in a bid to beat the disease, but he is also seeking "an alternative treatment plan", because his cancer is so rare and little research has been done.
Fekete launched a crowdfunding site to raise at least $76,000 (£47,500) for treatment costs, and in just 12 days, he surpassed the goal.
His bandmates have been on the road without him, and as they visit each city, the rockers have been collecting funds for Fekete with the merchandise they sell each night.
However, after playing at Chicago, Illinois' Lincoln Hall on Friday night (22May15), they were shocked to see their tour van was broken into. Not only did the thieves get away with "thousands of dollars in personal items and show settlements," they also stole "all cash donations we collected for Thomas over the last 8 shows at our merch table".
The band wrote in a Facebook.com post, "This last detail is perhaps the most heartbreaking of all in that so much positivity and amazing generosity could be ruined by one bad person(s)."
Surfer Blood also called on fans to keep a lookout in Chicago-area pawn shops for the missing belongings, including one-of-a-kind guitar pedals.
As none of their instruments were stolen, their U.S. tour is going on as scheduled.
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First direct London-China train completes 12,000 km run
Yiwu Tianmeng Industry Company
China Railway Corporation
Theresa Fallon
Laden with whisky and baby milk, the first freight train linking China directly to the U.K. arrived in the eastern Chinese city of Yiwu Saturday after a 12,000-kilometer (7,500-mile) trip, becoming the world's second-longest rail route.
The journey is the latest effort in China's drive to strengthen trade links with western Europe along a modern-day "Silk Road" route.
The new route is longer than Russia's famous Trans-Siberian railway, but about 1,000 kilometers shorter than the record-holding China-Madrid link, which opened in 2014 .
The train, named the East Wind, has much less carrying capacity -- just 88 shipping containers, according to the Yiwu government, compared to the 10,000 to 20,000 containers cargo ships can carry.
China already has a regular direct freight train service to Germany, Europe's largest economy.
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Vic Firth Email Club Newsletter, Issue #21
The latest news & events from the
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Contents Of This Issue's Newsletter
1. Product Showcase: Blades, Hannum Corpsmaster® Sticks
2. Artist Feature: Thom Hannum
3. Education in Action: Tommy Igoe's "Groove Essentials", Bands of America Grand National Championships
1. Product Showcase
Blades are a sharp new addition to Vic Firth's line of brushes and special effects products. The tapered design of this unique plastic implement creates a typical stick sound and gives the player the added ability to create a variety of "slapping" effects as well. Drummers can use the entire surface for a full and "fat" sound on drums, or just the edge for a clean and crisp sound on drums or cymbals. Either way, the feel is light and fast with great balance, allowing the player to explore a full range of dynamic expression.
Blades are made from a high-density copolymer plastic with terrific memory characteristics for durability, even when force is applied for a heavy "slap". The material is also abrasion resistant to withstand rim shots. While Blades were originally designed for drum set, this unique model could be an excellent choice on virtually all percussion membranes.
The Vic Firth Blades were awarded the Musikmesse International Press Award for the most innovative drumstick product of 2001. The MIPA is an organization made up of 51 magazines worldwide. The awards were presented to the winners at a special MIPA Party/Awards Ceremony held during the Musikmesse, held in Frankfurt, Germany.
Check out the Blades here:
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Thom Hannum Corpsmaster® Sticks
Ready to start the indoor season and looking for the Perfect Pair® of sticks? Thom Hannum's line of signature sticks offers a variety of sound possibilities and is designed specifically for the indoor arena! The Thom Hannum Indoor sticks are a scaled down version of his outdoor model. If you love the feel, balance and sound of the outdoor model and desire those qualities for the indoor arena, the Thom Hannum Indoor sticks are for you! Even through aggressively played passages, these sticks will help produce lower volume levels and better clarity with more defined highs. Ultimately, these sticks were designed to play very fast and produce a quality sound on cymbals while offering great control and response, especially at low dynamic levels.
(STH2) L = 16 1/2", Dia.=.660"
Thom's Piccolo stick combines a full-sized marching shaft with an exceptionally short taper and a very small tip. The result is a stick with the highest level of clarity and defined highs. With this model, you can expect very unique timbre possibilities. These sticks have been designed to explore new sounds in the marching activity with an emphasis towards orchestral techniques and special effects.
(STH3) L = 16 5 /8", Dia.=.690"
2. Artist Features
Thom Hannum
D.C.I. Hall of Fame member Thom Hannum is best known for his work with the DCI World Champion Cadets of Bergen County and Star of Indiana. Thom is a member of the design team for the Tony Award winning show Blast! as well as Blast II: Shockwave.
Mark Wessels, Vic Firth's Director of Internet Activities, had the chance to sit down with Thom and discuss his early years in drum corps, his evolution as a percussion instructor and arranger, along with the controversies surrounding the "perfect drum score" and 1993 Star of Indiana.
Listen to Thom's Interview Here!
http://www.vicfirth.com/artists/hannum.html
3. Education In Action
Tommy Igoe's "Groove Essentials"
In our most ambitious project to date, Vic Firth has teamed with Tommy Igoe to create the "Groove Essentials" - 47 drumset grooves that every serious drumset player should know. Ranging from Rock, Funk and R&B to Jazz and World, these grooves cover a broad range of styles required in today's musical repertoire.
Initially conceived as a 22 x 36" poster to hang in private studios and band rooms, the project expanded dramatically when we filmed Tommy performing each groove, as well as giving his unique insight into its application. Quicktime video and audio clips of these "mini-lessons" are available on the Vic Firth website for you or your students to check out - as are downloadable handbooks of the styles for the practice room and private lesson studio! Tommy Igoe has been a first call New York City studio musician for the last 15 years and also continues to perform the drumset parts he created for the Broadway smash The Lion King. He has performed internationally and has recorded with artists as varied as Lauryn Hill, Art Garfunkel, Stanley Jordan and the New York Voices. Recently he has brought his teaching experience to various educational endeavors such as the Getting Started On Drums DVD series from Hudson Music and the "Groove Essentials" poster from Vic Firth. He also maintains a successful solo career with his band in NYC. More information can be found at TommyIgoe.com.
Go to Tommy Igoe's "Groove Essentials" page here:
http://www.vicfirth.com/education/drumset/GrooveEssentials.html
Purchase a Groove Essentials poster in the Vic Firth Online Store!
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* Vic Firth and Lassiter High School Number One in the World!
Lassiter High School claimed the championship title at the Bands of America Grand National Championships, held in Indianapolis this past weekend. With performances by more than 90 bands from across the nation, the BOA Grand Nationals is widely acknowledged as the pinnacle of events for the nation's marching band activity.
Winning the Outstanding Music and Outstanding General Effect captions, Lassiter uses Vic Firth products exclusively. According to Mike Lynch, percussion caption head, "Vic Firth sticks and mallets are unsurpassed in quality and craftsmanship. And to pull off this year's show required us to have an extensive selection of sticks, keyboard mallets and special effect products. With Vic Firth, we were able to find the product for each musical situation that helped us produce quality sounds. Quality products and a superior level of commitment by everyone on the Vic Firth team is obviously why they are number one in the industry. We are very happy to be a part of the Vic Firth team!"
Vic Firth would like to congratulate ALL of the participating members and instructors of this year's Bands of America Grand National Championships! Check out Vic Firth's salute to BOA 2002 with pictures and exclusive "in the lot" video clips from Indianapolis HERE:
http://www.vicfirth.com/news/BOA2002.html
All of us here at Vic Firth are excited to bring this email newsletter to you twice monthly to better keep you informed of the hottest new products, the best in the web's percussion entertainment and educational content, and to give you the opportunity to register for our monthly prize giveaways. If you have friends or students who could benefit from joining the VF Email Club, please forward this to them, or tell them to sign up at: http://www.vicfirth.com/emailclub.html
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You are here : Home Shift to biogas helps revive forests
New Delhi: Forests in south India that had become degraded due to excessive fuelwood extraction recovered after villagers living nearby switched to biogas for their cooking fuel needs, says a study.
Published last month (July) in Global Ecology and Conservation, the study reports notable increase in biomass and regeneration of forests close to villages that use biogas for cooking, as compared to forests near villages without biogas provision.
“This study shows that if you reliably provide a viable and affordable alternative, people will reduce their fuelwood use,” said Meghna Agarwala, lead author of the study and postdoctoral research fellow at Columbia University.
Fuelwood is a major source of carbon dioxide emissions in South Asia and East Africa. In 2011, two-thirds of rural households in India used fuelwood for cooking, which has also been linked to increased risk of respiratory diseases.
The use of biogas — mainly methane and carbon dioxide released from the anaerobic digestion of organic matter such as food, crops, or livestock manure — as a fuel has long been popular in India. But biogas units often lack maintenance leading to abandonment or underuse, explains Agarwala.
However, there are success stories. In the Chikkaballapur district of Karnataka state, local NGO Agricultural Development and Training Society (ADATS) installed 5,500 biogas units in 2006 and maintained them for the next ten years with support from the forward sale of certified emission reductions (CERs) at a price of US$1.3 million.
Until 2015, the CERs were sold in the carbon market but were to be transferred, subsequently, to village households along with the right to sell them.
The biogas units at Chikkaballapur consist of underground composters filled with cattle dung to generate gas, which is then piped to kitchen stoves installed in village households.
Agarwala’s team found that forest areas near villages where biogas was used had higher biomass, sapling abundance and species diversity compared with forest plots near villages without biogas.
“The study does show a positive impact of biogas on decreasing forest degradation,” says Timothy Pearson, director of the ecosystems services unit of the Arkansas-based Winrock International, a non-profit that works with under-privileged people around the world.
Regenerated forests show abundance of certain species. “The presence of fire-resistant species suggests a fire history, and the presence of pioneering species indicates a past clearance,” explains Pearson.
Source: http://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/forestry/news/shift-to-biogas-helps-revive-forests.html
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Disney's MALEFICENT is Now in Theaters!
Disclosure: I received passes to attend an advance screening of MALEFICENT. All opinions expressed are my own.
I'm a sucker for a good origin story and am fairly obsessed with Disney, so I've been looking forward to the release of this summer's MALEFICENT. I love the original Sleeping Beauty story and always find it fascinating to delve into a character's past.
Warning: mild spoilers contained below. Quit reading now if you don't want any surprises revealed!
The story begins with a young Maleficent, a fairy who lives in the moors among creatures who have no need for a king and no evil in their hearts. Maleficent bears magnificent wings that carry her across the land on adventures and (as she grows) to guard their kingdom. As a girl, she is introduced to Stefan, a peasant who dreams of finer things.
The story takes a darker turn as Stefan decides what he finds most important in life is not love, but power. Through a dastardly trick, Stefan becomes king of the land of the humans who are waging war on Maleficent and her fairy people. Maleficent is then compelled to place a terrible curse on King Stefan's newborn baby daughter, Aurora.
After her curse is delivered, the story becomes a little more unfamiliar, as not all elements of the original Sleeping Beauty film have remained. Maleficent is not unaware of Aurora's whereabouts throughout her childhood, in spite of the king and queen's best effort to hide her away in the forest with three fairy "aunties" in charge of her care. These three fairies seem to know very little about caring for a child, and Maleficent herself develops an unmistakeable bond with Aurora.
The film takes a lot of unexpected twists and turns and the outcome is similar, yet not quite like the original Sleeping Beauty story. I'm not sure how I feel about certain elements being changed, but overall the story was very favorable for Angelina Jolie's Maleficent character. The role of Maleficent seemed perfect for Jolie, as she brought the perhaps-not-so-villainous fairy to life before our eyes.
I think, perhaps, my favorite scenes were those that most closely resembled parts of Sleeping Beauty: the curse of baby Aurora, and the segment where Aurora first meets Prince Phillip in the woods. Seeing parts of a classic Disney princess tale come to life with live acting held a good bit of Disney magic.
The art design is beautiful and similar to the styles found in Oz: The Great & Powerful and Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. There was never a lack of beauty, even in scenes where the mood was dark. The movie's director, Robert Stromberg, has a long history of working in film design, and he left no detail untouched in this tale.
MALEFICENT may be based on Sleeping Beauty, but it will stand on its own since so many elements are new and intriguing. If you're interested in medieval times, fairies, princesses, or the classic movie lore, chances are you'll enjoy this fresh, new look at the story behind one of Disney's most widely-known villains.
The movie is rated PG, but I would suggest parents read more on the content before taking very young children. My oldest child is three years old - I don't think he will be able to understand this film for a few more years. Somewhere in the age range of 8-10 seems appropriate for viewing this film, in my opinion.
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H D - S E N S E I
A view on Blu-ray by Gary W. Tooze
Black Moon [Blu-ray]
(Louis Malle, 1975)
Review by Gary Tooze
Theatrical: Nouvelles �ditions de Films (NEF)
Video: Criterion Collection - Spine #571
Disc:
Region: 'A'-locked (as verified by the Momitsu region FREE Blu-ray player)
Runtime: 1:40:34.445
Feature Size: 29,644,732,416 bytes
Chapters: 19
Case: Standard Blu-ray case
Release date: June 28th, 2011
Resolution: 1080p / 23.976 fps
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
LPCM Audio English 1152 kbps 1.0 / 48 kHz / 1152 kbps / 24-bit
Dolby Digital Audio French 192 kbps 1.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps
English (SDH), English, none
• Archival video interview with director Louis Malle (12:04 in 1080i)
• Gallery of behind-the-scenes photos (33)
• Alternate French-dubbed soundtrack
• Original theatrical trailer (1:54 in 1080P)
• PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film scholar Ginette Vincendeau
Description: Louis Malle (The Lovers, Au revoir les enfants) meets Lewis Carroll in this bizarre and bewitching trip down the rabbit hole. After skirting the horrors of an unidentified war being waged in an anonymous countryside, a beautiful young woman (Cathryn Harrison) takes refuge in a remote farmhouse, where she becomes embroiled in the surreal domestic odyssey of a mysterious family. Evocatively shot by cinematographer Sven Nykvist (Cries and Whispers, Fanny and Alexander), Black Moon is a Freudian tale of adolescent sexuality set in a postapocalyptic world of shifting identities and talking animals. It is one of Malle’s most experimental films and a cinematic daydream like no other.
The Film:
Malle's weird surrealist fantasy updates Alice in Wonderland into a future society where men and women are engaged in deadly combat, seemingly coexistent with an alternative comradeship of talking rats and enchanted unicorns. Malle offers no explanation for his heroine's visionary odyssey through a world in which all history runs parallel with all realities. Yet a logic is there, even if its reference point is jabberwocky. A black moon, in astrological terms, refers to the time of chaos that preludes some cataclysmic change. And like Malle's other films around this time, Black Moon hopefully posits a social revolution in which such outmoded concepts as innocence and sin will appear in new guises..
Excerpt from TimeOut London located HERE
Louis Malle has never been the sort of filmmaker critics could easily pigeonhole in terms of his style and interests. He's worked in practically every film genre (thriller, social satire, melodrama, documentary, etc.) and his restless curiosity has led him to explore a vast array of subjects from underwater life (The Silent World, 1956) to sexual liberation (The Lovers, 1958) to life under the Nazi occupation (Au revoir les enfants, 1987). Yet, for even an iconoclast like Malle, his 1975 film Black Moon is unlike anything he's ever done before or since. "Opaque, sometimes clumsy, it is the most intimate of my films," he once said. "I see it as a strange voyage to the limits of the medium, or maybe my own limits."
The idea for Black Moon came to Malle while he was finishing production on Lacombe, Lucien (1974). "It began with the fact that I wanted to shoot the film in my own house," the director said in an interview with David Bartholomew for Cinefantastique magazine. "Black Moon certainly comes very much from the place where I live, the kind of countryside around the house. There's something very ancient, maybe archaic, about it, also something...hostile." Malle also wanted to work again with the legendary German actress Therese Giehse whom he had just directed in Lacombe, Lucien and was famous as the first actress to play Mother Courage in Bertolt Brecht's landmark play.
Excerpt from TCM located HERE
Image : NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc.
The image quality on Criterion's dual-layered Blu-ray is striking. Visually it looks quite perfect - marginally thin, even + consistent grain, solid detail and contrast plus some depth. Even the very dark scenes in the beginning seem flawless without undue noise or compression. There may have been a shade of boosting (slight frailty to the image) but it is relatively imperceptible. Director of photography Sven Nykvist adds to the quirky atmosphere with interesting, probingly long, shots. The overall image in-motion is impressive - especially the many outdoor animal scenes.
Audio comes in the form of a linear PCM mono track at 1152 kbps that sounds very clean and clear. Post-synchronization was not a distraction - actually dialogue is quite sparse. There is also a French DUB in standard compressed Dolby. There are sound design effects - notable via the dream sequence. It comes across as authentically flat yet crisp. There are both English (SDH) and an English subtitle translation of the French DUB as an option and my Momitsu has identified it as being a region 'A'-locked.
Supplements include a 12-minute archival video (1080i) excerpt of an interview with director Louis Malle from the French television program Pour le cinema. He offers some insight into Black Moon's characters, its setting in the French Countryside, and its unique look and sound. There is a Gallery of over 30 behind-the-scenes photos, the original theatrical trailer (in 1080P) and a liner notes booklet featuring an essay by film scholar Ginette Vincendeau.
Even at my most serious Black Moon is still amusingly... weird. It is probably my favorite retelling of the Alice story yet. The post-apocalyptic aura runs through the story infused with the surrealism of Alice's universe. Your mind attempts constant references to the original story (just who is who?) but looking back it seems less obvious. This is where personal interpretation becomes a big part of the film. This can be looked upon as a deeply layered masterpiece that I look forward to seeing again - and Criterion's Blu-ray will delight with its pristine presentation. Strongly recommended!
About the Reviewer: Hello, fellow Beavers! I have been interested in film since I viewed a Chaplin festival on PBS when I was around 9 years old. I credit DVD with expanding my horizons to fill an almost ravenous desire to seek out new film experiences. I currently own approximately 9500 DVDs and have reviewed over 3500 myself. I appreciate my discussion Listserv for furthering my film education and inspiring me to continue running DVDBeaver. Plus a healthy thanks to those who donate and use our Amazon links.
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TGO’s first map of shallow subsurface water distribution on Mars
10/04/2019 1402 views 13 likes 419604 ID
The FREND neutron spectrometer on the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has started mapping the distribution of hydrogen in the uppermost metre of the martian’s surface. Hydrogen indicates the presence of water, being one of the constituents of the water molecule; it can also indicate water absorbed into the surface, or minerals that were formed in the presence of water. A map produced from 131 days data, from 3 May to 10 September 2018, is presented here, covering the globe from 70ºN to 70ºS.
Aside from the obviously water-rich permafrost of the polar regions, the new map provides more refined details of localised ‘wet’ and ‘dry’ regions. It also highlights water-rich materials in equatorial regions that may signify the presence of water-rich permafrost in present times, or the former locations of the planet’s poles in the past.
ESA; spacecraft: ATG/medialab; data: I. Mitrofanov et al (2018)
TGO’s search for methane on Mars
Trace Gas Orbiter and Schiaparelli, labelled
TGO’s first image of Mars – 13 June 2016
TGO watches evolution of dust storm on Mars
ExoMars rover: rear view, annotated
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Public Hearing On Seasonal Paid Parking Scheduled For Nov. 12
At the Town Board Study Session Oct. 22, Trustees asked Public Works staff to bring a specific recommendation for implementing seasonal paid parking in 2020 to an upcoming public hearing. The Town Board will discuss the staff proposal and hold a public hearing during its regular meeting Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. in the Town Board Room of Town Hall, 170 MacGregor Ave. The community is invited to review the staff proposal at www.estes.org/parking, along with meeting materials and video of the three previous presentations by staff on the topic of Seasonal Paid Parking. Written comments may also be submitted directly to the Town Board by emailing townclerk@estes.org and/or using the online feedback form at www.estes.org/parking.
Highlights of the staff recommendation include:
• Parking fees in Estes Park would be implemented and monitored for the 140-day (20-week) visitation season starting Monday June 1, 2020, and ending Sunday Oct. 18, 2020.
• Daily parking fees would be $2 per hour between the hours of 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., seven days per week.
• Daily parking fees would be collected for 605 parking stalls (28 percent of 2,174 stalls available systemwide and 59 percent of the 1,022 stalls located in the downtown core) in the seven public parking areas:
o Town Hall parking lot
o East Riverside parking lot
o Riverside parking lot
o Weist parking lot
o Post Office parking lot
o Tregent parking lot
o Bond Park lot and on-street parking areas
• Daily parking fees would not apply to:
o Stalls marked for disabled persons.
o Stalls reserved for access to civil services in the Town Hall, Post Office and/or the library lots.
• Locals would be eligible for up to 30 minutes of free parking daily in any of the parking areas where seasonal paid parking is monitored and/or enforced.
• A new Employee Parking Permit would be developed in partnership with the downtown business owners and employees that would be impacted by implementation of paid parking (including Town employees). Dedicated employee-only permit parking areas are also proposed.
• Net revenues generated through parking-related fees would be deposited into a Special Revenue Fund and limited to the administration, operation and enhancement of the Town’s parking management program and complementary transit and alternative transportation services.
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Board index USA Media Watch
Panic Sets In As CNN Ratings Plummet
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Post by Riddick » 07-13-2019 09:36 AM
Remember when CNN was touted as “the most trusted name in news?” Those days are long gone, and the strategy of dogging Donald Trump hasn’t paid off.
In TV Land, ratings are king. The more the network makes a fool of itself, the lower the numbers sink. Its presence as a media giant has been rolling downhill for many years now. And the news just got worse.
CNN is forced to layoff at least 100 employees as the network dwindles -
Fox News reports:
CNN is suffering a credibility crisis as viewership for the once-proud network continues to crater with no apparent plan in place to fix things anytime soon, according to media watchdogs and insiders.
CNN’s audience shriveled in the second quarter of 2019, averaging only 541,000 total viewers, less than half Fox News Channel’s 1.3 million average. But CNN struggled even more during the primetime hours of 8-11 p.m. ET, finishing as the fifteenth most-watched network on basic cable behind networks such as TLC, Investigation Discovery and the Hallmark Channel. CNN averaged a dismal 761,000 primetime viewers while FNC averaged 2.4 million.
The Hill media guru Joe Concha told Fox News that CNN’s freefall may not be slowing.
“The numbers warrant concern, yes. Q2 was a particularly news-rich quarter highlighted by the release of the Mueller report and all the aftermath and controversy following it, plus the launch of several high-profile Democratic candidacies including Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg to propel 2020 coverage into high gear,” Concha said. “It may only get worse in Q3 given the numbers we’re already seeing.”
Officially, CNN didn’t comment on these emerging reports. However, things are dismal, at best.
CNN started off the third quarter with “the network’s lowest average since 2015” when it comes to primetime viewers among the key demographic of adults age 25-54, according to TVNewser. But the network has extended various contributors through the election, indicating that its apparent anti-Trump programming strategy will remain in place for at least the duration of the president’s first term.
“You know the answer,” a longtime CNN employee said when asked if staffers are panicked about the ratings decay before declining further comment.
Another current CNN employee told Fox News that there is widespread concern about the network’s ratings problem, but high-profile hosts such as Anderson Cooper remain unfazed.
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HomeBlogFast Forward #292 – Interview with Alan Smale
Fast Forward #292 – Interview with Alan Smale
The interview from episode #292 of Fast Forward: Contemporary Science Fiction is finally available to view online! In the interview, author Alan Smale talks about his novel Eagle and Empire, the last volume in his Clash of Eagles trilogy. He discusses his approach to updating the society of the Roman legion, while staying true to its basic premise. He also talks about the challenges of handling multiple different military cultures, creating realistic battle scenes, and the potential for future stories within this world.
Author Alan Smale
You can watch the complete interview on the Fast Forward YouTube channel, or on the Fast Forward website – or click on the photo of Alan Smale above. This interview was recorded on June 9, 2017.
Also in this episode:
Steve Cordle reviews The Dispatcher, a novella by John Scalzi.
Marianne Petrino gives her top rating of 5 chans to When Marnie Was There, an anime feature film from Studio Ghibli, distributed by GKIDS.
Episode #292 of Fast Forward: Contemporary Science Fiction was first shown in September, 2017.
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Against opacity, outrage and deception in digital political campaigning
Prof Vian Bakir
Professor of Journalism & Political Communication at Bangor University.
Email: v.bakir@bangor.ac.uk
Twitter: @VianBakir
Prof Andrew McStay
Professor of Digital Life at Bangor University
Email: mcstay@bangor.ac.uk
Twitter: @digi_ad
Digital campaign regulation: more urgent than ever?
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#GE2019 – Labour owns the Tories on Instagram, the latest digital battlefield
Spot the difference: how Nicola Sturgeon and Jo Swinson self-represented on Twitter
“Go back to your student politics”? Momentum, the digital campaign, and what comes next
Taking the tube
The politics of deletion in social media campaigns
“Behind the curtain of the targeting machine”: political parties A/B testing in action
The explosion of the public sphere
Big chickens, dumbfakes, squirrel killers: was 2019 the election where ‘shitposing’ went mainstream?
In the 2015 UK General Election, £3m was spent on advertising on platforms, companies, consultants and strategists. In the 2017 General Election, over £6m was spent. This includes increased use of data analytics (automated insights into datasets using data-mining techniques), and data management approaches to “profile” audiences (via mathematical techniques to discover patterns in “big data”). It includes increased use of iterative, large-scale, rapid testing of ads online (“A/B” tests) to identify and deploy the most persuasive ad; and to gather data on, and target, the most important voters with tailored messages.
While using such techniques to mobilise activists and engage voters is good for democracy, these processes are opaque. Potential harms arising include fragmented national conversations (A/B testing allows secret negative messaging to niche audiences without alienating the broader electorate); and undue political influence over voters by exploiting their vulnerabilities (such as inability to recognise deception).
In 2019, the UK Parliament’s House of Lords Select Committee on Democracy and Digital Technologies asked whether greater transparency in digital political campaigning would improve the UK’s electoral process. To answer this, we analysed the Leave groups’ campaigns from the 2016 Brexit Referendum. We concluded that we need an ethical code of conduct for transparent, explainable, civil and informative digital political campaigns (see Table 1). The 2019 General Election confirms this need.
Table 1. Ethical Code of Conduct for Digital Political Campaigns
Transparency Make clear if political messages online come from a party, how much campaigners spend on digital campaigning, and on what.
Explainability In campaigns that extensively use AI to profile voters, give all voters an explanation of the profiling.
Civility Campaign material should be civil (e.g. not nasty, aggressive, disrespectful, or pitched to provoke anger and outrage) and must not incite others to commit crimes (e.g. making false statements of fact about candidates’ personal character or conduct). If campaigners deliberately breach civililty codes to become righteously uncivil (for moral reasons), then rationally justify why.
Informativeness Campaigns should give voters enough information to freely make informed judgments. The information provided should be true, complete, undistorted and relevant.
Unethical campaigning: the 2019 General Election
Contravening transparency. Since 2018, Google and Facebook provide publicly searchable libraries of election ads and spending on their platforms: each Facebook ad also says who paid for it. However, abuse continues. Cambridge-based Green Party activists complained that campaigning group 3rd Party Ltd managed by Vote Leave’s former chief technology officer (Thomas Borwick) was pretending to be the Green Party by buying Facebook and Instagram ads encouraging people in swing constituencies to “Vote Green”. 3rd Party Ltd also ran social media ads to “Save Brexit”. Borwick boasted that he could use proxy groups on Facebook to “split the vote” of Conservative opponents.
Contravening explainability. Facebook’s political ad library includes information on broad geographic targeting (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland), broad demographic targeting (age, gender), reach and amount spent on ads. Since February 2019, users can click on a Facebook button ‘Why am I seeing this ad?’ which tells them the brand that paid for the ad, some biographical details targeted, if and when the brand or one of their agency/developer partners uploaded the user’s contact information, and when access was shared between partners. However, there is no information on finer-grained targeting such as use of psychographics and probabilistic data inferences from metadata; or to what campaign end they were targeted (e.g. voter mobilisation, suppression).
Contravening civility. Early in the campaign, the Liberal Democrats tested 13 identical Facebook ads attacking Corbyn, with differently provocative headlines on Corbyn’s personal lack of trustworthiness, weakness and failure to stamp out hate, discrimination and anti-Semitism in his party. Accusations of anti-Semitism grew increasingly shrill, with Chief Rabbi Mirvis urging people to “vote with their conscience” as “A new poison – sanctioned from the very top – has taken root in the Labour Party” (selectively evidencing Corbyn’s past comments and associations).
Contravening informativeness. Numerous examples of deception include the Conservative Party press office assuming a false identity online, creating a parody Labour manifesto site, circulating doctored, misleading videos of the opposition, and contravening Google’s ad rules. Labour ran misleading Facebook ads on how much Labour’s policies would save the “average family”.
Transparency is Not Enough
Unethical campaigning proliferates despite large tech companies’ efforts to reduce opacity via greater transparency and explainability. Since campaigning started in October, Twitter committed to stop accepting most political ads (from 22 November onwards). On 20 November, Google said that targeting of election ads would be limited to general categories (age, gender, post code location); and advertisers would no longer be able to target political messages based on users’ interests inferred from browsing or search histories. While tech companies should continue to reduce opacity, the onus lies on political campaigners to meet the ethical demands for civility and informativeness.
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A Revolution of Kindness with Judith Trustone
Love and Kindness Is Putting It Lightly with Judith Trustone
Energy dynamo Judith Trustone: What the world needs now - a revolution of kindness. Get your smile on and engage the magical vibe. All things ARE possible in chaotic times. Give Kindness a spotlight on center stage. AHO and Aloha!
Award winning author, activist and filmmaker, Judith Trustone is the founder and director, with people in prison and others, of Sagewriters, which, in addition to advocating for human rights, has published a dozen books of literary and social merit about America’s justice system. Sagewriters grew out of her creative writing classes in prisons.
Her documentaries have been shown on public television and at universities nationally. In response to perceiving that America is becoming an increasingly meaner and more fearful, violence dominated culture, after 54 years of human rights advocacy, she is determined to work toward a more civil and compassionate society through the Global Kindness Revolution which originated with her work with anti-violence prisoners and their families concerned about violence on both sides of prison walls. Together, with the leadership of Lifer Patrick Middleton, Ph.D., Tyrone Werts and Paul Perry, all of whom have been in prison for over 30 years, they are designing Kindness Circles behind bars as well as the Virtual Kindness Circles (see free download) which enables the more than 2,000 Sagewriters nationally to take leadership roles in the Kindness Revolution. To date they’ve distributed more than 50,000 Kindness Cards globally with funds and design by prisoners and advocates.
Judith is leading Community Kindness Circles every month in Swarthmore, PA’s town hall in addition to in shelters, organizations and corporations. For those in prison or in other locations, she’s created the Virtual Kindness Circle where every Saturday at 4:00 pm eastern, where participants sit in quiet and visualize their interconnectedness with each other. Her passion for justice through social change and art grew out of her 14 year apprenticeship to Sun Bear, a Native American medicine person from the Ojibway tribe, her 35 years as a social worker, her many published works and her success as a workshop leader which place a heavy emphasis on delight.
An creator of innovative programs for social change through art, she sees the Kindness Circles as a force for energizing compassion and healing for grass roots groups as well as elected officials and voters. She has been deemed an “Author Who Makes a Difference” by Infinity Publishing, “Peacekeeper of the Year” by the Delaware County, PA Peace Center, and was the recipient of the Leeway Foundation’s “Transformation Award” for women who use their art for social change.
The grandmother of twelve, she is currently working on a book about Kindness and invites you to send her your stories of Kind experiences
About Wendy Garrett:
Communicator, intuitive, artist, mystic, and host of "Conscious Living" on Empower Radio.
My world was transformed in 1997 when I awakened to an entirely new awareness of reality through a metaphysical shift. The spirit energy that collaborated with me to reveal new dimensions of being and spirit worlds with which we cohabit and co-create our reality is still with me. And that is what I bring to the table now - in each and every life experience: multidimensional awareness and metaphysical presence.
As a radio broadcaster, my experience runs the spectrum of formats including news, talk, and music. Reporter, jock, news anchor, talk host and co-host, announcer, voice talent, I back-burnered and downplayed my metaphysical life while I learned the trade, acquired new information and new skills, gained entry into the world of interviewing and met some amazing people.
Radio back-burnered when I detoured from news to finally allow my paranormal world to have center stage. Totally immersed through a dramatic series of events that triggered an entire redirect of my life, I wrote about the initial encounter in Talking to Nightlights. Truly, a new beginning, the rewards upgraded as I have continued my lessons and learning on that journey.
Writing shifted to blogging and a renewed interest in interviewing with a dedicated focus on metaphysical and spiritual topics that included spiritual awakening and shamanism, because that is my reality, and there were no radio broadcasters who talked or lived this lifestyle. I hear, see, feel, sense, smell energy beings, ghosts, angels and spirit guides and I learn more with each encounter. As a conscious co-creator, I go where I am called. One can ask better questions when they walk the talk. (To that end, I work with a paranormal group who investigates hauntings.)
We are the creators here. We are the change we seek and we are in the company of others in spirit form who add the element of wonder to the playing field. That is where magic lives. Join me for Conscious Living on Empower Radio. I feature others who may or may not add a metaphysical element but are bringing light, joy, wonder and awareness to the world in whatever creative endeavor they have chosen to pursue.
Open your mind to some extraordinary views. Blessings and Light wherever your path calls you!
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Virgins and Lesbians – A Serious Discussion
By: E · March 17, 2009
Having been sick for most of the past week, I engaged in a lot of mini movie-marathons with no real logic or structure. It was pretty much me watching whatever movie I picked off of my shelf that I hadn’t seen in a while. And inadvertently, I watched 40 Year Old Virgin and Chasing Amy back to back, and found an interesting dialogue about sexual history coming to surface when viewing them one after the other.
On the one hand, 40YOV follows Andy, the (duh) 40 year old virgin whose lack of sexual history leads him on a mission to slay this sexual dragon in his life, only leading to find love and acceptance in a woman who loves him, despite the fact that he lacks the sexual history that most people have by the time they reach, well, 20. On the other hand, Chasing Amy follows the story of Holden, a typical 20-something, falling in love and falling hard for Alyssa, a lesbian, who in the end loves him back. But because of her questionable sexual history with other men (specifically, two men at the same time), Holden can’t accept her, and their love crumbles. But both movies manage to use the actual act of sex between the two romantic leads as very much an act of love and acceptance amidst the landscape of promiscuity and meaningless hookups that both movies immerse themselves in. While in Virgin, Andy’s co-workers encourage, and engage in meaningless sexual activity with “drunk bitches,” Amy follows the story of the more open and perhaps myopic view (by Smith, at least) of the free wheeling NY gay scene of the late 1990’s, where physicality went hand in hand with being a member of the movement. Yet when Holden and Alyssa finally do sleep together, it’s an act of acceptance of both their mutual love, and also Alyssa’ s realization that she, as a lesbian, loves Holden not because he’s a man, but because he’s Holden. The same obvious notion happens in Virgin when Andy and Trish finally do have sex at the end of the movie, it’s the act of resolution to Andy’s problem through the means of solving his “problem,” while also confirming the notion that indeed, Trish loves Andy not because of anything regarding his sexual past, but because he’s Andy.
Where they differ stems largely from the perspective of the filmmakers of each of the films. While both may share an affinity for using racy humor and dick jokes to cloak the heart that beats in each of their works, Smith has long been the outspoken, fiery liberal voice, that gays should do whatever they want to, that sexuality isn’t a big deal, and that love can be rosy without being gooey. Apatow, as seen in his later works, is very much someone who cloaks his humor and heart beneath a more tempered message of tolerance, acceptance, and inclusion. Regardless of his thoughts on abortion (a debate he was unfairly placed at the center of when the movie came out), Knocked Up stands for the notion that you work with what you’re given in life, and that there’s something genuine about being there, about being a decent person, and that something real grows from the beginnings that others may never have seen potential in. Smith’s movies (ever since Dante in Clerks) are very much about getting your comeuppance for your very real, human flaws, that to put it simply, things don’t always work out that well even when everything’s laid out on the table.
It’s the concept of honesty where the two films diverge. In Virgin, Andy’s honesty is his release and foundation of his acceptance with Trish, whereas in Amy, Alyssa’s honesty (and later, Holden’s honesty in coming forward with his ridiculously misguided plan to solve it all) is their undoing. Apatow sees honesty as a virtue, Smith sees it as a light that can expose both virtue and flaw, and sometimes you can’t get past the things that the cruel light of day uncovers, or in some cases (as Holden sees), sometimes you realize that you don’t care a bit too late.
In the end, besides both movies being y’know, great (well…Chasing Amy has lost a bit of its lustre, it’s definitely looking dated now, but that’s for another entry), I was struck by how much it managed to balance this very realistic notion that sexuality is not a big deal, while making sex itself a big deal, whether we’re dealing with lesbians with a promiscuous past or a forty year old guy who’s never so much as gotten to third base with a girl in his life. Andy has to learn that sex is not that big a deal (as he’s told, to “stop putting the pussy on a pedestal”), while Alyssa and Holden (and by proxy, Banky) realize “late” in their sexual development that while sleeping around may be one thing, the act of sex, whether it’s sharing someone with another person in a threesome or just realizing that your partner has had a sexual past, is very much a big deal at a time in their lives when sex is kind of commonplace. It’s a sentiment that’s worth considering in day to day life, that sometimes, things are bigger than we think they are, and just b/c something is meaningful and important, it doesn’t have to rule and ruin your life.
And that sometimes, it just takes meeting that right person to either make everything up to that point alright, or ruin everything from this point on out. It’s that thin a line. And finding that line is probably something best left discovered outside of the movies.
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Civil Society in Central Asia
Edited by M. Holt Ruffin and Daniel Waugh
Foreword by S. Frederick Starr
Central Asia, known as the home of Tamerlane and the Silk Road, is a crossroads of great cultures and civilizations. In 1991 five new nations at the heart of the region--Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan--suddenly became independent. Today they sit strategically between Russia, China and Iran and hold some of the world's largest deposits of oil and natural gas. Ethnic and national identities formerly suppressed now find expression in language, religion, the arts, new international alignments and, occasionally, severe civil conflicts.
In the decades ahead what kind of societies will the 50+ million people living in this very-old-and-very-new part of the world create? Single party secular states, Islamic republics, market democracies--something else? Civil Society in Central Asia is a pathbreaking collection of essays by scholars and activists that looks at some of the social and institutional developments which are shaping this important region's future. Are institutions emerging which create the foundations of a democratic order? As the essays suggest, trends are contradictory and not the same for each country.
This timely book matches contributions by leading specialists such as S. Frederick Starr, Olivier Roy, Aziz Niyazi, Scott Horton, Alla Kazakina, Abdumannob Polat, and Reuel Hanks with the insights of individuals who have been on the front lines of the struggle for civil society in Central Asia itself--representatives of organizations such as Counterpart, Internews, and the Kazakstan International Bureau for Human Rights. Topics addressed are as diverse as the legal framework for independent associational activity, grassroots movements for environmental protection, the resurgence of Islam and the viability of the Soviet-era collective farms. A 75-page appendix provides a guide to many of the most significant projects being carried out by local and international NGOs in the region.
M. Holt Ruffin is executive director of Center for Civil Society International, based in Seattle, and Daniel C. Waugh is Associate Professor of History and International Studies, University of Washington.
A co-publication of Center for Civil Society International and the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University.
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M. Holt Ruffin
S. Frederick Starr
The Legal Regulation of NGOs: Central Asia at a Crossroads
Scott Horton and Alla Kazakina
Freedom of Association and the Question of Its Realization in Kazakhstan
Evgeny A. Zhovtis
Government and Nonprofit Sector Relations in the Kyrgyz Republic
Erkinbek Kasybekov
Environmental NGOs and the Development of Civil Society in Central Asia
Kate Watters
Kolkhoz and Civil Society in the Independent States of Central Asia
Prospects for Development of an Independent Media in Kazakhstan
Oleg Katsiev
Can Uzbekistan Build Democracy and Civil Society?
Abdumannob Polat
Civil Society and Identity in Uzbekistan: The Emergent Role of Islam
Reuel Hanks
Islam and Tajikistan's Human and Ecological Crisis
Aziz Niyazi
Women's NGOs in Central Asia's Evolving Societies
Ula Ikramova and Kathryn McConnell
The Real Work: Sustaining NGO Growth in Central Asia
Jay Cooper
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Marc Chagal
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“Love and fantasy go hand in hand “- Marc Chagall
It’s her birthday and in a moment of emotion and passion, her husband decides that the flowers he got for her are not enough. And so, he literally ‘leaps’ to kiss her, catching her by a wonderful surprise and carrying her away.
“The Birthday” or “Anniversary” as it’s also known, is a 1915 Marc Chagall composition featuring a simple interior typical of Russian provincial tastes of the turn of the 20th century. The two figures, a man and a woman appear to be free of having to conform to the common laws of physics. They simply float, unburdened by gravity. The woman in the painting is none other than Chagalls’ beloved first wife Bella Rosenfeld whom the artist met in St. Petersburg in 1908. Bella, in a simple black dress is shown tilted forward towards the window as if running, holding a festive bouquet of flowers. Chagall – floating lovingly above her, kissing her with his head bent and twisted, his torso turned away from her. This is an intimate setting, meant for the loved one, and that’s how the viewer gets a feeling of being in the same room as the couple and almost intruding upon an intimate moment. Like so many of Marc Chagall’s other loving tributes to his wife, this painting is filled with intimacy, caring affection, love and warmth.
In his autobiography “My Life,” Chagall described his first encounter with Bella: “Her silence is mine, her eyes mine. It is as if she knows everything about my childhood, my present, my future, as if she can see right through me.”
The color palette is interesting for a different reason. The primary colors in this painting are red, black, white and green – the principal colors used by Kazemir Malevich, the Suprematists and abstractionists of VHUTEMAS. It was the preferred palette for the new century, the new language of Russian modernism.
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Carolina @ Tampa Bay
Ok, it’s been three weeks now, I think we have a big enough sample size to definitively say Kyle Allen is better than Cam Newton! How else can you explain the Panthers going 3-0 with Allen as the starter and 0-2 with Newton? Have I actually sat down and watched a full Carolina game with Allen as the starter? No, but the results speak for themselves. It took me a minute to look up the Panthers' record with Allen, and now I know all I need to. I just saved myself 9 hours. Now the only question is how best to use that recouped time. Charity work? Maybe. Read a book? Could. Get sucked into an endless deluge of salacious true crime stories on ID, the murder channel? Hmm, feels like that’s the likely winner. Though maybe I’ll just use the time to get some extra sleep, because I’ll need it to wake up for this 6:30a PT kickoff. Does waking up that early for a Carolina/Tampa game come across as troubling or dedicated? I agree, troublingly dedicated.
Panthers 23-17
Seattle @ Cleveland
Three of the Seahawks’ four wins have come by a combined total of four points. Some would say that they’re skating on thin ice, but I’d argue that they’re the ultimate showmen. They’re bringing the drama, and that’s what the people pay to see. I mean aren’t the most entertaining figure skating events the ones where they actually are skating on thin ice? You know, someone will be mid-axel then just come crashing through the surface and flail around wildly to the raucous applause of the audience? Actually those events are pretty underground, so it would make sense that a square like you wouldn’t know about them. And now that I know you’re a real drip it makes sense that you’re all up in arms about Seattle’s margin of victory. Sure, some folks like a nice, comfortable win, but not these Hawks. They live on the edge and keep the tension cranked all the way up. Sorry if you can’t handle it jabroni.
Houston @ Kansas City
If the Chiefs’ offense can dust themselves off after a middling performance last Sunday night, and the Texans bring the high-octane attack that they unleashed on Atlanta a week ago, this game could be downright wild. So wild, in fact, that CBS has brought in Joe Francis to run the production. It will almost certainly be a mistake, but sometimes you gotta take risks. And these starting quarterbacks know that more than anyone. They’re not afraid to push the ball downfield and keep their foot on the gas pedal. That being said, between the two of them they’ve only thrown one interception on the season. They’re managing to maximize aggressiveness while minimizing risk, something that cannot be said for Joe Francis. Which, again, is probably why CBS is making a mistake here.
Washington @ Miami
Alright, what's next here? Let's see ... Uhhhh, oh shit. Oh god what have we done to deserve this? There are four teams on a bye this week, all of whom have winning records, so of course we’re going to be left with a good amount of lackluster squads on the docket, I understand that. But this is beyond lackluster. These are likely the two worst teams in the league, possibly competing for the 1st pick in the 2020 draft. At this point it really behooves them both to lose. Of course the players themselves are still going to compete, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see some dubious coaching decisions, perhaps dictated by upper management. I’m talking going for it on 4th & 15, punting on 2nd down, or even subbing Colt McCoy back into the game. All of the proverbial stops will be pulled out and I can only hope that the final score is 0-0. Though if these teams are smart they’ll start taking intentional safeties. So maybe we’ll see something like this:
TIE 4-4
Philadelphia @ Minnesota
This is a re-rematch (they played last season too) of the 2017 NFC Championship game, a contest I feel will become lost to history. You may have forgotten about it already for all I know. First off, it was a blowout and wouldn’t be memorable on its own for anyone outside of Philadelphia or Minnesota. But what really buries it are the games surrounding it. The Vikings advanced to that round by way of the Minneapolis Miracle, an all-time classic finish that will live on forever in highlight history. And the Eagles followed up their demolition of Minnesota with a thrilling upset of the Patriots in a Super Bowl shootout for the ages that even a casual fan should be able to recall years from now. But that conference title game in between the Miracle and the Super Bowl? That stinker will fade away like a fart in the wind. Trust me, 50 years from now you won’t be able to recall who Philly beat to get to Super Bowl LII. Of course, you won’t be able to recall football at all, because our new lords the Zorgons will have wiped the sport from our collective memories and destroyed the earth’s supply of sports almanacs. Our conversation will probably center around the Zorgons’ favorite sport korful. Ya know, standard stuff like which squadron will win the Earthling Cup and who will lose and be summarily executed as per the sport’s bylaws. But even before that distant future I’d be willing to bet that in a few years very few will recall the 38-7 trouncing that propelled Philly to SB52. Will Sunday’s game be more memorable? What does it matter? If I were you I’d start boning up on the rules of korful.
Vikings 26-23
New Orleans @ Jacksonville
I look at this match-up and assume we’re all thinking the same thing, right? Say it with me ... Play the game on a barge in the Gulf of Mexico! Geographically it just makes sense. Does it make sense in any other capacity? No, probably not. And actually it doesn’t really make sense geographically either. Tallahassee is a perfectly fine midpoint if you’re looking for a neutral site. But c’mon, you’re definitely gonna watch an NFL game that’s being played out on the open sea, right? Well as it turns out, no you wouldn’t watch it, because you couldn’t. See, the barge wasn’t big enough to fit any of the cameras or other production equipment, so it can’t be televised. Boy this whole idea is starting to feel like a mistake. Furthermore, these teams are making plenty of waves on their own. The Saints have proven that they don’t need Brees to keep sailing along, while the Jags’ swashbuckling reserve QB has certainly made a splash. Hmm, all this aquatic talk has me liking the barge idea again. And wait a minute New Orleans’ QB is named Bridge Water. That one’s just obvious! Ok, that’s it, back to the barge!
Cincinnati @ Baltimore
After an overtime win over the Steelers last Sunday the Ravens proved once again that they’re ... fine. Just fine. Good enough to beat lousy teams but not quite a true contender. That’s not to say they can’t grow into a real threat, but right now it appears they’re merely a notch above mediocre. They’re like the California Pizza Kitchen of the NFL. Sure it beats Pizza Hut, but I ain’t bringing a date there. Not anymore anyway, I learned that lesson the hard way. But c’mon when I asked if she wanted a second appetizer she should’ve understood that I had no intention of splitting the spinach artichoke dip I'd just ordered. Once I picked up on her bad vibes I guess I could left her some, but I only had one pizza coming as an entree, and I knew from experience that that wasn’t going to be enough. Anyway, Baltimore is playing the winless Bengals this week, a game that meets the criteria for a Ravens victory.
San Francisco @ Los Angeles Rams
It’s a pivotal NFC West match-up, but are we really dealing with an even playing field? I’m not referring to the LA Coliseum itself, though it’s possible that the field is gnarled and slippery due to left over USC paint. The real issue is that the 49ers are coming off a short week after their Monday night win while the Rams haven’t played since last Thursday. This is a travesty! What’s that? Same scenario in the Hawks/Browns game? Well maybe it’s not such a big deal then. After all, teams have to play other teams coming off bye weeks all the time, and that’s a whole extra seven days of rest. They're the real bastards. San Fran was impressive in their flushing of the Browns on Monday, but the shorter rest coupled with the 45 minute flight to LA may prove to be too much to overcome against a Rams team that’s desperate for a win.
Atlanta @ Arizona
The Cardinals finally got their first win last Sunday, and at 1-3-1 they’re now technically better than the Falcons. Can that be right? Oh it’s right, and ya know what else? It might actually be true. Sure that sounds redundant, but what I mean is that Atlanta may legitimately be worse than Arizona. The Falcons have -50 point differential while the Cards are at -38. Is point differential the only metric we should judge teams on? No, but it’s one of the only metrics available when quickly glancing at the standings while trying to figure out who’s going to win a game between two last place teams. I’ll cut the Falcons some slack and point out that they have had a somewhat difficult schedule. Though when you suck aren’t all schedules difficult? While you contemplate that poignant question, I’ll just go ahead and take Atlanta, because they have to better than this, right? Did you realize that was the fifth question posed in this paragraph? Hey, there's the sixth!
Tennessee @ Denver
I can’t figure the Titans out. I’m not exaggerating, I literally have not picked one of their games correctly this season. They’re 2-3 and I’m 0-5. Theoretically I should just go with the opposite of what I think from here on out. The only problem is, I don’t know what I think. How could I? I’m completely flummoxed by these guys. Ok, let’s see, Tennessee is 2-1 on the road and Denver’s 0-2 at home, so that would indicate that the Titans have a decent shot at winning. Which, of course, means that I must pick them to lose ... right? Also Tennessee averages around 19 points per game and gives up only 15. You know what that means? We’re gonna have a shoot out on our hands! In the end I think the Titans get the win, which means I’m picking Denver.
Broncos 27-24
Dallas @ New York Jets
This Sunday Sam Darnold returns to a Jets offense that scored 9 points in his three game absence. Darnold must have that feeling us normies get when we take a vacation then come back to work to find everything’s screwed up and nothing’s where you left it. You’re mostly aggravated at your co-workers’ incompetence at covering for you, but part of you is shamefully giddy that no one could fill your shoes. It’s nice to be missed. I’m thinking Darnold and company can top those aforementioned 9 points in this game alone, however, it might not be easy. Before last week the Cowboys were only giving up 14 points per game, and after their letdown against the Packers they figure to be hungry for atonement. And from what I hear there’s more than a few James McAvoy fans on that Dallas D, so it’s safe to say they’re also hungry for Atonement.
Pittsburgh @ Los Angeles Chargers
I guess it's too early for SNF to flex out of a game, so we're left with this. I think we all know the most entertaining part of the game will be the man in the announcer's booth, and he's joining us now:
Oof, rough stuff CriColl. Sorry to hear that.
Detroit @ Green Bay
Aaron Rodgers dominates the Lions. Wait a minute, Detroit has beaten Green Bay in four straight meetings? Well those two things don’t jibe. Or do they? You see Rodgers only played one of those last four in full. For his career Rodgers is 13-3 against the Lions when he makes it through the whole game. So really both teams have to come into this game feeling confident. But you know what Vince Lombardi said, “Football is a game that shatters confidence, and the balls have the biggest laces is sports.” The second part of that quote isn’t as pertinent, but that doesn’t make it any less true. So which team’s confidence will be lying in shards on the field once Monday Night is through? Probably Detroit, but who knows? One thing’s for certain, those laces are gonna be big as hell.
Packers 22-16
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Hidden Heritage
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Settlement Examination
Posted by Liz Jack Category: Genealogy, Gloucestershire, Parish Chest, Poor Law, Uncategorized
When a woman was left with illegitimate children after her partner had died, she was examined by the local overseers of the poor to find out which parish she belonged to. Such an examination happened to Ann Howell …
On 27th April 1832, Mitcheldean Overseers of the Poor examined Ann Howell, the daughter of Evan and Mary Howell of Lampeter in Pembrokeshire as to where she had been born. She was 47 years old and in need of help from the parish. Her examination revealed a long story involving much travelling.
In 1813, Ann had been hired by Captain James Probert of St. David’s at £5, presumably in a domestic capacity. After she left Captain Probert’s employ she ‘connected’ with George Sleeman Kendal, a malt mill grinder. She never married him but lived and travelled with him. In 1814, she became pregnant and was delivered of a male bastard child at a lodging house in Pembroke. The child was baptised Thomas Sleeman Kendal in Peterchurch, Herefordshire. In 1820, Ann had a female bastard child at Brockway in Hewelsfield who was baptised Mary. In August of that year, a male bastard child called George was baptised at St Mary’s church in Swansea.
Then the family moved to Ruardean and finally Mitcheldean. In May 1822, a son called William was baptised, the following July a daughter called Margaret arrived on the scene and, finally, a sixth child, a boy called Evan after his grandfather, was baptised at Mitcheldean in August 1825.
The following year, George Sleeman Kendal died and Ann stated that she did not know his legal place of settlement but only that it was near Penzance in Cornwall.
If it weren’t for this examination document, how confident would you be in tying the various baptisms together into one family?
Overseers of the Poor
Posted by Liz Jack Category: Apprentices, Genealogy, Poor Law
Poor Law was administered by each parish following an Act of Parliament in 1597. It authorized the parish to levy a rate to be paid by those who could afford to so do. Collection of the rate was the duty of the Overseers, who also distributed the money to those in need, either in cash or in kind. Overseers had to keep accounts and they are very useful for finding out more about the poorer members of society.
As well as distributing money, the Overseers could organize apprenticeships for poor children and orphans, could question single mothers and order reputed fathers to pay maintenance so that the illegitimate children were not a charge on the parish, and could examine and remove people to their parish of origin who were in need of funds but who perhaps were not qualified to belong to that particular parish. So Overseers Papers include apprenticeships, bastardy bonds, settlement examinations and certificates and removal orders as well as rates for the poor and details of poor relief.
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Home›News Watch›John Kerry intervenes in row over American’s killing of two Pakistanis
John Kerry intervenes in row over American’s killing of two Pakistanis
Raymond Davis should have diplomatic immunity, says Barack Obama in first comment on controversy.
Senator John Kerry, the former US presidential candidate, is holding high-level meetings in Pakistan in an attempt to defuse a diplomatic crisis involving a US embassy worker who shot dead two Pakistanis last month.
Kerry has scheduled talks with the prime minister, Yousuf Raza Gilani, and the head of the army, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, over the case of Raymond Davis, which has pushed anti-American sentiment in Pakistan to fever pitch.
Thousands have rallied against Davis, demanding he be hanged, while the Taliban has threatened attacks against any Pakistani official involved in freeing the 36-year-old who was detained on 27 January after the shootings in Lahore. He claimed he was acting in self-defence when the men tried to rob him.
Ahead of today’s discussions, Kerry expressed regret over the deaths and promised that Davis would face a US criminal investigation if he were to be released by the Pakistani government.
“It is customary in an incident like this for our government to conduct a criminal investigation. That is our law. And I can give you the full assurance of our government today that that will take place,” Kerry told reporters in the eastern city of Lahore. “So there is no such thing as a suggestion that something is out of law or that America thinks somehow we’re not subject to the law.”
President Barack Obama has insisted Davis be freed, saying the principle of diplomatic immunity must be upheld.
“If it starts being fair game on our ambassadors around the world, including in dangerous places where we may have differences with those governments … that’s untenable,” Obama told a news conference, his first public remarks on the case. “It means they can’t do their job and that’s why we respect these conventions and every country should, as well.”
But the Pakistani government faces enormous public pressure to put Davis on trial in Pakistan.
Imdad Sabir, a schoolteacher in Lahore, said Pakistan’s integrity was at stake. “If our rulers give him to the United States, Pakistan will come out on to the streets and protest as people did in Egypt,” he said.
Washington insists Davis’s detention is illegal under international agreements covering diplomats because he is a member of US embassy staff.
American officials have begun curbing diplomatic contacts and threatening to cut off billions of dollars in aid to Pakistan if he is not freed.
Pakistani officials are divided on whether Davis, a former Special Forces soldier who runs an American “protective services” company with his wife, does have diplomatic immunity. A Pakistani federal government official said most experts in Pakistan’s legal and foreign offices believed Davis to be immune from prosecution.
But the former foreign minister said his former legal advisers had told him Davis did not qualify for blanket diplomatic immunity. Shah Mahmood Qureshi, who stepped down earlier this month during a cabinet shake-up, told journalists that, if he was summoned, he would testify that his advisers had informed him Davis may not have full immunity. “God willing, I will side with the truth,” he said. “I will never disappoint the nation.”
Pakistani leaders are trying to duck the issue and have said the matter is up to the courts to decide. Ties between the US and Pakistan are already strained because US unmanned drone strikes on the Afghan border are seen by Pakistanis as a violation of their sovereignty.
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H Khan 18 February, 2011 at 02:42 Reply
Prior to traveling, copies of traveler’s documents are retained by Pakistan embassy in US and the Visa issuing authority in Islamabad. The procedure being meticulously observed as Pakistan is a front line state in WoT. Yet, we are led to believe his status cannot be verified..!
Nevertheless, the families of both Fahim and Faizan – two young men murdered by Davis have said they would withdraw the murder case if, “The US should release Dr. Aafia Siddiqui as a free citizen to return to Pakistan, or see Davis hanged,” rejecting all other options, including monetary compensation.
http://www.freeaafia.org/
“…Davis was asked to leave an area of Lahore restricted by the military. His cell phone was tracked, said one government official, and some of his calls were made to the Waziristan tribal areas, where the Pakistani Taliban and a dozen other militant groups have a safe haven.”
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ROLE CALL: Puffy Gets ‘Made’
Sean “Puffy” Combs apparently has time to mix business with charges.
While attending the Grammys last week, prosecutors accused the rapper/mogul of trying to bribe his driver into taking the fall for a gun found in his vehicle after a New York club shooting in December. (He pleaded not guilty Tuesday to the bribery charges — just as he had refuted gun possession charges in January.)
Though Combs’ exact involvement in the incident is still in dispute, he’s definitely hoping to be involved in the indie comedy “Made.”
The Hollywood Reporter says he’s in final negotiations to play the head of a New York-based syndicate. The fish-out-of-water tale marks the directing debut of actor-writer Jon Favreau. The story has Favreau and “Swingers” comrade Vince Vaughn playing boxers and lifelong pals who get involved in a money-laundering scheme. Combs will be the gun-toting, money-waving heavy (sound familiar?) to whom the boys owe a rather large debt.
“Made” would be Comb’s big-screen debut. The entrepreneur was supposed to star in Oliver Stone‘s gridiron drama “Any Given Sunday,” but dropped out due to other professional commitments (although the rumor mill ranges from conflicts with Stone to questions about Puffy’s acting ability). His role as a self-centered, controversial quarterback eventually went to less-controversial Jamie Foxx.
Favreau wrote the script for “Made,” and will produce with Vaughn. Filming is scheduled to begin next month — in time for a mid-shoot break for Combs’ next court appearance May 16.
BOMBS AWAY? “Armageddon” alum Ben Affleck is in talks to join the uber-producer’s latest uber-production, “Pearl Harbor,” today’s Hollywood Reporter says. Affleck would be the biggest star yet to join Hollywood’s biggest-ever budgeted flick.
DENZEL IN ‘TRAINING’: Denzel Washington, currently in the Best Actor Oscar race for playing boxer Rubin “Hurricane” Carter in “The Hurricane,” will hit the streets again in the Warner Bros.’ drama “Training Day.” According to trade paper reports, Washington‘s in serious talks to play a corrupt veteran cop who’s assigned to train a rookie on his first day with the LAPD’s undercover narcotics unit.
‘UNBREAKABLE’ PENN: Robin Wright Penn has the right instinct for “The Sixth Sense’s” M. Night Shyamalan. The actress is in talks to play the female lead in the writer-director’s follow-up project “Unbreakable.” Previously, Julianne Moore had made sense until she dropped out to (reportedly) replace Jodie Foster in “Hannibal.”
ONE OF THE ‘GUYS’: Ten years later, “China Beach” Emmy winner Dana Delany has found her way back to the small screen. She’s getting set to star in the pilot for the NBC crime drama “Good Guys/Bad Guys.”
The series, from “Homicide” creators Tom Fontana and Barry Levinson, has been in development for two years. Daily Variety reports that Delany might be paired off with ex-“Homicide” co-star Jon Seda. The pilot involves an FBI agent (Delany) in pursuit of a dangerous Hispanic crime lord (Seda). Shooting’s set to begin in Miami next week.
YO NORTON! Art Carney, aka Ed Norton from “The Honeymooners,” will take on his beloved alter ego once again in a series of promo spots for cable’s TV Land. The hat, the white T-shirt, the vest and of course the 81-year-old Carney himself — the whole package is set to appear the week of March 13 as part of the network’s celebration of the classic series. In the spots, Carney‘s Norton will dispense advice on everything from finding good Chinese food to getting a job in television.
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Horror Rocker CHARACULA’S New Single
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by Mitchell Wells Sep 24, 2013, 9:12 am
The Creepy-Cool Track, From Her Upcoming Debut Album Produced By Dito Godwin (No Doubt, Great White, Motley Crue), Is Already Impacting Triple AAA Radio in the U.S.
Let the old schoolers pull out their scratched 45s of “Monster Mash” and tapes and CDs of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.” This Halloween the cool kids know where the ghoulish musical fun is: with SoCal horror rocker Characula (www.characula.com), celebrating her favorite season with the release of her eerie but super-fun new single “Dead Light District Dolls!”
The creepishly cool track, now available on iTunes, Amazon, and other digital retailers, is currently impacting Triple AAA Radio in the U.S. It comes off her upcoming debut album produced by Dito Godwin (No Doubt, Great White, KISS, Motley Crue). The vinyl edition will have eight tracks—one for each leg of a spider!
As October 31 inches closer, Characula will emerge from the shadows Saturday, October 19 to perform at halftime of a roller derby game of the L.A. Derby Dolls, Southern California’s premiere all-female roller derby league. The game will feature a Halloween costume contest, with the winner announced at halftime.
Characula won’t be staying in the crypt long after Halloween. Earlier this year, she received her first ever Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) nomination for a blistering cover of Bad Company’s “Ready For Love,” and a second nomination for the ghoulish song “Mummy Dance.” “Mummy Dance” and its chilling music video are scheduled for release this Halloween!
She’ll find out who wins at the upcoming 2013 event, set for Thursday, November 21 at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood.
Cheri Anaclerio, aka Characula, unleashes the demons in her powerhouse imagination to create, in a tip of the blood-dripped cap to Frank Zappa, blistering music about monsters, sex and rock ‘n roll.
An engineer by trade, Characula’s inner truth has been coming to light since the fall of 2012. Before Halloween and for a few weeks after last year, her infectiously ghoulish single “Mummy Dance” snagged airplay on numerous Top 40 stations across the country. Her singles are being promoted by Howie Rosen of Howard Rosen Promotion, Inc. (www.howiewood.com).
Written by Mitchell Wells
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Audi, which has been associated with the four interlocking rings since the formation of the original Auto Union in 1932, and synonymous with the logo since the revival of the brand in 1965, has given its long-running logo a minor update for the 21st century.
While the rings already look fairly modern with their three-dimensional texture and shadowing, Audi decided to shine them up a bit. The result is a finish that looks like polished chrome and is nearly as authentic as seeing the real thing emblazoned across the hood of a 'Bahn-stormer.'
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Kaley Cuoco Talks Life After Henry: "The Recognition Has Been Crazy"
Image: People magazine
She's cute, she's quirky, and for what seemed like five seconds last summer, she dated Henry. Now for the first time Kaley Cuoco has mentioned their whirlwind romance, in her interview with Cosmopolitan (May issue).
"It was Superman. I had no one following me until I met Superman. I've been in this business for 20 years, and my whole life, I could go anywhere, do anything. There had not been one paparazzi photo of me until like seven months ago. The recognition has been crazy."
No matter what, those HOT pics remain (1/2). The power of Henry ;)
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WTF!! Kaley is married since December 31!! Why does she feel the need to talk about her past relationships now that she is married? HMMM! PR!
Oh. "Oops! I had NO idea that would happen. I was such a private person until I accidentally started dating Superman..."
Sorry. It's NO coincidence that it happened just as contract renewals and demands for bigger paychecks for TBBT were in play.
And, by all accounts, it worked a treat.
I definitely think it was PR-related but I don't think it was ENTIRELY fake - I do think they actually were hanging out/dating v casually for like 2 weeks but then I think their PRs deliberately staged things for pics and stuff for publicity/movie buzz. There were just too many actual sightings of them together and kissing that night at that bar or wherever for it to be a pure set-up, IMO, but there's no way it was a totally genuine either - Henry has always been pretty private in relationships, there's no way he'd be walking around hand in hand with another celeb only weeks or days after they started dating, and just weeks after breaking up with Gina!
Kaley is so annoying and attention seeking anyway, constantly taking selfies on twitter etc. No one cared about her until Henry, let's get it back that way! haha ;)
I love Kaley. Your such a jealous bitch. Get over yourself!
I used to like her but now I can't stand her. She says she is a private person but she keeps on bringing up Henry Cavill. Whenever she wants attention, Kaley Cuoco brings up Henry. Why doesn't she talk about the costar she dated or another past boyfriend? Or better yet, she should stop talking about her past love life period. Mrs. Cuoco should only talk about her own husband (supposedly the love of her life). I have more respect for Ellen Whitaker and Gina Carano. They never talked about Mr. Cavill after the breakup. They also dated him longer.
Sorry about the rant. I always get angry when a nice person gets hurt or used. Until proven otherwise, Mr. Cavill seems like very sweet and nice person.
I totally agree with you. Henry seems so humble and genuine, and it appeared she was trying to get attention through going out with him. After their short-lived relationship ended, she kept seeking publicity by dating the tennis player who she quickly wed. It only serves to show how hungry she was for PR. Thank goodness, Henry recognized who she really was before too late.
Gina is more private, and defintely more real.
I think what really made me angry was how quickly people turned against him. This fling really hurt his image. Everyone assumed he was the one who wanted the attention. He was accused of being the user. Yet he never wanted it before. All of Kaley Cuoco's actions proved she wanted pr. She keeps on bringing it up.
Gina never commented about her relationship with Henry--and I can only guess that the Celebrity magazines would have loved to have had an interview with Gina regarding her relationship with Henry. She stayed classy and didn't say anything.
Well if it was my boyfriend I would not complain about the media. I would suffer his life as it should be. So mrs. Cuoco don't complain afterwards!! I followed him all around the world
Oh please. She's lived her entire courtship with her new husband in the media. Constantly posting pics on Twitter and Instagram. Media just happening to be there when she gives her mother and husband new cars and going on vacations. Or showing up at kids birthday parties. Who the hell does she think she's kidding????? She milked the thing with Henry for every cent. Who is the one who is hardly ever in the media?? Henry, that's who.
Needing PR & wanting PR are 2 totally different things. Kaley has shown no signs of not liking the attention.
I agree. Henry Cavill has never talked about any of his past relationships.
From an outsider's perspective it sure seemed Kaley was the engineer of that whole "courtship." She posted selfie of herself gazing lovingly at a Superman poster, then arranged to meet and go out with him thru their mutual PR firm. Henry probably thought she was cute and fun from her character on TV, but after a couple of outings where the papparazi magically showed up (and Kaley draped herself all over Henry --staking her claim) perhaps he began to realize she was trying to date him for the media attention. I can just imagine her working to get him to invite her attend his Premieres. I'm glad he saw thru her antics and dumped her. Who could possibly believe her claims she quit dating him because of all the publicity when it was sooo obvious she was behind it!
thats plain language, well spoken
well said. and i'm inclined to think this is how things went down.
No matter how we feel about Kaley it is a treat to have these photos of Henry. We can always pretend it's US he's casually shopping with, and smiling at, hiking and holding hands with. Am I right, girls?
The comments here never fail to crack me up. God bless this website.
Amen. I like Kaley and Gina...I think they're nice girls/fun. The main thing for the fans should be that he's happy. It's a natural response for Henry's fans to be protective of him and act jealous or silly, but they need to realize in time that whether he's single or with someone, it doesn't have to get in the way of appreciation of/fan fantasies with him...especially since he's always good with fans when with them. But anyway...enough about that. The main thing here is...he's sexy as hell...and I just have to add that if I went on a hike with him...I'd nail him in the bushes...
I used to like Kaley. That changed when I saw how she acted following the thing with Henry. And how she's acted ever since. I live for the days when my Yahoo home page doesn't have some new story about her. Her PR people need to take a vacation.
For me, it is not about jealousy. I really don't care if he is single or married. I really don't care whether he is straight or gay. I really don't care if he is from the moon. I do care that he received a lot of negative response for his relationship with Kaley Cuoco. Many saw it as a PR stunt. Some accused Henry Cavill of being an attention whore. Some alleged he was in this relationship to cover-up he was gay. This fling initiated a lot of vicious rumors against him. So you can blame a fan for feeling protective of him whenever Mrs. Cuoco mentions him.
Again, I don't care what his status is . I don't care if he marries Gina Carano or someone else. Will I continue to dream about him? YES!!!
I know the difference between fantasy and reality. I know my chances of ever actually meeting him are quite low. I know my chances of ever dating him are zero. I just wish she would stop mentioning him. I just wish she stop using him for PR purposes. Again, Henry Cavill seems like a nice guy. I hate when nice people get hurt or used.
Exactly. Jealousy has nothing to do with it. I'm tired of people throwing that "you're just jealous" line out there. I didn't like the crap Henry got either. However, on one of the recent stories on Kaley, reading the comments was a bit refreshing. People were commenting that at first they blamed Henry, but now they've seen the light and realized it appears Kaley and her team were the masterminds considering all the constant stories about her. Of course, there are always the "Penny" fans who don't see anything wrong with her constant whoring out of herself. People are confusing Penny with Kaley. She said it herself...before Superman, nobody followed her. And now she's on the cover of Cosmo. Funny how that worked out. If it weren't for other people posting pics of Henry, nobody would really know where he is.
to the anon above -- could you point me to that kaley story -- the one where people were commented about realizing kaley and her team seem to be behind all the hype? i've always wondered why henry was getting so muck flak about the whole thing when it seemed to me that between the two of them, kaley was the one who appeared to be milking the publicity. henry has never talked about her, and apart from a general comment on how the media attention has made it harder to keep his private life private (he said it during a short interview at the 2013 san diego comic con),he has remained characteristically tight-lipped about his love life. so i don't know why people were throwing all these accusations at him and insisting it was a pr stunt on his part.
I just really dont like her. Now Gina seems much better...its hus life nit mine. But i just dont like Kaley. At least with Gina it seems somewhat real.
Henry should not be wearing those sweatpants!
Why not? I am enjoying the view.
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A NUMBER of not-for-profit sports clubs, sporting groups, community organisations and Shoalhaven City Council have gained funding as part of the NSW government’s Participation and Facility Grant Program.
The Participation and Facility Grant Program provides funding for local initiatives that encourage people to be more active on a regular basis.
South Coast MP Shelley Hancock said by assisting to fund the development of local sport facilities, the NSW government was investing in the health and wellbeing of local communities.
Shoalhaven City Council received $25,000 to undertake the installation of an outdoor fitness station at Paradise Beach Reserve at Sanctuary Point and $25,000 to resurface and upgrade six netball courts at Ulladulla district netball courts.
“The upgrade of netball courts at Ulladulla has been much anticipated by local residents, with the courts in a dire state of disrepair,” Mrs Hancock said.
The Nowra Bowling and Recreation Club was granted $25,000 to upgrade its main roof and airconditioning in order to be able to install solar power.
Funding has also been provided for programs to assist residents participating in local sporting activities and build on current participants’ skills.
The Shoalhaven District Football Association received $1750 to provide training to volunteer coaches and the Bay and Basin Community Resources has been given $9640 to motivate and develop fitness within the Bay and Basin community.
“Participation in sport and recreation together with good facilities brings people closer together, as well as offering many health benefits,” Mrs Hancock said.
Local not-for-profit sports clubs, sporting groups and community organisations are being encouraged to apply for the next round of Participation and Facilities Program grants, with applications closing on February 26.
For more information, visit www.dsr.nsw.gov.au/grants.
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The Oklahoma Kid to release debut full-length album “Solarray” on September 13th 2019
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Last week, German metal quintet The Oklahoma Kid released their brand new single “Shaking off the Disease” and launched the pre-orders for their upcoming full-length debut record “Solarray”, which will be available on September 13th, 2019, via Arising Empire!
Watch the brand new music video for “Shaking off the Disease” below. Stream & buy the new single here.
The Oklahoma Kid: “We were waiting too long to finally announce, that our first full-length record "Solarray" will be out on September 13th via Arising Empire. With "Oasis" you already heard the heavy and technical side of our upcoming album, so let us introduce "Shaking off the Disease" now. Our second single will show you a completely different The Oklahoma Kid which brings heaviness together with a romantic nineties pop vibe into your living room. See this new concept in the music video of "Shaking off the Disease", which was super fun to shoot with Pavel Trebukhin”.
Robin Baumann, Arising Empire: “I haven’t heard anything like "Solarray" in a long time. This is everything but a generic metalcore record and an absolute must-have for everyone who hungers for something fresh and unique in this copy-paste scene! If you love rough energy and well-dressed gentlemen, do yourself a favour and check out this album!”...
Pre-order their upcoming debut record “Solarray” here.
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The Oklahoma Kid stands for breathtaking modern metal that bridges the gap between technical intricacy and energizing rhythms. Since their formation in 2012 the band - consisting of David J. Burtscher, Fred Stölzel, Robert Elfenbein, Tomm Brümmer and Andreas Reinhard - has consistently pushed the envelope and have established their foundation in the German metal scene.
Their 2014 debut EP “Fortuneteller” impressed the scene with their very own blending of genres: “"Fortuneteller" encapsulates the very essence of the post-hardcore and metalcore genres, but effectively intertwines tech metal and crushing djent riffs into a very solid effort”, - Kenny McGalem, Bandcamp.
Already one year later the band added a second EP “Doppelganger” to their catalogue for which they hired acknowledged producer Aljoscha Sieg (Eskimo Callboy, Butter The Bread With Butter, Nasty) and solidified their sonic vision. The band’s signature bouncing grooves and futuristic synthesizers were completed by catchy hooks and sing-alongs. The band teamed up with visionary director Pavel Trebukhin (Alazka, Stick To Your Guns, Annisokay) to create a unique music video for their hit-single “Scharlatan”, for which they would receive the national PopFish Music Video Award.
The Oklahoma Kid toured the country with renowned acts such as Stick To Your Guns, Carnifex, Evegreen Terrace and Hatebreed and electrified crowds with their passionate, relentless performance.They are no longer an insider tip and a force to be reckoned with. Where they’re live at a festival or on a record player in a living room; The Oklahoma Kid will change your perception of what metal is capable of.
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Incofin spearheads pioneering self-regulatory initiative to prevent over-indebtedness in Cambodia
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Persistently high portfolio growth, increasing average loan sizes and stagnating client numbers for the last decade have raised concerns of overheating in the Cambodian microfinance market, and whether there is an over-indebtedness crisis around the corner.
Data from the Credit Bureau of Cambodia (CBC) reveals that 50% of loans disbursed in 2017 were for refinancing, with 25% refinanced earlier than maturity and 30% refinanced at over 130% of the original loan amount.
To better promote a healthy microfinance sector, protect vulnerable clients and avert a crisis, Incofin’s East Asia office worked with international development finance institutions ADA, BIO, FMO and PROPARCO to initiate a pioneering self-regulatory initiative with the Cambodia Microfinance Association (CMA). “The Lending Guidelines Project is a pro-active, self-regulatory initiative aimed at managing risks in the sector. It is very important that as responsible operators, we join and implement this to ensure a sustainable future for the microfinance sector,” says Kea Borann, Chairman of the CMA.
The Lending Guidelines Project commenced in December 2016 with CMA members signing an MOU agreeing to implement a set of responsible lending guidelines intended to reduce the risk of over-indebtedness. The CMA took another important step in May 2018 when its members agreed to set a threshold for “high-risk” loans at 5% of total monthly disbursements. Implementation should be complete by year’s end, and have a significant impact since CMA members represent 80%+ of the MFIs operating in Cambodia.
KPI “dashboards” help monitor CMA member compliance with Project guidelines. The dashboards were created by development finance expert Daniel Rozas, and are generated by the CBC using monthly data submitted by MFIs.
According to Sok Voeun, Chairman of the CMA’s CEO Taskforce: “The LGs dashboard is an effective tool to monitor the implementation of the best lending practices that could reduce the risk of market overheating and a potential over-indebtedness crisis. In addition, the LGs dashboards puts the high risk MFIs on notice. We will continue to encourage other responsible financial institutions who are not CMA members to adopt the LGs.”
The LGs dashboard is a powerful and dynamic risk management tool for all internal and external MFI stakeholders. “The LGs dashboard is a valuable, quantitative gauge for me to evaluate my investees’ lending behaviours and allows me to engage with them in a more constructive dialogue on risk“, says Dannet Liv, Senior Investment Manager at Incofin East Asia Office.
Incofin announces full exit of RIF II from Annapurna Finance, India
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The Flash 3x06 Review: "Shade" (Bring It Into the Light) [Contributor: Deborah MacArthur]
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In the most recent episode of The Flash, “Shade,” there is much ado about truthiness. There is also some Joe West flirtation, angst, Alchemy falling for a pretty obvious trap, and Julian Albert being standoffishly British/possibly an evil mastermind. A metahuman called Shade plays a minor role, despite getting the title of the episode named after him. Caitlin is afraid and grumpy. Wally is just grumpy. Iris punches her brother in the face. H.R. Wells is still a Manic Pixie Dream Wells. I have so many questions and so few answers and I’m just trying my best, people.
OH THE METAHUMANITY
Aw, this week we get a beginning voiceover from Wally as alternate-timeline The Flash! Or Kid Flash? Whatever, he’s adorable and excited about helping people, although Joe is dubious about the goodness of Wally’s impending metahumanity. I have to be honest: I don’t really get why everyone in this episode is so worried about Wally getting speedster powers. Yeah, he gets badly hurt (dies?) in the Flashpoint timeline, but the cause of his death was The Rival — who is, himself, quite dead now. There’s very little to indicate that Wally would be in any more danger fighting crime than Barry or Jesse. It’s bizarre how they all seem to associate Wally getting his powers with his impending doom, as if one is a prophetic indication of the other.
Speaking of prophetic indicators: Caitlin is still afraid of her growing Killer Frost powers and is still keeping them a secret from the rest of the team. She steals a pair of power-dampening cuffs from Cisco and I think we’re going to be in for a whole episode of Caitlin being shady (ha!) but she actually confesses pretty quickly when Cisco starts blaming H.R. for the thievery. What’s more: Caitlin tells Cisco about her powers (hooray!) in order to ask him to use his Vibe abilities to see the future. She says that if he sees her acting all evil, she’ll run away. I have a lot of issues with that plan — the most prominent being, as Cisco says later and I’ve been saying for ages, why Caitlin would think it a good idea to run from actual metahuman experts/her best friends — but that’s what Caitlin thinks she has to do to keep the people she cares about safe.
Cisco vibes the future of Caitlin Snow and sees her, as Killer Frost, fighting him as Vibe. Assuming that Caitlin is evil in this vision, he lies to her (boo!) and tells her there’s nothing wrong. Hey, Cisco, how do you know that Killer Frost is the evil one in your power-induced premonition? Are we conveniently forgetting about the Evil Cisco that used to hang out with her? Heck, Earth-2 Cisco was arguably more evil than Killer Frost was, since Reverb definitely wanted to rule the world — Killer Frost just wanted to survive. Don’t get all judgey from that vision, sir.
I suppose this episode is all about facing truths, because in “Shade” the truth eventually comes to light (double ha!) for everything and everyone: not only Caitlin’s powers (which get revealed to Cisco and then, via Cisco, to everyone else) but also Cisco’s duplicity regarding his Vibe vision, and Wally’s family facing the idea that he’ll probably be getting speedster powers, and Wally himself learning the truth of his Flashpoint life. Truth, truth, truth for everyone!
But beyond truth, there is plot: namely, the episode-centric plot of a shadowy metahuman attacking people, the season plot involving Alchemy and his looming threat over Wally, and Caitlin’s future villainy. We touched briefly on the last thing, we’ll focus on the middle bit later, and allow me to further summarize the first plot element on the list — oh wait, that is literally all there is to it. A metahuman with shadow powers is attacking people. Team Flash kind of wants to stop him but really seem to have more important things to deal with. They stop him at the end of the episode, the end.
Maybe all the truth going on this week is supposed to be an ironic reference to the episode’s title, because the title certainly not proportional to the importance of the villain it’s named after. I don’t think I’ve ever seen an episode of The Flash in which the metahuman of the week was so utterly insignificant. Alchemy completely overshadows (triple ha! Pun hat trick!) Shade in every way and his existence doesn’t even lend itself to the character or plot development in other areas of the episode. Sure, we see the cuffs get used on him — but the team using those cuffs on Shade is more of an afterthought to Caitlin using them on herself, and the threat of Shade wasn’t exactly pivotal to anything the team does or learns.
Now that the Shade story is out of the way, let’s focus on the really important villain: Alchemy. As I mentioned earlier, Alchemy has been sending Wally West dreams of being a speedster named Kid Flash and everyone is worried that this means Wally has been targeted to receive the speedster powers he had during the Flashpoint timeline. This is a problem, for some reason, and Team Flash devises a plan to stop Alchemy from getting to Wally while Wally angsts about his friends and family keeping him from getting the superpowers that would allow him to help people. And run really fast. Don’t forget Wally’s addiction to speed (the rapidity of movement, not the drugs).
Alchemy keeps talking inside Wally’s head and causing him a lot of pain, but everyone on the team is adamant about not letting him do what Alchemy wants. They get the bright idea to lock Wally up, with just his sympathetic sister and a camera to watch over him, and everyone reflects on how cool superpowers are. Or dangerous. Whichever one. Caitlin is still worried about what her Killer Frost powers might do to her morality, Iris is kinda bummed out because she’s the only one of the group besides her father (and now H.R.) who has no super intelligence or superpowers, and she explains how Wally wanting speedster powers is motivated by a little bit of altruistic envy.
Wally inevitably convinces Iris to let him out of the tunnel but, because Iris is awesome, he doesn’t get very far before she punches him in the face and knocks him out cold. Oh, Iris. You prove every episode that you don’t need powers or a genius level IQ in order to be amazing. You are amazing automatically, and even more amazing for what you can manage as an “ordinary” person. Iris West is terrific.
Once Wally is back under control, it becomes very clear that the psychic pain Alchemy is causing him will hurt him far more than the theoretical death that could come from Wally gaining powers. Thus, the genius plan: pretend that Wally is going to Alchemy, follow him, and then apprehend Alchemy. At first I don’t think it’s going to work — how stupid would Alchemy have to be to fall for it? — but then it does! And Barry ruins it by gloating at him. Come on, Barry! What have I told you about gloating at villains? I swear, it’s like you don’t even read these reviews.
Thanks to Barry’s gloating, we don’t get to see who Alchemy actually is (I suspect the suspiciously absent Julian) before a zippy white light rumbles its way into the room, snapping up police officers and offering Alchemy a chance to escape. Barry urges Joe and Wally to run while he goes after the white light and Joe listens, but Wally is captivated by the glowing stone Alchemy carries around. He touches it and disappears into a... tree? And then a monster calling itself Savitar, the God of Speed pins Barry to the roof.
I don’t think the God of Speed is too happy with Barry. Understandable, though. No one is happy with Barry this season.
Every time Barry talks to Julian he acts like he’s asking him out on a date.
“There’s only one problem with that. It’s your face.” Cisco isn’t so much about the tact, when it comes to H.R.
“Who cares what Barry’s saying?” Someone needs to say that line at least once and episode.
Julian actually says “Cheerio.” He’s reached Maximum English.
“I haven’t met anyone yet; it’s gonna take a while, even when I do meet them, to get to the cuffs stage.” H.R., for real.
How do Earth-19 snack machines work if their coins are triangles?
“Whether you realize it or not, there is no Flash without Iris West.”
H.R. flirting with Joe’s date RIGHT IN FRONT OF JOE, though. Dial it back, buddy.
Alchemy calling Wally “Wallace” all the time is really amusing.
Because I was curious, I looked up Savitar and found out that the character in the comics named himself after Savitr, the Hindu “god of motion” — except then I looked up Savitr and found out that he’s not so much the god of “motion” as he is the god of moving things. Like, the god of instigation. I don’t know, I just find that mistranslation/misconception amusing. Savitar basically named himself a MacGuffin. Anyway, this has been today’s Pointless Trivia with Deb. Please carry on.
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About Tape
oktober 30, 2014 Collaboration
About Tape has been created in the framework of LABO #3 of Champ d’Action in collaboration with visual artist Anneleen De Causmaeker. The project was awarded the Labo prize and the What’s next prize, which resulted in 2 other performances, in the museum M HKA, (Antwerp, Belgium) and in Flagey, (Brussels, Belgium).
‘About tape’ is an interactive installation for tape², dancer and violinist. The basic idea lies in the exporation of the immense sound possibilities of meters fastened and stretched Scotch tape. On this initial idea, the dancer was added who plays on the tape and the space. At the same time, a violinist improvises on his violin, a traditional instrument which interacts and dialogues with the sound. The violinist imitates, creates and makes the sound more concrete. Finally, contact microphones amplify and distort the tapesound produced by the dancer. One described our project like this:
“A space, a dancer and a violinist. A space crossed by plastic tape, being a labyrinth, a perspective study, a ‘non’ existing wall. In this space and with the tape a dancer is dancing. She plays the tape as a special instrument, makes sound by touching, by rubbing and sticking. Contact mics amplify and delicately distort the sound. That way, the dancer is creating sonorous sound clouds and making a co-improvisation with the violinist. Movement influences form, sound reflects on movement, they answer, follow, lead. They create.”
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A Quick Guide to Sections of the Video on Theodore W. Allen’s “The Invention of the White Race,” (Presentation by Jeffrey B. Perry)
Tags: The Invention of the White Race, Theodore W. Allen, Verso Books, Terbospeed, Columbia University Press, slavery, indentured servitude, Hubert Harrison, The Voice of Harlem Radicalism, Jeffrey B. Perry, Ted Allen, Hubert H. Harrison, The Father of Harlem Radicalism, enslaved Black Laborers, proletarians, chattel bond servants, Bacon's Rebellion, no white people, Jamestown, Virginia, Governor Berkeley, Nathaniel Bacon Jr., Thomas Grantham, class struggle, women, Native Americans, Powhatan, John Punch, Elizabeth Key, capitalism, Governor Gooch, white skin privilege, white privilege, Lerone Bennett Jr., Winthrop D. Jordan, Edmund S. Morgan, Ireland, England, Barbados, Jamaica, Haiti, Scotland, anti white supremacy, #privilege, #whiteidentity, #whiteprivilege, #whiteness, #whiteskinprivilege, three crises, radicalism, racial oppression, social control, Origin of Racial Oppression, Anglo-America, Anglo-Caribbean, Sean Ahern, Fred Nguyen, Fansmiles, Brecht Forum, LAWCHA, Labor and Working Class History Association, #blacklivesmatter, U.S. History, Colonial Virginia, national oppression
"Terbospeed," the screen name of a viewer of the video of Theodore W. Allen's "The Invention of the White Race," took the time to select some key points in the presentation and provide excerpts and links to the exact sections in the video where the points are discussed.
What "Terbospeed" has done can be very helpful for viewers and I draw from "Terbospeed's" outline here --
"When the first Africans arrived in Virginia in 1619, there were no ‘white’ people there; nor, according to the colonial records, would there be for another sixty years.”
Main thesis 1) the white race was invented as a ruling class social control formation in response to labor solidarity as manifested in the latter civil war stages of Bacon's rebellion 2) a system of racial privileges was deliberately instituted by the late 17th century Anglo-American bourgeoisie in order to define and establish the white race, and establish a system of racial oppression 3) the consequences were not only ruinous to the interests of African-Americans, they were also disastrous for European-American workers
1:20 "[Hubert] Harrison Arrived in NY [from Caribbean] in 1900 and encountered a viscous white supremacy unlike anything he knew before" CLICK HERE
3:30 Contrast of Caribbean/US Slavery CLICK HERE
4:50 "Politically, the Negro is the touchstone of the modern democratic idea. The presence of the Negro puts our democracy to the test and reveals the falsity of it." (touchstone is black stone which tests the purity of gold) CLICK HERE
07:40 "This understanding of black labor as proletarian is essential to a whole new reinterpretation of US history" CLICK HERE
10:15 Originator -- "white skin privilege" concept, 1965 CLICK HERE
16:25 "Invention's" Main Theses CLICK HERE
23:00 "Three Major Crisis of US: 1870s, 1890s, 1930s" CLICK HERE
23:20 "Why no socialism in the US?" "Why was there a generally low level of class-consciousness in the US?" Review/criticism of left/labor/general historians - "Architects of Consensus" CLICK HERE
24:07 Six-pronged rational: (Consensus explaining low level of class consciousness) Early right to vote and other constitutional liberties Heterogeneity of the working class Free-land safety valve Higher wages Social mobility "Aristocracy of labor" Each is a myth, and needs to be reexamined in the light of Racism/White Supremacy CLICK HERE
37:50 'whiteness' - "the white race is an actual objective thing", "an abstract noun, an attribute of some people, not their role" it's a historically developed identity of European-Americans and Anglo-Americans and so has to be dealt with" CLICK HERE
38:22 "my book is not about, and does not pretend to be about `racism'" "it is about the white race, it's origin and method of functioning" "I stay way from using the word `racism' because of the ruinous ambiguity white supremacists have managed to give it" CLICK HERE
39:40 Slavery or Racism, which came first? CLICK HERE
40:55 "Look at some Howling Absurdities of ``Race''' CLICK HERE
43:45 "The Irish Mirror" "The reflector of Irish history affords insights into American racial oppression and white supremacy" Irish History "presents a case of racial oppression without reference to 'skin color' or, as the jargon goes, 'phenotype'." CLICK HERE
44:12 Core Argument - Comparative study of: 1) Anglo-Norman rule and 'Protestant Ascendancy' (1652-) in Ireland 2) 'white supremacy' in continental Anglo-America (in both its colonial and regenerate United States forms) CLICK HERE
44:55 Specific Examples of Racial Oppression 1) African Americans in the U.S. both pre/post emancipation 2) American Indians in the 19th century 3) Irish from early 13th century until 1315, and after 1652 CLICK HERE
45:08 Essential Elements of Discrimination (against Irish in Ireland and Afro-Americans) which gave these respective regimes the character of racial oppression, were those that: 1) Destroyed the original forms of social identity & 2) Excluded the oppressed group from admittance into the forms of social identity normal to the colonizing power. CLICK HERE
45:33 4 Defining Characteristics of Racial Oppression (Virginia 18th century) 1) de-classing legislation, directed at property-holding members of the oppressed group 2) deprivation of civil rights 3) illegalization of literacy 4) displacement of family rights and authorities The Hallmark of Racial Oppression: "the reduction of all members of the oppressed group to one undifferentiated social status, beneath that of any member of the oppressor group" CLICK HERE
46:04 Maximize Profit, Maintain Social Control "Where the option was for racial oppression, a successful policy was one that could maximize the return on capital investment, while assuring its perpetuation through an efficient system of social control" CLICK HERE
The Invention of the White Race by Theodore W. Allen Video Presentation by Jeffrey B. Perry Passes 55,000-Viewers Mark Please Share and Discuss Theodore W. Allen and Hubert Harrison are Key
Tags: The Invention of the White Race, Theodore W. Allen, Verso Books, Columbia University Press, slavery, indentured servitude, Hubert Harrison, The Voice of Harlem Radicalism, Jeffrey B. Perry, Ted Allen, Hubert H. Harrison, The Father of Harlem Radicalism, enslaved Black Laborers, proletarians, chattel bond servants, Bacon's Rebellion, no white people, Jamestown, Virginia, Governor Berkeley, Nathaniel Bacon Jr., Thomas Grantham, class struggle, women, Native Americans, Powhatan, John Punch, Elizabeth Key, capitalism, Governor Gooch, white skin privilege, white privilege, Lerone Bennett Jr., Winthrop D. Jordan, Edmund S. Morgan, Ireland, England, Barbados, Jamaica, Haiti, Scotland, anti white supremacy, #privilege, #whiteidentity, #whiteprivilege, #whiteness, #whiteskinprivilege, three crises, radicalism, racial oppression, social control, Origin of Racial Oppression, Anglo-America, Anglo-Caribbean, Sean Ahern, Fred Nguyen, Fansmiles, Brecht Forum, LAWCHA, Labor and Working Class History Association, #blacklivesmatter, U.S. History, Colonial Virginia, national oppression
Just Passed the 55,000-Viewers Mark on YouTube.
55,000 VIEWS -- Hubert Harrison (“the father of Harlem radicalism”) and Theodore W. Allen (author of “The Invention of the White Race: The Origin of Racial Oppression in Anglo-America”) are two of the most important thinkers on race and class in the 20th Century. If you are interested in issues of race and class in America, you are encouraged to read them and to become familiar with their work. If you have not yet watched this video on Allen’s “The Invention of the White Race,” which opens with some comments on Hubert Harrison, please do watch it and please let friends know about it. Allen’s rigorously documented “The Invention of the White Race” provides the basis for a radical, liberating understanding of U.S. history and helps to point the way forward for struggle. Allen and Harrison are that important!
This video of a slide presentation/talk on Theodore W. Allen’s “The Invention of the White Race” (2 vols., Verso Books) just passed the 55,000 viewer mark -- CLICK HERE
For an in-depth treatment of the development of the work of Theodore W. Allen see “The Developing Conjuncture and Some Insights From Hubert Harrison and Theodore W. Allen on the Centrality of the Fight Against White Supremacy” by Jeffrey B. Perry at the top left at CLICK HERE
For comments from scholars and activists on "Hubert Harrison: The Voice of Harlem Radicalism, 1883-1918" (Columbia University Press) see http://www.jeffreybperry.net/disc.htm and see CLICK HERE
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Avatar was OK, but I have more than a few complaints
I’m going to start my review by stating that I DID enjoy the movie. It entertained me for three hours. I’ll also say that I really enjoyed the well thought out world of Pandora and the creatures that populated that world. The way that the Na’vi could connect with the creatures was not only awesome but was a reflection of the “sky people” (humans) mech technology. In a way, both civilizations had similar tech, but one was mechanical and the other was biological. All good. But that’s where my praise for the movie ends.
Was it in my top ten movies of the year? Yes. Top ten all time? Not even close. Probably towards the back side of the top 100. Why?
1) 3D. For me this always has been, and will most likely always be, a gimmick. It’s similar to the early 90’s in comic books when they put different holograms on the covers. Ohhh, 3D! I need them all. But they provided no real value to the story within or my overall enjoyment of the book. I went into Avatar with an open mind but found the 3D experience added nothing to the movie. In fact, more often than not, it distracted me from it. Many things didn’t look right to me. My eyes bugged out for about the first twenty minutes. I’ve heard a lot of “but you get used to it after a while.” The problem with that is I don’t want to go see movies I have to get used to. I want to sit down, clear my mind and enjoy.
The result of the 3D was a headache and tense eyes until I went to bed. I will say there were a few scenes where I thought, “Okay, that looks pretty cool,” but for the cost to make this film and all the hype, it should have been so much more. I found the visuals in 300 to be far more stunning than in Avatar. I will most likely watch Avatar again, in 2D and compare the experience—see if I lose anything. I’m hoping that the new rash of 3D gimmickry will die out like the 1980’s explosion. I will most likely go see future movies in 2D, regardless of they hype, until some kind of new tech comes along.
2) The plot. I feel it suffered in part because of the aforementioned gimmickry. Too much attention was paid to the tech and not enough to the story. It’s extremely predictable (which I had determined before seeing it, so I wasn’t overly disappointed, but I wasn’t happily surprised either). Here’s how I picture the Hollywood pitch session,
Cameron: Picture this, Fern Gully meets Dances with Wolves!
Exec: Hmm, I don’t know...Didn’t we see that in Pathfinder too?
Cameron: Yes! But here, the Vikings are ‘Sky People’ and the Native Americans—the savages—are Na’vi. Frikken Blue Aliens!
Exec: So, you’re saying this is like Pocahontas with aliens?
Cameron: Blue aliens. But yes, exactly like Pocahontas.
Exec: Tarzan?
Cameron: If Jane is a dude and Tarzan is a blue alien, then yes.
Exec: Jungle Book?
Cameron: Yup.
Exec: Dune?
Cameron: Nail. On. The. Head.
Exec: I don’t know... You’re saying that this plot has been done before?
Cameron: Almost yearly. But the combined earnings from those movies nearly equal my proposed budget.
Exec: Wow, that’s a crap load of money!
Cameron: I know! Listen, you’ve financed this exact same story twice already and both were box office successes. You can’t lose.
Exec: Still...
Cameron: Tatanka!
Exec: Sold!
Seriously. We’ve seen the majority of this movie before, several times. And the plot points that weren’t in those other movies (because they weren’t on another planet—well, Dune WAS and the similarities are painful) were still predictable. I should point out that I enjoyed Avatar far more than Dances with Wolves, Fern Gully and Pocahontas. Pathfinder is a close call. Dune is better.
3) Failed to stir any kind of emotional response. It was fun. But that’s all. I wasn’t once scared. I don’t recall laughing. I didn’t get tense or excited. Nor did I get sad. For me to really consider a movie something special, it really needs to evoke some kind of emotional response in me. This one failed to do so. It was fun in the way that the recent rash of super hero movies are fun. I’d watch it again. I’ll probably buy the DVD. But it was nothing special.
I think the focus on the tech killed this for me, dulled the story and the action. I’m far from a Cameron hater. In fact, he’s been a huge influence on me. But I think when his budget was more limited and he had to innovate or die (not go overboard) he did better.
If you’re curious as to what my all time top ten movies (in no particular order) actually are, here you go:
1. Signs
3. Aliens (extended edition)
4. The Abyss (director’s cut is unbelievable)
5. The Matrix (1st film)
6. Lord of the Rings (trilogy, uncut)
8. Jurassic Park (the first)
9. Shaun of the Dead
10. Star Trek: Wrath of Khan
Runners up: E.T., Close Encounters, Star Wars (3 – 6), Indiana Jones (1 & 2), Ghostbusters, Gladiator and The Three Amigos
-- Jeremy Robinson
www.jeremyrobinsononline.com
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First Hawaiians
Western Contact
Hawai'i Today
Hawai'i is a melting pot of cultures, peoples and customs - and this has greatly affected the music of the islands. Very few other island nations have such a diverse musical history and almost no other island sound have impacted world-wide music as much as Hawaiian music.
Before contact with western civilization, Hawaiians celebrated nature, their gods and their love of life through the expression of Chants and Hula. Chants came in two basic styles... mele oli were chants without music while mele hula were chants with dance and sometimes musical instruments.
Because of Hawai'i's lack metals and minerals other than lava - musical instruments were created from trees, plants and shells. The basic instruments included the ipu - a drum made out of a gourd, the ipu heke - a double gourd drum, the kala'au - sticks that were struck together, the 'ili 'ili - two flat smooth stones that were clicked together, the ohe hano ihu - a nose flute made from wood, the Conch Shell - a large ocean shell that was blown into to produce deep resonant tones, the pu ohe - a trumpet made of bamboo, and the puili - slit sticks made from bamboo. These were the instruments of ancient Hawaiian time, and are still used today in modern Hawaiian music as well as hula.
The most famous - at least to non-Hawaiians - musical instrument of the islands is the ukulele. Interestingly enough, the ukulele did not originate in Hawai'i. The origins of the ukulele come from a ship that arrived in Honolulu on August 23, 1879. The ship was carrying Portuguese immigrants from the Island of Maderia. When they arrived one of the immigrants using a braguinha started playing his native songs. Hawaiians were very impressed with the music and especially how the musicians' fingers danced on the strings. The Hawaiians called the braguinha a ukulele that is a combination of the word uku which means flea, and lele which means to jump. Thus ukulele literally means jumping flea and describes the fingers of a ukulele player.
Modern Hawaiian music is a combination of ancient music and modern influences. Because Hawai'i is so diverse, this diversity has made its way into the music. It is not uncommon to hear a new Hawaiian song with components of country music (we do have cowboys after all), Rasta and other flavors woven into the songs. The lyrics usually have to do with places of Hawai'i, or love, or what it is like to fish - and the music is simply beautiful and haunting.
If you are interested in Hawaiian music, we have placed below a variety of selections that show the various influences and diversity of the music.
Music from Hawai'i's Favorite Son, Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwo'ole
IZ's Facing Future is the best-selling Hawaiian album of all time. His voice has been described as tender and sweet and liable to bring listeners to tears. He is so loved that when he died in 1997, over 10,000 people paid their respects while he lay-in-state in the Hawaiian Capitol.
Alone in IZ World
In Dis Life
E Ala E
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Music from Keali'i Reichel
Heartfelt and soulful, Keali'i's songs are consistently in the top 10 of the Hawaiian music charts.
Music from The Mākaha Sons
Known for their unique harmonies, The Mākaha Sons have been singing for 28 years.
Ke'Alaokamaile
Melelana
Ke Alaula
Ho'oluana
More Music From Keali'i Reichel More Music From The Mākaha Sons
Music from Keola Beamer
Often called the world's best slack-key guitarist, his most popular song is Honlulu City Lights Music from Ho'Onua
This upbeat, contemporary duo will definitely get your toes tapping!
Kolonahe
Feel Good Island Music
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Music from Don Ho
Don Ho Christmas Album
The Don Ho Show/Don Ho Again
Night with Don Ho
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More Hawaiian Island Music
Sounds of Hawai'i
Hawai'i Calls Presents
Hawai'i I Ka Pu'Uwai
He Hawai'i Au
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J. Robert Spencer
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Actor, singer, writer, director and producer, Spencer does it all.
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About J. Robert Spencer
J. Robert Spencer is best known as Broadway’s original Nick Massi in the Tony Award- and Grammy Award-winning show “Jersey Boys,” with additional credits beyond as an independent film director, producer, writer and singer.
Since 2011, J. Robert has performed in over 700 concerts all over the world with his singing group, "The Midtown Men – Four Original Stars from Broadway's Jersey Boys." The group has toured all over the United States and internationally in Italy, Canada, Mexico City, and Beijing. The Midtown Men have produced and recorded several CD's, including a Christmas single written and produced by Stevie Van Zandt. The group recently filmed their concert and a documentary for PBS titled, “The Midtown Men – Live in Concert.”
Spencer (whose Tony-nominated turn in “Next To Normal” remains one of my favorite theatrical memories) hits all the rights notes. He imbues The Preacher with so much heart and finds the right balance between comically befuddled dad and genuinely wounded spouse. His reedy voice is perfectly suited for “Offer It Up,” one of the show’s standout numbers.
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Kam's Movie Kapsules for 10-16-15
Kam's Kapsules:
Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun
by Kam Williams
For movies opening October 16, 2015
BIG BUDGET FILMS
Bridge of Spies (PG-13 for violence and brief profanity) Cold War thriller about a lawyer (Tom Hanks) recruited by the CIA to represent an American spy (Austin Stowell) whose surveillance plane was shot down behind the Iron Curtain in 1960. With Amy Ryan, Alan Alda and Eve Hewson.
Crimson Peak (R for sexuality, graphic violence and brief profanity) Gothic horror film, set in England in the 19th Century, about a troubled author (Mia Wasikowska) who, after a whirlwind romance, marries an aristocrat (Tom Hiddleston) and moves into a haunted house he shares with his sister (Jessica Chastain). Cast includes Charlie Hunnam, Jim Beaver and Doug Jones.
Goosebumps (PG for scary images, intense action and rude humor) Kiddie-oriented horror fare adapted from the R.L. Stine children's book series and revolving around a couple of teenagers (Dylan Minnette and Ryan Lee) who unwittingly unleash monsters which were the product of Stine's (Jack Black) fertile imagination. With Amy Ryan, Halston Sage and Odeya Rush.
Room (R for profanity) Adaptation of the Emma Donoghue best seller of the same name about the harrowing ordeal of a young woman (Brie Larson) and the son (Jacob Tremblay) she bore while imprisoned as a sex slave in her kidnapper's (Sean Bridgers) backyard shed. Support cast includes William H. Macy, Joan Allen and Amanda Brugel.
INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS
All Things Must Change (Unrated) Music biz documentary revisiting the rise and demise of Tower Records. Featuring commentary by Chris Cornell, Chuck D., Elton John and David Geffen.
A Ballerina's Tale (Unrated) Reverential biopic chronicling the ascension of Misty Copeland from humble rootsin California to prima ballerina in Manhattan with the American Ballet Theatre company. Including commentary by Deirdre Kelly, Susan Fales-Hill and Gilda Squire.
Experimenter (PG-13 for mature themes and brief profanity) Peter Sarsgaard portrays Stanley Milgram in this biopic about the legendary social scientist's famous study of humans' willingness to obey authority. Ensemble cast includes Winona Ryder, Dennis Haysbert, Jim Gaffigan, Kellan Lutz, John Leguizamo and Vondie Curtis-Hall.
Meadowland (R for profanity, drug use and graphic sexuality) Marriage on the rocks saga, set in New York City, examining the emotional rift which develops between a cop (Luke Wilson) and his wife (Olivia Wilde) in the wake of their young son's mysterious disappearance. With Giovanni Ribisi, Juno Temple and John Leguizamo.
Tab Hunter Confidential (Unrated) Out-of-the-closet biopic recounting how the Fifties matinee idol hid his homosexuality until finally publishing a tell-all autobiography a half-century after his heyday. Featuring commentary by Clint Eastwood, Debbie Reynolds and Connie Stevens.
This Changes Everything (Unrated) Global warming documentary examining the effect of climate change in seven locales around the world, including communities in America, India, China, Canada and Germany.
Truth (R for profanity and a nude photo) Broadcast ethics is the theme of this thriller about the news story awhich cost CBS ' Dan Rather (Robert Redford) his career. With Cate Blanchett, Topher Grace, Dennis Quaid and Bruce Greenwood.
Woodlawn (PG for mature themes and racial tensions) Fact-based, coming-of-age saga, set in 1973, recalling how a black football star (Caleb Castille) and his white football coach (Nicholas Bishop) joined forces to alleviate tensions across the color line at a Birmingham, Alabama high school. Featuring Jon Voight, Sean Astin and Sherri Shepherd.
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The Sly Fox Film Reviews publishes the content of film critic Kam Williams. Voted Most Outstanding Journalist of the Decade by the Disilgold Soul Literary Review in 2008, Kam Williams is a syndicated film and book critic who writes for 100+ publications around the U.S., Europe, Asia, Africa, Canada and the Caribbean. He is a member of the New York Film Critics Online, the NAACP Image Awards Nominating Committee and Rotten Tomatoes.
In addition to a BA in Black Studies from Cornell, he has an MA in English from Brown, an MBA from The Wharton School, and a JD from Boston University. Kam lives in Princeton, NJ with his wife and son.
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Loss of Control in Flight: Luscombe 8A, N45851, fatal accident occurred July 04, 2017 near Remsen City Airport (NY57), Oneida County, New York
The National Transportation Safety Board traveled to the scene of this accident.
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Albany, New York
Aviation Accident Final Report - National Transportation Safety Board: https://app.ntsb.gov/pdf
Investigation Docket - National Transportation Safety Board: https://dms.ntsb.gov/pubdms
http://registry.faa.gov/N45851
Location: Remsen, NY
Accident Number: ERA17FA226
Date & Time: 07/04/2017, 1430 EDT
Registration: N45851
Aircraft: LUSCOMBE 8
Defining Event: Loss of control in flight
Injuries: 1 Fatal
The commercial pilot departed a private grass airstrip and was observed by a witness returning about 14 minutes later. The witness stated that the airplane was headed east when it made a steep right turn followed by a steep left turn to get lined up on the final approach path for runway 9. The airplane straightened out as it descended toward the runway on a normal approach path. The airplane's wings were level, and the engine was running, when the airplane suddenly nosed over and descended into a hayfield from a height of about 75 ft above the ground. Examination of the accident site indicated that the airplane impacted the hayfield in a nose-down attitude and came to rest upright about 660 ft from the end of the runway on a magnetic heading of about 261°. A postaccident examination of the airframe and a test-run of the engine found no evidence of any mechanical deficiencies that would have precluded normal operation at the time of the accident. A review of the pilot's logbook revealed that he had 13 hours of flight time in the accident airplane and had not flown in the 8 months before the accident. Since no mechanical issues were identified and based on the witness description and the wreckage, it is most likely that the pilot failed to maintain a safe airspeed as he approached the runway and exceeded the airplane's critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
The airplane was equipped with lap belts only, and the pilot was wearing a lap belt at the time of the accident. The pilot had recently purchased new lap belt/shoulder harness assemblies that were to be installed in the airplane. The lack of a properly installed and worn upper body restraint may have contributed to the severity of some of the pilot's injuries.
Probable Cause and Findings
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
The pilot's failure to maintain the proper airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at an altitude too low for him to recover.
Airspeed - Not attained/maintained (Cause)
Angle of attack - Not attained/maintained (Cause)
Aircraft control - Pilot (Cause)
Factual Information
On July 4, 2017, about 1430 eastern daylight time, a Luscombe 8A airplane, N45851, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain while on final approach to runway 9 at Remsen City Airport (NY57), Remsen, New York. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to the pilot, who was operating it as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. No flight plan was filed, and visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight that originated at NY57 about 1416.
The pilot's girlfriend took a short video of the airplane just after it departed runway 27, a 2,000-ft-long by 100-ft-wide grass runway. As the airplane made a normal climb toward the west, a windsock was visible in the video. The windsock indicated that the wind was out of the northwest about 6 knots.
About 14 minutes later, a witness observed the airplane heading east. He saw the airplane make a steep right turn followed by a steep left turn to get lined up on the final approach path for runway 9. The witness said that the airplane straightened out as it descended toward the runway and appeared to be on a normal approach path. The witness could not recall the airplane's ground speed. The airplane's wings were level when it suddenly nosed over into a hayfield from about 75 ft above the ground. The witness did not see the airplane rotate as it descended but thought that it probably did because it came to rest heading in the opposite direction of travel. The witness said that the airplane's engine was running normally right up until impact. He did not see or hear anything unusual with the airplane or engine before it nosed over. He added that the weather was "beautiful" that afternoon, and he did not remember it being windy.
PERSONNEL INFORMATION
The pilot held a commercial pilot certificate with ratings for airplane single-engine land and instrument airplane. A review of the pilot's logbook revealed that he had a total flight experience of 1,783 hours of which 13 hours were in the accident airplane. The last entry made before the accident flight was on November 14, 2016, about 8 months before the accident. The flight was in the accident airplane and lasted 0.7 hour, and the remarks stated that the pilot practiced stalls, level flight, and landings. The pilot's last flight review was completed on September 13, 2016. His last Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) third-class medical certificate was issued in March 2017 with a limitation to wear corrective lenses.
A review of the airplane's maintenance logbooks revealed that the engine was overhauled in April 2016 after the airplane had been in storage for many years. In September 2016, the airplane underwent an annual inspection before it was sold to the pilot in October 2016. At the time of the accident, the airplane had accrued about 2,897.9 hours, and the engine had accrued about 13 hours since overhaul.
A mechanic, who was also a friend of the pilot, stated that he had been working on the airplane since May 2017. On June 26, 2017, he and the pilot installed a new fuel selector valve and checked it for leaks. They also ran the engine for about 15 minutes. The mechanic said that "everything was in proper working order." However, he had not released the airplane back into service since there was outstanding work that needed to be done, which he described as "small stuff." These maintenance items included installing shoulder harnesses and checking the airplane's alignment since the tail traveled "slightly" to the right.
METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION
At 1453, the weather reported at Griffiss International Airport (RME), Rome, New York, about 12 miles southwest of the accident site, included calm wind, visibility 10 miles, broken clouds at 7,000 ft, overcast clouds at 9,500 ft, temperature 24°C, dewpoint 13°C, and an altimeter setting of 30.01 inches of mercury.
NY57 was a privately-owned airport that was closed in November 2016 when the owner of the property died. Large, white, wooden X's were placed at the approach end of each runway. According to the mechanic, the pilot knew the airport was closed, and the wooden X's were visible in the video provided by the girlfriend.
The airplane came to rest upright in a hayfield about 660 ft from the end of runway 9 on a magnetic heading of about 261°. There was no evidence of postimpact fire, and all major components of the airplane were accounted for at the site. A cluster of three ground scars were observed about 10 ft forward and to the right of where the airplane came to rest. The engine remained on the airframe but had been displaced up and to the left from impact. The two-bladed propeller remained secured to the engine. Both wings, the fuselage, and the forward empennage area sustained structural damage. No damage was observed to the tail control surfaces. Flight control continuity for all major flight controls was established to the cockpit. The single fuel tank located behind the front seats was breached, and fuel was observed leaking from the tank.
According to NY57 fuel records, the pilot obtained 5 gallons of 100LL fuel on the day of the accident. A sample of 100LL fuel from the fuel farm located at NY57 was absent of water and debris. Shop air was blown from the main fuel line that attached to the fuel tank and ran all the way through to the carburetor. There was a breach in the line just aft of the gascolator, and the glass gascolator was broken from impact. No obstructions were noted in the main fuel line.
An examination and test-run of the engine was conducted on October 18, 2017. The engine sustained some impact damage, and the left magneto was partially separated from the engine. The oil pan was also partially separated at its attachment point. The engine was prepped for the test-run by removing and replacing the broken left magneto and the oil sump. The engine started and ran through its entire power range without interruption. No mechanical anomalies were noted that would have precluded normal operation of the engine at the time of the accident.
MEDICAL AND PATHOLOGICAL INFORMATION
The Medical Examiner's Office - Onondaga County Health Department Center for Forensic Sciences, Syracuse, New York, conducted an autopsy of the pilot. The cause of death was determined to be multiple blunt force injuries.
The FAA's Bioaeronautical Sciences Research Laboratory, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, performed toxicological testing of the pilot. Fluid and tissue specimens from the pilot tested negative for carbon monoxide and ethanol. Atropine and etomidate were detected in blood from the heart. These drugs were most likely administered by medical personnel providing emergency care after the accident.
SURVIVAL FACTORS
The airplane was equipped with lap belts only. According to law enforcement personnel who responded to the scene, the pilot was wearing his lap belt, and paramedics unclasped the belt upon their arrival. Examination of both sides of the belt revealed they were securely fastened to the floor structure, and the buckle worked as designed. No mechanical issues were found with the lap belt. The airplane was not equipped with shoulder harnesses; however, the pilot's mechanic stated that the pilot had purchased two lap belt/shoulder harness assemblies to be installed in the airplane. The assemblies were part of a supplemental type certificate (STC), but the mechanic could not recall who owned the STC or where the harnesses were purchased. A search of STCs for the Luscombe 8A airplane revealed there was an STC (SA01092WI) for a "3-point Lap Belt- Shoulder Harness Restraint System Installation using an inertial reel."
The FAA published Seat Belts and Shoulder Harnesses, Smart Protection for Small Airplanes (AM-400-90/2). In the publication it states that if an airplane was manufactured without shoulder harnesses, the owner should obtain a kit to install them from the manufacturer or manufacturer's local representative. In addition, the publication notes that seat belts alone will only protect the occupant in very minor impacts and that using shoulder harnesses in small aircraft would reduce injuries by 88 percent and fatalities by 20 percent.
Certificate: Commercial
Age: 74, Male
Airplane Rating(s): Single-engine Land
Seat Occupied: Left
Other Aircraft Rating(s): None
Restraint Used: Lap Only
Instrument Rating(s): Airplane
Second Pilot Present: No
Instructor Rating(s): None
Toxicology Performed: Yes
Medical Certification: Class 3 With Waivers/Limitations
Last FAA Medical Exam: 03/27/2017
Occupational Pilot: No
Last Flight Review or Equivalent: 09/13/2016
Flight Time: 1783 hours (Total, all aircraft), 13 hours (Total, this make and model)
Aircraft Make: LUSCOMBE
Model/Series: 8 A
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built: No
Airworthiness Certificate: Normal
Landing Gear Type: Tailwheel
Date/Type of Last Inspection: 09/22/2016, Annual
Certified Max Gross Wt.: 1351 lbs
Time Since Last Inspection: 13 Hours
Engines: 1 Reciprocating
Airframe Total Time: 2897.9 Hours at time of accident
Engine Manufacturer: Continental
ELT: C91A installed, not activated
Engine Model/Series: A-65-8
Registered Owner: On file
Rated Power: 65 hp
Observation Facility, Elevation: RME, 5037 ft msl
Direction from Accident Site: 220°
Visibility (RVR):
Wind Speed/Gusts: Calm /
Turbulence Type Forecast/Actual: None / None
Wind Direction:
Turbulence Severity Forecast/Actual: N/A / N/A
Temperature/Dew Point: 24°C / 13°C
Precipitation and Obscuration: No Obscuration; No Precipitation
Departure Point: Remsen, NY (NY57)
Destination: Remsen, NY (NY57)
Type of Clearance: None
Departure Time: 1416 EDT
Type of Airspace: Unknown
Airport: Remsen City Airport (NY57)
Runway Surface Type: Grass/turf
Airport Elevation: 1220 ft
Runway Surface Condition: Dry; Vegetation
Runway Used: 09
IFR Approach: None
Runway Length/Width: 2000 ft / 100 ft
VFR Approach/Landing: None
Crew Injuries: 1 Fatal
Aircraft Fire: None
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 Fatal
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Police investigate murder near high school
Published by Fines on Tue, 06/05/2018 - 19:50
Fines Massey fmassey@laclederecord.com
Area law enforcement are looking for a “person of interest” in an alleged murder that occurred Tuesday night near the Lebanon High School.
As of press time Tuesday evening, law enforcement agencies were on the lookout for a black 39-year-old man from Lebanon in connection with the shooting death of a 47-year-old Lebanon man at about 5 p.m. Tuesday.
“We are currently working an active homicide investigation,” said Lebanon Police Department Sgt. Kacie Springer. The LPD spokesperson was one of many law enforcement officers who were canvasing the apartments on New Buffalo Road, seeking information on the whereabouts of the “person of interest.”
“It’s an ongoing investigation, and we’re still talking to a lot of people,” Springer said.
According to Springer, the 47-year-old man was walking in the area of Sweet and Miller streets when another man came out of a house in the area and shot the 47-year-old with a handgun. The victim was declared deceased at the scene.
Springer declined to divulge any other details, including motive, in the crime.
The Laclede County Record will report more information as it become available.
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Kennett and Dunklin County deliver a wide variety of venues for the nature lover. Opportunities for fishing, hunting and wildlife viewing are:
Little River Conservation Area: The 1,066 acres of this park provide a wide variety of opportunities for outdoor recreation. It's open to all statewide hunting seasons, except duck hunting. The wetlands attract many migratory birds, making it great for bird watching and outdoor photography.
Ben Cash Conservation Area: This 1,300-acre wildlife park located on the St. Francis River is one of the few remaining areas of virgin swamps and bottomland hardwood forests. It also features an extremely diverse collection of flowers and wildflowers. Similar conservation areas in Dunklin County include the Hornersville Swamp State Wildlife Area and Warbler Woods State Natural Area, as well as Cochran's Opening in Cardwell. These cypress-tupelo swamps and open marshes team with flooded timberlands and flooded rice fields in the region to attract a huge waterfowl population. In fact, they have turned the region into one of the nation's four major flyways during waterfowl migration seasons.
Lake Jerry Paul: This is a 200-acre fishing lake stocked with largemouth bass, black crappie, red ear sunfish, green sunfish, channel catfish, bluegill and hybrids. It is located in the Little River Conservation Area, just east of Kennett. Amenities include a covered fishing dock, boat ramp, jetties, an overlook, restrooms and a picnic pavilion.
"Southeast Missouri is the most biologically diverse area in the state. There are all kinds of things to see." -- Missouri Department of Conservation Community Outreach Specialist Phil Helfrich
Parks and Kennett Community Garden: Kennett has six city parks scattered throughout the community...Del-Mo, Indian, Jones Memorial, Mitchell, Oak Haven and Willoughby. Most feature playground equipment, picnic facilities and restrooms. Jones Memorial, Willoughby and Mitchell Parks also have walking trails, while Indian Park boasts a state-of-the-art complex of baseball and softball fields. Just down the block from Willoughby Park, the Kennett Community Garden is busy at work, offering fresh and locally-grown produce throughout the growing season.
Swimming: The Sheryl Crow Aquatic Center includes a junior Olympic-sized pool, a children's pool, splash pad, water slide and pool house, with a snack bar, showers and locker rooms. There is also a private pool at the Kennett Country Club, located on U.S. Highway 412 at Kennett's easternmost boundary.
Movie Theatre: Now open is the newly renovated Kennett Palace Theatre located Downtown on First St. With a wide variety of films in the rotation, the cinema is sure to entertain most any member of the family.
Theatre: Located just across the street from the aquatic center is the Semo Little Theatre Performing Arts Center, home to frequent music concerts and jam sessions, as well as live theatrical productions.
Museums: The Dunklin County Museum, established in 1986, is housed in Kennett's original City Hall, the only building in town listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The museum features hundreds of historic collections, thousands of individual items and a stunning Native American artifacts assortment, dating back to the earliest settlements in the area. The museum is open on Wednesday afternoons, 1:30-5 p.m. School and private tours are also available. Families will also enjoy a visit to the highly interactive Bootheel Youth Museum, located in Malden, 33 miles north of Kennett on MO Highway 25.
RV Parking: If you are bringing your RV to Kennett to visit family, hunt or participating in other recreational activities Kennett offers two locations for RV Parking:
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For a great resource of all things Kennett, view the Delta Dunklin Democrat's FYI Magazine online or stop by the Chamber office for a paper copy.
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Your Secret Ballot Is In Jeopardy
There are few things more sacred to Americans than a secure and secret ballot.
On August 1, 2015, Vincent Carroll of the Denver Post wrote a column entitled: The high risk of e-voting pointing out some concerns with electronic transmission of military and overseas balloting. This overview should cause us all concern about both the security and the secrecy of ballots that are cast in this manner.
The Heritage Foundation also published a column with similar concerns on July 14, 2015.
The extent to which Internet–based voting allows our deployed military members —who have no access to mail ballots— to vote is a good practice. No one wants to get in the way of their right to vote. The question is: Is Internet and email balloting being used only as a rare exception, or is that method of voting expanding?
A 2011 Colorado State law (HB 11-1219) ensures that overseas military members get their ballots in order to vote and return their ballot through the mail in a timely fashion. They have 53 days from when the ballot leaves their County Clerk and Recorder’s office to when their ballot must be returned in order to be counted for that election. In most situations, this is sufficient time. Service members may also request an electronic ballot be automatically sent to them, so that they can print it out, vote, and mail it back to their county office. All of this is important and necessary.
Senator Kevin Lundberg, was a member of the Senate State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee during 2006 when this bill’s predecessor was passed. Senator Lundberg has spoken out against the use of the electronic transmission of voted ballots in all but the most rare of circumstances. He can be heard discussing this on a May 29, 2015 podcast with radio host Ken Clark, and Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams. The relevant portion of the conversation starts around 25 minutes in.
Consider a submariner who is underwater for months. Consider a service person deployed to a place in the world where mail isn’t an option. The law makes it clear that the overseas or military voter may, “return the ballot by electronic transmission in circumstance where another more secure method, such as returning the ballot by mail, is not available or feasible.” Note that the law acknowledges that electronic transmission is less secure than returning the ballot by mail.
In the May 29th podcast above, and a separate May 14, 2015 podcast, Secretary Williams says that this option for overseas and military voters to transmit their completed ballots electronically also applies to additional overseas voters, such as missionaries and students doing a semester abroad. The relevant portion of the podcast begins at about 1 hour and 21 minutes in. Senator Lundberg expresses concern in both of these podcasts about electronic transmission of completed ballots becoming a common practice as opposed to a “rare exception.” According to Secretary Williams, there were over 3,000 military members who used the electronic transmission method of voting in the 2014 general election. That is over 50% of the number of military and overseas voters who voted. Not all of these 3,000 were in areas where mail services were neither available nor feasible. Some may have been right here at home.
How safe is electronic transmission of a completed ballot? The language in the 2011 legislation admits it is not as safe as mailing in a ballot. New headlines every day like this and this show how vulnerable data is to being hacked. Here is a quick demonstration of how ballot data, using a 3rd party vendor, might be hacked and how a vote can be changed.
As for the 3rd party vendor, the Colorado Secretary of State’s office has contracted with Everyone Counts to be the technology link between the military or overseas voter and the County Clerk and Recorder’s offices throughout the state. When a military or overseas voter marks their ballot online, it doesn’t go directly to their County Clerk and Recorder. It goes first to Everyone Counts, along with the voters’ verified identity. After a copy of the electronic ballot is saved, the voter emails it to the clerk. Although Everyone Counts boasts about “secure and reliable voting options,” according to Secretary Williams in the May 14th podcast, the voter has to acknowledge that they are “voluntarily waiving their right to a secret ballot.”
It disrupts a voter’s access to a secret ballot when a commercial vendor collects the voter’s choices. If Everyone Counts were to be hacked, what would happen to a voter’s privacy? Would Everyone Counts be able to sell voter data?
The public was offered an opportunity to attend a July 7, 2015 Secretary of State hearing on the rules surrounding electronic transmission of ballots, and the opportunity to weigh in online if they were unable to attend the meeting. Most of the public comments were against electronic transmission of ballots.
While listening to the podcasts above, I heard an interesting question raised. The final caller on the May 14th podcast asked Secretary Williams about the family relationship between an employee of the Secretary of State’s office and an employee of the vendor, Everyone Counts. The Secretary didn’t answer the question, but if true, the Colorado Secretary of State should —at minimum—publicly disclose that fact, and ensure that there is an arms length relationship between the two entities, so that there is no appearance of impropriety.
If these issues are as concerning to you as they are to me, please contact the Colorado Secretary of State’s office immediately to express that concern. You can send your comments to [email protected] and [email protected].
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Year : 2013 | Volume : 4 | Issue : 1 | Page : 8-13
Vagal nerve stimulator: Evolving trends
Sunny Ogbonnaya, Chandrasekaran Kaliaperumal
Department of Neurosurgery, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland
Sunny Ogbonnaya
Research Registrar, Neurosurgery, Cork University Hospital, Cork
Over three decades ago, it was found that intermittent electrical stimulation from the vagus nerve produces inhibition of neural processes, which can alter brain activity and terminate seizures. This paved way for the concept of vagal nerve stimulator (VNS). We describe the evolution of the VNS and its use in different fields of medicine. We also review the literature focusing on the mechanism of action of VNS producing desired effects in different conditions. PUBMED and EMBASE search was performed for 'VNS' and its use in refractory seizure management, depression, obesity, memory, and neurogenesis. VNS has been in vogue over for the past three decades and has proven to reduce the intensity and frequency of seizure by 50% in the management of refractory seizures. Apart from this, VNS has been shown to promote neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus of rat hippocampus after 48 hours of stimulation of the vagus nerve. Improvement has also been observed in non-psychotic major depression from a randomized trial conducted 7 years ago. The same concept has been utilized to alter behavior and cognition in rodents, and good improvement has been observed. Recent studies have proven that VNS is effective in obesity management in patients with depression. Several hypotheses have been postulated for the mechanism of action of VNS contributing to its success. VNS has gained significant popularity with promising results in epilepsy surgery and treatment-resistant depression. The spectrum of its use has also extended to other fields of medicine including obesity, memory, and neurogenesis, and there is still a viable scope for its utility in the future.
Keywords: Depression, neurogenesis, obesity, seizure, vagus nerve stimulator
Ogbonnaya S, Kaliaperumal C. Vagal nerve stimulator: Evolving trends. J Nat Sc Biol Med 2013;4:8-13
Ogbonnaya S, Kaliaperumal C. Vagal nerve stimulator: Evolving trends. J Nat Sc Biol Med [serial online] 2013 [cited 2020 Jan 20];4:8-13. Available from: http://www.jnsbm.org/text.asp?2013/4/1/8/107254
The vagus nerve, also known as the pneumogastric nerve or cranial nerve X, has the most extensive course and distribution of all the cranial nerves.
It originates from four nuclei in the medulla oblongata:
Dorsal Nucleus: Axons from this nucleus gives rise to the pre-ganglionic parasympathetic visceromotor fibers of the vagus nerve.
Nucleus Ambiguus: Cells from here contain motor neurons associated with three cranial nerves- IX, X, XI. Sends parasympathetic outputs to the heart.
Nucleus of Tractus Solitarius: This receives viscerosensory information from the gastrointestinal tract, and the respiratory system, as well as afferent taste information. The vagus nerve is composed of 80% afferent sensory fibers, and relay information to the nucleus tractus solitarius (NTS). Via the NTS, the vagus nerve has extensive projections to different important aspects of the brain (including the locus ceruleus, and dorsal raphe nuclei), which form the foundation for most of the functions considered in this review.
Spinal Nucleus of Trigeminal nerve: Receives general somatic sensory afferent information from the external auditory meatus and back of the ear.
Eight to Ten rootlets extend from the nuclei forming the fibers of the vagus nerve. The nerve exits the cranium via the jugular foramen, lies in the carotid sheath at the neck level (between the common carotid artery and the internal jugular vein). [Table 1] [1] summarizes the origin, peripheral distribution, and functions of the vagus nerve [Table 1].
Table 1: Summary of nuclei, distribution and function of the vagus nerve[1]
History of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS)
In 1934, Soma Weiss [2] proposed that compression of the carotid sinus produced a direct cerebral response, causing syncope in human beings that is different from the effects of this stimulation on blood pressure or heart rate.
In 1938, Bailey and Bremer [3] reported that vagal stimulation caused electro-encephalogram changes. Dell and Olson, [4] in 1951, showed that stimulation of the cut cervical vagus nerve evoked responses in the ventroposterior complex and intralaminar regions of the thalamus. Since then, various experimental studies have established the effects of vagus nerve stimulation on the brain.
In 1985, Zabara et al.[5] reported that electrical stimulation from the vagus nerve produces inhibition of the neural processes, which can alter brain electrical activity and terminate seizures in dogs. Since this research, vagus nerve stimulation has been used for patient benefit in various clinical conditions.
Vagus nerve stimulator implantation [6],[7],[8],[9]
Vagus nerve stimulator implantation is usually done on the left side so as to avoid cardiac complications (the right vagus nerve supplies the sinoatrial node, while the left innervates the atrioventricular node). This, thus, prevents the untoward effect of cardiac dysrhythmia. Performed under general anesthesia. Aseptic measures must be ensured to minimize infection. Single induction dose of antibiotics is administered. Patients head is positioned on a donut head support and slightly extended. A 3-4 cm incision is made about the cricothyroid interval on the left side, on the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle. The platysma muscle is divided in the direction of its fibers, and the deep cervical fascia opened to identify the sternocleidomastoid muscle. This muscle is mobilized and retracted to expose the neuromuscular bundle. This bundle is incised to expose the common carotid and the internal jugular vein. The vagus nerve lies in between the two vessels. Approximately 3-4 cm of the nerve should be mobilized from the adventitia. The left chest incision is made along the anterior axillary line (another option could be a single neck incision) with a #10 scapel. A subcutaneous pocket is made over the pectoralis fascia. A tunneler is passed between the neck and chest incision, and the electrode passed. The electrodes (three spiral coils- a tethering coil, a cathode, and an anode) are implanted on the Vagus nerve. The distal wire is connected to the generator. The whole circuit is tested- a hand-held wand is placed over the generator, and a Computer programmer is used to test the lead impedance and to assess the integrity of the system. The generator internalized, and surgical wound closed. The system is turned on 14 days post-surgery.
Potential side effects of VNS [10] could be related to the implantation procedure or during actual stimulation of the vagus nerve. They include but not limited to - infection, scaring, voice alteration, dysphagia, coughing, neck pain, cardiac arrhythmia.
The authors performed extensive PUBMED and EMBASE search for VNS and its current application in different areas of medicine including epilepsy, depression, obesity, memory and cognition as well as neurogenesis.
In 1988 Penry et al.[11] performed the first human implant of a vagal stimulating device into a human. In 1997, FDA approved the use of VNS as an adjunctive treatment for medically refractory epilepsy.
Two pilot studies (E01, E02) on a total of 14 patients in whom programmable device was implanted with 14, and 35-month follow-ups showed 47% reduction in the frequency of seizures. Subsequent E03 study was approved, and carried out on 54 patient patients, with similar outcome. [12]
Muller et al., [13] in 2010, reported a 50% reduction in the frequency of seizures within the first year. Englot et al.,[14] in 2011, in a meta-analysis of 74 clinical studies with 3321 patients, reported >50% reduction of seizure. Bao et al., [15] in 2011, reported 64% response in a retrospective analysis of 45 cases.
Mechanism of action of vagus nerve stimulator for epilepsy
The precise mode of action of VNS for reduction of seizure frequency and intensity in not clearly understood. The possible hypothesis on the mechanism of action is described below.
Synchronization theory
Through its projections to the amygdala, the nucleus tractus solitarius gains access to the amygdala-hippocampus-entorhinal cortex loop of the limbic system, which are sites that most often generate complex partial seizures. It has been demonstrated that cortical and thalamo-cortical neuronal interactions become hyper synchronized during seizures in animal models. Early neurophysiologic studies had shown that cervical VNS can induce EEG desynchronization in cats. Zabara et al.[16] then postulated that desynchronization of these overly synchronized neuronal activities would confer the anti-seizure effects of VNS.
Neurotransmitter theory
The locus ceruleus (receives neuronal projections from the NTS) is the site for many norepinephrine-containing neurons. Krahl et al.[17] showed that lesioning the locus ceruleus in rats eliminates the ability of VNS to suppress seizures. It was also demonstrated that after chronically depleting the norepinephrine in the locus ceruleus by infusing 6-hydroxydopamine into the structure bilaterally, the acute anti-seizure effects of VNS was reversed. Ben-Menachem et al.[18] reported increase in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) concentration of Gamma-amino-butyric acid (GABA), and 5-hydroxy-indole-acetic acid, as well as simultaneous decrease in the concentrations of glutamate and aspartate in 16 patients following VNS. These seem to advocate a neurotransmitter mechanism of the ability of VNS to suppress seizures.
Cerebral blood flow theory
Henry et al., [19] in 1998, showed that cervical vagus nerve stimulation caused bilateral alteration in blood flow to the cortex, thalamus, hippocampus, amygdala, and posterior cingulate gyri, and may activate inhibitory structures in the brain.
It is predicted that by the year 2030, depression would become one of the major disease burdens to humanity, second only to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). [20] The major challenge here is that the etiopathogenesis of depression is not clearly understood; being multi-factorial and as such developing effective treatment has been a challenge to both the research and pharmacology community.
Interestingly, it has been shown that depressed patient, who received vagus nerve stimulation for epilepsy, showed clinical improvement with depression unrelated to the effect of the VNS on their seizures. Rush et al.,[21] in a multi center trial, reported 40-50% improvement in patients with non-psychotic major depression. VNS has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, USA for treatment-resistant depression July 2005.
Bajbouj et al.,[22] 2010, in a two-year outcome review involving 74 patients, reported a 53.1% response and 38.9% remission with VNS treatment in major depression. In an Editorial by Ashton A.K. 2010, [23] it was duly pointed out that patients relapsed into clinical depression after explantation of vagus nerve stimulator. Hence, it is evident that VNS for treatment-resistant depression has been proven to be beneficial as an adjunct therapy.
Mechanism of action of vagus nerve stimulator for depression
Alterations in several neurotransmitters have been noted in depression, particularly serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine. However, there is inadequate understanding of the exact pathophysiology of clinical depression. In the same light, the exact mode of action of VNS for depression is not clearly understood. The possible hypotheses are explained.
The anti-convulsant effect
It's a known fact that electroconvulsive therapy and other anti-convulsants like carbamazepine and lamotrigine have anti-depressant effects; therefore, since VNS have anti-convulsant effects, it is thought that VNS improves depression by manipulating the anti-convulsant system in the brain. [24]
Change in the regional anatomy
Via the nucleus tractus solitarius, the vagus nerve has projections to important areas of the brain involved in mood regulation. It is postulated that VNS exerts its anti-depressant effect by gradually changing the dynamics of this system over time. [25]
Stress sensitization theory
Chronic stress has been established as a major risk factor in the development of depression. It is thought by this theory that VNS might be blunting an otherwise amplified pathological reaction. Patient on selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor report improved tolerance to stress. A study at the Medical university of South Carolina observed that patients on VNS for depression trials tolerated stressful events more than before. [26]
It is a known fact that drugs like reserpine, which depletes neuronal stores of noradrenalin (NA), 5-hydroxytryptamine (5HT), and alpha-methyltyroxine, which inhibits NA synthesis, cause depression. As such, available anti-depressants (e.g. tricyclic anti-depressant and monoamine oxidase inhibitors) in the market today exert their function by increasing synaptic concentration of NA and 5HT. Given this background, Manta et al., [27] using rat model of VNS, proved that VNS increased the activity norepinephrine neurons and 5-HT neurons. Therefore, the belief is that VNS functions to improve depression by up-regulating the activity of NE and 5-HT.
The nucleus tractus solitarius (NTS) is the main relay station for afferent vagus nerve fibers. Parts of the brain responsible for learning and memory formation (amygdala, hippocampus) receive projections from the NTS. Stimulation of the vagus nerve is believed to induce electrophysiological and metabolic changes in these structures.
Clarke et al., [28] on working with animal models, reported that rats that received VNS showed improved retention performance compared to rats that underwent sham stimulation. Same author carried out experiments on human subject with similar results. [29] Ghacibeh et al.[30] found that VNS had no effect on learning but enhanced consolidation, which led to improved retention. Hallbook et al.[31] reported that there were no early changes in cognitive functioning following VNS; however, there seemed to be a gradual improvement over time. It, therefore, seems that longer study period is needed to detect significant cognitive changes.
Mechanism of action of vagus nerve stimulator for memory and cognition
The medial reticular formations of the medulla, which have projections to the nucleus reticularis thalami and to the intralaminar nuclei of the thalamus, receive afferents from the vagus nerve. Owing to these connections, patients tend to experience increased awareness with VNS. Could this improved alertness be responsible for improved learning and memory formation? This is still debatable.
Obesity is fast becoming a major health issue, particularly in industrialized nations. It is defined as having excess adiposity or fat tissue. The body-mass-index (BMI) is the most accurate numerical assessment. A BMI OF 25-30 is considered overweight, 30-35 has class 1 obesity, 35-40 has class 2 obesity, while >40 has morbid obesity. [32] Known treatment options for obesity include- low-calorie regime, pharmaceutical agents, counseling, exercise programs, and surgery. Currently, surgical procedures that restrict the size of the stomach and/or bypass parts of the intestine are the only remedies that provide lasting results. Though most of these procedures are done laparoscopically and considered minimally invasive, they are still major surgery and have the potential for short-term complications and long-term nutritional problems. An optimal, ideal treatment for obesity is not yet at hand. It is thought that an ideal long-term treatment would need to target gut-brain interaction.
Bodenlos et al., [33] through their studies, showed that VNS-treated patients had reduced craving for food. Pardo et al.[34] reported significant weight loss unrelated to depression improvement scores in 14 patients treated with VNS for major depression. They found that the degree of weight loss was directly proportional to the severity of obesity. A phase I study at Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, and University of Texas, Houston showed weight loss in 4 out of 6 patients that received VNS. [35]
Given that the prevalence of obesity continues to increase iatrogenically through the use of atypical neuroleptics, the fact the VNS, in addition to being an effective treatment for epilepsy and depression, also helps with weight reduction, is a more than welcome development.
Mechanism of action of vagus nerve stimulator for obesity
Gut-Brain feedback mechanism
While there is feedback to the brain from all areas of the gastrointestinal tract, distension of the stomach is the single greatest factor in satiety. This information reaches the brain via the vagus nerve. It has been shown that gastric distension, either by food or mechanically, increases vagus nerve activity. [36],[37] Cholecystokinin (CCK) is released after meal consumption. Administration of CCK to animal models has been shown to reduce food intake. Interestingly, vagotomy attenuates this response. Capsaicin, a chemical that selectively destroys the vagal afferents, also significantly reduces the effects of CCK. This data demonstrates that afferent vagus fibers are responsible for satiating effect of CCK. [38],[39] Thus, VNS accentuates the satiation information reaching the hypothalamic appetite center, making the individual to eat less, thereby losing weight.
Until in the recent pass, the general view was the adult brain did not undergo birth of new neurons, however, emerging scientific evidence point towards the ability of certain parts of the brain to undergo proliferation, even in adulthood through a process known as neurogenesis. Jacob et al.[40] explained that neurogenesis continues, even in adulthood and is particularly prominent in the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus. D. Revesz et al.[41] observed that there was increased uptake of bromodeoxyuridine (BRDU), a marker of cell proliferation, in the dentate gyrus of rat hippocampus that had VNS inserted for 48 hours. Gebhardt N. et al.[42] showed that stimulation of the vagus nerve ameliorated the expected olfactory lobectomy decrease in hippocampal neurogenesis. This consequently prevented the behavioral changes associated with bilateral olfactory lobectomy. Chronic VNS induced long-lasting increases in the number new cells formed in the hippocampus of rats as the newly formed cells remained at 3 weeks and persisted even after stimulation was discontinued. [43]
Mechanism of action of vagus nerve stimulator on neurogenesis
Neurotransmitter effect
It has been shown that selective noradrenergic depletion using neurotoxins caused a decrease in the number of proliferating progenitor cells in the dentate gyrus of adult rats. [44] Malberg and co [45] reported that increased synaptic levels of noradrenalin induced by anti-depressants enhanced hippocampal progenitor proliferation. Serotonin depletion has also been shown to inhibit neurogenesis both prenatally and in adult rat brain. It is, thereby, established that hippocampal neurogenesis is enhanced by these monoamine neurotransmitters (serotonin and noradrenalin). This does not come as a surprise as Sheline et al.[46] had reported neuroimaging confirmation of hippocampal atrophy in depressed patients. This effect is known to be reversed by anti-depressants, most of which function to enhance the availability of these neurotransmitters (the SSRI and tricyclics) as well as vagus nerve stimulation. Earlier, we had established that the vagus nerve has connection via the nucleus tractus solitarius in the medulla to the locus coerulus (noradrenergic) and dorsal raphe nuclei (serotonergic). It is, therefore, postulated that vagus nerve stimulation promotes neurogenesis by ramping up the activity in these neurotransmitter-producing sites.
VNS has gained significant popularity in the recent years, yielding promising results in epilepsy surgery and treatment-resistant depression. The spectrum of its use has also extended to other fields of medicine, and there is still a viable scope for more research on its utility in the future [Table 2].
Table 2: Summarizes vagus nerve stimulator application and mechanism of action theories
The nucleus tractus solitarius being one of the nuclei of the vagus nerve, with extensive network of connections to other regions of the brains, seems to play a central role in the current multiple applications of vagus nerve stimulator.
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Gabrielle de Cuir
Harry and Marlowe and the Intrigues at the Aetherian Exhibition
Published in Feb. 2014 (Issue 45) | 8382 words
© 2014 by Carrie Vaughn.
Finally, Harry arrived at the Royal Albert Hall in Kensington with her mother and her older sister Victoria. Once they entered through the great gilt doorway, a friendly attendant waited to show them to the royal salon. Harry glimpsed, through another ornate archway, the main hall and the exhibition installed there. She stopped and stared, holding up the whole party.
Harry had thoroughly studied the Aetherian craft from the Surrey crash—as much as she could, as a woman who wasn’t a scientist and whose position in the royal family curtailed her activities to a surprising degree. She knew the exhibition contained machines and devices, photographs and drawings, the evidence and discoveries brought about by the crash of the alien spacecraft twenty-five years before. Given that, she thought she was prepared, but to see it all in one place, on public display, was astonishing. Struts, pipes, twisted wires, and glass bulbs lit by a glow that cast Aetheric light over the gathering, turning the floors and walls green, the upturned faces sickly. Two dozen mechanisms—engines, pumps, generators, weapons—devices that would guide the Empire into a new, even greater technological age than the Age of Steam the Aetherian Revolution had supplanted.
The reception had been organized by the Royal Society to display the latest developments in Aetherian technology made to assist in the war effort. A show to increase public morale, to prove British superiority over the German foe. We shouldn’t have to prove it; it ought to be assumed, Harry thought testily. But the war had been on for over a year now. A year longer than anyone had predicted.
Harry had made her own contributions to said developments, but her involvement was kept very much secret. The scientists on hand would only speak of new discoveries gleaned from Doctor Carlisle’s files, or how long study finally resolved the purpose of mysterious artifacts retrieved from the Surrey crash. No one would say—and only a handful of people knew—that Harry had been instrumental in revealing Doctor Carlisle’s secret experiments in Aetherian biology, and that some of the mysterious artifacts hadn’t been retrieved from the crash at all. She’d been the one to prove that Aetherians had visited the planet previously and left artifacts all over the world. That information was being kept very secret indeed. She did not mind the subterfuge; not really. She didn’t work for fame, but for understanding of Aetherian technology and what it had wrought upon the Earth. Of course this was how it had to be.
Harry had a mental exercise where she thought of all the things she could not speak about, folded them into a little box in her mind—and then forgot about them, at least until the moment she could safely draw the box out again. For now, her tightly laced corset and high-necked gown, her quiet expression and royal demeanor, were her armor. They reminded her that here, she was Maud, Princess of Wales.
A swarm of uniformed guards made a good show of the realm’s military might, guarding the exhibit against any nefarious goings-on. She wondered if Marlowe was here . . . probably not. Last she heard, he was with the aerial fleet out of Portsmouth.
“Monstrous! It’s all so monstrous!” Mother—the Dowager Princess Alexandra—quickly averted her gaze from the exhibits. “I’ll have nothing to do with those machines.” Harry did not mention the engine-driven carriage that had brought them here.
Their conversation up to that point had been predictable and relentless, and it still hadn’t ended.
“George will be here, yes?” Alexandra asked.
“Yes, Mother,” Harry sighed. She’d answered the question five times already.
“It is the only reason I’d dare go out, as weak as I’ve been, but I will not be calm until I see George. He hasn’t been the same since he married. He never should have married, he simply doesn’t have the disposition.”
“He’s the heir to the throne, Mother,” Harry said. “He couldn’t not marry.”
“It’s all so troublesome,” Alexandra stated, rearranging her handkerchief in her hands.
“Come, Motherdear, we’ll manage somehow,” Toria said. This family had dozens of Victorias and the need for ever more creative nicknames was paramount. Hence, Toria.
The royal salon was comfortable, with sofas, tea service, and an attentive maid. The family could gather, and Motherdear would have as much company as she wished and not have to move a step.
From across the room, a man standing tall in a starched naval uniform, his beard trim and his eyes alight with pride, caught her gaze and gestured to her. The Crown Prince—George, her older brother. He’d just dismissed a pair of very important-looking men in suits and high collars.
“Harry! Very good of you to come.” He was the only one who still called her by the childhood nickname. Him, and Marlowe, that is.
“Your Highness seemed most insistent.”
“And how is Toria? Motherdear?”
“You could go and see for yourself. Toria survives and Mother is desperate to speak with you, so you’d better make time for her.”
“Ah, yes. In the meantime—might we have a word?” He captured her arm for what looked like a turn about the room, the prince harmlessly conversing with his beloved youngest sister. “Have you had a look at the exhibit yet? What do you think?”
“Just a glimpse. It’s astonishing. Seeing it all together, it’s like art. Or a nightmare. Does this have anything to do with the siege breaking?”
“Indeed, our first group of official visitors has arrived from the continent, hoping for a council of war. The Home Office fully expects they have, however inadvertently, brought more nefarious elements with them.”
“Spies, you mean,” she said.
George looked as if he’d eaten something sour. “We’ve known for some time we’ve had someone—or a collection of someones—leaking information to the Germans. This display is partly to prove our strength—and partly to draw them out. I know it’s quite a lot to ask of you—but do keep an eye out, won’t you?”
“Surely the large quantity of guards present could better ferret out spies.”
“Yes, but my dear, you have a good eye for this sort of thing. And I trust you.”
God, they were doomed. The gathering of scientists, government officials, soldiers, and society gawkers took on an ominous cast, everyone looking over their shoulders, gazes narrowed.
He steered them around to deposit her close to Motherdear and the other women. She nudged him, and he obligingly went to give their mother a peck on the cheek. The dowager princess turned on him a particularly forlorn expression of abandonment.
Before Harry could flee, May took her arm, the one George had just released, and led her off. May—Princess Mary—was a poised and clever woman whom Harry looked forward to seeing become queen someday. Normally Maud quite liked speaking with her—easier to be Maud with her than with nearly anyone else in her family—but May was wearing a wicked expression that put Harry on guard.
“He forgot to tell you, didn’t he?” George’s wife said.
“Tell me what?” She couldn’t have meant the search for spies—
“Leave it to George to forget something like that. Carl is going to be here.” Her smile was delighted.
Carl. The Prince of Denmark—her cousin—as most royals from the continent these days were cousins. And in this case, her friend. The kind of friend that made her female relations put that suggestive arch to their brows, oh yes.
Dear Lord, she couldn’t be thinking about that and looking for spies at the same time. Because as soon as May said the name, she stopped looking for suspicious figures and started looking for Carl.
“Just thought I should warn you,” May said, patting her arm before leaving to return to George’s side, taking her place in a receiving line, managing to stand perfectly on that boundary between aloofness and personability required of the crown. It was a skill Harry—or Maud, for that matter—could never manage.
She should have known this wouldn’t be a simple family outing to view an enlightening and educational display of modern technology. Nothing about this family, this display—this entire modern world—was simple.
Immediately, she was pulled back toward the sofa where her mother had settled. This time it was Toria who lay claim to her, squeezing her hand with undue desperation.
“Poor May,” Toria exclaimed. “Look at her, so pale. She shouldn’t be out so soon after her confinement; she’ll make herself ill. She really isn’t up to so much public attention, I think.”
Having already produced two little princes to continue the line, May looked better than ever, Harry thought. She rolled her eyes. “Toria, do be quiet.”
“No, dear, Toria is right,” Motherdear, observed. “Women must be so, so careful. So very careful. You can never be too careful.”
Harry had rappelled down the sides of buildings, hooked on to the outside of an airship flying at its highest limit, traveled to the far reaches of the North Atlantic. All in the company of the dashing aeronaut Lieutenant Marlowe. Her mother would die if she knew. Harry wished she were back there now. She could do more good there than she was doing here.
Toria added, “You’ve seen what’s happened to Louise. Poor Louise!”
Their eldest sister, Louise, had escaped into marriage several years previous, and Mother and Toria went on and on about how terrible it was and how lonely she must be and how awful it was that she would not bring her children to visit more often. In her letters to Harry, Louise seemed ridiculously happy, and why shouldn’t she be? She was lady of her own house now and could do as she pleased. Much like being on an airship over the North Atlantic.
Louise had been one of the people Harry was supposed to be visiting during her weeks’ long absence from society, when she and Marlowe made that expedition to Iceland. George had told Louise of the necessity of the lie without giving details, and their sister was good-natured enough to comply. But goodness, there were secrets inside secrets, weren’t there?
Harry leaned in close to say, “Motherdear, I’ve got to go, George asked me to look over the exhibit. I’ll return shortly, Toria will look after you—”
“Oh, George! He’s looking quite ill since he married, don’t you think? It’s so difficult, seeing him like that! You won’t leave me again, Maud, will you? I hardly lived through your absence this past summer, I won’t last through another.”
The dowager princess was still lamenting. She’d lost Eddy, then Father, all in the same year. Harry ought to be more sympathetic; her whole world upended and nothing left but to worry about her remaining children. Harry had done exactly the opposite: ran from the grief and found a million other worries to occupy her.
Harry patted her mother’s hand and left for the exhibit hall.
The first display presented a complex mechanism a foot and a half or so on each side and crammed full of organic-looking tubes and coils tangled together, like an octopus stuffed into a glass box. A neatly printed placard described the machine’s function, but Harry didn’t have to read it. A cone-shaped vent on one side took air in, separated it into its composite molecules, and fed the resulting gases through slender tubes on the other side. The gaseous byproducts might be used in various specialized pneumatic processes, including filling the bladders of airships. As always when she examined Aetherian mechanisms, she felt uneasy. Yes, this was built by human hands and yes, it was human ingenuity that interpreted the alien wreckage and developed such machines from it. But the principles behind this device, the underlying features—they were not human, and she could never forget that, no matter how much she might ride trains driven by Aetherian engines or use hand torches lit by Aetherian luminescence.
Crowds bunched up before marble pedestals topped with steel coils, swimming through the green glow of light and the low hum of Aetherian generators. Overhead, a miniature airship drifted, demonstrating the latest developments in propulsion. Shivering with a sudden chill, she crossed her arms and moved to the next display.
Once or twice she thought she saw Marlowe among the soldiers standing watch—his wry smile, disheveled hair pressed under a cap. But she was mistaken—the soldiers all looked so similar with their uniforms and military demeanors.
She needn’t have worried about looking for Prince Carl; he found her first, came straight to her. He was a refined-looking man, with a pleasing form and polished features. He wore his Danish naval uniform well and not a hair on his head was out of place. He had every reason to be vain and arrogant, but he was not. He had a bashful, studious, kind look about him. Her smile lit when she saw him, and she reached her hands to him without thinking.
“Carl, your highness,” she said, squeezing his hands.
“Maud, your highness,” he answered. He kissed the knuckles of her right hand, then released her to keep a more polite distance between them. They had known each other since they were children; they couldn’t be completely decorous with one another. But if she kept hold of his hands, people would think they were already engaged. It was enough to make her run off and hide behind Motherdear.
“How are you? The journey wasn’t too difficult?” she asked. “We were all so worried about you during the siege, and Grandmama and Papa.”
“Everyone is fine, I assure you. But I confess, it’s a relief not facing German gunships on a simple Channel crossing. We took the navy’s fastest airship; we were in no danger.”
She was sure he made light of it for her sake. As a naval officer he might very well have taken part in maneuvers to break the siege. If she asked, he would brush off the question as unimportant. It would be hideous, to lose him in battle. She bit her lip and clasped her hands to suppress the chill the thought inspired.
“I’m very glad to see you,” she said simply, and he beamed at her.
“You look very well. You’ve been spending time outdoors, I think.”
She could not tell him of her other life, not under any circumstances. “It’s true, I’ve been keeping quite busy.”
“Good—you should distract yourself from the awfulness of events. I feel better, knowing you’re safe.”
What a terrible conversation this was turning into. “Have you had a chance to look around? The exhibition—it’s quite marvelous.”
“Why don’t you show me? Oh, but first—Maud, some of my officers have accompanied me; I would be honored if you would allow me to introduce you to them.”
Lieutenants Holm and Clausen were close to Carl in age and obviously friends as well as fellow officers. If I marry Carl, if I live in Denmark with him, I’ll see these men often, she thought. It felt like another life. The two men bowed smartly, mentioned that they had heard much talk of her and how the reality was even more brilliant, and so on. She blushed mightily.
Holm had a small, black leather box slung over his shoulder by a strap. It instantly drew her attention. “Pardon me, Lieutenant, but is that one of the new Kodak cameras?”
“Why, yes it is, your highness.” He proceeded to explain to her not only the workings of the camera—a simple button worked the shutter and exposed a roll of celluloid film, which must then be sent back to the factory to develop—but the principles of photography as well. She murmured polite encouragement rather than tell him she already knew.
If she had had such a portable camera in Iceland, she could have photographed the murals and symbols in the Cult of Egil’s temple. She’d acquire one for next time. But she could not assume there ever would be another expedition.
“Would you mind terribly,” Holm continued, “if I took your photograph? Both of your highnesses, to commemorate the event?”
She smiled. “You might have a care, Lieutenant. Rumor has it this regiment of soldiers is here looking for spies, and they might not take kindly to your photographing the wonders of our Aetherian technology. And I’m not sure they would distinguish a Danish accent from a German one.”
“Ah, quite right.” Blushing, Holm tucked the camera into a uniform pocket, which rested heavy with the weight. His pockets seemed stuffed with photographic equipment.
“Surely my men wouldn’t be suspect,” Carl declared, smiling to make it a joke.
“Alas, I am not the one making these judgments,” she answered. “As much as I would like to trust everyone, I certainly shouldn’t, don’t you think?”
“What terrible times, that make a blushing young lady so fearful.”
She had forgotten—she was supposed to be demure and sheltered. Drat it all.
Meanwhile, Lieutenant Clausen regarded the nearby display. “Did the Aetherians have such things as cameras? Was there anything like photographic equipment found among the Surrey wreckage?”
“I don’t believe so,” Holm replied. “We have Aetherian lights and Aetherian engines driving locomotives and airships, Aetherian weapons and Aetherian wireless. But our cameras are still our own.”
Harry said, “There’s a hypothesis that the Aetherians had some means of capturing and storing images with electricity. Writing and sounds as well—some researchers believe it’s why we never found any written records in the wreckage. It’s all done by electrical means, but of course we haven’t any idea how to retrieve such information, since we’ve no idea exactly how it’s recorded.”
All three men were both staring at her. “At least, this is what I’ve heard,” she added, giving as sweet a smile as she knew how.
“Your highness seems to have quite an interest in the topic,” Holm said.
Indeed. “I was born the same year as the Surrey crash. It seems . . . relevant, to have an interest.”
Clausen gestured at the nearby display. “I’ve heard tell that scientists are working to improve such generators so they might produce enough power to destroy entire cities.”
“One can hardly call that an improvement,” Harry murmured.
“Certainly, but if anyone is to have such power, it should be us and our allies, yes?” Carl offered.
“Or we might think of working to prevent the need for such power entirely,” Harry offered.
“Really, gentlemen,” Holm said. “We shouldn’t bother a young lady with such talk of destruction. We’ve no wish to upset her, do we?”
Harry’s smile was vague and polite.
The two lieutenants wandered to the next display—to give her and Carl privacy, Harry expected. At Harry’s prompting, Carl spoke about conditions on the continent, how Germany was seeking out alliances and finding more than a few, and how Denmark was hoping to remain allied to Britain, but some factions did not believe the Empire could protect them. Germany wanted the technology Britain had, and if they had to occupy all of Europe to get it, they would. Their sceptered isle began to feel small indeed.
“George wants to change the family name to Windsor,” Harry said. “Being named to the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha seems politically inexpedient of late.”
“House of Windsor,” Carl said. “It sounds lovely. Very English.”
“Yes, that’s the idea. But it will never happen while the Queen is alive. Saxe-Coburg and Gotha is Prince Albert’s house, you see. She will never abandon it.” Holm and his camera reminded her, she was meant to be looking for spies as well as being polite. “Lieutenants Holm and Clausen seem like fine young men. How long have you known them?” she asked innocently.
“We trained together. Had our first airship cruise together. I trust them with my life.”
“That’s exactly what I thought. I feel better then, knowing they’re looking after you.”
“You’re very sweet, my dear.”
It would be easy to marry Carl. Easy, and hard. Her mother and Toria were right on that score: Marriage would be the death of her old life as well as the start of a new one. She, too, could give birth every year, like May, like Louise, like her own mother . . . It was another world, as much as Iceland was.
And why should she think of Marlowe in that moment? Lieutenant Marlowe, aeronaut, Aetherian engineer, adventurer, who’d gone along with her Iceland scheme, who was her access to another life entirely. An impossible life. Prince Carl was in the circle of men she could entertain romantic notions about. Marlowe was not, and that was all there was to it.
She needed to distract herself from such wool-gathering.
She surveyed the room. She’d done a bit of clandestine work, certainly, but she didn’t know that she’d recognize a spy on sight. Anyone looking at her at the moment, lurking, hands clasped, her expression creased with worry, might assume she was a spy.
Her gaze passed over a corner by a display of experimental spotlights that could illuminate the skies over London, then returned to it. And why should she think of Marlowe? Because he was standing there, looking back at her. She wasn’t mistaken this time, it was definitely him. The tightly sealed mental container of things she could not speak of burst open.
“Are you all right?” Carl said.
She must have frozen in place when she spotted the aeronaut. When she looked again he was gone. He would be, wouldn’t he?
“No, it’s just—this is all very overwhelming.”
One of the liveried footmen arrived, which could only mean Harry was about to be drawn into some minor domestic turmoil. The young man, blushing, bowed apologetically and stammered that she was required in the royal salon. She politely took temporary leave of Carl, struggling to compose herself.
“What is it, Mother?” Harry asked, arriving at the salon and taking Alexandra’s reaching hand. Her mother gripped her hard. “Maud! Oh, thank goodness, I have news, I must tell you, I’ve just heard it myself—Carl is here!”
Harry managed a calm expression. “Yes, Mother, I know. I’ve already spoken with him.”
“You have? Well—” She leaned in and whispered conspiratorially. “Has he asked you yet?” That was a very suggestive lift to her eyebrow.
“Oh, Mother.”
“When he does, I suppose you must tell him yes. Even though I’ll be bereft without you.”
“I’m going back to the hall now,” Harry said. “Will you be all right?”
She waved herself with her handkerchief. “I suffer, but I’ll live.” Harry glanced at Toria for her opinion. Her sister shrugged.
Before she could flee the salon, George sneaked up to intercept her. “Anything?” he demanded curtly. He meant the search for spies, she assumed, and not Carl.
“Lieutenant Marlowe is here, did you know that?”
“Why, yes. He’s just back from Portsmouth.”
“And you didn’t tell me! I can’t speak to Marlowe here, do you have any idea—”
“Why not? I thought you liked him.”
“George!” She shook her head. “Never mind. May I go?”
After dipping the Crown Prince a rather rude curtsey, she marched off.
She failed to find Carl again right away. Holm and Clausen were across the hall, standing close to an Aetherian cannon modulator.
When Marlowe stepped out from behind one of the pedestals, she should have expected it. Nevertheless, she jumped, biting back a startled yelp. Hand to her throat, she glared at the man who stood sheepishly regarding her.
“I beg your pardon, your highness. I didn’t mean to startle you.”
“Marlowe!” She lowered her voice, collected herself. “Lieutenant—I thought you were at Portsmouth.”
He was in uniform, and she had never seen him so polished, all his brass buttons shining, propeller insignia of the aeronautic corps pinned smartly to his breast. He was not in a civilian disguise, or in the field in his coat and fatigues. He’d even trimmed his hair.
“I was worried about you,” she finished.
She had never seen him smile quite like that, either. Not out of exhilaration or glee or triumph. This was a gentle smile. “Thank you, your highness. You’re looking well.”
He had probably never seen her quite so polished either. He had never really seen Princess Maud in her element. Self-consciously, she tugged at her sleeves, resisted patting at her curls.
He said, “Might I ask . . . who was the very fine gentleman walking with you earlier?”
The arch in his brow was similar to the expression May had given her earlier, but without the warmth. She was suddenly uneasy because she couldn’t read this Marlowe like she could read the one she thought she knew.
“His Highness, Prince Carl of Denmark,” she said. She walked on, and side-by-side they strolled along the row of displays.
“Oh. I see. He seems . . . nice.”
“What are you saying, Lieutenant?”
“Not a thing, highness. It’s just that the two of you seem—”
“We’ve known each other since we were children.”
“Then I shouldn’t be suspicious of him—a gentleman recently arrived from the continent, from a country that borders Germany . . . ”
She turned away to study an ornate pumping mechanism, copper tubing and wires protruding at unlikely angles.
“I expected you to deny the possibility,” he said.
“I trust Carl completely. But events have become muddled.” She ought to just tell him that she and Carl were all but engaged, had been decidedly matched by all their relatives. She ought to, but couldn’t.
He followed her gaze to the arch formed by tubes and wires, a gaseous bulb glowing with the green of swamp gas. “It’s extraordinary, isn’t it, what the Academy has been able to hide while seemingly putting so much on display?”
“To tell you the truth, seeing all this together in one place—I’m horrified. We’ve worked to advance human knowledge, to expand our abilities, and yet we keep dragging ourselves into destruction. Half the machines here have weapons applications, and all anyone can talk about is how we might destroy Berlin. As if an Aetherian death ray that could be used to force Berlin to surrender could not also be used to smash London.”
“Once the war ends, we’ll pursue other interests than weaponry. I hope.”
They were standing too close together. Another inch and her silk sleeve would brush his uniform. Natural, because they were speaking in hushed tones and needed to hear each other. But it wasn’t proper. She made herself take a step away, walking on to the next display.
“But isn’t all of this the reason we’re fighting a war in the first place?” She gestured to encompass the room, the unsettling devices, the circling model airship loaded with model armaments. All weapons, when they should be doing what Marlowe always spoke of—breaching the atmosphere, sailing the highest altitudes. Discovering where the Aetherians came from and why they had ever come to Earth in the first place.
They had returned to the first display: the pneumatic pump, the octopus in a box. But something about it had changed. A hundred people might walk past and not notice—a hundred people had. A tiny coil, no bigger than a pocket watch, was now attached to one of the machine’s exterior bolts. Made to look like simply another component, its color was nevertheless wrong. The curl of the wire was a bit too tight. A hair-like filament, not entirely hidden by the other wires, glowed an ominous red.
“Marlowe, do you see that?” She nodded at it.
“That . . . isn’t British, I think.”
“And I swear to you it wasn’t there an hour ago. I stood here studying this very display—it’s been placed here since.”
A myriad of possibilities occurred to her. Sabotage—it was a bomb, or it would release poisonous gas or set the hall on fire. It was some kind of wireless communicator that was even now transmitting their voices. A location beacon—
“Pardon me, miss? Sir?” A short, dapper man with dark hair, a full moustache, and a lively gaze intruded. He ducked his head apologetically, but his gaze was insistent. “Please forgive me for eavesdropping. You were speaking of the war, of the Aetherian Revolution, and reservations you have about the same?”
Deftly, in quite a guard-like manner, Marlowe stepped around to interpose himself between her and the stranger. “Quite right, sir, and as an officer in Her Majesty’s Navy I must point out that such talk might be considered treasonous.”
The man was undeterred. “But you are not worried—oh, you’re Maud of Wales! Your highness, this is an honor!” He made a bow with arms spread wide. “And you, Lieutenant, must be her . . . bodyguard?”
She would have preferred that he not recognize her at all—especially now, when all she wanted was to look again at the odd device attached to the pneumatic pump. But his apparent lack of chagrin at addressing a member of the royal family, not to mention his complete lack of trepidation at Marlowe’s suggestion of treason, intrigued her.
Hoping she behaved with as much dignity as May would in such an encounter, she answered, “Thank you, sir. And if I may inquire—what is your name?”
“Wells, ma’am. Mr. Herbert Wells. I’m a writer of sorts, if I flatter myself. You seem to have strong opinions regarding the exhibition?” The hint was obvious.
She spoke as broadly as she could, to draw him out—perhaps this was the spy? “I simply wonder where it will all end. Aetherian technology has given us so much more power than we were ready for, I think.”
He donned a keen examining look, indicating she had just become even more interesting to him—far more than one of the “Royal Shynesses,” as she and her sisters were sometimes called in the papers.
“I am writing a novel, your highness, if I may be so bold as to tell you of it. It’s about the crash, about the Aetherians, though I’ll most likely dress it all up with other names. It’s meant to be allegorical, you see. A story of an alternate outcome. Suppose for a moment that the Aetherian craft had purposefully landed rather than crashed. And then suppose that there had been more than one of them. That there had been an invasion, you might call it.”
Not a spy but a novelist. Almost as bad. Did she believe him? Had he also heard the rumors that the Surrey crash was not the first time Aetherians had visited Earth? She had approached the question as an archaeologist might, as a search for artifacts and long-dead evidence requiring excavation. This author answered the question tactically, and with a paranoia she had not considered. The Aetherians came to this planet on more than one occasion. Of course this begged the question: What did they want here? Would they come again? And what would they think when they found that perversions of their technology had overrun the planet? She wondered if Mr. Wells could see her unease.
He made an expansive gesture toward the displays. “You see what weaponry we’ve cobbled together from their machinery, without knowing where to start, just using common sense and good English know-how. But we’re like children playing with a loaded pistol. Imagine what Aetherian machines—Aetherian weaponry—must be like in their fully functional forms? Now imagine them traveling across the countryside, laying waste, conquering as they go? What would we do in such a case, your highness? How would we even hope to resist?”
“This is an allegory, you say?” she asked. “That you fear the technology may thus be destroying us, without its masters to control it?”
“I could not have stated it more clearly myself. Would you be terribly offended if I sent you a copy of the novel, ma’am, when it is finished?”
That was a crowded street she did not want to step into, but fortunately Marlowe bowed his head and murmured, “Beg your pardon, ma’am, but I believe you’re wanted.”
He gestured, and there was Carl approaching. But what about that bloody anomaly on the machine? She cast a pleading glance at Marlowe, who only shrugged.
Quickly she said, “If you’ll excuse me, Mr. Wells, my duties claim my attention. Good luck with your writing.” She turned away as he gave an awkward bow and departed.
“Was he quite serious?” she said to Marlowe. “About writing a book? What would you call it . . . an alternate future?”
“I’ll certainly be looking into his credentials.”
“What are we going to do about that thing?” she hissed.
“Hold off, your friend is here.”
Her smile was strained as she tried not to let on that anything was amiss.
“Hello again, my dear! Is everything well?” Carl said as he eyed Marlowe. And what must it look like, this military man lurking so close to her for no apparent reason?
“Carl, this is one of the Crown Prince’s valued Aetherian engineers. Lieutenant James Marlowe, this is His Highness of Denmark. Lieutenant Marlowe was answering some of my questions about the exhibit.”
Marlowe bowed smartly, as he could do very well when the situation warranted. “Your Highness.”
“This must all make perfect sense to you then.”
“Not entirely, sir. There will always be mysteries.”
Carl said, “Lieutenant, would excuse her highness and I for a moment?”
“But of course,” Marlowe said and moved away, because he would follow orders, wouldn’t he? He moved behind the velvet rope setting off the exhibit to examine the anomaly. She was desperate to get a better look at it herself, but Carl had taken up her hand and squeezed, rather hard. She couldn’t get away.
Harry said, “Where are your friends, Carl? Shouldn’t you be looking after them?” And not here, when she was trying to solve a mystery . . .
Another matter seemed to occupy him entirely. “Maud. I had hoped to speak to you this afternoon. This . . . this isn’t the setting I would wish. If I were a cleverer man I would arrange some scene in a garden spilling over with flowers and musicians—”
“Carl, what is it?” Her heart was both sinking and racing.
“I spoke with your brother. He said . . . he said I’ll have to speak to your grandmother as well and win her approval, but he said he would arrange a meeting. In the meantime, I can’t bear to spend another moment without asking you. Maud, will you consent to be my wife?”
She adjusted her grip to fold her hand over his. She didn’t know what to say. She truly didn’t. If they stood in the garden he had mentioned, she would likely give an enthusiastic yes. But here, she could not help but think of the war that would carry him away again sooner rather than later. The future was uncertain, like Mr. Wells’s alien machines of war bearing down on them all. And that damned thing stuck to the pump—
“Oh, Carl . . . ” She didn’t know what to say, so she said nothing. “I’m very sorry, but an emergency requires my immediate attention.” She pulled away from him and crossed the velvet rope to join Marlowe next to the exhibit.
“Maud!”
Guards that hadn’t blinked at Marlowe approaching the display shouted at her. Probably, she could have found a different way to accomplish this, but the moment overtook her.
Soldiers rushed from every direction. “You there! Get away from there! What do you think—”
“Sergeant, this is Her Highness Maud of Wales, do step back please.” Marlowe used a sharp, commanding voice that pulled the soldier up short.
“Her Highness?” one of the guards sputtered. “What? But? I mean—”
“Harry, look at this,” Marlowe said.
A closer study of the thing made her believe it presented no immediate danger. No critical wires connected it to the pneumatic pump. It wasn’t warm to the touch, it made no ticking noise. A bug, she thought of it, with a pair of flat receivers like wings, the coils like legs, the glowing filaments like antennae. All of it no bigger than a half-crown piece. It was attached by a magnet, nothing more. She popped it straight off, and waited for some dreadful consequence—
“Ma’am, highness, please, I must ask, if you would please—” That same soldier pleaded with her. The poor man was sweating under his cap, obviously restraining himself from reaching out.
“Is she really Maud of Wales?” another of the guards declared plaintively.
“What on Earth is going on here?” Carl added his own commanding voice to the mix. Other onlookers had been drawn over by the commotion. She and Marlowe probably should have kept quiet and alerted the guard regiment commander later on. Nothing Harry could do about that now. She handed the device to Marlowe. He drew a loupe from his pocket, and held the strange device up to the light to study it better.
“Maud, what is this, what’s all the fuss?” Carl was hovering and glaring accusingly at Marlowe, who took a moment from his examination to glare back. These two never should have met. Never should have been in the same room together. She never wanted to have to explain her two lives to each other.
“I’m afraid there’s a serious problem,” she said, pained.
Someone had finally gone to fetch George, the ostensible patron of the exhibition, who marched over, flanked by a veritable army. Or maybe it only seemed that way.
“What is it?” the Crown Prince demanded. “What’s going on here. Harry? Marlowe?” He saw them and was quite taken aback, as if he, too, had never expected to see them both standing together in public like this.
“It’s an ultra-compact listening device,” Marlowe declared. “There’s a phonic receiver here, and this is the wireless transmitter. We should assume that we’re being listened to even now.”
An abrupt quiet fell over the gathering.
George glowered at the thing in Marlowe’s hand, blustered a moment. Harry recognized the simmering anger in his eyes.
“Well. This was the whole point,” the prince said. “A spy would learn nothing from these displays. This is all readily available, public technology. And now we’ve drawn them out.”
“Yes,” Harry said. “But we expected them to try to steal something. To take photographs or make drawings,” she said, nodding at Holm and his camera. Holm and Clausen had both come to stand near Carl. “But these exhibits would all be taken back to laboratories and workshops after the exhibition, where new experiments are taking place, and our enemies could listen at their leisure.”
“There will be more,” Marlowe said, just as Harry made a dash for the next display, copper tubes wrapped around bundles of wire, a capacitor for airship engines. After only a moment of searching, she found what she’d expected to find and reached in to pry free another of the glowing red bugs.
She might as well have held up a rat she’d discovered in the royal kitchen. “I think we will find these on many of the exhibits.”
Her gaze immediately went to Holm and his heavy pockets, which she had assumed were filled with photographic equipment. But it was all a distraction, wasn’t it?
“Lieutenant Holm?” Harry said. “Might I ask what’s in your pockets?”
The Danish lieutenant took a step back. The guards moved up behind him.
“What is this?” Carl demanded again, and he had such a look of betrayal on him, part of Harry’s heart broke. But only part of it.
“Oh, Carl,” she murmured. “I don’t know how to resolve this without dragging you into it. I’m sorry.”
“Wait a moment, what is your concern in all this? How can you possibly be involved—”
Then Marlowe shouted, “Harry!” and Lieutenant Holm lunged for her over the velvet rope. Grabbed her hand, twisted her around, locked his arm across her neck. Someone screamed—Motherdear, Harry thought, but that couldn’t have been right.
A hard piece of metal pressed against her cheek. Peering down, she was able to see the nose of the Aetherian pistol Holm held to her; the faint green of its battery glowed.
“Stop! Everyone stop where you are! I will shoot the princess!”
She didn’t think, except to imagine that later on George and Marlowe would both tell her she was an idiot and she should have stayed quiet and let them take care of all this. But they both knew her. Not staying quiet had gotten her into this situation, and it would get her out.
She grabbed the man’s wrist and shoved it up as she dropped her weight. Oddly, her corset and heavy skirts supported her as much as they restricted her movements. She did not tip over when Holm yanked away from her. She kept hold of his wrist, grabbed the pistol to keep him from turning it back on her. He never had a chance to fire.
By then, Holm was restrained by soldiers, who also surrounded Clausen and Prince Carl. And it was over.
“Her Majesty approaches!”
The crowd parted, and the tableau was struck in time for the queen to see it all. Soldiers, finely dressed members of society, the Crown Prince—and his youngest sister, holding a pistol and still confronting the man who’d tried to take her captive. Everyone stopped, held a collective breath, and dropped into instinctive bows and curtseys.
The queen was an old woman, small and round, a miniature warship in her black mourning gown with its high collar, draped sleeves, wide skirt. Her face was as pale as the lace veil under her cap. Pale as the face on a photograph. Sadness pulled her expression into an eternal frown. She took her time reviewing the scene, gaze passing over them all, lingering a particularly long moment on her granddaughter.
Finally, the queen made a gesture, and they all rose. Marlowe’s military training kept him straight as a pole, unmoving as a statue. Harry felt like she was five years old and being presented, then scolded because her pinafore was crooked. Even George seemed chagrined.
“Lieutenant Marlowe,” the queen said. “Be so good as to tell us what you find in the Danish gentleman’s pocket.”
Marlowe quickly patted down Holm’s uniform coat—and found the secret pockets on the inside, containing just two more of the transmitters. Holm’s expression went still and cold. Harry looked at Carl, and did not know what to think when he didn’t seem particularly surprised.
The authorities interviewed Carl, Prince of Denmark. But they interrogated Holm and Clausen.
The exhibition closed for the day. Harry sent her mother and Toria home in the carriage, claiming that George and May needed her help with social duties that evening. Really, though, May returned to the palace and her boys, while George retreated to the now empty salon with Harry and Marlowe. She perched at the edge of an armchair while George sat heavily in his own chair, rubbing at his beard like an old man. This is what he will look like when he is king, she thought. Marlowe did not sit at all, but stood at attention like a guard.
George explained, “Carl is likely blameless, according to the initial assessment. His friend abused his connection to the prince, knowing Carl would give him access to the highest levels here. Any potential engagement between him and you . . . need not be impossible, Harry.”
But it might as well be. She saw the way Carl looked at her, there at the end. She was not the ideal princess. Everyone had seen that at last. She might find a way to make it right—convince them all, and Carl, that she could be lovely and demure and certainly not caught up in intrigues. If she wanted to.
“I forgot to give him an answer,” she said simply, sadly. She hadn’t meant to hurt him.
A royal footman entered and bowed at the doorway. “Her Majesty, the Queen.”
They stood. The queen entered and regarded them with a stately lack of emotion before turning to the far wall and the portrait there, of Prince Albert. Harry had paid it little attention when she first arrived. Pictures of her grandfather were like the very air among the royal palaces. So ubiquitous, they hardly required mentioning. And like the air, utterly necessary.
The Queen said, “Albert has become a symbol of the old Britain, from before the Revolution. Dignified, more contemplative. My Britain.”
“Ma’am,” they all murmured in quiet agreement.
“You favor him, Maud, I think. You have a certain refinement in your features that reminds me of him.”
This was likely the deepest compliment Her Majesty was able to give. Blushing, Maud ducked another curtsey. “Ma’am.”
“I wish you could have known him. Both of you.”
If they were any other family, any normal family, she would give into the urge to rush forward and embrace the woman, who was still so stricken with grief some fifty years after her husband’s death.
“So do I, ma’am,” Harry said softly, and was rewarded with the flicker of a smile.
The queen drew herself from the painting and her thoughts to address them. “Maud, Lieutenant Marlowe: His Royal Highness has told us of your expedition to Iceland and the great success it brought our realm. We ourselves have witnessed your . . . aptitude for discovering the plots of our enemies. We are convinced, then, that we are justified in encouraging your further expeditions.”
This was not at all what Maud expected of this meeting. She resisted an urge to glance at Marlowe.
“You have the skills and the knowledge, and your Empire is in need of your abilities.”
The queen was the great defender of propriety and decorum. Could she possibly know what she was asking? Did she truly realize what Maud had already done? “Ma’am . . . Your Majesty. I thought you would be scandalized—” She would never forget it, the looks on all their faces after she had wrestled herself from her captor, holding the pistol as though she had always held one.
“Maud. These times are strange. You should stay at home, marry Carl, and be a good wife, a good lady. But George is right, I fear. You have already proven yourself, and we trust you as we cannot trust anyone who isn’t close to us. So we must send you off to learn what you can. Bring back what you can. And you—” She turned to Marlowe. “We charge you with protecting our granddaughter and bringing her home safely.”
“Ma’am,” Marlowe said, nodding.
“We bid you good day, then.”
They repeated their obeisances while the queen made her slow way out of the salon, flanked by her footmen.
Maud stared after her, stunned.
“Our grandmother is a very practical woman,” George said, almost cheerfully. “Don’t you agree?”
“I think I may faint,” Marlowe said.
“You don’t have time for that, Lieutenant,” George said. His amusement was gone, and now he was another self—not Crown Prince, not elder brother, but officer preparing for battle. “You’ll have an airship and all the resources you need. You’ve seen today how determined the Germans are to overcome us. Therefore, you must track every lead you have on every possible Aetherian landing or artifact. You must return with all you can find as quickly as you can. The realm depends upon it.”
This was a massive undertaking. And finally, she felt as if she had a role to play, a proper job besides wearing lovely gowns and comforting her mother. George ordered them to meet with him tomorrow to make further plans, then left them standing in the foyer, blinking at one another.
“Well then,” Marlowe said finally. “You have your wish. You’ll learn everything there is to discover about the Aetherian presence on Earth.”
It was all she ever wanted, to do some good, to help her country. To learn the secrets of the crash that had irrevocably altered the world, that had ensured she would never know an Earth without alien technology. What she had not considered, what she had not realized until the fact stood directly before her, was how this road, in all ways, led to a destination that lay in complete, unknowable darkness. When she shone that light ahead of her, she did not know what she would find staring back. But she must shine that light.
“Your Highness,” he prompted, after a stretch of silence. “Harry—”
“Marlowe. We have plans to make.”
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North Island College > Life at NIC > NIC News > News > NIC’s new Aboriginal Leadership certificate starts this fall
NIC’s new Aboriginal Leadership certificate starts this fall
Charlene Everson (right) and Michelle Byers of K'ómoks First Nation say local training like NIC’s Aboriginal Leadership certificate will prepare people to play important management and administrative roles within First Nations.
Seats are open for the September start of NIC’s new Aboriginal Leadership certificate, an exciting opportunity for Aboriginal students to prepare for management and administrative careers.
“There’s a high demand on Vancouver Island for workers with experience working with First Nations,” said Kelly Shopland, NIC’s director of Aboriginal education. “Not just working directly for First Nations, but across all sectors – everything from tourism to economic development, social services to health care.”
The curriculum includes human resources, communications and finance, along with values and ethics and the histories and impacts of colonization.
The majority of the program will be online, but students have a chance to connect in person during on-campus gatherings each semester, that will rotate between regions, giving them the opportunity to network and build relationships with each other.
“Students will learn how to build relationships with band administration, chief and council and elders,” said Laura Johnston, NIC instructor and program consultant. “It’s all relationship building, because that’s one of the most important pieces of protocol you can learn.”
The certificate was developed after NIC was approached by the K’ómoks First Nation about the need for this kind of training.
“The Aboriginal Leadership certificate is a great opportunity for any Indigenous person who hopes to raise up their community,” said Charlene Everson, education coordinator with K'ómoks First Nation. “It will give them the skills they need to navigate the intricacies of working around the Indian Act and moving towards self-governance by becoming effective leaders of change.”
Everson said the training is an asset to anyone who wants to work for or already works with First Nations.
“A non-Indigenous person who works for, or with, First Nations is making an act of reconciliation by enrolling in this program,” Everson added. “They will gain a unique perspective on the dynamic changes that continue to emerge in the world of First Nations governance and administration.”
For more information or to register, visit NIC's Aboriginal Leadership certificate program page, or call 1-800-715-0914.
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NNN Reporters Newsroom Forum > RSS FEED > Former Radnor Township Official Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 103-Year-Old Woman Multiple Times
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Former Radnor Township Official Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 103-Year-Old Woman Multiple Times
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RADNOR TOWNSHIP, Pa. (CBS) — A former Delaware County commissioner is charged with sexually assaulting a 103-year-old woman multiple times.
CBS 3’s David Spunt reports that 75-year-old William Spingler is no longer an elected official in Radnor Township. Spingler left almost two years ago, but officials felt compelled to address his alleged indecent assault on a centenarian not once, but three times.
“It’s a terrible thing. It’s horrible,” said Radnor Township Manager Robert Zienkowski.
Zienkowski told reporters he’s troubled by allegations his former colleague indecently assault a 103-year-old woman at a nursing home.
“We are quite confident that based on probable cause established in a warrant that we acted accordingly and the charges are justified in that warrant.
According to authorities, Spingler – a Radnor Township official for more than 30 years – put his hand under a blanket on the breast of a 103-year-old woman with mental illness.
Zienkowski said it happened at the Wayne Nursing Home on Dec. 15. Authorities said Spingler came back two more times and did the same thing.
“We couldn’t wait any longer to take action,” said Radnor Township Police Superintendent William Colarulo. “We had to take action.”
Spingler was arrested and released on a $10,000 bond.
Authorities said they have other complaints about him they are presenting to the district attorney but won’t say more.
Spingler will appear before a judge on Thursday morning.
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Posted on December 10, 2014 by Nomad Theatre
Theatre Review: Undemanding charm of Far Off Hills
By Emer O’Kelly Sunday Independent 08/12/2014
Why has Lennox Robinson been so neglected and under-rated by Irish theatre over the years; apart from his being Protestant, neurotic, and a bit spiteful, that is?
Those personal qualities didn’t make him unique among playwrights and directors in Ireland, or within the Abbey. But his writing talent glowed, and came damn close to being unique in its wry, understated observance of small-town and rural Irish society in the first half of the 20th Century. His plays are set in the Ireland in which he grew up – middle-class families of comfortable means, with conservatories, tennis courts, and pretty gardens.
Robinson hit the nail on that head, whether in serious or comic vein, and most of the time, there was a faint but recognisable core of irony in the work which saved its gentle perspicacity from disintegrating into sentimentality.
So Loco and Reckless Productions (in association with the Nomad network) are doing a considerable service in their current tour by re-introducing audiences to The Far Off Hills, in an only slightly tongue-in- cheek production by Mikel Murfi, with the four cast members playing all 10 characters….and very creditably indeed.
Nowadays, Hollywood would call the play a romcom, with the young(ish) widower Patrick Clancy nobly writing himself off as husband material because he is awaiting a cataract operation on his eyes, and is currently (and possibly permanently) blind. (This is 1928.)
Sanctimonious 22-year- old eldest daughter Marion wants to be a nun, but is sacrificing herself on the altar of family duty to care for him and her two flighty teenage sisters, neither of whom is particularly grateful for the sacrifice. And then there’s lovely, staunch (and not quite on the shelf) family friend Susie. And to add to the mix, Susie’s dashing 22-year-old nephew hoves into view.
It’s lovely, undemanding, charming fun delivered with considerably adroit aplomb, particularly by Steve Blount in the two main male roles, and Niamh McGrath as Susie and young “Pet”, with Caoimhe O’Malley as prissy Marian, and Julie Sharkey completing the cast. It’s lit by Nick McCall and designed by Sabine Dargent.
The Far Off Hills was at Draiocht in Blanchardstown, and will tour to Longford, Castlebar, Letterkenny, and Virginia, Co Cavan.
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Orleans County resolution opposing the NY SAFE Act
Posted on February 13, 2013 by Evan (admin) | 31 Comments
The following resolution was passed by the Orleans County Legislature on February 13, 2013
RESOLUTION NO. 82-213
OPPOSING THE PROCESS OF ENACTMENT AND CERTAIN PROVISIONS CONTAINED WITHIN THE NEW YORK SAFE ACT
WHEREAS, the right of the people to keep and bear arms is guaranteed as an individual right under the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution; and
WHEREAS, the right of the people to keep and bear arms for defense of life, liberty, and property is regarded as an inalienable right by the people of Orleans County; and
WHEREAS, the lawful ownership of firearms is, and has been, a valued tradition in Orleans County, and the rights protected by the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution are exercised by many of our residents; and
WHEREAS, the people of Orleans County derive economic and environmental benefits from all safe forms of recreation involving firearms, including, but not limited to, hunting and target shooting while utilizing all types of firearms available under the Constitution of the United States; and
WHEREAS, members of the Orleans County Legislature, being elected to represent the people of Orleans County, are duly sworn by their oath of office to uphold the Constitution of the United States; and
WHEREAS, members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate, being elected by the people of New York State, are duly sworn by their oath of office to uphold the Constitution of the United States; and
WHEREAS, the enactment of the NY SAFE Act (Chapter 1 of the Laws of 2013) has engendered significant controversy over both the process by which it was enacted and certain provisions contained within it; and
WHEREAS, it is our understanding that many State Legislators had less than an hour to read the legislation, which contained approximately twenty-five thousand words, before being forced to vote on it; and
WHEREAS, having reviewed the legislation and time constraints, it is our conclusion that there is no possible way any individual could have read the entire bill and understood its full implications prior to voting on it; and
WHEREAS, our State Legislators most certainly could not have had the time to request, and receive, the input of their constituents regarding this matter; and
WHEREAS, seeking and considering, such public input is a standard to which we hold ourselves in the Orleans County Legislature; and
WHEREAS, this legislation has 60 sections, of which only three take effect immediately; and
WHEREAS, in our opinion, there was no reason for the Governor to use a message of necessity to bring this bill to vote immediately and bypass the three day maturing process for all legislation; and
WHEREAS, the mishandling of the process in crafting the NY SAFE Act resulted in complex policy changes, many of which have been left up to interpretation, and are confusing even to the State Legislators who voted on them, and the law enforcement officials who are required to enforce and explain them; and
WHEREAS, requiring law-abiding gun owners to verify ownership of certain types of firearms every five years, in addition to registering them on their permits, which now also must be renewed every 5 years, does not increase the safety of the public and is unnecessarily burdensome to the residents of New York State; and
WHEREAS, there will be a significant financial impact due to the approximately 5,300 Orleans County permits that will have to be renewed requiring additional manpower and computer systems; and
WHEREAS, this legislation prohibits the sale of firearm magazines with a capacity larger than seven rounds; and
WHEREAS, those firearm magazines with a capacity larger than seven rounds, which are authorized to be retained by existing owners, may only be loaded with seven rounds and eventually must be permanently altered to only accept seven rounds or be disposed of, thus constituting a seizure of legally owned personal property with no provision for compensation; and
WHEREAS, few or no low capacity (7 rounds or less) magazines currently exist for many of the firearms commonly possessed by law-abiding residents of New York State; and
WHEREAS, limiting the number of rounds to seven versus ten is arbitrary and capricious, has no correlation to public safety, unfairly burdens law-abiding gun owners, and puts an undue burden on gun manufacturers to retool their manufacturing plants; and
WHEREAS, the only persons who will comply with the new high-capacity magazine ban are law-abiding citizens, leaving the same high-capacity magazines in the hands of those who choose not to obey the law; and
WHEREAS, requiring documentation of all ammunition sales in New York State, as provided for in this legislation, is a significant unfunded mandate on business; and
WHEREAS, the New York State Combined Ballistic Identification System, which wasted $44 million in taxpayer money and resulted in zero convictions, illustrates the propensity of government to waste taxpayer resources when legislation is not properly reviewed; and
WHEREAS, Governor Cuomo has proposed spending $36 million dollars in his 2013-2014 Executive budget for the implementation of the NY SAFE Act at a time when New York State residents are crying out for tax relief; and
WHEREAS, this legislation severely impacts the possession and use of firearms now employed by the residents of Orleans County for defense of life, liberty, and property; and
WHEREAS, this legislation severely impacts the possession and use of firearms now employed for safe forms of recreation including, but not limited to, hunting and target shooting; and
WHEREAS, while there are some areas of the legislation that the Orleans County Legislature finds encouraging, such as addressing glaring shortcomings in the mental health system, the strengthening of Kendra’s Law and Mark’s law, as well as privacy protections for certain pistol permit holders, by-and-large, we find the legislation does little more than negatively impact lawful gun ownership; and
WHEREAS, this legislation fails to offer any meaningful solutions to gun violence and places increased burdens where they do not belong, squarely on the backs of law-abiding citizens; and
WHEREAS, this legislation effectively turns countless New York State law-abiding gun owners into criminals; and
WHEREAS, the manner in which this legislation was brought forward for vote in the State Legislature is deeply disturbing to the Orleans County Legislature; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Orleans County Legislature does hereby oppose, and request the repeal of, any legislation, including the sections within the NY SAFE Act (Chapter1 of the Laws of 2013), which infringe upon the right of the people to keep and bear arms; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Orleans County Legislature considers such laws to be unnecessary and beyond lawful legislative authority granted to our State representatives; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Orleans County Legislature strongly encourages members of the New York State Legislature to hold public hearings to address the issue of gun violence in a way that will produce meaningful results; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Orleans County Legislature requests the members of the New York State Senate and Assembly who represent all, or part of, Orleans County to reply, in writing, with their views on, and actions taken, in support of, or opposition to, the NY SAFE Act; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be sent to President Barack Obama, Vice President Joseph Biden, Governor Andrew Cuomo, Senator Charles Schumer, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Congressman Chris Collins, New York State Senator George Maziarz, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, New York State Assembly members Steve Hawley and Jane Corwin, NYSAC, InterCounty of Western New York and all other deemed necessary and proper.
Moved, Johnson; second, Unanimous.
Adopted. 6 ayes; 0 nays;1 absent, Allport.
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31 responses to “Orleans County resolution opposing the NY SAFE Act”
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Gia Arnold | February 15, 2013 at 5:08 pm | Reply
Thank you Orleans County!
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Cheryl Boyer | February 18, 2013 at 11:51 am | Reply
Thank you so much for standing up our constitutional rights. Now it’s gun control,what’s next? I just hate that what we legally have a right to own is being taken away. They should concentrate on the mental problems people have. But that issue has been swept under the rug, until the next time a mental deranged person commits a haneous act.
danny shuler | February 18, 2013 at 10:14 pm | Reply
Thank you for standing up for our gun rights, I disagree with 90 percent of Cuomo laws.
Andrew Duomo | February 19, 2013 at 12:48 am | Reply
I think 90 percent of the people disagree with 90 percent of Cuomo’s laws.
michael judd | February 19, 2013 at 7:25 am | Reply
its about time we stand together, what i see is that we are loosing our rights in this country we call america
ashtone cooper | February 19, 2013 at 12:15 pm | Reply
Thank You for standing up for our constitutional rights! People need to start thinking About the big picture and Where all of this leads to…
Albion Gun Shop | February 19, 2013 at 2:06 pm | Reply
Thank you Orleans county for helping us stay in business. We love this little town and this county for all you have done to help us grow and support safe hunting and sports shooting.
Steve | February 19, 2013 at 3:20 pm | Reply
It’s about time! Way to step up Orleans Co!
Larry Herzog | February 19, 2013 at 4:59 pm | Reply
Way to go Orleans County ! Thank you for “Stick(ing) to Your Guns”…
gary strassner | February 19, 2013 at 5:22 pm | Reply
very proud of ORLEANS co. this week . we all need to stand up to the gov.
ted cooper | February 19, 2013 at 6:13 pm | Reply
Thank you…..finally some sensability
Patrick Lewis | February 19, 2013 at 7:37 pm | Reply
Sweet! Well done Orleans County, makes me feel proud to live here. So, when this law fails just remember the names of those who are pushing to pass the law and when its time for reelection lets vote them out.
Kermit R. Mercer | February 19, 2013 at 8:08 pm | Reply
Thank you. The members of the Orlean County Legislature.
Every important issue was covered in a senseable manner, clearly and firmly.
It is very difficult, almost impossible to control disturbed, angry persons with weapons and drunks on the road in automobiles and pickups.
You, Legislators have put common sense back where it belongs.
Dean Wilkins | February 19, 2013 at 9:53 pm | Reply
Thank u to Orleans county,it seems the chips are always stacked against us as far as government interference. The US government as gone to far this time,soon they will be telling us what color we can paint our homes.thank u taking actions on behalf of the lawful gun owners.
Dale Adamo | February 20, 2013 at 12:17 am | Reply
Frank Nash | February 20, 2013 at 12:56 am | Reply
It’s good to see that Orleans County has the backbone to stand for what is right, even when a minority controls the vote and a majority remains silent, we won’t! Thank you for restoring my faith in NY!
Jason Ricker | February 20, 2013 at 9:12 am | Reply
Well done. This is a fair and accurate representation of the constituency of this County. We appreciate your efforts to uphold constitutional freedoms and consider the people in policy making. We pledge to remember your efforts when it is time to vote!
Chris | February 20, 2013 at 11:50 am | Reply
Finally someone standing up for what is right! Glad to live in Orleans County!!!
Terri V. | February 20, 2013 at 3:40 pm | Reply
Way to go Orleans County!! Thank you for doing the right thing!
Michelle | February 20, 2013 at 5:41 pm | Reply
Thank you Orleans County for standing up for our rights!!!!!!! Could not have said it better myself.
Bill miller | February 21, 2013 at 3:16 am | Reply
Way to go Orleans county. Thank you.
Richard Hodge | February 22, 2013 at 3:49 pm | Reply
I have never been more proud to say “I am from Orleans County”.
Roger Wilkins | February 22, 2013 at 4:20 pm | Reply
Thank you to my Orleans County Legislators for taking a stand along with all county residents against this extremely oppressive proposed legislation by our Governor. I am proud to be a Orleans County resident and employee. WELL DONE !
Dennis P | February 22, 2013 at 4:31 pm | Reply
Thank you so much Orleans County. We concur on your stand against the
“NYS SAFE ACT”. Please continue to protect our second amendment
rights!
C LONG | February 23, 2013 at 12:45 am | Reply
Thanks for standing up for the rights of the good people of the county and the state.
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Kerri Neale | March 2, 2013 at 8:47 am | Reply
I am sick of these big city politicians telling us how we will live our lives!
Thank you Orlean County Legislators for standing up to the all powerfull. We the People have your back!
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One powerful way to protect your work is filing for trademark registration. But you cannot register a trademark for just anything.
Learn the rules of what is and is not possible to register as a trademark before you file any applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
What Can You Register for a Trademark?
When you apply for a trademark, you apply to legally register intellectual property that represents your company or products.
Stylized words
Combinations of words and designs
Business owners can apply to register their brand logo or brand name as a trademark for example.
However, not all brand names and logos are eligible for trademark registration. The USPTO will refuse to register your trademark for any of the following reasons:
Generic Name of the Goods or Services
Merely Descriptive
Geographically Descriptive
Deceptively Misdescriptive and Deceptive
Geographically Deceptively Misdescriptive
Geographical Names for Wines and Spirits
Use of Name, Symbol, or Device of Organization Prohibited by Statute
Flag, Coat-of-Arms, or Other Insignia of the United States, State, Municipality, or Foreign Nation
The Name, Portrait, or Signature Identifying a Particular Living Individual or a Deceased President of the US During the Life of the Widow
Primarily a Surname
Non-Ownership of the Mark
Mark Does Not Function as a Trademark or Service Mark
Unlawful or Improper Use in Commerce
Likelihood of Confusion, Mistake or Deception
There are some exceptions to the list of reasons for refusal, but it is wise to stay away from these types of names and designs.
Can I Register a Trademark to Protect My Domain Name?
It depends on how your domain name is used in your marketing materials. You can learn more about this issue in our past blog post, “Can You Register Your Domain Name as a Trademark?”.
Can I protect my art or literary work by obtaining a trademark registration?
Artwork that is not used as a trademark (a source identifier for goods and services) cannot receive a trademark registration.
If you want to protect your artwork, you will have to apply for a copyright registration. Even lyrics to a jingle that is used in an advertisement for a brand should be protected with a copyright registration. The name of a single book also cannot be registered as a trademark.
Can a trademark protect my invention?
No. If you want to protect an original invention, you will have to apply for a patent. However, you might be able to register the brand name attached to the product and the logo for the business that sells the product as trademarks if they meet the required criteria.
Still Have Questions? Ready to Move Forward?
Talk to intellectual property lawyer Crystal Broughan at Marks Gray for more information about registering a trademark.
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No need for wardrobe ... just come as you are.
Director: Dean Parisot
Starring: Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, Helen Mirren, Anthony Hopkins, Byung Hun Lee and Catherine Zeta-Jones
The cinematic equivalent of a retirement community theater, RED 2 is full of performers going through their paces, just happy to playact bygone glory. As long as the production is respectable, a good time can still be had by all. Such is not the case with RED 2, a movie that manages to be both lurching and lumbering in service of a storyline that’s as somnolescent as its senior citizen stars.
I didn’t particularly care for RED, but its kitschiness was occasionally complemented by a comforting cheerfulness. Its sequel, on the other hand, begins illogically and gets even more confusing. Ex black-ops CIA agent Frank Moses (Bruce Willis) is trying to live the quiet retired life with his wife Sarah (Mary-Louise Parker), full of days shopping at Costco and nights of solitude. But he’s lured back into action when old pal Marvin (John Malkovich) is killed. Well, not really—it’s part of a ruse to confuse a band of government jackboots who think Frank and the rest of his “retired, extremely dangerous” compadres know the whereabouts of a nuclear device snuck into Russia during the Cold War.
Why wouldn’t the agents just ask Frank and co. where the device might be instead of trying to immediately torture or kill them? Why do Frank, Marvin and a suddenly thrill-seeking Sarah figure the best plan of action is to globetrot from France to England to Russia in order and retrieve the device themselves, and where do they get the money to do so? What kind of hairstyle and Michael Jackson-esque uniform is Catherine Zeta-Jones sporting as Katja, a Natasha-style Russian agent?
So little makes sense from one scene to another that you begin to seek enjoyment exclusively in the performances and byplay. Alas, the bulk of the humor boils down to lunkheaded one-liners punctuated by repeated reaction shots of a bemused Malkovich (mirroring the audience, no doubt). Willis is joyless, while Parker’s tonally schizophrenic. It’s nice to see Anthony Hopkins flash his metaphorical fangs again, but Dean Parisot’s (literally) bloodless direction makes little use of it—after Hopkins’ mad scientist Dr. Bailey shoots and slashes the throat of three people, he coyly quips, “Sorry about the carpet,” even though not a drop of blood is visible.
There are only two things that make RED 2 passingly palatable. The first is Byung Hun Lee, formerly the star of the hit 2009 South Korean espionage TV series Iris and here playing a contract killer hot on Frank’s trail, whose martial arts action and dashing good looks convince me he’s a Hollywood action star in the making. The other is Helen Mirren, reprising her role as an aging British assassin who is as fetching as she is dangerous. Mirren gets the overall joke and plays it with breezy aplomb, whether it’s dousing acid over a dead mark while wearing an evening gown and carrying on a casual cell phone conversation, or firing handguns out both sides of a spinning sports car driven by Lee. If only the rest of RED 2 embraced its inanity, instead of exacerbating it.
Labels: anthony hopkins, bruce willis, byung hun lee, catherine zeta-jones, dean parisot, helen mirren, john malkovich, mary-louise parker, RED
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# - A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L
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PowerAnime is committed to the highest standard of authenticity and stands behind every product we sell in our shop as officially licensed merchandise. Strictly no bootlegs!
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The end of Power Anime. Thank you, and good bye!
As of January 1st, 2016, Power Anime will no longer be in the business of merchandise retail as Reggie, owner and operator, has chosen to close the doors for good. This not only includes this website, but also any 3rd party marketplace venue including Amazon and eBay as well as any convention appearances as Power Anime. After 14 years pioneering ecommerce with this custom built website and personally representing my passion for anime and the Japanese culture through numerous physical store iterations and convention appearances, I can't thank all my supporters enough for helping me realize my childhood dream and make a living off of what I love.
My website will no longer be used for new customers, but will still stay up for existing customers as the login will grant access to the members section. Products can no longer be purchased as I have deactivated the checkout process. For anyone who still has pre-orders with me, please log into the website and leave a comment at the bottom of the order details so we can may proper arrangements for fulfillment or a refund.
Like any great anime, our store's finale was spectaclular! If felt good to jump back into the retail swing with customers once again, for the final time, strolled through my entire warehouse and found some amazing deals, lost treasures, and big smiles. I can't really put into words everything I feel, everything I remember, everything that molded me to this moment. It was my mission to bring the Japanese culture to the curious youth through the lens of anime as I had done and in doing so, I not only showed this gateway to thought to the childhood's of my customers, but PowerAnime itself became an icon of childhood as claimed by some of my most adoring fans.
The adventures of Power Anime now live in its fans. Keep believing, and it will live forever!
If there's any advice that I'd give after this experience, it'd be: Do what you love, or die trying! It's worth it!
My life: The Next Season
'So.... where am I going,' you ask. Well, I've taken up a position with Bandai America Inc as a Brand Manager, Anime Import Collectibles. You can connect with me on my personal Facebook https://www.facebook.com/reggie.griffin.39, and my twitter https://twitter.com/BandaiReggie. Take care, and I'll see you soon at a convention in your area. Go to Bandai's booth, and ask for 'The Keep'.
PowerAnime4Life,
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سازمان چریکهای فدایی خلق ایران
ایران نبرد
نبرد خلق صوتی
گفتار هفتگی
رادیو پیشگام
گفتار هفتگی مهدی سامع - ۲ مهر
ـ پاسخ به یک سوال در باره گفتار هفتگی
ـ حرفهای ولی فقیه علیه رفسنجانی
ـ خرافه بی اعتمادی مطلق به آمریکا
ـ خامنه اي دوچرخه سواري بانوان را ممنوع کرد
ـ حرکتهای اعتراضی نیروهای کار
گفتار هفتگی مهدی سامع - ۲۶ شهریور
ـ خامنه ای در مورد FATF تصمیم می گیرد
ـ پـُشتَک سعید مرتضوی و واروی حاج محمود ارضی
ـ عمق و دامنه بحران آب
ـ اخبار حرکتهای اعتراضی نیروهای کار
ـ اعتصاب غذای زندانی سیاسی ارژنگ داودی
ـ بازداشت سي و چهار نفر در مهماني شبانه در كرمان
ـ اعترافهای تکاندهنده، در زیر پوست شهر چه می گذرد
ـ خامنه ای در حرف بی اعتماد به آمریکا و در عمل همکاری با آمریکا
ـ 25 حرکت اعتراضی طی 5 روز
ـ نرمش قهرمانانه برای FATF شروع شده
ـ گسترش سرکوب در حوزه های گوناگون
ـ ۳۰حرکت اعتراضی نیروهای کار طی ۵ روز
گفتار هفتگی مهدی سامع - ۵ شهریور
۳۹ روز اعتصاب غذاي ارژنگ داودی
دستگیری فعالان اجتماعی در شبکه های اینترنت و در مهمانیها
جریان مداوم خودکشی به علت فقر و اختناق
رتبه بندي ۱۴۰ شهر جهان، تهران ۱۲۶
بیش از ۳۰ حرکت اعتراضی طی ۵ روز
برنامه های دیگر:
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Innovative L-A Stopa replaces hair and restores confidence Laura-Aurora Stopa is passionate about hair, but not in the way you might expect. The Northern Kentucky resident is a fearless ally for women who struggle with medical hair loss and offers personalized support through her mobile wig shop, L-A’s Wig Out. In addition to tangible services like providing education and selling wigs, her business fosters confidence and encouragement among women in the hair-loss community from someone who knows exactly what they’re going through. Living with Alopecia pre bonded hairLaura-Aurora Stopa — who prefers the nickname “L-A” — suffers from the condition Alopecia Areata, an autoimmune disease in which the body attacks hair proteins and, although not a deadly condition, leads to baldness. Although she was born with a bald spot, Stopa eventually grew a full head of hair. So she wasn’t sure there was a problem until she started losing patches of hair in her twenties. Most women take their full head of hair for granted, and hair is often seen as a status symbol and necessary attribute of femininity. So for women suffering from hair loss, the struggle can be a serious blow to their confidence and self-esteem. For girls and young women who are already at a vulnerable age, it can be particularly difficult to imagine their future without hair. Stopa’s early years with Alopecia were hard, as they would be for any young woman. But the diagnosis didn’t crush her, and she grew into a confident woman, hair or no hair. “Once I got through my teens and my twenties,” Stopa says, “I got married to someone fabulous who loved me, so I had somebody who loved me whether I had hair or not.” But even as confident as she was, navigating the world of hair loss left Stopa feeling powerless and alone. She remembers shopping for her first wig and how strange it seemed to be buying it from a woman who, though kind and helpful, had a whole head of natural hair. And when she tried it, buying wigs online and learning to take care of them on her own was overwhelming.
It was such a personal purchase being made with so little personal care. It look a long time for Stopa to get into the wig business, but she’s loved wigs since the beginning. Like a pair of eyeglasses or shoes, she enjoyed matching her wig to her outfit. “I actually kinda turned wigs into a fashion statement and so my signature thing was that I’d always wear a different wig and sometimes they were really crazy,” she says. remy hair extensionsAfter college, in the ’90s, Stopa and her husband lived in Ann Arbor, Mich., and then Kansas City. During that time, she worked as a Sports Massage Therapist and grew more confident and comfortable in an environment where she was accepted with or without her wigs. But when she moved to Northern Kentucky in 2006, the climate was different. She entered a culture and work environment that demanded a more consistent, professional appearance. “All of the sudden I felt a little insecure,” she remembers, “because it wasn’t OK for me to go without my wig and I didn’t feel comfortable being who I was — the Alopecian who switches her wigs every day.” In every other place she’d lived, Stopa had participated in Alopecia support groups. But when she searched locally, she found only a single local representative with the National Alopecia Areata Foundation (NAAF) who didn’t return her repeat calls. So Stopa signed on to become a local support rep with NAAF, leading support groups and becoming a telephone contact for people looking for support. She participated in training and even attended a national conference, where she sat in on focus groups about Alopecia in the workplace and how it affects professional women. “There’s never a specific policy about wigs, about whether you can wear hair at work, but there is a stigma if a woman is bald by choice, especially in a position where she is public-facing,” Stopa says. “They estimate that 2-5 percent of the population has Alopecia, so that’s a lot of people. … “So what do all these women do as they’re getting comfortable with the idea that they are no longer the woman that they remember and they don’t have hair? It’s very hard. That’s why I think it’s important to have support.”
Finding support in an unlikely place Being a bald woman in the workplace was sometimes difficult, but it didn’t stop Stopa from building a fulfilling professional career. She spent her first few years in Northern Kentucky working in publishing. In 2013, she took a position as the Director of Membership for the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, which was a perfect fit for someone with such a dynamic, outgoing personality. She was responsible for managing relationships with and connecting services to Northern Kentucky business owners, and for much of her tenure there many of the members and some coworkers never even knew she was wearing a wig. perruques cheveux naturelsShe remembers a time, early on at the Chamber of Commerce, when she had a little bit of hair that she wore in a short, bleached fauxhawk. That alone was a stretch in a work environment that valued a professional appearance. But her Alopecia flared up and, with so little hair to spare, she was preparing to shave her head over the weekend. It was be going to be obvious, she warned her boss, when she showed up wearing a wig the next Monday morning. She didn’t want it to cause any problems. In the end, the support she found with co-workers and employers was a pleasant surprise. When she left her position in December 2015 to pursue launching L-A’s Wig-Out, they threw her a surprise party complete with a room full of co-workers in flamboyant wigs. “It was really nice because the business community and my co-workers in this really conservative environment were working with me and were willing to laugh with me and acknowledge what I was doing and why it was important,” she remembers. “For someone who’s starting a wig business, that was a great send-off.” Wig out with L-A Stopa started her business in March 2015, but it’s not an average wig shop. Wig-Out is a “mobile hair loss support and wig service,” which means that, for a nominal consultation fee, Stopa pays a personal visit to her customers. She educates them about wigs, about how they’re made and how to navigate the available options. She sells wigs to those interested. And she gives pro tips about how to care for and wear them. The goal is for the women to feel “fabulous” with or without hair. Stopa’s Wig-Out customers are all different. Some are comfortable with their hair loss, but many are self-conscious. Some want their consultation done in private; some invite friends and family to join the fun. Regardless, she caters her treatment to their needs and their desires. And she always shows up to their house without her wig. During the consultation, she is always the first to show her bald head and the first to try on a wig.
She wants these women to know that they aren’t alone. “I want it to be completely equal ground,” she says. One of Stopa’s customers, Jan A. from Anderson Township, suffers from several autoimmune diseases that, coupled with steroid treatments, have left her hairless. She was thankful for the personal and discreet nature of Stopa’s business. “L-A has a special gift for relating to and understanding the emotional distress that hair loss presents for women,” Jan says. “She offers customers the personal service of being able to try on wigs in the privacy of their own homes or at a party with friends. Even admitting that you feel you need a wig can be embarrassing. Often women don’t know where to go to buy one, or they’re too embarrassed to go to a store. L-A makes the experience non-threatening, and in fact she makes it quite fun.” perruques cheveuxAnother customer, Gerry Lockhart, noticed Stopa listed as a consultant on a wig website and contacted her for a consultation. Her hair loss is due to dermatitis of the scalp, and L-A’s Wig-Out has helped her face life without her “crowning glory.” “L-A comes to you with a joyful, pleasant experience that you may not be expecting,” Lockhart says. “She is a fun, understanding person, always positive.” Not every woman who calls Stopa for a consultation has medical hair loss. Some women are dealing with thinning hair, unmanageable hair or otherwise frustrating situations. Donna Salyers of Villa Hills knew Stopa for a year or two through the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce before she even knew Stopa wore a wig. Salyers eventually became a loyal customer, but her situation is different than most — she bought a wig to make her life easier. “It’s not so much experiencing hair loss,” Salyers says. “Rather it’s a matter of the time and effort it takes to make my hair look good. I have a busy life with a full-time job, tons of business travel plus family and friends. I’d much rather focus on life than my hair. … “Traveling without all the hair products, rollers, etc. is just the beginning. I’m ready for work in minutes, side-stepping the 45 minutes drying time my own hair requires. I can work out, walk through a blizzard or jump out of the pool and be ready almost instantly. And it’s because of L-A! Love that gal.” Balancing business and service
In the year since Wig-Out was officially incorporated, Stopa has provided her consultation and wig services to about 75 women in the area. She continues to serve as a NAAF Regional Support Group Leader, as well, volunteering to provide support in other ways. The most fulfilling part of her NAAF role, she says, is the help she provides for girls and young women facing hair loss. lace front wigsIt doesn’t take more than a quick meeting to know that Stopa is confident with her identity and with her Alopecia. When she meets a young girl struggling to find that same confidence, the attitude is infectious. She is the kind of woman any girl would want on her side, and she’s happy to serve in that role. Stopa is cultivating a life of service other other ways, too. She sits on Board for the DCCH Center for Children and Families, while she and her husband are faithful supporters of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation. And a few years back she began donating gently used wigs and providing consultation services to the nonprofit Be Concerned, which serves women in need. Stopa’s future is focused on investing in others and in her business. To supplement the income from Wig-Out and to continue to serve the community, she recently took a position working with Brighton Center’s Center for Employment Training, where she had previously volunteered.
She’s hoping the next season of her life brings balance between her commitment to service and her business saavy so that her customers walk away happy and her business succeeds. Stopa knows that being in the wig business can seem superficial. “It’s only hair, right?” she jokes. cosplay wigsShe understands that, for those who have never dealt with hair loss, it seems inconsequential or frivolous. But women experiencing hair loss fear losing much more than just their hair, and Stopa knows the feeling. Stopa knows what a difference a wig can make. For the women she serves, her friendly, understanding consultation and help purchasing a great-looking wig can mean the difference between a woman who may never feel like herself again and a woman who has the confidence to face the world — with or without hair.
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Trustees and staff
In-country committees
Scholar pledge drive
Welsh holiday cottage
Meet some of our Scholars
We help young people in Kenya, Uganda & Lesotho reach their full potential
Rafiki Scholars: we enable over 150 young people to access education at secondary
Matoke, a lunch of beans, potato and plantain being served at KJLMSS School. Rafiki Thabo Uganda
level and beyond at any given time by paying the institution fees on their behalf
Rafiki Eat Well to Learn: we provide a hot meal every day to 70 secondary school students in Uganda who otherwise would not eat – that’s over 12,000 meals a year
Rafiki Community: we support the development of schools infrastructure in Lesotho, Kenya, and Uganda and other ‘holistic’ projects that support our core aim of increasing access to education.
Watch our film to learn more about our work.
We have a strategy to guide our work between 2015-2020 – this is the word cloud of our strategy to give you a flavour of what it’s about.
Please contact us if you would like to receive a copy of our strategy.
Rafiki Scholars
Our core programme involves providing grants to promising students (Rafiki Scholars) to enable them to continue their education at secondary, polytechnic and university levels where otherwise they would be unable to afford the fees. This is not child sponsorship – all Scholars supported by Rafiki Thabo have already qualified for their further education by their own merits. We simply provide financial assistance to enable them to continue. All Rafiki Scholars are nominated by our in-country committees, who consider each applicant ‘in the round’ rather than simply going by academic achievement.
Alongside this programme, we aim to take a holistic approach to meeting the educational needs of the individuals we support and we respond to requests from our committees in-country. This might include providing funds for extra resources to help them study (e.g. books, stationery etc), supporting the economic development of their wider household, meeting healthcare needs or ensuring they are in a safe and secure home (e.g. that orphans are housed by relatives).
Rafiki ‘Eat Well to Learn’ – school meals programme
Rafiki Thabo Foundation supports a schools feeding programme at Kamuganguzi Janan Lewan Memorial Secondary School, Uganda. This programme was established in recognition of the fact that many students struggle to raise enough money to pay for school meals and often spend days at school trying to learn with no food. Rafiki has really been able to make a difference by covering the cost of lunches for 70 students who were going hungry.
Rafiki Community: Helping girls manage their menstruation
One in 10 African girls skip school during menstruation as they cannot afford to buy disposable sanitary towels. Girls in Kenya miss an average of 4.9 days of school each month because of periods, adding up to around 20% of the school year (Duke Global Health Institute). Some drop out entirely because they lack access to sanitary products (UNICEF). Others are forced to find alternatives such as leaves, ash, or rags which can lead to infection.
Our Uganda committee raised concerns about the girls in their secondary schools who are unable to afford sanitary protection. We therefore worked with a local partner in Uganda, Days for Girls, to provide training to 189 girls at Kamuganguzi Janan Lewan Memorial Secondary School on reproductive health and reusable sanitary kit construction. To our surprise, 158 boys also attended the training as they wanted to pass on the knowledge to their mothers and sisters! By providing these girls with the training and kits, we have made it more likely that they will complete their secondary education.
Rafiki Community: Improving the learning environment
In each of our focus countries we have a close link with a rural secondary school, via our local committee members. Our link schools are ACK St. Bartholomew’s School in Kenya, Ha Fusi School in Lesotho, and Janan Lewan Memorial Secondary School in Uganda.
We supported the construction of Ha Fusi Secondary School in Lesotho and continue to contribute to its ongoing development. The school is in a remote area and enables local students to continue their studies beyond primary school. The community of Ha Fusi had already drawn up the plans, bought the school site and fenced the compound but then funds ran short. Since 2006, Rafiki Thabo has been pleased to contribute financially and happily, Ha Fusi secondary school is now fully functional and self-sustaining.
In 2015, Rafiki Thabo merged with the Kazi Mingi Foundation, which had supported the construction and ongoing development of ACK St. Barthlomew’s School in Voi, Kenya. We are proud to continue KMF’s support to the school’s development and remain responsive to the school’s requests for funding. We are currently seeking funding to provide the school with new IT equipment.
As mentioned above, we support a school meals programme and have provided training to girls at Janan Lewan Memorial Secondary School in Uganda. We are also supporting the school’s infrastructure development. In 2016 we sourced funding for the renovation of the girls’ dormitory so that the school’s 300 girls have the option of staying over at school rather than risking attack on their way to and from school every day. We are also supporting the school to develop a piggery in order to improve the nutritional value of the school meals provided, to make the meals programme more sustainable, and to generate additional income for the school.
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Latest newsletter now available November 12, 2019
2018 Annual Report now available October 1, 2019
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Intimidating? Copter may have encircled Cobbs pre-trial
Published online 10:04am Tuesday Jul 24th, 2012
and in print issue #1130 dated Thursday Jul 26th, 2012
Philip Cobbs says he snapped this image of a circling helicopter the day before his trial.
photo by philip cobbs
Last fall, Philip Cobbs expressed terror after an assault weapon-carrying team of about 10 officers raided his southeastern Albemarle farm after a helicopter crew claimed to spot two marijuana plants from 500 feet. On the day before Cobbs went to court to fight the resulting possession charge, a helicopter again circled over his yard, an action he considers harassment.
This week's cover package
• Not guilty: Jury acquits in two pot-plant case
• Intimidating? Copter may have encircled Cobbs pre-trial (this story)
• Jury nullification: The elephant in the room
• Controversial constitutionalist: 30 years of defending the people
• If you were on a jury, could you convict someone of pot possession?
"I was pretty shaken up," says Cobbs, who managed to snap some photos of the aircraft that he says circled low over his 39 acres for three to four minutes on July 17.
Cobbs, who served as a meteorologist in the Navy, describes a dark-colored, unmarked, military-style copter, "similar to the one from last year."
According to Albemarle police spokesman Darrell Byers, July 17 was the annual marijuana eradication day in which a multi-jurisdictional, helicopter-equipped law enforcement team surveils the ground and then (without warrants) dispatches armed officers to seize illegal plants.
But what about the perception that police were harassing Cobbs by hovering in his airspace the day before his high-profile trial?
"We don't have a helicopter," says Byers. "It's the State Police."
Virginia State Police spokeswoman Corinne Geller, however, denies such involvement. "No Virginia State Police personnel nor Virginia State Police aircraft," Geller says in an email, "have been circling Mr. Cobbs’ residence or property."
Three Virginia State Police special agents were subpoenaed to spend July 18 at the Cobbs jury trial (the second time they'd had to appear because Cobbs appealed his General District Court conviction); and one of those, Senior Special Agent Keith Kincaid, who handles the pot program for this area's division of the State Police, declined to comment about the pre-trial flyover.
But to Cobbs, the circling copter's purpose was clear: to intimidate him. And he says it's not an isolated act.
"This is the fourth time they've done this," says Cobbs. "There's no reason for a military helicopter to be circling my house."
Cobbs isn't the first citizen feeling haunted by ganja-hunting helicopters. In 2004, members of the Twin Oaks commune in Louisa reported that a low-flying copter at treetop level scared one woman so badly she curled into a fetal position.
The whirling craft turned out to be a Virginia National Guard helicopter under the direction of the Virginia State Police. Guard spokesman Cotton Puryear confirms that the Guard provides helicopter support to the State Police, but refers inquiries to the State Police.
"We don't buzz people's houses," insists State Police spokeswoman Geller.
The airborne pot-spotting program– dubbed GIANT, for Governor's Initiative Against Narcotics Trafficking– was launched under then Governor Doug Wilder as the War on Drugs heated up in the early '90s. Since then, the American desire to keep pot illegal has fallen, with a Rasmussen survey released in May showing that 56 percent now prefer legalization and regulation.
Taylor Thornley, Governor Bob McDonnell's spokesperson, could not immediately respond about whether the chief executive supports this program of overhead surveillance and warrantless searches on Virginia citizens, but she does clarify the money trail.
"There is no state funding appropriated for the GIANT program," says Thornley. "The majority of the funding comes from DEA. The State Police general budget covers any additional operational and personnel costs associated with the projects."
According to Albemarle's Sergeant Byers, the July 17 GIANT op netted 314 plants in Albemarle, with a single arrest pending.
As for the timing of the mysterious chopper over Cobbs' farm one day before he went to court, John Whitehead at the Rutherford Institute, which oversaw Cobbs' successful defense, says, "It sounds like harassment."
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Dakota July 24th, 2012 | 10:19am
DEFUND this GIANT waste of money !
If your local PD looks like the military= DEFUND the PD until they cannot afford to play with TOYS !
Vaughn July 24th, 2012 | 10:34am
This is common practice in southern Albemarle this summer. Copters have circled my property in Schuyler at very low altitude several times in the last 2 weeks, and I have heard similar reports from friends in Esmont and Scottsville. Its very aggressive and unsettling to the people on the ground.
Its widespread and not isolated to Mr Cobb.
And Corrine Gellers statement that they dont buzz peoples houses is ridiculous. My garden is 50 feet from my house. When a helicopter is hovering and circling over your garden about 150 ft off the ground for 45 seconds, its pretty intimidating.
c rose July 24th, 2012 | 11:24am
People always make issue when they are discomforted in some way. If the discomfort were from growers or dealers in your area, selling drugs to your children- you would complain about that. While the mode of searching for drugs may not be the best it is better than the end result of not caring if the area is over run with drugs and dealers.
Think about it before passing judgement.
Gasbag Self Ordained Expert July 24th, 2012 | 11:48am
It's just like a local prominent (now retired) attorney and a local magistrate (now retired)once told me, "They're not finished with you yet!" And they were so right! Once you beat these guys in court and sue them, they never go away. It's an ego thing.
As soon as my lawsuits against local enforcement were over in 2003, it was less than two years they were knocking on my door again with another false charge in 2005. Once again thrown out of court. Once again lawsuits filed. Just finished all the resulting lawsuits again in 2010.
Are they finished with me yet? NO! Are they finished with Cobbs yet? NO!
Its not like they are searching for crack labs. If a few folks in rural southern Albemarle are growing some outdoor weed its not really the whole area being "overrun by drug dealers".
Aldous Snow July 24th, 2012 | 12:19pm
I saw one of these teams at the Cville airport getting ready to go out on a helicopter. They were so grossly over equipped, you would have thought they were going after Bin Laden.
Dawg July 24th, 2012 | 12:52pm
The Drug War is such a colossal waste of resources. Think how much money could be directed toward schools and other necessary entities if we didn't have obnoxious cops flying around over farms. Unfortunately, privatization of prisons has created a prison industry lobby, which will work very hard to keep things like pot illegal.
@Gasbag, first sorry you have been through all this and continue to and you are absolutely right. Now, if law enforcement was on the tail of say a rapist, child molester or a murderer, like they are over folks growing pot perhaps we would have some unresolved crimes here solved? I can think of many murders of young women in this area that need that closure.
I don't advocate breaking the law, but I would advocate realizing that the War on Drugs is a waste of time, resources and is not working. Our CIA went into South American and took out the Colombians and now we have something so much worse with the Mexican Drug Gangs.
My mother always said they needed to go to the root of the problem - why is the demand so high in this country?
Gasbag - there is a term for those who use lawsuits to harass - "vexatious litigant" and courts can recognize this and prevent them from further filings. Sometimes those in law feel they have the power and it is nice if the law pulls that power away from those that abuse it.
Liberalace July 24th, 2012 | 3:32pm
Just watch any of the "reality" cop shows on TV...many are frustrated Special Forces or Navy SEAL wannabes. I can hear them now on old Cobbs's farm, as they carry two pot plants from his property: "It's a good job by the guys today. It doesn't seem like much, but if we can even get two pieces of this gateway drug off the mean streets of Albemarle, we might've saved a couple of kids from future heroin addiction."
R.I.P.: Robert Urich
George Jefferson July 24th, 2012 | 3:34pm
@ c rose
"Think about it before passing judgement."
I've thought about it for years. Cops are more dangerous than weed growers.
Uncle Albert's Nephew July 24th, 2012 | 4:21pm
@ Gasbag
You had better believe they're not finished with Mr. Cobb. The next outrage is for them to seize his farm under the civil forfeiture laws. They don't need a criminal conviction to do that. BTW I don't believe that Mr. Cobb planted two scraggly ditchweed plants in full view of the helicopters. That had to be a setup.
C'ville Native July 25th, 2012 | 7:00am
@Uncle Albert's Nephew - or it could have been one of his sons who wasn't using his brain. Not only that but seeds can travel, via animals or birds.
The Scottsville/N. Garden area has often been targeted because there have been significant "busts" there (years ago) for pot growers.
The relative I have that worked at ACRJ and is still in corrections will tell you that they rather deal with someone high on pot being incarcerated than a drunk. Drunks are combative, messy, loud and rude. Someone high on pot, "give them a bag of Cheetos and a mattress and you don't hear from them for the rest of the night."
Yet alcohol is legal to possess and consume if of age.
Meanwhile, we have unsolved murders and people who drive on our road ways like idiots who are causing accidents? Appears to me some of our local law enforcement has their priorities skewed.
Redd Fox July 25th, 2012 | 8:30am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydv6j9CrPGo
OLD MAN July 25th, 2012 | 10:47am
This is the drugs- security- state- law -enforcement and prosecutorial industry; all mutually supporting, all mutually justifying and committed to self perpetuation, common sense be damned..and yes, i do realize the real need for some of this. yet...( In my other non- va home the police dept just spent $200K on a sonic crowd disperser unit..what do you think the likely hood of that ever being used or working? A Nice new toy for the boys to play with ...)
Sam July 25th, 2012 | 2:03pm
It might have been James C. Justice looking over his 4,500 acres near by.
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Huguely sentencing: Cameras in courtroom denied-- again
Published online 3:52pm Wednesday Jul 25th, 2012
and in print issue #1132 dated Thursday Aug 9th, 2012
The late-February trial of George Huguely drew unprecedented media attention to Charlottesville.
PHOTO BY TOM DALY
Calling it a "dangerous" precedent, Judge Edward Hogshire quickly denied a media motion Wednesday to allow cameras in the courtroom when George Huguely gets sentenced later this summer for killing his former girlfriend, Yeardley Love.
At the July 25 hearing, Huguely wore black-and-white striped prison garb instead of the suits and blazers he wore during his February trial, and he sported longer hair and didn't appear to have shaved before court. His mother and stepfather, Marta and Andrew Murphy, sat in the front row.
Judge Hogshire seemed unswayed by arguments from attorney Greg Duncan. Representing NBC29, and referring to a Virginia statute, Duncan sought the right to put a television camera in Charlottesville Circuit Court when Huguely is sentenced August 30 for second-degree murder and grand larceny.
"There are nine situations in which a camera is not allowed," said Duncan. "Sentencing is not one of them."
"There's never going to be a case of this import to the citizens of Charlottesville," added Duncan.
Daily Progress director of photography Andrew Shurtleff, representing the Virginia Press Association, requested a still camera in the courtroom. The prosecution and defense, however, were unified in keeping out cameras.
The issue was addressed last year with the only difference being that no one is suggesting building camera platforms this time, said Commonwealth's Attorney Dave Chapman, who claimed that witnesses would be less willing to participate in televised proceedings.
"Those images and words will be forever accessible in the public domain," intoned Chapman, who said he'd be calling three witnesses at the sentencing to describe specific things Huguely did before beating Love to death.
Presumably pointing to frequent Twitter, Facebook, and other postings, defense attorney Rhonda Quagliana pointed out that the open sentencing meant that any citizen needing immediate information could simply visit a media website.
"This case will quickly be appealed," said Quagliana. "Mr. Huguely will appear in this court or some other court and should have the right to a fair trial... without it being on the Internet or videotape."
"The thing that's somewhat unusual in my experience is the intensity of the media coverage," said Judge Hogshire, noting the youth of many of the witnesses, who were not long out of college. "What effect does media coverage have on their willingness to come forward?"
Hogshire said that several factors concerned him and noted that cameras are not allowed in the U.S. Supreme Court.
"I've never understood," said Hogshire, "how the presence of cameras enhanced the judicial proceeding."
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jsgeare July 25th, 2012 | 5:44pm
I'm not sure what good cause is served by allowing televised or even photographic coverage of the sentencing. Assuming reporters are literate (which is, on past evidence, questionable) and allowing for the presence of the public and the media in the courtroom, what good, we may pardonably ask, would be served by photographic records? My opinion is that whatever good there may be lies with the imagined benefits to the media itself. The courtroom proceedings, alas, are undertaken in the interest of justice or, at least, the application of law. No need to turn this into a freak show.
Seriously? July 25th, 2012 | 10:46pm
""There's never going to be a case of this import to the citizens of Charlottesville," added Duncan.
For real?
GBM July 26th, 2012 | 6:22am
Cameras serve no impact on the outcome of this guys sentencing. No point in giving him more publicity...no one I believe cares how long his hair is...what he's wearing...or the last time he shaved...he is a convicted murderer by his peers...time for him to face the music alone...time for him to learn how much of his remaining miserable life he will spend in prison to relive exactly what he has done here...his actions took a young woman's life...that is forever...
Rod July 26th, 2012 | 6:53am
"The thing that's somewhat unusual in my experience is the intensity of the media coverage," said Judge Hogshire, noting the youth of many of the witnesses, who were not long out of college. "What effect does media coverage have on their willingness to come forward?"<<<
From what I have seen of social networking, etc., the cited "youth" court publicity, not shy from it.
Christian Gehman July 26th, 2012 | 7:02am
Possibly the very honorable Judge Hogshire will extend his prohibition to removing all cell phones capable of capturing video or still images? Not to mention spy spectacles that could take video and stills? I'm betting footage will show up on the 'Net.
Ain't it time yet? ... for the Commonwealth to require a video record of ALL important criminal and civil trials? ... an an official supplement to the record taken down by the Court Reporter ....
Restore the Republic July 26th, 2012 | 9:49am
"There are nine situations in which a camera is not allowed," said Duncan.
10. When the judge says NO! :)
Number ten actually boils down to the number one and only reason.
Gasbag Self Ordained Expert July 26th, 2012 | 12:23pm
I bet if Perry Mason ever has a case in a Charlottesville courtroom, there will be cameras present.
Honestly, I am against the press or news media recording trials. It causes attorneys to "perform" - recall Johnny Cochran? I am not against video conferencing and they do now record court proceedings but those are not for public yet the audio is available to the public.
Yes, I know attorneys are paid to perform to present their side but cameras do funny things to us all.
As for the media, just because you can, should you?
Christian Gehman August 6th, 2012 | 4:53pm
Sad story. Bathetic. Comes out of "The Sun Is Beer" culture ... at UVA. And many other schools. I'd like to see it on tape as a cautionary tale for other drunk youngsters. Does anyone doubt it was the first time he was violent? Where are the Huguely boy's parents?
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William Hill ends its Merger Talks with Amaya Inc
By abhi | October 20, 2016
UK’s leading bookmaking and online gambling portal William Hill and Amaya, the largest gaming company of Canada have ended talks over a potential £4.6bn merger following opposition from William Hill’s major shareholders in United Kingdom.
Earlier this month William Hill and Amaya said that a merger deal is in process and if everything would be fine the deal will take place soon as possible, but after that announcement, many hurdles came around to this £4.6bn potential merger.
One of the major investor of the UK based Bookmaking company i.e. Parvus Asset Management which has 14.3 percent share in William Hill opposed the deal by saying, it would not be good for the sake of company and it will just help Amaya and not William Hill’s Shareholders.
The company said that why this current deal is in process just after a few weeks of rejecting 888 and rank Group bid for acquiring William Hill.
The news said that the board directors of the UK based company decided that they will not go further and will not pursue discussions with Amaya and the board has informed Amaya that it is withdrawing from discussions.
In a statement made by Parvus said that the deal will not be good and it would destroy shareholders value. It called William Hill to reconsider the business proposal.
The deal was opposed not just by a major investor Parvus, but it also didn’t get accreditation from William Hill’s former chief executive Ralph Topping.
Many other industry experts such as John Colley have opposed the deal by saying that a UK betting company will have a little chance to grow with a North American online poker portal.
However the company said that it would continue to look further for “some strategic ventures in future as well”, where they have the potential to create shareholders wealth.
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Release Day: Forbidden: A Regency Collection-Various Authors
Is there anything more scrumptious than forbidden love?
Cloaked in Red: A Shattered Fairy Tale – Kelly Martin
Frederick Dodsworth has no desire to find love at Anthony Wexley's Christmas gathering. Yet when he lays his eyes on the beautiful Rebecca for the first time, he is beyond smitten.
Lust turns to love. Love turns to jealousy. Jealousy turns to betrayal.
How did Frederick Dodsworth become the most evil man in Darenset? Simple. It started with a kiss.
For the Love of A Lady – Kristin Vayden
Jilted, rejected, unwanted.
Lady Esther Flanguard is all of the above… but that’s all about to change soon.
Because, Essie has a plan. And it’s sure to work brilliantly.
The only thing standing in her way is trying to convince Cross—her best friend’s brother—to go along with it.
Lord Crossby, Cross to those who know him well, knows that Essie’s plan is not a good idea.
Because Essie doesn’t know, is that he’s been in love with her for years. He refuses to leave this second chance left to fate. He lost her once, and plans to never lose her again.
So, knowing he’ll risk his heart, he agrees to play along with her disastrous plan. Silently vowing, that though Essie might be pretending…he isn’t, and this time he’s playing for keeps.
The Devil Duke Takes A Bride – Rachel Van Dyken
Who said being bad wasn't oh so good?
Benedict Devlyn, Duke of Banbury, has one thing on his mind and it isn't marriage. But things take a turn for the worse when his menacing aunt throws a hitch in his plans to remain the most sinful and talked about man in the ton. After all, a man cannot keep the reputation of being The Devil Duke when he is leg-shackled to some simpering spinster.
But his aunt, bless her heart, thinks she's dying, and believes her nephew's behavior is the only thing standing in the way between her entrance to heaven or hell. So she very lovingly and selflessly sets him up. With his childhood nemesis.
A young woman who, though she claims it was an accident, has nearly killed him thrice through her lack of grace and manners. It matters not that the minute he sets eyes on her at the Christmas ball, his blood boils with lust. He refuses to allow himself to fall prey to his aunt's ministrations.
That is, until he is compromised and stuck in an engagement to a girl who claims she'd rather jump from a moving carriage than marry him. Funny thing that, for the very minute she says no, he finds his heart very much wants to say yes. When she doesn't leap at the chance to marry him, he sets about to not only prove that he's worthy of her favor, but also worthy of her heart.
A Winter Wish Blurb – Nadine Millard
Mariah Bolton is as headstrong as she is clever, as strong-willed as she is beautiful. She enjoys her life and, apart from a rather snobbish mama, she is happy with her lot.
Imagine her consternation then when her world is turned upside down by the brooding and aloof Mr. Brandon Haverton!
Mariah and Brandon are forced to endure each other’s company more than either wants to when a snowstorm traps them in the same house.
They argue, they bang heads and they drive each other insane.
But something precious is blooming beneath the surface of all that ice. Something neither looks for but both need.
Can love melt the snow around Brandon’s cold heart?
Can Mariah be brave enough to take a leap of faith?
And can a Winter Wish help bring two souls together forever?
Rachel Van Dyken is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author of regency and contemporary romances. When she's not writing you can find her drinking coffee at Starbucks and plotting her next book while watching The Bachelor.
She keeps her home in Idaho with her Husband and their snoring Boxer, Sir Winston Churchill. She loves to hear from readers! You can follow her writing journey at www.rachelvandykenauthor.com
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Nadine hails from Dublin, Ireland though she now lives in a quiet town in County Laois. When she’s not writing her own books, she’s reading them. A lot!
She has three beautiful children, a pretty awesome husband and a seriously fluffy dog!
Her favourite thing to do to escape the cheerful chaos of her life is to read, drink coffee and wine and eat far more chocolate than she should.
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Kristin's inspiration for the romance she writes comes from her tall, dark and handsome husband with killer blue eyes. With five children to chase, she is never at a loss for someone to kiss, something to cook or some mess to clean but she loves every moment of it! She loves to make soap, sauerkraut, sourdough bread and gluten free muffins. Life is full of blessings and she praises God for the blessed and abundant life He's given her.
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Kelly Martin is the bestselling author of contemporary, historical, fairy tale, and YA romance. She has been married for over ten years and has three rowdy, angelic daughters. When Kelly isn't writing, she loves watching YouTube and drinking white chocolate mochas.
Cover Reveal: Sail by M. Mabie
Book Two in The Wake Series
by M. Mabie
Releasing Early 2015
This isn’t just a two-year long one-night stand. It’s my life. This is my life. Our life. It isn’t just some careless affair. I’ve made the worst decisions a woman could, but I’ll earn my second chance. She can try keeping all the guilt for herself, but I’m just as much to blame. Loving Casey wasn’t my biggest mistake. Fighting it for so long was. I’ll show her how fearless our love makes me. I’ll protect her torn heart. He still has magic in his eyes. He’s the man who makes me happy. Her voice still brings me to my knees. She says my name like it’s sacred. I live for the day when I’m his. To take care of him. To love him the way he deserves. I can’t wait to be all she needs. I can give her a happy life, security and so much love. Sometimes two ships never meet in the night, but ours did. Sometimes the water is rough. It beats you all to hell until you have no choice but get stronger. Our love story reads more like a tragedy, but to me it’s clean and pure. Let them point their fingers. Without a love like ours, they haven’t really lived. I pity them. I’m a cheating wife and a villain. I am his honeybee. I’m a snake in the grass and I sleep best when I’m lying next to his wife. I want to be his everything. I’m nothing without her anyway. This isn’t even close to over. It’ll never be over.
Sail is the second book in the continuing Wake Series. For more information on the first book in the series see the link for Bait below.
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Promotional Event: His Jar of Hearts, by S.P. Cervantes
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Title: His Jar of Hearts (A Broken Fairy Tale #3)
Author: S.P. Cervantes
Joey McMillian is man that everyone loves. Women fall at his feet everywhere he goes, and men want to be him. Working at the fire department in the small shore town where he grew up, staying close to the only constant in his life, his best friends, has been all Joey thought he wanted in life. While his friends have all found love and started families, Joey bounces from woman to woman, never opening himself up to the opportunity of loving someone and being truly loved in return.
Kat Pierce is a fiercely independent thirty something who knows Joey’s womanizing ways far too well. When she lands a teaching job and moves into her cousin’s house at the shore, she finds herself with Joey more than she would like. There’s always been an attraction between the two of them, but Kat knows better than to act on her feelings. Her heart has been broken before, and she knows Joey is a one way ticket to having it broken again.
Will Joey and Kat find the love they are looking for?
I stumbled upon The Broken Fairytale Series when I first read Wished Away. I immediately fell in love with this group of friends and never expected the emotional journey that ensued. It's always the ones which take you by surprise that end up being the best reads.
For me Joey always came across at the life of the party. He was fun, good looking and made it seem as though he didn't have a care in the world. But on the other hand he was a solid support. The glue who helped hold his friends lives together when they seemed to spin out of control. He may be a womanizer, who doesn't want commitment but he will ALWAYS put the ones he loves first.
Throughout the other two books I suspected there may be something more to Kat and Joey than just friendly banter and getting to know these two as individuals and watch them risk their hearts for one another made for a really great book. I loved watching Joey struggle with admitting his feelings but nothing made me more proud than seeing him go after what he wanted without a second guess. I loved watching him turn from playboy to man. He's the kind of man who cherishes and appreciates what he has. He may not have any experience in being a "boyfriend" but he completely nailed the role.
Kat on the other hand has always known about her feelings for Joey, she just isn't willing to be another notch on his belt and has grown to love their friendship, but when it matters is she willing to risk their friendship for possibly the greatest love of her life or will her fear keep her from missing out. She's stuck in a on again off again cycle with the man who was her first love and cutting those kind of ties, stepping away from what's comfortable isn't easy and SP Cervantes captures the essence of this perfectly with Kat. Without a doubt you'll be able to relate with Kat's character.
I have to admit I did wonder where SP Cervantes would take these two characters, what kind of "drama" they would face and I have to say their trials and tribulation period didn't disappoint. SP Cervantes once again tackles a touch subject and manages to shed light on it in a very real and refreshing way.
If you're taking the time to read this review then I encourage to give the Broken Fairy Tale series a chance. SP Cervantes has created some pretty unique stories and you're missing out if you don't see what all the fuss is about. While Wished Away is without a doubt my favorite of the series, I still really enjoyed Dust to Dust and His Jar of Hearts (Joey will have women everywhere swooning, I know I was!).
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S.P. Cervantes is the author of the highly rated New Adult Romantic Fantasy series Secrets of Shadow Hill. "Always and Forever" and "The Prophecy" are the first two book in the series that are available now. The third book in the series, "War of Wizards" will be released May 27, 2014.
S.P. Cervantes also has a contemporary romance series, A Broken Fairy Tale, in with the first book of the series, "Dust to Dust (A Broken Fairy Tale)" released March 4, 2014. The second book of the series, "Wished Away" will be released August, 2014.
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Release Day and Excerpt: Enforce, by Rachel Van Dyken
There’s two sides to every story...
And ours? Isn't pretty...
Then again, what's pretty about the mafia?
Trace Rooks, that’s what.
But she only wants one of us, and I'll kill him before I let him have her.
The only problem?
We're cousins.
And she may just be our long lost enemy.
Whoever said college was hard, clearly didn't attend Eagle Elite University.
Welcome to hell also known as the Mafia where blood is thicker than life, and to keep yours? Well, keep your friends close, and your enemies?
Even closer...
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(Elite from Nixon/Chase’s POV)
Nixons POV
I watched as the parade of cars made their way through the black iron gates, as if somehow those gates would protect them if the country went to war. Funny, they had no clue that the war—Lucifer himself, was already parading around inside, safe from the police- the feds- anyone who would be a threat.
Safe from everyone but me.
My eyes flickered to Phoenix on my right, he grinned as a new girl walked up to him and gave him a flirty wave.
I elbowed him hard in the ribs.
His grin turned sour as he glared at the girl and flipped her off.
Remember your place.
I’d said it once, twice, a million times to the guys, and they were still struggling with the idea that they weren’t here to go to school, they weren’t here to make friends. We weren’t at peace. We were in a freaking war zone.
And Phoenix’s family was our only key to redemption.
“That seems to be the last of them.” Chase’s cool gaze surveyed the main road that led into campus. It was easier on security to have one road in and one road out. Too bad life wasn’t that convenient.
If someone didn’t belong—it would take us minutes, scratch that, seconds to eliminate them, their family, all while making it look like a very unfortunate accident.
“Wait,” Tex squinted towards the iron gates, “I think there’s one more car.”
“The hell there is.” I muttered, “I counted the cars, I’ve looked at the lists, we aren’t missing anyone.”
Chase yanked the list out of my hand and started reading through the names of all the freshman enrollees. His grin made me about lose my shit as he lifted his head and handed back the paper.
“I hear Wyoming’s beautiful this time of year.”
“What?” I jerked the list away and started greedily reading through the names.
One stood out.
Trace Rooks, Female, 18, Casper, Wyoming.
“Great.” I dropped the list onto the ground and smirked, “A girl who probably smells like cow shit. What’s her background?”
Nobody answered.
I said it louder, this time grinding my teeth together.
Tex was the first to answer, “We couldn’t really find any.”
“Couldn’t. Really. Find. Any.” I repeated. “What the hell is that supposed to mean?”
“Look,” Tex shook his head, “We have Sergio on it, but the girl doesn’t really have a lot of information about her. Parents dead, Grandma dead, Grandpa her only living relative and somehow her social as well as her birth certificate were both lost.”
“Lost.” I licked my lips. I told my head not to go there, told my heart to stay in my damn chest and stop hoping as images flooded my mind. Dark hair, dark eyes, “Nixon, I’ll save you.”
“Dude, you okay?” Chase elbowed me.
“Let’s go welcome her to Eagle Elite.”
“I said,” I started marching towards the girls dorms, “Let’s go welcome her.”
“Why do I have a feeling this is a really bad idea?” Tex said under his breath.
“For once, Tex, keep your mouth shut and stay in the background, paste a shit eating grin on your face and let me and Chase deal with this. Do you think you can do that? Hmm?”
“Take a Xanax.” Phoenix grumbled.
I sent a seething glare in his direction.
He mumbled a curse and walked off with Tex to wait by the tree while we continued the next few feet to the girls dorms.
The car was a rental.
The grandpa was ancient.
The girl was…young.
And she had shit as belongings. Her suitcase was covered with stickers, her grandpa handed her a small box, and I could have sworn I saw a tear escape her eye and roll down her smooth cheek.
“Hell no.” I grumbled, “She’ll be destroyed here.”
“Won’t last five minutes.” Chase agreed.
“Tears.” I wiped my face with my hands, “Tell me I’m not seeing tears.”
“Girls don’t cry here.”
“They don’t.” I agreed.
“She isn’t like them.”
“We need Mo.”
I laughed at that, “We need a miracle.” With a curse, I quickly dialed the number for orientation and made arrangements for the New Girl to be moved to the United States room. Mo was supposed to be on that same floor. I figured she needed all the help she could get. No way would little Wyoming survive the year with anyone else, not that I was happy about it. I mean in hindsight that was probably my first mistake.
I’d officially invited her into my life—by way of my sister.
“New girls here.” I said loud enough for Tracey to turn around and gape. So squeaky clean and innocent. Like a little lamb, right, Chase?” I tilted my head and offered her a smirk.
The old man reached in his jacket. It was a move I knew well. Another clue. He wasn’t what he said he was. He wasn’t who he said he was. As if noticing my calculating glare, he removed his hand and offered a forced smile, “A welcoming committee? This place sure is nice.”
I had to respect his control. The way he protectively stood in front of Tracey as if he was the only thing standing in the way of my devouring her.
“Is there a problem?” He scratched his head, causing his shirt sleeve to fall, revealing a small tattoo. One I’d seen as a child but couldn’t place.
“Do I know you?” I blurted.
He laughed, “Know any farmers out in Wyoming?”
It was his tone that convinced me, the way his shook his head slightly, waiting for my challenge. It was the same look my Uncle gave me when he wanted me to stop pushing.
It was the look that my dad taught me when I was ten and witnessed my first torture.
The girl was still staring at us. Easy target. I’d leave the old man alone, he reminded me too much of mine. And I didn’t need that reminder, not now.
I lifted my arms and stretched lazily.
The girls eyes went wide as she stared at my body.
Chase hit me in the stomach.
I sauntered forward and tilted her chin towards me, closing her mouth in the process. “Much better,” I licked my lips and fought the urge to kiss her. Yeah, I was losing my shit. “We’d hate for our charity case to choke on an insect on her first day.” Her lips trembled as she looked from me to her Grandpa. I released her before she could do anything, and walked past, with Chase in tow.
I needed to talk to the girl at registration anyways. We disappeared behind the building, but I’d be back. I just needed the Grandpa to leave.
Within seconds the rental car was driving away. And the girl as all mine. My heart thudded against my chest, and for a second, I regretted what I was about to do.
But every possible outcome ended with either her death, or her in danger. And for some reason, I didn’t want someone like her at Eagle Elite. She didn’t belong in my world.
She deserved a picket fence.
A husband.
A good college experience without classmates who’d rather see her commit suicide then survive the next four years.
They would destroy her.
And she would make it so damn easy to do so.
The only way—was to beat them to it. To be the first, marking her as our target, our play-thing.
Nobody messed with what was mine.
And in the end, nobody would mess with her. They’d allow me to entertain them with her innocence. I’d dangle her in front of them like a carrot, and at the end of the day, she’d be untouchable.
I sighed as she looked up at the building gaping like someone who’d been homeschooled and never seen a sky scraper before.
She was too skinny.
I made a mental note to get her one of my access cards—she didn’t need to know how much they cost—or that every single student at EE would kill to have one. Mo would take care of the rest.
She’d eat with us.
She’d want for nothing.
It was the least I could do after what I was about to make her endure.
Licking my lips I approached her again, this time, damning myself to hell with each step I took. “Are you lost?”
“Nope.” She grinned, damn it made her prettier. “Apparently I live in the United States.” With a shrug she tried and failed to lift her heavy suitcase and nearly toppled over onto her cute ass.
I muffled a laugh, knowing that Chase was doing the exact same thing. Being mean to her would be like kicking a puppy. But the world was ugly. I just hated that I would be her tutor in the ways of reality—her prince of darkness.
Damn, I would have done anything to be the hero.
“I’m Nixon.” I stood directly in front of her, shifting my eyes from her poorly fitting clothes to her ugly shoes.
“Tracey, but everyone calls me Trace.” She held out her hand.
I itched to touch it.
To touch her skin.
Instead, I scowled, shook her hand, then wiped that same hand on my jeans as if she was diseased.
“Rules.”
“What?” She took a step back.
Chase moved past me, “He’s right. As cute as you are, Farm Girl, someone needs to tell you the rules.”
Her gaze narrowed, “Can it be fast?”
Yeah, again, I almost lost my mind. Chase was probably ready to shit his pants. The last person that talked back to him was Phoenix and that ended with a few broken bones and a trip to the dentist.
“You hear that Chase?” I said amused, “She likes it fast.”
“Pity,” Chase took a step closer, nearly touching her with his body, “I’d like to give it to her slow.” His eyes raked her in, as if she was the first girl he’d ever seen in his entire existence. Jealousy surged through me. What he hell? She wasn’t’ his. Not that she was mine, but still. He was standing too close, too close.
“The rules.” He stepped back. My heart beat returned to normal, “No speaking to the Elect, unless you’ve been asked to speak to them.” He circled around her staring a little long at her ass before he continued.
“Who are the--“
“—Nope. You’ve already broken a rule. I’m speaking New Girl.” Chase smirked. “Geez, Nixon, this one’s going to be hard to break in.”
“They always are.” I said without taking my eyes from her, “But I think I’ll enjoy this one.” The first true thing I’d said. I would enjoy it too much. I’d enjoy her too much, because she reminded me of someone I used to know. Someone who offered to save me, when I was already past saving, someone who wiped my tears, and cried as if they were her own.
Chase continued with the rules. Making me sicker as her face continued to fall.
Finally she asked, “Is that all?”
“No.” Raw desire pulsed through me as I approached her, needing to touch her, needing to make sure she was real even though I knew I was acting like a complete and utter lunatic. Chase and I would have words later. He knew me better than I knew myself sometimes. I was going too far, pushing myself, pushing him.
My hand caressed her face, then moved down her smooth neck to her shoulder. I wanted to claim her, to possess her, to make her scream—but not with fear, with utter ecstasy. I had no idea who she was, but she made me want. And that was the problem.
For the first time in years. I wanted.
I wasn’t allowed to want.
I had to die to myself.
Because in the grand scheme of things? It wasn’t about me. It was about blood, family, protection. Blood in, blood out.
Her eyes dilated. Furious that she’d reacted so easily, upset with myself for making my own body suffer, I snapped.
“You feel this? Memorize it now, because as of this moment, you can’t touch us. We are untouchable. If you as much as sneeze in our direction, if you as much breathe the same air in my atmosphere. I will make your life hell. This touch, what you feel against your skin, will be the only time you feel another human being as powerful as me near you. So like I said, feel it, remember it, and maybe one day, your brain will do you the supreme favor of forgetting what it felt like to have someone like me touching you. Then, and only then, will you be able to be happy with some mediocre boyfriend and pathetic life.” Away from me. Away from it all. Safe.
A few more tears escaped down her cheek.
And I knew in that moment. It was the beginning of the end.
My end.
My downfall.
My demise.
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Release Day Event: Kiro's Emily by Abbi Glines
Title: Kiro's Emily (Rosemary Beach)
Author: Abbi Glines
Publisher: Atria Books (December 15, 2014)
The year is 1992, and no one on the rock music scene is hotter than Kiro Manning, the lead singer of Slacker Demon. With a multi-platinum record, total ownership of the Billboard charts, sold-out concerts, and sinful amounts of money, Kiro can have anything—and anyone—he wants.
So when a dark-haired, conservative beauty rebuffs him at a concert after-party, his first thought is, “Who the hell does she think she is?” His second thought: “How do I make her mine?” Kiro has always loved a good challenge, but not every girl wants to get involved with a rock god. Especially this girl.
He let her go that night, but he never forgot her. And when they met again, he vowed not to give up again so easily.
As the world worshipped Kiro, he came to worship the girl, who became everything he never knew he needed. The only girl he would ever love. His Emily.
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Abbi Glines comes a heart-wrenching e-novella in the Rosemary Beach series about the star-crossed romance between Kiro and Emily, first introduced in Take a Chance. This is Abbi’s holiday gift to the devoted fans of the series.
Kiro
I knocked on the door, trying hard not to be pissed that this piece of shit apartment complex with no fucking security was Emmy’s home. This wasn’t where I’d been picturing her. And I pictured her a fucking lot.
Waiting with my hands tucked in the pockets of my jeans, I was trying to remain calm. But fuck it all, I had been waiting to see her face for months. Every time I heard her voice my entire body went on high alert. I couldn’t rein in its attraction to Emmy.
I heard a chain sliding out of the lock as the door swung open, revealing her in a pair of tiny little shorts and a camisole. Her hair was tangled and her gorgeous eyes were wide.
“Kiro,” she said, unable to hide the grin that lit up her face. It was midnight. I had changed my flight from London to come here instead of Los Angeles. I didn’t fucking miss my house. I only missed one thing while on tour, and it was this face. Fuck me.
“I wake you up, angel?” I asked, stepping into her apartment with my hands still firmly stuck in the pockets of my jeans. I didn’t trust them around Emily. They wanted to touch her.
It was then I realized she had just crawled out of bed. Her hands went to her hair as she ran her fingers through the strands, trying to tame them. But I liked it just the way it was.
“I… you’re here. At my apartment.” She sounded flustered. Then her nose scrunched up and she frowned. “Oh wait. I’m asleep. This is a dream.” Her face fell.
Fuck it! I took my hands out of my pockets and wrapped her in my arms. She inhaled deeply as I held her to my chest. “I’m real and you’re very awake,” I told her, unable to keep the thickness out of my throat. She got to me. She was fucking with my head. Seriously fucking with it.
“You feel real.” Her arms came around my waist.
I closed my eyes and soaked her in. Pressing a kiss to the top of her head, I stood there with her in my arms as long as she would let me. Hell, I would’ve stood there all damn night if she wanted me to.
“I thought you’d be ready to go home. Aren’t you homesick?” she asked, tilting her head back to look up at me.
“I was only missing one thing, angel. And it wasn’t in fucking L.A.” I winked as I cupped her face and felt her soft skin under my thumbs as I brushed her cheekbones.
She frowned a moment. “Do you mean me?”
I hauled her against me and lifted her inches off the floor as I took the few strides to the sofa and sank down with her in my lap. She didn’t pull away, and God, that felt good. “So fucking sweet,” I murmured as I stared down into her face. I hadn’t made this shit up. She was better than I remembered. Fuck, she was so much better. That voice had gotten me through the tour.
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Release Day Blast: His Jar of Hearts, by S.P. Cervantes
We're celebrating the release of His Jar of Hearts by S.P. Cervantes! Check out the excerpt below!
I can hardly keep busy enough at work today. I’d hoped there be more action with summer only a few weeks away and vacationers already taking advantage of the early heat wave. I wonder whether being away from Kat will always be this hard, or whether it will get easier as time passes. I never minded being gone from home for weeks at a time, but as the fire season draws near, the times where I’m away for weeks at a time will feel nearly impossible. I know the way I’ve been thinking about Kat and a future together is crazy, but these days, I can’t imagine one more day without her. Being in love is so much more all-consuming than I expected, I’m glad that it didn’t happen for me until now. Because now, I have no doubt that I will do anything it takes to spend the rest of my life with her. I have no questions whether there’s someone else out there for me. I’ve been with all kinds of women before, but not one has touched my heart the way Kat has, or even come close.
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S.P. Cervantes is the author of the highly rated New Adult Romantic Fantasy series Secrets of Shadow Hill. "Always and Forever" and "The Prophecy" are the first two book in the series that are available now. The third book in the series, "War of Wizards" released May 27, 2014.
S.P. Cervantes also has a contemporary romance series, A Broken Fairy Tale, in with the first book of the series, "Dust to Dust (A Broken Fairy Tale)" released March 4, 2014. The second book of the series, "Wished Away" released August, 2014. The third book in the series, "His Jar of Hearts" will release on December 11, 2014.
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Carey, Starc lead Australia to 86-run win over New Zealand
Last Updated : 30 Jun 2019 06:47:16 AM IST
London: Australia's Mitchell Starc in action during the 14th match of 2019 World Cup between India and Australia at Kennington Oval in London on June 9, 2019. (Photo: Surjeet Yadav/IANS)
Australia beat New Zealand by 86 runs at Lord's on Saturday. Defending a target of 245, Australia dismissed New Zealand for 157 runs and thus recorded their seventh win of the tournament. Usman Khawaja and Alex Carey put up a 107-run stand for the sixth wicket to take Australia out of a precarious situation batting first after which Mitchell Starc's fifer ensured that they pull off a comprehensive win in the end.
Jason Behrendorff made the early inroads for the Australians early on, dismissing the New Zealand openers cheaply. Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor then propped up the New Zealand chase and their stand of 55 was the best that the Kiwis could muster. It was broken by Starc who got the big wicket of Williamson. The New Zealand skipper departed for 40 off 51.
Ross Taylor was then starved for runs and succumbed to the pressure. He tried to go aerial off Pat Cummins and ended up skying the ball high up in the air. Wicketkeeper did well to complete the catch as the ball hung in the air for a fair bit of time. Carey was man of the match for his knock during the Australian innings and admitted that he has seldom seen a ball fly so high up in the air.
Finch brought in Steve Smith and ended up reaping dividends. Smith lured Colin de Grandhomme into attempting a big hit and the ball ended up going straight down the throat of wide long off. He followed that up by taking a screamer off Starc to dismiss Tom Latham. Latham middled the shot well and was looking to get the ball to the midwicket fence but Smith flew to his right and pluck the ball out of thin air.
Nathan Lyon caught James Neesham off his own bowling after which Starc almost got a hat-trick by taking Ish Sodhi and Lockie Ferguson off consecutive balls. Trent Boult had got a hat-trick earlier in the day and it was Boult that denied Starc his own treble. Eventually however, Starc got his fifth wicket by getting Mitchell Santner dismissed for 12.
Earlier in the day, pacers Boult, Ferguson and Neesham got New Zealand to 92/5 in the 22nd over. However, Carey countered with Khawaja holding up the other end. It was Williamson who got Carey in the end after which Boult's hat-trick cleaned up the rest of the Australian batting lineup.
Brief scores: Australia: 243/9 in 50 overs (Usman Khawaja 88, Alex Carey 71; Trent Boult 4/51, James Neesham 2/28) beat New Zealand: 157 in 43.4 overs (Kane Williamson 40, Ross Taylor 30; Mitchell Starc 5/26)
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Gurgaon To Get Helpline For Northeast People: Rijiju
By Rao Jaswant Singh
Union minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju said that he has approved setting up of an exclusive helpline for the people of Northeast living in Gurgaon.
Gurgaon, Oct 20 : Trying to calm nerves after the assault on two Naga youths in Gurgaon late on Wednesday night, Union minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju on Saturday met a group of students from the northeast and assured that "hate crimes will not be tolerated".
The minister said he has approved setting up of an exclusive helpline for the people of Northeast living in Gurgaon. "If the helpline proves beneficial in checking such incidents, it will be replicated across metro cities where people from Northeast region live in the country," he said.
"The government believes India is a democratic nation and such hate crimes will not be tolerated. Our society must not be intolerant, we must exist harmoniously together," Rijiju said. The Lok Sabha MP from Arunachal Pradesh said he has spoken to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the national security adviser, and soon a high-level meeting will be held on the matter. "No stone will be left unturned to control such racist attacks against Northeast people. Solidarity of the country will not be allowed to be disintegrated as the people of the Northeast region have equal rights," the minister added.
He also said the Centre will soon implement recommendations of the committee formed in February 2014 to look into various concerns of persons from the Northeastern states who are living in different parts of the country, especially metropolitan areas, and to suggest suitable remedial measures.
Minister of state for home affairs Kiren Rijiju addressing the media after a meeting on racist attack with people hailing from northeast states, in Gurgaon. (PTI Photo)
The committee headed by M P Bezbaruah, a North Eastern Council member, was formed following outrage over the death of Nido Taniam, a student from Arunachal Pradesh, in a racist attack in Delhi. It submitted its report to Rijiju on July 11. Among the recommendations were legal measures to ensure safety and security of people from Northeast. "The home ministry will implement recommendations of the Bazbaruah committee," said Rijiju.
The minister had an hour-long meeting with Gurgaon police commissioner Alok Mittal, divisional commissioner D P S Nagal and other senior officials over the incident. He said the people of NE region are "satisfied with civil and police administration for their quick action."The youths from Nagaland were beaten up allegedly by eight persons at Sikenderpur village on Wednesday night for refusing to have drinks with the attackers.
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Planned Parenthood, the Lies, the Excuses Exposed
Posted on September 29, 2015 by bcse
Editor’s Note – Since John Boehner announced his resignation effective October 31st, the idea that Planned Parenthood would lose its funding this year is remote at best. But that does not mean the flames are diminishing since Boehner announced the formation of a Select Committee to investigate the organization.
Boehner vowed Sunday that there will be no government shutdown at the end of the month — adding that he will impanel a select committee to investigate Planned Parenthood after “undercover” videos renewed outrage among conservatives about government funding for the women’s health provider. (See moire at WaPo.)
The heat will certainly rise more as supporters’ arguments decrying the infamous videos are being debunked. Today was a good indicator of that heat as the investigation began with Cecile Richards testifying and in a short time her testimony was proven wrong.
Cecile Richards, the president of Planned Parenthood, listens to an opening statement by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) during a hearing of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in Washington, Sept. 29, 2015. The House and Senate will try to pass a temporary spending measure that would avert a shutdown of the federal government later this week that saves the bigger political feuds for the weeks ahead. The bill does not include language cutting off federal financing for Planned Parenthood, which some Republicans badly wanted. (Stephen Crowley/The New York Times)
She called the videos heavily edited and retouched, but a Daily Signal article shows that to be wrong. Kate Scanlon wrote and filed her story as Forensic Analysis: Planned Parenthood Videos Are ‘Authentic’:
A forensic analysis of undercover videos about Planned Parenthood’s abortion practices are “authentic and show no evidence of manipulation or editing,” according to a report released Tuesday by Alliance Defending Freedom.
The analysis was completed by Coalfire, a digital security and forensics firm that has worked on civil and criminal investigations. The firm had access to all audio and video investigative footage recorded by the Center for Medical Progress.
“The Coalfire forensic analysis removes any doubt that the full length undercover videos released by Center for Medical Progress are authentic and have not been manipulated,” said Casey Mattox, senior counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom. “Analysts scrutinized every second of video recorded during the investigation and released by CMP to date and found only bathroom breaks and other non-pertinent footage had been removed.”
According to the report, the videos only omit footage irrelevant to the allegations such as bathroom breaks.
“Planned Parenthood can no longer hide behind a smokescreen of false accusations,” Mattox said, “and should now answer for what appear to be the very real crimes revealed by the CMP investigation.”
The Oath! The Lies, the excuses.
“American taxpayer money should be redirected to fund local community health centers and not subsidize a scandal-ridden, billion-dollar abortion business,” Kerri Kupec, legal communications director for Alliance Defending Freedom said in a statement.
“Planned Parenthood is an organization that cares about one thing: making a profit at the expense of women’s health,” she added. “The investigative videos, whose authenticity was confirmed by the report, show that Planned Parenthood is an abortion-machine whose top executives and doctors haggle and joke about the harvesting and selling of baby body parts. Women deserve far better.”
Spokespersons for Planned Parenthood have denied illegal conduct. Last month, the organization commissioned their own analysis of the videos which claimed that the “edited” videos “have no evidentiary value in a legal context and cannot be relied upon for any official inquiries.”
The Daily Signal previously reported that the firm hired by Planned Parenthood, Fusion GPS, has ties to the Democratic Party, including an effort to expose a group of eight private citizens who donated to a super PAC supporting former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign.
It gets worse though, her claims in testimony on the issue of mammograms was also less than truthful.
This was first reported in August of 2015 in National Review where a “map pinpoints the 665 Planned Parenthood locations and health-care clinics in the United States, compared side-by-side with the 13,540 clinics clustered across the country that are currently offering comprehensive women’s health care, according to the two groups’ data.”
Read on and watch these videos from Shoshanna Weisman at the Weekly Standard:
Today, President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America Cecile Richards, testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on PPFA’s use of taxpayer funding. During testimony, she falsely asserted that, “we’ve never stated that we did” provide mammograms.
“An affiliate isn’t a health center. I think I spoke earlier, we do not have mammogram machines at our health centers. And we’ve never stated that we did. As was mentioned earlier, for women who who go for a breast exam, if you need a mammogram, your referred to a radiological clinic.”
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However, in 2011, Richards said on CNN that if federal funding is cut off to her organization “millions of women are going to lose access, not to abortion services, to basic family planning, you know, mammograms….”
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Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan grilled Cecile Richards and is a must see video as well:
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Home >> September 2013 Edition >> The World Wants More Than 10,000 Shakers
The World Wants More Than 10,000 Shakers
By Noel Brown, Solutions Manager, Brüel + Kjær
Change, as many great philosophers have said, can be positive and negative. However, for customers of the LDS shaker range, change is all about improving value.
Satellite vibration testing on a shaker, photo courtesy of INPE.
In January 2009, LDS Test and Measurement made a highly positive change when five decades of history and a global customer base saw that firm become part of Brüel + Kjær. This dream team saw the world-leaders in vibration test systems integrate with the world-leaders in sound and vibration data acquisition and signal analysis. In the process, we have developed into a global supplier with unrivaled technical and service capabilities.
Royston is the UK home of Brüel + Kjær and the largest vibration test system factory in the world. All LDS R+D and custom projects are handled at that location, which facilitates extremely easy communication. With the incorporation of the LDS range, Brüel + Kjær is now the largest vibration test system provider in the world, and since the merger, the LDS range has gone from strength to strength.
In spite of the persistent global financial crisis, Brüel + Kjær is producing more LDS vibration test systems than ever before. 2012 was the most successful year for LDS orders, reflecting an enduring and growing global confidence in the brand. “We manufacture about 900 shakers a year and this number is rapidly increasing,” explains the Head of R+D and Engineering for the LDS range at Brüel + Kjær, Alex Williamson. In fact, more than 3500 vibration test systems have been installed since the 2009 merger, taking the total number of individual LDS shakers in use around the world today well over 10 000.
Long-Term Investments
All over the globe, the majority of the LDS vibration test systems are in near-constant use. Day in, day out, for 25 years or more, they exhaust the life out of any test object, by condensing a lifetime’s stresses into a few hours. In these intense test schedules “where downtime is very expensive,“ vibration test systems need to be tough on a level that most equipment doesn’t have to even start to come close to equaling.
As the Head of Operations Andrew Turner said, “Durability is highly important and the longevity of the shakers is an important part of the value proposition.”
Even controllers and amplifiers typically wear out before the shakers do, and that kind of long-term durability is what Brüel + Kjær believes customers should receive with an investment on this scale. Since 2009, the company has invested hugely in people and infrastructure and such is still ongoing—it’s about more than just higher productivity and reduced lead times.
There are more than 10,000 individual shakers out in the world today—more than 3,500 of which were installed since the merger with Brüel + Kjær in 2009. Pictured is a V994 unit being assembled at the Royston, UK, factory.
More Scope To Customize
The added resources of Brüel + Kjær has boosted the firm’s ability to customize LDS vibration test systems, which is a key part of the value offered. “About two-thirds of our shakers business is customized,” said Alex Williamson, “and our ability to tailor a shaker to customer-specific requirements is a great advantage. Our sole aim is to focus on solving customers’ challenges.”
As well as dual and quad shaker configurations, typical customizations include slip tables, guided head expanders, bespoke mounting fixtures, environmental chamber interfaces, and specific cooling or noise reduction arrangements. The shakers are customized for use in space, aerospace, defence, automotive, oil drilling industries, consumer products, package testing and more.
The biggest differentiating factor “force input”ranges from 9N up to the largest we have made to date—a quad V984 system of 640 kN used for satellite testing at ESA-ESTEC. Given this range of shakers, there is no vibration test application that Brüel + Kjær products can’t cover.
Complete Systems From One Supplier
A great example of the synergies arising from the merger of LDS Test and Measurement and Brüel + Kjær is one of the satellite qualification test systems that was delivered to Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research, INPE. This system, which connects Brüel + Kjær LAN-XI Data Acquisition Hardware with an LDS vibration test system, is a concrete example of the benefits from combining LDS products with Brüel + Kjær’s range. Here, the test safety and the avoidance of over-testing is critically important—the Brüel + Kjær solution gives closed-loop control and integrated data acquisition from hundreds of channels. Each channel gives accurate information on force or vibration levels at any point on a satellite, ensuring its fragile and expensive structure isn’t over-tested, and providing valuable data for correlation with Finite Element (FE) models.
ESA-ESTEC has a quad-shaker satellite testing system capable of 640 kN force
For such a system, the customer was able to deal with one dedicated organization to supply a complete system, manage the entire project, and deliver the necessary support and service. As the company’s Vice President of Strategic Marketing, Alun Crewe, said, “Customers appreciate our high-performance project management and ‘can-do’ attitude.”
Commitment To Change
Remaining at the top requires an ongoing dedication to improvement, which is part of the culture on the LDS factory floor. “We’re committed to continuous change,” said Andrew Turner. “The LDS brand is the ultimate in vibration test systems, and our job is to keep it there.”
Reflecting the investment in the LDS range since the merger, in September of 2011, the Royston factory received a Highly Commended Award for Best Factory in the Electrical and Electronics category. “I’ve seen positive changes since the integration with Brüel + Kjær,” said Alex Williamson. “These are especially apparent in R+D, where the LDS range has inherited process tools that have helped enormously to improve design efficiency.”
A customized shaker in the factory being moved out to a customer.
Continuous Improvement, Lean and Production Engineering are the focus of David Auty, who has been working for Brüel + Kjær since June of 2011. Shortly after joining the company, David introduced an award system to mobilize the many minds at work on the LDS range and to publicly recognize positive changes. These are Before, After, Result, Next Awards (B.A.R.N.), which motivate everyone to improve processes wherever they see the potential—everyone takes a part in creating the best possible products.
“We encourage input from anyone,” said David Auty. Each of the more than 100 B.A.R.N. awards issued since June of 2011 recognizes an improvement that benefits shaker customers, coming directly from the people who build them.
“I’ve seen positive changes since the integration with Brüel + Kjær. These are especially apparent in R+D, where the LDS range has inherited some process tools that have helped enormously to improve design efficiency” Head of R+D and Engineering for the LDS range at Brüel + Kjær, Alex Williamson
As Assembly Technician Richard Oakley said, “Seven of my B.A.R.N. projects have been adopted to date. The management really listens to us and we have terrific pride in what we do. I get a huge kick out of knowing that something I have put together tests a satellite before it’s launched.”
Satellite undergoing a shaking test.
Improvements For Customer Service
The merger between Brüel + Kjær and LDS has enabled the company to invest heavily in global organization—this allows for the provision of consistent, top quality service throughout the world. The direct sales network has grown and has reduced the number of distributors used. Distributors that specialize in vibration testing have been partnered with, and are large enough in scope to offer coverage that can benefit the customers. For clients, this means more direct access to Brüel + Kjær.
A range of service and maintenance plans are offered. By enlarging, pooling and spreading company resources efficiently, the capacity to assign resources anywhere they are needed, without the danger of becoming exhausted, is assured.
Right now, the company is working hard to take the knowledge and expertise of employees out into the field, offering comprehensive service plans to protect customer investments. Thanks to the considerable resources and expertise of Brüel + Kjær, work is more efficient and smarter systems are developed that are easy to use, simplify procedures, offer solid test guidance, and help avoid misuse. All to ensure highly reliable testing.
Brüel + Kjær is excited about the synergies that are continually developing, and will continue to improve the value offered. All in all, the future looks extremely bright for the LDS range of shakers.
Noel Brown is the Solutions Manager for Brüel + Kjær
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Mon, Jun 13, 2016 - Page 3 News List
Hung rejects transitional justice plan
FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENCE:A KMT official said the party’s proposed legislation was different from the DPP’s plan, as the KMT proposal aims to ‘eliminate hatred’
By Stacy Hsu / Staff reporter
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairwoman Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱) yesterday dismissed the Presidential Office’s suggestion to push for legislation banning ethnic discrimination and ensuring transitional justice, saying pursuit of the latter could lead to greater social divisions and hatred.
“It would be better to not mix things together. We should seek to understand what the true essence of transitional justice is. If it targets certain individuals or has particular ways of handling things, then I wonder whether the objective is to achieve justice or twist it,” Hung said in Taipei.
If the goal is to “twist” justice, then transitional justice will not promote social harmony, but instead could aggravate divisions and hatred, she added.
Hung was responding to comments made by Presidential Office spokesman Alex Huang (黃重諺) on Saturday, who welcomed the KMT’s willingness to focus on ethnic equality and urged Hung and the KMT to join the government’s efforts to push for transitional justice to ensure a “true” implementation of freedom, democracy, justice and human rights.
Huang’s remarks came after Hung announced the KMT’s plan to propose legislation banning “discrimination based on ethnicity,” amid public outcry over self-styled citizen reporter Hung Su-chu’s (洪素珠) recent verbal abuse of older waishengren (外省人) — a term used to refer to people who fled to Taiwan with the KMT regime in 1949 after its defeat in the Chinese Civil War.
The KMT also issued a statement yesterday denouncing the Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) promotion of transitional justice as a ploy to sow ethnic hatred and a catalyst for bigoted rhetoric, such as that voiced by the Taiwan Civil Government, a group with which Hung Su-chu is affiliated.
“The DPP’s transitional justice plan and the KMT’s ethnic discrimination legislation proposal are fundamentally different,” KMT Culture and Communications Committee director Chow Chi-wai (周志偉) said in the statement.
“What we aim to do is eliminate hatred,” Chow said.
Instead of promoting legislation concerning people’s livelihoods, Chow said that the Legislative Yuan, in which the DPP has the majority, has apparently focused on advocating for legislation to manage illicit party assets and promoting transitional justice.
Taiwan has a pluralistic, immigrant society that revolves around the Zhonghua culture (中華文化), Chow said, urging the DPP to support the KMT’s ethnic discrimination bill, as it endeavors to ensure respect and tolerance among people with different ethnic backgrounds.
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Obvious Genius
April 30, 2007 tdaxp Leave a comment
There are so many things right with KSR v. Teleflex (pdf version) that it’s hard to know where to begin.
First, let it be said that patents only exist in this country because they “promote the progress of science and useful arts.” And second, well, I’ll let Anthony Kennedy’s unanimous decision speak for itself:
Helpful insights, however, need not become rigid and mandatory formulas; and when it is so applied, the TSM test is incompatible with our precedents. The obviousness analysis cannot be confined by a formalistic conception of the words teaching, suggestion, and motivation, or by overemphasis on the importance of published articles and the explicit content of issued patents. The diversity of inventive pursuits and of modern technology counsels against limiting the analysis in this way. In many fields it may be that there is little discussion of obvious techniques or combinations, and it often may be the case that market demand, rather than scientific literature, will drive design trends. Granting patent protection to advances that would occur in the ordinary course without real innovation retards progress and may, in the case of patents combining previously known elements, deprive prior inventions of their value or utility.
The question is not whether the combination was obvious to the patentee but whether the combination was obvious to a person with ordinary skill in the art. Under the correct analysis, any need or problem known in the field of endeavor at the time of invention and addressed by the patent can provide a reason for combining the elements in the manner claimed.
We build and create by bringing to the tangible and palpable reality around us new works based on instinct, simple logic, ordinary inferences, extraordinary ideas, and sometimes even genius. These advances, once part of our shared knowledge, define a new threshold from which innovation starts once more. And as progress beginning from higher levels of achievement is expected in the normal course, the results of ordinary innovation are not thesubject of exclusive rights under the patent laws. Were it otherwise patents might stifle, rather than promote, the progress of useful arts.
The Court hasn’t signifiacantly ruled on patent law for a while, so the country’s patent laws have essentialyl been written by lower courts. These courts have brought upon one disaster after another, making patents easy to get and turning them into cash cows for rentier, vampire companies. Companies that actually innovate and make new products are sued into the ground (or merely for a few hundred million) by lawyers who dredge up this or that new patent.
This doesn’t merely hurt honest businesses, of course. It also drives up the cost of computing, throwing friction into the economy and hurting the poor worst. For instance, take the great open source projects Linux and OpenOffice. Linux aims to provide a free alternative to Windows and other operating systems, while OpenOffice is a completely-no-cost riff on Microsoft Office. The harder it is to challenge patents, the easier it is for anyone to threaten to shut down those operations unless they are somehow paid money. This adds to the cost of doing business of every company that would use Linux and OpenOffice, and of course most seriously harms those least able to pay high prices charged by the rentiers and their friends.
Besides being good for honest businesses, good for consumers, good for the economy, and good for the poor, this ruling is good for the Gap. The Core requires would-be entrants to live under hte same patent regime that they do, so the easier the laws in the Core, the easier it is to enter the Core. Likewise, since 9/11. the New Core has been pushing highly developed countries like the United States to relax patents. This ruling helps to tie the New Core and Old Core closer together.
Thank you Anthony Kennedy, and thank you Supreme Court!
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Thanks for a beautiful day…
April 29, 2007 tdaxp 4 Comments
… are owed to Brendan of I Hate Linux. I visited him by the lakes of South Dakota today, and we had a wonderful time eating lunch, exploring the local university, and of course enjoying his gorgeous XBOX 360 – Westinghouse HDTV combo.
Particular, I enjoyed playing the fourth Elder Scrolls game — Oblivion. Elder Scrolls III (Morrowind) was stunning beautiful when I first played it, and it is the only game bought after the golden age of the mid 90s (which including Civilization II, Oregon Trail II, SimCity 2000) that I truly loved. I bought both expansion packs — Tribunal and Bloodmoon — and loved them as well. Oblivion, from what I saw on that beautiful display, is worth heir to the Elder Scrolls name.
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Bookosphere
Review of "H.P. Lovecraft: Against the World, Against Life" by Michael Houellebecq
Michael Houellbecq’s (pronounced “Wellbeck”) Against the World, Against Life is a literary manifesto. Neither a literary biography nor an annotated anthology, Against the World is rather a vehicle for spreading the Lovecraftian voice in literature. Lovecraft’s writing style, and not just his written thoughts, are held up as examplars for all future writers. We should be so lucky.
H.P. Lovecraft: Against the World, Against Life
Some deeper words are below the fold, but to keep your attention I’ll say a few words about sex and money. Or rather, Houelbecq’s interpretation of Lovecraft’s odd view of sex and money. Sex is never directly referenced in anything Lovecraft wrote, and has only two purposes in his universe: as a vehicle for the propagation of the human species (hardly a worth cause) or (infinitely worse) a vehicle for miscegenation. Money is known only by its absence: the declining fortunes of late ancestors which allow the narrator some measure of intellectual freedom.
Many critics of Lovecraft argue that the position of sex and wealth in Lovecraft’s work are merely the author’s quirks, and that Lovecraftian fiction can be written that incorporate different views. Houelbecq would disagree, and quotes Lovecraft (page 58):
“When I contemplate man, I wish to contemplate those characteristicks that elevate him to a human state, and those adornments which lend to his actions the symmetry of creative beauty. ‘Tis not that I wish false pompous thoughts and motives imputed to him in the Victorian manner, but that I wish his composition justly aprais’d, with stress lay’d upon those qualities which are peculiarly his, and without the silly praise of such beastly things as he holds in common with any hog or stray goat.”
If the point is unclear, a second point is given on the same page: I do not think that any realism is beautiful.
Against the World meditates mainly on eight stories that Houllebecq calls the “great texts”:
1926’s The Call of Cthulhu,
1927’s The Colour out of Space,
1928’s The Dunwich Horror,
1930’s The Whisperer in the Darkness,
1931’s At the Mountains of Madness,
1932’s Dreams of the Witch-House,
1932’s The Shadow over Innsmouth, and
1934’s The Shadow out of Time
These great texts serve as a deliberate rejection of reality. In every one, the real world is revealed to be terrible and those who are truly protected and loved do not know about it. Decline is everywhere, but the lucky do not know about it. The fortunate live only in nostalgia. Witness the Norwegian wife in the Call of Cthulhu, and the unlucky star-headed things who awoke At the Mountains of Madness.
Against the World also addresses Lovecraft’s racism. And Lovecraft was a racist in the true sense. His hierarchy seemd to be headed by Anglo-Saxons, then other north-western Europeans, then “Italico-Semitico-Mongoloid” (Italian, Jewish, and/or Asian) persons, and lastly blacks. Yet Lovecraft’s racism was odd, as it centered on his fondness for the Puritan rejection of humanity. He saw no people in history more determined to separate themselves from Creation as the pilgrim settlers. No people, it seemed to him, were more clean or hygienic than those who did not wish to be people.
H.P. Lovecraft was a philosopher and a writer of literature, and is perhaps best complemented by C.S. Lewis. Lovecraft’s stance against the world and against life is nearly identical to the mission of the National Institute of Coordinate Experiments from Lewis’ That Hideous Strength. And Lovecraft and Lewis agreed on the nature macrobes — the larger, stronger, and smarter creatures which must exist if the universe is hospital to life: they would be against us, in the way that we are against flies. Ultimately, what separates Lovecraft from Lewis, who recognize the failure of time and space to exist at a human scale, is Christianity. God grace to flesh is central to the Christian faith, but Lovecraft, like Jonah, consciously rejects it because of what such grace implies.
Patrons of Lovecraft’s art have never had it so good. Many of his stories and poems are available online, and descriptive works (such as The Annotated HP Lovecraft) are now on the market. Even the Library of America has a pretentious Tales edition of some of the great works. Against the World is a brilliant addition to this companions of the literature.
H.P. Lovecraft: Against the World, Against Life is a beautiful defense of Lovecraft, quirks and all. Anyone who has felt drawn to the world that HP wrote into existence — R’lyeh, Innsmouth, Arkham, and all the rest — should buy this book.
Houllebecq doesn’t much address Christianity — that last paragraph was more addition — but he does add some more thoughts on literature and life. The commandment, “Attack the story like a radiant suicide; utter the great NO to life without weakness; then you will see a magnificent cathedral, and your senses, vectors of unutterable derangement, will map out an integral delirium that will be lost in the unnameable architecture of time,” can be assembled from Against the World’s chapter headers, as the book’s prologue (by Stephen King) points out.
H.P. Lovecraft: Against the World, Against Life is available for $12.24 from Amazon.com.
Other reviews are particular. Rick Kleffel emphasizes Houllebecq’s line, “Absolute hatred of the world in general, aggravated by an aversion for the modern world in particular. This summarizes Lovecraft’s attitude fairly accurately.” Lee Rourke ties the book into Hollebecque’s own writing style, and his run-ins with French censors. Emerald City compares Lovecraft to Tolkein while pointing out the book’s flaws. Dr. Pedro Blas Gonzalez advocates Against the World even for those who have never read Lovecraft. Michael Crisco pens a passionately critical attac on Houellebecq that misses the point, I think, but is still worth reading.
Lastly, for those considering buying the book, translator Robin Mackay posted a draft translation on his blog (pdf).)
John Wiley Interscience and Defensive Swarms
In spite of an overly concillatory (if understandibly so) reaction, Jonh Wiley & Sons’ “Wiley Interscience” slappd-down of Retrospectacle apperas to be over. Boing Boing, SEED, Slashdot, Nature and other big shots entered the fray Even Scientific American spoke out on the power of the blogosphere’s immune system:
The most effective fighting force a blogger has is other bloggers. I cannot be certain that Wiley relented for any other reason than bad press, which they were getting from a number of people–including bloggers associated with other journals, like Nature, who are now valid members of the scientific community.
While some criticize the value or justness of autoimmunity, all bloggers can be thankful that there are other bloggers to stand up for them when powerful interests threaten them with judicial violence.
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Europe, Faith
Violent Intolerance
Catholicgauze has posted his really cool powerpoint slides for “United Caliphates of Europe,” which he presented at AAG ’07. CG looks at retaliatory violence through the group level of analysis:
Behead those who insult Islam
Earlier, in “The Wary Guerrilla, I looked at the phenomonon on the individual level:
Stay tuned to tdaxp for an expanded version of “The Wary Student,” which will follow up previous research by looking at classroom settings. Or even check out the attack on Mike Daisey for another example of this sort of intolerance.
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John Wiley & Sons / Wiley Interscience, JL Kirk, and Courage
Afarensis, Entertaining Research, Evolution Blog, Galactic Interactions, Jim River Report, John Hawks Weblog, Rebecca Hartong, Mike the Mad Biologist, Sharp Blue, Synthesis of Thought, The Panda’s Thumb, Thought Capital, and Thoughts in a Haystack are all writing about John Wiley & Sons / Wiley Interscience attempted takedown of Retrospectacle’s critical article on their “alcohol is good for you piece. These articles, joined by A Blog Around the Clock, Abnormal Interests, Adventures in Ethics and Science, Evolving Thoughts, Kitchen Table Math, Mixing Memory, Parentalcation,
Notes from Dr. RW, Open Reading Frame, Pith and Substance, and Sandwalk, point out that Wiley Interscience / John Wiley & Sons is attempting to censor a blogger in retaliation for a critical look at data. While JL Kirk used the cover of defamation, Wiley Interscience is using copyright.
Of course, I wish the very best to Retrospectacle and her “fair use piling on,” I am skeptical on whether or not it can work. And the reason is obvious: Retrospectacle has already caved.
Retrospectacle complied with Wiley Interscience’s demands. You can view the original critique yourself, and see that this isn’t exactly a “profiles in courage” case. It’s nice and fine for Retrospectacle to curse John Wiley & Sons, after submitting to them, but it’s hard to get worked up about it. Unlike Kat Coble v. JL Kirk, unlike (modesty aside) tdaxp v. Nationmaster — unlike even King Leonides v. Persia — Retrospectacle calmly submits and then complains about the unfair treatment.
If Retrospectacle is serious about defending her rights, criticizing John Wiley & Sons / Wiley Interscience, she will restore her post to how it was before the threatening letter. Otherwise, don’t expect a kirking.
Otherwise, as Larry Moren points out, this bruhaha is just another reason to use PLoS and digital commons. Which is too bad, because John Wiley & Sons / Wiley Interscience has resorted to this thuggery before.
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SLAPP
Wiley Interscience "Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture" SLAPPs Retrospectacle
0xDE, Gene Expression, gnxp, Good Math, Bad Math, Greedy, Greedy Algorithms, Respectful Insolence, and romunov are reportings that Shelly Batts (a U of Michigan Neuroscience PhD candidate) has been threatened with lawyers after writing a critical interpretation of a recent article.
Shelly has been threatened for analyzing charts like this one
Shelly not joins me and other bloggers are being threatened with strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs). I hope she stands up for herself. The academic and applied consequence of these nuisance lawsuits is increasingly well known. Just google “JL Kirk,” for example, to find out what happens when lawyers threaten bloggers after a negative review.
Of course, there’s no need to search the internet for that stuff. It also hits the paper and the tv news.
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Iraq, Poetry
Someday they will be loved
Death Cab for Cutie. 2005. Someday you will be loved. Plans. Lyrics available.
Sons are important. Songs are about human conflict, meaningful struggle, and often even love. Not just lust — the mad desire for a thing — but love — the longing to provide goods to another that cannot be denied by anyone.
Earlier, I highlighted four songs by Guerrillas (19-2000, Clint Eastwood, Dare, and Feel Good, Inc.). Today I want to look at Someday You Will Be Loved, by Death Cab for Cutie.
“Soemday you will be loved” is about abandoning love, about the limits of what humans can give. As the Iraq War winds down, its lesson about love abandoned applies to the population who will love any hope of real love if we leave: Iraq’s Sunni Arabs. For more than a year, prolonging the war has only bought them time. But for years, Sunni Arab culture, inspired by its Naser-Arafat habit of doing exactly the wrong thing, has aggravated the situation.
We will leave Iraq. There will ethnic cleansing. The Sunni Arabs will not experience love in our generation, or perhaps our lifetime. But as the global economy continues to expand, and as the Afro-Islamic Gap is eventually shrunked, someday they will be loved.
I once knew a girl
In the years of my youth
With eyes like the summer
All beauty and truth
For several months, perhaps a year, Bush had a chance of bringing a government to Iraq that would reasonably represent all of her citizens. However, the violent incompetence of two men: Abu Musab Zarqawi and George Walker Bush, made that impossible. The dreams of 2003 are the dreams of the past.
In the morning I fled…
America will leave Iraq, because America leaes all countries. We are not an colonial power, like those great states of Britain, France, Holland, and Japan. Too bad for the citizens of Anbar.
Left a note and it read
Given Zarqawi’s and Bush’s performance, the Constitution of Iraq is a death sentence for populations that oppose democracy. Ethnic cleansings are now inevitable, and true family liberation of the Sunni Arabs is a possibility
Someday you will be loved.
Iraq’s Sunni Arabs are stuck the Afro-Islamic Gap, and without ties to the outside world (most especially, without friendly ties to Iran) she will remain their for a century.
I cannot pretend that I felt any regret
Ending the Iraq War means dividing up the country into “thirds,” but that’s really a euphomism. 65% of Iraqi is Shia Arab, and 20% of Iraq is Kurd. Only about 15% is Sunni Arab. Ending the Iraq War means the Sunni Arabs get the desert and, if they are lucky, the ghetto.
Cause each broken heart will eventually mend
Within 12 years, two minority-regimes fell: South Africa and Iraq. The Afrikaner population in South Africa recognized reality, and managed to have their ethnic cleansing be as peaceful and violent as possible. The Iraqi Sunni Arabs tried to swim against the tide of history. They have just begun to pay for that.
As the blood runs red down the needle and thread
While they disagree on many things, and both could have operated much more competently, Both Bush and Zarqawi sought to speed the killing. Both recognize the pre-War status quo as one of institutionalied hate, and both sought to change it. But Iraq belongs not to Southern Protestants nor to Sunni Arabs, but, ultimately, to the Iraqi People and their Shia majority.
Someday you will be loved
You’ll be loved you’ll be loved
Like you never have known
Arabs are not destined to live as either Masters or Slaves. Under western influence and protection, Arab states have been able to provide a good life for their citizens. Egypt under her golden age (-1945) and Qatar now are good examples of this.
The memories of me
Will seem more like bad dreams
Chosen traumas are determined by present needs, not past actions
Just a series of blurs
Like I never occurred
The American occupation of Iraq will one day fade into the mythic past for those in the Gap. Saddam Hussein will also live in the pages of legend. But the devestation of Anbar made possible by the Sunni Arab population will be a reality, probably until a larger shrinking of the Afro-Islamic Gap.
You may feel alone when you’re falling asleep
And everytime tears roll down your cheeks
But I know your heart belongs to someone you’ve yet to meet
China is perhaps the best hope of the Gap, because Beijing is will to build infrastructure and connectivity even for the worst regimes in the world. But Anbar is dry and landlocked, with nothing to give and no one to give it too.
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Global Guerrillas as Petty Realism
John Robb’s new book is the talk of the town (see this review over at Haft of the Spear, for example). While I still have not read his work, I did read “Hollow States” from John’s blog, Global Guerrillas.
The post reinforces my notion that “Global Guerrillas” is a generic term for those who seek to maintain a balance of power on the sub-state level. They sacrifice wealth and prestige in order to prevent the emergency of a leader and retain freedom of movement. “Global Guerrillas” are well known. They are called realists.
The problem, of course, is that Realism can only work when geography trumps movement. Realism worked in Europe, for example, because the mountains and peninsulas of that continent prevented maneuver warfare until the late modern era. However, Robb’s talk of a virtual state amounts to little other than the fact that geography doesn’t matter. And so global guerrillas — these petty realists — have no hope.
Unable to hold territory, and unwilling to join a minimal winning coalition capable of achieving victory, all global guerrillas can do is generate violence. All they can do is make some other group even more attractive, if that group promises to end or reduce the violence.
On an individual level, global guerrillas can break things kill people.
On a state level, global guerrillas can make non-guerrilla groups more politicall attractive.
Global guerrilla theory is rightfully interesting to those who to study how people die or how insurgencies end. Likewise, Robb’s book will surely be interesting to those who are interested in the personalities of our little niche of the blogosphere, which is why I plan to buy it. But “global guerrillas” as some sort of self-sustaining phenomenon, and they are in no way new.
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More JL Kirk Links
Two link classes today, those that linked to tdaxp and those that did not.
Hidden Unities mentioned the kirking in brief, while South Dakota Politics goes into some detail. Curtis (of D5GW fame) will be happy that his criticism of RipOffReport‘s page on JL Kirk and Associates is mentioned on Liberal Utopia.
Meanwhile, Say Uncle wonders what is actionable, Fark‘s headline reads J. L. Kirk & Associates sues blogger over stray comment about them being a scam, assuring 10,000 times more bad publicity for their scamming ways than if they had ignored it, the Jawa Report reports facts that do not involve any actual jawas, Q&O looks like its preparing to write a “Kirking for Dummies” book, and Salem’s Lots notes that nobody likes a bully.
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The tDAxp eXPerience
Impressions of “Dare We Hope That All Men Be Saved?: With A Short Discourse on Hell,” by Hans Urs Von Balthasar | tdaxp on Impressions of “Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives,” by Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI)
Impressions of “Dare We Hope That All Men Be Saved?: With A Short Discourse on Hell,” by Hans Urs Von Balthasar | tdaxp on Impressions of “Paul: A Biography,” by N.T. Wright
Impressions of “Dare We Hope That All Men Be Saved?: With A Short Discourse on Hell,” by Hans Urs Von Balthasar | tdaxp on The Apologetics of C.S. Lewis
Impressions of “Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper,” by Brant Pitre | tdaxp on Impressions of “Saul, Doeg, Nabal, and the ‘Son of Jesse’: Readings in 1 Samuel 16-25” by Joseph Lozovyy
Impressions of “Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper,” by Brant Pitre | tdaxp on Impressions of “Hans Urs von Balthasar: Rediscovering Holistic Christianity,” by Kevin Mongrain
EVERY BOOK I READ IN 2019
Qur’an 18: The Cave
Impressions of “Dare We Hope That All Men Be Saved?: With A Short Discourse on Hell,” by Hans Urs Von Balthasar
Impressions of “Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper,” by Brant Pitre
Qur’an 17: The Night Journey
Qur’an 16: The Bees
Qur’an 15: The Rock
Qur’an 14: Abraham
Impressions of “Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives,” by Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI)
Qur’an 13: Thunder
Impressions of “Unleashing Demons: The Inside Story of Brexit,” by Craig Oliver
Qur’an 12: Joseph
Qur’an 11: Hud
The Path Past the End of the Road
Impressions of “Hans Urs von Balthasar: Rediscovering Holistic Christianity,” by Kevin Mongrain
In Memory: Jeff Carlson
Qur’an 10: Jonah
Impressions of “Transforming Nokia: The Power of Paranoid Optimism to Lead Through Colossal Change,” by Risto Siilasmaa with Catherine Fredman
Qur’an 9: Repentance
Impressions of “Area 51: An Uncensored History of America’s Top Secret Military Base,” by Annie Jacobsen
Impressions of “Alpha and Omega,” by Harry Turtledove
Impressions of “Paul: A Biography,” by N.T. Wright
Impressions of “The History of the Future: Oculus, Facebook, and the Revolution that Swept Virtual Reality,” by Blake Harris
Qur’an 8: The Spoils
Qur’an 7: The Elevations
Qur’an 6: The Cattle
Qur’an 5: The Table
Impressions of “Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future,” by Peter Thiel with Blake Masters
The Book of Jubilees
Qur’an 4: The Women
Impressions of the Tom Stranger stories, by Larry Correia and performed by Adam Baldwin
Qur’an 3: The Family of Amram
Impressions of “Introduction to Patristics: Learning from the Church Fathers,” by David Meconi
Qur’an 2: The Heifer
Impressions of “When the Church was Young: Voices of the Early Fathers,” by Marcellino D’Ambrosio
Qur’an I: The Opening
Impressions of “Beneath a Surface: The Inside Story of How Microsoft Overcame a $900 Write-down to Become the Hero of the PC Industry,” by Brad Sams
Impressions of “Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup,” by John Carreyrou
Impressions of “Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft’s Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone,” by Satya Nadella with Greg Shaw and Jill Tracie Nichols
Impressions of “Ball Lightning,” by Cixin Liu
Impressions of “Four Quartets,” by T.S. Elliot
Impressions of “The Shepherd of Hermas,” translated by Daniel Robinson
Impressions of “Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief,” by Jordan B. Peterson
The Protoevangelium of James
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Michael Rudnitsky
Event/Discipline: Canoe Slalom, K1 and C2 with Elliot Bertrand
Hometown: Herndon, Virginia
Birth Place: Jerusalem, Israel
Current Residence: Herndon, Virginia
School: Herndon High School (Class 2014)
Club: Potomac Whitewater Racing Center
2015 U.S. Under-23 National Team K1 and C2
Top K1 and C2 with Elliot Bertrand junior in 2012 and 2013 US Junior National Team
2013 U.S. National Championships: 5th in K1
2012 Maryland Championship at ASCI: 1st K1
2011 Vajda Cup: Overall 15th place in K1 Under-16 category
2011 Junior Pre-World Championships in Wausau, WI: 1st in C2 with Liam Malakoff
2011 Junior Pre-World in Wausau, WI: 15th in K1
2011 U.S. Open: 3rd in K1 Junior category
2010 Age Group Nationals: 3rd in K1 Under-16 category
2010 USA Junior Olympics: 2nd in K1 Under-16 category
Recent Results:
2015 ICF Canoe Slalom Junior & U23 World Championships: 48th in U23 K1
2015 U.S. National Team Trials: 8th in K1 and 4th in C2 with with Elliot Bertrand
2014 U.S. National Championships: 5th in K1 and 1st in C2 with Elliot Bertrand
2014 U.S Junior and Under-23 National Team Trials: 3rd in K1 and 1st in C2 with Elliot Bertrand
2014 U.S. National Team Trials: 7th in K1 and 7th in C2 with Elliot Bertrand
Michael is a member of the U.S. Under-23 National Team and a member of the Potomac Whitewater Racing Club in Washington DC. Michael started competing in the men's kayak category (K1) at age 13 and in double canoe (C2) at 15. His first C2 partner was former Junior National Team member Liam Malakoff; back then Michael was a bowman. The next year (2012), because Liam decided to retire from competitive Canoe Slalom racing, Michael started racing C2 as a "sternman" with Elliot Bertrand.
The main training ground for Michael is the Feeder Canal on the Potomac River (40 minutes from his hometown) and the Dickerson Whitewater Course at NRG's Dickerson Generating Station(1 hour away). His coach during his first four years of racing was two-time Olympic medalist Dana Chladek. Currently, he trains with National Team Coach Silvan Poberaj.
During his free time, Michael enjoys playing guitar and piano, watching youtube videos, and messing around on the Internet.
Lokken sets the tone early for Team USA
Aaron Mann April 22, 2015
Lokken leads the charge for Team USA in qualifications.
Year in Review: Whitewater Slalom
2013 Slalom Season Recap
Team USA collects medals at Junior Slalom World Cup
Team USA took four medals at the Junior Slalom World Cup in Bratislava, Slovakia. All U.S. athletes made it to finals, and we paddled well as a team. Jordi Domenjo and Danka Mann did a fabulous job of coaching and managing the logistics such that we were ready to do our best.
Sept. 10 Weekend Recap
2012 Olympians return to the whitewater.
Junior Slalom World Championships
Caroline Queen (Darnestown, Md.) placed 9th in the U23 Women’s K1 Final Sunday as the 2012 ICF Junior/U23 Slalom World Championships wrapped up in Wausau, Wis. Queen incurred one two-second touch penalty en route to a time of 135.51, which was +18.40 seconds back from the first place finisher Katerina Kudejova of Czech Republic.
Lokken sets the tone early for Team USA April 22, 2015
Year in Review: Whitewater Slalom Oct. 20, 2013
Team USA collects medals at Junior Slalom World Cup Aug. 07, 2013
Sept. 10 Weekend Recap Sept. 10, 2012
Junior Slalom World Championships July 10, 2012
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DELL LATITUDE 10 - Windows 8 Tablet Complete Review
17:37 Gadgets, Tablets
The vast majority of Windows 8 tablets are hybrid devices that transform into a laptop or PC with slide-out, hinged or dockable keyboards.The Dell Latitude 10 is one of the few we have come across that’s just a tablet,but it has plenty of optional extras that enable it to perform all kinds of tricks. The most remarkable thing about the Latitude 10 is that, unlike most current tablets,you can remove its battery and plug in an extended battery which runs for longer,although this is not easy. In our tests, the standard battery lasted an impressive nine hours when playing videos continuously. The extended battery,available for £96, doubles battery life,but adds bulk and increases the weight from 658g, about average for a 10in tablet, to 820g which is heavy. However, removing the battery from its nook is fiddly.
You need to slide the release latch,then prise it out with your finger nails. Without the extended battery attached,the Latitude 10 is a reasonably slender tablet, albeit thicker than the iPad and most Android tablets.This extra thickness has been put to good use however–there’s a full-size SD card slot and a USB2 port. Since it runs the full version of Windows 8 rather than Windows RT, the Latitude 10 works with most Windows 7-compatible printers,scanners and other peripherals. It can run older Windows programs, as well as apps downloaded from the Windows Store.You won’t need to buy Microsoft Office as the 2013 Home and Student Edition is pre installed for free–a very useful extra that would cost you £99 if bought separately. There is a downside in terms of performance,however.
The Latitude 10 is equipped with a 1.8GHz Intel Atom Z 2760 processor and just 2GB of memory. This is fine for simple tasks such as browsing the web and working in Office, but having more than a few programs open slows it down. It plays standard definition videos from YouTube and BBC iPlayer just fine,but it can’t play high definition videos smoothly, either on its own 10in display or on a connected TV or second monitor.The upside to this poor performance is the absence of distracting cooling fans and vents which are necessary on devices running on more powerful Intel chips.
It has a 64GB SSD, which is large for a tablet at this price. But the catch is, with Windows and Office installed, only 26GB is left for you to add programs, apps and media files. Although you can use USB and cloud storage to increase capacity, it’s a shame there is not an option for a larger built-in SSD. Dell has squeezed 1366x768 pixels into the 10in display. It’s bright, but text looks fuzzy and the backlight is somewhat uneven–the bottom of the display (when held horizontally) is a little brighter than the top. Image quality is still good though, with accurate colours and wide viewing angles. It also works well as a touchscreen, responding quickly and accurately to our finger taps. You can use the touchscreen with Dell’s stylus, which costs an extra £40.
The stylus is pressure-sensitive, which means the harder you press on the screen the thicker the mark you make. This would be useful for aspiring artists were it not for the tablet’s poor performance running complex graphics programs. Although its rear has a soft touch texture, it feels slippery. A range of cases are available that make the tablet easier to grip and act as a stand, with a nook for stowing the stylus. However, in a glaring oversight none of Dell’s own-branded cases fit the Latitude 10 if the extended battery is attached, and we have not found any others that do.
Another useful accessory is the docking station,which costs an extra £130. Slot the tablet into this and it will have access to a Gigabit Ethernet port,a full-size HDMI socket and four USB ports.Connect a keyboard,mouse and monitor and you can use the Latitude 10 like a desktop PC.The connection between the tablet and dock feels a little flimsy, though, and the tablet’s screen sits at a fixed angle, although we found it comfortable enough to use at a desk. On paper the Dell Latitude 10 looks ideal–an inexpensive Windows 8 tablet with Microsoft Office included. But it’s not helped by the patchy selection and dubious quality of touchscreen apps in the Windows Store.The Latitude 10’s ability to run existing Windows programs and its potential as a fully edged desktop PC is undermined by its poor performance and the need for costly accessories.
The price of the Latitude 10, the extended battery,a case, the stylus and the dock comes to £805 almost £100 more than the 64GB Microsoft Surface Pro and only £50 less than a quality ultra-portable laptop such as the 11in Mac Book Air. Think very carefully about what you want from a portable computer before buying the Latitude 10.
Office 2013 included
Useful accessories available but cost adds up fast
Limited built-in storage
Premium Suite Pack for Samsung Galaxy S III
Samsung Electronics announced the release of Premium Suite Service Pack for its Samsung Galaxy S III. This very new package includes addi...
How to Create Animated GIF using Camtasia Studio from Video and Images
Cmatasia is a powerful desktop screen video recorder which is used by many people all over the world in all most all the fields. Camtasia ...
HUAWEI G510 Review and Specifications
Huawei’s Ascend G510 doesn’t look all that great and is similar to many other Android smart phones in the market. Its 4.5-inch capacitive ...
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Venerable Non-Profit to Open New England High-End Center E-mail
Addiction Treatment Industry Newswire
03/25/2015 -ATIN - One of the nation's oldest and best managed non-profit addiction treatment institutions, based in New England but with operations in slightly less than 10 states a growth spurt in the mid-1990s left the institution one of the largest addictions non-profits in the nation with over $50M in annual revenues and still growing fast and which will soon open a new high-end center right near the non-profit's founding locale in Massachusetts. Called The New England Recovery Center, the new 35-bed center is actually not that expensive compared to other centers offering similar high-end amenities with the cost of a 30-day stay amounting to a total of $15K, or $500 per day. According to published reports, the $500 per day rate is six times higher than what the Massachusetts state run health system pays on average per day, per bed for addiction treatment services in the state.
Spectrum Health Systems
Founded just over 45 years ago, Spectrum Health Systems, the name of the non-profit behind the opening next month of the 35-bed New England Recovery Center opening in Worcester, MA in the same town that Spectrum's headquarters is now to also to be found. According to the company's website, through a period of diversification and acquisition, Spectrum now has over 125 different programs with a wide diversification of payor mix long before such diversification became fashionable and, indeed, necessary for survival.
Following Caron's Model
The mission of Spectrum is clearly one in which helping the disadvantaged is a major priority, which left some observers wondering why an entity like Spectrum would be opening high end addiction treatment facilities, even though $500-a-day is a very reasonable high end rate. Clearly Spectrum is following a strategy first developed by Caron in the South Florida market with its 12-bed Florida Model ultra high-end Ocean Drive facility in Delray Beach, FL. Ultimately what the strategy is at Ocean Drive is a "Robin Hood" type of play where the huge profits at the ultra high end facility are used to help the highly disadvantaged get full scholarships to Caron. According to published reports, and Spectrum executives did not mention Caron by name, Spectrum clearly is imitating the Ocean Drive model expecting to take the higher profits at New England Recovery Center and apply the monies toward bigger scholarship payouts throughout Spectrum's wide diversity of programs.
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THE INSTITUTE OF UNCANNY JUSTNESS
UNCANNY LORE
UNCANNY SPACE
EMPATHEATRE
SMALL ACTS
UNCANNY JUSTNESS: Living, learning and thriving beyond the Climate Crisis
"UNEARTHING VALUED BEINGS AND DOINGS TO RE-EARTH HUMANS"
To communicate climate mitigation, probe and mobilise its absences, depth and scope for learning, living and thriving in the climate crisis, one needs ‘Uncanny Justness’. This project, brings together a team of creative social learning practitioners from South Africa (with some contributions from India and Colombia). In South Africa, a country that paradoxically produces the highest per capita carbon emissions in the world, while having extremely high levels of poverty. There is a desperate need for people to learn, live and thrive while they mobilise to combat the climate crisis together.
UNCANNY LORE: FROM RESISTENCE TO RE-EXISTANCE - LEgal empowerment, RECLAIMING heritage, ANCESTRAL LAND & JUSTICE in SOUTHERN AFRICA
The Uncanny Lore project collaboratively investigates how a holistic understanding of Indigenous cultural practices can legally empower Indigenous activists to secure and protect access to ancestral land and preserve cultural heritage. Driven by the Hai||om community involved in an ancestral land claim for the Etosha willderness, in collaboration with the Khoi-San Council of Namibia, human rights lawyers, earth lawyers, legal anthropologists, educational sociologists and other scholar activists. What we are aiming for is shifting the way in which legal empowerment movements shift the rule of law, where it is directly adjusted by Indigenous peoples’ needs. This can provide a robust and inclusive legal framework as part of the recognition that culture can play an important role in the achievement of dignity, secure access to land and natural resources and recognition of human rights of indigenous peoples. The wider co-created research programme provides evidence to inform changes in national legislation to reform cultural heritage management, access to ancestral land and rights of nature. The longer term project also explores the legal reform that is needed so marginalised communities can voice their concerns in Courts and mobilise their culture, beliefs and worldviews as a source of law, ensuring the courts change to become more empathetic and receptive to plural knowledge systems. The wider ethos of this project is to boost local capacity so Indigenous communities can use effectively the rule of law to protect and preserve their ancestral land and cultural heritage. The project also strives to enhance health and welfare of Indigenous peoples through a greater understanding of existing local health practices and applications of traditional healing.This is part of a wider quest to decolonise law and legal practices. See our work on "Decolonising law".
Decolonising LAWwith UNcanny Lore: Decolonising Law through a South African and Scottish Wild Jurisprudence and Environmental Justice tribunal.
This project is incubating innovative practice-based co-engaged research for the creation of a decolonial liberatory environmental law pedagogy. The intention is creating a transgressive legal conduit that embraces cultural and legal fluidity as a pathway to protect access to natural livelihoods and sacred sites for indigenous peoples, including opening up the cognitive, physical, aesthetic and spiritual spaces needed to foster growing wild jurisprudence education within South Africa and the UK. This generative space, explores the rights of indigenous peoples and the natural world they inhabit through expansive transformative and transgressive learning. South African and Scottish sites and will incubate the pedagogical development of nuanced, uncanny, and embodied ways of knowing and being that currently fall outside mainstream legal curricula of legal channels. The tribunals will be used as a catalytic ‘germ cell’ process to launch an annual Summer School in ‘Decolonising Liberatory Law for wild jurisprudence and environmental justice’.
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Saturday 25th November
Defiantly unique these are the girls we’ve been, dreamed of being, and may yet be brave enough to become. In these tales of sweet first crushes, coming out and teenage rebellion, when faced with physical, emotional or political challenges, these young girls stand firm.
A girl goes out of her way to pursue her crush, but as the two part ways at the train station, will she be able to finally reveal her feelings? This observational film draws us into the anxieties and uncertainties of a young girl as she comes into her own.
Nominated for:
Cinematography Award – Eva Arnold
I AM RAJA
In the unbearable vastness of the Sahara Desert, Raja doggedly perseveres against the height of the dunes, the dryness of the wind, the instability of the sand and the bright light to collect water for her family. Over the course of journey we get insights into her aspirations and dreams and are reminded of the sheer joy that physical playfulness in childhood can bring. Raja finds an unexpected challenge on her return – just one of endless variations of the same journey that she repeats day in, day out.
Sound Design Award – Gabriella Braun
Stuck in a bubble, a girl dreams of a sunset. Set in an imagined world and underpinned by a minimalist vocal score, Bubblegum is an ode to being free.
Composing Award – Fraya Thomsen
Stevie is the story of a blind child, afraid to see. After receiving cataracts surgery, Stevie struggles to adjust to her new life.
Sound Design Award – Martha Luigujoe
Seventeen explores the hopes, dreams and aspirations of a group of adolescents in non-metropolitan Scarborough. Whilst looking at the transition between childhood and adulthood it builds a deeply personal portrait of the seventeen year olds you meet.
Editing Award – Laura Cairney-Kieze
Under 25 Award – Mollie Mills
TRiGGA
On the way to school Mae gets bullied by Heather and her gang. At home Mae sews a felt horse mask a magic totem for protection.
Composing Award – Riz Maslen
SILLY GIRL
Silly Girl is about the first time you are noticed, the first time someone sees you for who you are, and the transformative nature of that moment. It’s about a teenage girl going on a walk with another girl and a confession that makes her puke on her boots.
Cinematography Award – Rachel Clark
A coming of age film about best friends Cara and Lucy set in 1993. Lucy suspects that Cara has feelings for girls rather than boys and she is determined to get the truth out of her. Even at the risk of damaging their friendship.
Production Design Award – Louise Marie Cooke and Carolina de Lemos
THE SILENT CHILD
Set in rural England and inspired by real life events. The Silent Child centres around a profoundly deaf four year old girl named Libby who is born into a middle class family and lives in a world of silence until a caring social worker teaches her the gift of communication.
XX Award
Saturday 25 November | 3:00pm
Running time | 88 minutes, followed by a filmmaker Q&A
Venue | Prince Charles Cinema, 7 Leicester Pl, London WC2H 7BY
Tickets | £10 / £7.50 concessions
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Categories - - - - - - - Academy of Arts Faculty of Agriculture Faculty of Arhitecture and Civil Engineering Faculty of Economics Faculty of Electrical Engineering Faculty of Forestry Faculty of Law Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Medicine Faculty of Mine Engineering Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Faculty of Philology Faculty of Philosophy Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Faculty of Political Sciences Faculty of Security Science Faculty of Technology Floods Highlights Institute of Genetic Resources Student Parliament University of Banja Luka Висока школа унутрашњих послова Одлука о избору најповољнијег понуђача General Позив за достављање понуда Scholarships and programs Обавјештење о додјели уговора Competitions Election of professional academic staff Одлука о поништењу поступка Sjednice senata План јавних набавки Sjednice upravni odbor Sjednice prošireni kolegijum Doctorates Master`s thesis Science and development Public procurements
School of Clinical Studies Held
22 Oct 12:41 University of Banja LukaGeneral
The School of Clinical Studies, organized by the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Banja Luka and CRA Academy from Belgrade, was held between 14th and 16th October 2019 at the Faculty of Medicine. The School of Clinical Studies program includ...
University of Banja Luka at the 64th International Belgrade Book Fair
The University of Banja Luka is presenting some of its editions at the 64th International Book Fair in Belgrade. The publications of the University of Banja Luka can be found at the booth of the Republic of Srpska Representative Office in Serbia, op...
World Mental Health Day Marked at the Faculty of Philosophy
World Mental Health Day under the slogan ’Autumn Mind Cleansing’ was marked from 7th to 12th October 2019 at the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Banja Luka. In marking the World Mental Health Day, organized in collaboration with local exp...
Cooperation Agreement between the University of Banja Luka and Addiko Bank
The University of Banja Luka and Addiko Bank a.d. Banja Luka signed an Agreement on Cooperation, according to which the bank will provide support to the University in the form of activities and voluntary work. Within this cooperation, Addiko Bank wi...
Delegation of Moscow Region State University Visited the University of Banja Luka
17 Oct 15:50 HighlightsUniversity of Banja LukaGeneral
On 17 October 2019, Rector of the University of Banja Luka Professor Radoslav Gajanin, PhD, met with the delegation of Moscow Region State University. Rector Gajanin expressed his satisfaction with the cooperation between the Faculty of Security Sci...
Agreements on Traineeship with Komercijalna banka Signed
On 15 October 2019, Chairman of the Management Board of Komercijalna banka a.d. Banja Luka Bosko Mekinjic, PhD, signed the agreements on traineeship for eight graduates at first cycle studies at the University of Banja Luka. Mekinjic emphasized that...
Representatives of the University of Banja Luka at the Promotion of Russian Universities
14 Oct 11:36 General
Representatives of the University of Banja Luka attended the promotion of Russian universities held on 10 October 2019 at the University of Istocno Sarajevo. The event organized by the University of Istocno Sarajevo, the Institute for Educational Po...
Day of the Faculty of Agriculture Marked
On 10 October 2019, the Day of the Faculty of Agriculture was marked by laying flowers at the bust of the first dean of the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Banja Luka Professor Petar Durman, PhD, and by the diploma awarding ceremony for 94 ...
Tianjin Delegation Visited the University of Banja Luka
On 10 October 2019, Rector of the University of Banja Luka Professor Radoslav Gajanin, PhD, talked with a six member delegation from the Chinese city of Tianjin about potential cooperation. At the meeting held at the University of Banja Luka, Rector...
Faculty of Economics and Faculty of Law Cooperating with the National Bank of Serbia
On 8 October, the deans of the Faculty of Economics and the Faculty of Law of the University of Banja Luka, Professor Stanko Stanic, PhD, and Professor Zeljko Mirjanic, PhD, and Governor of the National Bank of Serbia, Jorgovanka Tabakovic, signed a me...
Conference on Joint Study Programs and Degrees Held
Conference on ‘Joint Programs and Degrees, Strategy, Management, Implementation ‒ Main Challenges in Bosnia and Herzegovina’ was held on 4th October 2019 at the Rectorate of the University of Banja Luka. This conference was organized within the Nati...
Workshop ‘Children with Trauma – from Recognition to Help’
Professor Tatjana Stefanovic-Stojanovic, PhD, from the University of Nis, held a workshop titled ’Children with Trauma – from Recognition to Help’ on 3rd and 4th October 2019 at the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Banja Luka. The workshop...
Professor Luka Kecman, PhD, Dismissed from His Post
At its 42nd extraordinary session held on 3 October 2019, the Senate of the University of Banja Luka relieved Professor Luka Kecman, PhD, of duty as the vice rector for human and material resourсes of the University of Banja Luka. Altogether 23 memb...
Students of Psychology Attending the Summer School in Berlin
Students of Psychology at the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Banja Luka participated in the summer school ,,Social Trauma in Changing Societies’’ held from 20 to 28 September 2019 at the International Psychoanalytic University Berlin. Th...
Professor Anette Klein Gave a Lecture at the Faculty of Philosophy
On 30 September 2019, Professor Anette Klein from the International Psychoanalytic University Berlin gave a lecture at the Faculty of Philology of the University of Banja Luka on internalizing symptoms in preschoolers. During this visit, she also he...
Representatives of the University Participated in the European Researchers' Night
Representatives of several organizational units of the University of Banja Luka participated in the European Researchers' Night, held on 27 September 2019. Part of the activities named Science Talks was held on 28 September 2019. As for the Unive...
Representatives of the University at the Reception Devoted to the 70th Anniversary of PR China
Delegation of the University of Banja Luka, led by Vice Rector for Scientific Research and University Development Professor Goran Latinovic, PhD, attended the reception organized in Sarajevo on 30 September 2019 to celebrate 70 years since the proclama...
A Cash Award Contest for Professors and Assistants
30 Sep 15:58 University of Banja LukaGeneral
At its 33rd session held on 30 September 2019, the Steering Committee of the University of Banja Luka made the Decision on Announcing the Cash Award Contest for Professors and Assistants of the University of Banja Luka for International Results Achieve...
Ten Years of the Institute of Genetic Resources Marked
Solemn academy was held on 27 September 2019, devoted to the marking of ten years of existence and operation of the Institute of Genetic Resources at the University of Banja Luka. Vice Rector for Human and Material Resources at the University of Ban...
Promotion of the Book ,,Serbian-English Basketball Dictionary“
The book „Serbian-English Basketball Dictionary“ in two volumes by the author Slobodan Simovic, PhD, from the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport and Professor Dalibor Kesic, PhD, from the Faculty of Philology of the University of Banja Luka, will ...
Vice Rector Posavljak Attending the Marking of 40 Years of Tianjin University of Technology and Education
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Lecture of Professor Anette Klein
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Upsets Abound at the Denker
By Melinda J. Matthews
We’re at the halfway point for the Denker, Barber and NGIT events, and the top-seeded players in all three tournaments have taken at hit. The early losses blew the hinges off the tournaments, leaving the championships wide open and up for grabs.
In the Denker, top seed FM Sam Schmakel (IL) fell to NM Nicky Korba (S. CA) in the third round. Schmakel has won all his games since and now has 3/4. Five leaders stand with 3.5/4: Joshua Colas (NY), Christopher Gu (RI), Christopher Wu (NJ), Colin Chow (N. CA) and Nicky Korba.
Second-seed FM Kevin Wang (MD), who has had a particularly rough start, lost to NM Michael Wang (WA) in the second round and to Expert Kushan Tyagi (IA) in round three.
In the Barber, top seed NM Joshua Sheng (S. CA) lost to Emmanuel Carter (NC) in the first round.
NGIT’s highest-ranked player, WIM Annie Wang (S. CA), was defeated by Expert Becca Lampman (WA) in the third round.
Opening Ceremonies: An Homage to Mitchell Denker, 1947-2014
The chess community, scholastic chess in particular, lost a true friend and ally earlier this year when GM Arnold Denker’s son, Mitchell Denker, passed away. For the past 8 years, Mitchell had continued building and promoting the tournament his father founded, simply saying, “I shared my father’s enthusiasm for helping young players. When my father asked me to keep the tournament going after him, I agreed.” This self-effacing statement belied the extraordinary effort, time, dedication, and enthusiasm Mitchell gave to the Denker tournament and to young chess players everywhere.
The emotionally-charged opening ceremonies for the Denker, Barber, and NGIT paid homage to Mitchell Denker’s life, work, and legacy, taking on a much more somber note than in years past. Even the weather mourned his loss: the skies opened up, rumbling and groaning throughout the tributes. Long-time friend and retiring US Chess Trust Managing Director, Barbara DeMaro, offered a particularly moving and touching remembrance, punctuated by heavy, poignant silences that spoke volumes. Throughout the ceremonies, speakers shared their own good memories about Mitchell. It was clearly evident he is and will be missed by the many people whose lives he touched.
In an official acknowledgement of Mitchell’s outstanding contribution to scholastic chess, Mike Nietman, representing the USCF Executive Board, announced that the board had voted unanimously to honor Mitchell with the 2014 USCF Scholastic Service Award.
Although Nicky participated in the 2011 and 2013 Denkers, we never formally met Mitchell Denker. So while I can’t say I knew him personally, the Mitchell I observed was a jovial good sport who donned mouse ears at the 2011 Denker in Orlando and a cheese hat at the 2103 Denker in Madison. He struck me as someone who did not particularly want or need the spotlight, but he could certainly play to the crowd if required, and he visibly relished his role in bringing the tournament to life.
Barbara DeMaro and Mitchell Denker Wearing cheese hats at the 2013 Denker in Madison, WI, denkerchess.com
Although the ceremonies were bathed in a reflective mood, Dewain Barber and NTD Jon Haskel lightened the proceedings with an irreverent sketch before turning the spotlight onto the real stars of the show: the 139 Denker, Barber, and NGIT participants.
Steve Shutt, who has become the de-facto master of ceremonies, kept the roll call flowing, interjecting interesting facts and tidbits about each state as the representatives came to the stage.
Participant medallions, photo Frank Johnson
Jaye and Dylan Denker, with Dewain Barber, Photo Frank Johnson
Pre- and post-tournament adventures
Our own Orlando adventures began with a series of misadventures – some comical, some not-so-much. We departed much later than anticipated (my fault; don’t ask), then braved multiple torrential downpours, nightmarish traffic, a whole series of miscommunications at the hotel, a dead car battery, and a blooper-filled airport caper while meeting Nicky Korba at baggage claim. In fact, I later realized that, for every smiling photo I posted on Facebook, my tagline had inadvertently become, “All’s well that ends well,” speaking to the mostly silly challenges we had pushed past in order to reach our happy Facebook moment.
A well-earned Friday night dinner – (left to right) Nicky Korba, Southern California Denker rep; Ben Rosenthal; Nicholas Rosenthal, Florida Denker rep; Ford Nakagawa, Hawaii Denker rep
Work constraints meant I had to leave to tournament Sunday in order to be back at my desk on Monday morning. The flip side is that, due to the shortened time frame, Nicky’s brother, Ben, and sister, Kimmy, were able to join us. They exhausted themselves at Islands of Adventures during Saturday rounds while I prowled the tournament hall attempting to take photographs. Fortunately, I have quite a bit of talent and a keen eye in this regard….for finding really great photographers! This time, Georgia delegate and US Open participant, Frank Johnson, came to my rescue and graciously shared his wonderful portfolio with me.
A rare photo of all three Rosenthal siblings in one place! Wishing Nicky good luck in Round Two.
Post-Denker, Nicky and Nicky Korba (who are sharing a room) will be playing in the four-day US Open after a much-needed one-day break between tournaments. Following that, they’re taking their show on the road and moving to Bahama Bay resort to participate in Greg Shahade’s always-excellent US Chess School, Orlando-style.
The two Nickys, photo Kerri Korba
Life’s twists and turns are wonderful and unpredictable. Chess never factored into my life – not even a tiny bit – until Nicky became enchanted with this lyrical and challenging game. And now, years later, it has led to unimagined bounty for both Nicky and me. Never would I have thought that Nicky would enter college with a chess scholarship – a fact that his high school principal mentioned, with surprise, at his graduation ceremonies. Nor would I have guessed that his chess friendships and connections would lead to Nicky’s latest venture – a weekly golf column with the Sports Quotient.
As for me, the Denker marks a definite turning point that dovetails nicely with several personal beginnings and endings, including the close of my AmeriCorps year and the start of the next phase of my professional life. While I’m hesitant to declare this to be my final CLO piece (after stating one too many times that an article was the Last.One.Ever.), what I can say, unequivocally, is that I’ve truly enjoyed becoming immersed in the chess world and sharing our tournament stories over the years. Even though I will never look at a chess board with anything close to a calculating eye, for the rest of my life I will never look at a chess board without smiling.
I bow in gratitude to all of you who make the magic happen – the participants, their families and supporters, and every single person in front of and behind the scenes. And to the amazing Denker, Barber and NGIT players: Here’s to spectacular grand finales. Wishing all of you good games, in chess – and in life!
Follow standings at the Denker, Barber and NGIT. The traditional schedule of the US Open is also underway, and you can follow it along here. Find games on Monroi.com.
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Laura Bock grew up in the late 1940’s and 50’s in San Francisco, the daughter of socialists active in the labor movement. She is the granddaughter of Russian Jewish social revolutionaries, called “reds,” “commies,” and “subversives,” often blacklisted during the McCarthy era. “I am a Red Diaper Baby, proud that my heritage is one of resistance and defiance. It has been my job to follow in their footsteps…. And for me the burning question is, did I do them proud by representing yet another radical activist generation, putting body and principles on the line?” ~ Laura
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Mylan EpiPen: One piece of a complicated U.S. pricing system
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By Caroline Humer and Ruthy Munoz and Caroline Humer and Deena Beasley, Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The complex U.S. system for drug pricing creates wide variation in what people pay for the same prescription medications, such as Mylan NV's EpiPen.
A Reuters review of government data found that Mylan's price hikes on the lifesaving allergy shot have increased spending for the U.S. Defense Department, based on its arrangements for covering drug costs.
Here's how drug pricing works for different constituencies:
How are drug costs covered?
Many consumers get drug coverage through employers and have different out-of-pocket expenses based on the terms of those plans. Health insurers or employers pay part of the bill, often receiving rebates off list price negotiated with manufacturers.
Among those without insurance, some pay full retail price, while others get coupons from drugmakers that reduce it. Government plans, such as the Medicare program for seniors and Medicaid for the poor, have their own rules.
What does Medicaid pay?
Drug manufacturers by law must give Medicaid their "best price" and cannot publicly disclose what it is. For brand name drugs with patent protection, manufacturers pay a 23 percent rebate off an average price that reflects all discounts and rebates that commercial buyers get, or rebate the difference between the average price and the lowest or "best price" to any one buyer, excluding the military.
Drugmakers also must rebate the cost of any price increase above inflation.
For generic drugs, drugmakers pay a rebate of 13 percent off the average manufacturer price, and there is no inflation cap.
State Medicaid programs may negotiate supplemental rebates with drugmakers. The rebates and the "best price" benchmarks are confidential by law.
How much did Medicaid pay for EpiPen?
The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services said recently that Medicaid spent $797 million from 2011 to 2015 on EpiPens, including a generic drug rebate of 13 percent plus dispensing fees. The program's annual spending on the device rose from $66 million to $365 million in that time, boosted by wider use and a 250 percent increase in EpiPen list prices. These figures do not reflect rebates.
EpiPen packages an older generic drug, epinephrine, in a patent protected easy-to-use injector. CMS has said the drug should no longer be considered a generic. Mylan agreed this month to pay $465 million to settle questions over whether it should have paid Medicaid the higher rebate rate for brand name drugs.
It is not clear whether the $797 million reflects any supplemental rebates to state Medicaid programs. Since EpiPen has no competitors, most states likely did not receive additional rebates, according to Matt Salo, executive director of the National Association Medicaid Directors.
What does the U.S. military pay for drugs?
Companies that sell brand name drugs to Medicaid must also sell them to the military, including Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, which tend to pay the lowest U.S. prices. Federal law allows the military to get an even better price than Medicaid.
The Department of Defense pays those lower prices for drugs dispensed at military treatment facilities and mail order pharmacies. But, if service members, retirees or their families fill prescriptions at retail pharmacies, the department pays retail price.
By law, drug manufacturers must refund the difference between the military's negotiated price for brand name drugs paid at military facilities and the retail pharmacy price. Drugs classified as generic, such as EpiPen, are not eligible for that rebate.
What has the military spent on EpiPen?
The Defense Department spent a total of $57 million in fiscal 2016, which ended Sept 30. It spent $25.9 million at military treatment facilities, $3.3 million on mail order prescriptions and $27.9 million on prescriptions filled through the Tricare retail pharmacy network. The average price for a pack of two EpiPens at a military treatment facility in fiscal 2016 was $169. At retail outlets, it paid on average $509 for EpiPen and $528 for EpiPen Jr.
What does Veterans Affairs pay for EpiPen?
The VA is allowed to negotiate additional rebates off the military's discounted price, which is now $183 for a two-pack.
The VA spent $11 million on EpiPens in 2015, $11.7 million in 2014, $10.3 million in 2013 and $6.8 million in 2012. The agency declined to detail the number of prescriptions filled or its final price per unit. But it said both rose during the period.
(Additional reporting by Ruthy Munoz in Washington; Editing by Michele Gershberg and Lisa Girion)
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Filipino Filmmakers Bag Major Prizes at German Int’l Film Festival
Three awards were bagged by Filipino filmmakers and film at the 31st Exground International Film Festival in Wiesbaden, Germany.
Director Alberto “Treb” Monteras II’s award-winning film “Respeto” won youth jury award for the best feature film at Youth Days, an international youth film competition. In the coming-of-age drama, Hendrix (played by hip-hop artist Abra) aspires of becoming a rapper and leaving behind poverty-stricken Manila. The team received a cash prize of 2,500 euros donated by the State Capital of Wiesbaden.
“The Philippine film RESPETO has convinced the youth jury in many ways. It introduces us to the frightening conditions of a country where people can be shot by the police on mere suspicion on the street. The film makes excellent use of the language of cinema at all levels: camera, sound and music, effects and the authentic presentation merge to a unity. In the midst of a scene marked by violence, drugs and corruption, Hendrix pursues his dream of asserting himself as a rapper in Manila's hip-hop scene. Fast-paced, driven by the pulse of music, RESPETO shows the struggle for respect and recognition – and how important it is to have role models. With the power of hip-hop, Hendrix manages to counter the conditions and the lack of perspective with something. A real youth film!,” the jury stated in exground filmfest’s press release.
On the other hand, director Jet Leyco’s “Women of Wiesbaden” won the prestigious Golden Gurke award at the exground gong show competition. The group garnered a cash prize of 50 euros sponsored by Wiesbadener Kinofestival e. V.
As stated in exground filmfest’s press release, “The jury was impressed with the high quality and the wide range of topics of the submitted films. No wonder only two films got the gong from us and were dismissed. Jet Leyco’s short film was very exceptional. Even more impressive was the fact that he just flew in in the morning of the 19th, learned about this competition and shot the film to hand it over in the evening just before the show started.”
Meanwhile, E. del Mundo’s “Man of Pa-Aling (Manong ng Pa-Aling)” received a special mention in the International Short Film Competition.
In exground filmfest’s press release, the jury mentioned, “Evoking in black & white the bleakness of an otherwise beautiful underwater landscape, this film explores the triviality and the grandness of human existence.”
The Exground Filmfest in Wiesbaden is one of the most significant film festivals in Germany for international independent productions. It takes the audience on a memorable cinematic journey and allows the viewers to experience and discover different countries and cultures through films. The festival program includes exhibitions, workshops, concerts, parties, and panel discussions.
As part of the Philippine cinema’s centennial celebration, Exground Film Festival featured the Philippines as its Country of Focus. This year’s program acknowledges and puts a spotlight to critically acclaimed Filipino films that promote socio-political discourse and reveal a glimpse of the current human rights situation in the country.
The Exground Filmfest Festival 31 was held on November 16 to 25, 2018 in Wiesbaden, Germany.
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This is good news. Things did seem a bit soapier in the first two hours of the new season. And they sure threw a lot of plot at us. But in the next few months of Sundays, we can look forward to more doomed love affairs, more worlds colliding amidst Edwardian splendor, more personal drama driven by the relentless turn of history’s wheel, more crises large and small, upstairs and downstairs, more great lines for Maggie Smith.
And this season, Maggie may have a dramatic foil who proves to be her scene-stealing equal: Shirley MacClaine, in the role of the American grandmother.
For those of you who have not seen the series, Shirley’s daughter (Elizabeth McGovern) is married to Lord Crawley, ancestral lord of the manor. It’s a strong and resilient union, a good grafting of New World money and American genes to the ancient root of English aristocracy. And in this first episode, Shirley arrives for the marriage of her snobbish granddaughter to a most noble young man.
But from the moment she steps out of her car, we know that something new and different has arrived on the scene. She's crass, outspoken, opinionated, and amused as hell by all the stiff-upper-lipping at Downton. In short, she's the perfect caricature of the British aristocrat's’s nightmare of the rich American. She has no use for all the surface calm, the caste consciousness, the obsession with doing things just so. She’s an iconoclast. And that makes her a great character, a fresh breeze of personality blowing through the airless drawing rooms that these characters often inhabit. I like her.
But there's one problem. Her name is Levinson. And Levinson is a Jewish name in the way that O’Hara is Irish or Sanchez is Spanish. It just is. So Mrs. Levinson and her daughter and granddaughters are Jewish, a fact that demands more a lot more narrative attention than it has ever gotten in this story.
When I am naming characters, I give careful thought to what a name may imply, to how it will resonate in a reader’s mind, to how it sounds in the reader’s ear, to what it may suggest about the character’s personality (Scrooge, for example, could have no better name), and to what it implies about the character’s ethnicity.
If I name a character Smith and set him down in England, I’m saying his ethnicity doesn’t matter much to the story. Then I can get on with things. Ditto a Shaughnessy in Galway or a Cohen on the Lower East Side. But in a drama that is all about the manners, mores, and prejudices of the English upper class (and their downstairs counterparts), you don’t give a major character a Jewish name and just leave it at that, especially when she has arrived for the wedding of her granddaughter, to be performed by a Bishop in the Church of England.
That in itself could be the basis for a whole novel.
It’s a simple truth in storytelling that some facts require special narrative explanation. If you’re not prepared to provide it, you must change the facts. You can do it. It’s your story. And any writer would be a fool not to recognize that in the first decades of the twentieth century, an intermarriage of English aristocracy and American Jewish nouveaux riches would have been a collision of words that was positively seismic.
Now, maybe I missed the episode that got into all this. Maybe Shirley MacLaine and her offspring are actually descended from some branch of the Levinson clan that went gentile generations backs. But if you give your character a name that derives from the Levite tribe of Hebrew priests and put that character into a world that would, at best, be quietly intolerant of anyone with a Jewish surname, you must make the intolerance part of the drama. Otherwise, just change Mrs. Levinson’s name to Mrs. Smith and get on with things.
They haven’t yet on "Downton Abbey." They’re still working their way through their intolerance of the Irish. We’ll see if Mrs. Levinson gets her due later. I'll be watching. What about you?
January 07, 2013 5:32 PM EST
You hit that nail on the head.
- Barbara Alfond
January 08, 2013 3:16 AM EST
Bill--I went to a reading by Jessica Fellowes, who writes the Downton follow-up books. I asked her, in advance of the season opener, if there was going to be a new plot line, that if Cora's mother was Mrs. Levinson, did that mean that Cora Jewish--no small matter in its day (and possibly still)? She brushed it off; said it was the name of husband no. 2--suggesting that there would be at least a brief exchange of dialogue about that. But so far, no. You are right on the money here.
- Elinor Lipman
Very interesting, Elinor. That means they haven't really thought it through. As I asked on FB, have none of these writer seen CHARIOTS OF FIRE? Anti-Semitism in Edwardian England, especially amng the uper classes, would have been the rule and not the exception.
- William Martin
There is an excellent film The Shooting Party based on the novel by Isabel Colgate which addresses Edwardian anti-Semitism directly as one of the guests is a Jewish financier,tolerated because of his vast wealth but subject to denigrating asides between the rest of the guests(the baronet played by the late great James Mason refers to him as the Israelite). I wish the writing for Downton was as good as the screenplay of this film.Less sensational than DA,it is a better depiction of the demise of Edwardian aristocracy.Definitely worth a watch.
- Patricia Saffell
I'll have to see The Shooting Party. Thanks,Patricia.
I also found the name to be very odd. I am not a fan of Lady Mary. I don't see her as someone who would take being half Jewish lightly. In my mind this "wrinkle" doesn't quite fit or at least needs to be explained. And of course we all know where the world is heading even if they don't.
- Kathleen Ferrari
Well said. And we sure do know where the world is heading. But I doubt that this series will last long enough to confront the rise of the Nazis. Although a subplot in which a relative from the German aristocracy comes to Downton could introduce the whole issue. They were all related, don't forget; in WWI, the King, the Kaiser, and the Czar were all FIRST cousins.
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A Word to the Church: Recover THIS Generation"
Crystal Wade
I'd like to THANK YOU, adults and senior adults, for your love and faithfulness to hold the line of righteousness and to pray through the last year into the USA presidential election as well as continuing the prayer shield.
To have seen in the last decade our nation fall so quickly away from moral standards that were society's norms for the last few hundred years, caused much sorrow and grief—and YET YOU PRESSED ON. Many will be the "thank yous" you receive in Heaven, but let me say it now: Thank you for NOT giving up. Thank you for pressing onward.
Father, thank You for them and release their rewards, recompenses, and harvests with Your angels moving throughout their lives. Grant them the desires of their hearts and RENEW THEIR YOUTH in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, amen!
It wasn't just a life that was changed, but room for a nation to change and the world. Because of our Heavenly Father, the faithfulness of the generations before, and your service in prayer and faith, we stand at the verge of a movement of the Holy Spirit among students (Millennials and younger) that will eclipse the Jesus Movement. Paul Keith Davis has referred to them as the "harvest of harvesters."
Generation CHASM
May I ask for your help in removing the stones and preparing the way for them? First, a little background. There's always been a generation gap, a chasm, which means: a sundering breach in relations, as a divergence of opinions, beliefs, etc., between persons or groups.
However, we're looking down the mountain into a generation chasm (which could create hopelessness if we only look at the surface of things) for key change-agent reasons:
1. Information-technology age – highly increased speed and spread of ideas which, when based on the already crumbling foundation of the family's love, trust and mutual respect, highly inflames communication break-down creating an environment for rebellion.
2. Social media (this has completely changed the way people communicate. In just the last decade communication is completely different).
3. Social norms no longer back family values (society backed moral values and would reinforce those to the next generation. That, in itself, was a restraining force.)
Generationally Faithful to Broken Generations
Our Heavenly Father is generationally faithful—He is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, three generations. This is something we need to STOP for a moment and think about. Faithfulness is a fruit of the Holy Spirit. It is a solid place to stand for children if their parents' marriages are intact. It's been broken down to the point that we can't imagine! But our God who is generationally faithful, has remembered the generations, the Millennials, of His faithful ones for ONE THOUSAND generations (yes! one thousand = millennials!) who now stand with Him in Heaven.
He's given parents the job to make it better for the children, and the children the job of building it bigger. And that is happening. However, with the breakdown of the family, the next generation has been building what was broken, bigger.
Father deals with generations. "The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon's wisdom, and now something greater than Solomon is here" (Matthew 12:42). Jesus said that the Queen of the South would rise with this generation and condemn it because she put effort into pursuing Solomon's wisdom. Here was Wisdom in Person—Jesus—and religious leaders would not walk across town, much less ride on camels across nations to receive Him.
Please understand many Millennials are going forward with Father. And we bless those who are! More blessing, more grace, more, Father, for them! Those who are not, yet, and who are joining marches and crying rooms together with the rest of the stereotypes, are called by our Father, too. And the God-following Millennials NEED the help of their generation to do the work Father has called them to—massive change on all the seven mountains of society. This is a "harvest of harvesters" at hand.
The Millennial Generation (which needs us to recover them) have learned knowledge—they have learned how to protest, how to march, how to voice their emotions. They have come to a time of change (as mentioned above) without due challenges. Peaceful transition of power in a nation is not a due challenge. It's a freedom that came at a high price. (Photo via Wikipedia)
Challenges DEFINE a Generation
One of the greatest generations were the young men and women when World War II began. In their late teens and early adulthood, they were presented with a global challenge that called to, and desperately needed their courage and strength. And they rose spectacularly to the challenge. The challenge and their courage combined termed them: Greatest Generation.
In the last 50 years, the Church (in broad terms) has been in decline as has the nation(s). Combined with the breakdown of the family and the rise of the "new" way of communication, these young adults and students did not have: 1. Solid family foundation. 2. Experiential knowledge of an intervening generationally faithful God. 3. Challenges that called to their courage and strength.
So, that's why we're seeing them use "protests," because the desire for change together with knowledge is present, but understanding and wisdom together with a love strong enough to lay aside itself for the good of others—those golden connector cords which are passed from the senior generation to the junior generation—have been absent.
Pass it FORWARD
Asaph, worship leader, priest and wisdom writer, understood and addressed the younger generation so that the trouble in the wilderness (40-year delay) would not be repeated.
"I will utter hidden things, things from of old--
things we have heard and known,
We will not hide them from their descendants;
He decreed statutes for Jacob
which He commanded our ancestors
so the next generation would know them,
Then they would put their trust in God
They would not be like their ancestors--
whose hearts were not loyal to God." Psalm 78:2-8
The Millennials too, will have a "new name" as they face their challenge (not an election) and meet their God and rise up in their courage and strength.
"Throughout history both bad and good revolutions frequently begin because student-aged young people are hungry for change and willing to lay down their lives for a cause, whether political, social, or spiritual." –James Goll
Recover the Lost Generation
The future Father has planned (and light-scribed in their spirits) for the Millennial and younger harvesters, is so wonderful. They deeply desire massive, sweeping change. They are called by Father to create massive social and spiritual change in this nation and beyond. They will be and give rise to the next CHRISTIAN senators and congressmen (and women) and judges. They will demand the nation shift back to God-values. They will deal justly and compassionately with social ills—they will go to a level that we have not even imagined possible. They will, in the Church, be concerned with the well-being of people from the womb to the tomb.
It's time to recover this lost generation.
I invite you to take some moments, read through this prayer and pray it from your heart for them. We can help remove the "stones" in their hearts through prayer and pave the way for the LORD to come.
Prayer Strategy
Father, please cover me and my family with the Blood of the Lord, Jesus Christ. No warfare is allowed to cross the Blood-barrier around us. We have the right to come to You boldly, to receive grace and mercy and to pray to You without interference of any kind. Father, thank You for the hope and future good plans You have for the Millennial generation and those to come.
Father, on behalf of ourselves, our families, and Your family, we confess as sin and making negative decisions (judgments and curses which release assignments) against the Millennial generation, based on what we are seeing and hearing in the media and on the news—rather than taking the time to hear from You.
Every negative thought, word or action (that was out of alignment with Your will for them, that we, our families and Your family has released), we bring to bear the power of the Cross of Christ to them. Destroy the power of agreement there and wash us clean. And we bring to bear the power of the Resurrection for release of the NEW thoughts, words, and actions to be released on their behalf in accordance with Your good will and covenant purposes.
Father, forgive where we, our families and Your family have missed the time of our visitation through the generations just like the Pharisees and Sadducees did. Father, forgive where we, our families, and Your family have not listened to the faith and courage of Joshuas and Calebs through the generations, but rather listened to the doubt and unbelief of the unfaithful spies and have spent needless years wandering in deserts. Father, forgive where we, our families, and Your family have followed rigidly the traditions passed down by spiritual fathers and mothers, thinking we were pleasing You, when You were moving forward and we were stuck in tradition.
Father, forgive where we, our families, and Your family have had forms of godliness, religious traditions, and yet have denied the power of the Cross. Father, forgive where we, our families, and Your family have been stuck in generational patterns and caused trouble to those who were moving forward with You, creating fear strongholds which kept successive generations in yokes, bondage, prison and captivity by binding the administration of Your government. Father, forgive where we, our families, and Your family have broken the hearts of our children and given them no room to grow in freedom, based on the truth of Your Word and the movement of Your Holy Spirit.
Father, this is what the Millennials have been handed. Please forgive us. We bring to bear the power of the Cross to bear on these sins—please wipe the record and our hearts and theirs, clean. We bring to bear the power of the Resurrection—please bless and release them into the amazing NEW that You have for them! Their NEW PERSON in Christ!
We are coming to You, Father, to offer these prayers of repentance to remove the stones, the hard places in their hearts, and to redeem the time. Father, we agree with Your good plans and Your hope which You light-scribed in the hearts of the Millennials. You have called them to create massive (good and God-ordered) change. WE BLESS IT! GRACE, GRACE! Let the capstone, Christ Jesus our Lord, be laid in their hearts to our shouts of GRACE, GRACE!
Father, we call for the release of their Kingdom generational legacy, their Kingdom purpose, their Kingdom DNA in Christ, their Kingdom release, as they meet THE KING. Father, orchestrate it so that they have a massive encounter that speaks to their individual hearts with the KING who gave up His life and suffered a cruel death, because they are of such great value and worth to Him. Do it for them individually in amazing, miraculous, personal ways so that they KNOW they have met their King, the God of their fathers. Give them grace to receive the Lord, Jesus Christ. Give them grace to be who You created them to be and who they want to be. Release them from their prisons, bondages and captivities, and bring them HOME to Your Heart as their loving, strong, kind and protective Father.
We stand with You, Father, and welcome them Home to Your House. Draw their hearts with the presence of the Holy Spirit and your bands of love and kindness.
Please direct them, each one, into the "net" that will best fit their needs. Please bless and anoint all the ministers, ministries, laypeople, grandfathers and grandmothers, mothers and fathers, siblings and friends, which are positioned to receive them—and grace them with the prayer support, buildings, equipment, resources, time multiplication, and all that they need to be able to run the marathon You've set before them to heal, deliver, train, equip, release, and support these who are coming HOME! And rearguard and seal them with Your Glory.
Father, restore and DO MUCH MORE for the Millennials! In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, amen.
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Crystal Wade writes to throw out a lifeline of hope for people to receive connectivity to trust the Father and be internally aligned to relate to Him, and thus receive His relationship and the blessings that naturally flow from Him. She loves to discover the redemptive plan of the Father in people, places, and things. She co-authored Pure Joy and wrote Perfect Peace together with its audio album, tools for healing trust and growing the spirit. She is managing editor of HopeStreams.net. Crystal and her husband Stephen share a passion to position the next generation to be anchored in truth so they can fly in the spirit. To that end, their family launched Let's Wade In, a media outlet, which is both a community for children and teens and a tool for parents and caregivers to anchor students in truth so they can fly in the Spirit. They have three wonderful sons.
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DEACONS The Senior Deacon and Junior Deacon have various responsibilities placed upon them by the By-Laws of the Lodge but their real importance to the Lodge is in their careful attention to performing duties related to degree work, opening and closing of the Lodge and most especially their. Interlochen Arts Camp offers summer arts programs for grades 3-12. Bristol Masonic Ritual First Degree Opening An Entered Apprentices Lodge DC — Worshipful Master, the Lodge is properly officered. Another cool addition of Girpwalk, Dalbello has added the soles to some models of junior and childrens boots, meaning easier parking lot walks and happier kiddos on the slopes. Visit Important Information to access Product Disclosure Statements or Terms and Conditions which are currently available electronically for products of the Commonwealth Bank Group, along with the relevant Financial Services Guide. Welcome to NickJr. 18 and over | $1 from each ticket sold for this show will support Project Worthmore. Findings prove that Junior Achievement has a positive impact in a number of critical areas. 2013 Line Officer's. Also notice that the junior EA fills the function of the Tyler, although. He plans and superintends meals and refreshments of the Lodge, presiding at the Refreshment Table and may be asked to introduce guests at social events. The Board of Education of School District No. On Wednesday, May 15, Friends' Central School held its annual Upper School Academic Awards Ceremony, recognizing students for their outstanding efforts in academics, arts, athletics, service, and citizenship. He is also a part of the Administrative Team at his church. Each year, the Church Council nominates high school teens to serve as Junior Deacons, who are then elected by the entire congregation at the Annual Meeting. The Ministry and Gifts of Deacons. Part of the below was used to build our pick-up line detector which prevents Patook users from flirting with one another. Features links to each campus, calendars, the curriculum, student and support services. However the Junior Deacon's Square and Compass has a moon in the center rather than a sun. The Office of Residence Life and Housing strives to make the student’s experience as enjoyable as possible, while also supporting the University’s goals. Dalton Deacon School: Lackawanna Trail High School Grade: Junior Height: 5' 6" Weight: 130 Offensive Line: Junior Choplosky, Cole: 55: Offensive Line. Here at Proline Skates we have a huge range of skating products, accessories, equipment and clothing for great value prices. See for yourself why shoppers love our selection and award-winning customer service. Sign up to the mailing list below for updates about new releases, ticket pre-sales & exclusive music downloads from QUEEN. No obligation or credit card is required. 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Deacon Jobs, Employment | Indeed. 00 am on each day of absence stating the reason. Junior Deacon- Lodge Officer Duties: Like his senior counterpart, the Senior Deacon, the Jewel of his office is the Square and Compass, however the Junior Deacon's Square and Compass has a moon in the center (rather than a sun), which signifies that he is in the West. Beyond this dialogue's connection with the opening ritual, it is quite revealing of other changes in lodge arrangement and the roster of officers. FOR OFFICERS. Famous since 1950. This includes all the clothing specials and closeout prices! The Pre-Season Sale is the best time of year to shop due to our huge inventory and low, pre-season prices. INTRODUCTION. After a field goal by junior kicker Mason Lorber, Simmons struck again, this time to sophomore tight end Austin Goehring to extend the lead to ten. The 10 Funniest Lines Ever from Celebrity Commencement Speeches. For over 100 years Gilbert Public Schools has focused on exemplary education that inspires academic excellence and prepares students for success. In this opening, Bc4 eyes black's potentially weak f7 pawn, but over the years, improved defensive techniques have shown this to be less dangerous to black than Bb5. I am Junior Steward right now so that was unexpected. The Diocese of Paterson is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church. 5, up slightly after the line opened at 60. These two officers are generally. If he delivers anything close to that stat line on a consistent basis this year, the Wildcats will take. DesMoinesRegister. Convenient, fast, cost-effective and an eco-friendly mode of transport. Drew a needless second yellow and forced Madrid to. The Greek word translated “” is episkopos (the source of our English word episcopal). Vladislav: If you're going to eat a sandwich, you would just enjoy it more if you know noone had. 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Compiled By Ralph W. Freemasons are part of an ancient tradition with rituals and symbols all their own. DEACONS The Senior Deacon and Junior Deacon have various responsibilities placed upon them by the By-Laws of the Lodge but their real importance to the Lodge is in their careful attention to performing duties related to degree work, opening and closing of the Lodge and most especially their. Find your perfect job with instant job matches, alerts and more. WACO, Texas -- Riley Skinner is making it look easy for Wake Forest. This officers stationary position is to the right of and slightly in front of the Sr Warden. EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES Every pupil of the district will have equal educational opportunities regardless of race, color, creed, sex, disability, religion, national origin, or marital status. The Deacons defense kept West Fargo out of the end zone, as Pritchard capped the drive with a 31-yard field goal to give West Fargo a 10-3 lead heading into the second quarter. The opening cutscene pretty much invalidate the resist ending because it was like documentary opening from the future https:. Sign up to the mailing list below for updates about new releases, ticket pre-sales & exclusive music downloads from QUEEN. Here you can find all of Junior Deacon's public catalogs, magazines and brochures published on Flipsnack. 19-25 or a student? Enjoy unlimited travel right across West Yorkshire on any bus or train with huge savings on weekly, monthly or termly tickets, starting from just £16 a week!. Deacons, too, have a crucial role in the life and the health of the local church, but their role is different from the elders'. (Officer jewels hang from collars, like this:) The Junior Deacon fits into the Line of Officers thusly: Worshipful Master Senior Warden Junior Warden Senior Deacon Junior Deacon Senior…. (conferring Degrees. Deacon salutes after displaying Lights before directing the Junior Deacon to inform the Tyler. Join Dawn Jones, Director of Communications, and her guests each week as they discuss district initiatives, successes, and how MPS is shaping today's students into tomorrow's leaders. They encourage both parents and children to save, with the money being unavailable to access until the child turns 18. Story Links May 12, 2017. OPEN INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS. Our Junior Deacon does not want to move up; his job is very demanding right now, and he has two small children. We’d love to send you relevant offers, news and membership information via email, SMS, phone and other electronic means. To guard the entrance of the lodge, to report all brethren to the junior deacon for admission, to. While the Junior Deacon carries messages to the Junior Warden it really is the Senior Warden who he represents and assists; the Junior Warden has the Stewards to assist him in a variety of roles. IBM_HTTP_Server at wimbledon. They advance to the East and collect the pass on their way back to the West. We offer all that you need for your tennis game - rackets, restringing, balls, grips, accessories, and much more!. line", to learn the work of the office one step above yours • Conduct the devotional exercises at the opening and closing of the Lodge Junior Deacon. Southern states during the 1960s. Purchase your tickets online today!. To answer all alarms at the outer door To carry all messages from the senior warden to the Worshipful Master and else where as. You will be charged in sterling when you place an order. 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Sports Event Opening Speech Opening Speech for a Sports Event Ladies and Gentlemen Boys and Girls It gives me great pleasure to be at the Opening Ceremony of the 19th Annual Sports Meet. This page will also be devoted to updating information concerning the Junior Deacons of Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church. He sits to the lower right of the Senior Warden. By selecting a currency you will see the equivalent prices in your preferred currency at the side of the sterling prices. About the Demon Deacons • Wake Forest returns 11 starters and 42 letter-winners from a team that finished 7-6 overall a year ago, including 3-5 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. 5,000 brands of furniture, lighting, cookware, and more. Free Printable Ordained Deacon Certificate of Ordination Description If you want to commemorate the event of someone becoming an ordained deacon in your church congregation, below you'll find several Printable Ordained Deacon Certificate of Ordination certificate templates. 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TennisHub is the leading Tennis Pro Shop in Singapore. 40% from three, and 92. But the Bulls' 70-39 rout of Jacksonville in the season opener at the Yuengling Center on Tuesday night showed points can come from other playmakers. Draft League Rules; 2019 Schedule & Stand; Scorekeepers Page; HOTELS. Free Shipping on most items. Stern auf dem Hollywood Boulevard erhielt. When you shop at smile. Ice Line Draft League. For any questions, you can call 281-689-4305 or email Mrs. Swim Lessons Where Learning Is Fun for Everyone. Be prepared at every meeting to sit as Senior Deacon; all his rituals, movements, and little details he needs to know should all be in your head ASAP. In real life, the actor who plays Deacon on Nashville , Charles Esten (who sometimes goes by Chip), has a way more steady love life and family. Here's a quick review of the Junior Deacon Duties: Serve those who choose to remain seated during communion. The Senior Deacon will assist the Senior Warden and Junior Deacon during the initial purge of the lodge. John Richard Deacon was born on 19 August 1951 in Leicester to Arthur Henry and Lilian Molly Deacon (née Perkins). Jones was a rhythm and blues singer during his football days, and was backed by the band Nightshift, which later became the group War. Grant 32, Grayslake Central 14: The visiting Bulldogs improved to 4-0 and 2-0. Galveston College Foundation is privileged to continue working away at the tough barrier which is student debt through its Universal Access (UA) Community Endowment Scholarship program and the Non-Tuition Educational Expenses Endowment Fund (UA Plus) in 2019. the Junior Deacon turns to face North. Deacon Jones's wife Elizabeth is the chief operating and financial officer of the Deacon Jones Foundation, based in Anaheim Hills, California. He sits to the lower right of the Senior Warden. 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The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:. America's next generation of track & field stars compete throughout the summer--and over 6,000 of these athletes qualify for the USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships held during the last week of July. DII Flames demoralize Demon Deacons before CFAW crowd and Jamie Crane skate in a line at the LaHaye Ice Center. Your favorite practically perfect nanny takes center stage in this Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious adventure based on the award-winning Broadway musical and classic Walt Disney film. In many lodges, he also carries the ballot box around the room when new members are voted on. Standing in the street only a few feet from the Klan, was a line of grim, unyielding black men. 18 and over | $1 from each ticket sold for this show will support Project Worthmore. League is a natural fit for our sport that gets kids outside and engaged in a healthy lifelong activity. Deacon Hill Spreads Ball Around, Santa Barbara Rolls in Opener, 51-14 Over Buena leading the Dons to an impressive 51-14 season-opening victory at Buena on Friday night. They may assist as ushers, tend to benevolence, or count tithes and offerings. All Footwear New Season Footwear N. ABILITY LEVELS, AGE GROUPS AND TIMING.
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