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Social media is fully weaponized, open discourse be damned
By Peter Menzies on September 26, 2018 No Comment
The Eden-like public square was swiftly overrun by a cacophonic rabble dedicated to crushing ideas to which they’re opposed
The Internet may very well be the innovation that liberated access to ideas, but the social media it spawned is swiftly evolving into the jackboot that suppresses them.
To put what’s happening today to an increasing number of editors into perspective – Ian Buruma of the New York Review of Books is just the latest victim – one has to go back to the pre-Internet days, when those of us within newsrooms were pretty much the only ones who knew what was and wasn’t in the paper or on the TV.
We spent our days scanning news wires for the information we thought was important and/or useful to our readers. We controlled the flow of information and people trusted us to do so in a responsible manner.
There were all kinds of interesting little decisions made every day that, in general, people didn’t know about. We never reported on suicides, for instance, because they inspired others to do the same. The editorial pages of one newspaper I worked for had, as many still likely do, banned commentary from anti-abortion perspectives. Others declared that the debate on global warming was over and skeptical perspectives would no longer be presented. This ensured that ideas within the ‘contentious social issues’ category didn’t inflame or divide public opinion as if, provided they didn’t appear in the paper, they didn’t exist.
We kept the gates. We did our best, or so we said, to ensure the mob was not inflamed. When it was and we were at fault, we would beg and usually be granted forgiveness. But when we were right, we and our advertisers would defend our principles, chief among them freedom of speech.
And then the Internet came along and everyone we had excluded got a voice again. Many of us saw it as the dawn of a new age – one that would leave little room for prejudicial behaviours and that would apply more pressure on professional media to behave even more professionally. This, surely, was a chance for people from all perspectives to become exposed to alternative and fresh points of view, inspiring a richer intellectual tapestry within the public square. The world would be a better place.
Well, not so much.
No one expected that people would attempt to express complex ideas within 140 characters and that others would be willing to respond without even a millisecond set aside for pondering and politeness.
Yes, liberty flourished, but the Eden-like public square many envisioned was swiftly overrun by a collection of cacophonic rabble dedicated to crushing ideas to which they’re opposed. This post-modern neo-puritanism is far more threatening to the polity than the soft paternalism practised in most ‘back in the day’ newsrooms.
Social media is now fully weaponized. What happened in New York is similar to what happened to former editors Hal Niedzviecki at Write (the Writers’ Union of Canada magazine) and Jonathan Kay at The Walrus.
Buruma resigned under pressure after publishing a personal essay by Jian Ghomeshi, the once wildly-popular CBC host accused of sexual assault only to be found not guilty in March 2016. According to Canadian Press, “critics swiftly denounced the piece as a self-serving bid for public rehabilitation” – as if people found not guilty in the courts are forbidden to do so.
“It is rather ironic: as editor of the New York Review of Books I published a theme issue about #MeToo offenders who had not been convicted in a court of law but by social media,” Buruma told the Dutch magazine Vrij Nederland. “And now I myself am publicly pilloried.”
This is certainly not a defence of Ghomeshi or, for that matter, any other particular point of view.
It’s merely a plea for civility and liberal order – a world in which people who wish to influence opinion should shoulder the responsibility to at the very least engage in an argument before winning it.
Troy Media contributor Peter Menzies is a former newspaper publisher and Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) vice-chair.
The views, opinions and positions expressed by columnists and contributors are the author’s alone. They do not inherently or expressly reflect the views, opinions and/or positions of our publication.
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Mayor aims to guard against political influence
Saskatoon Mayor Don Atchison wants to make sure politicians are barred from interfering with city hall reports, although he admits he has no reason to believe that happens.
Phil Tank, Saskatoon StarPhoenix
Mayor Don Atchison, at the executive committee on Monday, debates the committee's future. Liam Richards, The Starphoenix / The Starphoenix
Atchison raised the concerns at Monday’s executive committee meeting during debate about a proposed new meeting structure that would double city council meetings to twice a month and eliminate the executive committee.
The mayor explained in an interview that council is supposed to operate independently of administrative staff who write the reports. Right now, council and the mayor are supposed to receive reports no earlier than the general public, which is usually at 4 p.m. on a Wednesday, when meeting agendas and reports are posted on the city’s website.
“I’m not suggesting anything occurs,” Atchison said. “I just want to make sure it doesn’t occur.”
Atchison’s concern was among several issues raised by councillors, none of whom seemed to object strongly to changing the once-a-month schedule for council meetings that has been in place for slightly more than a year.
Coun. Darren Hill, however, said he was not confident that changing the name from executive committee to council will help tackle the workload struggles that prompted the proposed changes.
City solicitor Patricia Warwick said the proposed changes are designed to reduce duplication, which is intended to reduce the workload.
“I think a source of frustration was the duplication,” Coun. Ann Iwanchuk said.
Coun. Zach Jeffries called the previous system, in which the same people would debate the same items at two different meetings “silly.”
Others offered suggestions for ways to handle incamera meetings – closeddoor sessions which are now usually held after executive committee meetings.
Coun. Tiffany Paulsen suggested the in-camera portion of council meetings be held before the public portion, but others argued that would make it difficult to start public meetings at a set time.
“I don’t want us to have a moving target in terms of the starting time of our public meetings,” Coun. Mairin Loewen said.
Coun. Eric Olauson noted the unpredictable nature of the confidential sessions.
“I know sometimes we go in-camera thinking it’s going to take 15 minutes and it takes seven hours,” he said.
Atchison said it’s important the public know about items that are raised first in-camera before they are tabled at public meetings. He also said the length of meetings in general remains an issue.
“If we had a pool, I don’t think anybody would be winning very often on what time we would end (meetings),” Atchison said.
Councillors also offered opinions on a time limit for elected officials to speak on a topic, with Jeffries stressing he wants to retain the right to be “long-winded” at committee meetings. Others, like Iwanchuk, expressed support for the current fiveminute time limit.
“I don’t know if someone needs to have the floor for half an hour,” Atchison said.
A final report on the changes is expected no later than the Nov. 16 executive committee meeting. Proposed changes, such as the bimonthly council meetings, would begin in 2016.
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Broncos star details horrific injury
By Lucas Radbourne Aug 10 2019 3:31PM
By Lucas Radbourne
Aug 10 2019 3:31PM
Brisbane Broncos and Jillaroos star Julia Robinson outlaid the horrific details of her long-term injury in typically laid-back style as she prepares for a triumphant return.
Robinson has undergone extensive surgery and a four-month spell on the sidelines following a nasty injury, but with huge potential for the upcoming season, is abundantly positive about her future.
"I pulled my whole tibia from my fibula so it was a good one," Robinson told NRL.com.
"I didn't hear a snap or break people probably usually hear. I didn't think I broke anything but rather just sprained it. Then I couldn't lift my leg up and I thought this could be worse.
"I've been doing physio with the army and the Broncos have looked after me well. I've been cleared to start running again. I'm on the anti-gravity treadmill (Alter G) but getting there.
"It just depends when we get to the six-week mark coming up with running but I'm confident in my return."
Robinson is preparing for a stellar second NRLW season with the Broncos and hoping her previously hardy constitution will continue to serve her well into the future.
"I've been relatively injury free my whole career, it was the first time I had surgery and couldn't do anything for a long time," Robinson said.
"I'm more just keen to get back, I'm not worried. People say the mental side is the biggest part but it's just a sport, everyone gets injured and you just have to ensure you do proper training and you'll be fine."
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White Goose orchard’s special feijoa trees bear 160kg of fruit per tree
Whakatane’s White Goose Orchard produces fantastic feijoas and winning wines, and its owners are huge proponents of the potential nutritional benefits of the aromatic fruit.
Words: Lee-Anne Duncan
It’s probably not often that feijoas get on the front page of any newspaper, but these did. Back in the late 1960s, a feijoa tree in Opotiki produced fruit weighing 450 grammes.
“They were a good half a pound – we were still on imperial measures in those days,” says Tony Firmin, who – with his wife Jutta – was share-milking in the Bay of Plenty town at the time.
The Firmins were also growing kiwifruit and citrus in their garden, and Tony was part of a horticulture discussion group. So, he was very interested in the tree that produced the giant green globes.
When the family moved to Awakeri near Whakatane in 1972, he took some of the tree’s seedlings with him, growing about 100 plants. “Only about six of those 100 showed any promise, but they became the basis of White Goose Orchard,” Tony says.
The orchard’s namesake comes from the flightless geese – about 70 at the moment – which the Firmins use to keep the grass down, fertilizing the feijoas as they go.
And those trees are crackers. When the White Goose trees were 30 years old, Tony put three of them through a 10-year trial to see what they could produce.
“Over that time I weighed, counted and recorded their fruit. In the last three years of the trial, those trees averaged – take a breath here – 160 kilogrammes per year. To put it mildly, that convinced me White Goose feijoa trees are different from average feijoa trees, which might produce about 30 kilogrammes a year.”
Admittedly, Tony let his trial trees grow as tall as they liked, rather than prune them to a height where the fruit can be reached for easy picking (most feijoas must be touch-picked to reduce bruising). However, it was enough to encourage him to engage a nursery for further propagation.
He gifted the variety to the heritage food plant collection at the Koanga Institute to ensure the genetics were preserved for future generations. A limited amount are available for sale.
To keep the pickers busy throughout the season, not all of White Goose Orchard’s feijoas are White Goose feijoas.
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“Different feijoa types come on at different times, so you need a variety to enhance pollination to get more fruit set, and to spread out production. The best prices are early or late in the season. You’d only grow feijoas in mid-season for processing,” says Tony.
Speaking of processing, Tony has some big ideas to harvest feijoas’ nutraceutical potential. Both Tony and a son-in-law recently recovered from cancer, and – while he’s not saying it’s all down to feijoas – he believes eating the pulped fruit, skins and all, helped recovery.
“I’d love to see more research into what’s in feijoas. We know they are good for joints, supporting the immune system, and that there are lots of phytochemicals in the skin – the part most people throw away – and that they’re anti-carcinogenic.
“So, I pulped a whole lot of feijoas, added some ascorbic acid to stop it going brown, and put it in the deep freeze. Then I added a few spoonfuls to my porridge each day. I’ll keep doing it as it boosted my immune system. I haven’t had the flu or cold in years; just the odd sniffle.
Tony and Jutta have dipped into their own pockets to pay for some analytics at Lincoln University. “But it’s expensive, so we can’t afford to commission the level of analysis we believe should be done,” says Tony.
“We hope the government will fund comprehensive research into the benefits of feijoas. If, as we believe, the fruit has great potential in nutraceuticals, that would benefit the regions that grow feijoas easily.”
One of Tony and Jutta’s daughters is working on commercializing feijoa juice. Tony ships feijoas to Vanuatu where she lives; she juices the fruit and puts it into a foil bag at low temperature using a particular machine to preserve all the nutrients and the flavour.
“She has sent samples to two large export markets so far – I don’t want to say which yet – and they have been well received.”
Tony believes it’s crucial the skin is eaten for full nutritional impact. Happily, he’s developed a second feijoa from the White Goose feijoa, which can be eaten, skin and all.
“We call it Golden Goose and has a very palatable skin so you can eat the whole thing. It’s like a Granny Smith apple, it’s very firm and goes golden yellow when ripe.”
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The skins also play a big part in Tony’s other product – fruit wines, particularly his feijoa wines. As White Goose Winery, Tony uses fruit grown on his own orchard, or locally, to make fruit wines that consistently win awards.
Tony came to winemaking in the mid-1980s when a hailstorm knocked his blueberry crop to the ground.
“I picked up some feijoas and took them to DSIR (the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, now Plant and Food Research) and asked, ‘Could you make wine out of this?’ The head scientist – who’d been a winemaker in South Africa – said, ‘sure’.”
Lacking the skills and infrastructure himself, Tony had the wine made in New Plymouth. When he received it all nicely bottled, he decided to learn to make it himself. He signed up to a winemaking course at the Eastern Institute of Technology, traveling to Napier to complete lab work.
“At the end of the two years, they gave me a bit of paper. Then I got all the necessary licences and got started.” White Goose Winery was then officially established.
Tony says good wine must start with good fruit.
“It needs to be ripened fruit. The feijoa in the supermarkets generally wouldn’t be ripe enough. I use fruit that’s dropped, as it’s ripe with all the sugars. Then it’s stored, well ventilated, for a week to soften up,” says Tony. “Then the whole fruit is pulped in a big mixer.
“Some people use a mechanical potato peeler to take off the skin, but I don’t do that because of my belief in the skin’s nutrition.”
The whole pulp is then barrelled, but for less than a week so there’s not too much “skin flavour” in the finished wine.
Then it’s pressed, and the juice fermented for a month, then racked off (where the wine is moved from one barrel to another) to clear it away from pulp deposits and continue fermentation.
Over the next few months, Tony filters the wine through a series of ever-finer filters and continues to ferment and filter until he achieves the desired clarity. The wine is then bottled at Mills Reef Winery in Tauranga or, for his sparkling feijoa wine, at Soljans Estate in Kumeu.
The feijoa wines are Tony’s best-sellers, but he makes other wines as the fruit is available, often blending wines from different years until he has enough to send off for bottling.
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The wines currently available include the feijoa sparkling and still wines, a Japanese-style plum, red plum, three berry red, strawberry, and a boysenberry wine, with a cherry wine currently still in barrels but should be available for Christmas
Tony’s not at all tempted away from fruit to grapes. “I did make a batch of chardonnay for a new grower about 10 years ago. It was okay, but I’m happy with the fruit.”
TONY’S FEIJOA TIPS:
Don’t be afraid to prune hard: “Maybe not every year, but if it needs a hard prune the amount of fruit that comes can be surprising. But don’t prune hard during a drought or dry year.
Watch the water: Feijoa trees mostly need moisture when the fruit is swelling (mid-February onwards) but can typically survive dry weather at other times.
Best sprays: Hard sprays aren’t necessary, but Tony uses an organic spray with Bacillus thuringiensis, which targets caterpillars. He also uses an oil spray to get rid of a scale that sits on the fruit and sucks the juice out.
Soil test: A soil test every now and again to analyze the soil’s trace elements is a good idea, Tony says. Pollination problems might be down to the shortage of one or two trace elements that mean the bud’s oviduct forms too narrow for fertilizing pollen to get down to the fruit.
Tony uses a seaweed powder – often mixed in with the sprays – to fix that, applying it around January/February. He also recommends a wide-ranging fertilizer – if Tony didn’t have his geese, he would need to use an NPK fertilizer (nitrogen, phosphorus, potash).
How to know if a feijoa is ripe: On the tree, he says a thinner stalk means it’s ripening, as does the colour developing from green to light green, or light green to yellow, depending on the variety. Off the tree, he says to use the nose.
“If it has a pleasant tropical scent, it’s ready. If it smells like cabbage, it’s not.”
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Independence Day blues- Sandhya Jain
If a single event encapsulates the corruption, sleaze and political callousness that bedevils the common man today, it is the Commonwealth Games of 2010, whose reverberations are still roiling the polity and the ruling Congress party. Even as unending price rise drives the middle class and poor to despair, and the Finance Ministry and Reserve Bank insist no relief is likely, a brazen Delhi Government threatens citizens with a staggering 60% hike in power tariffs, after having scandalously intervened last year to inhibit a price cut that was originally envisaged by the relevant authority.
That is the true measure of the rot wrought by chief minister Sheila Dikshit. A necessary corrective would be to return this essential service to the public sector, while ensuring zero protection to power theft that makes the utility unviable. In fact, the profit allowed to the private companies would have ensured the necessary modernization of equipment, on which they anyway dragged their feet.
Ms Dikshit, meanwhile, despite blistering indictments by the Prime Minister-appointed V.K. Shunglu Committee and the Comptroller & Auditor General’s report on the Commonwealth Games, got powerful protection from the chief control of the Congress party and the fraying UPA coalition. She refused to resign, forcing the Congress to make a dramatic volte face, from bragging about how it secured the resignations of Shashi Tharoor, Suresh Kalmadi, Andimuthu Raja and others caught in one or other controversy, to rallying around the impugned chief minister. Ironically, the BJP had forced Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyyurappa to resign only so it could confront her.
Both Shunglu Committee and CAG Report brought the spotlight of corruption on Sheila Dikshit who was in-charge of the major expenditure, totalling Rs 16,560 crore on just eight city projects (including the sub-standard Barapullah flyover). Both found that the Delhi government overspent and wasted money by manufacturing an artificial crisis of deadlines by delaying the start of CWG-related projects till literally the last three years of a seven-year timeframe. This led to ‘emergency’ decisions, compromising cost and quality.
Though a full year has not passed since the Games were held, a drive through Games-related areas shows pot-holed roads, bumpy flyovers, crumbling pavements and chipped tiles, dead or dying plants on road dividers and the peculiar green net and stakes installed to hold the plants spilling out on the roads, creating a traffic hazard. They should be removed without further ado, before they cause accidents like the utterly ill-conceived and murderous BRT corridors. The BRT corridors – another money-making consultant-driven scheme – need to be ripped up, not extended. Even if workable in theory, the Metro makes them redundant.
In this writer’s mind, the most evocative image of the Commonwealth Games concerns the collapse of the new foot over-bridge near Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, just 12 days before the inauguration ceremony, critically injuring several workers. PWD minister Raj Kumar Chauhan (recently indicted by Delhi Lokayukta but protected by his boss), glibly asserted that the structure collapsed because the pins were not secured properly. Then Urban Development minister Jaipal Reddy said, “This is a minor incident. The Commonwealth Games will not be judged by this.”
But Ms Dikshit took the cake. Stupefied citizens saw her on television, brushing aside the media with Antoinette-like memorable words: “The over-bridge was for spectators, not for the games officials or the athletes…” Did she mean she could bump off spectators, ordinary citizens like us? She got away with it because the Prime Minister appealed to let the Games happen for the sake of the nation, and old fashioned nationalism carried the day. But in those heady months of untrammelled power, Dikshit merrily spurned the Commonwealth Games Federation’s screams over the state of the Games Village, even as the filth of the residential towers became an international scandal.
Actually, the Commonwealth Games was from inception a non-government entity. Bizarre as it sounds, it was the brainchild, not of the then ruling party, but of the then Leader of the Opposition! This explains much of the confusion in execution, and the ability of the London-based Federation to covertly foist Mr. Suresh Kalmadi as chairman of the Organising Committee, keeping governmental supervision at bay (to its own regret).
The Delhi government’s functioning was opaque; selection of consultants arbitrary; standards and specifications amenable to instant modifications, and budgets eminently stretchable. The CAG found overspending of over Rs. 100 crore on streetscaping and beautification alone, with average cost for projects pegged at Rs. 4.8 cr/km. By contrast, a four-lane national highway costs Rs 9.5 crore/km; railway tracks come at Rs 4.1 crore/km!
Money was made on street lights (forget the contract to a disqualified firm). Violating norms, tenders were restricted to manufacturers of luminaries of international repute and higher financial eligibility, keeping competition restricted. MCD allowed deviance from design specifications in lighting standards, leading to larger number of poles and luminaries on certain roads and avoidable expenditure. Bids were altered in Phase I and II of tendering, again escalating costs.
The CAG found that the chief minister ordered imported lighting equipments in Type A and Type B roads, and indigenous lights for Type C roads. Besides creating a caste hierarchy of city roads, she permitted a huge cost differential which benefitted two private firms. One firm imported luminaries from a Gulf country at the rate of Rs 5,440/unit while charging Rs 25,704/unit. Worse, the chief minister imperiously ordered ripping out all tiles installed in Connaught Place as she did not like the colour!
The bottom-line is that when Sheila Dikshit won the Delhi elections again in 2008, work for the 2010 Games had hardly begun. As decisions were to be taken on street-scaping, road signages, horticulture, purchase of a new fleet of buses, etc., she took direct control of all CWG-related projects costing over Rs 100 crore (i.e., ALL projects.) Now, as the fancy and costly low floor buses are failing (remember the brake jams and bus fires?) and maintenance costs eat up the DTC budget, she cannot evade responsibility for her actions. Not when we citizens are bearing the costs.
If Dr Manmohan Singh wishes to restore public confidence in his government, he must give the CBI a free hand to investigate the chief minister, her erring colleagues and protégés, and bring them to book. We must know if we are a free country or a banana republic.
The author is Editor, www.vijayvaani.com
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Scotland is a key battleground in Brexit-dominated election
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Britain will go to the polls on Thursday in what’s being viewed as a historic election. The country voted in 2016 to leave the E.U., but Brexit opponents in Parliament have thwarted successive Conservative governments from achieving that aim. As Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson tries again to advance Brexit, Scotland will play a key role in deciding its fate. Malcolm Brabant reports.
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Reviewed by A.J. Maciejewski playing a Nintendo Switch on November 8, 2019
There's nothing quite like a good old party game so here's a fun mini-game collection starring a bunch of adorable Disney chums.
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I love party games and when I saw a trailer for this delightful Disney-themed mini-game compilation, I just had to play it. Disney Tsum Tsum Festival is basically a collection of 10 party games and you can enjoy most of them with up to 4 players. I'll discuss the games in a bit but for starters, I just want to say how adorable this package is. I'm already familiar with Disney Tsum Tsum because my wife collects Japanese stationery and has some things with these chibi chums but seeing them rendered in 3D brings their cuteness to a whole new level. Essentially, each Disney character is represented as a potato-shaped critter with 4 legs which resembles my favourite animals: guinea pigs. Anyway, from the exciting opening cutscene to the actual gameplay, I could not believe how fun-filled this package is.
Let's get to the games! I'll start with the mini-games that I thoroughly enjoyed which is actually most of them. Tsum Curling is probably my favourite because curling's cool on its own but when you add in unique power-up rocks, it's much more fun. Tsum Chase is basically a clone of Pac-Man but it's multiplayer so you can imagine how enjoyable that gets. Tsum Rhythm is a simple music game and it's great fun watching a band of characters dance when you play but if you want a more competitive game, Spinner Battle has you try to knock your opponents off a stage and it reminded me of Namco's classic arcade game Motos. Bubble Hockey is a very fun version of air hockey and Ice Cream Stacker is a basic and silly mini-game where you have to balance ice cream scoops that resemble the characters. Finally, Round 'n' Round Run has you and your friends frantically run and jump through a 3D platforming obstacle course and it's a ton of fun.
Chip 'n Dale: Curling Rangers
Okay, onto the more disappointing games. My least favourite is Egg Pack Coaster because all you do is try and stay in a roller coaster cart by tilting the Joy Con when you turn around corners then mashing a button if you fall out. Tsum Tsum Mania is a pretty basic shooting gallery game that looks great but plays exactly as you would expect with nothing special to offer. Finally, Tsum Tsum Puzzle is an adaptation of the mobile puzzler where you draw lines to make similar characters disappear which makes the whole playfield cascade down. I understand that a lot of folks enjoy this game but I found it to be very simple and repetitive and the fact that you have to play it undocked and use the touchscreen is kind of annoying. Don't get me wrong; I see how people can enjoy it but it's not for me.
Before wrapping this up, allow me to discuss some odds and ends. I'm rather perplexed that there are no overarching game modes like a board game to tie things together. You can challenge your friends to randomized tournaments but that's about it. Next, there's a ton of characters (or MyTsums) to unlock but after playing for a long time, I didn't unlock any and only got repeats from spending my hard-earned coins for Present Balloons. One thing I liked is that there are online leaderboards and something that's even cooler is that many of the mini-games feature loads of different ways to play. For example, you can enjoy them online as well as try to complete missions or get a high score via challenge mode. Also, most games feature both cooperative and competitive variations which is a great way to mix things up. Overall, I'm impressed with the amount of variety and I wish more mini-game collections would go the extra mile like this.
This is probably the best air hockey video game that I've ever played!
Disney Tsum Tsum Festival is a wonderful party game. Whether you're looking to entertain the kids or simply want a lighthearted game to play with friends, you're bound to have a ton of adorable fun with this mini-game collection.
+ Most of the mini-games are impressively well done and super-fun
+ Absolutely adorable game world
+ Games feature a great deal of variations
- Could have used overarching modes such as a Mario Party style board game
- A few of the mini-games aren't that fun
- Unlocking characters is time consuming
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A.J. Maciejewski (crazyaejay): Thanks for reading my review of Disney Tsum Tsum Festival. Feel free to ask any questions about the game or provide feedback and I'll gladly reply.
Germain: Nice that you reviewed this game. I was very curious about it ! I must admit that these Disney "sausage" tsum tsum look very odd to me... P.S. Never owned a guinea pig, but I love rodents ! Rats are super super awesome !
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1990's, Action, Adventure, Alec Baldwin, Anthony Hopkins, Elle MacPherson, Harold Perrineau, Lee Tamahori, The Edge, Thriller
Lee Tamahori
Anthony Hopkins as Charles Morse
Alec Baldwin as Bob Green
Harold Perrineau as Stephen
Elle MacPherson as Mickey Morse
An exciting adventure thriller that wisely eschews the desire to be just about non-stop action, The Edge keeps interest throughout thanks to a cool script and good acting from the leads of Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin. It isn’t the kind of film that is going to garner awards, but it is still entertaining and has some welcome changes to what we have come to expect.
Billionaire Charles Morse accompanies his much younger model wife Mickey on a photo expedition to Alaska. Also along for the shoot is fashion photographer Bob Green. Charles is a quiet and introspective man who reads a lot and has a very good memory. Lately, he has come to believe that his beautiful wife may be straying with the slightly arrogant Bob. He can’t prove this, but it does bother him. So when Bob wants to employ the services of a local man and persuades Charles to come with him and his assistant Stephen, it seems strange that he should go. Though edgy as he suspects Bob of coveting his wife, Charles goes along anyway, if anything it seems to confirm suspicion. Yet when they can’t find the man, they search around for him among the huge wilderness. This is cut short as the plane crashes into the wilderness, killing the pilot. Stranded in the middle of nowhere, the three men make a stab at returning to safety, which is thwarted by death traps and power of nature. Soon enough, unprepared Stephen is killed by an enormous bear that is stalking them. Left now are Charles and Bob, whose differences are vast and opinions of the other are far from glowing. Thankfully, Charles has an excellent memory and having read about the wild, puts his knowledge to good use as he and Bob journey for what could be safety. Over time and worn down by the surroundings, Bob warms to Charles a lot more and the two begin to share a slow but slightly uneasy kinship. Yet the seeds of doubt are still present and could break apart the fight for survival and return to civilisation. And there is also the rather large and savage bear on their tail that refuses to rest until the two men become its next meal. Hacking through dangerous terrain and braving the extreme elements, Charles and Bob must find a way to finally overcome animosity to work together. Yet can their differences and grudges thaw in order for them to pursue survival in a dangerous climate?
I’m not the biggest fan of director Lee Tamahori. His later efforts following this film, mainly Along Came a Spider and Die Another Day, leave a lot to be desired. But I have to say that his direction here was actually atypically skillful and took me by complete surprise. If only he continued to direct like he does here, he could be a credible director. Stunning and accomplished camerawork makes the wilderness locations eye-catching in beauty and amount of scope it conjures up. It also successfully suggests the enormity of the two men’s plight as they are often shown small a against the trees and mountains they journey through. One of the best areas within The Edge is the screenplay from David Mamet, that is punchy and fresh. It takes a rather simple set up and embellishes it with wit and depth, both of which are rather lacking in many other adventure action films. It is most successful in the characters of Charles and Bob, who while they seem to develop something of a respect for each other, still have an underlying feeling of tension to them. And The Edge while witty and dramatic, doesn’t leave the action by the wayside. Far from that, it has some amazing action scenes, particularly the bear attack sequences, that act in accordance with character development and for the most part hold up in a taut way. I was very impressed and surprised by how well the film came together. Though The Edge is far from flawless; the main issue is that it’s rather overlong and stretches things a bit too much. Though with that being my only niggle, it is safe to say that The Edge is a film I genuinely found myself thrilled by. A mood enhancing score does wonders, while offering glimmers of hope for the stranded men.
It is the cast of The Edge that elevates what could have been a routine exercise. Anthony Hopkins is his intelligent and memorable best here, peppering his role with an unassuming demeanor and splashes of humour. The role of Charles is one where knowledge provides power and endurance is something he gains from his harrowing experiences. And it must be stated that Anthony Hopkins, being the professional he is, contributes a very good performance to The Edge that provides it with substance. Alec Baldwin similarly impressed me with an unexpectedly vulnerable turn as the shallow but cracking Bob. Vulnerability is not normally a word I would associate with Alex Baldwin, but he pulls it off admirably and his chemistry with Anthony Hopkins is what keeps the film ticking over. Because the main basis of the film surrounds Hopkins and Baldwin, the supporting players are not given much to do that is memorable. Harold Perrineau is good in his relatively small part of the doomed Stephen, but his character is merely a plot device. The same goes for Elle MacPherson who plays the model wife of Anthony Hopkins. She is beautiful that is true, but her part is pretty thankless.
An unexpectedly well done action thriller that has refreshing character development and some fantastic dialogue, The Edge is definitely underrated stuff that while far from perfect, knows the balance between action and drama and can supply both effectively.
28 thoughts on “The Edge”
A good cast that worked well together, but it never got me under a spell. It’s OK for a telly watch, but I think you saw something in it that I missed.
Cheers mate. Pete.
I love a good script and this one had some very good wit to it. Guess like most films, everyone has their own take on it.
New England Nomad said:
I saw it a long time ago. It was a good action flick.
Hi man, how you doing? I like when a film takes me by surprise and is better than I think it will be. And when you have Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin, the film is worth watching just for them.
Yeah I agree. There were some twists and turns. Alec Baldwin has a lot of range, he can be funny, serious, scary,etc
Alec Baldwin seriously impressed me here. He showed off his broad range that often goes unnoticed by a lot of people.
And on another topic, I’ve been trying different sort of posts. I recently did one to raise awareness of testicular cancer. https://vinnieh.wordpress.com/2016/08/15/check-your-balls/
It’s an important issue. I’m glad you’re branching out and addressing these types of matters. I know some people who have been personally affected by this type of cancer. Thank you for creating the awareness.
I thought it good to raise awareness for others. If I can help anyone, then it’s good.
vanbytheriver said:
This one had humor as well as suspense. And how can you not love the Baldwin/Hopkins combo ??? Loved it.
I appreciated the sharp humour in it, that alleviated some of the tension. And that combo was very impressive. You genuinely believed both actors.
Not the greatest film, I suppose, I felt sorry for the bear. But I totally understand why they’d be fighting over Elle MacPherson daaamn.
yeah, I do feel a bit bad on the bear. It’s totally understandable to fight over Elle MacPherson, what a beauty.
dbmoviesblog said:
Omg, I am so pleased someone reviewed this movie! This movie is so underrated – it is very entertaining and enjoyable. I totally agree about your assessment of Baldwin in the comment above. Great review.
I’m pleased someone else was aware of this movie as it doesn’t get spoken about enough. Baldwin is a very talented guy in the right part.
Cindy Bruchman said:
I love this film! Wow, look how young they both were. It is one of my favorite survival films. What breathtaking scenery! Nice review, Vinnieh.
You got to love a survival film. Every once in a while there’s a good one, and this is one of them.
You are so right. I liked the chemistry between Baldwin and Hopkins. And the bear!
Both gave it their all in this flick. And that bear was one frightening spectacle.
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ninvoid99 said:
I thought it was OK as it makes me wonder what happen if the film was helmed by Werner Herzog.
If he had helmed it, I reckon it would have been a lot more extreme.
Agreed and with lots of snide commentary towards nature.
I really got to watch more of his movies.
This movie is a must see for me… I can’t believe I missed it when it was released.. Thank you for the heads up on this fine looking film… Take care, Laura
I’ve done my job if I have made you want to see the movie.
The Telltale Mind said:
Love this film! Good review.
It really took me by surprise at how good it was.
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Shadowhunters 3×13 Review: Beati Bellicosi
Posted by Jamie Sugah On March 12, 2019 2 Comments
The shadow world is starting to get a bit muddied in “Beati Bellicosi”. Some plotlines wrapped up more quickly than I expected, which means we’ve started some new ones, and it’s all coalescing into one giant mess. How does everything fit together? Will everything be resolved satisfactorily by the end of the series?
Now that Simon has gotten rid of the Mark of Cain (much sooner than I’d anticipated), we’re conveniently reintroduced to Heidi, the monstrous wench whom Simon accidentally sired in season 2, and she’s just as unpleasant as ever. Her main motivation at the beginning of “Beati Bellicosi”, during which she is set upon by a group of Praetors led by Jordan, is simply escape. However, by the end of the episode her goal seems to be no less than total war within the shadow world, as she manipulates the vampires of Hotel du Mort to attack the New York wolf pack.
Meanwhile, Jace, Clary, Luke, and Maryse attempt to track down the sword that Jonathan is after, hoping to find it before he does. Jace and Clary also try to remove Clary’s new rune, and though the pain is immense, it refuses to come off. Izzy and Alec head for a meeting with one of the Clave guards, who has information on the torture of downworlders that the Clave is vehemently denying. He is killed before he can give them any real information – just a Latin phrase referring to an off-the-books Clave program that was above even Maryse’s paygrade.
After last week’s episode, “Beati Bellicosi” seems to take an awkward jump back. With the return of Heidi, who’s been gone for several episodes, and the reminder that downworlders are being tortured, talk of which was mysteriously absent last week, these new storylines are a bit jarring. However, we look to be moving towards the end game. I’m sure that Heidi’s machinations and the Clave’s secret “interrogations” will fit together somehow; I just don’t know quite how.
“Beati Bellicosi” is much more violent than I remember an episode of Shadowhunters being. For some reason, Lillith’s sacrifices at the beginning of the season don’t seem quite as brutal as the battle at the Jade Wolf at the end of the episode. When Griff – the leader of the vampire clan – stabs Russell – the pack alpha – through the throat, that was a visceral image, and it was honestly much more gory than I was expecting. It serves as a reminder that this is a brutal world; when Shadowhunters kill demons, they vanish into smoke or ash or what have you. Likewise, the vampires killed by the wolves disappear in a puff as well. But the wolves are still human and die human deaths, and despite the fact that Russell has always been a bit of a jerk, his death is made extremely poignant by Maia’s terrified reaction.
There are also moments of tenderness in this episode. Izzy and Simon share a moment when she wakes up in his apartment – no doubt the first of many such moments – that is just slightly overshadowed by their reunion with Clary. Izzy also had moments with Alec and Magnus about her addition to vampire venom. Her scenes with Alec were a perfect example of how to do a sibling relationship; Izzy doesn’t want to seem weak, Alec thinks she is anything but. He was accommodating and understand and supportive without trying to push her. He has clearly learned a lot since the last time this happened. (I would also like to commend Magnus for immediately going to Alec, as this was an argument they had in season 2.) Also, naturally, Jace and Clary reconnect, a bright spot in an episode full of pain as she deals with the tie to her brother. (And “I miss you” carved onto her arm? Creepy.)
Of course, “Beati Bellicosi” wasn’t without its faults. I’m unsure as to how Heidi, who has been a vampire for a New York minute, is able to not only throw a knife with pinpoint accuracy and encanto someone, but also hoodwink basically everyone she comes across. This girl is not that clever, and giving her these skills that she shouldn’t have to maneuver everyone into position is a bit lazy. Although, Heidi manipulating the vampires wouldn’t have been as likely if Jordan had allowed Simon to accompany them to the Hotel du Mort – and the fact that he didn’t makes no sense. Surely a vampire would be an asset when talking to a bunch of vampires about another vampire?
Have you all seen “Beati Bellicosi”? What did you think?
Author: Jamie Sugah
Jamie has a BA in English with a focus in creative writing from The Ohio State University. She self-published her first novel, The Perils of Long Hair on a Windy Day, which is available through Amazon. She is currently an archivist and lives in New York City with her demon ninja vampire cat. She covers television, books, movies, anime, and conventions in the NYC area.
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The Genealogy of Consent
The Reverse Panopticon
By Giulio Amerigo Caperchi
Is the advent of easily available recording technology coupled with mass-distribution of content through social media platforms allowing for the democratization of the state’s surveillance apparatus?
Most of us fear the totalitarian dystopia imagined in Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, in which citizens are controlled and stripped of private rights through the use of technologies enforcing total surveillance. It is easy to draw parallels with our world today, where the proliferation of CCTV devices and the use of surveillance drones by law enforcement eerily appear to emulate Big Brother’s tactics.
In fact, police forces worldwide are increasingly relying on overt and covert surveillance technologies. In the UK, police plan on deploying unmanned aerial vehicles to aid them in day to day surveillance operations in the light of the 2012 Olympics[1]. Similarly, on the ground, police are increasingly using Forward Intelligence Teams – officers armed with camcorders and other recording equipment used to document anti-social behavior[2]. Still, local governments continue to spend large sums of money on CCTV surveillance, despite evidence questioning its effectiveness as a deterrent[3].
However, in the past years we have witnessed the mass-consumption of relatively cheap products such as cell-phones equipped with camcorders. By now, any footage recorded by these devices is easily disseminated on the web thanks to social media platforms such as twitter and facebook. For example, the worldwide protests of 2011 have captured hours of footage in which civilians documented and “surveilled” law enforcement operations from Tahrir Square to Wall Street. We are all familiar with the grotesque images of a police officer pepper-spraying a row of seated and peaceful students at UC Davis.
Today we live in a world in which technology allows virtually anyone to easily document the actions of the same individuals whom operate the state’s surveillance apparatus. What occurs to the logics underlining mass surveillance when the “watched” are finally able to “watch the watchers”? And what implications does this have on the dynamics informing popular protest?
The French philosopher Michel Foucault studied the effects that mass surveillance has on society very carefully. For him, modern law enforcement could not possibly sustain the economic cost of maintaining social order through the threat of physical coercion alone. Modern mass democracies would enforce compliance to law through less intrusive and more subtle techniques: techniques which would push individuals to “self-police” themselves. Foucault refers to one of these techniques as “panopticism”. In his studies regarding carceral institutions he analyses the architectural plans of a new type of prison built during the 19th century. The Panopticon was the first prison constructed in such a way so that inmates were always visible to the wardens, but where the inmates could not see the wardens. Its effect was that of forcing inmates to behave as if actually being observed, even though no-one was observing them. Modern surveillance devices such as CCTVs function along the same logic, as “eyes that must see without being seen”[4].
For Foucault, this type of constant and total surveillance produced disciplined subjects; individuals whom would spontaneously conform to socially acceptable behavior thereby conspiring in their own self-regulation. Its effects were those of discouraging abnormal behavior –such as political protest- while fostering acquiescence and the internalization of the status quo. Panopticism, said Foucault, “was the most direct way…of making it possible to substitute for force or other violent constraints the gentle efficiency of total surveillance”[5].
Yet, alas, Foucault died just before the mass availability of today’s recording devices and before facebook and twitter accompanied the Arab Spring and the Occupy movements. However his ideas might still prove useful in determining the effects that these new technological innovations have on society.
On one hand, the fact that we are increasingly watched not just by law enforcement but also by the public at large might reinforce and possibly magnify the discipline-inducing effects that Foucault highlighted. Individuals might feel observed to an even greater extent and behave in an ever more docile manner -with serious implications on their willingness to publicly vent political contention. Moreover, it might render individuals fearful of their neighbors, thereby tearing at the social fabric of our communities. Finally, it would negatively impinge on one’s sacrosanct privacy.
On the other hand, the ability of any individual to surveil public officers might induce law enforcement institutions to “self-police” themselves. The footage of Iraq veteran Scott Olsen, an ex Marine, being shot in the head with a tear-gas canister at an Occupy Oakland protest created public outrage in the US and caused a serious investigation of the Oakland Police Department’s tactics[6]. Last December at an Occupy Wall Street protest the Guardian reported the use of the “occucopter”: a remote controlled helicopter equipped with a camcorder, broadcasting live on the web and documenting police repression[7]. Such devices are often the only instruments that a non-violent protest movement such as Occupy may employ against violent crackdowns.
These technological innovations have the potential to enforce accountability and to increase transparency, particularly within the murky dynamics of street protests. Being able to record and effortlessly disseminate evidence now allows any citizen to report “abnormal” behavior (as Foucault would put it) exhibited by law enforcement officials such as with the pepper-spray incident. However, this new-found ability possesses actual potential only if used to enforce compliance to law, to civil/human rights and to the norms of dignity. Moreover, it is effective solely when those caught breaking the law are held responsible for their actions or when the footage captured manages to influence public opinion.
Perhaps the apparent “democratization” of the surveillance apparatus is not a game-changer for social movements and will not tilt the game of political contention in favor of protesters. But it does serve to remind us that in any healthy democracy everyone should be held accountable for their actions, and if the evidence garnered by and spread through new technologies serves this purpose then this new phenomenon should be welcomed.
This article was originally published by The Heptagon Post on February 9th 2012
Foucault, M. 1991. The Foucault Reader. Ed. Rabinow, P. Penguin: London
[1] http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jan/23/cctv-sky-police-plan-drones
[2] http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jun/21/fit-watch-police-surveillance-val-swain-emily-apple-arrests
[3] http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/henryporter/2009/may/19/cctv-reduce-crime
[4] Foucault 1991, p 189
[5] Foucault 1991, p217
[6] http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/27/police-tactics-questioned-in-oakland-protest/?scp=2&sq=Scott%20Olsen&st=cse
[7] http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/dec/21/occupy-wall-street-occucopter-tim-pool
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Occupy Hegemony: Gramsci, Ideology and Common Sense
Why do we consent to the status quo of the neoliberal hegemony?
It is simply baffling that citizens in both Europe and the US continue to tolerate the neo-liberal agenda. After the unrestrained greed of financial institutions brought the world to its knees, and after tax-payers bailed out those same institutions responsible for the crisis, the rules of the game appear more or less unchanged. Moreover (and even more baffling), the culprits of the crisis seem to be no longer the unaccountable financial institutions but the citizens responsible for sovereign debt. We are told that “we have lived beyond our means”, that “we are all in this together” and that these are times of sacrifice and austerity for the sake of financial stability.
And the vast majority of citizens consents. We tolerate unelected technical governments (Greece, Italy) and we elect conservative administrations (Spain, England) whose main objective is that of not arousing the ire of financial markets with talks of progressive taxation, labor rights or welfare services of any kind. The only cure for the crisis, we are told, is the well-rehearsed neoliberal mantra of deregulation, liberalization and privatization. Why, may I ask, are we accepting the preposterous idea that the sole cure to a failed free market is more free market theory?
The answer, I believe, lies in the particular way in which the neoliberal hegemony has been able to saturate contemporary political discourse. The way neoliberalism has positioned itself within the field of political theory has effectively displaced alternative political paradigms capable of challenging its hegemony. And it is specifically the alleged lack of political alternatives which functions as a primary generator of consent to an imposed status quo.
An important issue that any movement committed to structural change should consider is to challenge the stranglehold that the neoliberal hegemony exerts on political discourse, for it is precisely there that consent to its worldview is produced. A brief look into the ideas of the great theorist of hegemony Antonio Gramsci, will reveal the dynamic relationship between the power of hegemony and the consent of the governed.
According to Gramsci, hegemony is a disposition of power which does not merely coerce its subjects into submission through top-down impositions. For Gramsci, hegemony is a power which saturates, influences, and permeates all aspects of one’s life: the economic, cultural, social, ethical, political, and so on. In doing so, it shapes and moulds consciousness, conceptions of common sense and world-views. More importantly, it creates an “ideological terrain” by positing which are the acceptable political alternatives that may be expressed within the particular world-view it is advancing.
“The realization of a hegemonic apparatus, in so far as it creates new ideological terrain, determine[s] a reform of consciousness and of methods of knowledge … when one succeeds in introducing a new morality in conformity with a new conception of the world, one finishes by introducing the conception as well; in other words, one determines a reform of the whole philosophy.” (Gramsci, p192)
Consent to the hegemony, said Gramsci, does not arise solely out of the elites coercing the masses, but through the denial of alternative world-views with which the oppressed can conceive of their positions as subjects. Writing between the two World Wars, Gramsci, a communist, could not understand why the peasant masses of southern Italy were unable to organize and join the militant communists of the industrialized north. He concluded that their plight and immobility were not only caused by the post-feudal domination of the rural bourgeoisie, but rather by the peasants’ lack of a language, of a vocabulary, and of a philosophy capable of explaining the causes of their material conditions.
The peasant masses of the south lacked their own intellectuals, and relied only on their notions of common sense and folklore to conceive of their every-day travails. Gramsci maintained that “common sense” was a piecemeal composition of life experiences, of religion, and of popular morals. Common sense was also heavily influenced by the dominant ideology. In fact, the ability of the hegemonic ideology to mould common sense was of particular concern to Gramsci. Ideological influence did not occur in the form of a coercive “brainwashing” of the ignorant peasant, but was rather a subtle exercise of power which induced a fragmentary and inchoate conceptualization of one’s life experiences. Moreover, this confused worldview would inhibit individuals from thinking outside of the “ideological terrain” predisposed by the powers of hegemony. In sum, a fragmented world-view coupled with the lack of an alternative language with which to vent political contention generated consent to the status quo.
A similar scenario presents itself to us today. Out of the dust and rubble of the Berlin Wall, neoliberalism has proclaimed itself “the last game in town” and politicians for the past twenty years have merely presented variations of the same neoliberal game to which we have consented for too long. If the Occupy and Indignados movements wish to win the hearts and minds of US and EU citizens they must break this mass consent by demonstrating that neoliberalism is not in fact our only option and that mainstream political discourse must be pluralized.
In the same way as the occupation of public squares opens up a new space for democratic participation, occupying hegemony must open up political discourse to a plurality of alternative political ideas. It must explode the hegemony’s veneer of inevitability by exposing its uses of ideology as strategies for sociological subjugation and political displacement. Neoliberalism is not inevitable nor is it the last game in town. In truth, it has failed in both of its privileged sites of intervention: capitalism and democracy. The first step in breaking its hegemony is therefore to demonstrate that alternatives to a world-view founded on the myths of rugged individualism and rational free markets do in fact exist. We are in desperate need of a radical pluralization of the ideological terrain, so that new ideas may emerge and contest the neoliberal hegemony over political discourse. As Gramsci put it:
“Ideologies are anything but arbitrary; they are the result of historical facts which must be combated and their nature as instruments of domination revealed, not for reasons of morality etc.; but for reasons of political struggle: in order to make the governed intellectually independent of the governing, in order to destroy one hegemony and create another one.” (Gramsci, p196)
Gramsci, A. 1999 The Antonio Gramsci Reader. ed. Forgacs, D. Lawrence and Wishart: London
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Charles Dickens Museum fulfilling its great expectations
In the heart of London’s Bloomsbury is the Charles Dickens Museum. At 48 Doughty Street, where such classics as Oliver Twist and Nicholas Nickleby were written, there is nowhere better to connect with the great author, through experiencing his townhouse, beautifully restored to the time he lived there, and exploring the world’s greatest collection of Dickens memorabilia, including his writing desk. Actor Simon Callow CBE described the Museum’s charm succinctly when he said simply ‘Feel Dickens’s presence’.
The Museum benefited from a Heritage Lottery Fund grant to renovate the house in 2012, but wisely recognised that this was only half the task – telling prospective visitors about it was the other. The HLF agreed to fund a marketing strategy project, which we bid for and won the contract to deliver.
We recruited London market research company Harris Interactive to provide insights into the profile and motivations of the Museum’s visitors, as well as unearthing barriers in the way of those yet to visit.
Den Scotford of Harris Interactive said “We carried out site interviews with museum visitors, during the peak and shoulder periods, undertook an online survey to capture the opinions of UK residents and executed a series of face-to-face street intercept surveys to explore the views of London tourists from across the world. We also put in place an exit survey using our survey platform, to monitor whether the visitor profile changes over time.”
We complemented these insights with workshops for staff, volunteers and trustees to ensure the experiences and views of internal stakeholders were captured; and analysis of information the Museum already held, such as previous surveys and London Pass data.
This was distilled into a long-term strategy for the Museum, based on a simple, compelling proposition, clearly expressed, and a series of practical tactics for both online and offline media, to be delivered quickly so that the Museum was well-placed to benefit from the increased interest that was likely to be generated from the BBC drama series Dickensian.
Dr. Cindy Sughrue OBE, the Museum’s Director said “We’ve seen an immediate increase in visitors to the Charles Dickens Museum, which we put down to the pragmatic advice The Happy Seven has provided within a new tactical marketing strategy, alongside our timely exhibition linked to the BBC mini-series Dickensian. Nina and Martin were also able to draw on their network to create new marketing opportunities for us, and we’re looking forward to what we expect to be a very successful 2016.”
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GOP, Trump campaign rip CNN for coverage of Horowitz hearing
By Joe Concha - 12/12/19 12:25 PM EST
The Republican National Committee (RNC) and President Trump Donald John TrumpTrump rails against impeachment in speech to Texas farmers Trump administration planning to crack down on 'birth tourism': report George Conway on Trump adding Dershowitz, Starr to legal team: 'Hard to see how either could help' MORE's reelection campaign slammed CNN for its coverage of a hearing featuring Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz's testimony on the origins of the FBI's investigation into Trump's campaign.
RNC Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel tweeted out a time-lapse shot of multiple TVs showing CNN, Fox News and MSNBC's coverage of the hearing, which included a fiery opening statement by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham Lindsey Olin GrahamLawmakers push back at Pentagon's possible Africa drawdown George Conway group drops ad seeking to remind GOP senators of their 'sworn oaths' ahead of impeachment trial House Democrats may call new impeachment witnesses if Senate doesn't MORE (R-S.C.) defending Trump.
Fox News and MSNBC covered the entirety of Graham's statement without commercials, while CNN did not.
The same time-lapse tweet from McDaniel also showed that House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler Jerrold (Jerry) Lewis NadlerMcConnell locks in schedule for start of impeachment trial Pelosi: Trump's impeachment 'cannot be erased' House to vote Wednesday on sending articles of impeachment to Senate MORE's (D-N.Y.) opening statement during his committee's first impeachment hearing was covered by all three major cable news networks, prompting calls of bias from the RNC chairwoman.
"Media bias is not only how something is covered – it's what they don't cover. And this is what bias at @CNN looks like," wrote McDaniel to her more than 430,000 followers.
Media bias is not only how something is covered – it's what they don't cover.
And this is what bias at @CNN looks like. pic.twitter.com/G85Yefrq6t
— Ronna McDaniel Ronna Romney McDanielWalsh plans protest at RNC headquarters over 'nakedly anti-Democratic' primary cancellations Trump campaign, RNC raise 4M in fourth quarter of 2019 RNC chairwoman slams NYT opinion piece declaring GOP women 'on the brink of extinction' MORE (@GOPChairwoman) December 11, 2019
Trump, one of McDaniel's followers, used the opportunity to renew his attack on the U.S. news media as fake and "totally corrupt."
The News Media in our Country is FAKE and in many cases, totally CORRUPT! https://t.co/hj9plf0GMC
Trump has gone after CNN more than any other broadcast news outlet, primarily on Twitter and at rallies, often referring to the 39-year-old network as "fake news CNN." The president has not appeared on the network since his time as a candidate when he conducted an interview with anchor Anderson Cooper in August 2016.
The Horowitz hearing on Wednesday came two days after his report found the FBI's decision to open a probe into Trump campaign associates was not motivated by political bias. It also found, however, “significant inaccuracies and omissions” in the FBI's application to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act court.
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The Month’s Top Events
Business • Locally Made
Hazelwood Soap Company
By Emma Castleberry
Hazelwood Soap Company (HSC) was born before the era of in-home internet. Inspired by a vendor at a tailgate market, Diana Laursen borrowed a library book and taught herself how to make soap through trial-and-error.
“Many costly mistakes happened, and thankfully my husband’s chemistry experience came in handy and saved several batches,” she says. “Before long, we had our own batches of soap made with luxurious oils and then we were hitting the tailgate markets.”
After building a local reputation with their highquality products, Laursen and her husband John opened the Hazelwood Soap Company store in downtown Waynesville in 2007.
“We decided to move into a brick-and-mortar storefront as a result of solid customer loyalty,” she says. “Our customers have been and always will be our biggest commodity.”
HSC offers a selection of bar soaps, lotions, sugar scrubs and washes in creative scents like Pomegranate Mint and Coconut Lemongrass. Long-time customer Sheila Mraz says the products make excellent gifts.
“You can write a sweet note with it and personalize the label so that it is unique for the person opening up that present,” Mraz says.
Another long-time customer, Julie Mulhern, has happy memories of the family feel at the HSC store. “Waynesville is a small community and it is great for us to have unique shops like the Hazelwood Soap Company,” she says. “The really neat thing about them is that they are truly a family business.”
A visitor to the Hazelwood Soap Company is likely to be greeted by one of the Laursen’s four children. Between the ages of 11 and 18, they help with all stages of the business, from making soap in the back to running the store.
“From an early age they would greet customers, help package up gift bags and take part in our marketing campaigns,” Laursen says. “It has always been important for us to teach our children through our business that honesty, hard work and providing quality products will pay off in the end.”
The family’s eldest, Kyla, will be heading off to college next year. Her participation in the family business has helped her make informed financial decisions for her future.
“We see that our business model, which includes a budget and perseverance, has made a difference when she looks at college expenses,” Laursen says.
Kyla’s absence will make room for one of the younger children to take on more responsibilities at the store. Though one member of the clan will be less visible in daily operations, the HSC store is sure to be as bustling as ever.
“It is important that we continue to keep our hands in every aspect of our business and there is never a dull moment in the soap shop while we juggle it all,” Laursen says.
Hazelwood Soap Company is located at 435 Hazelwood Avenue in Waynesville. For more information, visit hazelwoodsoapcompany.com.
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the problem of the fry
Posted: July 6, 2015 in jane eaton hamilton
Tags: CanLit, frontier college, jane eaton hamilton, literacy, litter
We dammed their streams and built overtop them then decided we wanted them back. We decided we wanted to rehabilitate what we called “our urban streams.”
It was not possible to count the returning chum in Still Creek behind Canadian Tire because we were 30 feet away, the closest we could get behind the Vancouver Film Studios white safety gates, and they were swimming under water and glare from the overcast sky. In what we with binoculars noted to be a pebble bed, we saw brown tails swishing as the females pitched stones away to form redds; occasionally we saw splashes. It was nothing to watch, except for its significance in a time of natural disasters and pestilence. The side of the stream was just scrub, plastic bags caught on half-dead shrubs, a dead salmon eddying on its side.
A fish swam back from the gravel bed towards us. It was grey and covered in white lesions that looked fungal. These might have been battering wounds; salmon produced a stress hormone to marshal enough energy to make the swim, from open ocean to east Vancouver, to Burnaby, salmon on steroids, leaping uphill, but when they finished spawning, it was that same hormone flooding their cells that killed them.
We were almost at the end of the city, where, in 2006, fry had been released. People then—community do-gooders—wondered if this urban stream, which ducked under roads and buildings, could actually carry the fry out to sea. And here they were, now, finally, life cycles finishing, the worse for wear. People beside me, balding men in caps and women with jaunty ponytails, and kids holding the bars, wondered where had they been?
I consulted diagrams charting chum and sockeye migration routes and reported back that these salmon had probably circled through half the Pacific. How irradiated were they? Were the cankers on their sides possibly radiation burns?
As local scientists had noted, the fish don’t swim anywhere near Japan, although currents travel 10K a day, and so, by rough estimate, it would take 1.25 years from the March, 2011, Daiichi nuclear meltdown for these chum to have swum to irradiated water. It would take 1.25 years from meltdown for those irradiated currents to reach Vancouver.
It was, now, as we stood looking at Still Creek by the white bars of Vancouver Film Studios, 2.5 years from meltdown. People wanted to know: should we be eating Pacific salmon?
We did a little straw poll. Who still ate salmon? Most hands went up. A kid said, “Yuck,” which was how I had felt, too, at his age. But then someone wanted to know whether, aside from radiation concerns, spawning salmon were edible. I said I thought they deteriorated when they left the salt. I said I believed they began to taste like mud.
The child said obviously bears disagreed. And then he pretended he was a bear, moving his hands up into claws. He said, “Grr!”
Jane Eaton Hamilton is the author of eight books of short fiction and poetry. Her memoir Mondays are Yellow, Sundays are Grey, retitled No More Hurt, was a Sunday Times bestseller and included on the Guardian’s Best Books of the Year list. She is the two-time winner of Canada’s prestigious CBC Literary Award for fiction (2003/2014). Her work is included in The Journey Prize Anthology, Best Canadian Short Stories and appears in publications such as Salon, NY Times, Seventeen Magazine, MS blog, Full Grown People, Macleans, Numero Cinq and many others. Her poetry volume Love Will Burst Into a Thousand Shapes came out in fall 2014 and a novel, Weekend, will be released in spring 2016. She is also a photographer and visual artist. She lives in Vancouver.
She can be found at www.janeeatonhamilton.wordpress.com
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by Stephanie Farnsworth April 1, 201708:30 April 1, 2017
We need to stop hating on ace members of the community
Stephanie Farnsworth takes apart the acephobia in the LGBTQ+ community
The bedrock of the LGBTQ+ community wasn’t equality; it was throwing other marginalised people out for political capital. Whether it was excluding trans people from concerns around the marriage equality debates or the cis white washing of the history of Stonewall, a lot of political power still continues to be gained by oppressing the very people we’re supposed to welcome into the community. Everyone who is not cis white and gay knows this. There can’t even be a Bisexual Health Month without cis lesbians wanting to take over a portion of that time to talk about their own health. Instead of fighting for any other time but March to do so, we trample each other in a race to get attention from the cishet world. In the firing line now is the ace community.
The bedrock of the LGBTQ+ community wasn’t equality; it was throwing other marginalised people out for political capital.
There’s a simmering resentment lingering over the fact that ‘A’ does not stand for ally, because in the community we’d rather celebrate cishet people who throw us scraps than recognise the oppression and erasure of asexual people. It’s almost a blessing that no one knows what aro means because there are no egos looking to make the sole of their boots felt.
Asexual people are routinely criticised for having the gall of identifying with the community while we hand out awards to people who don’t experience oppression, simply because they haven’t said anything mean to us. There are accusations that aces and (sometimes especially) demi folk can’t possibly identify with the community because the LGBTQ+ world was built upon the experience of the attraction to people of the same gender. It’s an argument that fundamentally and deliberately misunderstands what LGBTQ+ means. It’s also a calculated attempt to gatekeep.
It’s also a calculated attempt to gatekeep.
Trans people who are straight are just as much a part of the community, and bisexual people experience horrific mental health rates because of the stigma surrounding an attraction to people of multiple genders. Our demands for equality were founded upon the idea that we can do what we like with our lives and with our bodies – whether that means to have sex or not to have sex.
Fucking while queer can feel liberating but that’s about an individual’s reaction for being told their lust was wrong. It isn’t a statement about the wider community and we shouldn’t be putting pressure on people to fuck queer people of the same gender, unless we want to fully re-enact Orwell and turn into the puritans that oppressed us in the first place.
Sex (and alcohol) often fuels LGBTQ+ spaces. Very often it can be a triggering environment for people who may be survivors of abuse but it’s always oppressive of people who identify in any way as ace. We need different venues and a community that celebrates those who embrace sexuality across the spectrum, whether that’s gay, bisexual, pansexual and/or ace.
We need different venues and a community that celebrates those who embrace sexuality across the spectrum, whether that’s gay, bisexual, pansexual and/or ace.
Our language is sex-centric. Our status in the community is often based on how much we’ve slept around – and don’t even get me started on the ‘gold star lesbian’ concept. Sex is prized above all; we’re supposed to have quick hook ups to be autonomous but when we’re in a loving relationship then sex is also expected. There is no consideration for ace people. The idea of ace terrifies the LGBTQ+ community, as much as it draws scepticism.
For a movement that’s demanded the right to self-define, we almost never let people define as identities that we don’t agree with. We’ve long since forgotten any idea that the community was for freedom, and now the only way to be a good queer is to outdo everyone else with sex. Ace people have as much right and claim to the community as any other LGBTQ+ person. When we rank identities and assign them arbitary ‘queer’ values, then we erase the oppression that so many people face. The community was first designed to be a safe space and yet for ace people, it’s often anything but.
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Stephanie Farnsworth
Stephanie Farnsworth is a queer journalist and poet from the North East of England. Her/their writing is focused particularly upon politics, social justice and the environment.
L on April 1, 2017 at 08:53
Thank you so fucking much for writing this, thank you.
onlyfragments on April 3, 2017 at 16:52
Yes to all of this!
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Open Streets Cycle Two begins this weekend in Long Beach
by Brett Atencio Thomas , November 10, 2016
The last Open Streets event of 2016 is this Saturday! Come out and enjoy all the festivities at Beach Streets Midtown in Long Beach. The route will be along Anaheim Street from Orange Avenue to Pacific Coast Highway. Streets on the route will be off limits to cars from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Instead they’ll be open to bikes, skates, scooters, skateboards, roller-blades and pedestrians.
There will be free skateboard lessons, roller derby demonstrations, yoga, a martial arts demonstration and a lineup of bands. There will also be an urban cyclecross that will offer an obstacle circuit course skills track for adults and a special version of the track just for kids.
If you live in Long Beach, you can try biking, skating or walking to Beach Streets Midtown. You can also get there via transit. Long Beach Transit and Metro both have stops near the event. The Anaheim Street station on the Blue Line is closest to the route and there will be protected bike lanes on Anaheim Street from Anaheim Street Station.
Beach Streets Midtown marks the first of the Cycle Two Open Streets events. The Metro Board in September approved 17 new Open Street events through Dec. 2018. Metro has funded 10 similar events over the past two years and Metro’s Open Streets program is the largest in the country with more than 70 miles of car free streets in 2016. These events are great opportunities to have car-free days and explore alternatives to driving. It’s an exciting time to walk, bike and roll in LA.
Beach Streets Midtown is presented and funded by Metro. For more information on the event go to www.beachstreets.com and www.facebook.com/beachstreets
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Zesty Italian says:
“Metro has funded 10 similar events over the past two years and Metro’s Open Streets program is the largest in the country with more than 70 miles of car free streets in 2016.”
Wowwoohoo 70 miles in 2 years!!! You do know that Bogotá, the origins of Ciclovía, does more than that every Sunday, right?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciclov%C3%ADa
Thomas S says:
No need for snark. This program is still important not only for the community, but to expose the public to using transit/walk/biking that they would normally never try under regular circumstances. Metro isn’t trying to make the best ciclovia in the world. They’re trying to the best for LA county
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TPPA agreement reached
Written By: notices and features - Date published: 6:00 am, October 6th, 2015 - 48 comments
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Step up to the mike …
48 comments on “Open mike 06/10/2015”
Tony Veitch 1
It is with considerable regret that I have to inform the New Zealand public that its democracy contracted a wasting disease overnight. Dissolution is inevitable, but the disease is likely to be a protracted one. There is no known cure, once infected, except by really radical surgical means, which will, unfortunately, not be undertaken in the near future.
At the moment, the patient is seemingly doing well, but this insidious disease will progressively sap the sovereignty from the body corporate, until only a skeleton remains.
mickysavage 1.1
Well put!
savenz 1.1.1
+100 Tony Veitch
Matthew Hooton 1.2
Except that NZ can withdraw from the “disease” as you call it, whenever we like. Will be interesting to hear from Andrew Little whether or not he intends to activate the withdrawal procedures if (a) the thing is actually ratified and (b) he becomes prime minister. No doubt he’ll waffle because the real answer is no.
mickysavage 1.2.1
Why give lawyers the ability to sue states and rule on trade disputes between corporates and states. Terrible rapacious bunch they (we) are this is bound to end in tears …
Matthew Hooton 1.2.1.1
To avoid a repeat of the apple situation, where Jenny Shipley wouldn’t back growers’ WTO case against Australia. It took Helen Clark to accept their representations the case should go ahead. I guess this was one of the reasons she included ISDS in her China FTA.
Reddelusion 1.3
Take a breath Tony
UglyTruth 2
As far as New Zealand is concerned, the TPPA is based on fraud.
The Crown has no mandate to legislate in New Zealand because the sovereignty of parliament is a fiction. The Crown insinuates that sovereignty means accountability, but sovereignty is based on virtue in relation to deity. The Crown also lies about the role of deity in law, describing the common law as case law when the common law has a theistic origin from the time of King Alfred the Great, who began his judgments, called dooms, with a Saxon version of the ten commandments.
This situation is compounded by the fact that Crown employees such as politicians and judges swear an oath of allegiance to a head of state who holds the title of “Supreme Governor” of the Church of England”, applying an act of religion to endorse a secular state which misleads people about the role of deity in law and consequently injures their natural rights, treating them as persons with no such rights.
One Anonymous Bloke 2.1
Good luck with that. If people ask, tell them you’re from ACT.
northshoredoc 2.1.1
@OAB at least he’s not on one of his anti vaccination diatribes…
McFlock 2.1.2
The only valid ISDS is the Court of the Hundred… 🙂
And the point
Draco T Bastard 2.3
Ah, you’re back talking BS – again.
Reddelusion 2.3.1
Ah, a compliment from the grand master of BS and a serial tosser to put 😀
AsleepWhileWalking 3
Enviromentalists, alternative music, and radicalised (weaponised?) children linked to terrorism.
http://libertyblitzkrieg.com/2015/09/24/the-australian-government-proclaims-environmentalism-and-alternative-music-are-signs-of-terrorism/
Tautoko Mangō Mata 4
Compare and contrast:
1. “Hard sell tipped to follow TPP deal”
Government has PR campaign ready to go but hoped-for gold-plated agreement on dairy fails to happen.
By Audrey Young
“Trade Minister Tim Groser will be heading back to New Zealand from the United States today to begin the hard sell on the deal, which has to be turned into text and released within 30 days.
It is understood the Government has a public relations programme ready outlining in detail how it believes New Zealand will be better off in the deal, not outside it.
It does not intend to leave a vacuum for the next month for opponents to fill.
The most contentious part of the deal is the Investor State Dispute Procedure, however Mr Groser has remained confident the detail of the agreement will allay people’s fears on that score.
It is thought New Zealand has had to settle for something akin to a bronze deal on dairy products rather than the gold-plated one it insisted early in the negotiations that it would get.
But the overall deal will be sold to the public on the basis of better-than-hoped-for gains in other sectors.
The Government has already said an increase in costs for pharmaceuticals as a result of IP changes under TPP would be met by the Government, not patients.
Mr Groser, a former professional trade negotiator, has played a pivotal role in the negotiations, led by US Trade Representative Mike Froman. The three most difficult issues in the end were the patents on biologics, medicines made from living organisms, rules of origin for vehicles, and dairy access.
Before talks on dairy intensified yesterday, he told the Herald the negotiations had “the smell of a situation we occasionally see which is that on the hardest core issues, there are some ugly compromises out there”.
That meant everyone had to eat “dead rats”.
In the event of a failure at Atlanta, the talks could have gone another round at Apec in Manila, but the longer they dragged on, the closer it would get to the United States presidential contest and the more difficult it could be to get a deal through the US Congress.”
http://m.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11524288
2. TPP deal: New Zealand and 11 other countries strike Pacific trade pact
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11524395
“There would be no change on the current patents for biologic medicines, although an extension on copyright by 20 years will be phased in.
Groser said Pharmac’s decision-making would become more transparent and the measures would cost $4.5 million in the first year, then an added $2.2 million annually.
But the Pharmac model would remain the same.”
In Updated version:more detail,
less emphasis on the hard sell aspect
No mention of the ISDS*
*Note that Pharmac will have to justify its decisions and this will open it up to the possibility of litigation.
Read “Eli Lilly Raises Stakes: Says Canada Now Owes It $500 Million For Not Granting A Patent It Wanted ”
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130723/05101823898/eli-lilly-decides-it-was-not-greedy-enough-now-suing-canada-500-million.shtml
**Eli Lilly operate in NZ https://www.lilly.co.nz/
Majic Mike 4.1
I hope Tim Grosser didn’t forget to put in his order for tarrif free medical marijuana.
amirite 5
Wow what a deal! Sold our sovereignty and our public health system for – wait for it – 2 billion dollars a year we may reach by 2030! What a bargain for the big corps.
In what sense have we “sold our sovereignty and our public health system”? What do you mean by that?
The inability of NZ governments to restrict overseas land sales is a pretty big sovereignty issue. Just going off micky’s post, haven’t looked that up.
Majic Mike 5.1.2
Matthew the TPPa prevents us from freely trading Dairying and Beef to their market’s.
Prevents NZ from purchasing cheaper meds elsewhere.
Stops us while allowing big Corporates to sue if a govt dept wants to buy locally.
The US and Canadian govts are allowing open discussion before its put to the vote.
National are using their minions to shut down open and fair debate.
This will backfire and Key will flip flop because other govts are releasing information that will expose Key and Grosser weakness in getting a very poor deal for farmers and Pharmac.
Paul 5.1.2.1
Matthew supports big Pharma
northshoredoc 5.1.2.2
Your comments are just so wrong but just to take one
Bullshit… the vast amount of our medicines come from outside of the TPPA countries now this will continue to be the case.
b waghorn 5.1.2.2.1
Please keep up the good work . it must be tough to bat away the same stuff every day.
More cost for Pharmac, which will be spread over by cuts to all health services to keep to the Budget, and the right of corps to sue NZ for lost profits.
northshoredoc 6.1
One Two 6.1.1
Why don’t you articulate how the costs will be covered, since you’re claiming to know hoe they’re not
Morrissey 7
“Well that’s what I mean by HYPERBOLE! … Here we go!”
Note how dominant Hooton is, and how little Williams has to say.
From the Left and From the Right, Radio NZ National, Monday 5 October 2015
Kathryn Ryan, Matthew Hooton, Mike Williams
“Hissy fit? You were listening to a different show.” *
—- Matthew Hooton, 90 minutes later.
First topic today: the TPPA. From the beginning, Hooton takes charge, as always, embarking on a long monologue full of P.R.-speak….
MATTHEW HOOTON: ….. It’s about twenty-first century business, it’s about modern supply chain management, so it’s a different form from what, uh, y’know, we’re used to when we’re talking about the hangovers from the post-Second World War type GATT arrangements. Ummm, but they will be doing some details and they’ll be hoping that every i can be dotted and t crossed, to use the cliché, and then they’ll have their press conference and at some point we’ll see the text and THEN, ahhhhm, it’ll all begin again in the public domain. Because the chances of it being ratified by the U.S. Congress would have to be low, so there will be an almighty public debate involving every business, every union, every academic on one side or the other of this debate that will last probably for some more years.
…[At this point Mike Williams makes his first contribution; he loudly clears his throat]….
KATHRYN RYAN: Mike, it has to be today or it’s probably never going to happen, I think was the consensus wasn’t it. Because we know trade ministers have to head off to some other meeting somewhere, a G-8 or a G-20 meeting somewhere, and of course the big factor with the timing is whether, as Matthew has just alluded to, there is time for this to make its way through Congress before Obama’s time is up. Ahh, so what is your gut instinct on what’s happening right now?
MIKE WILLIAMS: Well I think, ahhm, SOMETHING will be announced at three o’clock. Um, if only because I think the ministers, a large proportion of the ministers, have got a meeting in Istanbul tomorrow. Be interesting to see WHAT is announced, umm, there was a leak about twenty-four hours ago that the Australians and the Americans had reached an agreement on biologicals, I think they’re called but this is in fact drugs. Ahhhm, whether there’s ANYTHING on dairy or not will be fascinating, and I think that the two holdouts there, who are the USA and Canada, are, frankly, unlikely to budge. Canada’s only three weeks—two weeks—off a general election with a very powerful dairy lobby, a very protected industry, so, y’know, it’s, it’s VERY interesting times and we have no idea what’s gonna come out.
KATHRYN RYAN: … The other sticking points have been the patents on the medicines…. This is not a small matter. I don’t wanna re-, y’know, re-debate this, but with the sheer volume of quite um, y’know, dramatic, um, ahhh, treatments that are coming, ahhh, on stream and the price impacts of an extended patent, that’s been another big factor. In the end, what is the debate gonna boil down to politically in New Zealand? Whether we got done on dairy, ahhhh, Mike? Whether we got, y’know, whether we got, on balance, a better deal when we instigated the whole damn thing effectively didn’t we! A better deal, a better situation than we’re in now.
MIKE WILLIAMS: Well I, look, I think a lot of the heat’s gone out of this debate because of Helen Clark’s statement. Umm, she supported TPP very STRONGLY, and standing beside John Key—
KATHRYN RYAN: Well was that HELPFUL at this time of the negotiations, to have a former prime minister saying New Zealand can’t NOT be in it? Was that a helpful intervention?
MIKE WILLIAMS: It’s very interesting because there were two aspects to it. One, Helen Clark always was a committed free trader, I mean I watched debates in caucus on these issues, and she was very firm that free trade was a good deal for, ahhh, New Zealand, but she stepped out of her comfort zone, ‘cos she NORMALLY makes NO comments at all on New Zealand politics, and that, you could argue, is kind of international politics, but—
KATHRYN RYAN: Hmmmm, this was also at the same time though, as negotiators and trade ministers were saying we’re not gonna sign a deal that doesn’t, y’know, doesn’t meet the threshold on dairy.
MATTHEW HOOTON: This is her legacy. She launched these talks. I mean, the original Trans Pacific Partnership with um, y’know, New Zealand, Chile, Singapore and Brunei, she launched, she completed. And then she lobbied very hard as prime minister to bring the United States in, which was always the plan. Umm, so this is her legacy as prime minister and it’s going to be an historic achievement for New Zealand if it, if it happens so I don’t think it would be surprising that she would have made those comments.
KATHRYN RYAN: No, it’s more the timing of it was my point.
MATTHEW HOOTON: Well, yeah.
KATHRYN RYAN: But I think there was also a caveat, if I’m correctly reading what I read from, um, Tim Groser, the caveat which didn’t necessarily make the soundbite, which is “If it is a good deal.” [giggles]
MATTHEW HOOTON: Yeah, right.
KATHRYN RYAN: Which is quite an important caveat.
MATTHEW HOOTON: I think that what, I mean, I thought that in a few sentences, she cut through and made the case for this deal, ahh, in a way which the current prime minister has not really done in seven years. She made the case for why New Zealand should be part of this in principle, ahhh, and she did so very efficiently, and it’s very, how COULD you disagree with what she said? Umm, I know we’re going to be victims of massive hyperbole over the next twenty-four hours because the likes of Tim Groser, umm, y’know, this has been twenty years’ work for him. For all our diplomats, this has been New Zealand’s number one foreign policy objective for twenty years.
KATHRYN RYAN: Yeah but the question is whether it leaves us net better off given how much we had already liberalized most of our economy—
MATTHEW HOOTON: Well this is—
KATHRYN RYAN: And, and second—
MATTHEW HOOTON: [impatiently] Yeah.
KATHRYN RYAN: —the real gain for us was always going to be dairy. Are we in a better position—
MATTHEW HOOTON: [in an impatient, peremptory tone] Dairy’s seven per cent of our economy. This is just the, the, the CARTOONISH way of presenting this. And it goes to what I said at the outset: this is not, this deal is not about putting unmodified commodities across borders. That is where trade negotiations were sixty years ago.
KATHRYN RYAN: It’s also where our biggest exporter still is.
MATTHEW HOOTON: It is our, it is a [sic] important export for New Zealand and it is seven per cent of the economy. What this is about—and it’s DWARFED by tourism, it’s increasingly DWARFED by other services, um, what this is about, and I think that this is why the critics are absolutely right when they say this is not a trade deal, and why, I think, in many ways, the supporters of the deal have not promoted this rationally and sensibly, because the whole thing is oh, y’know, “We’ll get better dairy access” and we hear from Malcolm Bailey and he’s on the delegation. What this is about is looking at the supply chain that starts from research and development and intellectual property and goes through to the final consumer behind the borders. And this is the first in the world, other than arguably the European Union, and some of APEC’s efforts, to say that international business is no longer about exporting things across borders.
MIKE WILLIAMS: Mmmm.
KATHRYN RYAN: Okay, it does say that. Then we have the other arguments, and PLEASE let’s not get bogged down again, but these arguments about sovereignty, you’re gonna have governments being sued in these international tribunals or worse, where they’ll just be delayed and public health policies they might introduce these kinds of things, so that’s where you get—
MATTHEW HOOTON: Well that’s what I mean by HYPERBOLE! So while Groser is—
KATHRYN RYAN: Well it’s NOT hyperbole, it’s happening right now to Australia, over—
MATTHEW HOOTON: It’s NOT happening.
KATHRYN RYAN: The plain packaging is happening right now. Okay? And that is, that is—
MATTHEW HOOTON: Here we go! A single case, that hasn’t been won, that won’t be won, the Australian government will prevail over Philip Morris and that’ll be the end of that matter. But what, um, y’know, while we’re victims of hyperbole from the pros, we’re also told people are gonna die and this sort of thing and I think the most intelligent way to look at this is umm, y’know, it is not the “world historical breakthrough”, it is not “bigger than Ben Hur”, “best thing that—“. Y’know, it’s not, nor is it the most evil thing. It is an important way of integrating, um, our economy further with other economies.
KATHRYN RYAN: Right. Mike, your take on how this is going to play politically, and for whom, and what is that gonna depend on?
MIKE WILLIAMS: Well I think Helen Clark’s statement has probably defanged the MODERATE left. It will not, um, uh, alter the, y’know, the um, Jane Kelseys of this world, but I actually think it will boil down to some sort of benefit-cost ratio. Y’know, will we get more dairy exports, what will the government’s slice of that be, and what will it cost for more drugs? And if we’ve gotta pay half a billion dollars more, y’know, increase the Pharmac budget by five hundred million dollars and we don’t, ahhhh, get that back in taxes on dairying, then um, that’ll be a bad deal. But it’ll take a while to um, to work out. So let’s, y’know, we really DON’T know what’s there, we’re SPECULATING at the moment.
….An uneasy silence ensues, then the host realizes that Williams has nothing more to offer….
KATHRYN RYAN: All right. Let’s look at some of the other big matters around the place. It has been quite a focus hasn’t it, on the great and the good gathering in the United States….
END OF PART ONE
Coming up in Part Two: Some of the most vacuous chat to be heard anywhere outside of an ACT caucus meeting, including this gem by Mike Williams: “Well I think John Key actually gave a very good speech, and so did Murray McCully.”
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Northsider 8
Tories Of The Day
The ever so bright Taxpayers’ Alliance, speaking at the Conservative Conference.
Taxpayers’ Alliance: Cut pensioner benefits ‘immediately’
“The first of which will sound a little bit morbid – some of the people… won’t be around to vote against you in the next election. So that’s just a practical point, and the other point is they might have forgotten by then.”
He added: “If you did it now, chances are that in 2020 someone who has had their winter fuel cut might be thinking, ‘Oh I can’t remember, was it this government or was it the last one? I’m not quite sure.’
This is where Bill English gets his ideas from.
https://archive.is/kRIQz
savenz 9
What we can look forward to under TPP.
A homeless woman lay dead at a Hong Kong McDonald’s restaurant for hours surrounded by diners who failed to notice her, sparking concern over the city’s “McRefugees”.
The woman, who police say was between 50 and 60, was found dead Saturday morning and has been held up as an example of the growing number of homeless people who seek shelter in 24-hour restaurants.
“Officers arrived upon a report from a female customer (that a person was found to have fainted),” police said in a statement.
“The subject was certified dead at the scene.”
Local media said the woman was slumped at a table, 24 hours after she first entered the restaurant in the working class district of Ping Shek.
She had not moved for seven hours before fellow diners noticed something was wrong, according to Apple Daily, citing CCTV footage.
The woman was thought to have regularly spent nights in the McDonald’s, the South China Morning Post said.
The city’s Social Welfare Department said it was “highly concerned” about the incident.
“We endeavour to support street sleepers to enhance their self-reliance… the subject is a complex social problem,” a department spokeswoman said.
There are concerns over the plight of the homeless population in the affluent southern Chinese financial hub, although the number of homeless is relatively low, estimated at more than 1,000 by local NGOs.
Many are forced to live on the street as they cannot afford to rent even the tiniest home as housing prices are sky high.
Paul 10
Headline in the Independent
‘TPP signed: the ‘biggest global threat to the internet’ agreed, as campaigners warn that secret pact could bring huge new restrictions to the internet
The Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement covers 40 per cent of the world’s economy, and sets huge new rules for online businesses as well as traditional ones.’
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/tpp-signed-the-biggest-global-threat-to-the-internet-agreed-as-campaigners-warn-that-secret-pact-a6680321.html
[lprent: If you want to raise the topic of media focus. Do it in OpenMike. Not on my post. ]
Paul 10.1
Headline in the Herald online
‘Power rankings: All Blacks no longer number one’
This is where it all starts to take a very quarter-final looking shape. Despite Steve Hansen’s protestations, the All Blacks’ error-rate has chipped away at the edges of faith until it is no longer realistic to have them in the No 1 spot.’
Paul 10.1.1
3rd headline in the Guardian online
TPP deal: US and 11 other countries reach landmark Pacific trade pact
Trans-Pacific Partnership – the biggest trade deal in a generation – would affect 40% of world economy, but still requires ratification from US Congress and other world lawmakers
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/oct/05/trans-pacific-partnership-deal-reached-pacific-countries-international-trade
Paul 10.1.1.1
3rd headline on the Stuff website
‘Another shooting shocks America as 11-year-old boy kills 8-year-old neighbour
America is again reeling from the horror of its gun violence with an 11-year-old boy being charged with murder after allegedly shooting dead an eight-year-old girl in Tennessee, days after the mass shooting in Oregon and a series of drive-by murders of children in Cleveland, Ohio.
The 11-year-old boy has been charged with first-degree murder after he used his father’s 12-gauge shotgun to shoot his next door neighbour, McKayla Dyer, through a window as she played outside on Saturday afternoon.’
http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/americas/72734192/another-shooting-shocks-america-as-11yearold-boy-kills-8yearold-neighbour
Paul 10.1.1.1.1
Top online story on TVNZ’s website
‘A former Western Australia rugby league representative sentenced over a vicious attack on three homeless men, caught on camera in Perth, has been revealed as a New Zealander.’
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/world/-coward-filmed-viciously-attacking-homeless-men-in-perth-revealed-to-be-kiwi-q14079
whateva next? 11
Thank goodness for Rod Oram this morning being interviewed by Kathryn Ryan, intelligent responses and questions in the public arena, what a balance for yesterday.
Puckish Rogue 12
http://bowalleyroad.blogspot.co.nz/2015/10/deliberate-political-sabotage-darling.html
“No, last Thursday’s (1/10/15) statement from Helen Clark was no mistake. It was an act of deliberate political sabotage.”
Don’t hold back Chris, tell us how you really feel
stever 13
Wow! French workers unite, heh!
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/05/air-france-workers-storm-meeting-protest-executives-job-losses-paris
mac1 14
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/oct/05/henning-mankell-wallender-author-dies-at-67
Henning Mankell, Swedish author, has died of cancer some eight months after diagnosis.
Kenneth Branagh wrote upon his death of Mankell’s writing, his generosity and his “stringent political activism.”
Though I did not know of his student and political activism, his writing was informed by a social conscience and concern for society and for individuals which came through in his novels.
His last writing was a book about dealing with cancer- one which will be high on my reading list.
Bearded Git 15
Seats predicted in Canadian election; latest polls:
Conservatives 122 Liberals 118 NDP 96 Greens 1
The Liberals have overtaken the Conservatives in the polls 32.4 v. 31.6 with the NDP on 25.3.
The Greens are polling 4.9% for their one seat.
millsy 15.1
NDP/Liberals could outflank the Tories and govern? Or is it not that simple?
Bearded Git 15.1.1
It’s a bit weird-no culture of coalitions, but surely this will happen.
The Portuguese election result is another example. It has been touted as a win for the ruling Rightists, but in fact they have lost their majority to Leftist parties and will constantly be out-voted. Why the Left doesn’t form a coalition beats me, despite the fact that there are some policy differences between the Leftist parties.
Rosemary McDonald 16
Suicide rates highest since records began….
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/286226/number-of-suicides-highest-since-records-began
Business Confidence at 5 year low….
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/business/286206/business-confidence-drops-to-five-year-low
Morrissey 16.1
Don’t forget the rock star economy…..
http://i4.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article4697370.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/ACDC-drummer-Phil-Rudd.jpg
@ Morrissey
Shouldn’t he be deported….?
whateva next? 16.2
…..and increasing prescriptions of anti depressants and blaming Mental Health Services will do nothing about the suicide stats, it is inevitable with increasing wealth gap causing societal unrest. Oh sorry, I forgot, there is no society.
maui 16.2.1
Most of those community health type services are being dismantled or restructured to cut costs and will continue to be. If we really are the pinnacle of intelligent life in this solar system then we’ve got a bizarre way of showing it.
Smilin 17
To Edward thanx for up holding the rights of the people when asked the fascist question about betraying national security
Tvone news a few minutes ago
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2019-09-01 UB Theses and Dissertations (public)
Deciphering BK Channel Function in Human Oligodendrocyte Progenitor Cells
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Kantak, Divyangi Krantikumar
Demyelination in neurodegenerative disorders, is characterized by chronic destruction of myelin leading to attenuated saltatory conduction and ultimately axonal dystrophy. Remyelination, the regeneration of lost myelin, is dependent on differentiation of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) into myelinating oligodendrocytes. Recently, inhibitory muscarinic receptor signaling acting via M1R and M3R has been shown to hinder spontaneous remyelination. Previously, we found that treatment of human OPCs (hOPCs) with a non-selective muscarinic agonist oxotremorine (oxo-M) induced intracellular calcium release and store-operated calcium entry (SOCE). In this study, we hypothesized that muscarinic agonist-induced SOCE leads to the activation of calcium-activated BK potassium channels (KCa1.1) which mediate the anti-differentiative effects of M1/3R signaling. BK channels are known to play a functional role in various physiological processes including membrane hyperpolarization during action potential, proliferation, and transcriptional regulation. To test this hypothesis, primary PDGFαR+ hOPCs were treated with pharmacological inhibitors of BK channels, iberiotoxin (IBTx) and paxilline (Pax), in the presence or absence of oxo-M. Consistent with our previous data, oxo-M treatment impaired hOPC differentiation to O4+ oligodendrocytes. Interestingly, we found that pharmacological inhibition of BK channels by both IBTx and Pax dose-dependently rescued the anti-differentiative effects of oxo-M treatment leading to increased oligodendrocyte differentiation. On the other hand, BK channel activation with NS19504 attenuated hOPC differentiation to O4+ oligodendrocytes presence or absence of Oxo-M. Furthermore, siRNA mediated knockdown of the pore forming BK α-subunit also mitigated the inhibitory effect of oxo-M on hOPC differentiation. Additionally, we also investigated the effect of ß4 subunit knockdown on OPC differentiation which suggests that auxiliary subunits of BK channel may be essential to regulate hOPC differentiation. These results suggest that BK channels are a necessary component of the muscarinic receptor pathway and provide insights into mechanisms that govern commitment of OPCs to a myelinogenic fate.
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South Coast Surf Life Saving Branch contributing to saving Canberra children’s lives by running Nipper programs in the ACT. Photos: Supplied.
The sight of high school students in Canberra struggling to swim 50 metres at school swimming carnivals sends a chill up the spine. As we head towards the summer holidays, the thought of long days at the beach is very appealing. But the image of the kids who have little idea in the swimming pool then heading to the surf on the South Coast is always distressing.
Statistics provide a reality check with Canberrans making up over 80 per cent of all rescues on the South Coast every summer. And those from Canberra represent the largest percentage of drownings recorded on South Coast beaches.
At the very least, learn-to-swim classes should be part of the curriculum in every Canberra primary and high school until the kids can actually swim. This should be fully funded by the ACT Government.
Furthermore, once the kids learn how to swim in pools, they should then undertake swimming survival skills to prepare them for different conditions in the surf.
The excuse that Canberra is too far away from the beach and therefore impossible to undertake surf survival skills doesn’t hold water, particularly when we have an award-winning program on our doorstep.
The Canberra/Broulee Nippers Program currently has 130 kids between the ages of seven and 14 years, while a new Canberra Nippers Club, which is aligned with the Mollymook Surf Life Saving Club has 60 taking part.
Mollymook Surf Life Saving Club Nippers in the ACT.
The programs are the brainchild of Canberra mother, Bethany Williams, who grew up in Broulee next to the surf club.
She felt kids from the ACT were at a disadvantage because they didn’t have access to nippers. She says, “They haven’t had the opportunity to learn about rips, about the importance of swimming between the flags, and many kids have never been on a board before.”
Rips contributed to 55 per cent of coastal drownings in the last 12 months.
Bethany started the Canberra Nippers program in 2016. She recalls: “It was because of my own kids that I had the determination to create programs in Canberra. When my kids reached the age that they would go to the beach and go too far in the surf, I decided it was time for them to do Nippers.”
Many Canberra families don’t want to travel to the coast all the time from October onwards, so bringing Nippers to Canberra was the only option.
Kids learn beach survival skills, first aid, resuscitation training, board paddling and so forth at the Canberra Olympic Pool then head to Broulee and Mollymook for further training.
From the age of 13 years, they are invited to complete their Surf Rescue Certificate, similar to the bronze medallion, and they can then start beach patrols. There is also the opportunity for parents to do their bronze medallion and become involved in surf lifesaving.
Bethany is rightly proud of the success of her programs, which have won the Canberra Sports Award for Innovation in the ACT and the Surf Life Saving NSW Award of Excellence for the Community Education Program of the Year in 2018.
Canberra Nippers are working with the South Coast Surf Life Saving Branch to start incorporating school education sessions in the ACT. This year, the South Coast branch is funding a school education session for 650 kids. The Mollymook SLSC has donated $6,000 worth of gear and equipment to help teach surf skills to the kids of Canberra.
At the moment it would appear as though the South Coast clubs are doing all they can to prepare Canberrans for the surf. But Bethany is very forthright in her belief that more needs to be done by the government in Canberra. “We need the ACT Government to help fund these programs. The clubs down the coast shouldn’t have to pay for the ACT kids surf life-saving education. I would like to see the ACT Government get on board with the surf life-saving component of water safety and survival education for all ACT kids.”
She has a point.
Shouldn’t we as a community be doing more to ensure our kids are better prepared for the surf?
At the very least we should be teaching them how to swim.
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Unions empower parents to push for reform
in this Sept. 13 photo, Parent Revolution member Casondra Perry, right, cries as she gets a hug after a meeting to discuss how they are pushing change at Woodcrest Elementary School in Los Angeles. In California, school parent groups are no longer just about holding the next bake-sale fundraiser, they have also began to push for education reform.
Published on October 9, 2011 at 8:40 pm
LOS ANGELES — Shoehorned into a small living room in a South Los Angeles apartment, a dozen parents discuss why their kids’ school ranks as one of the worst in the nation’s second-largest school district.
The answers come quickly: Teachers are jaded; gifted pupils aren’t challenged; disabled students are isolated; the building is dirty and office staff treat parents disrespectfully.
“We know what the problem is — we’re about fixing it,” said Cassandra Perry, the Woodcrest Elementary School parent hosting the meeting. “We’re not against the administrators or the teachers union. We’re honestly about the kids.”
School parent groups are no longer just about holding the next bake-sale fundraiser. They’re about education reform.
The Woodcrest parents, all wearing buttons saying “parent power,” are one of the newly formed “parents unions” that are springing up from San Diego to Buffalo, N.Y., with the goal of improving schools.
Behind the movement is Los Angeles-based nonprofit Parent Revolution, which in 2010 pushed through a landmark “parent trigger” law giving parents authority to force change at failing schools through a petition. The parent trigger concept inspired Texas and Mississippi to adopt similar laws and legislation is under consideration in 20 other states. Two states have voted down parent trigger bills.
“Parents have a different incentive structure than anyone else,” said Ben Austin, Parent Revolution’s executive director. “They’re the only ones who really care about kids.”
It’s a compelling argument for many parents.
San Diego mother Teresa Drew founded United Parents for Education after her daughter’s reading and math scores fell below grade level for two years.
Unions say it’s oversimplistic to blame teachers. Parents should enlist educators in the solution, not dismiss them, they say.
“It’s well meaning, but misguided,” said Frank Wells, who heads the Southern California chapter of the California Teachers Association.
Parents already have a tool to leverage policy change — school board elections, Wells said.
Unions have mobilized against parent-trigger laws. In July, the American Federation of Teachers posted a slide presentation on its website detailing how it successfully won a dilution of the Connecticut parent-trigger proposal so parents can recommend change but have no authority to enact it.
For Austin, union opposition to parent trigger underscores what’s wrong — unions reject reform efforts such as charter schools, tenure changes and new performance evaluation measures in order to protect jobs, but at the same time many schools are failing, especially in the inner-cities.
“The system is calcified,” he said. “’It’s designed to go against change.”
In somewhat of an ironic twist, Parent Revolution is organizing parents using old-school, labor organizing tactics, employing a former union organizer with United Farm Workers and Service Employees International Union to lead the effort.
Organizers show parents how to conduct effective house meetings, distribute flyers in front of schools, canvass door-to-door, write letters, and create surveys and petitions.
They also inform parents about their rights and students’ rights, and about how educational system works, how to judge a school’s state test scores, for example.
Woodcrest’s Perry said the training has opened parents’ eyes. “We’re not informed so we don’t know what to ask for,” Perry said. “We don’t know where we fit in.” The Parents Union is now surveying parents of Woodcrest students, in the Los Angeles Unified School District, and will present the results to the principal for action.
District officials welcome efforts to get parents more engaged in their kids’ education, especially in low-income areas. Parental involvement is the key factor outside school in boosting student achievement, said Maria Casillas, chief of school, family & parent/community services for Los Angeles Unified.
Parents unions can be an effective tool. “They’re loud, they’re pushy, and they have every right to be,” she said. “We want to promote parents as advocates for their children’s learning. For our low-income kids, that’s the part that’s missing.”
Now, instead of organizing parent-trigger campaigns, Parent Revolution is focusing on developing parent leaders to foment their own change. “This movement is way more than signing a petition,” Austin said. “No one has ever done this before.”
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2017: The Official Software
by snoofle in Best of… on 2017-12-29 Edit
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After surviving 35 years, dozens of languages, hundreds of projects, thousands of meetings and millions of LOC, I now teach the basics to the computer-phobic
This personal tale from Snoofle has all of my favorite ingredients for a WTF: legacy hardware, creative solutions, and incompetent management. We'll be running one more "Best Of…" on New Years Day, and then back to our regularly scheduled programming… mostly--Remy
At the very beginning of my career, I was a junior programmer on a team that developed software to control an electronics test station, used to diagnose problems with assorted components of jet fighters. Part of my job was the requisite grunt work of doing the build, which entailed a compile-script, and the very manual procedure of putting all the necessary stuff onto a boot-loader tape to be used to build the 24 inch distribution disk arrays.
This procedure ran painfully slowly; it took about 11 hours to dump a little more than 2 MB from the tape onto the target disk, and nobody could tell me why. All they knew was that the official software had to be used to load the bootstrap routine, and then the file dumps.
After killing 11 hour days with the machine for several months, I had had it; I didn't get my MS to babysit some machine. I tracked down the source to the boot loader software, learned the assembly language in which it was written and slogged through it to find the problem.
The cause was that it was checking for 13 devices that could theoretically be hooked up to the system, only one of which could actually be plugged in at any given time. The remaining checks simply timed out. Compounding that was the code that copied the files from the tape to the disk. It was your basic poorly written file copy routine that we all learn not to do in CS-102:
// pseudo code
for each byte in the file
read next byte from tape
write one byte to disk
Naturally, this made for lots of unnecessary platter-rotation; even at over 3,000 RPM, it took many hours to copy a couple MB from tape to the disk.
I took a copy of the source, changed the device scanning routine to always scan for the device we used first, and skip the others, and do a much more efficient full-buffer-at-a-time data write. This shortened the procedure to a very tolerable few minutes. The correctness was verified by building one disk using each boot loader and comparing them, bit by bit.
Officially, I was not allowed to use this tape because it wasn't sanctioned software, but my boss looked the other way because it saved a lot of time.
This worked without a hitch for two years, until my boss left the company and another guy was put in charge of my team.
The first thing he did was confiscate and delete my version of the software, insisting that we use only the official version. At that time, our first kid was ready to arrive, and I really didn't want to stay several hours late twice a week for no good reason. Given the choice of helping take care of my wife/kid or babysitting an artificially slow process, I chose to change jobs.
That manager forced the next guy to use the official software for the next seven years, until the company went out of business.
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How I Use Instagram To Make Myself A Better Person
By Chelsea Fagan
It’s easy to hate social media. Especially on almost-entirely-visual platforms like Instagram, where the most superficially-beautiful things almost invariably win out, it’s easy to feel like the race for “likes” and “follows” is a race to the bottom of our collective soul. It’s easy to parody in shows like Black Mirror, where our quest for the most deceptively-perfect outward versions of our lives means hollowing out our real ones. And I admit that, in my more cynical moments, I view the whole operation like one big, lame Black Mirror episode myself. When I fall down a rabbit hole of picture-perfect Christian mom lifestyle blogs, or smolder with a light, “you didn’t pay for that” rage at “influencer” acquaintances who are constantly shilling undisclosed products, I want to throw my phone out a window.
I dislike what it represents, I hate what it brings out in me, and it’s easy to feel aflame with injustice over the whole concept of networks like Instagram. Why should she be so popular just because her entire dining table was furnished by West Elm? Why should he be the authority on #fitspo just because he has a perfect face to go along with his washboard abs? In its worst moments, Instagram totally deserves its criticisms, and can lead even the most balanced among us down a spiral of inadequacy and envy.
It was in response to this, and because I was seeing the aggressively-fake presentation in myself, that I started #totalhonestytuesday over a year ago. I had just been in Miami for a week, posting photo after photo of the food, the beach, and our balcony view (scored because Marc has hundreds of thousands of hotel points and platinum status from traveling four days a week for work for years on end). It was beautiful, of course, and racking up some of my highest Instagram “numbers” to that point — but it felt gross. I had drained my checking account (something I hadn’t done in years), completely caught up in the glossy beauty of being there, and the pressure to always be showing off something beautiful. So I came home and posted a shot of my decimated checking account balance, and kicked off a hashtag that has frankly made me look forward to every Tuesday, where I have to challenge myself to be more real than usual on social media.
But one day a week isn’t enough, of course. And for someone whose literal job is, in part, “maintaining an active and growing social media presence,” getting caught up in social media has been something I’ve actively had to work against. Learning to separate the real from the staged, and realize that what I have is good enough in the face of someone who seems to have so much more, has been a challenge. I won’t lie — I still get into those rabbit holes of beautiful lifestyle blogs and feel a mix of resentment and wonder, particularly as someone who counts cooking and home decor amongst her most avid hobbies. Like many of us, I can feel all but targeted by these beautiful, unattainable images, and unless I frequently remind myself that many people on Instagram are passing off magazine-level, underwritten content as spontaneous shots of their everyday life, I’ll go crazy.
(If you remember that most food bloggers are shooting those lush dinner recipes at eight in the morning to get the perfect light, and setting their table for no one, it suddenly feels a lot less enviable.)
But I wanted to go past just “not being envious,” and get into “using Instagram for my personal betterment.” If I like a social medium, and am going to use it near-daily for personal and professional reasons, it had better be something that positively impacts my life, right? And it was a few months ago that I realized that this notion of “doing something for Instagram” doesn’t need the awful connotations it has. The prevailing idea seems to be that if you have in mind the pretty picture you might take of something, you are automatically doing it for the wrong reasons. But it occurred to me that TFD started because I wanted a public Tumblr to keep me accountable to myself when making my budget. By involving other people, and posting a record of what I was doing, I was able to conquer my most insidious money habits and become accountable to myself, as well as the people who were now following me. I used social media as a springboard to get myself to do the things that I ultimately benefited from. If something as great as TFD could come out of that idea, why couldn’t Instagram serve that same function on a day-to-day basis?
So I started challenging myself to take pictures of the meals I cook and share them on a regular basis. It made me cook more frequently, conquer/invent new recipes, write them down meticulously (so I can share them on TFD), branch out in my food habits, and be more innovative with how I use the ingredients I already have. Using Instagram to hold myself accountable has made me much better at food photography, made me cook more frequently, and made me much more confident in the recipes I’ll attempt. Without a doubt, Instagram has made me a better home cook and recipe-maker.
Similarly, with home decor and personal style, using Instagram has made me much more judicious. If I share my outfits, I’m more inclined to make use of everything in my closet, and pare down the stuff I don’t use. I force myself to become more put-together in my outfit choices, which makes me more confident when I’m out and about wearing them. It’s also forced me to more consciously create my personal style, which is something I’ve struggled to do for years. And when it comes to my home, keeping things cleaned and organized is much easier when it means taking a pretty picture of it. At first, I admit that I was more motivated by the appearance than my own personal reasons, but now I find that I enjoy cleaning more than ever before, because it’s become a habit. I feel weird now if I go to bed without wiping everything down, putting everything in its place, and sweeping the floor. The fact that it means my place is almost always photo-ready is just a bonus.
Of course, there are limits I place on myself to keep the version of my life I present as “real” as possible. I focus on homemade and DIY things, never over-style things, and never post something I’m not actually using or enjoying. I’m sure it’s an imperfect system, but it keeps me feeling like my overall style is about attainability, rather than being an object of envy. And encouraging myself to do more of the things I want to be doing anyway is, in my view, one of the healthiest attitudes one can take towards social media. These platforms are a part of our lives, why not use them to our advantage?
We should be greedy with the beauty in our own lives, because there’s nothing wrong with wanting more of it.
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Slow Food Terra Madre Opening Ceremony
December 8, 2012 /0 Comments/in Cooking & Gardening Videos, Gardening Advice /by Stephen Scott
We are pleased to present our experiences of the opening ceremony of the 2012 Slow Food Terra Madre conference in Turin, Italy. It was held the evening of October 24 at the Palasport Olimpico, also known as the Palaisozaki, after the Japanese architect’s name – Arata Isozaki. This is in the Santa Rita district of Turin, just east of the Olympic stadium. It was built for the 2006 Olympics and hosted the ice hockey events. With seating for over 12,000, it is an impressive venue!
We arrived early after registering at the main Slow Food event center and waited for the gates to open. We quickly learned to make use of these periods of waiting and not be impatient that things didn’t run on an American schedule. Introducing ourselves, we quickly made some new friends and were once again impressed with the dedication, creativity and just plain genius with which so many people were applying themselves in their search of how to answer Slow Food’s directive of “Good, clean and fair” food for all. This opening ceremony was for and about the international delegates but was open to the public.
Once the gates opened, we checked our luggage into the baggage claim area and made a line for the latest in a long line of cappuccinos (cappuccini in Italian!), as we had been awake for the better part of 30 hours at this point. We had arrived in Milan at 7:30am that day after a combined flight of almost 13 hours, and wouldn’t check into our hotel until after the opening ceremony. A long but exhilarating day!
People were encouraged to dress in their native clothing, and it was a grand sight to see, with the entrance being made coming down the long stairs into the delegates seating area. The surrounding stands were soon filled almost to capacity with the public, who was very enthusiastic. The energy and excitement was contagious and had the whole arena buzzing.
After the opening welcome speech by the Mayor of Turin, the parade of flags commenced. A delegate from each nation present presented their native flag and was seated in honor above the podium. 95 countries were present this year! Afterwards there were many presentations and speeches about the different directions Slow Food has moved, as well as live poetry acted out by Nobel literature prizewinner and playwright Dario Fo, live music by Italian trumpeter, singer, composer and arranger Roy Paci. Both Vandana Shiva and Alice Waters presented their thoughts to thunderous acclaim. The United Nation’s FAO Director-General José Graziano Da Silva gave praise and strength to the Slow Food movement, acknowledging the impact it has had worldwide and noting that governments and advocates for sustainable food are turning to Slow Food for help in writing proposals and drafting legislation.
This was a fine promise of things to come, that was more than fulfilled in the next 4 days!
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International film festival continues March 4
February 27, 2013 by Staff
The University of North Georgia's World Languages and Cultures Division kicks off the second half of the spring international film festival on March 4 at 6:30 p.m. with the French film "Dreams of Dust."
The international film festival is a great opportunity for students to learn more about the cultures that are intrinsically linked with the world languages studied at UNG. Dr. D. Brian Mann, head of the World Languages and Cultures Division, said that the study of culture is essential to learning a second language.
“Studying film is a particularly useful way to help understand a culture because it offers authentic examples of language, visual imagery, and artistic expression," Mann said. "A series of films like this one is particularly valuable because viewers can compare and contrast these forms of communication over a relatively short period of time, and this allows them to form a more comprehensive understanding of how their own culture fits into the larger global community.”
"Dreams of Dust" follows two Nigerian laborers as they negotiate the perils of living in an African gold-mining town. The two contend with harsh living conditions, the death of loved ones, and the constant threat of destitution, with no one but each other to rely on. The film will be presented in the David Potter Special Collections Room of the Library Technology Center on the Dahlonega campus with an introduction by Dr. Anota Ijaduola, professor of physics.
The film festival continues on March 11 at 6:30 p.m. with "Paris, je t’aime." Introduced by Spanish Professor Dr. Jennifer Formwalt, "Paris, je t’aime" is a collection of 18 short films from 20 of the world’s most acclaimed filmmakers. Each set in Paris, the shorts explore the City of Lights from every angle as those within it learn about life and love.
The last film in the series, "Lion of the Desert," will be shown on April 1 at 6:30 p.m. The film will be introduced by Dr. Abdeslam El Farri, professor of Arabic, and tells the story of Libyan hero Omar Mukhtar. Set in the years before World War II, "Lion of the Desert" pits Mukhtar and his Bedouin army against General Rudolfo Graziani, charged with conquering Libya for the fascist Italian government of Benito Mussolini.
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WATCH: Netanyahu Welcomes Prince William to Israel
Israeli diplomacy
Welcome Prince William! The Netanyahus hosted at their Jerusalem residence the first British royal to visit Israel in an official capacity.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara welcomed His Royal Highness, Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, at the Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem.
Prince William, Queen Elizabeth’s grandson and second-in-line to the throne, made history Monday when he became the first British royal to pay an official visit to Israel.
Israel is very excited about the visit, and Netanyahu welcomed the historic event saying that William “will be received here with great affection.”
Netanyahu gave the Duke of Cambridge a replica Righteous Among the Nations Certificate for Princess Alice, his great-grandmother, who was granted the title in 1993.
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I found a very interesting video on United with Israel! Click to watch this --> https://unitedwithisrael.org/watch-netanyahu-welcomes-prince-william-to-israel/
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January 30, 2018 – Drew Knows More Than He Knows, Hanna Tells Her Story, PK Turns 50 & Smelling Like Onions
Drew tells Sam that Nathan is still in surgery. She’s glad the kids are at the Quartermaine’s, and glad they came back early. Now Drew can get Faison to tell him how and why he switched their lives.
We revisit Peter setting the trashcan holding the bulletproof vest on fire.
Faison tells Jason that he’s disappointed. He can’t manage a single gunshot? Jason says he can, and Faison asks why Jason kept him alive. Jason tells him that he wants to know why Faison replaced him with his brother?
Griff says the surgery on Nathan was a success. Obrecht asks if he’ll walk again. Surviving a procedure is one thing, but will he have quality of life? She asks what Griff isn’t saying. It’s probably nothing; he always looks worried like that. He says Nathan has bone fragments in his chest cavity from the bullet ricochet, but they removed the bullet without compromising his spine, and he’ll have full mobility. The fragments are another story. Obrecht says that kind of injury is a high risk for infection. Maxie wants to be with him.
Faison wants to know what’s in it for him? Jason sits down. He says Faison gets to stay alive. Faison asks for how long? Jason will cut him loose, hunt him down, and kill him without a trace; the perfect death threat. That’s why he took him. Jason asks why he took Drew, and Faison says because Jason has brain damage.
Finn tells Anna take a breath; Faison isn’t going anywhere, and she can let down her guard. She doesn’t know how to do that under any circumstances. Finn says if it’s any consolation, he doesn’t either. He wants to tell her that he’s an idiot. She asks why, specifically? He says he walked away from her, but he never should have, and has regretted it every day since. She has regrets too.
Maxie takes Nathan’s hand, and tells him that she loves him. She asks if he can hear her.
Nina tells Valentin about watching her brother sleep when she was young. Even then he was making the world safer.
Maxie talks to Nathan about baby clothes. She’s been thinking about sage green as a wardrobe base. He’s definitely going to wake up. Or die from boredom. She can’t wait to see what their baby turns out like.
Lulu and Dante arrive at the hospital. Lulu wants to go in, but the nurse says immediate family only. She says Maxie is her best friend, but Dante says they have to respect the hospital policies. Obrecht says she’s not immediate family, and technically, the nurse was speaking to both of them. Nina says let’s not do this here. Lulu tells Dante she’s going for coffee, and to tell Nathan that she loves him.
Griff tells Maxie that Nathan’s vitals are stable. Maxie says her husband is a fighter. She tells Nathan to take his time. She and the baby will be waiting.
Peter visits Sam and Drew. He says Nathan came through surgery, and Faison is still alive. Sam says they’re heading to the hospital soon; Drew has questions for Faison. Peter says when they first began, they wanted to keep their personal lives separate from Aurora, but the shooting just ended that. It’s a major story. Reporters will descend, searching for. Drew says, no comment. Peter tells them that the public will assume there’s a cover-up if they say that.
Faison tells Jason that mind control would be useless with him. Jason says Faison couldn’t force him to do what he wanted, so he found an alternative. Faison says that Andre had developed a procedure to map memories. He could copy Jason’s skills to someone Faison could control. Jason asks how Faison found Andrew. Faison says by happy coincidence. He saw that the Navy SEAL was the spitting image of Jason, and he was easy enough to abduct. Jason was more difficult. Once he got them both, he ran a DNA test. Faison struggles to speak. He tells Jason that he sent them to Andre while he was in Port Charles impersonating Duke. He trusted someone else with the job, and it was a near fatal decision.
Anna says Finn was almost killed twice; she can’t risk a third time. Someone she cares about being in her life makes them a target. Finn asks to whom, and she says anyone she tries to bring down. Her caring for him could get him killed. He says it hasn’t yet, but she tells him maybe the third time could be the charm. It would be smart to walk away, so if he won’t… He says he won’t. She gets up, and leaves.
Obrecht tells Nathan that he was her deepest, darkest secret for a long time, but fate had other ideas. She was glad, being able to call herself his mutter. In the last few years, he’s been her greatest joy, but if could go back in time, she would give it up. She should have kept the truth hidden, and not wavered. His evil father wouldn’t have found him. She kisses his hand, and says, don’t leave them. Maxie says he won’t; he’s going to make a full recovery. She gently leads Obrecht out, saying give him time to rest. Obrecht tells Maxie that she used to think she was just a bit of fluff, but she was wrong. She leaves, and Maxie tells Nathan that she used to hate it when people said “love and light,” but gets it now. He’s been that for her since he showed up at her apartment. She remembers it like yesterday. She thought he was hot and nice. He was her Prince Charming, but she didn’t know it yet. It took a pair of handcuffs and an abduction to make her wise up. Then he kissed her, and she realized her heart had chosen him, so she finally chose him. He’s her happiness.
Peter tells Drew and Sam that the only way to control the story is to own it. Make a statement, and lead with the truth. Sam says they’ll consider it. Peter hopes that’s not a polite way of saying no. Sam says it isn’t, and she’s glad Faison was stopped, and he wasn’t hurt. He says he’ll keep them posted, and leaves. Sam asks what Drew thinks. Drew thinks he’s right; lead with the truth. He owes it to his family, and himself, to find out who he really is. It’s time to confront Faison.
Obrecht marches toward Faison’s room, and Anna stops her, saying she can’t kill him. Obrecht asks if this is some cosmic attempt at humor. Why is she protecting him? She says she’s protecting Nathan. Faison will get the punishment he deserves. She needs to be with her son. Obrecht calls Faison a cancer, and says if Anna won’t let her kill him, she urges Anna to do it herself.
Faison tells Jason once the procedure was complete, Drew was sent to Helena’s programmer, and Jason was supposed to die. Henrik betrayed him. Jason wonders why, but Faison doesn’t know. He says Henrik is treacherous, deceitful, and consumed with jealousy. Jason owes his life to Henrik’s rebellion.
Nina visits Nathan. She’s proud of him. He’s amazing and incredible. He had all a child could want, except love. Valentin watches from the doorway. Nina says Nathan went to school with upper crust, socially acceptable kids, but despite that, turned out great. He rebelled by being an upstanding citizen. He was little when all that happened to her. She woke up, and saw an incredible man, a good man. Her baby brother became her big brother. He’s a reminder of everything good in the world; he’s good. He made Nina good. She loves him, and he makes her better. She tells Maxie that he has that effect on people. She kisses him, and says he deserves all the happiness in the world. She tells him to pull through this.
After she’s gone, Maxie moves on to talking about mobile themes and childproofing. She wonders if there are baby balls; like hamster balls, but for babies. She comes out, and asks Dante to sit with Nathan. She tells him not to leave his side, and tells Nathan she’ll be right back. She’s leaving him in the safest hands.
Finn sees Anna, and she says sorry she upset him. He says, she didn’t. He gets it. She’s complicated, leads a dangerous life, and it’s not fair to the people she cares about. They care about each other, and she doesn’t get to throw it away. She doesn’t get a choice; none of them do. He doesn’t want to feel this way, but can’t turn it off and can’t talk himself out of it. He wants to be with her. Anna says she doesn’t want to be with him. Finn says she’s lying. He knows it’s messy and dangerous, but who cares? Whatever it is, it could be a colossal mistake. She says it could get him killed. He tells her he spent years looking death in the face, and death is tired of him. Why don’t they see where it goes?
Jason asks Faison where Henrik is, but he doesn’t know. He suggests Henrik is hiding in plain sight, using an alias. He can tells Jason how to find him – for a price.
Peter sees Lulu at Kelly’s, and asks if she’s all right. She doesn’t know, and he sits down with her. She says she never wanted to marry a cop, but Dante… Even though she’s terrified when he steps out the door, it’s impossible not to love him, even though she could lose him. Peter tells her that he’s sorry. He can’t imagine what she’s going through. Lulu tells him that no one ever says it out loud, but there’s a dirty little secret to being married to cop. You’re proud of them, but more than anything, you want them to be safe. When a cop goes down, even when the cop is your best friend’s husband, the shameful part is that you’re grateful the fallen cop isn’t the one you married.
Dante tells Nathan how he appreciates what he did for him and Lulu. He was pissed at the time, but if Nathan hadn’t done what did, they might not be together. In a way, Nathan saved his life. He’s seen Nathan do brave stuff, but nothing so brave as locking him and Lulu in together.
Alone in the bathroom, Maxie cries.
Dante asks Nathan if the kid should have a say in who their godfather is. What if the kid takes one look at him and starts screaming? He suggests they make a deal. They’ll wait until they meet the kid, and see what happens. Maxie comes back, and asks how her guy is.
Anna tells Finn if she was different, maybe they would be able to pursue it, but she doesn’t have that luxury. They can’t just turn off feelings, but she thinks they should try. Finn isn’t buying it. She says it’s for the best. He says they might live longer, but who wants to live denying their feelings?
Obrecht tries to call Britt.
Faison tells Jason that if he tells him how to find Henrik, Jason has to meet terms. Mean Jason presses on Faison’s wound, and says no. Faison says he’s gotten all the information he can from him, and if he wants to know about Henrik, talk to his brother.
Finn tells Anna she owes him one good reason. She says she’s told him a billion times. He wants brutal, honest, masochistic clarity. She says they don’t fit. She doesn’t want him in her life.
Lulu tells Peter that everyone warned her, but she was arrogant enough to think she could face Faison. Peter says Nathan chose to reveal himself, and Lulu says, she helped him. He says she’s a good reporter, and not to second guess herself because it’s not the result she wanted. He tells her to follow up. Write a happy ending.
Faison tells Jason that his brother knows more than he realizes. Finn walks in, and says Jason can’t be in there. He doesn’t care if Faison lives or dies, but he won’t be complicit. Jason says when he dies, it won’t be because of anything that happened here.
Jason tells Anna that Faison explained why he replaced him. It’s because has brain damage. Whatever he does to control people, it won’t work on him. It was Henrik’s job to get them to Andre. He thinks Henrik is hiding in plain sight, and Anna wonders if he’s in Port Charles. Sam and Drew join them. Anna tells them that Nathan is in critical, but stable condition. Drew asks what about Faison? Jason says he talked to him, and he was in Port Charles when they were taken to Andre. Henrik was left in charge, but he doesn’t know why Henrik let him live. They have to find him. Drew wonders where to start, and Jason says Faison implied that Drew knows.
Maxie talks about a new house, and a swing set. Nathan finally opens his eyes in self-defense. She says she’s been waiting for him, and he smiles. She takes his hand. He asks if she’s okay, and she says he saved them. He says, Faison? She tells him, shot like he deserves. She tells Nathan to rest and get better. She thinks listening to her reading baby books out loud will help his recovery, and he wonders how many baby books there are. She kisses him, and says he scared her. He says, sorry, and she tells him that he’s forced to spend the rest of his life making it up to her. She feels baby move, and so does he.
Finn tells Anna that Faison is being moved. Anna says she’ll let Jordan know. He tells her to do that, and walks away.
Drew tells Jason that he has no idea what Faison is talking about. Jason says Faison told him that Drew knows more than he realizes.
Lulu writes on her laptop about Nathan fighting for his life with Maxie at his side.
Maxie tells Nathan that his eyes are like a hug. He says if the baby gets his eyes, he hopes it gets her smile. She admits she does have great smile. He says he loves her, and drifts off. Then he flatlines. I say, oh sh*t!
Tomorrow, Curtis hopes for a happy ending, Stella wants Jordan to do something about it, and Nina runs from Valentin.
Hanna tells Candace that her latest john is her father. Everyone is like, what? and dude can’t get out fast enough. Benny asks if Hanna is telling the truth. Hanna says you never know, and asks what stopped Candace from sleeping with him? Candace asks how she knows, and Hanna says she doesn’t, but he could be. He could be any one of these men, and she needs to think about that. She thinks it’s sad that Candace is letting men come in she doesn’t even know. Candace says Hanna told her that she didn’t know; she was probably whoring too. Hanna says that’s one thing she never did. Candace says just because they didn’t pay her when they were done, doesn’t mean they didn’t pay; she knows a whore when she sees one. Hanna says she came here to bring the letter; is this what Candace wants to do? Benny says either Candace leaves with them, or he’ll drag her out. She laughs, and Benny grabs her.
Hanna tells him stop. Benny says he’s not letting her stay, but Candace says he doesn’t have a choice. Hanna wonders what’s wrong with Candace. How can she let these men do this to her? Candace says Hanna doesn’t even know who her daddy is. Hanna asks if it really hurts her that bad, not knowing, and does she really want to know? Candace says, speak, Hanna. Hanna says he was a rapist. She was a kid, drinking and feeling free, hanging out with her friends at the club. She was walking home at 3 am, but she was with her friends. She lived two blocks away from them, and couldn’t find her key, but kept walking. She passed a man who asked if she was all right. She said she was good, but there was something about him that made the hair on the back of her neck stand up. She started walking faster. She wanted to run, but her feet wouldn’t move. She could see the house, and looked back, but he wasn’t moving. When she ran up on the porch, she still couldn’t find the key. Her aunt wasn’t home, and she crouched down, but she could hear him coming. He passed, and she didn’t move. She stayed there for two hours, and her aunt came home high like always. Her aunt passed out on the couch, and Hanna thought she was okay. She locked the doors, and went in her room.
When she woke up, he had his hand on her throat, and she could feel him inside of her. He told her if she screamed he’d kill her, so she just laid there, screaming on the inside. Tears are rolling down everyone’s face at this point, including mine. All she could see was his eyes and his nose. Candace’s eyes and nose. She could also see his tattoo, and won’t forget it. She wasn’t going to tell anybody. Her aunt ended up in a 12-step program, and they both started going to church. She felt better until she realized she was pregnant. She didn’t want Candace. She didn’t want a rape baby. She wanted an abortion. Her aunt said no. If she wanted to stay, she couldn’t abort a baby. She felt lost, scared, and alone. She looked for something in men, and kept making mistakes. Then one day, Candace kicked. She felt her, and knew it was something that belonged to her. She loved Candace, and when she came out, she was beautiful. Even though she had his eyes and nose, on her, they were beautiful. She was innocent and pure, and Hanna felt so much light. She loved her. She was still lost, and looking for herself in men. Candace saw it, and Hanna saw her light getting dimmer as time went on. She’s sorry she wasn’t always nice to her. She wishes she could have been nicer, but loves her still. She wishes she could see the light in Candace’s eyes again. When Candace told her she’d been raped, it devastated her. She went back to God, and her joy and strength came back. She knew who she was. She loves Candace. She always has and always will, but hopes one day she sees the light come back. If I was alone, I’d be freaking bawling. That was absolutely heartbreaking.
Candace says good job, good story. She doesn’t believe most of it, except how Hanna treated her like hell. Hanna thinks maybe she shouldn’t have said anything. Candace says she can leave now. Hanna says she can, but sits and takes off her shoes. She claps the soles of her shoes together, and Candace asks if it’s voodoo. Hanna says, Matthew 10:14. She and Benny leave. Candace cries like I want to. BTW, the verse from Matthew is about shaking the dust of your shoes off when someone won’t receive what you have to say. I’m paraphrasing, but I knew that’s what she was doing.
David goes to the station. He asks to see Jeffrey, saying he’s Jeffrey’s attorney. The officer has to call the DA first. There’s no answer, and David responds the same way I would, asking what does he mean, it’s the DA’s office? The officer asks David to have a seat. A woman asks if he’s a lawyer, and starts telling him her problems. He says actually, he’s a judge now, and she calls bullsh*t.
Sarah calls Jim. She says she can’t meet him. He says she can. She says she’s in a different position now. He asks if she’s appealing to his moral sense, because he doesn’t have one. She tells him that she can’t talk about cases. He tells her be prepared to talk – into a pillow. She hangs up, and looks like she has a headache.
At home, Benny asks if Hanna is all right. She just wants to lie down. He asks who’s Derek, and reads a note on the counter: Hope your day gets better. Hanna says he fixed the sink and washed the dishes; she needs to thank him. Benny says he knows it’s true, and he’s sorry. She says it was a long time ago, and it’s over. We look to the Lord and move on. He asks if she had counseling. She says from where and with what money? He thinks she should talk to someone, but she says she talks to the Lord. He thinks she’s in a lot of pain, and asks if she’d talk to a therapist. He’s going back to work with Mitch, and he’ll get some money together. She agrees. He tells her he loves her, and she says she loves him too.
Benny goes upstairs, and Hanna calls Derek. She thanks him for doing the dishes, and says he didn’t have to. He says the sink should have been fixed, and it’s the least he could do. She asks what she owes him, but he says it was under warranty. She could go for coffee with him though. She wonders if he’s asking for a date, but he says it’s just coffee. She asks why, and he tells her that he thought maybe he could make her smile. She thanks him, but doesn’t think so. He says she has his number if she changes her mind. She tells him that she’s dealing with a lot. He says she could use some good company, but she says she doesn’t know him.
Kathryn asks Derek what she said, and he realizes she was eavesdropping. Derek says she turned him down. Kathryn wants to call her, but he says no. He understands begging won’t stop her, and says, please. Kathryn says fine – for now. He tells her that Hanna didn’t sound happy, and Kathryn says maybe she should call and see if she’s okay. Derek thinks Hanna will know they talked, and Kathryn accuses him of making things difficult.
Benny calls Mitch, but gets a call on another line. It’s Veronica, who’s still in the hospital for observation. She says she owes him; he saved her life. He says anyone would have done it. She says the girl she was with didn’t do anything, and asks if he can come by; she wants to thank him in person. She’s in debt to him. He agrees to come.
There’s a knock at Candace’s door. It’s new girl. Candace says, never keep her waiting. She introduces her self as Gia, but Candace says her new name is bottom bitch, and Candace is her new pimp. Gia is working in several pimps’ territory, and she’s offering protection. Gia says she’s going, but Candace says she’ll beat her ass herself. She rips Gia’s dress and looks her over. She says she’ll make her a lot of money, but needs a dress that isn’t from the dollar store. She’s giving her Erica’s number, and telling her to get Gia clothes; Maria can do something with her hair. She’s pretty, but needs to know how to work it. Gia insists she’s not a prostitute. Candace grabs her bag, and looks at her ID. She sees Gia is her real name, and says she was born to be prostitute, but needs a fake ID. Gia tries to get her purse back, but Candace tells her, grab it again and she’ll beat her. Gia says it’s her first time, and Candace says she’ll show her the ropes and protect her. She can make Candace up to $10K a night. She has older clientele. They’ll blackmail some of them, but when they’re done, she’ll be happy. Gia wonders why Candace isn’t doing it herself, but Candace says she’s on to bigger and better things; Gia will pick up the slack. Candace tells her to unlock her phone. Gia says no, and Candace slaps her, telling her to never make her ask twice. She puts her number in the phone, and tells Gia to check in with the bartender; she’ll be working on Tuesdays and Fridays. She tells Gia rule number one is that desperation leads to arrest. Candace texts Gia’s number to herself, gives her stuff back, and tells her goodbye.
David waits at the station. The officer says he called the DA. David tells him to call again, but the officer says, sorry. David calls Jim, and asks if he knows someone with pull at the DA’s office. Veronica had Jeffrey arrested for Quincy’s murder. Jim asks why she’d do that, and it dawns on him that Veronica still refuses to accept Jeffrey is gay. David says they won’t let him see Jeffrey. Jim says Kathryn’s father’s name still moves mountains. If he calls her, she’ll hold a grudge because David came to him first. David needs to make the call. Jim tells David to let him know what happens.
David calls Kathryn. He needs her help. She says she’s not doing anything for Jim, but he says it’s for Jeffrey, and explains about Veronica having him arrested. Kathryn says that bitch is treacherous. David says they’re not letting him see Jeffrey, and asks if she knows someone at the DA’s office. She says she does, and he asks if she would please do something. She can’t believe it, and says if the accident had been any worse, it would have done them all a favor. David has no idea what she’s talking about, and Kathryn tells him what happened. He asks how Veronica is, and Kathryn says, who cares? She’ll call him back.
Justin gets Jeffrey out of lockup. He cuffs Jeffrey, and shoves him to the interrogation room. This is getting old. Jeffrey asks if Justin found his dad, and Justin says he should bash Jeffrey’s face in. He throws Jeffrey’s phone on the table, and it starts to ring. He tells Jeffrey to answer it, which is kind of difficult while wearing handcuffs. Jeffrey picks up the call, and Wyatt asks why Jeffrey isn’t answering his phone. Jeffrey says he can’t talk, and Wyatt asks why he answered? Wyatt tells him to keep that a-hole from calling him. Justin asks if he’s the a-hole, and Jeffrey tells Wyatt to hang up. Wyatt asks what’s with this guy, and Justin asks what’s with him; are they lovers? Wyatt says they are, and Jeffrey tells him not to do that; just hang up. Justin asks if he’s at home, and tells Wyatt to stay there. Wyatt says he’ll be waiting, and calls Justin toots, making me laugh, and Justin hangs up.
Justin says Jeffrey lied, but Jeffrey says Wyatt is lying just to get under Justin’s skin. He tells Justin to stop it; it’s crazy. Justin says there’s something up; look at how many missed calls. They must be lovers. Jeffrey says they’re friends. Justin says he heard Jeffrey say he loved Wyatt, but Jeffrey insists it’s as a friend. Justin asks what’s up with the emails, and reads one where Jeffrey says how much he loves him and wants the best for him. Jeffrey repeats it’s as a friend, and Justin asks what about him saying he still wants him. Jeffrey says those emails are private; they’re to himself. Justin says don’t make him send Jeffrey back bloody, and Jeffrey wishes he’d try it. He tells Justin again that those were private emails. It’s how he journals, and they’re to himself. Justin doesn’t believe him, saying he sacrificed everything for him. He’s been looking for an apartment for them. Jeffrey says he’s in jail, but Justin says he’s getting out.
Jeffrey says this is crazy; he doesn’t want to do this. Either take him back to his cell or he’s banging on the door. Justin tells him to go ahead. Jeffrey starts kicking the door and making noise, but Justin puts him in headlock.
Next time, Justin confronts Wyatt, Mitch says Veronica is in love with Benny, and Melissa comes on to Benny.
If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet. – Matthew 10:14
Kyle and Erika go shopping. Kyle is into velvet. I am not. She says the store reminds her of Pretty Woman. Erika says Tom is almost ready to go back to work. She’s enjoyed taking care of him. He could be bratty, but there was something sweet about it. She explains to us how her life dramatically changed after meeting him, and she is Pretty Woman. She tells Kyle that PK’s birthday is a 007 theme, and talks about driving the Pagani. She enjoyed being with Dorit, and says they had a chance to communicate. She buys a baseball jacket that’s $300, and I think of my beloved baseball/letter jacket that cost me $35 at the vintage clothing store in Red Bank. I like mine more.
LisaR goes over her schedule with her assistant. She says the town is built on 20-year-old girls, and one of the smartest thing she did was branch out early. We see a clip of her on QVC. She gets an email from Emelia, and Harry has agreed to get a puppy. She has more than she can handle, and now he wants to add a puppy into the mix. She says she’ll just be its fairy godmother. #ThatsWhatHarryDid
LVP and Teddi go riding. There’s a stable near the Fairmont Hotel, and LVP likes to spend the night there to be near her horses. It’s absolutely beautiful on the trail, and Teddi calls it a mini-paradise. LVP’s horse only speaks French. Why am I not surprised? They have tea afterwards. Ken brings out a tray for them. Giggy! Harrison! Schnookie! Teddi passes on the muffins, and LVP tells Ken about Teddi having once been two hundred pounds. She thanks Teddi for the spa day. We see clips of Teddi’s beach house, and she says she’d love to invite everyone, but doesn’t want to worry what wine glass goes where. LVP says, who cares? It’s like not offering a ride in the Rolls Royce because it’s dirty. She wants to know who said it. Teddi won’t say, but tells her someone complained about the wine being poured into the wrong glass, and LVP thinks she knows who it is.
Dorit brings LVP out to the yacht she’s having PK’s birthday party on. She wants the party to be extravagant. She wants an exclusive, glamorous event, and says, who better to bring along? They’re going to fly in on a helicopter, and LVP jokes that PK will laugh when he gets the bill. Dorit thinks a responsible amount to spend is between a Range Rover and a Rolls Royce. LVP thinks she needs to focus; sometimes she can get scattered. Really? I hadn’t noticed. Dorit says Boy George wants to do a duet of Fever with her, and she’s conferred with Erika. LVP asks if she’s seen the kind of moves Erika does, and says she feels nervous for her. LVP tells her about riding with Teddi. Dorit admits she’s the one who got upset about the wine glass. LVP explains not everyone is comfortable with the lavish lifestyle, and thinks Teddi is sweet. She stressed that it wasn’t a problem, but she didn’t feel comfortable. Dorit says she does pay attention to those things. In her interview, LVP doesn’t think she should put Teddi down, but asking for the right wine glass isn’t judgmental. Dorit is finding Teddi a bit tightly wound. I don’t think it was that she wanted a different glass. She didn’t ask outright, and wouldn’t shut up about something she saw as a major faux pas.
Mauricio and Kyle meet Teddi and Edwin for lunch. Edwin talks about the beach house. In her interview, Teddi says she’s a casual person. She doesn’t have to be the perfect host, and her friends are fine with that. Edwin tells them about meeting John Mellencamp for the first time, and realizing Teddi was telling him the truth. Teddi says for as long as she can remember, with anyone who came into her life, her dad made it clear not to mess with his daughter.
Dorit tells assistant Mollie she can’t take the stress. She’s rehearsing with George, and PK keeps asking what’s up. She thinks he’s going to be surprised to see his parents, since neither one of them like to fly. PK shows them his new glasses, and George thinks maybe he shouldn’t go shopping on his own.
LisaR visits Kyle. Kyle is freaking out. Her house is a disaster zone, and at this rate, she could be living like this for years. Kyle talks about the party being on a boat, and LisaR hates boats. Every time they take a trip on one, it’s gone bad. She lists all the trips the Wives have gone on, where boats were involved, and it was a disaster. We flash back to all that, including the slap by Brandi heard round the world. Kyle says she thinks Teddi is intimidated about inviting people to her beach house. The invite says they can stay at a hotel, and that she’s not a master chef; she’s more into potluck. LisaR wonders what you’d bring to a potluck. We flash back to LVP teaching Adrienne Maloof how to prepare a chicken.
Erika and Mikey join Dorit and George at the rehearsal studio. Erika says the more you sell it the better it comes off. Oddly enough, Fever is one of my best karaoke songs, torch singing being my specialty. George says it’s like the perfect song, and Erika tells her to channel Billie Holiday. Mikey gives some stage direction, and Erika tells her to draw the audience in. Stare someone down, and dare them not to like your performance. I like that. Dorit says it’s like tango, and Erika says it’s like hooking on Sunset. We see a clip of Mikey directing Gretchen Rossi for her performance with the Pussycat Dolls.
Dorit is wearing a fabulous grey strapless gown. She tells PK what to wear. He thinks they’re having a birthday dinner, and has no idea what’s really going to happen. She needs to get him to a helicopter, a yacht, a speedboat, and another yacht. James Bond music plays.
All the women have a hard time walking down the gangway to the yacht in their heels. LVP wonders how it will be going back after some champagne. Everyone looks gorgeous. Erika thinks the plans are impressive, and PK’s mother says she thinks Dorit is trying to beat what PK did for her birthday. Kyle and Boy George talk about being on Celebrity Apprentice together.
PK doesn’t know the area, and wonders where they’re going. The arrive at an airport, and he thinks they’re going to Vegas.
The MC says PK and Dorit will be flying over them shortly. The helicopter lands, and they get into the speedboat. Another accomplishment for a woman in heels. PK tells Dorit that she’s clever. The guests gather to yell surprise. In her interview, Dorit says when PK sees his parents, he’s going to lose his mind.
The guest of honor arrives, and everyone yells, surprise! PK tells Dorit it’s too much to take in, and LisaR tells her good job. LVP says PK is normally the caretaker of everyone, and it’s wonderful to see him so overcome. Dorit says she poured her heart and soul into the party, and it means everything to her to see him so emotional. LVP says she wants to stick her face in the caviar. In her interview, Teddi says these women go for weeks without eating, but put some caviar in front of them and they’re like pigs at a trough. Kyle wonders if Mauricio is taking and Uber copter. LVP is surprised that Dorit got everything together so quickly.
After dinner, the MC tells everyone to head upstairs where there’s a casino and a special performance. Dorit says she’s dying. She tells PK she’s going to the bathroom, and Erika gives her some last-minute coaching. She tells Dorit it will be adorable, and just do what they did in rehearsal. Dorit is appreciative of her support, and says it’s the only thing getting her through. Dorit, wearing a slinky, sparkly black gown, takes the mic, and tells PK how much she loves him. She can’t let his 50th go by without it being epic. She calls out George, and they sing. Erika says it takes a lot of balls. LVP says it’s actually not bad, which is my assessment too. Dorit thinks she nailed it, and tells PK she loves him again.
Dorit asks Teddi for a quick chat. Dorit says she really likes Teddi, and thinks they get on well. She brings up that LVP mentioned the wrong glass issue without naming names. Teddi says they’re going to be different, but should like each other for it. LVP and Kyle join them. LVP says it shouldn’t have been such a big deal. Dorit says it’s etiquette. Teddi says Dorit is better at that, but she doesn’t really care about it. Dorit says when things aren’t a big deal, she doesn’t say anything. Kyle interjects, and Dorit asks if she’s speaking for Teddi. In her interview, Dorit wonders how she got to be the bad guy in all this. Teddi says it made her feel weird with Dorit focusing on a glass. Dorit says Teddi isn’t just exaggerating, she’s lying and making sh*t up.
Camille, LisaR, and Erika talk about how great Dorit’s performance was.
Dorit calls Teddi a psycho. I’m not sure what’s wrong with Dorit that she has these overreactions to certain things, and ends up blowing them up even more. Kyle says they keep repeating themselves. Teddi keeps saying it’s fine when it’s not, and Dorit isn’t going to shut up. Kyle says they’re all psycho, and leaves; LVP a beat behind her. Teddi asks Dorit if they’re okay, but Dorit says Teddi plays like she’s casual, but she’s really high strung. She hugs Teddi, and says thanks for coming. Teddi escapes.
Next time, Teddi says Dorit is like water torture, Kyle feels like LVP and Dorit are ganging up on her, and LVP walks out of a conversation.
😯 I watched Stripped again, and it gave me a better perspective of the show. Social media influencer Richie found out what it was like to be away from the likes, and have to ask for help. Apparently, they are allowed to be gifted with goods and services, but not items. In being away from everything, it showed him that he had people in his life who really cared about him; not just followers. It also gave me two great quotes:
Richie smelled like onions today. I was so confused at that odor. – one of Richie’s friends, who he went to dinner with, wearing literally nothing but overalls. And –
Depression is the luxury of people who don’t have to fight for survival. – a counselor, mastermind, or whoever they are, from the show, who Richie met with.
😑 It’s Been a Long Day…
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January 29, 2018 – MetroCourt Aftermath, Jax is Cornered, Still Summering & a Bit of Film
Dante and Sonny go to Spoon Island. Sonny smells gas. Dante breaks down the door at the stables, but no Lulu or Obrecht. They see the gas can, and Sonny says it has to be Faison. Dante thinks a gas can in an empty room is odd, and wonders where he took Lulu.
Carly asks Jason, what if Faison dies? Jason says, at least he’ll be dead. He won’t get answers, but he saw how terrified Anna was, and says Faison has wreaked havoc in so many lives, it has to stop. Carly says she would want answers, but Jason says it wouldn’t change anything. It won’t return the time he lost. She asks if he doesn’t care, but he says if Faison dies before telling him, there’s someone else who knows.
Anna waits in the park for Henrik, saying she can help him. Peter arrives. She draws her gun. She asks who’s there, and if it’s Henrik.
Finn works on Faison. Griff tells Maxie the bullet is lodged against Nathan’s spinal column. She asks when they’re operating, and Griff says when he’s stabilized. Maxie freaks, and Bobbie tells her to let them do their work, and pray – it really does make a difference.
Amy says the blood bank is running low, and tells Nathan to stay with her. Both Nathan and Faison flatline. Griff does CPR on Nathan.
Valentin and Nina are back at Windemere. Valentin makes a fire. Just as they start to get cozy (or hygge, as we say now), there’s a knock at the door. Dante says, it’s the police. Nina says they’ve only been back ten minutes, and already they’re being harassed. Dante asks if Lulu is there. Nina says they just got back, and Valentin asks what’s going on? Dante says Lulu disappeared, and they think she was there looking for Faison.
Griff uses the defibrillator on Nathan. Both patients are revived. Griff tells Maxie they got him back, and they’ll operate as soon as he’s stable. Finn goes by, wheeling Faison on a gurney. Maxie wonders what’s up with that, and Finn says he needs surgery. Maxie wants to know why he’s going in first. Bobbie says there’s an OR room prepped and waiting for Nathan as soon as he’s stable. Griff tells her that if they want the best chance of Nathan’s survival and full mobility, they have to wait. Maxie insists he’ll be fine.
Anna says she doesn’t mean Henrik any harm. They share a common enemy – Faison. He’s hurt both of them, and she thinks she can help him. Jason shows up, and Peter jets without revealing himself. Anna tells Jason that someone was there, but they’re gone. She asks what happened at the MetroCourt, and Jason brings her up to speed. She asks if he killed Faison, but Jason says he’s still alive. He was taken to GH. She asks if he’s going to live, and Jason tells her that’s up to the doctors. I would say it’s up to God, or at the very least, the skill of the doctors, but I’ll let it pass.
At the hospital, Jordan asks if there’s any word. Maxie says whoever shot Faison did less damage than was done to Nathan. Jordan tells her that Jason shot him when he tried to hold Carly hostage. Maxie wants to know why Jason didn’t kill him. She has no compassion for Faison, the same way he had none for those he’s hurt. Nathan is wheeled past, and Maxie tells Griff to wait a second. She tells Nathan that she and the baby will be waiting when he pulls through, and to hang in for them. Griff says, gotta go, and she tells him she knows he and Nathan have their own history. I had to think about that for a minute. It was with Claudette, in case you forgot, and Nathan once shot Griff. She asks him to promise not to let it affect things, and to save Nathan. Griff promises he’ll do everything he can. I’m laughing because for someone who wanted Nathan in surgery so quickly, Maxie is the one holding it up.
Dante tells Nina and Valentin that Faison is in Port Charles, and they think he was hiding there. Valentin says they were on vacation. He could have moved in, and they would have had no idea. Sonny says they think Lulu was in the stables. They found an empty cannister, but no sign of her. Dante tells them that she was following a lead. Nina says Lulu has been a journalist all of two weeks, and now took it upon herself to search for the world’s most wanted criminal. Like what she did with Nathan, pulling him in to the interview. Sonny asks if any tunnels lead to the stables. Valentin opens a secret door (I love a secret door!), and Lulu runs to Dante. Obrecht walks past her, saying hello to Nina like nothing weird is happening. I love Obrecht.
Jordan asks Maxie what happened. Maxie says it’s blurry, and everything happened fast. There was a problem at Crimson, so she went to the office, taking Shane with her. They went to Nina’s office, and Peter was sitting there with a strange look on his face. She heard a thud, and turned around to find that Faison had knocked the officer out. When he asked Peter to move the body, Peter got Shane’s gun, but Faison shot him. Jordan is surprised Peter got shot. Maxie says she saw it, and thought he’d been hit, but he wasn’t. After Faison shot Nathan, Peter went after him. Jordan asks if Peter shot at Faison, but Maxie was focused on Nathan. Peter called 911, and helped her. Bobbie suggests they take a break.
Peter goes back to the MetroCourt. Carly tells him that the public areas and the offices are still sealed until the police get things figured out. Peter wants to get his iPad, and Carly is mystified that he wants to work. Maybe he wants to play Neopets. How does she know? She thinks he’s probably still in shock. Carly thanks him for the tip about Lulu, and he says he hopes they find her. Carly asks where he went, and his phone rings. It’s Jordan. She asks if he’s okay, and tells him she needs him to come to the station.
Anna asks Jason what happened with the cops, and he says they let him go, but he has to make a statement later. The security footage will back him up though. Anna wishes he’d killed Faison, and tells him not to tell Robin she said that. She’s tried to be honorable and principled for her, but hasn’t always been that way. It’s how Faison got to her in the first place. If she’d really wanted to be the good person she should be for Robin, she can’t put a bullet in his head the way she’s dreamt of doing. So she’s undertaken half-measures, like putting him in the pit, and he always comes back. Jason says, not this time. One way or the other, he has to die. Anna says she’ll pretend she didn’t hear that. The same way she’ll pretend to be surprised if he follows through. She’s going to the hospital in the hopes that maybe Faison is drugged up enough to tell the truth. Jason says there’s something she should know. Before he took Carly hostage, he shot Nathan. That was the disturbance at the MetroCourt. Anna says, his son?
Dante asks Lulu how she got out. She tells him about finding the passageway, but by the time they made it to the tunnels, it was pitch black. Obrecht woke up enough to remember where the opening was. She tells Dante he was late, and she couldn’t just wait around. Sonny says the cannister seemed pretty old, and Lulu says Obrecht didn’t think the gas would be as potent after all this time. Faison left to go after Nathan, and Dante explains that Nathan was badly wounded. She asks if Carly is okay, and Sonny says she was just shaken up. Sonny leaves for the hotel, and Dante goes back to work. Nina says good thing they got home early. She wonders who’s watching Charlotte, and Lulu says she’s with Dante’s mother. Valentin says next time she decides to go on a tear, to let them know. Lulu thinks it was a good thing Charlotte was with Olivia with Faison lurking around. She says it’s interesting timing that they leave just as Faison needs a place to hide. Oh Lulu, drop it.
At the hospital, Anna finds out about Nathan and Faison. Jason leaves to talk to Maxie. Finn thought Anna might have been the one who shot Faison, but she says she was pursuing another angle. He tells her that she doesn’t have to act like it’s not difficult. She says it’s her job to deal with him, the same way his job is to treat him. Finn says, like it or not, and leaves to check on something.
Anna looks at Faison through the window of his room.
At the station, Peter isn’t sure what he can tell Jordan. He was dropping something off at Crimson, when Faison showed up. He didn’t seem interested in Peter, and told him to stay where he was. Then Maxie and her guard arrived. Jordan gets a call from Dante, who tells her that Obrecht and Lulu are safe. She tells him there’s something he needs to know about Nathan. Lulu sees Dante’s face, and asks, what is it?
Maxie wishes Jason had gotten to Faison before he got to Nathan. She tells Jason that Faison is out of surgery. He went in first, but she doesn’t think he was hurt as badly, and it’s not fair. He should be the one hurting, not Nathan. Jason says he’s sorry it happened this way, but at least he’s been stopped. Maxie asks if he’s sure, and Jason tells her that he’s going to make sure.
Anna stands over Faison. He opens his eyes. She says, oh good, he’s awake. She tells him they need to talk.
Sonny tells Carly about what happened on Spoon Island. He says it’s lucky Faison didn’t shoot her, like he did Nathan. She says if Lucas hadn’t been there, Nathan wouldn’t have made it; he’s in surgery now. Sonny asks about Maxie, and Carly says she’s trying to stay positive. Sonny wonders why Faison went to Crimson.
Maxie asks how many times Jason has been shot, and he says, a few. She wonders if it helps to have people who love you there. Can it be felt, or is that just something people in the waiting room tell themselves? He says he could feel it, and thinks Nathan can too. Maxie knows he wouldn’t say it out of politeness, so she’s sure he means it. He has Something to take care of, but tells her if there’s anything he can do, let him know. She asks him to make sure Faison never hurts anyone the way he hurt Nathan again.
Obrecht comes in to the hospital, and wants to assist in surgery. Bobbie says she can’t; she’s Nathan’s mother. Obrecht says no one cares more about him, but Nina tells her to let them do their jobs. Bobbie takes Obrecht to find out what’s going on, and Nina asks Maxie how she and the baby are doing. Maxie says, Nathan saved us; he’ll be fine.
Peter tells Jordan that Faison knocked Shane out, and told him to get Shane out of the way. He grabbed Shane’s gun, but before he could fire, Faison took a shot at him. He dove to the ground, and thinks he must have hit his head. He doesn’t remember anything until hearing Maxie screaming. He took the gun and aimed, but Faison ran. Jordan asks if he fired, but he doesn’t remember; it happened so fast, he’s not sure. Jordan says they can check the gun, and asks what made him think to pick it up? which is about the stupidest question ever. Peter says Faison was talking about taking Maxie, since she was carrying his grandchild. Jordan thinks it was a miracle Peter wasn’t shot. Dante and Lulu walk in, and Dante tells Peter that if Nathan dies, his blood is on Peter’s hands. Huh?
Faison asks Anna how Nathan is, and she says, fighting for his life. Faison says, the wrong one, and Anna asks if he’s talking about Henrik. He asks what she knows about Henrik, and she says, nothing. She just found out about him, which is surprising, considering the number of years Faison has tormented her. She asks if he tortured Henrik too, and if Henrik turned on him. It’s what he does to everyone. He says it wasn’t like that. It was never his fault. She asks whose fault it was, and he says, the Cassadines.
Orderly Neil tells Maxie he’s sorry her husband was injured. She says he wasn’t injured; he was shot. He knows it’s a difficult time, but decisions have to be made. They don’t know if Nathan is an organ donor. Maxie says, yes, but it doesn’t matter; he’s going to be fine. Does Neil know something she doesn’t? He says they just need to be prepared, but Maxie says, no; he’ll get through it. He’ll be there when the baby is born, and they’ll live long and happy lives. Bobbie tells Neil she’ll take over from here. Neil hopes Nathan pulls through. Maxie says Nathan has been shot twice and pulled through. Nothing will be different this time. Bobbie asks if Maxie wants her to call her parents, and Maxie says that would be nice. Tell them it’s serious, but he’ll be fine.
Carly tells Sonny there will be a lot of comped hotel bills, and he says Faison is the gift that keeps on giving. Ha-ha! She says Lulu practically dared him to come after Nathan; he must have been after Maxie. They can’t think of anyone else at Crimson who would matter to him.
Dante says Peter put this in motion, and for what? Money? Peter doesn’t get how Dante is blaming him, but Dante says he wanted the interview. Lulu could have been killed because of him. Lulu says she knows he’s worried, but Peter didn’t make her do anything. If anyone is to blame, it’s her. Jordan says, it’s been a long night, and asks Peter to make himself available in case there are more questions. Peter tells Dante for what it’s worth, he hopes Nathan pulls through (the phrase of the day).
Anna asks what Faison is talking about; what Cassadine? How are they connected? Finn comes in, and asks Anna what she’s doing. She says Faison has answers, but Finn says he won’t be much use if he’s dead. Anna tells him that she was told he was stable. Finn says that doesn’t mean she can wrestle with him. As soon as he’s in a regular room, she can question him, but bring someone with her. She says she can handle him, but Finn says she’s not hearing him. The maximum damage was done without killing him, and she needs to bring a witness. If he dies while she’s questioning him, no one will say she did it.
Jason looks through the window at Faison, and goes into his room. Don’t you dare, Jason. Although no one ever really dies on this show. Helena has been dead for years, and she’s still on recurring status.
Sonny says if Faison was going after Maxie, why not go to her apartment? Why go to where it’s complicated to get out, there are cameras, and potential witnesses? Carly says he’s arrogant. Sonny says he might be arrogant, but he’s also a professional. Why take the risk when there’s an easier alternative? What else would he want? That’s what worries him. Neither one of them has any idea.
Dante asks what Nathan’s chances are, and Jordan says it’s too soon to tell. Maxie and the baby were unharmed, but Nathan was shot in front of her. She’s holding it together, and they got a pretty coherent account. She tells him there’s a stray bullet at the office that needs to be bagged. It missed Peter.
Peter goes to the park, and looks in a garbage can. He finds a bulletproof vest, with a bullet lodged in it. He takes out the bullet, puts the vest back in the can, and sets it on fire.
Finn asks Anna what Faison said. She tells him the missing son is connected to the Cassadines. Finn asks if she didn’t tell him that Faison worked with Helena.
Jason stands over Faison. They look at each other.
Maxie wonders what’s taking so long. Nina says it’s complex surgery, and will take a while. Obrecht says it’s all her fault. She shouldn’t have claimed him as her son. Maxie says, don’t. She’s his mother, and he loves her. He’ll want to see her when he wakes up. She takes Obrecht’s hand, and Obrecht says, thank you, daughter. Maxie takes Nina’s hand with her other one. Valentin looks at them sadly. Griff comes out. Maxie asks if Nathan is okay.
Tomorrow, Finn says let’s see where this goes, Peter tells Drew and Sam to own the story, and Jason questions Faison.
Jax tells Brittany’s mother it’s good to see her, but I doubt he really feels that way. In her interview, Kristen says Brittany is way too good for Jax, and wants to break them up. Jax ditches the room. Brittany tells her mom she’s doing okay, but she’s still heartbroken, and it’s not going to go away. Sherri isn’t sure he’s the right one for her. Brittany says she knows that. GO…NOW!
Katie meets Lala for lunch. In her interview, Katie says they don’t have the best track record, but they’ve squashed their beef, and are spending one-on-one time together. She tells Lala it’s 100% good on her end. Lala says she forgives and forgets, and she’s trying to find her place in the group. She tells Katie that Scheana is upset with her, and it’s sad seeing them in a bad place. Katie says she has no issues with Scheana, and she’s the one who keeps bringing up the Rob rumor. Lala is all about female empowerment, and wants them all to get along. Lala has certainly redeemed herself from the last season she was on. Lisa Vanderpump does another miracle. Only one more to go before sainthood.
Lisa arrives at SUR. She asks Peter for a shot of something I’ve never heard of. In his interview, he says in the nine years he’s worked for her, it’s been either rosé or pinot noir, and he’s stunned. He invites her to his birthday party, and gives her the shot. She hands it back to him, tells him happy birthday, and asks for a cup of tea.
Scheana asks Lala how lunch was. Lala says Katie was cool, didn’t say a bad word about Scheana, and swears she hasn’t been talking about Rob at all. In her interview, Lala says the feud started with her, but she feels like it’s their job as women to get past it and forgive. Scheana says she’s practically having panic attacks over it. Please.
It’s time for Peter’s birthday party. Ariana tells us that in the past, Peter has only had dudes at his birthday parties. This is a first for the chicks. Kristen says she has another surprise coming for Jax. I can’t wait. Jax tells James that Kristen is behind Brittany’s mother visiting. Her sister, Tiffany, walks in. I guess that’s Kristen’s other surprise. Jax wonders if her grandmother and father are showing up next. Brittany tells her sister what’s been happening. Tiffany says she likes Jax, but if he’s going to cheat on Brittany, he should go. We flash back to Tiffany and Jax not getting along very well in Kentucky. Brittany says it should be interesting.
Lisa graces everyone with her presence. Jax tries to be friendly. Everyone drinks continuous shots. Stassi says Patrick is in Amsterdam. He decided to take a trip without her because he’s an enormous jerk. Peter is the only ex she doesn’t fantasize about murdering, so she doesn’t mind doting on him tonight. He takes a bite of his cake directly from the cake.
Lisa sits with Brittany’s mom, who says she’s devastated. She doesn’t want Brittany with Jax anymore unless there’s a big change.
Brittany tells Jax it’s an amazing day. He needs to make it up to her mother and sister. If she matters at all, he’ll put in the effort to make them okay with her family. Their opinion means everything to her. If he can’t do that, he can’t be with her.
Lala is concerned about being the main source of what happened between Katie and Scheana. She tells Scheana how much she loves her, and James butts in. Scheana snarks at Kristen, and Lala screeches, enough! She’s over it. She tells Scheana that she’s done with everyone blaming each other. They need to have a united f-ing front as women. Stassi thinks it’s terrifying, but oddly beautiful, to watch Lala lose her sh*t. In her interview, Scheana says Katie has always been a bitch. Last year, she used her wedding as an excuse, and now she’s cozying up to Lala, and she won’t have it. She calls them fake, and Schwartz says she’s the fakest of the fake. Scheana says at least he’s being a man for once, and he calls her a bougie Kardashian, who’s fake from head to toe. All she cares about are selfies. She says all he cares about is making out with chicks in bars. Lisa tells Sherri that she feels like they’re in the cheap seats, making Sherri laugh. Scheana says that she wants to spare Lala her fate, and the girls “got in her head” last year. In her interview, Ariana thinks Scheana is being genuine, and that Katie is trying to redeem herself. If she gives Katie the benefit of the doubt. Which she doesn’t. Lala says Scheana may have PTSD – after finally getting the letters straight – but she’s stuck with her. I have no idea what these drunk people are even talking about at this point. What happened to just drinking and dancing?
James and Lala play tennis. She says her man likes to play tennis, and he’s good, so she’s taking lessons. James asks if she talked to Katie. Lala feels like a lot was going on. She asks if James thinks Scheana is being antagonized. She tried, and if they want to go to war, she’s washing her hands. She calls the whole thing a circus.
Jax comes bearing food for the women in his life. Brittany is making him work. Sherri says the butler needs to get them some better food. She wants to talk to Jax, but he stalls. In his interview, he’s thinking of going to Canada, but then realizes he has a felony.
Lala asks about Logan. She thinks he wishes James was gay; he has mad love for him. James slips, calling Logan his girlfriend. He thinks Logan needs to find a boyfriend, although he does admit, what’s not to love about himself? How long does he have?
Tiffany tells them that Logan told her that he’s sleeping with James, and called Raquel stupid. Jax thinks maybe it’s true. Brittany says James is going to freak when he finds out.
During downtime at SUR, Schwartz tells Lisa he was out of line and disrespectful to Scheana at Peter’s party. Lisa wonders why he’s telling her, and he thought she’d like that he stood up for Katie. He says Katie has changed and matured so much. Katie joins them, saying he’s being a good husband. Scheana doesn’t understand how she and Lala can be friends, and is giving her grief. In his interview, Schwarz says the hypocrisy was too much, with Scheana calling Katie fake. In her interview, Lisa says she’s not as much of a pushover as Sherri, but Jax will do anything to get over.
The guys join Guillermo at the gym. Tom says people sometimes challenge him to a jump rope off. He doesn’t know what that’s about, but he’s never lost. Jax punches the bag. They sit outside afterward. James says he heard about Kristen flying Brittany’s mother out. In his interview, James thinks Kristen is the same crazy bitch she always was. Jax tells him about Logan crying to Tiffany, saying he and James are hooking up. James doesn’t believe it, but Jax wonders why she’d say that if it wasn’t true. In his interview, Schwartz says there’s a 77% chance. James asks if he thinks there’s any truth to it, and Jax says it’s none of his business.
Stassi and Kristen go to SUR for dinner. Kristen feels like she’s on a date. Brittany thanks Kristen. She tells Lala about what Logan told her sister. Lala thanks Logan wants more, and James wants people to find him hot. Kristen doesn’t think he wants to date guys, but has definitely taken a dip in the penis pond. This isn’t of concern, but James cheating on his girlfriend is.
James and Raquel go to a wine making/tasting. James says he feels weird, and Raquel is uncomfortable. James says he lets a lot slide, but Logan can’t disrespect his girlfriend. He says it’s not true, but Raquel says that’s not the problem; it’s the girls she worries about. He says the whole world wants to have sex with him. Must be the whole world minus one, because I don’t.
Jax takes Tiffany and Sherri out to dinner. He hopes they’re enjoying their time. He was blindsided, but he’s happy Kristen brought them. In his interview, He says Kristen wants to burn his relationship to the ground, and has a weird obsession. Sherri asks if it was just a one-time thing, and he claims it was just the act; he doesn’t really care about anyone else. He tells her that he’s had a lot of issues, and gone down bad roads. He was frustrated with Brittany’s lack of motivation. Sherri thinks Brittany does a lot for him, and wonders what he does with his time. He’s like, details, details, skipping right over that question, and says he doesn’t do things to hurt people. He’s not happy with himself. He’s a selfish, terrible person. Well, he got that right. Sherri says she’s seen good things in him, like what he did for her son. We flash back to when he donated money toward the making-a-baby cause in Kentucky. Sherri says she’ll give him a second chance, and she loves him. She’s believing in him. In his interview, he tells Kristen to suck it. I’m so disappointed.
James is coming by Jax and Brittany’s place. Jax doesn’t want to get any more involved in James’s sex scandal with Logan, so he jets. Brittany asks her mother how dinner went. Sherri thinks Jax is dissatisfied with himself, and told them he’s a terrible person. She’s willing to give him a second chance, but they agree to support Brittany, whatever her decision. James arrives. Tiffany tells him about what Logan told her, and that he said Raquel is an idiot. James tells them not to say anything, and calls Logan. Logan tells James that he said it, but it’s a lie. It was just him being a bitch and in love with him. James wonders how they can be friends, calls him a piece of sh*t, and hangs up. James says he wasn’t a true friend, and starts crying. He leaves, and Tiffany says she feels badly for Logan, since he’s obviously in love with James.
Jax returns. In his interview, he says it sounds like James put on quite a performance. Although I’m no fan of James, I don’t think he’s insincere, just highly emotional. It’s time for Sherri and Tiffany to leave. Brittany is glad they came. It made her feel better about her decision to stay with Jax. All three of them are crazy. Jax packs Sherri and Tiffany into a car, and the two of them head to the airport. In his interview, he says everything is perfect. He has his girl and a cold case of beer in the fridge; the end. Brittany says she’s exhausted.
Next time, a fire at SUR, Schwartz’s triplet brothers visit, Katie cries to Lisa, and Jax meets with the Reiki instructor. That didn’t take long.
🌞 Re Summer House. This group’s idea of fun just boggles my mind. These are grown people with decent jobs who, no doubt, spent a bundle to rent a fabulous house in the Hamptons for the summer. They drink to the point of blacking out and making out with people they don’t even like, tear stuff up, have food fights, and immature, dramatic arguments over they don’t even know what. News flash: letting your freak flag fly doesn’t mean doing Jell=O shots and smushing a cake into someone’s face. After I started watching Vanderpump Rules, the difference in the behavior of my friends and I at that age was so vast, I thought maybe it was an East Coast/West Coast thing, but this is the East Coast (despite one of the girls sounding exactly like a Kardashian). So what the blip? It’s like Jersey Shore (which, I assure you, is nothing like the Jersey Shore) got plopped into Long Island. And why am I still watching it? That’s a good question. Horrible fascination? Speaking of East Coast/West Coast…
🎧 I watched All Eyez on Me over the weekend, and it wasn’t bad. I’ve been interested in rap and hip-hop since its inception (except don’t get me started about how Gilbert and Sullivan – two older gay white guys – were the ones who really invented rap with the patter song in the 1800s), so I love the music of that time period. The story was really nothing we didn’t know already, although I understand a few people weren’t too happy with it – namely, Jada Pinkett Smith – but I wasn’t there, so who knows? Danai Gurira (Michonne, The Walking Dead) did a nice turn as Tupac’s mother, even though she looked young enough to be his date. The main thing for me was the music, and it was on point. Also impressive was the casting. It was amazing how much these actors looked and sounded like the people they were portraying. I wonder if Demetrius Shipp Jr. is the reason the rumor of Tupac still being alive, is still alive.
🎥 I also watched A Cure for Wellness, which I’d like to rename What the Hell was That? and Rough Night, which is like Weekend at Bernie’s with chicks, and not as funny.
💭 Just Because…
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January 26, 2018 – A Quick Resolution, a Coupla Quotes & More if You’re So Inclined
Lucas meets with Carly and Bobbie at the MetroCourt. Lucas says there’s something he’s wanted to talk about for a while. Nothing is decided, but it feels weird not to talk about it. Carly jokes that they know he’s gay. Bobbie tells him spit it out. He says he and Brad have decided to adopt a baby.
Jason tells Sonny he’s wearing a wire, so Sonny can hear from the car. Sonny wants to wait with him, since they don’t really know PK Sinclair. Jason says it’s circumstantial evidence, but if they’re right, they can use him to lure Faison out. Sonny says if Anna doesn’t show, she’ll miss it. Jason thinks that might be a good thing. Sonny thinks she’s too close to it.
Finn whines about Anna tending to his wound. She says it was that or, a bullet in his head; which would he prefer? He’s thinking.
Jordan tells Dante that Faison could be anywhere
At the hospital, Nathan asks Amy if she’s seen Maxie. He can’t find her. She says she’ll check to see if Maxie was admitted.
Faison says Maxie is gorgeous; his son has excellent taste. She tells him to stay away from her. Peter starts to say something, but Faison tells him to shut up. Faison says, Maxie Jones, a pleasure to make your acquaintance. He tells her that they have a lot of catching up to do.
Carly and Bobbie want the details from Lucas. He says they explored other options, but he and Brad are both adopted, and they did fine. Bobbie says they’ll be blessed.
Sonny says it’s not like Anna to be late. Jason says if Faison is in Port Charles, she would be his first stop. Sonny says if she doesn’t get there soon, he’s going to send someone to her house. They don’t know if this guy is more psycho than his father.
Finn tells Anna this could have been avoided if she’d listened to him about not putting the gun down. Or she could have run. She says she’s not used to leaving hostages with homicidal maniacs. Jordan and Dante come in. Anna says she already gave her statement. Jordan asks if there’s anything to add, and Finn says Faison is obsessed with Anna. Anna says they know. She tells Jordan they’ll reconnect later. They leave, and Finn asks if they’re supposed to pretend he’s not obsessed with her. She asks if he’ll be okay. She’d like to stay and play nursemaid, but people need protection from Faison, and she’s the best person for that. he tells her to be careful. He also needs a shave. He didn’t say that; it’s just my observation.
Lulu yells for help. Obrecht tells her not to waste her breath; she’ll just inhale more poison. Faison left them where he knew no one would come. His revenge is swift and precise. Accept it.
Amy tells Nathan that Maxie isn’t at the hospital. She asks if he checked Crimson. She got a call about a crisis at the magazine. Nathan jets.
Maxie tells Faison a lot of people are looking for him, but he says he couldn’t care less. She says not just the cops, but the WSB and Sonny. Sonny isn’t happy about him shooting Jason, and Jason didn’t enjoy the experience. Faison calls them street thugs, and Maxie says his ego makes him stupid. Jason has the best technological support there is, and they’ll track him down. Jason will kill him, and that’s fine with her and Nathan, but to save them the hassle, she’s giving him a chance to take off, and she’ll wait a whole minute to call 911. He asks how he can run from a woman who’s making him a grandfather? He tells Peter to get Shane out of there, and Peter drags an unconscious Shane to another room.
Faison asks Maxie how long Nathan has known about him being his father? Did he tell their kid there might be genius in their DNA? Maxie says their kid has a grandfather who’s a psychopath, but they didn’t find out until after they knew they were pregnant. Faison says she’s pregnant, not Nathan, and she says it probably never occurred to him to love and support the women who’ve had his children. She thinks they should have their heads examined, and that includes Obrecht. Although she gets points for hiding Nathan from him. Faison calls that an unforgivable crime. Maxie says she should have listened to Obrecht, but instead they looked for answers and found him. Peter comes back with Shane’s gun, but Faison is quick, and shoots him.
Jason asks if Sonny can hear. He tells Sonny it’s quiet; no movement. If he’s there, he’s watching. Anna gets in the van, and asks Sonny what she missed.
Alexis says Finn missed the meeting, and he tells her that he was otherwise engaged. She sees his wound, and says she knows a good attorney. He says it was Anna, and she says if Anna clobbered him, it must hurt. Finn says Anna claimed she was saving his life, but he’s not sure. Alexis says apparently, he decided to go on the danger highway in the passenger seat at breakneck speed after all.
Bobbie tells Lucas that she saw papers lying around, but has learned never to question your own kids about having kids. He says they’re waist deep in the process. He was wondering if they’d write recommendation letters. Carly says they’ll be amazing parents. Bobbie is proud, and says Tony would be too. Carly is going to start saving Avery’s baby clothes. Bobbie and Lucas leave, and Carly is told there’s a disturbance on the third floor.
Lulu coughs, and says they can’t give up. Obrecht says it will be all right, and lies down. She says it won’t be painful. like going to sleep. Lulu says, no. There has to be a way out.
Nathan arrives at the MetroCourt. Carly says she thinks the commotion is at Crimson, and someone heard gunshots. Nathan calls in for backup and the paramedics.
Faison tells Maxie that it’s not worth her tears. She tells him, screw you, and he tells her to shut up; it’s time to go. She says she’s not going anywhere with him. He says he’d like to kill her, but if anyone can live with disappointment, it’s him. The elevator opens, and Nathan comes in.
Faison shoots him before realizing who it is. Nathan falls to the ground.
Sonny thought Anna wasn’t going to show up, and she tells him about Faison coming to her house, and how he had Finn. She says he’s going to want to introduce himself to Nathan. Henrik has a target on his back, and they have to protect him. Sonny says she can protect all she wants, but that’s not going to work for him. Anna says he can question Henrik, but not use him as bait. Sonny says they’re playing by his rules. He gets a call from Carly, who asks if Jason is there. She needs them at the MetroCourt. She thinks there’s been a shooting. A guest called the desk about a disturbance, Nathan showed up, and called for backup, but no one is there yet. She’s getting reports of screaming and gunfire. Listening in, Jason says he’s on his way. Anna tells Sonny she’ll stay and wait. Sonny tells her if Henrik shows up, to keep him with her. They need answers. Sonny leaves for the MetroCourt.
Carly tells Lucas to leave; there could be gunfire. He says somebody might need a doctor, and goes upstairs
Maxie runs to Nathan, and tells him to stay with her. She tells Faison that he shot his own son, and Faison says they have to go. He grabs Maxie, but Peter has miraculously bounced back, and tells Faison to drop the gun. Faison takes off, and Peter calls 911. Maxie tells Nathan it will be okay, and Nathan says he loves her. Peter thinks it’s bad. Maxie says Nathan got there in time, and saved them. Well, actually, I think that was more what Peter just did. Nathan says, Faison, and she tells him not to worry about him; just look at her. She talks about when she pretended not to like him at first, but was always hoping he’d be at the apartment, and how she watches him hum to himself. He insists he doesn’t hum, but she says he does, and she loves it. The baby will too. Lucas arrives, and Maxie tells him that Faison tried taking her, and Nathan got shot. He tells Nathan to hang in for Maxie. The ambulance is on the way.
Alexis tells Finn there’s a meeting tonight, but he says they have the worst donuts. What he needs is a good research project to keep him in the lab for the next two years. Alexis says, losing himself in work; been there, done that, and it’s a temporary fix. The more you run from your problems, the more they follow you, and the more you ignore them, the bigger they get. He asks if she’s always been this way, or is it a byproduct of the 12-step program. He tells her that he’s not keen on pouring his heart out to get judged, and doesn’t want to be told things he already knows, like that he’s an idiot. Alexis says he’s not an idiot. Anna leads a dangerous life, but she’s no one to judge if he wants to step back. He doesn’t want to step back; he wants to go all in.
Anna waits, wondering where Henrik is. She thinks he must know the risk he took. He knows how dangerous Faison is. Did he betray Faison to save a life or to get revenge. She won’t let Faison destroy him.
Lulu tells Obrecht that she’ll get them out of there. She sees the old Beware the Chupacabra sign. Lulu looks around, and says she hopes that’s what she thinks it is.
Outside the MetroCourt, Dante tells Sonny there was a shooting, and Nathan is there. Sonny thinks Faison will probably wait for him to get there. Dante tells him no one is going in, and that includes him. Sonny asks if Dante is going to arrest him, but Jordan says that’s not necessary. Sonny tells her that they’re supposed to be going after Faison, not him. She tells him if he doesn’t back off, she’ll have him arrested for obstruction of justice.
Carly tells the receptionist to leave. She’ll stay and make sure the guests get out safely. Faison comes up behind her, and asks if she works there. She says she’s the owner, and he says he’s sure she must know a private exit, away from the cops; lead the way, please. At least he’s polite. She says he’ll have to kill her, but he tells her that he’ll shoot an innocent bystander. Is that what she wants? She tells him, okay, but Jason suddenly shows up, gun drawn. He tells Faison to let her go, and Faison asks why he should do that. Jason shoots him. Whoa.
Alexis says, Finn still wants to work with Anna after his brush with death? He knows it contradicts his recovery. By any reasonable measure, he should put distance between them. He asks what she knows about Faison, and she tells him that Faison was an associate of late, hateful stepmother; he’s a psychotic criminal. Finn says he got that impression when Faison was holding him at gunpoint. He knew it was not if, but when Faison was going to shoot him. The most disturbing thing was how he talked about Anna; he’s obsessed with her. When she showed up, he could tell she was afraid, but they both messed with each other’s heads; it was impressive. Physical courage is one thing, but this was another. She was staring down a man who’s been after her most of her life. It was more like valor. Alexis asks what happens next, but Finn doesn’t know. He just knows that when Anna was facing Faison, with the possibility of him shooting her, he saw a glimpse of his future without her, and didn’t like what he saw.
Anna continues to wait. We flash back to when we were all kids. She tells Faison that she loves Robert. He says he’s sure she’ll change her mind. Omg, I love these old clips.
Dante says Faison is alive, but needs a paramedic. Jordan tells Jason to turn over his gun, and yells for medical. Sonny asks if Carly is okay. She’s fine, and says, that was over fast. Yes, it was. Jason says he’s heard her when she called Sonny, and Sonny had told him not to miss. She’s glad he made it. She tells Jordan about Nathan and Lucas being upstairs. Peter comes down, saying there’s one unconscious, and another shot. The paramedics go upstairs. Peter gives a strange, wistful look to Faison on the stretcher. Sonny asks if he’s going to make it. Faison removes his oxygen mask, and says, he’d better hope so, if Dante wants to see his wife again. Dante goes nuts, but is pulled back. Peter tells him about Lulu going to Windemere.
The paramedics work on Nathan. Jordan tells Maxie what happened, and Shane comes out. Maxie says it’s not his fault. She got a call about a work emergency, and Faison was waiting for them. As Nathan is taken out, he gives a thumbs up.
Finn thanks Alexis for listening. She identifies, knowing what it’s like to care for someone who’s not good for you. He asks if she’s talking about Julian. She tells him to keep his eyes open. Adrenaline is a powerful drug. It led to her addiction; make sure it doesn’t resurrect his own.
Anna has another flashback about her and Faison when they were youngsters. Faison kisses her neck, and I want to die. Finn calls, but she doesn’t answer.
Dante and Sonny go to Windemere. Sonny smells gas. Dante kicks down the door.
Carly asks why Jason didn’t tell her to duck, but he says any warning, and Faison would have shot her. He’s sorry he scared her, but she says he saved her life, so she forgives him. She says she has one question, and he says, just one? She asks if he was trying to kill Faison. He says if he was, he would have taken a head shot. As it is, Faison can talk – at least for now. She asks what that means, and he says Faison is old. He’s going to have organ damage, blood loss, and shock. She asks what if he dies before answering? Jason says, at least he’ll be dead, and he’s okay with that. He and Sonny were working with Anna, and every time she said his name, he could see something in her eyes worse than fear. Anna isn’t the only one whose life Faison destroyed. It has to stop.
Anna wonders out loud where Henrik is. She says she can help him. Someone is watching. Yep, it’s Peter.
At the hospital, Bobbie grabs Finn. They see Faison wheeled in, with Nathan behind him, and Maxie following. Amy tells Maxie that she promises they’ll take care of Nathan. Bobbie says he has the best team working on him, and Maxie says she knows he’ll be just fine.
Finn works on Faison. Um… isn’t that a conflict? Maxie tells Bobbie that she tried stalling, but it wasn’t enough. Faison was going to take her, then the elevator door opened, and Nathan was there. He saved her.
On Monday, Anna meets Henrik, there’s a code blue for both Faison and Nathan, and Jason says if Faison dies, there’s somebody else who knows.
Your greatness is measured by your kindness; your education and intellect by your modesty; your ignorance is betrayed by your suspicions and prejudices, and your real caliber is measured by the consideration and tolerance you have for others. — William J.H. Boetcker
My concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God’s side, for God is always right. – Abraham Lincoln
📺 Quotes from TV – 45 TV LINES THAT ARE STUCK IN OUR HEADS FOREVER:
http://www.purpleclover.com/entertainment/7169-tv-one-liners/?utm_source=exacttarget&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=November+22
Except Maynard G. Krebs said, “Work?!” not “You rang?”
💣 Retro Faison
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January 25, 2018 – Mostly Soap, But a Little Los Angeles
Anna walks in to find Faison holding a gun on Finn, who’s chained to the banister. He calls Finn Anna’s new love, but she says that’s not the case. Faison doesn’t give a damn what he is. He’ll blow his head off if she doesn’t put the gun down. Finn tells her not to do it, and Faison tells him to shut up. She sets the gun on the floor, and kicks it over.
Franco sits at his easel in the art therapy room. Ava asks if his muse has returned. He tells her that his wedding is weeks away, and he’s again a shining disappointment to Elizabeth.
Officer Shane sweeps Nathan and Maxie’s apartment. Maxie tells the baby they need the WSB, FBI, CIA, and all the alphabet agencies to find its psycho grandfather. This might be her new normal, but it’s not what she wants for the baby.
Nathan writes “Henrik” on the blank page representing his brother. He thinks maybe Henrik is acting in self-defense. The only thing worse than being Faison’s enemy, is being someone he cares about.
Faison says Anna will do anything to keep Finn alive, and calls her stupid.
Doc tells Elizabeth the good news is that Spencer has a clean break in both legs, and he’s on the mend. Elizabeth can’t believe it was both legs, and Doc says Spencer has a well-deserved reputation for going to extremes, but at least he has a loving grandmother there to help. Elizabeth is disappointed Laura had to drop out of the mayoral race. Doc says she even tried to get him to take her place, but in the end, she needed to be with Spencer. He misses her already, but has an exciting new project. He tells Elizabeth that he’s psyched, and laughs at his own joke. He’s working on the pathology of psychopaths, and the connection between the medical condition and the tendency toward violence. Elizabeth asks to hear more.
Franco is making out his guest list, but only has Kiki and Scotty on it. He tells Ava that Elizabeth is the darling of Port Charles, and will have tons of people on her side of the church, where there will be no one on his. He doesn’t want to look back on a lopsided church. He was thinking of calling his mom, but his mom and his happiness have a weird relationship. Ava says she might have a work around, and he asks if she has some community theatre actors who can pretend to be his friends. She suggests inviting her. No one knows better what it’s like to fight for happiness.
Griff asks Kiki how it feels surviving her tests? She’s not very enthusiastic, and he asks if this is her being happy. She says no, this is her the day after a new girlfriend answers her boyfriend’s phone. At first, she thought she had the wrong number, but Dillon called back, apologizing. He told her long distance wasn’t working for him. Griff says just last month they were meeting up. Kiki says he was clearly overcompensating to ease his guilt. If they’d made it to Nebraska, they would have broken up. They’re like a cliché; she’s too busy with her studies, and he’s with the girls on the set. She chose med school, and he chose someone else. Griff calls him a fool, and says Dillon doesn’t deserve her.
Nathan calls Maxie to check on her. She tells him that Shane is totally diligent and super nice, but it’s extra awkward. Nathan tells her it’s only until they catch Faison. She asks if there’s any chance he can come home early, and do some hands-on protecting. Shane tells Maxie that Amy is there. Amy tells her that she has news about the baby.
Dante wants a better statement about the disturbance in front of Anna’s house, and tells Nathan he’s sending a black and white over. Peter comes into the station, and tells them, nice work with the protests; they’ve managed to keep things from boiling over. He thought they might want further information on Faison. The paper has been flooded with tips. Hopefully, one pans out.
Faison tells Anna that he’ll kill Finn if she doesn’t cooperate. He takes her hand, and calls her beautiful. She says she thought he was done with her, but he says there’s no other man with greater passion for her. She says, she made him angry last time, and he says she tried. He whispers to her, and kisses her cheek. She asks what he wants, and he tells her, lots of things, but she’s the first one on the list.
Ava tells Franco that she knows about redemption and the pursuit thereof. They’re both seen as pariahs, but they changed. If some people don’t want to give them a second chance, tough; they’re no one to judge. She tells him to focus on the people who genuinely wish him well. If it’s just three of them, then they’ll be extra loud when he walks Elizabeth down the aisle. He asks if she ever looks over her shoulder to past transgressions, or worries that she’ll screw up. She tells him all the time. If he looks back, he’ll be consumed by doubts and regrets, and drown in them, so just look forward to the future with Elizabeth and the boys. She tells him to get the tux, buy the champagne, and kiss the bride. Give himself permission to be happy
Doc tells Elizabeth that he believes there are gaps in literature about psychotics. There might be physical reasons that drive the impulse to murder. If they can pinpoint a medical reason, they might be able to stop the damage to the brain, and stop the tendency of psychotic impulses. Elizabeth thinks it sounds fascinating, and knows the perfect subject – Franco.
Amy asks Maxie if the guard is there because of the article, and if they’re in danger. Maxie says Nathan has it under control, but they’re taking extra precautions. She asks why Amy came over, and Amy tells her that she sold the production rights to Ask Man Landers. It’s a tidy sum, and she and Chet agreed to share the proceeds. If Nathan hadn’t agreed to help, there wouldn’t have been a Man Landers. Maxie says he won’t accept it, but Amy tells her to open the envelope. They put it in a trust fund for the baby.
Nathan asks Dante if there’s anything they can use. Dante says there are messages from London to Pittsburgh, and those are just eyewitness accounts. There are letters to Faison’s son as well. Peter says people often write what they can’t express, either for therapeutic reasons or to hide behind anonymity, like the trolls on the internet. People hurt by their parents are urging him to avoid his father. He says he’s not trying to bond. He’s thankful his mother hid him, but things are different now. He has to think like a father and protect his child. He needs to find Faison, and lock him up for good.
Faison tells Anna that she’s a dangerous woman, especially when comes to men’s hearts. He wonders if she told Finn who she is and what she’s done. She says, no, why not let him believe a fairy tale? She says that woman doesn’t exist with clean hands, and a spotless past, without him. Faison asks what he should do with Finn, and she says she’ll do it, and whacks Finn in the head with a trinket box from the table, knocking him out. Faison tells her not to cry. She says she’s not, but tears roll down her cheeks.
Kiki says she turned Dillon down when he asked her to come to Morocco; who does that? Griff says someone serious about med school. He says that she doesn’t need his support anymore. She’s standing on her own two feet, but Dillon is absent to see that. She says she’s risking everything based on hope and a prayer, and that doesn’t include getting through it and becoming a doctor. Griff says he has a friend on the admissions board, and congratulations; she got into med school.
Ava tells Franco to write down Griff as her plus one. Franco asks if they’re really coming to the wedding as a couple. She tells him to believe in second chances. He says he’s in. He believes in all of it – pigs flying and ice skaters in hell.
Nathan shows Dante the sonogram, saying he keeps thinking how he’s responsible for a little life. Dante tells him not to let the Faison stuff throw him off. It takes more than genetics to make a father and make a family. Nathan tells Dante he’s more like a brother than Henrik could ever be. Dante says, brothers in blue. Nathan says being he’s entering into uncharted territory, he could use the best backup. Dante says he’s got him covered. Nathan tells him that he and Maxie have been talking, and they’d like him to be the baby’s godfather. Dante says he’d be honored.
A weepy Maxie tells Amy sorry for being emotional, but she cries at commercials these days. Amy says, she does too, and she’s not even pregnant. Maxie says it’s incredibly generous, and kudos on finding a way Nathan wouldn’t turn it down. Maxie gets an emergency call from Crimson. Nina is unreachable, and she has to go in. She tells Shane, let’s roll.
An officer at the station tells Dante that someone spotted a guy the other night who fits Faison’s description, and he was in the area today. Dante says he’s on his way.
Anna asks Faison how long they’ve been playing this game? How many lifetimes? A cat, a mouse, running from his obsession. He says she likes being cruel to him. She says she’s tired of running, and protecting her family. She asks if he knew she was sick. She has an incurable disease. He says he’s sorry, but she says he’s not. He’s an evil old man, who will never get what he wants from her – ever. So she doesn’t want to hear about his unrequited love. She’s sick of it. Tell her, after all this time, if this is the end. He says it will end the way supposed to end, with them together. It’s over.
Doc asks Elizabeth if she’s volunteering Franco as a subject. She says Doc knows his medical history. He’s been exonerated legally, but never came to terms with his past. Maybe it will help him trust in his own recovery. Doc tells her that he wanted to approach Franco, but wasn’t sure how. Elizabeth says he was moving in a healthy direction with Andre. Maybe Doc can help him move forward. Doc’s research might convince him that his brain tumor made him commit those horrible crimes. Doc says it’s a widely accepted theory, but she says not by Jason and Sam because of the ordeal he put them through. Jason respects Doc, and if he can prove Franco wasn’t responsible, he might not forgive him, but if he backed off a little, it might open the door for others to see Franco for the good man he really is.
Franco says no way. Doc says it would further cause of science, and Franco asks what’s next? Reenactments? Doc says he was thinking of deepening the pool of knowledge to help others. Elizabeth thinks it would be good for him, but Franco says it will have weird Franco fans salivating. If it bleeds, it leads. Doc says he’s blowing it out of proportion. It’s just a presentation at a psychiatric conference, and he doesn’t even have to be there. Elizabeth says some people still doubt the tumor caused him to commit the crimes, and Franco says by some people, she means Jason, and by doubt, she means he’s never going to believe it. Elizabeth asks if he doesn’t want to know for himself. Franco says he can’t do it. Removing the tumor didn’t magically remove everything bad about him.
Griff says they won’t be posted for a while, but Kiki got the scores to get into med school. She hugs him, and no surprise, Ava walks in.
Anna tells Faison the only one way it ends with them together, is in his hands. He says it’s never been a game to him. The life he wanted isn’t the one he’s living. She says if it’s family he wants, look elsewhere; he’s running out of time. He says he’ll never run out of time. He hears the sirens and jets. Anna tries to revive Finn.
Ava asks what’s up, and Kiki says she passed; she’s going to med school. She hugs Ava. She says that Griff pulled some strings, and found out early. The timing couldn’t be more perfect. Kiki thanks him for everything and goes back to work. Ava says he’s good, and he says he was glad to turn things around; Kiki was a little overwhelmed today. He’s just the messenger though; she did the work. Ava says she’s still grateful he’s thoughtful when comes to her daughter.
Franco tells Elizabeth that just because he was absolved of legal responsibility, doesn’t make him a good person. He flashes back to thinking about pushing Andrew down the stairs, and how it was before the tumor. He says they don’t know how old he was when it started. Doc says ideally, he’ll be able to make a correlation between the execution of violence and the growth of the tumor. Franco says he’ll have to explain to him what took its place. He believes the tumor made him kill, but he was still stumbling through life with a gaping hole in him until he met Elizabeth. Give him a scientific explanation of how Elizabeth saved him.
Anna helps Finn to the couch. Dante busts in with another cop. Anna tells Dante that Faison left. Dante calls Nathan, telling him Faison was there, but got away. He could be anywhere. Nathan says he has to get to Maxie.
Peter puts some papers on Nina’s desk. Faison walks in behind him, and wonders if he came to the wrong office, but thinks Peter is the one out of place. Peter says his face is everywhere. Faison says, thanks to Peter, putting him in the paper. Peter says the whole police department is looking for him, and Faison says he’s looking for one of them. He tells Peter that he may sit down if he likes.
Kiki tells Elizabeth and Amy about getting into med school. They’ll have to survive without her. Amy says they reserve the right to complain about the doctors, even when she is one. She asks who gave Kiki the inside scoop.
Ava tells Griff that when Kiki is done collecting congratulations, a celebration is in order. She asks if he’d like to come to dinner, but he doesn’t want to intrude. She says Kiki won’t mind, and she won’t take no for an answer. Kiki knows how important he is to her.
Doc says sorry he interrupted Franco’s guest list. Franco says it’s slim, but Doc says take it from him, the number of guests doesn’t matter. What matters is the woman he’s marrying. She has absolute faith in him. Franco thinks he made some interesting points. Doc says, some he’s keen on exploring if Franco will let him. Franco tells him to be careful what he asks for; it’s a dark place in there. Doc says there’s a lot Franco doesn’t know about him. He might find a more sympathetic ear than he realizes. Doc says Franco knows where his office is.
Finn tells Anna that he feels fine, but what about her? Before she got there, Faison was ranting and raving; he’s obsessed with her. She says she knows. Finn says he knows it was a bluff, but before she hit him, he bought it. She saved his life again.
Nathan goes home. There’s no one there. He makes a call.
Walking into the office, Maxie says she needs to get the proofs. Both she and Shane see they missed calls from Nathan. Peter is surprised to see them. Faison comes up behind Shane, and knocks him out. Maxie says, Faison, and he says, how lovely to see my daughter-in-law.
Tomorrow, Lulu and Obrecht are still trying to escape, Faison shoots someone, and Jason says he’s on his way.
🏯 In other news, Josh Flagg married his partner, Bobby, on Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles. Needless to say, the ceremony and reception were quite lavish. There were so many rose petals on the runner to the altar, I thought it was the texture of the carpet. The other Josh and Heather now have a baby who has gotten to the crawling point; James and David – who I still constantly want to refer to as brothers – sold a house for a record $41 million in Bel Air; and Madison is still an a-hole.
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January 24, 2018 – Faison Meets Finn, NJ Reunion Wraps & Eddie Seeks Revenge
Jason asks if Sonny has had any word from Sinclair. Sonny says he’s gotten nothing, but someone is intercepting the emails. Is Jason thinking what he is?
At her insistence, Finn meets Felicia at the MetroCourt. She asks when he’s telling Anna he loves her
Anna asks Sonny for a favor in Robin’s name. Back off PK Sinclair.
Maxie goes to the hospital for her appointment. Kim asks who her uniformed friend is, and Maxie says it’s Officer Shane; she’s in need of extra security. While Kim prepares for her appointment, Nathan joins Maxie. He tells her there’s been no trouble from the landlord or the protesters. She asks why he seems so stressed, and he says there’s been a Faison update. Apparently, he has a brother.
Lulu tells Faison that her husband is a detective. He’s Nathan’s partner, and they must be looking for her. Faison says, excellent. She going to bring his son into his arms. Obrecht tell him to leave her son alone. He asks Lulu if she thought she could outwit him? Look how that turned out. Lulu tells him that he’s making it more difficult than it has to be. She can set up a meeting if he gives her the phone. Obrecht asks if she’s insane, and if she wants Nathan and his family to die. Faison says she used the word “family,” and asks if there’s a grandchild. Obrecht says she was referring to his wife, and he tells her don’t lie to him. Does Nathan have a child? She says, no, not yet.
Maxie asks if Obrecht had two boys, but Nathan says his brother has a different mother. Maxie wonders who are all these women having sex with Faison? She admits she wouldn’t have Nathan, but yikes. She asks where his brother is, and Nathan says his mother gave him up at birth. He was raised by Faison, but hates him, and the feeling is mutual. Maxie asks what Obrecht said about it, but Nathan can’t get in touch with her. He needs more information before he can deal with it. Maxie can’t imagine how Nathan feels; everything he knew and is, is a lie. She tells him no matter how many people claims to be family, the only one that matters is theirs.
Faison says, their first grandchild, adding no congratulations or anything, and Obrecht lied. Lulu says to let her call, and he tells them both to shut up, calling them two pieces of garbage. Obrecht says not to Anna. His obsession is fond of Lulu if hurt. If he hurts her, Anna will never forgive him.
Finn tells Felicia, no appetizers; she’s going right into crazy talk. He’s not in love with Anna. Felicia doesn’t believe him. She’s all about the chase, but it’s gone on too long. Finn asks what she’s talking about, and she tells him to cut the crap. Everyone can see it, but neither one of them will admit it; they’re at a standoff, with no one making the first move. It has to be him. He asks why, and Felicia says Anna is hurt. They all are, but without betraying her confidence, Anna is more complicated than he realizes. She’s dealt with trauma, and he needs to do what she can’t. She tells him to be brave and man up. Tell Anna he loves her or he’ll lose her.
Sonny says someone is intercepting the emails, and Anna says that would be her. She asked him to notify her, but he refused. He says now she shows up asking for a favor? Jason asks why she cares so much, and Anna says she doesn’t care. She doesn’t know him, but she cares about what happens to him because she’s been there. He’s obviously been pushed too far by Faison, and wants to strike back. It’s not a position she envies. Years go by, and you think it’s over, then there he is, telling you he loves you, and all the time torturing you. She starts to tear up. She says there’s no escape, and thinks he feels the same way. Sonny tells her they’re on the same side. He wants to stop Faison from hurting anyone again. Jason needs to do that. They need his son.
Finn knows Felicia means well, but she’s wrong. He and Anna don’t fit. Felicia asks why? Finn says, because, and she tells him that he’ll have to do better than that. He says he’s still struggling with his recovery, and doesn’t know what the future holds. It could be forever, and Anna doesn’t need that uncertainty. Felicia says she’s a WSB agent; uncertainty is a way of life. Finn says that’s another thing. She’s an agent, dealing with guns and bad guys, and he’s in the market o save lives. Felicia thinks it’s the same thing, and Finn says Felicia gave him a B, a measly B. Felicia says it’s a solid B. When they got together, the way he and Anna looked to and spoke about each other, she knew they were faking it, but there was something real underneath. He can come up with a million reasons why not, but it’s up to him to find the one reason why they should be together. They’re both lonely, and they love each other. They’ve found the treasure – loving and being loved in return. She says he’s truly a curmudgeon, but doesn’t think he’s foolish, so do the smart thing. Choose Anna, and she guarantees she’ll choose him back, even though they’re both just as stubborn.
Anna asks why Jason wants Heinrich, and Jason says he was in the clinic because of Klein’s mystery client. Faison ordered him killed, but the traitor kept him alive. Anna says the assumption being they’re the same person, along with PK Sinclair. Sonny says The Severed Branch pissed Faison off so bad, he tried to burn it. Jason says they’re not just the same person; he’s Faison’s son. Anna asks if Jason wants to find out why he was kept alive, and Jason says, yes. Sonny says, but the real reason to draw Faison out is that he orchestrated the program to replace Jason with Drew. They want to know the reason for that. Anna asks if Sonny thinks it’s about him. Sonny doesn’t know, but the easiest way to get rid of him would be to get rid of Jason. Anna tells him to focus on Faison, and she’ll handle Heinrich. Jason says they can’t get to Faison without his son, and Anna says, then what? If they use him as a lure, Faison will kill him. Do they want his blood on their hands after Jason was kept alive because of him? Because of him, Jason isn’t dead; there has to be another way. Sonny says forget about him and Jason, she’s Robin’s mother, and Faison put her through hell, taking Robin away from them for years. No more. He has to go.
Faison says Anna betrayed him, and left him to die. He feels nothing for her. Obrecht says then he won’t care that she’s found love again. He asks with who, and Obrecht says a good man, a world renowned doctor, Hamilton Finn. Faison says he didn’t keep her alive to punish her, but he’s sure she recognizes this. He puts a cannister on the ground and leaves, locking the door behind him. Lulu tries to open it, but can’t.
Kim asks about stress managing, and Maxie says it’s all good, thanks to Nathan. Kim tells her that a good partner is a huge gift, especially with parenting. Being a single parent is tough. She calls Nathan in, and does the ultrasound. Kim says the baby is perfect, but a little shy; she can’t determine the gender, but maybe next time. Maxie reminds her not to tell them, and she says she’ll put it in an envelope like Maxie asked. Maxie says Sam might not have been into her gender cake, but she is, although she did force it on Sam. Kim shows them the screen. Maxie says, we made that, and Nathan says, yeah, we did.
Lulu says, wth? Obrecht tells her it’s carbon sulfate, a lethal gas the DMX created. Their intention was to sell it. Anna thwarted the plan, but Faison escaped. Lulu finds what looks like a dog grooming tool, and cuts Obrecht’s bonds. She asks how old the container is, and Obrecht thinks about twenty-five years. Lulu thinks it can’t still be effective, but Obrecht says if the gas doesn’t kill Lulu, she will.
Finn knocks on Anna’s door, and let’s himself in. He calls to her, and when there’s no answer, he sends a text.
Anna says no one wants Faison handled more than her, but not at the expense of his son. Sonny says he took Robert from her, and took Jason; he’s only going to stop if they stop him. Jason thinks the best what is through Heinrich. He gives Anna his word that he won’t hurt Heinrich. He just wants to meet, and if Heinrich cooperates, he’ll do everything in his power to protect him. Anna gets a text from Finn. It says that he’s waiting for her, and they need to say what they haven’t been able to. She tells Sonny that PK Sinclair wants to meet, but no location is set. She gets another text, and says it’s set now.
Finn flashes back to his banter with Anna, where he told her that he’s the only thing preventing her from putting on a bathrobe and adopting a cat, and they ended up kissing. He hears the door open and close, and turns around to see Faison. Faison points his gun at Finn. I wonder why Anna gets all the cool guys.
Kim tells Maxie and Nathan that everything looks good. Maxie says she can’t with the cuteness. Nathan says it seems real all of a sudden, in the best way. Kim says except for the one scare, the pregnancy is going beautifully. Felicia comes by, and Nathan gives her his spot. Felicia looks at the screen, and says it’s the most beautiful thing she’s ever seen.
Shane tells Nathan that Dante is trying to reach him. Obrecht called an Uber to Anna’s, but wasn’t there when it arrived. No one has seen her since yesterday.
Lulu balks at Obrecht saying it’s her fault. She just got him riled about Anna. Obrecht says he’s always riled about Anna. Lulu was like a child playing checkers with a nuclear device. Lulu says Nathan decided it was the right thing, but Obrecht says it was set in motion by Lulu, and for what? A story to further her career? Congratulations, she got her wish. Now they’re all paying the price. Lulu won’t apologize for trying to put an international criminal in jail. Obrecht says she’s arrogant as well as foolish. She tells Lulu here’s a reality check. Faison made Robin disappear, and did the same to Jason. Lulu thought she’d succeed where Sonny failed. Lulu says she wasn’t thinking, and Obrecht tells her that she kept Faison’s son from him for a reason, at enormous cost to herself. Now it’s for nothing. Lulu says maybe they’re not going to die in here. Obrecht says she can’t warn Nathan. She can’t do anything; it’s over. Lulu says not if they can find an escape.
Anna tells Sonny and Jason that PK will be at the park at 10 pm. Sonny says he’ll be there, and Anna says she will too. Sonny says Jason will meet with him, and he’ll monitor things from a distance. Anna says they’ll drive him off. It needs to be her. She might get him to lower his guard. She promises not to make a move without checking, and tells Sonny it’s better to work with her than against her. Jason says 10 pm, and Sonny says they’re going to find Faison. Anna says when they do… and pauses for a moment. She finishes by telling them to call the authorities.
Faison says Finn must be Anna’s new love. Finn asks who he is, and he introduces himself, saying Anna must have mentioned him. Finn says, not a word. Faison asks how long he’s been seeing Anna, and he says a couple of months, but she doesn’t talk much about her past. If he’s part of it, Finn can’t blame her. Faison says he’s not part of her past; he’s her destiny. He’s known her since she was a kid, and always knew. The more she fights it, the more he’s sure. She’s been his greatest opponent, and she’ll be his. Believe it. Finn tells him people don’t own other people, but Faison says he’s never experienced the love of the soul. Finn says he’s been salivating over her all these years, but it’s never happened. She’s not that into him. She’s smart, kind, and courageous, and no doubt looks for those qualities in a partner. He doesn’t want to be harsh, but she’s out of his league. Faison says, but she’s in his? Finn says he should be so lucky. Faison says his problem is he thinks Finn is a man Anna could fall in love with, but he doesn’t want her too. Does he kill him, or keep him alive and get the upper hand to make Anna do what he wants? Finn rushes Faison.
Felicia introduces herself to Kim. She says the prospect of having a grandchild in their home town has her and Mac excited. The lab calls, and Kim goes to get the sono pictures. Felicia tells Maxie at least she’s not blubbering like Mac when he put together the crib. They also have a glider and a changing table for when the baby spends the night. They’d started reminiscing about when Maxie’s sister was little, and Maxie says she misses Georgie, especially right now. Felicia says she’s with them in spirit. It’s a wonderful time for her. She has an amazing husband, a thriving daughter, and another baby on way that they can spoil rotten.
Nathan tells Maxie that it’s official; they made the perfect baby. Maxie is feeling better after seeing it; everything has been put in perspective. They’ll be fine. His father can’t touch them.
Lulu thinks there’s an entrance to a tunnel in the room. They just have to find it. When they get out, she’ll send Nathan to Anna, which is probably where Faison went. Either way, he’ll get captured. Obrecht helps Lulu look.
Sonny tells Jason that he’s never seen Anna like that. Nothing ever fazed her, and now she’s two seconds away from losing her mind. He says it’s the same look his mom had when Deke would hit her. She’d hear the door open, and freeze. He couldn’t do anything then, but he can now. Anna isn’t going to be living in fear anymore.
Anna sees a cigarette butt outside her door. She picks it up.
Kim gives Felicia a sono picture. Felicia thanks her for taking good care of Maxie. Kim says she’s lucky to have such a good family.
Maxie insists the baby has Nathan’s nose. Nathan says no matter whose nose it has, the baby will be so loved. Nathan gets text has to go back to work, and Maxie gives him one of the pictures.
Obrecht tells Lulu the walls are as secure as Fort Knox. Lulu says there has to be an entrance somewhere. The gas starts to release.
Sonny tells Jason that when Anna turned back, what she said about calling the police wasn’t what she really wanted to say. What she wanted to say was, don’t miss.
Anna goes in, gun drawn. Faison has his gun on Finn. He says, hello, Anna. Lovely to see you.
Sonny tells Jason to line up the shot. Jason says he won’t miss.
Tomorrow, Kiki thanks Griff, Amy visits Maxie, and Faison tells Anna to drop the gun.
The Real Housewives of New Jersey – The Reunion Part Two
When we last left the reunion, Sylvia Miles Crypt-Keeper cock-a-roach Kim D joined the group. Kim tells Teresa, mess with her, and she’ll be back in jail, clink-clink. Teresa gets up, but thinks better of it, saying Kim is lucky she’s on probation. I don’t think I’ve ever used this word in regard to a Housewife or Friend of, but Kim D is repulsive. We flash back to Kim D’s highlights from this season, both on the scene and being talked about. Kim says Teresa wants to fist fight everybody, but Teresa says she wouldn’t give her the satisfaction.
Andy tells us that last season Dolores and Siggy were peacemakers, but not so much this season. They believe they did the right thing by walking in the fashion show, but claim they still defended Teresa. Teresa says they can see Kim’s track record. Kim says Teresa changes friends like underwear, but Dolores says they’ve been friends forever. Since Kim is totally wrong, she says that’s the way she sees it. The fashion show made a whole grand each for the two recipients of the event. Melissa thinks Kim got more out of it than they did, and Kim whines about having to pay for the dinner. Melissa hums circus music. She says Kim likes to stir the pot, and goes for the jugular and talking about people’s families. Kim admits to both pot stirring and going below the belt, and Melissa asks if she realizes she goes too far. She suggests Kim bring it down to a level where children aren’t hurt. Kim calls them all frauds. Teresa says if anyone would look at Kim’s W-2’s and 1099’s, it would be clink-clink for her too. Kim says she has two businesses, and Teresa says one of them is prostitution. Andy sure can pick ‘em.
Andy asks if Teresa is alleging she’s a madam, and Teresa says, yes, a magdum [sic]. Kim says she isn’t, but wouldn’t have a problem with it. Andy says he could kind of see it. Kim says Teresa steals from other people, and says something about Joe #2 that I don’t catch. Melissa tells her be gone, and Teresa says she’s dried up. Andy asks what’s up with Siggy. Siggy says Teresa has a right to be angry, but the county is small, and when you’re not getting along, it’s hurtful. Melissa says she can’t have her cake and eat it too. Andy asks Siggy how she’d feel if Kim said Michael was cheating. Siggy says she would be devastated, and hope the girls would have her back. Dolores says from now on, she doesn’t want to know anything. Kim swears she’s not a troublemaker, but thinks some of the things they say are evil. We almost say goodbye, but Teresa says Danielle didn’t get to say anything.
Danielle asks why Kim didn’t intervene at the fashion show a million years ago, when Danielle got her hair pulled? She asks if they were friends for real, or did Kim just want to get on the show? Kim says Danielle got uptight about things she should have let go, and that’s how the friendship ended. Kim leaves. Siggy talks about trying to set her up, but says Kim can’t get over her ex.
Siggy has two more books coming up; one about divorce, and another about bullying geared to children. The look on Margaret’s face is priceless. We flash back to Siggy’s world. Andy asks why she uses Michael’s last name when she talks about him – something I’ve been dying to know – but she just likes the sound of it. She talks about moving to Boca now that Josh is gone. She’s working less, and spending more time with Michael. Andy asks about the pellets, and she says she hasn’t had a hot flash in eight months and her sex life is great. She also encourages anyone with a credit card to have plastic surgery. Margaret says her advice is valid, but wishes she’d take some of it. Siggy says she practices what she preaches, but with Margaret, it’s a toxic situation. She claims Margaret doesn’t like her. Siggy asks how many lawsuits Margaret has going on, and acts like business bankruptcy is a big deal. Andy mentions the recent lawsuit where Margaret was accused of stealing a whale design. Margaret explains it’s common in her industry.
Andy mentions what great relationships the ladies have with their families. We see clips of Marge Sr., Teresa’s father, and the other parents. Margaret calls her mom a sex kitten. Andy suggests Marge Sr. hook up with Teresa’s dad, but Melissa says she’s way too modern for him. Teresa thinks he should find a rich woman to take care of him. Dina (from previous seasons) tweets that she loves Marge Sr. Dina’s home invasion is discussed. I’d forgotten about that. It was horrible. She’s lucky she’s not dead. Teresa says it’s still being investigated, and I get creeped out all over again.
The Franks are examined next. We flash back to Frank Sr. coming back home, and Frankie going off to college, as well as clips regarding Dolores’s absent boyfriend. Andy asks what’s going on with that. She says she and David are still together, and seeing how things go. A viewer questions her relationship with Frank. Andy asks if they’re getting back together, but she says they’re not apart. They are not, however, having sex.
Andy says while everyone else welcomed Danielle, Dolores thought she was back for revenge. We flash back to their altercations, including Dolores calling her a crazy scumbag, and accusing her of being on drugs. Dolores says she made up a story that Dolores said Teresa just cared about money, although Danielle remembers it vividly. She claims Dolores was basically bringing her up to speed, going through what was happening with each person. She says it wasn’t that big of a deal, but she thought Teresa needed to know what she’d said. Dolores asks why she would leave Siggy out. Well, because they’re joined at the hip. Danielle doesn’t think she had ill intentions.
Andy asks what proof Dolores has that Danielle is on drugs. She has none, but says Danielle seems off, and is maybe using Xanax or something. Danielle says she’s never done any such thing. She gets they don’t like her, but shut up and stop calling her names. Dolores immediately calls her a skank. Danielle tells her to STFU. Dolores also calls Danielle a professional victim, which is funny, since that seems to be Siggy’s role.
They take a break. and backstage, Danielle calls Dolores a piece of sh*t. Dolores says she loves to get Danielle “to that point.” Teresa tells Danielle it’s not true, so don’t even pay attention. Danielle calls Dolores a bully, and wants the camera off.
We move on to the Italy trip. Margaret says they sucked the life out of Italy, and she’s not sure if they’d be welcomed back. Melissa just wanted some authentic pasta and wine with the girls, but it didn’t happen. Next, we see how one comment changed a friendship forever, and stroll down Hitler Memory Lane, with Margaret using Hitler in an analogy, and Siggy deciding she must be anti-Semitic. Margaret says she was in shock. The comment was actually the opposite. She wasn’t calling Kim D “Hitler,” just making a point. She says it’s a common analogy, and she’s never had that problem before. Siggy said nothing at the time, and waited until they got to Italy to pull out her accusation. She says Kim D was assassinating Teresa and Melissa’s character, and she doesn’t just judge her friends by how they treat her, but also how they treat others. Siggy, who can barely sit in her seat, says she can’t do this. Andy asks if anyone knew what anti-Semitic meant. Everybody pretends they did, except for Teresa, who says nothing. Andy tries to ask Danielle a question, but Siggy won’t shut up. When Danielle points out she’s trying to answer, Siggy huffs and puffs, and says, oh, it’s her moment. Andy asks what was going on when she went nuts at dinner? Danielle says she hated seeing Margaret crying and upset. She’s not anti-Semitic, and has raised Jewish children. Margaret asks Andy what he thought, and he says he didn’t think the analogy was out of line. Siggy says her father said the name should never be spoken, and Margaret says she failed to mention Margaret had a Jewish husband and children, and even Siggy’s father thought she went too far. Siggy starts pointing her finger, and saying, shame on you. Margaret says Siggy wanted to hate her, and that was that; she’s sorry she made Siggy unhinged. Siggy says she’ll be going back to her fabulous life, and Margaret points out how she’s always talking about how much she has. Surprisingly, Andy jumps in, saying, he’s so on the other side with this. Not to take away from Siggy’s feelings, but he’d called his parents, who also didn’t think it was offensive. Siggy says the name should never be brought into casual conversation. End of story. It’s how she feels, and she doesn’t give a sh*t what anyone else feels. Alrighty then. At the beginning of the season, I thought, poor thing, she’s having a difficult menopause, but by the end, I realized she’s just insane.
Andy asks Danielle if she’s glad she came back. Shockingly, she says she is.
In the final moments, Andy wraps up season 8 with the rose and thorn thing; what’s the best and worst of the season for each of them. Dolores says the worst was her friendship with Teresa being questioned, and the best was that it didn’t break the friendship. Siggy says the pellets were the best, and fighting with Margaret was the worst. Margaret agrees that their fighting was the worst, and says she thinks it ruined everything for everybody. Andy wonders if that will ever change, or are they just not meant to be friends? Margaret says she puts things behind her quickly, but Siggy feels how she feels. Siggy says everything is timing, and she doesn’t bounce back quickly when she’s hurt. Andy thinks this means never say never, and says look at Teresa and Danielle. They’re friends, even thought it took eight years and “going away.” Our favorite jail euphemism. Siggy is visibly uncomfortable, and possibly embarrassed. I would be if practically everyone in the world told me I was wrong. Melissa says her thorn was watching the pain of the family when her mother-in-law passed away, and her rose was getting envy back on its feet all on her own. Teresa worst was losing her mom; she can’t believe she still standing. She says going away was nothing in comparison. She’d go twenty more times to have her back. It was the worst thing ever. I get seriously choked up, since I can understand her grief. She says the best part was watching her daughters. Since her mother’s been gone, there hasn’t even been a dish in the sink. She’s proud of them.
Andy says it was a long, but memorable season that started with a cake, so it’s only fitting they end with a cake. Melissa hopes no one throws it. It’s a replica of the one Siggy had made for Melissa’s birthday. They promise to eat like adults, but Teresa puts some on Andy’s face, and asks if she can lick it off. I’m not kidding. He nixes that idea, and says Joe #1 better come home soon.
And New Jersey is out.
Next time, The Real Housewives of New Jersey: Secrets Revealed
Kelly finds out Travis is dead. Lushion is like, Kelly… Tony Isaacs says let her talk. He asks if Lushion is her counsel, but he says just a friend. Tony tells him to go. Lushion tells Kelly that he’ll make some calls, and don’t say a word.
Tony asks what happened, but Kelly wants her lawyer. Tony says she’s going to jail then. She asks if she has to go to jail if she talks, and he says she can talk to him or her lawyer. She starts to talk about Travis being at the window, but thinks better of it. She tells Tony that her lawyer’s name is Ian, and he tells her they’re trying to help; they’re friends here. She asks if they’re the same friends who wouldn’t listen about him stalking her. She refuses to say anymore, and he tells her it makes her look guilty. Kelly says she knows her rights, and she wants her lawyer. Tony tells her in the meantime, she gets a jail cell. She freaks a little, and backs away.
Tony accuses Lushion of coaching Kelly. Lushion says she knows her rights, and Tony says she knows how to wield a knife too. Maybe he meant to say that, but I think Tony is confusing the cases. She shot Travis. She’s accused of stabbing Ramsay. Lushion says her lawyer is Ian, but tony says not anymore. Lushion says Tony has been known to lie, but Tony says he’s been known to interrogate. Lushion says Travis was bad news, but Tony says he read both of their reports and it doesn’t look good for Kelly. Lushion tells him to look closer; there’s more to it. Tony tells Lushion to let him help Kelly, but Lushion says he can’t, and asks what church he goes to. Tony says none, and Lushion asks what about his wife? Tony says Lushion has done his homework. She goes to Travis’s father’s church. He’s biased. Travis has been harassing Kelly and destroying her life. Tony says he needs her to tell him that. Lushion says she will when her lawyer gets there.
Brad sits on his porch. He strolls over near Randal’s house. Randal sticks his head out the window, and asks what he’s looking at? Brad says he’s on his side of the yard. Randal says he’ll call the cops, and Brad tells him to go ahead. They both go back to their respective corners. Inside, Brad tells Alex that she lied to him. She’s like, what? He repeats it. He says she was over there to see Randal. She says no, but Brad says that’s what Randal told him. Alex says she wasn’t and Brad knows Randal. Brad says she knows him; he’s just learning. Alex says he should believe her; she’s his wife. He says that didn’t mean anything in the past, and she tells him not to go there. Brad asks how Randal would know that he left, and Alex says maybe he looked through the window. Brad says he’s trying, and she says she’s telling the truth. The baby starts to cry, and she says she’s not doing it; it’s upsetting the baby. Brad asks who’s baby, and she asks if this is how it’s going to be. He says he doesn’t think he can do this. He knew it was going to be hard, but he might have to leave. Alex tells him that it’s confusing for the kids, but he doesn’t know if he can trust her given the circumstances. Alex says she didn’t go over there, but he admits he doesn’t believe her. He goes back outside, and we see the cute, albeit nameless, baby.
Esperanza asks if Lushion talked to Kelly. Stephen wants to make eyes at her, but asks Lushion how it’s going. Esperanza leaves, and Lushion says not so good; how about the two of them? Stephen acts , and Lushion laughs and asks if he’s going to lie. Last night he was eye-sexing at the crime site, all cool on his motorcycle, and now he’s not talking to her? Stephen asks if they took Kelly in, and Lushion says she’s in a cell. He asks if Stephen knows a lawyer; Ian backed out. Stephen says he’ll make some calls.
Esperanza comes back, and asks what’s going on with Kelly? Lushion says they arrested her; Travis died. He’s going to make some calls. Esperanza offers to help, but he says he has it. He leaves, and Stephen says, dinner? Esperanza says her friend just got arrested, and he’s asking her on a date? He asks if he’s being insensitive, and she says he’s being a pr*ck, and walks out. Eddie comes in, and Stephen says he doesn’t want to be what she already had.
Eddie says Stephen thinks he’s funny. Stephen thinks Esperanza likes him. Eddie thinks if he catches Stephen over at her place, he’s going to kick his ass. Stephen says Eddie is a crazy SOB, but so is he. Eddie says he has no idea. Stephen says Eddie’s crazy is fueled by cocaine and chaos; his is controlled. He asks if Eddie noticed the rest of the station looking at him funny. Last night, he was the toast in some guy’s toaster. Eddie tells Stephen to stay out of his face. Stephen says Eddie is funny; he thinks he scares him. He thinks he’s a tough guy. Eddie tells him, take a walk, but Stephen says he’s not going anywhere, and tells Eddie to get his ass out. Go to the station down the street. They don’t want him there anymore.
Marcie pulls into Brad’s driveway, and calls Ian. She’s got the contract, and he asks her to come by the office. She asks if Larry is going to be there, and he says no. She asks Brad why he’s sitting there, and he says he’s waiting on her. He asks about her car, and she’s getting a rental. It’s totaled, and they’re going to replace it. Brad calls Randal a bastard, but she says his insurance will go up too, since his name was on it. He says Randal was shouting at him about the baby. He apologizes for Alex, and says she shouldn’t have told him. Marcie tries to tell him it wasn’t Alex, but he says she’s sick of her lying. Marcie asks how he knows, and he says Randal told him. Marcie says don’t believe him. She asks what Alex said, and Brad tells her that Alex denied it, but who else could have told him? He’s thinking about leaving, and asks if it’s okay to come back to the apartment. Marcie says of course. She’s missed him, and says it was a mistake to throw him out. He says at least she didn’t tell Randal it was his child. Marcie says she fired the divorce lawyer; it’s a long story. Brad gets in the car with her.
Lushion calls Ian, and asks what’s going on? He thought Ian would be there helping Kelly. Ian says he can’t. His partner and boss was adamant. Lushion asks if he’s going to leave her hanging, and he says he texted a new lawyer’s number. Lushion says Kelly doesn’t get to have her phone in jail, and Ian says he’ll send it to Lushion. Lushion doesn’t like the idea, but Ian insists he’s good. He tells Lushion what he’s done for Kelly so far is pro bono. He says he’s sorry, but Lushion says he’s not. It’s sad and wrong, and a a good woman needs a good attorney. He asks if Ian will at least let her know personally, and Ian agrees, apologizing again.
Kelly paces in the cleanest, neatest cell ever. Esperanza comes by. Kelly says she needs her lawyer, but Esperanza says he’s not there. Lushion is handling it, and it will be okay. Kelly says he came all the way to see her at Natalie’s last night. Esperanza tells her that she’ll pick up Justice from school. Kelly worries she won’t get out, and says she’s not in the wrong. She knows she shouldn’t have shot him. Esperanza tells her not to talk about it in there, and don’t talk to the other prisoners about it. Kelly starts to freak, and Esperanza tells her to maintain her composure. Esperanza says he provoked her, and they’ll figure it out, but she has to calm down. This is also the quietest jail ever.
Marcie comes by Ian’s office. He tells her Larry is in court. She tells him the inspections are, and the closing date has been moved up. He says hopefully it will be done before his kids get there for the summer. He gives her the paperwork, saying it’s signed and notarized, and it’s all good. She says he made her life easier. He says now the hard part; have drinks and dinner with him. He won’t take no for an answer. She says she’ll text her address, and she’ll bring the keys. He says he already has them. Marcie says he didn’t need her, and could have saved the commission. He says some things are worth the investment. She says whatever he thinks he’s getting, she hopes it’s worth it. Marcie wants to jet before Larry gets back, but ugh! Larry comes in. Ian says they were just talking about him. He asks if they were cursing him out, and Marcie says, you’d better believe it. Larry apologizes, and says what if he gets Randal to sign the papers. Then she can fire him. He glides out, and Marcie says she can’t stand him, but she likes him. Ian says that’s how most of them feel.
Eddie asks Lushion if he’s good, and Lushion says he’s busy. Eddie knows Lushion didn’t have to do what he did, and thanks him. Lushion says, don’t mention it, but Eddie says he has to. Lushion is a good guy. Eddie says he called so many people, and Lushion is the only one who picked up. That’s funny, since I could have sworn he’d only called Esperanza, and even Lushion hung up twice before talking to him. Lushion asks where Andrew is, and Eddie says Rusty probably did something to him. Lushion says he doesn’t trust Eddie, or like him. He doesn’t trust what he says, and he was just doing his job. He doesn’t give a damn about him. Eddie asks what he’s putting in the report, and Lushion asks if that’s what this is really about. He’s writing what happened, and wouldn’t have to do that if Eddie hadn’t shot at them. He wouldn’t have done anything. What grown men do is their business. Eddie says he was in the backyard, and they drugged him. He says maybe they had a laugh, but everyone knows who has the last word around there. Lushion tells him that Larry is well-connected, and to leave them alone. Eddie says all the more reason to take his ass out. Lushion says not to call him; he won’t be a part of Eddie’s crimes. Eddie says he’s not committing crimes; he’s trying to take out the cartel. They’ll have to agree to disagree, but he thanks Lushion from the bottom of his heart. He shakes Lushion’s hand, and Lushion asks where Andrew is. Eddie says there will be a time Lushion needs him, and he can count on Eddie. He’ll be there.
Larry goes to Randal’s house. Randal says he fired him, but Larry says he needs to sign the lawsuit papers. And something else; the divorce papers. Randal says he’s not doing that. Larry says he will if he wants to sue, but Randal says he’ll find another lawyer. Larry says he’ll do it for free. Randal thinks Larry feels guilty about letting it slip that Marcie is pregnant. Larry says he can make Brad’s life miserable, and Randal wonders why he wants it so bad. Larry asks why Randal doesn’t want to let it go? Randal says he just doesn’t. Larry says he wants the last bit of control, but Randal says it’s not about control. He wants her to suffer. Now that she’s pregnant, he wants her stressed the hell out. Larry says he’s not suing Brad, and calls Randal a piece of work. Randal says he is, and Larry loves it. Larry says just because he loves pain and suffering, doesn’t mean he likes to beg. He tells Randal to sign the lawsuit papers. Randal looks them over, and signs them. They shake hands. Larry jokingly (I think) says, love you, on his way out the door.
Larry gets in his car. He calls the office, leaving a message that he’s sending over some documents. Eddie pops up from the backseat, and holds a gun to Larry’s head. Larry asks what he wants, and Eddie tells him to drive.
Next time, Travis’s family holds a press conference, Esperanza apologizes to Lushion, Eddie beats up Larry, and Alex slaps Randal.
👯 What is up with these reboots of 90s sitcoms all of a sudden? Have we run out of ideas?
Faison & The Severed Branch
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January 23, 2018 – He’s Ba-a-ack, Candace Turns the Wrong Trick, Teddi Gives Thanks & Some Random TV Thoughts
At the MetroCourt, Ned tells Laura that he hates to see her drop out of the race. Lulu says at least he doesn’t have to write a concession speech now. Ned tells Olivia that her husband is going to be the next mayor of Port Charles.
Alexis and Molly go to Charlie’s. Julian asks how TJ and Kiki did on their exams. Molly says they probably did great. Alexis says it’s even more impressive, considering TJ had to suffer through their apartment building’s conditions. Molly thinks Alexis should pick up the torch from Laura, and run for mayor. Julian thinks it’s a great idea.
Anna talks to Robert, making sure the emails from PK Sinclair will be rerouted to her, and Sonny won’t know. She goes to the station interrogation room. Dante and Nathan are dressed in their blues, since they’re going out to help with the protests on Charles Street. Nathan is tacking up pictures of all the people Faison might target. He tells Anna he’s still trying to wrap his head around Faison being his father. She says if it’s any consolation, there’s no resemblance. Dante says they’re waiting for him to make the first move, but wonders where he’ll strike next and who’s his next target.
At Aurora, Lulu tells Peter she knows she’s supposed to go through the proper channels, but her article went viral, and now she’s being lobbed softballs like covering the cat show. She wants to pitch directly to him. She says if she’s right, Faison is hiding on Spoon Island.
Finally, we see him. Faison tells Obrecht to shut up. He says they’re on the island, and she can scream as much as she wants, but no one will hear. I swear, it looks like he’s trying not to laugh, and I’m so excited, I can barely type.
At the MetroCourt, Jordan tells TJ sorry that she’s working so much, but it will help with his med school bills. TJ says he’s going to pay his own way, but Jordan says they’ll see what he says once he gets the bill. She tells him that she called for special deployment to supervise the protest. He asks what about the power outage and the fake gas leak. She says if she finds that it’s harassment, the law will come down on them like a ton of bricks. Ned and Olivia approach. Ned makes small talk, and says he’ll put their brunch on his tab. Jordan says no thanks. It’s not appropriate for her to accept a gift from a candidate. She and TJ leave. Olivia says that was smart of Jordan. Ned says he’s not the enemy. Once he takes office, he’ll be the mayor the city needs.
Molly can’t believe it, but she and Julian are on the same page. Alexis says she can’t hear her over the Seven Seals of the Apocalypse opening at the same time. She tells them that she’s a lawyer, not a politician. Julian and Molly try to talk her into it. Molly points out that Ned’s wife is the poster child for the public breastfeeding case that Alexis won. Alexis repeats General Sherman’s words, saying if nominated, she will not run, and if elected, she will not serve. Julian says they’re at war, and the neighborhood is fighting for its life.
Lulu tells Peter that she used to live at Windemere, and there are many places to hide, like secret passageways and catacombs. Her brother owned it most of her life, and she spent a lot of time there, and knows a lot of them. Peter asks what if Faison is still there? Lulu says not only can they take down a psychopath, it will boost the publication into the stratosphere.
Faison tells Obrecht she lied to him, and not to make it worse. All the years she claimed to worship him, she never said she’d had his son. She says she thought it best, and he tells her, no more lies. He asks why she thinks he brought her out here? She says he must have found her at Anna’s house, but he doesn’t want to talk about Anna. She’s dead to him.
Anna says Faison has the uncanny ability to anticipate what others thinking, and is always one step ahead. Nathan says the only reason he did the article was to draw him out. Dante looks at the photos, saying Obrecht kept him a secret, he’s still obsessed with Anna, and he orchestrated the memory switch between Jason and Drew, but they don’t know why. Anna says there should be another person there. They have no photo or description, but there’s one other person he’s targeting. Jordan has walked in, and asks, who? Anna says his other son.
Julian says he might have a terrible reputation, but he’s a legit small businessman now. These are his streets, and the people are his customers. Keeping them in their homes isn’t just the right thing; it’s good for business. TJ comes in and tells them that the apartment building has been padlocked, and the property condemned. Alexis says they should have received a notice from the Board of Health. TJ says all their stuff is still in there, and Molly says some of it can be replaced, but what about their gifts and mementos? TJ says it’s not like they’re homeless, but what about the other people? Julian says they’re going to lose their homes unless someone fights for them.
Peter tells Lulu that she has an editor. Lulu says her editor thinks the piece on Nathan was a fluke. Peter says anyone can write about a criminal and make it exciting, not so much a cat show. Lulu says he needs to tell her editor that he has faith in her, and do it before Faison claims another victim. She says Valentin is out of town, and it’s the perfect time. Peter says the police call that trespassing, and breaking and entering. Lulu tells him that she and Valentin share a daughter, and he asks if it was a wild, drunk night. She says it’s a long, complicated story, but if Charlotte left something there, she’d just be being a good mom to go looking for it. While she’s there, she could be compelled to explore. He tells her that Faison didn’t become the most wanted by being stupid. Lulu says the cops will be the ones to bust him, but they have to find him first. Maybe he left a trail of breadcrumbs, and with permission, she can follow them.
Obrecht doesn’t believe Anna is dead to Faison, and says Anna despises him. He must realize she’ll turn him in. Even now, Obrecht would do anything for him. He tells her to give him back the years he never had with his son. She says she misspoke. She can give him anything but that. He tells her to either help him or he’ll kill her. She tells him to go ahead, but leave Nathan alone. He wants to know about his son, and she says he’s nothing like either of them; he’s good.
Nathan says he has a brother? Anna says a half-brother according to Obrecht. His name is Heinrich. Obrecht came over super drunk and talkative. Jordan asks why Anna didn’t tell her, but Anna says she needed it confirmed. She just talked to Sonny, who discovered an unfinished novel about a son obsessed with destroying his father. They think Heinrich wrote it using the penname of PK Sinclair. Nathan puts a blank page up alongside the photos, saying, my brother.
Outside Charlie’s, Ned tells Olivia that he doesn’t want to scrounge for votes today. She says even if no one showed up at the polls, he’d still win. He thanks her for being beside him, but she says if she disagrees with anything or thinks he’s being an ass, she’ll let him know. She tells him to turn on the charm, and convince the doubters. They go into Charlie’s. Julian asks if “Ted” would like a table for two outside. Alexis says the last time Ned was there, it got testy. He promised a clean campaign before getting sidetracked, and Ned says he comes in peace. Since Laura is out, he’s the de facto mayor, and as such, he’d like to rise above their petty differences. Measure A is still on the ballot, and he’d like to form a special commission to oversee the Charles Street development. He’d also like Alexis to chair it.
Faison ties up Obrecht. She tells him that Nathan is a detective, and it’s his job to arrest him; he has no other choice. She begs him to do what he wants with her, but leave Nathan alone. He says he already did what he wanted with her, and because of it, they have a son. When he gets what he wants, he won’t need her anymore. He tells her to sit tight and relax.
Nathan tells Anna that his mother is a control freak; she never gets sloppy drunk. Why would she come to Anna? Anna says she’s terrified of Faison. Jordan tells them she caused a ruckus, and the neighbors called the police, but by the time she got there, Obrecht was gone. Nathan asks how they know she’s okay, and Anna tells him that she got a text. Dante asks how his father got involved. Anna says the situation isn’t ideal, but Sonny wants to be involved. Jordan asks how that’s going, and Anna says she’s working with him, and they’ll leave it at that. Anna leaves, and Dante asks if Jordan bought that. She says, not one bit.
Peter says Lulu has a nose for news, and a lot of guts, even when sane people are saying to drop it. She asks if that’s what he’s going to tell her editor. Peter says her editor gives her the assignments, but what she does on her own time is her business. Whatever she chooses to do, be careful. His phone rings, and he tells her to promise she’s not going to do anything crazy. She smiles, and leaves. It’s Anna on the phone, and Peter asks how he can help her. She says she realizes they haven’t met, but would like a minute of his time.
Alexis wonders why Ned doesn’t campaign to preserve the area, rather than knocking it down. Ned says it’s an area in progress, and thinks it will benefit he city. Molly says they were locked out due to a gas leak that’s not real, and they’re not going down without a fight. Olivia says maybe they don’t need one. Alexis appreciates his offer, but she can’t consider it unless he discusses the elephant in the room. The giant elephant that covers 90,000 square feet when the arena gets built. She asks if he thought he was going to slip it past the voters without them noticing.
Nathan calls Obrecht and leaves a message. Jordan thinks she’s probably still sleeping it off. Dante says no one has seen anyone matching Faison’s description, but Jordan says he can change his appearance. Nathan wonders what if he never left Port Charles?
Peter says it’s an honor to meet Anna; she has quite a reputation in Port Charles. Anna says Nathan gave the interview in hopes of drawing Faison out. He hasn’t taken the bait, and wonders if Peter would be interested in a follow up story. He asks how she knows they’re not working on one already. She says what about a piece, stating an unnamed WSB source claims Faison is locked in a life and death fight with his son? Peter says he and Nathan have never met, but Anna isn’t talking about Nathan. She says another son is out there. He asks how she knows that, but she says it’s classified. He wonders how the article would flush Faison out, and she tells him they’ll include a clue leading to the son’s location. Peter says they’ll basically be writing something false to lure him in. Anna thinks just this once, it would be fine, but he says that’s where the trouble starts. He knows about justice, but also about ethics, and he’s not compromising for her or anyone.
Obrecht struggles against her bonds. Lulu walks in. Once again using a Star Trek transporter to get there.
Alexis wonders how Ned thought he could sneak something large enough to hold a hockey team past the voters, who will be footing the bill. Ned says corporate naming rights will help with the cost, but she says the taxpayers won’t see a penny. Running it will also cost money, and venues are known for skipping on utility bills. Clearly, someone is needed to speak for the people. Ned tells her that their voices will be heard, and she wonders how, over wrecking balls and jackhammers? Ned says they’re not looking to get rich; he can afford to do what’s right. Some things are coming down, but good things are going up. Life and progress are about change. They’ll thrive, and people and businesses will have a Charles Street they can be proud of. Alexis says they’re already proud of it . They want it restored and revitalized, not redeveloped. He tells her that unless she chairs the committee, it will be a done deal, but she says, no.
Anna tells Peter there’s nothing fake about the story. Faison does have another son; it’s a fact. That the son is determined to bring him down is also a fact. Peter says he needs proof to protect the paper. She says it’s not like they’re going to get sued for slander, but he says he wouldn’t be surprised. Actually, neither would I. He needs to verify that they’re doing the right thing. Anna says public safety is more important than the paper’s integrity. They’ll be held up as heroes. Peter says, and no one will believe anything else they say. She thought he wanted to help, and he says if he gets verifiable information, they’ll jump on it. She says it’s about shedding the light on truth using deception. They’ll be deceiving a dangerous criminal. They get their man, he gets his scoop, everybody wins except Faison. Peter tells her he’s not compromising the integrity of the paper. She asks what about Drew, who lost all of his memories? He’s the co-owner of Aurora. Peter says if she wants to go above his head, that’s fine, but in the meantime, he’s running the company to the best of his ability. Anna doesn’t believe he really wants to help, and asks why? He doesn’t know what she means, and tells her good day. When she’s gone, he ponders. Rumor has it, he’s the other son.
Nathan tells Dante he has a father from hell, and a brother who’s a chip off the old block. Dante says he hates Faison; how bad can he be? Jordan tells Nathan that she has round the clock surveillance on Maxie. Dante says Lulu has done her first and last story on Faison.
Obrecht tells Lulu to hurry; he could be back at any moment. Lulu says the knots are complicated, and Obrecht tells her to find something sharp to cut them. She can’t find anything, and decides to call Dante. Too late. Faison takes the phone out of her hand. He says if she wants a story, she’s got one
Ned tells Alexis sorry they don’t see eye to eye, and she says he sounds like a politician. He says opinions and suggestions are always welcome. She tells him it’s not a suggestion; it’s a political platform. He asks whose? He’s running unopposed. She says, not anymore. She’s officially running for mayor.
Anna sees an email from PK Sinclair. It says, ready to meet tonight.
Nathan leaves another message for Obrecht, saying he’s worried and to text him. He needs to know she’s okay. Jordan says Faison has evaded capture for years, and has to know they’re looking for him. Whatever brought him to Port Charles, he’s not leaving empty handed.
Faison tells Lulu thanks for the article, and Obrecht says, see what hell she unleashed? He tells Lulu that she should have stayed out of it. Now what is he supposed to do with her?
Tomorrow, unless I have a heart attack from all the excitement, Maxie asks what’s wrong, Felicia wants Finn to tell Anna that he loves her, and Anna asks Sonny for a favor.
Hanna says Benny doesn’t learn. He tells her that Veronica was in an accident. She says that doesn’t explain why he was holding the snake by the tail, and tells him to stay away. She wonders why he won’t listen. She says they just buried the baby, and she’s not burying him. She asks if he’s still sleeping with her, but he swears he’s not. She says Veronica is dangerous. He says he and Mitch just happened to be there and asks why she’s at the hospital. She tells him that she had to go to the morgue for Quincy Jr’s things, and shows him the letter. God please help grandma to stop yelling at mommy and help mommy to be a better person and take care of me. Hanna asks where Candace is, and Benny says the Artisian. Hanna wants to show it to her, but Benny says she’s not in a good place. Hanna says she never is. He asks her to think about it, but she says she’s not thinking about anything, and to leave Veronica alone. She never actually says Veronica’s name, but calls her “that woman.”
Hanna asks Benny what room she’s in, but he doesn’t want to say. He tells her if things get bad, Veronica can help him. She says Veronica won’t help anyone but herself. She’ll bury him, and not think twice. She doesn’t get why he won’t listen. The nurse comes out, and says Veronica is asking for him, but he says he’s busy. Hanna asks what’s going on. He says Veronica just needs somebody, and Hanna suggests she ask for her husband, but remembers he won’t have anything to do with her either. Mitch asks if Benny is leaving, and Hanna says he is. Mitch says he’ll catch up with Benny later.
At the Artisian’s bar, man asks if he can buy Candace a drink, and she compliments his watch. She orders a drink, and asks him to hand over his credit card to the bartender. She asks what he wants, and he says to be nice to a beautiful young lady. She says time is money, and he’s like, oh, okay. He says a beautiful woman like her sitting alone at a bar says a lot. She asks what it says, and he tells her that she’s working. She tells him it says she’s expensive. She asks what he does, and he tells her that he’s a truck driver, but she doesn’t buy it. He asks what she does, and she says make men like him very happy. She says to meet her in an hour or get lost. He calls her a mean one. She tells him to call his wife and say good night, since he’ll be busy, and he says yes ma’am.
Charles and Landon have a drink in the hotel room. Landon says Charles will make a lot of money when he gets out of office with book deals and speaking engagements. His popularity is off the charts already. They toast to the voters. Charles gets another drink, and calls Landon a lightweight when he doesn’t want one. Landon asks about the Army. Charles didn’t see combat, but he learned discipline. He needed to change his life, and get away from a girl. Landon says he probably has a crazy effect on all women. They’re all over him, and they all want to be the First Lady. Charles says he’s not into any of them, and doesn’t like to mix business with pleasure. Landon says he doesn’t do it, but it could be okay with someone with as much to lose who could keep secrets. Charles says don’t let him find out he’s running around with one of these women, and Landon says he’ll never have to worry about that. Charles decides to turn in. Landon watches as he takes off his shirt and flops on the bed.
The DA calls for Jeffrey, who’s taken out of lockup and brought to the interrogation room. George introduces himself. He wants to chat about Jeffrey’s case. Jeffrey says he wants a lawyer, and he’s not talking. George says he’s just curious why his mother would give him up like a tossed salad. Jeffrey isn’t saying anything, except that his dad is his lawyer. George tells him that his mother said it was her, but Jeffrey says she lied. George wonders if she’s getting back at him for telling Jennifer he’d testify. He asks if Jeffrey knows Judge Marsh. When he says no, George says he knows her husband, and asks if he isn’t sleeping with him. Jeffrey wants his lawyer. George says his mother was in an accident. Jeffrey asks if she’s okay, but George doesn’t know. She was in a car that flipped over, along with his fiancé. George asks if his fiancé knows he’s having an affair. Veronica seemed excited about it, but he told Jennifer he was gay, and she was making him live a lie. George asks why his lawyer’s not there? Jeffrey says he called, but doesn’t know. George says they’ll give him another phone call, and lets him go back.
Erica compliments David on the dinner. He says sorry it was on the floor, but she thinks it was romantic. They talk about furniture, and he asks if she’ll help him decorate. She says what if they get to know each other and find out they don’t really care for one another? He thinks they’re past that, and it’s not going to happen. She thinks she should just leave, but he says, and go where? She doesn’t know. Wherever she goes, he’ll find her. Her sister is the only family she has. He tells her to stay there with him. She agrees, and they toast to themselves. He kisses her. He’s going back to his condo to get his furniture, and tells her to stay there. She tells him the police are at the front door.
It’s Justin, who tells David that his son told him to get in touch, since his calls were going to voicemail. Jeffrey needs his help. He’s in jail because Veronica had him arrested for Quincy’s murder. David thanks him, and goes back inside. He asks Erica if she’s okay; she’s shaking. She says her ex is an officer. David says it was about his son, and he has to take care of something. He’ll leave her the keys and call her when he’s on the way back. Outside, he leaves a message for Veronica, telling her she went too far this time, and answer the damn phone.
Justin’s phone rings. It’s Wyatt calling Jeffrey’s phone. Wyatt asks if it’s that damn cop, and says to put Jeffrey on the phone. Justin tells him to stop calling, and Wyatt says the jealous thing is ridiculous. Justin says call Jeffrey again, and he’ll bash Wyatt’s head in. Justin hangs up, and Wyatt calls again. He asks who Justin thinks he is, and Justin says he’s coming over to show him. Wyatt calls back a third time, and gets voicemail. Wyatt leaves a message asking where Jeffrey is, and why that thing is answering his phone.
Derek arrives at Kathryn’s house. He tells her that she doesn’t owe him anything for Hanna’s sink; there was a loose ring causing the clog. She has a couple of small jobs for him, and asks if he met Hanna. He wonders what she wants, and realizes she’s playing matchmaker, but Kathryn insists she’s not. He asks if she created the clog in the sink. She ignores that, and asks what he thought. Derek says Hanna seems like a nice lady. She wants to give him Hanna’s number, but Derek says to give Hanna his number. Kathryn says Hanna is a traditional southern woman, and he has to go after her. He says between her and Veronica, he doesn’t know what to do; Veronica also keeps trying to hook him up. Kathryn tells him not to listen, and Derek tells her about the accident.
At the hospital, the doctor tells Melissa all the tests look good. He asks when she last had a checkup, but she doesn’t know. He thinks they should make sure the baby is okay, but she says she’s fine and doesn’t want any tests; she doesn’t give a damn about the baby. She wants to know where that bitch is, and is disappointed to find out Veronica is going to recover. The doctor seems kind of shocked at the way she’s talking, but geez, you’d think he’d be just a little more concerned.
Bartender Rocky asks if Candace wants another drink, and she says she does. He asks if she’s had a hard day, and she tells him to pour the damn drink, so I guess that’s an affirmative. He tells her careful. He heard people talking, and there’s a guy who looks like vice. She asks about new girl, checking out a young woman at one of the tables. Rocky says she’s doing well, and Candace asks if he got his cut, telling him you always pay the house. He asks when that started, and she says now; she’ll talk to her.
A dude comes up to Candace, introducing himself as Leonardo. She says he’s vice; she can smell them. He asks if she’s a working girl, and she says she’s a college student. He asks why whores come to nice places, and not keep in their lane. She says she’s studying law, and if he doesn’t stop bothering her, he’ll be fired, and to get away with his cheap-ass aftershave. He moves on to new girl. Candace tells Rocky that he’d better warn her, but on second thought, don’t. See how it plays out.
Melissa goes to Veronica’s hospital room. She sits on the bed, and tells Veronica she looks bad. We should all look this bad. She looks maybe a little bit tired. Veronica says Melissa tried to kill her, and Melissa says she tried to kill the both of them. Veronica says she’s crazy as hell, and Melissa says, that makes two of us. Veronica says she’s not taking care of Melissa’s mother anymore; she’ll be starving and hungry. Melissa doesn’t give a damn. She says Veronica doesn’t get it. She’s a crazy-ass girl who’s out of control; she has a rebel streak a mile long. Her dad died, and she didn’t get to say goodbye, and it’s now Veronica’s problem. Veronica says people die, and it’s a good thing Melissa is having her grandchild. It’s the only thing keeping Veronica off her ass. She asks why Melissa is there. Melissa says she needs money, and starts digging in Veronica’s purse. Veronica asks if she’s lost her mind, and Melissa asks if she just figured it out. She calls Veronica a bitch, and screams as she leaves the room. That was interesting, and I wonder if the director (does Tyler Perry direct these too?) just let her have at it.
Veronica calls the courthouse, and leaves a message for one of the judges. She says her daughter-in-law is unstable. She needs to have her committed, at least until the baby is born. After she’s finished, she says the dumb bitch doesn’t even know when she’s being set up.
In his office, George talks to Sarah. He says they have Jennifer’s body with the note pointing to the Cryers; their son Wyatt says they did it; and Jeffrey is going down for Quincy’s murder after Veronica gave him up. He states the obvious, saying it’s one messed up family. He still wants more information; enough for an indictment. Veronica is such a snake, he wants to make sure all the T’s are crossed, and the case is solid, so she can’t wiggle out. Sarah wonders what more he could want, but he says they’re dealing with the Cryers, the Harringtons, and lost money. He needs some DNA. Presenting a dysfunctional family at each other’s throats won’t work; he needs something solid. Sarah says they’re working on it.
Out in the hallway, Oscar comes up to Sarah, and hands her a phone, saying it’s for her. It’s Jim, but she pretends not to know who he is. He says he needs her at a hotel room at lunchtime. She tells him it’s not possible, but he says, sure it is. He thinks she’d better get her ass there, and hangs up. Oscar asks if the call was unpleasant. As he walks away, he says if he was her, he’d be there.
There’s a knock at Candace’s door. It’s Benny and Hanna, but she doesn’t want to see them. She doesn’t want to hear anything Hanna has to say. Hanna asks, not even from her own baby? and gives her the letter. Candace reads it, and Hanna says the baby knew this needed to be fixed. Candace says there’s nothing to fix; she let them kill her son. Hanna says, no, she didn’t. Candace says she doesn’t have time for this; she’s busy turning tricks. Hanna asks what it’s going to take, and Candace says, her dying. Hanna says the Bible says we should forgive, and Candace calls her the perfect saint. Hanna tells Candace that she never said that, but she’s wondering where all this anger came from; she doesn’t understand. Hanna says she’s sorry. She’s prayed, stopped praying, and doesn’t know what else to do. Candace doesn’t care. Benny says he’s not doing this anymore. He tells Candace that their mom has a nice house with plenty of room. Candace tells Hanna not to worry about her stepping into the house Hanna’s “massa” got her. Hanna hoped the letter would shake up something, but guesses there’s nothing. Candace wonders how the bullets missed Hanna. Hanna begged her for Quincy, and he would have been safe in foster care; he’d be alive. She says it’s just as much Benny’s fault, and to get out. Benny says War wasn’t after him. Hanna says that Candace has to make it the way she wants it, and to let it go; she’s hurting. Candace says Hanna knows nothing about her and to get out. There’s a knock at the door, and the truck driver (or not) comes in. He thinks he has the wrong room, and Candace says they need to go.
Hanna says Candace has to let truck driver dude go. He’s her father.
Next time, Kathryn continues to play matchmaker, Justin attacks Wyatt, and Hanna tells Candace she was an unwanted baby.
LVP arrives at Vanderpump Dogs. She meets Peanut who came from a hoarder. She’s incredibly tiny, and I want her. They also have her sister. LVP thinks having the puppies come in feeds her addiction. She says Ken is going to want this one. He’s very attached to Giggy, and wants him cloned. It costs fifty grand, and LVP isn’t too sure. She thinks of what the money could do for the rescue. In her interview, she says he’s never talked about cloning her. They discuss the lawsuit. They were going to merge with another rescue center, and Ken thought they should withdraw. He had given them $40K, and now the woman is suing, saying Ken reneged on the partnership. Ohh, Peanut is sleeping half inside Ken’s shirt. LVP thinks Ken needs to be more stringent and careful.
Teddi visits her esthetician, Josh. She’s not into shopping, but likes a facial. She’s a fan of Botox, but has steered clear of fillers until now. She tells Josh about the Vegas trip, and thinks bringing Josh over is an appropriate thank you gift. She says they don’t have a lot in common, but they’re all concerned with their appearance.
Kyle is hands-on with American Woman, and we see clips of her involvement with the show. She says they film in the same lot that she and Kim grew up on. Kyle gets choked up watching an episode. She says as a child, her mom hid her vulnerability, but she can see it with an adult perspective now. She feels her sisters don’t understand the project, because it’s “inspired by” not “based on” their life. If she wanted something new as a kid, her mother would tell her to get a job and work for it. That’s how my father was. True story. The summer before my senior year of high school, my boyfriend was in NYC attending summer acting school. I wanted to visit, and my father was like, no way. I argued that I couldn’t do anything there that I couldn’t have done already where I was, since I was home alone while my dad was at work. He saw the logic in this, but told me although he’d pay for the plane ticket, I had to pay for the rest. That was fair.
Dorit asks Erika to come along to shop for PK’s birthday gift. Erika is glad they’ve put their differences behind them. The shopping trip is a chance to communicate without outside influences. They discuss men acting like infants when they get hurt. The rich – they’re just like us! Dorit goes to a Pagani dealership, but neither one of them know anything about these cars. The dealer tells her there are only thirty of them and the car is three million. Erika says Mr. Gerardi would have a problem with that. They take it for a test drive with Erika driving. She thinks it’s like driving a spaceship. It blows away her Lamborghini, and she’s like Little Sisters of the Poor in comparison. Dorit says if she buys this, PK won’t be thinking about the car, but taking her to an insane asylum for spending so much.
LisaR puts heavy cream in Harry’s tea, and it curdles. Harry says there’s a reason he does the cooking. He’s doing three different projects. LisaR gives Harry credit for turning down roles when the kids were small, so he could be there with them. Harry thinks Delilah going to NYC before she has things lined up, gives her too much leeway, so he doesn’t want her going before classes start at NYU. LisaR thinks the kids have to learn the hard way, and that sometimes you have to get your heart broken. Harry says his mind goes to scary things, but LisaR says she has a bubble of white light around them. He says he feels so much better now, and asks if creeps bounce off the bubbles. He wonders if maybe they could sell them.
Little dogs! Peanut! I want her! Kyle brings Portia and her friend, Elle, to Vanderpump Dogs, along with one of her dogs, Storm. One of the groomers has called in sick, so LVP pretends she forgot to tell Kyle. In her interview, LVP says she just likes to mess with Kyle, and they’re going to groom the dog themselves. Storm is not liking the bath one bit, and I can identify with this, since my Juliet screams like a banshee. It takes both of them to lift him onto the grooming table for drying, and LVP attacks Kyle with the hair dryer. Afterward, Kyle tells LVP that she got Storm from the rescue they were almost involved with. She says something like that is bound to happen when you own multiple businesses. LVP says it takes its toll, but she wonders how Ken is doing. She says it’s out for public consumption. She wonders why Teddi is so upset with Dorit, and we flash back to Lategate. Kyle says it was an argument over time that became something else, and does a wonderful impression of Dorit.
Teddi calls Dorit, and asks her to come early, before everyone else, so they can chat. In her interview, Dorit acts like an idiot about having to come a whole fifteen minutes earlier.
Teddi and her party planner, Jaime, grew up riding horses together. Teddi isn’t big on entertaining, but gets OCD when she has an event. Dorit manages to get there early. She says bright and early, but it’s just after four pm. They both get a drink. Dorit wonders why she got her rosé in a champagne glass. She tells Teddi that she’s not letting anyone touch her face. In her interview, Teddi says she was good with that ahead of time, and even mentioned it on the invite. She tells Dorit she didn’t really care that she was so late, and they immediately disagree on the time they were supposed to meet. Teddi tells Dorit that she’s never wrong about time; she’s an accountability coach. Dorit asks if she really thinks she would lie, but Teddi doesn’t know. She’s defending herself for something she didn’t do wrong, and talking about it to someone who isn’t involved. Dorit wonders how she got to be the villain. Teddi says it was obviously a miscommunication, and Dorit thinks she’s overreacting. Teddi says Dorit put her in the position of having a conversation with another woman about her. Dorit asks why Teddi didn’t talk to her, and if she’s talked to the others. Teddi says she did, and Dorit wonders what she did wrong. Teddi says she also hurt another girl’s feelings, and brings up Camille. Teddi realizes she’s not getting anywhere, and says, fine, let it go. Dorit says she’s changing her glass. I think the problem with Dorit is that she’s just plain rude.
LisaR says she’s always up for a spa day, and she needs a fluff and puff. Dorit brings up the glass again. LisaR understands the glass differences, but doesn’t give a sh*t about them. Dorit tells them she’s planning a 50th birthday surprise party for PK, and she’s thinking old school, Frank Sinatra. PK has never had anyone plan a party for him. She has family and friends flying in. His family lives in London, and she feels like there couldn’t be anything better. It’s also black tie. Teddi doesn’t focus on aesthetics, and is uncomfortable about being out of her element. LVP joins them.
LVP says she heard about LisaR mentioning her husband. LisaR says she read about it, and wondered how they were doing. LisaR insists it was nothing malicious, although it didn’t seem that way to me. In her interview, LisaR says it’s all over TMZ, so you’d better believe she’s talking about it. Not malicious? She’s so full of it.
Kyle and Erika round out the group. Erika tells us that Tom has never been at home this much during the entire time they’ve been together. She needed an escape. Dorit pounces on Kyle about the time thing, and it’s like she’s watching a ping-pong match between Dorit and Teddi.
Camille arrives. Dorit says this is the most childish conversation ever, and Teddi says drop it, and gets on the table for a procedure. In her interview, she says her glam circle is more like a circle of death. Dorit tells LVP that Teddi claims Camille was offended by what she’d said. Erika says she left the house to get some peace, but instead of a glam circle, she entered a hen circle. Everyone gets various treatments done. In her interview, LVP says if poking fun at LisaR were a sport, she’d get a gold medal. There’s also a station with flowers and terrariums and crystals. I don’t know what that’s about, but it looks really cool. I love terrariums.
Dorit thinks it’s funny to bug Camille during her treatment. Camille tells her that the c-word is harsh, because she’s too stupid to know this. Camille also wasn’t happy with her strap-on comments. Dorit says it came out of nowhere, and if her actions caused Camille hurt, she apologizes. In her interview, Camille is sure she’s sincere, but it would take a lot to trust her. They hug, and say they’ll do lunch.
Next time, LVP discusses Teddi with Dorit, PK’s party happens along with Boy George, and Dorit calls Teddi a psycho.
🍁 Since there was a block of time between shows, I saw Stripped. It was day six, so I figured they’d at least be somewhat clothed, and I wouldn’t have to see what I didn’t want to, even if it was blurred. I thought it was a rip-off. From what I understood, the participants started off with nothing, and each day they were allowed to reclaim one item, be it a fork or pants. The two guys I saw were totally dressed, including one wearing a baseball cap, and they kept going out to dinner with friends who paid for everything. There was an interesting moment at the end where they grilled some food, and used palm fronds as plates, along with twig utensils, but on the whole, this show was nothing like I thought. And I call cheating.
💃 I’ve also kind of been watching I Am Jazz, but I feel the same way I do about Sister Wives. I like the people a lot, and there’s the dynamic of living outside the norm, but it’s just day to day stuff. My neighbors are probably more interesting. Well, maybe not my neighbors, but somebody’s.
😵 I re-watched Vanderpump Rules. Jax’s face at the end, when he sees Brittany’s mother has come to visit, is worth the whole hour.
A Pagani Car
January 22, 2017 – A Disagreement Between Sonny and Anna, Pride Day at SUR, Summer House Returns & It’s Suppertime
Jason ponders on the footbridge, and flashes back to New Year’s Eve with Sam.
Sam looks out on her balcony, and flashes back to talking to Jason on the docks, and telling him that she loves Drew. Molly and Alexis arrive. Alexis asks if she’s ready to get married.
Curtis and Jordan join Drew. Curtis says the justice of the peace should be there soon, and to enjoy his last single moments. He’s getting ready to be married for real this time.
Carly tells Bobbie that she should have given Josslyn more credit. Bobbie says sometimes it feels good to be wrong. Carly is relieved about Josslyn, but says too bad she can’t say the same for Michael.
Michael meets Nelle at the hospital, but missed the prenatal appointment, but Nelle shows him the sonogram; the first picture of their baby.
Sonny tells Anna that Faison knows Heinrich is gunning for him. They have to use Heinrich as bait. Anna says they can’t exploit him like that. if Sonny orchestrates a meeting, he’ll start a war, and they don’t know who will get caught in the crossfire.
Faison caresses an unconscious Obrecht’s face.
At the MetroCourt, Laura wants to talk to Lulu. Lulu thinks Laura wants her to take a step back from reporting, and reevaluate things, but Laura knows better than to try talking her out of something she wants to do. Saving the world is genetic. Ned approaches their table, and apologizes to Laura about how quickly the race got nasty; it wasn’t his intention. He says his problem is with Julian, not her or Alexis. He guarantees a clean, fair fight, and a race they can be proud of. Laura tells him that he didn’t have to apologize. She appreciates the gesture, but it’s wasted on her. She’s dropping out of the race.
Anna says Faison wouldn’t hesitate to kill his own son, and Sonny tells her that she says that like it’s a problem. Anna says they don’t know him; he could be an innocent, which would explain why he allowed Jason to live. Sonny says he paid several thugs to bring him back to Russia, and along the way, they shot up the MetroCourt and took Sam hostage. He asks if that sounds innocent. Anna says if he died, any chance of Jason’s questions being answered or Drew getting his memory back will be over.
Drew tells Curtis he doesn’t think they can squeeze in a bachelor party. Curtis says it’s tradition for the groomsmen and groom to share a drink before the ceremony, and pulls out a bottle. Monica arrives.
Spinelli finds Jason. He says there’s still time. Sam is marrying Drew, and he has to stop it.
Jordan gets a work call, and it’s something she has to check on personally. She tells Drew sorry, congratulations, and give Sam her best. Drew tells Monica that he appreciates her being there; it means a lot that’s she’s stood by him. She says she wouldn’t miss it. He’s Alan’s son, and she wishes she’d known him and raised him like she did Jason, but since that didn’t happen, she’d like to adopt him. He laughs, and says they missed that boat. She says it’s just a formality, but makes him and Scout legally part of the family. They may not know the next chapter, but he’ll always be part of the Quartermaines. Monica is looking really good. For a while, she had too many fillers in her face going on, but whatever she’s doing now, keep doing it.
Nelle tells Michael that they have a beautiful, healthy baby. Michael asks if she knows if it’s a boy or girl, but she says she wanted them to find out together. He says it’s her body, but she tells him it’s their baby, and she wants him to be involved in every step of process. She says the baby’s heartbeat was loud and strong. He can hear it at the next appointment. Carly and Bobbie join them.
Anna tells Sonny that she doesn’t think there’s a reason to involve Heinrich. She knows how to bring Faison out in the open. He’s obsessed with her, and it clouds his judgement and allows her to control things. It would also help if she had no surprises. With that in mind, has Sonny made contact? Sonny says he has the email address for PK Sinclair. If that’s Heinrich, then yes. He shows her the email exchange, and she tells him if PK emails again, don’t respond. Call her and they’ll figure out a plan. He says he doesn’t think he can do that.
Spinelli says Jason might still make it, but Jason says he’s not interrupting the wedding. Sam wants this, and loves Drew. Spinelli asks if he’s told her that he loves her, but he says that would make it hard on her. Spinelli says it would take an act of tremendous courage, but even if he doesn’t do it for himself, he needs to save Sam from making a mistake that will only bring her grief.
Curtis brings in the justice of the peace. The wedding begins. Molly walks in first, followed by Sam, wearing a white, cocktail length, lacy confection. Danny is the ringbearer. They stand before the officiant.
Anna tells Sonny it’s not a suggestion. Sonny doesn’t want trouble with her. She might be cop, but she’s Robin’s mother. She’s brave and honorable, and doesn’t deserve the hell Faison put her through. If he could back away, he would, but if Heinrich is his best shot, he’s taking it. If he calls, Sonny is using him, with or without her permission. She says she’ll see herself out. Outside, she calls Robert, telling him that she needs him to intercept some email messages, and divert them to her account. She tells him to make sure there’s no trace of the original address.
Carly asks why Michael and Nelle are at the hospital, since she’s too stupid to guess. Nelle says it was her first ultrasound, and gives her the picture. Michael says there’s no question he’s the father. Carly says she’s happy for him. Bobbie wants to look at the paternity test results, and Nelle tells her to get them from Michael, since she had them sent directly to his office. She adds that the baby is healthy, thanks for asking. She leaves, and Michael thanks them for being mostly civil. Bobbie thought they did pretty well. Carly says this is real and happening, and she supports him and the baby. They hug, and Michael goes to work or whatever he does.
Ned is surprised Laura is dropping out. Lulu says she had it in the bag, no offense to Ned. Laura says her family has to take precedence. Spencer had bad skiing accident in France, breaking both legs, and she has to go. She has the time and means right now, and hopes Lulu understands. She does, but she’s disappointed; she knows the campaign was important. Laura says it still is. Ned tells her that he’s sorry to see her go; she was a formidable candidate. He didn’t expect to win on a technicality, but she says he didn’t win anything yet. She wants to discuss terms; what he’s going to promise her in exchange for her endorsement.
Spinelli says Jason would take any risk or suffer any injury to save Sam. Jason says she doesn’t need saving. Spinelli says he watched her at the police station when their identities were sorted out. She knew all along, but pretended to believe Drew was Jason because he believed it. She lied for his benefit, and Spinelli thinks that’s why she’s marrying him. She’s sacrificing her happiness because of misguided loyalty. The same thing he’s doing now.
The couple has prepared their own vows. Drew tells Sam that people say their lives didn’t start until they met the person they’re going to live their life with, but with him, it’s literal. So much wasn’t true, but she gave him what was – love. He might have no past, but he’s thankful for his future with her. He takes the ring from Danny, and promises to love, honor, and cherish her until death and beyond, if that’s possible. Sam says when she was thinking about the vows, she kept thinking how much has changed in past couple of months. She realized the important things that last and matter stayed the same. She still loves and adores him. They share an incredible bond, and had the chance to make an amazing family. She has a life with him, but never expected it to be richer and fuller than she could imagine. It’s a life she wants to continue to share with him, always. She takes the ring, and promises to love, honor, and cherish him to death and beyond. They do the I dos. Do-be-do-be-do. The officiant pronounces them husband and wife. They kiss, and everyone applauds.
Anna goes home, and finds her door open. She draws her gun. She calls for Obrecht, but finds Jordan, her gun also drawn.
Obrecht is lying on some straw, and I wonder where there’s a barn in Port Charles.
Laura tells Ned that he’s going to need more than the backing of his supporters; he needs her support, but it will cost him. Ned says, hypothetically speaking, what would be the cost? She tells him that she wants tight limits on the redevelopment, but he says it’s up to the voters to decide. She wants him to designate the pre-war buildings to be left alone, and she’ll give her endorsement. He says he can give suggestions, but can’t make it happen. If he made that promise now, it would be in bad faith. Laura appreciates his candor. He says she was a worthy opponent. And would have made a fine mayor. They shake hands. When Ned leaves, Lulu says they lost.
Spinelli tells Jason that he was the first person, maybe the only person, who treated Sam with respect as a person in her own right. Because of that, she learned to respect and know herself. That’s not the case with Drew. They don’t know who he would have been if he’d been left in his own life. He doesn’t know himself, and can’t give of himself or give her that support. Jason says he’s making assumptions, but Spinelli says he saw him at the station, seemingly expecting Sam to fill his needs, giving little thought to what she needed. Jason says he doesn’t break the law or put lives at risk. Jason is true to himself, and out of that truth, can give Sam the love she needs. She made a wrong choice for the wrong reasons. Jason tells him to stop. He’s heard him, and it’s appreciated, but he has to leave Sam alone. Spinelli says that Sam told him in the early says, she had an unfamiliar feeling with him; one she liked, but couldn’t place. Then she realized he made her feel safe.
Curtis toasts to the bride and groom, saying may their joy outweigh their sorrow, and their good days outweigh the bad. May they rest easy in each other’s arms tonight, and all the days to come. Danny also makes a toast, saying, mommy and daddy, happy wedding! Sam smears Drew’s face with cake, and says gotcha.
Michael drops by Sonny’s. He tells Sonny about the paternity test, and that he’s definitely the father. Sonny asks how he feels, and Michael says he’s trying to wrap his head around the fact that he and Nelle will be connected by the baby. Sonny tells him to remember the baby comes first. Michael is concerned about it being a wedge. Nelle started out plotting against the family, and now she’s carrying their grandchild; he doesn’t want a rift. Sonny tells him to always trust that he’ll never lose Sonny’s love. He’s Michael’s father, and loves him unconditionally, and knows he’ll love the baby the same way.
At the MetroCourt, Bobbie asks how Carly is holding up, and Carly says, just dandy. She doesn’t know how she feels about Michael being a father, and her a grandmother. How is she supposed to be happy with Nelle in their lives? They see Nelle, and Carly tells her that was quite a performance at the hospital; now they get the encore at the MetroCourt. Nelle says she has no idea what Carly is talking about. Carly says Nell and her son are connected by the baby, but that’s where it begins and ends. If she’s thinking of going further, don’t. Nelle says how Michael feels is up to him. Monica arrives, and Nelle says she’s meeting her for dinner. Carly makes faces, and Monica asks if she has a problem with that. Nelle hopes she didn’t pull Monica away, but Monica says it was a small wedding, and Drew and Sam would rather get going. Carly is surprised that they’re married. Nelle says she’ll get a table. Bobbie tells Monica to be careful. Monica says regardless of the past, Nelle is carrying their great-grandchild, and they should try to get along. Bobbie says she’s doing so at her own risk. Carly tells her that Nelle will soon show her true colors.
Jordan says a neighbor called, thinking something was going on at Anna’s place. It’s been fully swept, and everything is fine. Anna tells her about Obrecht showing up drunk, and thinks that’s probably what the neighbor heard or saw. She tells Jordan that she looks great, and Jordan explains that she was Curtis’s plus one for the wedding. Anna can make it up to her by explaining why Obrecht was drunk, and asks if it’s about Faison. Anna says it’s nothing, and Jordan tells her to promise to call if she needs help. Anna thanks Jordan for checking on her, even though she didn’t have to. Jordan says surely Anna knows her by now.
Obrecht’s phone rings. Faison picks it up. We’re still not actually seeing him; just his hands or the back of his head.
Anna leaves a message on Obrecht’s phone, saying she shouldn’t have left. Anna needs to know if she’s okay, and asks her to call back. Anna gets a text, saying, I’m fine. Anna texts back that they aren’t finished, and the return text says, don’t worry, Anna. I’ll be seeing you soon.
We see the phone in Faison’s hand. Obrecht starts to wake up. She wonders what happened. She looks up, and gasps.
Michael is surprised at how well Sonny is handing it. Sonny says he has no use for Nelle, but has faith in Michael. Michael asks, even after he got involved with Nelle? Sonny says she took advantage of his good nature, but the baby is innocent. No matter what happens, Sonny is behind him, and will support whatever decision he makes.
Bobbie tells Carly to let it go. Monica is Michael’s grandmother, and gets to decide how to deal with Nelle. She thinks it’s a mistake, but it’s her mistake to make. Bobbie goes to get a table. Carly says Michael can do whatever wants, but that doesn’t mean she can’t talk him out of it. She makes a call, telling someone she needs to talk about Nelle Benson.
Laura asks to talk to Alexis. Alexis is sorry she dropped out of the race, but understands that family comes first. She’s bummed about Ned running unopposed. Laura doesn’t think it will be that smooth for him, and Alexis says it sounds like she has a replacement. Laura says she does, and she’s perfect. Alexis asks who the lucky candidate is, and Laura says, you.
Drew and Sam bask in the afterglow. He says he’s excited, and can’t wait to see what the future holds.
Still on the footbridge, Jason remembers when we were all children. Sam says he’s a good friend, and she wishes she was a better friend to him. She’s figured out why she sleeps better when she with him. He makes her feel safe.
Tomorrow, Jordan says she’s going to come down like a ton of bricks, Lulu make a pitch to Peter, and HE’S BACK!!!
Lisa arrives at SUR where the Pride Day party is being organized. Stassi is in charge of dressing the staff. She jokes that she shouldn’t have a problem getting the staff’s respect, considering she was the drunk girl stealing goat cheese balls off passing trays not long ago.
The guys go to a Reiki session. Peter is a regular; he has all his chakras together. Jax thought they were going to push pebbles around with a rake, but instead is subject to some meditation. It’s probably not hard for him to empty his mind. After the meditation, instructor Kelsey asks where everyone is at. Schwartz says he’s been drinking too much, Peter feels like he’s doing too much, and Tom thinks he’s stagnant. Jax tears up, and tells everyone about screwing up his relationship with Brittany. In his interview, he says no one has asked how he’s doing in all this, and I break out my violin. Kelsey gives him some attention and a hug, and Tom gives a voice to my thoughts when he says it wouldn’t be surprising if Jax ended up trying to sleep with her. I just don’t get what any woman sees in him. And he’s not that good looking. He’s no Brad Pitt. He’s not even Charles Bronson – two ends of the handsome spectrum.
The girls go to a spa or plastic surgeon or wherever you get Botox, and talk while they fill out paperwork. Lala says she’s having lunch with Katie. She likes Katie, and wonders if Scheana’s relationship is really talked about as much as she claims it is. Ariana thinks Scheana’s insecurities are getting the best of her, and everyone should mind their own business. Scheana brings up the Rob rumor. She says he laughed about it, but feels him pulling away.
In her interview, Stassi says it’s fun to have a girls’ night where everyone dresses up. The girls, minus Scheana, go to an outdoor bar. They discuss Scheana’s reaction to Rob making out with someone else. Brittany says she tried to explain that Katie just didn’t just make it up. The waiter knows the area where Brittany is from, and flirts with her. Kristen is glad she’s getting her mojo back. Katie asks how she’s doing. Brittany says she’s decided to work it out with Jax. I can’t take it. Stassi tells her that Jax will say he’s going to get help, and then be the same. He’s doing the bare minimum to keep her. She tells Brittany that he’s never once broken up with a girl in his entire life.
Lala, James, and Logan go out for drinks. James orders a double shot of bourbon, and toasts to getting drunk. My stomach turns when he chases the bourbon with maple syrup. In his interview, he explains that he’s curbing his drinking, but occasionally something comes over him. However, he can stop any time. Raquel is moving in, and we see a clip of James clearing out a whole drawer for her. Things start to get dicey when Lala tells them about asking for a bite of Raquel’s pasta at James’s event, then eating all of it. James calls her bitch, surprising all of us. James gets crazy, and tells her not to eff with his bitch. He follows that gem with saying Lala’s boyfriend will get bored soon, and be done with her, going on to next pretty blonde. In her interview, Lala says he turns into a werewolf when he drinks. Lala tells him to learn his place, and know how to talk to someone when they’re a friend. She stomps out, and Logan tells James to go after her. Outside, she asks wtf is wrong with him? It was a joke, and he should know who has his back. He says it’s not about the pasta, and repeats that several times. In his interview, he says it’s about respect for his girlfriend. Lala tells him to get out of her face. He wants to talk later, but she tells him to get lost.
Scheana asks the girls if they were talking about her last night. A friend of her mom’s was at the same restaurant, and heard her name. What are the odds of that? Brittany says Katie believes Scheana thinks she started the rumor. Scheana says Rob doesn’t need this. He’s too busy to deal with their BS. Brittany says Katie didn’t make it up, but Scheana insists she added to it. Brittany wonders why she’s getting so mad if it isn’t true.
Tom and Schwartz go to the restaurant site. It’s still a huge mess. Tom says they’re holding up their end of the bargain with sweat equity, and getting down and dirty. In his interview, Schwartz says Katie made him promise not to drink, do shots or have guys’ night. He did all three at once, but he came home to a loving reception, and it caught him off guard. He thinks he was subconsciously testing her to see how she’d react. Tom has to show him how use a protective mask. Schwartz says he’s not an engineer.
Katie shows the girls a picture that Tom sent of Schwartz sleeping on his couch. In her interview, she says a year ago, she would have rage texted and insulted his penis, but today, they’re talking it out. Marriage is good for them. She told him that she doesn’t like waking up alone. She tells them that Schwartz said he was falling in love with her all over again. Everyone goes, aww!
Lisa and Ken show up at the site. Schwartz is happy to be doing something, not just talking about it. Lisa asks if he and Katie are okay. Tom says Schwartz slept at his house, but that happens sometimes. Lisa tells Schwartz they’re going to sit down and go over his marriage vows. He says they’re right here, pointing to his heart. He tells Lisa that he wants to hug her, and she tells him to get away. In her interview, she tells us that he’s too old for puppy dog antics. Schwartz is married now, and needs to handle his responsibilities.
Kristen talked to Brittany’s mom, and wants to surprise her with a visit. Brittany has been crying that she wants her mother, so Kristen is flying Sherri out to LA. If she can’t talk sense into Brittany about breaking up with Jax, no one can.
It’s Pride Day, which can’t exist without Lisa, who is wearing pink from head to toe, including a humongous pink hat with big flowers. Rob comes by SUR. Scheana tells him she’s lost her smile. He says that life is hard enough, and she needs good people in it. In her interview, Scheana says if loses him because of what they said, there’s going to be a problem. She tells Rob that she loves him, but we don’t hear him say it back. I don’t know if that’s because he doesn’t, or it’s edited that way. I’m on to Bravo about that.
Stassi dresses Brittany in a flower child outfit. She looks really cute. Lisa sees Lala on the street in a sort of Wonder Woman getup. She tells Lisa about her fight with James. In her interview, Lala says if James doesn’t kiss her ass and apologize a million times, she’ll have no choice but to move on. Lisa says he’s lucky she wasn’t there or she would have boxed his ears, and he has ears to box. Ha-ha-ha-ha! He does have big ears.
Stassi dresses the other girls. She tells Jax if he doesn’t paint his face, she’ll put him in a flower crown, but he’s not into dressing up. Stassi thinks hitting her stride; everyone looks hot. Scheana tells Lala about Rob coming by SUR, and that he was sweet, acting like it doesn’t bother him, but it’s affecting her. Lala tells her to ignore it. In her interview, Lala says Scheana strives for perfection. She’s lost weight because she’s not eating; it’s obvious she’s stressed. Lala tells her to let the girls talk.
Pride is in full swing, and SUR is crowded already. Lisa thanks Tom for being festive. Jax insists he’s festive enough in a black T-shirt. Lisa introduces Billie, SUR’s trans hostess, to the crowd. Lisa supports her and applauds her journey. Billie talks about how supportive Lisa has been in giving her a job and accepting her. In his interview, Jax tells us that he had no idea Billie was trans when he met her. Whatever she had done, she got money’s worth. Billie tells him that she likes his vibe, and thinks he has his own sh*t to go through. I highly doubt their stories are the same, but I’m guessing everyone is drunk at this point. Lisa tells Stassi, good job. Schwartz motorboats Katie. In her interview, Katie says that she’s working on being more easy-going, and Schwartz Is working on not blacking out. It’s progress.
James hugs Logan and Jax. Jax doesn’t know what going on, and says it’s weird. In his interview, James says Logan and Raquel fill different voids in his life. Raquel is his emotional connection, and Logan is his party side. They drink doing that hooking arms thing. Scheana joins them. James says he’s never losing Logan as a friend. They love each other as best friends. Logan says more. It’s a deep relationship, and he looks out for James. Raquel says something is going on.
Brittany says she’s the opposite of Scheana, and eats when she’s stressed. Lisa sits down with Scheana. In her interview, Lisa says she knows Scheana well, and is seeing a fragility about her. She asks what’s going on. Scheana says she feels physically ill. She’s let Katie, Kristen, and Stassi affect her relationship, and she’s better when she’s not around them. She tells Lisa that they said something that wasn’t true, and starts to cry. She says it’s the happiest she’s ever been, and wonders why they want to bring her down. She wails that they’ve been perfect. Lisa reminds her about how she said things were fine with Shay. We flash back to Scheana telling Lisa that her relationship with Shay is amazing. Lisa tells her even if it doesn’t work out, it’s not the end of the world. Scheana says they’re meant to be together. Lisa tells her to eat something and pull herself together. Lisa goes to the kitchen, and grabs a plate of food, like the mom she is. She plops it in front of Scheana, telling her she looks like a nervous kitten, and she won’t have it. In her interview, Scheana says it’s refreshing to have a boss like Lisa, who is also a friend. I’d never say Lisa isn’t the best boss ever, but it’s not like Scheana has had a lot of jobs. Katie is wondering who took the plate of food she ordered for a customer. That would be the one in front of Scheana.
Rob arrives at SUR. Scheana says she can’t let them affect her life and relationship. It’s all good now, and she just wants to eat a sandwich. She has her smile back.
Brittany counts her tips. She made $576, which she informs Jax was hard work. Good for her. I can’t imagine doing her job. Jax tells her how pretty she looks and that he got compliments on her behalf. In her interview, she says he thinks he’s a charmer. She loves him, even though he’s a dummy.
Meanwhile, at PUMP, James asks if Lala a still mad at him. She says he’s one of her dearest friends, but his behavior is unacceptable. She tells him not to mention her name unless it’s something positive. She trusted him, and needs to feel safe. He apologizes, saying sometimes he’s an idiot and effed up. In his interview, he says he has a lot of acquaintances, but few friends. When things get complicated, he needs to straighten it out right away.
Kristen and Katie come by Brittany and Jax’s apartment. In her interview, Kristen says Brittany is the best thing to happen to the group, and she refuses to watch Jax bring her down. Brittany’s mom walks in. Jax looks like he’s going to have a heart attack. Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
Next time, Sherri talks to Lisa, Sherri talks to Jax, Lala talks to Katie about Scheana, and Schwartz calls Scheana the fakest faker ever.
🏊 Summer House is back, and still just as stupid. Like a slightly older version of The Real World, a bunch of boring friends rent a house in the Hamptons that I would kill for, and proceed to spend the summer in a blackout. It didn’t take long before the arguments started, although there was a nice diversion when a couple of cast members decided to head back to NYC for the Gay Pride Parade. I assume this was filmed around the same time as Vanderpump Rules, but too bad Lisa wasn’t attending this one. Maybe she could whip these kids into interesting. If I had a fabulous house in the Hamptons, it’s not likely I would rent it to a bunch of drunken morons. I’ve also never had the desire to spend an entire summer with a bunch of other people in one house, but if I did, I guarantee they would be more intriguing and dimensional than this group
🍆 I discovered a cooking show that premiered in November, but is new to me, and it looks like a lot of fun. It’s Suppertime with Matty Matheson airs Tuesdays at 6, 6:30, and 7 pm on Viceland. You can read more about Matty, “the John Belushi of the Toronto food scene,” here:
https://torontolife.com/food/chef-matty-matheson-vice-canada-parts-and-labour-dead-set-on-life/
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Listening to Ensemble Ériu’s new album, Imbas
Posted by TradConnect on November 14, 2016 at 9:00
Ensemble Ériu are currently on tour promoting their second album, Imbas. The tour will finish this week with three dates at An Lab, An Daingeann on Wednesday 16th November, Belvedere House, Dublin on Thursday 17th, and St. Kevin's Church, Hollywood, Co. Wicklow on Friday 18th.
They state that “Imbas is an Old Irish word for creativity or inspiration, and it captures an aspect of all music, in that music makers are generally inspired by what they hear, and to some extent create new music from their experiences of listening.” They say it is a particularly strong facet of Ensemble Ériu’s music and one reason why we should pay so much attention to the band, saying that “they present a dramatic example of how music works.”
We spoke to Paul O' Connor of Raelach Records about the band and their music and he provided the following detailed insight into their music which we present, unedited below.
“As with the first album, the tracks on this one consist of rich renditions of Irish traditional tunes (on concertina, fiddle and flute) set in and set off by a whole range of other material and strategies – some derived from jazz, some from contemporary classical, some from just turning over fragments of the actual tunes themselves or stylistic quirks picked up from other players. The idea is simply to shine new light on the sometimes overlooked character and beauty of these tunes.
Unlike other approaches to playing traditional tunes, Ensemble Ériu neither just play the tunes with individual style and ornamentation (though that features), nor do they primarily alter the tunes fundamentally to accommodate additional, “alien” material (though at times that is happening, in a way and to a very small extent, during the pieces). Quite uniquely, they play the tunes as they might be played by any quality traditional musicians – (it is particularly evident in this album just how well they deliver the tunes as melodies) and only add to it (with some exceptions) through “alien” instrumentation: the marimba, the clarinet, the double bass, the electric guitar and the drums.
The contemporary light cast on the tunes can – perhaps paradoxically – help the tunes themselves to be "heard" more clearly. They are rejuvenated in a sense by being teased away somewhat from the more rhythmical emphasis often placed on the music by other settings.
In another way, it's like being given a chance to experience what another listener is feeling when they listen to these tunes. It is musical commentary on the tunes, highlighting some aspect of them that might otherwise escape listeners who are swept up by the pulse and never come down to hear what the melody is saying.
Tunes can be light and happy, but they can also be dark and melancholy, and of course everything in between. Ensemble Ériu’s settings say to us, Hey, did you hear that? Wasn’t that interesting/beautiful/clever …? Why don’t we repeat it on a different instrument/slow it down/add a harmony …? And so on.
The album opens with ‘The Tempest’, a well-known reel in the repertoire. This version of the tune owes a debt to the west Clare fiddler, Bobby Casey (1926-2000), one of the great stylists of Irish fiddle music. Ensemble Ériu’s setting involves a pulse set up by the clarinet at the start of the track, picked up by the marimba, filled in by the double bass, guitar and drums, before the tune jumps in on fiddle and concertina. The many variations the concertina and fiddle inject into the melody are matched by a plethora of subtle variation in the surrounding music. Tumbling together, they create something at once stirring and tender.
‘The Yellow Wattle’ is a tune much loved by uilleann pipers. The spirit and style of playing of the great Clare piper, Willie Clancy, very much informs the version heard here. From a riff on the concertina, the first part of the melody bursts forth, hauling the marimba and bass along with it and eventually the floor tom drum. The second part of the tune (considerably longer in duration) is given more humph. After a number of rounds of the tune, the concertina creates a surreal passage with familiar yet somehow strange phrases, coloured lightly by clarinet, guitar and later marimba, before the tune is found again with the help of the fiddle.
There is a gentle tip-toeing of marimba and guitar into the next tune, ‘Cnocán an Teampaill’, the melody played first on flute, then skeletally by bass clarinet before being joined by fiddle – all underscored by chords on concertina. The break is sparse with just marimba, guitar and clarinet. When the flute comes back in with the tune, the clarinet now harmonises loosely and it’s the concertina that blends first with the flute and is soon joined by fiddle. Meanwhile the drums begin a loose dappling around the beats, before concertina and fiddle join the melody. A second break features gentle phrasing of the melody, and the track eventually dreams itself away with concertina chords and marimba fragments.
Track four is unusual for Ensemble Ériu in that for a third of its length it is straight-up trad: concertina, fiddle and flute playing a beautiful version of ‘the Humours of Drinagh’ before going into ‘the Humours of Kilclogher’. The three instruments are thrillingly woven together, the ear at times following one, then the other; with the concertina or fiddle playing the odd chord, the flute jumping register here and there. The flute drops out for Kilclogher, and the concertina and fiddle pick up the slack with more ornamentation and vigour. The change is subtle: a casual phrase on the marimba comes in and then on the double bass; soon the clarinet is offering another angle. There’s a pause in the proceedings as the concertina wavers around the tune itself in fragments, with bass, guitar and marimba in pursuit, then spatters of drum fall around, the clarinet circles, before imperceptibly the fiddle reintroduces the tune into the mix. There is a mesmeric evenness in the mix before marimba provides a bridge – joined by guitar and bass – into the next tune, ‘Goideadh de Ghé’ (which they got from Saileog Ní Cheannabháin), played first by fiddle and clarinet, joined by concertina before clarinet branches off to join drums, bass, guitar and marimba.
‘The West Clare reel’ is a tune written by Peadar Ó Riada. The arrangement starts with pulses of notes on marimba and bass with a slow build up of a tiny fragment of the tune being inserted by concertina and fiddle at an interval that shortens and intensifies until the tune itself is let loose. It’s a gradual build from there whereby the tune (revealed clearly to have a strangely mischievous, slightly sinister quality) is challenged more and more by the rest of the arrangement. What will be the outcome of this challenge?
The last track is based on a reel gan ainm from the playing of Clare whistle and flute player, Micho Russell. It opens with the concertina playing the tune through twice; the double bass comes in with a simple sympathetic phrase and reshapes it a few times before the guitar and clarinet join in similarly dancing around in the afterglow of the tune. Meanwhile, the concertina reintroduces the tune, joined by the fiddle second time round, and the marimba joins in with the dancing at the periphery. Barely noticed, drumming – floor tom, loose and resonant– has been added along the bass line. The tune again gives way to the response on clarinet, guitar and marimba, but we do get a phrase of it added at intervals by the concertina, before it all folds back on itself.
The Imbas tour continues this Wednesday with An Lab, Dingle; Belvedere House, Dublin 1 on Thursday; and St Kevin’s Church, Hollywood, Co Wicklow on Friday." Source : Raelach Records
More details are available herewww.ensembleeriu.com/gigs
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Mapillary
Mapillary is a service for crowdsourcing street level photos.
Users create geolocated photo sequences with simple tools such as smartphones and action cameras.
Identify usability issues and task flow problems that users face in the app.
Even though Mapillary had a wide range of users (among them very committed members of the OSM community, commercial clients and people simply exploring the world), their user retention was low.
Our task was to identify usability issues and task flow problems that users face when using Mapillary.
Other Mapillary features include computer vision on the server-side that automatically matches and combines photos across time and users.
In addition, photos are processed with privacy, blurring faces and license plates. Finally, Mapillary provides both commercial and private APIs so that others can build solutions using the extracted data.
The analysis
Knowing that Mapillary’s purpose and usership expands the entire globe, we knew from the start that Remote Moderated Research (RMR) was going to be used.
To prepare for this, as with any UX research, the first step was to perform a standard SWOT analysis comparing Mapillary to its competitors. What are the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats that affect their platform?
The SWOT analysis provided us with the first glimpse at user motivation. We then expanded on this by creating a persona profile that would help us empathize with, and identify the behaviors of, Mapillary users.
We were able to describe users as people who are committed to the community, technology oriented and open data advocates. With this knowledge we easily formulated the research tasks for the Remote Moderated Research (RMR).
For Mapillary we conducted Remote Moderated Research (RMR) in the form of usability tests via video chat and screen sharing software.
Given the fact that Mapillary’s purpose and usership expands the entire globe, RMR just made sense.
This method allowed for us to:
Recruit users faster and easier from such a large pool of candidates
Test users from different parts of the world and obtain a wider variety of insights
Gain understanding of how people actually use the app on their own devices
During the recorded usability testing users were asked to:
Share and explain their preferred mode (Walking Manual, Walking Auto Shot, Riding, or Panorama) and device
Create a sequence from start to finish
Upload the sequence
Edit the sequence
All the while users were asked to “think out loud” and to share their reasoning, feelings and desires.
The UX Findings
Feedback from the RMR was input into a Concept Fan, a collaborative exercise that allowed the UX Team to discover alternative approaches.
We were able to identify three of the most critical user issues:
The app is depends on a GPS signal. Without a GPS signal users cannot create sequences. The GPS dependence also caused sequences to be broken into two or more pieces.
Users struggle to locate, edit and merge broken sequences.
The uploading process uses a great amount of bandwidth, at times stretching out for days, and negatively affects user commitment.
The UI Solution
The straightforward UX Findings led to straightforward solutions.
For Mapillary we recommend:
Removing the GPS dependency and allowing users to use the app with their GPS signals on or off, depending on their own needs, willingness and GPS availability
Providing thumbnails of each sequence in chronological order for easy identification
Adding the option to merge sequences
Including three simple editing features: rotate, manual face blur and image deletion
Accommodating to the global variation of internet availability and connectivity by allowing users to selectively upload a sequence with the ability pause in between
The TakeAways
User research and interpretation is a constant process that should accompany the lifetime of a software product, even those that are well established and well loved.
Remote Moderated Research is an effective and low cost method that’s especially useful for far-reaching or global applications.
When creating a global application, keep a global mindset. Take factors such as bandwidth and internet connectivity into your design considerations.
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25 Best Things to Do in the Hudson Valley, New York
By VI Staff on January 8, 2020
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New York's Hudson Valley is 150 miles of lush nature marked by hundreds of years of history, human endeavors, and breathtaking natural beauty. Home to charming towns like New Paltz, Catskill, Hudson, Poughkeepsie, Troy, Hyde Park, Kingston and many others, the valley has seen battles that formed the nation at Saratoga, NY, artists of the Hudson River School of Painters that defined how the world sees American art, and top chefs graduating from the Culinary Institute of America to provide us with fresh perspectives on food. You will find great day trips, unique restaurants , charming wedding venues, and more.
1.The Thomas Cole National Historic Site
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Thomas Cole put American art on the world map. He created a new style of painting that was uniquely American, and with his beautiful painting of Catskill landscapes, he laid the foundation of the Hudson River School of Art. Cedar Grove, the house in which he lived and painted, is located in Catskill, New York, and was opened in 2001 as a museum that celebrates the great artist’s life.
Thomas Cole’s paintings are on display in many of the world’s museum, but about 150 of his paintings can be found in his home. The house is registered as a National Historic Site, and hosts numerous exhibitions, lectures about the Hudson River School, and other programs. Just a short trip from NYC, the Thomas Cole National Historic Site is perfect for a weekend trip.
218 Spring St, Catskill, NY 12414, 518-943-7465
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2. Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
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For those interested in architecture, you cannot pass up a visit to the Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site. Nestled amongst gardens and woodlands with views of the Catskill Mountains and rivers, the 54-room mansion is a prime example of Beaux-Art architecture. Modeled after a typical English country house, it is a reflection of an era rather than an attempt to pay homage to an individual person.
Sun yourself in the stunning terraced Italian Gardens, which were the pride and joy of Frederick Vanderbilt. The only way to visit the Vanderbilt Mansion is via a guided tour, and there are some restrictions on entry.
119 Vanderbilt Park Rd, Hyde Park, NY 12538, 845-229-7770
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3. Teatown Lake Reservation
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There is no better way to understand why we should protect the environment than to enjoy it daily and see it in its full glory season after season. Teatown Lake Reservation offers residents of Westchester County in New York 1000 acres consisting of a magnificent nature reserve with lakes, animals, rare native plants, and 15 miles of trails to enjoy and explore. The reservation was established on the 194-acre gift from the family of Gerard Swope. It grew to 1000 acres and today includes 41-acre Teatown Lake, 9-acre Vernay Lake, and 7-acre Shadow Lake along with waterfalls, streams, hardwood swamps, meadows, mixed forests, hemlock forests, and many laurel groves.
The reservation includes an Education Center that runs numerous programs and outreach activities with the local communities and schools. The Nature Center has live animal exhibits, a Nature Store, and an art exhibit space. The two-acre Wildflower Island holds an outdoor exhibit with 230 species of wildflowers, an outdoor classroom, a maple sugar house, the Wildflower Woods, a butterfly and bee garden, a sensory garden for the kids, and a raptor loop with owls, hawks, kestrels, and an eagle. Read more
1600 Spring Valley Rd #1, Ossining, NY 10562, 914-762-2912
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4.Cohoes Falls, Fall Views Park, Hudson Valley
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Fall Views Park in Cohoes is home to the spectacular Cohoes Falls. With four acres of falls, rivers, and walking trails, it is a naturally stunning vista where you can spend an hour or two. The Upper Level offers easy access for everyone. Here you can enjoy a picnic or fishing trip with your family. The area features enlightening panels that inform visitors of the historical, educational, and geological significance of the falls and park. For those with a high level of fitness there is access to the bottom of the falls via a staircase. A trip to Cohoes Falls is a great family activity.
North Mohawk Street, Cohoes, NY 12047
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5.Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art
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The family of Marc and Livia Straus founded the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art in order to develop exhibitions and programs that promote understanding of contemporary art and its link to modern social issues. The 12,000 square foot exhibition space allows the center to organize high quality temporary and long-term exhibits and installations, supporting both emerging and established artists.
The center also provides artists with a space to build their long-term installations and organizes lectures and discussions. It is also the main sponsor of the Peekskill Project, an annual exhibition of artwork that is site-specific.
1701 Main St, Peekskill, NY 10566, 914-788-0100
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6.SUNY Poly’s Children’s Museum of Science and Technology
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SUNY Poly’s Children’s Museum of Science and Technology (CMOST) is the kids’ science museum in Troy, New York, where adults are not allowed unless children accompany them. The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering operates the museum, which has a range of exhibits, including a digital planetarium and more than 100 live animals.
All exhibits are interactive and kids get to try their hand at construction, learn about how machines work, build some houses, learn about Hudson River animals and their habitats, explore nano technology so that they can explain it to their parents, and in general have a great time while learning all sorts of cool stuff.
250 Jordan Rd, Troy, NY 12180, 518-235-2120
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7.Edward Hopper House Art Center, Hudson Valley
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Visiting homes of great artists gives us a feeling that we can better understand what inspired their achievements. The renowned American painter Edward Hopper was born in a charming house in Nyack, New York and he lived in it until 1910. After he died, the community restored the house and in 1971 turned it into an art center.
The Edward Hopper Landmark Preservation Foundation manages the house, and they work on preserving Hopper’s birthplace and his memorabilia and documents. They also organize numerous exhibitions of art in all media, screen art-related movies, and put on popular concerts in the garden. Tours of the center are accompanied by knowledgeable docents who are there to share stories about the life and work of Edward Hopper and the artists whose work is on exhibit at the time. Read more
82 N Broadway, Nyack, NY 10960, 845-358-0774
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8.Saugerties Lighthouse, Hudson Valley
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In the middle of the Hudson River near Saugerties, NY sits a beautiful romantic bed and breakfast. The Saugerties Lighthouse was built in 1835 to facilitate navigation on the river and is still carrying out that role. Meticulously maintained and restored, it is also a living museum and a proud witness to more romantic times.
You can visit the lighthouse tower to see the still functioning but modernized mechanism as well as magnificent vistas of the river and its surroundings. The lighthouse has been converted into a renowned bed and breakfast, and it is hard to imagine a more romantic space for Valentine’s Day weekend or a honeymoon.
168 Lighthouse Dr, Saugerties, NY 12477, 845-247-0656
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9.Hudson Beach Glass
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Visiting Hudson Beach Glass gallery is a delight for all ages: it is full of beautiful glass objects in all colors of the rainbow, some you would love to see on your table and others pure artistic whimsy. Visiting Hudson Beach Glass studio is even more fascinating.
You can see four artists who founded the studio in 1987 at work or even try your hand at making your own Christmas ornaments at one of their many courses and demonstrations. The studio is located in a former icehouse, and the gallery in an old firehouse on Main Street in Beacon, NY.
162 Main St, Beacon, NY 12508, 845-440-0068
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10.Troy Waterfront Farmers' Market
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If you happen to be in Hudson Valley on a Saturday morning, make sure you take a walk through the Troy Waterfront Farmers’ Market. The smell of fresh bread and food will waft towards you before you even set foot in the market. Sample fresh food and listen to fantastic live music as you wander amongst the stalls.
There are over 70 growers, bakers, chefs, and artisans who display their wares, catering to all tastes and requirements. Enjoy fresh local produce direct from the grower or pick up a meaningful gift for that hard to buy for person. A trip to the market provides a perfect morning out for the whole family.
Monument Square, Troy, NY 12180
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11.Manitoga - The Russel Wright Design Center
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Manitoga or “place of the great spirit” is a living establishment that famous American industrial designer Russel Wright spent 30 years building. The 75-acre property situated on the site of a former quarry served as the canvas for his art and imagination. He created a 30-foot waterfall, moved boulders, filled ponds, and built a house called Dragon Rock that is considered a superb example of the 50s Organic Modern architecture.
He seamlessly blended the interior with the exterior by using natural materials from the surrounding area while building the house to create a dramatic home and a studio. Both the house and gardens are open to the public through organized tours.
584 NY-9D, Garrison, NY 10524, 845-424-3812
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12.Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
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Follow in the footsteps of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt with a visit to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. Admire intimate photographs, manuscripts, family documents, and movies and learn more about the lives and deaths of Franklin and Eleanor as well as the impact they continue to have on contemporary life.
Wander through exhibits with memorabilia including models, prints and paintings, gifts to the state, gifts from the American people, and family heirlooms. A highly interactive experience offers guests a chance to see what life is like at the Oval Office Desk. A visit to the library and museum is a fantastic introduction to the world of history and politics.
4079 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park, NY 12538, 845-486-7770
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13.Franklin Delano Roosevelt National Historic Site
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If you are looking for a complete Franklin D. Roosevelt experience, take a tour through Top Cottage, the Roosevelt country home. This is the home where Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt eventually retired and in which they entertained many famed guests, from politicians to members of royalty.
Step back through time and visit the cottage as it would have been in early 1800s and witness the early technology that helped Franklin Roosevelt learn to live with his disability and continue to serve as President of the United States. Combine a visit to the Franklin D. Roosevelt site with a visit to Val-Kill, the cottage that once belonged to Eleanor Roosevelt.
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14.Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
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Also located in Hyde Park is the Eleanor Roosevelt National Historical Site. Walk through Val-Kill, the only National Historic Site dedicated to a First Lady. Eleanor would move to Val-Kill after her husband’s death in 1945 and remain there until her death in 1962. Val-Kill played a prominent role in Eleanor’s movement to provide work for rural workers and women.
Declared a Historic Site in 1984, great care has been taken to preserve and restore the cottage back to the glory it enjoyed in the mid 1900’s. Tour the cottage that belonged to Eleanor Roosevelt and spend an hour in the sunshine at the beautiful long-established gardens.
56 Valkill Park Road, Hyde Park, NY 12538, 845-229-9422
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15.Storm King Art Center, Hudson Valley
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Make a visit to Storm King Art Center a high priority on your trip to the Hudson Valley. The center is recognized worldwide for its amazing art and sculptures set on a five-hundred-acre farm consisting of fields, hills, and woodlands.
Wander the trails and see over 100 carefully positioned sculptures surrounded by nature, or you can choose to rent a bike and cycle the trails. Make sure you visit the Museum Building where you will find smaller sculptures and artwork on loan from artists, collectors, galleries, and museums. A visit to this center will provide a simplistic, yet stunning family day out.
1 Museum Road, New Windsor, NY 12553, 845-534-3115
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16.Innisfree Garden
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Innisfree Garden was built to reflect founder Walter Beck’s fascination with Asian art, especially poet and painter Wang Wei. Landscaped with Chinese and Japanese design in mind, the area features small, intricate gardens situated within a wider landscape.
Innisfree Garden includes 150 acres of gardens, streams, waterfalls, terraces, walls, rocks, and plants with 360-degree views. Vivid greenery, stunning colors, and the calls of birdlife greet you at every turn. The gardens are self-guided and will take you around ninety minutes to fully explore.
362 Tyrrel Road, Millbrook, NY 12545, 845-677-8000
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17.Motorcyclepedia Museum, Hudson Valley
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A trip out to the Motorcyclepedia Museum is a special treat. Home to over 500 motorcycles from 1897 to the present day, almost every type of motorcycle is represented here. Visit galleries that include the Indian Timelines, Harley-Davidson, Chopper City, and Police and Military Motorcycles. There is also a tribute to performing motorcycles with displays such as the Wall of Death from the Kamikaze Pit Lenger of Germany.
Care and attention has been paid to the staging of the displays, and the staff is incredibly knowledgeable. The Motorcyclepedia Museum offers a fun family day out.
250 Lake Street, Newburgh, 12550 NY 845-569-9065
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18.Wilderstein Historic Site
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There are some sites that simply have to be seen to be believed, and the Wilderstein Historic Site is one of them. Located on 40 acres of woodland bluff, the gorgeous estate overlooks the Hudson River. Beautiful flowers and gardens have been arranged in the American Romantic Style, with gazebos and garden seats dotted along the network of carriage drives, walks, and trails.
The gentle, flat landscape makes the grounds accessible for everyone. Tour the mansion that was built in the 1800’s and has been remodeled and enlarged over several centuries so that it is now reminiscent of the Queen-Anne style. The site houses 15,500 cataloged objects, tens of thousands of photographs, books and other items dating from 1540 to 1991.
330 Morton Road, Rhinebeck, NY 12572, New York, 845-876-4818
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19.Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome
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The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome is a unique museum for aviation enthusiasts. With five massive collections on display, including Pioneer Aircraft, World War I Aircraft, Golden Age Aircraft, Aircraft Engines, and a stunning display of vintage Ground Vehicles, you will spend hours wandering the museum hangers.
In addition to offering static displays, each weekend from mid-June through to mid-October, they offer air shows, and you can even take a ride on a biplane.
9 Norton Road, Red Hook, NY 12571, 845-752-3200
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20.Joseph L. Bruno Stadium, Hudson Valley, NY
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Located at Hudson Valley Community College, the Joseph L. Bruno Stadium is home to the Tri-City Valley Cats baseball team from the New York-Penn League. The stadium has seating for 4,500 spectators, a restaurant, and a massive video/scoreboard so even those all the way in the back are part of the action.
“The Joe” is a popular spot for families. It boasts an inflatable play area, giveaways, firework displays and other events.
80 Vandenburgh Ave, Troy, NY 12180, 518-629-2287
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21.Opus 40, Hudson Valley
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Opus 40 is a 6.5-acre sculpture park created by Harvey Fite in 1939. Built on the site of a bluestone quarry, the park features millions of pieces of bluestone, all of which have been laid by hand. Ramps and terraces rise out of the ground and surrounding pools, trees, fountains, and sculptures.
The natural landscape of the quarry has made for a unique stage, and you can head sixteen feet below to the epicenter of the main sculpture. Fite has expertly matched the natural landscape with man-made art. Opus 40 is open from Memorial Day through the end of October, and by appointment off season.
50 Fite Rd, Saugerties, NY 12477, 845-246-3400
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22.Trevor Zoo, Hudson Valley, NY
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The Trevor Zoo is the only zoo in the United States that is located at a working high school. Millbrook School students are all encouraged to learn about and look after the animals here. In the 6-acre zoo, you will visit over 180 exotic and indigenous animals, with approximately 80 species represented. See red pandas, red wolves, and bobcats as well as many other creatures. This zoo offers its visitors something a little different than most traditional zoos and is a unique family vacation experience.
282 Millbrook School Road, Millbrook, NY 12545, 845-677-3704
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23.Catamount Aerial Adventure Park
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Fly high above the treetops at the Catamount Aerial Adventure Park. Don a helmet and safety harness and head into the world among the trees. Climb ladders, cross bridges, tackle obstacles, and zip line on one of the 12 courses in the 10-acre park. As you progress through each course, the difficulty will increase, requiring balance, agility, focus, and strength.
The courses go up in varying degrees of difficulty so there is a course suitable for every age group (though the park minimum is age 7 and up) and fitness level. The Catamount Ariel Adventure Park is open seasonally from May through October.
300 State HW 23, Hillsdale, NY 12529, 518-325-3200
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24.Ze Windham Wine Bar
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Ze Windham Wine Bar is a quirky, cozy 22-seat wine bar on Windham’s Main Street that offers well-selected wines from both sides of the ocean in a homey, inviting atmosphere. The bar is located in a historic 200-year-old house with eclectic Scandinavian décor. It has a feel of a rich grandma’s parlor rather than a public place, but you will love all the books you can flip through while sipping your chardonnay as well as the multitude of fun and curious decorative pieces. They serve delicious local cheeses, cold cuts, pastries, cakes, and tapas, perfect for sharing with friends. You can also get a cup of coffee, tea, or beer if you insist.
5369 Main Street, Windham, NY 12496, 518-734-9200
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25.Hudson Highlands State Park
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If you love the great outdoors, be sure to visit Hudson Highlands State Park. Situated on nearly 6,000 acres of untouched land, the park provides plenty of activities to keep you busy for the whole day. For the hikers, there are hundreds of trails ranging from easy to challenging. For those who love the water, view the park from boat, kayak, and canoe and join one of the many tours.
Hike the Appalachian Trial, or visit Bannerman Island – there is just so much to do. See rare and endangered birds such as peregrine falcons and bald eagles along the banks of the Hudson River. Have a fun, family friendly day out in the wilderness.
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Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Photo: Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art
SUNY Poly’s Children’s Museum of Science and Technology, Photo: Children's Museum of Science and Technology
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Hudson Beach Glass, Photo: Hudson Beach Glass
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Manitoga - The Russel Wright Design Center, Photo: Manitoga
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, Photo: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
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Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, Photo: Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Storm King Art Center, Hudson Valley, Photo: Storm King Art Center
Innisfree Garden, Photo: Innisfree Garden
Motorcyclepedia Museum, Hudson Valley, Photo: Motorcyclepedia Museum
Wilderstein Historic Site, Photo: Wilderstein Historic Site
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, Photo: Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome
Joseph L. Bruno Stadium, Hudson Valley, NY, Photo: Courtesy of Aard Lumens - Fotolia.com
Opus 40, Hudson Valley, Photo: Opus 40
Trevor Zoo, Hudson Valley, NY, Photo: Courtesy of jgolby - Fotolia.com
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Linval Joseph doesn’t speak a lot, but teammates concentrate when he does.
The Vikings huge shielding address is the handiest player on Minnesota’s protection with a Super Bowl ring, which he earned with the Giants at some point of the 2011 season.
With the Vikings readying for another playoff test on the street, Joseph delivered a message to his teammates this week in advance of Saturday’s Divisional round recreation against the 49ers.
“Something Linval said is that he’s been in the NFL for 10 years, and there’s best 4 years he’s gotten a chance on the playoffs,” said Vikings right address Brian O’Neill. “You have to recognize the significance of it, but on the identical time, it will be plenty extra amusing if we win on Saturday.
“We’re trying now not to have fun right now. we’ve a process to do and cope with business,” O’Neill delivered. “We want to provide ourselves the nice danger to win due to the fact winning is fun.”
Added protecting cease Danielle Hunter: “This possibility doesn’t come frequently. You’ve got some human beings that’s been inside the League X amount of years and feature by no means made the playoffs. It’s an enjoy that we understand we need to be targeted and understand this possibility doesn’t come around often.”
Minnesota put the relaxation of the playoff international on word with its disappointed of New Orleans within the Wild Card spherical.
Now the stakes are even better for the Vikings, who will journey to the West Coast to square off against the pinnacle-seeded 49ers. San Francisco went 13-3, gained the NFC West and earned a first-spherical bye in 2019.
The veterans at the Vikings comprehend it will take a similar — if no longer higher — attempt to get a win Saturday. And in addition they recognise they only have one threat to get it accomplished.
“I feel like we’re jelling on the proper time, however we must carry it over,” said Vikings shielding give up Everson Griffen. “Can we do it once more this week? Can we play higher? I assume that’s what it’s going to take — for us to play higher in an effort to win this recreation. We need to visit Levi’s Stadium and play higher than we did remaining week.”
Kickoff between the Vikings and 49ers is at 3:35 p.m (CT) Saturday. NBC will broadcast the movement from Santa Clara, California, to a countrywide audience.
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In case of emergency, please call us immediately. If it is after hours, check with Ocean State Veterinary Services, a 24-hour emergency animal hospital at (401)-886-6787.
VCA Turco Animal Hospital
Modified Holiday Hours
Nov. 21: 8am - 4pm Nov. 22: (Thanksgiving Day) Closed Dec. 24: 8am - 2pm Dec. 25: (Christmas Day) Closed Dec. 31: 8am - 4pm Jan 1, 2019: (New Year's Day) Closed
3 Ashaway Road, Westerly, RI, 02891
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Companion Animal Parasite Council
Important information about parasites in companion animals.
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Stand Up for Animals
Stand Up For Animals is an independent, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to build and operate a state-of-the-art animal shelter, adoption center and regional outreach facility to promote the health and welfare of abandoned or lost pets and provide education to pet owners. Stand Up For Animals works closely with Westerly Animal Shelter and VCA Turco Animal Hospital as a partner.
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A No-Kill organization for pet adoptions.
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VCA Turco Animal Hospital is so proud to be a formal partner to Westerly Animal Shelter. Dr Turco performs surgery and oversee the shelter pets every Thursday, and is a great partner to Stand Up For Animals. When you adopt from Westerly Animal Shelter, you will receive a New Pet Parent packet that provides you amazing coupons to use during the first year you have your new pet. Call the hospital at 401-596-8910 or Westerly Animal Shelter at 401-584-7941 for more information.
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Robert Cohen named head of Department of Biological Sciences in College of Science /
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Corps of Cadets alumnus Capt. Matthew Schenaker named Marshall game Hokie Hero
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Global Agricultural Productivity Report enables Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences to expand its global reach
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Robert Cohen named head of Department of Biological Sciences in College of Science
Robert Cohen
The Virginia Tech College of Science has named Robert Cohen as head of its Department of Biological Sciences, taking the helm from Brenda Winkel, who has held the position since 2010.
Biological sciences is one of Virginia Tech’s largest departments with more than 1,400 undergraduate majors in two degree programs, biology and microbiology; 80 graduate students in its master’s and Ph.D. tracks; and 108 faculty, staff, and research scientists. It provides lecture and laboratory courses to more than 12,500 students from across campus each year. In addition, more than 200 undergraduates receive hands-on experience in the department's world-class research programs.
Faculty currently work on projects that total more than $82 million in funded research supported by such agencies as the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and the U.S. Department of Defense.
Cohen most recently was chair of the biological sciences department in the College of Science at Clemson University from 2013 until November 2018, where he oversaw seven degree programs for more than 1,600 undergraduate students and 225 graduate students, as well as 58 faculty members. Prior to this, he served on the faculty at the Columbia University Vangelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and the University of Kansas, the latter where he served as chair of the Department of Molecular Biosciences.
His research has focused on molecular, cell and developmental biology, with grant support from the National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation. He has published research in the journals Cell, Molecular Cell, Nature, Current Biology, RNA, and Development, among others. He earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Delaware in 1978 and a Ph.D. in microbiology from the University of Southern California in 1982. His postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University from 1982 to 1987 focused on molecular biology.
“I’m delighted to welcome Robert Cohen as the new head of biological sciences,” said Sally C. Morton, dean of the College of Science and a professor in the Department of Statistics. “He brings a wealth of experience leading the biological sciences department at Clemson University, and I believe he will be able to make immediate contributions here at Virginia Tech. I would like to thank Brenda Winkel for her eight years of leadership and for putting us in such a strong position for future success.”
A professor of molecular biology, Winkel has led the Department of Biological Sciences since 2010, having joined Virginia Tech in 1992. Her research focuses on the intracellular organization of metabolic pathways, particularly plant flavonoid metabolism, as well as developing novel multimetallic anticancer agents.
“I am thrilled and honored to have the opportunity to lead the Department of Biological Sciences,” Cohen said. “It is difficult to conceive of a major world challenge, from feeding people and powering the planet to improving human and environmental health, that will not benefit from the type of research being done in our department. It is truly an exciting time for biological research, and we look forward to advancing and disseminating knowledge of the living world."
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GWR Routes
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Hatton to Bearley and Alcester Branch
North Warwickshire Line
Earlswood Lakes Station
GWR Route: North Warwickshire Line
Earlswood Lakes Station was situated at the highest point of the line between Birmingham and Stratford Upon Avon. The long 1:150 climb from the south required heavily loaded trains to be banked from Stratford Upon Avon consequently watering facilities were provided for trains that might have otherwise have been hard pressed to continue on to Snow Hill. The station was opened on 1st July 1908 when passenger services commenced from Moor Street and was deemed significant enough to be provided with brick platform structures and a goods yard which remained open until 6th July 1964. The bridge over the railway marked the change point in the name of the road traversing the railway. To the 'north' of the railway, the road was named 'Rumbush Lane', whereas to the 'south' of the railway it was called 'Forshaw Heath Road'. Access to the station was via either a pedestrian pathway leading down from Forshaw Heath Lane to the up platform, or, for road vehicles, via Station Road which led off from Rumbush Lane. Station Road was also where the seven railway cottages were sited, plus a detached station master's house sited opposite to the main station building. This main station building; which accommodated the Booking Office and Waiting Room, a Ladies Waiting Room, a Parcels Office and Cloak Room and Gentlemens toilets; was situated on the down platform. This was unusual insofar that as space was not an issue the normal operating practice for most railway companies, and the GWR, was to locate the main facilities on whatever platform would see the most originating traffic; which in this instance was the up platform with passengers commuting to Birmingham. The number of passenger tickets issued for 1913, 1923 and 1933 was respectively; 16,528; 21,856; and 15,379. The number of season tickets issued for the same years was 176; 581; and 832. With these and the figures quoted below it needs to be remembered that 1933 was four years after the Wall Street Crash and therefore the economic depression was in full flood.
Despite the North Warwickshire Line being open to goods traffic on 9th December 1907, Earlswood Lake's goods yard was opened at about the same time as the passenger station. The goods yard was a simple affair, there not being a goods shed only a very long siding used by merchants for inward traffic of coal, minerals and general goods. For the period 1913, 1923 and 1933, the inward tonnage figures are: coal - 323, 93, 104 respectively, minerals - 3,785, 14,146 and 2,972, general goods - 939, 1,531 and 539. The number of livestock wagons handled for outward shipping was: 3, 28 and 48. A Weigh Office and weighbridge, which could be used by the general public and not just limited to railway users, was located near to the entrance to the yard. Although there was no goods shed the station did handle parcel traffic. Railway parlance for parcel traffic was very different from today and in many respects described any item which was able to be manhandled (but not dangerous) and could be sent by passenger train. Parcel traffic originating at Earlswood Lake station was significant at first with 4,230 items being forwarded in 1913, rising to 6,450 in 1923 but then falling back to 1,616 parcels by 1933. Parcels could therefore be very large and a good example of such traffic can be seen at Coventry in image 'lnwrcov599' which records a 1950s scene.
The station name was changed on 6th May 1974 when the 'Lakes' was dropped to become just 'Earlswood'.
Much of the information on this and other pages of Warwickshire Railways is derived from articles or books listed in our 'bibliography'.
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Looking towards Stratford upon Avon shortly before opening in 1908 with the up platform on the right
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Close up of the down platform's building consisted of booking office, two waiting rooms and toilets
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Close up of the up platform's passenger facilities which duplicated most of the facilities on the down platform
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Looking south towards Stratford upon Avon with the goods yard on the left and the signal box on the right
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Close up of the down platform showing the large number of lanterns and lampposts used to light the station
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Close up of the up platform and the generous number of GWR monogrammed bench seats provided for passengers
Looking towards Birmingham from under the passenger footbridge towards Rumbush Lane road bridge
Close up of the up platform building which housed the general waiting room and ladies waiting room
Close up of the rail side of the down platform building which housed the station's principal passenger facilities
Looking towards Moor Street from the southern end of the station with the storage shed on the down platform
Close up of the storage shed which was located on the down platform adjacent to the goods yard
Looking towards the signal box situated at the end of the down platform and opposite the goods yard
Looking towards Stratford upon Avon along the down platform with Earlswood Lakes signal box in the distance
Close up of the forecourt outside the station which was accessed by a driveway off Rumbush Lane
Looking south past the water column, lamp room, cattle dock and the entrance to the goods yard
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Earlswood Lakes' 12,000 gallon water tank, which supplied the water to the water cranes of both platforms
Locomotives and trains seen at or near Earlswood Lakes
A GWR steam Rail Car stands at Earlswood Station on an up local passenger service to Moor Street
GWR No 26 Steam Rail Motor is seen standing at the up platform within a few weeks of opening in July 1908
BR built 2-6-2T No 4170 arrives with an up local passenger service for Moor Street in April 1957
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Another view of ex-ROD 2-8-0 No 3014 after being given the right of way to proceed through the station
GWR 4-6-0 No 5938 'Stanley Hall' passes through the station at the head of an up West Country express service
Ex-ROD 2-8-0 No 3014 is seen receiving attention whilst standing on the down refuge siding
BR built GWR 4-6-0 No 7915 'Mere Hall' is on the 11:05 Illfracombe to Wolverhampton express service
BR 2-6-4T 4MT No 80072 is seen coming to a stop as it finishes banking the freight train from Stratford upon Avon
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Ex-GWR 4-6-0 No 6922 'Burton Hall' passes the down refuge siding and the raised upper quadrant signal
BR 9F 2-10-0 No 92221, on a down Type 4 express freight working, has just past Earlswood Lakes station
Ex-GWR 4-6-0 No 6956 'Mottram Hall' approaches the station with an up Type 6 partially fitted freight
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A Western Region DMU arrives at Earlswood Lakes station on a Moor Street to Stratford upon Avon service in 1959
A Western Region DMU enters the station with a down local passenger service to Stratford upon Avon on 26th May 1964
Maps and schematic drawings of Earlswood Lakes
An OS map of Earlswood Lakes Station showing the layout of the station & goods yard as first built in 1908
A 1933 OS map of Earlswood Lakes Station showing the layout of the station hasn't changed since it first opened
A 1917 large scale OS map showing in greater detail, the main features of the station and goods yard
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A low resolution version of the Signalling Diagram for Earlswood Lakes Signal Box produced courtesy of the SRS
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The bearded vulture breeding season is starting!
Winter is just starting, yet for bearded vultures (both in the wild and in captivity), the 2015-2016 breeding seasons is just starting.
This year, the race for first egg laid in the bearded vulture captive breeding network, coordinated by the VCF to support the ongoing reintroduction projects, was won by the Specialized Captive Breeding Center in Guadalentin, managed by the Junta de Andalucia, which registered an egg on the 8th December. Last year the earliest breeding female was in the Richard Faust Specialized Captive Breeding Center in Haringsee, Austria (6th December).
Soon after, the pair in Liberec zoo also laid an egg (10 December), followed by females in Haringsee, a second female in Guadalentin and female in Vallcalent (Spain) (15-16 December). Now a pair at the specialized breeding center in Haute-Savoie managed by ASTERS has also already laid one egg (see photo).
During the next weeks almost all pairs will lay. In general females which are breeding for the first time lay their first egg later (an average difference of around 30 days between first-egg laying date and later). Just before laying their eggs, females become more occupied with the nest and can be found lying down on it more often. In double clutches the second egg is laid on average 5-6 days later, and is smaller and almost white.
Bearded vultures are one of the earliest breeders in Europe – their timing perfectly adapted to have chicks in early spring, when many of the mountain herbivores on which they feed (when they die) have their first births – and birth complications! Pairing take place in October or November, approximately 2 months before eggs are laid. The snow and cold of their mountain realms does not deter them, and so they incubate through the cold winter months.
The Vulture Conservation Foundation is the coordinator of the bearded vulture European Endangered Species Programme (EEP), a collaborative and coordinated network of over 30 zoos, wildlife parks, specialized breeding centers and private collections, that aims to breed the species in captivity for conservation purposes. The bearded vulture EEP is at the base of the ongoing reintroduction projects in the Alps, Cazorla (Southern Spain) and Cevennes (Central France). In the Alps the species is staging a remarkable comeback, with +30 established territories 100 years after it went extinct there – in Andalusia the species bred in the wild for the first time this year, with the first wild born young fledgling from its nest in the Cazorla mountains last July.
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Runaway Horses
This is the horse edition of When Animals Attack! (this is the 10th article on animals-bands. Bandimals.).
So, what is it about horses and duos? Below are three duos with 'horse' in their name.
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If there's anything to be learned from the IFC's "Portlandia", it's that Porland, Oregon, is full of music and hipsters. Horse Feathers was originally a duo (Justin Ringle and Nathan Crockett) from that magical land, and this time, they're joined by eleven additional instrumentalists! When they play live, I hope they pick a big stage. To be honest, I don't think they'll be bringing the 11 extra players on their massive tour (see below). What I can tell you is that they'll be playing with Brown Bird, which we previously mentioned.
Horse Feathers' fourth album, Cynic's New Year will be out next week, April 17th, via Kill Rock Stars Records. KRS is holding a contest for these guys, staring last Tuesday, you can post on their Facebook page your most cynical New Year's Resolution and you might win a signed test pressing of Horse Feathers' new album.
They are starting their tour:
04/13 - Eugene, OR @ Sam Bonds
04/14 - Salem, OR @ Grand Theater
04/15 - Spokane, WA @ Red Room
04/17 - Pullman, WA @ Tower Theater
04/18 - Bellingham, WA @ Shakedown
04/19 - Vancouver, BC, CANADA @ Biltmore
04/20 - Seattle, WA @ The Barboza
04/21 - Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater
04/24 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street
04/25 - Madison, WI @ High Noon
04/26 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
04/27 - Ann Arbor, MI @ THE ARK
04/28 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Founders
04/29 - Toronto, ON, CANADA @ Horseshoe
05/01 - Ottawa, ON, CANADA @ Cafe Dekcuf
05/02 - Montreal, QC, CANADA @ Il Motor
05/03 - Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
05/04 - Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse
05/05 - Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
05/06 - Providence, RI @ The Met Cafe
05/07 - New Haven, CT @ Cafe Nine
05/09 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
05/10 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's
05/11 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat
05/15 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
05/16 - Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle
05/17 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
05/18 - Nashville, TN @ The Basement
05/19 - Lexington, KY @ Cosmic Charlie's
05/20 - Nelsonville, OH @ Nelsonville Music Fest
05/22 - North Manchester, IN @ The Firehouse
05/23 - Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop
05/24 - St. Louis, MO @ Firebird
05/26 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
05/27 - Albuquerque, NM @ Low Spirits
05/28 - Phoenix, AX @ The Crescent Ballroom
05/30 - San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
05/31 - Los Angeles, CA @ Echo
06/01 - Santa Cruz, CA @ The Crepe Place
06/02 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
06/03 - Chico, CA @ Origami Lounge
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I Break Horses is a Swedish duo, Maria Lindén and Fredrik Balck. The Guardian described their music as "heady, sumptuously textured soundscapes", and Pitchfork said they "immerse themselves in homemade shoegaze, the kind that's made by computers for computers."
If I get a chance, I will try and listen to them before Amy & Emily's Shoegaze podcast, which will go into recording this pot-day, April 20th.
According to the all-knowing Wikipedia, the band is so new (with Hearts just released last August) that this will be their "first ever tour"…. And how awesome will that be playing to a ton of sold-out shows with M83?
04/22 San Francisco, CA - Fillmore *
04/25 Portland, OR - Roseland *
04/26 Seattle, WA - Neptune *
04/27 Vancouver, BC - Vogue *
04/29 Salt Lake City, UT - In the Venue *
04/30 Denver, CO - Ogden *
05/01 Lawrence, KS - Granada *
05/02 St Louis, MO - Pageant *
05/04 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre *
05/05 Detroit, MI - Majestic *
05/06 Toronto, ON - Sound Academy *
05/07 Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom *
05/09 Boston, MA - House Of Blues *
05/10 New York, NY - Terminal 5 *
05/11 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer *
05/12 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *
05/14 Atlanta, GA - Buckhead Theater *
05/15 Nashville, TN - Marathon Music Works *
05/17 Houston, TX - House of Blues *
05/18 Austin, TX - Stubb's *
05/19 Dallas, TX - Granada *
05/21 Phoenix, AZ - Crescent (Headline Show)
05/22 San Diego, CA - Casbah (Headline Show)
05/23 Los Angeles, CA - Echo (Headline Show)
05/24 San Francisco, CA - Popscene (Headline)
05/26 Sasquatch Festival, WA -Seattle
05/29 Chicago, IL-Lincoln Hall (Headline Show)
05/30 New York, NY- Mercury Lounge (Headline)
* = w/ M83
AN HORSE
anhorse.com
Remember how much I liked seeing An Horse live? I can tell they were really great friends, seeing them on stage, and reading their biography, it just confirms it for me. Apparently, the two (Kate Cooper and Damon Cox) have known each other so well that playing and writing music comes so easily for them.
Drummer Cox puts it best, about their second album, Walls: "We'd worked in the record store together for a couple of years and talked every day — even on days off — mostly about music and film, which we continue to do every day now. After listening to music all day together at work for two years, we had a really clear idea of what we liked and disliked musically."
Since they've just wrapped up their tour with Nada Surf, the band is back in their home country, Australia, for some shows:
04/25/12 Perth, WA Rosemount Hotel
04/26/12 Adelaide, SA Jive
04/27/12 Melbourne, Vic Corner Hotel
04/28/12 Sydney, NSW Oxford Art Factory
04/29/12 Brisbane, Qld The Zoo
06/23/12 St Paul, MN River’s Edge Festival US
BONUS: Not a horse band, but Man Without Country will be going on tour with I Break Horses, this summer. The show is in support of their debut album, Foe, out this June 5th via Lost Balloon/Cooperative Music.
To bring it all back in the circle of life, the Welsh duo (Tomas Greenhalf and Ryan James) have been remixing songs by Active Child and M83!
Their tour dates with I Break Horses:
05/21 - Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom*
05/22 - San Diego, CA - The Casbah*
05/23 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo*
05/24 - San Francisco, CA - Popscene
05/29 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall*
05/30 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge*
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22-year-old woman robbed, escapes being dragged into alley near UIC campus
Posted 10:35 PM, December 9, 2019, by WGN Web Desk and Nancy Loo, Updated at 11:37AM, December 10, 2019
CHICAGO — A 22-year-old woman was robbed and escaped being dragged into an alley Monday morning near UIC, police said.
At around 11 a.m., police responded to the 1400 block of West Flournoy Street on the report of a robbery.
A woman, 22, told police an unknown suspect grabbed her on the side and attempted to drag her into an alley. She was then robbed and managed to escape, police said.
The victim was taken to UIC Hospital for treatment as a precaution. She is expected to be OK.
A warning was not sent to students since the victim is not a student and the incident happened off campus.
This incident comes less than three weeks after the rape and murder of a UIC student at a campus parking garage.
Residents in University Village are on edge.
“I just moved here actually, it’s not that bad,” a resident said. “And then I hear all these things."
The body of 19-year-old Ruth George was found in the backseat of her car after she was followed into the garage by a 26-year-old parolee, who is now charged in her murder.
There is only a vague description of Monday's attacker. He’s described as an African American man, likely in his 20s, and is 5’8”and 130 lbs. His hair was in dreadlocks.
No suspects are in custody. Area Central Detectives are investigating.
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Crows look within for Smith replacement
AFL flag fancies Adelaide will shuffle their line-up rather than promote a newcomer to cover the loss of injured backman Brodie Smith.
Smith suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee early in Adelaide's qualifying final win against Greater Western Sydney.
The All-Australian half-back will miss the rest of the finals and likely all of next season.
Smith's teammate Daniel Talia says the Crows will recast their side for their home preliminary final against either Geelong or Sydney next Friday night.
Talia nominated Paul Seedsman and David Mackay, who both featured on the wing in the victory against the Giants, to be redeployed at half-back.
"We have got a couple of options, we have got some guys on a wing who have played through half-back in Paul Seedsman and David Mackay and we can probably roll them through back there," Talia said.
The key defender said the absence of Smith, among the best rebounding defenders in the competition, was a "huge loss".
"I really feel for him because it's a tough one, playing for three or four years now and being a part of this group where we have built and built," he said.
"And to get to the point where we might have a crack at it and miss out, it's shattering for him. But he has been really positive."
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Tedesco set to replace Slater as NRL No.1
Before Billy Slater hands the baton to James Tedesco as the game's premier fullback, the Sydney Roosters star No.1 hopes they can meet one final time.
Slater's illustrious NRL career may already be over as he on Tuesday night fronts the judiciary to fight a shoulder charge citation.
The Storm will argue his try-saving effort on Sosaia Feki couldn't be avoided and wasn't a traditional shoulder charge as he attempts to be cleared to play in Sunday's grand final against the Roosters.
Tedesco was hesitant to wade into the debate about the legality of Slater's tackle but would relish the opportunity to come up against the retiring great one last time.
"It's hard to comment. In that situation sometimes all you can do is put your body in front," Tedesco said.
"But whether it's legal or not, the judiciary will judge on that.
"He's been a champion fullback for many years and to come up against him in a grand final would be pretty special."
For many fullbacks of Tedesco's generation, Slater has set the gold standard for No.1s.
Since breaking into the Australian side in 2008, he has owned the Kangaroos fullback jumper before retiring from representative football after this year's State of Origin series.
Tedesco is expected to take over the Australian fullback job starting with the end-of-year Tests against New Zealand and Tonga.
He has come up against Slater on seven occasions during his career but only come out on top in two - including this year's Origin game two in which Tedesco was instrumental.
"As an opponent you know he's always going to be dangerous, you know what he's going to deliver game after game," Tedesco said.
"But I don't make it a personal battle, if I do that I'm not thinking about my own game if I'm worrying about what Slater is going to do.
"My main focus is on myself. If I'm organsing our 'D' line I know he'll be their main attacking weapon. It's more stuff like that, it's not really coming up against him one on one."
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Hyundai’s newest Crossover: Tucson Limited AWD
Car Review
Having already gathered a plethora of headlines for its spectacular design and paintjob, Tucson Limited AWD stands firm as Hyundai’s long term orange crossover. It has been tagged as the new big fish in the auto-market across the world. Taken the world by storm, Tucson Limited AWD underwent some major noticeable changes and improvements namely- The rear air conditioning vents in the lower/base models whereas the crossover now comes loaded with the compatibility of the Apple CarPlay and Android’s Auto.
Although, it isn’t any new affair, but it is interesting to note that the car’s engine got relatively smaller as the time rolled by. The brand new Tucson AWD is powered by the 1.6 litres Turbo GDI engine which works wonders to generate the power equivalent to the 175 horses and an impressive torque of about 195 lb-ft. The power is transmitted towards the front wheel (Infact towards all the four wheels whenever required) through a seven speed dual clutch transmission.
As it is no exception for Hyundai, the new Tucson Limited AWD comes loaded with the goodness of an impressive array of features incorporating the standard braking control to assist the car downhill. Furthermore, the car’s safety features incorporate a hill-start assist which makes the car an ideal vehicle to drive in the hills. Enhancing the car’s overall exteriors are the 19-inch alloy wheels which gets complimented pretty well with the LED headlights and taillights, advanced side rear-view mirrors in addition to the signal indicators, an auto lift gate and not to forget the rear spoiler.
Hyundai has nicely maintained its standards in the safety department, as it introduces the brand new Tucson Limited AWD enriched with the feature of blind spot detection and a rear-cross traffic alert. The car’s interiors are finely endowed with the standard 8-inch colored touchscreen which is vastly complimented by the GPS powered navigation, thoroughly ventilated and heated seats covered with the genuine leather, a 315 watt powerful sound system merged with an 8 speaker and satellite radio.
The car would cost its buyers an estimate of about $32,195 which is quite distant from its base trim price $23,595. Before you make your way towards this stylish crossover, we bet, you couldn’t resist scanning for the signs of your favourite hands down feature of Hyundai- Thoroughly ventilated seats at the front, which works wonders to circulate cool and fresh air on the legs and the back to beat the scorching heat outside. Focusing our attention on the all new “Ultimate Package” worth $2750, which in compliment to the butt cooling, comes loaded with the useful safety features such as the HID Headlamps banded dynamically. The additional safety features incorporate an efficient lane departure warning system, an all automatic emergency braking system which paves its way as a handy tool to rescue the drivers in grim road scenarios.
Since the company hasn’t revealed the car’s EPA estimate for now, therefore amongst the first few things we would be interested to discover and figure out will be, how close the Tucson’s EPA estimate of 24/28/25 mpg city/highway/when thoroughly combined comes out to our Real MPG figure. The auto-enthusiasts are also keen to find out how far would the car’s fuel tank will take them and if it could put forward a lucrative mileage per litre.
It will also be interesting to see how if the car could offer a smart DCT, as Transmissions haven’t always been the Dexter for Hyundai. How well the company endows this crossover would have our watchful vigil in comparison to other sales leaders in this segment. And of course, it will be a test for the car to endure the heavy testing in the middle of rough Mother Nature when we take it for a snowshoeing trip.
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Idaho Steelheads Report: Robinson Steals Game 1 for Idaho
Posted by Stephen Meserve on April 19, 2014
John Mulhern will be summarizing the Idaho Steelheads playoff run game by game. Last night, the Steelheads defeated the Colorado Eagles in Boise thanks to a 42 save effort from Josh Robinson. John has the period by period breakdown, but I would say all you need to see is this save:
After playing each other seven times in the past month and a half, the Colorado Eagles and the Idaho Steelheads wasted no time getting right down to business. Both teams came out with a lot of end-to-end rushes and a lot of speed. The Eagles would end the first period with the shot advantage 16 to 6, but the Steelheads would have to lead 1-0 after a power play goal.
There would be only one penalty in the first period, and it would go against the Eagles Kevin Young. He received an automatic two minutes for delay of game after clearing a bouncing puck over the glass. David deKastrozza, who was promoted to the first power play unit after Tommy Grant had to leave a game after taking a puck to his hand, would get credit for the ensuing PP goal. On a nice passing play between Mitch Wahl and William Rapuzzi, deKastrozza was able to find a spot all alone in front of Eagles goaltender Dustin Butler and was able to bury the pass.
Despite the Steelheads getting that first goal, the Eagles were able to carry the remainder of the play and, for the most part, kept the Steelheads bottled up in their own end for the remainder of the period.
There was no scoring in the second period, but it did not lack for quality chances for both teams.
The Steelheads came out with a much more aggressive forecheck and were able to create some chances off of Eagles turnover. Butler made some good saves to keep the Steelheads stuck at one on the scoreboard.
Not to be outdone, Josh Robinson made the save of the game halfway through the period after a couple of weak passes in the defensive zone, an Eagle player was left all alone in front and with Robinson holding his right post, he sold out Superman style and made a tremendous save to keep the game 1-0 in the Steelheads favor.
The Eagles finally did get their first power play chance of the game, but the Steelheads were able to kill it off. Idaho will however be shorthanded for the start of the 3rd period after a late high sticking call went against deKastrozza.
The Steelheads started the third period shorthanded and were able to kill off the 1:59 of power play time that Colorado had. The one thing that the power play was able to do was give Colorado momentum and a foothold in the third period to launch an all-out assault on Idaho goaltender Josh Robinson. “Robo” was able to hold strong until a weird play at the side of the net where the puck found its way to Kyle Kraemer, and he was able to direct it by Robinson. That would be Robinson’s only blemish as he went on to save 42 of 43 shots on the night.
The game would need a hero, and with time running down and the Steelheads not being able to mount any kind of sustained offensive attack, the game felt as if the Steelheads were just going to try to counterattack when they could, but also play a tighter game and be content with overtime.
With 2:45 to go in the 3rd period, all that worrying about an extra session proved out to be for naught, as Rapuzzi would find Scott Czarnowczan who would fire a great pass to deKastrozza who once again was left all alone at the hash marks. With Butler having to move off his right post again, deKastrozza picked top corner glove side for the ultimate game winning goal.
Colorado would have a couple of good chances coming down the stretch and with the extra attacker, but the Steelheads defense would hold strong and make the one goal lead hold up.
It wouldn’t be a complete recap without mentioning that for as great as Josh Robinson played, Dustin Butler for the Colorado Eagles was with him just about every step of the way. Butler would end the game stopping 23 of 25 shots on the night.
Game 2 is Saturday right back at Century Link Arena in Boise as Idaho tries to extend their series lead to 2-0 and Colorado tries to take home ice advantage and go back to Colorado with the series tied at 1. Game 1 was a dandy, I would expect more of the same from game 2.
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Tunisia - Fuel-price increase set to spark protests across country
Saudi Arabia - Debris from Houthi drone kills one, injures four, in residential area Saudi Arabia- Security risk: Elevated
One person was killed and four were injured when debris from Houthi rebel drones shot down by Saudi Arabian air defence systems landed in residential areas on 2 April. Two drones were intercepted over the city of Khamis Mushait, in Asir province, in the south-west of the country. According to the Houthis, the drones, which were launched from neighbouring Yemen, were targeting a major airbase in the city.
Why it matters: A Saudi-led coalition is fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen's civil war, and Saudi cities with oil facilities and airbases are targets for Houthi drones and missiles. The areas most at risk are in the southern provinces of Asir, Jizan and Najran, though Houthi missiles have reached as far as the capital, Riyadh. Saudi missile defence system are likely to intercept most Houthi missiles and drones, however shrapnel and other debris pose a risk to personnel in the vicinity. A2 Global advises operational managers to ensure staff are drilled on how to respond to drone and missile attacks and have medical evacuation plans in place.
Turkey - Heightened protest risk as both Istanbul mayoral candidates claim victory Turkey-Travel risk: Extreme
Protests and victory rallies are set to occur in Turkey's commercial centre Istanbul, after both mayoral candidates claimed victory in the 31 March local elections. The candidate from the ruling AKP party, Binali Y?ld?r?m, dismissed the claim by opposition CHP candidate Ekrem ?mamo?lu. The initial results indicated that ?mamo?lu received 46.8 percent of the vote while Y?ld?r?m polled 48.5 percent. The AKP party has demanded a recount in eight districts, due to suspicions of voting irregularities. While the AKP has won 51 percent of the vote nationwide, it suffered a major setback in losing the capital Ankara and the country's third-largest city Izmir to the opposition.
Why it matters:
The loss of Istanbul would be a major setback for President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, having already lost Ankara. A heightened security presence is expected across Istanbul, with protests and rallies likely at locations such as Taksim square in the city centre. Small clashes have already occurred between AKP and CHP supporters in the city. Business travellers should allow additional journey time, as disruptions are expected.. They should also avoid any protests as a precaution.
Turkey - Switchover to Istanbul Airport set to bring significant travel disruption Turkey- Travel risk: Extreme
All flights from Istanbul Atatrk Airport (IST) will be transferred to Istanbul Airport (ISL) in a process that begins on 5 April, and is set to take until 7 April. Both airports will halt operations for a period of 12 hours, from 0200 until 1400 local time, tomorrow. IST, which is located 24km from Istanbul city centre, had been the country's busiest and biggest airport, handling over 68 million passengers last year. ISL, which is 35km from the city centre, is set to have an annual capacity of 150 million passengers, making it one of the busiest airports in the world. The International Air Transport Association code for Istanbul Atatrk Airport IST will be transferred to Istanbul Airport after 7 April.
The switchover is set to cause major delays. Oman Air has already cancelled several flights from Muscat to Istanbul, while the US consulate has warned its nationals of flight delays and cancellations. A2 Global advises travellers to re-confirm their flight status, in case of cancellations and delays. A2 Global also advises travellers to allow for additional time when travelling from Istanbul Airport, as it is further from Istanbul city centre than Istanbul Atatrk Airport.
Algeria - Civil unrest forces president to resign, but protests continue - Algeria - Security risk: High
On 2 April Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigned as president, after nationwide mass protests against him and his government since 17 February. Images of the ailing president handing over his letter of resignation to the speaker of the upper house of parliament, Abdelkader Bensalah, were broadcast live to confirm Bouteflika was standing down. Crowds took to the streets of the capital Algiers to celebrate the departure of Bouteflika, who had been in power since 1999. In another development, the government on 31 March banned all private aircraft from operating in its airspace until the end of April. No explanation was given for this decision.
Under Algeria's constitution, Bensalah now becomes interim president for 90 days, while presidential elections are held. Bensalah is a close ally of Bouteflika and will not appease protesters who deem him a continuation of the status quo. Anti-government demonstrators have adopted the slogan remove them all, signalling a rejection of the whole political structure, rather than just opposition to Bouteflika. The ban on private aircraft from Algerian airspace is probably an attempt by the government to prevent prominent figures leaving the country. Protests are set to continue across Algeria. Protesters are likely to gather at the Martyrs Memorial, next to Khelifa Oulmane Boulevard, in the capital Algiers. Business travellers should avoid protests as a precaution and allow for additional time for journeys, due to travel disruption the protests are likely to cause in the capital.
Morocco - Teachers extend strike action until 14 April Morocco - Travel risk: Elevated
The FNE and the OTD unions have announced the extension of national strikes by teachers until 14 April. These have been taking place since 4 March over demands for higher salaries and greater oversight of ministry of education officials.
During the dispute teachers have protested in the capital Rabat, opposite the parliament building, on Avenue Mohammed V. This is a likely to remain the key location for further protests. Previous protests have seen a heavy-handed response by security forces. On 24 March, anti-riot police deployed batons and water cannon against protesters. Business traveller should avoid demonstrations as a precaution due to potential confrontations between protestors and security forces. As protests will likely disrupt traffic in the near vicinity, A2 Global advises business travellers to use alternative routes and allow for additional journey time.
Tunisia - Fuel-price increase set to spark protests across country Tunisia - Travel risk:Elevated
The ministry of industry on 30 March officially announced that it would increase fuel prices by 4 per cent in order to tackle the budget deficit. In response, minibus taxi drivers held nationwide strikes on 4 April, after the UTL union called for action.
The fuel price hike was also condemned by farming and fishing union UTAP, which stated that the price increase will affect production costs in various sectors. A small number of people on 1 April blocked several roads in the town Ouerdanin, 164km south of the capital Tunis, while taxi drivers protested in the city Siliana, 135km south of the capital. On 2 April, in the coastal city of Sousse, 147km south of Tunis, minibus taxi drivers closed the road at Souk Al Ahad, in the centre of the city. This caused severe travel disruption. Protests are likely to occur in the capital in the 48-hour outlook. Business travellers should avoid all protests as a precaution. Logistics and facilities managers should factor the price increase into operational and strategic plans.
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Delivering Grave News with Empathy and Honesty
Martha M. Jablow , special to AAMCNews
The patient in the coronary care unit anxiously awaits his physician. On entering the room, the physician bluntly declares, “I have bad news. You have what we call a widow maker.”
Relaying life-changing news to patients is “one of the most daunting tasks in becoming a physician,” said Thomas Cox, PsyD, division director of research and education at Baylor Scott and White, a health care system that includes Baylor University Medical Center (BUMC). “It requires training to make it more humanistic and less stressful for everyone involved.”
When Cox co-authored a survey of surgery residents and faculty at BUMC, he discovered that 91 percent of respondents thought delivering grave news was an important skill, but only 40 percent felt adequately trained to do so. Baylor has since launched a pilot program to introduce this training to students.
Teaching Residents How to Communicate Difficult News
A survey two years ago at Baylor College of Medicine revealed that surgical residents and faculty felt they lacked the training to deliver distressing news to patients. To address this deficit, Cox and his team developed a pilot program that includes a one-hour lecture followed by case studies and simulations with standardized patients. “We’ve seen a great improvement over the year,” Cox reported. Physicians in the program are taught to:
Arrange adequate time and do advance preparation about what to say.
Turn off cell phones and begin with, “I’m sorry. I have some news.” Avoid saying “bad” news. Ask, “What do you understand about your condition...? Would you like the full details of your illness?” These questions invite patients to enter into a conversation and reveal the level of their understanding.
Focus first on the diagnosis, not on everything that will follow. Refrain from using medical jargon.
Give information in small chunks. Don’t dump a lot of information at once.
Encourage questions. Don’t assume patients understand their illness.
Expect patients to have a range of emotions. Give them time to react with tears, disbelief, denial, or silence. Pass the tissues. Be empathic.
Ask patients to paraphrase what has been said to make sure they understand.
Debrief with an attending or other colleague to express any sadness or feelings of guilt after delivering the news.
“Medical students and residents will be [delivering bad news] thousands of times in their careers, and they’re not going to learn it effectively by the seat of their pants,” said Walter F. Baile, MD, professor of psychiatry and behavioral science at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and director of the Interpersonal Communication and Relationship Enhancement program in the Department of Faculty Development. “They need opportunities to practice these skills with standardized patients. And skills need to be reinforced during residency and thereafter.”
Baile and others developed SPIKES, a protocol for relaying troubling news. The plan guides clinicians in how to gather information from patients to gauge their readiness to hear the news; convey information appropriately; provide empathy and support; and engage patients in planning for the future.
Bluntly telling patients about a grim diagnosis or prognosis can be frightening and traumatic, Baile explained. “Starting with ‘I’m sorry I have some serious news’ gives patients space to buckle their seatbelts for what is coming. There’s a difference between being direct and making patients feel hopeless,” he added. “You can give them hope if a treatment exists; if not, telling them they’ll be supported and given the best care can be reassuring. Balancing honesty and hope is a challenging but important skill to be learned.”
“One of the hardest things for doctors”
Delivering bad news “is one of the hardest things for doctors because it can make them feel helpless but is also sad for the patient,” Baile observed. At MD Anderson, giving serious news is taught using “sociodramas” in which students assume the patient’s role. Baile explained that it is a powerful learning experience and opens the door to effective communication. Other schools use actors to role-play so students get practice in conveying difficult news compassionately and without using alarming terms.
James A. Tulsky, MD, chair of the Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, advises trainees to avoid the phrase “bad news” altogether and refer to the news as “serious.”
From his teaching experience, Tulsky said that students need to acquire a “cognitive frame” or “talking map” to think through the arc of a conversation—“how to get from here to there.” He also noted that students need a non-threatening environment to practice these communication skills. If students feel they’re being observed or graded, they may be even more uncomfortable. Better, he suggested, for them to practice first with other students and later with standardized patients.
“There’s a difference between being direct and making patients feel hopeless.”
Walter F. Baile, MD, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
“[Physicians] also need space to manage patients’ emotions while showing empathy,” Tulsky noted. “But they shouldn’t back-pedal by saying something like, ‘It’s not so bad’ or ‘This is the good kind of cancer.’ And they shouldn’t expect to fix it. Their goal should be to make the patient feel safe and cared for. They could say, ‘I know this is scary, and I’ll be there for you.’”
John Prescott, MD, AAMC chief academic officer and a former emergency medicine physician, notes that physicians in emergency departments have an additional challenge. “Emergency physicians seldom have an established relationship with the patient they are treating and decisions need to be made quickly.”
To establish rapport, said Prescott, “I introduced myself, made eye contact with all of the family members and sat down to be at the same level as the patient or family member. I often made sure that I ‘looked the part’ by wearing my white coat and when appropriate, would hold their hands.” After delivering stressful news, Prescott said he would leave the room to give the patient and family members privacy and time to think about what was said. He would then return a few minutes later to answer additional questions.
On hearing negative news, patients may initially worry about whether or how to tell their families. In those situations, Baile suggested that doctors explore the patients’ concerns and ask if they’d like to bring someone along to the next appointment.
If the patient is a child or teenager, delivering a somber diagnosis can be especially challenging. “Withholding news from children only makes them more anxious because even young children know something is wrong,” Baile said. “Everyone is different. The news should be given in a patient-centered way. Doctors should determine first how much the patient knows and then tailor information to the individual’s age and comprehension level.”
As more and more hospitals move to telemedicine, how do physicians proceed with delivering serious news? “Ideally it’s better to deliver it in person, say by bringing someone back into the clinic,” Tulsky said. “Over the phone or on a video screen, you can lose the non-verbal responses, and it’s harder to ensure safety over the phone. But if it has to be done that way, you have to pay much more attention to your words.”
Martha M. Jablow, special to AAMCNews
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Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 12th February 2018
Solve the Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 12th February 2018 to be well prepared for the upcoming IBPS, Railway, SSC exams. The quiz set includes every important Current Affairs news those are important for these exams. Read Current Affairs Update - 12th February 2018 carefully.
Q1. India has signed eight MoUs with ____ in different areas including defense, health and tourism during PM Narendra Modi’s maiden visit to the country .
A]Iran
B]Iraq
C]Oman
D]UAE
E]Saudi Arabia
Q2.Name the Indian company that has acquired a 10% in a large offshore oilfield Abu Dhabi National Oil Co.’s (ADNOC) in Abu Dhabi for $600 million.
A]Oil India Limited
B]Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Videsh Limited
C]Sundrex Oil Company Ltd.
D]Oil India Limited
E]None of these
Q3.Name the first Indian batsman to score a century in his 100th One-day International .
A]Virat Kohli
B]M S Dhoni
C]Rohit Sharma
D]Shikhar Dhawan
E]None of them
Q4. Who has become the first Asian as well as the first Indian to swim across the Ocean Seven ?
A]Rahul Kumar
B]Mohit Chahal
C]Sourav Kansal
D]Tuhin Sinha
E]Rohan More
Q5.Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone of the first Hindu temple in ____ .
A]Dubai
B]Cairo
C]Abu Dhabi
D]Tehran
E]Baghdad
Q6.Name the golfer who has become the first Indian to qualify for the China Ladies PGA Tour.
A]Aditi Ashok
B]Ankita Tiwana
C]Smriti Mehra
D]Sharmila Nicollet
Q7.Johann Johannsson has recently passed away. He was a/ an ____ .
A]Film Director
B]Musician
C]Actor
D]Social Activist
Q8.Renowned human rights lawyer Asma Jahangir has recently passed away. She was from ___ .
A]Pakistan
B]Afghanistan
C]Iran
D]Saudi Arabia
E]UAE
Q9.Mumbai is the _____ richest city in the world with a total wealth of $950 billion, according to a report by New World Wealth.
A]5th
B]7th
C]9th
D]11th
E]12th
Q10.Who has released India’s first ever Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) in New Delhi ?
A]Ramnath Kovind
B]Narendra Modi
C]Rajnath Singh
D]Nitin Gadkari
Q11.The Government of which State that has benned the sale of loose cigarettes within the state ?
A]Punjab
B]Bihar
C]Haryana
D]Uttar Pradesh
E]Madhya Pradesh
Answer with Explanation
Explanation 1. India and Oman have signed eight Memoranda of Understanding in different areas during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s maiden visit to the Gulf nation.The fields in which the agreements were inked include defence, health and tourism. An MoU on legal and judicial co-operation in civil and commercial matters was also signed.
Explanation 2. ONGC Videsh Ltd and its partners have acquired a 10 per cent in a large offshore oilfield in Abu Dhabi for $600 million, the first time any Indian company has set foot in oil-rich Emirates. OVL, the overseas arm of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), Indian Oil Corp (IOC) and a unit of Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL), paid a signing amount of $600 million for a 10 per cent stake in Abu Dhabi National Oil Co's (ADNOC) 40-year Lower Zakum Concession, Offshore Abu Dhabi.
Explanation 3. Opener Shikhar Dhawan has become the first Indian cricketer to score a century in his 100th One-day International. Dhawan reached the landmark during the fourth ODI of the six-match series against South Africa at the Wanderers.
Explanation 4. Pune-based swimmer, Rohan More has become the first Asian as well as the first Indian to swim across the Ocean Seven. Rohan is also the youngest person in the world to swim across the Ocean Seven. The Ocean's Seven marathon consists of seven long-distance open-water swims, which includes the North Channel, the Cook Strait, the Molokai Channel, the English Channel, the Catalina Channel, the Tsugaru Strait and the Strait of Gibraltar.
Explanation 5. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated a project for the construction of the first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi, describing it as a "catalytic agent" of humanity and harmony that would become a medium of India’s identity.
Explanation 6. Sharmila Nicollet has become the first Indian golfer to qualify for the China Ladies PGA Tour. The 26-year-old Bengaluru golfer fought her way back into the tournament in the last two rounds to earn a card for the Tour, which had Women’s World rankings points also.
Explanation 7. The Icelandic composer Johann Johannsson, who scored The Theory of Everything and Sicario, has recently passed away.
Explanation 8. Renowned senior lawyer and human rights activist of Pakistan Asma Jahangir passed away in Lahore . She is survived by a son and two daughters.
Explanation 9. India's financial capital Mumbai, with a total wealth of USD 950 billion, has been named among the top 15 wealthiest cities globally, while New York topped the list. According to a report by New World Wealth, the economic hub of India is the 12th wealthiest city, followed by Toronto.
Explanation 10. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has released country's first ever Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) which will guide road engineers and policy makers about road expansion.
Explanation 11. Bihar Government has banned sale of loose cigarettes in the state. This decision aims to discourage the kids and youngsters who start smoking by buying loose cigarettes.
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<p><h3>'''Introduction'''</h3><p>
* <strong>Historical decline of the wolf</strong> ''
Long before humankind became the dominant species on Earth, wolves held that place of honor. Wolves are considered a keystone species that sits atop of the food chain. They maintained a balance in the eco-systems they inhabited. At one time, wolves covered much of the North American continent. According to wolf biologist L. David Mech, the wolf was originally “the most widely distributed mammal in the world” (Busch 2007). Unfortunately, as humans evolved and expanded in population as well as into the top predator, they began to have conflicts with wolves. In many cultures, the wolf became a thing of evil and danger. As far back as 600 B.C, stories attributed to Aesop talked about the cunning and wickedness of wolves (Busch, 2007). This fear and loathing spread from Asia and Europe and made it’s way to North America. The Native Americans did not share this feeling towards the wolf. They respected and revered the wolf as one of the great spirit animals. Europeans however saw them as a problem that needed to be eradicated and began hunting and trapping wolves by the hundreds of thousands, such that by the 1970’s the only wolves left in the wild could be found in the Alaska, Canada and the north eastern tip of Minnesota
* <strong>Endangered Species Act of 1973</strong> ''
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973 was passed to “help endangered and threatened species recover from their low numbers so that they are no longer in danger of qualifying to be classified as endangered or threatened in the foreseeable future” (Archibald, 2004). By this time it was determined that the gray wolf population had been reduced by almost 95% of it’s historic population. Scientific estimates believe that prior to Europeans settling in North America there were as many as 400,000 wolves in the lower 48 states alone. The only wolves that remained in the wild in the lower 48 were a few hundred located in northern Minnesota and Michigan.
There are a number of organizations and sanctuaries that work for wolf conservation. Most of these began in the 1970’s and ‘80’s and are non-profit's that operate via contributions, gifts and volunteer support. They include but are not limited to the following:
*Wolf Haven, International
*Mission:Wolf
*Wolf Timbers
*Wolftown
<p><h3>'''Analysis'''</h3><p>
As noted above, the number of organizations that contribute or are directly involved with wolf conservation in some form is lengthy. This list does not even encompass the large number of organizations worldwide that do similar work. In order to look at how the issue of wolf conservation is dealt with using civic intelligence, I will only use one organization as an example.
Wolf Haven International (WHI), located in Tenino, Washington, is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1982 by a couple that wanted to provide a home for captive born wolves. As WHI grew over the years the mission became that of "working for wolf conservation by protecting wild wolves, providing sanctuary for captive-born wolves, promoting wolf restoration in historic ranges and educating the public on the value of all wildlife". (WHI mission statement)
* <strong>Orientation</strong> ''
WHI's existence is due to a love and respect for wolves. This is shared by all that work for WHI. WHI operates under a guiding set of principles and perspectives. First and foremost is wolf conservation. To achieve this, WHI provides a sanctuary for captive-born wolves, promotes education on wolves to the general public and partners with other wildlife conservation organizations on issues of wildlife conservation and protection.
* <strong>Organization</strong> ''
WHI is a 501 (c)(3) organization that is comprised of a Board of Directors, an Executive Director, a small paid staff and a large contingent of volunteers that are committed to the organizations vision of wolf conservation.
* <strong>Engagement</strong> ''
WHI's main goal is conservation of wolves in the wild as well as in captivity. To do this, they utilize a number of different tactics.
WHI is also involved on the political front providing time and energy in meeting and working with local, state and federal officials on all issues related to wildlife conservation.
* <strong>Intelligence</strong> ''
* <strong>Products/Projects</strong> ''
* <strong>Resources</strong> ''
Prepared by Dale Bristow
Submitted to Douglas Schuler
Civic Intelligence: Theory and Practice
Case Study: Wolf Conservation: Wolf Haven Internaional
Week 8, Wednesday, 5/18/2011
Historical decline of the wolf
Endangered Species Act of 1973
When the wolf was listed on the ESA in 1973, only the subspecies, Rocky Mountain Gray wolf was listed. In 1978, the ESA was amended to include all subspecies of the gray wolf. There are currently five subspecies of gray wolf, the Arctic, Tundra, Rocky Mountain, Eastern Timer and the Mexican Gray. In 1982, the federal government once again amended the ESA to allow for the reintroduction of gray wolves in Yellowstone National Park and Central Idaho. After numerous legal challenges to the idea of reintroduction, wolves were relocated from Canada to Yellowstone and central Idaho. Since those reintroductions, the population has grown where now there are over 1,500 wolves located in the Rocky Mountain region that encompasses Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, eastern Washington, eastern Oregon and northern Utah. In the Great Lakes region the recovery is even greater with an estimated population of over 5,000 wolves in Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the Mexican Grey wolf that was at the very verge of total extinction in the wild. There are currently about 42 wolves in the wild in Arizona and New Mexico and the struggle to have those numbers increase continues.
Wolf Haven, International
Mission:Wolf
Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center
Wolf Mountain Sanctuary
Runs with Wolves Sanctuary
Wolf Education Research Center
California Wolf Center
Endangered Wolf Center
Northern Rockies Wolf Collaborative
Animal Welfare Institute
Greater Yellowstone Coalition
Idaho Conservation League
The Wilderness Society
Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center
Lakota Wolf Preserve
Seacrest Wolf Preserve
Timber Wolf Information Network
White Wolf Sanctuary
Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary
Wolf Conservation Center
Wolf Hollow
Wolf Howl Animal Preserve
Wolf Park
Wolf Timbers
Wolftown
In addition to the conservation of wolves, WHI works to help restore wolves to their natural habitat. WHI participates in the Species Survival Program. This is a federal program developed to save the Red wolf and the Mexican Gray wolf, both of which were on the verge of extinction. As a participant of this program, WHI is a recognized breeding facility for the Red wolf and one of only 3 breeding and pre-release facilities for the Mexican Gray wolf.
To maintain it's focus on these goals, WHI staff and volunteers concentrate on using scientific data and knowledge to make decisions on care for the wolves as well as the information that is shared through educational and political outreach. WHI understands that the love of wolves alone will not help them survive either in captivity or the wild.
The paid staff and volunteers work closely together to maintain the day to day activities of the sanctuary as well the promotion of the ideals of WHI. The organization works hard to incorporate all players. The volunteers are involved in decision and policy making right along with the paid staff. WHI believes that everyone has a voice and that it takes collaboration of all parties to make positive changes for wolf conservation.
WHI continually works on educating the general public about wolves. This is accomplished with tours of the sanctuary as well as outreach trips to schools, presentations at community events and civic meetings and providing and maintaining social media outlets, i.e., web page, facebook and twitter.
WHI is involved in several communities as a member of their Chamber of Commerce's and continues to work with other civic organizations to promote not just wolf conservation but an understanding of how all wildlife play a keen role in maintaining the balance of nature.
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Earth's Vital Signs
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{{Document |publication_date=18 October 2017 |type=Article |authors=Ludwig De Braeckeleer |source_name=Intel Today |source_URL=https://gosint.wordpress.com/2017/10/18/pt35b-the-most-expensive-forgery-in-history-lockerbie/ |image=Fragment_of_the_imagination.jpg |image_width=240px |image_caption=[[Private Eye#Fragment of the imagination?|"Fragment of the imagination?"]]<ref>''[http://i-p-o.org/Private_Eye-Lockerbie-Oct2007.jpg "Fragment of the imagination?", ''Private Eye'' issue 1195 (page 28), 12–25 October 2007]''</ref> |subjects=Edwin Bollier, Erwin Meister, Marwan Khreesat, Tom Thurman, Thomas Hayes, Alan Feraday, Richard Marquise, Edward Marshman, John Orr, Stuart Henderson, Gideon Levy, Pierre Péan, Marcello Mega, Otto Hostettler, Colin Boyd, Peter Fraser, Lockerbie Bombing/Official Narrative, Margaret Thatcher, George H W Bush, Brighton bombing, Toyota War |description=[[Ludwig De Braeckeleer]] proves that the [[Lockerbie Bombing/Official Narrative|Lockerbie bomb timer fragment PT/35(b)]] is a [http://i-p-o.org/Private_Eye-Lockerbie-Oct2007.jpg "fragment of the imagination"] }} [https://vimeo.com/41131094 '''“Without PT/35(b), there would have been no indictment”'''] (''[[Richard Marquise]] — [[FBI]] Agent who led the [[US]] side of the [[Pan Am Flight 103|Lockerbie investigation]]'')<ref>''[https://vimeo.com/41131094 "Extract from 2009 TV documentary 'Lockerbie Revisited'"]''</ref> ==PT/35(b) — The Most Expensive Forgery in History [Lockerbie]== [[File:PT35(b).jpg|300px|right|thumb|[[MEBO]]'s MST-13 timer printed circuit board with [[Private Eye#Fragment of the imagination?|"fragment of the imagination"]] PT/35(b)]] PT/35(b) is a small fragment of a circuit timer that was allegedly found among the debris of [[Pan Am Flight 103]] near the town of Lockerbie. After more than ten years of investigation, I have come to the conclusion that PT/35(b) is a forgery that was planted among the debris to implicate [[Libya]] in the bombing of Pan Am 103 and to steer the investigation away from the original suspects. Here is a couple of emails exchanged between [[Richard Marquise|Richard A. Marquise]] — the former [[FBI]] agent who led the US side of the Lockerbie Investigation — and myself on September 6, 2008: :'''“I think the timer [PT/35(b)] is a fabrication.”''' (Email to [[Richard Marquise|RAM]] 06/09/2008) :“I really have to disagree on the timer fragment as unless there is a big, big conspiracy–involving the Scottish police and the [[FBI]] and the [[CIA]] and lots of other people–why can we not agree it was found the way it was claimed? :"I saw the supposed evidence card which was changed from cloth to debris. Without answering exactly what happened as I do not know–I know that when the fragment was found, no one knew what it was not even where it was–it was imbedded within cloth. :"Now, I have no idea why someone would change the evidence card (I am not sure what to call it but it was a piece of cardboard which documented what the item was and had writing on it) as it seems a simple enough fix–the one piece was a fragment of Yorkie and what was in it was a few other items of debris, one of which was PT-35. :"Please tell me what you do not believe about the fragment.” (Email from Marquise 06/09/2008) <blockquote>'''''“The right to search for the truth implies also a duty; one must not conceal any part of what one has recognised to be the truth.” (Albert Einstein)'''''</blockquote> As I reach the end of my life, I feel strongly about answering this question, as honestly and accurately as I can. I will do so in the simplest possible way. Later, I will provide all the supporting evidence that I was able — thanks to many good friends — to collect over the years. I hope that you will see that the evidence of a “big conspiracy” is indeed overwhelming. Of course, as I pointed before in relation to this case, '''“There are none so blind as those who will not see.” But the evidence is indisputable: PT/35(b) is a forgery.''' ===PT/35(b) & the MST-13 Timers=== On May 12, 1989, PT/35(b) was allegedly extracted from the collar of a “SLALOM” shirt (labelled PI/995). [There are many reasons to believe that this ‘discovery’ was antedated but we know that PT/35(b) existed by January 1990.] The Lockerbie investigators concluded early in the investigation that this fragment was part of the mechanism that triggered a bomb aboard Pan Am 103. This fragment was eventually matched to a timer (known as MST-13) discovered among the weapons and material seized from rebels after an attempted coup in [[Togo]] on 23rd September 1986. The identification was made in the mid of 1990 by FBI [[Thomas Thurman]], with some help from the [[CIA]]. In February 1988, the CIA became aware of another MST-13 Timer that was found in a luggage “belonging” to a [[Libya]]n citizen travelling to Dakar, [[Senegal]]. That device was easily traced to [[MEBO]], a Swiss company, because of a similarity to a device that had been found in [[Chad]] in September 1984. The MST-13 had been supplied “solely” to Libya. The match between PT/35(b) and the main board of the MST-13 timer looks obviously excellent. Perfect indeed. But appearance can be deceiving. :RELATED POST: [https://pt35b.wordpress.com/chronology-pt35b/ The Chronology of PT/35(b)] — A very detailed timeline of the many scientific investigations of PT/35(b) ===The anatomy of a copper-clad laminate=== A printed circuit board (PCB) mechanically supports and electrically connects electronic components using conductive tracks, pads and other features etched from copper sheets laminated onto a non-conductive substrate. PCBs can be single sided (one copper layer), double-sided (two copper layers) or multi-layer (outer and inner layers). FR-4 glass epoxy is the primary insulating substrate upon which the vast majority of rigid PCBs are produced. A thin layer of copper foil is laminated to one or both sides of an FR-4 panel. Circuitry interconnections are etched into copper layers to produce printed circuit boards. Finally, the copper tracks are “tinned”, either with a lead-tin alloy or pure tin. :RELATED POST: [https://pt35b.wordpress.com/2015/10/16/anatomy-of-a-copper-clad-laminate-part-i-introduction/ Anatomy of a Copper Clad Laminate. Part I: Introduction] ===Strike 1 — The Tin=== 28 February 1992 — According to their [http://www.holmes2.com/holmes2/whatish2/ Home Office Large Major Enquiry System (HOLMES)] statements, McAdam and Buwert went to the Wolfson Centre and met [https://pt35b.wordpress.com/tag/dr-rosemary-wilkinson/ Dr Rosemary Wilkinson] by prior arrangement, and she attempted to examine the whole of DP/347(a) in her scanning electron microscope but due to technical difficulties this proved impossible, and she was authorised to remove a sample from the circuit board at a place previously agreed with the fiscal depute. The corner section was then removed (DP/494, Crown label 411) and put in the scanning electron microscope. Dr Wilkinson’s manuscript statement (prod 364) records that the surface of the new sample looked different from the fragment. The fragment’s surface had contained bright “crystallites” 1/2 to 2 microns in diameter, but no such structure was present on DP/494, which contained bright and dark areas 5 to 15 microns in diameter which after analysis were associated with a lead-rich metal for the bright areas and a tin-rich metal for the dark areas. No copper was found except at the edge exposed by the cutting of the sample. Dr Wilkinson suggested that this was because in DP/494 had a greater thickness of tin/lead metal covering the copper. Comparison between control sample and fragment: on the fragment Dr Wilkinson could find no trace of lead on the copper track she tested, only copper and tin. :RELATED POST: [https://pt35b.wordpress.com/2015/09/21/the-chronology-of-pt35b-28021992/ The chronology of PT/35(b): 28/02/1992] Lockerbie investigator [[John Ashton]] received confirmation from THURING that the boards supplied to [[MEBO]] had all copper tracks covered with a lead-tin alloy, unlike PT/35(b) which was covered with pure tin. ===Early suspicions and confirmation=== During the trial in 2000, there were suspicions about how PT/35(b) had been discovered and reported on by government scientists. The trial judges had discounted these suspicions. Then in 2009 the al-Megrahi defence team made a startling discovery. :''In the years since the trial and first appeal they had managed to obtain a huge set of documents from police and Scottish Crown archives. Among the documents was the forensic notebook of scientific witness [[Allen Feraday]].'' :''Feraday had compared PT35(b) with control samples from MST13 timer circuit boards similar to those supplied to Libya in 1985 by MEBO.'' :''He told the trial judges: “the fragment materials and tracking pattern are similar in all respects” to that of the MST13 timer.'' :''But nine years prior to the trial, on 1st August 1991, when examining both the fragment and a MEBO MST13 timer circuit board, he had made two hand-written entries in his notebook which contradicted this.'' :''The first recorded that tracks on fragment PT35(b) were protected by a layer of “Pure tin”.'' :''The second said that tracks on the circuit of a control sample MST13 board were covered by an alloy of “70% tin and 30% lead”.'' :''Feraday and the police were fully aware of the difference.'' :''Two police scientific advisers suggested that the heat of the explosion might have evaporated the lead content of the alloy, leaving pure tin.'' :''Another police adviser working for Ferranti International noted that fragment PT35(b) had indications of being “home made”.'' :''Neither the scientist’s reports nor the Ferranti letter were followed up. All remained hidden in police files.'' :''The judges and defence team were unaware of their contents.'' :''In the light of this new information the defence team consulted two prominent independent experts in the field.'' :''The experts repeatedly heat tested the evaporation theory with temperatures exceeding that of the bomb explosion. But the alloy of 70/30 tin/lead remained just that.'' Feraday either perjured himself or was grossly negligent. It was upon his statement — and the very dubious identification evidence by [[Tony Gauci|Gauci]] — that the case against [[Abdelbaset al-Megrahi]] would turn. ([http://lockerbiecase.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/lockerbie-28-year-lie.html Lockerbie: The 28 year lie.]) ===Strike 2 — The Resin=== <blockquote>“The function of the resin is to act as a ‘glue’ to hold the laminate together. Epoxy resins can be purchased from various vendors at various steps of manufacture. Epoxy resin can be had in a liquid form so that it can be concocted to upstaged resin using proprietary recipes and processes. It can also be purchased in the advanced or upstaged state, wherein the solid resin, complete with hardness and catalysts, is ready for use in treating.”</blockquote> According to an [https://pt35b.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/36-fbi-report-dated-20-august-1990.pdf FBI document date 20 August 1990 (classified SECRET)]: :This glass cloth laminate is manufactured using a Bisphenol A epoxy resin cured with Dicyandiamide. A [https://pt35b.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/williamson-memo-sept-3rd-1990.pdf Memo from Det. Insp. Williamson dated 3 September 1990] states that: :“The glass cloth laminate is manufactured using a Bisphenol A epoxy resin cured with Dicyandiamide.” :“A feature of any interest in the manufacture of epoxy resin would be chemical used in the curing process. In the Case of Production PT35 the curing chemical is dicyandiamide. This is the most commonly used chemical for this purpose in the industry and does not assist in identification.” :RELATED POST: [https://pt35b.wordpress.com/2015/10/17/anatomy-of-a-copper-clad-laminate-part-iii-epoxy-resins/ Anatomy of a Copper Clad Laminate. Part III: Epoxy Resins] According to a well-informed source, [https://pt35b.wordpress.com/pt35b-2/mst-13-timer/thuring-boards/ THURING AG] always ordered the Copper Clad Laminates from a Swiss branch of ISOLA: [http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/d/D41855.php Schweizerische Isolawerke AG] in Breitenbach (SIB). In early 1990, the resin of a board from ISOLA (Switzerland) was tested and definitely ruled out as the source of PT/35(b)! Let us go back to the [https://pt35b.wordpress.com/chronology-pt35b/pt35b-timeline-part-ii-120589-220690/ Timeline Part II] and in particular to the [https://pt35b.wordpress.com/2015/07/27/the-chronology-of-pt35b-8-march-1990/ entry dated 8 March 1990.] :After the visit to Ciba Geigy on 8 February, he [Harrower] made contact with a number of companies involved in the production of fibreglass laminate used in the manufacture of PCBs, and obtained samples of the various laminates they produced for comparison with PT/35(b). :He received in total 23 different sample laminates from producers in Europe and the [[Middle East]], which he understood covered all the production companies, and he produced DP/143 (prod 337), a schedule showing the laminate samples and suppliers. :He provided the 23 samples to John French at Ciba on 8 March 1990 for comparative analysis. He later obtained a statement from French of the results of the analysis. (…) :According to French’s HOLMES statement after his analysis of the various samples he found that two types of laminate, Ditron (manufactured in Italy) and Sefolam (manufactured in Israel) were the closest match to the spectrum obtained from DP/12 [NB. DP/12 was extracted from PT/35(b)] Now, let us take a look at the [https://pt35b.wordpress.com/pt35b-2/pt35b-forensic-analysis/williamson-memo-030990/ MEMO of Williamson dated 03/09/1990.] :“The epoxy resin is slightly altered to suit the specific purpose to which the completed PCB will be put, e.g. certain chemicals are added for their fire resistance properties etc. Each laminate manufacturer differs in the type of chemicals and the quantities which they add making their resin slightly different from that of their competitors. (Page 2) :“On 8th February 1990, [[John French]], Senior Chemist, Research Analysis Department, CIBA GEIGY Plc., Plastics Division, Duxford, Cambridgeshire, carried out a test in an attempt to identify the resin. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novartis Ciba Geigy Plc]], are one of the world's largest producers of resin for the PCB industry. Mr. French removed some small fragments from the piece of circuit board and analysed them on an FT-RI (Fourier Transform Infra Red) Spectrometer. This test showed that the laminate was manufactured using a Bisphenol A Epoxy Resin cured with Dicyandiamide which is very commonly used in the industry. :“The reporting officers thereafter made contact with all companies in [[Western Europe]], [[Israel]], and [[East Germany]], who manufacture copper clad laminates for the PCB industry and obtained samples of their laminates. On 8th March 1990, they returned to Ciba Geigy Plc., and supplied the following samples of laminates to Mr. French for analysis and comparison with Production PT35.” Among the 23 samples, there are three from [[ISOLA]], including one from ISOLA Switzerland. And yet, the report goes on with this conclusion: :“The results of the test carried out by Mr French were analysed on computer and two types of laminate, Sefolam and Ditron appear to give the closest match to Production PT35.” In other words, French had clearly ruled out SIB as the source of PT/35(b)! But once again, someone tried to get around this unescapable conclusion… :"It is worthy to point out at this stage that in the opinion of Mr French the condition of PT35 due to its exposure to extreme heat could have had an effect on the results of the analysis. Also, while the match to the two laminates, Sefolam and Ditron appear very close, this can only be treated as an indication and is in no way conclusive.” BTW, the idea that heat of the explosion modified PT/35(b) is of course nonsensical and results from a misunderstanding of what constitutes an explosion. During the explosion, the temperature is very high but the heat transfer is rather small. In any case, the presence of an unmelted soldering lead blob on the fragment is proof that PT/35(b) was certainly not exposed to much heat transfer! ===Strike 3 — The Copper=== DP/10 is undoubtedly the smallest and most important piece of evidence Lockerbie experts have never heard of. Before and after the identification of PT/35(b), the police consulted a British company called [[Circuit Foil UK]] about the copper used on both PT/35(b) and the Thuring boards. One of their project managers – Michael Whitehead – looked at both PT/35(b) and DP/347(a) – The Thuring board supplied to MEBO – and concluded that the copper on the Thuring boards had been made earlier. Unfortunately, the police officers seemed to have completely misunderstood his statements. The consequences are far-reaching. His statements clearly support the theory that the board from which PT/35(b) originated was produced at a later date than the Thuring boards. There is a good reason to believe that this copper was not produced — at the earliest — before the end of 1989. If true, it would be proof that PT/35(b) was fabricated AFTER the Lockerbie tragedy. It would also destroy the “legend” that PT/35(b) was examined by [[Thomas Hayes|Dr Hayes]] and [[Alan Feraday|Feraday]] in May 1989! After the identification of PT/35(b), the police officers returned to see [[Michael Whitehead]]. Here is the [[SCCRC]] description of this meeting: :On 06/03/1992, Police officers travelled to Circuit Foil UK (formerly Yates Circuit Foils) at Silloth, and interviewed Michael Whitehead, who examined the matt side topography of the copper tracks on DP/504 (label 406) by using a scanning electron microscope and produced 2 micrographs, A and B, designated DP/508 (prod 347). :(NB: DP/504 is a small part cut from DP/347(a) i.e. the Thuring board supplied to MEBO.) :Michael Whitehead was also of the opinion that the copper foil for DP/504 was manufactured some time earlier than the copper foil for PT/35(b). That is to say, this surely indicates strongly that PT/35/(b) was manufactured later than the board provided by Thuring. There is indeed no doubt that the copper from PT/35(b) is not similar to the copper from the Thuring boards. Moreover, the difference is understood. In the very late 80’s and well into the 90’s, the industry modified the production of the copper and the laminating process to improve the adhesion of the copper to the board. The characteristics of the copper on PT/35(b) reflect this improvement. :RELATED POST: [https://pt35b.wordpress.com/2015/10/03/dp10-evidence-of-fabricated-proof/ DP/10 : Evidence of Fabricated Proof?] :RELATED POST: [https://pt35b.wordpress.com/2015/10/22/dp10-lockerbie-witness-robert-lomer/ DP/10: Lockerbie Witness Robert Lomer] I understand that some experts are willing to testify on camera that their findings were not reported correctly by the investigators. ===Let us summarize…=== I. The “Tinning” of PT/35(b) is wrong. (Pure Tin for PT/35(b) vs Tin/Lead alloy for the Thuring boards). II. The density of the copper nodules on the “Matte” side of the copper foil is evidence that PT/35(b) was built on a copper clad laminate manufactured after the time the THURING boards delivered to MEBO in 1985 had been produced. III. The epoxy resins used in PT/35(b) and in the Thuring boards are obviously different. (Probably to take advantage of the higher density of the copper nodules in PT/35(b) as noted above.) It is abundantly clear that the fragment PT35(b) did not come from a Thuring circuit board supplied to MEBO to fabricate the MST-13 timers delivered to Libya. As the Yanks like to say: “Three strikes and you are out.” How PT/35(b) was made and by whom remains a mystery… But ask yourself a simple question: Who on earth had means, motive and opportunity? ===WHO? — Means, Motive and Opportunity=== Swiss Inspector [[Hans Knaus]] suspected the CIA of having planted PT/35(b) among the debris of the crash in order to incriminate Libya. I believe that Knaus is right and I suspect that he KNEW that the CIA had done it before, not once but twice! (The first time in Togo 1986 and the second time in Senegal 1988). The CIA knew everything about MEBO since 1984. Swiss Inspector [[Peter Fluckiger]] met with MEBO employee [[Ulrich Lumpert]] on June 22, 1989. On June 6, 2008, Lumpert told me that he gave a MST-13 timer prototype — as well as various related documents — to Fluckiger during that meeting. According to Lumpert, Fluckiger requested this device and other documents at the demand of a “friendly Intelligence Agency.” In July 2016, Lockerbie investigator [[George Thomson]] wrote the following message to me: :“During a recent investigation in Switzerland our team managed to get our hands on an official government document which confirms that in June 1989 Swiss Police did receive from a MEBO–source documents and materials in relation to MST timers. :"THE DOCUMENT GOES ON TO CONFIRM THAT THIS MATERIAL WAS THEN HANDED OVER TO THE AMERICANS.” REMEMBER: This is one full year BEFORE Super FBI Genius [[Tom Thurman]] identified the link between PT/35(b) and MEBO. (June 15 1990). ===Why? — The Lockerbie Solution=== [[Jack Anderson]] and [[Dale Van Atta]] claimed that the Lockerbie investigation switched from [[Iran]] to [[Libya]] following a phone call in March 1989 between [[George H W Bush]] and [[Margaret Thatcher]]. [Van Atta recently confirmed the story.] What happened? In July 1988, Ayatollah Hussein Ali Montazeri was the designated successor of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini — known to be very ill — who used to call him “the fruit of his life”. :RELATED POST: [https://gosint.wordpress.com/2017/07/03/suspicious-aviation-tragedies-iran-flight-655-july-3-1988/ Suspicious Aviation Tragedies — Iran Flight 655 (July 3 1988)] From an American point of view, the prognosis in the aftermath of the downing of [[Iran Air Flight 655|IRAN Airbus 655]] was rather gloomy. [[Montazeri]] was about to succeed [[Khomeini]] soon and he wanted a open war with the US. [The US was at the time fully on board with Saddam’s Iraq during the war against Iran.] :RELATED POST: [https://gosint.wordpress.com/2017/01/10/former-iranian-president-akbar-hashemi-rafsanjani-takes-many-secrets-to-his-grave/ Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Takes Many Secrets to His Grave] Then, on 26 March 1989, Khomeini strongly denounced Montazeri’s actions. [Criticism of the Summer massacre, [[Salman Rushdie]], and so on.] A couple of days later, Khomeini announced that Montazeri ‘had resigned his post’. The demotion of Montazeri was a “game changing” event. After March 26, it may no longer serve the US/UK geopolitical interests to blame Iran. Khomeini was rumoured to be at death’s door. If pragmatic new leaders — “friendly” enough to seek a solution to the hostages crisis — could succeed him, it would be totally counter-productive to blame Iran for the action of the old regime. This would only serve the interests of the hard-liners. Thus, ‘Let us wait and see what happens next’ became the Lockerbie policy after March 1989. Ruhollah Khomeini died on June 3rd 1989. [[Rafsanjani]] was instrumental in securing a quick solution to an emerging crisis. On August 3rd 1989, Rafsanjani was elected Iran’s president. Rafsanjani was — of course — well known to the US policy makers as he was instrumental in the infamous [[Iran-Contra]] scandal. :RELATED POST: [https://gosint.wordpress.com/2017/10/02/this-day-in-history-gadhafi-target-of-secret-u-s-deception-plan-october-2-1986-bob-woodward/ This Day in History — “Gaddafi Target of Secret U.S. Deception Plan” (October 2 1986 — Bob Woodward)] In the following weeks, PT(35)/b really ‘surfaced’ and a CIA document — dated September 1989! — links [[Megrahi]] to [[Pan Am 103]] for the first time. That is long before the Lockerbie investigators — including the FBI agents — ever heard of him! :RELATED POST: [https://pt35b.wordpress.com/2016/07/02/the-lockerbie-solutions-wait-and-see/ THE LOCKERBIE SOLUTION(S): WAIT AND SEE…] ===The Endgame=== By September 1989, blaming Iran for Lockerbie would no longer serve the geopolitical interests of the US and UK. Justice was not served. As [[Marcel Pagnol]] once wrote: :“A wise man does not look for the culprits of a crime. A wise man chooses the right culprits.” And the obvious “culprit” was Libya. An indictment – without a chance of a trial — was the perfect solution. The US would easily obtain — with a bit of “wheeling dealing” — a UN resolution (or two) against Libya, thus making an example of their favourite “punching bag”. For [[Margaret Thatcher|Thatcher]], it was also a path to end the supply of Libyan weapons to the [[Provisional IRA]] who had [[Brighton bombing|almost succeeded in assassinating her and came very close to destabilise the UK]]. If there ever was an era of “Unilateralism”, it was that period. In some circles, the final “Lockerbie Solution” must be viewed as a brilliant strategic victory. For those who lost a relative at Lockerbie and wanted nothing but the truth, it is a bitter story. ===PS – FBI Thurman: 21B vs SIB=== The watermark “S I B” visible on the main board of the MEBO MST-13 timers clearly indicate that these boards were produced by a Swiss branch of the ISOLA Company. Well, at least visible to anyone except to the experts of the CIA and Special Agent (“Explosive expert”) FBI [[Tom Thurman]] who managed to read “21B”, as I explained in: [https://pt35b.wordpress.com/2015/10/15/the-thuring-board-watermark-fbi-analysis/ The THURING Board Watermark: FBI Analysis]. That mistake was of course necessary to ruin the forensic investigation and build the case against Libya. Had the SIB logo been read correctly, the case would have collapsed on the spot! When I made that discovery, a wise man made the following comment: :“The most cursory look at yesterday’s posting — which shows the watermark in its true aspect — shows the marks to be SIB. :"There is no way on earth it could be 21B when viewed correctly. :"The K1 timer was taken to pieces, analysed under microscope, its components tested, its circuits deconstructed in ideal lab conditions under optimal light conditions by the FBI and yet we are supposed to believe that the watermark when correctly viewed could look like 21B. :"This looks to me very like an attempt to mislead. A simple search of trade catalogues would give you SIB’s manufacturer in a couple of hours. :"It appears that the image above is viewed via high-powered light and shows the watermark on the underside of the PCB. :"Even so, it is clear that the B is upside down as the smaller of the two loops on the B is on the lower/bottom of the watermark. :"Turn it up the right way and you can’t escape that it’s SIB and eminently traceable.” I rest my case… ==Acknowledgement== I wish to thank all those who helped me to understand this affair. I cannot name all of them. They know anyway how much they helped me and that is all that counts in the end. Nevertheless, I would like to thank the following persons: [https://forensicengineersintl.com/about/william-tobin/ William Tobin] (FBI), [[Frederic Whitehurst]] (FBI), [[Richard Marquise]] (FBI), [[Bob Baer]] (CIA), [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Patrick_Lang Pat Lang] (DIA), [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abolhassan_Banisadr Bani-Sadr (former President of Iran)], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdou_Diouf Abou Diouf (former President of Senegal)], Pr [[Robert Black]] (Architect of the Lockerbie trial), [[Hans Koechler]] (UN Observer at the Lockerbie trial), Dr [[Jim Swire]] (UK Lockerbie Family), [[John Ashton]] (Author, journalist and Lockerbie investigator), [[George Thomson]] (Lockerbie investigator), [[Otto Hostettler]] (Investigative reporter for the Swiss magazine ''BEOBACHTER'') and [https://uk.linkedin.com/in/paul-feeney-61159ba Paul Feeney] (UK terrorism expert).<ref>''[https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/feb/27/lockerbie-relatives-urge-inquiry-evidence "Lockerbie relatives urge inquiry into 'suppressed evidence'"]''</ref> ==References== <references/>
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Our View: When the FBI Wants to Be Your Friend
Posted on January 30, 2015 by WIRT
Lee Rozen, for the Editorial Board
The Moscow-Pullman Daily News 1/30/15
Don’t say a word until your attorney gets there, said one member of the editorial board.
Oh, I’d invite them in, because I’d be so curious about what they were interested in asking me, said another.
Just because I’d tell them they could ask, doesn’t mean I’d answer, said another.
Don’t say a word without your lawyer, the first repeated.
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U.S. 95: Three Alternatives
Steve Flint, Moscow
I’ve heard some people comment they had a difficult time following the different options discussed in Kas Dumroese’s letter (January 14) on the planned U.S. Highway 95 realignment south of Moscow. There are three different routes being considered. All three routes are four lanes, meet current design standards for safety and ease of travel, but differ considerably in other features.
The Idaho Transportation Department, for unknown reasons, has favored E-2, the eastern route that stays high on Paradise Ridge. I think of the “E” actually standing for “extreme weather,” as this route is up in the “snow zone,” just like Steakhouse Hill north of Moscow, where there are frequent winter accidents. (See the Reader Photo of the Day on January 28, for an excellent example of the “snow zone.”)
There is a central route (C-3) that is often close to the existing highway but on a completely new roadbed. It will be the most useful route for local residents. The data from the draft environmental impact statement repeatedly show this as the most logical choice (see the summary in Dumroese’s letter). I suggest we think of the “C” as standing for the “common sense” route.
Then there’s W-4, the poor, orphaned, western route that no one talks much about. It’s a longer route, so has generated less interest. How about “W” being “wayward, way-out-west” route?
Three choices but a straightforward decision – just remember the phrases.
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WIRT Activists House Relocation Party
During the past two and a half years, the Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT) Activists House, open daily between 12 noon and 8 pm, has provided our collective a combined working space, monthly meeting place, information resource center, and visiting/resident climate activist home [1]. Established as a regional base of operations in mid-July 2012, after a seven-week transition and intensive search and thanks to the gracious hospitality and generosity of many, amazing, fellow activists and allies, the hundred-year-old, two-bedroom, one-story house, beneath a huge cottonwood tree near downtown Moscow and the University of Idaho, filled with essential furniture and household goods donated during and after the WIRT Activist House-Warming Party [2, 3]. Our group has been fortunate to host meetings, potlucks, movies, fundraisers, memorials, and other convergences in the living room, kitchen, enclosed porch, and fenced yard, and to accommodate traveling activists, musicians, presenters, and guests in the spacious, rear bedroom with large windows and a walk-in closet and in the living room and porch of this small, humble abode.
Over the years and especially during the last four months, we have sought one or two responsible, mature house mates, preferably from among our wonderful network, to occupy the back bedroom and share the house, basement, garden, and on-street parking of this quiet, clean, pet-less house. Mutual support of the rent and additional utility and internet costs, totaling approximately $700 per month, arose in only one of 30 months, from a couple of tenants during June 2014. We have publicly posted this housing opportunity with various, regional, online lists and have offered further information, photos, and viewings to dozens of prospective renters, to no avail. If we cannot find house mates soon, we can no longer afford to keep this beloved dwelling among and for our community. Continue reading →
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Climate Justice Forum: Sandpoint Oil/Coal Train Forum 1-26-15
The Monday, January 26, Climate Justice Forum radio program hosted by Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT) will air the first hour of the Sandpoint, Idaho, community forum on coal and oil train issues, held in City Council Chambers on January 14, 2015. The recording features presentations by six of eight citizen, city and county government, and railroad company panelists, including moderator Chris Bessler of Sandpoint Magazine, Sandpoint Mayor Carrie Logan, citizen advocate Gary Payton, Jared Yost of the Sandpoint Mapping and GIS Department, Bob Howard of Bonner County Emergency Services, and Gus Melonas and Ross Lane of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad. Broadcast on progressive, volunteer, community station KRFP Radio Free Moscow every Monday between 7:30 and 9:30 pm PST, live at 90.3 FM and online, the show also covers continent-wide, grassroots, climate activism and community opposition to industrial, dirty energy invasions, thanks to the generous, anonymous listener who adopted program host Helen Yost as her KRFP DJ.
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Climate Justice Forum: Jesse Cardinal 1-19-15
The Monday, January 19, 2015 Climate Justice Forum radio program hosted by Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT) gratefully welcomes again Jesse Cardinal, a coordinator for Keepers of the Athabasca and co-organizer of the former, annual Tar Sands Healing Walk near Fort McMurray, Alberta. Jesse will describe the ongoing land protection efforts of the Northern Trappers Alliance, who have been “holding the line” with road blockades north of LaLoche, Saskatchewan, since November 19, 2014…, to prevent access by numerous oil and gas companies to exploration camps that have multiplied across the region during the last seven years. Broadcast on progressive, volunteer, community station KRFP Radio Free Moscow every Monday between 7:30 and 9:30 pm PDT, live at 90.3 FM and online, the show covers continent-wide climate activism and community opposition to dirty energy developments, thanks to the generous, anonymous listener who adopted program host Helen Yost as her KRFP DJ.
WIRT Report on Sandpoint Oil and Coal Train Traffic Public Forum
Various north Idaho city, county, and state government elected and agency officials and two environmental organization representatives banned the public from several closed meetings during recent months, while they discussed the environmental and public health and safety threats and opportunities for resolution of increased coal and oil train traffic across the Panhandle [1-3]. In the wake of critical news stories denouncing this fiasco from Sandpoint to Boise, Idaho, and from Spokane, Washington, to Washington D.C., excluded, rightfully appalled citizens expressed regrets that participating government entities and environmental groups denied them access to these essential conversations about such crisis topics, even while public awareness has grown in response to fiery oil train derailments across North America during the 18 months since the tragic Lac Megantic disaster that incinerated 47 lives in July 2013.
Perhaps in embarrassment, the City of Sandpoint, Idaho, sponsored and hosted a community forum on north Idaho coal and oil train issues at 5:30 pm on Wednesday, January 14, 2015, in Sandpoint City Council Chambers at Sandpoint City Hall, 1123 Lake Street [4]. Sandpoint Mayor Carrie Logan called for this public meeting in mid-December, to provide an opportunity for citizens to hear current information about expanding coal and oil rail traffic and to discuss the risks, challenges, and possible solutions of community safety and wellbeing currently compromised by air, water, and noise pollution, crossing delays, economic impacts, and potential train derailments.
The city invited the public and local, state, and federal representatives, along with spokespersons of Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF), Montana Rail Link (MRL), and Union Pacific (UP) railroads. Event moderator Chris Bessler, owner and publisher of Sandpoint Magazine, offered an issue overview and introduced the eight citizen, city and county government, and railroad company panelists. In order of appearance, Mayor Carrie Logan, citizen advocate Gary Payton, Jared Yost of the Sandpoint Mapping and GIS Department, Bob Howard of Bonner County Emergency Services, Gus Melonas and Ross Lane of BNSF, and Jim Lewis and Casey Calkin of MRL each gave approximately ten-minute presentations. Anticipating a lively evening with good citizen turnout, the panel accepted written questions, comments, and concerns collected from the audience and asked by the moderator. During the last 15 minutes of the forum, city and county residents approached the panel with their verbal queries and assertions. Continue reading →
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No Reisenauer Hill Fix
David Hall, Moscow
Oh, a fairy tale from Viola (Letter to the Editor, Van Thompson, December 28): Perhaps we should look at reality here.
Very few Paradise Ridge Defense Coalition members live on Paradise Ridge. (When someone who does live there speaks up on the issue, people cry “NIMBY.” When people who do not live there speak out, they are told to stay out of it and let those who are directly affected talk.)
The [proposed] eastern alignment [of U.S. Highway 95] is perhaps shorter by a few hundred feet. And it is not safer than are other alignments.
Mr. Thompson ignores the fact that the highway, had it been built – illegally – ten years ago, would have left Reisenauer Hill as it is, and accidents would have continued to occur on the hill in that decade. Were the eastern alignment that ITD prefers to be built now, again Reisenauer Hill would be left, dangerous as it is, likely never to be made safer. The “family at the bottom of the hill” will continue to have unwanted vehicles in their front yard.
WIRT Newsletter: Recent Idaho & Montana Oil & Coal Train Issues
Bakken shale oil trains in northern Idaho travel beside the Kootenai River, through downtown Bonners Ferry and Sandpoint, over and along Lake Pend Oreille, and adjacent to U.S. Highway 95, before heading west into Washington. Within the nexus of Panhandle tracks carrying greater numbers of dangerous trains every month across crumbling bridges and the lake, residents truly wish to protect their lands, waters, and the future of their children and grandchildren. They understand the toxic and transient nature of unsustainable fossil fuels among the life of this Earth, and some have been boycotting them at every opportunity for decades. One derailment on a bridge or over the regional aquifer would ruin the drinking water of thousands of people. Are the profits of Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF), Montana Rail Link (MRL), and Union Pacific (UP) railroads so imperative that they would chance derailments and bridge collapses near rivers and lakes? [1] As oil and gas companies scrape the bottom of the easily recoverable barrel to extract the largest possible revenues, they obviously are evading the burdensome infrastructure and operating costs associated with preliminary processing of tar sands and fracked crude. Without these adequate precautions, Bakken crude oil contains extremely volatile constituents that ignite too readily to be safely transported in bulk. But North Dakota regulators have only considered or required that crude be conditioned, instead of mandating the more thorough and expensive stabilization procedures and equipment that separate and remove volatile compounds prior to shipment, but that the oil industry has been resisting for years.
Through combinations of these factors, governments and oil and railroad corporations ensure that American citizens passively and endlessly bear (but not accept!) the physical and fiscal risks and costs of oil trains, while these industries and their pet politicians take all the profits. Flammable oil and dusty coal are transported and stored on a regular basis within some of the largest population centers in U.S., mostly located around railroads. A leak or spill of volatile Bakken oil constituents from a transfer pipe or railroad tank car could ignite and set the heavier compounds on fire and start an uncontrollable, days-long conflagration that no municipality has the experience or the gear to combat. Are existing north Idaho politicians and environmental groups determined to safeguard local communities by insisting on prohibition of crude oil train shipments with highly volatile constituents? The majority of conservation organizations advocate overdue removal from nationwide tracks of aging Department of Transportation (DOT)-111 tank cars – the “riskiest models on the rails for accidents and oil spills” – as demonstrated by a November 2014 trip to Washington, D.C. by Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper executive director Shannon Williamson and allied colleagues [2]. They also petitioned for other more rigorous oil train regulations during rulemaking sessions at the U.S. Department of Transportation.
In early December 2014, the public interest environmental law organization Earthjustice, “on behalf of Sierra Club and ForestEthics, challenged the Department of Transportation’s denial in November of the groups’ petition for an immediate ban on the most hazardous DOT-111 rail tank cars carrying explosive Bakken crude oil” [3]. The legal action attests that this type of car, prone to punctures, spills, and fires during train accidents, represents two of every three tankers transporting oil throughout the U.S. Asserting that it has sufficiently implemented measures to respond to the imminent hazards posed by these rail cars, by only issuing a safety advisory, the Department of Transportation faces growing legal opposition demanding further actions to protect communities susceptible to “bomb train” derailments, leaks, and explosions.
Lives will remain vulnerable until outspoken opponents of oil, coal, and tar sands together raise escalating, cooperating resistance to their transport, in any form or manner, past their homes and businesses. The inherent dangers of Northwest fossil fuel passage persist, as apparent in the big rock slide that closed a main BNSF rail line in north Idaho, connecting Montana to Washington, and naturally shut down oil and coal trains for a couple days in late November 2014 [4]. Perhaps nature was sending a warning about not just these shipments but about an influx of Canada Pacific freight and tank cars (hauling tar sands oil?) recently seen by Sandpoint residents on local railroad stretches [5]. June 2014 protesters of four of five Montana megaload assembly plants also noticed some of these cars on the Montana High Line east of Glacier National Park, likely utilizing one of only a few international rail entrances into Idaho and Montana.
Upcoming Oil & Coal Train Challenges
The Sandpoint, Idaho area already suffers from both transient and stationary trains fully loaded with hazardous cargo like coal, oil, and tar sands. Union Pacific has proposed closing the street at Eastgate Crossing, between Idaho Highway 200 and the Bonner Mall, “a highly utilized access point between the commercial and residential areas of Ponderay [6, 7]. While this maneuver may increase public safety, it would prolong response times of ambulance and fire emergency services by several critical minutes. Concerned citizens and local businesses impacted by diminished highway access and storefront visibility distrust further division of the two sides of Ponderay and reduced public safety from Union Pacific’s subsequent “ability to stack trains…lingering in town while carrying possibly harmful or flammable cargo” [6]. Continue reading →
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The Numbers on C-3
Kas Dumroese, Moscow
Just because everyone wants an improved U.S. Highway 95 Thorncreek to Moscow doesn’t justify ignoring law, especially by the government. We still drive on old U.S. 95 because the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) ignored law concerning selection of E-2, which required an extensive, expensive, and time-consuming Environmental Impact Statement. Instead, we could be celebrating a decade of driving on an equally well-designed, safe C-3 that uses more of the existing U.S. 95 footprint than E-2 would on the flank of Paradise Ridge.
E-2 is touted by its proponents as having less impact on farming, and is cheaper, shorter, and safer than C-3. What does ITD’s Draft EIS say? Compared to C-3, E-2 converts 55 percent more total land, 100 percent more prime farm land, and 36 percent more farmland of state importance (Table 42, pages 147-148). It also removes 34 percent more land from the Latah County tax base, through new right-of-way acquisitions. E-2 would cost $4 million more to construct than C-3 (page 11). For the nearly six miles of new alignment with either alternative, C-3 would be a whopping 475 feet longer than E-2 (Table 52, page 174). Using ITD’s data (Safety Technical Report Appendix D and page 174) and doing some simple calculations, the chance of safely traversing the “least safe” C-3 route is 99.99951 percent per trip, and it skyrockets to 99.99966 percent if you travel on the “safest” route, E-2. And your chance of an accident at any access/entry point along E-2 (0.0022 percent) is actually double that for C-3 (0.0011 percent).
If you think those differences in length and safety seem tiny, you might be surprised to hear that ITD agrees with you (page 204): “the travel times and safety between Action Alternatives [C-3 and E-2] do not differ substantially.”
Wednesday Sandpoint Oil/Coal Train Forum & Other Events
Climate concerned comrades,
This Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT) event alert and upcoming newsletter cover mostly Idaho- and Montana-centric developments in the oil and coal train and terminal issues since late October 2014, in hopes of eventually sharing more news about hundreds-strong turnouts at Spokane and Olympia hearings on the Washington Marine and Rail Oil Transportation Study in October, along with stories about several blockades of train tracks and a state agency by our great Rising Tide and allied comrades in the Pacific Northwest, since WIRT’s mid-July Sandpoint “bomb train” protest and regional actions with Spokane Rising Tide.
Postponed Keystone XL Pledge of Resistance Trainings
After scrutinizing bus schedules, car rentals, and travel logistics over the weekend, WIRT activists have discussed and decided to postpone announcing and staging the Keystone XL Pledge of Resistance training workshops in five regional cities until February 2015. Thanks for your patience with this situation. We just do not have the $250 to $300 travel funds or the survival-drained, physical energy to make this rigorous tour happen. Allowing a week for response, we have not received a reply from the larger, national organizers of the trainings, who garnered almost 100,000 pledges and presumably would supply some of the training materials and share much needed inland Northwest contacts. While we would appreciate attracting with these workshops some of the middle ground of the climate movement from Big Green bandwagons toward more assertive, local direct actions, we must remain focused on more pressing regional fossil fuels resistance during January, which only a few grassroots groups are supporting.
Although we will miss commemorating the informal fourth anniversary of WIRT (January 17) with a similar Moscow training in our former meeting space, The Attic, we will likely reschedule Sandpoint/Spokane, Boise/Moscow, and Missoula trainings on three successive February weekends, depending on venue availability. By then, various colleges and universities will have rejoined the academic year, and activists may already be in these areas for protests or hearings, as we together raise the hundreds of dollars required in advance for trainer transportation. Attendees may especially benefit from the legal expertise of much appreciated attorneys leading “know your rights” portions of these workshops. Thanks to all of the participants in the Third Annual Stand Up! Fight Back! Against Fossil Fuels in the Northwest! meetings, who have graciously provided input and worked on arrangements for these trainings [1].
Sandpoint Oil/Coal Train Public Forum
The City of Sandpoint, Idaho, is finally sponsoring a community forum on north Idaho coal and oil train issues at 5:30 pm on Wednesday, January 14, 2015, in Sandpoint City Council Chambers at 1123 Lake Street [2]. Sandpoint Mayor Carrie Logan called for this public meeting in mid-December, to provide an opportunity to hear current information about expanding coal and oil rail traffic and to discuss the risks, challenges, and possible solutions of citizen and community safety and wellbeing currently compromised by air, water, and noise pollution, crossing delays, economic impacts, and potential train derailments. The city has invited the public and local, state, and federal representatives, along with spokespersons of Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF), Montana Rail Link (MRL), and Union Pacific (UP) railroads. As tentatively scheduled, Chris Bessler, owner and publisher of Sandpoint Magazine, will offer an issue overview and introductions and moderate presentations by Casey Calkin and Jim Lewis of MRL, Bob Howard of Bonner County Emergency Services, Ross Lane and Gus Melonas of BNSF, Mayor Carrie Logan, citizen advocate Gary Payton, and Jared Yost of the Sandpoint Mapping and GIS Department. Anticipating a lively evening with good citizen turnout, the government/railroad panel will accept written questions, comments, and concerns collected from the audience and asked by the moderator. Contact the Mayor’s office at 263‐3310 or cityclerk@ci.sandpoint.id.us, for further information about this event. Continue reading →
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U of I Trustees Won’t Hire Prof. Salaita
By The Associated Press, with Additional Reporting from Illinois Public Media
Steven Salaita’s appointment to teach at the University of Illinois was formally rejected by the Board of Trustees, meeting Thursday on the Urbana campus.
Chancellor Phyllis Wise had held Salaita’s appointment back, after he became the center of controversy for tweets about Israel that some critics said were anti-Semitic.
But trustees took up his appointment Thursday morning, rejecting it on an 8 to 1 vote.
University President Robert Easter summed up the administration’s position ---- that Salaita’s tweets were evidence of how he might conduct himself in the classroom.
"In our pluralistic society, it is increasingly obvious that forward progress is impeded by polarization, bigotry and hurtful dialogue that inhibits reasoned discourse," he said. "I have come to the conclusion that Professor Salaita’s approach indicates that he would be incapable of fostering a classroom environment where conflicting opinions could be given equal consideration, regardless of the issue being discussed."
Steven Salaita has threatened legal action if he doesn't get the job. His attorneys have said if he isn't hired, they'll go to court to try to get an injunction to force the university to hire him.
His supporters in the audience at Thursday's board of trustees meeting shouted "shame on you,'' after the vote.
The only vote in Salaita’s favor came from Trustee James Montgomery. He raised questions about freedom-of-speech issues, and whether the trustees’ rejected of an appointment approved by faculty violated the university’s adherence to principles of shared governance.
"There may be some serious concerns on the part of faculty on the issue of shared governance," he said, just before the vote was conducted. "Shared governance, obviously, means that when we make decisions that affect the university that we need to have some consultation with the faculty."
Salaita was not at the meeting but said in a statement he was disappointed by the vote.
He was offered and accepted a job in October 2013 to begin teaching this fall in the university's Native American Studies Program after working at Virginia Tech University.
But after he wrote dozens of the sometimes-profane and, according to his critics, anti-Semitic tweets in July and August, Urbana-Champaign Chancellor Phyllis Wise informed him he wouldn't have a job.
U of I Trustees Chair Chris Kennedy addresses the media following the Board of Trustees meeting (photo by Hannah Meisel/WILL)
Salaita's hire hadn't been approved yet by the Board of Trustees. That was the final step in granting him tenure. His defenders say that the approval was a formality since professors regularly start work before the board OKs their appointments.
They believe he was already effectively employed and his speech protected by tenure. Salaita had said he would still be comfortable working at the University of Illinois given he has some on-campus support.
Salaita's situation has led faculty in some university departments to approve votes of no confidence in Wise and has led academics from elsewhere to cancel several appearances at the university.
Story source: AP
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Intellectuals against CAA, NRC are 'dogs' of TMC: BJP lawmaker Sou
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Basirhat (West Bengal) [India], Jan 20 (ANI): BJP lawmaker Soumitra Khan Sunday said the "intellectuals" who are against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) are "dogs" of Trinamool Congress (TMC) and added those people are getting paid by Chief M
Democracy failure prompts right-wing populism: Turkish author on E
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Ankara [Turkey], Jan 19 (ANI): Ece Temelkuran, a prominent Turkish journalist and author, says that right-wing populism is not a passing political fancy but it is "a global phenomenon generated by the failures of social equality, also called democracy."
Legislature should act as a watchdog on financial accountability o
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Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 17 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Friday that legislatures should act as a watchdog on the financial accountability of the executive.
Erdogan harassing pro-Kurdish party members to gain Turkish nation
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Virginia [USA], Jan 17 (ANI): The major gains made by pro-Kurdish left-wing People's Democratic Party (HDP) in the 2014 presidential polls and 2015 general election of Turkey made President Recep Tayyip Erdogan use his power by punishing his Kurdish opponents through the judicial route to se
3 Turkish military personnel killed in car explosion
Ankara [Turkey], Jan 17 (Sputnik/ANI): At least three Turkish military personnel were killed in a car bomb explosion in the area of Ankara's military operation in northeastern Syria, the Turkish Defense Ministry said.
Varun poses with his doggos, gets cute reactions from celebs
Mumbai [India], Jan 14 (ANI): Varun Dhawan started his Tuesday with an adorable series of pictures on Instagram with his two pet pooches.
Third edition of two-day 'Pet Fed Mumbai' held in Juhu
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Maharashtra [India], Jan 12 (ANI): The third edition of India's biggest pet show 'Pet Fed Mumbai' started in Juhu on Saturday where a large number of people participated along with their pets.
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Algiers [Aljeria], Jan 07 (Sputnik/ANI): Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and head of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez Sarraj have held meetings in Algeria discussing the crisis in Libya, particularly Turkey's military support for the GNA, Al Arabiya TV reports.
Turkish troops 'gradually departing' for Libya to assist GNA, says
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Snoop Dogg to help your child fall asleep with new album
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Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan 03 (ANI): Just in order to give three-year extension to his favourite Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa and to avoid sword of the Supreme Court, Prime Minister Imran Khan hurriedly called an urgent meeting of his Cabinet on Wednesday and got ap
2 held from Tripura-Mizoram border while trafficking 12 stray dogs
Kanchanpur (Tripura) [India], Dec 29 (ANI): Tripura Police have arrested two persons from the Tripura-Mizoram border while they were trafficking 12 stray dogs in a car.
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Anorak News | It cost Arsenal £17m to get shot of Arsene Wenger
It cost Arsenal £17m to get shot of Arsene Wenger
by Anorak | 29th, January 2019
It took more than placards and hashtags to defenestrate Arsene Wenger from Arsenal. Sky says it took £17.1m. Not that he got the lot. The Times says the £17m was paid to Wenger and his staff on condition of them leaving pronto.
Wenger had a year left on his contract when he sacked after 22 years in charge – and a decade at the helm of a club resting on its laurels. Of Wenger’s key staff, Steve Bould remained as assistant manager. You may wonder what the stalwart defender of George Graham’s fabled Arenal back four, one of the key exponents of ‘If in doubt, kick it out’ defending, is coaching the current feeble backline. Maybe in his head Bouldy was beating two players, shimmying past the ‘keeper and scoring for fun, and seeks to live out his dream in the unlikely shape of the insufferable and wholly useless Shkodran Mustafi. Arsenal fans will settle for the practicality of defenders taking out a man and ball in no-nonsense challenges and flicking it on at near post corners routines.
What Bouldy earns is not revealed. But the club’s latest accounts show that revenue dropped from £422.8 million to £388.2 million. And that Ivan Gazidis – aka Ivan The Terrible – got a pay rise before she legged it to AC Milan.
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Memories of Sonny Molloy
Galway Advertiser / NewsTue, Dec 23, 2014
Sonny (whose real name was Joseph) was born 89 years ago, one of six children to Patrick and Mary Molloy of St Brendan’s Road in Woodquay. He went to the ‘Mon’ where he learned to play football among other things. A match report in a local paper once carried the headline “Five Goal Molloy”, a fact which he managed to drop into conversation many times over the years. Chatting with him could be unnerving as he laced his chat with colourful sayings like “Long drawers”, “Bring up the bucket”, “Th’oul suit turned well”, ’44 short’, “I hate small men”, and of course his famous draper’s mantra, “We have your size”.
Record entry for David Barrett Perpetual Trophy
Mayo Advertiser / SportFri, Nov 07, 2014
A record forty-five players took to the greens at Balla Golf Club for this year’s David Barrett Perpetual Trophy competition.
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Community must hold onto each other to heal
Galway Advertiser / NewsThu, Sep 29, 2011
The lakeside village of Oughterard is facing a human tragedy this week. The death of local publican John Kenny has understandably hit the town of some 1,500 people hard - a peaceful village traditionally associated with fishing and tourism.
Community in shock following murder of popular teacher and publican
As a tight-knit community struggles to come to terms with the murder of a popular teacher and part-time publican, gardai are continuing to appeal for information in order to piece together what occurred at Kenny’s Bar in Oughterard.
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Lauryn Charles interview with Accounting Today about Cloud Accounting Solutions!
Objective: Having started her career in small-business banking, Lauryn Charles learned early on that, “If your accounting systems are in place correctly, your whole business will run smoothly.” When she subsequently started her own accounting firm, she knew there had to be a better way for her clients to interact with her services.
As a firm that provides personalized QuickBooks consulting — Charles is a self-taught QuickBooks guru — AFSG selected Right Networks to create a cloud-hosted environment for its clients, because the company has a strong focus on bringing QuickBooks Desktop into the cloud. “Having the ability to have QuickBooks Desktop version in the cloud has made my, and my clients’, life so much easier,” Charles said.
Implementation: Charles said that Right Networks has been responsive and “wonderful to work with.” Right Networks provides AFSG with a standard, one-page form for onboarding clients. Charles sends the completed form to the cloud-hosting company, and the client is set up within 24 hours. If Charles is not available, Right Networks walks her client through the process in her absence.
“I’ve never spoken to an employee [at Right Networks] that wasn’t a joy to speak with and wasn’t totally helpful,” Charles said.
Advantages: “One of the advantages of Right Networks is it gives me another option to offer my clients,” Charles said. “What accounting solutions exist? I now have an option [QuickBooks Desktop in the cloud], that’s so much more efficient and cost-effective. I can say, ‘Here’s something that might fit your specific needs that QuickBooks Online or a remote-access program won’t do.’” She also added that Right Networks saves her firm time and money.
Challenges: According to Charles, the challenges of working with Right Networks include some minor functionality issues, such as the inability to right-click in some windows in a remote environment, and that it doesn’t host certain apps yet. However, she said, Right Networks is working closely with Microsoft and Intuit (maker of QuickBooks) to bring more functionality to users.
“I don’t want to act like it’s perfect for everyone,” Charles added. “There’s a cost boundary. In other words, a firm with an excessive number of users — and I don’t know what that would be — could find it very expensive.” But AFSG has found a solution for per-user costs. While it has six users that need to get on the system, the firm only pays for four user profiles, with some sharing. This ability to overlap helps keep costs down.
Next steps: “We live in such a mobile environment and more businesses have remote employees, or work from home programs, or multiple locations,” Charles said. “I think I’ll be able to migrate more of my clients to the cloud that are still in QuickBooks Desktop.”
“As accountants, QuickBooks Desktop is our biggest ally,” she continued. “It’s so much better for reporting, financial statements, bank reconciliations and tax planning. It has a lot more features than QBO. Over time, hosting QBD on the cloud will enable me to share data more quickly with my clients. And I do it now. I have a shared folder with a client. I can log in and save their financial data on the cloud and it’s on their home computer. That’s a better alternative to Dropbox — it’s somewhere where it’s secure and backed up.”
read the full article: https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/case-studies-cloud-hosting-2017
By Lauryn Charles|2017-09-01T13:19:58-04:00September 1st, 2017|AFSG, News Articles|0 Comments
About the Author: Lauryn Charles
Lauryn Charles owns and manages Accountable Financial Services Group, Inc., founded in July of 2007. Lauryn has many years of experience working with small business owners in the field of accounting, banking, and financial services. An accounting graduate with an MBA in International Business from Florida Atlantic University, Ms. Charles is an expert tax preparer and accountant. She is a Registered Tax Return Preparer as designated by the Internal Revenue Service. Ms. Charles is a member of the Pompano Beach and Deerfield Beach Chamber of Commerce. She is on the board of directors of multiple non-profit organizations, she is the co-founder of Pompano’s Young Professionals, and serves many other charitable organizations in the area.
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2011 AIA Convention: AIA Expands Its Umbrella to Emerging, Allied Professionals
by Brynnemarie Lanciotti Assoc. AIA LEED AP
The importance of AIA membership and licensure was a common thread throughout this year’s convention. Whether it was at the “IDP Outstanding Firm Awards,” the “AIA Associates Awards 2011,” or “Focus Your Network of Mentors” (hosted by the AIANY Women in Architecture Committee for the second year in a row), similar questions came up about what the future holds for emerging professionals and how they, as well as those in allied professions, can find a niche in their local chapters.
During the “IDP Outstanding Firm Awards,” panelists discussed how a firm’s culture can instill the importance of licensure. Andrew Caruso, AIA, head of intern development and academic outreach at Gensler’s office in Washington, DC, described the firm’s structured Licensure Experience Reporting System (LERS). This database analyzes employees’ timesheets, and enables the firm to track the progress of its interns, making sure they fulfill the necessary requirements for IDP. Most importantly, according to Caruso, this system provides an incentive for interns to continue their professional development through licensure. Many of the principals who attended “Focus Your Network of Mentors” talked about how their firms cover exam fees and give raises to recently licensed architects. So what is the hold-up for young designers to get licensed? Practitioners seem to agree that, although firm culture is important, the individual must also realize that licensure is an important personal goal to pursue.
On the other hand, Ernest Hutton, FAICP, Assoc. AIA, received a 2011 AIA Associate Award as a long-time active AIANY Chapter member in an affiliated profession. Although he has an architecture degree, he is a city planner, a real estate developer, principal of Planning Interaction, and a key player in New York New Visions, PlaNYC, and the Active Design Guidelines. His vast experience encapsulates how the impact of related fields can pertain to architecture. During his presentation, he spoke about how collaboration has always been the key to success, and suggested that it may be time for the AIA to “rebrand” the Associate label to celebrate diversified career paths.
With changes in the economy, and with a new generation of up-and-coming architects and allied professionals, the AIA is expanding its umbrella. By looking to its committees and its link to local towns and cities, and by developing a strategic plan to expand membership both within and outside of the architecture profession, the AIA is becoming a more facetted, comprehensive community of professionals.
Brynnemarie Lanciotti, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP, is a designer at Frenke, Gottsegen, Cox Architects and is the co-chair of the AIANY Emerging New York Architects Committee (ENYA).
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Brant's Bomb
June 27, 2009 by Marion Maneker
Women’s Wear Daily gives a narrative of the decline of Peter Brant’s publishing empire:
The magazine’s travails stem from a clash of business cultures and of egos among the top brass, as well as poor timing. Sischy and Sandra Brant had produced Interview since 1989, when the Brants bought the magazine from the Warhol estate for an undisclosed sum. Sischy’s Rolodex provided content for the magazine — friends like Elton John would interview their peers and other friends like Bruce Weber would photograph them. Sandy oversaw ad sales, and with her then-husband’s art world heft and her and Sischy’s contacts in the fashion world, brought in a steady stream of ad pages. The duo ran a tight ship — they didn’t pay their contributors much money, but they didn’t have to. Talent flocked to Interview because, for photographers and stylists, it was a creative outlet with few boundaries, unlike typically more structured — and higher-paying — commercial assignments. That formula drove Interview into profit from 1994 on — the title made $2 million at its peak — and to a rate base of 200,000.
But when Peter Brant took full control of the business, out went Ingrid’s and Sandy’s contacts and a new network had to be built. Among them, Christopher Bollen from V magazine became editor of Interview, and Karl Templer joined as creative director. Alan Katz, who had been publisher at Cargo and Vanity Fair, was named group publisher. Stephanie Seymour Brant was given a token title on the masthead: contributing fashion editor. O’Brien and Baron joined Brant Publications as co-editorial directors overseeing Interview, Art in America and The Magazine Antiques, and also reportedly received a small stake in the company. […]
But the expensive relaunch came just as the economy tanked. As the Dow shrank from 12,000 in February 2008 to 8,500 by December, advertisers cut back on spending across print, and trimmed nonessential media properties from its media plans. Interview, a small niche title, often fell into that “add-on” category of magazines for fashion brands. Through 2008, the title’s ad pages — despite the September issue — fell 27 percent, to 656 pages. […]
Peter Brant’s increasing withdrawal from the company as his battle with Seymour Brant escalated in part contributed to Interview’s woes. By January, Ryan became involved in the family business (sister Kelly runs the online operations), first working with Art in America and The Magazine Antiques. […] During the transition, staff turnover ensued. Group publisher Katz was fired in January, and Peter Brant dismissed Baron, blaming costs, and Templer left with Baron. O’Brien tried to woo former Condé Nast Publications Inc. sales executive Samantha Fennell to become the new publisher, but she withdrew shortly after accepting the position. To replace Baron and Templer, O’Brien hired French design duo M/M Paris to oversee art direction.
Interview’s bottom line continued to struggle after Baron’s departure. This year’s first six issues carried 205 ad pages, 38 percent fewer than in 2008. “To be an independent magazine in America is a hard place to be when ad budgets shrink,” said David Lipman, ceo of his own ad agency, arguing that larger, stable titles do better in tough times. “When budgets shrink, [advertisers] go to what’s true and what you know. When you have a magazine that lacks confidence, as Interview has shown by the changes in the last few months, [an advertiser’s] confidence is shaken.”
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Mystic Mantra: Death anniversary or Urs, it’s an occasion to rejoice for Sufis
Ghulam Rasool Dehlvi
The writer is an alim (classical Islamic scholar) and doctoral scholar with Centre for Media, Culture & Governance, Jamia Millia Islamia. Contact him at grdehlavi@gmail.com
Published : Dec 14, 2019, 6:16 am IST
Updated : Dec 14, 2019, 6:16 am IST
Urs means “wedding” and in Sufism, death anniversaries of mystics are celebrated as wedding ceremonies.
Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya's Dargah in New Delhi.
The death anniversary (Urs) of Delhi’s prominent Sufi mystic, Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya will be celebrated at his Dargah from 17th Rabi al-Akhir, which is falling on December 15. Urs means “wedding” and in Sufism, death anniversaries of mystics are celebrated as wedding ceremonies. For them, death is an occasion to rejoice, not to mourn. They call it Urs (wedding) and sometimes Visal (union) because death of a Sufi saint is realised as the most mystical merging with the Divine. Thus, the death anniversary of Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia will be celebrated as his “wedding” by thousands of pilgrims from across the world.
Popularly known as mahbub-e-ilahi (beloved of the divine), Hazrat Nizamuddin was born in 1325 and emerged a pioneer of the Chishti tradition in Delhi which spread widely in the Indian subcontinent. Ziauddin Barani, an eminent historiographer of the 14th century who chose to be a disciple of the saint, notes his overwhelming influence on the psychological and social life of his times. At a time when people were discriminated against irrationally, Nizamuddin empowered them to transcend all distinctions of faith, caste, creed and race. This strikingly reflected in the legacy and poetry of his closest disciples, like Amir Khusrau, who said in Persian:
Kafir-e-ishqam musalmani mura darkaar neest;
Har rag-e man taar gashta hajat-e zunnaar neest.
(I am a pagan, and a worshipper of love: I do not need the creed [of Muslims]; Every
vein of mine has become taunt like a wire, I do not need the [Hindu] girdle).
For Mahbub-e-ilahi, true love for the Divine was translated into a sincere love for humanity at large. The surest way to attain personal relationship with Allah (wisal-e-ilahi), in his view, is to render selfless social service in a manner that one realises that there is no ‘I’. There is only the divine.
This realisation attains its perfection at the time of death which turns into visal (complete union).
The Chishti tradition of Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia was strengthened in Delhi at a time when sultans like Muhammad bin Tughlaq were belligerent towards Sufi saints. But several officials of the sultan still became disciples of the then Chishti master, Khwaja Naseeruddin Chiragh Dehlvi, himself a disciple of Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia. In his exhortation to his disciples, Khwaja would often relay this Persian couplet:
Muraad-e-Ahl-e-Tariqat Libaas-e-Zaahir Neest,
Kamar Ba Khidmat-e-Sultan Be-band-o-Sufi Baash!
Meaning: Divine lovers don’t aim to attract admiration. They remain a [true] Sufi [who serves mankind], even while being in the service of a king.
This divine realisation of the ultimate union with both God and mankind is celebrated at the times of Urs at the Dargah through Qawwalis, Zikr and Wird (chanting) of verses like this: “Mera ishq vi tu Mera yaar vi tu. (You are my love, my ardour. You are my lover.)”
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India and US act to cool diplomatic row
Officials from both countries work quietly to defuse crisis arising out of Indian envoy's arrest in New York.
The arrest and strip-search of Indian diplomat has caused an outrage in India [Reuters]
Backroom diplomacy between India and the United States over the arrest of a New Delhi diplomat seems to be working, with both countries acting to defuse the crisis.
Devyani Khobragade, deputy consul-general in New York, has been accorded employee status at India’s mission at the United Nations paving the way for full diplomatic immunity.
According to all indications, the state department will clear her new status which will place her out of reach of US law enforcement.
On Monday, the US also waived Khobragade’s pre-trial appearance in court in the run-up to the main hearing on charges that she filled in wrong visa information for her nanny and underpaid her wages.
In return, India agreed to go slow on diluting the privileges US diplomats enjoy in the country.
The government extended by three days the deadline given to the US personnel for returning their special diplomatic identity cards and information on salaries paid to local staff employed by US diplomats.
Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid however, said that New Delhi was looking at reciprocity in the long run on the issue, according to reports.
No anomaly in pay
Meanwhile, India contested the US claim that Khobragade underpaid her nanny, Sangeetha Richards, saying that the entry of $4,500 as payment was an oversight.
Quoting a contract between Khobragade and Richards in November last year before the nanny started her employment, officials said that as per that there was no anomaly between what was promised and what was paid.
According to reports, the diplomat had to pay only $1,560 per month to the nanny. These were adjusted with the payments the nanny had to pay for utilities. There were also occasions when expenses were paid in cash and receipts received for those, said reports quoting the Indian counter-argument.
Khobragade was arrested on December 12 following her nanny's charge that she had been overworked and underpaid. The Indian envoy was also accused of submitting false documents to obtain a visa for the Indian housekeeper.
What erupted into a controversy was the diplomat’s arrest, her being handcuffed in public and then subjecting her to strip-search followed by her custody in a cell with drug addicts.
India cited the Vienna convention to say her diplomatic immunity was not taken into account for the arrest, while the US argued that immunity pertained only to her consular work.
Trade between the US and India is estimated at $900bn providing thousands of jobs in both countries.
SOURCE: Al Jazeera
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Nicole is editor of Argus Metals International, a global service providing independent price assessments, news and analysis for the non-ferrous metals markets. In her role as editor, Nicole is responsible for overseeing Argus’ global coverage of primary minor metals, base metals, ferro alloys and rare earths. Nicole is based in London and joined Argus in 2008. Prior to her...
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#INTEREST SUBVENTION SCHEME
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Scheme in brief:-
The Hon’ble Finance Minister in his budget speech (para 49) for 2006-07 announced that the Government had decided to ensure that the farmer receives short term credit at 7%, with an upper limit of 3.00 lakh on the principal amount. The policy came into force with effect from Kharif 2006-07. The amount of subvention was to be calculated on the amount of crop loan from the date of disbursement up to the date of repayment.
In persuance of this announcement, the Government of India provided interest subvention of 2 % to Public Sector Banks, Regional Rural Banks and Cooperative Banks in respect of short term production credit up to 3.00 lakh provided to farmers out of their own resources, provided that they make available short term credit @ 7% p.a. at ground level.
The scheme, introduced in 2006-07, has continued in the following years with certain modifications and changes in rate of subvention. Year wise rate of interest subvention made available to the banks on their own funds was as under:-
2007-08 -2%
2010-11 -1.5%
2013-14-2%
Incentive to farmers on prompt repayments
Since the year 2009-10, the GoI revised the scheme and additional interest subvention was extended to farmers who will repay their loans on or before the due date or the date fixed by the bank, subject to a maximum period of one year. Year wise rate of incentive to prompt payee farmers was as under
2009-10- 1%
Interest Subvention to Small and Marginal Farmers against Negotiable Warehouse Receipts
In order to discourage distress sale of produce by farmers and to encourage them to store their produce in warehouses against warehouse receipts, Government of India (GoI) had introduced a scheme in 2011-12 for extending concessional loans to the farmers against negotiable warehouse receipts. Post harvest loans against Negotiable Warehouse Receipts (NWR) provided by banks to Small and marginal farmers (SF/MF) having Kisan Credit Cards, would be eligible for interest subvention, period of up to six months on the same rate as available to crop loan. SF/MF, who have not availed crop loans through banking system, would not be eligible. No additional subvention towards prompt repayment, as is available for crop loans, is envisaged under the scheme.
Interest subvention to NABARD
As per scheme , interest subvention would be available to NABARD for providing concessional refinance to RRBs and Cooperative Banks. NABARD is subvented to the extent of difference between weighted average cost of funds mobilised and refinance rate. Additionally, administrative cost of 20 basis points is also provided by GoI.
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Discrete Mathematics With Applications5th Edition
Use an element argument to prove each statement in 28-38. Assume that all sets are subsets of a universal set U. For every set A , A × ∅ = ∅ .
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1 Speaking Mathematically2 The Logic Of Compound Statements3 The Logic Of Quantified Statements4 Elementary Number Theory And Methods Of Proof5 Sequences, Mathematical Induction, And Recursion6 Set Theory7 Properties Of Functions8 Properties Of Relations9 Counting And Probability10 Theory Of Graphs And Trees11 Analysis Of Algorithm Efficiency12 Regular Expressions And Finite-state Automata
6.1 Set Theory: Definitions And The Element Method Of Proof6.2 Properties Of Sets6.3 Disproofs And Algebraic Proofs6.4 Boolean Algebras, Russell’s Paradox, And The Halting Problem
Problem 1TY
Problem 1ES
Problem 10ES
Chapter 6.2, Problem 32ES
Use an element argument to prove each statement in 28-38. Assume that all sets are subsets of a universal set U.
For every set A , A × ∅ = ∅ .
To Prove:
For all sets A, A×ϕ=ϕ.
Given information:
The objective is to find use element method to find for all sets A, A×ϕ=ϕ.
Concept used:
∪:Union of sets∩:Intersection of sets
⊆: subset of set
∅: Null set
Definition: (element method to proving a set equal the empty set)
To prove that a set X is equal to the empty set ϕ prove that X has no elements. To do this.
Suppose X has an element and derive contradiction.
Prove that the set A×ϕ=ϕ is empty as,
That is, it is enough to show that the set A×ϕ has no elements
Chapter 6.2,
Chapter 6 Solutions
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New Guernsey Post chief executive appointed
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-guernsey-11635383
Image caption Mr Smillie has been interim chief executive since Mr Steele left
Boley Smillie has been appointed the new chief executive of Guernsey Post, after holding the post temporarily since July.
Gordon Steele resigned over a difference of opinion with the board of directors about the company's future.
Mr Smillie was born and educated in Guernsey and joined the island's post office in 1991.
Dudley Jehan, chairman of the board of directors, said: "It is great news for the business."
He added: "The position of chief executive is crucial to the development of Guernsey Post.
"The breadth of his experience puts him in an excellent position to address the challenges currently facing the postal business and the board is looking forward to working with him."
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B-24 Liberators of the 392nd Bomb Group fly low over countryside. First handwritten caption on reverse: 'Holland or Rhine re supply 392 BG.' Second handwritten caption on reverse: '18/9/44. 392BG B/24 dropping parachute supplies. Low level in Holland 9/17/44.'
A B-24 Liberator (V2-X+, serial number 42-50757) of the 491st Bomb Group. Image by Dan Winston, Photographic Officer of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '855th BS, 491st BG, 18 Sept 1944 En route Holland.' Pilot on 18 September 1944 was 1st Lt. Edgar L. Murff. Co-pilot 2nd Lt. Leo M. Littfin can be seen in cockpit.
Republic P-47D-22-RE Thunderbolt (LM-Cbar, serial number 42-26060) a few weeks after crash-landing near Kornelimünster, Germany, October 1944. The crash occurred on the 18 September 1944. The P-47D was part of the 62nd Fighter Squadron of the 56th Fighter Group at the time of this crash and was being flown by Lieutenant James P Hodges. Hodges broke his leg in the crash and was hospitalized. He eventually returned to the United States.
Recon element pose alongside Republic P-47D-22-RE Thunderbolt (LM-Cbar, serial number 42-26060) a few weeks after it crash-landed near Kornelimünster, Germany, October 1944. The crash occurred on the 18 September 1944. The P-47D was part of the 62nd Fighter Squadron of the 56th Fighter Group at the time of this crash and was being flown by Lieutenant James P Hodges, who survived.
Recon troops with Republic P-47D-22-RE Thunderbolt (LM-Cbar, serial number 42-26060) a few weeks after it crash-landed near Kornelimünster, Germany, October 1944. The crash occurred on the 18 September 1944. The P-47D was part of the 62nd Fighter Squadron of the 56th Fighter Group at the time of this crash and was being flown by Lieutenant James P Hodges, who survived.
Official description
1. ARNHEM-NIJMEGEN
SUPPLY DROP
782 tons of supplies are dropped to the First Allied Airborne Army. The flak is intense and 7 of the bombers are shot down.550 + P-38s, P-47s and P-51s provide escort the B-24s and the C-47s dropping the second troop echelon near Arnhem. 20 fighters are lost, 9 damaged beyond repair and 46 damaged (split not given in available data). 1 fighter pilot is KILLED IN ACTION (KIA) and 20 others are MIA. In other developments, elements of US Third Army capture Brest, France. 2nd Bomb Division was made up of 44th BG, 93rd Bomb Group 392nd BG, 446th BG, 448th BG, 492nd BG,
2nd Bomb Division
The groups under the command of the 2nd Bomb Wing came under the command of the 2nd Bomb Division in August 1943. In December 1944, the Division was redesginated the 2nd Air Division.
Mission Statistics
Lee Conner
Military | Lieutenant | Pilot | 448th Bomb Group
Lee's original aircraft was named "Do Bunny", after his soon to be wife, Doris Christianson (Frank Christianson's sister). However; upon arrival at Wales, the aircraft they named was given to another crew.
Harry Freivogel
Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator. B24. 2nd Air Division, 448th Bomb Group, 714 Bomb Squadron, 29 complete missions | 446th Bomb Group
After marriage in 1941, Harry enlisted for the draft, and in his own words " being patriotic or probably knowing the regular draft would get me sooner or later and I would be drafted into the regular Army, I decided I would enlist in the Army Air Corps...
Ernest Fuxa
Military | Staff Sergeant | Radio Operator | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Military | Captain | Fighter Pilot | 56th Fighter Group
James P Hodges Jr. served as a pilot with the 56th Fighter Group during World War II. ...
Lester Nichoson
Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Radio Operator | 466th Bomb Group
Leonard Witkin
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed near Aachen in B-24 'Flak Magnet' #4250596
Republic P-47D-22-RE Thunderbolt (serial number 42-26060) was marked up as CV-O when it was with the 368th Fighter Squadron of the 359th Fighter Group. ...
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13 November 2014 14:14:23 Emily Changes to media associations
Associated Media based on images associated with missions in Freeman, The Mighty Eighth War Diary.
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Home » Conservation News
Sportsmen Criticize Proposed House Cuts to Farm Bill Conservation Programs
Ammoland Inc. Posted on May 31, 2011 February 23, 2017 by Ammoland
Deep cuts in USDA FY 2012 budget would decimate funding for fish and wildlife conservation, sportsman-access programs.
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
WASHINGTON –-(Ammoland.com)- As House appropriators deliberate the Department of Agriculture’s budget for fiscal year 2012, sportsmen are sharply criticizing cuts proposed for Farm Bill conservation programs instrumental to fish and wildlife habitat and hunting and fishing, the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership announced today.
The House Appropriations Committee is meeting this afternoon to consider more than a billion dollars in reductions to mandatory conservation programs agreed to last week by the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee.
Conservation programs facing drastic cuts include the following:
The USDA conservation operations budget would be cut by $128 million.
The Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) would be cut by $35 million.
The Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) would be reduced by 64,200 acres.
The Grasslands Reserve Program (GRP) would be reduced by 96,000 acres.
The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) would be cut by $350 million.
Funding for the Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program (VPA/HIP), also known as Open Fields, would be completely eliminated.
“Agricultural- and private-lands conservation remains a cornerstone of the TRCP’s policy work, and the efforts of the TRCP and our partner organizations have been instrumental in bolstering vital conservation programs in previous Farm Bills,” said Steve Kline, director of the TRCP Center for Agricultural and Private Lands.
“The reductions presently being considered represent a quarter century of taxpayer investment in conservation. Sportsmen strongly oppose these cuts.”
The TRCP’s farm policy work is guided by the Agriculture and Wildlife Working Group, formed by the TRCP to provide recommendations to Congress and the administration on conservation programs in the 2008 bill. Composed of representatives from the nation’s leading sportsmen’s groups, the AWWG currently is developing recommendations for the 2012 Farm Bill.
“These proposed reductions will hamstring the USDA’s ability to responsibly manage priority fish and wildlife habitats and help landowners reduce potential threats to their operations associated with priority wildlife concerns such as lesser prairie chickens, sage grouse, and New England cottontail, all of which are candidate species for listing under the ESA,” said Jennifer Mock Schaeffer, Farm Bill coordinator for the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies and AWWG chair.
“We prefer to use WHIP, EQIP, GRP and other conservation programs to help producers address these priority habitat concerns,” continued Mock Schaeffer, “and in the process to try to preclude the need to list the species. Cutting funding from these programs will eliminate opportunities to help private landowners and operators sustain their operations and secure these important wildlife habitats on privately owned lands.”
“Increasingly, sportsmen cite the inability to access lands and waters as an obstacle to hunting and fishing,” said Dave Nomsen, vice president of government affairs for Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever and AWWG member. “VPA/HIP, or Open Fields, addresses this problem by encouraging owners of privately held farm, ranch and forest lands to enable public access to their properties for wildlife-dependent recreation. VPA was included in the 2008 Farm Bill thanks to the unflagging support of hunters and anglers, and American sportsmen now urge continued funding of this critical and strictly voluntary public-access program.”
The Farm Bill is a vital part of U.S. private-lands conservation. Millions of acres of fish and wildlife habitat and the hunting and fishing opportunities they provide have been conserved and enhanced through Farm Bill programs. The TRCP Agriculture and Wildlife Working Group is committed to ensuring that the 2012 Farm Bill authorizes and strongly funds conservation programs and builds on a conservation legacy that secures America’s outdoor heritage.
“While sportsmen acknowledge the need for the federal government to reduce spending levels, we can’t forget that Farm Bill conservation programs like WRP and GRP are the underpinning of the almost $80 billion dollars a year that hunters and anglers spend pursuing fish and game,” said Dan Wrinn, director of public policy for Ducks Unlimited. “Furthermore, many of these expenditures are in rural areas, where communities already are struggling in these hard economic times.”
Funding for Farm Bill conservation programs already was reduced by nearly $500 million in the FY 2011 budget, and the House’s proposed cuts cast further doubt on conservation funding in the 2012 Farm Bill. The Senate will be considering agriculture spending requests later this year.
Learn more about the TRCP’s agricultural- and private-lands conservation work.
Inspired by the legacy of Theodore Roosevelt, the TRCP is a coalition of organizations and grassroots partners working together to preserve the tradition of hunting and fishing. Visit: www.trcp.org
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Government facilities and offices, including police stations, courts, correctional institutions and the defense industry, have a great need for flexible lock and security solutions. Whether physical or logical access control, solutions must be future-proof and easy to administrate. The system must be able to adapt to suit the situation and any threats that might arise.
Government facilities house wide range of activities in many buildings, each with different functional and security requirements, from offices, training centers and exercise areas to top-secret facilities. Reliable doors and systems are a must in high security environments and everything from mechanical locks and door hardware to electronic solutions such as alarms and access control systems need to work as a whole.
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Essential to maintaining everyday operations, administrative environments such as offices and storage facilities require specialized products such as master key systems to prevent unauthorized keys and logical access solutions to allow access to networks or information. From high-security deadlocks on secure storerooms to padlocks for lockers, all products need to be strong and robust.
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ALD of high-quality hydrogen-doped indium oxide
– a mini-review
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I recently successfully defended my PhD thesis, entitled “Atomic Layer Deposition of Metal Oxide Thin Films for Si Heterojunction Solar Cells”. As the title suggests, I have worked on ALD of various metal oxides for the application in Si heterojunction solar cells. It was however one material in particular, hydrogen-doped indium oxide In2O3:H, that dominated my thesis and research. As it turns out, this material holds a lot of promise for application in a range of optoelectronic applications, as it is both highly electrically conductive and optically transparent at the same time. In this mini-review, I want to share briefly how we got involved in this work, why In2O3:H is so promising and explain the physics behind its success, and finally give you a glimpse of what it might bring us in the future.
Introductory talk during my Phd defense
What is In2O3:H?
In2O3:H is an upcoming transparent conductive oxide (TCO), originally developed by sputtering.1 It is much more transparent and conductive than conventional Sn-doped In2O3, ITO. The enhanced conductivity and transparency make this new material extremely interesting to replace ITO in a range of optoelectronic devices, and in particular solar cells. Indeed, substantial efficiency gains in a range of different solar cell types have already been demonstrated using this material. 2–7
In a nutshell, the main reason for the enhanced conductivity and transparency of this material is as follows: electrons are able to move much more easily in In2O3:H as compared to ITO, i.e. the electron mobility is much higher (~140 vs. ~40 cm2/Vs). Therefore, the same level of conductivity is achieved at a much lower electron density. This has the benefit that the absorption of (mostly) IR light which is induced by free carriers is negligible in In2O3:H as compared to ITO (see figure below).
Comparison of the absorption coefficient of sputtered ITO and ALD In2O3:H. The solar spectrum is added for reference.
How In2O3:H came into my project
Given the development of In2O3:H, one might think that I deliberately pursued the development of this material by ALD. However, this was not entirely the case, there was a bit more serendipity at play. The original plan was to develop ITO by ALD for silicon heterojunction solar cells. This was mainly motivated by the fact that we could already grow doped ZnO in our group, but it was thought that ITO would be better for our solar cells. Looking back in my logbook, it is now almost 3 years ago that I started to work on ALD of indium oxide with two other colleagues, with the intention to combine this at a later stage with Sn-doping to make ALD ITO. We selected the existing ALD In2O3 process as developed at Argonne National Lab based on indium cyclopentadienyl (InCp) and both H2O and O2 as oxidants.8
Schematic of the surface reactions during ALD of In2O3:H using InCp, H2O and O2. The H2O serves for the release of Cp ligands, whereas O2 further oxidizes the In. Note that the order of steps B and C can be interchanged, or combined in one step.8
It was however around that time that I became familiar with this novel material. Maybe with a bit of luck, I found that the ALD In2O3 films grown with InCp, H2O and O2 actually contain a lot of hydrogen, about 4 at. %. In other words, I had inadvertently grown In2O3:H!
How to make high-quality In2O3:H by ALD
Although I had grown In2O3:H by ALD, the properties of the material were mediocre at most, and comparable to ITO. This was because the films were amorphous, whereas high-quality sputtered In2O3:H films are polycrystalline. Therefore, I thought: Why not post-crystallize the films by thermal annealing? Indeed, this turned out to work wonderfully on the first try: After only annealing the amorphous In2O3:H for ten minutes at 200 oC record-high mobility values of 138 cm2/Vs and a low resistivity of 0.27 mΩcm were obtained. These promising initial results were quickly communicated in Rapid Research Letters9 in December 2014, and the manuscript was covered on the cover of that issue. In addition, Oxford Instruments, the supplier of the OpALTM ALD system that was used in this work, saw the great potential of this ALD process and featured it on their website
The In2O3:H ALD process featured on the cover of the Rapid Research Letters issue.
At that point, it became clear that the ALD In2O3:H material had a lot of potential. Besides the reproducible record optoelectronic properties, the main merits over conventional sputtering are the absence of plasma damage10,11, and the ability to conformally deposit on non-planar substrates such as nanowires.12
TEM picture of a silicon nanowire conformally coated with ALD In2O3:H.
Why does the ALD process work so well?
Clearly the process was working beautifully, but we were not yet so sure why. Therefore, a few more fundamental questions arose, that I would like to address in this mini-review:
How does the post-crystallization work, and what are the critical parameters?
Where does the H dopant come from?
Why does hydrogen doping so well? Why is the electron mobility so much higher in In2O3:H?
Once we know this, can we devise strategies to make it even better?
How does the crystallization process work?
In order to answer the first question, I studied the crystallization process in detail by both scanning and transmission electron microscopy. The main finding is that you only obtain the high-mobility In2O3:H if you deposit the In2O3:H at the lowest possible deposition temperature of 100 oC, and then post-crystallize it. To demonstrate why this is, I have made a small sketch with SEM pictures below.
The crystallization process monitored by top-view SEM. Left: as-deposited sample contains embedded crystallites (bright) in amorphous matrix (dark). Middle: Embedded crystallites grow upon thermal annealing. Right: Fully crystallized film with a lateral grain size of ~400 nm.
As can be seen, the sample deposited at 100 oC is actually not purely amorphous, but contains a few small crystallites that appear in bright. These crystallites act as seeds for further crystallization: Upon annealing, these crystallites grow in size and no new crystallites form in the amorphous material. Because of the low density of embedded crystallites, you end up with an extremely large grain size of ~400 nm, which is one of the crucial factors for the high electron mobility. This is also precisely the reason why you should deposit the In2O3:H at the lowest temperature: Increasing the deposition temperature strongly increases the density of embedded crystallites, and thereby reduces the final grain size. Also other aspects of the crystallization have been studied, which the interested reader can find in a publication in Journal of Applied Physics.12
Since the H dopant plays a crucial role in determining the properties of this material, the natural question arose as to where the H dopant actually comes from. When you think about it, the H atoms could come from the InCp precursor, the H2O reactant or even residual water in the non-perfect vacuum of the ALD reactor. Since our suspicion was that the H comes from the H2O reactant, we decided to do an isotope experiment: We replaced the water (H2O) reactant with deuterated water (D2O). This way, we could distinguish between hydrogen coming from the water reactant and other possible sources. As it turned out, the hydrogen in the film, typically ~4-5 at. %, indeed mainly originates from the water reactant! But there’s more: using Atom Probe Tomography we made a 3-dimensional map of the elemental distribution in our In2O3:H film. From this, we could clearly see that during ALD growth, less H (or D) is incorporated in the embedded crystallites than in the amorphous regions! More info can be found in our recent publication in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.13
Atom Probe Tomography image of In2O3:H grown at 100 oC. (left) A fully amorphous region with a homogeneous D distribution. (right) A region with an embedded crystallite, showing less D incorporation in the crystal.
Why does hydrogen doping work so well?
In order to answer the third question, I studied the mechanisms behind hydrogen doping (which determines the carrier density) and electron scattering (which limits the electron mobility) in the crystallized ALD In2O3:H. I actually found that in principle hydrogen is a very bad dopant in In2O3, but at the same time also excellent. Let me try to briefly explain this. I found that only about four percent of the embedded H actually acts as a donor. In other words, 96 percent of the H is inactive in In2O3 and does not donate electrons to the material. But is this a bad thing? Potentially: Sn atoms that are inactive in ITO are known to lead to electron scattering. I have however shown that this is not the case for H as the inactive H atoms do not lead to scattering of electrons!
OK, so the inactive H does not lead to scattering, nor do the grain boundaries due to the large grain size. But what kind of scattering is there in the crystallized In2O3:H? In other words, what is limiting the mobility to 138 cm2/Vs? It turns out that there are only two remaining scattering mechanisms of significance, which are schematically shown in a movie I rendered below.
Video taken from my PhD defense presentation in layman’s terms. Left: Vibrations of the crystal lattice (phonons) lead to scattering. Right: Positively charged H+ dopants (dark blue) attract electrons, also known as ionized impurity scattering.
Firstly, on the left there is phonon scattering: Electrons interact with lattice vibrations. By performing Hall measurements at liquid nitrogen temperatures, I could “freeze in” the phonons and determine their contribution to the total scattering: 34%. The other 66% stems from so-called ionized impurity scattering, on the right: electrons interact with the positively-charged blue H+ dopants. For further reading, see our publication in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.14
Can we devise strategies to make the material even better?
OK, so now that we know that there are only two scattering mechanisms left in the crystallized In2O3:H, can we come up with strategies to mitigate these remaining mechanisms, and thereby improve the material further? Unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on your point of view, these last two scattering mechanisms are in a sense unavoidable. One could in principle reduce phonon scattering by reducing the temperature, but that is probably not very practical for most device applications. Scattering by ionized impurities could be reduced by lowering the doping level. Although this can lead to higher mobility values, you also quickly lose in conductivity. To conclude, this basically means that the ALD In2O3:H is of the highest achievable quality.
So, what is next?
Firstly, now that we have this ALD process available, it is time to move to device applications! Having a crystalline silicon solar cell background, the first application that comes to mind is using this process in Si Heterojunction solar cells. As you can see from the cover photo of this article, we have already successfully made such cells! Since the manuscript detailing this process is now under review I cannot give any details at the moment. Besides that, we have succeeded in our group to do area-selective ALD with this process. Also here I cannot tell you too much about it yet, but you might expect a new blog about it soon!
Cover of my PhD thesis.
Koida, T. et al. Hydrogen-doped In2O3 transparent conducting oxide films prepared by solid-phase crystallization method. J. Appl. Phys. 107, 33514 (2010).
Barraud, L. et al. Hydrogen-doped indium oxide/indium tin oxide bilayers for high-efficiency silicon heterojunction solar cells. Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 115, 151–156 (2013).
Jäger, T. et al. Hydrogenated indium oxide window layers for high-efficiency Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells. J. Appl. Phys. 117, 205301 (2015).
Steigert, A. et al. Sputtered Zn(O,S)/In2O3:H window layers for enhanced blue response of chalcopyrite solar cells. Phys. status solidi – Rapid Res. Lett. 9, 627–630 (2015).
Keller, J., Lindahl, J., Edoff, M., Stolt, L. & Törndahl, T. Potential gain in photocurrent generation for Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells by using In2O3 as a transparent conductive oxide layer. Prog. Photovoltaics Res. Appl. 24, 102–107 (2016).
Fu, F. et al. Low-temperature-processed efficient semi-transparent planar perovskite solar cells for bifacial and tandem applications. Nat. Commun. 6, 8932 (2015).
Yin, G., Steigert, A., Manley, P., Klenk, R. & Schmid, M. Enhanced absorption in tandem solar cells by applying hydrogenated In2O3 as electrode. Appl. Phys. Lett. 107, 211901 (2015).
Libera, J. A., Hryn, J. N. & Elam, J. W. Indium Oxide Atomic Layer Deposition Facilitated by the Synergy between Oxygen and Water. Chem. Mater. 23, 2150–2158 (2011).
Macco, B., Wu, Y., Vanhemel, D. & Kessels, W. M. M. High mobility In2O3:H transparent conductive oxides prepared by atomic layer deposition and solid phase crystallization. Phys. status solidi – Rapid Res. Lett. 8, 987–990 (2014).
Macco, B. et al. Influence of transparent conductive oxides on passivation of a-Si:H/c-Si heterojunctions as studied by atomic layer deposited Al-doped ZnO. Semicond. Sci. Technol. 29, 122001 (2014).
Demaurex, B. et al. Atomic-Layer-Deposited Transparent Electrodes for Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells. IEEE J. Photovoltaics 4, 1387–1396 (2014).
Macco, B. et al. On the solid phase crystallization of In2O3:H transparent conductive oxide films prepared by atomic layer deposition. J. Appl. Phys. 120, 85314 (2016).
Wu, Y., Macco, B., Vanhemel, D., Kölling, S., Verheijen, M.A., Koenraad, P.M., Kessels, W.M.M. & Roozeboom, F. Atomic Layer Deposition of In2O3:H from InCp and H2O/O2: Microstructure and Isotope Labeling Studies. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces (2016).
Macco, B., Knoops, H. C. M. & Kessels, W. M. M. Electron Scattering and Doping Mechanisms in Solid-Phase-Crystallized In2O3:H Prepared by Atomic Layer Deposition. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 7, 16723–16729 (2015).
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J kools Reply
How about structural mobility ? Hydrogen tends to have a high diffusion coefficient.
Bart Macco Reply
Interesting point! Coincidentally, I have just performed effusion experiments (ramp up the temperature, and monitor when H effuses), but I still have to work out the data. Hopefully I can tell you more after the weekend 🙂 I do remember annealing a sample in ~300 C in a N2 environment, and didn’t see much change in electrical properties. I haven’t extensively studied temperature stability, mainly since for our intended application of the silicon heterojunction cell, the upper limit for the processing temperature is 200 C anyway due to the sensitive amorphous silicon layers.
Keep you posted!
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Nano-crystalline ultra-thin indium oxide films by PEALD were successfully adopted in TFTs and showed high electrical performance as a switching and driving device for an actual display.
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3rd Annual Jingle Balls Kickball Classic
The Naughty List Wins 3rd Annual Charity Event
4th Seed Team Wins it All
Strategy and solid kickball was the key to success for "The Naughty List" to win over "Jingle Junkies" in the finals for the 3rd Annual Jingle Balls Kickball Classic benefiting Ronald McDonald House Charities of Augusta and The Marine Reserve Toys For Tots Augusta program.
During round robin play "The Naughty List" came in 4th behind the other teams choosing to save their Toy Runs for the playoffs. "Jingle Junkies" used 41 of their toy runs in the semi-final, and "The Naughty list" used 10 toy runs to assist in the win to get them to the finals. Then in the finals "The Naughty List" used their remaining 43 toy runs and "Jingle Junkies" used 40 toy runs. With solid game play from both teams and a 4 run comeback by the "Jingle Junkies" in the bottom of the 7th, "The Naughty List" won 46 to 45 in a squeaker to gain the championship title.
All teams agreed that it was a great event for the holiday season, and plan to participate in Dec 2020. The real winners were RMCH of Augusta and Toys for Tots, with 107 toys, 1 bicycle, and $50 Amazon gift card going to Toys for Tots Augusta.
The 4th annual event has been set for Saturday Dec 12, 2020.
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1 Sweet Baby Jesus Ballers 2 1 1 3 24 21
2 Jingle these balls 2 2 0 -14 38 52
3 The Naughty List 2 2 1 6 67 61
4 Jingle Junkies 2 3 0 5 96 91
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Teams are seeded according to forfeits, wins to losses, head to head (involving tie of 2 teams only), points differential, points for and points against
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Paving the road toward renewables
By Poornima Apte
When all electricity comes from a single source—perhaps a coal-fired or nuclear power plant—figuring out how to distribute the output is a complex but largely solved problem. But with a growing suite of energy production sources, including wind and solar, now being deployed, fine-tuning the delivery to the end consumer becomes more challenging: What percentage should flow from wind power? How do we store solar energy? When should a “dirty” power plant—such as a coal-fired plant that emits greenhouse gases and may contribute to air and water pollution—kick in, if at all?
According to the Renewable Energy Policy Network, “additions in installed renewable power capacity set new records in 2016, with 161 gigawatts (GW) installed, increasing total global capacity by almost 9 percent over 2015, to nearly 2,017 GW.Solar PV accounted for around 47 percent of the capacity added, followed by wind power at 34 percent and hydropower at 15.5 percent.” With combating climate change becoming ever more pressing, the world is turning to renewable solutions to meet energy demand. Technological innovations are helping to answer the complex questions about managing, monitoring, and optimizing this more sustainable array of assets all along the production and distribution chain.
Optimizing distributed energy resources in the grid
Today’s electricity landscape is chaotic with different kinds of distributed energy resources, or DERs: Batteries, UV charging stations, solar panels, and home batteries are just some of the many ways we receive power. What’s more, DERs often come with their own data-gathering interfaces. “Smart” grids and “smart” IoT meters that monitor energy consumption in real time and generate large amounts of data are everywhere. These smart devices make energy consumption more transparent, helping to pave a smoother two-way street between utility companies and consumers.
Kyle Garton, Principal Product Manager at AutoGrid, a California-based company that builds software to show energy consumption and forecast future needs, noted that “nowadays it’s a lot more cost-effective to implement a lot more sensors throughout [a] network.” These sensors and IoT devices generate large volumes of data about energy consumption, peak loads, energy production from specific assets, and so on. When analyzed well, these data points can paint a clear picture of how energy capacity and consumption are flowing, and even indicate when assets need to be taken off the grid for repairs.
Such software is also playing an important role in empowering consumers in the renewables energy equation, and can be seamlessly integrated into today’s “smart” grid. Case in point: The AutoGrid Flex platform interfaces with a wide variety of IoT devices, from residential to industrial-scale energy applications. In addition to energy-consumption data, typical residential appliances may also provide telemetry about air temperature, humidity, water temperature, and occupancy. Industrial devices often generate a variety of interesting process-specific data, but some of the most common and useful measurements include wind speed, solar irradiance, and thermal limits. These data streams can be leveraged by the AutoGrid machine learning algorithms to enhance forecasting and optimization of flexible energy resources throughout the network.
Since the sun doesn’t always shine on a given solar farm, nor does the wind reliably blow, solar and wind sources can’t be counted on to provide electricity 24/7—excess energy generated during peak production must be stored and dispatched as needed. Efficient storage of excess energy is critical if renewables are to play a significant role in meeting energy demands. But with store-and-deploy methods come additional questions. How much energy can be stored? When will it need to be released back into the grid? When does the utility have to switch from one type of DER to another? Effective software helps here, too—it can balance the grid as the industry moves toward accommodating greater percentages of renewable resources. Integrated flexibility management software can be designed to act like a benevolent overlord, utilizing advanced analytics for real-time optimization and asset dispatching.
How an app can empower consumers
Such constant monitoring and optimization is the key driver behind OhmConnect, a mobile app that has seen extensive adoption in California, which rewards customers for saving energy when a dirty power plant is about to be pressed into service.
OhmConnect constantly monitors the California ISO, which oversees the state’s grid and power supply. A spike in wholesale energy prices at the ISO indicates increased consumer demand, which might lead to the deployment of dirty power plants. When spikes occur, OhmConnect sends a message to its consumers, encouraging them to decrease their energy consumption. And because utilities actually have to pay more to use dirty power plants, they reward good behavior—positive actions following energy-saving requests is recognized with money. If, for example, an OhmConnect consumer saves one kilowatt hour (kWh) of electricity, the California ISO will reward OhmConnect as if that consumer generated one kWh. OhmConnect in turn passes a significant portion of that savings to its end user.
Curtis Tongue, co-founder and CMO of OhmConnect, said that this demand response is based on a concept called energy sharing, and compares the process to that of companies like Lyft and Airbnb: “Instead of your car or your home as a resource, it’s your electricity.”
By connecting their utility account to OhmConnect, consumers give the company access to their smart meter data, which can be parsed into 15-minute intervals to calibrate and visualize their energy consumption. A mobile app offers the end consumer a direct pathway to the ISO—and the company has a way to contextualize user participation. “When we have direct access to smart meter data, we can quantify what carbon reductions are. Climate change is a really nebulous challenge for a lot of people,” Tongue said. But keeping things close to home can give consumers a sense of control, and Tongue highlighted the value of geographically localized impact. “There’s this dirty power plant that is metaphorically in your backyard that you are helping keep offline. Your individual contribution is making an impact.”
Microgrid manipulators
Also making waves in the renewable energy sector are companies facilitating more efficient management of microgrids.
Depending on its specifications, an individual microgrid can consist of a wind farm or solar energy panels, energy storage based on batteries, and perhaps a diesel generator as bulletproof backup.“Once you have selected those things, actually having them communicate and work together is […] very complicated,” said Francisco Morocz, CEO of Heila Technologies.“Usually you have big companies such as Siemens come in, and, for a handsome fee, they will customize what we call a central controller or SCADA—supervisory control and data acquisition.”
The central controller and the individual assets all run proprietary firmware and communicate with each other using industrial protocols. This system requires careful integration so that the central controller can manage these assets, which makes it a complex and expensive engineering integration project to install. Similarly, once the microgrid is operating, any changes to it—such as adding or removing assets—requires another integration project, as these changes introduce dependent changes on other assets in the microgrid.
Heila aims to make this process easier. It installs a small box called a Heila IQ in front of a specific bank of assets, which then talks to the central controller and optimizes the output from each individual energy asset. With Heila IQ, every asset in the microgrid is abstracted and standardized. It doesn’t matter if the box is connected to a battery or a solar panel or an inverter—the software aggregates the assets within the microgrid so they can talk to a central controller.
The Heila IQ box runs powerful software that presents an abstract view to the operator. Instead of directly controlling the individual assets, the operator describes higher-level goals and constraints such as “reduce emissions” or “avoid using gas-based generators because they are expensive.” Then, as the microgrid is operating, the Heila IQ automatically controls the assets to try to optimize for these goals and satisfy the constraints. Later, if the operator adds new assets to the microgrid, they don’t need to configure the individual assets or try to rebalance the system. As long as they specify the higher-level goals and constraints, the Heila IQ-based microgrid continues to control the assets appropriately. You can then have two microgrids with two central controllers talking to each other through what is called an aggregator.
On top of that, there’s a system operator, the utility. “Instead of being centralized with a system operator trying to control a hundred million things at the same time, it’s all done level by level, where the complexities of one level don’t transpire to the complexities of the level above or below,” Morocz said. In Heila-powered microgrids, every asset is equipped with a Heila IQ optimizer, which forms a distributed intelligent network with the other Heila IQs and can talk to any controller. It’s part of a decentralized optimization strategy for energy assets. Since it can monitor all parts of the system, it can avoid disruptions in the system and kick in or dial back assets to maintain a constant flow of energy. Such equipment provides nimble and modular solutions as the power grid swings between various sources of energy.
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OSHA’s 2017 Reporting Rule [ The Top Misconceptions]
Author: Mina Mina, Senior Director of Client Success
If a worker accident occurred this very minute, OSHA would not have real-time visibility into the incident. In fact, according to the current mandate, the employer would only be required to share that this workplace accident occurred when it came time for annual OSHA reporting.
As of December 1, 2016, however, this process will be turned upside down.
In an effort to improve workplace safety and prevent injuries and illnesses through behavioral based safety, OSHA published the details of a new recordkeeping rule earlier this year that will require establishments with 20 or more employees that already have to fill out OSHA 300 logs to electronically report injury and illness data. Going one step further, OSHA will then post this data online for public viewing on osha.gov.
This means businesses in high hazard industries, such as manufacturing, utilities, construction, transportation, waste treatment and disposal, will not be scrutinized and measured by OSHA inspectors and other businesses against what happened last year or the year before that, but rather what happened in near real-time.
The new initiative has sparked major debate. Some are fearful this will set up companies to be targeted by lawsuits and bad press. On the other hand, we (among others) believe that the increased level of visibility could actually significantly benefit businesses financially, if they’re willing to view OSHA’s decision from an alternative perspective.
Here’s a breakdown of the most common misconceptions surrounding the OSHA recordkeeping rule and how businesses and contractors can use the elevated transparency to their advantage:
Visibility to the Public
OSHA’s 2,000 inspectors currently are only capable of visiting approximately 90,000 establishments each year out of the 8 million employers in the U.S. Unable to increase the amount of inspectors or inspections done per year, making businesses’ records public was one way for OSHA to encourage prevention of as many injuries as possible.
The shift toward behavioral based safety has also seen many positive results in other areas of compliance, such as how restaurants are required to post health ratings so the general public assists the public to make more informed decisions about what restaurants they would prefer to frequent.
Security concerns have arisen, but the reality is employee privacy would only be at risk if the names of the employees were submitted in the public injury report. In this case, OSHA is not publishing any personally identifiable information (PII), such as the injured employee’s name, home address or the name of the medical facility where they were cared for at after the injury occurred, which could be used to identify individual employees.
Greater Negative Exposure
The data asked to be reported in near real-time is already reported annually. The only difference now will be that another business or the general public will have access to information as to whether or not injuries keep occurring within an organization and visibility into what those injuries are so they can potentially mitigate the risk.
By having greater transparency amongst businesses, the playing field is leveled and healthy competition will increase. Also, in an indirect way, money will be saved, as businesses can make more informed decisions on who poses the least risk to do business with.
Though the scrutiny of OSHA will likely endure up until the first phase goes into effect on December 1, the data collected under the new rule will enable OSHA to create the largest near real-time publicly available data set on workplace injuries and illnesses and undoubtedly create more truthful perceptions of business safety practices.
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Alter Ego Quotes
It's a horrible idea that God, this paragon of wisdom and knowledge, power, couldn't think of a better way to forgive us our sins than to come down to Earth in his alter ego as his son and have himself hideously tortured and executed so that he could forgive himself.
Son, Thinking, Ideas
"Religion and Atheism". "Q&A" with Tony Jones, www.abc.net.au. April 9, 2012.
I think you see more of like, the party side of me, which I call Snooki, it's kind of my alter ego.
Party, Thinking, Ego
"'Jersey Shore' Star Nicole Polizzi: 'Snooki' Is My Party-Girl Alter Ego", www.foxnews.com. October 25, 2011.
Hey, you created me! I didn't create some loser alter-ego to make myself feel better. Take some responsibility!
Responsibility, Feel Better, Ego
"Fight Club". www.imdb.com. 1999.
Superman didn't become Superman. Superman was born Superman. When Superman wakes up in the morning, he's Superman. His alter ego is Clark Kent. His outfit with the big red "S", that's the blanket he was wrapped in as a baby when the Kents found him. Those are his clothes. What Kent wears - the glasses, the business suit - that's the costume. That's the costume Superman wears to blend in with us. Clark Kent is how Superman views us. And what are the characteristics of Clark Kent. He's weak... he's unsure of himself... he's a coward. Clark Kent is Superman's critique on the whole human race.
Baby, Morning, Clothes
"Kill Bill: Vol. 2". www.imdb.com. 2004.
I think it is just a matter of time before we have literal ghosts in the machine so you can create an alter ego of yourself that learns from your social experiences and extends a life even if you're no longer in the game or you are no longer alive.
Paul Saffo
Thinking, Games, Ego
Source: www.sfgate.com
The [travel] writer, looking back at the journey from a distance of a year or two (or three), is a different character from the hapless character who undertook the trip: wise after the event, with the leisure to tease out meanings from the experience that the distracted traveler never had, and often impatient with his alter ego's blinkered and unsatisfactory version of things.
Wise, Distance, Character
Well in the book Carrie was my alter ego. In real life, Sarah Jessica and I don't look anything alike. But people do say that we sound alike. Sarah Jessica is an adorable girl and she is very funny.
Girl, Real, Book
Brunette is who I am obviously, it's my core. Blonde Kim is this alter ego; she has a vibe to her that I love.
Who I Am, Ego, Blonde
"Icons: In Bed with Kim and Kanye" by Carine Roitfeld, www.harpersbazaar.com. July 28, 2016.
My alter ego does not look in too great a mood today.
Simon de Pury
Ego, Doe, Looks
My personal life is the same. At the end of the day, this is just a job. I love what I do, and it's a great job. But it's like my alter ego. There's Chris Brown the singer. And there's Christopher Brown, the down-home Tappahannock boy that plays video games and basketball and hangs out.
Basketball, Jobs, Home
The Black Mamba collection of watches is me: It is my alter ego, so to speak. As I mentioned before, it is sharp, cutting edge and sleek which are characteristics I try to apply when I’m out there on the basketball court.
Inspirational, Basketball, Cutting
"Kobe Bryant On The Black Mamba". Interview with Benjamin Clymer, www.askmen.com. June 11, 2009.
I definitely have an alter ego that can come out and get me out of situations where I'm having social anxiety. I can take a deep breath and create a bubble so I can perform in some way.
Lindy Booth
Anxiety, Ego, Take A Deep Breath
Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
I wish I could escape into some alter-ego, just so I could feel more comfortable onstage.
Ego, Wish, Feels
"Original Sin: An Interview With Lana Del Rey". Interview with John Calvert, thequietus.com. October 4, 2011.
Effeminate men intrigue me more than anything in the world. I see them as my alter egos. I feel very drawn to them. I think like a guy, but I'm feminine. So I relate to feminine men.
Men, Thinking, Guy
"On Being Blonde: Wit and Wisdom from the World's Most Infamous Blondes". Book by Paula Munier, p. 53, September 1, 2004.
Chess and me, it's hard to take them apart. It's like my alter ego.
Ego, Chess, Hard
My alter egos have changed a lot over the years. When I was a child, I was a black horse called Storm. Whinnying and jumping over bamboo poles in the garden took up pretty much my entire childhood.
Horse, Children, Garden
"Romola Garai's heroes of TV news" by Romola Garai, www.theguardian.com. July 16, 2011.
Busted. I'm a monster. Jev is my deceptively harmless-and shockingly handsome-alter ego.
Ego, Monsters, Handsome
Becca Fitzpatrick (2013). “The Complete Hush, Hush Saga: includes Hush, Hush; Crescendo; Silence and Finale”, p.1162, Simon and Schuster
Clark Kent is how Superman views us. And what are the characteristics of Clark Kent. He's weak... he's unsure of himself... he's a coward. Clark Kent is Superman's critique on the whole human race.
Race, Views, Coward
"Fictional character: Bill". "Kill Bill: Vol. 2", www.imdb.com. 2004.
It's almost like it's my alter ego when I get on stage... I turn into this different person, seriously. Bipolar disorder. I'm tired of everybody touching me and things being plugged into my head.
Tired, Ego, Touching
Roman is my alter ego. He's mean. *He says the things I can't say.
Mean, Ego, I Can
I think much has been made of this alter ego business. I mean, I actually stopped creating characters in 1975 - for albums, anyway.
Character, Mean, Thinking
"David Bowie On The Ziggy Stardust Years: 'We Were Creating The 21st Century In 1971'". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. 2002.
The first thing Islam does is to destroy the self image of the believers. It convinces them that without Islam they are worthless creatures only fit for hellfire. It tells them that their culture is jahelyyah (ignorance) and their ancestral religion was taaghoti (satanic). They are made to despise their identity and selfhood and seek their glory in their submission to Islam and slavery to its deity who was Muhammad's own alter ego.
Ali Sina
Ignorance, Self, Ego
Source: myislam.dk
Literature is humanity's broad-minded alter-ego, with room in its heart for monsters, even for you. It's humanity without the judgement.
Glen Duncan
Heart, Ego, Judgement
"Talulla Rising". Book by Glen Duncan, March 21, 2012.
I had this alter ego where I would go to the theater with mom. I wasn't embarrassed by it; it was separate for me.
Mom, Ego, Embarrassed
Walt Disney said everything he had ever accomplished was a result of Mickey Mouse. Mickey was Walt's alter ego and he was originally modeled after Charlie Chaplin's Little Tramp character. So without Chaplin, who knows what Mickey would have become!
Bill Capodagli
Character, Ego, Littles
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One Day in Kelowna: This is the Ultimate Kelowna Itinerary
Kelowna, an attractive city on the shore of Okanagan Lake in British Columbia, has some of the best weather in Canada. Despite the country’s chilly reputation, the Okanagan Valley enjoys warm summers and plenty of local tourism. This wine region nurtures almost 10,000 acres of vineyards and orchards on its mountainsides, among the rich pine forests. Even if you only have one day in Kelowna, there is plenty to enjoy. Here is the ultimate Kelowna itinerary so you can experience the best of this beautiful area, even if you only have 24 hours.
Explore the stunning lakeside city
Check out the contemporary sculptures
Marvel at the sweeping vineyard views
Sample Kelowna’s surprisingly good wines
Sip the city’s locally produced spirits
Go fishing in the serene fishing lakes
Taste the sweet fruit orchards
How to get there for your one day in Kelowna itinerary
Situated on Okanagan Lake – a mere 135km long (thanks, big Canada) – Kelowna has lovely little beaches, plenty of watersports, a huge yacht club and posh lakeside houses with their own private jetties and boats.
The grounds are so beautiful they look like something from a catalogue. New homes were mid-construction, being built almost entirely from wood, as is common in this country with its flourishing timber industry.
Kelowna also has some striking modern art sculptures downtown, including the gorgeous ‘Bear’, created by artist Brower Hatcher in 2010 to commemorate the city and its history. It’s a meaningful symbol as the name ‘Kelowna’ is derived from the indigenous people’s word for female grizzly bear.
I discovered another piece of modern art at the Summerhill Pyramid Winery that was very much to my liking: a huge bottle of wine being poured into a glass. Naturally I gave this, one of my favourite beverages, a big hug and you couldn’t wipe the smile from my face. Now it was time to sample some of the real stuff.
With vineyards overlooking the sweeping view of the lake, this attractive winery hosts weddings – there was one in progress when we were there.
It houses a striking pyramid-shaped cellar, lovingly and painstakingly created because of its sacred geometry and the belief that it aids the wines’ ageing. Would the wines’ taste back up this theory?
We tried four wines. The sparkling white Cipes Brut NV has won national awards every year since its inception in 1991, and we could taste why. Much fruitier than your average sparkling white, it is a delight on the tongue, reminiscent – according to the literature – of ‘crisp apple, pear, lime, almond and grapefruit’. We were very pleasantly surprised. Why had Canadian wines eluded us until now?
The 2012 Organic Pinot Gris was light and easy-drinking, while the 2013 Ehrenfelser, known as the ‘hot tub wine’, was sweet and tasty, with a nose reminiscent of farms and hay. Finally, it was the 2011 Baco Noir, which was peppery with ‘notes of blueberry, blackberry and cigar box’. I love these descriptions.
We followed the tasting with a delicious lunch at the site’s Sunset Organic Bistro, which specialises in seasonal, locally grown food accompanied by more of Summerhill’s organic wines (of course).
If these Okanagan businesses are anything to go by, Canada has fine tastebuds when it comes to wine and spirits. Kelowna’s clean air and rich natural surroundings somehow seems to be transferred into the bottle. Who knows, maybe soon we’ll all be toasting with a Canadian tipple.
Wine is not the only commercially-produced alcohol here in sunny Kelowna. Urban Distilleries, set up three years ago by former engineer and home brewer Mike Urban, produces gin, vodka and whisky under the brand name ‘Spirit Bear’. Inspired by a visit to a cognac distillery in France five years ago, Mike used his engineering skills to distill his own spirits, adapting the German-made copper stills to his own specifications and learning first-hand about the industry. His niche is hand-crafted spirits using only locally grown grains, flavoured with all-natural ingredients.
We sampled espresso-infused vodka, Okanagan lavender and apple gin, peri peri chilli vodka, muscat grappa, single malt whisky and more (tough job). Every time, the flavours were beautifully balanced – it’s clear why these spirits have won awards. Mike is so passionate about his business, he has ambitions to sell his creations internationally. When we met, he was about to attend a trade fair in Asia and shared with us his new flavour ideas.
This is why, on our first full day, we decided to hire bikes. That morning, we met Carlos, a friendly Spanish architect who had recently relocated to Canada, attracted by its mild weather and scenic nature. A passionate angler, he offered to show us how to fish. So together we cycled along the winding roads to Frazer Lake, some 10km south of downtown Kelowna.
While the boys were catching trout, luring them with wriggly rubber worm bait, I checked out the lake’s plentiful turtle residents. Curious about our presence, they would often poke their noses out of the water. At midday they all climbed onto the floating logs to sunbathe – very cute.
Kelowna is known for its orchards and we passed by several as we rode along. Apples, apricots, cherries, peaches, pears and plums are all grown here. I tried a peach and it was wonderfully fleshy and juicy. There’s even a nearby town called Peachland, which sounds like somewhere out of a fairytale.
In keeping with our backpacking budget, we travelled from Vancouver to Kelowna by overnight Greyhound bus and stayed at the Kelowna International Hostel. We definitely appreciated the free pancakes and coffee for breakfast in the morning.
My first impression of Kelowna was its size; it is a city after all, with a population of around 180,000. Part of me was expecting a sleepy lakeside town, but one thing about Canada is that everything is BIG. It is a vast country and, despite looking relatively nearby on the map we studied in Vancouver, it turned out Kelowna was an eight-hour drive away. Once here, when we asked passers-by for directions, the places we wanted to go – even just a supermarket – were often over a kilometre away. A long way when you’re on foot!
Next up, find out how to plan a Canada backpacking trip and the best way to cross the country, here.
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Carlos| 26 August 2015 at 4:07 am
Ha! Very nicely written, descriptive and sweet post about my living city and the Okanagan valley. It was my pleasure sharing that fishing and wines day with you guys.
Carlos.
Claire| 13 September 2015 at 9:56 pm
Lovely to hear from you Carlos! We had such a fantastic day with you – thank you so much. It was definitely a highlight of our Canada trip! Hope you’re really well and still enjoying life in your beautiful part of the world.
Hi! I’m Claire, a British writer and PR specialist. In 2013, I left my media career in London to follow my dream of travelling around the world and it changed my life. Read more here.
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2017 Isle of Man TT Guide
BikeSocial's guide to the 2017 isle of Man TT
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With the greatest motorcycle road race just around the corner, BikeSocial brings you the final installment of its guide to all the best motorcycle racing. We have already covered British Superbikes, World Superbikes and MotoGP, so now the Isle of Man TT takes center stage in this comprehensive guide.
The Island and the history of the TT
The Isle of Man (IoM) is a 31-mile-long rock of land that sits 37 miles out in the center of the Irish Sea. The IoM has a population of 85,000, but for a handful of weeks this number will swell to double as fans travel from across the globe to watch the races. The IoM is completely transformed from a picturesque holiday destination into one of the most torturous and fastest racing circuits in the world. Certain roads around the island are closed to allow riders to take part in pre-arranged practice, qualifying and race sessions. The fact that the whole island is almost brought to a standstill to allow the racing to take place is testament to the Manx people’s pride in the event.
The IOMTT is called a race but is in fact a time trial where riders battle on track, riding alongside each other but with the aim of achieving the fastest time at the end of the race. This means that the first rider to cross the finish line is not necessarily the winner of the race. Riders leave the start line at 10 second intervals in what is known as a clutch start, this is to allow the rider in front time to get away and up to speed while the rider behind has time to slow down should an accident occur ahead. The word ‘Clutch’ is used as the riders are physically held by a hand on the shoulder, the starter will then give them a ‘pat’, the signal to leave the start line and race. Less than 10 seconds later the riders plunge down the infamous Bray Hill at over 170 miles per hour.
The Isle of Man TT races are split up into classes of bikes that have different specifications, power outputs, engine configurations and race distances. There are also different classes for bikes that are originally designed as road going vehicles and classes for race only prototype motorcycles. The TT also has two sidecar races. In these a rider and passenger try to negotiate the course is purpose built motorcycles with a platform attached to the left-hand side of the bike. Here the passenger has to move around to help maintain the stability the bike and maximize corner speed.
The TT does not just breed innovation with petrol engines, there is an all electric race called TT Zero. The bikes race for two laps of the mountain course and riders such as John McGuinness, Michael Rutter and Bruce Anstey taking up the challenge.
The Bennetts Lightweight race is designed for twin cylinder four stroke motorcycles of 650cc. The bikes are production models but modifications to the suspension, engine and braking systems are all allowed. The bikes have a low top speed, the fastest with nudge 140mph on the fastest parts of the course. This may seem pedestrian compared to the 200mph+ that the Superbikes hit but high corner speed means the Lightweights can cover a lap at an average speed of nearly 120mph.
Last years winner was Lincolnshire born Ivan Lintin, who is making a name for himself as a specialist in this class, finished the four laps in 1:16:26.681 with an average speed of 118.454mph aboard a 2014 Kawasaki ER-6.
Superstock 1000
The ‘stock’ in Superstock relates to a bike that you could go out and buy from your local motorcycle dealership. These are road-going production motorcycles of 1000cc that are lightly modified for road racing. If you were to fit a number plate and some lights to one you could pop out for your milk and the morning paper on it! The bikes are allowed internal front fork modifications to cope with the unique demands of the course. An uprated rear shock absorber is also allowed. The exhaust can be changed and a Power Commander (a device that smooth’s out the torque curve and can marginally increase the BHP) are also allowed.
With less development allowed in the Superstock class you would think the lap times to be significantly different but the are not. In 2016 Michael Dunlop won the Superbike race with an average speed 130.306mph on his BMW S1000RR. Ian Hutchinson won the Superstock race with an average speed of 129.745mph on another BMW S1000RR.
There are some racers on the grid who believe that the Superstock machine is nicer to ride over the course as its power delivery is less brutal than the Superbike. There have also been rumours that some racers used the Superstock engine in the Senior and Superbike races.
The Supersport class features road-going, production based machines, in the same style as the Superstock 1000 class mentioned at the top. The bikes are can have changes made to the exhausts, suspension internals and also tyres. But they still look very similar to their road going cousins.
They are powered by engines over 400cc and up to 600cc four stroke four cylinder: 600cc up to 675cc four stroke, three cylinder with minimum weights of 161kg for all configurations. Meaning that 599cc Yamaha YZF-R6 four cylinder motorcycles can race against larger capacity 675cc Triumph Daytona 675 triples. The bikes are seen to be a fair match as the lower number of cylinders in the Triumph will rev less and give out slightly less power per litre.
Ian Hutchinson won the Supersport race one last year with a time of 1:11:36.808 and an average speed of 126.445mph.
The crowning glory of the TT race schedule. Also known as a ‘Senior’ bike as the final race they compete in is called the Senior TT and takes place at the end of race week. The bikes are all out race bikes that have their roots in the dealership, most use a frame derived from a road bike, but the changes from there are numerous. The bikes are significantly lightened and will use bespoke lightweight and streamlined bodywork. The suspension, front and rear, are purpose built for road racing along with bespoke swingarms for rigidity. The engines and exhaust systems will be specifically tuned and the bikes will put out over 200bhp and exceed 200mph at places like the Cronk-y-Voddy Straight.
The most brutal and powerful of all the TT bikes is the holder of the outright lap record around the mountain course. Michael Dunlop posted a time of 16 minutes 53.929 seconds in 2016. Michael was riding a BMW S1000RR which recorded an average speed over the lap of 133.962mph.
The pace of development at the TT is relentless and the records rarely last longer than a year keep an eye on the racing and there is a fair chance that Michael, or one of his competitors could go faster still in 2017!
The sidecars that race at the TT are a sight to behold. At less than 2 feet tall and about ten feet long they resemble ground level missiles with a rider and passenger clinging onto the back! They are powered by 600cc four stroke, four cylinder engines. They use wider tyres than the solo motorcycles previously mentioned. Sidecar tyres and wheels resemble those from a racing car. The reason for this is the extra weight of the passenger and the heavier frame would be too great for a normal motorcycle tyre to cope with.
A good sidecar passenger is key to recording a fast time around the TT course. In the corners they move their weight to get the most traction, on the straights they have to duck down to minimize aerodynamic drag. An experienced passenger is as important as selecting the right settings for the bike. The teams will practice relentlessly to not only build the speed they need to win but also a trust in each other that is almost unique in the solitary world of motorcycle racing.
The lap record for the Sidecar TT is 19:22.928 seconds at an average speed of 116.798 mph (187.968 km/h) set by Ben Birchall and passenger Tom Birchall during the 2016 Race.
TT Zero
Since 2010 the TT races have included a race for electric bikes. The rules state the minimum weight is 100kg and maximum weight is 300kg. The bikes must be powered solely by stored electricity and they have a voltage limit of 500. Some of the bikes that race in TT Zero will even recover lost heat from the brakes and convert this heat into electrical energy to boost the bikes power and range. Battery life is a limiting factor in the TT Zero race, this means the bikes only have to complete one lap of the course from a standing start.
The TT Zero has been met with mixed reviews from fans and racers alike, some dislike the lack of noise (imagine a Scalextric car x100!) while others see it as an inevitable step away from fossil fuels that cannot be avoided. One thing you can’t deny is that the pace of development year to year is astonishing. The 2010 winner was Mark Miller on the MotoCzysz E1PC, he lapped the course in 96.820 mph, 23 minutes 22.89 seconds. The fastest race lap was set in 2015 by John McGuinness on the Mugen Shinden at 119.279 mph, 18 minutes 58.743 seconds. So, five years has seen an increase in average speed of around 23 mph, if development continues at this rate for another five years, a TT Zero bike could be knocking on the door of a 130mph lap in the right hands.
Whats the format?
The race schedule can be changed at anytime, the Isle of Man is a very small island and as such the weather can change exceptionally quickly. This isn't like British Superbikes or even MotoGP where a set of wet tyres will do. If the weather conditions or not right the riders do not race. Fog is a big problem on many parts of the course and we have in previous years seen races cancelled due to this. The mix of weather at different parts of the course can also play a part in changing the race schedule. It is best to check Manx Radio or @iom_tt in the mornings to see what the official view is. When you have a course 20 miles long with an elevation change of over 400 metres, the weather at one point on the track can be completely different to another. Rain and fog over the mountain and bright sunshine over the start finish straight is something that is almost impossible to set a bike up for.
The race schedule to 2017 is below - for a more in-depth guide to viewing at home or at the Isle of Man, click here.
Saturday 3rd June
11.00 TT Superbike Race (6 laps)
14.00 TT Sidecar Race 1 (3 laps)
10.45 TT Supersport Race 1 (4 laps)
14.15 TT Superstock (4 laps)
Wednesday 7th June
13.45 TT Lightweight Race (4 laps)
16.25 TT Zero Race (1 lap)
12.45 Senior TT Race (6 laps)
Doohan, Edwards and Gardner set to appear at British GP as Pro-Am returns
Redding commentary lap
Valentino Rossi wins British Grand Prix
Crutchlow wins Czech GP
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The BJOC
Synthesis of 9-arylalkynyl- and 9-aryl-substituted benzo[b]quinolizinium derivatives by Palladium-mediated cross-coupling reactions
Siva Sankar Murthy Bandaru1,2 ,
Darinka Dzubiel1,
Heiko Ihmels1 ,
Mohebodin Karbasiyoun1 ,
Mohamed M. A. Mahmoud1 and
Carola Schulzke2
Siva Sankar Murthy Bandaru
Department of Chemistry and Biology, University of Siegen, Siegen, Germany
Institute of Biochemistry, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
Darinka Dzubiel
Heiko Ihmels
Mohebodin Karbasiyoun
Mohamed M. A. Mahmoud
Carola Schulzke
1Department of Chemistry and Biology, University of Siegen, Siegen, Germany
2Institute of Biochemistry, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
Author names are in alphabetical order that does not reflect the specific contribution of each author.
Associate Editor: K. N. Allen
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1871–1884. doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.161
Received 21 Apr 2018, Accepted 05 Jul 2018, Published 23 Jul 2018
9-Arylbenzo[b]quinolizinium derivatives were prepared with base-free Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reactions between benzo[b]quinolizinium-9-trifluoroborate and selected benzenediazonium salts. In addition, the Sonogashira coupling reaction between 9-iodobenzo[b]quinolizinium and the arylalkyne derivatives yielded four novel 9-(arylethynyl)benzo[b]quinolizinium derivatives under relatively mild reaction conditions. The 9-(N,N-dimethylaminophenylethynyl)benzo[b]quinolizinium is only very weakly emitting, but the emission intensity increases by a factor >200 upon protonation, so that this derivative may operate as pH-sensitive light-up probe. Photometric and fluorimetric titrations of duplex and quadruplex DNA to 9-(arylethynyl)benzo[b]quinolizinium derivatives revealed a significant binding affinity of these compounds towards both DNA forms with binding constants of Kb = 0.2–2.2 × 105 M−1.
Keywords: DNA ligands; fluorescence; heterocycles; Pd-mediated couling reactions; quinolizinium
Polycyclic cationic hetarenes are a paradigm of DNA-binding ligands whose association with the nucleic acid may affect the biological activities of the DNA [1-4]. For example, a DNA-bound heterocyclic ligand may interfere with DNA–enzyme recognition events, which are essential for DNA-based cellular processes, e.g., gene replication or transcription [1]. To this end, it was shown that DNA-binding ligands may operate as chemotherapeutic anticancer, antiviral or antibacterial drugs, for example as topoisomerase inhibitors [5]. More recently, much interest in this research area is focused on the non-canonical quadruplex DNA (G4-DNA) [6-8]. Mostly based on the principles and requirements of ligands that bind to duplex DNA, numerous G4-DNA ligands have been developed to study their selectivity and binding properties towards G4-DNA because of the biological importance of G4-DNA [9-13]. Along these lines, we and others have established the class of annelated quinolizinium derivatives as versatile ligands that bind to duplex, triplex and quadruplex DNA depending on their shape and size [14-18] and whose interaction with the nucleic acid may be used for fluorimetric detection of the latter [19,20].
To further exploit the DNA-binding properties of this specific class of cationic hetarenes, synthetic routes to novel derivatives with the desired substitution pattern and functionalization are necessary. In this context, Palladium-mediated cross-coupling reactions provide a powerful tool [21-27]; specifically, as these C–C coupling reactions have been demonstrated to be very useful for the introduction of various substituents to quinolizinium [28-33], benzo[b]quinolizinium [34,35] and naphthoquinolizinium [36] derivatives.
Unfortunately, in the case of benzo[b]quinolizinium substrates, the presence of strong nucleophiles, and for that matter bases in general, often interferes with the Pd-mediated reaction because of the competing addition of the nucleophile at the 6-position of the substrate and subsequent ring-opening reaction [37,38]. Considering this impediment and the additional difficulties that may occur during purification of these cationic hetarenes the reaction and work-up conditions of Pd-mediated coupling reactions of benzo[b]quinolizinium derivatives have to be optimized [34,35]. Accordingly, we extended our studies to improve the conditions of the Suzuki–Miyaura coupling towards biaryl-type benzo[b]quinolizinium derivatives 1a–d (Figure 1), namely to apply the alternative base-free Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reaction [39-42] between the benzo[b]quinolizinium-9-trifluoroborate (3b) and aryldiazonium salts. We focused our attention on derivatives 1a–d because in these cases a direct comparison with the already reported synthesis with a Suzuki–Miyaura reaction is possible. As we are particularly interested in benzo[b]quinolizinium derivatives with a large extension of the π-system, which should provide promising properties as G4-DNA ligands, we also focused our attention on the Sonogashira reaction as synthetic route to arylalkynyl-substituted derivatives. In this case, we aimed at donor-substituted derivatives such as 2b–d since they were proposed to have ideal photophysical and DNA-binding properties. Herein, we present the successful Suzuki–Miyaura and Sonogashira coupling reactions of benzo[b]quinolizinium substrates. In addition, the absorption and emission properties of the novel arylalkynylbenzo[b]quinolizinium derivatives 2a–d are reported (Figure 1), along with preliminary studies of their duplex and quadruplex DNA-binding properties.
Figure 1: Structures of 9-substituted benzo[b]quinolizinium derivatives 1 and 2.
Synthesis of 9-aryl-substituted benzo[b]quinolizinium derivatives 1a–d
The 9-aryl-substituted benzo[b]quinolizinium derivatives 1a–d were prepared under base-free conditions by the Pd-catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura reaction of the aryldiazonium salts 4a–d with benzo[b]quinolizinium-9-trifluoroborate (3b). The latter substrate was obtained as analytically pure product in moderate yield by the reaction of benzo[b]quinolizinium-9-boronic acid (3a) [34] with NaBF4 (Scheme 1).
Scheme 1: Synthesis of benzo[b]quinolizinium-9-trifluoroborate (3b) and 9-arylbenzo[b]quinolizinium derivatives 1a–d (see Table 1 for assignment of indices a–d and reaction conditions).
Scheme 1: Synthesis of benzo[b]quinolizinium-9-trifluoroborate (3b) and 9-arylbenzo[b]quinolizinium derivativ...
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To identify appropriate reaction conditions for the base-free synthesis of derivatives 1a–d, different catalysts and solvents were tested for the cross-coupling reaction of benzo[b]quinolizinium-9-trifluoroborate (3b) and benzenediazonium salt 4a (Scheme 1, Table 1). With Pd(dppf)2Cl2·CH2Cl2 or Pd(PPh3)4 as catalyst, no conversion was observed, whereas the reaction could be achieved with Pd(OAc)2 as a catalyst and water as a solvent (Table 1, entries 1–5). Thus, the latter reaction conditions were used for the synthesis of 9-arylbenzo[b]quinolizinium derivatives 1b–d (Scheme 1, Table 1). The methoxyphenyl- and dimethylaminophenyl-substituted derivatives 1b and 1c were obtained in a moderate to good yield, but only trace amounts of the pyridyl-substituted derivative 1d were formed as shown by the 1H NMR spectroscopic analysis of the reaction mixture (Table 1, entries 6–8). Nevertheless, the 9-pyridinyl derivative 1d was obtained in low yield by the reaction of the trifluoroborate 3b with the diazonium salt 4d at 80 °C in DMF with Pd(PPh3)4 as a catalyst (Table 1, entry 9). It should be noted that some of these Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reactions require relatively long reaction times (Table 1, entries 6–9), which is a disadvantage considering the competing decomposition of the aryldiazonium ions under the reaction conditions. Thus, the corresponding diazonium salt was added in portions in intervals of 24 h until all of the substrate was consumed.
Table 1: Reaction conditions for the synthesis of 9-arylbenzo[b]quinolizinium derivatives 1a–d according to Scheme 1.
t (h)
Yield (%)
1 H2O Pd(OAc)2 48 1a, R = Ph 43
2 DME/H2O/MeOH Pd(dppf)2Cl2·CH2Cl2a 24 1a, R = Ph n.r.b
3 DMF Pd(dppf)2Cl2·CH2Cl2a 24 1a, R = Ph n.r.b
4 CH3CN Pd(OAc)2 24 1a, R = Ph n.r.b
5 CH3CN Pd(PPh3)4 24 1a, R = Ph n.r.b
6 H2O Pd(OAc)2 168 1b, R = 4-MeO(C6H5) 95
7 H2O Pd(OAc)2 144 1c, R = 4-Me2N(C6H5) 44
8 H2O Pd(OAc)2 168 1d, 4-pyridyl <2
9 DMF Pd(PPh3)4 168 1d, 4-pyridyl 16
adppf = 1,1’-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene. bNo reaction.
Synthesis of 9-(arylethynyl)benzo[b]quinolizinium derivatives 2a–d
The 9-(arylethynyl)benzo[b]quinolizinium derivatives 2a–d were prepared by Pd-mediated Sonogashira coupling reactions of 9-iodobenzo[b]quinolizinium bromide (5) [43] with arylacetylene derivatives (Scheme 2). To suppress the ring opening of the benzo[b]quinolizinium ring by nucleophilic attack at the 6-position [34,35] two methods were used that avoid the addition or formation of strong nucleophiles during the reaction. In the first approach, (phenylethynyl)copper (6) [44] was prepared separately and subsequently made to react with the substrate 5 to provide derivative 2a as hexafluorophosphate salt in moderate yield (Scheme 2). During the preparation of derivatives 2b–d with this method a crude product was isolated that contains the desired compound along with unidentified impurities, as shown by 1H NMR spectroscopic analysis of the product. Unfortunately, the product could not be further purified.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of 9-(arylethynyl)benzo[b]quinolizinium derivatives 2a–d.
In the second approach, the copper acetylide was formed in situ by the reaction of the acetylene derivative with triethylamine in the presence of Cu+ salts. Hence, the reaction of iodobenzo[b]quinolizinium 5 with arylacetylenes 7b–d in the presence of one equivalent of triethylamine and CuI under anhydrous conditions gave (arylethynyl)benzo[b]quinolizinium derivatives 2b–d in moderate to good yield (Scheme 2).
Several attempts to purify the derivatives 2a–d by column chromatography failed. Apparently, these compounds decompose when in contact with the silica or alumina of the column, so that the pure products were only available by crystallization from appropriate solvents, which resulted in lower yields of these products.
Single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis of 9-(arylethynyl)benzo[b]quinolizinium derivatives 2a and 2b
Single crystals of derivatives 2a and 2b were obtained by crystallization from acetone and CHCl3/MeOH, respectively (Figure 2 and Figure S1, Supporting Information File 1). Derivative 2a crystallizes in the triclinic space group with two molecules in the unit cell. The crystals were twinned and the compound shows some considerable disorder. The chemical composition, however, was unanimously proven by the data. Derivative 2b crystallizes with one molecule of CHCl3 as lattice solvent in the highly symmetric orthorhombic space group I2/a with 8 molecules in the unit cell. Both cations are essentially planar and π-stacked in an anti-head-to-tail (ht) arrangement in the solid state. A preference of such anti-ht arrangement was observed before in the crystal structures of two series of 9-substituted benzo[b]quinolizinium salts with halides or small alkyl substituents [45,46]. Stratford et al. attributed this observation to repulsion forces between the positively charged nitrogen atoms and π···π donor–acceptor attractions between the phenyl and pyridinium moieties. In our case, the situation is somehow more complex as the novel compounds bear aromatic substituents (via alkyne spacer) in the benzo[b]quinolizinium 9 position. These aromatic substituents now engage in π···π donor–acceptor attractions with the pyridinium moiety (outer most ring of the tricyclic moiety) and the two positively charged nitrogen atoms are per se much further apart due to the larger intramolecular separation between the intermolecularly interacting π-systems. In addition, the aromatic character of the substituent and its engagement in the π···π interaction also brings the two phenyl rings of adjacent benzo[b]quinolizinium moieties in close proximity, which can now also interact in an off-set π···π fashion. The contribution of the charge repulsion has, hence, to be less significant here and the preference for the anti-ht arrangement must be dominated by the π···π attractions. Centroid distances between the aromatic 9-substituent and the pyridinium moiety are 3.619 Å for 2a (C16 → C21; C5 → C9, N1) and 3.676 Å for 2b (C16 → C21; C1 → C5, N1), respectively (Figure S1, Supporting Information File 1). These separations are comparably short as the reported ones range from 3.69 Å to 3.99 Å [46]. The π-system separation between the centroids of the two benzo[b]quinolizinium phenyl rings are 3.803 Å for 2a (C1, C2, C3, C11, C12, C13) and 3.599 Å for 2b (C7 → C12), respectively. Notably, for 2b the phenyl to phenyl π···π interaction of one molecule is not with the same neighbor as the π···π donor–acceptor attraction between the phenyl and pyridinium rings. Therefore, these two distinct π-system-based attractions alternate and form infinite chains of molecules roughly protruding along the a axis. In 2a both interactions are with the same neighbor leading to distinct dimeric associates.
Figure 2: Molecular structures of derivatives 2a (top) and 2b (bottom) in the solid state. Ellipsoids are shown at the 50% probability level. The counter anions and solvent molecule were omitted for clarity.
Figure 2: Molecular structures of derivatives 2a (top) and 2b (bottom) in the solid state. Ellipsoids are sho...
In the individual molecules, the C–C bond lengths of the alkyne unit are 1.24 Å (C14–C15) for the triple bond and 1.41 Å (C13–C14 and C15–C16) for the single bonds in compound 2a, while in derivative 2b they are 1.18 Å (C14–C15) and 1.45 Å (C9–C14 and C15–C16), respectively. Moreover, the π-surface of derivative 2b deviates slightly more from the mean plane as compared with 2a, i.e., as the torsion angle C8–C9–C16–C17 is −12.0° whereas it is 5.6° (C12–C13–C16–C21) in 2a. These data indicate a slightly more pronounced delocalization of π-electrons within the diarylalkyne unit of compound 2a, at least in the solid state.
Absorption and emission properties of 9-(arylethynyl)benzo[b]quinolizinium derivatives 2a–d
In general, compounds 2a–d have a low solubility in water and derivative 2d is moderately soluble in DMSO. The absorption spectra of 9-(arylethynyl)benzo[b]quinolizinium derivatives 2a,b,d show two low-energy maxima between 380 nm and 450 nm which resemble the ones of similar aryl-substituted benzo[b]quinolizinium [34] and naphthoquinolizinium [36] derivatives (Figure 3, Table 2). As a notable exception, the derivative 2c has a broad absorption band with maximum wavelength depending on the solvent, namely at 470 nm in MeOH, 515 nm in CH2Cl2 and 505 nm in CHCl3 (Figure 3C). At low pH, the broad long wavelength absorption band of 2c disappeared and a new absorption band was formed (λmax = 418 nm) that is similar to that of the parent compound 2a (Figure 3C). It should be noted that the benzo[b]quinolizinium derivatives 2a–d have lower absorbance and significantly broadened spectra in less polar solvents, presumably due to their low solubility and the resulting aggregation in these media.
Figure 3: Absorption spectra of derivatives 2a (A), 2b (B), 2c (C) and, 2d (D); c = 20 μM; solvents: H2O (magenta), MeOH (black), CHCl3 (blue), CH2Cl2 (red), DMSO (green) and 1 N HCl (orange).
Figure 3: Absorption spectra of derivatives 2a (A), 2b (B), 2c (C) and, 2d (D); c = 20 μM; solvents: H2O (mag...
Table 2: Absorption and emission properties of benzo[b]quinolizinium derivatives 2a–d.
Solventa λabsb / nm λflc / nm Φfld / 10−2 λabsb / nm λflc / nm λabsb / nm λflc / nm λabsb / nm λflc / nm Φfld / 10−2
H2O 419 460 < 1 422 562 434 n.d.e 422 572 <1
MeOH 419 462 64 426 545 470 n.d.e 428 571 6
EtOH 420 462 39 428 558 481 n.d.e 430 570 6
MeCN 418 460 40 423 n.d.e 472 n.d.e 428 578 5
DMSO 423 n.d.e n.d.e 428 n.d.e 473 n.d.e 432 570 <1
aceton 419 460 34 424 n.d.e 472 n.d.e 429 580 2
CH2Cl2 428 470 44 435 554 515 497 439 560 4
CHCl3 427 470 43 438 485 505 501 443 460 2
aSolvents in order of decreasing ET values [47]. bLong-wavelength absorption maximum; c = 20 μM. cFluorescence emission maximum (Abs. = 0.10 at excitation wavelength); λex = 375 nm. dFluorescence quantum yield relative to coumarin 1 [47,48]; estimated error for Φfl: ± 10%. eNot determined.
Except for the derivative 2a the arylethynylbenzoquinolizinium derivatives have low emission quantum yields (Table 2, Figure 4). The derivative 2a has a moderate to high fluorescence intensity with slight deviations of the emission maxima in different solvents (Table 2, Figure 4A). In chloroform, it has two emission maxima at 446 and 470 nm. The derivative 2d has a weak fluorescence intensity in different solvents (Φfl: 0.02–0.06). In chloroform, it shows an emission maximum at 460 nm, while in other solvents it has emission maxima between 560 and 580 nm with a shoulder at 430 nm (Figure 4C). On the other hand, derivatives 2b and 2c exhibit very weak fluorescence intensity in different solvents (Φfl < 0.02). Derivative 2c shows only a weak emission (Φfl = 0.02) in 1 N HCl with significantly blue-shifted emission maxima at 427 and 454 nm (Figure 4B).
Figure 4: Emission spectra of derivatives 2a (A), 2c (B) and 2d (C); c = 20 μM; λex = 375 nm; solvents: H2O (magenta), MeOH (black), CHCl3 (blue), CH2Cl2 (red), DMSO (green) and 1 N HCl (orange); λex = 375 nm.
Figure 4: Emission spectra of derivatives 2a (A), 2c (B) and 2d (C); c = 20 μM; λex = 375 nm; solvents: H2O (...
To further assess the effect of the pH on the absorption and emission properties of derivative 2c, photometric and fluorimetric acid–base titrations of 2c were performed (Figure 5). With decreasing pH of the solution (pH 7.3–1.1), new absorption bands developed at λmax = 418 nm, 395 nm and 322 nm, along with the disappearance of the initial broad long wavelength absorption (Figure 5A). The emission intensity of derivative 2c increased by a factor of 250 with decreasing pH value (Figure 5B). The pKa value of the protonated amine 2c in water was determined from the titration curve to be 3.1 which is in the same range as the ones of 9-(p-amino)phenylacridinium ions (pKa = 2.5–3.5) [49,50] and the dimethylaminophenyl-substituted benzo[b]quinolizinium ion [34] (pKa = 3.8).
Figure 5: Photometric (A) and fluorimetric (B) acid-base titration of 2c; c = 20 μM in Britton–Robinson buffer; λex = 375 nm. Arrows indicate the development of absorption or emission bands with decreasing pH value. Inset: Plot of the absorption (A) at 360 nm (black rectangle) and 322 nm (white rectangle) and emission (B) at 427 nm (black triangle) versus pH. Lines denote the best fit of experimental data to the theoretical model.
Figure 5: Photometric (A) and fluorimetric (B) acid-base titration of 2c; c = 20 μM in Britton–Robinson buffe...
Photometric and fluorimetric DNA titrations of 9-(arylethynyl)benzo[b]quinolizinium derivatives 2a–d
The interactions of the arylethynylbenzoquinolizinium derivatives 2a–d with ct DNA and G4-DNA 22AG [d(AG3T2AG3T2AG3T2AG3)] were investigated with photometric and fluorimetric titrations (Figures 6–9, Table 3). In general, a hypochromic effect and a bathochromic shift were observed by the addition of DNA. For example, the addition of ct DNA and G4-DNA 22AG to derivative 2a led to the evolution of a new maximum at 437 nm and 423 nm, respectively, with an isosbestic point at 325 nm. However, during the titration of DNA to the derivatives 2b–d isosbestic points were not formed. In the case of 2d, only a hypochromic effect was observed upon the addition of ct DNA (Figure 6D). In contrast, the addition of 22AG to 2d resulted in a red shift with Δλabs = 16 nm. Notably, the addition of DNA to derivative 2c led to the largest bathochromic shifts and hypochromic effect (ct DNA: Δλabs = 42 nm; 22AG: Δλabs = 58 nm). Only the data extracted from the photometric titration of 22AG to derivatives 2b and 2c could be used to deduce the binding constant Kb (Figure S2, Table 3).
Figure 6: Photometric titration of 2a (A), 2b (B), 2c (C), and 2d (D) with ct DNA in BPE buffer (16 mM Na+; 5% DMSO; pH 7.0); cL = 20.0 μM. Arrows indicate the development of bands with increasing DNA concentration. Inset: Plot of the absorption at long wavelength versus DNA concentration.
Figure 6: Photometric titration of 2a (A), 2b (B), 2c (C), and 2d (D) with ct DNA in BPE buffer (16 mM Na+; 5...
Figure 7: Photometric titration of 2a (A), 2b (B), 2c (C) and 2d (D) with 22AG in potassium phosphate buffer (95 mM K+; 5% DMSO; pH 7.0); cL = 20.0 μM. Arrows indicate the development of bands with increasing DNA concentration. Inset: Plot of the absorption at long wavelength versus DNA concentration.
Figure 7: Photometric titration of 2a (A), 2b (B), 2c (C) and 2d (D) with 22AG in potassium phosphate buffer ...
Table 3: Absorption and emission properties of ligands 2a–d upon the addition of DNA, and binding constants Kb.
ct DNA
22AG
λabsa / nm Δλabsb / nm I/I0c Kbd / 104 M−1 λabsa / nm Δλabsb / nm I/I0c Kbd / 104 M−1
2a 437 18 0.14 14 432 19 0.05 22
2b 443 21 3 1.5 440 18 n.d.e 2.6f
2c 476 42 n.d.e n.d.e 492 58 n.d.e 1.6f
2d 422 0 0.38 n.d.e 438 16 0.19 3.0
aLong-wavelength absorption maximum of the DNA-bound ligand. bShift of the long-wavelength absorption maximum between free and bound ligand. cRelative emission intensity, I/I0 (I = emission intensity of DNA-bound ligand at saturation, I0 = emission of unbound ligand). dBinding constant of ligand–DNA complex, Kb, determined from fluorimetric titrations. eNot determined. fKb determined from photometric titrations; DNA concentration in base pairs for ct DNA and in oligonucleotide for 22AG.
The addition of ct DNA to the derivative 2a led to quenching of the emission intensity (Figure 8A). In contrast, a light-up effect with a factor of 3 was observed upon the addition of ct DNA to derivative 2b (Figure 8B, Table 2). Notably, the emission intensity of derivative 2d at λfl = 572 nm decreased at the beginning of the titration with ct DNA at a ligand–DNA ratio (LDR) > 8. With further addition of ct DNA, however, the emission intensity increased slightly at the same emission wavelength (Figure 8C). The binding constants, Kb, between ct DNA and derivatives 2a (1.4 × 105 M−1) and 2b (1.5 × 104 M−1) were determined from the fluorimetric titrations by fitting the resulting binding isotherms to the theoretical model (insets in Figure 8, Table 3) [51]. Unfortunately, the data obtained from the fluorimetric titration of 2d with ct DNA could not be fitted to the theoretical model. The low emission intensity of the derivative 2c was not affected by the addition of ct DNA or 22AG.
Figure 8: Fluorimetric titration of 2a (A), 2b (B) and 2d (C) with ct DNA in potassium phosphate buffer (95 mM K+; 5% DMSO; pH 7.0); cLigand = 20.0 μM. Arrows indicate the development of the bands with increasing DNA concentration. Inset: Plot of the relative emission intensity, I/I0 versus cDNA/cL. Lines denote the best fit of experimental data to the theoretical model; λex = 335 nm (A), 420 nm (B) and 380 nm (C).
Figure 8: Fluorimetric titration of 2a (A), 2b (B) and 2d (C) with ct DNA in potassium phosphate buffer (95 m...
The emission intensity of 2a was quenched upon addition of G4-DNA 22AG (Figure 9A). Remarkably, the addition of 22AG to derivative 2d resulted in a decrease of the emission intensity at λfl = 572 nm and a new weak emission band evolved at λfl = 425 nm. The emission intensity of 2b was not influenced significantly by the addition of 22AG. The binding constants Kb between 22AG and derivatives 2a (2.2 × 105 M−1) and 2d (3.0 × 104 M−1) were determined from the fluorimetric data by fitting the binding isotherms to the theoretical model (insets in Figure 9, Table 2) [51].
Figure 9: Fluorimetric titration of 2a (A) and 2d (B) with 22AG in potassium phosphate buffer (95 mM K+; 5% DMSO; pH 7.0); cLigand = 20.0 μM. Arrows indicate the development of the bands with increasing DNA concentration. Inset: Plot of the relative emission intensity, I/I0 versus cDNA/cL. Lines denote the best fit of experimental data to the theoretical model; λex = 335 nm (A) and 380 nm (B).
Figure 9: Fluorimetric titration of 2a (A) and 2d (B) with 22AG in potassium phosphate buffer (95 mM K+; 5% D...
Pd-mediated coupling reactions of halogenobenzo[b]quinolizinium derivatives
Although it was shown in this work that in particular cases appropriately substituted benzo[b]quinolizinium substrates can be functionalized as aryl- or alkynyl-substituted derivatives by Sonogashira and base-free Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reactions, it is obvious that this synthetic approach has its limitations. As compared with the corresponding quinolizinium substrates, that can be used for a variety of metal-mediated coupling reactions [28-32], the benzo[b]quinolizinium core appears to be very sensitive towards the reaction conditions, leading to serious side or secondary reactions. All experimental results indicate that the "usual" experimental protocols cannot be applied due to the high susceptibility of the benzo[b]quinolizinium ring towards nucleophilic attack at 6-position that leads to ring opening [37,38]. Thus, the Sonogashira reaction of 5 requires either the separate generation of copper acetylide or strict water-free conditions to avoid the formation of hydroxide ions. To avoid the potential interference of bases, we attempted to improve of the conditions for the Suzuki–Miyaura coupling in the base-free variant using aryldiazonium reagents [39]. Although the coupling reactions between aryldiazonium salts and arylboronic acids or esters with base-free conditions are known [39,42], in our hands the reaction of benzo[b]quinolizinium-9-boronic acid (3a) with benzenediazonium tetrafluoroborate 4a only resulted in the formation of the benzo[b]quinolizinium-9-trifluoroborate (3b). Consequently, we used the latter substrate for subsequent synthesis, as it has been reported that organotrifluoroborates may also be employed as starting materials in Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reactions of aryl halides [52,53]. Indeed, starting from benzo[b]quinolizinium-9-trifluoroborate (3b) and the corresponding aryldiazonium ions the 9-arylbenzo[b]quinolizinium derivatives 1a–d were available in yields that are comparable, or even slightly higher, than the ones obtained with the Suzuki–Miyaura reaction of benzo[b]quinolizinium-9-boronic acid (3a) with bromoarenes [34].
In our previous attempts to synthesize the corresponding benzo[b]quinolizinium-9-trifluoroborate (3b), the reaction of benzo[b]quinolizinium-9-boronic acid (3a) with KHF2 only resulted in a partly contaminated product [34]. In this work, we used NaBF4 as reagent, as we have rather accidentally observed that it can be used for the synthesis of the trifluoroborate 3b (see above); however, with lower yield (Scheme 3). Interestingly, to the best of our knowledge, there is only one report in the literature about the explicit use of NaBF4 as fluorinating reagent for boronic acids [54], and we have not investigated the general applicability of this reaction so far. Nevertheless, this approach appears to be a useful, complementary method to the usual fluorination with KHF2. And it may be suggested that this simple procedure might be used as a general straightforward method for the generation of the synthetically highly useful aryltrifluoroborates.
Scheme 3: Photoinduced charge transfer upon the excitation of derivative 2d.
Absorption and emission properties of 9-(arylethynyl)benzo[b]quinolizinium derivatives
The absorption maxima of the 9-(arylethynyl)benzo[b]quinolizinium derivatives 2a–c are slightly red-shifted as compared to the corresponding 9-arylbenzo[b]quinolizinium compounds 1a–c [34]. And in similar analogy, the extent of the red shift (H < OMe < NMe2) corresponds well with the strength of the donor–acceptor interplay between the electron-donating aryl substituent and the benzo[b]quinolizinium chromophore. The absorption properties depend only slightly on the solvent properties indicating that the corresponding ground state and vertical excited states are stabilized by the solvents to the same degree. As the only exception, larger red shifts of the absorption maxima of derivatives 2a–d were observed in CHCl3 and CH2Cl2, which is presumably caused by the high polarizability of these solvents, as frequently observed with cationic dyes [34,46,55,56]. In the case of alkaline compound 2c, the protonation of the amino group changes the ammonium-substituted aryl substituent to an electron acceptor which leads to a blue shift of the absorption maxima (Figure 3C).
The emission properties of the phenyl-substituted derivative 2a do not depend significantly on the solvent properties, which indicate the absence of specific stabilization or destabilization of the excited molecule, even after solvent relaxation. In contrast, the phenanthryl-substituted derivative 2d shows fluorosolvatochromism, specifically indicated by the strong blue shift in CHCl3. This effect is presumably caused by a charge shift (CS) or, more likely, by a charge transfer (CT) in the excited state from the electron-donating aryl unit to the excited quinolizinium (Scheme 3) [57], which has been proposed also to take place in structurally resembling excited biaryl-type acridinium, benzo[b]quinolizinium and naphtho[b]quinolizinium derivatives [36,58-64]. The CS/CT leads to an intermediate excited molecule with a charge neutral quinolizinyl radical and the radical cation of the phenanthryl unit (Scheme 3) that is well stabilized in polar solvents after solvent relaxation. At the same time, less polar solvents such as CHCl3 cannot stabilize this intermediate so that emission occurs from the energetically higher first local excited (LE) state which results in the blue-shifted emission. It should be noted that this blue-shifted emission band was also observed in polar solvents though with less intensity (Figure 4), which indicates that the emission from the LC state can compete with the charge shift and solvent relaxation, leading to dual emission.
Remarkably, the emission quantum yields of the methoxy- and amino-substituted derivatives 2b and 2c are very low (Φfl < 0.02). Such low emission intensities have been observed also for donor-substituted 9-arylbenzo[b]quinolizinium derivatives and explained either with a radiationless deactivation of the excited state by torsional relaxation or by a photoinduced electron transfer [33,49,65,66]. The effect of the donor substituent on the emission quenching was supported by the strong increase of the emission quantum yield of 2c upon protonation of the amino group, that is, by the transformation of the donor to an acceptor substituent (Figure 5) [34]. Considering the water solubility of compound 2c, though just moderate, the emission light-up effect may be used for fluorimetric detection of slightly acidic aqueous media.
Interactions with DNA
The spectrometric titrations of DNA to compounds 2a–d revealed the characteristic spectroscopic features of ligand–DNA interactions, namely a hypochromic effect and red shift of the absorption bands as well as emission quenching or enhancement upon addition of the nucleic acid. Moreover, the binding constants Kb, as determined from the resulting binding isotherms, are in the same range (Kb = 2.0–22 × 104 M−1, Table 3) of known DNA-intercalating benzo[b]quinolizinium derivatives [52,67,68], so that it may be concluded that the derivatives 2a–d bind to DNA in a similar binding mode. Notably, a pronounced decrease of the long-wavelength absorption followed by the development of new band at longer wavelength was observed during the photometric titrations (Figure 6 and Figure 7), and only in the titration of the phenylethynyl-substituted derivative 2a an isosbestic point was formed. These observations clearly show that the ligands bind in at least two different binding modes to DNA. Considering the low solubility of these compounds in water it is assumed that at the beginning of the titration, i.e., with large ligand–DNA ratio and a paucity of DNA binding sites, the ligand forms aggregates along the DNA backbone. With increasing DNA concentration more binding sites are available such that the ligands can intercalate. In the case of quadruplex DNA, the derivatives 2a–d show a typical titration signature for ligands that bind to the quadruplex by terminal π-stacking [14]; however, in analogy to the binding to duplex DNA the derivatives 2b–d form aggregates along the DNA backbone at large ligand–DNA ratio, i.e., at the beginning of the titration.
The fluorescence intensity of the derivatives 2a and 2d is significantly quenched by the addition of DNA, respectively (Figure 8 and Figure 9). This observation usually indicates a photoinduced electron transfer between the excited molecules and the DNA bases [69]. By contrast, the association of ct DNA with the methoxy-substituted derivative 2b led to an increase of the low emission intensity by a factor of 3 (Figure 8B). Although this effect is rather small, it indicates the suppression of a deactivation pathway in the excited state upon the accommodation of 2b in a constrained binding site of ct DNA, presumably due to the restriction of the conformational flexibility inside the binding site [65].
In summary, different synthetic approaches toward the Pd-mediated coupling reactions of benzo[b]quinolizinium derivatives were assessed that enable the functionalization and further development of this useful class of compounds. In particular, we demonstrated that optimized base-free Suzuki–Miyaura and Sonogashira coupling reactions can be used for the synthesis of aryl- and arylalkynyl-substituted benzo[b]quinolizinium derivatives in moderate to good yields. Therefore, the optimized protocol for Pd-mediated reactions may be employed for other base-sensitive substrates as well.
The photophysical properties as well as the DNA-binding properties of the (arylethynyl)benzo[b]quinolizinium derivatives were studied. It was demonstrated that derivatives 2a–d bind to duplex and quadruplex DNA with binding constants Kb of 0.2–2.2 × 105 M−1. Unfortunately, a differentiation between duplex and quadruplex DNA by derivatives 2a–d was not observed. Therefore, future work has to focus on further functionalizations that lead to selective binding of the ligands to particular DNA forms, e.g., by fine tuning of the stereoelectronic or steric properties of substituents.
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This paper is dedicated to Professor Dr. Dietmar Stalke on the occasion of his 60th birthday. Financial support by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft is gratefully acknowledged.
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Nord-Blues aus Finnland: Micke Bjorklof im Interview
Micke und seine formidablen "Blue Strips" (Foto: MB)
bluesfeeling hatte die Gelegenheit, einen der besten Blueser Finnlands zu sprechen.
Bereits 1991 gegründet, zählen Micke Bjorklof & Blue Strip in ihrer Heimat Finnland und ganz Skandinavien zu den Top-Acts. Seit über 20 Jahren sind sie leidenschaftliche Botschafter des Blues. Mit ihren Aufnahmen und explosiven Live-Shows haben die Jungs bereits unzählige Fans in angesagten Clubs oder auf großen Festivals begeistert - und wollen nun auch nach Deutschland kommen! Hier unser Interview mit Micke Bjorklof:
Micke, what means Blues music to you?
Blues music is my passion and it has many meanings to me on many different levels. But the main thing of course is that blues is the music that I really love in all its different shades and colors. Blues is the music I enjoy to play and listen to. The scale of emotions blues can deliver is enormous, it´s everything from sadness to happiness and joy! I can´t imagine a life without this music. I think it´s exactly like they say that the meaning of the blues is to bring joy and happiness in your life on the moments you feel sad and low. To me it really is that stress releasing, healing music. At lately Blues is also my job and it brings the bread on the table.
When was your first approach to the Blues?
I started with playing drums when I was around 11 years old. A band called Hurriganes (yes, written with ”g”, the boss man thought it looked much cooler…haha) were really huge name here in Finland. They played blues influenced Rock´n Roll and it really knocked me out. I listened to their C-cassettes on and on. I think that´s probably the first touch to blues based music. Next step was probably the “Blues Brothers” movie when I was 15, that introduced loads of good music that was totally new to me.
So, when did you come closer to the Blues genre?
If I think closer about my bluesy path, it goes from those mentioned names through all those 70´s great blues based rock bands, like Deep Purple, Whitesnake, Led Zeppelin, Bad Company etc. Anyway, when looking back now, so for some reason my favorite songs were always the bluesy tracks on those albums. For an example when I was 12 years my grandmother bought me Nazareth’s “Except No Mercy” album, my favorite track was “Busted”, old Ray Charles blues.
My musical path started moving more towards blues with guitar-orientated blues-rock amongst many other styles. In the beginning of 90´s I was driving a tour bus every now and then for a Finnish blues legend Pepe Ahlqvist. On those tours he introduced Robert Johnson to me. That´s when I finally really got bitten with the blues bug totally and started digging deeper to the roots of blues music and I found these old delta and country blues guys. That´s the road I got stuck on, and now making my living from blues music.
Is blues the only music you listen to?
No, even though my passion is blues, I still listen to lot of other stuff too, that´s very inspiring musically. It also feeds your creativity when making new music.
What are your idols?
There are so many artists and bands that has influenced me on this road to become who and what I am musically at the moment so that would probably be an endless list. But I give it a shot, I already mentioned “Hurriganes” as the band that was the kick-start to wanting to play in a band as a kid. Because I played drums I got very interested in all rhythmic stuff, which leads me to New Orleans. Many of my favorite artists comes from NOLA, Snooks Eaglin, John Mooney, Tab Benoit, Neville Brothers, Dr. John, Anders Osborne, Fats Domino etc. When talking about rhythms I like a lot of Santana´s ”Havana Moon” he did with Fabulous Thunderbirds in the eighties. I liked that sound world mixing percussive stuff with blues. That´s probably the album I got the idea from to have a percussion player in this band.
In eighties I got into guitar orientated blues stuff with Rory Gallagher and Stevie Ray Vaughan. In the beginning of nineties when I was really getting more into blues I was really fascinated by acoustic delta- and country blues and listened lot to Son House, Robert Johnson, Tommy Johnson, Skip James, Big Bill Broonzy. I think these guys would be the most important names to me from that era. Later on also Muddy, Howlin´, Hooker and all kings have their role here absolutely, too. Willie Dixon´s Big Three Trio with their three-part harmony singing is one huge favorite and is of big influences to our acoustic trio ”Micke & Lefty feat. Chef”.
As a vocalist Bobby ”Blue” Bland and Delbert McClinton has been my longtime favorites. I like his raspy voice and also his versatile song material. Need to mention Solomon Burke too, once we had on honor to open the show for him.
And what about other instrumentalists?
Talking about harmonica, when I first time heard Pepe Ahlqvist playing an amplified harmonica I knew that is something I wanna learn someday. I could say that he is my main influence but of course I have listened to all the legends too, Little Walter, Sonny Boy, Jr. Wells but Pepe is the man one who introduced the harp to me. I like a lot Paul DeLay´s playing and his interesting sound choices. He was a great songwriter and lyricist too, so sad that he passed away so early. Curtis Salgado is great harmonica player and an awesome singer. His ”Soul Shot” album is one of my favorites during last couple of years as well as John Nemeth´s ”Memphis Grease”.
These days I´ve been listening more to new stuff than old classics, I´m very curious to know what happens in the blues world and also to learn some new stuff.
What do you feel performing your own songs on stage?
I feel the good energy move in the house as well as in myself, too. The music takes me over totally into another level. That must be one of the best feelings in the world when you play your own stuff and see the audience starting reacting positively to the music even though songs wouldn´t be familiar. My goal is to deliver positive energy with our music and the best award is to see people leaving the show with a smile on their faces. Then I know the job was well done! At the end it´s all about entertainment, even sometimes some people take blues too seriously.
When mainly occur ideas for your songs?
Ideas can occur so many ways, it can be after reading a book, and it might start from jammin´on an interesting groove or just something someone said in the tour bus.
Guitarist Lefty Leppänen is our main songwriter and pretty often he comes in with rough ideas that band starts to work together with. Anyway the material that ends on the albums is pretty much a result of a good teamwork. This is a five-piece band with members with very different musical backgrounds and tastes. That also creates lot of tensions in a good way when we work with new material and it often leads to very interesting choices that probably would not happen if we all shared similar tastes in music.
Can you give an example?
Yes, there’s a track called “Last Train To Memphis” on our new album. - We had rehearsals and on a break our drummer Teemu came up with an groove idea that what if he played this traditional “train groove” that is usually played on snare drum, but now he would split it with hi-hat and snare drum. That sounded really good when he played it. Lefty told us that he had some lyrics that could work on that groove. He had written them after reading a book about Elvis life after our trip to Memphis few years earlier. We checked it out, and it worked right away. Little spices with percussion and that was it. It did not change much after the first we played and how it ended up on the album.
Another one was a track called “Rain In Jerusalem”, on breakfast one morning we were talking about world politics and why can´t people live in peace, without fighting all the time. Suddenly Lefty disappeared, after a while when he came back with some lyrics about the stuff we had talked about. We thought these lyrics would need a bit more powerful background musically and just started fooling around and I think we got that one too together during those rehearsals.
What equipment are you using, what amp and guitar?
I don´t play that much guitar myself on stage but when I do I use a Fender Esquire with a small Fender Champ. I play more harmonica and I have an old vintage Astatic crystal mic plugged into Fender Bassman ´59 reissue. Added with couple of pedals to juice up the sound.
…and your band members?
Lefty Leppänen is the leadguitar player and a real master on slide guitar. He uses nowadays as his main axe a Fender Stratocaster because it can take all the travel without breaking. He used to carry Gibson ES-335 but after getting the neck broken couple of times on flights he has been sticking to Strat on tours. As an electric slide guitar he uses especially for him handmade ”Lefty Slidemaster”. It´s a 50´s precisionbass lookalike body with Warmoth neck. As an acoustic slide guitar he has a National Triolian resonator guitar from 1930´s with highlander pickup and straight in line, it sounds really cool and authentic.
Usually on smaller clubs the amp is Fender Blues Jr and if bigger amp is needed he uses Fender Vibrolux or Peavey Deltablues. Our drummer Teemu Vuorela uses Finnish handmade Saari drums made of finnish birch that has been heat-treated, really awesome sounding drums. I recommend to check out that brand.
One specialty we have is the MalletKat that our percussion player Timo Roiko-Jokela. It´s a keyboard kinda instrument but played with mallets (the sticks they play vibraphone with). -That´s something you don´t see that often.
What about your collaboration with “ ìblue stripî” in Finland?
I think we have pretty established name in the Finnish blues scene. Through the years we have probably played on every festival here. We won the Finnish Blues Awards 2015 – Best Band price last March. Our ”After The Flood” album, we recorded in New Orleans was voted to the best Finnish Blues Album on year 2013. It was also a big surprise when it hit the charts on it´s debut week as well as this new one ”Ain´t Bad Yet” did too. I never ever thought that would be possible these days with blues music.
Micke, tell us something on the band history...
…Well,this band has pretty long history, I started this band with bass player Seppo Nuolikoski in the beginning of nineties. It was more kinda acoustic cover band in the beginning; mixing rock, pop songs with roots&blues music. In couple of years blues & roots became the primary thing for us. After the first album in 1997 we went on more towards electric and started writing original material. After having couple changes in the line-up it has remained the same from 1998 and still going strong.
At 15th of May was the European release of your new album. What are the main ideas of this album?
This is the follow up to our ”After The Flood” 2013 album we recorded in New Orleans...
...and you've worked together with a great producer...
Yesss, the album titled “Ain´t Bad Yet” is produced by John Porter, legendary for his productions of Buddy Guy, B.B King, Taj Mahal, Keb Mo, Santana.
That was a “real dream come true”- project for us and definitely gave lot of new inspiration to make music. When we planned that album, we wanted to change the band sound and also our musical direction a bit more towards blues-rock influenced material, giving percussion and guitar a bit more space. So when we started planning the new album it was pretty obvious for us to continue in the same direction, because it felt really good and it was also musically working really good. We just had these few guidelines but wanted to keep ideas fresh and all doors open for the songwriting with not too many restrictions.
At the end of the songwriting process we had over twenty, pretty different songs to choose from. Finally we ended up in the studio with 13 songs we thought would be the best combination for the album. At the end we decided to leave 11 on the album.
I like the variety of the song material, that keeps the album interesting from the get go to the end. Songs are spiced up all from with gritty blues-rock, soul blues feel to field holler elements.
Can you tell something about the” making of” the album?
When our ” After The Flood” was released in the fall 2013 we decided that the follow up should be released within 1-2 years. We started writing new material and rehearsing in January 2014. Because we all live in different cities, pretty far away from each other so we usually work in 3-5 days rehearsal periods at my home studio. We had these sessions for about once a month from January to August when we got enough material for an album we would be satisfied with. So the songwriting and rehearsals took about seven sessions. We decided to use an outside producer and got this great opportunity to work with Grammy Award winning John Porter (BB King, Buddy Guy, Keb Mo, Santana etc). I must, this was a really good choice and we are extremely happy about the result we got together. Before recording session took place in October I talked with John about our goals and the vision we had about how the album should sound... pretty organic with big roomy drums etc. John suggested Rockfield Studios and that was a perfect match for the material we had. I think we spent about 10 days in the studio. Some backing vocals and keyboard overdubs were recorded in various places later during that fall.
Do you have a favorite song on the album?
I love them all but I think I would pick ”Last Train To Memphis”. I love the groove and the energy it has. The arrangement is interesting with all small things happening in the background. I think the band grooves really good on it, if I may say so. It also presents the bands unique sound nicely.
A look in the future: Are you planning a tour in Germany?
Yes, we are planning a tour in Germany. Our German booking agent is working on it at the moment. Hopefully we can make it happen at the end of this year, latest during spring 2016 we have been there couple of times and are really looking forward to play in Germany again.
Next year we will probably and hopefully be pretty busy because the band celebrates it´s 25-years anniversary. We will do some special concerts and probably release an anniversary compilation CD. We have for years also talked about a live album and DVD so that´s also something we will consider to do. Main goal is anyway to try get the touring going on in Europe and UK.
Micke, thx for the interview and good luck!!!
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Rajendra Prasad, Tears in Paradise: A Personal and Historical Journey 1879-2004, Glade Publishers, NZ, 2004.
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Stewart Firth & Daryl Tarte, 20th Century Fiji: People Who Shaped This Nation, University of the South Pacific (USP), Fiji, 2001.
The Fiji Museum, Suva.
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Dulcie Stewart’s blog “Fragmented Identities: the journey of a kailoma", documents her continuing research on the part-European people (kailoma) of Fiji.
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Mary Wallis, Life in Feejee: Five Years Among the Cannibals, The Fiji Museum, Suva, Fiji, 1983.
First published in 1851 in Boston, Wallis observed first-hand the conflicts in Fiji in the 1840s.
Ian C. Campbell, Worlds Apart: A History of the Pacific Islands, Canterbury University Press N.Z., 2011.
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Journal of Pacific History
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Ousmane Dembele leaves Borussia Dortmund for Barcelona
Ousmane Dembele has become the second-most expensive footballer of all time after completing his transfer to Barcelona from Borussia Dortmund.
It is a shrewd piece of business for Die Schwarzgelben, with the sum of €105 million plus bonuses worth 40 per cent of the fee approximately ten times the amount Dortmund paid to bring the now 20-year-old to the Bundesliga from Ligue 1 side Rennes in summer 2016.
Dembele went on to have an outstanding debut campaign in Germany, scoring six league goals and providing a further 12 assists.
Watch: Ousmane Dembele’s assists in the 2016/17 season
The season culminated in Dembele helping Dortmund lift the DFB Cup in May, the first major trophy of his professional career, with the seven-time France international scoring the opener in a 2-1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt.
While Dembele's departure is a blow for coach Peter Bosz's side, Dortmund still boast an embarrassment of attacking riches, with Christian Pulisic, Marco Reus, Mario Götze, Andre Schürrle, Shinji Kagawa and Maximilian Philipp forming an all-star supporting cast for 2016/17 Bundesliga top scorer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
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RANCHO GRANDE
by Colorado Urban Home
Burleson Design Group is a full-service architectural firm. Our architect and design team specializes in designing distinctive hill country & rural ranch retreats.
Colorado Urban Home 2014
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It's hard to define exactly what takes a well-designed home from an appealing and functional layout, to one that is not only truly beautiful, but full of a life and character all its own. But you always know it the moment you walk through the door. It's the home that seems to fit perfectly within its environment and easily reveal the warmth and charisma of its owners. When owners Walter and Judy Fisher decided to build their dream house on a sprawling 400-acre ranch, they knew they wanted it to reflect the rich history of the area they both grew up in near the Texas and Mexico border. Impressed by the style and fitness of the large variety of homes he had previously designed, the Fishers entrusted renowned architect Rick Burleson with transforming their vision into a breath-taking reality. Burleson's starting point was based on the rich legacy of the first ranch home ever built in the New World over 300 years ago - the Mexican hacienda. Through extensive research, he later found out just how closely the goals of the original Spanish ranchers matched with his own time-tested design philosophies. The final result was a stunning home name Casa Grande reflecting the historical charm and romantic beauty of the hacienda, with all the benefits of modern convenience and architectural expertise." The best-designed homes are shaped by site features and then artfully integrated with the homeowner's unique living patterns," explained Burleson. The original objectives of the first haciendas were also based on creating structures that addressed the importance of land and climate. In fact, much of our popular modern-day focus on the outdoor living concept goes all the way back to the days of early haciendas, where porches and courtyards were a vital part of the overall architectural design. For the original ranchers, they represented a place of protection as well as comfort. Case Grande's expansive courtyards present the perfect welcoming feature and provide seamless connections from exterior spaces to interior of the home. Finding what Burleson describes as a property's "center of gravity" is another important step in his process. A gorgeous oak tree spanning seen feet in diameter with an estimated history of over 250 years provided the perfect anchoring focal point. "We actually found old, dilapidated corrals under the tree showing us that it had long been used as a central gathering spot, providing needed shade and respite from the heat during the days when the property served as a working cattle ranch so many years ago," described Burleson. Orienting the home to the land's elements is also vital to Burleson's approach. He explained that although the more traditional placement would have been south of the tree fronting the road, Burleson knew that would block the amazing southeast breeze and thus change the entire feel of the home. "Letting the site drive things, even when that means departing from the typical can make all the difference to the long-term enjoyment of the home," said Burleson. "Capturing the breeze coming in from the southeast required placing the house northwest of the tree for the best experience, also making a difference in the over cooling and heating of the home in the future." His choice of a metal roof and longer overhangs also contributes to greater energy savings. Amazing arches throughout the exterior and interior of the home, indicative of the grand hacienda style, add grace and beauty to the design and perfectly frame the views of the historic tree. Thicker walls and taller ceilings create a feeling of strength and protection adding to the bold character of Casa Grande. Large windows allow luminous light to stream across stained concrete flooring in the main living spaces. The gorgeous colors and textures of the floors combined with their durable, almost bullet-proof characteristics make them perfect for their ranch environment. The Great Room features a large Nana Wall, a folding glass door providing an enormous 12-foot opening onto the back porch. Large glass doors in the master bedroom open up to views of the pool and the massive tree in the background. The master's cozy sitting area and fireplace present the perfect opportunity for relaxing and enjoying the amazing views right outside. One of the Burleson's favorite rooms is a small getaway space and bar area off the main living area where the owners can escape with friends or family for drinks and conversation. It also conveniently opens right out onto another beckoning porch space. Creating a masterpiece of this proportion involves just the right blend of architectural, building and design expertise. Casa Grande clearly demonstrates the dedication and proficiency of all three. Mickey Maness of Coachman Homes brought the building prowess, while his wife Dianne provided skilled interior design. The rich, warm and traditional Mexican colors throughout the home are key to its Old World hacienda charm. The designer even created an incredible custom design for the Talevera tile in the kitchen finding the perfect fit with its hacienda style. Gorgeous hand-painted walls are made to appear worm with age, along with fantastic faux painting throughout the interior. The texture of the rough sewn wood of the reclaimed beams in the Great Room adds instant history and appeal. Burleson Design Group has found a unique design niche that fundamentally changes the perspective from the beginning of the project. Most of his clients build on larger pieces of property, as opposed to building within neighborhoods that often come with a variety of codes and restrictions for the finished design. Burleson explains that because of this distinction, many of his clients begin with a different common goal. One of the things most important to them, as well as to Burleson as the architect, is creating a lasting connection and a deep respect for the land they want to build upon. "Whether it's their prized ranch, or another piece of property that holds great meaning for them, that difference guides the entire process and frame of reference," explains Burleson. For Casa Grande, the end result of that difference produced an inspired, jaw-dropping ranch retreat prefect for creating a lifetime of treasured memories - and its own new page of history.
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Lauren Conrad Makes A Bouquet That You'd Actually Want To Receive
Because food > flowers.
Posted on April 06, 2016, 19:56 GMT
By Kristin Harris (BuzzFeed Staff) Alison Caporimo (BuzzFeed Staff) Augusta Falletta (BuzzFeed Staff) Lauren Yapalater (BuzzFeed Staff) Julia Pugachevsky (BuzzFeed Contributor)
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Set provided by Gracie Studio.
If you've ever spent hours scrolling through Lauren Conrad's Instagram of aesthetic perfection or meticulously scoured her website for your next DIY craft, then her new book Lauren Conrad Celebrate should probably be taking up space on your nightstand immediately. It's pretty much a Pinterest-worthy guide on how to throw a Lauren Conrad–approved bash, featuring everything from lifestyle tips to recipes and more.
Conrad stopped by BuzzFeed New York to teach us Party Planning 101 — and because she's so crafty, she did all of that while also showing us how to make the *perfect* not-flower bouquet that your BFF would actually want to receive. Because who wants flowers when you can get macarons and doughnut holes instead?
Check out Lauren's cookie bouquet tutorial below, and read on for even more party-planning tips!
What are your must-haves when throwing a party?
Lauren Conrad: The three main ones are a good menu — good cocktails, appetizers, whatever you're serving. Decor is really important: I think it separates that occasion from everyday life; it makes it feel more special. And then the last thing is music. I think a playlist is often forgotten and kind of left till the last minute, but i think it really sets the mood for any party so I think that's important.
What should you not serve at a party?
LC: I think that it's best not to serve anything that can be offensive breath-wise — in a social event you don't wanna go too heavy on, like, garlic or onions. And if you're doing appetizers, maybe bite-size, so you're not trying to fit everything into your mouth.
Is there something someone could bring you that would make you even more excited than flowers?
LC: Probably! I don't know; I have really thoughtful friends. I feel like whenever they show up with a little present it's always so sweet. The best gifts I feel like aren't forced — they're like, I saw this and it reminded me of you. I think those are always really fun to receive. Even like a really beautiful card is really nice.
Is there a certain kind of gift you bring people when they're hosting a party?
LC: If someone's hosting I think it's nice to bring them something they can either enjoy before or after the party. So something like, you know, the go-to is like a bottle of wine and flowers — I think that's really nice. Some people are a little anti-flowers because they feel like if it's a bigger event they have to run around and get a vase for it; I've heard that from several people. But I'm never really bothered by that. Also something nice [would be] a candle, a fancy deck of playing cards, a set of coasters, a really pretty wine opener. Again, just something you saw and thought was pretty. It's just a thoughtful way of saying thanks for inviting me to your event.
What are your thoughts on regifting?
LC: Regifting is risky! I feel like it's safer with a bottle of wine — like, say you get gifted a bottle of Cabernet and you only drink white wine, or you don't drink wine at all, then that makes sense. Or if it's a pretty common brand, I think it's fine. But if you're regifting something that is very specific and you get caught, I feel like that's awkward.
Jon Premosch / BuzzFeed
How often do you go on Pinterest?
LC: I don't go on it every day. I honestly go on Pinterest when I'm looking for something. If you go on it just because, then you get stuck in this dark hole, and like hours have passed and you don't know what happened. So I try and do it when I'm looking for something specific.
Do you have any secret Pinterest boards?
LC: So many. I have the max amount — like I'm not allowed to do it, I have to, like, give up one if I want another secret Pinterest board. Because sometimes you're just like really working through something, and you're like, Oh, I like the concept here but it's not like a beautiful photo, and then you have like a page curated so you don't wanna mess that up, so. Probably overthinking it. [laughs]
If flowers mean "I'm sorry" and chocolates mean "I love you," what do cookies mean?
LC: I think cookies say everything. They cover all the categories! They say I know you, and I know you like cookies.
Do you have a signature cocktail that you like to make?
LC: I have a couple — I've been really into making spicy margaritas lately. I kind of made it my mission this year to get down, like, the perfect margarita recipe. And I'm not quite there yet, but I'm getting closer! That's always a fun one. I feel like no one ever turns down a margarita.
If you're gonna bake, do you do it from scratch or boxed?
LC: It depends. I only can bake, like, a few things. Whenever I'm doing stuff for my website or a party I have a good girlfriend who's a baker so I always ask her to do it, because she's so much better. But I can do a pie — that's a pretty easy one for me. If I'm doing a cake a lot of times I start with a box mix because there are some really good ones out there — whether it's a poppyseed or something really simple, or even a really good chocolate cake — and then I mix in berries and make my own frosting. But actually baking, unless you have a great recipe that you've tried a million times or you know through your family — it's a risky move.
What did you serve for dessert at your wedding?
LC: At our wedding we served pie — me and two of my girlfriends made them all. And we made like a couple ones ahead of time and froze them, and day of brought them up, defrosted them, and baked them fresh that day. So everyone had warm apple pie. It was one of those thing where I was like, It'll be great! I imagined like a cute rom-com, like us baking all day. And then it turned into a lot.[laughs]
For even more Pinterest-worthy lifestyle tips, check out her new book Lauren Conrad Celebrate, in stores now!
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The Visalia Police Department says 25-year-old Corey Cornutt and 29-year-old Savannah Grillot were arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and conspiracy in connection to at least four beatings that took place near their home on East Dove Avenue. The beatings took place between July and November of 2019.
Visalia Police Department
Police: Couple lured thieves with unattended bike, then beat them with bats in videos posted to YouTube
Andrew McMunn, Digital Content Producer
VISALIA, Calif. (Meredith) -- A California couple was arrested after police say they left out bikes to lure thieves and then recorded themselves beating them with bats which they posted to YouTube, police say.
The Visalia Police Department says 25-year-old Corey Cornutt and 29-year-old Savannah Grillot were arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and conspiracy in connection to at least four beatings that took place near their home in Visalia, California. The beatings took place between July and November of 2019.
Police say videos of the assaults were posted on YouTube. In the videos, police say the suspects appeared to plant a bicycle in the front yard of their home, unattended, and wait for someone passing by to stop and attempt to steal it.
When someone would try to make off with the bike, the suspects would rush from the house and assault the person with a baseball bat.
The four victims who were identified in the investigation suffered non life-threatening injuries, police say.
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Sofia Richie agrees to move in with Scott Disick on THIS condition
Caitlin Elliott
Sofia has laid down the law
TAGS: Scott DisickSofia Richie
Scott Disick asked girlfriend Sofia Richie, to move in with him in a house in Malibu.
The 36-year-old dad-of-three currently lives in Hidden Hills, California, in order to be close to his ex Kourtney Kardashian and their kids, Penelope, Mason and Reign.
But in the latest episode of the reality star’s TV show, Flip It Like Disick, the property expert can be seen asking 21-year-old Sofia to move away to Malibu with him.
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‘I love Malibu. I’d be down to move to Malibu any day,’ Sofia said.
Despite quickly agreeing to the proposal, the blonde beauty declared that she would only move on one condition, explaining that she would have to have a say in how the new house looked before committing.
‘I feel like it would be nice to start over, now that I think about it,’ she contemplated, before adding: ‘Maybe I can put my touches on some things.
‘I would just like some involvement, because this is very you. This is very manly, Scott, bachelor pad.’
In the episode, Scott opens up in a candid chat, swooning over the impact Sofia has had on him.
A post shared by Sofia Richie (@sofiarichie) on Sep 21, 2019 at 6:08pm PDT
I think it’s hard anywhere to find somebody that you can be comfortable with and the truth was, without her, I was always looking for somebody or something.
‘She’s definitely been that little piece that’s calmed me down and made me a better man and made things easier in my life.’
Can’t get enough of this outfit
Aw, adorable!
This comes after Scott was left raging when Kris Jenner’s toy boy Corey Gamble threatened to ‘whip’ his seven-year-old daughter, Penelope, during a recent episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
As Corey claimed he would ‘whip her a**’ if she scratched him, Scott yelled in an angry outburst: ‘Don’t ever talk about a child like that!’ before demanding: ‘Get the f*** outta here!
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Films Released In Cinemas & Home Entertainment January 2020.
January 1st 2020 Here's a look at some of the films released in Cinemas, and on Digital, DVD & Blu-Ray January 2020. We'll be updating this page as new movie releases are announced so keep looking, plus if you have Read more
Arrow Video FrightFest - Glasgow Film Festival 2020 Line-Up.
January 17th 2020 Now in its 15 year, Arrow Video FrightFest Glasgow 2020, will bring you the 13 of the hottest genre films from filmmakers around the world. https://frightfest.co.uk Read more
Elizabeth McCafferty Enters Pre-Production Of Her Neo-Feminist, Cannibalistic, Tale Of Love & Revenge LOVE YOU TO DEATH.
January 17th 2020 LOVE YOU TO DEATH Is the brainchild of Elizabeth McCafferty. A dark and twisted look into the world of relationships and the trust we put into them. This is a neo-feminist, cannibalistic, tale of Read more
Daniel Draper (Dennis Skinner: Nature of the Beast) Talks About His Second Documentary THE BIG MEETING.
January 16th 2020 BritFlicks Podcast host Stuart Wright talks with director Daniel Draper (Dennis Skinner: Nature of the Beast) about his second documentary THE BIG MEETING. THE BIG MEETING is still screening across Read more
Sebastiano Pupino's Arthouse / Sci-Fi THE LAST BITE Now Available On Amazon Prime.
January 16th 2020 Synopsis: Carlos (Carlos Carvalho) is an artist stranded in London. Although he doesn’t need anything, he feels he is still missing something. Carlos is struggling with human relations – his Read more
Daniel O'Reilly (Dapper Laughs) Set To Make West End Debut In Gritty London Crime Thriller TIME.
January 15th 2020 Daniel O'Reilly is better known to some as the controversial character ‘Dapper Laughs’, after a rollercoaster career which has led to his own TV series, a feature film, a stay in the Celebrity Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Trailer Drops for Savvas D. Michael's ORIGINAL GANGSTER.
January 15th 2020 ORIGINAL GANGSTER is the stoic chronicles of Castor, orphaned as a child, forced to survive in the wild and his colorful journey through the criminal underworld of London. Read more
Nominations Announced For National Film Awards UK 2020.
January 15th 2020 The National Film Awards UK which celebrates the achievements of established and independent filmmakers, actors, actresses, casting directors, production companies and crew who make up the motion Read more
Signature Entertainment Present Olga Kurylenko & Gary Oldman In THE COURIER On Digital 27 January & Blu-Ray 3 February 2020.
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Canadian Irreverent Filmmakers Fabian Velasco & Milos Mitrovic Push The Anti-Comedy Genre To An Extreme In TAPEWORM.
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Construction Products Newsletter December 2015
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Welcome to our last newsletter for 2015. We hope you have enjoyed reading our updates and look forward to meeting with you in 2016.
We thank you for your continued custom over this past year, and hope that you find the newsletter informative.
Best wishes from the BSI Product certification construction team.
First companies verified by BSI to BIM scheme for improved collaboration in the industry
From 2016, all government building and infrastructure projects in the UK will require level 2 BIM compliance. Earlier this month we launched a verification scheme for PAS 1192-2 Information management for the capital/delivery phase of construction projects. BAM Construct UK Ltd and Skanska UK are the first two companies to be independently assessed by BSI and achieve verification.
The scheme has been developed in order to provide contractors and their supply chain with evidence that they have the capability to deliver projects using Building Information Modelling (BIM).
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We have been working with stakeholders in the UK and internationally, including; Hong Kong, Middle East, China and Australia, to ensure that the certification developed creates a "global passport" for construction companies.
The first certificates were proudly awarded to Skanska UK and BAM Construct UK at a launch event held in central London on Wednesday. We are also working with numerous other companies (including other Tier 1 companies) in providing certification which will help with the implementation of BIM and will support with supply chain management. We will be announcing new certification awards over the coming weeks as organizations complete the assessment process.
In parallel the BSI Kitemark for BIM is being finalised, a component of which (the verification certification) launched this week. We would like to thank all of the organizations who worked collaboratively with us and look forward to continuing to develop solutions to add value for specifiers, clients, main contractors and everyone in the supply chain.
Quotes from the launch event:
Colin Pryor - BAM Construct UK Ltd’s UK Business Systems and Quality Manager "We're delighted to have received verification to PAS 1192-2 by BSI. BIM is a major driver influencing the direction of the construction industry both in the UK and abroad and we're pleased that we've been able to work with BSI during the development of this scheme."
"In addition, with the UK government requiring all centrally procured government contracts to be compliant with BIM Level 2 by 2016, this verification will provide assurance to those within our supply chain that we are capable of delivering projects using BIM."
David Throssell - BIM & Digital Engineering Operations Manager, Skanska UK
"We're very pleased to be one of the first companies to be verified by BSI to PAS 1192-2."
"This allows us to demonstrate to our customers and supply chain that we have the capability to deliver projects using BIM."
"We've worked closely with BSI to ensure that the verification scheme adds value and addresses the key challenges that the construction industry faces around BIM."
Andy Butterfield - Global Head of Construction, BSI
"The two companies should be proud of being the first to receive verification. This verification scheme will be of huge benefit to construction companies involved in public sector projects as well as those companies within the construction supply chain including private sector building, civil engineering, infrastructure, refurbishment and new-build projects both in the UK and abroad."
"The new schemes have been developed in collaboration with industry stakeholders to ensure that they add value and address the key issues which will help the construction industry with BIM implementation."
"BSI will offer training courses aimed at giving a detailed understanding of the key drivers, requirements, and strategic alignments needed to deliver BIM; an overview of processes and procedures; and will show how to effectively manage information across all stages of construction projects."
Deceuninck share how BSI Kitemark generates business growth across their supply chain
Deceuninck is one of the leading uPVC window and door systems companies worldwide, with production facilities in the US, Russia, Poland, Germany, France, Belgium, UK and most recently, Turkey. Multiple BSI Kitemark certifications have generated business for both Deceuninck and its supply chain.
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News from our latest exhibition at the Big 5 in Dubai
Our global team converged in Dubai for the Big 5 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
The show in November saw 1,000s of global construction products, live product demonstrations, and over 75 free to attend CPD certified workshops. BSI's Andy Butterfield, Global Head of Construction presented two CPD sessions at the show focusing on certification, testing and our new BIM certification, to around 200 visitors.
The exhibition saw BSI's CEO Howard Kerr present Urboso with their first Kitemark certificates. Imad Makhzoumi from Future Pipes Industries was also presented with a "25 years of excellence" award.
British Water join us at our Centre of Excellence in Hemel Hempstead
British Water joined us recently at our Centre of Excellence in Hemel Hempstead for a tour of our laboratories and to hear about future exciting new opportunities within the construction industry, including BIM.
Marta Perez, Technical Manager for British Water commented:
"We are delighted that BSI agreed to host our British Water Technical Forum meeting at their Kitemark testing facilities. The discussion resulting from the BSI products and services presentation was very useful and hopefully we will continue to collaborate with BSI. The lab visit was a fantastic opportunity to learn how getting through certification can help manufacturers stand out and develop better products."
Popular standard for the design of manufactured products revised
BSI's popular standard for people who develop and manage the design of manufactured products has been revised and reissued.
BS 7000-2:2015 Design management systems – Part 2: Guide to managing the design of manufactured products is an easy-to-read and easy-to-implement guide to managing every stage of the design process.
The standard has been written for:
Engineering designers
Design engineers
Production engineers and anyone else involved in the design and manufacture of products.
This updated version adds disassembly and end-of-life processing to the standard for the first time, helping designers incorporate sustainable design thinking and principles into their design right from the very start of the process.
Written with all sizes of design consultancy in mind, anyone wishing to improve their design systems and processes and gain a competitive edge should be using this standard.
To adopt the most efficient approach to sustainable design, buy BS 7000-2:2015
Sunsquare first to market with a BSI Kitemark for Rooflights
Sunsquare have achieved a first for the rooflight industry by achieving a BSI Kitemark for their rooflight product.
"Achieving a BSI Kitemark will undoubtedly open doors into areas of the market that we have not been familiar with before. It makes us trusted, credible and industry leading. Not only that, it gives us safe passage abroad too as the BSI Kitemark is recognised worldwide".
Justin Seldis,
Managing Director, Sunsquare Ltd
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Installer members of Network VEKA achieve BSI Kitemark for window and door installation
We joined Network VEKA recently to help explain the benefits of the BSI Kitemark for window and door installation.
Two installer members of Network VEKA are proud to have achieved the coveted BSI Kitemark™ for window and door installation, giving them an additional, powerful tool to illustrate their high standards.
Cornwall's Rodda and Hocking, and Bury St Edmunds-based Frames Conservatories Direct are two of the first companies to take advantage of Network VEKA's professional relationship with BSI.
Earlier this year, Network VEKA's MD John Ogilvie announced a pioneering partnership with BSI for window installers. Network VEKA members that wish to further enhance their offering to homeowners by achieving the BSI Kitemark, now can do as there is little additional site auditing time required for the BSI Kitemark, following the normal Network VEKA assessment visit.
John commented: "Many of the requirements of the BSI Kitemark are closely aligned with Network VEKA's existing procedures. Therefore, only a few additional elements need adding to our current auditing process to consider companies for the BSI Kitemark too, giving them the unique means to gain a nationally recognised mark of quality".
ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 now published
Since our last newsletter, both ISO 9001, the revised international standard for quality management, and ISO 14001 environmental management have been published. If you're interested in finding out more about what has changed, take a look at our dedicated pages which include many resources to help you understand the changes:
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This is the last Construction Products Newsletter for 2015. We hope you have enjoyed reading our updates.
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Government suspends payment of compensation to inmates
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The 39 Steps Announces Closure as The Book Of Mormon Extends
Sunday, 28th Jun 2015
Two High Profile Shows Reveal Changes to Their Booking Periods in the West End
Sad news for fans of The 39 Steps this week as news emerges that the show is set to close its doors later this year, with an end-date set for September 2015. The announcement comes as another popular West End show, The Book of Mormon, reveals the opposite and adds new dates to October. The productions run at the Criterion Theatre and Prince of Wales Theatre respectively.
The 39 Steps is based on both the book by John Buchan and the classic film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It follows a case of the wrong man on the run as Richard Hannay finds himself in a perplexing situation when a spy winds up dead in his home. It leads to a chase across the country with some iconic set pieces along the way, whilst Hannay attempts to solve the mystery of the 39 steps.
The film emerged in the 1930s, with the book even earlier, and as a result it appears on the stage with a lot of fans already eager to see it. But in this version, only four actors take on the multitude of roles onstage, making this a unique experience.
It has been running at the Criterion Theatre since 2006 (which which it appeared at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds. It will continue at the former until it finally closes on Saturday 5th September 2015.
Meanwhile, The Book Of Mormon has been running at the Prince of Wales Theatre since 2013, when it replaced another popular musical in the form of Mamma Mia! (which now runs at the Novello Theatre). The production is from South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, plus Avenue Q’s Robert Lopez, following Mormon missionaries as they head to Uganda to spread the word of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. But the locals are more concerned with famine and war than with religion.
The production continues to pull in the crowds at the Prince of Wales Theatre and has now extended to Saturday 17th October 2015.
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Remove Disclosure to Clients
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Keyword(s): Professional Discipline; Outside Business Activity; Fraud Related to Professional Activity; Employer Policy Violation; Supervision; Securities Laws Violation; Misrepresentation
Standard(s) Violated: Article 606(a); 607; 201; 606(b); 102; 408
Summary: Whether a CFP® professional ("Respondent") violated CFP Board's Standards of Professional Conduct when he: 1) falsely denied that he acted in a fiduciary capacity for firm customers and had a financial interest in any customer accounts on his firm's compliance questionnaies on seven occasions; and 2) entered into a settlement with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. ("FINRA," formerly know as the National Association of Securities Dealers or "NASD") in which he consented to the entry of findings that he violated NASD Conduct Rule 2110, a one-year suspension from association with any FINRA member in any capacity, and a $10,000 fine.
Keyword(s): Court Order Violation; Misrepresentation; Employer Policy Violation
Standard(s) Violated: Article Article 3(a); 606(b); 602; 102; 201; 607
Summary: Whether a CFP® professional (“Respondent”) violated CFP Board’s Standards of Professional Conduct when he: 1) sent anonymous letters to former clients falsely identifying himself as a former Compliance Officer with a broker-dealer; 2) denied, under oath, any involvement in writing the anonymous letters during his deposition testimony, but later admitted that he answered falsely under oath and knew the answers were false when he provided the original testimony; and 3) violated the terms of a preliminary injunction prohibiting him from contacting former clients, resulting in a Contempt of Court Order, three-day jail term and $500 fine.
Keyword(s): Forgery; Failure to Notify CFP Board; Employer Policy Violation
Standard(s) Violated: Article 102; 607; 606(a); 201; Article 3(g); 606(b); Article 3(a); 612
Summary: Whether a CFP® professional (“Respondent”) violated CFP Board’s Standards of Professional Conductwhen he: 1) signed a client’s name on account documents without proper authorization; 2) was terminated by his broker-dealer; 3) was issued a Letter of Caution by NASD; and 4) failed to disclose that he was a respondent in an National Association of Securities Dealers (“NASD”) arbitration on two CFP® Certification Renewal Applications (“Renewal Applications”).
Keyword(s): Employer Policy Violation; Outside Business Activity
Standard(s) Violated: Article 4.6; 4.4; 4.3
Summary: Whether a CFP® professional (“Respondent”) violated CFP Board’s Standards of Professional Conductwhen he: 1) sold fixed-indexed annuities outside of his firm, in violation of firm policy and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) Rule 2010; and 2) two representatives under his supervision sold fixed-indexed annuities outside of the firm.
Keyword(s): Fraud Related to Professional Activity; Disclosure to Clients; Diligence; Suitability; Client's Best Interest; Fitness
Standard(s) Violated: Article 202; 102; 703; 701; 401(b); 6.5; 406; 607; 702(a); 201
Summary: Whether a CFP® professional (“Respondent”) violated CFP Board’s Standards of Professional Conduct when he 1) failed to inform his clients of the taxes, penalties and interest associated with a Net Unrealized Appreciation (“NUA”) strategy; 2) failed to diligently follow up with the clients regarding the NUA strategy; 3) offered the Clients free advisory services, a refund of advisory/financial planning fees already paid and compensation for the early withdrawal penalty; and 4) did not provide documents requested by CFP Board.
Keyword(s): Professional Discipline; Failure to Register; Supervision; Disclosure to Clients
Summary: Whether a CFP® professional (“Respondent”) violated CFP Board’s Standards of Professional Conduct when he: 1) allowed an employee to act as an investment adviser representative without registration as an investment adviser representative; 2) failed to ensure that Firm’s annual updating amendments to the Form ADV were filed timely; 3) failed to ensure that Firm provided accurate account statements; 4) failed to amend his Form U4 timely to reflect the change of his residential address; 5) failed to ensure that Firm’s owners were properly disclosed on Form ADV; 6) failed to supervise Firm and his designee, JE, by virtue of his failure to ensure that the firm’s requisite annual reviews were conducted annually (i.e., 2011 and 2012), and when they were conducted (i.e., 2009 and 2010), they were reasonably designed to detect the numerous failures cited by SSC; and 7) entered into the Order with the SSC regarding violations of state securities laws and regulations.
Keyword(s): Employer Policy Violation; Suitability; Client's Best Interest; Securities Laws Violation; Professional Discipline
Standard(s) Violated: Article 2.1; 4.1; 6.5; 4.5; 4.6; 4.3; 4.4
Summary: Whether a CFP® professional (“Respondent”) violated CFP Board’s Standards of Professional Conduct when he: 1) failed to disclose information related to the liquidity of, risks associated with, and the assets underlying an investment product; 2) failed to make and preserve books and records as required under the Exchange Act rules by having a record of basic identifying and financial information for the two clients involved in purchasing an investment; 3) allowed an unregistered employee to effect the purchase of an investment; and 4) failed to enforce his firm’s written supervisory procedures by failing to prepare new account forms and record basic identifying and financial information for the clients’ who purchased an investment.
Keyword(s): Fraud Related to Professional Activity; Misrepresentation
Standard(s) Violated: Article 4.3; 102; 606(a); 2.1; 607; 6.5
Matter Type(s): Arbitration; Regulatory Action
Summary: Whether a CFP® professional (“Respondent”) violated CFP Board’s Standards of Professional Conduct when he held himself out to the public as a licensed Certified Public Accountant (“CPA”) while he was not licensed as a CPA.
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This image of Gabriel Klein was released by police at the time of his arrest in November 2016 and was taken from a video of him at a BC Liquor Store on Sumas Way in Abbotsford.
Videos show killer in the hours before Abbotsford school stabbing
Gabriel Klein shown stealing alcohol and knife before killing Letisha Reimer
Vikki Hopes
The B.C. Supreme Court agreed to release to the media this week two videos linked to the Gabriel Klein trial.
Klein, whose trial concluded Dec. 18, is before the courts on a charge of second-degree murder in relation to the fatal stabbing of 13-year-old Letisha Reimer on Nov. 1, 2016 at Abbotsford Senior Secondary.
He was also charged with the aggravated assault of a 14-year-old girl – whose name is protected by a publication ban – in that same attack.
Both the Crown and defence say that Klein was the who killed Reimer but it is now before Justice Heather Holmes to determine whether he is guilty of second-degree murder or manslaughter.
She is scheduled to render her verdict Feb. 21 in New Westminster.
The two surveillance videos released this week were recorded in the hours leading up to the killing.
One of the videos – and which was shown during the trial – shows Klein at a BC Liquor Store on Sumas Way in Abbotsford as he places bottles of alcohol in his backpack and then leaves the store without paying.
The video was taken on the day of the killing just after 10 a.m.
The second video shows Klein entering the Cabela’s store in Abbotsford later that day – just after noon – and browsing at the hunting knives. He then selects one and walks out of the store with it in his hand without paying for it.
It was that knife that was used in the killing and assault at Abbotsford Senior Secondary, the court heard during Klein’s trial.
If Klein is convicted of second-degree murder, he will receive an automatic life sentence, but parole eligibility can range from 10 to 25 years and will be determined by the judge.
There is no mandatory minimum sentence for manslaughter, unless it was committed by a firearm, in which case the minimum is four years. The maximum is life.
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Matt Bush Free Solos One of the World’s Largest Granite Domes
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Join Matt Bush as he free solos Paarl Mountain, one of the world’s largest granite domes, in South Africa. Matt sets his sights on Casualties of War (5.11b), which follows the most prominent line up the rock. The route was opened in 2004 and has seen few ascents. Bush says, “It may only be graded 6c+/5.11b, but grades are often not a true measure of difficulty for soloing. There are many other variables to factor in. I’ve soloed overhanging routes at 8a+/5.13d repeatedly but this route feels much harder. The movement style is delicate, on-balance and very technical. The margin for error is small. Sometimes the hands and feet are pressed into tiny quartzite crystals. The first crux revolves around two opposing gastons, setting the feet up high and reaching far to a good hold. It’s a dynamic move. The final crux involves a long reach off a layback with both feet smearing on marginal holds. It feels extremely exposed. These factors combine to make this a new level of solo for me. Near the top there’s a small ledge to turnaround on which is probably the highlight of the climb. When it comes to choosing a route to solo, I look for something that’s challenging but the beauty of the place and the movement style are determining factors. This particular route has it all in one. It’s a dream solo.”
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Coats and GSD announce strategic alliance
Coats plc, the world’s leading industrial thread and consumer textile crafts business, and GSD (Corporate) Ltd are pleased to announce an important strategic alliance. GSD, a UK based company, supplies expert management solutions that analyse time, cost and production capability in the sewn products sector with the focus on maximising productivity and controlling costs.
Coats and GSD will collaborate on offering their respective management solutions to maximise productivity and drive down costs in the manufacturing sector, with GSD providing time-cost benchmarking and Coats offering consulting and technical production expertise, for retailers, brands and their supply chain vendors. A key element in this process will be to analyse working methods and manufacturing procedures, including machinery and associated equipment requirements, to provide internationally accepted and globally recognised GSD based Standard Minute Values (SMV). The SMV is invaluable to brands and manufacturers worldwide as it facilitates fact based decisions on multiple aspects of production, including unit cost, production targets, operator performance, factory efficiency, wage levels, location and ethical sourcing, as well as identifying thread demand and highlighting potential improvements in productivity.
Paul Forman, Group Chief Executive, Coats plc, said: ‘GSD is an innovative company and a world leader in its field of expertise. This strategic alliance further strengthens the position of Coats Global Services by providing a valuable addition to the portfolio of products and services we are able to offer our customers.’
Paul Timson, Managing Director, GSD (Corporate) Ltd, said: ‘This is an important strategic step for GSD and we are delighted to be working with Coats, which is a recognised global leader. This alliance provides further recognition of our world leading management solutions and consolidates GSD’s position as the accepted international standard in work measurement and productivity improvement. The combination of GSD’s specialist technical knowledge, data integrity and industry experience married to the global reach, industry stature and consulting expertise of Coats, creates a unique and exciting offering.’
Coats Global Services was launched in response to customer demands to help them achieve operational excellence across manufacturing, sourcing and colour management. It provides technical services, consulting, training, accreditation and technology solutions. Once GSD’s management solutions have defined and predicted manufacturing methods and labour costs for brands and manufacturers, Coats Global Services can then collaborate with them on how to optimise production and speed to market.
Kristina Blissett, Communications Manager kristina.blissett@coats.com
T +44 (0)208 210 5084, M +44 (0)7714 539887
David Berry, Sales & Marketing Director david.berry@gsdhq.com
T +44 (0)1772 697730, M +44 (0)77367 92233
About Coats
With a rich heritage dating back to the 1750s, Coats is the world's leading industrial thread and consumer textile crafts business, at home in more than 70 countries, employing over 20,000 people across six continents. Revenues in 2013 were US$1.7bn.
Our well-known brands and strong relationships with customers and consumers mean our products and services meet current and future needs. Our company-wide understanding of our business partners and consumers, coupled with the deep expertise of our people, builds trust and certainty.
Coats’ pioneering history and innovative culture ensure the company continues leading the way around the world: providing complementary and value added products and services to the apparel and footwear industries; extending the crafts offer into new markets and online; and applying innovative techniques to develop products in new areas such as tracer threads, aramids and fibre optics.
One in five garments on the planet is held together using Coats’ thread
100 million car airbags are made using Coats’ thread every year
Coats produces enough yarn to knit 70 million scarves a year
In three and a half hours, Coats makes enough thread to go to the moon and back
400 million pairs of shoes are made every year using Coats’ thread
One million teabags using Coats’ thread are brewed every 10 minutes
Thousands of surgical operations take place every day using Coats’ thread
Thomas Edison used Coats’ thread in 1879 to invent the light bulb
Coats produces enough thread to reach around the Equator every 11 minutes
Coats is the second largest and fastest growing global zip manufacturer
To find out more about Coats visit www.coats.com
To subscribe to news releases as they are added to the website go to www.coats.com/media
About GSD (Corporate) Ltd
GSD is a UK company based in Preston, traditionally the heartland of the UK garment and textile industry. Since 1976 it has been, and continues to be, a global market leader, supplying methods analysis and productivity improvement solutions to the sewn products sector. Its products, pedigree and more than 38 years in its business sector make it the industry standard in its field. It is active in more than 68 countries and has more than 5,000 customers worldwide. There are also more than 12,000 formally licensed ‘GSD Practitioners’ in the world today.
To find out more about GSD visit www.gsdhq.com
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The use of probiotics to prevent Clostridium difficile diarrhea associated with antibiotic use
What is Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea?
Antibiotics are among the most prescribed medications worldwide. Antibiotic treatment may disturb the balance of organisms that normally populate the gut. This can result in a range of symptoms, most notably, diarrhea. Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is a particularly dangerous organism that may colonize the gut if the normal healthy balance has been disturbed. Clostridium difficile-related disease varies from asymptomatic infection, diarrhea, colitis, and pseudo-membranous colitis to toxic megacolon and death. The cost of treatment is expensive and the financial burden on the medical system is substantial.
Probiotics are live organisms (bacteria or yeast). thought to improve the balance of organisms that populate the gut, counteracting potential disturbances to the gut microbial balance that are associated with antibiotic use, and reducing the risk of colonization by pathogenic bacteria. Probiotics can be found in dietary supplements or yogurts and are becoming increasingly available as capsules sold in health food stores and supermarkets. As 'functional food' or 'good bacteria', probiotics have been suggested as a means of both preventing and treating C. difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD).
What did the researchers investigate?
The researchers investigated whether probiotics prevent CDAD in adults and children receiving antibiotic therapy and whether probiotics causes any harms (side effects). The researchers searched the medical literature extensively up to 21 March 2017.
This review includes 39 randomized trials with a total of 9955 participants. Thirty-one studies (8672 participants) assessed the effectiveness of probiotics for preventing CDAD among participants taking antibiotics. Our results suggest that when probiotics are given with antibiotics the risk of developing CDAD is reduced by 60% on average. Among trials enrolling participants at high risk of developing CDAD (> 5%), the potential benefit of probiotics is more pronounced with a 70% risk reduction on average. Side effects were assessed in 32 studies (8305 participants) and our results suggest that taking probiotics does not increase the risk of developing side effects. The most common side effects reported in these studies include abdominal cramping, nausea, fever, soft stools, flatulence, and taste disturbance. The short-term use of probiotics appears to be safe and effective when used along with antibiotics in patients who are not immunocompromised or severely debilitated. Despite the need for further research, hospitalized patients, particularly those at high risk of CDAD, should be informed of the potential benefits and harms of probiotics.
Based on this systematic review and meta-analysis of 31 randomized controlled trials including 8672 patients, moderate certainty evidence suggests that probiotics are effective for preventing CDAD (NNTB = 42 patients, 95% CI 32 to 58). Our post hoc subgroup analyses to explore heterogeneity indicated that probiotics are effective among trials with a CDAD baseline risk >5% (NNTB = 12; moderate certainty evidence), but not among trials with a baseline risk ≤5% (low to moderate certainty evidence). Although adverse effects were reported among 32 included trials, there were more adverse events among patients in the control groups. The short-term use of probiotics appears to be safe and effective when used along with antibiotics in patients who are not immunocompromised or severely debilitated. Despite the need for further research, hospitalized patients, particularly those at high risk of CDAD, should be informed of the potential benefits and harms of probiotics.
Antibiotics can disturb gastrointestinal microbiota which may lead to reduced resistance to pathogens such as Clostridium difficile (C. difficile). Probiotics are live microbial preparations that, when administered in adequate amounts, may confer a health benefit to the host, and are a potential C. difficile prevention strategy. Recent clinical practice guidelines do not recommend probiotic prophylaxis, even though probiotics have the highest quality evidence among cited prophylactic therapies.
To assess the efficacy and safety of probiotics for preventing C.difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD) in adults and children.
We searched PubMed, EMBASE, CENTRAL, and the Cochrane IBD Group Specialized Register from inception to 21 March 2017. Additionally, we conducted an extensive grey literature search.
Randomized controlled (placebo, alternative prophylaxis, or no treatment control) trials investigating probiotics (any strain, any dose) for prevention of CDAD, or C. difficile infection were considered for inclusion.
Two authors (independently and in duplicate) extracted data and assessed risk of bias. The primary outcome was the incidence of CDAD. Secondary outcomes included detection of C. difficile infection in stool, adverse events, antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) and length of hospital stay. Dichotomous outcomes (e.g. incidence of CDAD) were pooled using a random-effects model to calculate the risk ratio (RR) and corresponding 95% confidence interval (95% CI). We calculated the number needed to treat for an additional beneficial outcome (NNTB) where appropriate. Continuous outcomes (e.g. length of hospital stay) were pooled using a random-effects model to calculate the mean difference and corresponding 95% CI. Sensitivity analyses were conducted to explore the impact of missing data on efficacy and safety outcomes. For the sensitivity analyses, we assumed that the event rate for those participants in the control group who had missing data was the same as the event rate for those participants in the control group who were successfully followed. For the probiotic group, we calculated effects using the following assumed ratios of event rates in those with missing data in comparison to those successfully followed: 1.5:1, 2:1, 3:1, and 5:1. To explore possible explanations for heterogeneity, a priori subgroup analyses were conducted on probiotic species, dose, adult versus pediatric population, and risk of bias as well as a post hoc subgroup analysis on baseline risk of CDAD (low 0% to 2%; moderate 3% to 5%; high > 5%). The overall quality of the evidence supporting each outcome was independently assessed using the GRADE criteria.
Thirty-nine studies (9955 participants) met the eligibility requirements for our review. Overall, 27 studies were rated as either high or unclear risk of bias. A complete case analysis (i.e. participants who completed the study) among trials investigating CDAD (31 trials, 8672 participants) suggests that probiotics reduce the risk of CDAD by 60%. The incidence of CDAD was 1.5% (70/4525) in the probiotic group compared to 4.0% (164/4147) in the placebo or no treatment control group (RR 0.40, 95% CI 0.30 to 0.52; GRADE = moderate). Twenty-two of 31 trials had missing CDAD data ranging from 2% to 45%. Our complete case CDAD results proved robust to sensitivity analyses of plausible and worst-plausible assumptions regarding missing outcome data and results were similar whether considering subgroups of trials in adults versus children, inpatients versus outpatients, different probiotic species, lower versus higher doses of probiotics, or studies at high versus low risk of bias. However, in a post hoc analysis, we did observe a subgroup effect with respect to baseline risk of developing CDAD. Trials with a baseline CDAD risk of 0% to 2% and 3% to 5% did not show any difference in risk but trials enrolling participants with a baseline risk of > 5% for developing CDAD demonstrated a large 70% risk reduction (interaction P value = 0.01). Among studies with a baseline risk > 5%, the incidence of CDAD in the probiotic group was 3.1% (43/1370) compared to 11.6% (126/1084) in the control group (13 trials, 2454 participants; RR 0.30, 95% CI 0.21 to 0.42; GRADE = moderate). With respect to detection of C. difficile in the stool pooled complete case results from 15 trials (1214 participants) did not show a reduction in infection rates. C. difficile infection was 15.5% (98/633) in the probiotics group compared to 17.0% (99/581) in the placebo or no treatment control group (RR 0.86, 95% CI 0.67 to 1.10; GRADE = moderate). Adverse events were assessed in 32 studies (8305 participants) and our pooled complete case analysis indicates probiotics reduce the risk of adverse events by 17% (RR 0.83, 95% CI 0.71 to 0.97; GRADE = very low). In both treatment and control groups the most common adverse events included abdominal cramping, nausea, fever, soft stools, flatulence, and taste disturbance.
Probiotics for treatment of Clostridium difficile-associated colitis in adults
Antibiotic therapy for Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea in adults
Probiotics for persistent diarrhoea in children
Probiotics for treating acute infectious diarrhoea
Still waiting for evidence about whether cranberries are a useful treatment for urinary tract infections
Child health > Gastroenterology > Diarrhoea
Child health > Infectious disease > Diarrhoeal infections
Complementary & alternative medicine > Gastroenterology > Diarrhoea
Complementary & alternative medicine > Infectious disease > Diarrhoeal infections
Gastroenterology & hepatology > Diarrhoea > Clostridium difficile
Infectious disease > Diarrhoeal infections > Clostridium difficile
Goldenberg JZ, Yap C, Lytvyn L, Lo C, Beardsley J, Mertz D, Johnston BC
IBD Group
Evidently Cochrane
Taking antibiotics? Probiotics can cut your risk of diarrhoea
Goldenberg JZ, Yap C, Lytvyn L, Lo C, Beardsley J, Mertz D, Johnston BC. Probiotics for the prevention of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in adults and children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2017, Issue 12. Art. No.: CD006095. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006095.pub4
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Subject(s):Shakespeare
Author(s):Nic Amy, Elspeth Bain, William Shakespeare
Available from: January 2015
An improved, larger-format edition of the Cambridge School Shakespeare plays, extensively rewritten, expanded and produced in an attractive new design.
The Rex Gibson active approach to classroom Shakespeare enables students to inhabit Shakespeare’s imaginative world in accessible and creative ways, sharing Shakespeare's love of language, interest in character and sense of theatre. Substantially revised and extended, classroom activities are thematically organised in distinctive stagecraft, writing, language, characters and themes features. Expanded endnotes include extensive essay-writing guidance for 'King Lear' and Shakespeare, and extended glossaries are aligned with the play text for easy reference. Includes rich, exciting colour photos of global performances of ‘King Lear’. Further support material available at www.cambridgeschoolshakespeare.com
A running synopsis of action is included for every page of script.
'Stagecraft' boxes give information on stage designs, directors' approaches and actors views on past performances and offer opportunities for students to explore and contribute their own ideas on staging.
'Write about it' boxes give information about writing about Shakespeare and suggest activities to help students with their own writing in response to the play. Students will be helped to translate discussion into high quality writing; look at 'points of dispute' in the play; structure various forms of writing, including essays; write responsively and sensitively about the play; provide evidence from the play to support their arguments.
Further boxed features focus on exploration of 'Language in the play', 'Characters' and 'Themes'.
Each act is followed by 'Looking back' sections with further notes, illustrations and activities.
Comprehensive and extended endnotes with illustrations and activities are linked to the boxed features and give further information and opportunities for exploration of stagecraft, language, characters and themes.
New 'Writing about' sections focus on writing about Shakespeare in general and on the play in particular.
A rich selection of exciting colour photos with information on performances appear throughout.
Perspectives and themes
The contexts of King Lear
The language of King Lear
Critics' forum
The truth and reconciliation commission
King Lear in performance
Writing about Shakespeare
Writing about King Lear
The Quarto and Folio editions
An English poet, playwright, and actor (26 April 1564 (baptised) – 23 April 1616) widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet, and the "Bard of Avon". His extant works, including collaborations, consist of approximately 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.
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Mathematical Sciences Department honors students and graduates
Cameron University's Gamma Chapter of Pi Mu Epsilon (PME) inducted its newest members during a special ceremony last week while students graduating with a B.A. degree in mathematics and those students who completed the Putnam exam were honored this week.
PME, an honor society for mathematics with more than 200 chapters in the United States, was incorporated in 1914 at Syracuse University. Cameron's chapter, the third in Oklahoma, was founded in 1979.
Students being inducted into Cameron's chapter of PME were: Ryan Bao, Michael Brown, Kendra Collins, William Fleshman, Matthew Landoll, Isaiah Munir, Matthew B. Stufflebean all of Lawton, Kallan Glasgow of Apache, Alden A.S. Isaac of Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis, Jeriah Jn Charles and Miah Jn Charles from View-Fort, Saint Lucia, and Samata Prawah from Nawalparasi, Nepal
Mohammad Siddiki of Lawton received the Outstanding Mathematics Graduate Award. Other students graduating this week with a B.A. in mathematics are: Jieun Choi, Andrew P. Maysick, Mohammad N. Siddiki, Matthew B. Stufflebean all of Lawton, Kallan G. Glasgow and Kerry D. Glasgow of Apache, Abdullah Makki of Nabatieh, Lebanon, and Ji Hee Song of Inchon, South Korea.
Special awards were given to Jingshu Zhao of Chendu, China, Miah Jn Charles of View-Fort, Saint Lucia, and Isaiah Munir of Lawton for their participation in the 68th Annual National William Lowell Putnam competition in December. This six hour exam consists of 12 extremely difficult mathematics problems. Special recognition was given to Munir, who scored higher than any previous Cameron participant.
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news, latest-news, Canberra weather, Canberra air quality, canberra heat record
Temperatures in Canberra have soared to 44 degrees, the highest reading ever recorded in the city, beating a 1968 Canberra Airport record and a 1939 record. The temperature reached Canberra's forecast maximum of 42 degrees at 12.46pm, and reached 42.2 at 1.17pm. It rose to 42.4 degrees at 1.26pm. By 1.31pm, it was 42.9 degrees. At 2.38pm 43.6 degrees was recorded. It jumped again to 44 degrees at 4.08pm. The temperature did not drop below 40 degrees until after 7pm. A weather station located at Acton, which closed in December 1939, recorded a maximum temperature of 42.8 degrees on January 11, 1939. The previous Canberra Airport record, set on February 1, 1968, was 42.2 degrees. Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Abrar Shabren said temperatures had increased "very rapidly" in the last couple of hours with an upward trend likely for the rest of the afternoon. Mr Shabren said dry conditions would remain in Canberra during the afternoon, with relative humidity very low. He said winds would continue to increase into the mid afternoon. "Winds start to decrease around the later part of the afternoon and into the evening so again there will still be westerly winds," he said. "[A] cool change is moving across the NSW south-east coast, [but] will not have a great impact around Canberra," he said. Mr Shabren said smoke from fires burning to Canberra's west, near Batlow and Tumut in the north and Adaminaby in the south, would continue to linger over the city. Canberra's electricity network was operating within capacity, a spokeswoman for Evoenergy said. Demand reached 550 megawatts at 2.45pm. Last year, system peak demand reached 657 megawatts after sustained heatwave conditions, she said. READ MORE: The air quality index readings for Canberra's three monitoring stations remained above 400, twice the level considered hazardous. Air quality index readings peaked about 5000 at the Monash station on Wednesday, about 25 times the threshold considered hazardous.
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January 4 2020 - 1:30PM
Canberra experiences hottest temperature on record
Jasper Lindell
Temperatures in Canberra have soared to 44 degrees, the highest reading ever recorded in the city, beating a 1968 Canberra Airport record and a 1939 record.
Smoke from the bushfires burning to Canberra's west is expected to blanket the city, brought across with westerly winds. Picture: Karleen Minney
The temperature reached Canberra's forecast maximum of 42 degrees at 12.46pm, and reached 42.2 at 1.17pm. It rose to 42.4 degrees at 1.26pm. By 1.31pm, it was 42.9 degrees. At 2.38pm 43.6 degrees was recorded.
It jumped again to 44 degrees at 4.08pm.
The temperature did not drop below 40 degrees until after 7pm.
A weather station located at Acton, which closed in December 1939, recorded a maximum temperature of 42.8 degrees on January 11, 1939.
The previous Canberra Airport record, set on February 1, 1968, was 42.2 degrees.
Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Abrar Shabren said temperatures had increased "very rapidly" in the last couple of hours with an upward trend likely for the rest of the afternoon.
Mr Shabren said dry conditions would remain in Canberra during the afternoon, with relative humidity very low.
He said winds would continue to increase into the mid afternoon.
Pictures: John-Paul Moloney
"Winds start to decrease around the later part of the afternoon and into the evening so again there will still be westerly winds," he said.
"[A] cool change is moving across the NSW south-east coast, [but] will not have a great impact around Canberra," he said.
Mr Shabren said smoke from fires burning to Canberra's west, near Batlow and Tumut in the north and Adaminaby in the south, would continue to linger over the city.
#Canberra has reached 43.6C—a new hottest temperature record for any month. The previous Canberra records are 42.2C at Canberra Airport in 1968 and 42.8C at the now-closed Acton site in 1939. Observations at: https://t.co/8mMXbj9VGR
— Bureau of Meteorology Australian Capital Territory (@BOM_ACT) January 4, 2020
Canberra's electricity network was operating within capacity, a spokeswoman for Evoenergy said.
Demand reached 550 megawatts at 2.45pm. Last year, system peak demand reached 657 megawatts after sustained heatwave conditions, she said.
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The air quality index readings for Canberra's three monitoring stations remained above 400, twice the level considered hazardous.
Air quality index readings peaked about 5000 at the Monash station on Wednesday, about 25 times the threshold considered hazardous.
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SDLP's Deputy Leader Nichola Mallon has been named Northern Ireland's new Minister for Infrastructure.
The announcement was made after the Northern Ireland Assembly returned following a three-year absence. Most of the region's political parties agreed on proposals put forward by the Irish and UK governments.
Minister Mallon has pledged to focus on creating sustainable infrastructure for future generations in her new position.
Speaking on her first day in the job, the North Belfast representative said: "Having a modern and sustainable water, drainage and transport infrastructure is essential if we are to grow our economy and improve the lives of everyone. While I understand there are challenges ahead, not least given underinvestment in recent years, I am looking forward to developing new proposals to address regional imbalance and support a thriving region where people want to live, work and invest.
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