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The human mind is 'un degout de l'immortelle substance"
— Charron, Pierre (1541-1603)
"If you do not accept this, then you must untie the knot which in your view must be binding us with adamantine bonds and preventing our mind from soaring above every kind of body."
— Mersenne, Marin (1588-1648)
Reason is an "escoulement de la Divinité"
— Le Grand, Antoine (1629-1699)
"Nay, such Gentlemen would be much offended their Houses should not be clean Swept, and Garnish'd; yet, they are not, in the least, concern'd, that Cobwebs should hang in the Windows of their Intellect, and Dusty Ignorance dim and blear the Sight of the Noble Inhabitant."
— Sergeant, John (1622-1707)
"For, in case those Impressions on our Mind could have been made by means of the Senses, as aforesaid; then those Impressions, or Notions, being the Immediate Foundation, on which is built all our Knowledge, could not be call'd, or resembl'd to Rubbish; nor compar'd to a Hole, to lay the Foundati...
"Wherefore consecrate the first Fruits of Reason to God; you can't begin the Practice of Piety too soon, but may be too late; Nature untainted with Vice may be wrought with ease into any Form, and cast in any Mould"
— Darrell, William (1651-1721)
"It's a kind of tabula rasa, a Blank, that almost with the same Facility receives the Characters of Angel, and of Devil; but when once it's stained with Sin, when it's by-assed by ill Habits, and worse Principles, you will find it stubborn and rebellious."
"At length a Court of Conscience is erected by the Mind, where all particular Acts are scrupulously examined, by reason of these frequent Variances of the Souls, the Animal Spirits, as being too much, and in a manner perpetually exercised, and being commanded here and there contrary ways, and alm...
— Beaumont, John (c.1640-1731)
Date: 1714 [1712, 1717]
"As on the Nosegay in her Breast reclin'd, / He watch'd th' Ideas rising in her Mind, / Sudden he view'd, in spite of all her Art, / An Earthly Lover lurking at her Heart."
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1 2018-03-29 16:54:56 Alaska Christian College
Alaska Christian College Alaska Christian College is a private christian college located in Saldotna, Alaska. Even though the college is affiliated with the Evangelical Covenant Church of America, it accepts students from different faiths and religious backgrounds. Alaska Christian College awards the Associate of Arts (AA) in Christian Ministry and Paraprofessional Education. Both degrees are 2-year programs designed to develop students into productive members of the community, prepare them for a livelihood in ministry and/or teach in a k-8 classroom setting in rural areas of Alaska. The college also offers a 30-credit hour certificate in Biblical Studies designed for students seeking a life in ministry or to further their studies at another higher education institution. The Certificate of Bibilical Studies is a one-year program. Alaska Christian College is fully accredited through the Commission on Accreditation for Biblical Higher Education.
(907) 260-7422 35109 Royal Place, Soldotna, Alaska 99669 Private not-for-profit, 2-year Very Small ( less than 100 undergrad ) Certificate $ 7,557 $ 7,572 { "1": { "state_x_college.id": "1", "state_x_college.ts": "2018-03-29 16:47:50", "state.id": "2", "state.ts": "2018-03-29 16:44:16", "state.title": "Alaska" } } {} {} {}
2 2018-03-29 16:55:01 Alaska Pacific University
Alaska Pacific University Alaska Pacific University (locally referred to as "APU" or "Alaska Pacific") is a relatively small undergraduate college located in Alaska's most populous city of Anchorage. APU offers a liberal arts education and curriculum that emphasizes experiential and active learning. APU belongs to the Eco League – a consortium of six colleges that offer strong programs in environmental studies, natural history, sustainable business, marine biology, and other programs revolving around ecology and sustainability. Alaska Pacific is the only university in Alaska to offer an Early Honors program where high school seniors can enroll in Alaska Pacific common courses and earn college credit while completing their senior year of high school. Early Honors is a popular program among Anchorage high school students looking for an early start on their college education. Alaska Pacific offers both undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Areas of study at the undergraduate level include Psychology, Education, Business, Marine Biology, Environmental Science, Liberal Studies, and Outdoor Studies. In addition to a challenging undergraduate program, Alaska Pacific offers a vibrant and engaging campus life. The university offers several student groups and clubs, including various outdoor programs. At the graduate level, APU offers nine programs. Areas of study include the Arts, Business, Technology, Investments, Outdoor and Environmental Education, Environmental Science, Counseling Psychology, and Teaching. APU offers a full-time MBA program with concentrations in Information and Communication Technology, and Health Services Administration. Graduate students at Alaska Pacific are required to maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA. Many graduate programs are open to both undergraduate and Early Honors students.
(907) 561-1266 4101 University Dr, Anchorage, Alaska 99508 Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above Very Small ( 480+ undergrad, 210+ grad ) Certificate, Associate, Batchelor's, Master's, Doctoral $ 24,357 $ 24,372 { "2": { "state_x_college.id": "2", "state_x_college.ts": "2018-03-29 16:47:50", "state.id": "2", "state.ts": "2018-03-29 16:44:16", "state.title": "Alaska" } } {} {} {}
3 2018-03-29 16:55:07 Alaska Vocational Technical Center
Alaska Vocational Technical Center Alaska Vocational Technical Center (locally known as "AVTEC") is Alaska's "Institute of Technology" and is located in Seward, Alaska. It is a public vocational school that offers hands-on, project-based learning in various vocations and technical trades designed to prepare students for entry into the job market upon graduation. AVTEC offers students the opportunity to earn a degree or technical certificate in many high-demand professions including Accounting Specialist, Administrative Assistant, Contruction Technology, Cooking and Baking, Practical Nursing, Plumbing and Heating, Information Technology, Combination Welding, Nursing Asistant, Master/Mate, and more. The technical programs at AVTEC teach real-world skills that are directly applicable and immediately relevant in the career field. Even though AVTEC isn't a large university, financial aid is available for qualifying students. Students seeking financial assistance may receive grants, departmental scholarships or student loans. For veterans and a few minority groups, there are special financial assistance plans and tuition waiver. Since AVTEC provides a hands-on, project-based learning experience, students will undertake and work on projects that are similar in scope and nature to what they'll be tackling in the real world once they graduate and find a job. Nursing students at AVTEC work with real patients in a clinical environment. Maritime students navigate real boats in the ocean. Students completing a cooking degree or training program will prepare real meals for students and faculty in the school's cafeteria. In addition an exceptional educational offering, AVTEC provides students with mentoring, tutoring, academic advising and career placement services.
(907) 224-3322 809 Second Avenue, Seward, Alaska 99664-0889 Public, less-than 2-year Very Small ( 600+ undergrad ) Certificate N/A N/A { "3": { "state_x_college.id": "3", "state_x_college.ts": "2018-03-29 16:47:50", "state.id": "2", "state.ts": "2018-03-29 16:44:16", "state.title": "Alaska" } } {} {} {}
4 2018-03-29 16:55:12 Career Academy
Alaska Career College Alaska Career College (ACC) – formerly the Career Academy of Anchorage – is a 1 to 2-year private for-profit career institute that offers associate degrees and certificates in some of today's most indemand career fields and disciplines. The college specializes in providing hands-on training and instruction designed to prepare students for successful careers in Aircraft Dispatching, Business (Computer Tech., Accounting Tech., and Human Resource Mgmt), Insurance Coding and Billing, Medical Assistant, Phlebotomy Technician and Therapeutic Massage. ACC will accept transfer credits from other accredited colleges or postsecondary institutions as long a grade of C or higher was received at the completion of the courses for which credits were awarded. Credits transferred from other postsecondary educational institutions may only be applied toward completion of a program. Transfer credits will no be considered in grade computations or overall GPA. In some cases, students may be required to test out of courses before transfer credits may be applied. Before prospective students can attend Alaska Career College they must fill out and submit an application, have an interview with an ACC Career Consultant and visit the college's campus in Anchorage. Some students are also required to take an Ability Benefit exam to demonstrate that attending ACC is going to be of benefit to them.
(907) 563-7575 1415 E Tudor Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99507-1033 Private for-profit, 2-year Very Small ( 380+ undergrad ) Certificate, Associate N/A N/A { "4": { "state_x_college.id": "4", "state_x_college.ts": "2018-03-29 16:47:50", "state.id": "2", "state.ts": "2018-03-29 16:44:16", "state.title": "Alaska" } } {} {} {}
5 2018-03-29 16:55:15 Charter College
Charter College Charter College is a private career college based in Anchorage, Alaska. In addition to its Anchorage location, Charter College has a campus located in Wasilla, Alaska, four more campuses located in Washington state, and yet four more campuses in California. For non-traditional students and working adults who are unable to attend one of the college's nine campuses, Charter College has a virtual campus where online degrees and certificates can be completed entirely over the Internet. Charter College offers various degree and certificate programs. The college awards diplomas, certificates, associate degrees (AAS), bachelor's degrees (BS) and a master's degree (MBA). Fields of study at Charter College include Business Administration, Applied Technology, Nursing, Health Information Technology, Paralegal Studies, Welding, HVAC, Dental Assisting, Massage Therapy, Network Security, Marketing, Allied Health, Accounting, Criminal Justice and Health Care Administration, among others. Charter College is nationally accredited through ACICS. Since Charter College is not a regionally accredited institution, credits earned through Charter College are unlikely to be transferrable to most four-year colleges and universities – which typically only accept transfer credits from other regionally accredited institutions. As with many colleges in Alaska, environmental sustainability is an important aspect of the educational experience provided at Charter College. All Charter campuses are now required to comply with the college's "Green Initiative" which focuses on employing environmentally friendly processes, systems and programs.
(907) 277-1000 2221 E Northern Lights Blvd Ste 120, Anchorage, Alaska 99508 Private for-profit, 4-year or above Small ( 1,600+ undergrad ) Certificate, Associate, Batchelor's $ 17,807 $ 17,822 { "5": { "state_x_college.id": "5", "state_x_college.ts": "2018-03-29 16:47:50", "state.id": "2", "state.ts": "2018-03-29 16:44:16", "state.title": "Alaska" } } {} {} {}
6 2018-03-29 16:55:21 Ilisagvik College
Ilisagvik College Ilisagvik College is a 2-year community college that is operated by Alaskan Native American tribes (Inupiat Eskimos). The college is located in Barrow, Alaska in a relatively remote area near Alaska's North Slope. The mission of the college is to provide higher education and vocational training in a way that supports the culture and values of the indigineous Inupiat people. Ilisagvik College (IC) offers two-year associate's degree, one-year certificates and career-focused training courses. Areas of study at IC include Construction Trades, Inupiat Studies, Allied Health, Office Administration, Accounting, Business Management, Industrial Safety, Computer Technology and Truck Operations. In addition to being regionally accredited through the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, Ilisagvik College belongs to the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC). The goal of AIHEC is to strengthen tribal nations and improve the lives of Alaska Native Inupiat Eskimos and American Indians.
(907) 852-3333 Narl Facility, Barrow, Alaska 99723 Public, 2-year Very Small ( 220+ undergrad ) Certificate, Associate $ 2,457 $ 3,672 { "6": { "state_x_college.id": "6", "state_x_college.ts": "2018-03-29 16:47:50", "state.id": "2", "state.ts": "2018-03-29 16:44:16", "state.title": "Alaska" } } {} {} {}
7 2018-03-29 16:55:27 Prince William Sound Community College
Prince William Sound College Prince William Sound College (locally referred to as P-DUB or PWSC and formerly known as the Prince William Sound Community College) is a two-year school that awards certificates, occupational endorsements, Associate of Art (AA) degrees and Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degrees. The college's main campus is located in Valdez, Alaska, but the college has two smaller campuses in Cordova and Glennallen, as well as satellite learning sites at Slana, Kenny Lake, Chitina, Mentasta, and Chistochina. The college has an annual enrollment of roughly 1,000 students who attend classes on campus or online via Blackboard. Certificates and degrees are offered in various fields of study and career-focused disciplines including Disability Services, Industrial Technology, Fisheries Technology, Nursing and Outdoor Leadership. The AAS in Outdoor Leaderships is one of the college's flagship programs and is only available at the Valdez, Alaska campus. Another popular program at Prince William Sound College is the Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in Outdoor Studies. This degree allows students to focus on Adverture Filmmaking, Adventure Tourism, or Expedition Specialist. On its main campus in Valdez, the college offers a health fitness center, computer lab, student lounge, residence halls, and a museum. In addition to an exceptional academic program, students are able to enjoy membership in one of several clubs and organizations including Phi Theta Kappa, an Archery Club, Student Government or the PWSC Film Club. PWSC is regionally accredited by the Northwest Commission of Colleges and Universities. What does this mean? First, it means that all programs at PWSC follow strick quality and content guidelines. Second, credits earned at PWSC will transfer to most four-year colleges and universities.
(907) 834-1600 303 Lowe Street, Valdez, Alaska 99686-0097 Public, 2-year Very Small ( 740+ undergrad ) Certificate, Associate $ 4,047 $ 4,062 { "7": { "state_x_college.id": "7", "state_x_college.ts": "2018-03-29 16:47:50", "state.id": "2", "state.ts": "2018-03-29 16:44:16", "state.title": "Alaska" } } {} {} {}
8 2018-03-29 16:55:28 University of Alaska Anchorage
University of Alaska Anchorage The University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) is a public four-year university with nearly 20,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students. 16,000 of UAA students attend the university's main campus in Anchorage while 3,000+ are enrolled at UAA community campuses. Community campuses include Kodiak College, Prince William Sound College, Kenai Peninsula College and Matanusak-Sustina College. The University of Alaska Anchorage is the largest university and institution of higher learning in the state of Alaska. At its main campus in Anchorage, the University of Alaska is composed of six academic colleges, which include the Colleges of Health and Social Welfare, Education, Arts and Sciences, Business and Public Policy, the School of Engineering and the Community and Technical College. Students who attend UAA have the opportunity to earn an associate of applied science (AAS) degree, bachelor's degree, master's degree or graduate certificate in various fields of studies and disciplines. With a partnership with the University of Washington School of Law and Willamette University College of Law, UAA enables its students to earn their bachelor's degree and law degree in just six years – instead of the traditional seven. In this 3+3 accelerated program, students are able to complete their bachelor's degree in 3 years and their law degree in 3 years. UAA was ranked 29th in the Western United States among public regional universities by U.S. News & World Report in 2016. It was ranked 79th among all regional universities in the West. Forbes ranked UAA 95th in West among regional universities in 2015. The University of Alaska Anchorage is regionally accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities and is one of the most respected university's in Alaska and the Western United States.
(907) 786-1800 3211 Providence Drive, Anchorage, Alaska 99508 Public, 4-year or above Large ( 17,000+ undergrad, 1,000+ grad ) Certificate, Associate, Batchelor's, Master's $ 4,557 $ 14,472 { "8": { "state_x_college.id": "8", "state_x_college.ts": "2018-03-29 16:47:50", "state.id": "2", "state.ts": "2018-03-29 16:44:16", "state.title": "Alaska" } } {} {} {}
9 2018-03-29 16:55:29 University of Alaska Fairbanks
University of Alaska Fairbanks The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) is a public higher education institution and research university located in Fairbanks, Alaska. UAF has an enrollment of just over 10,000 students (9,000 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate) and is flagship institution of the University of Alaska system. UAF was founded as the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines in 1917. In 1925, its name was changed to the University of Alaska to reflect its growing educational scope and position as a higher education institution. The University of Alaska Fairbanks comprises nine academic colleges: College of Liberal Arts (CLA), School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (SFOS), School of Natural Resources and Extension (SNRE), College of Rural and Community Development (CRCD), College of Engineering and Mines (CEM), School of Education, College of Natural Science and Mathematics (CNSM), School of Management (SOM) and the Graduate School. UAF also includes seven graduate research unites. In addition to its main campus in Fairbanks, UAF has seven other satellite campuses located throughout the state of Alaska. UAF also operates the UAF Community and Technical College (formerly Tanana Valley Campus) that offers career and technical training and education via 1-year certificate and 2-year associate degree programs. Many students, especially freshman and sophmores, live on-campus in one of UAF's several residence halls. On-campus housing is available year-round. Residence halls have all the amenities required to live on-campus full-time including kitchens and laundry facilities. UAF is regionally accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.
(907) 474-7211 505 South Chandalar Drive, Fairbanks, Alaska 99775-7500 Public, 4-year or above Medium ( 8,500+ undergrad, 1,100+ grad ) Certificate, Associate, Batchelor's, Master's, Doctoral $ 4,557 $ 14,472 { "9": { "state_x_college.id": "9", "state_x_college.ts": "2018-03-29 16:47:50", "state.id": "2", "state.ts": "2018-03-29 16:44:16", "state.title": "Alaska" } } {} {} {}
10 2018-03-29 16:55:31 University of Alaska Southeast
University of Alaska Southeast The University of Alaska Southeast is a public university that offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in various academic fields of study and career-oriented disciplines. University of Alaska Southeast is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities to award Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Liberal Arts (BLA), Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Bachelor of Science (BS), Master of Art in Teaching (MAT), and Master of Education (MEd) degrees. It also offers a certificate in Outdoor Skills and Leadership. The main campus of the University of Alaska Southeast is located in Juneau, Alaska, however, the university also has smaller satellite campuses in Ketchikan and Sitka. The university's main campus in Juneau is situated between Auke Bay and Auke Lake and is unquestionably one of the most picturesque colleges campuses in the United States. The Sitka campus awards Occupatioanal Endorsements in various career-oriented disciplines including web development, networking, law enforcement and welding, among others. The Ketchikan campus, like the Sitka campus, also wards Occupational Endorsements. In partnership with the University of Alaska Anchorage, the Ketchikan camus also offers 2-year associate degrees in nursing, general education, health sciences, and fisheries technology. The University of Alaska Southeast is divided into four academic units: the School of Management, School of Education, School of Arts and Sciences, and School of Career Education. Together these units offer undergraduate and graduate degrees in a plethora of disciplines and academic fields of study including Biology, Education, Geography, Social Sciences, English, Language Arts, Accounting, Management, Environmental Science and Marine Biology, among many others. The University of Alaska Southeast offers a unique 9-month certificate in Outdoor Skills and Leadership that provides students the opportunity to gain an indepth understanding of the interrelationship between society and the natural world. This program is designed to help participants develop the skills and knowledge required to achieve success in the outdoors. Areas of study within the program include leadership, rock climbing, camping, kayaking, swift-water rescue, back-country skiing, hiking, first aid and wilderness medicine.
(877) 465-4827 11120 Glacier Highway, Juneau, Alaska 99801-8697 Public, 4-year or above Small ( 2,900+ undergrad, 370+ grad ) Certificate, Associate, Batchelor's, Master's $ 4,557 $ 14,472 { "10": { "state_x_college.id": "10", "state_x_college.ts": "2018-03-29 16:47:50", "state.id": "2", "state.ts": "2018-03-29 16:44:16", "state.title": "Alaska" } } {} {} {}
11 2018-03-29 16:55:35 American Samoa Community College
American Samoa Community College American Samoa Community College (ASCC) is a two-year higher education institution that awards associate's degrees in various academic and career-focus disciplines and fields of study. It is located on the main island of Tutuila in the village of Mapusaga, just south of the capital of Pago Pago. ASCC is only open to residents of American Samoa who have earned a high school diploma or completed their GED. ASCC was founded in 1970 to provide for the higher education and career training needs of the American Samoan people and is the only community college or post-secondary higher education institution in American Samoa. Curriculum at ASCC focuses on teacher education, general education, liberal arts and vocational-technical training. The college has about 1,500 students. ASCC awards both the Associate of Art (AA) and Associate of Science (AS) degrees. For students seeking career-specific training the college offers 1-year certificates in vocation-technical education and teaching. Areas of study at ASCC include Agriculture, Business, Life Planning, English, Nursing, Math, Science, Criminal Justice, Samoan Culture, Health Sciences, and Trades and Technology, among others. The community college is regionally accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). As a regionally accredited institution, credits earned at American Samoa Community College are transferrable to most four-year colleges and universities located in the states.
(684) 699 9155 PO Box 2609, Pago Pago, 96799-2609 Private not-for-profit, 2-year Medium ( 1000+ undergrad ) Certificate, Associate $ 110/credit $ 120/credit { "11": { "state_x_college.id": "11", "state_x_college.ts": "2018-03-29 16:47:51", "state.id": "3", "state.ts": "2018-03-29 16:44:16", "state.title": "American Samoa" } } {} {} {}
12 2018-03-30 10:48:32 American Indian College of the Assemblies of God Inc
American Indian College of the Assemblies of God Inc is a non-profit, private higher education institution in Phoenix, Arizona. The school is affiliated with the Assemblies of God Church.American Indian College of the Assemblies of God Inc awards associate's and bachelor's degrees in over 4 subject areas and 4 specialties. The school is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, The Higher Learning Commission.This institution offers dual credit and distance learning programs. Advanced Placement courses from high school can be applied as credit.
(602) 944 -3335 10020 N 15th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85021 Very Small (less than 1,000 students) N/A N/A 10 to 1 www.aicag.edu/ Non-accredited 11 Private not-for-profit- 4-year or above Assemblies of God Church 98 N/A 8 N/A N/A No { "12": { "state_x_college.id": "12", "state_x_college.ts": "2018-03-29 16:47:52", "state.id": "4", "state.ts": "2018-03-29 16:44:16", "state.title": "Arizona" } }
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13 2018-03-30 10:48:37 American Institute of Technology American Institute of Technology is a for-profit, private education institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. This institution is fully accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges. (602) 233 -2222 440 S 54th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85043-4729 Very Small (less than 1,000 students) N/A N/A 8 to 1 www.ait-schools.com Non-accredited 55 Private for-profit- less-than 2-year None 433 N/A 8 N/A N/A No { "13": { "state_x_college.id": "13", "state_x_college.ts": "2018-03-29 16:47:52", "state.id": "4", "state.ts": "2018-03-29 16:44:16", "state.title": "Arizona" } } { "3": { "college_x_enrollment_statistics.id": "3", "college_x_enrollment_statistics.ts": "2018-03-30 10:47:13", "enrollment_statistics.id": "3", "enrollment_statistics.ts": "2018-03-30 10:47:13", "enrollment_statistics.key": "Student Gender", "enrollment_statistics.value": "91% Men 9% Women" } }
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14 2018-03-30 10:48:43 Anthem College-Phoenix
Anthem College-Phoenix is a for-profit, private education institution in Phoenix, Arizona. Anthem College began as a single campus, but now has grown to 34 campuses, as well as offering schooling online. Anthem College is focused on qualifying students to work in the following fields: Technology, HVAC and Graphic design, Healthcare, Nursing, Business, Paralegal, Criminal Justice, and Accounting. Programs available at Anthem College-Phoenix include associate's and bachelor's degrees and also certificate programs in over 17 areas of study and 29 concentrations. The school is fully accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges and has specialized accreditation from the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools. A distance learning program is available at this school.
(602) 279 -9700 1515 E Indian School Road, Phoenix, AZ 85014 Small (1,000 - 5,000 students) N/A N/A 46 to 1 www.anthem.edu Non-accredited 58 Private for-profit- 4-year or above None 2,675 N/A 8 N/A N/A No { "14": { "state_x_college.id": "14", "state_x_college.ts": "2018-03-29 16:47:52", "state.id": "4", "state.ts": "2018-03-29 16:44:16", "state.title": "Arizona" } } { "4": { "college_x_enrollment_statistics.id": "4", "college_x_enrollment_statistics.ts": "2018-03-30 10:47:15", "enrollment_statistics.id": "4", "enrollment_statistics.ts": "2018-03-30 10:47:15", "enrollment_statistics.key": "Student Gender", "enrollment_statistics.value": "22% Men 78% Women" } }
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15 2018-03-30 10:48:48 Apollo College-Phoenix Inc
Carrington College-Phoenix is a for-profit, private education institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. Awards conferred at Carrington College-Phoenix include associate's and bachelor's degrees and also certificate programs in 6 areas of study and 16 disciplines. The school has been accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools and has specialized accreditation from the American Physical Therapy Association - Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education.This school has a distance learning program.
(602) 393 -5900 8503 N 27th Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85051-4063 Very Small (less than 1,000 students) N/A N/A 38 to 1 www.carrington.edu Non-accredited 21 Private for-profit- 4-year or above None 797 N/A 8 N/A 100% No { "15": { "state_x_college.id": "15", "state_x_college.ts": "2018-03-29 16:47:52", "state.id": "4", "state.ts": "2018-03-29 16:44:16", "state.title": "Arizona" } } { "5": { "college_x_enrollment_statistics.id": "5", "college_x_enrollment_statistics.ts": "2018-03-30 10:47:20", "enrollment_statistics.id": "5", "enrollment_statistics.ts": "2018-03-30 10:47:20", "enrollment_statistics.key": "Student Gender", "enrollment_statistics.value": "19% Men 81% Women" } }
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16 2018-03-30 10:48:51 Argosy University-Phoenix Argosy University-Phoenix is a for-profit, private higher education institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. This school offers study abroad and distance learning programs. (602) 216 -2600 2233 West Dunlap Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85021 Very Small (less than 1,000 students) N/A N/A 17 to 1 www.argosy.edu/phoenix/ Non-accredited 52 Private for-profit- 4-year or above None 190 N/A 698 N/A N/A No { "16": { "state_x_college.id": "16", "state_x_college.ts": "2018-03-29 16:47:52", "state.id": "4", "state.ts": "2018-03-29 16:44:16", "state.title": "Arizona" } }
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17 2018-03-30 10:48:53 Argosy University-Phoenix Online Division Argosy University-Phoenix Online Division is a for-profit, private education institution that resides in Phoenix, Arizona. This institution has a distance learning program.With about 13,870 students enrolled full time on its main campus it is the 9th largest post secondary institution in Arizona. (602) 216 -2600 2233 West Dunlap Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85021 Large (10,000 - 20,000 students) N/A N/A 15 to 1 www.argosy.edu/phoenix Non-accredited 926 Private for-profit- 4-year or above None 9,982 N/A 3,901 N/A N/A No { "17": { "state_x_college.id": "17", "state_x_college.ts": "2018-03-29 16:47:52", "state.id": "4", "state.ts": "2018-03-29 16:44:16", "state.title": "Arizona" } }
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18 2018-03-30 10:48:56 Arizona Academy of Beauty Inc Arizona Academy of Beauty-East is a for-profit, private education institution in Tucson, Arizona. This school is fully accredited by the National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences. (520) 885 -4120 5631 E Speedway Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85712 Very Small (less than 1,000 students) N/A N/A 20 to 1 www.arizonaacademy.com Non-accredited 4 Private for-profit- less-than 2-year None 62 N/A 8 N/A N/A No { "18": { "state_x_college.id": "18", "state_x_college.ts": "2018-03-29 16:47:52", "state.id": "4", "state.ts": "2018-03-29 16:44:16", "state.title": "Arizona" } } { "12": { "college_x_enrollment_statistics.id": "12", "college_x_enrollment_statistics.ts": "2018-03-30 10:47:35", "enrollment_statistics.id": "12", "enrollment_statistics.ts": "2018-03-30 10:47:35", "enrollment_statistics.key": "Student Gender", "enrollment_statistics.value": "6% Men 94% Women" } }
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19 2018-03-30 10:49:01 Arizona Academy of Beauty-North Arizona Academy of Beauty-North is a for-profit, private education institution located in Tucson, Arizona. This school is accredited by the National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences. (520) 888 -227711 4066 N Oracle, Tucson, AZ 85705 Very Small (less than 1,000 students) N/A N/A 20 to 1 www.arizonaacademy.com Non-accredited 5 Private for-profit- less-than 2-year None 90 N/A 8 N/A N/A No { "19": { "state_x_college.id": "19", "state_x_college.ts": "2018-03-29 16:47:52", "state.id": "4", "state.ts": "2018-03-29 16:44:16", "state.title": "Arizona" } } { "13": { "college_x_enrollment_statistics.id": "13", "college_x_enrollment_statistics.ts": "2018-03-30 10:47:40", "enrollment_statistics.id": "13", "enrollment_statistics.ts": "2018-03-30 10:47:40", "enrollment_statistics.key": "Student Gender", "enrollment_statistics.value": "5% Men 95% Women" } }
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20 2018-03-30 10:49:04 Arizona Automotive Institute
Arizona Automotive Institute is a for-profit, private education institution that resides in Glendale, Arizona. This school is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges. AAI offers entry-level training as an automotive service technician, working with both conventional and computerized systems. Arizona Automotive Institute offers training in the following fields: HVAC and Basic Refrigeration, Combination Welding, Automotive Service Technology, and Diesel - Heavy Truck technology.
(623) 934 -7273 6829 N 46th Ave, Glendale, AZ 85301-3579 Small (1,000 - 5,000 students) N/A N/A 22 to 1 www.aai.edu Non-accredited 61 Private for-profit- 2-year None 1,333 N/A 8 N/A N/A No { "20": { "state_x_college.id": "20", "state_x_college.ts": "2018-03-29 16:47:52", "state.id": "4", "state.ts": "2018-03-29 16:44:16", "state.title": "Arizona" } } { "14": { "college_x_enrollment_statistics.id": "14", "college_x_enrollment_statistics.ts": "2018-03-30 10:47:41", "enrollment_statistics.id": "14", "enrollment_statistics.ts": "2018-03-30 10:47:41", "enrollment_statistics.key": "Student Gender", "enrollment_statistics.value": "94% Men 6% Women" } }
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Yushchenko Says Former Ally Responsible for His Poisoning
Jul. 25 2008 00:00
KIEV -- Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko said Thursday that he believes a former ally and friend was involved in his near-fatal poisoning four years ago.
Yushchenko at a news conference named David Zhvania, a member of a pro-presidential parliamentary faction and the godfather of one of his children, in a sharp departure from the past when he has refused to identify who he thought was responsible.
Yushchenko fell gravely ill after attending a dinner with Zhvania and hosted by two top security officials. Doctors later diagnosed his illness as severe dioxin poisoning that disfigured his face.
Yushchenko has consistently said he knew who was responsible for the poisoning but did not want to name them while an investigation continued.
But Zhvania has angered Yushchenko by claiming earlier this summer that the president suffered only from food poisoning and his staff invented a politically motivated attack to boost his popularity during a closely fought 2004 presidential campaign.
Asked Thursday at a news conference whether he thought Zhvania took part in the poisoning, Yushchenko answered, "I think yes, to put it mildly."
He gave no evidence for his claim. Zhvania could not immediately be reached for comment.
Prosecutors said Wednesday that they had failed to find any suspects. But after being questioned by prosecutors earlier this week, Yushchenko hinted that the investigation would produce some "very unpleasant" surprises.
The president has accused Moscow of stalling the investigation by refusing to extradite key figures in the case and provide Russian-made dioxin for testing.
Zhvania fell out with Yushchenko shortly after he became president, following a wave of mass protests in 2004 known as the Orange Revolution. Zhvania has said he disagreed with the president's policies.
The dispute has led Yushchenko's office to seek to strip Zhvania, an ethnic Georgian, of his Ukrainian citizenship.
Zhvania's party said in a statement Thursday that the actions were illegal and that he is suing Ukrainian authorities in the European Court of Human Rights.
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Onlystream: Watch Movies Online
The unemployed Cindy Campbell is hired to work in a cursed house as caretaker of an old lady and meets the ghost of a boy. ...
Actors: Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Craig Bierko, Bill Pullman, Anthony Anderson, Leslie Nielsen, Molly Shannon, Michael Madsen, Chris Elliott, Carmen Electra, Shaquille O'Neal, Phil McGraw, Cloris Leachman, Conchita Campbell, Beau Mirchoff
Loosies
A young pickpocket in the New York subways, living a fast, free, lifestyle is confronted by a woman whom he had a one night affair ...
Genres: Crime, Comedy, Romance
Actors: Peter Facinelli, Jaimie Alexander, Michael Madsen, Vincent Gallo, William Forsythe, Marianne Leone, Christy Carlson Romano, Joe Pantoliano, Eric Phillips, Tom DeNucci, Tom Paolino, Ara Boghigian, Anthony Paolucci, Glenn Ciano, Johnny Cicco
Six criminals, who are strangers to each other, are hired by a crime boss, Joe Cabot, to carry out a diamond robbery. Right at the ...
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Genres: Action, Thriller, Adventure
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My Boss's Daughter
When a young man agrees to housesit for his boss, he thinks it'll be the perfect opportunity to get close to the woman he desperately ...
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I'm in Love with a Church Girl
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The Bleeding
Surrounded by carnage, slaughter, brutal crashes and total mayhem, Shawn Black is in a race to save the world from pure evil.
Actors: Michael Madsen, Vinnie Jones, William McNamara, Armand Assante, DMX, Katherine von Drachenberg, Vanessa Vander Pluym, Crystal Lonneberg, Erin Hunter, Krista Ayne, Kathy Sue Holtorf, Terence J. Rotolo, Nancy Young, Tony Schiena, Michael Matthias
A blood virus infects a small group of hunters turning a father & son trip into a fight for survival.
Genres: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Actors: Michael Madsen, William Forsythe, Christy Carlson Romano, Tom DeNucci, Johnny Cicco, Jeanine Kane, Kevin DeCristofano, Michael Nicolosi, Annie Worden, Wendy Overly, Sera Verdi, Tom Paolino, Tracey Sheldon, Marc Dante Mancini, Britney Denofrio
Mulholland Falls
This film is about the adventures of a 1940's special anti-gangster police squad in Los Angeles, the infamous 'Hat Squad.' The four members of this ...
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Mystery
Actors: Nick Nolte, Melanie Griffith, Chazz Palminteri, Michael Madsen, Chris Penn, Treat Williams, Jennifer Connelly, Daniel Baldwin, Andrew McCarthy, John Malkovich, Kyle Chandler, Ed Lauter, Larry Garrison, Chelsea Harrington, Johnna Johnson
Hell Ride
Two rival bikers gangs, the Victors and the Six-Six-Six's, refuel their decades-old rivalry.
Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller
Actors: Julia Jones, Larry Bishop, Leonor Varela, Austin Galuppo, Pete Randall, Vinnie Jones, David Carradine, Dean Delray, Michael Beach, Steve McCammon, Michael Madsen, Eric Balfour, Lee Alfred, David Grieco, Kanin Howell
Terror Trap
While driving at night on a lonely road, the car of estranged couple Don and Nancy is hit twice by another car in the middle ...
Actors: Michael Madsen, David James Elliott, Jeff Fahey, Heather Marie Marsden, Andrew Sensenig, Lacey Minchew, Matt Triplett, Mark De Alessandro, Danny Cosmo, Bill Martin Williams, Wayne Douglas Morgan, Dale Beasley, Jerry Lee Leighton, Rusty Tennant, Steve Petit
In rural Alabama, two couples find themselves in a fight for survival. Running from a maniac (The Tin Man) bent on killing them, they flee ...
Actors: Michael Madsen, Reynaldo Rosales, Heidi Dippold, Julie Ann Emery, J.P. Davis, Lew Temple, Leslie Easterbrook, Bill Moseley, Pawel Delag, Weronika Rosati, Alanna Bale, Mark Fierer, Florentyna Synowiecka, Andrew Gorzen, Albert Pietrzak
Louise is working in a diner as a waitress and has some problems with her boyfriend Jimmy, who, as a musician, is always on the ...
Genres: Crime, Drama, Adventure
Actors: Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis, Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Christopher McDonald, Stephen Tobolowsky, Brad Pitt, Timothy Carhart, Lucinda Jenney, Jason Beghe, Sonny Carl Davis, Ken Swofford, Shelly Desai, Carol Mansell, Stephen Polk
Some time after the Civil War, a stagecoach hurtles through the wintry Wyoming landscape. Bounty hunter John Ruth and his fugitive captive Daisy Domergue race ...
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Western, Mystery
Actors: Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Demián Bichir, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Bruce Dern, James Parks, Dana Gourrier, Zoë Bell, Lee Horsley, Gene Jones, Keith Jefferson, Craig Stark
Kill Me Again
Fay Forrester, an attractive young lady wants to escape from her violent and jealous boyfriend Vince. So she hires Jack Andrews, a second class private ...
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Actors: Pat Mulligan, Nick Dimitri, Michael Madsen, Joanne Whalley, Robert Schuch, Duane Tucker, Val Kilmer, Molly Flanegin, Dominic Dinino, Daniel Dorse, Bibi Besch, Jim Boeke, Jon Gries, Michael Sharrett, Debby Lynn Ross
The Vigilante Diaries is a high octane action-adventure film featuring 90's movie heroes, explosive action, and international espionage. The film revolves around a team of ...
Actors: Jason Mewes, Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson, Paul Sloan, Kevin L. Walker, Michael Jai White, Michael Madsen, Mike Hatton, James Russo, Arman Nshanian, Sal Guerrero, Chasty Ballesteros, Jessica Uberuaga, Jacqueline Lord, Mark Sherman, Mary Christina Brown
The Kid: Chamaco
Young Abner Torres wants to pursue professional boxing as his means to escape the pervasive poverty, prostitution, drug dealing and bullying police of his Mexican ...
Country: USA, Mexico
Actors: Martin Sheen, Kirk Harris, Ãlex Perea, Michael Madsen, Danny Perea, SofÃa Espinosa, Gustavo Sánchez Parra, Raúl Méndez, Christian Vazquez, Gustavo Ganem, Juan Carlos Remolina, Daniel Evangelista, Rafael Valdes, Joe Torrenueva, Michael Ellison
Sins Expiation
David begins experiencing cloudy memories of a long-lost life amidst the violent Cortello family in Sicily ââ'¬Â¦ a family he ultimately betrayed. And the wages ...
Country: USA, Italy, Romania
Actors: Gabriele Arena, Steven Bauer, Vin Bejleri, Luigi Maria Burruano, Francesco Casisa, Federico Cimò, Veronica D'Agostino, Abraam Fontana, Toni Gambino, Cassandra Gava, Danny Glover, Anne Jeffreys, Alfredo Li Bassi, Michael Madsen, Giovanni Martorana
Alledged wayward adolescent Louisiana gentleman Michael 'Mike' Blueberry is dumped by his family with a Wild West uncle. The brute's only 'motivation' is a stick. ...
Country: UK, France, Mexico
Genres: Western, Adventure
Actors: Vincent Cassel, Juliette Lewis, Michael Madsen, Temuera Morrison, Ernest Borgnine, Djimon Hounsou, Hugh O'Conor, Geoffrey Lewis, Nichole Hiltz, Kateri Walker, Vahina Giocante, Guillermo Arévalo, Tchéky Karyo, Eddie Izzard, Colm Meaney
Hoboken Hollow
As Trevor drifts through Texas on collision course with a nightmare he is still haunted by the evils of the war he recently returned from ...
Actors: Jason Connery, C. Thomas Howell, Mark Holton, Lin Shaye, Randy Spelling, Dennis Hopper, Michael Madsen, Robert Carradine, Greg Evigan, Dedee Pfeiffer, Jonathan Fraser, Rudolf Martin, Joe Stevens, Kingsly Martin, Erick Nathan
Strength and Honour
A single father decides to break his dying wife's last wish to not box again in order to save his young son from certain death.
Actors: Michael Madsen, Vinnie Jones, Patrick Bergin, Richard Chamberlain, Michael Rawley, Gail Fitzpatrick, Luke Whelton, Myles Horgan, Finbar Furey, Sheridan Mahon, Krystal Mahon, Michael John Galvin, Joe O'Gorman, Geraldine McLoughlin, Pat Shortt
The Tomb
Successful writer and scholar Jonathan Merrick falls under the spell of the irresistible, bewitchingly beautiful Ligeia. She's fighting a fatal illness and she will stop ...
Genres: Thriller, Horror
Actors: Wes Bentley, Kaitlin Doubleday, Sofya Skya, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Joel Lewis, Michael Madsen, Christa Campbell, Jerome Samuel Lewis, Jared Sanz-Agero, Joe Hanrahan, Lydia Hull, Eric Roberts, Mackenzie Rosman, Jeff Most, Stephanie Reuter
David Goodman is on the pick of his career as a PR executive when he suddenly loses his chance for a big promotion and, unfortunately, ...
Actors: Edward Furlong, Chandra West, Michael Madsen, Richard Stroh, Sandra Steier, John Innes, Tobias Mehler, Kim Kondrashoff, Robert Clarke, Jenny Mitchell, Michael Bean, Patrick Keating, Zak Santiago, Lexie Huber, Paul Jarrett
Magic Boys
When the world of male strippers and diamond smugglers collide the outcome is not what you'd expect. A comedy with European flair and gun-toting theatrics, ...
Country: UK, Canada, Hungary
Genres: Drama, Comedy, Adventure
Actors: Vinnie Jones, Michael Madsen, Tamer Hassan, Nikolett Barabas, Jody Quigley, Mark Phelan, Jamelia, Simon Szabó, Luke Brandon Field, Róbert Koltai, Nansi Nsue, Réka Gavaldi, Kátya Tompos, Gyözö Szabó, Péter Kertész
Doc McCoy is put in prison because his partners chickened out and flew off without him after exchanging a prisoner with a lot of money. ...
Country: USA, Japan
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Romance, Adventure
Actors: Alec Baldwin, Kim Basinger, Michael Madsen, James Woods, David Morse, Jennifer Tilly, James Stephens, Richard Farnsworth, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Burton Gilliam, Royce D. Applegate, Daniel Villarreal, Scott McKenna, Alex Colon, Justin Williams
No Bad Days
Set in the exotic terrain of the Yucatan Peninsula, NO BAD DAYS is an action/adventure film that manifests all the qualities that make for an ...
Genres: Action, Comedy, Adventure
Actors: Keith David, Declan Joyce, Dionne Lea, Daniel Ledesma, Michael Madsen, Moksha McPherrin, Daniel Edward Mora, Kelly Noonan, Protasio, Andrea Rosso, David Leo Schultz, Heather Storm, Jane Stuart, Ray Angel Torres, Richard Tyson
Diamond Cartel
The charismatic and ruthless Mussa makes a deal to purchase the Star of East Diamond from the Hong-Kong triad crime boss Mr. Lo - but ...
Genres: Action, Adventure
Actors: Armand Assante, Peter O'Toole, Olivier Gruner, Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, Michael Madsen, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Don Wilson, Bolo Yeung
Tooth and Nail
In a post-apocalyptic world, a small group of survivors, who call themselves Foragers, plan to rebuild civilization from their headquarters in an empty hospital based ...
Actors: Nicole DuPort, Rider Strong, Michael Kelly, Alexandra Barreto, Robert Carradine, Emily Catherine Young, Kevin E. Scott, Zack Robidas, Beverly Hynds, Jeffrey D. Erb, Rachel Miner, Michael Madsen, Vinnie Jones, Patrick Durham, Jonathan Sachar
Deep Winter
Best friends set out to be the first people to ski a dangerous Alaskan peak.
Actors: Eric Lively, Kellan Lutz, Michael Madsen, Luke Goss, Peyton List, Robert Carradine, Shane Anderson, Betty Austin, K. Danor Gerald, Doug Gibbons, Jeff Johnson, Joshua David McLerran, Michael Pulte, Ryan Templeman, Cody Weselis
Resevoir Dogs
After a simple jewelery heist goes terribly wrong when the alarm is tripped and the cops show up within moments, the surviving criminals begin to ...
Genres: Thriller, Crime
Actors: Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen
By accident, a delinquent boy happens to know about the endangered killer white whale is about to being killed by the aquarium owners with the ...
Genres: Drama, Adventure, Family
Actors: Jason James Richter, Jayne Atkinson, Lori Petty, August Schellenberg, Michael Madsen
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
Suddenly a crashed oil tanker endangers the whales, and several animal and human lives have to be saved as well when the oil catches fire. ...
Genres: Adventure, Drama
Actors: Jason James Richter, Michael Madsen, Francis Capra
Species 2
When astronaut Patrick Ross returns from the first manned Mars expedition, he's infected with some human-alien DNA and now runs amok on earth. Preston and ...
Genres: Sci-Fi, Horror
Actors: Natasha Henstridge, Michael Madsen, Marg Helgenberger
A hunter (Peter Tuinstra) searches for a large crocodile that preys on tourists at a resort while a local tries to blame a foreign crocodile-farm ...
Genres: Action, Thriller, Horror
Actors: Michael Madsen, Peter Tuinstra, Sherry Edwards
Piranhaconda
Two piranha/anaconda hybrid creatures hunt down the scientist who stole their egg and a film crew. Now the small humans must run from the creature ...
Actors: Michael Madsen, Rachel Hunter, Rib Hillis
2047: Sights Of Death
The movie is set in 2047 when our planet is ruled by the repressive Confederate Central Government (CCG). Ryan is a Green War rebel agent ...
Genres: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Actors: Daryl Hannah, Danny Glover, Michael Madsen
Lumberjack Man
As the staff of Good Friends Church Camp prepares for a spring break filled with "Fun Under the Son", a demon logger rises from his ...
Genres: Comedy, Horror
Actors: Michael Madsen, Hector Becerra, Jasmin Carina
The film follows two gangsters (Michael Madsen, Alec Baldwin) and a trainer (Danny Glover) as they help a young man (William DeMeo) realize his dream ...
Actors: Alec Baldwin, Michael Madsen, Shannen Doherty
Kidnapped in Romania
The film tells the story of a couple of Italo-American journalists who go missing during their work assignment in Romania after their car breaks down ...
Actors: Michael Madsen, Andrea Stefancikova, Paul Sorvino
A story about a man who can't seem to do anything but win at the tables in Vegas. This, of course, brings hustlers out of ...
Genres: Crime, Thriller, Comedy
Actors: Rebecca De Mornay, Vincent D'Onofrio, Richard Edson, Saverio Guerra, Delroy Lindo, Michael Madsen, Billy Bob Thornton, Frank Whaley, Luis Contreras, Ed Pansullo, Sy Richardson, Craig Vincent, Biff Yeager, Del Zamora, Roger Jennings
Mykelti Williamson and Justin Lazard are a pair of astronauts who make the first successful manned mission to Mars. Lazard's character gets infected by an ...
Genres: Action, Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi
Actors: Michael Madsen, Natasha Henstridge, Marg Helgenberger, Mykelti Williamson, George Dzundza, James Cromwell, Justin Lazard, Myriam Cyr, Sarah Wynter, Baxter Harris, Scott Morgan, Nancy La Scala, Raquel Gardner, Henderson Forsythe, Robert Hogan
Honest and straightforward small-town Shirlee Kenyon chucks her boyfriend and heads for Chicago. Accidentally having to host a radio problem phone-in show, it is clear ...
Actors: Dolly Parton, James Woods, Griffin Dunne, Michael Madsen, Deirdre O'Connell, John Sayles, Teri Hatcher, Spalding Gray, Jerry Orbach, Philip Bosco, Charles Fleischer, Keith MacKechnie, Jay Thomas, Amy Morton, Paula Newsome
A teenage girl, distraught from her vain attempt to connect with her estranged mother, resorts to cutting herself. When she develops an online relationship with ...
Actors: Michael Madsen, Holly Taylor, Jennifer Taylor, Nicole Arianna Fox, August Emerson, Lauren C. Mayhew, Mallory Moye, Tawny Amber Young, Jen McPherson, Sarah Schreiber, Olivia Rose Keegan, Danielle Morrow, Lucas Elliot Eberl, Brennan Murray, Ilea Matthews
Trouble Bound
Genres: Action, Comedy
Actors: Michael Madsen, Patricia Arquette, Sal Jenco, Darren Epton, Gregory Sporleder, Paul Ben-Victor, Billy Bob Thornton, Rustam Branaman, Florence Stanley, Seymour Cassel, Patrick Cupo, Monty Hoffman, Billy Bastiani, Vincent Guastaferro, Deryl Hayes
The Lion of Judah
Follow the adventures of a bold lamb (Judah) and his stable friends as they try to avoid the sacrificial alter the week preceding the crucifixion ...
Actors: Ernest Borgnine, Anupam Kher, Sandi Patty, Michael Madsen, Georgie Kidder, Omar Benson Miller, Alphonso McAuley, Scott Eastwood, Leon Clingman, Bruce Marchiano, Vic Mignogna, Rodney Newman, Roger Hawkins, Matthew Rutherford, Adrienne Pearce
The Broken Key
In a near future, due to the effects of an uncompromising law on the eco-sustainability of supports, paper has become a rare item, a luxury ...
Genres: History, Thriller, Sci-Fi
Actors: Rutger Hauer, Michael Madsen, Christopher Lambert, Geraldine Chaplin, Franco Nero, William Baldwin, Maria de Medeiros, Kabir Bedi, Marc Fiorini, Andrea Cocco, Diana Dell'Erba, Walter Lippa, Marco Deambrogio, Yoon C. Joyce, Alex Belli
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PROJECTS > Mixed-use > Aurora Place, Bukit Jalil
The booming of retail spaces in recent years saw multitude types of commercial malls existed in major urban areas. Alongside the growing demands and population, developers have to find ways to build more than just a brick and mortar standalone mall.
The developer of Aurora Place, Ho Hup Construction has introduced a hybrid mall concept in their latest mixed development in the Bukit Jalil City. Similar to the street mall, the hybrid mall advocates the open-air central atrium and outdoor elements within the built-in shop lots, with shared common amenities. Other than the mall, the development also consists of three, four and five-storey of shop-offices, three tower blocks of 209 units of Smart Office, Versatile Office (SoVo) office suites and the three levels of basement car park.
Centrally located in the burgeoning town of Bukit Jalil City, the Aurora Place is well-positioned next to the upcoming Pavilion Bukit Jalil, Bukit Jalil Recreational Park and Bukit Jalil Golf and Country Resort, with seamless connection to the Bukit Jalil Highway and KESAS Highway.
To further distinguish it from other retail malls, the shoppers and visitors will experience a unique alfresco dining atmosphere through the open rooftop food and beverage garden, while enjoying the panoramic view of the vicinity area. The rooftop floor will be easily linked from the central atrium and the SoVo tower blocks. The vibrant and posh feel exudes from the interior finishes of the mall, along with the modern and futuristic of the façade paneling walls.
Bukit Jalil City, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
118,913 m² (1,279,967 ft²)
A hybrid commercial mall with three tower blocks of office suites
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Frederick Hubble: Hypha showing at KH7artspace, Aarhus, Denmark
Frederick Hubble: Hypha
Launch: Friday 24 May 4pm – 7pm
Opening hours: 24 May – 7 June 2019
KH7artspace, Sydhavnsgade 7, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
The Sower/ Aleppo Pine (2017), Frederick Hubble.
KH7artspace is delighted to present the first international solo exhibition by UK artist Frederick Hubble.
Through materials including glass, water, snow, chocolate, fish, wine, wood and brass, Hubble’s practice responds to place through sculpture, video, photography, performance, drawing and ephemeral gesture.
For Hypha, Hubble will transform the gallery with a body of new site-specific works that respond to the contexts of Aarhus and its surrounding areas.
Hypha takes its title from the branching filaments that form mycelium in fungi. Using this natural structure as a starting point, the exhibition brings together interconnected spaces, places and peoples.
From the cool of the forests, to the saltiness of the sea and the blueness of the sky, Hypha explores climate, transit and the changing experiences of place that link Aarhus to the West Midlands region of central England.
The idea of the “foreigner” and the skewed Romantic ideals (both historic and contemporary) attached to international travel, the impact of tourism and the slow unfolding of time all play a part in the works produced for KH7.
Via Hypha, the gallery becomes a site of production, experimentation and display, with works made in anticipation of the exhibition, as a direct response to the site and after the exhibition ends as part of the ongoing legacy of Hubble’s practice.
Hypha is curated by UK-based curator and writer Anneka French, with critical curatorial support from artist Mette Boel.
Fred Hubble (b. 1993 Birmingham, UK) received his MA Fine Art from Birmingham School of Art, Birmingham City University, UK in 2016. Recent exhibitions include Forward, Medicine Gallery, Birmingham, curated by Ikon Gallery (2019); Silent Stage, Yaga Gathering, near Vilnius, Lithuania (2018); Firn, Asylum Gallery, Wolverhampton (2018); Slow Cooker, Stryx, Birmingham (2017); Lunch at the Nipple Dome, Art Licks, London (2017) and The Twin, Coventry Biennial of Contemporary Art (upcoming). He has undertaken residencies at JOYA Arte + Ecologia, Sierra Maria, Almeria, Spain and at Stryx, Birmingham (both 2017).
www.fredhubble.com
www.kh7artspace.dk
The exhibition is generously supported by Aarhus Kulturudviklingspulje
A Q&A with… Barbara Walker, artist making black histories visible
Anneka French interviews Birmingham-based artist Barbara Walker on her exhibition at Jerwood Gallery, Hasting – via a-n news
What ingredients make for a successful artist? A response to SLOW COOKER PT IV
Gavin Rogers responds to SLOW COOKER PT IV, an artist residency programme delivered by Stryx Gallery Birmingham from May to Dec 2017.
Engine Open Call: Traverse – Connecting International Art Communities
Aarhus Billedkunstcenter (Denmark) and New Art West Midlands present the second edition of Traverse – Connecting International Art Communities. Read more about our artist open call exploring the impact of peripheral geographies on artists’ working lives.
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Pennant completes Liverpool move
Pennant will wear the number 16 shirt at Anfield
Liverpool have signed Jermaine Pennant from Birmingham in a £6.7m deal.
The price for the 23-year-old winger, who has joined on a four-year contract, could rise to £8m with add-ons.
The Blues initially turned down a £3.5m offer and negotiated a higher fee as they have to give Pennant's old club Arsenal 25% of the cash received.
Pennant, who joined City last summer after a successful four-month loan spell, is expected to immediately join his new team-mates in Switzerland.
And he could make his debut for the club he supported as a child on Saturday against Kaiserslautern in Liechtenstein.
"If I'm needed, I'm fit to play," Pennant said.
"I've dreamt about this since I was a little boy so to actually be here and to be able to wear a Liverpool shirt and play at Anfield is a dream come true. I'm over the moon.
"My best will come at this club because I am playing alongside top quality players who will only help me develop my game.
"This is the best club in the country and the best club to be at so if I can't do it here then I won't be able to do it anywhere.
"I've still got a long career ahead of me because I'm still young, but hopefully I'll enjoy all my good times here.
"I've come here to be successful and it'd be a great feeling if I can win trophies as a Liverpool player."
Pennant added: "I had a great time in my 18 months at Birmingham City, and everybody, including the fans were absolutely fantastic to me.
"Hopefully I will have the opportunity to play against them in the Premiership sooner rather than later, because that is where they deserve to be.
"When I had my problems, Steve Bruce and the club showed faith in me.
It does seem an excessive amount for a largely unproven player
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"I'll always be grateful to Steve and the rest of the coaching staff because they have provided me with the opportunity to take on a new challenge in my career."
Pennant's arrival solves Rafael Benitez's search for a right-sided midfielder, with his first choice, Sevilla's Daniel Alves, proving too pricey at £12m.
The England Under-21 international, who joined Birmingham for £3m, joins Wales striker Craig Bellamy at Anfield as Benitez looks to invest in young British talent.
But in Pennant, the Liverpool coach has purchased one of football's most notorious players.
In 2005 the midfielder become the first footballer to play in the Premiership while wearing an electronic tag. He had served 21 days in jail after being found guilty of drink driving while banned and having no insurance.
Originally Pennant had been banned from driving for 16 months in 2004 after being seen travelling in the wrong lane in Paddington, west London.
Also in 2005 it was reported that Birmingham sent the player home from training after he turned up under the influence of alcohol.
And in a separate incident that year, Pennant was alleged to have become involved in an argument with a man outside a restaurant on the Greek island of Zante, which led to the man punching him.
In 2003, Pennant was sent home from an England Under-21 training camp for breaking a curfew.
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100 A Street Wraps Up Interior Finishing - Bringing 9 Luxury Condos to South Boston
This week, interior finishing wraps up at South Boston's newest boutique residence - 100 A Street.
Featuring nine luxurious condominiums nestled in a premier location, this new development will offer residents upscale South Boston living. The 6-story building features eight two-bedroom condominium units ranging from 1,701 to 1,803 square-feet and one four-bedroom, 3,585 square-foot penthouse.
Residents at 100 A Street will enjoy an array of convenient amenities including a common roof deck; elevator access to all units; an on-grade parking garage; and an attractive, well-lit lobby. 536 square-feet of ground-floor retail space is designated for a coffee shop or snack bar.
100 A Street will be clad in an attractive brick and black finish color aluminum curtain wall, reflecting the architectural character of the surrounding South Boston neighborhood. The project is conveniently situated moments from several transportation nodes including the MBTA Broadway T Stop and numerous bus routs.
Fantastic Southie shopping and retail conveniences are moments from your door. The site provides easy automobile access to I-93 North and South, the Mass Turnpike, and Logan Airport.
The 3,585 square-foot penthouse, with 4 bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms is currently listed at $5.25M. At nearly $1,381 per squarefoot, the penthouse would beat the previous South Boston sales record by over $3,100,000. 100 A Street could potentially set two Southie condo sales records with another 2 bedroom unit under agreement in the building at $2.2M.
Contact us to inquire about units at 100 A Street - now for sale.
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Australian Electronic Trio Midnight Juggernauts Add NYC Date to their Upcoming US Tour
posted Sep 5, 2008, 4:01 PM by Vu Nguyen
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AUSTRALIAN ELECTRONIC TRIO MIDNIGHT JUGGERNAUTS ADD NYC DATE TO THEIR UPCOMING U.S. TOUR
Dynamic Trio Will Play At NYC’s New Art Cabaret Space
Le Poisson Rouge on September 13th
Who: Midnight Juggernauts
What: NYC date added to previously announced U.S. tour which
includes shows in LA, San Francisco, Austin and Baltimore
When: Saturday, September 13th, 2008
Where: Le Poisson Rouge
New Yorkers will now have the chance to see Australia’s Midnight Juggernauts during their fall visit to the U.S. before the band hibernates to begin work on their second album. In addition to four previously announced U.S. shows, the Midnight Juggernauts will play NYC’s Le Poisson Rouge on September 13th (full schedule below). The band has spent the last year touring the globe in support of their debut Dystopia, which included a U.S. tour with Justice, a triumphant Coachella performance and countless festival performances including Primavera, Glastonbury and Fuji Rock, just to mention a few.
For more info on Midnight Juggernauts, visit www.myspace.com/midnightjuggernauts orwww.midnightjuggernauts.com
For album artwork, photos and other press materials on Midnight Juggernauts, visit www.capitolpub.net
Midnight Juggernauts U.S. Fall Tour Dates:
9/10 Los Angeles Vanguard (Scion House Party, presented with VICE) w HeartsRevolution
9/11 Austin Beauty Bar (Scion House Party, presented with VICE) w HeartsRevolution
9/12 San Francisco 1015 (With Digitalism)
9/13 NYC Le Poisson Rouge (With Grandmaster Flash)
9/17 Baltimore Ottobar (Scion House Party, presented with VICE) w HeartsRevolution
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Frederik Schodt at the Mechanics' Institute
Wednesday evening I heard translator & author Frederik Schodt give a slide lecture at the Mechanics' Institute about Professor Risley, a 19th century circus impresario. Though Mr. Schodt called this a "lost history," he claimed that Professor Risley was once a household name & "the Michael Jackson of his day." To set the mood for his talk, Mr. Schodt donned a fancy hat & performed a magic trick in which he made drawings appear on the pages of a blank book. He then led us through Professor Risley's colorful life, which involved, among other things, touring an American circus through Asia, introducing ice cream into Japan, & meeting history's most handsome samurai. He brought a Japanese acrobatic troupe to San Francisco in 1867, on the 1st stop of a world-wide tour. I was fascinated to see photos of the Japanese acrobats taken in New York & Paris. Risley's own circus act involved him juggling small children high in the air with his feet. The presentation was informative & entertaining. Many of Mr. Schodt's friends seemed to be in attendance.
§ Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe: A Lost History, and a Lost Page from San Francisco’s History
Frederik L. Schodt
Mechanics' Institute
Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 6:00 PM
Labels: books, talk
West Edge Opera's Poppea Dress Rehearsal
Emma McNairy as Poppea
Photo Credit: Jamie Buschbaum
Tuesday night I got to attend the final dress rehearsal of L'incoronazione di Poppea, being presented by West Edge Opera this weekend. The production is streamlined in all directions. Many scenes & characters are completely cut, & director Mark Streshinsky does a good job moving through the plot. The minimal staging locates the action in the Kennedy years of the 1960s. Just a couch & a large curtained bed are on stage. Video projections play continuously on the set, but after a while they turned into wallpaper for me, & I stopped paying attention to them. All the supernatural characters are gone, so this is a world without divine intervention. The rehearsal ran under 2 1/2 hours, including one intermission, which occurs after the death of Seneca.
The fine cast are all expressive & idiomatic singers. Soprano Emma McNairy has a warm, bright voice & is a guileless & almost child-like Poppea. Soprano Christine Brandes has a compressed, solid sound, & her Nero is a spoiled teenager in a suit. As Ottone, countertenor Ryan Belongie sings in a pleasing, unstrained voice. He has many interesting costume changes, including preppy outfits, a dress, & nothing but a towel around his waist. Tenor Brian Thorsett is terrifically fun in the drag role of Arnalta, & his high, ringing voice is gorgeous. It is a crime that Arnalta's final monologue is cut from this production. Mezzo Erin Neff, as a tense Ottavia, was focussed in her singing & acting. Bass Paul Thompson sounded appropriately sepulchral as the ancient Seneca, wheelchair-bound & requiring an oxygen tank. I liked his easy access to the role's low D. Soprano Tonia D'Amelio was a perky Drusilla, & I enjoyed her gleeful singing in an aria expressing how happy she is that Poppea is about get to bumped off by Ottone.
From the pit, conductor Gilbert Martinez played the harpsichord & led a small continuo of plucked instruments: harpsichord, theorbo, harp & lute. 2 violins & a gamba occasionally joined in the ritornellos, but the realization is dry & lacks variety for those moments when the music blooms into arias. Instead of the prologue for Fortune, Virtue & Love, this production opens with the love duet for Poppea & Nero from the end of the opera's Naples version. Ottone & Drusilla end up singing some of the love duet belonging to Damigella & Valletto, characters missing here.
More rehearsal photos on facebook.
§ L’incoronazione di Poppea
West Edge Opera
Final Dress Rehearsal, January 29, 2013, 7:30p
Nerone – Christine Brandes
Poppea – Emma McNairy
Ottavia – Erin Neff
Drucilla – Tonia D'Amelio
Ottone – Ryan Belongie
Arnalta – Brian Thorsett
Seneca – Paul Thompson
Secret Service #1 – Tim Gahan
Secret Service #2 – Roy Landaverde
Conductor – Gilbert Martinez
Stage Director – Mark Streshinsky
Harpsichord: JungHae Kim
Theorbo: Daniel Zuluaga
Triple Harp: Cheryl Ann Fulton
Viola da Gamba: Josh Lee
Violin: David Sego and Amy Haltom
Fri, Feb 1, 8:00 p.m.
Sat, Feb 2, 8:00 p.m.
Sun, Feb 3, 3:00 p.m.
Performing Arts Theater at El Cerrito High School
ABS: St. John Passion
Sunday afternoon I heard the American Bach Soloists give a pristine performance of Bach's St. John Passion. There was a chorus of 16 & an orchestra of the same size. Tenor Aaron Sheehan was a tireless & consistent Evangelist. He has a clear, high voice, & his singing was nicely connected. Baritone William Sharp was a noble Jesus. His voice is full & unforced & fits the music comfortably. He was also assigned the aria Mein teuer Heiland, which he sang in a calming manner. Countertenor Brennan Hall makes a clean & steady sound. He was sustained in Es ist vollbracht, which was accompanied by a lugubrious viola da gamba obbligato played by Elisabeth Reed. Tenor Derek Chester has an attractive, lyrical voice, & he worked hard to make his arias sound smooth. Baritone Joshua Copeland was solid & grounded in the bass arias & the part of Pilate. Soprano Clara Rottsolk had big, projecting high notes that made my concert companion wonder if she had wandered in from a Wagner opera. Her Zerfließe, mein Herze had a lot of strength. Except for the Evangelist & Jesus, the soloists also sang in the choruses. I did not see why the soloists were positioned behind the orchestra.
The concert felt scrupulously well-prepared. The choruses were clean & tidy, with occasional fussy details of articulation. Conductor Jeffrey Thomas led with square, even tempos that were not too fast or too slow. The orchestra played neatly. The performance was based on the 1725 version of the Passion, containing alternate versions of 5 numbers. A duet in which the soprano sings a chorale over the bass's running melody was striking. I was sorry not to have the churning opening chorus from the standard version, though. The serious-minded ABS audience was impressively quiet throughout & applauded the soloists appreciatively, especially Mr. Sheehan.
§ Bach's St. John Passion
Jeffrey Thomas, conductor
Aaron Sheehan, tenor (Evangelista)
William Sharp, baritone (Christus)
Clara Rottsolk, soprano
Brennan Hall, countertenor
Derek Chester, tenor
Joshua Copeland, baritone
American Bach Choir
Sunday, January 27 2013, 4:00 pm
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
Labels: ABS, music, review
2012 British Arrows Awards
I'm glad I remembered to catch the 2012 British Arrows Awards, a compilation of award-winning British TV commercials, playing at the YBCA this weekend. I saw over 55 ads in about 75 minutes. None of them seem like they want to waste my time. Dorito's Dip Desperado, a goofy homage to Mexican Westerns, is a complete movie in itself, as is the wonderfully aw-shucks Commercial of the Year about a little boy's painful wait for Christmas morning.
Many of the spots were downright surreal. T-Mobile's amateur video of the royal wedding was vaguely disconcerting, & I found the ads for Wall's Sausages featuring a tiny rapping dog to be disturbing. The public service announcements were powerful. An ad promoting condom use by depicting a string of nasty sexual partners for a young woman was so scary that it caused some women in the audience to gasp. I liked the animated drawings painted on derelict buildings in an ad against street violence.
Humor is still the dominant approach here. Pot Noodle's pampered footballer's wife is a week's worth of silliness. The phone break proposed by Orange mobile network is brilliant. The high-concept campaign for Aldi does a great job promoting the supermarket's discount brands, but I still have no idea what the little girl says at the end of the canned beans spot.
§ 2012 British Arrows Awards
(formerly British Television Advertising Awards)
Thu, Jan 24 – Sun, Jan 27
YBCA Screening Room
Labels: commerce, film
Civil War Living History Day
A troop of Civil War reenactors strutted their stuff in Fort Point on Saturday.
They performed military drills, gave a band concert, & manned displays of Civil War artifacts, which they explained with great familiarity. One friendly fellow used models of a human head & skull to show me how 19th century surgeons would carry out a trepanation & use a flattened silver coin to plug the hole.
The reenactors looked remarkably comfortable in their 19th century garb, & the setting couldn't be more authentic.
Fort Point must form some kind of natural wind tunnel. It was blustery & numbingly cold.
The chilling conditions didn't seem to bother the reenactors, who appeared entirely at home.
§ Civil War Living History Day
Fort Point, the Presidio
Saturday, 26 January 2013, 10 am - 5 pm
Labels: free, happenings
Jon Mendle's Salon at the Rex
Wednesday night I heard guitarist Jon Mendle in the clubby Salon at the Rex. He played an hour-long program that included Baroque suites, arrangements of popular pieces by Debussy & Ravel, & a world premiere. The young Mr. Mendle is a graduate of the SF Conservatory of Music, & his resume includes a tour with Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble. He played an 11-string Archguitar, an unusual instrument that looks like a Baroque guitar with way too many strings. It sounded soft but resonant. Mr. Mendle has a relaxed manner & was very comfortable speaking with the audience between pieces. He seems to have a strong fingering hand.
Mr. Mendle acknowledged Alan Perlman, the builder of his guitar, who was in attendance. Mr. Mendle also pointed out composer Garry Eister in the audience, immediately after premiering his Moto Perpetuo.The piece was written expressly for Mr. Mendle's instrument & sounded flowing rather than rapid. Instead of maintaining a running pace, the music curiously unwinds at the end. Mr. Mendle clearly pleased the salon audience, who listened so quietly that you could hear when someone turned over a program or put down a glass. Some gave him a standing ovation. In the Q&A, there were many questions about his guitar.
§ Jon Mendle, guitar
Salon at the Rex
La fille aux cheveux de lin
S. L. Weiss (1687-1750)
Selections from Sonata XXIII, L'infidele
Adam Falckenhagen (1697-1754)
Sonata IV, Op 1 (1740)
Allegro Un Poco
A Tempo Giusto
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Pavane pour une infante défunte
Garry Eister (b. 1952)
Moto Perpetuo (2012) (World premiere)
Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806-1856)
Fantasie Hongroise
Wednesday, January 23, 6:30pm
Hotel Rex
Labels: music, review, Salon at the Rex
Festspiele Eintrittskarte
So here's what a ticket for The Ring at the 2013 Bayreuth Festival looks like. It's kind of scary just holding it. It's one ticket for all 4 Ring operas. I think I need to keep this in a safe deposit box until August.
Labels: Bayreuther Festspiele, opera
Valinor Winds at 7th Avenue Performances
Saturday night I heard wind quintet Valinor Winds perform in a small church venue in the Inner Sunset. The agreeable program began with a short, charming piece by Nino Rota, followed by Anton Reicha's Wind Quintet in E-flat Major, in what clarinetist Brenden Guy described as "the 15 minute version." The musicians all stood to perform Berio's Opus Number Zoo, which requires them to declaim the text of 4 child-like poems by Rhoda Levine, as well as play. Though the subject matter is conflict & war, the piece comes across as cute. After intermission we heard a genial version of Grieg's Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, arranged by Mr. Guy. The program ended with Barber's Summer Music, & I enjoyed hearing this florid & often sultry music.
The musicians took turns speaking to the audience between pieces. Mr. Guy explained that Valinor Winds was originally a student ensemble at the SF Conservatory of Music & that this was their first time presenting their own full-length concert. There is something very polite about the way quintet's members all listen to each other & maintain a good ensemble, no one instrument ever dominating. Their overall sound is smooth & pleasing. The event had an easy-going atmosphere. A reception with drinks and snacks immediately followed.
§ Wind-ter Wonderland
Valinor Winds
Sasha Launer, flute
Jessica Huntsman, oboe
Brenden Guy, clarinet
Alexis Luque, bassoon
Caitlyn Smith, horn
Nino Rota: Petite Offrande Musicale
Anton Reicha: Wind Quintet in Eb Major, Op.88 no.2
Luciano Berio: Opus Number Zoo
Edvard Grieg: Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, arr. Brenden Guy
Samuel Barber: Summer Music
7th Avenue Performances
7th Avenue Presbyterian Church
Saturday, January 19, 2013, 7:30pm
Labels: free, music, review
SF Fine Print Fair
This weekend I got up close & personal with a variety of beautiful works on paper at the San Francisco Fine Print Fair at Fort Mason. The dealers come from all over the country & offer prints from Europe, Japan & America by artists old & new. The folks from the Verne Collection in Ohio do a great job providing each of their pieces with a story. I enjoyed being able to browse through scores of images without worrying about reading the labels first to make sure I knew what I was looking at. Despite the value & fragility of their merchandise, the dealers seemed very laid-back. Everything is clearly priced, & you can go home with a Rembrandt etching for a modest 5 figures.
§ San Francisco Fine Print Fair
Fort Mason Conference Center, Landmark Bldg. A
Saturday, January 19, 10:00 - 6:00 pm
Sunday, January 20, 11:00 - 5:00 pm
Labels: art, commerce, free
The Art of ParaNorman
I took advantage of a free night at the Cartoon Art Museum to see this small show containing some of the actual puppets & sets used in the production of the stop-motion animation film ParaNorman. The animated figures are only about 8 or 9 inches tall, but they wear impressively detailed & realistic clothing. I like the worn, lived-in look of the sets for Norman's house & school. There are also examples of the film's concept art. The exhibit is split between opposite ends of the museum for some reason. I was the only one in the gallery during my visit.
§ The Art of ParaNorman
October 6, 2012 – February 17, 2013
Cartoon Art Museum
Labels: animation, film, free, museum
These people are speaking German!
Roy Crane
Ink on board
Labels: CBLLAS, comics, museum
Daniel Pink: To Sell is Human
Monday night I heard Daniel Pink talk about his new book To Sell is Human to an audience at the Jewish Community Center of SF. He argues that we all do sales, & in the book he applies the latest social science research ("Studies show...") to the modern sales environment in which the traditional information imbalance between sellers & buyers no longer exists. Mr. Pink is an assiduous & entertaining speaker, & he makes a real effort to interact with his audience. His hour-long talk combined corporate training, self-help & stand-up comedy. He proudly showed us a word cloud demonstrating that people associate selling with "pushy." 3 audience volunteers drew the letter E on their own foreheads to illustrate the concept of Attunement. We learned that ambiverts are more successful salespeople than extreme extroverts or introverts & that problem finders are more valuable than problem solvers.
In the Q & A, a woman asked Mr. Pink if he uses his techniques on his children. The man sitting next to me asked how he can better promote his concerts. Cookies were offered to attendees in the lobby afterward, while Mr. Pink signed books.
§ Daniel H. Pink
To Sell is Human
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
Monday, Jan 14, 7:00 pm
Tessa Lark
Saturday night I heard violinist Tessa Lark, winner of the 2012 Naumburg Competition, in a recital presented for free to San Francisco Performances subscribers. Ms. Lark started with a Bach-like solo sonata by Ysaÿe, which she played from memory. Her sound is comfy, & she makes playing the violin seem like the most natural thing in the world. I like the warm tone she maintains even high up on the G or E strings. She has a solid up-bow. The running notes of the last movement of the Ysaÿe were incredibly short, rapid & even.
In the monumental Bartok Sonata No. 1, Ms. Lark's clean execution was well-matched by pianist Renata Gutman's limpid playing. I liked the piano's precise galumphing in the final movement, & the pair did a good job communicating the movement's folk song quality. Explaining that this last movement of the Bartok reminded her of the music of her home state of Kentucky, Ms. Lark then gave us a sample, tossing off a sprinting Bluegrass fiddle piece with ease.
The program's pleasant 2nd half consisted of a sonata by Mendelssohn, Debussy's Clair de Lune, a virtuoso showpiece by Wienawski, which Ms. Lark made look way too easy, & the song Estrellita by Ponce. She told us that Estrallita is one of her favorite pieces & that Heifetz's version was one of the things that made her want to play the violin. The audience was quiet & attentive, though they unaccountably applauded after the 1st movements of both the Ysaÿe & the Mendelssohn. Ms. Lark received a standing ovation, & someone in the balcony repeatedly shouted "Brava!" Many of those seated around me seemed to be musicians.
§ Tessa Lark, violin
Renana Gutman, piano
Ysaÿe: Sonata No. 4 in E Minor, Opus 27
Bartók: Sonata No. 1, Sz 75
Mendelssohn: Sonata in F Major
Debussy (trans. Carembat): Clair de Lune
Wieniawski: Variations on an Original Theme, Opus 15
Encores
Traditional: Bowing the Strings
Ponce (arr. Heifetz): Estrellita
Mochitsuki
The Asian Art Museum belatedly celebrated the New Year with a mochi-pounding demonstration by Kamagi Kai, who turned the preparation of this traditional Japanese treat into an hour long performance piece. The crowd was standing room only.
Calligrapher Shioh Kato interpreted the character for the Year of the Snake on a wall-sized surface, accompanied by ominous taiko drumming. He channeled a quivering energy that would put any abstract expressionist to shame. He grunted & yelled & even blew pigment onto the surface.
Nowadays mochi is of course made by machine, so it's impressive to see the physicality of the traditional process in which the rice is pounded in a large mortar by sticks & mallets. Alarmingly, one optimistic person has to stick his hand into the mortar to wet & turn the doughy mixture between blows. Set to the rhythm of the taiko, it was a lively dance.
There were many gleeful volunteers for the audience participation portions.
It was a great event for kids...
... & adults. Kamagi Kai's finale involved juggling mallets, flinging the mochi into the air & leading the audience in synchronized clapping. Samples of mochi were distributed at the end. The audience was warned to take small bites.
§ Mochitsuki!
Mochi-Pounding Ceremony
Saturday, January 12, 11am - 4pm
Samsung Hall, Asian Art Museum
Labels: food, happenings, museum
The Castro Theatre is ringing in the new year with the digital restoration of the Disney classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. I was probably a teenager the last time I saw it, & I was thoroughly entertained seeing it again. I hadn't realized the movie's songs are practically wall-to-wall. The movement of the characters is unusually captivating, & the witch is damn evil even by modern standards. Having just seen the Disney Museum's exhibit about the making of Snow White, I could recognize how Show White's small facial features & flirtatiousness were modeled after Betty Boop. The filmmakers were smart to reduce the prince's role to a cameo, after they realized they could not animate him convincingly.
I was glad to see several children at the evening show I attended, but it was the adults that were restless. A woman in my row left & came back twice during the movie. I heard people sniffling when Show White died. The organist played a medley of Disney tunes before the movie, though the inclusion of "It's a Small World" was a misuse of the mighty Wurlitzer.
§ Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
75th Anniversary Restoration!
1937, 83 min, DCP
Tuesday January 1-Sunday January 6
Labels: animation, film
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On Tuesday night I saw The Incredibles 2 at my local movie theater, with an audience mostly of adults. The show included the animated short Bao, touted as the first Pixar short directed by a woman. In this wordless film, clearly set in a North American city, a Chinese mother makes a dumpling that magically comes to life as a baby, which she then raises into an adult. The story builds to a discomfiting climax, while being cute & affectionate all the way. The realistically depicted food is instantly recognizable to anyone who has eaten home-cooked Chinese meals, & the whole thing is perhaps a gentle commentary on the ties of dependency in traditional families.
I was happy that The Incredibles 2 is pretty much the same as the first Incredibles, with its humorous take on family life with kids, mixed with cartoonish action scenes & catastrophes avoided by a hair's breadth. There are a couple of dialogue-heavy scenes making up the exposition that make a complex issue out of whether or not super heroes should be allowed to use their powers in a law-based society. I was frequently distracted by details of the visual design, which depicts a hyped-up version of the 1960s. We even get glimpses of Johnny Quest & The Twilight Zone appearing on TV sets.
Satirical scenes featuring Edna Mode with baby Jack-Jack are a highlight. The theater sound system made it seem at one point that Jack-Jack had leapt out of the screen & into the auditorium. The movie's stylish, symphonic score also sounded great. I was impressed by the visualization of falling through the wormholes in space created by one of the movie's supporting cast superheroes.
§ Bao (2018)
USA | 8min | Dir. Domee Shi
§ Incredibles 2 (2018)
USA | 1h 58min | Dir. Brad Bird
Labels: animation, film, review
SF Opera Ring Cycle 2
After the rigamarole of claiming prime standing room spots for the 1st cycle of San Francisco Opera's Ring Festival, it was a relief to attend the 1st two performances of cycle 2 sitting on the floor at the back of the balcony, with just the libretto to look at. The upstairs railing was full up, & during Rheingold I was next to people reading the score & a woman who curled up on the floor & napped for 2 and half hours.
I feel like the orchestra's playing improved steadily throughout the 1st cycle, & the sound was tremendous from up there. My ears were frequently drawn to the strings, clarinets & trumpets. Conductor Donald Runnicles made the music swell without pushing the tempos.
The cast practically flaunts its vocal strength & stamina. Tenor Štefan Margita, with the supple clarity of his voice, articulate expression & physical charisma, is an ideal Loge. Tenor Brandon Jovanovich sang Siegmund with heft, lyricism & energy to spare. It felt like he could have held the fermata on "Wälse!" for twice as long without a problem. Soprano Karita Mattila did not always sing Sieglinde with accuracy, but her broad, syrupy voice is so novel that I enjoyed hearing her nonetheless. The ardent expressiveness of mezzo Jamie Barton's singing as Fricka was impressive.
The audience applauded soprano Iréne Theorin's Brünnhilde after her 1st short scene in the 2nd act of Die Walküre, & there was laughter during the Wotan/Fricka scene. There was also delighted applause for the parachuting Valkyries in act 3. In Rheingold, the Nibelungs' screaming is terrific. It was great running into many opera friends at these performances, & I had fun taking in the lively atmosphere of Brünnhilde's Biergarten, which indeed offered beers, pretzels & wursts.
§ Das Rheingold
San Francisco Opera 2018 Ring Cycle 1
Conductor, Donald Runnicles
Director, Francesca Zambello
Wotan, Greer Grimsley
Loge, Štefan Margita
Alberich, Falk Struckmann
Fricka, Jamie Barton
Erda, Ronnita Miller
Mime, David Cangelosi
Fasolt, Andrea Silvestrelli
Fafner, Raymond Aceto
Donner, Brian Mulligan
Froh, Brandon Jovanovich
Freia, Julie Adams
Woglinde, Stacey Tappan
Wellgunde, Lauren McNeese
Flosshilde, Renée Tatum
Tuesday, 06/19/18, 7:30PM
§ Die Walküre
San Francisco Opera Ring Cycle 1
Brünnhilde, Iréne Theorin
Sieglinde, Karita Mattila
Siegmund, Brandon Jovanovich
Hunding, Raymond Aceto
Siegrune, Laura Krumm
Grimgerde, Renée Rapier
Ortlinde, Sarah Cambidge
Gerhilde, Julie Adams
Rossweisse, Lauren McNeese
Schwertleite, Nicole Birkland
Helmwige, Melissa Citro
Waltraute, Renée Tatum
Wednesday, 06/20/18, 7:00pm
Labels: music, opera, review, SF Opera, SF Opera Ring 2018
SF Opera Götterdämmerung 1
Each time conductor Donald Runnicles appeared in the pit for the Sunday matinee of San Francisco Opera's Götterdämmerung, the audience gave more cheers & applause for the maestro & the orchestra. I feel like the orchestra's playing has steadily improved over the course of this 1st cycle. There was striking playing from all sections & an over-all sheen to the orchestra's sound. I never thought I would pay so much attention to the bass trumpet or bass clarinet. The brass playing was clean yet brash. The horn solos, both from offstage & the pit, sounded courageous & glinting. The strings were vibrant. Maestro Runnicles led the music in an unbroken flow, continually swelling & exhaling, & the opera's big orchestral passages were enthralling.
The opening Norns scene was gripping, all 3 singers sounding dusky & focused, accompanied by a murky & restless orchestra. It was nice to hear mezzo Jamie Barton twice, as a Norn & as Waltraute. Her voice is hearty, with strong low notes, & there are lots of colors to her singing.
Director Francesca Zambello managed to find humor in the Gibichungs Hall scene. Soprano Melissa Citro was a strong-voiced Gutrune, & she comically minced about the stage, conscientiously tidying the furniture, plumping couch pillows & posing herself in preparation for Siegfried's arrival. Baritone Brian Mulligan has an even, taut & pleasing voice, & his Gunther is a decent man who realizes too late that he's a pawn in Hagen's game. Andrea Silvestrelli's hollow, resonant voice is distinctive, & he was a chilling Hagen. I enjoyed every moment of his performance. Bass-baritone Falk Struckmann was a dark, insinuating Alberich. He often enunciated the text spitefully.
Tenor Daniel Brenna has a bounding, easy-going stage manner & was an endearing Siegfried. His voice is somewhat light, but unforced & with clear, bright high notes. His act 3 narrative was lively & engaging, & he sang his death scene affectingly in short, expressive phrases. Soprano Iréne Theorin sings with sustained strength, & her Brünnhilde was consistently stalwart. She varied her performance with a controlled pianissimo during her immolation scene.
Visual impact comes primarily from large digital projections on the scrim & the back of the stage, & the production relies on constantly shifting images of industrial landscapes & natural phenomenon to make its points. I was impressed at how quiet the many scene changes behind the scrim were.
Throughout the opera we see all the female personages physically attacked by men in some way, & the final scene pointedly puts only women on stage. Gutrune witnesses "Starke Scheite" while women dump rifles, tires, debris & Siegfried's body off the back of the stage. Projections depict an apocalyptic snow of portraits of the cast. In the closing moments a girl comes on stage to plant a sapling.
The audience was dedicated & attentively quiet throughout. The only time I noticed people exiting early was during the 1st act. There was a standing ovation from the orchestra level & extended applause & cheering, especially when the scrim went up to reveal the orchestra members on stage, holding up their instruments & waving to us. It was great to see the French horn player singled out. Ring attendees could collect "I Survived!" buttons as they left the theater. Even though this was a matinee performance, my head was so filled with music that I couldn't get to sleep until 2am.
§ Götterdämmerung
Siegfried, Daniel Brenna
Gunther, Brian Mulligan
Hagen, Andrea Silvestrelli
Waltraute, Jamie Barton
Gutrune, Melissa Citro
First Norn, Ronnita Miller
Second Norn, Jamie Barton
Third Norn, Sarah Cambidge
Sunday, 06/17/18, 1:00pm
Posted by Axel Feldheim at 6/19/2018 11:34:00 AM 1 comment:
SF Opera Siegfried 1
The 1st act of San Francisco Opera's Siegfried on Friday seemed to go by much faster than its 80 minute running time. The orchestra under conductor Donald Runnicles sounded bouncy, & the musicians' playing was agile & detailed. Tenor David Cangelosi was a lively Mime. His exuberant physical performance included dances & cartwheels, & his singing was expressive & fluent. Tenor Daniel Brenna was a rambunctious Siegfried, & his relaxed, almost casual, stage presence put me at ease. His voice is on the lighter side, a bit gritty & somewhat bright. Mr. Brenna had fun with the role & was playful & jolly in the forging scene, which demonstrated the sword-making steps clearly. As The Wanderer, Greer Grimsley sounded predominantly angry. His voice is big, centered & penetrating. Siegfried's bear was mischievous, & his antics included stealing a bag of potato chips from Mime's trailer.
I found the setting for act 2 to be confusing. We seem to be in an abandoned warehouse, with Fafner lying in wait just outside. Bass-baritone Falk Struckmann gave a dark portrayal of Alberich, sometimes snarling & declaiming the text rather than singing it, & his voice was focussed & firm. It wasn't clear to me why he had a shopping cart filled with Molotov cocktails. Bass Raymond Aceto sang Fafner with smooth phrasing, & his death scene was pitiable. In this staging the Forest Bird is a perky girl in a trench coat, & soprano Stacey Tappan sounded fit & bright, with chirpy high notes. The extended off-stage horn solo had good pacing & a modulated tone & was nearly flawless.
The playing of the orchestral passages in act 3 was brilliant. The prelude was vigorous & weighty. The violins' high, meandering music in the transition to scene 3 sounded eerie & translucent, & the orchestra's depiction of the Brünnhilde's awakening was gleaming. The brasses had far fewer bloopers than previous nights. Mezzo Ronnita Miller sang a rooted, imperturbable Erda & displayed baritonal low notes. Soprano Iréne Theorin's voice is brawny, & her Brünnhilde sounded consistently strong, even when she sang quietly. Siegfried seemed bemused by her behavior, at times even laughing at her.
There was a small baby at the back of the auditorium during the beginning of act 1 for some reason. So far I haven't seen as many Ring costumes worn by attendees as I was expecting, though I did spot a pair of gentlemen wearing lederhosen & horned helmets, & Opera Tattler was evidently paying tribute to Siegfried's bear.
§ Siegfried
The Wanderer, Greer Grimsley
Forest Bird, Stacey Tappan
Friday, 06/15/18, 6:30pm
Posted by Axel Feldheim at 6/17/2018 11:56:00 PM 1 comment:
SF Opera Walküre 1
From the 1st moments of San Francisco Opera's Die Walküre on Wednesday evening, the orchestra played with vigor & a purposeful forward momentum. The strings were unified & incisive, & there were beautifully sweet solos from the entire woodwind section, especially the clarinets & oboes. The brasses popped out boldly.
Tenor Brandon Jovanovich was a virile Siegmund, his singing connected, resonant & urgent. Soprano Karita Mattila as Sieglinde did not sound as youthful, but I enjoyed her wide, viscous voice & compelling acting. In this staging, Sieglinde is clearly a captive, & in act 2 she portrayed that trauma movingly. As Hunding, bass Raymond Aceto was appropriately predatory. He makes a nice sound, & his singing was firm. The 2 dogs that ran across the stage before the fight between Hunding & Siegmund in act 2 really seemed to be chasing something.
Soprano Iréne Theorin was a startlingly hyperactive Brünnhilde when she entered in act 2. Her voice was sturdy & aggressive, & her stamina was immediately apparent. She varied her performance by singing loudly or softly. Mezzo Jamie Barton was a furious & confident Fricka, her singing shining & clear with lots of vocal color. The staging of her dispute with Wotan included humorous moments that got the audience laughing, & her fiery performance was like a punch in the face. Bass-baritone Greer Grimsley has a big, powerful voice, & his delivery as Wotan was consistently stentorian. His sound carried even when he was far upstage during his final lines of the opera.
During the opening of act 3, the audience applauded for the valkyries descending by parachute & for the portraits of fallen soldiers. The valkyries each sang out assertively, & it was sometimes possible to distinguish individual singers. The production requires a lot of acting from the cast, & it was nice that everyone moved well on stage. The real fire that courses round the set at the end of the opera is a fine spectacle.
SFO Rheingold 1
At last night's opening of San Francisco Opera's Ring Cycle, there was confusion as to which door was for standing room ticket holders. It turned out that the system of lining up on numbered spaces on the pavement has been scrapped, & we had to organize ourselves at the door closest to Van Ness instead. There was a bit of agitation in line, but I was fortunate that friends slightly ahead of me were able to secure spots at the downstairs rail.
The orchestra & singers all performed vigorously. Even the Rheinmaidens were somewhat manful. Bass-baritone Falk Struckmann as Alberich had a secure & inviting tone, his singing articulated & clear. He was both villainous & giddy in the Nibelheim scene, especially when he picked up & threw a tiny Nibelungen. Tenor Štefan Margita's effortlessly supple & reedy voice is a marvel & a constant pleasure to listen to, & he portrayed Loge convincingly as an absolute snake.
As Wotan, bass-baritone Greer Grimsley sounded confident & direct. His sturdy voice made me think of a tree trunk. Mezzo Ronnita Miller's Erda was commanding, her voice firm, wide & majestic. It was great hearing the distinctively cavernous bass voice of Andrea Silvestrelli as a lovesick Fasolt. I also really enjoyed mezzo Jamie Barton's beautifully even & shimmering singing as Fricka. She communicated imperiousness as well as tenderness. Tenor Brandon Jovanovich sang lyrically and was a funny actor as an effete Froh.
The orchestra played out for conductor Donald Runnicles, especially the brasses, who were bold even when there were bloopers. I'd forgotten how funny the staging by director Francesca Zambello is. When Erda descends back into the Earth, there's a slapstick moment when Wotan practically falls in head-first after her.
The mythological characters are all completely human here, wearing costumes that evoke the California Gold Rush & The Gilded Age. The production relies heavily on large, constantly moving, video projections of fog, clouds, water, fire & rocky landscapes, that seem to have been upgraded from the 2011 version. I was glad that Donner's sparkler-shooting croquet mallet has been retained. The young Nibelungen supers were excellent screamers, truly shrill & terrifying.
War Memorial Opera Houes
San Francisco Opera 2018 Ring
San Francisco Opera's 2018 Ring Cycle, a revival of their 2011 production, conducted by Donald Runnicles & directed by Francesca Zambello, opens tonight. When I joined the line for standing room tickets this morning around 9:15am, there were a dozen or so people ahead of me. Those first in line had arrived before 7am. When the box office opened at 10am, the line had grown to about 40, & getting our tickets was a fast & orderly affair. This is a busy week for local opera buffs, & there were people in line attending both this & the San Francisco Symphony's presentation of Boris Godunov.
§ San Francisco Opera Ring Cycle 2018
Labels: music, opera, SF Opera, SF Opera Ring 2018
Vox Luminis Performs Bach Motets
Ten singers from the Belgian early music ensemble Vox Luminis are appearing in the Berkeley Festival & Exhibition, & on Friday evening I heard their program of Bach motets. The group has a soft-edged, transparent sound, & the performance was flowing & numinous. The sopranos had lustrous high notes that seemed to sail through the air. Even though there was just one or two singers per part, the performers managed to make a distinction between chorus sections, with the voices blending, & solo passages, with individual voices standing out. I liked the easeful, sustainable tempos, which never pushed the music.
Artistic director Lionel Meunier sang as well as led, swaying & gesturing with one hand. He is hard to miss, being a good head taller than any of his colleagues. Haru Kitamika accompanied on a small organ, usually playing a brief prelude for each motet.
One of the sopranos clearly had recently broken her foot & had to be brought out in a wheelchair. She perched herself carefully on a stool during the performance, & though she must have been in discomfort the whole time, it was not apparent in her singing. The audience singled her out for applause whenever she came on & off stage.
After the printed portion of the program, Mr. Meunier addressed the audience. He obviously already has a relationship with the festival audience, & his manner was charming & funny. He joked that when he first heard the phrase "break a leg" in America, he had no idea what it meant but that he knows now. He announced that the group's latest CD, of Buxtehude cantatas, was being released at the festival & humorously cajoled us to attend their Sunday performance, which closes the festival.
As an encore, the group presented Johann Schelle's version of Komm, Jesu, komm, which Mr. Meunier explained was the precursor to Bach's setting of the same text. The music was sweet & serene.
§ Berkeley Festival & Exhibition
J.S. Bach Motets
Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier, Artistic Director
Zsuzsi Tóth, Maria Valdmaa, Caroline Weynants, sopranos
Victoria Cassano, mezzo-soprano
Alexander Chance, Jan Kullmann, counter-tenors
Robert Buckland, Philippe Froeliger, tenors
Sebastian Myrus, Lionel Meunier, basses
Haru Kitamika, organ
Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 225
Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf, BWV 226
Komm, Jesu, komm, BWV 229
Ich lasse dich nicht, BWV Anh. 159
Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227
Encore: Komm, Jesu, komm, Johann Schelle
June 8, 2018 – 7:30pm
First Congregational Church, Berkeley
Voices of Music with the San Francisco Girls Chorus
Thursday night I attended a concert of the Berkeley Festival & Exhibition featuring the San Francisco Girls Chorus & Purcell's Dido & Aeneas. The program opened with 2 Vivaldi concertos, performed by the Voices of Music, an early music ensemble using Baroque instruments. The 13 musicians, plus conductor Hanneke van Proosdij at the harpsichord, had good rapport & listened to each other well. Their playing was cute & spirited. Violinist Alana Youssefian was soloist for the Concerto in D Major. I assumed that she improvised her cadenzas, which were appropriately fast, pointed & showy. The audience was so impressed that they applauded immediately after the 1st movement.
Valérie Sainte-Agathe led about 35 members of the The San Francisco Girls Chorus in 2 short contrasting works by Porpora & Vivaldi. The chorus sang from memory & sounded well-rehearsed & grounded. After intermission the chorus was featured in an arrangement of Dido & Aeneas for all female voices, apart from the role of Aeneas. The performance flowed smoothly. Solo roles were taken by members of the chorus, who sang & acted capably & projected the text clearly. It was nice to hear how distinct each of the young voices sounded, especially in contrast to the 2 adult soloists. The chorus ambled around the orchestra while singing one number, then during the final chorus they promenaded into the auditorium & handed out long-stemmed roses to the audience, eventually singing to us from the back of the hall.
Mezzo Mindy Ella Chu has a strong, sturdy voice & was a stern Dido. Baritone Jesse Blumberg has a lovely warm voice, slightly dark but burnished. His singing was tasteful & expressive, & he conveyed a variety of emotions throughout his brief appearances.
The audience was eager & appreciative, & it seemed like there were many parents in attendance. The performers received an enthusiastic standing ovation, & there was a very pleasant mood all around at the end of the show. Though the audience was quiet & attentive, someone's metal water bottle fell over with a clang at the end of one of the instrumental numbers in Dido, as if on cue. As were leaving, my concert companion pointed out that the next concert was about to start at 10pm, so these Berkeley Festival audiences must be dedicated lot.
Hanneke van Proosdij & David Tayler, directors
Concerto for strings in G Major "alla Rustica" RV 151
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Concerto in D Major RV 212 "fatto per la Solennità della S. Lingua di S. Antonio in Padova"
Alana Youssefian, baroque violin solo
Nicola Porpora (1686-1768)
Valérie Sainte-Agathe, conductor
Laetatus sum RV 607
Dido & Aeneas
Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Soloists: Jesse Blumberg and Mindy Ella Chu
Thursday, June 7, 2018, 7:30p
Labels: music, opera, review
SF Silent Film Festival Opening Night
When I entered the bustling lobby of the Castro Theatre for opening night of the SF Silent Film Festival, I was almost face to face with Kevin Brownlow, the great champion of silent film from way before it was cool. Sporting a festival baseball cap, he amiably chatted with audience members as if he were just another attendee. There were many women in period costume, & the crowd filled both the auditorium & the balcony.
A gleeful Rob Byrne, president of the festival’s board of directors, introduced the event & remembered Frank Buxton, a long-time festival sponsor & board member, who passed away earlier this year. Mr. Byrne read out a spirited proclamation honoring Mr. Buxton & presented it to Mr. Buxton’s widow & daughter. Mike Daruty, a senior executive at NBCUniversal, announced his company’s plans to restore 10 silent films, in addition to 15 that were announced at a previous festival.
The opening night film was NBCUniversal’s very clean 4K restoration of the 1928 The Man Who Laughs. The movie is a big-budget entertainment & a mature product of the silent era. We get a hero to pity, a villain to boo, a sentimental love story, ghoulish horror, comedy & a climactic chase, complete with rioting mob, sword fighting & rooftop stunts. Conrad Veidt plays the title character with elegance & taste, even in distinctly weird scenes involving his reactions to other characters' reactions to his grotesque disfigurement.
The Berklee Silent Film Orchestra, a tight ensemble of twelve musicians, performed a score by seven students of the Berklee College of Music. The music was in the style of traditional symphonic film music & set a strong emotional tone for each scene. It used a lot of repeated melodic motifs, & at various times I was reminded of Wagner, Philip Glass, Leonard Bernstein & Danny Elfman. The composers took turns conducting, quickly & invisibly replacing one another at the podium. The orchestra played with precision, & live sound effects were perfectly timed to the movie.
The specialist audience is one of the best things about this festival, & it was a thrill when the theater spontaneously erupted into joyful cheers & applause for Homo the Wolf at the movie's racing climax. The excitement extended into a thunderous standing ovation for the student composers & orchestra.
§ The Man Who Laughs
111 minutes | USA | 1928 | d. Paul Leni
Live musical accompaniment by the Berklee Silent Film Orchestra
§ San Francisco Silent Film Festival 2018
Labels: film, music, review, SFSFF, silent film
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Town Opens North Shore’s First-Ever Dog Park
Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino, Councilman Steve Labriola and Councilwoman Michele Johnson today joined local officials and residents in celebrating the unveiling of the first-ever dog park on the Town’s north shore, located at Centre Island Beach in Bayville. Last year, the Town announced it was the recipient of a state grant to construct the facility. “This beautiful new dog park shows that we can achieve great things when working together with our local community,” said Supervisor Saladino. “I thank Mayor Bob DeNatale and the Village of Bayville, former State Senator Carl Marcellino, and Senator Jim Gaughran for their assistance in seeing this project come to fruition. Our pets are like family, and dog parks provide a great community setting where residents and their pets can gather and socialize.” Councilman Labriola added, “It is so enjoyable to get out and enjoy the nice weather with our pets. I’m so pleased we were able to bring this facility to our Town’s north shore, in addition to allowing for leashed pets to visit several local parks in the Town of Oyster Bay.” The Councilman recently initiated a new Dog-Friendly parks program, through which the Town designated one dozen neighborhood parks in various communities where residents are permitted to bring their leashed pets. This new initiative builds on recent efforts to enhance dog-lover’s access to Town facilities, including upgrades to the Town’s existing Dog Park on the south shore and the commitment for the new north shore facility. “I’ve spoken with many residents who have expressed their desires for a local dog park on our north shore,” added Councilwoman Johnson. “Continuing improvements to our parks and recreational facilities continue to be a priority for our Town Board.”
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English National Opera/The Metropolitan Opera: Two Boys
by Barry Millington, London Evening Standard.
A teenage stabbing, internet chatrooms and cybersexual predators: Nico Muhly’s Two Boys has all the ingredients of social malaise that promise to make a copybook opera for our times.
For those who believe opera should engage with contemporary issues, Muhly’s work, to a libretto by Craig Lucas, ticks most of the boxes.
Loosely based on a true story, Two Boys is about a 14-year-old computer geek, Jake, who invents a virtual world inhabited by entirely convincing international spies and murderers. It’s all part of a fantasy to draw the 15-year-old Brian, with whom he is infatuated, into his orbit; ultimately he persuades Brian to attempt to kill him.
That’s where the opera starts and the preceding events are unravelled by a female detective, Anne Strawson, who bears a generic resemblance to Sarah Lund of The Killing. Lucas’s intricate plotting is neatly done, weaving together past and present, reality and unreality seamlessly yet lucidly.
The projections and animations by 59 Productions – with striking use of computer- generated graphics – together with Michael Yeargan’s sets for Bartlett Sher’s production, are a tour de force and the twists and turns of the drama are edge-of-seat stuff.
All of which makes it so unfortunate that Muhly’s score isn’t more substantial. It’s eclectic to a fault – John Adams-style driving rhythms, Anglican chant and neo-Romanticism nestle together in almost indecent intimacy – and easy enough on the ear. The orchestration is often imaginative and it’s true that the music harmonises well with the drama in all its multi-faceted fluidity. But too little of it has real identity or force, depriving the experience of the extra dimension great art affords. Ultimately it all seemed as transient as, well, a chatroom conversation.
Susan Bickley ably explores the tensions underlying the creation of Anne Strawson. Nicky Spence is fresh-voiced as Brian, betraying alike his somewhat gullible parents and himself with his lapses of conscience. Mary Bevan and Joseph Beesley make fine contributions as Rebecca and Jake. Rumon Gamba is the accomplished conductor.
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|introduction=[[Canberra]] might be the official capital in [[Australia]], but '''Sydney''' is by far more capital-looking. 4,4 million people make this city being the biggest of [[New South Wales]] and the country just before [[Melbourne]] and [[Brisbane]]. The city really has a 'capital vibe' and often you will be told by locals that people of Sydney are arrogant!
|introduction=[[Canberra]] might be the official capital in [[Australia]], but '''Sydney''' is by far more capital-looking. 4,4 million people make this city being the biggest of [[New South Wales]] and the country just before [[Melbourne]] and [[Brisbane]]. The city really has a 'capital vibe' and often you will be told by locals that people of Sydney are arrogant! And they may have a reason to be, because Sydney's natural beauty ranks it as one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
From the bush surrounding it's incredible natural harbour, to the many clean surf beaches, to it's favourable climate (think Valencia in Spain as an example), to World Heritage National Parks in the Blue Mountains, it really is a place for those who like getting outside. Sydney and Melbourne provide an interesting and often quoted comparison. Melbourne has an incredible arts and cultural scene that does surpass Sydney's, however it takes a long time to get out of the city and into somewhere beautiful. Sydney's cultural scene has improved a lot over the last 10 years, and from the CBD it's a 30 minute trip to the surf beaches of the Eastern Suburbs (Bondi, Tamarama, Bronte, Clovelly, Gordons Bay, Coogee, Maroubra, La Perouse), each with it's own personality. Or there's the beaches of the harbour like Redleaf, Nielson Park and Milk Bay.
There's often a temptation to think of Sydney as the CBD, the Northern Suburbs and the Eastern Suburbs, but Sydney extends out West some 60 kilometres, with many culturally diverse communities. Suburbs like Lakemba, Cabramatta, Auburn, Parramatta, Strathfield, Haberfield, are home to large communities of Lebanese, Vietnamese, Sudanese, Afghani, Iranian, Italian, Croatian and many more. It is all well accessed by train and is an important part of seeing what Australia is. The food is also exceptional and cheaper here.
The CIty of Sydney's motto is the 'City of Villages'. This is very true, as close to the CBD there are very distinct areas or villages. They each have their own character, and unfortunately aren't well connected by public transport. Buses are often the only way to get around, and they can take a long time.
The Inner West (particuarly Newtown and Marrickville but also Glebe) has been one of the main alternative culture centres of the city, with a lot of interesting people, live music and arts. There is an underground warehouse scene in Marrickville that has hosted some epic parties.
The Inner East (Darlinghurst, Kings Cross, Paddington, Surry Hills) are also close to the city and are areas with a lot of money. Kings Cross is well known as a party destination, and the red-light district of Sydney, but has been in decline since new laws restricted opening hours. If you want to get wasted go to 'The Cross', but there are many better pubs and clubs around Darlinghurst, Newtown, and increasingly the CBD.
The Eastern Suburbs are a big collection of beach areas. There is a lot of money here, but as you go further south, (Coogee, Maroubra, La Perouse) there are a lot less dogs in handbags, beautiful people and fakery.
It is an expensive city with much things going on.
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*'''Coogee Beach:''' facing the beach, there is a small park on the left, that is a large walking path following the sea. You might want to give a try there, One nomad with 3 other people did it one night without problem.
This is not a recommended area to wild camp, it's extremely public.
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|food=*'''[http://lentilasanything.com Lentils as Anything]''' offers yummy vegan & vegetarian food for donation price. You can eat for free, but remember that they survive thanks to a good balance of donation.
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Canberra might be the official capital in Australia, but Sydney is by far more capital-looking. 4,4 million people make this city being the biggest of New South Wales and the country just before Melbourne and Brisbane. The city really has a 'capital vibe' and often you will be told by locals that people of Sydney are arrogant! And they may have a reason to be, because Sydney's natural beauty ranks it as one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
Find info on hitchhiking at Hitchwiki.
Look at the Hitchwiki article for more infos!
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Find info on hosp ex at Couchwiki.
Coogee Beach: facing the beach, there is a small park on the left, that is a large walking path following the sea. You might want to give a try there, One nomad with 3 other people did it one night without problem.
Meet fellow travellers on hospitality exchange networks: Trustroots, BeWelcome
Find info on dumpster diving at Trashwiki.
Lentils as Anything offers yummy vegan & vegetarian food for donation price. You can eat for free, but remember that they survive thanks to a good balance of donation.
Hackerspaces around Sydney.
Internet shouldn't be hard to find. Anyone some spots to give?
add information about busking
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Couple Clear Way To Be Extradited On Abuse Charges
Relates to:
Children adopted by John and Linda Dollar
CITRUS COUNTY PAIR ACCUSED OF TORTURE
JIM TUNSTALL
The Tampa Tribune
INVERNESS — John and Linda Dollar, accused of torturing five of their adopted children with cattle prods, pliers, hammers and starvation, could be returned to face charges in Citrus County in seven to 10 days, officials said.
Citing security risks, sheriff's spokeswoman Gail Tierney said details of the couple's transfer from a rural Utah jail won't be released.
At a hearing Monday, the couple appeared in handcuffs and waist shackles to sign paperwork waiving their right to fight extradition. Florida authorities, who also moved Monday to revoke the couple's bail, now have 10 days to retrieve the Dollars and bring them back to Inverness, about 60 miles north of Tampa, to face charges.
Citrus County authorities began investigating John Dollar, 58, and his 51-year-old wife, Linda, after their teenage son was hospitalized on Jan. 21 with head and neck injuries.
The 16-year-old boy was severely malnourished. He weighed 59 pounds.
Twin siblings, age 14, weighed 36 and 38 pounds, respectively, and two others also were underweight.
Some of the children told investigators their parents pulled their toenails out with pliers, shocked them with prods, beat them with sticks, locked and chained them in closets, and forced them to live with little to eat.
The couple didn't show up for a Department of Children & Families custody hearing on Jan. 31.
That's when investigators, saying the children had injuries supporting their claims, issued warrants charging each of the Dollars with one felony count of aggravated child abuse involving all five children.
They said the abuse apparently has been going on for years, including time the couple lived in Tennessee and in Hillsborough County, where DCF said they were state-licensed foster parents from March to October 1995.
Tennessee Department of Children's Services officials said they had not investigated the Dollars while the couple lived in that state.
Two other youngsters who lived with them apparently were not abused because they were in their parents' favor, officials said.
Linda Dollar wrote in a 1995 DCF application that she left home at age 16 because of an alcoholic and abusive father. She also wrote that her first marriage ended because of abuse.
The family moved to Citrus County in August.
All seven children, who were home schooled by Linda Dollar, are in DCF custody.
A 20-year-old son no longer lives with the couple.
The Dollars were arrested near Monticello, Utah, a 2,000-resident town, Friday evening while driving their gold Lexus sport utility vehicle. That was more than 2,200 miles from where authorities found their motor home abandoned in Polk County.
Authorities here were able to alert San Juan County, Utah, officials that the couple were traveling in the area. That information came from tracing cell phone calls.
The Dollars were bound for Denver when authorities traced their calls.
"In Salt Lake City, they got a call from their attorney in Florida urging them to return home," San Juan County sheriff's Lt. Alan Freestone said.
John Dollar is a commercial real estate appraiser.
Information from The Associated Press and reporter Anthony McCartney was used in this report. Reporter Jim Tunstall can be reached at (352) 628-5558.
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Family: Equisetaceae Michx.ex DC.
Genus: Equisetum L.
Equisetum sylvaticum L.
This species is accepted, and its native range is Subarctic & Temp. Northern Hemisphere.
Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, China North-Central, Chita, Connecticut, Cyprus, Delaware, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Kuril Is., Labrador, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Masachusettes, Michigan, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, Netherlands, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Dakota, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Northwest Territorie, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Poland, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Tuva, Ukraine, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon
Equisetum silvaticum var. squarrosum A.A.Eaton
Equisetum sylvaticum f. multiramosum Fernald
Equisetum sylvaticum var. multiramosum (Fernald) Wherry
Equisetum sylvaticum f. neoserotinum Vict.
Equisetum sylvaticum f. opsistachyum Lepage
Equisetum sylvaticum f. serum Lepage
Equisetum sylvaticum f. tardatum Lepage
Equisetum sylvaticum L. appears in other Kew resources:
Hunt, P.F. [1207] 19136.000
Vare, H. [19923], Finland K000696326
First published in Sp. Pl.: 1061 (1753)
Christenhusz, M.J.M., Bangiolo, L., Chanse, M.W., Fay, M.F., Husby, C., Witkus, M. & Viruel, J. (2019). Phylogenetics, classification and typification of extant horstails (Equisetum, Equisetaceae) Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 189: 311-352.
Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). World Ferns: Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Malyschev, L.I., Peshkova, G.A. & Baikov, K.S. (eds.) (2007). Flora of Siberia 14: 1-210. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
Krasnoborov, I.M. (ed.) (2000). Flora of Siberia 1: 1-189. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
Abdulina, S.A. (1999). Spisok Sosudistykn Rastenii Kazakhstana: 1-187. Academy of Sciences, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Gorchakovskii, P.L. & al. (1994). Opredelitel' sosudistykkhrastenii srednego Urala: 1-524. Nauka, Moscow.
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Paul Shapshak
Research Professor, Director of Dementia/HIV Laboratory
Drug abuse and AIDS risk and progression. HIV-1 gene expression in AIDS chronic neurologic disease and in Alzheimer's disease. Gene expression in NeuroAIDS. Bioinformatics, development of databases, and network analyses of Gene Expression in the human disease brain. Development of Ribozymes, siRNA, and vectors specific for genes in Drug Abuse and Neuropsychiatric disease. Application of nanotechnology to Biology and Medicine. Prevention of spread of AIDS: transmission model and inactivation of HIV-1. Nitric Oxide, Cytokines and other factors in NeuroAIDS: modulators of progression and of HIV-1 replication and evolution in the central and peripheral nervous systems. Lab ora tory measures of NeuroAIDS, Alzheimer's disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Schizophrenia.
1969 Ph.D.
1963 B.A.
1955 - 1959 High School of Music and Art, NY, NY
1959 - l963 BA, Harvard College , Cambridge, MA (Biochemistry)
1963 - 1964 New York University Medical Center, NY, NY (Biochemistry)
1964 - 1969 PhD, Princeton University , Princeton, NJ (Biochemistry)
1972-1973 Fellowship, University of Wisconsin , Madison, WI (Molecular Virology)
1973- 1975 Staff Fellow, NIH (NICHD), Bethesda, MD (Molecular Biology)
PRIOR POSITIONS HELD:
September 1990-November 1992 University of Miami Medical School
Associate Professor in Research
Departments of Psychiatry, Neurology, Pathology
Comprehensive Drug Research Center
September 1988-August 1990 MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
Chief of Molecular Viral Pathology, Pearlman Research Center
October 1988-August 1990 University of Miami Medical School
Departments of Neurology and Pathology
July 1986-August 1988 UCLA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND
HARBOR-UCLA MEDICAL CENTER
Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics
February 1981-August 1988 VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
WEST LOS ANGELES MEDICAL CENTER
WADSWORTH DIVISION
Neurology Service, 127A
Chief, Molecular Virology and Immunology
November 1983-August 1988 UCLA JONSSON COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER
Westwood, California 90024
January 1979-June 1986 UCLA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HARBOR-UCLA
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology
March 1984-May 1984 UCLA
Acting Assistant Professor
Departments of Chemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biochemistry
February 1982-October 1983 VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
Co-Director, National Neurological Research Bank
February 1977-July 1978 REDKEN LABORATORIES, INC.
14721 Califa Street
Manager of the R & D Biochemistry Lab ora tory
July 1975-January 1977 UCLA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Postdoct ora l Fellow, Departments of Microbiology/Immunology,
and Pathology
July 1973-June 1975 NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
National Institute for Child Health
and Human Development
Staff Fellow
March 1973-June 1973 LITTON BIONETICS, INC.
FREDERICK CANCER RESEARCH CENTER
(National Cancer Institute)
Ft. Detrick
Frederick, Maryland 21701
Senior Scientist, Advanced Systems Lab ora tory
March 1972-February 1973 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
Postdoct ora l Fellow, Biophysics Lab ora tory
September 1971-February 1972 CORNELL UNIVERSITY
Post-doct ora l Fellow, Department of Applied Physics
September 1969-August 1971 CORNELL UNIVERSITY
Center for Radiophysics and Space Research (NASA)
Research Associate, Lab ora tory for Planetary Studies
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USCIS deems hotel clerk and PhD Genetic Researcher as "equally qualified"
Even after the H-1b applications for U.S. grads with masters degrees are processed under the separate 20,000 quota, there are 119,193 other H-1b applications for 65,000 slots. Historically these requests will range from hotel clerks and accountants earning less than $16 per hour, to genetic researchers earning over $100,000.
In the Wednesday April 11, 2007 article Most H-1B seekers lack grad degrees in SF Chronicle, staff writer Tom Abate covered our suggestion that "immigration officials should hand out the remaining visas based on salary -- a proxy for skill -- rather than by chance. "
(NOTE: This article was later retracted due to the technical error that many of the H-1b within the 65,000 quota hold masters degrees from foreign universities. But the points raised in this blog are independent from that issue.)
Immigration spokeswoman Sharon Rummery said that by law the remaining visas must be issued on a first-come, first-served basis. "As far as we're concerned, they're all equally qualified," she said.
Rummery's position is illogical and as far as we know not mandated by any statute: A "lottery" is not "first-come, first served," and arguably a genetic researcher is more qualified than a hotel clerk.
NO NEED TO RAISE H-1B LIMIT
More importantly, this Chronicle article reveals that we have not come close to reaching the cap on U.S. grads with advanced degrees.
H-1b proponents like Compete America and ITAA argue ad infinitum that we need more H-1b because 50% of graduates with advanced degrees (MS or higher) are foreign students, and we should not be rejecting these "best and brightest." They argue this because they know at the BS level the vast majority of U.S. Engineering and Computer Science graduates are Americans.
So watch ITAA pedal backwards:
"Jeff Lande, spokesman for the Information Technology Association of America, argued that the crush of applications makes the case for a higher H-1B quota. Reacting to Berry's comment about the number of applicants with bachelors degrees, Lande said critical skills vary from job to job, adding that Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates didn't finish college but would certainly qualify as one of the world's "best and brightest.""
If finishing college is not a proxy for skill, then why does Microsoft require at least a BS degree for every position? Why do so many positions require an MS degree?
All this proves is that Bill Gates would have no chance of getting hired by Microsoft through the HR bureaucracy intended to filter out the thousands of applicants for each position.
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What's the point of your article?
ummm, one point is that Congress and big business tell the American public that only the "best and brightest" are brought to America with H-1B visas and that there are no Americans capable of doing their jobs.
Do you think there were no other Americans that could perform the duties of a Hotel Clerk?
Or how about the fact that most H-1B seekers lack grad degrees? There were no Americans with undergrad degrees that could perform their duties? These undergrads where the world's "best and brightest"?
The point is, the H-1B program is used to increase the supply of tech workers thus depressing both wages and working conditions for American tech workers.
I know of a Russian doctor that is doing research in South Carolina for $3000 per month. I guess there are no American doctors willing to do this job for $3000 per month.
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What you need to know amid Astros sign-stealing accusations
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Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow vows that the organization will investigate the claims of sign stealing and is hopeful these allegations won't mar the team's success. (1:15)
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Senior writer of SweetSpot baseball blog
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Been with ESPN.com since 1995
Using technology to steal signs is an ancient weapon in baseball, going back at least to the 1951 New York Giants, who used an elaborate buzzer system at the Polo Grounds to relay the catcher's signs during that famous pennant race that ended with Bobby Thomson's home run.
Players rarely fess up to such activity -- it took Giants players 50 years before they admitted to stealing signs, although there had been rumors for decades -- so Mike Fiers' statement that the Houston Astros deployed a center-field camera during the 2017 championship season to help steal signs is a relative bombshell. Fiers, now with the Oakland Athletics, was a member of the Astros in 2017.
What is sign-stealing, and how does it help?
Sign-stealing is the act of decoding an opponent's signs -- usually the catcher signaling which pitch to throw. Old-school sign-stealing would involve a runner on second base trying to figure out the signs and relaying the pitch to the batter to gain the tactical advantage, usually by some set of hand signals, such as touching your helmet for a fastball or not touching it for a breaking ball. This is aspect of sign-stealing is a long baseball tradition and treated as "part of the game," although it is sometimes viewed as a breach of etiquette.
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Technology, however, makes sign-stealing even easier, as you can use cameras to help. This is not a recent development. Opponents accused Bobby Valentine of using a camera when he managed the Mets in 1997. (The Mets admitted the cameras were used to tape opposing managers and coaches.) Red Sox manager Jimy Williams accused the Indians of doing it in 1999. Two years ago, the Red Sox were caught stealing signs with the aid of cameras and Apple watches. A team video replay member would pick up the catcher's signs from a video feed, determine the sequencing when a runner was on second base, and relay that information to the team trainer, who was wearing the watch. The trainer could then alert a player in the dugout or signal to the runner on second, who would then relay the pitch to the batter.
Is stealing signs against the rules?
The old-fashioned way is not against the rules. Before the 2019 season, in the wake of the Red Sox incident from 2017 and accusations from the 2018 playoffs, when the Indians and Red Sox both discovered an unofficial employee of the Astros pointing a cellphone camera toward the Cleveland and Boston dugouts, MLB instituted new guidelines in 2019 regarding electronic sign-stealing. (The Astros claimed the employee in 2018 was deployed in a preventative measure, although general manager Jeff Luhnow admitted "it made us look guilty.")
The guidelines in the six-page document created rules concerning placement and usage of center-field cameras, plus TVs and monitors, and mandated screens be on an eight-second delay. MLB also placed league employees at stadiums to monitor activity.
How prevalent is sign-stealing?
As then-Yankees manager Joe Girardi said after the 2017 incident with the Red Sox, the Yankees just assume everyone is doing it. In recent years, there were accusations levied against the Blue Jays and their legendary "man in white" in center field. In the American League Championship Series between the Royals and Blue Jays, Edinson Volquez said teammate Johnny Cueto told him the Jays had been stealing signs in Game 3. "He said, 'They got a guy in center field.'" Cueto never played for the Blue Jays.
How were the Astros stealing signs?
Fiers said the Astros had a camera set up in center field with a feed sent to a television monitor in the tunnel next to the Astros' dugout. Astros players and team employees could watch the live feed and would relay the pitch by banging loudly on a garbage can in the tunnel.
Fiers told The Athletic that after becoming a free agent following the 2017 season, he told his teammates on the Tigers and then the A's what was going on. "I had to let my team know so that we were prepared when we went to go play them at Minute Maid," he said. The Athletic had other team sources confirm that the sign-stealing practice existed.
Did it help the Astros?
This is a good question. The Astros actually were better on the road in 2017, going 48-33 at Minute Maid Park and 53-28 away from home. They also hit slightly better on the road that season:
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Home: .279/.340/.472
Road: .284/.351/.483
Those numbers don't tell the whole story, however. Because the Astros hit much better with runners in scoring position on the road -- .305 versus .281 -- they averaged 6.19 runs per game on the road compared to 4.88 at home.
The Athletic story said the Astros deployed the system when two "uniformed" members of the team started the process, including one hitter who was off to a slow start and had benefited from sign-stealing while playing for another team. This suggests the system was developed at some point after the start of the season. Did the Astros improve at home as the season went on? They did, at least initially. Their month-by-month totals at Minute Maid in 2017:
April: .746 OPS, 3.57 runs per game
May: .820 OPS, 5.06 runs per game
June: .870 OPS, 5.15 runs per game
July: .934 OPS, 6.67 runs per game
August: .743 OPS, 4.18 runs per game
September: .816 OPS, 5.50 runs per game
Of course, those numbers are subject to small sample sizes and quality of opponents. The July numbers included just nine home games, the fewest of any month.
While the story doesn't say anything about the 2018 season, the Astros were once again better on the road, going 46-35 at home and 57-24 on the road. Once again, they hit better on the road: .777 OPS on the road, .730 at home.
In 2019, the Astros were better at home -- at least until the game that mattered the most -- with a 60-21 record at Minute Maid and 47-34 on the road. They had an .878 OPS at home, .819 on the road.
OK, who was the player involved?
We have to be careful here. The Athletic story didn't mention the specific player. But we can look at some of the numbers from that season and just list the facts without making any direct allegations. The Astros had four players that April who didn't play with Houston in 2016, plus Evan Gattis, who had played with the Braves earlier in his career. Their stats through the end of April:
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Carlos Beltran: .241/.283/.345
Josh Reddick: .297/.333/.419
Brian McCann: .279/.375/.426
Evan Gattis: .321/.400/.518
Nori Aoki: .300/.338/.383
Beltran was 40 years old and in his final season. His worst two months were actually August and September. He hit just slightly better at home on the season, .236 with a .690 OPS versus .226 with a .643 OPS.
What is the Astros' response to this latest accusation?
They issued the following statement: "Regarding the story posted by The Athletic earlier today, the Houston Astros organization has begun an investigation in cooperation with Major League Baseball. It would not be appropriate to comment further on this matter at this time."
Will the Astros be punished?
The Red Sox were fined an undisclosed amount in 2017, with commissioner Rob Manfred issuing a statement at the time that "all 30 clubs have been notified that future violations of this type will be subject to more serious sanctions, including the possible loss of draft picks." Given that accusation occurred before the 2019 crackdown, it's unclear how MLB will handle the matter upon completing its investigation.
Wilbon: Astros stealing signs to me is not a big deal
Michael Wilbon says that while allegations that the Astros stole signs with a camera is a big deal to some people, it's not in his opinion.
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Movie Monday: Black Swan
This week's movie is the horror/drama Black Swan!
I generally stay away from reviewing newer films for Movie Monday, because I figure there are so many great/weird/interestingly bad older films that deserve a spotlight.
But the film I had planned on talking about for this week (an Italian horror/thriller) turned out to be so boring that right after watching it, I could barely recall anything that happened. I happened to have received Black Swan via Netflix the next day, so I figured why not?
Just FYI, I won't be revealing any crucial plot details or the ending, in case anyone out there still wants to see it:
Black Swan opens with a beautiful, wordess sequence of ballerina Nina Sayers (Natalie Portman) dancing with her partner:
It's a gorgeous way to open the film, but it also hints at what's to come: via camera movements, we feel a slight sense of disorientation, like something's not quite right.
And of course, something isn't quite right: while Nina is a young, beautiful woman, director Darren Aronofsky shoots Portman in unflattering light, and she looks tired and gaunt. She looks stricken when she sees another young woman on the subway who looks a lot like her, but we can't quite tell. Its one of many indications that Nina is not well.
Nina is currently in the running for the lead in Swan Lake, directed by the slimy, arrogant director, Thomas Leroy (Vincent Cassel). She seems mousy, almost broken; and that is not helped when another dancer, Lily (Mila Kunis) arrives and joins the company, who always seems to be around every corner:
Nina's home life is no bed of roses, either: her mother (Barbara Hershey) is passive-aggressive in her tight-fisted control of her daughter, treating this young woman like she's a tiny child.
Leroy tells Nina she's technically good enough for the lead, but lacks the confidence to "let herself go" the way the part demands. When Nina forces herself to loosen up, she gets the part (taking over from the company's aging and bitter star, played by Winona Ryder). But the good news doesn't last long: someone seems to be chasing after Nina, trying to drive her insane, like when she emerges from a bathroom stall in an empty ladies room to see this:
Aranofsky spends a lot of time dealing with the physical abuse the body takes: the extreme diet, compulsive washing of hands, a rash that never seems to go away. During one sequence when Nina puts on her shoes, her feet have turned into something straight out of a David Cronenberg movie:
Nina and Lily become unlikely friends, but Nina's unbalanced nature turns the friendship into something more (a lot more; there's a fairly explicit lesbian scene between the two that felt more than a little gratuitous).
She fights with her mother, and it gets so bad it turns physical. The mother seems to want to arrest Nina's sexual development, and there's a disturbing scene where Nina is in bed and her mother asks from outside her bedroom door: "Are you ready for me?" before entering. The scene ends, and you never get to see what the point of the sequence is. I've read theories that suggest the mother is sexually abusing her daughter, and its become such a part of their dynamic that its simply routine.
Nina prepares for opening night, and her confidence is undermined further when she learns Lily has been named Nina's understudy. This leads to a scene in Nina's dressing room that goes so far in the direction of horror that, via the use of some silly-looking CGI, it pops the bubble the film was sitting on for the previous 100 or so minutes.
Nina goes on, and delivers a powerhouse performance as the Black Swan:
...at this point, I will say no more about the film's plot. Not that the ending is some huge twist, but it is worth watching fresh if you're planning on seeing the film.
Overall, I liked Black Swan; the performances are compelling and you get wrapped up in the story, thanks to Aranofsky's skill as a filmmaker. Unfortunately, the film establishes Nina's mental health (or lack thereof) fairly early on, and once you realize that she's coo-coo for cocoa-puffs, the film is another ninety minutes of piling on, showing us example after example of Nina's loose grip on reality. To that end, there isn't much of an arc for Portman; and while I think she's a fine actress I'm not really sure she deserved the Oscar for this performance: she basically goes from twitchy and crazy to more twitchy and really crazy.
Mila Kunis is great in the movie; her matter-of-fact, sorta-Bad Girl character cuts through a lot of the melodrama and self-seriousness of the rest of the movie, and I enjoyed every scene she was in.
Having finally seen Black Swan, I have to admit I'm a little shocked at how many critical raves it racked up; basically this movie could have been something Hammer put out in the 1970s, just with a lower budget and less of a high-falutin' air. Anyone who thinks this is some "amazing original vision" is someone who probably considers B-horror movies beneath them; so when an A-list director and star borrows those elements, it seems so daring!
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Craig Michael Patrick said...
Sold. Watching it this coming weekend.
studio gulag -- said...
I had a completely different take on this flick once I came to the realization that it's a wacky black comedy and that the only actor in on the joke is Vincent Cassel.
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3/31 - Only 182 days remaining in the fantasy baseball season. Hope you got off to a good start yesterday, because there's not much time left to make up for mistakes.
Today will be a busy day here at RotoGuru World Headquarters. I've got to get the daily baseball statistical processing up and running. Hopefully, I can simply dust off most of last year's routines. The bigger challenge is to get all of the 25-man active rosters coded. If you've used my baseball stats before, you know that one of the most unique and useful features is to track "eligible games" for each player. An eligible game is defined as a game for which a player is on an active MLB roster and eligible to play, regardless of whether he actually appears in a game. By expressing fantasy points as an average per eligible game, we can more appropriately measure the relative performance of hitters vs. pitchers, and of everyday players vs. platoon players. But to do this requires a fair degree of manual tracking, especially at the beginning of the season. That is today's monumental undertaking.
In general, I try to have the previous days baseball stats posted by 9am EST. Once I hit my stride, slightly earlier updates are likely. But for this first week, please give me some latitude to work the kinks out, especially since hoops stats still need to be updated as well.
I resequenced the left menu to put baseball at the top. Based on forum activity, it's clear that baseball is the dominant interest now. Hopefully, by later today, the individual player pages will be coded for the new season, and the sortable stats will reflect this year, rather than last year. The Assimilator will also slim down as inactive players will be removed, cutting the number of listed players approximately in half.
Off to the salt mines!
3/28 - Tim Duncan lead all NBA players with 68 TSNP last night. But he was nosed out as the top overall producer, as Kansas forward Nick Collison managed 68.5 TSNP, on 33 points, 19 boards, 4 assists, 3 blocks, and a steal.
The four #1 seeds are still alive. As a UConn fan, it's good to know that the demise of a #1 seed is due, at least by historical standards. In the 18 years since the tournament has included at least 64 teams, 22 #1 seeds have failed to advance to the regional finals. If this tournament is to keep pace, then either Texas or Oklahoma is in trouble tonight. And if history stays on track, another #1 will drop in the Elite 8. We'll know pretty soon.
Baseball season starts Sunday night. If you plan to have a valid roster for Sunday night, the TSN freeze is at 7pm EST on Sunday. The Swirve and PSC freeze isn't until Monday morning, so filter that Sunday night game out of your plans for those rosters.
3/27 - Usually, by this time in the Hoops season, I'm comfortably out of the running for the top TSN ranking, and comfortably ahead or behind in my various division battles. That has the advantage of allowing me to focus on my (typically slow) start in baseball with my Hoops team running on autopilot. But this year, it looks like I'll have to stay actively engaged in Hoops for a bit longer.
After getting "Branded" last month, I thought the title might have drifted out of reach. But somehow, I'm still in contention - which just goes to show that every team has its share of difficulties. I'm especially pleased to see that 13 of the top 15 TSN Ultimate teams are run by recognized Gurupies. And, with all due humility, I'll bet the other two have at least taken a peek from time to time.
As I mentioned, I'm generally a slow starter - in all TSN sports. I don't know why, because I don't think I draft stupidly. Perhaps I'm simply content to be more patient than many others in the early goings. Regardless, it seldom seems to have a significant long-term cost. My top TSN Hoops team this year was ranked #330 at the beginning of December, 600 TSNP out of the lead, with a reasonably competitive roster value but only 2 trades in the bank. By January 1, my WWR rank had climbed to 66 (400 TSNP out of 1st), and my stash of trades had swelled to 11. Looks like December was a good month, gaining 200 TSNP on the top spot while conserving a boatload of trades. The same pattern often happens in baseball, when mid-May through mid-June generally makes or breaks my campaign. So if you get off to a slow start, as I usually do, don't despair. Have a plan, and stick with it. Sure, luck is involved - a few ill timed injuries (or getting "Ramoned" in baseball) can always thwart the soundest of plans - but over a long stretch, the luck factor usually evens out.
Allow me to digress. I just typed "Ramoned" into Google. RotoGuru.com popped up in the third site listing, behind two sites that appear to be Spanish. It's always fun to Google a term that's been coined at this site (Randro was another good example). Someone recently mentioned that they used Google to find references for "guru rotation". The search filters at the forum can also do that, although Google also considers blurb archives and essays. So don't forget to use Google as a resource if you're trying to sift through the site archives.
3/26 - It's time to get serious about putting together my TSN, Swirve, and PSC baseball rosters. My baseball energies have thus far been spent on several roto drafts, and on simply getting the data up on the site. But we're now 4 days away from opening day. The first freeze for TSN is on Sunday, and the first freeze for the other two games is on Monday (as they ignore the Sunday night opener).
There are some rules changes in each of the three covered games. Pay attention, because they might influence the setup of your initial rosters.
TSN: This year's version offers a DH slot, and only three OF slots. In addition, some players are eligible at more than one position. So hitting management will offer much more flexibility. If there are two hot first basemen, you don't necessarily have to choose only one.
Swirve: Pitching contracts will be a minimum of 10 days long. In addition, you cannot terminate a contract within its final 10 days. This will change the optimal approach to managing starting pitchers, as you'll effectively need to hold any starter for at least 3 starts.
PSC: The roster size has been expanded from 20 to 24 slots - almost the size of a full MLB squad. If you play the "free" game, you only get 5 free trades per week. That not even enough to allow you to rotate your entire starting staff. The one-price game offers 225 trades for the entire season - about 9 per week. Cash prizes have been increased.
3/25 - The baseball season opens today with its first postponement of the year. What drama!
The unlikeliest triple-double of the season (so far, at least) came from Denver's Rodney White. Go figure.
I made a few enhancements to the Market Madness standings. You can now select to see only the GuruPatron standings (which is significant for merchandise prizes). Hopefully, I found most of the GuruPatron entries, but if you notice any errors or omissions, please let me know. I also added notes on the scoring recap page which identifies the teams that are included in each basket unit. Hopefully, this will help the casual fans to keep track of their rooting interests.
3/24 - With 75% of the tournament games now in the bank, you might think that the Market Madness standings would be sifting the likely winners to the top. Not so fast. The big points come in the Elite 8 round, especially if a significant underdog advances to the Final Four. There is a Final Four bonus of 10xseed, so a Butler advance would generate a 120 point bonus. Maybe Butler seems like a long shot, but there are teams seeded 5-7 that could still advance. Those are the picks - especially if levered by the appropriate conference and seed baskets - that can dramatically shift the standings. And most of the leading entries still have significant short-side exposure to highly seeded teams. Expect significant volatility in both directions.
The PROFL Expert League baseball draft concluded yesterday. I've updated a roster grid which reflects the draft results plus a few trades made during the draft. Team RotoGuru looks well positioned to compete, with very strong pitching and respectable hitting. There are some possible trades being discussed as well, so these rosters may not remain this way until opening day. And opening day is now less than a week away! Aye carumba! (Given my state of unpreparedness, I'm sure glad it's not tomorrow.)
I think I have all player updates for the TSN, Swirve, and PSC games now available in the sortable stats and the Assimilator(s). Some team affiliations may still be a bit stale, however. If you notice anything amiss, please let me know.
3/21 - But for a few last second heroics and/or calls, there could have been more upsets yesterday. As it was, 3 upsets in the opening 16 games is rather tame. And I doubt if many Final Four picks have gone by the wayside yet, so hope still abounds.
As far as I know, the Market Madness site performed without a hitch yesterday. Game registrations were down slightly this year, I'm sure in part because I never got around to promoting it much, or even sending out reminder notices to last year's entrants. But 538 is still plenty to work with.
If you didn't get around to entering this year, or were too daunted by the complexity, or if you really crapped out in the opening round and need a mulligan, you can still register and submit picks. While any late entries will not be prize-eligible, and will not be included in the standings, the system will still accept and score late entries. One of the best ways to gain an understanding of the scoring nuances is to try it out. Give it a whirl, and you'll be better prepared when next year rolls around. Late registrations will be ignored when auditing for the 3-entry limit, so even if you have three legitimate entries, you can still submit a late set without jeopardy.
It'll take a little while to sift through all of the registrations and identify the GuruPatrons, but I should have that done before the Sweet 16. Once that is done, I'll set up a standings option that lists only GuruPatrons, so that those eligible for GuruPatron prizes can keep track of that potential.
3/20 - This is one of the best days of the year for college hoops. The other is tomorrow. Sixteen games, with inevitable upsets, nail-biters, and do-or-die intensity. The worst part is that so many good games overlap.
Market Madness registrations are still running a bit behind last year, but a good turnout is already in the hopper. My plan is to post and update current standings several times through today, so check back in the late afternoon to see how you're doing.
In fact, I've gotta keep working on some of the setup, so I'm going to cut today's blurb short. Picks are frozen at 12:20pm. The clock keeps ticking. Be there or be square!
3/19 - We're up to 500 registrants for Market Madness as of 10am Wednesday morning, although many have not yet logged in their picks. This is always the busiest day for entry activity. I haven't filled in my bracket yet, either. Guess I'd better start cogitating. The clock is winding down quickly!
The cancellation of the opening Japan series will probably delay the opening freeze for the TSN game, although I have seen no official word yet. It doesn't impact the Swirve or PSC games, as they were ignoring that series anyway. It might also affect your roto league strategy. I had planned to nab a free agent or two for that series, just to get a jump in hitting. Now that's unnecessary.
I see that TSN has added some more baseball players. I have not yet added them to my database, but will do that shortly. Market Madness may have to take precedence today, however. I'll also have to revise the schedule to reflect the two rescheduled games in Oakland on April 3 and June 30.
3/18 - Last year, there were 942 registrations for the Market Madness Contest. Of those, 615 followed through with a set of picks. The other 300+ either got sidetracked, or befuddled, or... who knows.
This year, as of mid-morning about 350 registrations have been submitted; 69 of these have saved a set of picks. So far, so good. Keep 'em coming, boys and girls! The first tournament game is scheduled to tip off at 12:20 EST on Thursday, so that is when all picks will be frozen. Until then, you can change your picks as well, so you might want to get started now, just in case there is any last minute congestion. Thursday morning can be an active time.
In fact, I'd better get cracking on mine. With the PROFL baseball draft in full gear, I've been procrastinating on my bracket analysis. And my Hoops teams are on autopilot. I can't imagine what March would be like if I had a real job to contend with!
Before signing off, though, remember that if you want to be eligible for any on the runner-up prizes, you must be a registered GuruPatron by the end of Thursday. I've heard from several new GuruPatrons in the past week, but this might be an opportune time for some of the rest of you to climb on board. Of the 42 who have contributed since the 1st of the year, 19 are first time donors. Any amount is fine - you decide what this site is worth to you. Thanks again.
3/17 - The brackets are announced, and the speculation begins. You have until Thursday noonish (whenever the first game tips off - probably about 12:15 or so) to submit your picks to the Market Madness Contest.
If you've entered or followed this contest before, then you should know the drill by now. But if this is your first venture, then I suggest a few steps to help you figure this all out:
Read the rules! The scoring method is more complicated than most other pools, but it's not impossible to understand. The key is to buy teams that will exceed their expectations, and to sell short teams that will bomb ahead of schedule. It's particularly helpful to be long the final four teams, especially if they are other than #1 seeds. Last year, for example, Indiana was a great buy as a #5 seed that advanced to the final four.
Fill out a typical bracket using the tournament scoring simulator. This will show you how the scoring would emerge for a given set of picks, including all of the seed baskets and conference baskets. You might want to use this as the basis for selecting your teams. Pick your longs from the top of the scoring report, and your shorts from the bottom.
If you submit more than one entry (you can enter up to 3 times), you might want to exclude basket units from at least one. You'll need basket units to achieve and overall top result, but there is also a separate prize for the top score excluding basket units.
If you have questions, bring them up at the Market Madness message forum. This is a good place to get clarification on rules and/or strategies (for me, or from other contest veterans). You can also check out some of the threads from prior years, where rules and strategies have been discussed.
As a side note, you have probably heard about the complications which have surfaced regarding the potential Sunday scheduling of BYU. The scoring simulator will not compensate for this contingency, so if you simulate BYU advancing to the Sweet 16, they will not switch regions in the simulator. Hopefully, UConn will dust them in the first round, and this will all be relegated to a footnote. If not, the actual contest scoring will obviously reflect the actual games. The simulator will just not be modified. Not worth the effort.
Have at it!
3/14 - In this week's "McGrady=>who?" TSN sweepstakes, those who went to Webber have the early lead, as CWeb racked up 61 TSNP, probably missing a triple-double only because the Kings were blown out and he watched the end of the game. The other primary swappees were Nowitzki (44 TSNP), Ray Allen (42.5) and Marbury (45.5), so none of the popular choices were duds. So far, at least.
By the way, only one team in the top 100 (TSN Ultimate) still held McGrady last night. A true believer? Trade-short? Or just overslept?
Progressive Sports Challenge baseball prices and stats are now up in the sortable stats. (The Assimilator still has not been updated, however.) If you played that game last year, you should note that the roster configuration will be different this season. You now need 24 players, and there are no wild card slots.
With a 24 player roster, you can now practically draft an entire major league roster. That's not entirely true, since the roster configuration (only 9 pitchers) and player availability make filling those last few slots problematic. But ignoring those technicalities, I took a look at the cost of owning a complete MLB team. Only two clubs - the Yankees and Boston - would not fit within the $75 million limit. Interesting, since those are two of the highest payroll teams in reality. Both of those teams would cost you more like $80 million, depending on the players selected. At the other extreme, there are only 22 Detroit players listed, but you could get them all for a package price of only $27 million. The median MLB team cost is around the mid $60s. I hear that some have suggested that PSC player prices are too high to field a reasonable team. But in the context of these aggregate prices for complete MLB teams, prices sound OK to me. You just can't expect to have top-tier players across the board. That should help promote some differentiation.
3/13 - I usually have the daily blurb posted by 11:00-11:30, sometimes earlier. But it's already 12:30pm (EST), and I'm just starting to think about it. Between baseball drafting, basketball analysis and trading, some golf checking, and some more baseball analysis, the time just flew this morning.
So TSN price changes are already done for Hoops. The two selling themes were "dump McGrady" and "dump Jerome Williams". McGrady's departure has been long anticipated, given his impending 1-game-in-6-days. Williams' hit was due to back-to-back DNPs. Based on price changes, a lot of teams made additional moves as well, since four players each gained $100K or more. That's rather unusual.
The PROFL baseball draft continues slowly. The 4th round is about 2/3 complete, and Team RotoGuru gets 2 picks out of the next five. So far, Greg is keeping his cards face down (which I believe is appropriate) - but there is a lot of advice and chatter from others at the forum. Perhaps the most interesting strategy among other teams is the team which took Pudge Rodriguez and Posada in the 2nd and 3rd rounds. Each team must have 2 catchers, and they are clearly trying to corner the market in a lean position. That would have been more attractive with Piazza & Pudge, especially several seasons ago - but it seems more speculative now. They are certainly foregoing a lot of better hitters in the meantime (Pedro Martinez was their 1st pick). If you have a take on this strategy, please weigh in at the forum.
By the way, since the PROFL draft is not publicly accessible (at least yet), I've posted a copy of the Roster Grid. It's not interactively updated, but I'll try to keep it current at least twice per day. For more up-to-date info, just check the forum thread.
3/12 - The PROFL experts draft started to take on some character yesterday. Team RotoGuru picked Barry Zito in the second round (pick #23), complementing Randy Johnson as the 2nd overall pick. Interestingly, one other team also drafted two starters with their first two picks, as the team with picks #8 and #17 took Schilling and Oswalt. Only one other pitcher was taken in the first two rounds - Pedro Martinez at pick #4. It looks like 9 of the teams will be scrambling for pitching, while we will be hunting for hitting. Our 3rd round pick went for Eric Chavez, nailing down one of the few remaining quality third baseman (Pujols and Glaus were already gone, and Nevin is out for the year). For a running commentary on the draft, visit the thread linked above. Hopefully the pace will pick up, as one round per day isn't going to get this done until early April.
In TSN Hoops, Minnesota players started diving in price yesterday. It's a week before their schedule turns light, but Garnett, Hudson, and Szczerbiak posted the three biggest losses yesterday. Part of the reason relates to light Tuesday trading, and part stems from their very heavy ownership. Expect them to continue to leak throughout this week. That doesn't mean you should necessarily sell early, however. It's hard to rationalize selling Garnett when he plays every other day - although there are situations when that can make sense. I'll be holding for another week, however. I'll take the price hits. It's a rare opportunity when owning Garnett offers differentiation.
Thanks for Gurupie gibby88 for suggesting today's quote.
3/11 - If you frequent the message forum, you can sense that the winds have already shifted on the seasons. In the past 24 hours, there have been 187 messages posted in the hoops forums, and 758 in the baseball forums, a ratio of about 4:1. Admittedly, the baseball posts are dominated by drafting activity, which represents about 80% of the baseball total. But even without the drafts, the general baseball discussion is roughly even with the basketball discussion, which has diminished considerably.
I see that Progressive Sports Challenge has introduced its 3 baseball offerings for the coming season. I'll try to get stats and prices posted in the next few days. PSC offers a slightly less intense baseball opportunity, as roster moves are only allowed weekly, and player prices change only once (at the All Star break). If you find the rigor of TSN's or Swirve's daily trading and repricing to be more than you can handle, then PSC may be your best bet. Prizes are good, and customer service is exceptional.
The PROFL Experts League baseball draft is into the 2nd round. Team RotoGuru nabbed Randy Johnson with the second overall pick. Some of the first round picks were a little surprising. I suppose the biggest upgrade thus far is Bobby Abreu, who was selected with the 11th pick in the first round. I would normally expect him to go in the late second or early third round.
3/10 - The madness has already begun for me!
Between baseball drafts, the fantasy hoops stretch drive, and Market Madness preparations, March is always a hectic month at RotoGuru World headquarters. And today starts the PROFL baseball draft for Team RotoGuru. Although Greg Robinson has the reins for this team, I'll be following it closely as well, and I urge all of you to chime in with advice as this draft progresses.
On Monday mornings, I like to comment on notable Hoops events from the weekend. But I've barely had time to pay attention to the NBA. I'm pretty much in "just make sure no one got injured" mode right now, and I think my teams all passed that test. The optimum disposition of Michael Jordan is the issue that has me vexed at the moment. I'm glad I decided to hold for his last two games, as he racked up 89 TSNP. I'm inclined to hold for tomorrow's home tilt vs. Orlando as well, even though I expect Jordan will suffer some selling again today. In the absence of any strong conviction, my mantra of "when in doubt, do nothing" is the operative guideline.
Swirve baseball data is now included in the sortable stats and the Assimilator. I realize that the Assimilator is running sluggishly right now. That's because it has to remember more than 1400 players. Once the season starts, I'll pare it down to the 750 players who make the opening day rosters, and that will speed it up materially. In the meantime, just be patient if it runs slowly. Spring training is a time for a slower pace, anyway! In addition, the Assimilator is probably less useful for preseason activity, since you can use the game sites to mix and match rosters without any trade restrictions. After the season starts, that alternative is no longer viable.
3/7 - In only three games, there was some rather decent scoring. Tim Duncan led everyone with a "welcome back to earth" 55.5 TSNP (after his prior 91 TSNP game). Rookie teammate Emmanuel Ginobili was the only other player to reach 50. His TSN Basic price has been rapidly climbing the past week, up about $500K over that span. Meanwhile, his TSN Ultimate price is stuck at the minimum. The reason for the difference is obvious - decent cheapies are very valuable in the Basic game, but most Ultimate teams have enough roster value to stay away from more speculative players. Even so, I wouldn't be surprised if Ginobili starts attracting a little interest in the Ultimate game.
Tyson Chandler is rewarding those who hung with him during Chicago's light schedule. After two sub-20 TSNP games last week, the big selloff began. Since then, he's notched 82 TSNP in 2 games. No one likes to sustain a $400K price decline, but that level of production certainly takes much of the sting away.
My oldest son turns 21 this weekend. How'd that happen? Happy birthday, Jason!
3/6 - Well, Jordan did play last night. He only played 24 minutes (partly because the game was a blowout), and evidenced some pain, but he did manage 17.5 TSNP in those 24 minutes. If you were looking for a reason to sell him, you've got it. And, if you were looking for a reason to keep him, you've got it.
I released the 2003 version of Market Madness yesterday afternoon. Although there isn't much to be done yet, you can register, review the rules, tinker with the scoring simulator, and make some practice picks based on last year's field. Once the new brackets are announced, I'll clear out all "practice" picks, and we'll start fresh. Hopefully, that will all be set up sometime the evening of Sunday, March 16. Meanwhile, if you notice anything at the contest site that doesn't appear to be working, drop me an email. I changed servers since last year, and while everything seemed to be working OK yesterday, I'm sure I didn't give it a thorough shakedown.
Swirve Baseball was also launched yesterday. I hope to have player prices and such loaded into the sortable stats and Assimilator by the beginning of next week. For those who insist on free fantasy baseball games, this one still offers that opportunity.
3/5 - It was a bad night not to have Tim Duncan - 35 points, 21 boards, 8 assists, 4 blocks, 91.5 TSNP. Most top teams had him, though. That faint sound of people kicking themselves this morning is from those who didn't.
This morning's dilemma is Michael Jordan, who left last night after 15 minutes with back spasms. He'll be a game time decision tonight. With trades refreshed, some teams will play it safe and bail this morning, while many others will wait a day to see what happens tonight. With so many teams undoubtedly picking up Kobe today, any early Jordan price effect should be somewhat dampened.
3/4 - TSN apparently added 19 players to their baseball game yesterday. I've downloaded the updated spreadsheet, but have not yet processed the updates (or even looked at them). Hopefully later today. (Reminder: as announced, the early-bird price discount for TSN Ultimate Baseball ends at 5pm this afternoon.)
TSN Hoops trades are refreshed this afternoon, and I know a lot of teams are happy to have them. After last week's injuries to Brand and Pierce, I've noticed a lot of trade-depleted teams - including mine. Of course, one of the new trades will have to go toward the reacquisition of Kobe tomorrow, but other than that, this week's objective is to try to conserve a few trades. It won't be long before Minnesota's schedule turns, and that is going to put a trading strain on a lot of teams (given the high ownership of Garnett, Hudson, & Szczerbiak). The T-Wolves have a 1-game-in-6-days stretch starting on 3/19, and if this week is any indication, you can expect some price leakage to begin a bit in advance of that. Plan accordingly.
3/3 - Countdown update:
45 days to go in the NBA regular season
23 days until the baseball season opens
13 days until Selection Sunday
It's March!
I guess it's time to put Elton Brand on my "never again" list, now that he's screwed up two seasons in a row for me. The most maddening part is that I had been planning to skip Brand and go directly from Nowitzki to Malone this week. But at the last moment I decided to be more aggressive, use a couple of extra trades, and squeeze Brand into the flow. If Brand had contributed as expected, it would have worked nicely. But all I ended up accomplishing was the extra trade part of the transaction, as Brand put up 3 DNPs while Nowitzki cranked out 111 TSNP. And thus goes the season. Oh well. I'll stop moaning now.
We had the largest single day TSN Ultimate price gain and loss on Saturday. Kobe Bryant dropped $170K, while Tim Duncan rose $160K. The previous high gains were $150K, achieved by Chris Webber on Jan. 18, and repeated by Tracy McGrady just the day before. The previous maximum daily loss was -160K, first by Kobe on November 9, and then duplicated 6 days later by Kwame Brown. (Remember when almost everyone had him?)
Just for kicks, I looked back to find the players with the greatest price volatility over the season to date. To calculate this, I simply summed the absolute values of all daily price changes for each player. Two players have totaled $5 million in absolute price changes so far: McGrady, and Yao Ming. Kobe is third with $4.5m in total swings, and Ricky Davis is the only other player over $4m, ranking 4th with total changes of $4040K. Garnett just missed the $4m cut with $3970. After those five, the next 50 or so have all had extended periods of gravity declines; a $30K decline every day has amounted to $3.6m thus far.
2003: February . . . January
2002: December. . . November. . . October. . . September. . . August. . . July. . . June. . . May. . . April. . . March . . . February . . . January
2001: December . . . . . November . . . . . October . . . . . September . . . . . August . . . . . July . . . . . June . . . . . May . . . . . April . . . . . March . . . . . February . . . . . January
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Trade mark law, case Sp. 421/07
February 14th, 2009, Tomasz Rychlicki
On 18 April 2002 Polish entrepreneur Zaklady Chemiczne EMICHEM Michal Mierzwa from Poznan applied to register the word-figurative trade mark JAX in class 3 for goods such as washing preparations, body and hair care preparations, windshield preparations and washers, car-care preparations, stain removers, softening and bleaching preparations. The Polish Patent Office registered this trade mark R-171570 in its decision of 16 March 2006.
Colgate-Palmolive Company, a Delaware corporation, New York (US), filed a request to invalidate the right of protection based on article 132(2)(ii) of the Polish Act of 30 June 2000 on Industrial Property Law – IPL – (in Polish: ustawa Prawo własności przemysłowej) of 30 June 2000, published in Journal of Laws (Dziennik Ustaw) of 2001 No 49, item 508, consolidated text of 13 June 2003, Journal of Laws (Dziennik Ustaw) No 119, item 1117, with subsequent amendments.
2. A right of protection for a trade mark shall not be granted, if the trade mark:
(ii) is identical or similar to a trade mark for which a right of protection was granted or which has been applied for protection with an earlier priority date (provided that the latter is subsequently granted a right of protection) on behalf of another party for identical or similar goods, if a risk of misleading the public exists, in particular by evoking associations with the earlier mark.
The US company claimed earlier word-figurative trade mark registration AJAX Floral Bouquet R-135207. Colgate-Palmolive argued that there exist a high a risk of misleading the public because the disputed trade marks shared visual, aural and conceptual similarities.
The PPO accepted Colgate-Palmolive’s arguments and invalidated JAX trade mark in its decision of 20 February 2009, act signature Sp. 421/07.
Categories: Art. 132(2)(ii) IPL | Polish Act on Industrial Property Law | Polish Patent Office | similarity of goods | similarity of signs | trade mark invalidation | trademark law.
Trade mark law, case VI SA/Wa 1601/08
January 28th, 2009, Tomasz Rychlicki
On July 4, 2002 Polish company Aldo sp. z o.o. applied for the right of protection for word-figurative mark ALDO S Z-252456 in classes 6, 19, 35, 37. The services indicated to operating a store and wholesalers with building materials. In 2005, The Polish Patent Office has issued a favourable decision and registered the submitted mark R-169096.
German company Aldi Einkauf GmbH has opposed the registration. The opponent based its claims on two registrations. However, only the second of the presented trade marks ALDI R-173352 covered the contested class. This sign was also registered later in 2006 (the trade mark application was filled on June 11, 2002). After finding the opposition justified the The Adjudicative Board of the Polish Patent Office transformed it into the motion to cancel trade mark rights.
However, after parties submitted additional observations and after hearing oral arguments, The Board found that Aldi just started its business on the Polish market and does not offer or sell building materials so far. Aldo’s representative argued that the contested sign differs because of its figurative elements and due to small amount of letters and its ending there is no verbal similarity. Another argument presented that Aldo was using its sign since 1995 and there was no Aldi’s presence on the Polish market at this time. It was also noted that goods and services are aimed at the careful consumer so there is no risk in the association of the origin of such goods. Therefore, the PPO rejected the ALDI’s request in its decision of 26 February 2008 case act signature Sp.148/07. The PPO noted that contested wholesales services are alike but goods sold by Aldo are being offered in special shops where Aldi’s products are available in hipermarkets. The Board also held that both marks are not similar because they differ visually and they sound differently.
The German company filed a complain before the Voivodeship Administrative Court in Warsaw. In its complaint Aldi Einkauf still claimed that the disputed trade mark may lead to association with its brand. The German company alleged that the PPO wrongly assessed similarities. Aldi’s representative argued that the verbal aspect has greater importance in word-figurative trade marks. The letter “S” is separated from the word Aldo. Therefore, this expression will be perceived by the public as a dominant. However, the Voivodeship Administrative Court in Warsaw in its judgment of 11 December 2008 case file VI SA/Wa 1601/08 dismissed Aldi’s complaint. The VAC held that PPO provided a proper and complete assessment of the disputed signs. The Adjudicative Board compared them globally, and also referred to the verbal elements. The difference of even a single letter is a sufficient factor to distinguish these signs, in visual, phonetic and aural perspective — said judge Ewa Marcinkowska, (the rapporteur). The judgment is not final yet. The cassation complaint may be filed before the Supreme Administrative Court.
Categories: Art. 132(2)(ii) IPL | Art. 246 IPL | Polish Act on Industrial Property Law | similarity of goods | similarity of signs | trade mark opposition | trademark law | Voivodeship Administrative Court.
January 22nd, 2009, Tomasz Rychlicki
On 1 April 2003, the Polish company Scooter sp. z o.o. from Bytom applied to the Polish Patent Office for the word-figurative trade mark CITY ROCK Z-262984 for goods and services in classes 9, 12, 21, 24, 25, 35, 36, 40, 41, 42, 43. After almost three years, the PPO granted the right for protection R-173752 in its decision of 6 March 2006.
Hard Rock Holdings Limited from the UK filed a request for invalidation of the right of protection based on provisions included in article 131(2)(i) of the Polish Act of 30 June 2000 on Industrial Property Law – IPL – (in Polish: ustawa Prawo własności przemysłowej) of 30 June 2000, published in Journal of Laws (Dziennik Ustaw) of 2001 No 49, item 508, consolidated text of 13 June 2003, Journal of Laws (Dziennik Ustaw) No 119, item 1117, with subsequent amendments.
2. A right of protection shall not be granted for a sign, if:
(i) it has been applied for protection with the Patent Office in bad faith,
and article 132(2)(ii):
(ii) is identical or similar to a trade mark for which a right of protection was granted or which has been applied for protection with an earlier priority date (provided that the latter is subsequently granted a right of protection) on behalf of another party for identical or similar goods, if a risk of misleading the public exists, in particular by evoking associations with the earlier mark,
The request for invalidation was limited by the UK company to goods in classes 9, 25, 41 and 43. Hard Rock Holdings provided earlier trade mark registrations HARD ROCK CAFE R-97170, Hard Rock CAFE R-126149, Hard Rock CAFE R-140353. The company claimed that there existed visual, aural and conceptual similarity between the disputed signs which might lead to consumers to confusion. Hard Rock Holdings argued that HARD ROCK CAFE trade marks had a reputation and were used as a cult brand for restaurants in many countries. The president of the Polish company, acting without a professional representative, claimed that the signs were not similar.
The Polish Patent Office dismissed the request in its decision of 6 November 2008 act signature Sp. 451/07. According to the PPO, there was no risk of confusion between the trade marks. The PPO also stressed the fact that the word “rock” cannot be proprietarized by one entrepreneur because it indicates the genre of music. As regards the reputation, the PPO said that it is difficult to talk about HARD ROCK CAFE’s reputation because it has been present in Poland since 2007 an,d for the time being, only in Warsaw, while the contested trade mark was applied for much earlier, in 2003.
Categories: Art. 131(2)(i) IPL | Art. 132(2)(ii) IPL | bad faith | Polish Act on Industrial Property Law | Polish Patent Office | similarity of goods | similarity of signs | trade mark invalidation | trademark law.
Trade mark law, case II GSK 251/08
The Supreme Administrative court in its judgment of 24 June 2008 case file II GSK 251/08 ruled that due to the fact that the trade mark MILKA that was invoked against the trade mark MIKLA R-148766 registered for goods in Classes 12 and 30, is a word trade mark, its use can manifest itself in a way that was chosen by the owner, which means that the holder may impose it on goods but not in any contradiction of the conditions afforded by the right of protection. The trade mark holder may, therefore, by marking the goods for which the sign received protection, to use a word trade mark by incorporating it in other registered trade mark, or to join it with the elements known and belonging to other sign.
Categories: Art. 8(1) TMA | Art. 9(1)(i) TMA | Polish Act on Trade marks | Polish Supreme Administrative Court | similarity of goods | similarity of signs | trade mark opposition | trade mark use | trademark law.
December 23rd, 2008, Tomasz Rychlicki
Skandinaviska Farginstitutet AB the owner of NCS Natural Color System R-129085 trade mark filed opposition against the decision of the Polish Patent Office on the grant of the right of protection for COLOR SYSTEM R-171995 trade mark for AGENCJA PROMOCYJNA “COLOR SYSTEM” Iwona Emilia Hachlica. The PPO dismissed the opposition.
The Voivodeship Administrative Court in Warsaw in its judgment of 12 December 2008 case file VI SA/Wa 2113/08 affirmed this decision. The VAc held that the overall assessment of the likelihood of confusion, in relation to the visual, aural or conceptual similarity of the trade marks at issue must be based on the overall impression, taking account in particular, their distinctive and dominant components/elements. The Court ruled also that the registration of the trade mark in a given form does not afford the exclusivity in relation to particular elements of this trade mar, apart from situations where a part of the sign is a reputed/renown trade mark.
Categories: Art. 132(2)(ii) IPL | Art. 151 PBAC | company name or firm | likelihood of confusion | similarity of goods | similarity of signs | trade mark infringement | Voivodeship Administrative Court.
December 20th, 2008, Tomasz Rychlicki
On 3 March 2005, the Polish company “KILARGO” Spólka z o.o. from Chechlo I applied for the word-figurative trade mark Sweetlips for goods in class 30 such as ice creams. The Polish Patent Office has granted the right for protection on 18 September 2006. The registration was opposed by Lidl Stiftung & Co.KG. The company claimed that Kilargo’s registration was granted in violation of article 132(2)(ii) of the Polish Act of 30 June 2000 on Industrial Property Law – IPL – (in Polish: ustawa Prawo własności przemysłowej) of 30 June 2000, published in Journal of Laws (Dziennik Ustaw) of 2001 No 49, item 508, consolidated text of 13 June 2003, Journal of Laws (Dziennik Ustaw) No 119, item 1117, with later amendments.
A right of protection for a trademark shall not be granted, if the trademark:
… is identical or similar to a trademark for which a right of protection was granted or which has been applied for protection with an earlier priority date (provided that the latter is subsequently granted a right of protection) on behalf of another party for identical or similar goods, if a risk of misleading the public exists, in particular by evoking associations with the earlier mark
Lidl Stiftung has provided evidences of an earlier trade mark – SWEETKIDS – which was applied for on 7 May 2004, in class 30 for goods such as chocolate and confectionery products, in particular chocolate bars, chocolate candies, candies. On 22 December 2006, the PPO has issued a decision on granting the right or protection to SWEETKIDS R-185112 trade mark.
The Polish Patent Office in its decision of 22 October 2008 case Sp. 538/07 did not find similarities between disputed trademarks, or goods they are intended to mark, since ice creams are specific products to sweets. In PPO’s view the “sweet” part is to be found in many trade marks that have been already registered and therefore it has hardly distinctive capabilities. The decision is final.
Categories: Art. 132(2)(ii) IPL | Polish Act on Industrial Property Law | Polish institutions | Polish Patent Office | similarity of goods | similarity of signs | trade mark opposition | trademark law.
October 28th, 2008, Tomasz Rychlicki
The MIŚ company has operated on the Polish market since 1956 in the form of an “industrial plant”, but until 1978, it used the name “Wojewódzki Zwiazek Gminnych Spóldzielni Samopomoc Chlopska-Zaklad Wyrobów Cukierniczych Miś” in Oborniki Śląskie. The complex name was changed to “Spóldzielnia Pracy Produkcyjno Handlowa MIŚ” in 1978 and again to “Zaklady Wyrobów Cukierniczych MIŚ” in 1992.
Włodzimierz Miś and Jerzy Miś – “Bracia Miś” (Bear’s brothers) have started their activity in 1989. They use a single word “Miś” (bear) as their company name and produce confectionery since 1993. “Bracia Miś” have applied for the word-figurative trade mark “Mis” in 1992. The Polish Patent Office has granted the protection right in 1995 under the no. R-83022. The Company from Oborniki Slaskie received trade mark protection right for the figurative sign consisting of bear’s head in 1996 under the no. R-90583.
Zaklady Wyrobów Cukierniczych MIS filed a request for invalidation of the right of protection of “Bracia Miś” trade mark. The PPO agreed and invalidated the contested trade mark in 2001 for the first time. The case went for the appeal to the Voivodeship Administrative Court in Warsaw which annuled the PPO’s decision. The Administrative court pointed that Polish Patent Office did not properly justified its decision and did not consider judgments of two civil courts that previously ruled in case of “Bracia Miś” and Zaklady Wyrobów Cukierniczych MIŚ as regards similarity of both signs and the use of “Bracia Miś” trade mark as a company name (a short explanation: Polish civil courts decide trade mark infringement cases while administrative courts decide appeals and cassation complaints related to administrative procedure and cases before PPO).
Once again, the PPO invalidated “Bracia Miś” trade mark in 2007. The Office ruled that the registration should not be allowed because it violated personal rights of Zaklady Wyrobów Cukierniczych MIŚ – the right to a company name – which enjoyed a long tradition and reputation. Again, the case went for an appeal to VAC. Trade mark attorney who was representing “Bracia Miś” presented arguments that their products are only sold in company’s owned shops and there is no risk of consumers confusion. The Voivodeship Administrative Court in Warsaw in its judgment of 22 October 2007 case file VI SA/Wa 921/07 did not follow such arguments so the case went to the Polish Supreme Administrative Court as cassation complaint. The SAC agreed with “Bracia Miś” and held that the PPO did not indicate on which evidences the annullement was based in its decision and that the PPO failed to comply with regulations provided in the Code of Administrative Procedure. The VAC by accepting PPO’s decision has failed to comply with administrative proceedings rules which which in consequence was the reason to invalidate VAC’s judgment.
The judgment of the Supreme Administrative Court of 6 October 2008 case file II GSK 406/08 is final and binding. It means that the Voivodeship Court has to annul the Polish Patent Office’s decision from 2007 and order the PPO to reconsider the invalidation of “Bracia Mis” trade mark. See also “Trade mark law, case VI SA/Wa 2258/08“.
Categories: Art. 174 PBAC | Art. 183 PBAC | Art. 185 §1 PBAC | Art. 29 TMA | Art. 31 TMA | Art. 315 IPL | Art. 8(2) TMA | company name or firm | personal rights or interests | Polish Act on Industrial Property Law | Polish Act on Proceedings Before Administrative Courts | Polish Act on Trade marks | Polish Supreme Administrative Court | similarity of goods | similarity of services | similarity of signs | trade mark examination | trade mark invalidation | trademark law | Voivodeship Administrative Court.
Trade mark law, case II GSK 1110/08
September 6th, 2008, Tomasz Rychlicki
The Voivodeship Administrative Court in Warsaw in its judgment of 24 July 2008 case file VI SA/Wa 238/08 dismissed Tiffany & Broadway Inc. Div. of Texpol Corporation’s appeal against the Polish Patent Office decisions of 19 March 2007 cases files Sp. 68/04 and Sp. 69/04, regarding the invalidation of the right of protection for word-figurative trade marks TIFFANY R-128063 and “Tiffany & Broadway Inc.” R-128064 which were registered in Class 25 for shoes.
The invalidation proceedings were started by Tiffany & Co. from New York. The New York’s company alleged not only the similarity of signs but also a breach of its over-150-year reputation applied to jewellery products. During one of the hearings before the Polish Patent Office, Tiffany & Co. provided evidence of a witness as regards the reputation and universal knowledge of Tiffany & Co. brand. The witness stressed that, although in post-war Poland the Tiffany brand was not present on the Polish market, the press (women’s magazines and other publications) wrote about the Tiffany & Co. as the provider of luxurious jewellery. The court has affirmed the PPO’s findings that the TIFFANY trade mark has the reputation even if it was not registered in Poland. Judge Olga Żurawska-Matusiak decided that renowned signs or snobbish signs (sic!) do not need to be widely known to the public. It is a sufficient factor if they are known to the relevant public, to whom such signs are addressed, those are consumers who are interested in buying luxury goods. If there exists an international reputation of a sign – it also includes Poland.
Tiffany & Broadway Inc. Div. of Texpol Corporation filed a cassation complaint. The Supreme Administrative Court in its judgment of 8 July 2009, case file II GSK 1110/08 ruled that the reputation of a trade mark is associated with its highly distinctive character. One could say that a reputed trade mark is the one that has a high ability to automatically trigger associations with the product for which it was registered. It is quite obvious that this ability will be weaker, adequately to the number of cases of using the same or similar trade mark as a designation of other goods that are originating from other entrepreneurs. With regard to the plea of weakening (the dilution) of the reputation of the Tiffany trade mark, i.e. weakening its individuality, based on the ability to cause the automatic association with the goods marked by this sign, such effects are also caused by unquestioned by the Court numerous registrations of identical or similar trade marks for other entrepreneurs for various other goods, as well as the use of this sign the name of very different businesses. The SAC annulled the questioned judgment and remitted the case to the VAC for reconsideration in accordance with the conclusions reached and ordered the Polish Patent Office to pay Tiffany & Broadway Inc. Div. of Texpol Corporation 1200 PLN as reimbursement of costs of the cassation compliant.
Categories: Art. 2 Paris Convention | Art. 3 TMA | Art. 8(1) TMA | company name or firm | famous trade marks | Paris Convention | Polish Act on Industrial Property Law | Polish Act on Trade marks | Polish courts | Polish law | Polish Patent Office | reputed trade marks | similarity of goods | similarity of services | similarity of signs | trade mark invalidation | trademark law | Voivodeship Administrative Court.
October 6th, 2007, Tomasz Rychlicki
The Supreme Administrative Court in its judgment of 20 September 2007 case file II GSK 113/07 held that the administration body can change its opinion on the content of the proper conclusion, which should be issued in a specific type of cases, but it must carefully justify such a change, especially when changing the view of decisions taken in relation to the same applicant.
The Court ruled that the case-law of the administration may therefore be subject to change, if the authority demonstrates in detail that there are reasonable grounds. This case concerned BROWN DD KING R-146742 trade mark owned by INTER SOUND Spółka z o.o. from Warszawa.
Categories: Art. 132(2)(ii) IPL | Art. 255 IPL | Art. 77 APC | Polish Supreme Administrative Court | similarity of goods | similarity of services | similarity of signs.
The Supreme Administrative Court in its judgment of 20 September 2006 case file II GSK 115/06 held that the surname or family name could serve as a trade mark that distinguishes the goods or services of a particular undertaking from goods or services of the same kind that originate from other entrepreneurs. However, in the present case, the owner of the trade mark KOZŁOWSKI R-115647, before he applied for registration of this sign, had the knowledge that for many years before registration of his trade mark, the Kozłowskis family have used their surname to designate products such as brushes and brooms. Pursuant to Article 7(1) of the TMA, as a trade mark may be registered only such a sign, that possess sufficient distinctiveness in normal economic activity. Therefore, the Voivodeship Administrative Court in its judgment of 7 December 2005 case file VI SA/Wa 905/05 properly found that, in the case described above, the purchaser of the goods would have considerable difficulty in identifying the source of origin of goods and reasonably assumed that the trade mark subject of this preceedings does not have a concrete distinctive character.
Categories: Art. 184 PBAC | Art. 29 TMA | Art. 7(1) TMA | Art. 8(1) TMA | descriptive character | distinctive character | likelihood of confusion | non-traditional trade marks | personal name | personal rights or interests | Polish Act on Proceedings Before Administrative Courts | Polish Act on Trade marks | Polish Supreme Administrative Court | similarity of goods | similarity of signs | surname | trade mark invalidation | Voivodeship Administrative Court.
The Polish Patent Office invalidated the right of protection for word-figurative trade mark OCETIX R-135047 based on provisions of Article 8(2) of the old Polish Act of 31 January 1985 on Trade Marks – TMA – (in Polish: Ustawa o znakach towarowych), published in Journal of Laws (Dziennik Ustaw) No 5, item 15, with subsequent amendments. The request was filed by the competitior of Szczęsna Ewa DELTA L.T.D, who claimed its prior rights to the company name (firm).
A trademark shall not be registrable if:
1) it is contrary to law or to the principles of social coexistence;
2) it infringes the personal or economic rights of third parties;
Ewa Szczęsna filed a complaint against this decision. The Voivodeship Administrative Court in Warsaw in its judgment of 20 July 2005 case file VI SA/Wa 67/05 dissmissed the case. The VAC agreed with the PPO that the registration of the word-figurative trade mark OCETIX constituted the infringement of the firm of the competitor of Ewa Szczęsna, who established its undertaking in 1991. The Court ruled that the dominant element is the word OCETIX, it attracts the attention and has the distinctive character, while other elements are informative and are indicating the scope of the activities of Szczęsna Ewa DELTA L.T.D.
The Supreme Administrative Court in its judgment of 5 April 2006 case file II GSK 377/05 upheld the contested judgment and ruled that in accordance with Article 164 of the IPL, the right of protection for a trade mark may be invalidated at the request of any person who has legitimate interest. Article 315(3) of the IPL provides the principle according to which the registrability of signs registered or applied for the registration before 22 August 2001, is assessed on the basis of existing regulations. Thus, the law underlying the assessment of trade mark protection for OCETIX that was applied for the registration on 14 October 1998 are the provisions of the TMA.
The SAC repeated that the right of protection for a trade mark is deemed as an exclusive, absolute, transferable and heritable property right. It’s a sign intended to distinguish the goods of one undertaking from those of the same type from another entrepreneur. A trade mark performs a distinctive, warranty and advertising functions. The Court noted also that in the course of trade, the category of distinctive signs, in addition to trade marks, are also brands/signs that are distinguishing of companies. The firm is one of such signs. It is the name under a which the registered merchant (general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, joint stock company) operates its undertaking. The firm of an undertaking distinguishes a given undertaking from other undertakings, in the same and/or other object/way of business. See R. Skubisz, Prawo znaków towarowych. Komentarz (in English: Trade mark law. Commentary), Warszawa 1997, p. 13 and 17. The Court also ruled that the Paris Convention of 20 March 1883 on the Protection of Industrial Property, published in Journal of Laws (Dziennik Ustaw) of 1975, No. 9, item. 51 and 52), introduced to the Polish law the term of the trade name, which previously was not used in the Polish legislation. The term collectively covers all the markings of companies enjoyed by the persons mentioned in Articles 2 and 3 of the Convention. The SAC agreed that Article 8 of the Convention does not constitute an independent basis to protect the trade name of the entrepreneur, because it does not specify conditions for such protection and does not indicate what claims should be used in the case of infringement of the rights to the company name. However, this affect the domestic law. See also “Trade mark law, case II SA 2914/01“. The Court ruled that the firm is protected under the Article 37 Code of Commerce (it was repealed by the Code of Commercial Companies later on) and Article 43 of the Civil Code. According to Article 37 of the Code of Commerce, the protection of the firm arises upon its entry into the commercial register, and will expire on the date a court order to withdraw its registration from the register comes into force. The infringement of the firm occurs if there is unlawful use by unauthorized person of a sign which does not distinguish definitively from the firm in a given locality (Article 37 in connection with Article. 35 of the Code of Commerce). Pursuant to Article 43 of the Civil Code, the firm is subject to the protection provided for personal rights/interests (Articles 23 and 24 of the CC). This protection arises from the date of the first use of a firm in business.
Categories: Art. 164 IPL | Art. 23 CC | Art. 24 CC | Art. 315 IPL | Art. 43¹ CC | Art. 51¹ CC | Art. 8 Paris Convention | Art. 8(2) TMA | bad faith | company name or firm | distinctive character | Polish Supreme Administrative Court | similarity of goods | similarity of services | similarity of signs | trade mark examination | trade mark refusal.
Trade mark law, case II GSK 49/05
June 29th, 2005, Tomasz Rychlicki
The Polish Patent Office in its decision of 10 April 2003 No Sp. 218/01 refused to invalidate the registration of AMBER R-98839 trade mark registered for goods in Class 3 such as bleaching preparations and other substances for laundry use; cleaning, polishing, scouring and abrasive preparations; soaps; perfumery, essential oils, cosmetics, hair lotions; dentifrices and owned by Evyap Sabun,Yag,Gliserin Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. from Istambul, Turkey. The request for invalidation was filed by IZIS Kosmetyczno-Lekarska Spółdzielnia Pracy from Warsaw and IZIS decided also to file a complaint against this decision. The Voivodeship Administrative Court in Warsaw in its judgment of 14 October 2004 case file 6 II SA 3571/03 annulled the questioned decision and ruled that it was made in a breach with procedural law. Evyap Sabun,Yag,Gliserin Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. filed a cassation complaint.
The Supreme Administrative Court in its judgment of 11 May 2005 case file II GSK 49/05 ruled that there is no doubt that it’s necessary to refer to the inadmissibility of registration of a trade mark as provided Article 8(1) of the TMA with regard to the content of the trade mark itself. Initially, in legal doctrine and then in case-law, started to develop trends to classify to this provision also with the actions/behavior of a person who applied to register the trade mark, that were characterized by the contradiction with the principles of social coexistence, later replaced with the legislation naming such as “complying with the principles of good manners”, fair trading and good faith , so these are subjective elements. There were not, however, views, or judgments, combining this rule with the conduct of the administrative proceedings, because such understanding is simply unacceptable. The SAC repealed the questioned judgment.
Categories: Art. 107 §3 APC | Art. 32 Constitution | Art. 8(1) TMA | likelihood of confusion | Polish Act on Trade marks | Polish Administrative Proceedings Code | Polish Constitution | Polish Supreme Administrative Court | similarity of goods | similarity of signs | trade mark examination | trade mark invalidation.
Trade mark law, case II SA 2778/01
The Supreme Administrative Court in its judgement of 28 March 2002 case file II SA 2778/01 held that according to the established and settled case-law, all the issues with regard to the similarity of trade marks are resolved on the basis of the risk of confusion as to the origin of goods. And the risk of confusion as to the origin of goods consists of similarity of goods and similarity of signs. The Court ruled that the trade marks are compared and examined globally, with particular emphasis on its dominant and distinctive elements. This case concerned the trade mark “Królewska Para” R-115243.
Categories: Art. 9(1)(i) TMA | distinctive character | likelihood of confusion | Polish Supreme Administrative Court | similarity of goods | similarity of signs | trade mark examination.
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Angola Population: 28.4 million
Angola scores low on human development indexes despite using its large oil reserves to rebuild since the end of a 27-year civil war in 2002. Fighting between the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), led by Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS, and the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), led by Jonas SAVIMBI, followed independence from Portugal in 1975. Peace seemed imminent in 1992 when Angola held national elections, but fighting picked up again in 1993. Up to 1.5 million lives may have been lost - and 4 million people displaced - during the more than a quarter century of fighting. SAVIMBI's death in 2002 ended UNITA's insurgency and cemented the MPLA's hold on power. DOS SANTOS stepped down from the presidency in 2017, having led the country since 1979. He pushed through a new constitution in 2010. Joao LOURENCO was elected president in August 2017 and became president of the MPLA in September 2018.
The province of Cabinda is an exclave, separated from the rest of the country by the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Location: Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo
Size comparison: about eight times the size of Georgia; slightly less than twice the size of Texas
Land Boundaries: total: 5,369 km border countries (4): Democratic Republic of the Congo 2646 km (of which 225 km is the boundary of discontiguous Cabinda Province), Republic of the Congo 231 km, Namibia 1427 km, Zambia 1065 km
Climate: semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April)
Terrain: narrow coastal plain rises abruptly to vast interior plateau
Natural resources: petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium
Natural hazards: locally heavy rainfall causes periodic flooding on the plateau
Current Environment Issues: overuse of pastures and subsequent soil erosion attributable to population pressures; desertification; deforestation of tropical rain forest, in response to both international demand for tropical timber and to domestic use as fuel, resulting in loss of biodiversity; soil erosion contributing to water pollution and siltation of rivers and dams; inadequate supplies of potable water
International Environment Agreements: party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution
Nationality: noun: Angolan(s)
adjective: Angolan
Ethnic groups: Ovimbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, Bakongo 13%, mestico (mixed European and native African) 2%, European 1%, other 22%
Languages: Portuguese 71.2% (official), Umbundu 23%, Kikongo 8.2%, Kimbundu 7.8%, Chokwe 6.5%, Nhaneca 3.4%, Nganguela 3.1%, Fiote 2.4%, Kwanhama 2.3%, Muhumbi 2.1%, Luvale 1%, other 3.6% (2014 est.) note: most widely spoken languages; shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census
Religions: Roman Catholic 41.1%, Protestant 38.1%, other 8.6%, none 12.3% (2014 est.)
Population: 30,355,880 (July 2018 est.) note: Angola's national statistical agency projects the country's 2017 population to be 28.4 million
Age structure: 0-14 years: 48.07% (male 7,257,155 /female 7,336,084)
55-64 years: 3.32% (male 466,085 /female 540,452)
65 years and over: 2.32% (male 296,411 /female 408,648) (2018 est.)
youth dependency ratio: 93 (2015 est.)
elderly dependency ratio: 4.6 (2015 est.)
potential support ratio: 21.9 (2015 est.)
Death rate: 9 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.)
Net migration rate: 0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.)
Major urban areas - population: 7.774 million LUANDA (capital) (2018)
Mother's mean age at first birth: 19.4 years (2015/16 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Maternal mortality rate: 477 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate: 13.7% (2015/16)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate: 8.2% (2016)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight: 19% (2016)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): total: 10 years male: 13 years female: 8 years (2011)
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24: total: 39.4% male: 39% female: 39.8% (2014 est.)
Country name: conventional long form: Republic of Angola
conventional short form: Angola
local long form: Republica de Angola
local short form: Angola
former: People's Republic of Angola
etymology: name derived by the Portuguese from the title "ngola" held by kings of the Ndongo (Ndongo was a kingdom in what is now northern Angola)
Government type: presidential republic
Capital: name: Luanda
daylight saving time: does not observe daylight savings time
etymology: originally named "Sao Paulo da Assuncao de Loanda" (Saint Paul of the Assumption of Loanda), which over time was shortened and corrupted to just Luanda
Administrative divisions: 18 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Bengo, Benguela, Bie, Cabinda, Cunene, Huambo, Huila, Kwando Kubango, Kwanza Norte, Kwanza Sul, Luanda, Lunda Norte, Lunda Sul, Malanje, Moxico, Namibe, Uige, Zaire
Independence: 11 November 1975 (from Portugal)
National holiday: Independence Day, 11 November (1975)
Constitution: history: previous 1975, 1992; latest passed by National Assembly 21 January 2010, adopted 5 February 2010 amendments: proposed by the president of the republic or supported by at least one-third of the National Assembly membership; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly subject to prior Constitutional Court review if requested by the president of the republic (2017)
Legal system: civil legal system based on Portuguese civil law; no judicial review of legislation
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Executive branch: chief of state: President Joao Manuel Goncalves LOURENCO (since 26 September 2017); Vice President Bornito De Sousa Baltazar DIOGO (since 26 September 2017); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government
head of government: President Joao Manuel Goncalves LOURENCO (since 26 September 2017); Vice President Bornito De Sousa Baltazar DIOGO (since 26 September 2017)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president elections/appointments: the candidate of the winning party or coalition in the last legislative election becomes the president; president serves a 5-year term (eligible for a second consecutive or discontinuous term); last held on 23 August 2017 (next to be held in 2022)
election results: Joao Manuel Goncalves LOURENCO (MPLA) elected president by the winning party following the 23 August 2017 general election
Legislative branch: description: unicameral National Assembly or Assembleia Nacional (220 seats; members directly elected in a single national constituency and in multi-seat constituencies by closed list proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)
elections: last held on 23 August 2017 (next to be held in August 2022)
election results: percent of vote by party - MPLA 61.1%, UNITA 26.7%, CASA-CE 9.5%, PRS 1.4%, FNLA 0.9%, other 0.5%; seats by party - MPLA 150, UNITA 51, CASA-CE 16, PRS 2, FNLA 1; composition - men 136, women 84, percent of women 38.2%
Judicial branch: highest courts: Supreme Court or Supremo Tribunal de Justica (consists of the court president, vice president, and a minimum of 16 judges); Constitutional Court or Tribunal Constitucional (consists of 11 judges) judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court judges appointed by the president upon recommendation of the Supreme Judicial Council, an 18-member body chaired by the president; judge tenure NA; Constitutional Court judges - 4 nominated by the president, 4 elected by National Assembly, 2 elected by Supreme National Council, 1 elected by competitive submission of curricula; judges serve single 7-year terms
subordinate courts: provincial and municipal courts
Political parties and leaders: Broad Convergence for the Salvation of Angola Electoral Coalition or CASA-CE [Andre Mendes de CARVALHO] National Front for the Liberation of Angola or FNLA; note - party has two factions; one led by Lucas NGONDA; the other by Ngola KABANGU National Union for the Total Independence of Angola or UNITA [Isaias SAMAKUVA] (largest opposition party) Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola or MPLA [Joao LOURENCO]; note - Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS stepped down 8 Sept 2018 ruling party in power since 1975 Social Renewal Party or PRS [Benedito DANIEL]
International organization participation: ACP, AfDB, AU, CEMAC, CPLP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OAS (observer), OPEC, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
National symbol(s): Palanca Negra Gigante (giant black sable antelope);
national colors: red, black, yellow
National anthem: name: "Angola Avante" (Forward Angola)
lyrics/music: Manuel Rui Alves MONTEIRO/Rui Alberto Vieira Dias MINGAO
Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Agostinho Tavares da Silva NETO (since 18 November 2014)
chancery: 2100-2108 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009
consulate(s) general: Houston, New York
Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Nina Maria FITE (14 February 2018)
embassy: number 32 Rua Houari Boumedienne (in the Miramar area of Luanda), Luanda, C.P. 6468, Angola
mailing address: international mail: Caixa Postal 6468, Luanda; pouch: US Embassy Luanda, US Department of State, 2550 Luanda Place, Washington, DC 20521-2550
telephone: [244] 946440977
FAX: [244] (222) 64-1000
Angola's economy is overwhelmingly driven by its oil sector. Oil production and its supporting activities contribute about 50% of GDP, more than 70% of government revenue, and more than 90% of the country's exports; Angola is an OPEC member and subject to its direction regarding oil production levels. Diamonds contribute an additional 5% to exports. Subsistence agriculture provides the main livelihood for most of the people, but half of the country's food is still imported. Increased oil production supported growth averaging more than 17% per year from 2004 to 2008. A postwar reconstruction boom and resettlement of displaced persons led to high rates of growth in construction and agriculture as well. Some of the country's infrastructure is still damaged or undeveloped from the 27-year-long civil war (1975-2002). However, the government since 2005 has used billions of dollars in credit from China, Brazil, Portugal, Germany, Spain, and the EU to help rebuild Angola's public infrastructure. Land mines left from the war still mar the countryside, and as a result, the national military, international partners, and private Angolan firms all continue to remove them. The global recession that started in 2008 stalled Angola’s economic growth and many construction projects stopped because Luanda accrued billions in arrears to foreign construction companies when government revenue fell. Lower prices for oil and diamonds also resulted in GDP falling 0.7% in 2016. Angola formally abandoned its currency peg in 2009 but reinstituted it in April 2016 and maintains an overvalued exchange rate. In late 2016, Angola lost the last of its correspondent relationships with foreign banks, further exacerbating hard currency problems. Since 2013 the central bank has consistently spent down reserves to defend the kwanza, gradually allowing a 40% depreciation since late 2014. Consumer inflation declined from 325% in 2000 to less than 9% in 2014, before rising again to above 30% from 2015-2017. Continued low oil prices, the depreciation of the kwanza, and slower than expected growth in non-oil GDP have reduced growth prospects, although several major international oil companies remain in Angola. Corruption, especially in the extractive sectors, is a major long-term challenge that poses an additional threat to the economy.
GDP (purchasing power parity): $193.6 billion (2017 est.) $198.6 billion (2016 est.) $203.9 billion (2015 est.)
GDP (official exchange rate): $126.5 billion (2017 est.)
GDP - real growth rate: -2.5% (2017 est.) -2.6% (2016 est.) 0.9% (2015 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP): $6,800 (2017 est.) $7,200 (2016 est.) $7,600 (2015 est.)
Gross national saving: 28.6% of GDP (2017 est.) 24.5% of GDP (2016 est.) 28.5% of GDP (2015 est.) GDP - composition, by end use: household consumption: 80.6% (2017 est.) government consumption: 15.6% (2017 est.) investment in fixed capital: 10.3% (2017 est.) investment in inventories: -1.2% (2017 est.) exports of goods and services: 25.4% (2017 est.) imports of goods and services: -30.7% (2017 est.) GDP - composition, by sector of origin: agriculture: 10.2% (2011 est.) industry: 61.4% (2011 est.) services: 28.4% (2011 est.)
Agriculture - products: bananas, sugarcane, coffee, sisal, corn, cotton, cassava (manioc, tapioca), tobacco, vegetables, plantains; livestock; forest products; fish
Industries: petroleum; diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, feldspar, bauxite, uranium, and gold; cement; basic metal products; fish processing; food processing, brewing, tobacco products, sugar; textiles; ship repair
Labor force: 12.51 million (2017 est.)
Labor force - by occupation: agriculture: 85%
industry: 15% (2015 est.) industry and
services: 15% (2003 est.)
Unemployment rate: 6.6% (2016 est.)
Population below poverty line: 36.6% (2008 est.)
Distribution of family income - Gini index: 42.7 (2008 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices): 29.8% (2017 est.) 30.7% (2016 est.)
Exports - commodities: crude oil, diamonds, refined petroleum products, coffee, sisal, fish and fish products, timber, cotton
Exports - partners: China 61.2%, India 13%, US 4.2% (2017)
Imports: $19.5 billion (2017 est.) $13.04 billion (2016 est.)
Imports - commodities: machinery and electrical equipment, vehicles and spare parts; medicines, food, textiles, military goods
Imports - partners: Portugal 17.8%, China 13.5%, US 7.4%, South Africa 6.2%, Brazil 6.1%, UK 4% (2017)
Debt - external: $42.08 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $27.14 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home: $11.21 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $9.16 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad: $28 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $23.02 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Exchange rates: kwanza (AOA) per US dollar - 172.6 (2017 est.) 163.656 (2016 est.) 163.656 (2015 est.) 120.061 (2014 est.) 98.303 (2013 est.)
Electricity - production: 10.2 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - consumption: 9.036 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - exports: 0 kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - imports: 0 kWh (2016 est.)
Crude oil - exports: 1.782 million bbl/day (2015 est.)
Crude oil - imports: 0 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Crude oil - proved reserves: 9.523 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)
Refined petroleum products - consumption: 130,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)
Natural gas - production: 3.115 billion cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - consumption: 821.2 million cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - exports: 3.993 billion cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - imports: 0 cu m (2017 est.)
Cellular Phones in use: total subscriptions: 13,323,952
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 45 (2017 est.)
Telephone system: general assessment: in the process of a restructure plan and opening up the telecom sector to new competitors, while still retaining a 45% govt portion of the share; slow progress in LTE network development, with only about 10% of the country covered by network infrastructure at the end of 2017 (2018)
domestic: only about one fixed-line per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity about 45 telephones per 100 persons (2018)
international: country code - 244; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC, WACS, ACE and SACS fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to other countries in west Africa, Brazil, Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 29
Broadcast media: state controls all broadcast media with nationwide reach; state-owned Televisao Popular de Angola (TPA) provides terrestrial TV service on 2 channels; a third TPA channel is available via cable and satellite; TV subscription services are available; state-owned Radio Nacional de Angola (RNA) broadcasts on 5 stations; about a half-dozen private radio stations broadcast locally
Internet country code: .ao
Airports: 176 (2013)
Airports (unpaved runways): total 145
Pipelines: 352 km gas, 85 km liquid petroleum gas, 1065 km oil, 5 km oil/gas/water (2013)
narrow gauge: 2,729 km 1.067-m gauge (2014) 123 km 0.600-m gauge
(2018) paved: 13,600 km (2018)
Waterways: 1,300 km (2011)
Merchant marine: total 55
by type: general cargo 14, oil tanker 8, other 33 (2018)
Ports and terminals: major seaport(s): Cabinda, Lobito, Luanda, Namibe LNG terminal(s) (export): Angola Soyo
Military branches: Angolan Armed Forces (Forcas Armadas Angolanas, FAA): Army, Navy (Marinha de Guerra Angola, MGA), Angolan National Air Force (Forca Aerea Nacional Angolana, FANA; under operational control of the Army) (2012)
Military service age and obligation: 20-45 years of age for compulsory male and 18-45 years for voluntary male military service (registration at age 18 is mandatory); 20-45 years of age for voluntary female service; 2-year conscript service obligation; Angolan citizenship required; the Navy (MGA) is entirely staffed with volunteers (2013)
Military expenditures: 2.95% of GDP (2016) 3.52% of GDP (2015) 5.4% of GDP (2014) 4.88% of GDP (2013) 3.59% of GDP (2012)
Disputes - International: Democratic Republic of Congo accuses Angola of shifting monuments
Refugees and internally displaced persons: refugees (country of origin): 6,448 (Cote d'Ivoire), 5,709 (Mauritania) (2018), 37,520 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2019)
Illicit drugs: used as a transshipment point for cocaine destined for Western Europe and other African states, particularly South Africa
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Peace or Violence » George Bush war criminal » 2011-08-01 The Swiss caused Geo Bush to cancel his visit to Switzerland. Can we do the same? Bush speaking in Surrey BC, Thur October 20, 2011.
2011-08-01 The Swiss caused Geo Bush to cancel his visit to Switzerland. Can we do the same? Bush speaking in Surrey BC, Thur October 20, 2011.
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“Security… it’s simply the recognition that changes will take place and the knowledge that you’re willing to deal with whatever happens. … When you know that you’re capable of dealing with whatever comes, you have the only security the world has to offer.” — Harry Browne
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George Bush was in Canada in 2009 (Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon and Montreal).
We were heavily involved in efforts to have him arrested. Click on Arrest George Bush. Rule of Law essential to democracy. It’s a list of some of the efforts that are on-going through many organizations in the world to have Bush tried for war crimes.
The heat on Bush keeps building. Earlier there were countries (Spain an example) where he did not dare to go for fear of being arrested. He cancelled out on an appearance in Geneva (Feb 2011) in the wake of loud protests by the Swiss, calling for his arrest when he arrived.
Internationally, organizations are mobilizing around Bush’s appearance in Surrey BC in October, see “CONTENTS” below. Gail Davidson, Lawyers Against the War (LAW), is working on getting the legal arguments to the authorities (as we did in the 2009 go-around). Splitting-the-Sky (John Boncore) who attempted a citizen’s arrest in Calgary in 2009 is already in action (item #4).
Please get the word to people in the lower mainland of B.C. and in the American northwest especially. Peace organizations will want to know. And others that come to your mind. Thanks!
From the Calgary Bush event we learned WHO buys the tickets to hear Bush:
the big corporate law firms (Bennett Jones Law Firm was a sponsor)
the politicians like to rub shoulders.
They are pretty fickle if they know they might be confronted with their duplicity in the breach of laws – – – if anyone knows the law, it should be them!
Saskatoon, 2009: I went thru the Yellow Pages and picked out the email addresses for the Law Firms. Sent them a letter regarding the law and Bush and the requests for his arrest. Also contacted the Law Foundation and sent the info to them. To S’toon City Councillors, too, early in the game.
The organizers went bust on ticket sales. They had to give tickets away in large numbers in order to have the appearance of an audience. Brett Wilson (of CBC, Dragons Den fame) was one of the organizers. I contacted his lawyer, had a good conversation, told him that the letters had gone to the law firms; Wilson might at least want to know the content – – the package on Bush also went to him.
Word spreads in the old boys network, some are fickle – – or maybe they just need to have the breach of laws drawn to their attention. They also need to be reminded of what they were taught in law school: everyone is equal before the law, including Geo Bush. The media doesn’t tell people the laws and the evidence of the breach of laws that Bush is responsible for.
Action items will come. I searched for a facebook organizing group, didn’t find one; would be great if someone would set one up. For now, let’s just concentrate on spreading the word. Bush is scheduled to come. We are going to do our part, same as the people in Switzerland. The rule of law is essential to democracy and we are willing to mobilize to insist on it.
I expect there will be large demonstrations in Vancouver (Surrey) on October 20th.
BRENDAN WRITES, in response to the war-resistor videos (2011-07-31) Young people, another great video, the reality of war. Let’s give them a hand (and help ourselves at the same time!):
Thanks for such a great video. I am incredibly mindful of where we as Canada, or even “North America” are headed. It has occurred to me that if an emergency event happens in Canada or the US, our troops might intermingle across each others’ borders and Canadian sovereignty will be drastically damaged. Not only that, if Israel/US provoke or attack Iran as they are in Libya, the possibility of a Libyan/Iranian/Syrian alliance might be the next chapter. And Russia is an ally of Iran. Our borders must be protected as top priority. We must choose our friends wisely . . .
Brendan William Cross
Political Adviser , Regina SK http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=%22brendan+cross%22
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CONTENTS (copies of the articles follow):
THE ANNOUNCEMENT, FEB 01, 2011, GEORGE BUSH FEATURED SPEAKER IN SURREY ON OCT 20. http://www.surrey.ca/city-government/8019.aspx
INTERNATIONAL CRITICS OF GEORGE W. BUSH EYE SURREY ECONOMIC CONFERENCE, FEB 9 http://www.straight.com/article-373686/vancouver/international-critics-george-w-bush-eye-surrey-economic-conference
DIANNE WATTS (MAYOR, SURREY) URGED TO UN-INVITE GEORGE W. BUSH TO SURREY, FEB 10�
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Dianne+Watts+urged+invite+George+Bush+Surrey/4261143/story.html#ixzz1DbcF26ZL
ARRESTING IMPUNITY: CANADA’S LAW ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM PUT ON TRIAL, MAY 10 http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/campus-notes/2011/05/arresting-impunity-canadas-law-enforcement-system-put-trial
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1. THE ANNOUNCEMENT
http://www.surrey.ca/city-government/8019.aspx
Presidents Clinton and Bush at 2011 Surrey Regional Economic Summit
Surrey – Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts today announced that Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will be the featured speakers at the fourth annual Surrey Regional Economic Summit on October 20, 2011.
“President Clinton and President Bush will appear together to provide their very unique and timely perspectives on a broad range of economic, business, and geo-political issues and trends,” explained Mayor Watts, who launched the first Surrey Summit in 2008 as part of her city’s economic development strategy.
Over the past three years, the annual conference has attracted a growing number of prominent international speakers and presenters, including Tony Blair, Rudy Giuliani and Steve Forbes, as well as British Columbian and Canadian business and economic experts.
“The Surrey Regional Economic Summit is an opportunity for us to learn more about major issues that impact our lives, our jobs and our cities,” added Mayor Watts. “The summit reminds us that we’re directly impacted by the changes created by the dynamic and often dramatic competitive forces at work in markets in every corner of the world. As a result, the Surrey Summit has become a big part of our city’s brand as we work to attract jobs, investment and business opportunities to Surrey and the region.”
Co-chaired by Surrey Councillor Linda Hepner, the annual Surrey Regional Economic Summit emphasizes business, investment and social issues impacting Surrey, its neighbours throughout the region and the province as a whole.
“The United States is the largest economy in the world, Canada’s biggest trading partner and the single largest market for British Columbia businesses,” said Councillor Hepner. “Having President Bill Clinton and President George W. Bush with us in 2011 will give our conference participants an opportunity to hear from two unique leaders who have played major roles in shaping events over the past 20 years in the United States and abroad. As a result, their perspectives on the new realities facing the United States and the world’s major economies will be invaluable.”
Registration for the 2011 Surrey Regional Economic Summit will begin in the coming weeks.
Tara Foslien
Greg Descantes
The Pace Group
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2. International critics of George W. Bush eye Surrey economic conference
http://www.straight.com/article-373686/vancouver/international-critics-george-w-bush-eye-surrey-economic-conference
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By Stephen Thomson, February 9, 2011
George W. Bush is one of the featured speakers at the Surrey Regional Economic Summit on October 20.
An upcoming Surrey economic conference has caught the attention of critics of former U.S. president George W. Bush, one of the event's key speakers.
Human rights groups, including the New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights, backed a recent plan to file criminal complaints in Switzerland against Bush.
The complaints focused, in part, on Bush’s approval of controversial CIA interrogation techniques that included waterboarding, which simulates drowning.
The Center for Constitutional Rights claims waterboarding is a form of torture. The group has cited the U.N. Convention Against Torture, an international treaty, in its push for potential prosecution.
However, the plan to file the complaints, on behalf of alleged torture victims, was dropped when Bush abruptly cancelled his planned visit to Switzerland.
But the human-rights groups have indicated they will keep a close eye on Bush’s future travel plans.
Katherine Gallagher, a lawyer with the Center for Constitutional Rights, said her group is aware Bush is slated to speak at the annual Surrey Regional Economic Summit on October 20.
“As we get closer to that date we will see what actions we’ll take,” Gallagher told the Straight by phone from New York.
“I think we have to strategize and think that through with colleagues up in Canada,” she said. “It’s the next visit that we’ve heard about and we’re going to be following up and seeing what we know about it and preparing for it.”
The City of Surrey could not be reached for comment.
Surrey mayor Dianne Watts has said Bush and former U.S. president Bill Clinton—the other featured speaker—will appear at the 2011 summit to share their insights on economics, business, and geopolitics.
“The Surrey Regional Economic Summit is an opportunity for us to learn more about major issues that impact our lives, our jobs and our cities,” Watts said in a statement on February 1.
Since 2008, the Surrey conference has drawn high-profile speakers including former British prime minister Tony Blair and former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani.
Bush has defended his approval of the controversial, post-9/11 CIA interrogation program.
In particular, he has said he approved the use of waterboarding on individuals in U.S. custody.
“No doubt the procedure was tough, but medical experts assured the CIA that it did no lasting harm,” Bush wrote in his recently published memoir, Decision Points.
Bush wrote the interrogation program “saved lives”, adding that claims of unlawful torture at the hands of Americans were “not true”.
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3. Dianne Watts urged to un-invite George W. Bush to Surrey
By Ted Colley, Surrey Now February 10, 2011
Photograph by: Mark Wilson, Getty Images, Postmedia News
SURREY – Gail Davidson says George W. Bush is a war criminal and shouldn’t be allowed to speak at this year’s Surrey Regional Economic Summit in October.
Bush and fellow former U.S. president Bill Clinton will be the keynote speakers at the event.
Davidson speaks for Lawyers Against the War, a Canadian organization that wants bush charged with war crimes for authorizing the use of torture in Guantanamo Bay, Iraq and Afghanistan.
Canada is a signatory to an international treaty banning torture, Davidson said, and that means the federal government is obliged to deny the former U.S. President entry into Canada.
“If he does enter Canada, then the government has the obligation to prosecute him when he’s on our soil.”
Davidson said LAW tried unsuccessfully to block Bush’s entry in 2009 when he visited Calgary, but thinks things could work out differently this time around.
Davidson said Bush was scheduled to speak at a Jewish charity gala in Switzerland on Feb. 12, but the engagement was cancelled.
Organizers of the event said the cancellation was due to security concerns when it was learned protests were planned.
Davidson said Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts should withdraw her invitation to Bush.
“I think if Mayor Watts’ office is even modestly informed, she would realize that’s the right thing to do.”
Watt’s disagreed.
“I think they were trying to do the same thing with (former British prime minister and Bush ally) Tony Blair,” the mayor said. “This isn’t a political event, it’s an economic summit. It’s not about whether you like an individual, it’s about having a dialogue.”
The Now has heard from readers who question what advice Bush and Clinton can offer since both played a big part in creating the global recession that has crippled the economies of the U.S. and other nations.
“I get that,” the mayor said, “but here’s the thing. It’s important for us to know what went wrong.
“We need a dialogue about what worked, what didn’t work and what utterly failed. If you only deal with one side, you’re not learning the other half of the equation.”
The federal Department of Justice did not return the Now’s calls.
tcolley AT thenownewspaper.com
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4. Arresting impunity: Canada's law enforcement system put on trial
http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/campus-notes/2011/05/arresting-impunity-canadas-law-enforcement-system-put-trial
By Joshua Blakeney
Arrest Bush: From Calgary, Alberta to Surrey, British Columbia
On Monday, May 2 a coalition of activists and civil resisters marched on Surrey City Hall in an attempt to school Mayor Dianne Watts on the voluminous domestic and supranational legislation that exists pertaining to credibly accused war criminals and other violators of human rights. Mayor Dianne Watts' ill conceived invitation to George W. Bush to come to Surrey, British Columbia to attend the annual Surrey Regional Economic Summit this coming Oct. 20 stimulated the demonstration, which was organized by Mohawk activist and author Splitting the Sky.
Splitting the Sky led the procession which marched peacefully in the direction of the mayor's office chanting "Arrest George Bush! Enforce the law!" Splitting the Sky presented Mayor Watts' communications specialist Tara Foslien with documents demonstrating the correspondence between Bush's self-admitted misdeeds and the Canadian laws explicitly prohibiting such crimes. The civil resister cited domestic legislation such as the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and the Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act as examples of two legal bodies enshrined to prevent Canada from becoming a safe haven for war criminals.
Also in attendance was Professor Anthony Hall of the University of Lethbridge. Hall emphasized the need for law enforcement officials to transcend politics and implement the law equitably, regardless of the status of the offender. Hall addressed the many police officers present, telling them they will be told that "[Bush] is an 'Internationally Protected Person.' That is not true! [Bush] is a civilian. He is no longer a head of state."
The attempts to elucidate the illegitimacy of the proposed visit of Bush to British Columbia in October ought to be viewed as an extension of the citizens' mobilizations which began with Bush's controversial visit to Calgary, Alberta on Mar. 17, 2009. That visit was Bush's first visit to a foreign country without diplomatic immunity. After the failure of law enforcement officials to do their jobs and arrest the then credibly accused war criminal -- now self-confessed torturer -- Splitting the Sky courageously and selflessly attempted to breach the police lines and conduct a citizen's arrest on the former U.S. president.
During the subsequent trial in Calgary which some dubbed "The trial of Splitting the Sky versus George W. Bush," former U.S. attorney general Ramsey Clark -- Splitting the Sky's former lawyer -- and former U.S. Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney flew in to the oil-patch city to participate in the proceedings. The trial culminated with Splitting the Sky being given a conditional discharge by Judge Manfred Delong allowing him to avoid immediate incarceration. Some read this comparative leniency as a tacit acknowledgement by Judge Delong that Splitting the Sky was, as he submitted, being a conscientious citizen when he attempted to uphold the rule of law by seeking to arrest Bush.
The 'I was only following orders' defence
According to a report in The Province, Norm Stowe, the manager of the annual Surrey Regional Economic Summit to be attended by Bush, stated via e-mail that "the city respected the rights of protesters to present their views but will have RCMP support to ensure the event is not disrupted [...] The RCMP have responsibility for security and we know they'll find a balance that allows people to express their views without risking the safety of our speakers or those attending the summit."
These comments, by the organizer of the summit show a distinct failure to grasp the main contention of those protesting the impunity afforded to credibly accused war criminals in Canada. It is the law enforcement agencies themselves, including the RCMP, who are being objected to as it is they who are failing to do their jobs. How is it that Norm Stowe can be so positive that the RCMP will protect, rather than arrest, the self-confessed torturer during the Oct. 2011 summit? Who gave the orders to the RCMP to reassure those organizing the event that their guests -- even if they're culpable for the most murderous of crimes -- will be protected on that day? All those police officers who opt to protect, rather than arrest, George W. Bush when he comes to British Columbia are putting themselves in a position where they can be accused of complicity in the breakdown of the rule of law in Canada.
Those law enforcement officials who shirk their duties to uphold the rule of law in Canada might well use the defence in the future that they were merely "following orders." This was the common alibi of many officials tried at Nuremberg and it didn't wash. If I were an ordinary bobby assigned to shield George W. Bush from the law during his upcoming visit I would ask myself serious questions as to whether my role might have personal ramifications for me down the line.
If a police officer arrested Bush in Surrey on Oct. 20, s/he could easily justify doing so to an independent judge before a court of law. Firstly, by doing so the officer would be doing his/her job of upholding the rule of law. Secondly, by arresting the self-confessed torturer, the officer would be maintaining civility and order as s/he would be eliminating any possibility of a confrontation such as the one that arose in Calgary when Splitting the Sky was compelled, due to the failures of law enforcement officials, to attempt to break through the wall of immunity and impunity and arrest George Bush. During Splitting the Sky versus Bush, the defence of those police officers who had obstructed Splitting the Sky from implementing the law was that they were keeping order during a lively protest. Surely the best way to maintain law and order would be simply to arrest Bush as this would remove the catalyst of the protest and maintain peacefulness on the streets of Surrey?
Joshua Blakeney is a graduate student at the University of Lethbridge.
Posted by Sandra Finley at 11:07 PM
2011-02-05 Bush Cancels February 12th Geneva trip amidst charges of torture and calls for his arrest 2011-08-11 Update, Get Bush Arrested in Vancouver + Appeal Court upholds Don Vance & Nathan Ertel’s leave to sue Donald Rumsfeld. Plus.
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ROUTE SELECTION' EMERGING PREFERRED ROUTE'
Following extensive assessment, an 'Emerging Preferred Route' ('EPR') (outlined broadly on the accompanying map) has now been established for the N16 national primary route between Sligo and the County Boundary with Leitrim. This now permits the planning and design of minor improvement schemes (3 to 4 no.) to commence.
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RIP Peter Maxwell Davies
Altogether now.... in the key of Bb!!!
Posted on Mon Mar 14, 2016 3:15 pm
Aged 81, so not too bad an innings, a Salford lad who decided to become a composer when he was four according to Wiki.
I didn't like all of his stuff, not keen on the Scottish inspired toons, but things like his sixth symphony appeal to my ears.
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Ah, the end of that symphony turns a bit Scottish, I'd forgotten that. Wonder why a Lancashire lad put the Scots stuff in??
Posted on Mon Mar 14, 2016 10:20 pm
Are you alone in knowing who he was diabs?
Can't say I've heard of him. RIP though
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smeggypants wrote: Are you alone in knowing who he was diabs?
I've known about him and heard his music for forty years or more. There are a couple of classical fans on here I think, though they might not like his stuff much - he is an acquired taste. You won't hear many performances of his work even if you listen to Radio 3 all day and night for a month, though he has been on "composer of the week" at least twice.
He did get a 4 minute spot on Channel 4 news tonight and will no doubt get a mention on Newsnight.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35802564
The next one to go will probably be Harrison Birtwistle - bet you ain't heard of that Lancashire lad either. Most of his stuff is crap but he has done a couple of good things.
You're right I haven't. = He sounds like a character off a Python Sketch
Harrison Birtwistle!!!!
smeggypants wrote: You're right I haven't. = He sounds like a character off a Python Sketch
It is a slightly odd name for a lad born in Accrington, where my father's family comes from.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0477dgy
Posted on Fri Apr 01, 2016 6:50 pm
BBC 4 have put together a documentary on Maxwell Davies.
DOCUMENTARY: Sir Peter Maxwell Davies: Master and Maverick
On: BBC 4 HD (106)
Date: Friday 1st April 2016 (starting in 1 hour and 15 minutes)
Time: 20:00 to 21:00 (1 hour long)
Tom Service presents a tribute to the provocative composer Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, who died in March at the age of 81. Extraordinary performances and documentary from the BBC's television archive that follow Max's journey from his radical origins as an Angry Young Man in the 1950s to his later life and work on his adopted home in the Orkney Islands and his surprise appointment as Master of the Queen's Music in 2004. With performances by the Fires of London, the Sixteen and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
(New, Stereo, Widescreen, Subtitles)
I expect it will have about 5,000 viewers, including me.
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DMcG 17 May 19 - 07:34 AM
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Steve Shaw 17 May 19 - 03:32 AM
David Carter (UK) 17 May 19 - 02:26 AM
Steve Shaw 16 May 19 - 08:03 PM
Backwoodsman 16 May 19 - 06:49 PM
Stanron 16 May 19 - 06:48 PM
WalkaboutsVerse 16 May 19 - 02:13 PM
Raggytash 16 May 19 - 02:07 PM
Iains 16 May 19 - 01:36 PM
Dave the Gnome 16 May 19 - 08:47 AM
Stanron 16 May 19 - 05:55 AM
Jim Carroll 15 May 19 - 07:40 PM
Date: 17 May 19 - 07:34 AM
Corbyn formally states talks have gone as far as they can.
This is, I think, no surprise to anyone: the only doubt was over who said it first.
According to Peston, it is likely that the next step will be to give a statement on Monday that indicative votes will be held on Wednesday with the aim of reflecting these in in the WAB, taking into account not just whether they pass or not, but the strength of support. And, of course, no firm statement that even ones that pass will find their way into the WAB.
Bombs away Skipper!
Farage is an opportunist fascist who is using the same hate policy that forced Enoch Powell out of the Tory Party
It is depressing that what made Powell an embarrassment is now being used as a step up the fame and fortune ladder - a sign of national deterioration
Jim Caarroll
What a strange comment, given the circumstances
Here is a dose of reality from darkest Wales.
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/nigel-farages-brexit-party-just-16284407
Who cares about yesterday's parties. They are not even also rans!
Is straw clutching to become an Olympic Sport?
" But as a poll finds only 13% of Labour voters understand Labour's brexit policy "
The country as a whole is totally bemused abot the Tory's Brexit policy and the Party itself are totally unable to agree on how it wishes to leave - or if it does
As I have a postal vote, I voted two weeks ago. Not disclosing who I voted for, other than to say that it wasn’t the group whose top candidate was the obnoxious, opportunist Annunziata Rees-Mogg.
As an old bomber pilot said:
You know you are getting close to the target when the flak gets heavier!"
”By the way does anyone know what the official labour policy on brexit is?”
This was answered last night on"Question Time" and the audience response was prolonged laughter.
To claim Brexit is only a Tory problem is extremely bizarre. But as a poll finds only 13% of Labour voters understand Labour's brexit policy perhaps such outlandish claims attempting to disown it can be understood.
The corresponding figure for brexiteers was 60%.
These figures do not bode well for Labour in the upcoming EU elections which are all about brexit.
Can we assume from the position taken by some posters they will refuse to participate, because it is not their problem, or will they take the inevitable hammering anyway?
The silent majority, believing in democracy, will be speaking with their votes The outcome of the vote will be much more unambiguous than a second referendum. Perhaps we will need to erect tents during polling. To create safe spaces dispensing spoons full of sugar to staunch remainiacs, in order that the unpalatable reality(of losing-again) will go down
Gloating over the numbers supporting this Lemming Leap (somewhat reminiscent of that with the Tommy Robinson petition) in no way alters the fact that Brexit has torn British society to shreds and left the UK virtually leaderless as things stand - that's the reality
Hardly anything to celebrate - I wouldn't have thought it would be something those who claim to love their country would be too pleased about - but it takes all sorts, I suppose !
According to today's Telegraph:
The latest polling average puts Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party ahead of the two major parties, on 30 per cent compared to Labour’s 21 per cent and the Tories’ 12 per cent.
That is around what UKIP were polling before the previous EU elections (one of the polls last time put UKIP on 38%.)
Despite all the noise and bluster, it is looking like Brexit is going to be a fairly straightforward replacement of UKIP last time. After all, even Farage has said the policies are the same.
How that will translate into seats, I will not predict, because it will depend very much on turnout, which I suspect will be higher than normal. How those percentages and the distribution of turnout interact in the end I would not like to guess.
Meanwhile, back to the harsh realities of life!
YouGov / European Election
Brexit Party 35
CONs 9
CUKs 5
SNP 3
How high is Brexit Momma? 35% and rising......
Parroting out received wisdom is a wonderfully lazy and all too easy thing to do. It's amazing how often critics of the EU such as Stanron betray the fact that they haven't done their homework as to how the EU works, and that's precisely what the Farages of this world depend on.
What President do you mean Stanron? The President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission are both elected by the European Council which comprises the Heads of State of the Member States. They are elected for fixed terms. Both are accountable to the European Parliament. The Presidency of the Council of the European Union is held by one of the member states, in rotation. In contrast, I have never been able to vote for the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the Head of the Civil Service, or the Queen. And the last one of those is in office for life. The EU is far more democratic than the UK.
I think that you are confused as to what a President is. It is someone who presides at meetings. When you confuse a presidency with an executive authority, you get a system which really doesn't work very well, as we see in various countries around the world.
Who will vote for her successor any day now?
It may be argued the Conservative membership will, but that is quite a stretch, because they can only choose one of the two that others have selected. If you are a One Nation Tory, forget it - you will almost certainly be offered the choice of two Brexiteers. It is rather like what I believe conjurers refer to as a forced card.
Date: 16 May 19 - 08:03 PM
And who voted for Theresa May in 2016? Who will vote for her successor any day now? You're being daft, aren't you, Stanron?
How many UK Prime Ministers have you voted for? When was the last time you voted a Cabinet member into his position in the Cabinet?
From: Stanron
Thank you for confirming that you have never voted for an EU President and you have never voted a Commission member to his or her position on the Commission. Thank you for confirming that the two top layers of power in the EU are beyond democratic control.
Do you like my comparison to the two top layers of power in the EU to the two top layers of power in the Catholic Church?
Scarily offbeam, actually. Off you go and do your homework for once.
Steve nothing in your post contradicts my post of Date: 16 May 19 - 06:01 PM. How many EU presidents have you voted for? When was the last time you voted a Commission member into his position on the Commission?
It's kind of like the two top layers of the Catholic church. The person who takes mass in their local church cannot vote for their pope. Neither can they vote for their Cardinals who do vote for their next Pope. A scarily exact analogy.
Absolute bollocks, and you know it. The Commission can instigate debate and suggest policy but is completely powerless with regard to deciding and executing policy. That is one hundred percent down to the twenty-eight member states and, if needs be, the elected European Parliament. I'll be kind to you and assume that you've been gullible enough to soak up and accept lies rather than that you yourself are lying. You are accepting of received wisdom from your anti-EU ilk, when what you should actually be doing is apprising yourself of the actual mechanisms of the EU. You haven't a clue as to the latter, and your pale Teribus-imitation is rather pathetic, actually. Now toddle off and educate yourself as to how the EU, for all its flaws, actually works, and get honest. Go on, Teribus will be reading this, so show him how it's done.
The two top layers of power in the EU are beyond the choice of the electorate. As an EU voter I cannot vote the President in or out. As an EU voter I cannot vote members of the Commission, who decide who becomes President, in or out of their Commission positions. The two top layers of power in the EU are not democratically controlled. The EU is not Democratic. The sooner we are out, the better.
The EU 28, as I've explained many times before on this forum, generally reach agreement on policy and regulation by common consent, without the need to take matters to a vote in Parliament, though that option is there. The power of veto is there at various agreed levels, typically according to the size of the state that might invoke it, but more commonly the veto will be considered not by an individual state but by a bloc of states. The UK is regarded as one of the more argumentative states of the EU, but even so we have accepted without demur 95% of all proposals (thousands of them) and have only disagreed with any vehemence on half of the rest. In contrast, the UN has several massive states with individual powers of veto that are used for purely ideological reasons. For example, the US exercises its veto utterly routinely in order to prevent any criticism whatsoever of Israel, regardless of the level of atrocity carried out by that country's regime. Consensus is not possible under those circumstances. Your support of the UN over the EU is completely arse about face.
From: WalkaboutsVerse
Steve - I agree that the UN must improve but would add that the EU also has issues with the issues you mention, including vetos.
No Stanron, not once has anyone said how we, the public, will benefit.
We've had platitudes about regaining our sovereignty, which we never lost, and controlling our borders, which will still, post Brexit, allow people from outside the EU to enter. We could change that tomorrow should it be deemed beneficial.
So come on, tell me how the people will benefit.
Raggytash wrote: Stanron, Once again someone from your side of the discussion will not provide answers to a straightforward question.
I have answered your question twice before. Both times you dismissed my answer. Other people may well have answered too. Put the work in to search for them.
Stanron, Once again someone from your side of the discussion will not provide answers to a straightforward question.
I can only presume that this is so because non of you actually know any answers to the question.
How on earth can you tell us all we should leave the EU unless you can tell the rest of us how we will benefit from that decision.
So come on,provide some answers.
(PS Once again I won't hold my breath.)
Brexit is the project of the Tory Party, aided and abetted by the Nicotine-Stained Haddock and his ‘Party’ - Labour’s Brexit Policy is irrelevant.
Come Come now! You are being rather economical with the truth.
Labour promised 3 times to have a referendum and reneged three times
on 20 April 2004 Blair told Parliament it should debate the European constitutional question "in detail and decide upon it" and "then let the people have the final say".
He ended the Commons statement with the war-cry: "Let the issue be put. Let the battle be joined."
the Labour election manifesto in 2005 and the language is as forthright.
Blair promises: "We will put it [the constitution] to the British people in a referendum and campaign wholeheartedly for a Yes vote."
Tue, Oct 16, 2007, 01:00(Irish Times)
BRITAIN:Gordon Brown appears determined to defy popular demands for a British referendum on the EU reform treaty, despite mounting internal Labour Party pressure ahead of this week's European summit in Lisbon. It was of course a commitment on the Labour election manifesto.
Red Herring Alert.
The Praying Mantis has kept everyone else out of it until it became obvious, even to an egotist like her, that she’s buggered. When she was forced to beg Labour to help her out, they should have told her to go boil her head - the Tories started it, let them finish it.
Now for a party political pamphlet from bliar blair june1983.
Labour’s official policy at the 1983 election was to leave the EU, written into a manifesto dubbed “the longest suicide note in history” by its late MP Gerald Kaufman.
Mr Blair added the Brussels institution “has drained our natural resources and destroyed jobs”.
The arch Remoaner was first elected to the House of Commons in 1983, and the literature handed out to his Sedgefield constituents in the North East proudly displays his Eursosepcticism.
This is the same chappie popping up like turd in a punchbowl trying desperately to thwart the will of the people and reverse Brexit.
You could not make it up!
Jeremy Corbyn spent PMQs railing against highly paid FTSE 100 chief executives, challenging May: “is this a Government of the many or in the pockets of an elite few?” Unfortunately John McDonnell didn’t seem to get the memo in time, he’s spent the last two days hobnobbing at exclusive events… with FTSE 100 chief executives.
is a product of his inventiveness and hard work"
Then a feller on shift work assembling vacuum cleaners for a pittance is worth less than someone who hardly has to break out in a sweat
About time these cap-doffers realised that one would be useless without the other
Not suggesting that the contribution is equal, but the differential is beyond all reason - and as Dyson has amply demonstrated, the richer you get, the more likely you are to be able to avoid paying your share
Virtually all inventions are a team effort anyway - one has an idea and a team (of lesser paids) makes it a practicality
As I've said before - without plumbers, the world would have to shit in the garden, and without electricians, they'd have to do it in the dark
Unfortunately, our cap-doffers and forelock-tuggers aren’t able to see these things while their faces are buried in the toffs’ arse-cracks and their tongues are massaging the toffs’ anal sphincters, Steve.
Of course, I forgot to mention the Airblade V, which does away with the trough but which blasts your germs all over the washroom. And God help you if, like me, you have a V6 cordless vacuum cleaner with it's sticking valve, seizing rollers and clogging drum, not to speak of the filter that won't let you use the "max" setting, and the drum emptying mechanism (you'll need a long stick to unclog the drum's holes, by the way) that automatically has you inhaling toxic dust... the DC14 Animal we had almost set our house on fire when the motor suddenly burned out, and the plastic extendable hoses on the uprights last about six months if you're lucky. The inventiveness he's shown was plagiarised from Heath Robinson and the hard work he does consists of sitting on his arse watching the farming subsidies rolling in.
Interesting parallels here
Switzerland to re-run referendum because voters were not given the facts
Oh yes I fogot that of course, Stanron. Every rich person is self made and deserves it.
Jackanory, Jackanory, Jackanory...
He's become mega-rich by inventing over-priced and unreliable technology that, er, works when it works...and by creaming off the CAP, which I will agree is the biggest absurdity of the EU. And I absolutely don't want to know what's in that nasty damp little trough at the bottom of every Dyson Airblade hand-dryer. Don't touch the sides whatever you do...
It is not difficult to see that inequality between Dyson and the man in the street is a product of his inventiveness and hard work. He was not handed it on a plate by a cabal of hidden power brokers.
Where is the equality between Jean Claude Junker and me?
So the inequality between Dyson and the man in the the street is fine but the inequality between Junker and you is not? There is something seriously screwy with you logic, Stanron.
"Nationalism"
Now it all becomes clear !!!
Why didn't you say that in the first place ?
Steve. Don't you get that Internationalism is an Ideology? It betrays Nationalism. If you support it you are, in Nationalistic terms, a traitor.
As for equality, where is the equality between a pope and a peasant? Where is the equality between Jean Claude Junker and me? You appear to be the ideologue and I am not seeing much in the way of rational argument
That's the most ridiculous fantasy I've read in years. You are a tribal Tory, an ideologue of the very worst, self-interested kind. It ill-behoves you to criticise what you see as the ideology of those who are internationalists, who see people as human beings and who want to see a drive towards equality. You and your tribe, a tribe steeped in racism and xenophobia, can't even sniff that. And you have no understanding whatsoever of the way the EU works. Those of us who, unlike you who follows the Teribus path like sheep, go to the trouble of finding out, in contrast to people like you who operate solely on received wisdom, know that the EU is extremely imperfect and we freely acknowledge the need for reform, whilst knowing that the fundamental structures to achieve that are in place. But I can't discuss that with you because you've chosen to keep yourself wilfully and ideologically ignorant, typical Tory that you are. Your Roman Empire juxtaposition is just about the stupidest thing I've read here all day, and, believe me, you have some stiff competition. Try again.
Steve. Motes, beams and maybe the eyes are yours. Had it occurred to you that you may be the one tied to an ideology? The initial idea of the EU was a good one. Unfortunately what it has become is a kind of modern day re-iteration of the Roman Empire and it's successor the Holy Roman Church.
It is not interested in democracy, it is not interested in the welfare of it's subjects. It is interested in it's own wealth, status and power. Like the Catholic church it has an ideology, with which you appear to agree, it has a closed system of appointing it's own leaders and it enforces a hierarchical structure. I wonder whether St Cuthbert realised what he was doing when he gave in to Romes rule. Maybe he foresaw war and destruction if he tried to resist. The Irish church model seems to have been closer to the Cathar heresy and look what happened to them. It took us a millennium to get free of the Roman church. We are now in a position to extract ourselves from it's political equivalent. It's got to be worth the price.
"There seems to be a lot of confusion here between"
Checkmate, I think
The UN has been serially emasculated by the United States, which mortally undermines it via detestable vetos and by failing to pay its dues, and by the general hegemony of those giant and corrupt nations which regard themselves as "superpowers." The EU may be twenty-eight nations, but the US is one nation almost as big and China is one nation four times as big. And the individual nations of the EU, what's more, enjoy individual sovereignty and nationalistic pride, in the best sense, that helps to retain their individuality. Your blinkers are preventing you from seeing the right targets. Shed your ideology and see the real picture.
Dyson have spotted the signs and done a runner
I think it would be polite if a mudelf wishes to make deletions and substitute their own material in my posts they should make it clear that they have done so
There seems to be a lot of confusion here between Dyson the man (who is uk tax resident and paid 128 million pounds tax last year to the exchequer) and Dyson the company(record annual profits of £1.1bn for 2018) that pays tax on turnover in whatever country sales occur in. This is a subtlety overlooked by leftward leaning persons, whose knowledge of finance and accounting is so abysmal they trash the economy each time they are in power(eg Beneficent Brown flogging off a chunk of the UK gold reserves for a third of it's value)
As an individual Mr Dyson can move his assets wherever he wishes, for whatever reasons motivate him. This right is embedded in EU legislation. He employs 12000 worldwide, roughly 33% in UK. Like any astute business man he makes his widgets where they create most profit.
How much do those decrying him here pay in tax, or employ, or even have the nous to create anything?
But you miss the point, Steve, that I am very much in favour of a stronger more-democratic UNITED Nations (partly via getting rid of "clubs" such as the EU, Commonwealth, African Union, etc.),
I have a long memory and, though you haven't posted much recently, I recall you as a person who dresses up intolerance in the gentle cloak of poetry. I suggest you remind yourself as to how what we now know as the EU originated: as a recoil against the extreme nationalism that pitched us into two world wars. And it's worked. Argue misguidedly for brexit if you like, but kindly don't argue for a return to the sort of Europe that was constantly at war with itself for centuries and that gave us the two most dreadful events in human history, and the Holocaust to boot. Shame on you.
We don't just want to Brexit but to help get rid of the EU; apart from some local government, all any citizen of our world needs is their own nation & the United Nations; my poem, from WalkaboutsVerse, "Nationalism without Conquest"
"...if you frighten them off we will all be seriously poorer."
Ah, so the mega-rich are holding the country to ransom then! Makes a change - it was always the unions in our day! Bwahahaha!
What hypocrisy...
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posted Friday, May 27, 2011 - Volume 39 Issue 21
SGN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Caleb Laieski is taking the fight to the nation's Capitol
Caleb Laieski, 16 years old, started his anti-bullying activism when he was forced to drop out of school in Surprise, Arizona, when teachers and administration wouldn't protect him even after repeated incidents of bullying. The teen said he was being threatened with violence and death because he happened to be Gay.
Caleb, who has since received his GED, brought the fight to his school district, starting with a legal notification that he would bring suit to protect himself and others in the same situation. After the school district agreed to change its policies, he sent a similar notice to every other school district in Arizona, and then went to the Arizona Legislature to fight for laws to protect all students.
Recently, Caleb was invited to the White House's inaugural Conference on Bullying Prevention and is now advocating for the Student Non-Discrimination Act in Congress, and is currently in D.C. 'for those who are afraid to speak up.'
When Seattle Gay News caught up with Caleb on May 26, the young activist had exceeded his own expectations by meeting with nearly 100 members of Congress, Senators, and their staffs.
'This experience has been incredible, to say the least,' an almost out-of-breath Caleb told SGN during a phone interview. The teen had just come out of one meeting and was headed into another one. 'I feel more accomplished than I thought I would. I've left some offices with guarantees of a co-sponsorship for the bill.'
For Caleb, seeing this bill pass is personal. He knows all too well about the dangers of school bullying and the effects it can have on students who are, or are even perceived to be, LGBT. The teen was repeatedly threatened before he dropped out of school.
Caleb says the bill would 'include sexual orientation and gender identity into the current federal law under education, guaranteeing all students a safe place.' Caleb also pointed out 'when some have opposition to these categories being protected, we must get past that and realize that it's about giving every student the right to his/her education in a safe place to learn.'
Caleb successfully met with over 30 Congressional Representatives in his first week in D.C., and plans to keep the pace for the remainder of his time in the capital.
He says he's been working both the House and the Senate, but his main focus for now has been mostly with members of Congress. 'I've met with several staff members,' he continued, 'but more often than not I've actually been able to meet with the Congressman or woman in person.'
In all honesty, Caleb says he didn't think the reaction to his lobbying this bill would be so positive. 'The feedback has been great,' he said. 'It's all about educating them on the topic of bullying.'
Still, he admits that it will be 'tough getting it out of committee.'
But how could that be? With all the recent hubbub surrounding anti-LGBT bullying and the horrified reaction of a nation trying to heal from a rash of teen suicides, one would think that passing such legislation would be a no-brainer.
'It should be pretty basic,' said Caleb, 'but it's not. A lot of people seem to think this should be a state issue, not a federal issue. Also, a lot of people have a problem with sexual orientation and gender identity being a part of the bill.'
But Caleb isn't deterred. 'For me, it really comes down to the fact that over 50% of LGBT students are protected in one way or another at school. But some states are not progressive and are far behind on this issue. Those are the youth that need this. Those are the youth that I am doing this for.'
Caleb says he has a message of hope for LGBT teens who feel they are at their wits' end: 'Stay strong and continue to fight,' he said. 'Never give up, and continue to speak out. Eventually, your message will get across.'
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Hatch closed! 18-month Mars500 mission has begun
Press Release From: ESA Mars 500
Posted: Thursday, June 3, 2010
Mars500, the first full-length simulated mission to Mars, started today in Moscow at 13:49 local time (11:49 CET), when the six-man crew entered their 'spacecraft' and the hatch was closed. The experiment will end in November 2011.
The mood was serious, intense but very determined in the Mars500 facility at the Institute of Biomedical Problems in Moscow this afternoon, as the crew of the Mars500 talked to the press and and then walked into the modules that will be their home for next 520 days.
The last and the most interesting part of the Mars500 isolation study is now underway. Diego Urbina and Romain Charles from Europe, Sukhrob Kamolov, Alexey Sitev, Alexandr Smoleevskiy and Mikhail Sinelnikov from Russia and Wang Yue from China face a mission that is as close as possible to a real space voyage. They will live and work like astronauts, eat special food and exercise in the same way as crews aboard the International Space Station.
Their mission is to 'fly to Mars' in 250 days, divide in two groups, 'land on and explore Mars' for a month and 'return to Earth' in 230 days, in their special facility imitating an interplanetary spacecraft, lander and martian terrain.
The hatch of the facility will remain closed until November 2011 and the crew has to manage using the food, equipment and all other material stored in the facility. Only electricity, water and some air will be fed into the compartments from outside.
In addition to evaluating many novel technologies, Mars500 is the ultimate test of human endurance. Staying almost 18 months inside the metallic containers will be hard, even when properly trained and briefed by astronauts and submariners. The crew will no doubt have ups and downs during their long mission and these psychological changes are a key part of the experiment.
The 'astronauts' will normally have 8 hours of work, 8 hours of free time and 8 hours of rest a day, with the weekends free (except in special situations). They have taken plenty of films, books, games, musical instruments and entertainment with them.
The physiological aspects of the experiments are also of great interest. Their bodies will start to adapt to new conditions - a closed environment with restricted space can quickly lead to poor physical condition. The crew needs to exercise up to two hours a day, but they can shower only once a week.
What have I forgotten? Preparing everything from soap and clothing to food and spare camera batteries for an autonomous 1.5-year-mission is a complex task, so the logistics are vital.
And finally the technology: the facility is not a spacecraft, but it uses many systems that will be used in some form when developing a real craft for a Mars mission. Testing these in realistic conditions is important. The crew has been trained to repair every single bolt of their 'craft' and outside help will be given only in extreme situations.
Throughout their mission, Diego Urbina and Romain Charles, the ESA-selected crewmembers, will send diary updates and videos to ESA's Mars500 site. The first diary entry has been published today: "Goodbye Sun, goodbye Earth, we are leaving for Mars!".
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The Pink Ceiling’s Cindy Whitehead: Empathy Fuels Innovation
It’s no wonder Fortune magazine called Cindy Whitehead a “tireless force of nature.” She’s the entrepreneur behind the first-ever FDA approved drug to treat decreased libido in women, and she’s built two businesses from the ground up, selling them for over $1.5 billion. After securing FDA approval for ADDYI, dubbed “female Viagra” by numerous media outlets, Cindy founded The Pink Ceiling, an incubator and venture capital firm dedicated to helping women-focused businesses. In this episode, she and Spencer discuss the importance of empathy in product design, how the #MeToo movement will alter the venture capital landscape and why Cindy is an unapologetic proponent of the color pink.
Press Play to hear the full conversation or check out the transcript below. You can also subscribe to Office Hours on Apple Podcasts and PodcastOne.
Spencer Rascoff: Cindy, thanks a lot for sitting down with me. I’m excited for this conversation. Great to see you.
Cindy Whitehead: Good to see you too, Spencer. Thanks for having me.
Rascoff: So let’s take a step back. Before we jump into your accomplishments and to ADDYI and the other things you’ve created and the state of the venture capital industry and how you’re disrupting it, tell listeners a little bit about your background, sort of how did you get here, what did you do coming straight out of college, and what was the beginning part of your career like?
Whitehead: In no way in a straight line I guess I would say. So my background, I had an odd childhood. I moved every year from the fourth grade to my senior year of high school, which I think perfected my being the new kid on the block constantly and the outsider in the room.
Rascoff: A military family or what?
Whitehead: State Department, yeah. So I think I got very good at listening, which became an important and critical skill in my future career. In college, had a particular fascination with business, a curiosity of what made things that tick that was really fostered by an instrumental business professor. So I would have to report to her every week and of course about different businesses I had learned about, why they were great and because of that made the singular decision that I was gonna go work for Merck out of college. And the reason why, Merck at the time was Fortune’s most-admired company, so I wanted to go learn from the best, thought I would apply it anywhere. And what I think surprised me when I got that job is that I fell in love with the science, fell in love with what they did.
Rascoff: What type of role were you in initially at Merck?
Whitehead: Sales. So started in the field, worked my way up, loved pharma for what it could do, what it had the capacity to do for people’s lives. Didn’t love how they got it done, didn’t fit in a big environment, and so progressively went smaller, smaller until I was crazy enough to start it from scratch myself.
Rascoff: Always through the sales side or the science?
Whitehead: So I’m not a scientist. I’ve always been surrounded by what I think is a fantastic scientific team. At the time I went to Merck in fact, it was a time of great innovation when you know big pharmaceutical companies really celebrated their research and development. Today they mostly acquire it from small companies; that’s where a lot of the true innovation happens. But went from sales into management, into really a breakthrough opportunity when I went to a company that had not only gone out and acquired products and product lines to become more sophisticated but then got gobbled up by one of the bigs. And when they did, I had a chance to be on an integration taskforce overseeing how we would put the new business together, and it was a lesson in all those things you needed to know to build a business from scratch.
Rascoff: Now we’re gonna talk a little bit about mentorship and the importance of the Pink Ceiling and gender diversity. How important was it that that influential professor that clearly shaped your life you mentioned that it was a woman?
Whitehead: It was.
Rascoff: Actually, didn’t mention it was a woman but used a feminine pronoun, so I picked up on the fact that it was a woman.
Whitehead: Yes.
Rascoff: Was that important, and if it hadn’t been a woman, would you have been noticed?
Whitehead: That’s an excellent question. I think it was important that she saw something in me and fostered it. Would somebody else have seen it? No one else did. I was in a lot of business classes and I think she particularly saw that. Many times I think in a room I would be noticed for being the thing that doesn’t fit, right. This goes back to my childhood too, like which one of these is not like the other.
And so I think that over time you perfect how you get beyond that. But in her case, I think she embraced it and that meant a lot to me. when I got that job – I have to tell this story. Her name is Professor Feeney. She’s not with us anymore; she passed away. But when I got the job, I remember calling her so excitedly I got the position, and she said, “Great. We’re going out and you’re buying.” So she was the perfect blend of encouraging and tough on me and pushing me to be better.
Rascoff: It’s amazing how teachers at all levels, high school, college, and beyond, can have such a huge impact.
Whitehead: No question.
Rascoff: I’ve talked a lot about teachers who have impacted my career, mostly from high school, and I’m grateful to them every day. So tell us about ADDYI and how that happened.
Whitehead: So my very first company that I built in pharma was with a male sexual health drug. So I was in a field that I love. Actually, sexual medicine is fascinating. A lot of our discovery is really new; the science is cool. It permeates effect on our life. And was really watching this science emerge in terms of our understanding of women and desire from the sidelines. There was a big company out of Germany that was innovating, and what I saw was that despite the fact that there was all this scientific discovery, company after company was walking away. And it made no sense to me. On the basis of the science, on the basis of the pathway that I had seen for the male drugs, it really became clear to me that it was on the basis of a societal narrative around women and sex. When that became clear, when I went out, when I spent a year, I talked to women with the condition, I made a decision to sell my business and take this on.
Rascoff: So was that a venture capitalist and pharma executive’s miss-sizing of the market, or there wasn’t enough gender diversity among decision makers and so they didn’t exhibit enough empathy to understand the issue that was facing these patients?
Whitehead: So 100 percent it wasn’t miss-sizing the market. The prevalence of this condition for women is the same as erectile dysfunction, so you get a picture of how big that market could be when you think of the Viagra and Cialis-like drugs. I think what it was was a reticence to take this on in a society that is stacked against taking women seriously when it comes to many different health conditions and, by god, for sure when it comes to sex. And if you look at the early commentary as this company was emerging with this science, all of the backlash for it I think they just made a decision it’s not who we’re gonna be, we’re gonna put it on the shelf, which is very atypical in pharma, right. If you have great scientific discovery, you put it out there, you shop it, in their case they were completely walking away.
Rascoff: So this company run by I’m kind of imagining like a caricature of kind of –
Whitehead: Classic pharma.
Rascoff: You know a lot of white men deciding how to proceed here.
Whitehead: Yeah.
Rascoff: They had a drug under their noses that had the potential to address women’s sexual interest.
Whitehead: First ever, yeah.
Rascoff: And yet they didn’t commercialize it. Now wouldn’t a decision-making apparatus like that want to ship a drug like that to stimulate this market, no pun intended?
Whitehead: You know it’s funny if you consider the fabric of companies and what happens. At the very beginning when I took this drug on, people were skeptical. Well if it was so great, why wouldn’t this huge company take it on? And I think you can never underestimate the personal sort of you know what we bring to the table personally are our philosophies and everything else that permeate those decisions. And I finally got to a place where I decided I have got to be able to explain this story more quickly and I said they said, “It’s sex. We’re German. We’re out.” So everybody would sort of laugh and go okay, I get it. But actually, what you were getting was truly a portrait of the company who was very conservative in a topic that was going to be taken on with not only curiosity but also controversy.
Rascoff: So this sort of orphaned drug was at this company that you were at or you saw?
Whitehead: No, I watched. I actually watched them present scientifically over and over again and was so impressed.
Rascoff: And then what?
Whitehead: So I watched this. They put it on the shelf. When they put it on the shelf, it was in a period of time when women were in open-label trials. That means they know they were on the drug. And one particular researcher who’s a visionary in the field learned that the company was gonna leave the space, put it on the shelf, and he said to the women who were in the trials, “Can I film this?” When he delivered the news that they were walking away, it was tearful.
Their hands were shaking as he gave the drug back and he showed that to me and said, “You need to do something about this.” And I think what he recognized is that it was gonna take a woman to listen to women, and once I did by god the rest of the world was going to as well.
Rascoff: And you raised venture capital money to acquire the drug?
Whitehead: No. Wouldn’t that be a nice and easy path?
Whitehead: It’s never been my path. So no, I actually had raised money from my first company Slate. I’d done that almost through high-net-worth individuals, angels who’d backed me because you know again my path was never gonna be the straight line. And when I decided to take this on, I sold that business off. I turned around to my shareholders and said, “Okay, give me some of that back, we’re going again.” And thankfully they’d watched me.
They knew who I was. They knew why this mission was so important to me that they all reinvested in me and we went for it.
Rascoff: You then as you acquired the drug ADDYI, did it have a brand name at the time?
Whitehead: No, it was named flibanserin.
Rascoff: Oh, that rolls of the tongue. [Laughter]
Whitehead: Yeah, I won’t share the old. The German name for it was even worse, the brand name. But yeah, it became ADDYI to us.
Rascoff: Okay. And then you still had to get FDA approval?
Rascoff: And what was that process like and what can others learn from it?
Whitehead: Well you know what they can learn is that the world is truly a tale of two genders, and I say that because I built a company with one of the male sexual health drugs. And I knew what those requirements were and what those hurdles were, and they were fundamentally different. So sat down with the FDA, bought this drug, what is the path, what do we need to do. We went out, followed that path. We met all of our objectives with statistical significances end points that the FDA lays out, and we got turned down. And I was in that moment faced with this decision, small company, a lot of money for me to go out, do this additional work the FDA was asking for. So I made the decision to dispute the
FDA, and I did it because I had 11,000 women worth of data in which we’d met our end points.
Rascoff: Now they turn it down because of efficacy or side effects or both?
Whitehead: So they asked for more work, and we followed that path. We did more work, but what was hard for me is – let me give an example. So just for context, most people don’t know what drug discovery is. The average new drug approval has a little bit less than 1,000 patients. We had 11,000 women worth of patients. If you look at the male drugs, a big drug like Viagra, we had three times as many women in our trials that they had in theirs.
Rascoff: So you felt you were being held to a different standard than male sexual dysfunction drugs?
Whitehead: At this point, we were six years in. It took them in the process six months to get approved because Viagra in fact was fast tracked because it met such an important medical need. For sure we have a different lens when we look at female sexuality than male.
Rascoff: Eventually you got FDA approval.
Whitehead: I did.
Rascoff: Many “no”s later.
Rascoff: What was that feeling like?
Whitehead: It was incredible to watch the impact of science actually, science won. Science won the day, but then women won in turn. And it only won because we listened. Once we started listening to women, we understood what it was like to live with this condition, what it meant in their lives and marriages in many cases, relationships. Then we opened our mind to the science. Science had given us the answer from the get-go, so just to watch what that process is and what it means for women to not only advocate for themselves but for each other was game changing for me.
Rascoff: So that product empathy of being as an innovator, whether you’re an entrepreneur or a founder or I guess in your case an acquirer of another piece of science, empathy is being able to walk in someone else’s shoes. And yeah, there’s a great section in Emily Chang’s book Brotopia where she discusses how the lack of gender diversity in Silicon Valley and therefore the lack of empathy for users has caused a lot of product missteps. And she talks about Twitter for example and social media in general about the problem of trolling, of trolls and hateful speech and election hacking I suppose by extension that if there had been more women in the room when these social networks were being hatched, things like the mute feature, the block feature, other verified accounts, things that Twitter has raced to build later, might have been upfront.
Whitehead: Afterthoughts, of course.
Rascoff: So I mean does that resonate with you?
Whitehead: Listen, I gave a TEDx talk about the DNA of a rule breaker and specifically what do I believe the DNA of a female rule breaker? And I think it’s completely driven by empathy. I think there are all of these rules in society, you know rules of law and order that we all need to live by, but then there are a ton of unwritten rules. And I think women in particular are subjected to these, and it takes absolute frustration for them to then go and break it. And I think it’s that empathy I see time and again with the female founders of problem solving either for themselves or for each other. It is empathy. Empathy informs data differently. We had the same data set that won the day. We further characterized through study, etcetera, along the way, but actually when a committee got in front of it and just looked at the nuts and bolts, the black and white of the data, they voted three to one to approve it.
Rascoff: So you received FDA approval.
Rascoff: When was that? What year?
Whitehead: 2015, August of 2015.
Rascoff: And then you sold the company?
Rascoff: Before commercializing the drug?
Rascoff: So why did you make that decision?
Whitehead: It was the entrepreneur’s dream come true. Here we were this small company. I used to tease we could entirely fit in an elevator, a freight elevator maybe by the end of it, but you know that set out to change the conversation on women in sex. And what we did was to get it to the finish line so that women had a treatment option.
The ability to have somebody come in and march that across the globe and make it affordable and accessible to women, that was the extension of the dream. So it was really this opportunity to partner with a large multinational who’s gonna do that for us.
Rascoff: And when you sold it, you surely thought it would be on drug store shelves within months, a year, two years, soon?
Whitehead: Immediately. I’d already had the salesforce ready to go literally to pull the trigger in the event of a success scenario, in event of approval.
Rascoff: Unfortunately, that’s not what happened.
Whitehead: No. [Laughs]
Rascoff: So complete the story.
Whitehead: Yeah, it isn’t. In fact, it wasn’t a billion-dollar dream come true. It was disheartening for all of us who blood, sweat and tears that got it to the finish line. The company that we sold it to went through their own complete turmoil.
Rascoff: Unrelated to the acquisition of ADDYI?
Whitehead: Totally. Just you know and literally it was 11 days into our deal that things went sideways. And I couldn’t have written it as a movie in terms of how dramatic it was. And very shortly thereafter, I was gone. My entire team was gone, and the drug in essence was put back on the shelf.
Rascoff: But the check cleared?
Whitehead: It did.
Rascoff: The billion-plus-dollar check.
Whitehead: But that’s not what it was about you know.
Rascoff: Right. So what was that feeling like, right? You’ve got this incredible exit for investors and yourself, but what you’d been working on for so long never saw the light of day.
Whitehead: Heartbreaking, heartbreaking, heartbreaking. I think you know not only for me but for all of my team, for all of those who had surrounded us, you know advocates for women’s health and women’s rights. It just was heartbreaking to watch that happen when it was you know a victory so hard fought and won. And it took a while for me to sort of settle with that. I mean there isn’t a day that I don’t wake up and think about ADDYI; it really became part of who I am.
Rascoff: And at what point what did you regret? The sale? ‘Cause if you’d held on to it and maybe tried to raise money at that point to productionalize it you could have shipped it.
Whitehead: I think that given all the same information at the same time, it would’ve been the same decision. Knowing what I know now, for sure it would’ve been a different path, and I think that’s been my work in the interim is changing that path.
Rascoff: And so the story will hopefully have a happy ending.
Whitehead: Yes. [Laughs]
Rascoff: A second happy ending.
Whitehead: That’s right.
Rascoff: So you bought it back.
Whitehead: Got it back. Got it back for nothing, yes.
Rascoff: For nothing, okay. And what is the status today as we sit here in the spring of 2018?
Whitehead: Working on it. So the status is stay tuned. This story is not yet over. And I think finally women are going to have access to the treatment. That was always the definition of success for me. The definition of success was women with a medical condition deserved access to a medical treatment. Take it, don’t take it, that’s your choice, but I wanted them to have that choice.
Rascoff: Now I saw you on I think the CBS Early Show where you explained this medical condition and how it’s different from just plain-old too-tired to be intimate.
Whitehead: Totally.
Rascoff: So can you elaborate on that?
Whitehead: Litmus test. If it is no time, no energy, no privacy and that’s leading to honey, not tonight, normal. Desire ebbs and flows for women. But what we have learned and we’ve learned this even though brain scan studies is it takes a certain balance of key chemicals in the brain to be receptive to sexual cues. For some women, those get disrupted. And for those women, not only did they have a desire they were once happy with and it’s gone, but it’s been persistently gone and it’s causing them great distress. That definition really is what is a biological basis to a lack of desire to sex, called HSDD.
Rascoff: And when it’s commercialized will be the first available treatment for it?
Whitehead: Yeah, first-ever treatment. We’ve known about this condition too for four decades. It’s been in the medical literature. It’s been in our diagnostic manual. We just haven’t had anything to treat it until now.
Rascoff: So one of the reasons we haven’t had anything to treat it is because there’s been a lack of female entrepreneurs and female pharma executives and female venture capitalists to show enough empathy to create and fund these types of initiatives.
Whitehead: We got to 26 drugs for men before we got to one for women, just for the record. [Laughs]
Rascoff: So the Pink Ceiling is gonna change all that of course.
Whitehead: Well in every way the Pink Ceiling is a passthrough of all of my lessons learned on my way of the journey of Sprout. And we are an investment firm meets Pinkubator where we pick businesses disruptive first by or for women. So I love the first. I love the things that will be catalyst and important social conversations, and we’re making early bets on them. You know if I look down the road and define success of the Pink Ceiling, I’m gonna make other women really rich. I can do that unabashedly because I know by all the data if I do that they will pay it forward to other women and into their communities as well. And you know we talk a lot. Right now, we’re talking all about women need a voice. What women need is power, and money is power. We really start to change things when women sit on the other side of the table and they get to make decisions on what gets invested in, what products get to market, and that’s what we have the luxury of doing at the Pink Ceiling. So hopefully in our own small way we’re making a difference.
Rascoff: So what are a couple companies that have been either incubated in and/or funded by Pink Ceiling that you’re particularly excited about?
Whitehead: So one that has received FDA clearance that’s about to launch is a flushable pregnancy test. The company is called Leah Diagnostics. Great CEO, Bethany. I think only a woman would have in fact invented that solution to a problem. So not only is there an environmental solution but in every way this is not your mother’s pregnancy test, nor should the conversation be the same.
Rascoff: Because there’s more privacy if it’s flushable?
Whitehead: Absolutely. You know the discretion of it we have an image that with every pregnancy test it’s a smiley face and happy, happy.
That’s not always the outcome that’s wanted, and so I think that she’ll have an interesting conversation around it as well.
Rascoff: That is a good idea.
Whitehead: Isn’t that cool? It’s coming. You know and if you think of it even in the compassion of women who are struggling with infertility, actually seeing a pregnancy test sitting on top of the waste bin is a painful everyday reminder.
Rascoff: For sure.
Whitehead: So there’s just so many reasons why this invention is the right one and I’m excited to be invested in that. We have a wearable technology that detects date rape drugs in drinks. I have two nieces in college, this can’t come to market fast enough. These are the kind of things we love.
Rascoff: This is amazing. You told me about this when we first met, so can you just describe how this works.
Whitehead: Sure. So we’re figuring out the ideal application for women. We think it will sit actually on the back of your phone now, and you will be able to dip it in a drink or touch your finger from a drink to it, and it will change color in the presence of date rape drugs.
When you look at the epidemic we have on college campuses and campus assault, this is just a phenomenal product to come to market.
Rascoff: That’s fascinating. I think it was a nail polish adhesive when we first met.
Whitehead: Originally, yes. You know this is really incredible technology, and the art to reduce it to the size of a fingernail and think through the application and touching food and drink has been really an impressive scientific process that I think will have a number of applications in fact you know even beyond the detection of date rape drugs in drinks.
Rascoff: And so these are companies that entrepreneurs are finding you, pitching to you, you’re investing in and advising all the time of course. What is the structure here?
Whitehead: So I’ll tell you the structure. We make early bets. The companies typically are coming to market in a 12 to we’ll say 36-month time horizon. And I have some of my team with me who’ve been with me building two different businesses who surround them. So we typically have engineers or scientists, often the folks that were the entrepreneur that we’re investing in and we surround them with business acumen to bring them to launch. So we’re very hands on. We do about ten companies a year is our target and very actively involved everyday sleeves rolled up.
Rascoff: And I mean there are a number of, not enough, but there are a number of prominent women VCs that let’s call them traditional venture capital firms.
Rascoff: Are they deal flow for you and back forth?
Whitehead: Absolutely.
Rascoff: How do you interact with the rest of the venture community?
Whitehead: So part of what you know when I decided to go out and do this, part of what was on me is to go out and meet all the others who are working to fix this problem as well, because you know if it’s the next cupcake shop, it’s not for the Pinkubator. Doesn’t mean it’s not an investable idea, couldn’t be great, but we work really hard to refer them out to somebody else who can help them. Similarly, I think they see things in health tech that they refer into us.
Rascoff: So one of the things that is fascinating about you is how you’ve masterfully built a personal brand about women empowerment, wealth, entrepreneurialism, and ADDYI is the perfect — let’s call it platform, I guess — on which to really build that brand, and now Pink Ceiling is part of it. One of the things you’ve done is you’ve branded this color. You’re wearing this hot pink kind of magenta-y color, and every time I’ve ever seen you in person or on the media this is your color.
Rascoff: So what’s your –
Whitehead: You should see my closet.
Rascoff: Yeah.
Rascoff: So when did you start doing that, and obviously it’s intentional but explain this decision.
Whitehead: Sure. So in the process with Sprout –
Rascoff: Sorry, Sprout was the company that created ADDYI?
Whitehead: Sprout was the company with ADDYI. People refer to ADDYI as the little pink pill, and all that was missing was a dismissive pat on the shoulder. Like the way that it came out was very telling to me about the conversation we needed to be having, and I think in those you have two decisions, right. You can either lean back from it, reel in frustration or doubt, or perhaps if you have my personality you go right for it, because that is what we need to be talking about. So I started showing up in hot pink to FDA meetings with the media at scientific conferences because we were going to have this conversation, and we were gonna have it on the merits of the science. But it took that to get people to pay attention and it stuck. I think underneath it is probably a healthy irreverence and an idea that why is it bad. Why do we apologize for those things that are feminine and make us I think have unique things to offer in the C suite or in the boardroom, wherever it may be. So unapologetically pink.
Rascoff: Well, good for you. It’s awesome. Thanks a lot, Cindy.
Congratulations. Good luck commercializing ADDYI and good luck with the Pink Ceiling.
Whitehead: Appreciate it. Thanks for having me on.
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Greenairfares.com
Vishal Friday, March 07, 2008 2008 , Australia , Carbon Trading , Carnival , Green , Service , Startup , Technology , Web , Web2.0
The 12th participant is Greenairfares.com
Greenairfares.com - is a site which sells airfares along with a carbon offset, based on the details of the flight. Many Australian and European airlines are currently doing this – but many US based airlines are still far from it. So there is a niche market for it in the US. The website is targeted at US users and will also offer hotel and car booking services. Currently, no air booking system in the US is available which ties flight details to carbon emissions and sells only tickets with this offset included in the total price.
It started with an idea in the shower in 2006. Founders behind this will soon anounce themselves in March.
Let us explore bit further how Greenairfares.com is progressing.
Q. How long it took before it was up and running?
A. We are still in development – It's been about 1.5 years in the making. Most time was spent exploring different approaches with many barriers. Finally, a way forward was struck in November 2007, and the site is expected to launch in mid-March 2008.
Q. What stage of your start-up is, stealth mode, beta mode or fully functional?
A. For all intents and purposes, we'll call it stealth – so please be quiet about our details until March.
Q. What is the main objective/mission behind your venture?
A. To increase funding to carbon reduction projects (like wind farm construction) and to increase awareness about the issues driving climate change.
Q. What services it provides it for consumer or customers?
A. An all-in-one stop for guilt-free travelling!
Q. What is unique about your venture?
A. The service it offers and the unique niche market that will be attracted to it.
Q. What market segment verticals you are targeting for?
A. Eco-aware individuals in the US who travel, of all ages.
Q. What type of customers you are targeting?
A. Those in the market segment!
Q. What age group of people will be benefited most?
A. Everyone on the planet, effectively, along with the mindsets of our customers.
Q. How many users are using your services?
A. None at the moment!
Q. What sort of marketing you are using to spread the word?
A. Press releases to blogs in this area of interest, along with google adwords and search engine optimisations.
Q. How are you measuring the success of your venture? Are their any special mechanisms/tools are in place to monitor the progress?
A. Generally, how many bookings we get – and even hits to the main site, so we know people will look at it and understand its message and importance. We're creating a flash movie which explains everything as well –even hits to this will be deemed as succesful as the bookings themselves.
Q. What is the monetizing/revenue model? Is their any new model, which is being tried?
A. As an affiliate of several large booking agencies, we will get some basic commissions on airfares, and better commissions on hotel bookings and car bookings (we have a carbon offset for these too).
Q. Which are the main competitors or major players in this market segment? What are the main technologies used behind this start-up?
A. All of the main booking sites in the US – expedia, travelocity, orbitz, hotwire, priceline. The main technologies behind our system are web-services (SOAP) based, to talk to our affiliates. For IP, we have some algorithms which are used to calcuate offsets for air travel (based on takeoffs/landings/distance/etc.), hotel accomdadation, and car rental.
Q. What has been the most easy to use, out of box and helpful technology?
A. PHP! and Web Services standardisations. I would have loved to do this in ruby, but I have worries about the runtime for this kind of environment.
Q. Are you using lot of open source tool sets for this?
A. 100% open source tools.
Q. What is your operating environment (operating system) and what type of database you are using.
A. LAMP – Linux Apache Mysql PHP
Q. How often do you catch up with others trying similar things and where do you catch up. Do you have dedicated communities in your city?
A. I met up with a guy I Hawaii doing a site which uses similar backends to mine. This was great- we had been emailing for several months and he's provided most of my guidance which has help me to get where I am.
Q. How much money is needed upfront to start a venture?
A. Personal and family investments have covered this one. Out of hand, just several thousands of dollars (for hired coding help, mostly.).
Q. What are the main barriers in general for people start their venture in Australia?
A. Lack of VC's – although personally I would rather work on a project (such as my own) where there is no requirement for VC's!
Q. What are your thoughts on the future trends of your service and market segment you are in?
A. It will only get bigger -especially the green area.
Q. Do you have any advice for people who want to start their venture?
A. Yes – anyone can have an idea. It's seeing through an implementation that is hard.
Thanks to the founders of Greenairfares.com for sharing their thoughts. We look forward to hear from them in future on the progress of Greenairfares.com. All the best for Greenairfares.com and the competition in this carnival.
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Netkiller’s Collavate Reinvents Google Drive
Collavate Now Accessible by Personal Gmail Users
San Jose, CA, October 11, 2013 - Netkiller, Inc. is pleased to announce an upgraded version of its flagship product, CollavateTM, a Cloud-based document security, management and workflow process solution for Google Apps and personal Gmail users. This new version has an improved, easy to use user interface which makes CollavateTM easier to use and more readily accessible for any Google Apps or Gmail user. It will greatly enhance the user experience and make collaborating even easier to incorporate into business processes.
CollavateTM is the only solution which provides both document management and business process automation that is fully integrated with Google Drive. In other words, it allows business users to easily create, manage and share documents, and automate business approval processes, both within the organization and with clients and partners located outside the organization.
Collavate’s other unique features, such as 5-Tiered Security System, allow you to manage access to documents by security level designations to better secure your organization’s most important assets. Users can now keep track of all of their documents and files, and detect and track any access and editing activity related to the document in real time.
Collavate’s team of developers and designers are dedicated to making products that are more and more user-friendly, intuitive and collaborative. In that regard, they have developed a solution that is feature rich, secure, collaborative, and seamless.
Try out CollavateTM today! Sign in with your google account from the CollavateTM website at www.netkiller.com, or install the application for your domain from the Google Apps Marketplace at www.google.com/enterprise/marketplace/?. If you are existing Collavate user or cannot see the new design, go to 'My Profile' menu and enable 'New UI (Beta)'
Harry Jung
Netkiller America Inc.
2033 Gateway Place, Ste 500
harryj@netkiller.com
http://www.netkiller.com
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“TANGO at the highest level” returns to the US with TANGO LOVERS (Enamorados del Tango)
Argentina’s young World Tango Dance Champions, and Uruguay’s most renowned musicians and singers will dazzle the audience again.
Miami, FL, October 10, 2013 - Inspired by the rhythms of big cities comes TANGO LOVERS bringing all the passion and sensuality directly from Rio de la Plata: Argentina and Uruguay. “El Pais” from Uruguay calls it “Tango at the best Broadway Style”. With its unique appeal to all generations, TANGO LOVERS features a multiple award winning cast with world-class dancers accompanied by the rhythms of an orchestra, members of Symphonic and Philharmonic ensembles and talented vocalists. TANGO LOVERS tells you stories through their intense artistic expression. TANGO LOVERS blends the different sensations of tango taking them to high levels through a display of dance, lighting and stunning dresses, walking the audience through different stages and nuances of Tango until our modern days.
TANGO LOVERS, with a cast of 20 artists on stage, features the contemporary and passionate voice of Tango, Alfredo Lerida, “Tango Artist of the Year” (2012) and World Tango Dance Champion in Japan, Marcos Ayala, who is opening in October the 2014 season at the Chatelet of Paris after a series of successful performances in the most renowned theater in Calle Corrientes in Buenos Aires.
This coming November, New Jersey, Washington D.C., Orlando and Miami will experience a Tango show like no other.
The performance schedule for TANGO LOVERS will be as follows:
New Jersey, on Friday, November 15 at 8pm at the Newark’s oldest and largest showcase for the arts, the Symphony Hall.
Washington, DC, on Saturday, November 16 at 7 pm at thecity’s historic jewel, the Lincoln Theater
Orlando, Florida, on November 17, at 6 pm at the Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre in downtown Orlando.
Miami, on Wednesday, November 20th at 5 pm and 8 pm at the Colony Theater in the heart of Lincoln Road in Miami Beach.
For more information, visit TANGO LOVERS’ official website at www.tangolovers.com or call (305) 300 2600.
Be sure to check facebook.com/tangoloverscompany for captivating pictures.
Tango has never been so passionate, dynamic, fascinating, and exciting, TANGO LOVERS will leave you breathless.
Alfredo Lerida
Enamorados del Tango
5241 SW 154 Place
info@enamoradosdeltango.com
http://www.tangolovers.com
Labels: Alfredo Lerida, Enamorados del Tango, Tango, Tango Dance Champions, Tango Lovers
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They said they made my hands into bombs.
I’m waiting for him to say ‘you don’t have to do this, it’s ok. You don’t have to do this.’
Instead he says, ‘Jump on the spot. You’re shaking. We can’t let them see that you’re shaking.’’
Stuntman is a new performance for anyone who has ever enjoyed a violent action movie (but felt a bit weird about it). It is an intensely physical, funny, and tender duet by two men who wrestle with their relationship to violence – both onscreen and off. Fusing the Pow! Biff! and Wallop! of over-the-top stunt fights with personal stories of real encounters with violence from the performers’ lives, Stuntman explores the relationship between violence and masculinity, and the impact this has on our perceptions of men.
Stuntman will tour Scotland in Autumn 2020.
‘Performed to the hilt by David Banks and Peter Lannon… Stuntman deftly questioned physical aggression as a source of entertainment, or as proof of male potency. This is a piece that deserves to be seen beyond Buzzcut.’ – ★★★★ Herald Scotland
Created by Pete Lannon, David Banks and Ellie Dubois.
Devised + performed by Pete Lannon and David Banks.
Devised + directed by Ellie Dubois.
Dramaturgy by Kim Donohoe.
Sound design by Pete Lannon.
Photo credit: Julia Bauer
Photo credit: Beth Chalmers
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Fair is fair EDITORIAL 07/07/2010
Fair is fair
Curiouser and curiouser it is that there is today talk from Malacañang of the probability of having the claimed Truth Commission probe not just former President Gloria Arroyo, but former Presidents Fidel Ramos and Joseph Estrada for alleged irregularities.
It was also just as curious that this suggestion came from Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales who, along with his bishops, has been noticeably actively meddling in politics, even as the bishops’ body had earlier claimed that the Catholic church will not be meddling in politics.
Still, it may be a good idea for the Davide-led Truth Commission to include all previous administrations, which should include the Cory Aquino administration and not just the Ramos and Estrada administrations, as the probe should show that the Cory administration was hardly as clean and sainted as the yellow media then portrayed it.
In the case of Estrada, the probe, if done objectively, would show that there were no irregularities committed by him or his Cabinet members, and would serve to clear him of all those allegations the anti-Erap media threw at him, in their bid to demonize him.... MORE
Unprepared, undecided and unaware
Private detectives: A pre-nuptial priority for some in India
Good moves
A-ha!
Unprepared, undecided and unaware FRONTLINE Ninez Cacho-Olivares 07/07/2010
Noynoy Aquino and his team appear to be very unprepared for the presidency and a full administration organization, which is pretty strange, considering that he had all of a month and a half — more actually — to prepare appointees to his Cabinet, sub-Cabinet, bureaus and agencies, if only to hit the ground running from Day One. They appear to be hitting the ground...stumbling.
To this day, he has not even completed his Cabinet and he has not as yet decided whether to have a press secretary or a communications director to take charge of his media needs, or even have a press secretary that would be under the supervision of the communications director.
A secretary with Cabinet status functioning, not under the president but under a communications director?
There is also the unfilled Department of Interior and Local Government post, which he said he is taking on in a concurrent capacity. Lord knows how he can manage the DILG when he can’t even seem to manage the presidency, taking off three days after his official takeover of the presidency, and again, taking the weekend off..... MORE
Private detectives: A pre-nuptial priority for some in India FEATURE 07/07/2010
NEW DELHI — The wedding, to be celebrated in sumptuous Indian style, was due for June and everything was progressing smoothly until the groom suddenly lost interest.
Suspicious of an affair, the bride did what increasing numbers of anxious lovers and nervous families are doing in India: she rang a private detective to find out why.
In a country where nine out of 10 marriages are still arranged and modern social pressures are putting the institution under pressure, the industry of snooping on lovers has expanded fast over the last five years, say insiders.
In this case an investigation by the agency AMX — “marriage is a gamble,” says its Web site — revealed that the groom had recently discovered he was HIV positive.
The discovery was made by an attractive female undercover agent sent by the agency, who befriended the groom and found his medicine.
The wedding was eventually called off, like 20 percent of cases after a probe, AMX boss Baldev Kumar Puri told AFP.
“A pre-matrimonial investigation is your duty,” Puri said. “A post matrimonial investigation is much more costly.”
Puri and others, like Kunwar Vikram Singh, director of the New Delhi-based Lancers agency, are in a growth industry being driven by social changes and the way in which weddings are arranged.
In cities, families are relying increasingly on small advertisements in newspapers and Web sites or specialist dating agencies to find the perfect match for their children.... MORE
Good moves C.R.O.S.S.R.O.A.D.S Jonathan De la Cruz 07/07/2010
Jonathan De la Cruz
It is good that newly appointed Energy Secretary Rene Jose Almendras has deferred any action on the proposed sale of the government’s 10 percent stake in the multibillion-dollar Malampaya gas project. That gives one and all, including the old set of directors which failed to firm up a decision on the matter until it was unceremoniously changed toward the end of the term of the previous administration, to come out with their suggestions on how best to handle this issue. As Almendras himself correctly noted “...it is best that the board issues be resolved first then we will study how the Malampaya approach is going to be, or even ask the question: Do we really want to sell Malampaya if it’s generating revenues for the government today...” Which is how it should have been worked out in the first place. For if truth be told, the sale of assets such as the revenue rich Malampaya stake, considered one of the remaining “crown jewels” among government properties, should really be as deliberate as can be.... MORE
A-ha! HE SAYS Aldrin Cardon 07/07/2010
Aldrin Cardon
Wang-wang stories have fed tabloid (and even broadsheet) headlines for a week, with reactionary law enforcement agencies taking President Aquino’s order to rid our highways of siren-equipped cars which have become more of a curse than a simple menace to law-abiding motorists, like you and me.
I have no problems with Noy’s order, however. If that’s what Noynoy wants, then he deserves to get it, as it is primarily the thrust of his inaugural speech. President Aquino only wanted to drive home a point, and there was no better way than to stir his crowd of common folk to an applause by providing a simple solution to a simple problem, which our law enforcement agencies could not seem to address, except perhaps for a short period of time when Erap was president (and Ping Lacson his Chief of Police), but it also led to Erap’s downfall when he intended to silence Chavit Singson’s siren, which proved to be louder than anybody else’s wang-wang during Gloria Arroyo’s ambitious drive to power..... MORE
Uh-oh SHE SAYS Dinah S. Ventura 07/07/2010
Dinah S. Ventura
Now that the excitement of “newness” has begun to ebb and the Aquino administration is buckling down to work, one can’t help but wonder about some early “slip-ups” and brow-raising moves that have reaped their share of reactions.
Philippine media, which have often been regarded by the objects of their eagle eyes as a living, breathing being that tend to bite and breathe noxious fumes, were the first to raise an “issue,” if one may call it that.
On President Noynoy’s first day at work, the Malacañang press corps got all confused over Memorandum Circular No. 1, which declared “all non-career executive service positions vacant as of 30 June 2010 and (extended) the services of contractual employees whose contracts expire on 30 June 2010.” This was then revised but still signed as Memorandum Circular No. 1, but now declared “all non-career executive officials occupying career executive service positions to continue to perform their duties and responsibilities and extending the services of certain contractual and or casual employees whose contracts expire on June 30.”.... MORE
Luisita massacre case closed—Palace By Aytch S. de la Cruz 07/07/2010
Ombudsman already cleared Noynoy—spokesman
Luisita massacre case closed—Palace
By Aytch S. de la Cruz
For a presidency that calls for closure — even through a special Truth Commission — this is easily claimed to have closure when it comes down to a case involving President Aquino and his Cojuangco relatives pertaining to Hacienda Luisita. To Aquino and his Palace, the hacienda case is a closed case that should not be questioned or investigated further.
Malacañang yesterday said the long-standing issue on the plight of the victims in the 2004 Hacienda Luisita massacre should be regarded as a “closed case” following the resolution supposedly executed by the Office of the Ombudsman which absolved then Tarlac congressman now President Aquino of any accountability in the massacre of the farmers.
This acquittal of Aquino must have been recent, since this issue was a campaign issue against him yet his camp never stated that then Senator Aquino had already been cleared by the Ombudsman.
Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda made this statement in response to a reporter’s question on how Aquino plans to address the continuing cry for justice of the relatives of the farmers who were killed in the outskirts of the Hacienda Luisita in Tarlac while fighting for their right to just compensation from the Cojuangco-Aquino clan.
“That (Hacienda Luisita massacre issue) has been investigated. There was already an Ombudsman report way, way back and it has already cleared then Congressman Benigno Aquino III. So it’s an old issue,” Lacierda said.
“That’s been a closed issue…that has been a campaign issue before and we have already answered that—that the charges against then Congressman Benigno Aquino were already dismissed,” he reiterated in an apparent bid to quickly end a discussion on the matter.
Lacierda also mentioned that the protracted land row dispute in the HLI between the farmers and the Cojuangco-Aquino clan will be addressed by newly-appointed Agrarian Reform Secretary Gil de los Reyes but he said the case will be treated just “like any other ordinary case.”... MORE
Noynoy eyes line budgeting, slashed pork
Miriam claims Villar already has Senate presidency in the bag
Comelec into cover-up on folder scam—ex-employee
Widened ambit seen to weaken truth body
Malacañang sees nothing wrong in extension
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Noynoy eyes line budgeting, slashed pork By Gerry Baldo 07/07/2010
President Aquino’s popularity could be short lived in the Senate and the House of Representatives, with his Liberal Party (LP) allies disclosing yesterday that the ruling party is now eyeing to itemize the budget and slash the pork barrel, euphemistically called Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), into something that is just enough for each congressional district.
Quezon Rep. Lorenzo “Erin” Tañada III, LP spokesman, said each department would have to depend on its budget and not on the congressional allocations from the pork of the lawmakers.
“It has always been mentioned during the campaign that President Aquino favors zero budgeting, which means each department would have to depend on its actual budget.”
Tañada explained that Aquino wants to find out if there is really a need to increase the budget.
“This is because we might say that we need a P1.6 trillion or P1.7 trillion budget, but that the reality is that we may just be needing only P1 trillion,” Tañada said, adding that a big cut in the pork barrel could drastically reduce the budget deficit.
Citing the recent decision of the G20 heads of government during their Toronto Summit on June 26 and 27, 2010 to reduce their deficits, Tañada said Aquino’s move would augur well with the move of the world’s biggest economies.
Miriam claims Villar already has Senate presidency in the bag By Angie M. Rosales 07/07/2010
While senators engage in a psy-war to gain the needed numbers to seat a new Senate president when Congress opens late this month, Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago said the support being contested is already in the bag for Sen. Manuel Villar Jr.
Santiago disputed conflicting claims on who among the senators will support to replace Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and gave hints that Senator Villar, one of the frontrunners, already has secured the commitment of 12 of them.
This, she said, was long before another aspirant, Liberal Party (LP) bet Sen. Francis Pangilinan, started courting senators for support.
“There are some who are mistaking their dream for the reality. They’ll wake up on July 26 (Congress’ opening),” the senator said in twitting Villar’s so-called rivals during a phone-patched interview with reporters.
Santiago, who already made earlier pronouncement on Villar securing the commitment of some of their peers, said immediately after the May 10 elections, where Villar lost in his bid for the presidency, he had managed to seal the support of 12 senators for the Senate leadership.
This would mean having 13 of the required votes, to include Villar himself, according to Santiago.... MORE
Comelec into cover-up on folder scam—ex-employee By Marie A. Surbano 07/07/2010
By Marie A. Surbano
Commission on Elections officials, evidently, even the Comelec commissioners, are allegedly into a cover-up of the P700-million budget translated into 1.8 million ballot secrecy folder scam, with their refusal to even put under suspension those poll officials mentioned in the poll body’s law department probe findings.
This was the charge aired by former Comelec employee Melchor Magdamo, the whistleblower, who has called for the immediate suspension of the people behind the botched P700-million secrecy folder acquisition during the May 10 polls.
Magdama said by not suspending the poll officers named in the probe report, there is no one to prevent the pieces of evidence in the case from possible “disappearances.”
Magdamo stressed that all those implicated in the controversy remain in position and it has become only too obvious that the Comelec high officials are planning a cover up.
He particularly cited Comelec executive director Jose Tolentino who he stated in his affidavit as the poll official who had approved the specifications of the ballot secrecy folder that was given to the winning supplier OTC Paper Supply.
“The mere fact that Tolentino (and others) are still there, it is obvious that there would be a cover up. They (their superiors) should have placed under preventive suspension all those involved to prevent them from getting the evidence…,” Magdamo said in Filipino during an interview at UNTV.
Magdamo noted that this is not the first time that evidence in cases in the Commission disappears.
A highly reliable source in the Comelec, told the Tribune that on top of the list of poll officials involved in the folder scam is Tolentino, who was also under fire during the congressional probe of the automated polls as well as the Congress during the presidential canvassing, for having issued last minute memos and changing rules, thus opening the auto polls open to electoral fraud.... MORE
Widened ambit seen to weaken truth body 07/07/2010
Expanding the scope of the so-called Truth Commission to include alleged irregularities and abuses committed during the Ramos and Estrada administrations could only muddle, if not weaken, the purpose of the body and affect its initial expressed purpose of giving closure to issues raised against former President Arroyo.
Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago also expressed pessimism over the competence of the fact-finding body under the helm of former Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr. in taking up unresolved cases supposedly committed in the last three adminis-trations.
“That is justified under the circumstances but it might have a problem building up a case or finding evidence to sustain the charges against (former) President Arroyo. We might be asking too much from it,” she said in a phone-patched interview with Senate reporters.
Some church leaders have urged Malacañang to expand the mandate of the body and not focus solely on Arroyo but to include past presidents.
Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said the Palace was open to this idea but clarified that it is up to Davide to decide on this matter given his authority to oversee the commission.
“For me, the magnitude of the task makes it impossible. You’re talking the presidency. There are so many layers of bureaucracy that insulates the president. So it’s very hard to prove that the (former) president was first liable for an official act of the State. That’s why if the investigation against all other prior presidents are conducted at the same time as the investigation against (former) President Arroyo, that is the best way to dilute the limited resources of government and in effect, stymie the proceedings,” she pointed out.... MORE
Malacañang sees nothing wrong in extension By Michaela P. del Callar 07/07/2010
By Michaela P. del Callar
Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo defended yesterday his directive to extend the terms of 21 political diplomats appointed by former President Arroyo, saying there is nothing irregular and illegal about it.
In a media interview, Romulo said the extension of terms of political envoys has been a common practice by previous presidents such as Corazon Aquino, Fidel Ramos and Joseph Estrada.
“During the time of transition from President Ramos to President Estrada, they were extended for six months from July 1 to Dec. 31. During Cory’s time, they were also extended,” Romulo was quoted as saying.
Under the Constitution, the President has the power to appoint or re-appoint officials and diplomats, but not extend their terms and, therefore, a Commission on Appointments confirmation is needed.
In a separate interview with the same network, former congressman Apolinario Lozada, who used to be a career diplomat, branded as “questionable” the extension of the envoys.
Lozada pointed out that political diplomats cease to represent the Philippines once the President who appointed them steps down. “They aren’t representatives of (President) Noynoy (Aquino). That’s illegal,” Lozada said.
He added that the envoys should have tendered their courtesy resignation on or before June 30 and turned over the operations of the embassies to their deputies.
Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr. said in a statement that he and Romulo have jointly recommended to Aquino to allow a three-month extension of the terms of the ambassadors, whose terms were deemed to have ended with that of Arroyo on June 30. If approved, the terms of 21 ambassadors should expire on Sept. 30.... MORE
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Fractious LP eyes big pie EDITORIAL 07/30/2010
Fractious LP eyes big pie
The Liberal Party (LP) is trying to throw its weight around in the ongoing tussle at the Senate for prime committee posts with its members seeking to corner the most sought-after chairmanships, drawing the comment from Sen. Joker Arroyo that it was a case of the smaller guys wanting to get the bigger pie.
Sen. Francis Pangilinan’s withdrawal from the Senate presidency was hailed by his partymates as an act of statesmanship, but now the LP is into arm-twisting in the Senate to lay its members’ hands on the juicy posts.
Despite the fact that the current president is a party member, the LP, it seems, is finding it difficult to haul in recruits from both the Senate and the House of Representatives, thus weakening President Aquino’s legislative leverage on the many bills that he claims he plans to pursue in his reform agenda.
Speaker Sonny Belmonte, a Lakas-Kampi turncoat and now an LP member, won the top House post, but only as a result of a tactical alliance, mainly with members of Gloria Arroyo’s Lakas-Kampi-CMD party. Of the 90 or so House members who voted Belmonte into the speakership, not even 30 are card-bearing LP members. The case in the Senate is the same, with only four party members out of the 23 senators..... MORE
Homework time
Mexican capital aims to be oasis for gays
A scandal in the making
PeNoy’s half-true lies
Row over Cyprus air control poses growing safety risk
Dutch troops to leave Afghanistan after ‘proud’ four years
Homework time FRONTLINE Ninez Cacho-Olivares 07/30/2010
Good grief! Do these new secretaries in the communications group know just what they are doing and saying?
From the way they sound, everything but everything can be made legal and binding through an executive order (EO) signed by their president, Noynoy Aquino.
Thus, even when there is no law backing up their dual and co-equal status as full Cabinet secretary, Sonny Coloma and Ricky Carandang will both be communications group secretary, and not a press secretary, even when there can be no communications group as a frontline department in replacement of the Office of the Press Secretary, as this department can only be abolished, and replaced by Congress, not by a mere EO.
But apparently, they believe that this can be done without the participation of Congress. Well, good luck to them.
Stated differently, the Aquino administration and its officials, especially Noynoy, believe that they can do anything they want, through an EO, which, it should be stressed, does not have the same effect and force of a law, unless of course, the EO is buttressed by an existing law, or a constitutional proviso, both of which are absent..... MORE
Mexican capital aims to be oasis for gays FEATURE 07/30/2010
MEXICO CITY — Mexico City’s gay community has in recent decades turned the capital into a relative oasis in a strongly Catholic country reknowned for its conservatism and machismo.
The authorities in the Mexican capital are now seeking to attract gay tourism, even though there is still widespread discrimination against them.
The city is well placed “to become the first gay friendly destination in Latin America,” said Tourism Secretary Alejandro Rojas.
In March, the urban sprawl of some 20 million people celebrated the first legal gay and lesbian weddings in Latin America. And this week, authorities said they had opened the first tourism office for homosexuals in the region.
Gay tourists are discerning, respectful and spend 47 percent more than heterosexual tourists, Rojas said.
His leftist city government last week offered a free honeymoon here to the first gay couple to wed in Argentina after that country legalized same-sex marriages in the whole country.
In Mexico City’s Zona Rosa district, a hub for the homosexual community, gay actor Tito Vasconcelos applauded the advances but underlined that “there’s a lack of consistency between statements and reality,” for Mexico’s gay community.... MORE
A scandal in the making MR. EXPOSE Amb. Ernesto Maceda 07/30/2010
President Aquino announced in his State of the Nation Address (Sona) that he has received an offer of $100 million from a business group/developer for the lease of the two Philippine Navy bases, the Headquarters at Roxas Boulevard adjacent to the PICC and the Bonifacio Naval station which is also the Headquarters of the Philippine Marines, adjacent to Global City and Forbes Park. Both properties have a total area of about 30 hectares. He confirmed the advanced negotiations at the Philippine Star anniversary.
It’s a creative solution to the Philippine Navy’s shortage of ships. But it should go through a transparent process. Considering its location, it appears that the $100 million or P4.5 billion offer is low for 300,000 square meters adjacent to Forbes Park. Forbes Park lots sell at P85,000/sq.m.
It should, therefore, be open to public bidding with a minimum bid set at $300 million at least. To begin with, an objective appraisal of the value of the two properties must be made before the bid is set.
And if the sale of Fort McKinley and the proposed sale of government properties in Japan are recalled, there should be congressional authority secured to allow the sale or long term lease of these valuable properties. And the Historical Commission must be consulted. The policy of selling prime government land must be fully debated. Are we going to lease Malacañang Park or part of Rizal Park?... MORE
PeNoy’s half-true lies DIE HARD III Herman Tiu Laurel 07/30/2010
PeNoy’s State of the Nation Address (Sona) cued the mainstream, oligarchy-controlled media on the propaganda line that the National Power Corp. (Napocor)’s rate hike petition is due to the artificially low rates it charged upon instruction of Malacañang under Gloria Arroyo. By highlighting this, PeNoy created the impression that the massive debt incurred by Napocor had been due to incompetence and corruption. PeNoy’s Energy Secretary Jose Almendras, former executive of the energy conglomerate Aboitiz Group, even followed this up on radio every day.
What PeNoy omitted is the fact that Napocor’s dire situation today is a result of the distorted privatization program, which has saddled it with debts (accrued over the decades from its service expansion across the country) while giving away its profit-generating assets for a song to private power producers, as well as, transmission and distribution companies. In effect, Napocor was robbed of revenues that were supposed to service its debts.
Most of these independent power producers or IPPs started business by taking advantage of Napocor’s power generating assets that were privatized by government to them. The sale of these assets, in turn, assigned to the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management (Psalm) Corp., was supposed to pay off Napocor’s debts; but a balance of at least P475 billion remains.
Government absorbs 35 percent (which we pay for as taxes) and we, the consumers, absorb 65 percent as “stranded contract costs” and “stranded debts,” which we will all pay under the so-called “universal charge.”
On the July 29 morning radio program of Noli de Castro with Almendras as guest, the Napocor tale was again thrashed about with the two lambasting the state-owned power corporation without explaining the history of its debts. Why, De Castro, in his infinite ignorance, even exclaimed, “Basta gobyerno ang may hawak lugi” when the truth is, his ABS-CBN bosses and their ilk are said to have gotten the biggest slice of the Napocor pie.
PeNoy, Almendras, De Castro will obviously not report the most enlightening Philippine energy news item of the past week: “Meralco income up 82 percent on 14 percent hike in volume sold,” as headlined by a business paper. In the first semester alone, Meralco profited by a whopping P5.8 billion from P3.18 billion in the same period last year. Such reports of gargantuan earnings hikes abound; yet little notice is taken.
Alas, the shenanigans of privatization know no bounds. In 2008, Meralco admitted that it charged consumers P13 billion in power that was never delivered because they have the “take-or-pay” purchased power agreement provisions courtesy of the power privatization law, Epira (Electric Power Reform Act), passed by the Edsa II Congress. And in 2009, Meralco reported a 119-percent increase in its net profit. Meanwhile, Aboitiz Power, Almendras’ mother company, reported its profit rising 143 percent in 2008, which it attributed to acquired government power assets.
PeNoy, Secretary Almendras and the likes of Noli de Castro, ABS-CBN, GMA7, and the mainstream newspapers are in cahoots with the power oligarchs in hiding these facts from the people.
The other fairy tale from the Sona is the much ballyhooed leasing out of the 30-hectare Naval HQ property. Considering that this is near the prime properties of Metro Manila, i.e. Forbes Park and Fort Bonifacio, the offer PeNoy was boasting of amounts to a “steal” as relayed to us by real estate experts. This is not only a fairy tale; we can smell a scam here and it would not surprise us if PeNoy’s campaign contributors (who are also big-time real estate moguls) put him up to it.
The expressway to the North that PeNoy said a foreign investor has offered to build, which would certainly entail the usual “sovereign guarantee,” will lead to exorbitant toll rates again.
It’s as if PeNoy is deaf to the pains and cries of commuters and traders using the present BOT expressways and skyways that are charging sky high toll fees that make the cost of things, such as tourism, vegetables, meats, poultry, and everything else that needs to traverse the expressways higher.
Hearing Secretary Sonny Coloma say that “Anyway, they (the pained commuters) can take the old highway” shows us how insensitive PeNoy’s people are and how ignorant they are of the economic impact their decisions make. PeNoy’s foreign-funded highway will be another highway to ruin.
Still, the same insensitivity plagues them on the MRT fare hike issue and the “cash transfer” plan of Dinky Soliman which will end up increasing hunger again, as inflation eats up the value of the “cash” for less rice as time goes by.
The final lie we spotted is PeNoy and Secretary Jesse Robredo’s spiel about the eradication of jueteng because the reports keep streaming in that not only is jueteng alive and well even in the province of Robredo but a new, more powerful gambling operation has spread all over the country called the “Meridien.” Operating alongside the “legalized” Small Town Lottery (STL), it definitely has the underside that really rakes in the money. The PNP big bosses are certainly not going to stop the P30-billion illegal gambling operations because, our informants aver, the top brass of the police allegedly split the P1-billion bounty per annum.
People should note how Robredo has softened his statements on these illegal gambling operations, as in his own home province, the political kingpins who also run jueteng have long overshadowed him.
In all, nothing has changed in this country: The looting by the oligarchs, criminal gangs, and corrupt bureaucrats continue. It’s a fairy tale that has no happy ending unless real revolutionary change intervenes.
(Tune in to Sulo ng Pilipino, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. on 1098AM; watch Politics Today, Tuesday, 8 p.m. to 9 p.m., with replay at 11 p.m. on Destiny Cable Channel 21, with the topic, “Stop Agus and Pulangui Privatization” and other power issues, with Mr. Louie Corral and PALAG; visit our new blog, http://newkatipunero.blogspot.com)
OMMENTARY
Row over Cyprus air control poses growing safety risk FEATURE 07/30/2010
NICOSIA — A decades-old dispute over the control of Cyprus airspace has sparked accusations of a growing safety risk as the volume of air traffic over the divided resort island expands.
The Greek Cypriot head of Nicosia Air Traffic Control, which under international law is responsible for supervising the airspace over the island as well as a large slab of the adjacent eastern Mediterranean, says there have been near misses and that the number of incidents is growing.
The rival Turkish Cypriot aviation authorities, who oversee flights between Turkey and the breakaway north of the island and claim jurisdiction over the surrounding airspace, acknowledge there is a problem but say the cause is the Nicosia controllers’ refusal to talk to them.
“We’ve had a couple of very bad incidents,” said Nicosia air traffic chief Haris Antoniades.
“We had a very, very serious case about 18 months ago,” Antoniades told AFP.
“There was a Russian flight coming from the Egyptian airspace, flying through Nicosia to Turkey, to go to Russia, and then we had another flight coming south.... MORE
Dutch troops to leave Afghanistan after ‘proud’ four years focus 07/30/2010
THE HAGUE — The Dutch troop deployment in Afghanistan, often held up as a model for other peace missions, ends after four years on Sunday amid concerns about the void it will leave.
“We offer the majority of the population relatively safe living conditions and advancements in health care, education and trade,” chief of defense, General Peter van Uhm, said of his troops’ legacy in the southern Uruzgan province.
“We have achieved tangible results that the Netherlands can be proud of,” he told a news conference on Wednesday.
Around 1,950 Dutch troops are deployed in Afghanistan, mainly in Uruzgan where opium production is high and the Taliban very active, under the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).
Nato had asked the Netherlands to extend the mission, which started in 2006 and has cost the lives of 24 soldiers, by a year to August 2011.
This sparked a political row that led to government collapsing in February and the end of the Dutch deployment.
The mission is known for its “3 D” approach of defence, development and diplomacy.... MORE
Ombudsman suspends 6 poll execs over P690-M folders By Charlie V. Manalo 07/30/2010
Ombudsman suspends 6 poll execs over P690-M folders
The Office of the Ombudsman yesterday placed under preventive suspension six Commission on Elections (Comelec) officials in connection with the canceled awarding of a P690-million contract to OTC Paper Supply for the purchase of the Ballot Secrecy Folders (BSF).
This was an email statement from the Ombdusman’s Office sent to the media.
Ordered placed under preventive suspension for six months without pay were Comelec Executive Director Jose Tolentino Jr.; Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) chairman Maria Lea Alarkon, and BAC members Allen Francis Abaya, Maria Norina Casingal, Martin Niedo and Antonio Santella.
Comelec Chairman Jose Melo said the commissioners, including himself, immediately signed the resolution placing Tolentino as well as all the members of their BAC under a six-month suspension without pay, pending the conduct of a formal inquiry against them.
“Suspension will be effective (Friday),” Melo told reporters at a news briefing yesterday.
According to Melo, except for Commissioner Nicodemo Ferrer, all other poll commissioners agreed to suspend the employees involved in the ballot secrecy folder scandal..... MORE
SC: Noy’s family-owned sugar mill acted in ‘bad faith’
Fight for Senate panels heats up; floor voting likely
Querubin, Marine officers to talk on ‘Hello Garci’ scandal
Give truth body a chance, critics told
Aquino’s Cabinet in for CA rough sailing
SC: Noy’s family-owned sugar mill acted in ‘bad faith’ By Benjamin B. Pulta 07/30/2010
By Benjamin B. Pulta
The Supreme Court (SC) has decided a labor case filed by sugar workers against the Central Azucarera de Tarlac (CAT) owned by the family of President Aquino, which decision ruled against the Cojuangco-Aquino clan’s sugar business, saying it acted in bad faith.
In a 10-page decision penned by Associate Justice Antonio Eduardo Nachura, the SC’s Second Division said the sugar mill acted in bad faith in slashing the 13th month pay of its employees and turned down the petition filed by CAT seeking the reversal of the Court of Appeals issued last year.
The appellate court had ordered the firm to revert back to its long-established formula in computing the employees 13th month pay.
The sugar mill cut the workers’ 13th month pay after staging a protest action six years ago. The protest left at least seven sugar workers dead and scores injured.
CAT claimed there had been an error in the computation of the 13th month pay of its employees which it claimed was discovered only by the management when the workers’ union – Central Azucarera de Tarlac
Labor Union — raised a question concerning the computation of their 13th month pay for 2006..... MORE
Fight for Senate panels heats up; floor voting likely By Angie M. Rosales 07/30/2010
The fight for Senate committee chairmanships is far from over as wranglings among senators are still on a high pitch, and unlikely to be resolved through dialogs.
Still fighting tooth and nail over committee chairmanships among senators, the only option left may be through election of the committee chairmen, in which case, the Liberal Party (LP) members may lose out in the voting process, having less members in the Senate.
The matter is seen as not being easily resolved despite assurances by Senate leaders, given that there are senators now alleging that some of their colleagues are out to protect their alleged vested interests in cornering those known “juicy” positions in the upper chamber.
Sources yesterday said this is the issue now being thrown at the ranks of the LP in the Senate who are now being pointed to as the reason for the ruckus in the distribution of committee assignments..... MORE
Querubin, Marine officers to talk on ‘Hello Garci’ scandal By Mario J. Mallari 07/30/2010
Some officers and men of the Philippine Marines are now ready to spill the beans on the alleged manipulation of the 2004 presidential elections won by former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Arroyo by a slight margin over opposition standard-bearer, the late movie actor Fernando Poe Jr.
Marine Commandant Maj. Gen. Juancho Sabban said the Marines will tell the truth should the Truth
Commission, created by President Aquino to look into the alleged wrongdoings of the Arroyo administration, call them to shed light on the alleged widespread manipulation of the 2004 presidential polls.
“If they want the truth, the Marines will give them the truth,” he said.
“Since it’s a creation of the President, our Commander-in-Chief, then they (Marines) are obliged to appear before the commission,” said Sabban, adding “basically, it’s almost an order because the commission was created by our Commander-in-Chief, so following the doctrine of the chain of command, they should appear before the commission.”
In a separate interview at his Camp Aguinaldo quarters, bemedalled Marine Col. Ariel Querubin confirmed that some Marine units were directly involved in manipulating the 2004 elections, particularly in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) where Marines forces were deployed at the time..... MORE
Give truth body a chance, critics told By Mario J. Mallari 07/30/2010
Only those who have something to hide will not cooperate with the yet to be formed “Truth Commission,” Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said yesterday even as she doused fears the body would be used for a political witchhunt.
At a press briefing, De Lima, asked to comment on what some critics say would be a “toothless” body to go after graft and corruption, said the proposed agency would nevertheless be formed through a presidential decree instead of a law.
“Passing a law (to put up a commission) would take time,” De Lima explained, saying the truth agency “would have compulsory powers to compel witnesses to appear.”
“I foresee that only potential respondents would not appear (before it),” she said.
She said the Aquino administration is still studying how to go about penalizing those who ignore its subpoena.
“Let us remember that this proposed Truth Commission is a fact-finding body and its powers would be merely recommendatory. It will not be a body that would adjudge people as guilty or not. What’s important is information and evidence are collected,” she stressed..... MORE
Aquino’s Cabinet in for CA rough sailing 07/30/2010
President Aquino’s appeal to Congress, through the Con-firmation on Appointments (CA) body, to go easy in screening his appointees when they are subjected to confirmation hearings, appeared to have fallen on deaf ears — at least on the part of the senators, some of whom are said to be out to scrutinize, with a fine-toothed comb, even former media practitioners who have been appointed by Aquino to positions with full Cabinet rank.
“Why should we be soft on anyone? We have to screen everybody with the same standards and I will ask the question you are asking me. Were you part of the LP (Liberal Party) campaign?” Sen. Loren Legarda said when asked to comment on the “hiring” of former broadcast journalists and a broadsheet columnist to form part of the so-called “communications group” of Malacañang.
From verified reports, Secretary Sonny Coloma who wrote a column in BusinessWorld and Secretary Ricky Carandang, a newsreader and TV talk show host at the ABS-CBN network, were still functioning as so-called journalists even when they were said to be part of the propaganda campaign of then LP presidential candidate Noynoy Aquino.... MORE
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Power rot DIE HARD III Herman Tiu Laurel 05/11/2012
Power rot
Meralco files plea for 2013 rate hike,” newspapers announced this week. Former Misamis Oriental Gov. Homobono Adaza and Jojo Borja of Iligan Light and Power updated me on this latest attempt of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to pull a fast one on power consumers. This refers to the case filed against the Maximum Allowable Price (MAP) application of Meralco (Manila Electric Co.) before the ERC by octogenarian accountant and consumer advocate Mang Naro Lualhati — a case that is now filled with several anomalies.
First, the notice for the May 7 ERC hearing arrived anomalously late, at lawyer Adaza’s residence on the Sunday afternoon just before Monday. Thus, Adaza had to call Borja to fly from Bukidnon, where the latter had just alighted, back to Cagayan de Oro and then Manila overnight to catch the next day’s event.
At the ERC hearing, only a “hearing officer” presided. Upon arriving and entering his appearance, Adaza asked the “hearing officer” if he was “the” hearing officer. It turned out that the guy was only a clerk of court. Only after being informed that Adaza was there did the chairman of the ERC, Zenaida Ducut, suddenly decide to appear and preside — a basic legal requirement that has never been met in all past ERC hearings participated in collectively or separately by our advocacy groups.
Since the occasion was being used to formally accept so-called evidence that will buttress Meralco’s MAP petition, it was an evidentiary hearing that, according Adaza, was illegal since Jojo Borja also had a pending petition at the Court of Appeals questioning the continuation of the proceedings until prejudicial questions were resolved.
Adaza and Borja would have missed the ERC hearing, with Meralco already laughing all the way to the bank, if the obviously and deliberately late arrival of the notice wasn’t noted that Sunday. Adaza no longer made an issue of it as he had already averted the scheme. Still, he found the order for the hearing anomalous, as it was merely signed “for the ERC commissioners,” even when the law states that such orders need to be signed by all commissioners — an anomaly regularly committed by the ERC, but this time, protested by Adaza — compelling the entire proceeding to be delayed for another five days.
As such, five million Meralco customers got a reprieve, thanks to Adaza, Borja and Lualhati (who wasn’t able to attend due to physical infirmities).
But trust the ERC to continue frustrating consumer advocates’ questioning and exposés of Meralco’s predatory rate hikes.
Since 2003, Meralco and ERC have been having their way in running rings around, despite roadblocks placed by the Puno Supreme Court and the Commission on Audit. This time, they have finally met the determined team that will stop them.
When BS Aquino III stepped into Malacañang, the power oligarchs’ noose tightened even more around the Supreme Court with the appointment of BS Aquino III’s justices, including Justice Lourdes Sereno who has decided in favor of Meralco in the most crucial issue of rate increases and nitpicks on consumer protectionists.
Meanwhile, on the postponed Joint Congressional Power Commission (JCPC) meet that was supposed to be jointly chaired by Sen. Serge Osmeña and Rep. Dina Abad (who was conveniently out-of-town last April to avoid its convening), there is yet no official word as to when the shelved hearing is to be re-scheduled.
The latest reports from Mindanao say the power crisis there is getting worse. Brownouts are getting longer. The cause is supposedly the rehabilitation work being done at the Agus-Pulangi, which energy officials, particularly Department of Energy Secretary Rene Almendras, left undone for two years of the BS Aquino III government, despite calls from Mindanaoans in 2010 that it was desperately needed.
Clearly, the negligence was deliberate, as the delay of the rehabilitation directly led to the power shortfalls that created the power crisis there this season.
In the wake of Mindanao’s electricity woes, government was compelled to call for a summit and schedule a convening of the JCPC. Amazingly, Mindanaoans were even blamed for this by PeNoy while the JCPC was indefinitely postponed due to a lack of quorum — this, as government losses due to the crisis have already reached P15 billion, with Mindanao’s own economy experiencing losses of up to P60 billion.
The attitude and misdeeds of all those involved in the Philippine energy sector, private power companies and the agents they get appointed to government who are horrendously corrupt and rotten — promoting oligarchs’ interests and their own “golden parachutes” — constitute a clear betrayal of the people.
How these people continue to hold on to their posts can only be explained by the complicity of the top appointing power and the corruption of money-based elections of this country.
In all sectors of the Philippine power elite, such betrayal of duty and rot is evident, as when the Senate cavalierly dismisses the plea to inhibit compromised judges; or when media practitioners irresponsibly report false information; or when police officials get involved in the murder of protected state witnesses, ad nausea.
(Tune in to 1098AM, dwAD, Sulo ng Pilipino/Radyo OpinYon, Monday to Friday, 5 to 6 p.m.; watch Destiny Cable GNN’s HTL edition of Talk News TV, Saturdays, 8:15 to 9 p.m., with replay at 11:15 p.m., this May 12 on “Power, Manila, and Mindanao” with Bono Adaza, Al Tillah and Jojo Borja; visit http://newkatipunero.blogspot.com for our articles plus TV and radio archives)
Spinners FRONTLINE Ninez Cacho-Olivares 05/11/2012
It is amazing how much spin the prosecution propagandists put into impeachment trial developments.
But they really should realize that spins no longer serve the purpose when they become outright lies.
The prosecution is not likely to admit it, but the fact that the Chief Justice, Renato Corona, agreed to testify at his trial, after the testimonies from several of his accusers, namely Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales Riza Hontiveros, Walden Bello and Harvey Keh, to name a few, will shatter its case against Corona.
This is the reason one of the prosecution spinners, Neri Colmenares, questioned why these individuals served subpoenae by the Senate court should be made to testify, claiming that this move by the defense is yet another delaying tactic..... MORE
Loving the bomb: NATO to splurge billions on nuclear weapons overhaul
The US is planning to spend $4 billion to upgrade NATO’s Western Eruopean nuclear arsenal. The “unnecessary and expensive” initiative is likely to stir new animosity with Russia, a report says.
The alliance is preparing to replace “dumb” free-fall nuclear bombs with new generation of precision-guided nuclear gravity bombs, reveals a report by the European Leaders Network (ELN), a political think tank. The new bombs will also require new delivery aircraft, the Lockheed Martin F-35, each costing $100 million.
The report “Escalation by Default? The Future of NATO Nuclear Weapons in Europe” is authored by Ted Seay, a former arms control advisor to the US mission at the NATO headquarters in Brussels. It points to the fact that the upgrade will target such countries as Russia and Iran, who will be the most unlikely to be overjoyed with the prospect..... MORE
URL: http://rt.com/news/us-nato-nuclear-overhaul-969/
British public sector rises up as 200,000 strike against cuts and reforms (VIDEO)
As many as 200,000 angry public sector workers staged a day of protest on Thursday, taking to the streets of London to voice their disgust at proposed government cuts.
Among the demonstrators were civil servants, lecturers, health workers, Ministry of Defence staff, and immigration officers – fueled by ministers' vows to press ahead with the controversial reforms, made clear in yesterday's Queen's Speech.
About 20,000 off-duty police officers from all 43 forces across England and Wales also took to the capital for the first police march there in more than four years..... MORE
URL: http://rt.com/news/uk-strikes-public-cuts-946/
Apocalypse not now: Mayan relic says 2012 not end of time
The discovery in a Guatemala jungle of a previously unknown version of the Mayan calendar offers humankind a ray of hope: the world is not going to end on December 21, 2012 and could most probably last for another billion years – or more.
The ancient inscription is estimated to be the oldest Mayan almanac found so far. It dates back some 1,200 years, at least 600 years older than previous examples. In many ways, however, the new calendar corresponds with others.
The initial results of its study have been published in Science magazine by experts from Boston University. They say the calendar precisely describes solar and lunar cycles, as well as the motion of the brightest stars. Most probably it was used to conduct ceremonies and rituals, synchronized with the positions of celestial bodies..... MORE
URL: http://rt.com/news/maya-calendar-guatemala-discovery-973/
It ain’t over yet NO HOLDS BARRED Armida Siguion-Reyna 05/11/2012
It ain’t over yet
Just as I was about to do the second part of “On actors as National Artists, and Dolphy,” everything and anything to do the matter of Tulfo vs Santiago/Barretto at the NAIA Terminal 3 hit the fan Monday this week.
That it was headline news at the Philippine Daily Inquirer wasn’t surprising, for the aggrieved Mon Tulfo had been a long time columnist of the paper. That GMA Network’s 24 Oras, Saksi and Unang Hirit not only gave it extensive coverage but more than hinted the aggrieved Raymart Santiago and Claudine Barretto were not to blame was also no surprise, for husband and wife are regular talents of its soap opera department. That ABC-TV’s news and public affairs programs especially T3 were also on it was expected, as after all, wouldn’t the aggrieved Erwin, Raffy and Ben rush to defend their kapatid?
I tell you, lahat sila, aggrieved, and, hey Raymart and Claudine are said to be planning to sue Tulfo for “child abuse,” for his “acts” that allegedly “traumatized” their two young kids who were in the airport with them, when the incident took place..... MORE
Witness in the poll sabotage case vs GMA blinks 05/11/2012
Witness in the poll sabotage case vs GMA blinks
The electoral sabotage case that was slapped by the Comelec against the former leader suffered another setback as another witness appeared to have blinked, after admitting before the Pasay Regional Trial Court Thursday that she was not certain whether the voting results she had tabulated were different from those actually canvassed.
This as several hearings and more than six witnesses presented, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has yet to link former president, incumbent Pampanga Rep. Gloria Arroyo to the crime of electoral sabotage.
At least four hearings had already been conducted on the bail petitions filed by Arroyo, her co-accused former Maguindanao Gov. Andal Ampatuan and former provincial election supervisor Lintang Bedol while some six witnesses had already been presented but neither one pointed to any participation of the former president on the crime charged..... MORE
City hall employees complain to Erap over ‘delayed’ pays By Van C. Suarez and Pat C. Santos 05/11/2012
City hall employees complain to Erap over ‘delayed’ pays
By Van C. Suarez and Pat C. Santos 05/11/2012
Employees of the city government complaining about their delayed salaries and allowances greeted former President Joseph Estrada when he went to City Hall yesterday to obtain his Community Tax Certificate or cedula prior to filing his certificate of registration with the Commission on Elections as a voter of the City of Manila to comply with requirements on his planned bid to become the next Manila Mayor in next year elections.
The other day, Estrada formally announced that he is throwing his hat into the mayoralty race in Manila.
“I’m very particular with procedures. I want everything to be in order so I made the effort to go to City Hall and file my cedula myself,” Estrada said..... MORE
Luisita valuation issue may outlive Carper, Aquino regime 05/11/2012
Luisita valuation issue may outlive Carper, Aquino regime
The militant peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) yesterday said the Supreme Court (SC) ruling provided President Aquino’s family, the Cojuangco-Aquinos of Tarlac, the opportunity to maneuver and maintain control over the more than 6,000 hectares Hacienda Luisita.
KMP deputy secretary general Randall Echanis said that “upon scrutiny of the decision, the Supreme Court has given the Cojuangcos the opportunity to further derail and even evade land distribution.
“The valuation issue alone on Hacienda Luisita could drag for years. It may even outlive the bogus Carper and even the Aquino regime. This case might even go back to the Supreme Court,” said Echanis..... MORE
CJ’s wife merely exercised right on libel case — counsel 05/11/2012
CJ’s wife merely exercised right on libel case — counsel
Branding as “downright malicious” the allegations of being insensitive to a deceased relative after the court awarded Cristina Corona compensation in a libel case she won against her uncle, one of the Corona’s lawyers said the wife of Chief Justice Renato Corona was merely exercising her rights.
“She just exercised her rights. That is the legal course of action of anyone whose reputation is intentionally damaged. She was the aggrieved party in this case and (she) did not go beyond the bounds of the law,” defense spokesman lawyer Tranquil Salvador III said on the various media commentaries that sprang out on the sidelines of Day 36 of the impeachment trial.
During Tuesday’s hearing, Quezon City Regional Trial Court (QC RTC) Branch 216 clerk of court Lucita Masangkay-Cristi took the witness stand and testified that the lower court ordered the late Jose Maria Basa III, Raymunda Basa, et al to pay Mrs. Corona P500,000 as damages for the two counts of libel the latter filed and won..... MORE
Gov’t lawyers uphold legality of diplomatic immunity granted to Panamanian diplomat accused of rape 05/11/2012
Gov’t lawyers uphold legality of diplomatic immunity granted to Panamanian diplomat accused of rape
Government lawyers have upheld the legality of diplomatic immunity granted by the government to the Panamanian accused of raping a 19-year-old girl.
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima yesterday said the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) was merely complying with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations when it issued certification for immunity that led to the release from detention of Erick Bairnals Schcks.
“The DFA is the agency with primary competence or authority on the matter. The immunity from criminal jurisdiction accorded to Mr. Schcks under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations was indeed valid,” she told reporters in a chance interview..... MORE
Speaker calls for investigation into murder of witness under WPP By Charlie V. Manalo and Gina Peralta-Elorde 05/11/2012
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Speaker calls for investigation into murder of witness under WPP
By Charlie V. Manalo and Gina Peralta-Elorde 05/11/2012
House Speaker Feliciano “Sonny” Belmonte yesterday expressed disgust over the killing of a witness under the protection of the government through the Witness Protection Program (WPP), saying a congressional inquiry into the controversy should be initiated by the appropriate legislative committee.
Belmonte said the murder of state witness Alfred “Bading” Mendiola and two other men is “something worth looking into as it raises serious problems in the way government is securing vital witnesses against the accused.
Mendiola was the government witness who had positively identified alleged carjacking syndicate kingpins Roger and Raymond Dominguez as the masterminds in the kidnapping and murder of car dealer Venson Evangelista last year..... MORE
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I don’t know anything about politics, which is why you’ll never see me screaming at some man in a wig inside Parliament. Ever. If there’s a subject matter I’m shaky on, it’s government (I would make a great 21st century monarch, if any country asks).
I do know that one upcoming vote on September 18th determines whether Scotland gains independence or not, and I know the mood in the United Kingdom right now is very tense as a result. So, I called on royal commentator and blogger Martin Pickett to list some important things to know about this historical decision.
1 The Scottish referendum will take place on Thursday 18th September for Scottish voters to decide whether Scotland should become an independent country separate from the United Kingdom (which would mean a ‘Yes’ vote), or whether to remain part of the United Kingdom (a ‘No’ vote).
2 Interestingly, it’s not necessarily just Scots who get to vote in the referendum. Anyone aged 16 or over who is from anywhere in the UK or any of the European Union countries (and some Commonwealth citizens too) and is resident in Scotland on 18th September will be able to vote.
3 If there is a Yes vote on 18th September, that will give the Scottish government a mandate to go and negotiate independence with the rest of the UK. Essentially this is akin to a divorce where both sides work out who keeps what and who owes what. Scotland will not become independent until 2016.
4 There are several fundamental reasons some Scots are pushing for independence. The main one is politics: Scotland tends to vote differently to the rest of the UK, typically electing more left-wing Members of Parliament and few Conservatives so some people argue that ‘Scotland doesn’t get the Government it votes for’ when the Conservatives are elected as the Government to rule over the whole of the UK because of strong support in England, yet little support in Scotland.
5 The nature of the referendum means whichever way Scotland votes next Thursday, there are big changes for the rest of the UK. If there is a yes vote, the union of England and Scotland which makes up ‘Great Britain’ will cease to exist after over 300 years. If there is a no vote, the main political parties in the UK have already promised new powers for Scotland’s parliament including the ability to raise taxes, which is something of a compromise because that would happen with a yes vote anyway.
6 The Yes Scotland campaign spearheaded by the Scottish National Party and their leader Alex Salmond has said it will keep The Queen and the Monarchy as its head of state in the event of independence, though many Yes supporters support Scotland’s own head of state. If there is a Yes vote, however, Scotland will keep the Monarchy.
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Republican Philosophy... Business doesn't need Government Intervention... except when we Bailout the Banks. Are they Fucking High?
Wall Street bankers, with their $18 billion in bonuses, private jets and gaudy conferences, are causing headaches for the GOP.
President Obama has proposed capping compensation for executives at banks that take taxpayer bailout money at $500,000. Republicans hate the idea -- a position that puts them uncomfortably on the side of people currently about as popular as armed burglars and subprime mortgage brokers.
Senate Minority Leader Jon Kyl (R-AZ) blamed the "tone deaf" bankers for creating the political environment that allowed Obama to call for a cap.
"Because of their excesses, very bad things begin to happen, like the United States government telling a company what it can pay its employees. That's not a good thing in America," Kyl told the Huffington Post.
"What executives have done is troubling, but it's equally troubling to have government telling shareholders how much they can pay the executives," said Sen. Mel Martinez (R-FL).
Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) said that he is "one of the chief defenders of Obama on the Republican side," but "as I was listening to him make those statements [about executive pay], I thought, is this still America? Do we really tell people how to run [a business], and who to pay and how much to pay?"
Democrats argue that banks that take government money must accept any rules the government decides to send with it. Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) are both working on legislation that would complement Obama's attempt to get a handle on executive compensation.
It's not a novel concept, and it's one that the GOP supports -- at least when applied to welfare recipients. "We demand that welfare recipients do an honest day's work for their checks. And now, since President Obama laid down the law Wednesday, we demand that the guys who ran our banking system into the ground abide by our pay scales in return for our bailing them out," writes Harold Meyerson in a column Friday.
"After all, what's the moral distinction between welfare recipients and the wizards of Wall Street, other than that the welfare recipients aren't the ones responsible for tanking the global economy?"
Welfare reform that passed in the 1990s created the program called Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). The government intervenes intimately into the lives of TANF recipients, requiring drug testing, time spent doing government approved activities and near-constant documentation of continuing compliance. The intervention is justified by reference to the payments being made.
One House Democratic aide quipped that bankers should be required to jump through some of the same hoops that welfare recipients are, beyond a simple salary cap. He suggested making bankers fulfill a strict work requirement and submit a time sheet, signed by a supervisor -- perhaps the Board of Directors -- in 15-minute intervals, proving that they worked 40 hours each week. Only certain activities would count, as is the case with TANF recipients.
"That three hour jet ride to get to the meeting in Chicago doesn't count. Reading the Wall Street Journal is also not a countable activity. If they fail to do this once, you cut them off of TARP funds. If they fudge the time sheet, you charge them with TARP fraud and make them pay back any government money they've received," the aide joked. "I'm sensing a legislative opportunity."
Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS), though, said the underlying reasoning has merit. What applies to welfare recipients ought to also apply to corporate welfare recipients, he said.
"I think it does apply to that," he said. "People are livid about these big bonuses and if the groups want to take government money it seems they should be able to have some limits on these bonuses."
"If they don't need it, don't want it, fine. Don't take it," the Kansas Republican added.
Other Republicans disagreed. "It's still government running business," Inhofe said.
"It's a leap, because the executive at the bank is a free agent who can leave the bank and go to work someplace else," argued Sen. Bob Bennett (R-UT) of the welfare comparison. "You run the risk of having a brain drain at the bank of their top talent."
Bennett said, "Some of the things some of these bank executives have been doing demonstrates they have a tin ear. At the same time, I'm generally troubled by wage and price control, no matter how logical it may appear."
The objection to the government intervention in salaries is rooted in the Republican belief that government is inherently ineffective. "If Congress can run a financial institution, it belies everything I've seen in this body. Government does not do a good job running private institutions," said Sen. Kit Bond (R-MO).
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) agreed: "If we do such a good job of running the federal government, what business do we have telling them how to run the banks?"
The GOP is also concerned that compensation limits could put the country on the road to serfdom. "This is just a symptom of what happens when the government intervenes and we start controlling all aspects of the economy. This is just the first piece," said Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC). "If you accept the fact that the government should be setting pay scales in America, then it's hard not to go after these exorbitant salaries. But I think it's a sad day in America when the government starts setting pay, no matter how outlandish they are."
"What are we going to do next?" wondered Martinez. "Tell a company if they get TARP money where there offices should be? They should be renting maybe from an abandoned federal building?"
Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) may have had the savviest responses to the tricky political question. McConnell didn't acknowledge that he'd been asked the query; he walked on to the Senate floor instead of answering. McCain declined to comment.
Opposition isn't uniform. Beyond Brownback, other Republican senators spoken to for this article, including Sens. Coburn, Richard Lugar (R-IN) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT), expressed some support for a government effort to control the salaries of executives of banks that take bailout money.
At least one Republican has thought about the plan and come around to it. "In theory, I don't like it. I just don't like the government telling private industry how to run their businesses," said Sen. John Thune (R-SD) when first asked about it.
About fifteen minutes later, Thune had changed his mind. "You know what? I think I'm for that," he said of Obama's plan. "I don't disagree with what he's doing."
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This costume drama features England's splendid Renaissance dynasty under King Henry VIII. Beginning in Season 1 when Henry VIII was growing desperate for an heir and growing distant from his first wife, the series moves quickly to the period when Anne Boleyn became his obsession. During this time Cardinal Wolsey rose to become the power behind his throne, ruling ruthlessly and nearly absolutely while Henry (played by Johnathon Rhys Meyers) for the most part followed the Cardinal's advice, maneuvering through a series of betrayals and plots against him. When Anne Boleyn plays much harder to get than any woman ever has, Henry begins to search for a way out of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, so that he can make Anne his wife. Needing a divorce, Henry turns to Wolsey, who promises to help him create waves of backlash from the church, as well as the Spanish Habsburg dynasty and its overseas empire. Against this background gyrate the private lives and political intrigues of several ...
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13 Nov 2019 - Universal Periodic Review of Egypt - National Reports
H.E. Mr. Omar El-Khattab Marawan, Chancellor and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt (Introduction)
Montenegro, Ms. Jovana Bogojevic
Morocco, Ms. Asmaa El Kamchi
Mozambique, Mr. Jaime Chissano
Myanmar, Ms. Yin Po Myat
Nepal, Ms. Mina Aryal
Netherlands, Ms. Nathalie Olijslager
Nicaragua, Mr. Carlos Ernesto Morales Dávila
Nigeria, Mr. Muhammad S. Isa
Norway, Ms. Maria Hunskaar
Oman, Ms. Hilda Ali Rashid Al-Hinai
Pakistan, Mr. Khalil Hashmi
Peru, Ms. Ana Teresa Lecaros Terry
Philippines, Mr. Evan P. Garcia
Portugal, Mr. Rui Macieira
Republic of Korea, Mr. Chan Kim
Russian Federation, Ms. Kristina Sukacheva
Rwanda, Ms. Marie Chantal Rwakazina
Saudi Arabia, Mr. Abdulaziz M.O. Alwasil
Senegal, Mr. Malick Diallo
Serbia, Mr. Vladan Lazovic
Seychelles, Ms. Gayethri Murugaiyan Pillay
Singapore, Ms. Nedyam Nitya Menon
Slovenia, Mr. Klemen Ponikvar
Somalia, Ms. Ebyan Mahamed Salah
South Africa, Mr. Ivan Charles Vosloo
Spain, Mr. Cristobal Gonzalez-Aller Jurado
Sri Lanka, Mr. Aliyar Lebbe Abdul Azeez
State of Palestine, Mr. Ibrahim Khraishi
Sudan, Mr. Osman Abufatima Adam Mohammed
Sweden, Ms. Veronika Bard
Switzerland, Ms. Barbara Fontana
Syrian Arab Republic, Mr. Suleiman Sarra
Thailand, Mr. Worawut Smuthkalin
Timor-Leste, Mr. Francisco Dionisio Fernandes
Togo, Mr. Yackoley Kokou Johnson
Turkey, Mr. Öncü Gunes
Uganda, Ms. Daphne Teddy Nyanduri
Ukraine, Ms. Olena Andrienko
H.E. Mr. Omar El-Khattab Marawan, Chancellor and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt (Comments and Answers)
Ms. Maya Mohamed Abdelmoneim Morsy, President of the National Council for Women, Egypt (Comments and Answers)
Mr. Hany Fathy Georgy, Director of the Human Rights Directorate at the Office of the General Prosecutor (Comments and Answers)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Mr. Julian Braithwaite
United States of America, Mr. Daniel Kronenfeld
Uruguay, Ms. Carla Giovanoni Pérez
Uzbekistan, Ms. Komila Lapasova
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Mr. Félix Peña Ramos
Zambia, Mr. Inyambo Liboma
Afghanistan, Mr. Hamid Abdulhai Formuli
Algeria, Mr. Cherif Dehimi
Angola, Ms. Margarida Rosa da Silva Izata
Argentina, Mr. Christian Matías Machuca
Armenia, Mr. Andranik Hovhannisyan
Austria, Mr. Robert Müller
Azerbaijan, Mr. Vaqif Sadiqov
Bahrain, Mr. Yusuf Abdulkarim Bucheeri
Bangladesh, Mr. Md Abdul Wadud Akanda
Bhutan, Ms. Tshering Lhadn
Brunei Darussalam, Ms. Masurai Masr
Burkina Faso, Mr. Emmanuel Ouali
Burundi, Ms. Marie-Ancille Ntakaburimvo
Canada, Mr. Rory Raudsepp-Hearne
Central African Republic, Mr. Serge Hervé Saboro
Chad, Ms. Zigro Mbirimba
China, Mr. Xu Chen
Congo, Mr. Jules César Botokou Eboko
Côte D'Ivoire, Mr. Karim Silue
Croatia, Ms. Katarina Andric
Czech Republic, Mr. Ludvik Eger
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Mr. Han Tae Song
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mr. Serge Ndaie Musenge
Denmark, Mr. Morten Jespersen
H.E. Mr. Omar El-Khattab Marawan, Chancellor and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs of Egypt (Introduction) 00:00:43
Montenegro, Ms. Jovana Bogojevic 00:24:01
Morocco, Ms. Asmaa El Kamchi 00:24:55
Mozambique, Mr. Jaime Chissano 00:25:55
Myanmar, Ms. Yin Po Myat 00:26:41
Nepal, Ms. Mina Aryal 00:28:26
Netherlands, Ms. Nathalie Olijslager 00:29:19
Nicaragua, Mr. Carlos Ernesto Morales Dávila 00:31:21
Norway, Ms. Maria Hunskaar 00:33:17
Oman, Ms. Hilda Ali Rashid Al-Hinai 00:34:08
Pakistan, Mr. Khalil Hashmi 00:35:08
Philippines, Mr. Evan P. Garcia 00:36:56
Portugal, Mr. Rui Macieira 00:37:48
Republic of Korea, Mr. Chan Kim 00:38:48
Rwanda, Ms. Marie Chantal Rwakazina 00:40:52
Saudi Arabia, Mr. Abdulaziz M.O. Alwasil 00:41:43
Senegal, Mr. Malick Diallo 00:42:45
Serbia, Mr. Vladan Lazovic 00:43:44
Singapore, Ms. Nedyam Nitya Menon 00:45:23
Slovenia, Mr. Klemen Ponikvar 00:46:18
Somalia, Ms. Ebyan Mahamed Salah 00:47:08
South Africa, Mr. Ivan Charles Vosloo 00:47:57
Spain, Mr. Cristobal Gonzalez-Aller Jurado 00:48:57
State of Palestine, Mr. Ibrahim Khraishi 00:50:46
Sudan, Mr. Osman Abufatima Adam Mohammed 00:51:44
Switzerland, Ms. Barbara Fontana 00:53:40
Syrian Arab Republic, Mr. Suleiman Sarra 00:54:41
Thailand, Mr. Worawut Smuthkalin 00:55:42
Timor-Leste, Mr. Francisco Dionisio Fernandes 00:56:35
Togo, Mr. Yackoley Kokou Johnson 00:57:28
Turkey, Mr. Öncü Gunes 00:59:07
Uganda, Ms. Daphne Teddy Nyanduri 01:00:09
Ukraine, Ms. Olena Andrienko 01:00:49
H.E. Mr. Omar El-Khattab Marawan, Chancellor and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs of Egypt (Comments and Answers) 01:02:54
United States of America, Mr. Daniel Kronenfeld 01:24:48
Uzbekistan, Ms. Komila Lapasova 01:26:47
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Mr. Félix Peña Ramos 01:27:43
Zambia, Mr. Inyambo Liboma 01:30:38
Afghanistan, Mr. Hamid Abdulhai Formuli 01:31:33
Algeria, Mr. Cherif Dehimi 01:33:25
Angola, Ms. Margarida Rosa Da Silva Izata 01:34:34
Argentina, Mr. Christian Matías Machuca 01:35:24
Armenia, Mr. Andranik Hovhannisyan 01:36:12
Austria, Mr. Robert Müller 01:38:12
Azerbaijan, Mr. Vaqif Sadiqov 01:39:13
Bahrain, Mr. Yusuf Abdulkarim Bucheeri 01:41:06
Bangladesh, Mr. Md Abdul Wadud Akanda 01:42:13
Bhutan, Ms. Tshering Lhadn 01:45:04
Brazil, Ms. Maria Nazareth Farani Azevêd 01:46:57
Brunei Darussalam, Ms. Masurai Masr 01:47:54
Burkina Faso, Mr. Emmanuel Ouali 01:49:33
Burundi, Ms. Marie-Ancille Ntakaburimvo 01:50:33
Canada, Mr. Rory Raudsepp-Hearne 01:51:25
Central African Republic, Mr. Serge Hervé Saboro 01:52:27
Chad, Ms. Zigro Mbirimba 01:53:12
China, Mr. Xu Chen 01:54:55
Congo, Mr. Jules César Botokou Eboko 01:55:49
Côte D'Ivoire, Mr. Karim Silue 01:57:38
Croatia, Ms. Katarina Andric 01:58:34
Czech Republic, Mr. Ludvik Eger 02:01:24
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Mr. Han Tae Song 02:02:26
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mr. Serge Ndaie Musenge 02:03:20
Denmark, Mr. Morten Jespersen 02:04:09
Ecuador, Mr. Walter Schuldt Espinel 02:22:34
Estonia, Ms. Katrin Saarsalu-Layachi 02:23:26
Ethiopia, Mr. Abdulkadir Mohammed Abdella 02:24:26
Fiji, Ms. Nazhat Shameem Khan 02:25:11
Finland, Ms. Terhi Hakala 02:26:12
Gabon, Ms. Edwige Koumby Missambo 02:28:08
Georgia, Mr. Victor Dolidze 02:29:06
Germany, Mr. Hans-Peter Jugel 02:30:01
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"Future Classic" Tyler Gage defeated "Epic" Grant Mitchell to retain
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International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Discrete Estimation of Spectral Density for Alpha Stable Signals Observed with an Additive Error
R. Sabre, W. Horrigue, J. C. Simon
This paper is interested in two difficulties encountered in practice when observing a continuous time process. The first is that we cannot observe a process over a time interval; we only take discrete observations. The second is the process frequently observed with a constant additive error. It is important to give an estimator of the spectral density of such a process taking into account the additive observation error and the choice of the discrete observation times. In this work, we propose an estimator based on the spectral smoothing of the periodogram by the polynomial Jackson kernel reducing the additive error. In order to solve the aliasing phenomenon, this estimator is constructed from observations taken at well-chosen times so as to reduce the estimator to the field where the spectral density is not zero. We show that the proposed estimator is asymptotically unbiased and consistent. Thus we obtain an estimate solving the two difficulties concerning the choice of the instants of observations of a continuous time process and the observations affected by a constant error.
Spectral density, stable processes, aliasing, periodogram.
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Resource Leveling Optimization in Construction Projects of High Voltage Substations Using Nature-Inspired Intelligent Evolutionary Algorithms
Dimitrios Ntardas, Alexandros Tzanetos, Georgios Dounias
High Voltage Substations (HVS) are the intermediate step between production of power and successfully transmitting it to clients, making them one of the most important checkpoints in power grids. Nowadays - renewable resources and consequently distributed generation are growing fast, the construction of HVS is of high importance both in terms of quality and time completion so that new energy producers can quickly and safely intergrade in power grids. The resources needed, such as machines and workers, should be carefully allocated so that the construction of a HVS is completed on time, with the lowest possible cost (e.g. not spending additional cost that were not taken into consideration, because of project delays), but in the highest quality. In addition, there are milestones and several checkpoints to be precisely achieved during construction to ensure the cost and timeline control and to ensure that the percentage of governmental funding will be granted. The management of such a demanding project is a NP-hard problem that consists of prerequisite constraints and resource limits for each task of the project. In this work, a hybrid meta-heuristic method is implemented to solve this problem. Meta-heuristics have been proven to be quite useful when dealing with high-dimensional constraint optimization problems. Hybridization of them results in boost of their performance.
High voltage substations, nature-inspired algorithms, project management, meta-heuristics.
Speaker Recognition Using LIRA Neural Networks
Nestor A. Garcia Fragoso, Tetyana Baydyk, Ernst Kussul
This article contains information from our investigation in the field of voice recognition. For this purpose, we created a voice database that contains different phrases in two languages, English and Spanish, for men and women. As a classifier, the LIRA (Limited Receptive Area) grayscale neural classifier was selected. The LIRA grayscale neural classifier was developed for image recognition tasks and demonstrated good results. Therefore, we decided to develop a recognition system using this classifier for voice recognition. From a specific set of speakers, we can recognize the speaker’s voice. For this purpose, the system uses spectrograms of the voice signals as input to the system, extracts the characteristics and identifies the speaker. The results are described and analyzed in this article. The classifier can be used for speaker identification in security system or smart buildings for different types of intelligent devices.
Extreme learning, LIRA neural classifier, speaker identification, voice recognition.
Suitability of Alternative Insulating Fluid for Power Transformer: A Laboratory Investigation
S. N. Deepa, A. D. Srinivasan, K. T. Veeramanju, R. Sandeep Kumar, Ashwini Mathapati
Power transformer is a vital element in a power system as it continuously regulates power flow, maintaining good voltage regulation. The working of transformer much depends on the oil insulation, the oil insulation also decides the aging of transformer and hence its reliability. The mineral oil based liquid insulation is globally accepted for power transformer insulation; however it is potentially hazardous due to its non-biodegradability. In this work efficient alternative biodegradable insulating fluid is presented as a replacement to conventional mineral oil. Dielectric tests are performed as distinct alternating fluid to evaluate the suitability for transformer insulation. The selection of the distinct natural esters for an insulation system is carried out by the laboratory investigation of Breakdown voltage, Oxidation stability, Dissipation factor, Permittivity, Viscosity, Flash and Fire point. It is proposed to study and characterize the properties of natural esters to be used in power transformer. Therefore for the investigation of the dielectric behavior rice bran oil, sesame oil, and sunflower oil are considered for the study. The investigated results have been compared with the mineral oil to validate the dielectric behavior of natural esters.
Alternative insulating fluid, dielectric properties, natural esters, power transformers.
Aliasing Free and Additive Error in Spectra for Alpha Stable Signals
R. Sabre
This work focuses on the symmetric alpha stable process with continuous time frequently used in modeling the signal with indefinitely growing variance, often observed with an unknown additive error. The objective of this paper is to estimate this error from discrete observations of the signal. For that, we propose a method based on the smoothing of the observations via Jackson polynomial kernel and taking into account the width of the interval where the spectral density is non-zero. This technique allows avoiding the “Aliasing phenomenon” encountered when the estimation is made from the discrete observations of a process with continuous time. We have studied the convergence rate of the estimator and have shown that the convergence rate improves in the case where the spectral density is zero at the origin. Thus, we set up an estimator of the additive error that can be subtracted for approaching the original signal without error.
Spectral density, stable processes, aliasing, p-adic.
Open-Loop Vector Control of Induction Motor with Space Vector Pulse Width Modulation Technique
Karchung, S. Ruangsinchaiwanich
This paper presents open-loop vector control method of induction motor with space vector pulse width modulation (SVPWM) technique. Normally, the closed loop speed control is preferred and is believed to be more accurate. However, it requires a position sensor to track the rotor position which is not desirable to use it for certain workspace applications. This paper exhibits the performance of three-phase induction motor with the simplest control algorithm without the use of a position sensor nor an estimation block to estimate rotor position for sensorless control. The motor stator currents are measured and are transformed to synchronously rotating (d-q-axis) frame by use of Clarke and Park transformation. The actual control happens in this frame where the measured currents are compared with the reference currents. The error signal is fed to a conventional PI controller, and the corrected d-q voltage is generated. The controller outputs are transformed back to three phase voltages and are fed to SVPWM block which generates PWM signal for the voltage source inverter. The open loop vector control model along with SVPWM algorithm is modeled in MATLAB/Simulink software and is experimented and validated in TMS320F28335 DSP board.
Electric drive, induction motor, open-loop vector control, space vector pulse width modulation technique.
Electromagnetic Wave Propagation Equations in 2D by Finite Difference Method
N. Fusun Oyman Serteller
In this paper, the techniques to solve time dependent electromagnetic wave propagation equations based on the Finite Difference Method (FDM) are proposed by comparing the results with Finite Element Method (FEM) in 2D while discussing some special simulation examples. Here, 2D dynamical wave equations for lossy media, even with a constant source, are discussed for establishing symbolic manipulation of wave propagation problems. The main objective of this contribution is to introduce a comparative study of two suitable numerical methods and to show that both methods can be applied effectively and efficiently to all types of wave propagation problems, both linear and nonlinear cases, by using symbolic computation. However, the results show that the FDM is more appropriate for solving the nonlinear cases in the symbolic solution. Furthermore, some specific complex domain examples of the comparison of electromagnetic waves equations are considered. Calculations are performed through Mathematica software by making some useful contribution to the programme and leveraging symbolic evaluations of FEM and FDM.
Finite difference method, finite element method, linear-nonlinear PDEs, symbolic computation, wave propagation equations.
Combined Model Predictive Controller Technique for Enhancing NAO Gait Stabilization
Brahim Brahmi, Mohammed Hamza Laraki, Mohammad Habibur Rahman, Islam M. Rasedul, M. Assad Uz-Zaman
The humanoid robot, specifically the NAO robot must be able to provide a highly dynamic performance on the soccer field. Maintaining the balance of the humanoid robot during the required motion is considered as one of a challenging problems especially when the robot is subject to external disturbances, as contact with other robots. In this paper, a dynamic controller is proposed in order to ensure a robust walking (stabilization) and to improve the dynamic balance of the robot during its contact with the environment (external disturbances). The generation of the trajectory of the center of mass (CoM) is done by a model predictive controller (MPC) conjoined with zero moment point (ZMP) technique. Taking into account the properties of the rotational dynamics of the whole-body system, a modified previous control mixed with feedback control is employed to manage the angular momentum and the CoM’s acceleration, respectively. This latter is dedicated to provide a robust gait of the robot in the presence of the external disturbances. Simulation results are presented to show the feasibility of the proposed strategy.
Preview control, walking, stabilization, humanoid robot.
This paper presents a survey of articles, books and reports, which articulate the recent trends and aspects of Security Constrained Economic Dispatch (SCED). The period under consideration is 2008 through 2018. This is done to provide an up-to-date review of the recent major advancements in SCED, the state-of-the-art since 2008, identify further challenging developments needed in smarter grids, and indicate ways to address these challenges. This study consists of three areas of interest, which are very important and relevant for articulating the recent trends of SCED. These areas are: (i) SCED of power system with integrated renewable energy sources (IRES), (ii) SCED with post contingency corrective actions and (iii) Artificial intelligence based SCED.
Security constrained economic dispatch, SCED of power system with IRES, SCED with post contingency corrective actions, artificial intelligence based SCED, IRES.
Influence of Insulation System Methods on Dissipation Factor and Voltage Endurance
Farzad Yavari, Hamid Chegini, Saeed Lotfi
This paper reviews the comparison of Resin Rich (RR) and Vacuum Pressure Impregnation (VPI) insulation system qualities for stator bar of rotating electrical machines. Voltage endurance and tangent delta are two diagnostic tests to determine the quality of insulation systems. The paper describes the trend of dissipation factor while performing voltage endurance test for different stator bar samples made with RR and VPI insulation system methods. Some samples were made with the same strands and insulation thickness but with different main wall material to prove the influence of insulation system methods on stator bar quality. Also, some of the samples were subjected to voltage at the temperature of their insulation class, and their dissipation factor changes were measured and studied.
Vacuum pressure impregnation, resin rich, insulation, stator bar, dissipation factor, voltage endurance.
Fault Location Identification in High Voltage Transmission Lines
Khaled M. El Naggar
This paper introduces a digital method for fault section identification in transmission lines. The method uses digital set of the measured short circuit current to locate faults in electrical power systems. The digitized current is used to construct a set of overdetermined system of equations. The problem is then constructed and solved using the proposed digital optimization technique to find the fault distance. The proposed optimization methodology is an application of simulated annealing optimization technique. The method is tested using practical case study to evaluate the proposed method. The accurate results obtained show that the algorithm can be used as a powerful tool in the area of power system protection.
Optimization, estimation, faults, measurement, high voltage, simulated annealing.
Electrification Strategy of Hybrid Electric Vehicle as a Solution to Decrease CO2 Emission in Cities
M. Mourad, K. Mahmoud
Recently hybrid vehicles have become a major concern as one alternative vehicles. This type of hybrid vehicle contributes greatly to reducing pollution. Therefore, this work studies the influence of electrification phase of hybrid electric vehicle on emission of vehicle at different road conditions. To accomplish this investigation, a simulation model was used to evaluate the external characteristics of the hybrid electric vehicle according to variant conditions of road resistances. Therefore, this paper reports a methodology to decrease the vehicle emission especially greenhouse gas emission inside cities. The results show the effect of electrification on vehicle performance characteristics. The results show that CO2 emission of vehicle decreases up to 50.6% according to an urban driving cycle due to applying the electrification strategy for hybrid electric vehicle.
Electrification strategy, hybrid electric vehicle, CO2 emission.
Modified Techniques for Distribution System Reliability Improvement by Parallel Operation of Transformers
Ohn Zin Lin, Okka, Cho Cho Myint
It is important to consider the effects of transformers on distribution system because they have the highest impact on system reliability. It is generally said that parallel operation of transformers (POT) can improve the system reliability. However, the estimation approach can be also considered for accuracy. In this paper, we propose a three-state components model and equations to determine the reliability improvement by POT, and cooperation of POT and distributed generation (DG). Based on the proposed model and techniques, the effect of POT is analyzed in four different tests with the consideration of conventional distribution system, distribution automation system (DAS) and DG. According to the results, the reliability is greatly improved by cooperation of POT, DAS and DG. The proposed model and methods are applicable to not only developing countries which have conventional distribution system but also developed countries in which DAS has already installed.
Distribution system, reliability, dispersed generator, energy not supply, transformer parallel operation.
Morphological and Electrical Characterization of Polyacrylonitrile Nanofibers Synthesized Using Electrospinning Method for Electrical Application
Divyanka Sontakke, Arpit Thakre, D. K Shinde, Sujata Parmeshwaran
Electrospinning is the most widely utilized method to create nanofibers because of the direct setup, the capacity to mass-deliver consistent nanofibers from different polymers, and the ability to produce ultrathin fibers with controllable diameters. Smooth and much arranged ultrafine Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) nanofibers with diameters going from submicron to nanometer were delivered utilizing Electrospinning technique. PAN powder was used as a precursor to prepare the solution utilized as a part of this process. At the point when the electrostatic repulsion contradicted surface tension, a charged stream of polymer solution was shot out from the head of the spinneret and along these lines ultrathin nonwoven fibers were created. The effect of electrospinning parameter such as applied voltage, feed rate, concentration of polymer solution and tip to collector distance on the morphology of electrospun PAN nanofibers were investigated. The nanofibers were heat treated for carbonization to examine the changes in properties and composition to make for electrical application. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) was performed before and after carbonization to study electrical conductivity and morphological characterization. The SEM images have shown the uniform fiber diameter and no beads formation. The average diameter of the PAN fiber observed 365nm and 280nm for flat plat and rotating drum collector respectively. The four probe strategy was utilized to inspect the electrical conductivity of the nanofibers and the electrical conductivity is significantly improved with increase in oxidation temperature exposed.
Electrospinning, polyacrylonitrile carbon nanofibres, heat treatment, electrical conductivity.
Experimental Analysis of Control in Electric Vehicle Charging Station Based Grid Tied Photovoltaic-Battery System
A. Hassoune, M. Khafallah, A. Mesbahi, T. Bouragba
This work presents an improved strategy of control for charging a lithium-ion battery in an electric vehicle charging station using two charger topologies i.e. single ended primary inductor converter (SEPIC) and forward converter. In terms of rapidity and accuracy, the power system consists of a topology/control diagram that would overcome the performance constraints, for instance the power instability, the battery overloading and how the energy conversion blocks would react efficiently to any kind of perturbations. Simulation results show the effectiveness of the proposed topologies operated with a power management algorithm based on voltage/peak current mode controls. In order to provide credible findings, a low power prototype is developed to test the control strategy via experimental evaluations of the converter topology and its controls.
Battery charger, forward converter, lithium-ion, management algorithm, SEPIC.
Design and Analysis of Extra High Voltage Non-Ceramic Insulator by Finite Element Method
M. Nageswara Rao, V. S. N. K. Chaitanya, P. Pratyusha
High voltage insulator has to withstand sever electrical stresses. Higher electrical stresses lead to erosion of the insulator surface. Degradation of insulating properties leads to flashover and in some extreme cases it may cause to puncture. For analyzing these electrical stresses and implement necessary actions to diminish the electrical stresses, numerical methods are best. By minimizing the electrical stresses, reliability of the power system will improve. In this paper electric field intensity at critical regions of 400 kV silicone composite insulator is analyzed using finite element method. Insulator is designed using FEMM-2D software package. Electric Field Analysis (EFA) results are analyzed for five cases i.e., only insulator, insulator with two sides arcing horn, High Voltage (HV) end grading ring, grading ring-arcing horn arrangement and two sides grading ring. These EFA results recommended that two sides grading ring is better for minimization of electrical stresses and improving life span of insulator.
Polymer insulator, electric field analysis, numerical methods, finite element method, FEMM-2D.
Performance Assessment of a Variable-Flux Permanent-Magnet Memory Motor
Michel Han, Christophe Besson, Alain Savary, Yvan Becher
The variable flux permanent magnet synchronous motor (VF-PMSM), also called "Memory Motor", is a new generation of motor capable of modifying the magnetization state with short pulses of current during operation or standstill. The impact of such operation is the expansion of the operating range in the torque-speed characteristic and an improvement in energy efficiency at high-speed in comparison to conventional permanent magnet synchronous machines (PMSMs). This paper reviews the operating principle and the unique features of the proposed memory motor. The benefits of this concept are highlighted by comparing the performance of the rotor of the VF-PMSM to that of two PM rotors that are typically found in the industry. The investigation emphasizes the properties of the variable magnetization and presents the comparison of the torque-speed characteristic with the capability of loss reduction in a VF-PMSM by means of experimental results, especially when tests are conducted under identical conditions for each rotor (same stator, same inverter and same experimental setup). The experimental results demonstrated that the VF-PMSM gives an additional degree of freedom to optimize the efficiency over a wide speed range. Thus, with a design easy to manufacture and with the possibility of controlling the magnetization and the demagnetization of the magnets during operations, the VF-PMSM can be interesting for various applications.
Efficiency, magnetization state, memory motors, performances, permanent-magnet, synchronous machine, variable-flux, variable magnetization, wide speed application.
Maximum Wind Power Extraction Strategy and Decoupled Control of DFIG Operating in Variable Speed Wind Generation Systems
Abdellatif Kasbi, Abderrafii Rahali
This paper appraises the performances of two control scenarios, for doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) operating in wind generation system (WGS), which are the direct decoupled control (DDC) and indirect decoupled control (IDC). Both control scenarios studied combines vector control and Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) control theory so as to maximize the captured power through wind turbine. Modeling of DFIG based WGS and details of both control scenarios have been presented, a proportional integral controller is employed in the active and reactive power control loops for both control methods. The performance of the both control scenarios in terms of power reference tracking and robustness against machine parameters inconstancy has been shown, analyzed and compared, which can afford a reference to the operators and engineers of a wind farm. All simulations have been implemented via MATLAB/Simulink.
DFIG, WGS, DDC, IDC, vector control, MPPT.
Design and Performance Analysis of a Hydro-Power Rim-Driven Superconducting Synchronous Generator
A. Hassannia, S. Ramezani
The technology of superconductivity has developed in many power system devices such as transmission cable, transformer, current limiter, motor and generator. Superconducting wires can carry high density current without loss, which is the capability that is used to design the compact, lightweight and more efficient electrical machines. Superconducting motors have found applications in marine and air propulsion systems as well as superconducting generators are considered in low power hydraulic and wind generators. This paper presents a rim-driven superconducting synchronous generator for hydraulic power plant. The rim-driven concept improves the performance of hydro turbine. Furthermore, high magnetic field that is produced by superconducting windings allows replacing the rotor core. As a consequent, the volume and weight of the machine is decreased significantly. In this paper, a 1 MW coreless rim-driven superconducting synchronous generator is designed. Main performance characteristics of the proposed machine are then evaluated using finite elements method and compared to an ordinary similar size synchronous generator.
Coreless machine, electrical machine design, hydraulic generator, rim-driven machine, superconducting generator.
A Topology for High Voltage Gain Half-Bridge Z-Source Inverter with Low Voltage Stress on Capacitors
M. Nageswara Rao
In this paper, a topology for high voltage gain half-bridge z-source inverter with low voltage stress on capacitors is proposed. The proposed inverter has only one impedance network. It can generate symmetric and asymmetric voltages with different magnitudes during both half-cycles. By selecting the duty cycle it can also produce conventional half-bridge inverter characteristics. It is used in special applications like, electrochemical and electro plating applications. Calculations of voltage ripple of capacitors, capacitors voltage stress inductors current ripple are presented. The proposed topology is simulated using PSCAD software and the simulated values are compared with the theoretical values.
Half-bridge inverter, impedance network-source inverter, high voltage gain inverter, power system computer aided design.
Memristor-A Promising Candidate for Neural Circuits in Neuromorphic Computing Systems
Juhi Faridi, Mohd. Ajmal Kafeel
The advancements in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and technology has led to an evolution of an intelligent era. Neural networks, having the computational power and learning ability similar to the brain is one of the key AI technologies. Neuromorphic computing system (NCS) consists of the synaptic device, neuronal circuit, and neuromorphic architecture. Memristor are a promising candidate for neuromorphic computing systems, but when it comes to neuromorphic computing, the conductance behavior of the synaptic memristor or neuronal memristor needs to be studied thoroughly in order to fathom the neuroscience or computer science. Furthermore, there is a need of more simulation work for utilizing the existing device properties and providing guidance to the development of future devices for different performance requirements. Hence, development of NCS needs more simulation work to make use of existing device properties. This work aims to provide an insight to build neuronal circuits using memristors to achieve a Memristor based NCS. Here we throw a light on the research conducted in the field of memristors for building analog and digital circuits in order to motivate the research in the field of NCS by building memristor based neural circuits for advanced AI applications. This literature is a step in the direction where we describe the various Key findings about memristors and its analog and digital circuits implemented over the years which can be further utilized in implementing the neuronal circuits in the NCS. This work aims to help the electronic circuit designers to understand how the research progressed in memristors and how these findings can be used in implementing the neuronal circuits meant for the recent progress in the NCS.
Analog circuits, digital circuits, memristors, neuromorphic computing systems.
Path-Tracking Controller for Tracked Mobile Robot on Rough Terrain
Toshifumi Hiramatsu, Satoshi Morita, Manuel Pencelli, Marta Niccolini, Matteo Ragaglia, Alfredo Argiolas
Automation technologies for agriculture field are needed to promote labor-saving. One of the most relevant problems in automated agriculture is represented by controlling the robot along a predetermined path in presence of rough terrain or incline ground. Unfortunately, disturbances originating from interaction with the ground, such as slipping, make it quite difficult to achieve the required accuracy. In general, it is required to move within 5-10 cm accuracy with respect to the predetermined path. Moreover, lateral velocity caused by gravity on the incline field also affects slipping. In this paper, a path-tracking controller for tracked mobile robots moving on rough terrains of incline field such as vineyard is presented. The controller is composed of a disturbance observer and an adaptive controller based on the kinematic model of the robot. The disturbance observer measures the difference between the measured and the reference yaw rate and linear velocity in order to estimate slip. Then, the adaptive controller adapts “virtual” parameter of the kinematics model: Instantaneous Centers of Rotation (ICRs). Finally, target angular velocity reference is computed according to the adapted parameter. This solution allows estimating the effects of slip without making the model too complex. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed solution is tested in a simulation environment.
Agricultural robot, autonomous control, path-tracking control, tracked mobile robot.
Design of Identification Based Adaptive Control for Fermentation Process in Bioreactor
J. Ritonja
The biochemical technology has been developing extremely fast since the middle of the last century. The main reason for such development represents a requirement for large production of high-quality biologically manufactured products such as pharmaceuticals, foods, and beverages. The impact of the biochemical industry on the world economy is enormous. The great importance of this industry also results in intensive development in scientific disciplines relevant to the development of biochemical technology. In addition to developments in the fields of biology and chemistry, which enable to understand complex biochemical processes, development in the field of control theory and applications is also very important. In the paper, the control for the biochemical reactor for the milk fermentation was studied. During the fermentation process, the biophysical quantities must be precisely controlled to obtain the high-quality product. To control these quantities, the bioreactor’s stirring drive and/or heating system can be used. Available commercial biochemical reactors are equipped with open loop or conventional linear closed loop control system. Due to the outstanding parameters variations and the partial nonlinearity of the biochemical process, the results obtained with these control systems are not satisfactory. To improve the fermentation process, the self-tuning adaptive control system was proposed. The use of the self-tuning adaptive control is suggested because the parameters’ variations of the studied biochemical process are very slow in most cases. To determine the linearized mathematical model of the fermentation process, the recursive least square identification method was used. Based on the obtained mathematical model the linear quadratic regulator was tuned. The parameters’ identification and the controller’s synthesis are executed on-line and adapt the controller’s parameters to the fermentation process’ dynamics during the operation. The use of the proposed combination represents the original solution for the control of the milk fermentation process. The purpose of the paper is to contribute to the progress of the control systems for the biochemical reactors. The proposed adaptive control system was tested thoroughly. From the obtained results it is obvious that the proposed adaptive control system assures much better following of the reference signal as a conventional linear control system with fixed control parameters.
Adaptive control, biochemical reactor, linear quadratic regulator, recursive least square identification.
Sliding Mode Power System Stabilizer for Synchronous Generator Stability Improvement
J. Ritonja, R. Brezovnik, M. Petrun, B. Polajžer
Many modern synchronous generators in power systems are extremely weakly damped. The reasons are cost optimization of the machine building and introduction of the additional control equipment into power systems. Oscillations of the synchronous generators and related stability problems of the power systems are harmful and can lead to failures in operation and to damages. The only useful solution to increase damping of the unwanted oscillations represents the implementation of the power system stabilizers. Power system stabilizers generate the additional control signal which changes synchronous generator field excitation voltage. Modern power system stabilizers are integrated into static excitation systems of the synchronous generators. Available commercial power system stabilizers are based on linear control theory. Due to the nonlinear dynamics of the synchronous generator, current stabilizers do not assure optimal damping of the synchronous generator’s oscillations in the entire operating range. For that reason the use of the robust power system stabilizers which are convenient for the entire operating range is reasonable. There are numerous robust techniques applicable for the power system stabilizers. In this paper the use of sliding mode control for synchronous generator stability improvement is studied. On the basis of the sliding mode theory, the robust power system stabilizer was developed. The main advantages of the sliding mode controller are simple realization of the control algorithm, robustness to parameter variations and elimination of disturbances. The advantage of the proposed sliding mode controller against conventional linear controller was tested for damping of the synchronous generator oscillations in the entire operating range. Obtained results show the improved damping in the entire operating range of the synchronous generator and the increase of the power system stability. The proposed study contributes to the progress in the development of the advanced stabilizer, which will replace conventional linear stabilizers and improve damping of the synchronous generators.
Control theory, power system stabilizer, robust control, sliding mode control, stability, synchronous generator.
Reduced Rule Based Fuzzy Logic Controlled Isolated Bidirectional Converter Operating in Extended Phase Shift Control for Bidirectional Energy Transfer
Anupam Kumar, Abdul Hamid Bhat, Pramod Agarwal
Bidirectional energy transfer capability with high efficiency and reduced cost is fast gaining prominence in the central part of a lot of power conversion systems in Direct Current (DC) microgrid. Preferably, under the economics constraints, these systems utilise a single high efficiency power electronics conversion system and a dual active bridge converter. In this paper, modeling and performance of Dual Active Bridge (DAB) converter with Extended Phase Shift (EPS) is evaluated with two batteries on both sides of DC bus and bidirectional energy transfer is facilitated and this is further compared with the Single Phase Shift (SPS) mode of operation. Optimum operating zone is identified through exhaustive simulations using MATLAB/Simulink and SimPowerSystem software. Reduced rules based fuzzy logic controller is implemented for closed loop control of DAB converter. The control logic enables the bidirectional energy transfer within the batteries even at lower duty ratios. Charging and discharging of batteries is supervised by the fuzzy logic controller. State of charge, current and voltage for both the batteries are plotted in the battery characteristics. Power characteristics of batteries are also obtained using MATLAB simulations.
Fuzzy logic controller, rule base, membership functions, dual active bridge converter, bidirectional power flow, duty ratio, extended phase shift, state of charge.
Cascaded H-Bridge Five Level Inverter Based Selective Harmonic Eliminated Pulse Width Modulation for Harmonic Elimination
S. Selvaperumal, M. S. Sivagamasundari
In this paper, selective harmonic elimination pulse width modulation technique is employed to eliminate lower order harmonics like third by determination of solving non-linear equations. The cascaded H-bridge five level inverter is driven by the Peripheral Interface Controlled (PIC) Microcontroller 16F877A. The performance of single phase cascaded H-bridge five level inverter with relevant to harmonics and a variety of switches with solar cell as its input source is simulated by employing MATLAB/Simulink. A hardware model is developed to verify the performance of the developed system.
Multilevel inverter, cascaded H-Bridge multilevel inverter, total harmonic distortion, selective harmonic elimination pulse width modulation, MATLAB.
Design Optimization of Doubly Fed Induction Generator Performance by Differential Evolution
Mamidi Ramakrishna Rao
Doubly-fed induction generators (DFIG) due to their advantages like speed variation and four-quadrant operation, find its application in wind turbines. DFIG besides supplying power to the grid has to support reactive power (kvar) under grid voltage variations, should contribute minimum fault current during faults, have high efficiency, minimum weight, adequate rotor protection during crow-bar-operation from +20% to -20% of rated speed. To achieve the optimum performance, a good electromagnetic design of DFIG is required. In this paper, a simple and heuristic global optimization – Differential Evolution has been used. Variables considered are lamination details such as slot dimensions, stack diameters, air gap length, and generator stator and rotor stack length. Two operating conditions have been considered - voltage and speed variations. Constraints included were reactive power supplied to the grid and limiting fault current and torque. The optimization has been executed separately for three objective functions - maximum efficiency, weight reduction, and grid fault stator currents. Subsequent calculations led to the conclusion that designs determined through differential evolution help in determining an optimum electrical design for each objective function.
Design optimization, performance, doubly fed induction generators, DFIG, differential evolution.
Validation of Solar PV Inverter Harmonics Behaviour at Different Power Levels in a Test Network
Wilfred Fritz
Grid connected solar PV inverters need to be compliant to standard regulations regarding unwanted harmonic generation. This paper gives an introduction to harmonics, solar PV inverter voltage regulation and balancing through compensation and investigates the behaviour of harmonic generation at different power levels. Practical measurements of harmonics and power levels with a power quality data logger were made, on a test network at a university in Germany. The test setup and test results are discussed. The major finding was that between the morning and afternoon load peak windows when the PV inverters operate under low solar insolation and low power levels, more unwanted harmonics are generated. This has a huge impact on the power quality of the grid as well as capital and maintenance costs. The design of a single-tuned harmonic filter towards harmonic mitigation is presented.
Harmonics, power quality, pulse width modulation, total harmonic distortion.
Load Forecasting Using Neural Network Integrated with Economic Dispatch Problem
Mariyam Arif, Ye Liu, Israr Ul Haq, Ahsan Ashfaq
High cost of fossil fuels and intensifying installations of alternate energy generation sources are intimidating main challenges in power systems. Making accurate load forecasting an important and challenging task for optimal energy planning and management at both distribution and generation side. There are many techniques to forecast load but each technique comes with its own limitation and requires data to accurately predict the forecast load. Artificial Neural Network (ANN) is one such technique to efficiently forecast the load. Comparison between two different ranges of input datasets has been applied to dynamic ANN technique using MATLAB Neural Network Toolbox. It has been observed that selection of input data on training of a network has significant effects on forecasted results. Day-wise input data forecasted the load accurately as compared to year-wise input data. The forecasted load is then distributed among the six generators by using the linear programming to get the optimal point of generation. The algorithm is then verified by comparing the results of each generator with their respective generation limits.
Artificial neural networks, demand-side management, economic dispatch, linear programming, power generation dispatch.
An Approach of the Inverter Voltage Used for the Linear Machine with Multi Air-Gap Structure
Pierre Kenfack
In this paper we present a contribution for the modelling and control of the inverter voltage of a permanent magnet linear generator with multi air-gap structure. The time domain control method is based on instant comparison of reference signals, in the form of current or voltage, with actual or measured signals. The reference current or voltage must be kept close to the actual signal with a reasonable tolerance. In this work, the time domain control method is used to control tracking signals. The performance evaluation concerns the continuation of reference signal. Simulations validate very well the tracking of reference variables (current, voltage) by measured or actual signals. All is simulated and presented under PSIM Software to show the performance and robustness of the proposed controller.
Control, permanent magnet, linear machine, multi air-gap structure.
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String Quartet No.1: The Awakening (1994) is one of Hatzis’ landmark works as winner of the 1998 Jean A. Chalmers National Music Award and the 2006 Juno Award for Classical Composition of the Year in Canada. It was commissioned by and premiered by the renowned Smith Quartet. The St. Lawrence String Quartet later performed the work extensively and recorded it for EMI Classics. This innovative work features highly dramatic and engaging interplay between live string quartet and a digital audio part, supplied on an audio CD. The digital audio part contains samples of Inuit throat-singing, steam locomotion (which comprised part of the composer’s childhood experience) and electronic textures that weave through the quartet’s intense material. This is a standout work that is sure to enhance the repertoire of professional string quartets. String Quartet No.1: The Awakening is published in celebration of Hatzis’ 60th birthday. It is now available for purchase as a study score and/or performance set (parts and audio CD only).
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Niall Horan: ‘I’m not dating Selena Gomez’
by WENN December 5th, 2019, 5:32 am
Niall Horan has shot down reports he’s dating Justin Bieber and The Weeknd’s ex Selena Gomez, insisting he is “very much single”.
The One Direction star was asked about the romance rumors swirling around himself and the Come & Get It singer during a recent appearance on Australia’s Hit 90.9″s Brekkie Crew podcast and set the record straight by stating, “Do I have a girlfriend? I don’t, no.”
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SV Darmstadt (@2.5) vs Karlsruhe (@2.8)
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SV Darmstadt – Karlsruhe Match Prediction | 05-10-2019 12:30
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Its looking like it could well end up as a draw. Were therefore expecting a very competitive game with a 0-0 score at full-time. We envisage that Karlsruher SC and SV Darmstadt 98 could both find goals hard to come by here. Scroll down to see all of the predictions, poll and statistics for SV Darmstadt 98 v Karlsruher SC - as well as up-to-date odds.
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In the current season, home matches most often end 3:3, 0:0 or 2:0. The most common results at their home stadium last season were 1:2, 1:1 or 1:0. Last season SV Darmstadt 98 scored an average of 1,47 goals at home. At the same time, the team conceded 1,00 goals per home match. Coach Dimitris Grammozis' team tends to score in the second half time. According to current numbers, Darmstadt 98 will score 1,67 goals in each home game and will concede 1,00 goals, which is 2,67 goals in total per match in front of their own fans.
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On average, 2,75 goals are scored when Karlsruhe guest in foreign stadiums. In the current season, coach Alois Schwartz' team scores an average of 1,00 goals per away game, primarily in the second half of the match. Last season's statistics show Karlsruhe scoring 0 goals per away match, while there were counted 0 goals against the team. Karlsruhe's away matches this season end primarily with 1:1, 0:3 or 1:2.
In total Darmstadt 98 won 1 out of 8 season games. Two matches ended in a draw and zero games was lost at home. The team has had three wins, four draws and zero losses at their home stadium. The home team has won 5 out of 16 duels in the past six months. In the last duel SV Darmstadt 98 played 2:2 against Bochum. While it was enough to draw four matches, eleven zero games ended without points. Darmstadt 98 has managed to win 1 out of 3 home games (33.33%) in the current season 19/20 so far.
Darmstadt have won 1 of the 5 matches, Darmstadt have a current form rating of 25% They have scored 1 in the 5 matches against Karlsruhe and have won 20% of those matches. 20% of the last 5 Darmstadt v Karlsruhe matches have resulted in a draw. The teams have played each other 5 times since 2012. Karlsruhe have won 3 of the 5 matches, Karlsruhe have a current form rating of 33% They have scored 6 in the 5 matches against Darmstadt and have won 60% of those matches.
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It is the policy of the Tipton Community School District not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, creed, age (for employment), marital status (for programs), sexual orientation, gender identity and socioeconomic status (for programs) in its educational programs and its employment practices. There is a grievance procedure for processing complaints of discrimination. If you have questions or a grievance related to this policy please contact
Name: Dawn Siech
E-mail: dawn.siech@tipton.k12.ia.us
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Students, parents of students, employees, and applicants for employment in the school district have the right to file a formal complaint alleging discrimination. The district has policies and procedures in place to identify and investigate complaints alleging discrimination. If appropriate, the district will take steps to prevent the recurrence of discrimination and to correct its discriminatory effects on the Complainant and others.
A Complainant may attempt to resolve the problem informally by discussing the matter with a building principal or a direct supervisor. However, the Complainant has the right to end the informal process at any time and pursue the formal grievance procedures outlined below. Use of the informal or formal grievance procedure is not a prerequisite to the pursuit of other remedies. Please note that informal processes and procedures are not to be used in certain circumstances (e.g., sexual harassment and sexual assault).
A Complainant who wishes to avail himself/herself of this grievance procedure may do so by filing a complaint with the equity coordinator(s). An alternate will be designated in the event it is claimed that the equity coordinator or superintendent committed the alleged discrimination or some other conflict of interest exists. Complaints shall be filed within 90 days of the event giving rise to the complaint or from the date the Complainant could reasonably become aware of such occurrence. The Complainant will state the nature of the complaint and the remedy requested. The equity coordinator(s) shall assist the Complainant as needed.
Within 15 working days, the equity coordinator will begin the investigation of the complaint or appoint a qualified person to undertake the investigation (hereinafter “equity coordinator”). If the Complainant is under 18 years of age, the equity coordinator shall notify his or her parent(s)/guardian(s) that they may attend investigatory meetings in which the Complainant is involved. The complaint and identity of the Complainant, Respondent, or witnesses will only be disclosed as reasonably necessary in connection with the investigation or as required by law or policy. The investigation may include, but is not limited to the following:
A request for the Complainant to provide a written statement regarding the nature of the complaint;
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Interviews of the Complainant, Respondent, or witnesses;
An opportunity to present witnesses or other relevant information; and
Review and collection of documentation or information deemed relevant to the investigation.
Within 60 working days, the equity coordinator shall complete the investigation and issue a report with respect to the findings.
The equity coordinator shall notify the Complainant and Respondent of the decision within 5 working days of completing the written report. Notification shall be by U.S. mail, first class.
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The complaint is closed after the equity coordinator has issued the report, unless within 10 working days after receiving the decision, either party appeals the decision to the superintendent by making a written request detailing why he/she believes the decision should be reconsidered. The equity coordinator shall promptly forward all materials relative to the complaint and appeal to the superintendent. Within 30 working days, the superintendent shall affirm, reverse, amend the decision, or direct the equity coordinator to gather additional information. The superintendent shall notify the Complainant, Respondent, and the equity coordinator of the decision within 5 working days of the decision. Notification shall be by U.S. mail, first class.
The decision of the superintendent shall be final.
The decision of the superintendent in no way prejudices a party from seeking redress through state or federal agencies as provided by in law.
This policy and procedures are to be used for complaints of discrimination, in lieu of any other general complaint policies or procedures that may be available.
If any of the stated timeframes cannot be met by the district, the district will notify the parties and pursue completion as promptly as possible.
Retaliation against any person, because the person has filed a complaint or assisted or participated in an investigation, is prohibited. Persons found to have engaged in retaliation shall be subject to discipline by appropriate measures.
NOTE: A school district may have a different coordinator for each law or consolidate the responsibilities under one employee. The Iowa Department of Education encourages districts to have no more than two (2) coordinators: one for employment and one for programs. If the district has more than one coordinator, publications of this policy and notifications must include the name, contact address, contact phone number and email address for each coordinator.
NOTE: The sample grievance procedures include an appeal process that ends with the superintendent. If the board chooses to have a different practice that involves the board in these grievance procedures, the procedures should be updated to reflect this practice.
NOTE: The Office for Civil Rights requires that the procedures must designate reasonably prompt time frames for the major stages of the complaint process. The number listed in the italic brackets for each stage includes suggested time frames based on guidance from both the United States Office for Civil Rights and the Iowa Department of Education. Districts should ensure that the time frames selected are reasonable for the individual district.
NOTE: Some conduct that falls under a school’s equal educational opportunity policy also may trigger responsibilities under the state’s anti-bullying/anti-harassment laws. By limiting the response to a specific application of its equal educational opportunity policy and the accompanying grievance procedures, a school may fail to properly consider whether the alleged conduct also results in bullying and/or harassment.
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Another Game Idea Reimagined
Inspiration can come from all different places. Sometimes we ask for it, other times it just happens. So far this new game concept is a combination of the two. As mentioned in the last post, working on a mech combat game was inspired serendipitously by a chat room conversation. Now this new update to the idea has been largely inspired by comments from my friend Paul; comments I asked for. (Thanks again, Paul!) (Read the comments here.)
My takeaway from the feedback was 1. doing a Battletech clone is problematic, but 2. some of the mechanics I envisioned are worth pursuing. Honestly, I had qualms about the first problem right away. It seemed difficult to do a mech-type battle game without copying Battletech. Further, though I was into BT for a time way back in middle school, I have hardly played it in the last 20 years. So while working on even these very early brainstorms I was trying to think of a different genre that would work equally well, but nothing seemed to fit.
Then things seemed to come together last night. For several years I've been dabbling off and on with an RPG battle system. The main mechanic would be that players allocate points from a fixed pool toward movement, attacking, and/or defense/perception. Therefore, you could move very fast without watching around you, you could attack all-out with little defense, etc, but it's always a trade off. Ideally, the system would also incorporate fatigue, so that characters can't just sprint or fight indefinitely. I tried all different tracking mechanisms, counters, sliders, cards, but nothing seemed quite right.
Last night it occurred to me that the mech battle mechanics would nicely fit the bill for just such a system. Rather than a full-fledged RPG, I envision a board- and tile-based dungeon crawl. The battlemech's tracking mat and tiles become the fantasy character's sheet. Each part of the body can absorb a certain number of hits just as before. Heat build up becomes fatigue, and heat sinks equate to stamina or fitness. Heavier weapons use more cards, causing more fatigue. More powerful weapons get more dice (more chances to cause more hits). Just about everything transfers over.
One change is in the nature of movement. Clearly a one-on-one, mapless dungeon crawl would be very limited, so instead of the simple distance heuristic, characters and monsters have a map to move on. The walls would be predrawn, but each section of a room would be randomly placed as 2x2" tiles. The tiles have a 3x3 grid of movement squares, and each square can contain treasure, a monster, or nothing. As the characters move through the dungeon, and depending on the strength of their light source, the tiles are flipped over.
The game would support several players with their own characters and one player as the "monster master". They'd control the monsters and adjudicate any rule questions, but unlike a traditional DM, their role requires no preparation or improvisation.
Those are the basics of the game mechanics. As for backstory, I'm thinking something like this: you've been tracking a diabolical sorcerer for weeks. You have identified his lair and uncovered his plot to open a rift between dimensions, flooding the world with devils and demons. His magical power will reach its peak with the lunar eclipse. You now stand at the entrance to the cavern, knowing that you only have hours before the eclipse, and the fate of the world depends on you... Cheesy? Yes, but it'll do for now.
Aside from this standard random dungeon romp, I could see people setting up specific dungeons, perhaps even adding in continued storylines and roleplaying. At its base though, the game would be a board game meant to provide a little quick relief for people hankering for a more involved D&D type adventure.
That at least is my vision for today. We'll see where inspiration leads me tomorrow.
Ah, that’s more like it. Much of my concern has disappeared. I like the transition to a different genre. If not fantasy, maybe steampunk because you have a sword and sorcery game in the works already.
I really like the mechanic whereby you have a pool of resources per turn to spend on movement, defense, etc. I played a game called Arcane Legions that did something similar but not quite the same. [It was cool, once I switched to full defense and imagined my group of fighters in testudo formation, unable to attack and slowed to a crawl, but tough as nails.] What would be nice is if you could figure out a simple way to make your pool get reduced as you got hurt; I always thought it didn’t make sense that my guy was just as tough at one hp as when he is uninjured.
Your idea about making bigger weapons do more damage but tire you out faster is also a good one. I was thinking about what BT does in terms of weapon balance: Lasers generate heat but can fire an infinite number of times.. Autocannons make little heat when fired but have limited ammunition. Maybe weapons (swords etc) are similar to lasers, and spells/bows/psychic are similar to the A/Cs. In other words, recreate the interesting balance/tradeoffs between the variety of weapons.
The stamina concept is also a perfect match, I like it. The harder you exert yourself the greater the chance you will tire out and need a breather (auto-shutdown), eventually leading to a heart attack. :) Another BT mechanic was the once per battle coolant flush, you could call that an adrenaline surge.
Would there be damage reduction based on armor worn, along with stamina penalty based on armor worn? Or would your walk/run/jump speeds be based on your armor?
What about critical hits? Everybody loves crits. And how does a character die?
I don’t think you’re trying for a direct BT translation, just borrowing some of the better concepts and blending it with your own. I'd be surprised if a person would recognize the similarities if it wasn't pointed out to them. The system you posted sounds pretty good.
Premade characters you already mentioned, possibly with a short backstory to provide additional interest in each one. I was thinking more about the “create your own mech” rules concept and it might not be so bad to include, BUT – I would make the premades better or equal to what can be created using the rules. They would be less min/maxed but on average a little better, making the choice between the two meaningful.
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Right now a base character has 8 cards and I think 13 hit points. The HPs are allocated by body part- head 2, limbs 2 each, body 3. I wasn't sure on armor, but my initial idea was: you roll hit location first (like you see an opening there) and adjust the to hit roll (ie to do damage) based on the armor. Each hit just does one point. Mightier weapons roll more dice.
The damage result would depend on the location. One blow to the head, stun for a round, two knocked out. Two to a limb makes it unusable. Three to the body, you fall dying. (Also like BT, if a limb is unusable the damage transfers to the body.) So you die by blows to the head or body..
I figured the odds of hitting vs hit points to see how many rounds a battle would take to calculate this, but it might be too weak for PCs since they hwve to endure multiple battles. I'll do some more solo play testing.
I like the idea of losing cards for taking damage. It could just be minus one card every time a negative effect happens. Or maybe the card loss vs HP loss would be mutually exclusive. I liked in Warhammer FRP that they differentiated superficial damage from real, lasting damage. The card loss could be superficial, but HP loss real..
As for some other details, right now at least I'm keeping it simple: you have a move rate. You have armor. You have a stamina (recovery) rate. These are just numbers assigned to the characters, not calculated off of one another. If custom characters are added, the interactions will have to be figured out. And no crit mechanic yet. 5% chance always seemed way too high to me, plus here you roll more dice.
Let's see.. I had forgotten about the ammo aspect in BT, so yes, I like if spells act like that- no cost to use other than you have limited uses. I had planned on the spells being a tile that you turn each time it's used, so that fits well.
I also didn't recall the coolant flush, but I also like the adrenaline surge (second wind? ;) idea.
I like the idea of back stories for each character. They could even get "points" based on fulfilling some goals. These could also be cards that are distributed randomly so nobody knows each other's motivation unless they share, and could also provide replay value.
As always, good feedback. I'll do some more testing and see how things play out.
Dusty (CrassPip) has been playing geek games for 30 years(!) and making his own for nearly as long. Recently, he's actually gotten games beyond the imagination stage.
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����The two barricades being finished, and the flag run up, a table was dragged out of the wine-shop; and Courfeyrac mounted on the table. Enjolras brought the square coffer, and Courfeyrac opened it. This coffer was filled with cartridges....,,����Pfuel was short and very thin but broad-boned, of coarse, robust build, broad in the hips, and with prominent shoulder blades. His face was much wrinkled and his eyes deep set. His hair had evidently been hastily brushed smooth in front of the temples, but stuck up behind in quaint little tufts. He entered the room, looking restlessly and angrily around, as if afraid of everything in that large apartment. Awkwardly holding up his sword, he addressed Chernyshev and asked in German where the Emperor was. One could see that he wished to pass through the rooms as quickly as possible, finish with the bows and greetings, and sit down to business in front of a map, where he would feel at home. He nodded hurriedly in reply to Chernyshev, and smiled ironically on hearing that the sovereign was inspecting the fortifications that he, Pfuel, had planned in accord with his theory. He muttered something to himself abruptly and in a bass voice, as self-assured Germans do- it might have been "stupid fellow"... or "the whole affair will be ruined," or "something absurd will come of it."... Prince Andrew did not catch what he said and would have passed on, but Chernyshev introduced him to Pfuel, remarking that Prince Andrew was just back from Turkey where the war had terminated so fortunately. Pfuel barely glanced- not so much at Prince Andrew as past him- and said, with a laugh: "That must have been a fine tactical war"; and, laughing contemptuously, went on into the room from which the sound of voices was heard.,����The wax was formerly made with resin and lampblack, and cost four livres the pound....����He relapsed into silence, then resumed:--,.����I want my child! Monsieur Madeleine!,.!
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;,����A countermovement is then accomplished from east to west with a remarkable resemblance to the preceding movement from west to east. Attempted drives from east to west- similar to the contrary movements of 1805, 1807, and 1809- precede the great westward movement; there is the same coalescence into a group of enormous dimensions; the same adhesion of the people of Central Europe to the movement; the same hesitation midway, and the same increasing rapidity as the goal is approached.,? Leo Tolstoy.����Oh Cosette! how strange it is and how charming!!place is called hope.,fit of anger: but howsoever you show bitterness, do not act anything that is not .
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����A wholesale arrest of malefactors, like that in the Jondrette garret, necessarily complicated by investigations and subsequent incarcerations, is a veritable disaster for that hideous and occult counter-society which pursues its existence beneath public society; an adventure of this description entails all sorts of catastrophes in that sombre world. The Thenardier catastrophe involved the catastrophe of Magnon....����"Well, you must excuse me, because... because... I shall go, and that's all. You'll take me, won't you?" he said, turning to Dolokhov.,����"Louis XIV was a very proud and self-confident man; he had such and such mistresses and such and such ministers and he ruled France badly. His descendants were weak men and they too ruled France badly. And they had such and such favorites and such and such mistresses. Moreover, certain men wrote some books at that time. At the end of the eighteenth century there were a couple of dozen men in Paris who began to talk about all men being free and equal. This caused people all over France to begin to slash at and drown one another. They killed the king and many other people. At that time there was in France a man of genius- Napoleon. He conquered everybody everywhere- that is, he killed many people because he was a great genius. And for some reason he went to kill Africans, and killed them so well and was so cunning and wise that when he returned to France he ordered everybody to obey him, and they all obeyed him. Having become an Emperor he again went out to kill people in Italy, Austria, and Prussia. And there too he killed a great many. In Russia there was an Emperor, Alexander, who decided to restore order in Europe and therefore fought against Napoleon. In 1807 he suddenly made friends with him, but in 1811 they again quarreled and again began killing many people. Napoleon led six hundred thousand men into Russia and captured Moscow; then he suddenly ran away from Moscow, and the Emperor Alexander, helped by the advice of Stein and others, united Europe to arm against the disturber of its peace. All Napoleon's allies suddenly became his enemies and their forces advanced against the fresh forces he raised. The Allies defeated Napoleon, entered Paris, forced Napoleon to abdicate, and sent him to the island of Elba, not depriving him of the title of Emperor and showing him every respect, though five years before and one year later they all regarded him as an outlaw and a brigand. Then Louis XVIII, who till then had been the laughingstock both of the French and the Allies, began to reign. And Napoleon, shedding tears before his Old Guards, renounced the throne and went into exile. Then the skillful statesmen and diplomatists (especially Talleyrand, who managed to sit down in a particular chair before anyone else and thereby extended the frontiers of France) talked in Vienna and by these conversations made the nations happy or unhappy. Suddenly the diplomatists and monarchs nearly quarreled and were on the point of again ordering their armies to kill one another, but just then Napoleon arrived in France with a battalion, and the French, who had been hating him, immediately all submitted to him. But the Allied monarchs were angry at this and went to fight the French once more. And they defeated the genius Napoleon and, suddenly recognizing him as a brigand, sent him to the island of St. Helena. And the exile, separated from the beloved France so dear to his heart, died a lingering death on that rock and bequeathed his great deeds to posterity. But in Europe a reaction occurred and the sovereigns once again all began to oppress their subjects."!����Cosette was thinking that it was dark, very dark, that the pitchers and caraffes in the chambers of the travellers who had arrived must have been filled and that there was no more water in the cistern.;!����The strangeness and absurdity of these replies arise from the fact that modern history, like a deaf man, answers questions no one has asked.,.
already got my boys committed elsewhere. You be sure and thank,����Jean Valjean went into ambush in a doorway, calculating that if the men were still following him, he could not fail to get a good look at them, as they traversed this illuminated space.;This is Mr. Hadley, captain of the guard. I am Mr. Norton, the warden. You are sinners and scum, that's why they sent you to me. Rule number one: no blaspheming. I'll not have the Lord's name taken in vain in my prison. The other rules you'll figure out as you go along.,And therefore, let a man contend to excel any competitors of his in honour, in out-shooting them, if he can, in their own bow. Discreet followers and servants help much to reputation. Onuus farm a danestids emanat. Envy, which is me , ,����it was her custom to imagine the Thenardier always present.;��Should I go and get someone?�� said Harry. ��Madam Pomfrey?�� .!
���� It seemed that this garden, created in olden days to conceal wanton mysteries, had been transformed and become fitted to shelter chaste mysteries..����"O Lord, O Lord, it's always the same! Oh, where am I to go? What am I to do with myself?" And tapping with her heels, she ran quickly upstairs to see Vogel and his wife who lived on the upper story.!he be not to be commended, you much less. Glorious men are the scorn of wise men; the admiration of fools; the idols of parasites; and the slaves of their own vaunts.!����The thief also has his food for cannon, stealable matter, you, I, whoever passes by; le pantre..����There was a rustling among the crowd and it again subsided, so that Pierre distinctly heard the pleasantly human voice of the Emperor saying with emotion:...? Leo Tolstoy,,����When Eponine came out, Magnon, who was watching the gate of the Madelonettes, handed her Brujon's note to Babet, charging her to look into the matter.,? Victor Hugo....
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? Leo Tolstoy;ANDY,����The Councillor of the Royal Court of Douai, who was presiding over this session of the Assizes at Arras, was acquainted, in common with the rest of the world, with this name which was so profoundly and universally honored.,����Pierre, as one of the principal guests, had to sit down to boston with Count Rostov, the general, and the colonel. At the card table he happened to be directly facing Natasha, and was struck by a curious change that had come over her since the ball, She was silent, and not only less pretty than at the ball, but only redeemed from plainness by her look of gentle indifference to everything around.,,����Besides political conversations which had for their principal subjects the Spanish war and M. le Duc d'Angouleme, strictly local parentheses, like the following, were audible amid the uproar:--,����Thenardier had his knife in his fist. The Thenardier woman snatched up an enormous paving-stone which lay in the angle of the window and served her daughters as an ottoman.;
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����And then, when all was said, although the President was a kindly and a tolerably intelligent man, he was, at the same time, a devoted and almost an ardent royalist, and he had been shocked to hear the Mayor of M. sur M. say the Emperor, and not Bonaparte, when alluding to the landing at Cannes..RED,And yet, where there is no eminent odds in sufficiency, it is better to take with me more passable, than with the more able. And besides, to speak truth, in base times, active men are of more use, than virtuous. It is true that in government, it is good to use men of one rank equally: for to countenance some extraordinarily, is to make them insolent, and the rest discontent; because they may claim a due. ;the like: or gather any mossiness or putrefaction. Besides that, it is to be cleansed ;����These formed so many insoluble problems. All this, it is true, detracted nothing from the angelic charms of the young girl of the Luxembourg.,����"May I stay a little longer?" he said, letting his stout body sink into an armchair beside her.,����"I don't want to," answered Anatole continuing to smile....
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����She had said she did not want to sing, but it was long since she had sung, and long before she again sang, as she did that evening. The count, from his study where he was talking to Mitenka, heard her and, like a schoolboy in a hurry to run out to play, blundered in his talk while giving orders to the steward, and at last stopped, while Mitenka stood in front of him also listening and smiling. Nicholas did not take his eyes off his sister and drew breath in time with her. Sonya, as she listened, thought of the immense difference there was between herself and her friend, and how impossible it was for her to be anything like as bewitching as her cousin. The old countess sat with a blissful yet sad smile and with tears in her eyes, occasionally shaking her head. She thought of Natasha and of her own youth, and of how there was something unnatural and dreadful in this impending marriage of Natasha and Prince Andrew.; J.K. Rowling,����Boris' uniform, spurs, tie, and the way his hair was brushed were all comme il faut and in the latest fashion. This Natasha noticed at once. He sat rather sideways in the armchair next to the countess, arranging with his right hand the cleanest of gloves that fitted his left hand like a skin, and he spoke with a particularly refined compression of his lips about the amusements of the highest Petersburg society, recalling with mild irony old times in Moscow and Moscow acquaintances. It was not accidentally, Natasha felt, that he alluded, when speaking of the highest aristocracy, to an ambassador's ball he had attended, and to invitations he had received from N.N. and S.S.,����I knew him. His name was Father Mabeuf.,����"The Emperor! The Emperor!" a sudden cry resounded through the halls and the whole throng hurried to the entrance.,����"Why, you have whitewash on your back!",����In the face of this accusation, in the face of the unanimity of the witnesses, the accused appeared to be astonished more than anything else; he made signs and gestures which were meant to convey No, or else he stared at the ceiling:.����Sometimes the old count would come up, kiss Prince Andrew, and ask his advice about Petya's education or Nicholas' service. The old countess sighed as she looked at them; Sonya was always getting frightened lest she should be in the way and tried to find excuses for leaving them alone, even when they did not wish it. When Prince Andrew spoke (he could tell a story very well), Natasha listened to him with pride; when she spoke she noticed with fear and joy that he gazed attentively and scrutinizingly at her. She asked herself in perplexity: "What does he look for in me? He is trying to discover something by looking at me! What if what he seeks in me is not there?" Sometimes she fell into one of the mad, merry moods characteristic of her, and then she particularly loved to hear and see how Prince Andrew laughed. He seldom laughed, but when he did he abandoned himself entirely to his laughter, and after such a laugh she always felt nearer to him. Natasha would have been completely happy if the thought of the separation awaiting her and drawing near had not terrified her, just as the mere thought of it made him turn pale and cold.,����It was the road to Bicetre.!
,����"Vasili Dmitrich, entrust me with some commission! Please... for God's sake...!" said he.,����"You promised Countess Rostova to marry her and were about to elope with her, is that so?",, , .����The man said nothing for a moment; then he remarked abruptly:--;����"Ah! mon Dieu, my broom!" said she.!����The flame is the enemy of the wing..
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����Long live France!,,����Prince Andrew was watching these men abashed by the Emperor's presence, and the women who were breathlessly longing to be asked to dance.,����For him it was no new conviction that his presence in any part of the world, from Africa to the steppes of Muscovy alike, was enough to dumfound people and impel them to insane self-oblivion. He called for his horse and rode to his quarters.,...said we can stay with them, but Joey's gettin' out of the service next month, and they barely got enough room as it is. Plus they got Poppa workin' double shifts and the baby cries half the night. I just don't know where we're gonna go...,����There the rabble ended and the army began.,����Wellington, driven into a corner at the forest of Soignes and destroyed--that was the definitive conquest of England by France; it was Crecy, Poitiers, Malplaquet, and Ramillies avenged. The man of Marengo was wiping out Agincourt.,����It was broad daylight when he arrived at Hesdin.,...
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����"Now then, now then, teach us how it goes! I'll soon pick it up. How is it?" said the man- a singer and a wag- whom Morel was embracing.,����Like the wild animal chased from its lair, he was seeking a hole in which he might hide until he could find one where he might dwell.,����That assumption would destroy the possibility of the existence of laws, that is, of any science whatever. If there is even a single body moving freely, then the laws of Kepler and Newton are negatived and no conception of the movement of the heavenly bodies any longer exists. If any single action is due to free will, then not a single historical law can exist, nor any conception of historical events.!BOOK EIGHT: 1811 - 12!����A whole penitentiary system can be evolved from that word.,����Before the beginning of the campaign, Rostov had received a letter from his parents in which they told him briefly of Natasha's illness and the breaking off of her engagement to Prince Andrew (which they explained by Natasha's having rejected him) and again asked Nicholas to retire from the army and return home. On receiving this letter, Nicholas did not even make any attempt to get leave of absence or to retire from the army, but wrote to his parents that he was sorry Natasha was ill and her engagement broken off, and that he would do all he could to meet their wishes. To Sonya he wrote separately..
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����"Yes. Four days ago in this room, Wintzingerode and Stein were deliberating," continued Napoleon with the same derisive and self-confident smile. "What I can't understand," he went on, "is that the Emperor Alexander has surrounded himself with my personal enemies. That I do not... understand. Has he not thought that I may the same?" and he turned inquiringly to Balashev, and evidently this thought turned him back on to the track of his morning's anger, which was still fresh in him.;This Free Ebook is Produced ,����Nothing disturbed the harmony of the whole effect.,����There, moreover, lay the difference between his tenderness and the tenderness of a mother..����"Well, Prince, may God give you great luck!" said Matrena in her gypsy accent.,����The balloting was carried on in their caps.,����Marius, dreamer as he was, was, as we have said, firm and energetic by nature.,;
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����"Eh? Yes, I heard something: he said something awkward in His Majesty's presence.",����"Ah, Pierre," said the countess going up to her husband. "You don't know what a plight our Anatole..."!����"Is it to Saint-Merry that the answer is to be sent?",Murder....����Without admitting divine intervention in the affairs of humanity we cannot regard "power" as the cause of events.,����There were four of them now.,����All the mouths which in the morning had shouted, "Long live the Emperor!" remain gaping; they hardly recognize him. The Prussian cavalry, newly arrived, dashes forwards, flies, hews, slashes, kills, exterminates.,����The wings of the two armies extended to the right and left of the two roads to Genappe and Nivelles; d'Erlon facing Picton, Reille facing Hill....
����"Well, what then?" said she....good. Many good matters are undertaken with bad minds; I mean not only corrupt minds, but crafty minds, that intend not performance. Some embrace suits, which never mean to deal effectually in them; but if they see there may be life in the matter, by some other mean, they will be content to win a thank, or take a second reward, or at least to make use, in the mean time, of the suitor\'s hopes. ,����Natasha set to work to effect a reconciliation, and so far succeeded that Nicholas received a promise from his mother that Sonya should not be troubled, while he on his side promised not to undertake anything without his parents' knowledge..����"Well, if you call me Monsieur de Courfeyrac again, I shall call you Mother de Veuvain.,...����"You'd better wait till she's married....";
����"Suppose he finds out, and your brother, and your betrothed?",����Or a miller would call out:--,����We have nothing more to say; and it is with a sort of terror that we look on, at the bottom of that sea which is called the past, behind those colossal waves, at the shipwreck of those immense vessels, Babylon, Nineveh, Tarsus, Thebes, Rome, beneath the fearful gusts which emerge from all the mouths of the shadows. But shadows are there, and light is here.,����They did not perceive the danger that lies in having an idea slain to order.;����"Who?",����Beside her shadow, the moon outlined distinctly upon the turf another shadow, which was particularly startling and terrible, a shadow which had a round hat....
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����After hearing the details of Anatole's marriage from Pierre, and giving vent to her anger against Anatole in words of abuse, Marya Dmitrievna told Pierre why she had sent for him. She was afraid that the count or Bolkonski, who might arrive at any moment, if they knew of this affair (which she hoped to hide from them) might challenge Anatole to a duel, and she therefore asked Pierre to tell his brother-in-law in her name to leave Moscow and not dare to let her set eyes on him again. Pierre- only now realizing the danger to the old count, Nicholas, and Prince Andrew- promised to do as she wished. Having briefly and exactly explained her wishes to him, she let him go to the drawing room.;����He overwhelmed the weak point with grape-shot; he joined and dissolved battles with cannon.,����The mother's wounded spirit could not could not heal. Petya's death had torn from her half her life. When the news of Petya's death had come she had been a fresh and vigorous woman of fifty, but a month later she left her room a listless old woman taking no interest in life. But the same blow that almost killed the countess, this second blow, restored Natasha to life..is an essential part of justice; and an overspeaking judge is no well tuned cymbal. ,! .
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Apple iPad 2 Design Compromises: 10 Key Missing Features
An Improved Display
Apple's iPhone 4 comes with the Retina Display, a high-quality screen that most agree is the best in the smartphone space. Prior to the iPad 2's announcement, rumors surfaced, saying the iPad 2 would feature the same Retina Display. But at the company's March 2 event, Apple showed off the iPad 2 with the same old display quality of the first tablet. It was a disappointment, to say the least.
Where's the 4G?
Although Apple seemingly doesn't care all that much, 4G connectivity is becoming increasingly important to mobile customers. Those who subscribe to Verizon's 4G network would have been happy to see the iPad 2 come with the ability to connect to that service. But alas, it doesn't. And so far, Apple hasn't made any indication that it will be supporting 4G in the near future.
Apple's iPad 2 will come with iOS 4.3, an update to the company's mobile operating system that will feature improved browsing and a few other additions. But it's iOS 5 that customers are really after. That as-yet announced operating system will likely be Apple's best answer to Google Android 3.0 "Honeycomb." iOS 4 was great for 2010. But in 2011 with Honeycomb on store shelves, it falls short.
Cloud Functionality
When Apple acquired online music-streaming service Lala, some wondered what the company had planned. Reports speculated that it would become a key component in Apple's cloud efforts and bridge the gap between the Web and its hardware. But after Apple closed Lala down, no one has heard a thing about it. With the iPad 2 introduction, Apple didn't mention any cloud functionality. It's unfortunate.
Sorry, No SD Card Slot
One of the biggest issues with the iPad 2 is that it lacks an SD card slot. While the iPad 2 is equipped with hard drives ranging from 16GB to 64GB, even that capacity might not be enough for some users and some applications. The only simple way to transfer content to and from the device for storage management purposes is through the USB cable that comes with the iPad. An SD card slot could simplify backup and storage management and make the iPad 2 even more appealing. Too bad it isn't in it.
Apple Must Have an Issue with USB
Aside from the lack of an SD card slot, Apple has also decided against including a USB port in the iPad 2. For its part, the company says that its proprietary connector should solve that problem for customers. But a USB port could open up a world of possibilities, including giving users the ability to have more storage, transfer content to and from the device, and much more. A USB port would have made the iPad 2 more usable.
A Worthwhile Camera
Although it's nice to see Apple add dual cameras to the iPad 2, the company left out one key detail about the device's camera when it announced the tablet: It only features a 1-megapixel rear camera, according to reports. Considering the Motorola Xoom has a 5-megapixel camera, it's easy to see why some might believe the iPad 2 falls short in some key areas.
Flash Support
Apple has a real problem with Adobe. And by the looks of things, the company won't be delivering Flash support to its browser at any point. But Flash is integral to the experience of surfing the Web, no matter what Apple believes. The more people who keep going to Flash-based sites, the more they're going to wish for support. Try as it might, Apple can't single-handedly kill off Adobe and Flash.
A Larger Display
Apple's iPad 2 comes with the same 9.7-inch display of its predecessor. Although it's not a big deal, it's worth nothing that many competitors, including the Motorola Xoom and the new Samsung Galaxy Tab, boast 10.1-inch displays. For Apple, the difference might be negligible. But for consumers who are trying to get work done on a tablet, having extra screen real estate is always preferred. It's why devices like the 5-inch Dell Streak have failed where tablets featuring larger displays have succeeded.
A Real Advantage over the Xoom
When Apple CEO Steve Jobs took the stage on March 2, he needed to convince customers who have been sitting on the fence about buying a tablet to opt for the iPad 2 over the Motorola Xoom. But considering the iPad 2 lacks several key features that the Xoom offers, most notably an upgrade to 4G in the near future, it's hard to see how the iPad 2 trumps the Xoom in any way. Going forward that could prove to be an issue for Apple.
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Role of a Town Planner | Town and Country Planning
Town planner | Master of Town and Country Planning
Who is a town planner and what does he do?
The answer to this question is not as simple as it seems. A “Town planner” is a person who not only designs a town but he is an influential person who can change the lifestyle of the people.
Now some people reading out there might just think… HOW? How could anyone possibly change or influence somebody’s lifestyle??
Before we start our discussion on what the role of a town planner is and what all he thinks, understands and executes…?
Let’s start with analyzing our own life styles… How did we start to live in a way we are living today? Has anyone given a thought about that? I don’t think so…
View of the Commercial street in a town
Let’s make three broad categories that influence us for the way we live today:
First and foremost, our culture
Our culture and traditions do have a major impact on our minds that mould us and help us live morally and in a specific way. Different countries have different cultures and every person belonging to a particular country or state thinks and follows particular things. This is something that is at spiritual levels.
Second: by your city or town in which you live.
The town or city, the way it is designed or has gradually developed radiates some negative emotions and some positive. Our mood swings are very prone to the kind of surroundings we live in. Our habits and our mannerisms are also influenced by the way the city is developed and the people you are surrounded by.
If you are a person living in a metropolitan city, you have very less exposure to the nature and good recreational activities that would actually help you feel better and happy.
Instead, you would find concrete jungles, all the sources of entertainment that have no relation to the nature such as clubs, pubs etc.
Lack of emotional outlet results in the increase in the criminal activities in the city…
WHY? Because this is exactly the way the cities have been fantasized and designed by the Town planners.
View of the Commercial street in a Metropolitan city
Now let’s discuss about the third most important thing that influence your life at the very root levels… YOUR OWN HOUSE…
Most of you wouldn’t be aware of the fact that a house generates a feeling of happiness or sorrow. It radiates negative and positive emotions. Just give it a thought..
For example, there is a house which is planned in a compact manner with haphazard furniture design and dull and dark colour schemes. The design of the house with respect to its interiors and exteriors are not in tandem with the beauty of the outside surroundings.
What kind of feeling would you get??? THINK…
You would always feel suffocated, nauseous and tired because of the lack of positive energy.
Now let’s take an example of the house which is planned in a compact manner but with systematic furniture design, lighter colour schemes used to help make the space look spacious and nicer.
Now think again… What kind of feeling would this house generate??
Happy, positive, energetic…??? Isn’t it?
The credit goes to the designer… who is an Architect who later studies to qualify as a town planner…
We will also discuss more in detail regarding the role of a Town planner in our succeeding articles. How a town planner, a designer, thinks, understands, relates and executes the projects in order to maintain harmony among people and create an aesthetically pleasing and peaceful place to live in.
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Murder, emotion and women’s bodies in nineteenth-century Ireland
by Managing Editor Posted on December 26, 2017
Katie Barclay explores the role of emotion and its bodily presentation on perceptions of women on trial for murder in nineteenth-century Ireland.
Murder of a farmer by his wife, Lee’s Pictorial Weekly Budget, 25 March 1876. Courtesy of State Library Victoria.
Female murderers and their emotional lives fascinated the Victorians, just as they do today as series like Alias Grace and the UK’s Dark Angel attest. Nineteenth-century understandings of femininity constructed women, especially of the middle-class, as sensitive, delicate, ideally innocent of the world, and in need of male protection. Female violence, particularly against adult men, unsettled such archetypes, challenging the reputation of the ‘soft sex’. Domestic violence by such women against husbands or children was especially threatening, both for its disruption of patriarchal order and to an increasingly romantic imagining of the home as a refuge from a harsh world, a haven produced through middle-class women’s labour. Within this context, the trials of women for murdering their husbands filled newspapers and periodicals as the public tried to understand and explain such ‘unnatural behaviour’. In making such judgements, how women displayed emotion in court became important, as it was thought to give access to the ‘inner woman’ or ‘character’ of the person. As a result, how emotion was displayed in court had the potential to shape power dynamics within it, giving women an opportunity to ‘speak’ in a system where they had little voice.
The role of emotions in shaping courtroom narratives has been given some limited attention by historians. That reading the demeanour of defendants and witnesses was important to jury decision-making is well-recognised, even regarded as a key reason for the slow ‘lawyerisation’ of the trial across the eighteenth century in England and Ireland. Given the importance of emotion and the body to trial reporting, historians have not ignored female emotion. To affirm his argument that female offenders were received more sympathetically than men in the nineteenth century, Martin Wiener describes the media response to Ann Barber’s ‘bitter and piercing’ shrieks and ‘heart-rending cries’ at execution, and that Mary Ann Higgins had ‘an appearance of modesty and innocence about her which … excited strong feelings of interest and compassion towards her’. For Wiener, it was these women’s displays of emotion that helps explain the court’s sympathetic treatment of them. Yet, as examples from Ireland suggest, women’s emotions could speak to guilt as well as innocence. Displays of emotions could be used to provide complex evidence of character and were even open to manipulation by individuals.
Attempted murder-suicide in Stephen Street. The Citizen, 9 June 1877. Image courtesy of State Library Victoria.
The prosecution of Eleanor Ryan for her husband’s murder in 1825 provides a useful example of how women’s emotions could shape legal processes, and is particularly notable as she was only one of five people tried for the crime. Despite this, at least as represented in the news reports of the trial, it was Ryan, her body, behaviour and emotions, around which the trial revolved. Most reports of the trial followed a similar structure, beginning with a description of Ryan, her person and general behaviour. Some then gave a brief account of her co-defendant, Cusack, a clear villain in the narrative: ‘a settled melancholy in his face, which was of a very dark and fiendish hue. He appeared quite unmoved during the trial, and when the verdict was announced, a sort of sneer of contempt quivered on his lips’. The reports then gave opening speeches and witness testimony, occasionally interspersed with commentary on the defendants’ emotional responses to events. The judge’s charge was mentioned in one line, before the verdict was given. This was followed by the events that surrounded sentencing, a paragraph on Ryan’s person and emotions, and a final section on the public response to the case. Thus the public narrative of the trial was effectively top and tailed by Ryan, with small interventions about her conduct throughout.
Descriptions of Ryan at the outset of the trial noted that she was ‘middle-aged’, yet ‘well looking, and, indeed, might claim a reasonable share of personal beauty’. She had born nine children, of whom three survived. In court, she dressed neatly in a new blue cloak, lined with silk and edged with fur. It was noted, ‘she bore the trial with a good deal of firmness, yet she was repeatedly overwhelmed in tears’. Her emotions are not mentioned again until her seven-year-old daughter is put on the stand. To avoid the emotional showdowns of other trials, the court ‘contrived, that during her entire evidence she did not once see her mother’. Yet, when she left the stand, ‘the unfortunate mother stretched across the other prisoners, to get a last view of her child, and when gone, she leaned upon the prisoner Hall, and seemed to labour under the deepest suffering’.
The testimony given during the trial primarily revolved around descriptions of the murder itself, with Cusack responsible for the physical violence, and Ryan acting as the decision-maker – she sent various people on errands, others to bed, fetched sheets to hide the body, and prevented Cusack from harming her child and her servant (who later testified against them). The others ‘aided’. It was testimony that tempered Ryan’s humane management of Cusack’s violence with a mastery of the situation that belied any presentation of her as an innocent victim. There was no motive given. As her mastery of the crime scene suggests, witness accounts do not describe her as emotional during the murder itself. If there was an emotional demeanour suggested, it was calm and control, rather than passion.
Frontispiece of An Authentic Report of the Trial of Thomas Lidwell, esq on an Indictment for a Rape committed on the Body of Mrs Sarah Sutton … at Naas, Lent Assizes (Dublin: W. Wilson, 1800).
On sentencing, the judge began with Ryan, noting she ‘required all the repentance in her power, before she appeared at the judgment seat … sending, unprepared, to his last account, him whom she was bound and had sworn to cherish’. He also addressed her emotional state, noting ‘he did not say this to aggravate her sufferings, or add to her miseries’. Ryan fainted on the pronouncement of the sentence and did not regain consciousness until later that night. The account given of Ryan after sentencing was more ambivalent, noting she was about ‘twenty-eight years old… her face bore evident marks of extreme anxiety and depression of mind, which made her look considerably older’. They also reported that she ‘perspired copiously during the trial, and frequently wiped her face with a handkerchief. There was something like resignation to the fate which, she must have been confident, awaited her, in her whole demeanour’. Ryan’s acceptance of her fate was also marked at her execution, two days after her trial. She had acknowledged her guilt and ‘seemed perfectly resigned’ to her fate: ‘she had a high blush and walked with great firmness’, submitting to the execution with ‘calmness’. In contrast, Cusack ‘was composed, but not equally firm’, a representation of his emotion that continued the narrative of his unmanly villainy.
As the surviving account of the trial is an incomplete recording of events, it is problematic to use it as a direct representation of the trial itself. Yet, as the purpose of such accounts was generally to convey to readers the reason why a particular verdict was reached, that the account fills the gaps in the trial evidence with Ryan’s emotions on the stand perhaps reflects similar dynamics within the courtroom. From this, it can be argued that the opening affirmation of Ryan’s composure, ‘she bore the trial with a good deal of firmness’, and its subsequent deterioration, through emotional distress at a daughter’s testimony, to a conclusion that her resignation to her fate had been marked on her body throughout, perhaps tells a story of how Ryan’s emotions – or at least how it was read by others – evolved over the trial in light of testimony. As her composure failed, her anxiety aged her, her sweat demonstrated her concern, and her resignation became evident, so her guilt became apparent. Ryan’s body provided emotional evidence of guilt that helped temper the absence of motive and explanation found in the trial testimony itself. More complexly, her ultimate resignation of her fate and her calm demeanour at execution acted to recuperate her character (suggestive of true repentance and humanity), perhaps easing the anxieties of an era that struggled to accept the possibility of the murderous wife and mother. As violence was more readily associated with men, it was less culturally important for Cusack to show emotional composure. Indeed, his lack of firmness confirmed his unmanly criminality. Whilst the display of emotion on the body was thus interpreted through gendered expectations, women’s emotions could provide complex messages for the court that helped the watching public make sense of inexplicable crimes.
Katie Barclay is a historian at the University of Adelaide and in 2017-18, EURIAS Marie Curie Fellow at the Aarhus Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Aarhus. Her book Men on Trial: Emotion, Embodiment and Identity in Ireland, 1800-1845 is forthcoming with Manchester University Press. For more on this topic see her article.
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Annal: 1996 Anthony Award for Best True Crime
Results of the Anthony Award in the year 1996.
Dead by Sunset: Perfect Husband, Perfect Killer?
1996 Anthony-True Crime winner
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When attorney Cheryl Keeton’s brutally bludgeoned body was found in her van in the fast lane of an Oregon freeway, her husband, Brad Cunningham, was the likely suspect. But there was no solid evidence linking him to the crime. He married again, for the fifth time, and his stunning new wife, a physician named Sara, adopted his three sons. They all settled down to family life on a luxurious estate. But gradually, their marriage became a nightmare….
In this gripping account of Cheryl’s murder, Ann Rule takes us from Brad’s troubled boyhood to one of the most bizarre trials in legal history, uncovering multiple marriages, financial manipulations, infidelities, and monstrous acts of harassment and revenge along the way.
Dead By Sunset is Ann Rule at her riveting best.
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Mississippi KKK Distributes Anti-Gay Flyers After Pulse Nightclub Massacre Claiming “First Amendment Right”
Will Kohler June 23, 2016
Unknown to many outside the state the Ku Klux Klan in Mississippi regularly distributes fliers with hateful messages.
Shortly after the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando, Florida that killed 49 and wounded 51 members of the LGBT community and their allies a Ku Klux Klan flyer began to appear at homes in Gautier and Ocean Springs, along the Gulf Coast over the weekend titled Boycott 101,”which talked about other states boycott of Mississippi over its harsh new anti-gay law and said among other things: “Don’t let the outside immoral crowds and their news media get your butt in a bind. We will never bow to homosexuality and bestiality or other unnatural sexual perversions that go against the laws of nature and GOD.”
Brent Waller, who identifies as the Imperial Wizard of the aforementioned KKK group, said it’s his right to distribute that hate, despite protestations from locals, and that locals can expect more to come.
“I got the same right under the First Amendment to pass out pamphlets and literature just the same as the newspaper does,” Waller told the Hattiesburg American.
Waller said they’re legal because “no one’s being targeted.”
“There’s some things about gays, but there’s also some things about blacks and we’re coming out with one on Muslims next week,” Waller said.
Waller said he’s just speaking on behalf of the state’s majority white population.
“We’re the Klan that’s been here since the Civil War,” Waller said. “We have long been the voice for the white right wing. People may not like our views, but we are entitled to them. We’re really going to get the message out this summer,” he said. “As long as we’re not using any inflammatory or hate-type material in our fliers we’re OK.”
A gay couple who found the flier in their driveway and have filed a police report, and additionally planned to contact the FBI and Southern Poverty Law Center.
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ODE Press releases
Kick start for ODE project – Opportunities for Data Exchange
There are more scientists alive and working now than in the entire history of the world. More data is being produced by one instrument in a year than has been collected by all the national libraries in Europe ever. Data preservation, re-use and exchange is essential.
Researchers are still skeptical of digital archives and data sharing. The fear of data misuse and a feeling of losing control of data leave many repositories for data sharing largely empty today.
CSC is one of the main actors in the two-year ODE project, financed by the European Commission under Framework Program 7 and co-ordinated by CERN, the European organization for Nuclear Research. ODE investigates issues of data preservation, re-use and exchange both sociologically as well as technically by producing a collection of inspiring success stories as well as collating ‘heroic failures’ to warn of pitfalls.
“We have to take risks! We need to hear about the failures as well as the successes”, said ODE coordinator Dr Salvatore Mele, CERN, in the ODE kick-off meeting held in Helsinki 23-24 November 2010.
The shared stories and best practices will serve to inspire researchers. Funding agencies will benefit from the collection of opportunities, and e-Infrastructure providers will have a great chance to further understand their users. By encouraging data exchange, society will benefit from faster solutions to key research issues.
“Data preservation, re-use and exchange is a better investment of taxpayers’ money, as impact of each data set is multiplied. More eyes looking at data makes the breakthroughs we need more likely”, added Mele.
The pervasive application of new services and technologies data area provides new opportunities for inventions, innovations and entirely new kinds of methods replacing older.
“This change enables a full-scale transfer to open science, in which well-documented research methods, results and source data are available to all. We have to move from closed environments to open collaboration and sharing”, said Pirjo-Leena Forsström, CSC.
CSC has knowledge of e-Infrastructure both nationally and internationally and will contribute to the project by sharing Finnish e-Infrastructure experiences and success stories.
The ODE results will be discussed in two conferences in the second halves of 2011 and 2012.
Background facts on the ODE Project – Opportunities for Data Exchange
Project period: 2 years starting from November 2010
Members of the project consortium:
European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
Alliance for Permanent Access (APA)
Finnish IT Center for Science (CSC)
Helmotz Association of German Research Centres (HA, represented by Alfred Wegener Institute)
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
British Library (BL)
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (DNB)
The Stichting LIBER Foundation (LIBER)
The International Association of STM Publishers (STM)
The ODE project receives funding from the EU’s Seventh Framework Programme.
More information: Pirjo-Leena Forsström, Director of Data Services for Science and Culture CSC, e-mail: firstname.lastname(at)csc.fi
Dr Salvatore Mele, Project Coordinator, European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), e-mail: firstname.lastname(at)cern.ch
CSC – IT Center for Science Ltd. is a non-profit limited company administered by the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture. Having core competences in modeling, computing and information services, CSC provides versatile IT services, support and resources for academia, research institutes, and companies. The Funet communication links provide research workers with Finland’s widest selection of scientific software and databases and Finland’s most powerful supercomputing environment.
(This press release was prepared by CSC for the Finnish media – available from http://www.csc.fi/english/csc/news/news/ODE_kick_start)
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Toronto’s politics
The new contender for Toronto’s mayorship?
Right versus Left: Fight!
Article: Taras Matkovsky – Contributor
Being a politics junkie, I always find time to follow the Toronto political scene. I am addicted to watching Rob Ford’s antics like – well, you know. But in all seriousness, I do hope that Toronto will vote Ford out of office this Oct. 27. And there certainly seems to be a lot of competition coming. As of writing this piece, up to 10 contenders have registered for the race. Aside from Mayor Ford, they range from respected businessman and conservative politician John Tory to veteran NDP politician Olivia Chow to a dominatrix named Carlie Ritch. Current polls suggest that either Chow or Tory have the best chance to unseat Ford. And yet, I feel that nothing will fundamentally change in Toronto in terms of enacted policies.
To understand Rob Ford, you have to understand that Toronto is a divided city. What is now Toronto used to be six different cities until Premier Mike Harris merged them all in 1998. One of those former cities, Etobicoke, is where Rob Ford and his family have their power base. In her book, Crazy Town: The Rob Ford Story, Robyn Doolittle remarks that those suburban cities had, and still have, a more conservative culture than the old City of Toronto. In the first election after the amalgamation, Barbara Hall, described as a “theatre-loving former lawyer and New Democrat,” was defeated by Mel Lastman, a millionaire based in the suburb of North York who advocated for tax freezes. And while the new city elected David Miller, a downtown-based left-wing mayor, in 2003, he quickly lost popular support when he conceded to union demands for high wages during a garbage collector strike; that was what gave Rob Ford an opening. To be sure, Ford’s conservatism isn’t as popular as it once was. But the conservative agenda in general- lowering taxes and cutting spending- still retains a degree of popularity.
Therefore, expect the left-winger, Olivia Chow, to go out of her way to build a ‘sober’ fiscal reputation. And expect Rob Ford’s criticisms of her to be taken seriously by Chow and the media, even though he himself has raised Toronto’s debt levels and increased spending. This Toronto election could be a showcase for the continued impotence of the modern left in articulating an alternate vision for government and society where taxes aren’t a burden and government is a force for good.
I have read many Internet comments on Ford stories, and the pro-Ford comments scare me. Essentially, they boil down to “so what if he did crack: he’s more honest than those lefty politicians.” This speaks to the failure of left-wing politicians so far, that they cannot inspire people to dump an obviously flawed mayor as long as he promises low taxes. You might think I base too much on the ideas found in Internet comments.
However, in recent history, it has been a trend that left-wing parties try to act in a right-wing manner in order to appear fiscally responsible. Just recently, the Toronto Star reported that Ontario Liberal Premier Kathleen Wynne backed down on a plan to raise taxes on the middle-class to fund transit in the Greater Toronto Area. Sixty years ago, you had right-wing parties pledging to keep taxes on upper-income brackets at 92%. Ford’s victory is the logical extension of the low taxes mantra of the eighties, and so far, no left-wing politician has challenged it. Therefore, I predict that while the style of Toronto politics might get toned down, the substance will largely remain the same.
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Bitcoin's Fate as Money in Florida Judge's Hands
Whether bitcoin is actual currency is at the forefront of a first-of-its-kind money-laundering case in Florida to be decided on Friday (July 1). The judge is expected to rule whether a man charged with selling bitcoin to undercover police was violating the state’s anti-money launder law, as charged by law enforcement.
The defense argues that bitcoin is personal property, so the man can’t be accused of operating an unlicensed money transmitter business.
Police arrested Michel Espinoza in a Miami Beach motel in 2014 for agreeing to sell $30,000 worth of bitcoin to an undercover police officer he met on LocalBitcoins.com.
Prosecutor Cites State Statute
Prosecutors claimed Espinoza violated Florida’s anti-money laundering law for operating an unlicensed money transmitting business.
The defense claimed the laws don’t apply because Espinoza was selling bitcoin, not money.
Charles Evans, an economics professor at Barry University, acting as a defense witness, told the court in January no central government or bank backs bitcoin, regulation of the cryptocurrency varies by jurisdiction, and the IRS considers bitcoin trades the same as bartering, CCN reported.
Evans called bitcoin “poker chips that people are willing to buy from you.”
Tom Haggerty, the prosecutor, argued that the cryptocurrency is the same as cash, noting that some restaurants accept it as payment. “You don’t purchase a hamburger with a comic book,” Haggerty said. “You usually purchase it with cash, or in this case, a bitcoin.”
Judge Asks For More Time
Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Teresa Mary Pooler asked for more time to research the matter before making a decision.
Pooler said the topic is “the most fascinating thing I’ve heard in this courtroom in a long time.”
The case is believed to be the first money-laundering charge against someone accused of dealing in bitcoins.
Rene Palomino Jr., Espinoza’s attorney, compared selling bitcoin to selling one’s personal property. She said Espinoza’s alleged conduct is excluded from the definition of the term “money transmitter” under both federal and state law.
The case underscores the conflict that state lawmakers face in addressing digital assets that hold value but are not legal tender.
Carol Van Cleef, a partner at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, said states are dealing with the issue of how the terms “money transmission,” “monetary value,” “currency” and “money” are defined.
North Carolina’s legislature passed a bill Monday to change the definition of money transmitters to account for virtual currency companies.
New York’s BitLicense implicitly acknowledges that bitcoin is a store of value.
Federal regulators are divided on how to address bitcoin. The IRS considers it property, while the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network considers it currency.
Issue Perplexes Government
Perianne Boring, the president and founder of the Chamber of Digital Commerce, said governments are highly fragmented in their views on the matter.
The chamber recognizes bitcoin as a digital asset since it can take on characteristics of property, currency, commodity and securities instrument, Boring said.
Judge Pooler is expected to deliver a ruling on the issue Friday.
Palomino said the law has not caught up with technology. People thought bitcoin was going to be a fad, but she thinks they were wrong.
In a press release after the arrests, Florida authorities acknowledged the case’s novelty.
State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said law enforcement knows criminals look for new ways to make their activities profitable, and bitcoins are a new tool in the cyber criminal’s toolkit.
Other States are Watching
The case could serve as an example for other states, according to digital currency advocates.
Boring said if the judge rules that bitcoin is a currency, it would only apply in that state. But other states could use the decision to guide their own policy making or case decisions.
Both parties said they will go to trial if they lose.
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In Flames and Dream Theater will perform in Bulgaria
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In Flames and Dream Theater will play gigs in Bulgaria in the coming months. This was officially confirmed by the organizers of the municipality of Kavarna and Joker media.
The Swedish In Flames will rock in Sofia on March 29th. Both In Flames and Dream Theater have been in Bulgaria, but now they switch places – one in Sofia and one in Kavarna, respectively.
In Flames is one of the most successful Swedish metal bands. They will play a gig in the Denitsa hall in Sofia (the ex-Asko Denitsa, in the district Mladost 3) on Match 29th at 20:00 PM. Tickets will cost 35 leva beforehand and 45 leva in the day of the concert. Fans can purchase tickets at the Ticket center of the National palace of culture, and the networks of Ticketstream.bg and Eventim.bg.
Dream Theater will play at the fourth edition of the Kaliakra Rock Fest 2009 on July 3rd. The emblematic progressive metal band is the first announced headliner of the festival. They come to Bulgaria for the second time, seven years after their unique concert on July 3rd 2002 in Sofia. Back then, Mike Portnoy promised that “Dream Theater will always come back here”. And they will.
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M&A markets are growing, but gains are odd
October, 28th 2010
The prognosis for the mergers and acquisitions market continues to be upbeat for the rest of 2010, but a panel of M&A specialists addressing Faegre & Bensons annual industry seminar Wednesday tempered their considerable optimism with an armful of caveats.
Global M&A activity has grown 20 percent to $2 trillion this year, and the roster of buyers and sellers should keep the market growing into 2011, said Hugh J. Hoffman, managing director with Craig-Hallum Capital Group.
Non-financial companies have more than $1 trillion in cash on hand, and when they reach into those bulging wallets, theyre choosing to spend it on acquisitions and share buybacks.
Private equity funds are aging and exiting mature investments, which is opening a new round of fundraising and deployment of those recycled funds. Hoffman noted 15 private equity transactions worth more than $1 billion this year.
And hostile transactions are on the rise - a leading indicator of more M&A activity on the horizon.
The deal market is back, and there are a lot of drivers to keep feeding it, Hoffman said.
That uptick isnt even across the board, though. Most deals are being completed in the large company segment, where capital markets are providing cheap and plentiful debt financing, in both high-yield and investment grade bonds.
But theres a different story in small- and middle-market sectors, where most of the advisers, investors and lawyers attending Wednesdays session work.
Mid- and small-market buyers and sellers generally rely on banks to finance acquisitions, and those lenders are still showing some post-crisis reluctance to originate new loans, according to Brian Holcomb, a managing director at Greene Holcomb & Fisher.
They still have portfolio issues to deal with, headaches with regulators, Holcomb said. And theres still no appetite for collateralized debt obligations, which created a secondary market for those M&A loans during the last decade.
Mid-market deals that do close are more likely to be in the upper end of that segment, for targets with at least $15 million in EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization), Holcomb said.
Leverage ratios are also coming back slowly from the credit-crisis lows, but we still see capital structure with 50 percent or more equity, he said.
Strategic buyers - companies looking to increase market share through acquisitions - are very busy looking at deals, said Jon Salveson, a vice chairman and head of investment banking at Piper Jaffray & Co.
Were probably at an all-time high in the number of conversations were having on the strategic side, he said.
But still-rocky business fundamentals are posing obstacles. Global consumption is still low, making it hard for buyers or targets to achieve revenue growth, and many companies continue to miss their revenue projections.
Theyre facing extreme uncertainty, Salveson said, and for mid-market companies forced to finance deals with high-priced equity, that uncertainty puts a chill on their appetite.
The health-care segment, which has delivered much of Minnesotas wealth for decades, is one of the hardest hit by consumption declines and uncertainty, Salveson said. Those companies see uncertainty in every direction - the regulatory regime, who their customers will be, and who will pay the health-care bills.
Thats left them in quicksand on Wall Street, Salveson said, pointing out that the sector had traded at a 30 percent premium to Standard & Poors 500 in the past, but is trading at a 25 percent discount now.
One incentive that will keep M&A markets busy in the near term is tax law. With capital gains rates expected to climb to 20 percent, up from the current 15 percent, companies with an interest in selling are feeling an extra measure of motivation to close by year-end.
As an example, Holcomb pointed to a cash-rich buyer who has made a low-ball offer on a target company. Hes playing chicken, offering a lower price, and betting that the seller will take less than they want in order to get the deal done and get some benefit from lower capital gains.
Salveson predicted the M&A climate and activity should continue strengthening into next year - just as long as another economic crisis doesnt come along.
If we can avoid a shock well be OK, he said. A lack of volatility is an enormous driver of deals.
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“Carnivale” by Dottie Harvey of Clifton will be on exhibit at the Manassas Campus of Northern Virginia Community College from April 2-28, with a reception open to the community scheduled for 1-4 p.m. on April 2 in the Colgan Hall exhibit space. The exhibit space is open 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Fridays, and 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. on Saturdays. To learn more, call 703-257-6532.
<cal1>Friday/March 31
<cal2>Phase 1 of the Clifton Playground restoration is complete and the equipment will be ready for play on from 4:30 p.m. until dark. Bring a picnic dinner to enjoy the first "Friday in the Park" of the season and let the kids try out the new playground equipment.
<cal1>March 31 - April 1
<cal2>Centreville resident Bill Kitzerow is currently appearing in Rooftop Productions’ “The Glass Menagerie” at the Kellar Theater on Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Kellar Theater in the Candy Factory, 9419 Battle St., Manassas. The play follows Amanda Wingfield and her two children, Tom and Laura, as they struggle through relationships of illusion and deceit. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for students or seniors. Call 703-330-ARTS.
<cal2>The Super Pet Expo will take place at the Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly. Hours are Friday: 4 p.m. – 9 p.m.; Saturday: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. and Sunday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Leashed pets are welcome to attend too (no charge). Visit www.SuperPetExpo.com for details including a list of all entertainers and demonstrations. Adults: $10, Kids 12 and under $5, Kids 3 and under free.
<cal2>Theatre for the Community (TFC) will present Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland" on March 31 - April 9 at the Cramer Center, 9008 Center Street in Old Town Manassas. Produced by Steve Cramer and directed by Holly McNamee and Sylvia Lee, performances will be Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors (65+) and are available at Cramer's Music and Art Supplies or at the door. There will be a Pay-What-You-Can performance on Thursday, March 30 at 8 p.m. Contact TFC at -703-365-8350 or cramercenter@comcast.net or visit www.cramercenter.com.
<cal1>Saturday/April 1
<cal2>The Lanes Mill Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Centreville Chapter, will hold its monthly meeting at 1 p.m. at the Centreville Regional Library. The chapter will celebrate its 9th birthday and its Junior American Citizens group program will be featured. Prospective members are welcome to attend. Contact Regent Van Lee at van_lee@comcast.net.
From 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. spend time in the kitchen at Sully Historic Site. One of the experienced cooks will guide participants through the process of preparing a meal during an Open Hearth Kitchen Workshop. This class is designed to teach the beginning cook basic fire-building and cooking skills in the original 18th century kitchen. Wear comfortable clothes made of natural fibers and sturdy shoes. All supplies and house tour included. Limit eight cooks. Pre-paid reservations are required and the cost is $50 per person. Call 703-437-1794.
Noodles & Noggins presents Thumpin' Thursdays with Mister Don each Thursday from 4-5 p.m. at the Clifton Town Meeting Hall, 12641 Chapel Road, Clifton. Sing, dance, play instruments and have loads fun. For all ages. Suggested contribution per child. Call 703-815-8600.
<cal1>Thursday/April 6
<cal2>Mothers First – Chantilly/Centreville is dedicated to supporting women who have chosen to alter their careers to raise their children at home. Activities include parent/child morning meetings and field trips, moms' nights out and lectures. The meeting is April 6 from 10:15-11:30 a.m. at the Centreville Regional Library, 14200 Saint Germain Drive. Call 703-827-5922 or visit www.mothersfirst.org.
<cal2>Broadway Gallery, at 12231 Fair Lakes Promenade Drive in Fairfax, will hold an opening reception for "Stepping into Spring," a group show, from 5-8 p.m. Focusing on a collection of new floral works by a variety of local artists, this show is free and the public is welcome. The exhibition continues until April 30.
Basic Obedience for Rescue Dogs. This class will help newly adopted dogs fit into their new homes, discussing owners' relationships with dogs and how it affects training. Learn positive reinforcement training theories and guide dogs through some basic obedience skills. A donation of $15 per-person is requested to cover administrative costs. To register, e-mail Claire Liston at Education@gooddogz.org.
<cal1>Sunday/April 9
<cal2>St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church will hold a used-bike collection from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The public is asked to donate no-longer-wanted bicycles for shipment to nonprofit, community-development programs overseas. Donated bicycles are refurbished and distributed to low-income workers and students in need of affordable transport, helping them become more productive through their own efforts. Bikes for the World relies on volunteers to compact and ship bicycles. However, a tax-deductible $10/bike donation is requested to defray a portion of the costs. BFW will provide receipts for tax purposes. Visit www.bikesfortheworld.org or call 703-525-0931.
<cal1>Thursday/April 13
<cal2>Noodles & Noggins presents Thumpin' Thursdays with Mister Don each Thursday from 4-5 p.m. at the Clifton Town Meeting Hall, 12641 Chapel Road, Clifton. Sing, dance, play instruments and have loads fun. For all ages. Suggested contribution per child. Call 703-815-8600.
<cal1>April 13-16
<cal2>The Mid-Atlantic Region of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. (AKA) — the nation’s oldest Greek-letter organization for African-American women — is hosting its 53rd Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference in Crystal City, April 13 –16 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City Hotel. More than 1,800 women from North Carolina and Virginia along with national guests will participate in leadership training and workshops. Call Shannon Marshall Chairman at 804-502-9390. Visit the Web site at www.mid-atlanticaka.com.
<cal1>Saturday/April 15
<cal2>Edward Tulane Rabbit will be visiting Fairfax Corner from 1-3 p.m. where he will be raffling off a live rabbit, doing crafts, games, cookie decorating and a reading from the book. For children ages 8-12. Edward Tulane Rabbit is the character in "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane," written by Kate DiCamillo and illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline. The address is 11895 Grand Commons Ave., Fairfax. Call 703-815-2121.
<cal1>Now Through April 15
<cal2>Fair Oaks Mall blooms into a festive spring wonderland complete with the Easter Bunny and a three-dimensional Central Park Display, now through April 15. Meet the Easter Bunny from 10 a.m. - 8:30 p.m., Monday - Saturday and Sundays 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. In the Fountain Court, 11750, Fair Oaks, Fairfax.
<cal2>The Alliance Theatre and Centreville Boosters present Summer Stars 2006 in "The Wizard of Oz." The Alliance Theatre, a western Fairfax community theater organization, offers a program called Summer Stars. It provides adults, children and entire families the opportunity to learn and experience the techniques, discipline and creativity of acting in a live, stage performance.
All who enroll in Summer Stars will be given a part. Auditions for this year's play are Thursday-Friday, April 20-21, at 6:30 p.m. Children ages 7 and up, and adults, are needed. Call backs are Saturday, April 22, at 10 a.m. Auditions are at Chantilly High. A one-minute vocal selection from a musical or another choice is suggested. Call Lynn Broadbent at 703-830-5647.
<cal2>Basic Pistol Shooting Class. Learn about all types of pistols in a safe, responsible and fun way at the Basic Pistol Shooting class offered at National Rifle Association headquarters, 8 a.m.-7 p.m., in Fairfax. This 10-hour class focuses on safety, operation, maintenance, purchasing, storage and shooting of different types of pistols.
Range Safety test, range fees, and a range card are included, plus use of a pistol, eye and ear protection and ammunition. Certificate awarded for completion of the course may be used to apply for a Virginia concealed handgun permit. Cost is $125. E-mail: jamselle@nrahq.org or call 703-267-1567.
Just Right for Prom Night and Spring Fashion Show. A fashion show featuring local teens modeling the hottest looks for prom and the latest spring fashions from stores at Fair Oaks Mall at 2 p.m. “Gently-used” prom dresses will be collected and donated to financially needy high school students.
<cal1>April 23 - June 18
<cal2>The Family Zone is held on Sundays, from April 23 - June 18, from 9:30-10:10 a.m., at Centreville Elementary. It will offer local parents the opportunity to learn hands-on, how to teach their 4- to 9-year-old children about right and wrong. Call 703-502-1732.
<cal1>Sunday/April 23
<cal2>The Spring Fling in the Little Rocky Run community (formerly the Spring Egg Hunt) has attracted 200-250 families from the community. This year’s event is at noon at Recreation Center No. 3, located at 13900 Stonefield Drive. It's a free event for Little Rocky Run families and includes hot dogs, beverages and snacks, a visit from the spring bunny, egg hunts, moonbounce, face-painting and more. See www.littlerockyrunhoa.org.
'The Catalyst for Spirit' fund-raiser dinner with silent and live auctions benefiting Western Fairfax Christian ministries at 7 p.m. The dinner will be held at The Waterford at Fair Oaks, 12025 Lee Jackson Memorial Hwy., Fairfax. Tickets are $40 before April 15 and $45 after. To RSVP call 703-352-3200.
<cal2>Mothers First – Chantilly/Centreville is dedicated to supporting women who have chosen to alter their careers to raise their children at home. Activities include parent/child morning meetings and field trips, moms' nights out, and lectures. The meeting is April 27 from 10:15-11:30 a.m. at the Centreville Regional Library, 14200 Saint Germain Drive. Call 703-827-5922 or visit www.mothersfirst.org.
<cal2>The Friends of Chantilly Regional Library are holding their Spring Used Book Sale on Friday, April 28 and Saturday, April 29 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Chantilly Regional Library, 4000 Stringfellow Road in Chantilly. A clearance sale will be held on Sunday, April 30 from 12:30-3 p.m. A wide selection of children and adult fiction and non-fiction as well as audio visuals will be available, all at bargain prices. Call 703-502-3883.
<cal2>Community Yard Sale from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. The Clifton Coffee Mill and CBA will be hosting a community yard sale. If interested, spaces are available for $15 and tables for an additional $5. Contact Trisha Robertson 703-815-0992 or rtrishr@gmail.com for more information about reserving a space and/or making a donation.
<cal2>Children's book author Margaret Blair will be at the Centreville Regional Library, 14200 St. Germain Drive, Centreville at 2 p.m. Free. Call 703-830-2223 to sign up.
<cal1>Sunday/May 14
<cal2>More than 1,000 walkers and volunteers will gather in Bull Run Regional Park in Centreville on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 14 at 9 a.m. for Y-ME's 1st Annual Walk to Empower, a three-mile non-competitive walk. The event is sponsored by Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization. To take part, register at www.y-me.org to walk or volunteer at the Walk to Empower. Call 877-YME-7223, x2742 or visit www.y-me.org or call the Y-ME National Breast Cancer Hotline at 1-800-221-2141 or 1-800-986-9505 (Spanish).
<cal1>Saturday/May 20
<cal2>Community Yard Sale. More than 100 Little Rocky Run residents will participate in this annual community yard sale. Community maps are available on the Web site (after May 15) including a guide to what people are selling and general directions. Go to www.littlerockyrunhoa.org.
Here are details about Vpstart Crow's new and improved 2006 theater season:
April 28 - May 14 — "The Comedy of Errors";
July 14-30 — "Anne of the Thousand Days";
Oct. 6-22 — "The Seagull";
Dec. 1-17 — A Christmas Carol".
All performances take place at The Cramer Center, a restored church-turned-theatre, at 9008 Center St. in Old Town Manassas, on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.
Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for students, seniors, and City of Manassas or Prince William County employees. Tickets are available through www.tickets.com or at the door (subject to availability) 30 minutes prior to performances. Reservations can be made by contacting Vpstart Crow at 703-365-0240 or vpstartcrow@comcast.net. Visit www.vpstartcrow.com.
Noodles & Noggins presents Mighty Mondays with Mr. Knick Knack each Monday from 10-11 a.m. at the Clifton Town Meeting Hall, 12641 Chapel Road, Clifton. Sing, dance, and have loads fun. For all ages. Suggested contribution per child. Call the store at 703-815-8600.
Noodles & Noggins presents Fun Club each Wednesday from 10-11 a.m. at the Clifton Town Meeting Hall, 12641 Chapel Road, Clifton. Enjoy some books, do a craft, sing songs and dance. A new theme each week. For ages 1-6 years. Suggested contribution per child. Call the store to register at 703-815-8600.
The Fairfax County Park Authority is continuing collaborative efforts with the Department of Public Works and Environmental Services (DPWES) and Earth Sangha to support riparian buffer restoration projects throughout the community. The ongoing environmental improvement projects include the addition of nine more sites selected for riparian buffer restoration this spring. To date, 17 sites have been improved.
Plantings begin this weekend, March 25 and will finish in May. It is anticipated that volunteers will plant over 1,500 native, riparian trees and shrubs and restore over 6,500 linear feet of stream buffer. Call Meghan Fellows, Naturalist, 703-324-8586.
While the INOVA Fair Oaks Hospital Auxiliary is always in need of volunteers to assist with various functions in the hospital, our current need is especially acute in the Thrift Shop at Fairfax Circle. Our Thrift Shop needs volunteers who can sort and price merchandise, stock shelves, process sales, and assist customers in various ways. Call 703-391-3659 for information regarding the next orientation for volunteers.
The Fairfax Meals on Wheels (MOW) group needs a volunteer to serve as Treasurer. This leadership position is responsible for the finances of the MOW group, including a monthly report to the Fairfax Area Agency on Aging. Volunteers are needed to deliver meals (Monday through Friday) to senior adults in the following areas: Annandale, Baileys Crossroads, Falls Church, Manchester Lakes, Centreville/Chantilly, Fairfax, Tysons, Herndon/Reston and Little River Glen. The job involves picking up meals at specified sites between 10:30 a.m. and noon, and delivering them to seniors by 1 p.m. Volunteer drivers can choose to deliver meals on a daily, weekly, biweekly, monthly or substitute basis. Call the Fairfax AAA Volunteer Intake Line at 703-324-5406 or E-mail melanie.mitchell@fairfaxcounty.gov
Through the end of April discover the African American presence at Sully Historic Site where tours will focus on the work of the enslaved community. Built in 1794, Sully was the home of Richard Bland Lee, Northern Virginia’s first congressman and uncle of Robert E. Lee. Without the work of 30 slaves, the fashionable lifestyle of the Lee family would not have been possible.
Tours of the house are given daily except Tuesdays from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. in February and 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. beginning March 1. The cost is $5 for adults, $4 for students and $3 for children and seniors. Call 703-437-1794.
Volunteers are needed for day and evening hours to work one-to-one with adult learners in public libraries or adult learning centers. Additional opportunities are available working with adolescents in alternative school settings. The Volunteer Learning Program (VLP) trains tutors, assesses learners, and provides materials with follow-up support. VLP is a joint community project of the Fairfax County Public Schools (Adult & Community Education), Fairfax County's Juvenile Court, and the Fairfax County Public Library. Call 703-246-2139 or e-mail VLP@fcps.edu.
Mocha Moms Inc. is a support network for stay-at-home mothers of color. Meetings are every first, third and fifth Wednesday between 10 a.m. and noon at the Reston Regional Library, 11925 Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. www.restonmochamoms.org. All are welcome.
The Northern Virginia Artists League (NOVALArt.com) is a local group of artists and photographers who meet every month for an "Art Outing" and general meeting. The group meets monthly to encourage each other, critique each other's work, and share ideas for marketing the art. There are monthly art outings for plain air painting or photography. All medias, watercolor, acrylic, oil, colored pencil, photography, etc., are welcome.
The Centreville chapter of Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) Club is moving. The club will meet Thursday evenings at the Centreville Presbyterian Church 15040 Lee Highway, Centreville. TOPS is a non-profit, non-commercial weight loss support group open to anyone 7 years of age and older. At $20 per year, this is an affordable, supportive program for weight loss and weight maintenance. Weigh-in is from 6:15-7 p.m. with the meeting starting at 7:10 p.m. Call Susan at 703-392-7937 or visit www.tops.org.
Fancy Cats Rescue Team adoption event on the first and third Saturdays and every Sunday of the month from 12-4 p.m. at the PetsMart, Fair Lakes. Cats and kittens need a loving home. Choose from a wide variety of loving cats. Visit the Web site a www.fancycats.org. E-mail to info@fancycats.org.
Starlight Starbright has teamed up with Starbucks across the country to collect books and toys to give to children in need. Centreville Starbucks, 5623 Stone Road, is kicking off the 2005 toy drive with a bang and goal of being the Starbucks with the most toys. They are challenging the community to donate a bicycle per week and the local Starbucks will match it. Call 703-502-4845.
Mothers & More is a support organization for women who have altered their career path to care for their young children at home. General Meetings are held the third Wednesday of each month in Braddock Hall at the Kings Park Library, Burke at 7:30 p.m. The group offers children's and family activities, guest speakers, book club, mom's night out, movie night, chat group and much more. Call (toll free) 866-716-7766 or visit the Web site www.novamoms.org.
Mighty Mondays with Mr. Knick Knack. Come sing, dance, and have loads fun each Monday with Mr. Knick Knack from 10-11 a.m. The event will be indoors all this month at the Clifton Town Meeting Hall, 12641 Chapel Road. Open to all ages.
Wednesdays with Noodles & Noggins Fun Club from 10 to 11 a.m. at Clifton Town Meeting Hall, 12641 Chapel Road. A new theme each week. Listen to a story, make a craft, sing songs, dance, and have fun. Suggest contribution per child. Reservations requested. Call 703-815-8600.
Thumpin' Thursdays with Mister Don from 4 to 5 p.m. Sing, play, and get the wiggles out before dinnertime. For all ages. Suggested contribution per child. Clifton Town Meeting Hall, 12641 Chapel Road.
A Mindfulness Meditation Class will be held every Sunday from 7-8 p.m. at the Fairfax Sun and Moon Yoga Studio, 9998 Main St., Fairfax. Free. Contact ErikaKL@aol.com or call 703-864-2807.
Northern Virginia Bookcrossing Meetup. These book lovers like to keep their books busy by reading, releasing and tracking their books' adventures with others locally, nationally and internationally. Fun book challenges, hunt for books "in the wild" and more. Share books and be part of a unique group with a different angle on book loving. Visit bookcrossing.meetup.com/72/.
Fairfax Court-Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) is recruiting community-minded citizens from diverse backgrounds to volunteer as advocates for children whose families have been cited for abuse and neglect by the Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court. The role of a CASA is to investigate a child's situation and to advocate for what is in the best interest of the child in court. All CASA volunteers undergo training to prepare them for this role, and no prior experience in child welfare is required. To learn more about this volunteer opportunity and upcoming orientation and training dates, visit www.casafairfax.org or contact CASA's development and recruitment associate at 703-273-3526 or staff@casafairfax.org.
Red Hat Society. A chapter of the Red Hat Society is now in Centreville. Women age 50 and up wear red hats and purple outfits and kick up their heels. Meetings are the last Wednesday of every month at 11 a.m. in the Sully Senior Center, 5690 Sully Road (inside Centreville Presbyterian Church, off Route 28 south, near the I-66 west exit). All area seniors are welcome to join or visit. Call Mary Doerman at 703-968-7889, Scotti Brennan at 703-378-5206, or Sully Senior Center Director Carma Ryan at 703-322-4475.
<lst>To have community events listed in Centre View, mail to 7913 Westpark Drive, McLean, VA 22102, e-mail to centreview@connectionnewspapers.com or fax to 703-917-0991. Photos, especially color, are encouraged. Deadline is one week before publication. Call Steve Hibbard at 703-917-6434 with any questions.
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Time to step through your fear
speak your truth
reconnect with your dream
own what you uniquely have to offer?
You and the world need you to
claim your power
and clear the way to get on with
whatever it is you're here for!
Make this next month the time when you
Connect with your vision
Befriend your inner critics
Step into your courage
Become a stand for yourself
Have a tribe of awesome women backing you
Have a 'surround sound' plan to keep it going!
That's in the space of one month.
What will you then choose for the rest of the year to make this a game worthy of your participation?
liberation: the act of setting someone free
from imprisonment or oppression.
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It’s about giving to yourself and honouring the gifts inside you."
- Fiona Vander Poorten Sawyer
The challenge in stepping up
One of the most challenging aspects of stepping up beyond our existing zone into a new dimension is that
Until we reach that next zone, we honestly don't know how it'll be!
When we're there, we realise how powerful we are, and everything changes. The hard part is getting there.
When we start to step out, the very blocks we're wanting to deal with will be the same ones firing up the ante big time, all in an effort to stop us. Go figure! No wonder it's daunting. It's hard work!
THAT'S where liberation is needed. For ourselves!!
To let our true selves show up.
What would YOU want to liberate yourself from?
What would that make possible?
is a four week streamlined coaching program designed to step up your experience and effectiveness - on your terms - in a dimension of life important to you.
Why? Instead of feeling dissatisfied, that you're wasting your potential, your experience will be one of liberation - - AND you''ll have a better idea of what you want next.
connect with your vision and identify and realise a result that you would love in your life.
reassure your Inner Critic while you get on with what you want (Even the title is designed to reassure your Inner Critic)
identify and address your most immediate block.
claim and practice your courage, and have strategies for gaining ready access to your courage when you need it.
inspire and be inspired by a group of likeminded women who are stepping into playing big and being the change they want to see.
It started with Unstoppable Women
Unstoppable Women is my signature 3-4 month premium small group coaching program. It's designed for women who are ready to claim their power, step into their vision and play big to realise the results they want for themselves and their world. It synthesises the very best of what I've learnt in over 35 years into seven key elements that together enable women to honour themselves and the gifts inside them. The results have been extraordinary. So is the ongoing difference women have experienced in many parts of their lives.
What's in the way
The thing is, though, while many women are keen to dive in, a good number are not able to do so.
Partly it's the level of commitment they would want to give, timewise, moneywise, belief in self, the rest. Partly the fact that they'd like to be surer their dream is something they'll want to pursue.
And mostly there's that big, crappy catch-22 operating. That is, the VERY issues that successful women want to transform - such as self doubt, self-sabotage, feeling stuck and that they're wasting their potential - these are the exact same issues that the Inner Critic takes full advantage of to stick the boot in and PREVENT change!
What's at stake are meaningful lives for women. And the planet.
My commitment is for every woman to claim her power, realise her potential and live a life she truly loves.
I've been thinking long and hard about what would help that happen for more women. What would help the first step into a new realm be way more accessible. What would be the minimal that would enable the strength and sustainability of Unstoppable Women so that women can believe in themselves at a new level, be their own catalyst, choose what they want to do next - and have the basis for stepping up further if they wish.
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The approach is designed to enable you to connect with your own inner resources, have the fundamentals in place to see the shift you want in four weeks - AND know exactly what's needed to sustain the difference.
Acts of Liberation combines
the power and focus of coaching
the intentionality and inspiration of a small group of women who are equally committed to transforming an area of their lives in terms
AND the key elements from Unstoppable Women that will support you in achieving results within a month, and have a plan for sustaining the breakthrough.
The focus is on simple tools and processes that when implemented in a coordinated way will enable you to achieve the results that matter.
Acts of Liberation: the modules
Connect with My Vision
The first element of unstoppable women everywhere. This is where vision, passion and purpose come together and get activated by being authentically connected with reality and given impetus through a goal. You'll know the glow!
Befriend My Inner Critic
A critical component of creating a clearing for your magnificence. Along the way we'll catch a few of the key less enabling beliefs and statements that run the show, go below to the fear, and lean in to get comfortable with the discomfort so it feels loved and you get to carry on. (Don't tell your IC just yet!)
Be a Stand For ME
This module combines strategies to empower you in stepping into your courage at a personal practical level, as well as further afield. Become compassionate and unstoppably resolute on your behalf as well as the world's as you may have been doing until now.
Bringing it together: the 'Surround Sound System"
Gain an analysis of the Unstoppable Women elements with suggestions for how to set this up for yourself in an integrated way to sustain your focus and momentum through the year.
Your Circles of Empowerment
Weekly online written and video materials providing key distinctions, courage practice and your personally designed acts of liberation.
4 group coaching sessions (90 minutes each).
Daily 'inspiration from the universe' to inspire and help to unpack the week's topic focus.
Daily accountability game (optional)
A community of women who are on a similar journey and are a powerful stand for themselves and each other.
A private and supportive online accountability group where everybody gets together to share, learn and grow together. This online community continues to be available and appreciated after the duration of the program itself as an empowerment structure to support you in staying on track in the areas important to you.
Access to a wider community of women. Connecting Courageous Women in Business meets monthly in Brisbane with a feature topic and at times a guest speaker. The network provides an inspiring context to meet other passionate, reflective, outside-the-box women who are also committed to a sustainable life and making a contribution to their community/planet.
A secured and confidential online private client portal enabling easy-to-track communication between you and your coach, and storage and fast access to your notes and to materials used during your coaching.
Pre-session prep and post-session recap tools to enhance and anchor the benefits of the coaching session and build success.
Access to a range of relevant resources.
Recordings of every session.
to what it's telling you...
Janet Josie (Jj) Blake talks about what she gained from Acts of Liberation
Read what women have to say
While Acts of Liberation is a brand new program, it is deeply informed by the wisdom of Unstoppable Women. Read what women have to say about Unstoppable Women....
Fiona Vander Poorten Sawyer
the Can Film Competition
I committed to do UW [Unstoppable Women] because I was running a small language school in Brisbane and failing. I knew I had a lot of baggage to do with success, taking money and being business minded. I wanted to overcome the programming of my Catholic training.
Chris helped me to unpack those issues. Her mantra to step up and to be courageous resonated with me and I saw that I could be and do anything with the right attitude.
As a result, ironically, I began to see the small school as limiting – closed it down and am now running a national foreign language film competition for schools, which I will also now take to NZ!
Chris’s tools help me every day in juggling my family of 5 boys, staying on track with the Phd I am doing, completing my novels, paying attention to my health and spiritual goals and maintaining an arts practice.
I highly recommend this to women who are unafraid to let their light shine!
Kristy Holden
The Paperworkplace
Unstoppable Women has provided me the tools and confidence to complete qualifications & further action my career, see and accept myself as others do, become more aware of who I am in the world, engage with people and no longer be reclusive, be present to now, reduce negative self-talk, get out in the world and live life on my terms (how wonderful & exciting that is).
I can only see more positive growth, change and life experiences as I continue to action the tools gained. Each day I see more of the awesome true real me.
Everything has changed for the better; it’s more amazing than I’ve ever dreamt. My sincere thanks Chris.
Jane Sleight-Leach
Life 2 Project
My big vision is to provide support services and a healing centre for women getting back on their feet after domestic violence.
I was in action making it happen, however I was frustrated and exhausted and felt like a boat without a rudder.
I didn't believe in myself and felt like an imposter without formal qualifications. I was hiding my feelings and opinions as I've always shied away from anything I see as conflict. feeling. And I wasn't attracting the level of assistance I needed. I now see that my own self-beliefs were keeping me small and I can recognise and deal with them.
Through the Unstoppable Women program, Chris led us through questions, learning experiences and action that enabled me to make a big shift - and to feel safe and supported while it was happening.
Elina Juusola-Halonen
First-time Author
Inspiration....that's what I'd lost....and I needed to regain it.
I have always aspired to writing books and that has been my dream and my aim, but I have had dyslexia since I was a child...and talking in your second and third language of course, it always comes out that you can never really express your true feelings - not that I can say that even in Finnish... I really wanted to write a book in English. But I needed help with that. So that was my big challenge - overcoming these, expressing myself in another language so I would actually get my message through. ...and I had lost my community..I was totally disconnected from it and I needed that, particularly to do a book about social change, transformation.
And ... I needed a coach. I accept that when the student is ready, the teacher will appear. ...It was YOU..yeah...the deep understanding that you took my cause and - it is really moving - you helped me - REALLY [tearing up] - and I am grateful.
...Unstoppable Women ...The steps were quite soft, and every time we had that group [Skype] meeting... I went okay, THIS is something I need to think about....
You need a catalyst, yeah, and in my case it was Chris Henderson. You need something like this impulse and you need the inspiration.
Elina's Unstoppable Woman goal was to write her first book. The book, entitled "Love on the Line: How to Recover from Romance Scams with Dignity and without Victimisation" will be published in January 2016.
Elina has already signed a contract to write a second book
Pauline Rigby
Educator and Principal of Mindseeds
Thank you Chris. . . for your encouragement, your sense of fun, and your prodding to get me back on track. The courage you display in your own work is infectious and inspiring.
Thanks to your Unstoppable Women program, the private coaching, a supportive on-line coaching group, a two day workshop and the joyous Women Howling at the Moon events, I have revamped and relaunched my “Mindseeds” program.
It's 'all systems go' and lacking courage is not an option any more!
Maria Delaney
The Social Change Agency
I've struggled with depression and anxiety most of my life, and that feeling of not being 'good enough' that is familiar to many. Despite this I have been ambitious about making a difference for others - pursuing a career and ongoing studies in education for social justice and violence prevention. As a 'survivor', researching and writing a thesis about the intersecting personal and political dimensions of agency for change has been an emotional journey.
I had been feeling tired and stuck though - at times even hopeless about achieving my goals.
My research led me to understand how important it is to take care of myself and to allow others to help me... that everything we achieve is in relationship and in community. Chris inspired me to work with her because she is such a vibrant model of positivity and possibility.
I have particularly enjoyed the personalised and sensitive guided reflections and also the opportunity for reflective conversations with other women participating in the coaching program. The empathy, validation and stimulation I experienced in this context has been very empowering.
Since I've begun the Unstoppable Women coaching journey I've noticed my responses to formerly anxiety provoking situations have changed. I have established a much more healthy relationship with myself.
My thesis writing is progressing, I'm happy and relaxed, and I'm managing to cover other bases too.
Unstoppable : )
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David R. L. Litchfield
The Thyssen Art Macabre Ritz Newspaper etc. etc.
The Thyssen Art Macabre
Ritz Newspaper
etc. etc.
Posts Tagged ‘weapons manufacturer’
Book Review: Thyssen in the 20th Century – Volume 6: ‘Two Burghers’ Lives in the Public Eye: The Brothers Fritz Thyssen and Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza’, by Felix de Taillez, published by Ferdinand Schöningh Verlag, Paderborn, 2017
The official Second World War history put out by the Thyssen complex has always been that Fritz Thyssen supported the Nazis for a while but, being against war, fled Germany only to be recaptured and locked up in a concentration camp. Of his brother Heinrich it was said he was a Hungarian living in Switzerland with no connection to either Germany or the Nazis. When we revealed in our book ‘The Thyssen Art Macabre’ (2007) that this was far from the truth, the Fritz Thyssen Foundation launched an academic response, which this book forms part of. It is mostly concerned with the press coverage of the Thyssens and, at 546 pages, is the longest in the series, which is why this review runs to 20 pages. The book continues the general theme that, while the various authors are revealing information contradicting the old Thyssen myths, overall these myths are nonetheless kept very much alive.
As we will see, Felix de Taillez would qualify this as being ‘entirely understandable’, since the Thyssens and the Thyssen company had ‘a reputation to defend’. (In 1997 Thyssen AG merged with Krupp AG to become thyssenkrupp, which is currently in major economic turmoil). De Taillez’s favourite tool in avoiding the making of justified criticism is to say that something is „remarkable“. He uses the term exceedingly frequently throughout the book, which comes across as highly staged. It is a vague term not expected with such high frequency in an academic work. De Taillez seems to use it to create an atmosphere of ‘spin’ which can beguile people with no previous knowledge of the subject matter. It harbours the danger of turning his otherwise excellent work of history into one of public relations.
To the general public, De Taillez pulls off these two faces particularly well and it comes as no surprise that he has landed a prestigious job as an advisor – presumably on German history – at the University of the German Armed Forces in Munich, which oversees the training of the officers corps. But there are inconsistencies in his book presentation and the fact his theories now seem to feed into the country’s state-sponsored history make these particularly concerning. His official online presence at the Ludwig Maximillian University promises:
‘(This project) will interpret the brothers Fritz and Heinrich Thyssens as a UNIT OF ALMOST COMPLEMENTARY OPPOSITE NUMBERS, BECAUSE THE APPARENTLY APOLITICAL HEINRICH ACTED, EVEN THOUGH IN A CONCEALED MANNER, AT LEAST AS LASTINGLY, IN POLITICAL TERMS, AS FRITZ. Visibility, respectively invisibility’ appears, (from this perspective), as A ‘COORDINATED STRATEGY OF POLITICAL ACTION’.
This statement appears to promise a new honesty and yet leaves one puzzled, as it does not appear in the book itself and is not, in fact, representative of the elaborations in the book. There, Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza’s absence in the media is still principally explained by his involvement in a court case in London as a young man, in which he is said to have made such bad experiences with the press, that he subsequently – with his marriage in 1906 – retreated completely from public (especially German!) life, to be an apolitical, Hungarian nobleman.
This is also the version which family members have propagated ever since. Again recently Francesca Habsburg née Thyssen-Bornemisza, let herself be fêted in the pages of the Financial Times Weekend Magazine as pretender to the Austrian throne and ‘grand-daughter of a Hungarian Baron’. Which is certainly more pleasant than having to expose Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza correctly as a German commoner, weapons manufacturer and Nazi banker; especially when one suns oneself, as Habsburg-Thyssen does, in the beautiful appearance of the expensive art the family bought, at least in part, with the profits of these reprehensible activities.
Even the title chosen by Felix de Taillez is noticeably misleading, as it suggests that both brothers were anchored equally and intentionally, and as bourgeois members of society, within the public sphere. Yet these Thyssen brothers in particular, really did not see themselves as part of the middle class at all. Also less than one quarter of the book deals with Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza and then only with his explicitly authorised visibility in the exclusive, only partially public spheres of art collecting (which was already monitored comprehensibly by Johannes Gramlich) and horse racing (which we will deal with in a separate article following this review).
We expected de Taillez to show how, apart from his presence in these two domains, Heinrich Thyssen managed to stay consistently out of the media, and what he aimed to withhold from general view. After all, the newly created archive of the Thyssen Industrial History Foundation in Duisburg has an astonishing 840 continuous meters of hitherto unaccessed material (except by us) on the Thyssen-Bornemisza complex. But instead of letting the wind of Aufarbeitung blow through the holdings of the ThyssenKrupp AG archives and these newly acquired files, the public is once again fobbed off with crumbs.
In this volume, as so far in the series, the politico-economical actions especially of Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza, remain mostly camouflaged, this time, as befits the subject matter, behind the statement that the brothers were ‘victims of biased reporting’ and ‘helplessly exposed to media mechanisms’. Felix de Taillez does not mention Heinrich’s involvement in private banking, which is by its very nature, highly secretive. He leaves his close friendship with Hermann Göring (a client of the August Thyssen Bank) untackled and keeps silent about the use of the bank by the ‘Abwehr’, the German counter-intelligence service. In so doing, he avoids giving any information about the mechanisms used in turn by the Thyssens, and particularly Heinrich, in order to manipulate the media and keep their activities out of its spotlight.
One of the insightful descriptions in this book is the statement that during the Ruhrkampf battle in 1923, Heinrich ‘cast his political lot in with Fritz’, that ‘in certain respects (…) he was even more radical than his brother (Fritz), as he rejected negotiations with the occupation force outright’. ‘Behind the scenes’, says de Taillez, Heinrich, ‘together with his associates, who had all linked together in a “patriotic movement of the Ruhr“, met leading members of the army and politicians in Berlin (…)’. – For unknown reasons, de Taillez does not mention who these “associates“ were -. As ‘finance administrator’ of the ‘Ruhr Protection Association’, Taillez continues, Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza ‘helped organise propaganda in favour of Germany in all occupied territories’, (as well as in) ‘Holland, Switzerland, Alsace-Lorraine and Italy’.
One would like to ask Frau Habsburg why a man, who was allegedly a Hungarian Baron, would do such a thing. And why has it taken a century for these attitudes and actions of Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza to see the light of day? Because over the years, a conscious strategy was at play, whereby the Thyssen complex portrayed the Thyssen brothers as if Fritz had been the German national hero and Heinrich free of all ‘German evil’. It is the ideal way in which to confuse the public concerning questions of power and guilt.
But as advantageous as such kinds of ‘legends of convenience’ might be, it is very time-consuming to uphold them. Because, if you believe Felix de Taillez, the world is full of ‘merciless’ left-wing writers who, for some unfathomable reason, insist on questioning things. This, according to him, is also the reason why, of all papers, ‘the social democrat paper “Vorwärts“’ in 1932 was leaked by a Dutch insider (and printed the information) that the Thyssen company ‘Vulcaan (was) favoured for the ore freight traffic of (the United Steelworks), by being the only shipping company enjoying very long-term contracts with the Düsseldorf steel giant. Furthermore the (United Steelworks) paid rates for this service, which were far above going market prices’.
One would assume that the fact part of the Thyssen fortune, which has been described so pointedly by Christopher Neumaier as ‘exorbitant’, seems to have been based on some dishonest business practices, should be condemned. But de Taillez allows himself instead the following comment: ‘Thus business connections were uncovered which the Thyssens had tried to camouflage under considerable efforts.’ As if acts of economic crime were an achievement and the real scandal their disclosure by those seeking the truth.
And de Taillez adds yet another layer to this twisted approach. Fritz Thyssen declared the lack of capital to be the Weimar Republic’s biggest economic problem. But when asked about his own capital flight from Germany, for instance in a 1924 interview with Ferdinand de Brinon, he circumvented the question. Absolutely understandable, in the eyes of de Taillez, as he had to maintain his reputation as a ‘dutyful German entrepreneur’. Whereby the artificiality of the Thyssens’ reputation, in the twinkling of an eye, receives an academic and, because of the author’s current position, a quasi stately seal of approval.
The lives of the Thyssen brothers Heinrich and Fritz teem with artificiality. There is their militarism, which de Taillez explains as their internalised connection to ‘army, tradition, faith and military practices’. Both trained in Hohenzollern elite regiments, however Heinrich declined war service and Fritz escaped it early by ‘having himself charged, on his own suggestion, with an official order by the Foreign Office to clarify the raw material situation for the Reich in the orient (Ottoman Empire)’. Stephan Wegener’s assertion that the Thyssens suffered high material losses through World War One is nothing but family folklore designed to shield unpalatable truths. Wegener, a member of the Josef Thyssen side of the family, conveniently leaves out that they were not only compensated by the German state, but made huge, fully audited profits supplying steel, armaments and submarines, with the assistance of forced labour. It is unforgivable that an academic such as Felix de Taillez and others in the series repeat the family legends of overall material war loss, as if they were fact.
The issue of Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza’s adopted nationality shows most clearly what kinds of self-staging the family used. As he had to position himself as a ‘Hungarian’ to contrast Fritz, Heinrich insisted unforgivingly on his castle in Burgenland being called by its Hungarian name ‘Rohoncz’. He said he found the German version too ‘socialist’ (implying falsely that the German term had only come about in 1919 with the proclamation of the republic, see ‘The Thyssen Art Macabre’, page 123). According to de Taillez, Heinrich even got into fights with the Burgenland County Government, the Austrian Federal Monuments Office, the Bavarian State Ministry for Education and Culture and the Foreign Office in Berlin. Ironically the castle administration sat somewhere completely different, namely with Rotterdamsch Trustees Kantoor in Rotterdam. ‘The Baron’ camouflaged himself twice and threefold; sedentary officials had no tools to counteract such extravagant strategies.
Fritz too opposed the abolishment of the German and Austrian monarchies and the rise of social democracy. According to de Taillez he saw Germany as a hard-pressed center surrounded by a tight circle formed by England, France, Italy and Russia and was of the opinion that ‘the big pressure from outside did not allow for the German national unification to proceed by democratic means’. Fritz thought social democrats as ‘moderate revolutionaries’ were ‘just as dangerous’ as more radical subversives. According to de Taillez, Thyssen wanted the ‘spirit of the worker’ to be ‘German’ and no more. While the unions were requesting increased rationalisations, shortening of working hours and increased wages, he wanted a ’Volk’ (people) strengthened by the increase of the working day from 8 to 10 (!) hours and an end to participative management (a German speciality, whereby workers representatives sit on the management board). But how could this be made palatable for the men returning from the horrors of the First World War, who were turning in droves to pacifist and democratic organisations?
According to Niels Löffelbein, George Mosse explains the rise of fascism with a ‘brutalisation’ of post-war political culture through the mass of soldiers, which led to a ‘dissolution of boundaries and a radicalisation of political might’. Angel Alcalde counters that the world war participants were increasingly ‘instrumentalised’ as anti-bolshevik fighters by the extreme right and the veterans organisations. This, says Alcalde, happened during the ‘mytho-motoric incubation period’ of the 1920s. Thus the connection between radical nationalism and war was celebrated within the cult for the fallen heroes (and those still willing to fight on). According to de Taillez, as early as October 1917, Fritz Thyssen submitted an enrollment declaration to the right-wing, nationalist Deutsche Vaterlandspartei (DVLP, German Patriotic Party). In 1927 he gave a speech during an event of the ‘Stahlhelm Bund der Frontsoldaten’ (Steel Helmet Association of Front-Line Soldiers), the ‘fighting force ready for violence’ of the Deutschnationale Volkspartei (DNVP) in his hometown of Mülheim. He is also said to have been ‘very close’ to the ‘Association of the anti-democratic, extreme right-wing Harzburger Front’.
Felix de Taillez writes that Thyssen supported the Austro-fascist home guard militias: ‘Via Anton Apold, the general manager of the Austrian-Alpine Mining Company (Österreichisch-Alpine Montangesellschaft) (…), which in its majority belonged to the United Steelworks, (…) there was a connection of Thyssen with the radical right-wing home guards of Austria’. ‘The Düsseldorf Peoples Paper (Düsseldorfer Volkszeitung) insinuated that the big German industrialist wished to test out, “on the limited battle field of Austria“, how the unions’ influence could be broken’.
Without the shadow of a doubt, these associations would have been backed by Heinrich as well, but as a purported Hungarian privatier, he managed to keep out of all media reports about the topic and thus was not publicly perceived as a supporter of the extreme right in the German-speaking world. By not clarifying this circumstance, de Taillez adds to the picture of Heinrich drawn by the series as not being in any way a sympathiser of the far right. It is an allegation based purely on the absence of public sources, which was deliberately engineered by Heinrich and his associates. Absence of proof is not proof of absence and this should have been exposed by de Taillez. It is not, as exposing Heinrich’s far right-wing sympathies would destroy the Thyssen family mythological reputation.
For the Thyssens, there were always conflicts of interests between their national affiliation and their economic ambitions. After they had transposed the ownership structures of their works to the neutral Netherlands before the First World War, Fritz and his father August participated shortly after the war in talks about the formation of a Rhenanian Republic. According to de Taillez, the accusation by the Workers and Soldiers Council was that they ‘had requested the separation of Rhenania-Westphalia and the occupation of the Ruhr by the Allies’. A waiter had reported the meeting and the Thyssens were soon accused of being ‘greedy hypocrites’ and ‘money bag patriots’; others said this was a slur on the loyally German industrialists. The case against them was dismissed (see ‘The Thyssen Art Macabre’, p. 56) and Felix de Taillez writes that the waiter admitted to having lied. It does not cross his mind that this man might have needed to do so in order to keep his, or indeed any, job. Afterwards, Fritz Thyssen, who, according to de Taillez, ‘had a much higher status for German politics than a normal citizen’, was commissioned by the Foreign Office in Berlin to participate in the confidential follow-up negotiations for individual articles of the Versailles Peace Treaty.
Soon after the war, Fritz Thyssen also began to establish for himself an alternative domicile in Argentina by buying, first of all, the Estancia Don Roberto Lavaisse in the province of San Luis. The family’s connections with South America went back to pre-war times, when August Thyssen had founded in Buenos Aires a branch of the German-Overseas Trading Company of the Thyssen Works (Hamborn) (Deutsch-Überseeische Handelsgesellschaft der Thyssen’schen Werke). Since 1921 the company was called Compania Industrial & Mercantil Thyssen Limitada. In 1927 it took over the Lametal company and from them on ‘went under the name of Thyssen-Lametal S.A.’. According to de Taillez, Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza sold it in 1927 for 4.8 million guilders to the United Steelworks. In Brazil too the family had owned property for years and advertised commercial trade there.
During the Ruhrkampf (battle against the Ruhr occupation) of 1923, which Fritz Thyssen allegedly saw as a ‘legitimate defence measure against foreign begrudgers’, he let himself be represented in the allied court by Friedrich Grimm, an avowed anti-semite and subsequent Nazi lawyer who, according to de Taillez, defended Nazi perpetrators after 1945 and downplayed Nazi crimes. In the eyes of the author, Thyssen was merely ‘talked up’ artificially as a ‘projectory surface’ for a ‘new German national identity’, respectively for a ‘free Germanness’, particularly by the New York Times and the Times of London. But the Ruhrkampf was the first occasion for Fritz to move out very publicly from the shadow of his almighty father, whose health had started to deteriorate, In our opinion, this motive of self-liberation is a factor in Fritz Thyssen’s publicly celebrated swing to the right that should not be underestimated.
If you listen to de Taillez, it must ‘remain open’, ‘whether Fritz Thyssen was captured by the world of a sometimes extreme nationalism, which had formed in Germany during the First World War’. What a pity that his wife Amelie Thyssen gets so little attention in this series, apart from her role as co-founder of the Fritz Thyssen Foundation. According to a statement made by Heini Thyssen to us, there was certainly nothing ‘talked up’ about Amelie Thyssen’s politics and she indeed seems to have been national socialist in her strong German nationalism during this ‘1920s incubation period’ and beyond. Although time and again de Taillez describes how much Fritz depended on his wife’s opinions, he leaves the possibility of political influencing within this couple’s relationship completely unmentioned. Since Amelie was the driving force in successfully reclaiming the Thyssen organisation after the Second World War, any bad light on her would, once again, harm the Thyssen family mythological reputation.
Grimm’s argument before the court was characterised by his statement that ‘private assets such as Ruhr coal (…) legally could not simply be confiscated, in order to settle state debts, without compensating the owners’. Taillez alleges that the Ruhrkampf set in motion in Fritz Thyssen a ‘sense of political mission’, which ‘surpassed by far the activities in the interests of the business’. He concedes that Thyssen, by saying that the German economy could only recover ‘through even greater working output’, had incurred guilt: ‘through such public statements (…) he also contributed to the failing of the social partnership in the 1920s, which gravely endangered the democratic form of government in Germany’.
Eventually, Fritz would be indulged by Adolf Hitler with a promise to establish a Research and Development Department for Fritz’s concept of a corporate state. This unrequited activity encouraged Fritz in considerable political activity. Fritz was disappointed by his project’s lack of action, but, when he pointed this out to Hitler, was told: ‘I never made you any promises. I’ve nothing to thank you for. What you did for my movement you did for your own benefit and wrote it off as an insurance premium’ (quoted by Henry Ashby Turner Jr., see ‘The Thyssen Art Macabre’, p. 108).
According to de Taillez, Fritz Thyssen followed his own business interests above all else, apart from situations when it was not completely clear to him ‘which path would served (these) most’. Within European rapprochement politics, he describes him as ‘ambiguous’. Thyssen critised the Weimar Republic in the French press as well as the North-American public sphere, described the German government as ‘weak and not trustworthy’ and thus ‘stuck the knife into German foreign politics in a difficult situation’. On the other hand, he criticised the ‘short-sighted and mean-spirited, selfish economic politics of the North Americans’. Thyssen ‘wanted bilateral exchange contracts for the traffic of raw materials, which were to put a stop to international financial speculations and achieve independence from exchange rates’. But when Fritz ‘(ranted) against finance techniques which (he said) were getting in the way of the real economy’, he failed to mention that the Thyssen family controlled 100% of three international banks and thereby was itself a global financial player (which, strangely, Felix de Taillez does not mention).
Although his group leader, Simone Derix, refuted this comprehensively, de Taillez continues to allege that Heinrich managed his inherited share of the family concern independently from Fritz’s. He says the relationship between the two brothers was bad. Now they might not have loved each other wholeheartedly; it is normal for there to be certain jealousies between siblings. Heini Thyssen told us how his father walked down Bahnhofstrasse in Zürich one day and changed to the other side of the street when he saw his brother Fritz. But this had indeed more to do with image than realities. Heini too wished to give the impression of discord, because his own, the Thyssen-Bornemisza side of the family, had managed to keep disassociated from discussions about the Third Reich. A photograph of the three brothers in 1938 (see ‘The Thyssen Art Macabre’, p. 128) and here shows that there were no problems in their relationship. Instead of being objective, de Taillez repeats parrot-like old Thyssen-internal myths, which have become dogma. This is particularly ‘remarkable’ as he tells us, on the other hand, that he wants to ‘interpret’ both men as ‘a unit of almost complementary opposite numbers’, whose ‘visibility respectively invisibility’ appears (from this perspective) as a ‘coordinated strategy of political action’.
After Heinrich received his ‘exorbitant’ inheritance in 1926, for a few short years he invested massively into paintings and works of art, thereby following the example of his friend Eduard von der Heydt, who had moved to Switzerland that same year. Despite it never being housed there, he called his collection ‘Rohoncz Castle Collection’, to give the impression of it having grown organically over a long period of time, and being of an aristocratic cachet. As such he had it exhibited in 1930 in the Neue Pinakothek in Munich. But Friedrich Winkler of the State Museums in Berlin compared ‘Thyssen-Bornemisza’s methods (…) to Napoleon’s art theft’ and described him as ‘clueless, uninformed, limited and dependent on the opinions of dealers and experts’. Rudolf Buttmann, delegate of the Nazi party in the Bavarian County Parliament, called the collection ‘an entity gathered by dealers’. Many false attributions and fakes were decried and the whole thing descended into a veritable ‘media scandal’. According to de Taillez, the Munich Pinakothek was willing only in the case of 60 out of 428 paintings to take them temporarily into their own stock after the end of the exhibition.
But these were highly speculative times with an ‘increasing commercialisation of the art market’. Despite all the hoo-ha, Heinrich’s ‘calculation to have the value of his collection determined publicly’ came good (at 50 million RM – without de Taillez explaining how he would know of such a ‘calculation’). His enterprise was described as a ‘national deed’ in which ‘the whole of Germany was said to be interested’. He was described as a ‘saviour of German cultural goods’, who was endowed with a ‘bourgeois educational mandate’ over the public. Meanwhile, it was striking that Heinrich was not presented anywhere as the son of the famous Ruhr industrialist and creator of the family fortune, August Thyssen. Instead, he was made out to be ‘the great stranger’, a person of ominous flair who nobody seemed to know exactly where he came from. There needed to be just enough ‘Germanness’ tagged onto him to keep conservative Munich audiences happy, while still maintaining the illusion of Heinrich’s adopted Hungarianness. What is troubling is that de Taillez does not openly decry this as the obvious Thyssen manipulation of public perception that it was.
The town of Düsseldorf and its art museum, which were ‘leading amongst big German cities’ during the Weimar years in view of a ‘highly developed apparatus of communal public relations’, was used by Heinrich Thyssen over many years, according to de Taillez. He took himself for ‘such an important personality (…), that he could make demands on the local political sphere’. It appears nonsensical that de Taillez equally alleges that the national positioning of Heinrich in Germany was only down to the materials handed out to the press by his art advisor Rudolf Heinemann and the Düsseldorf mayor Robert Lehr and that it was not in Heinrich’s own sense. Heinrich had organised propaganda in favour of Germany, he also kept his German passport (see ‘The Thyssen Art Macabre’, p. 55 – confirmed by Simone Derix) and accepted German compensation payments for war damages to his enterprises (see ‘The Thyssen Art Macabre’, p.201 – confirmed by Harald Wixforth). It is incomprehensible why de Taillez makes such contradictory statements; unless the accusations levelled at the series’ output of having been influenced by the source of their sponsorship – the Fritz Thyssen Foundation – might be justified.
Felix de Taillez goes way further than he should by not just obfuscating existing Thyssen manipulations but even generating new ones. He writes: ‘Heinrich (reacted) to the debacle of the exhibition, namely by restructuring big parts of his collection afterwards, selling THE controversial paintings and only thereby creating the actual breakthrough to the collection which is today world renowned’. His underpinning reference is to Johannes Gramlich’s volume ‘The Thyssens As Art Collectors’, pages 263-273. There, however, only 32 paintings are mentioned as having been sold between 1930 and 1937. Thyssen-internal lists available to us show that 405 paintings bought by Heinrich up to 1930 were inherited by his children in 1948. This would mean that only 23 paintings had theoretically been sold between 1930 and 1948.
So there can be no talk of Heinrich ‘restructuring big parts of his collection (after the exhibition debacle)…….selling THE controversial paintings’, which makes it sound like ALL the controversial pictures exhibited by Thyssen in 1930 were subsequently sold by him.
Even today, the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid contains at least 120 paintings from the 1930 Munich Exhibition. If there was any ‘restructuring’ of the 1930 collection, it was not done actively by Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza, but happened passively following his death, mainly through inheritance share-outs (1948, as well as 1993 after Hans Heinrich (‘Heini’) Thyssen sold only half the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection to Spain – the other half went to his wife and four children).
There was also a sale specifically of German paintings in the 1950s by Heini Thyssen who, after the Nazi period, wanted to be seen as being even more disconnected from Germany (see ‘The Thyssen Art Macabre’, p. 269). And of course, Heini Thyssen became an art collector on a completely different scale to his father and did indeed buy some very good, mostly modern, paintings.
Many of the questionable paintings exhibited in 1930, however, remained in Thyssen ownership and de Taillez’s assertion that they did not is misleading.
It must be remembered in this context that Heini Thyssen bought back most of the paintings that went to his siblings in the 1948 inheritance share out, so that most of the questionable 1930 paintings would have ended up in his possession. The Thyssens’ attitude has always been that once a painting had entered their inventory it was to be seen as beyond reproach. In this, they sought to emulate the prestige which the Rothschilds possessed. Most members of the general public, influenced by the media – who are possibly submitted to a VIP equivalent of the royal rota (whereby journalists are excluded from access to members of the royal family if they publish negative stories) -, have always seemed to accept this version of reality.
What is noticeable throughout the book and the series as a whole is that it comprises not a single personal quote from a living member of the Thyssen family. So much new history is being written about them and one wonders what they feel now that some of the plates that had, for so long and at great expense, been kept spinning in the air are starting to come tumbling down.
But Felix de Taillez would not be Felix de Taillez if he did not release us from the world of Thyssen art with yet another piece of white wash. Various art advisors, museum directors and the Baron himself had made contradictory statements about when exactly the paintings had been bought. Had they ever been at Rechnitz Castle, as the name of the collection suggested? Sometimes they said yes, sometimes no. The Thyssen-internal lists available to us show that he bought his first painting in 1928 and all works remained in safe deposits until the 1930 exhibition (the foreword to the exhibition catalogue makes this very clear – see here). Which did not, however, stop the Baron from saying sometimes that he had made his first art purchase in 1906, the year he married into Hungary.
In the 1930s, his lawyer did something similar with the Swiss authorities: ‘In connection with Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza’s move to Switzerland it is furthermore remarkable that the first exhibition of his collection in Munich was of financial use to him. For the import of his paintings and other works of art into Switzerland he was able to use, vis-a-vis the Swiss authorities, the reference to the exhibition with said catalogue as proof that around 250 valuable paintings had been in his possession already for a longer period of time. Through this gambit he was able to have the works of art moved to Lugano “for his personal enjoyment“ and exempt from customs duties’.
(The name of Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza’s Ticino lawyer was Roberto van Aken, and it was not the only time he bent the truth on behalf of his client),
To recapitulate: Felix de Taillez applauds the outwitting of the Swiss customs authorities by Heinrich Thyssen’s malleable lawyer, seems to give as a reason why allegedly 250, not 428 paintings were moved to Switzerland, that the Baron had sold the questionable paintings and, at the same time, like Johannes Gramlich, leaves us completely in the dark as to when and how exactly this transfer of goods out of Germany is supposed to have taken place. As the collection at the time of the 1948 inheritance share-out contained a total of 542 paintings, he also leaves unexplained where the other almost 300 paintings are supposed to have come from and when they got into Switzerland.
The fact the Thyssens themselves were intransparent concerning this matter is understandable. But it is unacceptable that academics, having been commissioned almost a century later to work through the events in a claimed ‘independent’ manner, are behaving in the same way. Particularly as no family members have been quoted.
On the whole, while Felix de Taillez is remarkably obstinate in prolonging the myths surrounding Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza, he seems somewhat more direct in his presentation of Fritz. We dont suggest the Fritz Thyssen Foundation or the Thyssen Industrial History Foundation have steered the results of these academic investigations. But the fact access to source materials and financial sponsorship were granted by these entities (on whose boards sits only ONE Thyssen family member, namely Georg Thyssen-Bornemisza, a descendant of Heinrich, not Fritz) must have led the authors to tread with a degree of ‘caution’ in their ultimate assessments.
Continuing on the theme of Fritz, following the putsch by General Jose Felix Uriburu, an ‘undemocratic decade’ began in Argentina in 1930, during which a ‘strong economic integration with Germany’ came about. According to de Taillez, ‘strongly extreme right-wing movements’ existed there from the 1890s onwards, and ‘already before the seizure of power in Germany’ the foreign organisation of the Nazi party ‘took hold (in Argentina) particularly well’ (see also ‘The Thyssen Art Macabre’, p. 195). Lateron the La Plata newspaper reported that Fritz Thyssen in 1930 (!) proclaimed the ‘dawn of the coming, new Germany’ under Hitler in the Argentinian public. In 1934 he demanded in the Argentinian Journal (Argentinisches Tageblatt) the ‘unlimited power of the new (German) government in order to boost the economy’, which de Taillez describes as ‘remarkable’, after all he had ‘normally always insisted on big freedoms for the private economy’. De Taillez continues: ‘According to Thyssen, the concentration of power in the Nazi state offered the important advantage, of making decisions, without having to take “half-measures“ and “make compromises“ like in the “party state contaminated by Marxism“’. By which Fritz used the extremist language of the National Socialists against political opponents.
During the Gelsenberg affair in 1932 there were press reports, encouraged by the former Reich Finance Minister Hermann Dietrich, that Fritz Thyssen had negotiated a deal for the United Steelworks with French and Dutch investors, but that the Reich government wanted to prevent this, because it did not wish for foreign influence on the enterprise. By writing a letter to the German public, that he had ‘only explored the possibility of obtaining loans’, Thyssen ‘consciously exposed the Reich government’, writes de Taillez. The author argues that Thyssen’s statements were dismantled when a letter by Friedrich Flick to him was leaked to the Frankfurter Zeitung, which showed that Flick ‘had (rejected) Thyssen’s suggestion precisely because of the source of the money connected with it’. The Düsseldorf Volkszeitung newspaper reacted by calling Thyssen ‘unpatriotic’.
At the beginning of 1932, while his brother Heinrich bought Villa Favorita in Lugano, Fritz ‘veered demonstratively towards National Socialism’. His wife had already joined the party on 01.03.1931. He would do so officially on 07.07.1933. Looking back at the Ruhrkampf, Fritz concluded, according to de Taillez, that this was ‘a preliminary for the national socialist body of thought of the new Germany’: ‘In contrast to 1932 now it is not just the Ruhr area standing firm, but the whole of Germany will go the path that the “Führer“ is prescribing. The shattering of Marxism in the country was only down to Hitler, the SA and the SS’ (from an article in the Kölnische Zeitung newspaper ‘Fritz Thyssen about the class struggle’, on 02.05.1933).
Thus Thyssen became a ‘media player’, who under Hitler ‘profited considerably from the abolition of the freedom of the press’, as soon nobody was allowed any longer to set anything against his verbal crudeness. Meanwhile, he led negotiations in Buenos Aires ‘with high state organs’ such as ‘General Agustin Pedro Justo, the President in power since 1932 after rigged elections’. Subsequently an Argentinian-German trade agreement, including offsetting and compensation procedures, was signed in November 1934, whereby trade between the two countries increased drastically. It seems Thyssen was trying to help form an antipole to Anglo-American economic might. But Felix de Taillez believes Fritz, utterly selfishly, was just helping construct his own ‘image’ as an ‘influential economic leader’, to bring great publicity to himself.
Not all of the South-American press was positive about Thyssen. The Argentinian Tagesblatt paper in 1934 talked about a ‘coming together of joint bankruptcies’ having taken place in 1933, when the United Steelworks were bankrupt and the Nazi party was ‘hopelessly in debt’. ‘The newspaper accused the United Steelworks under Thyssen’s leadership as chairman of the supervisory board to have carried out extensive accounting fraud.’ (from their article ‘Business deals of a State Councillor’, dated 08.11.1934). The Cologne cultural magazine ‘Westdeutscher Scheinwerfer’ described Fritz Thyssen as an ‘autocrat’ and ‘said the main reason for the crisis at the United Steelworks was the contentious personal politics of Fritz Thyssen’. His critics in the media ‘declared Fritz Thyssen to be incapable in economic and political affairs’ and ‘made him responsible for the high losses at United Steelworks’.
It was the very thing his father August, who had no social ambition but lived entirely for his works, had warned about many years earlier. He had ensured Fritz was only head of the supervisory board, not the management board, in order to minimise the damage August was convinced Fritz would do to the company. August believed Heinrich was only marginally more adequate than Fritz to be head of the Thyssen empire (see ‘The Thyssen Art Macabre’, p. 70).
Meanwhile, after the war, the Allies would accuse the United Steelworks of ‘consistently giving their full financial support to the militarily-minded National Socialist Party’. Loping the ball back into the allied court, Fritz Thyssen would write in 1950 ‘In my opinion, the Nuremberg trials were conducted mainly to find someone to blame for Hitler’s WAR policy. It would have been very embarrassing for the Americans to have to admit that they had supported the German rearmament from the very first, because they wished for a WAR against Russia’ (see ‘The Thyssen Art Macabre’, pages 80 and 230).
‘Remarkably’ for a man whose credibility depends on the assertion that his anti-war stance led him eventually to breaking with the Nazis, when the national socialists Wilhelm von Keppler and Kurt von Schröder collected signatures to ask Paul von Hindenburg to make Adolf Hitler Reich Chancellor, Fritz Thyssen was the ONLY member of the Ruhrlade (association of the 12 most important Ruhr industrialists that existed from 1928 to 1939) to sign. In his dealings with other industrialists he could be gruff and rude. He warned colleagues to be ‘disciplined’, especially those who he thought were being ‘liberalistic’. People such as Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, who strove against Hitler as long as he could and who, like Richard Freudenberg and many others, only surrendered to national socialism once it had been installed, as a dictatorship, with the help of the Thyssens and their associates. According to de Taillez ‘(Thyssen) threatened possible interferers citing his new influence on the state organs in charge’, i.e. he told them he would report them to Hermann Göring.
This is an admission of extremely overbearing Thyssen behaviour issued by the Thyssen complex as official historiography, which, as such, really is remarkable.
And it does not stop there. Fritz Thyssen also threatened catholic priests, who were normally his allies. In March 1933, for instance, he let it be known to Cardinal Schulte that his family would not take part in any more church services ‘as long as the unjust treatment of the Führer & members of the Nazi party endured’. He took part in sociological special meetings in Maria Laach under the Abbott Ildefons Herwegen and the circle of ‘anti-democratic rightwing catholics’, who, according to de Taillez, were ‘annexable by the national socialists’. These were ‘against the enlightenment, universal human rights, democracy, liberalism, socialism, communism, decidedly anti-semitic’ and in favour of an ‘authoritarian corporatism’. They were trying to develop a ‘Reich Theology’, ‘supported by the association of catholic academics’.
Reminding us once again that it was the professions, such as the legal community, who took particularly early and enthusiastically to the Nazi ideology.
Despite all this threatening behaviour, Felix de Taillez alleges – not very convincingly – that Fritz Thyssen interpreted national socialism ‘in a conservative manner’. Apparently, he saw it as the ‘renaissance of a lost State and of the Volksgemeinschaft (Peoples Community)’. He writes that for Thyssen, national socialism was not so much an ideology as a ‘HEROIC FORCE’, whereby a ‘class of people underpinning the state’ had been resurrected, who had taken up the ‘battle against the gravediggers of the state’. – This is reminiscent of the intrumentalising slogans, used by proto-fascist veterans’ associations as mentioned by Angel Alcalde -. But in the same paragraph, Fritz Thyssen then divulged his elitist understanding of his role within national socialism, when he said that one would, however, take away ‘the dignity and primacy of this class of people if one were to try and lift up 64 million people into the same dignity through ideological propaganda’.
For the Rheinische Zeitung newspaper, this meant that Thyssen was a fascist, but no ‘roister Nazi’. In reality it meant that he saw himself and his family as part of the State, but not as part of the Volksgemeinschaft (Peoples’ Community), which he thought should be kept subservient to himself and his associates.
It sounds less like a conservative and more like a FEUDAL understanding of national socialism.
As the dictatorship gathered momentum, the Gauleiter of Essen, Josef Terboven, asked Rudolf Hess in a letter ‘to have the “Führer“ name Thyssen as politico-economic plenipotentiary for the Ruhr area and to have his position endowed with unconditional authority’. There seems to have been a power triangle of Hermann Göring, Gauleiter Terboven and Fritz Thyssen, whose media voice piece was the National-Zeitung newspaper. According to de Taillez, Thyssen took part in the Nuremberg party rallies. He was a member of the Central Committee of the Reichsbank, of the Academy of German Law and of the Expert Committee on Questions of Population and Racial Policy (see also here). By 1938, Fritz had assembled so many supervisory board mandates for himself, ‘that he was positioned as an individual in the centre of a network of the Reich economic elite, on third place after the chairman of the United Steelworks, Albert Vögler, and the bank director of Berliner Handelsgesellschaft, Wilhelm Koeppel’.
The groundbreaking thesis of Felix de Taillez is that it took a long time for Thyssen to break with the Nazis: ‘The assertions uttered by him and by his associates during the 1948 denazification proceedings that he had already turned away demonstratively during the 1930s (thus appear) as no more than pretextual, easy to see through, defensive attempts.’ Even in 1936, de Taillez writes, Thyssen still defended Hitler at the Industry Club in Düsseldorf ‘almost manically’, using quotations from “Mein Kampf“. In the same year, he showed himself to be ‘unteachable’, as he accused those who saw the Nazis’ armaments policies as harbingers of war, of being wrong. According to Thyssen, ‘it was only owing to Hitler that Germany was once again seen internationally as an equal partner’. Gottfried Niedhart and the Perlentaucher (elitist culture blog) have taken up joyfully the interpretation that Fritz Thyssen ‘was not at all the powerful man behind Hitler’, but only ‘blinded’ by him, and that ‘he really seems to have thought that the rearmament did not serve the preparation of war, but the goal of “becoming capable of forming alliances“’.
But why should one believe that a man, whose views were otherwise so changeable and untrustworthy, should have seen clearly and been truthful in his anti-war stance, which just so happens to hit at the central agony of the German nation (namely the question of their responsibility for the Nazis’ war and its horrors)? Does it not, rather, seem like yet another attempt at obscuring the Thyssens’ long-lasting support of the National Socialist regime? Particularly as his alleged anti-war stance was central also to the Thyssens’ ability of regaining their assets from the allies after the war.
And why, if Fritz knew, as he wrote in 1950, that the Americans wanted to rearm Germany to go to war with Russia, did he not break away from this evil alliance earlier on?! Because he too was for a war against the Soviet Union after all? Or because it was more important for him to reap the economic benefits than to take a moral stance? And if so, why are these official Thyssen biographers overall still alleging his flight from Germany, when it finally came, to have been a moral stance, rather than one of convenience, when according to de Taillez, he had missed out so many earlier opportunities at opposing Hitler’s plans?
In the words of de Taillez, when Hermann Göring declared the mobilisation of the wartime economy in the summer of 1938, Thyssen propagated ‘this propaganda in the media through his clear avowal of allegiance to the Four-Year-Plan’. In February 1939 he was named by Walther Funk (who was a client of the August Thyssen Bank, see ‘The Thyssen Art Macabre’, p. 87) as a Leader of the Wartime Economy. The assertions presented at the denazification trial that Thyssen had harboured ‘serious thoughts of subversion’ and had been in contact with resistance circles is described by de Taillez as ‘idle’, because ‘reliable sources do not exist’. Rather, de Taillez testifies to Thyssen remaining absolutely ‘inactive’ until November 1939, i.e. until two months after the start of the war. An assertion that ‘Thyssen proposed a close cooperation between industry and the army to General von Kluge after the November pogrom of 1938, in order to put an end to Nazi politics’ is clarified by him thus: ‘based on the situation with the sources, it is more than questionable, whether such a plan existed at all’.
Felix de Taillez thus dismantles the so far, in his own words, ‘successful reframing’ of Fritz Thyssen in an ‘image of an extraordinarily early “fanatical opponent“ of National Socialism, who was already active in the resistance in 1936’. (This being an image issued to the public from 1948 onwards by Thyssen’s solicitor and PR-advisor, Robert Ellscheid (see also here)).
And that is truly ‘remarkable’!
According to de Taillez, following Fritz Thyssen’s flight to Switzerland in September 1939, the English press reported that an international arrest warrant had been issued against him for ‘theft, embezzlement, tax evasion and contraventions against German currency restrictions’. Thyssen, however, threatened Hitler with precisely this international public opinion, while simultaneously presenting himself as a ‘proud’ German ‘with every fibre of his being’. He said he wanted to show ‘the innocence of the “German nation“ concerning recent developments’, while at the same time saying that ‘the German people had shown in the inter-war years that it was „incapable of adjusting itself to democratic institutions“’. (Even during his denazification proceeding in 1948 ‘Thyssen continued to ascertain his view that democracy was not a form of government suitable to Germany’!).
De Taillez qualifies his attitude as being ‘naive’…. ‘Schizophrenic’ and ‘impudent’ would be more adequate adjectives from our point of view. It is typical for Thyssen’s belief in his own omnipotence, that he seemed to think that the course of a war, that had been planned by such a long hand, could be changed by a few of his statements. The fact that his brother Heinrich had managed so elegantly, through his Hungarian nationality, and his secure, comfortable domicile in Switzerland, to keep out of public politics, while still enjoying all the financial rewards the Thyssen enterprises were reaping from the war, must have made Fritz very angry. This vexation might even have been one trigger for his flight. And so he showed no consideration for Heinrich’s standstill agreement with the Swiss authorities (see ‘The Thyssen Art Macabre’, p. 103) which he endangered by his noisy flight to Switzerland.
De Taillez then explains that Fritz Thyssen, via ‘secret channels’, ‘got in touch with former Chancellor Joseph Wirth and western agents’ and thus ‘became, in a certain way, a part of Wirth’s attempts at sounding out France and England’. But then, he says, General Halder, who had been ‘until that time, head of the secret military opposition to the Third Reich’, ‘buckled at the beginning of 1940’. According to de Taillez, the French secret service, however, assumed ‘that Fritz Thyssen was the head of a far-reaching secret organisation being built up in Switzerland by Germany, in order to undermine the influence of the French and the British in Europe’. At the same time, de Taillez believes that ‘under normal circumstances, the entry of Thyssen into France during the war would have been refused. It was his luck that he had been able to convince the French secret service in Switzerland that he held important information and assessments, which would be useful to the allies in their fight against the Third Reich’.
It was always typical for the ultra-rich Thyssens to make themselves look important with everyone that mattered. Only this time, it was about war. Any kind of allegiance was never at the forefront of their mind. The Thyssens were transnational and committed to no single nation – only to themselves alone.
This fact can be gaged from the book ‘I Paid Hitler’, which Fritz Thyssen elaborated together with Emery Reves in 1940 and which was published by the latter in 1941 in London and New York (see also here). According to de Taillez, since 1937 Reves also worked with Winston Churchill. He writes that in 1940 Churchill ‘commissioned (Reves) with building up the british propaganda apparatus in North and South America’ (!). De Taillez continues: ‘Reves told Churchill about the central theory of Fritz Thyssen for the reimplementation of peace in Europe, which would soon be proclaimed publicly: the partition of Germany’ – namely into ‘a protestant Eastern Germany and a catholic Western German under a Wittelsbach’. Churchill is said to have passed on these views to his secret service advisor Major Desmond Morton – although one could have one’s doubts about how much of this was actually a direct quote from Thyssen and how much might be ascribed to British propaganda (!)…
The fact that Fritz Thyssen might also sometimes have ‘consciously spoken the untruth’ (i.e. that he sometimes lied) is a suggestion that Felix de Taillez floats in connection with Thyssen’s statements after the war concerning the creation of ‘I Paid Hitler’. It is a tinge of honesty, of openness that has also to do with „honour“ after all, and which has been missing from so many of the statements made by Thyssens and their self-proclaimed official biographers in the past. While Thyssen and his lawyers distanced themselves from the book, Reves confirmed to the denazification court that all of the book had been dictated by Thyssen and that two thirds of it had been proof-read by him. Reves rejected the idea of being a ghostwriter and described himself as publisher and press agent. He also argued that Anita Zichy-Thyssen had repeatedly thanked him for his publishing the book. To this day Anita’s descendants in South America praise the book and slander anyone critical of Fritz Thyssen (see here).
De Taillez records that following his being taken into custody by the Allies in 1945, Fritz Thyssen ‘was presented in the British and US-American weekly newsreels as an alleged war criminal’. Then, presumably in order to explain this, in his view, mistaken stance, he alledges: ‘apparently the Americans were still having difficulties in assessing the Thyssen case in a consistent way, as well as in their coordination with the German authorities’. This blocks out the fact that the Thyssen case was fraught because the allies could not access and question Heinrich in his Swiss safehaven, and because there were discrepancies between the British and the American views of how the Thyssens should be dealt with (in general, the British were much more in favour of their punishment). Wilhelmus Groenendijk, who was part of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Group finance division from 1957 to 1986 told us: ‘BOTH Heinrich and Fritz were listed as war criminals. But from the Netherlands, we managed to get their names brought further down and down on that list, until we were able to claim that the assets were in fact allied property’ – and therefore could not possibly be seen as having abetted the German war effort (see ‘The Thyssen Art Macabre’, p. 188).
De Taillez summarises for Fritz Thyssen that ‘despite considerable differences (…) he arranged himself with the Third Reich for a long time, because there was a basis of common ground’, namely the ideal of the authoritarian state, the disempowerment of the socialist workers movement and the revisionist policies. To this was added the prospect of profit increases in the steel industry. He describes that ‘the former Reich Chancellor (Heinrich) Brüning declared in writing (during the post-war denazification proceedings against Fritz Thyssen) that financing by foreign powers was decisive for Hitler’s ascent to power’. And yet various authors of this series, including de Taillez alledge that this is nothing more than a conspiracy theory. Notwithstanding, de Taillez makes the remarkable assertion that ‘the often polarising statements made by Fritz Thyssen were judged more positively in the anglo-american media, which is the most powerful media in the world, until 1933, than by the german public’ – which would of course indicate that, contrary to what is said today, there was indeed support for the German move to the extreme right in Great Britain and the United States after all.
De Taillez describes Fritz much more intimately than he does Heinrich, namely as absurd, agitating, ambivalent, influential, almost manic, polarising, divorced from reality, controversial, sophomoric, unteachable, unreasonable, unclear, a troublemaker, NONSENSICAL, incoherent, cynical, and, in a description by thirds, of having a ‘more than peculiar manner’. Many of these characteristics certainly applied to Heinrich also, because they went back not least to the greedy luxury of the family and its resulting, hubristic mannerisms. Only, Heinrich was more intelligent than Fritz and he knew in particular that one can camouflage oneself much better within a certain seclusion, especially when one is in truth even more unscrupulous than his vociferous brother.
Felix de Taillez’s colleague Jan Schleusener (‘The Expropriation of Fritz Thyssen’), rates Fritz Thyssen as a hero: he was, says Schleusener, ‘the only delegate of the Reichstag who raised objections to the launching of the war’, which reminds one of Thomas Rother’s equally unsuitable statement whereby Thyssen was ‘the only industrialist in Germany not to profit from Hitler’s war. According to de Taillez, it appears that Fritz Thyssen admitted one single time, towards Norman Cousins, ‘that he felt co-responsible for national socialism, because of his financial support of Hitler IN THE LATE 1920s’. But at the same time, Cousin noticed that Thyssen ‘did not mention the many crimes committed since 1933, the political murders, the destruction of the bourgeois freedoms and the persecution of the Jews as decisive motives for his break with national socialism’. As far as Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza is concerned, not a single statement at all concerning these topics has been handed down.
This is to be weighed up when assessing whether the alleged heroical, anti-national socialist, anti-war stance of the Thyssens was real, or whether these were exonerations issued on behalf of ruthless war opportunists (/criminals – as they must have known Hitler’s war was to be one of annihiliation) by their sycophantic underlings to ensure their bosses would not suffer any retribution.
The outstanding contribution of this book, meanwhile, is in its explanation of the utterly elitist perspective from which the Thyssens saw their role within National Socialism. So far, it is the only volume to have been reviewed, not only in academic circles, but also by a major German newspaper.
An honest German view (photo copyright: Lizas Welt – internet:lizaswelt.net/2011/02/28/volksgemeinschaft-gegen-rechts/)
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BIOLOGY WILL BE THE NEXT GREAT COMPUTING PLATFORM
Published this in the DDD, but thought it was important enough to warrant a closer look.
EDWARD CARVALHO-MONAGHAN
In some ways, Synthego looks like any other Silicon Valleystartup. Inside its beige business park facilities, a five-minute drive from Facebook HQ, rows of nondescript black server racks whir and blink and vent. But inside the metal shelving, the company isn’t pushing around ones and zeros to keep the internet running. It’s making molecules to rewrite the code of life.
Crispr, the powerful gene-editing tool, is revolutionizing the speed and scope with which scientists can modify the DNA of organisms, including human cells. So many people want to use it—from academic researchers to agtech companies to biopharma firms—that new companies are popping up to staunch the demand. Companies like Synthego, which is using a combination of software engineering and hardware automation to become the Amazon of genome engineering. And Inscripta, which wants to be the Apple. And Twist Bioscience, which could be the Intel.
All these analogies to the computing industry are more than just wordplay. Crispr is making biology more programmable than ever before. And the biotech execs staking their claims in Crispr’s backend systems have read their Silicon Valley history. They’re betting biology will be the next great computing platform, DNA will be the code that runs it, and Crispr will be the programming language.
Synthego was founded by a pair of fraternal software engineers fresh off a tour working for Elon Musk’s SpaceX.Brothers Paul and Michael Dabrowski aren’t biologists. But in Crispr they saw a unique opportunity to take the principles of agile design they learned building rockets and apply it to making gene editing tools. Their first order of business was using miniaturization and automation to drastically speed up research and product development. They started by packing an airplane hangar’s worth of intelligent instrumentation into machines stacked in those server racks. Each one orchestrates a biochemical ballet, transforming a string of in silico instructions into the company’s first product: a custom Crispr kit.
THE WIRED GUIDE TO CRISPR
To order a kit, scientists log on to Synthego’s design portal and pick out one of the roughly 5,000 organisms they might want to edit from Synthego’s genome library—everything from E. coli to Homo sapiens—and the gene they want to knock out. The company’s predictive software then kicks out a couple optimized options for synthetic guide RNAs—the genetic guides that get Crispr’s DNA-cutting proteins where they need to go. After the order is completed, software directs compressors and pumps to push chemical reagents into the rows of instruments, mixing the fluids and catalyzing the 100,000 reactions needed to create a single batch of kits. Within a week, a delivery shows up at the lab’s doorstep: everything a lab tech needs to begin manipulating the genome of a lab rat or zebrafish or dish of HeLa cells. They simply add their Crispr protein and start injecting.
“Being able to do that in a parallel way is the novel part,” says Paul Dabrowski, who estimates that Synthego cuts down the time it takes for a scientists to perform gene edits from several months to just one. Those services are in high demand. While coy about exact numbers, Dabrowski said Synthego is putting out hundreds to thousands of kits a day. But they’ll soon be more, and Synthego is ramping up accordingly. They doubled their space last year and this year they’re doubling it again.
But they’re not just adding more rows of server rack-mounted machines. They’re also adding services. Starting later this month scientists will be able to order custom-Crispr’d human cell lines, an important tool for people making potentially life-saving medicines. “We’ve got hundreds of thousands of brilliant PhDs and bench researchers who have to spend up to 50 percent of their time just taking care of these cells,” says Dabrowski. Instead, he wants them to be able to go from designing an experiment to doing it in just a few clicks.
This is all well and good for academic researchers using Crispr for basic science. But for companies that want to use Synthego’s tools to speed up product development, they still have to pay steep licensing fees to the Crispr companies who own the foundational Crispr/Cas9 IP—the patents of which remain in legal limbo. According to Inscripta CEO Kevin Ness, that technology bottleneck is creating financial barriers to innovation. Which is why his company’s first move was to release a different gene-editing enzyme called MAD7—you can think of it like a Crispr/Cas9 knockoff, but legal—free for R&D uses. Inscripta will charge a single-digit royalty, far below market standards, to use MAD7 in manufacturing products or therapeutics.
Right now it’s the company’s only revenue stream—well, let’s call it a trickle. But Ness has his reasons. “It’s not a trick or a ploy. We’re trying to get more people into the game now, by democratizing access to this family of enzymes,” he says. It’s a page from the Steve Jobs playbook; get them hooked on the MADzyme platform, down the line sell them personal hardware. Inscripta is working on a benchtop instrument where you design your gene editor and it kicks out your constructs on the spot. “We’re trying to build the tools to standardize the process of reading, writing, and testing genomes in living cells so that you don’t have to be a wizard to get it to work,” says Ness. “Everybody can push a button.”
If Inscripta is working on a biological equivalent of the personal computer, Twist Bioscience is working a level down, where the processors are. The San Francisco-based startup manufactures custom strands of synthetic DNA on semiconductor chips, to crank out the As, Ts, Cs, and Gs that are the building blocks of biology. From the Crispr guides Twist produces on a single chip, researchers can make up to a million edits. Just as the exponential miniaturization of silicon wafers propelled the computing industry forward, so too will the massive parallelization of gene editing push the boundaries of biology into the future.
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“Freak” dust storms in northern India kill at least 100 people
“Freak” dust storms in northern India kill at least 100 people – “Dust storms are usually not this intense nor do these systems cover such a large area”
Posted by Jim at Thursday, May 03, 2018
By Michael Safi
DELHI (The Guardian) – Severe dust storms across northern India have killed more than 100 people, destroyed homes and left hundreds without electricity.
Billowing clouds of thick dust and sand frequently blow across the region during the dry season, but the death toll from this week’s storms has been unusually high.
At least 64 people have died in Uttar Pradesh state, most of them in Agra district where the Taj Mahal is located. Another 35 are confirmed to have died in Rajasthan and two each in Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh. The death toll in all four states could still rise.
The destruction has extended to Punjab and Haryana, where trees were uprooted and power supplies cut by the squall. Less intense storms in Delhi caused traffic jams and flight diversions.
At least 160 animals also died in the storms, according to officials in Uttar Pradesh.
The dust clouds were trailed by thunder and lightning storms, heavy rain and strong winds that were expected to last another 24 hours at least.
Most of the deaths occurred when houses people were sleeping in collapsed overnight, disaster management officials said. Falling pylons and trees also contributed to the death toll.
The dust storms are created by a rapid ascent of warm air, which creates a vacuum that air closer to the ground rushes to fill, taking sand and dust with it.
Meteorologists said abnormally high temperatures in past weeks had contributed to the disaster. “It can be called a freak accident,” Mahesh Palawat, a meteorologist at the private forecaster Skymet Weather told the Hindustan Times.
“Dust storms are usually not this intense nor do these systems cover such a large area.” [more]
'Freak' dust storms in northern India kill at least 100 people
BETSY DEVOS LOST MORE ON THERANOS THAN AVG AMERICAN WILL MAKE IN 100 LIFETIMES
BETSY DEVOS LOST MORE ON THERANOS THAN THE AVERAGE AMERICAN WILL MAKE IN 100 LIFETIMES
DeVos, Carlos Slim, and Rupert Murdoch are among those who poured millions into Elizabeth Holmes’s pipe dream.
MAYA KOSOFF
By T.J. Kirkpatrick/Redux.
In hindsight, it’s easy to see why a who’s who of business, government, and finance scions were duped by Elizabeth Holmes. Not only did the Theranos founder and college dropout, who briefly held the title of the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire, embody the romantic ideal of Silicon Valley, but her company promised something equally revolutionary: a way to benefit the world, with almost no conceivable downside. “Over the entry to one of [our] buildings was a sign that read, ‘Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion—you must set yourself on fire,’” Holmes said in a 2015 commencement speech, describing her motivating philosophy. And her passion was catching: investors poured $1.4 billion into Theranos, never suspecting that a humiliating series of damning headlines, federal investigations, and failed pivots would eventually drive the company into the ground.
Now that Holmes has settled with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which accused her of “massive fraud” for raising more than $700 million in a years-long scheme “in which they exaggerated or made false statements about the company’s technology, business, and financial performance,” said cream of the crop is S.O.L.—and thanks to documents unsealed in an ongoing lawsuit against the company and obtained by The Wall Street Journal, we now exactly how much each sunk into the failed venture. Perhaps the most notable individual on the list is Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, whose family invested $100 million—literally 100 times the lifetime earnings of the average American—in Theranos between 2013 and 2015. (DeVos had previously disclosed that she was a Theranos investor, though the size of her investment was not known.) Others include:
The family of Walmart founder Sam Walton, who invested $150 million in the company;
Mexican newspaper investor Carlos Slim, who invested $30 million;
Greek shipping heir Andreas Dracopoulos, who went in for $25 million;
Members of South Africa’s Oppenheimer family, who put up $20 million;
Atlanta’s billionaire Cox family, which invested $100 million;
Riley Bechtel, former chairman of construction company Bechtel Corp., who invested $6.2 million;
and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, whose frugal investment of $1 million seems, in retrospect, uncannily wise.
Rupert Murdoch, who sunk $125 million into Theranos, was the company’s largest individual investor, though his name did not appear in the documents, as he sold back his shares for $1 in early 2017, people familiar with the matter told the Journal.Greg McNeilly, the chief operating officer of Windquest Group, DeVos and her husband’s family holding company, told the Journal that “the investment was made by many members of the DeVos family . . . to say they’re highly disappointed in Theranos as a company and an investment is an understatement.” We can only assume that others feel similarly; in all, Holmes’s failed experiment cost investors more than $600 million.
The S.E.C. settlement may bring them some small consolation: as part of the settlement agreement, under which neither Holmes nor Theranos is required to admit wrongdoing, Holmes will surrender voting control of Theranos and comply with a 10-year ban from serving as director or officer of a public company. She also agreed to return 18.9 million shares of stock and pay a $500,000 penalty. Even if Theranos is somehow acquired by a third party, Holmes won’t profit from the sale “until . . . over $750 million is returned to defrauded investors and other preferred shareholders.” (In response to the settlement, Theranos said in a statement that it was “pleased to be bringing this matter to a close and looks forward to advancing its technology.”) Holmes warned shareholders in an e-mail last month that Theranos would soon be liquidated, possibly by August.
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Franklin Graham: Trump’s Affair with Stormy Daniels is “Nobody’s Business”
MAY 5, 2018 BY HEMANT MEHTA
Want more evidence of white evangelical Christian hypocrisy?
Evangelist Franklin Graham, who questioned President Obama‘s Christianity and said his agenda was “against Christ and against His teachings,” takes a completely different approach when it comes to Donald Trump.
Graham said in an interview with the Associated Press that the whole Stormy Danielsscandal was “nobody’s business.” Sure, Trump’s lawyer may have paid hush money to the adult film actress to cover up how he was cheating on his third wife shortly after the birth of his fifth child… but relax, everyone. God put him in office for reasons.
So Trump’s adultery is no one’s business even though it violates biblical morals… but Graham has no problem at all butting into the business of two men in a loving relationship wanting to get married or a single woman trying to obtain an abortion.
Remember: He challenged Obama’s faith because he was born to a Muslim father… but Trump’s adultery, which happened 12 years ago, is too old to matter?
Are there any morals that Graham and other white evangelicals think matter more than having an “R” after your name? Or is being a Republican an automatic pass on the things that make evangelicals act holier-than-thou?
And not all of Trump’s corruption is in the past! The whole reason his administration is mired in scandal is because of decisions he made (allegedly) during and after his campaign. The policies he’s pushing now are hurting the poor, breaking up families, and harming the very planet we live on.
Not that Graham will say anything about that, because he doesn’t give two shits about what Jesus said when it comes to politics. He just likes the access and power and the hope that Trump will continue appointing right-wing judges who might fulfill his wildest fantasies of making life a living hell for women and LGBTQ people.
Never trust anything an evangelical says about Jesus if they also tell you Franklin Graham is admirable.
***Update***: Thanks to everyone who pointed out this article Graham wrote for The Wall Street Journal in 1998, in which he said of President Bill Clinton:
If he will lie to or mislead his wife and daughter, those with whom he is most intimate, what will prevent him from doing the same to the American public?
Private conduct does have public consequences.
Isn’t that interesting…?
Re: Franklin Graham: Trump’s Affair with Stormy Daniels is “Nobody’s Business”
Quote from: Surly1 on May 06, 2018, 07:02:25 AM
Yeah, God put Trump in office...because he's ready to chuck this planet and start over with a clean slate in some alternative universe, maybe.
Franklin Graham....what a son-of-a-false-prophet he is, not even the real thing, just a watered-down copy. The elites may still be accumulating more money, but they seem to have a problem with their DNA.
What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well.
Re: BETSY DEVOS LOST MORE ON THERANOS THAN AVG AMERICAN WILL MAKE IN 100 LIFETIMES
I can't get a good schadenfreude going when I know it's less than 2% of their net worth. Frankly, they'll never miss it, and it'll be quickly replaced by money they get from new conduit schemes via the Trump connection.
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Quote from: Eddie on May 06, 2018, 08:50:22 AM
Well said. It will all be sopped up by creative tax accounting.
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CALL “BLUE LIVES MATTER” BILLS WHAT THEY ARE: ANOTHER ATTACK ON BLACK LIVES
CALL CONGRESS’S “BLUE LIVES MATTER” BILLS WHAT THEY ARE: ANOTHER ATTACK ON BLACK LIVES
Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Natasha Lennard
ON WEDNESDAY, THE House of Representatives passed the Protect and Serve Act of 2018 by a vote of 382 to 35. The act — a congressional “Blue Lives Matter” bill — would make it a federal crime to assault a police officer. The Senate version of the bill, which also has broad bipartisan support, goes even further, framing an attack on an officer as a federal hate crime.
The bills exemplify the very worst sort of legislation: at once unnecessary and pernicious.
The Protect and Serve Act would allow anyone who knowingly causes serious bodily injury to a law enforcement officer to be imprisoned up to 10 years. And it creates even harsher penalties for other criminal acts against police: If a police officer were kidnapped, killed, or faced a threat on their life, then the perpetrator could get a much longer sentence, including potentially life in prison.
The nickname of the bill itself speaks volumes. Blue Lives Matter bills — which have been passed at the state level in Kentucky and Louisiana — are always superfluous from a criminal justice standpoint. In our justice system, “blue lives” are already considered to matter the most — which is why police appropriation of the call for black lives to matter is so sickening. But these bills being unnecessary does not make them pointless. The point is clear, especially with regards to the adoption of hate crime statute frameworks: to reinforce the myth of the police as vulnerable and embattled — the very grounds on which police officers consistently justify the use of lethal force against black life.
“Rather than focusing on policies that address issues of police excessive force, biased policing, and other police practices that have failed these communities, the Protect and Serve Act’s aim is to further criminalize,” wrote a group of civil and human rights groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union, Human Rights Watch, and the NAACP, in a statement to Congress opposing the measures.
A number of commentators have stressed the superfluousness of making police attacks a federal crime. There’s not state in the country that doesn’t already treat assaulting or killing an officer with the heaviest of penalties. With the laws that are already on the books at the state level, it’s a already a safe assumption today that any convicted cop killer will be sentenced to life without parole.
The police themselves recently made this point in the case of Black Panther Herman Bell. When Bell got parole after serving 44 years for killing two cops, New York’s powerful police union reacted with fury: “If Herman Bell was convicted today of the very same crime, he would have been sentenced to life in prison without parole, which was not an option in the 1970s,” a spokesperson from the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association told me earlier this year, in response to the parole decision. There’s no lack of punishment for crimes against police.
BOTH THE HOUSE and Senate bills are predicated on the notion that police are increasingly under threat. Policing does not even rank in the 10 most dangerous jobs, according to a 2015 Bureau of Labor Statistics report. Fishers, farmers, and, above all, loggers are more likely to die on the job. And police are, according to the same statistics, more likely to kill themselves than be killed by a criminal. The Senate bill notes that, in 2016, “ambush killings of police officers hit a 10-year high, with 21 such deaths.” This narrative of growing danger, however, falls apart when one notes that just a year later, in 2017, the number dropped to eight officers killed in 2017.
The notion of police as victims is becoming entrenched in policy in other ways, too. The same ideological commitment to police-as-persecuted underpins FBI efforts to frame Black Lives Matter activists as potential “black identity extremists” — a designation, conjured from thin air, that claims anti-racist activism is breeding a terroristic targeting of cops. The FBI’s tactics against Black Lives Matter activists has veered on occasion into physical surveillance.
The police uniform is accorded unique authority, impunity, and power. Black skin is marked with the opposite.
By explicitly modeling their bill on existing hate crimes statutes, the Senate has denigrated the very notion of persecution. Treating cops as a persecuted minority equates a uniform — which you can take off — with skin color, religion, gender or sexual orientation. And as the Blue Lives Matter bills’ sobriquet suggests, this legislation is a direct a response to anger over the actual — if not quite legally defined — hate crimes against black people, perpetrated by those in blue. The police uniform is accorded unique authority, impunity, and power. Black skin is marked with the opposite. With this act, a vast majority of Washington lawmakers have affirmed a willingness to hold black life in America in even lower standing.
Top photo: A police officer at the NYPD 71st Precinct looks on during a protest of the police-involved shooting death of Saheed Vassell in Brooklyn on April 5, 2018.
DONALD TRUMP WILL NOT REST UNTIL AMAZON IS A SMOLDERING PILE OF RADIOACTIVE ASH
The president reportedly tried to gouge Jeff Bezos for billions.
BY BESS LEVIN
By Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images.
As you’ve probably heard, Donald Trump’s feelings toward Internet-retail giant Amazon are roughly on par with his feelings toward stairs, and exercise, and steaks with even the slightest bit of pink in the center. Which is to say: he hates Jeff Bezos’s company, and its bevested owner, too—“He’s obsessed with Bezos,” a source told my colleague Gabriel Sherman. “Trump is like, how can I fuck with him?” And, clearly, the president has done little to hide his feelings about Amazon. “Unlike others, they pay little or no taxes to state & local governments, use our Postal System as their Delivery Boy (causing tremendous loss to the U.S.), and are putting many thousands of retailers out of business!” he tweeted in March, referring to the company. Then, presumably after catching wind of the many, many reports noting that, out here in reality, the post office makes a ton of money from Amazon, he insisted to his followers, “Only fools, or worse, are saying that our money losing Post Office makes money with Amazon. THEY LOSE A FORTUNE, and this will be changed. Also, our fully tax paying retailers are closing stores all over the country . . . not a level playing field!” Because that’s how this president operates: in his own fact-free world, where even a cadre of advisers holding his hand and “explain[ing] to him in multiple meetings that his perception is inaccurate” can’t change his mind. And while it’s one thing to spout lies and delusions all over social media and during campaign rallies, it’s quite another to try to turn those lies and delusions into weapons against his enemies, which—surprise!—was exactly what he attempted to do.
According to The Washington Post, Trump “has personally pushed U.S. Postmaster General Megan Brennan to double the rate the Postal Service charges Amazon.com,” as well as several other firms, to ship packages, a move that would likely cost the companies billions. Per reporters Damian Paletta and Josh Dawsey, Brennan and Trump have met about the matter several times, beginning in 2017 and as recently as four months ago, although the meetings, conveniently, have never appeared on the president’s public schedule. Thus far Brennan, a 32-year veteran of the Postal Service, has resisted Trump’s demand, reportedly telling him “in multiple conversations occurring this year and last that these arrangements are bound by contracts and must be reviewed by a regulatory commission.” Like former National Economic Council director Gary Cohn, Brennan has tried to get it through Trump’s head that the Postal Service actually benefits from its relationship with Amazon. On one occasion, clearly knowing her audience, she apparently busted out “a set of slides that showed the variety of companies, in addition to Amazon, that also partner for deliveries.”
Obviously, the most disturbing aspect of this story is not that Trump is incapable of absorbing pretty basic facts that have been explained to him on numerous occasions, but that he’s reportedly trying to use the power of the presidency to hurt Amazon because its owner’s newspaper was mean to him.
Trump . . . has accused the Post as being Amazon’s “chief lobbyist” as well as a tax shelter—false charges. He says Amazon uses these advantages to push bricks-and-mortar companies out of business. Some administration officials say several of Trump’s attacks aimed at Amazon have come in response to articles in the Post that he didn’t like.
In a statement to CNBC, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said, “We are doing a total look at how the post office is operating. But [we] don’t have anything specific for you on that.”
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Re: DONALD TRUMP WILL NOT REST UNTIL AMAZON IS A SMOLDERING PILE OF RADIOACTIVE ASH
In a country ruled by who has the most money, Trump is bound to lose this one. I look for Bezos to be around after The Donald is just bad memories and irreversible damage in the rearview mirror.
I have my own worries about what Amazon has done to retail, although when I look at what he's done to Walmart, I still taste a bit of schadenfreude. But I don't like the idea of Amazon being the last man standing, no matter how convenient or cheap it is for consumers.
But Trump hates Amazon for the wrong reasons. He hates it because he hates Bezos owning the Post and publishing the Daily Anti-Trump.
Re: CALL “BLUE LIVES MATTER” BILLS WHAT THEY ARE: ANOTHER ATTACK ON BLACK LIVES
It comes down to politics, as usual. It has nothing to do with any kind of reality. It is, as usual, all about the appearances.
There is no political consensus to protect the rights of poor people who live in urban ghettos. There is a political consensus to protect cops, because without cops, it really WILL be the Wild Wild West.
The Blue Lives Matter crap bills are GREAT for a politician to vote for. Politically expedient, because da churchy white folks be scared.
Black votes are only important in close Presidential races, because those are won on the margins.
People who go off and shoot a cop are not at all rational human beings. Making the penalties for doing it harsher than they already are is futile. It's like making all school shootings an automatic death penalty case. So what, when the perps are all suicidal maniacs anyway.
It'd be amusing, if it weren't so incredibly stupid and pathetic.
Troof.
Laws don't stop crime. It would be nice if they did, but that's not the law's function. Laws give society legal recourse when its members engage in anti-social actions. If you didn't have law against murder, you couldn't do anything (legally) about it when murders happen.
We heat the shooter did not legally possess the guns he used. This is true. But that doesn't mean laws don't work.
The question is: HOW did the shooter get those guns?
Somebody has to be legally responsible for those weapons. If the shooter got his weapons from his father as rumored, then the FATHER should be legally responsible for failure to properly secure the guns. But that only works if there are ENFORCEABLE laws in place regarding storage and access in the home. If that law doesn't exist, it should. I'd be all for obliging gun owners to insure their weapons.
Laws enable us to prosecute murderers, and do perhaps change attitudes over time-- but they prevent nothing.
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<p data-reactid="227">As you’ve probably heard, <strong>Donald Trump’s</strong> feelings toward Internet-retail giant Amazon are roughly on par with his feelings toward stairs, and exercise, and steaks with even the slightest bit of pink in the center. Which is to say: he hates <strong>Jeff Bezos’s</strong> company, and its bevested owner, too—“He’s obsessed with Bezos,” a source told my colleague <strong>Gabriel Sherman.</strong> “Trump is like, how can I fuck with him?” And, clearly, the president has done little to hide his feelings about Amazon. “Unlike others, they pay little or no taxes to state & local governments, use our Postal System as their Delivery Boy (causing tremendous loss to the U.S.), and are putting many thousands of retailers out of business!” he tweeted in March, referring to the company. Then, presumably after catching wind of the many, many reports noting that, out here in reality, the post office makes a ton of money from Amazon, he insisted to his followers, “Only fools, or worse, are saying that our money losing Post Office makes money with Amazon. THEY LOSE A FORTUNE, and this will be changed. Also, our fully tax paying retailers are closing stores all over the country . . . not a level playing field!” Because that’s how this president operates: in his own fact-free world, where even a cadre of advisers holding his hand and “explain[ing] to him in multiple meetings that his perception is inaccurate” can’t change his mind. And while it’s one thing to spout lies and delusions all over social media and during campaign rallies, it’s quite another to try to turn those lies and delusions into weapons against his enemies, which—surprise!—was exactly what he attempted to do.</p>
<p data-reactid="231">According to The Washington Post, Trump “has personally pushed U.S. Postmaster General <strong>Megan Brennan</strong> to double the rate the Postal Service charges <a class="skimlinks-unlinked" title="" href="https://amazon.com/" data-skimwords-word="Amazon.com" data-skim-creative="500005">Amazon.com[/url],” as well as several other firms, to ship packages, a move that would likely cost the companies billions. Per reporters <strong>Damian Paletta</strong> and <strong>Josh Dawsey,</strong> Brennan and Trump have met about the matter several times, beginning in 2017 and as recently as four months ago, although the meetings, conveniently, have never appeared on the president’s public schedule. Thus far Brennan, a 32-year veteran of the Postal Service, has resisted Trump’s demand, reportedly telling him “in multiple conversations occurring this year and last that these arrangements are bound by contracts and must be reviewed by a regulatory commission.” Like former National Economic Council director <strong>Gary Cohn,</strong> Brennan has tried to get it through Trump’s head that the Postal Service actually benefits from its relationship with Amazon. On one occasion, clearly knowing her audience, she apparently busted out “a set of slides that showed the variety of companies, in addition to Amazon, that also partner for deliveries.”</p>
<p data-reactid="235">Obviously, the most disturbing aspect of this story is not that Trump is incapable of absorbing pretty basic facts that have been explained to him on numerous occasions, but that he’s reportedly trying to use the power of the presidency to hurt Amazon because its owner’s newspaper was mean to him.</p>
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<p>Trump . . . has accused the Post as being Amazon’s “chief lobbyist” as well as a tax shelter—false charges. He says Amazon uses these advantages to push bricks-and-mortar companies out of business. Some administration officials say several of Trump’s attacks aimed at Amazon have come in response to articles in the Post that he didn’t like.</p>
<p data-reactid="237">In a statement to CNBC, White House press secretary <strong>Sarah Huckabee Sanders</strong> said, “We are doing a total look at how the post office is operating. But [we] don’t have anything specific for you on that.”</p>
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Trump’s posture towards Amazon is the same as towards main stream media:fake.
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The United States of Guns
posted by Jason Kottke May 18, 2018
Like many of you, I read the news of a single person killing at least 10 people in Santa Fe, Texas today. While this is an outrageous and horrifying event, it isn’t surprising or shocking in any way in a country where more than 33,000 people die from gun violence each year.
America is a stuck in a Groundhog Day loop of gun violence. We’ll keep waking up, stuck in the same reality of oppression, carnage, and ruined lives until we can figure out how to effect meaningful change. I’ve collected some articles here about America’s dysfunctional relationship with guns, most of which I’ve shared before. Change is possible — there are good reasons to control the ownership of guns and control has a high likelihood of success — but how will our country find the political will to make it happen?
An armed society is not a free society:
Arendt offers two points that are salient to our thinking about guns: for one, they insert a hierarchy of some kind, but fundamental nonetheless, and thereby undermine equality. But furthermore, guns pose a monumental challenge to freedom, and particular, the liberty that is the hallmark of any democracy worthy of the name — that is, freedom of speech. Guns do communicate, after all, but in a way that is contrary to free speech aspirations: for, guns chasten speech.
This becomes clear if only you pry a little more deeply into the N.R.A.’s logic behind an armed society. An armed society is polite, by their thinking, precisely because guns would compel everyone to tamp down eccentric behavior, and refrain from actions that might seem threatening. The suggestion is that guns liberally interspersed throughout society would cause us all to walk gingerly — not make any sudden, unexpected moves — and watch what we say, how we act, whom we might offend.
We’re sacrificing America’s children to “our great god Gun”:
Read again those lines, with recent images seared into our brains — “besmeared with blood” and “parents’ tears.” They give the real meaning of what happened at Sandy Hook Elementary School Friday morning. That horror cannot be blamed just on one unhinged person. It was the sacrifice we as a culture made, and continually make, to our demonic god. We guarantee that crazed man after crazed man will have a flood of killing power readily supplied him. We have to make that offering, out of devotion to our Moloch, our god. The gun is our Moloch. We sacrifice children to him daily — sometimes, as at Sandy Hook, by directly throwing them into the fire-hose of bullets from our protected private killing machines, sometimes by blighting our children’s lives by the death of a parent, a schoolmate, a teacher, a protector. Sometimes this is done by mass killings (eight this year), sometimes by private offerings to the god (thousands this year).
The gun is not a mere tool, a bit of technology, a political issue, a point of debate. It is an object of reverence. Devotion to it precludes interruption with the sacrifices it entails. Like most gods, it does what it will, and cannot be questioned. Its acolytes think it is capable only of good things. It guarantees life and safety and freedom. It even guarantees law. Law grows from it. Then how can law question it?
Roger Ebert on the media’s coverage of mass shootings:
Let me tell you a story. The day after Columbine, I was interviewed for the Tom Brokaw news program. The reporter had been assigned a theory and was seeking sound bites to support it. “Wouldn’t you say,” she asked, “that killings like this are influenced by violent movies?” No, I said, I wouldn’t say that. “But what about ‘Basketball Diaries’?” she asked. “Doesn’t that have a scene of a boy walking into a school with a machine gun?” The obscure 1995 Leonardo Di Caprio movie did indeed have a brief fantasy scene of that nature, I said, but the movie failed at the box office (it grossed only $2.5 million), and it’s unlikely the Columbine killers saw it.
The reporter looked disappointed, so I offered her my theory. “Events like this,” I said, “if they are influenced by anything, are influenced by news programs like your own. When an unbalanced kid walks into a school and starts shooting, it becomes a major media event. Cable news drops ordinary programming and goes around the clock with it. The story is assigned a logo and a theme song; these two kids were packaged as the Trench Coat Mafia. The message is clear to other disturbed kids around the country: If I shoot up my school, I can be famous. The TV will talk about nothing else but me. Experts will try to figure out what I was thinking. The kids and teachers at school will see they shouldn’t have messed with me. I’ll go out in a blaze of glory.”
In short, I said, events like Columbine are influenced far less by violent movies than by CNN, the NBC Nightly News and all the other news media, who glorify the killers in the guise of “explaining” them. I commended the policy at the Sun-Times, where our editor said the paper would no longer feature school killings on Page 1. The reporter thanked me and turned off the camera. Of course the interview was never used. They found plenty of talking heads to condemn violent movies, and everybody was happy.
Jill Lepore on the United States of Guns:
There are nearly three hundred million privately owned firearms in the United States: a hundred and six million handguns, a hundred and five million rifles, and eighty-three million shotguns. That works out to about one gun for every American. The gun that T. J. Lane brought to Chardon High School belonged to his uncle, who had bought it in 2010, at a gun shop. Both of Lane’s parents had been arrested on charges of domestic violence over the years. Lane found the gun in his grandfather’s barn.
The United States is the country with the highest rate of civilian gun ownership in the world. (The second highest is Yemen, where the rate is nevertheless only half that of the U.S.) No civilian population is more powerfully armed. Most Americans do not, however, own guns, because three-quarters of people with guns own two or more. According to the General Social Survey, conducted by the National Policy Opinion Center at the University of Chicago, the prevalence of gun ownership has declined steadily in the past few decades. In 1973, there were guns in roughly one in two households in the United States; in 2010, one in three. In 1980, nearly one in three Americans owned a gun; in 2010, that figure had dropped to one in five.
A Land Without Guns: How Japan Has Virtually Eliminated Shooting Deaths:
The only guns that Japanese citizens can legally buy and use are shotguns and air rifles, and it’s not easy to do. The process is detailed in David Kopel’s landmark study on Japanese gun control, published in the 1993 Asia Pacific Law Review, still cited as current. (Kopel, no left-wing loony, is a member of the National Rifle Association and once wrote in National Review that looser gun control laws could have stopped Adolf Hitler.)
To get a gun in Japan, first, you have to attend an all-day class and pass a written test, which are held only once per month. You also must take and pass a shooting range class. Then, head over to a hospital for a mental test and drug test (Japan is unusual in that potential gun owners must affirmatively prove their mental fitness), which you’ll file with the police. Finally, pass a rigorous background check for any criminal record or association with criminal or extremist groups, and you will be the proud new owner of your shotgun or air rifle. Just don’t forget to provide police with documentation on the specific location of the gun in your home, as well as the ammo, both of which must be locked and stored separately. And remember to have the police inspect the gun once per year and to re-take the class and exam every three years.
Australia’s gun laws stopped mass shootings and reduced homicides, study finds:
From 1979 to 1996, the average annual rate of total non-firearm suicide and homicide deaths was rising at 2.1% per year. Since then, the average annual rate of total non-firearm suicide and homicide deaths has been declining by 1.4%, with the researchers concluding there was no evidence of murderers moving to other methods, and that the same was true for suicide.
The average decline in total firearm deaths accelerated significantly, from a 3% decline annually before the reforms to a 5% decline afterwards, the study found.
In the 18 years to 1996, Australia experienced 13 fatal mass shootings in which 104 victims were killed and at least another 52 were wounded. There have been no fatal mass shootings since that time, with the study defining a mass shooting as having at least five victims.
From The Onion, ‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens:
At press time, residents of the only economically advanced nation in the world where roughly two mass shootings have occurred every month for the past eight years were referring to themselves and their situation as “helpless.”
But America is not Australia or Japan. Dan Hodges said on Twitter a few years ago:
In retrospect Sandy Hook marked the end of the US gun control debate. Once America decided killing children was bearable, it was over.
This can’t be the last word on guns in America. We have to do better than this for our children and everyone else whose lives are torn apart by guns. But right now, we are failing them miserably, and Hodges’ words ring with the awful truth that all those lives and our diminished freedom & equality are somehow worth it to the United States as a society.
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1. Allen-Brady K, Miller J, Matsunami N, Stevens J, Block H, Farley M, Krasny L, Pingree C, Lainhart J, Leppert M, McMahon WM, Coon H. A high-density SNP genome-wide linkage scan in a large autism extended pedigree. Mol Psychiatry ;2009 (Jun) ;14(6):590-600.
We performed a high-density, single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), genome-wide scan on a six-generation pedigree from Utah with seven affected males, diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Using a two-stage linkage design, we first performed a nonparametric analysis on the entire genome using a 10K SNP chip to identify potential regions of interest. To confirm potentially interesting regions, we eliminated SNPs in high linkage disequilibrium (LD) using a principal components analysis (PCA) method and repeated the linkage results. Three regions met genome-wide significance criteria after controlling for LD : 3q13.2-q13.31 (nonparametric linkage (NPL), 5.58), 3q26.31-q27.3 (NPL, 4.85) and 20q11.21-q13.12 (NPL, 5.56). Two regions met suggestive criteria for significance 7p14.1-p11.22 (NPL, 3.18) and 9p24.3 (NPL, 3.44). All five chromosomal regions are consistent with other published findings. Haplotype sharing results showed that five of the affected subjects shared more than a single chromosomal region of interest with other affected subjects. Although no common autism susceptibility genes were found for all seven autism cases, these results suggest that multiple genetic loci within these regions may contribute to the autism phenotype in this family, and further follow-up of these chromosomal regions is warranted.
2. Altiere MJ, von Kluge S. Searching for acceptance : challenges encountered while raising a child with autism. J Intellect Dev Disabil ;2009 (Jun) ;34(2):142-152.
BACKGROUND : Autism, a severe childhood disorder, affects the family system in dramatic ways. METHOD : Fifty-two parents of children with autism were interviewed to explore their struggles and their successes qualitatively. RESULTS : Five challenges that emerged from these family’s experiences were : Development, Questioning, Devastation, Solutions, and Growth. Every parent described the confusion that resulted from their child’s behavioural presentation and the feelings of loss and devastation that occurred after discovering their child has autism. Parents, however, were swift and eager to mobilise resources to help their child, sometimes in any possible way. Almost every parent described significant, positive experiences that resulted from raising a child with autism, despite the hardships. CONCLUSIONS : The findings of this study provide important considerations for professionals and families.
4. Ben-Shachar S, Lanpher B, German JR, Qasaymeh M, Potocki L, Nagamani SC, Franco LM, Malphrus A, Bottenfield GW, Spence JE, Amato S, Rousseau JA, Moghaddam B, Skinner C, Skinner SA, Bernes S, Armstrong N, Shinawi M, Stankiewicz P, Patel A, Cheung SW, Lupski JR, Beaudet AL, Sahoo T. Microdeletion 15q13.3 : a locus with incomplete penetrance for autism, mental retardation, and psychiatric disorders. J Med Genet ;2009 (Jun) ;46(6):382-388.
BACKGROUND : Microdeletions within chromosome 15q13.3 are associated both with a recently recognised syndrome of mental retardation, seizures, and dysmorphic features, and with schizophrenia. METHODS AND RESULTS : Based on routine diagnostic testing of approximately 8200 samples using array comparative genomic hybridisation, we identified 20 individuals (14 children and six parents in 12 families) with microdeletions of 15q13.3. Phenotypes in the children included developmental delay, mental retardation, or borderline IQ in most and autistic spectrum disorder (6/14), speech delay, aggressiveness, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and other behavioural problems. Both parents were available in seven families, and the deletion was de novo in one, inherited from an apparently normal parent in four, and inherited from a parent with learning disability and bipolar disorder in two families. Of the 14 children, six in five families were adopted, and DNA was available for only one of these 10 biological parents ; the deletion was very likely inherited for one of these families with two affected children. Among the unavailable parents, two mothers were described as having mental retardation, another mother as having "mental illness", and one father as having schizophrenia. We hypothesise that some of the unavailable parents have the deletion. CONCLUSIONS : The occurrence of increased adoption, frequent autism, bipolar disorder, and lack of penetrance are noteworthy findings in individuals with deletion 15q13.3. A high rate of adoption may be related to the presence of the deletion in biological parents. Unconfirmed histories of antisocial behaviours in unavailable biological parents raise the concern that future research may show that deletion 15q13.3 is associated with such behaviours.
5. Bouder JN, Spielman S, Mandell DS. Brief report : quantifying the impact of autism coverage on private insurance premiums. J Autism Dev Disord ;2009 (Jun) ;39(6):953-957.
Many states are considering legislation requiring private insurance companies to pay for autism-related services. Arguments against mandates include that they will result in higher premiums. Using Pennsylvania legislation as an example, which proposed covering services up to $36,000 per year for individuals less than 21 years of age, this paper estimates potential premium increases. The estimate relies on autism treated prevalence, the number of individuals insured by affected plans, mean annual autism expenditures, administrative costs, medical loss ratio, and total insurer revenue. Current treated prevalence and expenditures suggests that premium increases would approximate 1%, with a lower bound of 0.19% and an upper bound of 2.31%. Policy makers can use these results to assess the cost-effectiveness of similar legislation.
6. Bowler DM, Limoges E, Mottron L. Different verbal learning strategies in autism spectrum disorder : evidence from the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test. J Autism Dev Disord ;2009 (Jun) ;39(6):910-915.
The Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test, which requires the free recall of the same list of 15 unrelated words over 5 trials, was administered to 21 high-functioning adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and 21 matched typical individuals. The groups showed similar overall levels of free recall, rates of learning over trials and subjective organisation of their recall. However, the primacy portion of the serial position curve of the ASD participants showed slower growth over trials than that of the typical participants. The implications of this finding for our understanding of memory in ASD are discussed.
7. Campbell DB. When linkage signal for autism MET candidate gene. Eur J Hum Genet ;2009 (Jun) ;17(6):699-700.
8. Chan AS, Cheung MC, Han YM, Sze SL, Leung WW, Man HS, To CY. Executive function deficits and neural discordance in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Clin Neurophysiol ;2009 (Jun) ;120(6):1107-1115.
OBJECTIVE : This study examined neurophysiologic activities, executive dysfunctions, and their association in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). METHODS : Thirty-eight normal and 16 children with ASD participated with parental consent. Executive functions were measured using neuropsychological tests and parent ratings, and neurophysiologic activities were measured using EEG to yield cordance values, an indirect measure of brain perfusion. RESULTS : Children with ASD made significantly more intrusion errors and False Alarms on the Hong Kong List Learning Test (HKLLT) and Object Recognition Test (OR) than normal children, but were comparable to normal children on the Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test and Continuous Performance Test. They also showed significantly poorer executive functions in everyday activities as shown on the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF), and had lower frontal perfusion patterns than normal children as shown in the neurophysiologic cordance measures. Frontal cordance values were found to be significantly associated with executive dysfunctions in HKLLT Delayed Intrusions, OR False Alarms and BRIEF. CONCLUSIONS : Children with ASD were impaired in everyday executive functioning and response inhibition. The cordance value, which has been shown to correlate with brain perfusion in a number of studies, was significantly correlated with executive dysfunctions. SIGNIFICANCE : Exploration of this measure as an index for response to intervention is warranted.
9. Dawson S, Glasson EJ, Dixon G, Bower C. Birth defects in children with autism spectrum disorders : a population-based, nested case-control study. Am J Epidemiol ;2009 (Jun 1) ;169(11):1296-1303.
The causes of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are unknown, although genetic and environmental influences have been implicated. Previous studies have suggested an association with birth defects, but most investigators have not addressed associations with specific diagnostic categories of ASD. In this study, the authors investigated the associations between birth defects and autism, Asperger syndrome, and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified. Using Western Australian population-based linked data, the authors compared all children with ASD born in Western Australia during 1980-1995 (n = 465) with their siblings (n = 481) and population controls (n = 1,313) in a nested case-control study. The prevalence of birth defects was significantly higher in ASD cases than in population controls ; this difference remained significant after adjustment for confounding factors. Odds ratios for birth defects were similar for autism (odds ratio (OR) = 2.0, 95% confidence interval (CI) : 1.3, 3.0) and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (OR = 2.2, 95% CI : 1.1, 4.3) but not for Asperger syndrome (OR = 0.5, 95% CI : 0.1, 1.9). Birth defects in case siblings were not significantly different from those in cases and population controls. The association between birth defects and ASD may be due to underlying genetic and/or environmental factors common to both ASD and birth defects, or birth defects may predispose a child to ASD.
10. Dillenburger K, Keenan M. None of the As in ABA stand for autism : dispelling the myths. J Intellect Dev Disabil ;2009 (Jun) ;34(2):193-195.
11. d’Orsi G, Demaio V, Minervini MG. Myoclonic status misdiagnosed as movement disorders in Rett syndrome : a video-polygraphic study. Epilepsy Behav ;2009 (Jun) ;15(2):260-262.
Myoclonic jerks and myoclonic status (MS) are sometimes difficult to distinguish clinically from movement disorders such as hand stereotypies, tremor, and dystonia in Rett syndrome. We describe a rare and complete video-polygraphic study of a girl with Rett syndrome (MECP2 mutation) and MS misdiagnosed as movement disorders and disclosed after video-polygraphic recordings. Corresponding to closely recurring activity of diffuse spike and polyspikes-wave-type paroxysms, rhythmic and, especially, arrhythmic myoclonias, usually asymmetrical and asynchronous, involving mainly right muscle deltoid and rarely followed by an inhibitory phenomenon, appeared. The MS improved and, most importantly, disappeared after the use of levetiracetam, with an evident antimyoclonic efficacy and a marked improvement of daily life for the patient and her caregivers. The difficulty in differentiating some typical nonepileptic behavioral features and movement disorders of patients with Rett syndrome from seizures was overcome using prolonged video-polygraphic recordings in our case.
12. Downs J, Young D, de Klerk N, Bebbington A, Baikie G, Leonard H. Impact of scoliosis surgery on activities of daily living in females with Rett syndrome. J Pediatr Orthop ;2009 (Jun) ;29(4):369-374.
BACKGROUND : Scoliosis is a common orthopaedic complication of Rett syndrome, and surgery is commonly used to reduce asymmetry in cases with severe scoliosis. METHODS : Data from questionnaires administered to caregivers biennially from 2000 to 2006 were used to describe functional skill levels in subjects with Rett syndrome, and within-subject change in 16 subjects with scoliosis surgery were compared with within-subject change in 186 pairs of data from 86 subjects with conservatively managed scoliosis. Postsurgical assessment was conducted after a mean of 17.8 months. RESULTS : Surgery was associated with improved activities of daily living as measured by the WeeFIM for subjects who were wheelchair bound (P = 0.05). Mobility levels, social interaction, communication skills, and the frequency of daytime napping remained similar for the group as a whole. CONCLUSIONS : Improvements in activities of daily living are likely to represent an increase in the quality of life for subjects and caregivers and were mainly found in subjects who were wheelchair bound, indicating that those who were more severely affected were able to benefit from this intervention. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE : Therapeutic study : level III.
13. Finke EH, McNaughton DB, Drager KD. "All children can and should have the opportunity to learn" : general education teachers’ perspectives on including children with autism spectrum disorder who require AAC. Augment Altern Commun ;2009 (Jun) ;25(2):110-122.
A qualitative online focus group methodology was used to investigate the experiences of five elementary school teachers (grades K-5) who had included in their general education classrooms children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) who required augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). Information was obtained from the participants in the following areas : (a) the benefits of educational inclusion, (b) the negative impacts of educational inclusion, (c) the challenges of educational inclusion, (d) the supports for educational inclusion, and (e) recommendations for other teachers and individuals involved in the inclusion process. Participants primarily chose to focus on inclusion as a beneficial practice for all involved, but did describe a few barriers and challenges of inclusion. The results are discussed as they relate to these themes and with reference to published literature. Recommendations for future directions are also presented.
14. Fodstad JC, Matson JL, Hess J, Neal D. Social and communication behaviours in infants and toddlers with autism and pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified. Dev Neurorehabil ;2009 (Jun) ;12(3):152-157.
PURPOSE : Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are a group of conditions characterized by symptoms that onset in early childhood. Deficits in social skills and communication are two of the core features of ASD and, if not remediated, can lead to poor long-term outcomes. Few researchers have examined characteristics of social skills and communication in infants with ASD. METHOD : The social skills and communicative ability of 886 infants and toddlers 17-37 months of age with autism, PDD-NOS or ’at risk’ for other developmental delays were evaluated using the Baby and Infant Screen for Children with aUtIsm Traits (BISCUIT). A Kruskal-Wallis test with follow-up Mann-Whitney tests were used to test for significance. RESULTS : Infants and toddlers with autism, followed by PDD-NOS, had greater social and communication deficits than children ’at risk’ for developmental delays. Items which distinguished between these diagnostic groups were determined. CONCLUSIONS : Outcomes suggest that social and communication deficits can be identified at early ages in a population of developmentally delayed toddlers. Implications are that pinpointing emerging social and communicative autistic traits earlier will allow for more accurate assessment and diagnosis in infants with ASD. This translates into earlier intervention and more effective treatment practices.
15. Fombonne E. Epidemiology of pervasive developmental disorders. Pediatr Res ;2009 (Jun) ;65(6):591-598.
This article reviews the results of 43 studies published since 1966 that provided estimates for the prevalence of pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs), including autistic disorder, Asperger disorder, PDD not otherwise specified, and childhood disintegrative disorder. The prevalence of autistic disorder has increased in recent surveys and current estimates of prevalence are around 20/10,000, whereas the prevalence for PDD not otherwise specified is around 30/10,000 in recent surveys. Prevalence of Asperger disorder is much lower than that for autistic disorder and childhood disintegrative disorder is a very rare disorder with a prevalence of about 2/100,000. Combined all together, recent studies that have examined the whole spectrum of PDDs have consistently provided estimates in the 60-70/10,000 range, making PDD one of the most frequent childhood neurodevelopmental disorders. The meaning of the increase in prevalence in recent decades is reviewed. There is evidence that the broadening of the concept, the expansion of diagnostic criteria, the development of services, and improved awareness of the condition have played a major role in explaining this increase, although it cannot be ruled out that other factors might have also contributed to that trend.
16. Gerhard T, Chavez B, Olfson M, Crystal S. National patterns in the outpatient pharmacological management of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. J Clin Psychopharmacol ;2009 (Jun) ;29(3):307-310.
17. Hallett V, Ronald A, Happe F. Investigating the association between autistic-like and internalizing traits in a community-based twin sample. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry ;2009 (Jun) ;48(6):618-627.
OBJECTIVES : Recent research has suggested that children with autistic spectrum disorders often experience comorbid symptoms of anxiety and depression. However, despite this overlap, no quantitative genetic studies have addressed the phenotypic overlap and the etiologic association between internalizing and autistic-like traits within the general population. This study aimed to investigate the phenotypic and etiologic relation between internalizing and autistic-like traits using a community-based twin sample. METHOD : We investigated the co-occurrence of these traits in a population-based sample of 3,233 twin pairs aged 8 to 9 years, using both parent- and teacher-report questionnaires. Bivariate structural equation modeling techniques were used to determine the extent to which internalizing and autistic-like traits shared common genetic and environmental influences. RESULTS : Our results showed that there was a modest phenotypic correlation (r = 0.26-0.29) between autistic-like and internalizing traits. The traits were both substantially heritable but were largely independent with regard to their genetic influences (r(G) = 0.12-0.19). Shared environmental influences were modest but were largely common to both traits. Similar results were found using both parent- and teacher-reported data. CONCLUSIONS : Internalizing and autistic-like traits showed moderate phenotypic overlap within the general population. This association was explained in small part by shared genetic factors, but the results suggested that most genetic influences were specific to either internalizing traits or autistic traits. Given these findings, we discuss the potential mechanisms that may underlie the relation between these traits.
18. Henningsson S, Jonsson L, Ljunggren E, Westberg L, Gillberg C, Rastam M, Anckarsater H, Nygren G, Landen M, Thuresson K, Betancur C, Leboyer M, Gillberg C, Eriksson E, Melke J. Possible association between the androgen receptor gene and autism spectrum disorder. Psychoneuroendocrinology ;2009 (Jun) ;34(5):752-761.
Autism is a highly heritable disorder but the specific genes involved remain largely unknown. The higher prevalence of autism in men than in women, in conjunction with a number of other observations, has led to the suggestion that prenatal brain exposure to androgens may be of importance for the development of this condition. Prompted by this hypothesis, we investigated the potential influence of variation in the androgen receptor (AR) gene on the susceptibility for autism. To this end, 267 subjects with autism spectrum disorder and 617 controls were genotyped for three polymorphisms in exon 1 of the AR gene : the CAG repeat, the GGN repeat and the rs6152 SNP. In addition, parents and affected siblings were genotyped for 118 and 32 of the cases, respectively. Case-control comparisons revealed higher prevalence of short CAG alleles as well as of the A allele of the rs6152 SNP in female cases than in controls, but revealed no significant differences with respect to the GGN repeat. Analysis of the 118 families using transmission disequilibrium test, on the other hand, suggested an association with the GGN polymorphism, the rare 20-repeat allele being undertransmitted to male cases and the 23-repeat allele being overtransmitted to female cases. Sequencing of the AR gene in 46 patients revealed no mutations or rare variants. The results lend some support for an influence of the studied polymorphisms on the susceptibility for autism, but argue against the possibility that mutations in the AR gene are common in subjects with this condition.
19. Herbrecht E, Poustka F, Birnkammer S, Duketis E, Schlitt S, Schmotzer G, Bolte S. Pilot evaluation of the Frankfurt Social Skills Training for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry ;2009 (Jun) ;18(6):327-335.
The objective of this pilot study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a group-based intervention aiming at improving social and communication skills in individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Over a period of 11 months, N = 17 children and adolescents received treatment according to the manualised Frankfurt Social Skills Training (KONTAKT). Parent, teacher, expert and blind expert ratings were assessed to judge outcome regarding peer interaction, autistic behaviours, adaptive functioning and family burden. The participants exhibited improvements pre to follow-up treatment, particularly in the area of autistic symptomatology. Effect sizes (partial eta squared) ranged from 0.02 to 0.69. Among other things, regression models showed a positive influence of IQ and language skills on gains in social skills. Findings indicate that KONTAKT might be useful for enhancing social skills and reducing autism-related psychopathology over time in different contexts. Nevertheless, controlled trials are needed to reassure its effectiveness.
20. Hernandez RN, Feinberg RL, Vaurio R, Passanante NM, Thompson RE, Kaufmann WE. Autism spectrum disorder in fragile X syndrome : a longitudinal evaluation. Am J Med Genet A ;2009 (Jun) ;149A(6):1125-1137.
The present study extends our previous work on characterizing the autistic behavior profile of boys with fragile X syndrome (FXS) who meet Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders, 4th Edition criteria for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) into a longitudinal evaluation of ASD in FXS (FXS + ASD). Specifically, we aimed to determine the stability of the diagnosis and profile of ASD in FXS over time. Through regression models, we also evaluated which autistic and social behaviors and skills were correlates of diagnosis and autistic behavior severity (i.e., Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised total scores). Finally, we assessed the evolution of cognitive parameters in FXS + ASD. A population of 56 boys (30-88 months at baseline) with FXS was evaluated using measures of autistic, social, and cognitive behaviors and skills at three yearly evaluations. We found that the diagnosis of ASD in FXS was relatively stable over time. Further emphasizing this stability, we found a set of behaviors and skills, particularly those related to peer relationships and adaptive socialization, that differentiated FXS + ASD from the rest of the FXS cohort (FXS + None) and contributed to autistic severity at all time points. Nevertheless, the general improvement in autistic behavior observed in FXS + ASD coupled with the concurrent worsening in FXS + None resulted in less differentiation between the groups over time. Surprisingly, FXS + ASD IQ scores were stable while FXS + None non-verbal IQ scores declined. Our findings indicate that ASD is a distinctive subphenotype in FXS characterized by deficits in complex social interaction, with similarities to ASD in the general population.
21. Johnson WG, Buyske S, Mars AE, Sreenath M, Stenroos ES, Williams TA, Stein R, Lambert GH. HLA-DR4 as a Risk Allele for Autism Acting in Mothers of Probands Possibly During Pregnancy. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med ;2009 (Jun) ;163(6):542-546.
OBJECTIVES : To test whether HLA-DR4 acts in the mother, possibly during pregnancy, to contribute to the phenotype of autistic disorder in her fetus. DESIGN : Transmission disequilibrium testing in case mothers and maternal grandparents. SETTING : Previous studies have consistently shown increased frequency of HLA-DR4 in probands with autism and their mothers, but not their fathers. However, this has been documented only in case-control studies and not by a more direct study design to determine whether HLA-DR4 acts in mothers during pregnancy to contribute to autism in their affected offspring. PARTICIPANTS : We genotyped for HLA-DR alleles in members of 31 families with parents and maternal grandparents. Probands with autism were tested using the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-Western Psychological Services and Autism Diagnostic Interview, Revised. There was 80% power to detect an odds ratio of 3.6. Participants were all families from New Jersey and were similar in number to earlier studies of autism and HLA-DR4. OUTCOME MEASURES : Analysis was by standard transmission disequilibrium testing. As a secondary test we examined the possibility of maternal imprinting. RESULTS : Significant transmission disequilibrium for HLA-DR4 was seen (odds ratio, 4.67 ; 95% confidence interval, 1.34-16.24 ; P = .008) for transmissions from maternal grandparents to mothers of probands, supporting a role for HLA-DR4 as an autism risk factor acting in mothers during pregnancy. Transmission disequilibrium was not seen for HLA-DR4 transmissions from parents to probands or from mothers to probands. CONCLUSIONS : The HLA-DR4 gene may act in mothers of children with autism during pregnancy to contribute to autism in their offspring. Further studies are required to confirm these findings.
22. Johnston SS, Buchanan S, Davenport L. Comparison of fixed and gradual array when teaching sound-letter correspondence to two children with autism who use AAC. Augment Altern Commun ;2009 (Jun) ;25(2):136-144.
The purpose of this study was to compare two conditions for teaching two children with autism (ages 4 ;10 and 5 ;4) who used Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) to point to the printed letter that corresponded to the spoken letter sounds of /t/ and /m/. In one condition (gradual array), the printed letter was first presented in isolation and then distracter letters were gradually introduced. In the other condition (fixed array), the printed letter was immediately presented in combination with seven distracter letters. Using an alternating treatment design, results revealed that the fixed array condition resulted in a faster rate of acquisition of target skills for both participants. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.
23. Kanne SM, Abbacchi AM, Constantino JN. Multi-informant ratings of psychiatric symptom severity in children with autism spectrum disorders : the importance of environmental context. J Autism Dev Disord ;2009 (Jun) ;39(6):856-864.
The present study examines co-occurring psychiatric syndromes in a well-characterized sample of youths with autism spectrum disorders (ASD ; n = 177) and their siblings (n = 148), reported independently by parents and teachers. In ASD, parents reported substantial comorbidity with affective (26%), anxiety (25%), attentional (25%), conduct (16%), oppositional (15%), and somatic problems (6%). Teachers reported a much lower prevalence. Autistic severity scores for children with ASD exhibited moderate correlations with general psychopathology within- but not across-informants, whereas, sibling correlations were significant both within- and across-informants. Results support the role of environmental context in psychiatric symptom expression in children affected by autism and suggest that informant discrepancies may more provide critical cues for these children via specific environmental modifications.
24. Kanne SM, Christ SE, Reiersen AM. Psychiatric symptoms and psychosocial difficulties in young adults with autistic traits. J Autism Dev Disord ;2009 (Jun) ;39(6):827-833.
A screening version of the social responsiveness scale (SRS) was administered to 1,847 university students to identify a subgroup reporting significantly greater autism traits relative to their peers (High SRS group). A group reporting minimal autism traits was also identified (Low SRS group) matched for age, gender, and attentional difficulties. We administered the Behavioral Assessment System for Children-2nd edition (BASC-2), a comprehensive questionnaire designed to assess psychiatric symptoms and personality characteristics, to both groups. The high SRS group reported significantly more difficulties across the majority of areas, including depression/anxiety, interpersonal relationships, and personal adjustment. Thus, young adults reporting a greater degree of autistic traits also reported greater psychiatric difficulties across a wide psychosocial range.
25. Keary CJ, Minshew NJ, Bansal R, Goradia D, Fedorov S, Keshavan MS, Hardan AY. Corpus callosum volume and neurocognition in autism. J Autism Dev Disord ;2009 (Jun) ;39(6):834-841.
The corpus callosum has recently been considered as an index of interhemispheric connectivity. This study applied a novel volumetric method to examine the size of the corpus callosum in 32 individuals with autism and 34 age-, gender- and IQ-matched controls and to investigate the relationship between this structure and cognitive measures linked to interhemispheric functioning. Participants with autism displayed reductions in total corpus callosum volume and in several of its subdivisions. Relationships were also observed between volumetric alterations and performance on several cognitive tests including the Tower of Hanoi test. These findings provide further evidence for anatomical alterations in the corpus callosum in autism, but warrant additional studies examining the relationship of this structure and specific measures of interhemispheric connectivity.
26. King BH, Hollander E, Sikich L, McCracken JT, Scahill L, Bregman JD, Donnelly CL, Anagnostou E, Dukes K, Sullivan L, Hirtz D, Wagner A, Ritz L, STAART Psychopharmacology Network. Lack of efficacy of citalopram in children with autism spectrum disorders and high levels of repetitive behavior : citalopram ineffective in children with autism. Arch Gen Psychiatry ;2009 (Jun) ;66(6):583-590.
CONTEXT : Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are widely prescribed for children with autism spectrum disorders. OBJECTIVES : To determine the efficacy and safety of citalopram hydrobromide therapy for repetitive behavior in children with autism spectrum disorders. DESIGN : National Institutes of Health-sponsored randomized controlled trial. SETTING : Six academic centers, including Mount Sinai School of Medicine, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of California at Los Angeles, Yale University, and Dartmouth Medical School. PARTICIPANTS : One hundred forty-nine volunteers 5 to 17 years old (mean [SD] age, 9.4 [3.1] years) were randomized to receive citalopram (n = 73) or placebo (n = 76). Participants had autistic spectrum disorders, Asperger disorder, or pervasive developmental disorder, not otherwise specified ; had illness severity ratings of at least moderate on the Clinical Global Impressions, Severity of Illness Scale ; and scored at least moderate on compulsive behaviors measured with the Children’s Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scales modified for pervasive developmental disorders. INTERVENTIONS : Twelve weeks of citalopram hydrobromide (10 mg/5 mL) or placebo. The mean (SD) maximum dosage of citalopram hydrobromide was 16.5 (6.5) mg/d by mouth (maximum, 20 mg/d). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES : Positive response was defined by a score of much improved or very much improved on the Clinical Global Impressions, Improvement subscale. An important secondary outcome was the score on the Children’s Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scales modified for pervasive developmental disorders. Adverse events were systematically elicited using the Safety Monitoring Uniform Report Form. RESULTS : There was no significant difference in the rate of positive response on the Clinical Global Impressions, Improvement subscale between the citalopram-treated group (32.9%) and the placebo group (34.2%) (relative risk, 0.96 ; 95% confidence interval, 0.61-1.51 ; P > .99). There was no difference in score reduction on the Children’s Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scales modified for pervasive developmental disorders from baseline (mean [SD], -2.0 [3.4] points for the citalopram-treated group and -1.9 [2.5] points for the placebo group ; P = .81). Citalopram use was significantly more likely to be associated with adverse events, particularly increased energy level, impulsiveness, decreased concentration, hyperactivity, stereotypy, diarrhea, insomnia, and dry skin or pruritus. CONCLUSION : Results of this trial do not support the use of citalopram for the treatment of repetitive behavior in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders. Trial Registration clinicaltrials.gov Identifier : NCT00086645.
27. Kuusikko S, Haapsamo H, Jansson-Verkasalo E, Hurtig T, Mattila ML, Ebeling H, Jussila K, Bolte S, Moilanen I. Emotion recognition in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders. J Autism Dev Disord ;2009 (Jun) ;39(6):938-945.
We examined upper facial basic emotion recognition in 57 subjects with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) (M = 13.5 years) and 33 typically developing controls (M = 14.3 years) by using a standardized computer-aided measure (The Frankfurt Test and Training of Facial Affect Recognition, FEFA). The ASD group scored lower than controls on the total scores of FEFA and perceived ambiguous stimuli more often as a negative emotion. The older ASD group (> or =12 years) performed better than the younger ASD group (<12 years) on the blended emotions of FEFA. The results support the findings that individuals with ASD have difficulties in emotion recognition. However, older subjects with ASD seem to have better skills than younger subjects with ASD.
28. Kuwagata M, Ogawa T, Shioda S, Nagata T. Observation of fetal brain in a rat valproate-induced autism model : a developmental neurotoxicity study. Int J Dev Neurosci ;2009 (Jun) ;27(4):399-405.
Prenatal exposure to chemicals is well known to induce developmental abnormalities in the central nervous system of children. Developmental neurotoxicity (DNT) tests are important to identify neurotoxic agents and prevent neurodevelopmental disorders. We have investigated DNT, focusing on the fetal brain shortly after chemical exposure. To demonstrate a usefulness of a study focusing on the fetal brain in DNT tests, we assessed the fetal brain in a rat valproate-induced autism model. Rats were treated with sodium valproate (VPA, 800 mg/kg) orally on gestational day (GD) 9 or 11 (VPA9 or VPA11), and the fetal brains were examined on GD16 using immunohistochemistry for serotonin (5-HT), tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), and TuJ1 (neuron specific class III beta-tubulin). Hypoplasia of the cortical plate was induced in both VPA9 and VPA11 groups. Abnormal migration of TH-positive and 5-HT neurons, possibly due to the appearance of an abnormally running nerve tract in the pons, was observed only in the VPA11 group. In addition, when we compared the incidence of these abnormalities between pregnant rats mated in our own animal facility (in-house group), and rats purchased pregnant (supplier group), the supplier group was much more sensitive, especially to the pons abnormality. Shipping stress may affect the reproducibility of VPA-induced DNT. The present results demonstrate that examination of the GD16 fetal brain was useful for detecting and characterizing abnormal development of the brain after VPA exposure. Further discussion was made with reference to the findings in children with autism.
29. Leeming RJ, Lucock M. Autism : Is there a folate connection ? J Inherit Metab Dis ;2009 (Jun) ;32(3):400-402.
Autism is increasing-but why ? Birth defect prevention trials were based on the teleological assumption that folic acid could prevent neural tube defects without consideration of long-term effects, some of which could be beneficial, some of which might be harmful. We therefore ask-Is it impossible to look again at these cohorts ?
30. Lim SM, Kim HJ, Nam M, Chung JH, Park YH. Association study of DISC1 in Korean population with autism spectrum disorders. Psychiatr Genet ;2009 (Jun) ;19(3):160.
31. Lind SE, Bowler DM. Language and theory of mind in autism spectrum disorder : the relationship between complement syntax and false belief task performance. J Autism Dev Disord ;2009 (Jun) ;39(6):929-937.
This study aimed to test the hypothesis that children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) use their knowledge of complement syntax as a means of "hacking out" solutions to false belief tasks, despite lacking a representational theory of mind (ToM). Participants completed a "memory for complements" task, a measure of receptive vocabulary, and traditional location change and unexpected contents false belief tasks. Consistent with predictions, the correlation between complement syntax score and location change task performance was significantly stronger within the ASD group than within the comparison group. However, contrary to predictions, complement syntax score was not significantly correlated with unexpected contents task performance within either group. Possible explanations for this pattern of results are considered.
32. Luong J, Yoder MK, Canham D. Southeast Asian parents raising a child with autism : a qualitative investigation of coping styles. J Sch Nurs ;2009 (Jun) ;25(3):222-229.
Autism is a developmental disability increasing in incidence over the past decade. Parents of children with autism experience prolonged levels of stress and isolation. Using qualitative research design, nine parents of children with autism participated in this study that focused on the effect of autism on the family, coping styles, and support systems. The target population was first-generation Southeast Asian American parents. Results revealed nine coping style patterns : (a) denial/passive coping, (b) empowerment, (c) redirecting energy, (d) shifting of focus, (e) rearranging life and relationships, (f) changed expectations, (g) social withdrawal, (h) spiritual coping, and (i) acceptance. The school was considered the primary supportive entity. Although findings may not be unique to the Southeast Asian group, the research provides an in-depth perspective on their lived experience, their struggles, and strengths. Insight gained from this investigation can help school nurses better understand the affect of autism on families, identify specific needs, and address these needs by advocating for appropriate supportive programs.
33. Magnee MJ, Oranje B, van Engeland H, Kahn RS, Kemner C. Cross-sensory gating in schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorder : EEG evidence for impaired brain connectivity ? Neuropsychologia ;2009 (Jun) ;47(7):1728-1732.
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and schizophrenia are both neurodevelopmental disorders that have extensively been associated with impairments in functional brain connectivity. Using a cross-sensory P50 suppression paradigm, this study investigated low-level audiovisual interactions on cortical EEG activation, which provides crucial information about functional integrity of connections between brain areas involved in cross-sensory processing in both disorders. Thirteen high functioning adult males with ASD, 13 high functioning adult males with schizophrenia, and 16 healthy adult males participated in the study. No differences in neither auditory nor cross-sensory P50 suppression were found between healthy controls and individuals with ASD. In schizophrenia, attenuated P50 responses to the first auditory stimulus indicated early auditory processing deficits. These results are in accordance with the notion that filtering deficits may be secondary to earlier sensory dysfunction. Also, atypical cross-sensory suppression was found, which implies that the cognitive impairments seen in schizophrenia may be due to deficits in the integrity of connections between brain areas involved in low-level cross-sensory processing.
34. Mantis JG, Fritz CL, Marsh J, Heinrichs SC, Seyfried TN. Improvement in motor and exploratory behavior in Rett syndrome mice with restricted ketogenic and standard diets. Epilepsy Behav ;2009 (Jun) ;15(2):133-141.
Rett syndrome (RTT) is a rare X-linked autistic-spectrum neurological disorder associated with impaired energy metabolism, seizure susceptibility, progressive social behavioral regression, and motor impairment primarily in young girls. The objective of this study was to examine the influence of restricted diets, including a ketogenic diet (KD) and a standard rodent chow diet (SD), on behavior in male Mecp2(308/y) mice, a model of RTT. The KD is a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet that has anticonvulsant efficacy in children with intractable epilepsy and may be therapeutic in children with RTT. Following an 11-day pretrial period, adult wild-type and mutant Rett mice were separated into groups that were fed either an SD in unrestricted or restricted amounts or a ketogenic diet (KetoCal) in restricted amounts for a total of 30 days. The restricted diets were administered to reduce mouse body weight by 20-23% compared to the body weight of each mouse before the initiation of the diet. All mice were subjected to a battery of behavioral tests to determine the influence of the diet on the RTT phenotype. We found that performance in tests of motor behavior and anxiety was significantly worse in male RTT mice compared to wild-type mice and that restriction of either the KD or the SD improved motor behavior and reduced anxiety. We conclude that although both restricted diets increased the tendency of Rett mice to explore a novel environment, the beneficial effects of the KD were due more to calorie restriction than to the composition of the diet. Our findings suggest that calorically restricted diets could be effective in reducing the anxiety and in improving motor behavior in girls with RTT.
35. Marschik PB, Einspieler C, Oberle A, Laccone F, Prechtl HF. Case report : retracing atypical development : a preserved speech variant of Rett syndrome. J Autism Dev Disord ;2009 (Jun) ;39(6):958-961.
The subject of the present study is the development of a girl with the preserved speech variant of Rett disorder. Our data are based on detailed retrospective and prospective video analyses. Despite achieving developmental milestones, movement quality was already abnormal during the girl’s first half year of life. In addition, early hand stereotypies, idiosyncratic vocalizations, asymmetric eye opening, and abnormal facial expressions are early signs proving that this variant of the Rett complex, too, manifests itself within the first months of life.
36. Matson JL, Dempsey T, Fodstad JC. Stereotypies and repetitive/restrictive behaviours in infants with autism and pervasive developmental disorder. Dev Neurorehabil ;2009 (Jun) ;12(3):122-127.
PURPOSE : Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are characterized by severe and debilitating symptoms including stereotyped and repetitive behaviours. Stereotypies and repetitive behaviours constitute core features of ASD and markedly impede attempts to remediate the disorder. Little previous research has examined characteristics of the core features of ASD in infants. METHOD : In the present study, 760 infants with autism, PDD-NOS or no diagnosis of ASD but at risk for other developmental delays or physical disabilities were evaluated with respect to the nature and extent of their stereotyped and ritualistic behaviour using the Baby and Infant Screen for Children with aUtIsm Traits (BISCUIT). A Kruskal-Wallis test with follow-up Mann-Whitney tests were employed to test for significant differences. RESULTS : Infants with autism evinced the highest amount of stereotypic behaviour, followed by those with PDD-NOS and atypical development. A sub-set of BISCUIT items could accurately predict diagnostic group membership. CONCLUSIONS : These data suggest that many core features of ASD are distinct and can be reliably identified early in life. The potential early identification of these behavioural challenges could lead to earlier intervention practices and symptom alleviation for children in this population.
37. Mironov SL, Skorova E, Hartelt N, Mironova LA, Hasan MT, Kugler S. Remodelling of the respiratory network in a mouse model of Rett syndrome depends on brain-derived neurotrophic factor regulated slow calcium buffering. J Physiol ;2009 (Jun 1) ;587(Pt 11):2473-2485.
Rett syndrome caused by MeCP2 mutations is a devastating neurodevelopmental disorder accompanied by severe breathing irregularities. Using transduction of organotypic slices from model MeCP2-/y mice with neuron-specific calcium sensor protein D3cpv, we examined the slow calcium buffering in neurons in pre-Botzinger complex (preBotC), a component of the complex respiratory network. Examination of wild-type (WT) and MeCP2 null mice showed clear differences in the spatial organisations of neurons in preBotC and also in the disturbances in calcium homeostasis in mutant mice during early postnatal development. Deregulated calcium buffering in MeCP2-/y neurons was indicated by increased amplitude and kinetics of depolarisation-induced calcium transients. Both effects were related to an insufficient calcium uptake into the endoplasmic reticulum that was restored after pretreatment with brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BNDF). Conversely, the inhibition of BDNF signalling in WT neurons produced disturbances similar to those observed in MeCP2-/y mice. Brief hypoxia and calcium release from internal stores induced global calcium increases, after which the processes of many MeCP2-/y neurons were retracted, an effect that was also corrected by pretreatment with BDNF. The data obtained point to a tight connection between calcium homeostasis and long-term changes in neuronal connectivity. We therefore propose that calcium-dependent retraction of neurites in preBotC neurons can cause remodelling of the neuronal network during development and set up the conditions for appearance of breathing irregularities in Rett model mice.
38. Noor A, Gianakopoulos PJ, Fernandez B, Marshall CR, Szatmari P, Roberts W, Scherer SW, Vincent JB. Copy number variation analysis and sequencing of the X-linked mental retardation gene TSPAN7/TM4SF2 in patients with autism spectrum disorder. Psychiatr Genet ;2009 (Jun) ;19(3):154-155.
39. Olsen J, Zhu JL. Re : "Advanced parental age and the risk of autism spectrum disorder". Am J Epidemiol ;2009 (Jun 1) ;169(11):1406 ; author reply 1406-1407.
40. Oosterling IJ, Swinkels SH, van der Gaag RJ, Visser JC, Dietz C, Buitelaar JK. Comparative analysis of three screening instruments for autism spectrum disorder in toddlers at high risk. J Autism Dev Disord ;2009 (Jun) ;39(6):897-909.
Several instruments have been developed to screen for autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in high-risk populations. However, few studies compare different instruments in one sample. Data were gathered from the Early Screening of Autistic Traits Questionnaire, Social Communication Questionnaire, Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales-Developmental Profile, Infant-Toddler Checklist and key items of the Checklist for Autism in Toddlers in 238 children (mean age = 29.6 months, SD = 6.4) at risk for ASD. Discriminative properties are compared in the whole sample and in two age groups separately (8-24 months and 25-44 months). No instrument or individual item shows satisfying power in discriminating ASD from non-ASD, but pros and cons of instruments and items are discussed and directions for future research are proposed.
41. Paul R. Parents ask : Am i risking autism if i vaccinate my children ? J Autism Dev Disord ;2009 (Jun) ;39(6):962-963.
42. Phelps KW, McCammon SL, Wuensch KL, Golden JA. Enrichment, stress, and growth from parenting an individual with an autism spectrum disorder. J Intellect Dev Disabil ;2009 (Jun) ;34(2):133-141.
BACKGROUND : Past researchers have focused primarily on the associated negative impact of caring for a child with special needs. In this study, caregivers report the enrichment and stress of caring for a child with an autism spectrum disorder. METHOD : Eighty caregivers completed the Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ), Effects of the Situation Questionnaire (ESQ), and Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI). Enrichment and stress scores were compared to symptom severity data and posttraumatic growth scores. RESULTS : Consistent with prior research, caregivers reported greater levels of stress than enrichment. On just over half of the stress/enrichment variables, parental ratings of stress and enrichment were negatively correlated. Scores of total stress and enrichment were not correlated to the severity of the individual’s symptoms or caregivers’ growth scores. CONCLUSIONS : These findings suggest that although stress is a major concern for caregivers, enrichment and growth may also occur in varying degrees.
43. Raznahan A, Pugliese L, Barker GJ, Daly E, Powell J, Bolton PF, Murphy DG. Serotonin transporter genotype and neuroanatomy in autism spectrum disorders. Psychiatr Genet ;2009 (Jun) ;19(3):147-150.
There is increasing evidence that people with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) have abnormalities in the serotonergic system. For example, a functional polymorphism of the serotonin transporter gene promoter region (5HTTLPR long/short polymorphism) has been reported to confer risk for ASDs, and to affect cortical grey matter volume in young children. However, the persistence of this association later in development is unknown. Hence, we investigated whether variation in the 5HTTLPR long/short polymorphism modulates brain anatomy in older people with ASD. We related 5HTTLPR long/short polymorphism in 43 adolescents and adults with ASD to brain anatomy using structural magnetic resonance imaging and voxel-based morphometry. There were no significant associations between brain anatomy and genotype. When considered alongside evidence of a relationship between 5HTTLPR genotype and brain volume amongst children with autism, our findings raise the possibility that the relationship between 5HTTLPR polymorphism and brain anatomy in ASDs anatomy may differ as a function of age and/or ASD subdiagnosis.
44. Rout UK, Clausen P. Common increase of GATA-3 level in PC-12 cells by three teratogens causing autism spectrum disorders. Neurosci Res ;2009 (Jun) ;64(2):162-169.
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a disease of neuro-developmental origin of uncertain etiology. The current understanding is that both genetic and environmental factors contribute to the development of ASD. Exposure to valproate, thalidomide and alcohol during gestation are amongst the environmental triggers that are associated with the development of ASD. These teratogens may disturb the ontogeny of the brain by altering the expression pattern of genes that regulate the normal development of the brain. In this study, a neuron-like PC-12 cell model was used to examine the effects of these compounds on the binding potential of 50 different transcription factors to understand the molecular mechanism/s that may be involved in the teratogenesis caused by these agents. Cells in culture were treated with low or high concentrations of teratogens within a range that are reported in the blood of individuals. A pronounced increase in GATA transcription factor binding was observed for all three teratogens. Furthermore, Western blot analysis showed that GATA-3 level in the nuclear fractions was enhanced by each of the three teratogens. Results suggest that altered gene expression pattern due to heightened GATA-3 activities in the fetral brains following exposure to these teratogens may contribute to the development of ASD.
45. Schwartz CB, Henderson HA, Inge AP, Zahka NE, Coman DC, Kojkowski NM, Hileman CM, Mundy PC. Temperament as a predictor of symptomotology and adaptive functioning in adolescents with high-functioning autism. J Autism Dev Disord ;2009 (Jun) ;39(6):842-855.
Variation in temperament is characteristic of all people but is rarely studied as a predictor of individual differences among individuals with autism. Relative to a matched comparison sample, adolescents with High-Functioning Autism (HFA) reported lower levels of Surgency and higher levels of Negative Affectivity. Variability in temperament predicted symptomotology, social skills, and social-emotional outcomes differently for individuals with HFA than for the comparison sample. This study is unique in that temperament was measured by self-report, while all outcome measures were reported by parents. The broader implications of this study suggest that by identifying individual variability in constructs, such as temperament, that may influence adaptive functioning, interventions may be developed to target these constructs and increase the likelihood that individuals with HFA will achieve more adaptive life outcomes.
46. Seyfried TN, Heinecke KA, Mantis JG, Denny CA. Brain lipid analysis in mice with Rett syndrome. Neurochem Res ;2009 (Jun) ;34(6):1057-1065.
Rett syndrome (RS) is an X-linked neurodevelopmental disorder mostly involving mutations in the gene for methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MECP2). Ganglioside abnormalities were previously found in cerebrum and cerebellum in RS patients. We evaluated total lipid distribution in cerebrum/brainstem, hippocampus, and cerebellum in male mice carrying either the Mecp2 (tm1.1Bird) knockout mutation or the Mecp2 (308/y) deletion mutation. The concentration of the neuronal enriched ganglioside GD1a was significantly lower in the cerebrum/brainstem of Mecp2 (tm1.1Bird) mice than in that of age matched controls, but was not reduced in the Mecp2 (308/y) mice. No other differences in brain lipid content, including myelin-enriched cerebrosides, were detected in mice with either type of Mecp2 mutation. These findings indicate that the poor motor performance previously reported in the RS mutant mice is not associated with major brain lipid abnormalities and that most previous brain lipid abnormalities observed in RS patients were not observed in the Mecp2 (tm1.1Bird) or the Mecp2 (308/y) RS mice.
47. Shinawi M, Patel A, Panichkul P, Zascavage R, Peters SU, Scaglia F. The Xp contiguous deletion syndrome and autism. Am J Med Genet A ;2009 (Jun) ;149A(6):1138-1148.
Xp22 nullisomy in males causes a phenotype consistent with the loss of one or more of the genes located in this chromosomal region. Females with similar Xp deletions rarely manifest the same phenotype. Here we describe a 10-year-old girl with a de novo interstitial deletion encompassing Xp22.2p22.32 who presented with autism, moderate mental retardation, and some dysmorphic features. The deletion was delineated by FISH and STR analyses, and the breakpoints were determined using the Agilent 244 K oligonucleotide array. We found that the 5.5 Mb deletion is located on the paternal X chromosome and encompasses 18 genes. Further molecular and cytogenetic analyses showed unfavorable skewing of X-inactivation of the maternal (intact) chromosome. The phenotype of our patient was compared with previously reported female patients with deletions encompassing the same chromosomal region. We discuss the potential role of the genes in the deleted region and X chromosome inactivation in the pathogenesis of the phenotypic abnormalities seen in our patient. Our findings suggest that the severity and the variability of the clinical findings are determined by the size and the parental origin of the deletions as well as the X-inactivation status.
48. Sousa I, Clark TG, Toma C, Kobayashi K, Choma M, Holt R, Sykes NH, Lamb JA, Bailey AJ, Battaglia A, Maestrini E, Monaco AP. MET and autism susceptibility : family and case-control studies. Eur J Hum Genet ;2009 (Jun) ;17(6):749-758.International Molecular Genetic Study of Autism Consortium (IMGSAC)
Autism is a common, severe and highly heritable neurodevelopmental disorder. The International Molecular Genetic Study of Autism Consortium (IMGSAC) genome screen for linkage in affected sib-pair families identified a chromosome 7q susceptibility locus (AUTS1), that has subsequently shown evidence of increased sharing in several independent multiplex samples and in two meta-analyses. Taking into account the location of the MET gene under this linkage peak, and the fact that it has recently been reported to be associated with autism, the gene was further analyzed as a promising autism candidate. The gene encodes a transmembrane receptor tyrosine kinase of the hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor (HGF/SF). MET is best known as an oncogene, but its signalling also participates in immune function, peripheral organ development and repair, and the development of the cerebral cortex and cerebellum (all of which have been observed earlier as being disregulated in individuals with autism). Here we present a family-based association analysis covering the entire MET locus. Significant results were obtained in both single locus and haplotype approaches with a single nucleotide polymorphism in intron 1 (rs38845, P<0.004) and with one intronic haplotype (AAGTG, P<0.009) in 325 multiplex IMGSAC families and 10 IMGSAC trios. Although these results failed to replicate in an independent sample of 82 Italian trios, the association itself was confirmed by a case-control analysis performed using the Italian cohort (P<0.02). The previously reported positive association of rs1858830 failed to replicate in this study. Overall, our findings provide further evidence that MET may play a role in autism susceptibility.
49. Spence SJ, Schneider MT. The role of epilepsy and epileptiform EEGs in autism spectrum disorders. Pediatr Res ;2009 (Jun) ;65(6):599-606.
Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder of unknown etiology characterized by social and communication deficits and the presence of restricted interests/repetitive behaviors. Higher rates of epilepsy have long been reported, but prevalence estimates vary from as little as 5% to as much as 46%. This variation is probably the result of sample characteristics that increase epilepsy risk such as sample ascertainment, lower intelligence quotient (IQ), the inclusion of patients with nonidiopathic autism, age, and gender. However, critical review of the literature reveals that the rate in idiopathic cases with normal IQ is still significantly above the population risk suggesting that autism itself is associated with an increased risk of epilepsy. Recently, there has been interest in the occurrence of epileptiform electroencephalograms (EEGs) even in the absence of epilepsy. Rates as high as 60% have been reported and some investigators propose that these abnormalities may play a causal role in the autism phenotype. Although this phenomenon is still not well understood and risk factors have yet to be determined, the treatment implications are increasingly important. We review the recent literature to elucidate possible risk factors for both epilepsy and epileptiform EEGs. We then review existing data and discuss controversies surrounding treatment of EEG abnormalities.
50. Starling J, Dossetor D. Pervasive developmental disorders and psychosis. Curr Psychiatry Rep ;2009 (Jun) ;11(3):190-196.
Pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs) and infantile schizophrenia were initially thought to be the same condition, but distinct differences were described in later research. However, attempts to identify psychosis in individuals with PDDs continue to be challenging and controversial. The two disorders share many similar features, including perceptual abnormalities, thought disorder, catatonia, and deficiencies in reality testing. Progress has been made in describing features of PDDs that can be confused with psychosis and in surveying the prevalence of psychotic symptoms in populations with intellectual disability, although there are fewer data on PDD populations. Further research is needed on the longitudinal course of PDDs and the relationships with adult disorders such as psychosis and mood disorders. This research would not only improve the diagnosis and treatment of these complex disorders but would help to unravel the complex brain pathways involved in the perception of the external world that is central to psychosis and PDDs.
51. Stichter JP, Randolph JK, Kay D, Gage N. The use of structural analysis to develop antecedent-based interventions for students with autism. J Autism Dev Disord ;2009 (Jun) ;39(6):883-896.
Evidence continues to maintain that the use of antecedent variables (i.e., instructional practices, and environmental characteristics) increase prosocial and adaptive behaviors of students with disabilities (e.g., Kern et al. in J Appl Behav Anal 27(1):7-19, 1994 ; Stichter et al. in Behav Disord 30:401-418, 2005). This study extends the literature by systematically utilizing practitioner-implemented structural analyzes within school settings to determine antecedent variables affecting the prosocial behavior of students with autism. Optimal antecedents were combined into intervention packages and assessed utilizing a multiple baseline design across settings. All three students demonstrated improvement across all three settings. Rates of engagement and social interaction were obtained from classroom peers to serve as benchmark data. Findings indicate that practitioners can implement structural analyzes and design corresponding interventions for students with ASD within educational settings.
52. Tabares-Seisdedos R, Rubenstein JL. Chromosome 8p as a potential hub for developmental neuropsychiatric disorders : implications for schizophrenia, autism and cancer. Mol Psychiatry ;2009 (Jun) ;14(6):563-589.
Defects in genetic and developmental processes are thought to contribute susceptibility to autism and schizophrenia. Presumably, owing to etiological complexity identifying susceptibility genes and abnormalities in the development has been difficult. However, the importance of genes within chromosomal 8p region for neuropsychiatric disorders and cancer is well established. There are 484 annotated genes located on 8p ; many are most likely oncogenes and tumor-suppressor genes. Molecular genetics and developmental studies have identified 21 genes in this region (ADRA1A, ARHGEF10, CHRNA2, CHRNA6, CHRNB3, DKK4, DPYSL2, EGR3, FGF17, FGF20, FGFR1, FZD3, LDL, NAT2, NEF3, NRG1, PCM1, PLAT, PPP3CC, SFRP1 and VMAT1/SLC18A1) that are most likely to contribute to neuropsychiatric disorders (schizophr
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Week 2 Preview: Eastern Michigan looks to upset Kentucky
EMU fell to Kentucky on the road, 24-20, two years ago.
By Charles Post and Joseph Pisaneschi
Adam Karr
EMU running back Breck Turner rushes for a touchdown during the Eagles' 27-24 win over Wyoming.
Fresh off a 30-23 victory over the Chanticleers of Coastal Carolina, the Eastern Michigan Eagles remain on the road for a battle with the Kentucky Wildcats out of the SEC on Saturday, Sept. 7. The University of Kentucky spent a majority of the 2018 college football season in the top 25 of the AP Poll. The Wildcats defeated MAC rival Toledo in its previous game by a score of 38-24. Kentucky quarterback Terry Wilson, took the reigns of the offense and completed 19 of 26 passes for 246 yards and two touchdowns.
"I think any time you get into games like this when you’re playing SEC games, it’s all in the defensive front. They’re a good team and a proud program and they weren’t going to let Toledo beat them,“ said Toledo head coach Jason Candle. "But I give a lot of credit to our guys for being in the game and we just didn’t make a couple of plays down the stretch. When you’re playing a lesser opponent, you might get away with stuff like that but not against a team like Kentucky.”
Eagles head coach Chris Creighton discussed his thoughts on Kentucky’s win over Toledo: “We think Toledo is a really good team, they played very well and just came up short. (We have to) continue to watch film, take the football away and hold on to it. Play well on special teams, and remain disciplined. We need any advantage we can get."
The Kentucky ground game was done by committee in the win over Toledo, by first year running back Kavosiey Smoke and junior Asim Rose out of Cleveland. Smoke led all Wildcat rushers with 78 yards from scrimmage at 11.1 yards per carry and added a 40-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. Rose chipped in for 64 yards and a score of his own. With that said, Ball security was an issue a week ago for the Wildcats, having four fumbles and losing two of them.
Deandre Square led the defensive charge by Kentucky, recording 11 total tackles including 0.5 sacks and an interception.
Creighton spoke highly of the defensive unit of the Wildcats: “Their front seven is really good. They are long and athletic. The 53.5 yards on the field disappears really quickly against them.”
Dylan Drummond of Eastern Michigan had a breakout performance in the victory against Coastal Carolina, catching two touchdown strikes from QB Mike Glass III. Creighton is expecting more of the same from Drummond throughout the season.
“He caught a touchdown in his first career game against Monmouth last year, now he has some experience under him,“ Creighton said. "He is very talented, smart and hardworking.”
According to Fanduel Sportsbook, the University of Kentucky is favored by two touchdowns over Eastern Michigan, even though EMU led the FBS in one possession games last season. Tune in to the SEC Network on Saturday, Sept. 7 at 7:30 p.m. to watch Eastern Michigan versus Kentucky.
The Eagles escape Coastal Carolina with 30-23 victory
Creighton's blueprint fitting legends footprints
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The Fierce Beagle
(Find my current blog at www.erinketheridge.com, but do enjoy these archives!)
Adventures in Our Nation's Capital, Part the First
Our six-plus-hour drive to D.C. (actually, to Laurel, Maryland, the only town within 50 miles of Our Nation's Capital with a decent hotel that didn't charge our monthly grocery bill per night) went remarkably smoothly, aside from my parents' annoying and unaccountable obsession with the data display on the dash of their new Sentra. After I nearly missed an important merge and pulled up alongside their car to await further instruction, Mom rolled down her window and solemnly informed me that it was 102 degrees outside.
Ethan hadn't been on a car trip of more than two hours in his entire 30 months on the Earth, but he did wonderfully—especially considering the day before he had contracted a summer cold. Upon arrival at the hotel, I built an altar and thanked God for inventing portable DVD players. We were all hungry, so for a taste of local flavor we headed to a great little Italian place, Olive Garden. We needed to carb-load for the next day, the First Day in Our Nation's Capital.
Since my mom and Kyle had never been to D.C., and my dad hadn't been since the Carter administration, informally known as the Years in Which He Had Hair, we opted to get a two-day trolley pass that would take us around the major attractions. Our hotel was only a couple blocks from a MARC-Metro stop, so we took the train into D.C.
My goal on any trip is to not act too much like a tourist. I should have gone over this rule of thumb with Mom beforehand, because she stepped on the train and promptly sat in the conductor's seat behind a little Plexiglas divider. Quite unfortunately, Mom's trouble on the subway had just begun. (<--foreshadowing)
Upon arrival at Union Station...
...we hopped on the charming open-air trolley only to discover that it was approximately 123 degrees Fahrenheit in Our Nation's Capital. No matter! The first stop was Capitol Hill, just a few minutes away.
Someone told us there was a cafeteria inside the Capitol Building, so we hopped off at the West Entrance, where all inaugurations have been held since Reagan, and hiked the roughly four miles to the East Entrance, where visitors are permitted.
Let me rephrase that. We hopped off at the West Entrance and hiked the roughly four miles to the East Entrance, where visitors are diddled.
Noah had cleverly brought along a bag of beef jerky for snacking, which the guards made him throw away.
"Or you can eat it now," they generously allowed.
Seeing as he couldn't quickly eat a pound of salted beef without water in desert conditions, he begrudingly took the bag of jerky to the conveniently located trashcan.
"That stuff is expensive," one of the guards added helpfully.
In addition, Dad had to throw away the bag of M&Ms he had packed in Ethan's Emergency Kit. And their brand-new spray bottle of suntan lotion. Around this time is when I began taking notes in my Moleskine, which I'd brought along for keeping track of new insights. Also, blog material.
The building was certainly spectacular, but the free guided tour only took us to two rooms, where it became evident that the long-haired tour guide (who talked in a deadpan that I couldn't decide betrayed boredom or prolific past drug use) was spit-balling when he debunked the myth about the rotunda's parabolic ceiling four different ways (spoiler alert!).
Lunch at the Capitol cafeteria was worth its weight in gold—and I don't mean that figuratively. A salad, a sandwich and two sodas cost us upwards of 20 bucks. Even though I wasn't hungry anymore, I forced down a slice of boiled egg and a broccoli floret because, being among the heavier items in the pay-by-weight salad, I knew they had cost me big.
We slogged back to the West Entrance (during which I sweated off my entire lunchtime caloric intake) and hopped on the trolley. Still sore from being told to bend over at Capitol Hill, our next stop—the National Air and Space Museum—was a welcome diversion.
I was truly delighted by Ethan's reaction to the museum. He loves airplanes and frequently points them out in the sky above our house, and seeing some up close was a real treat for him. Even more delightful was his joy at seeing all the "rocket ships" in the museum's space exploration wing. I got to show him the inside of John Glenn's historic Mercury capsule, as well as the command module of the moon-landing Apollo 11. He even got to touch a sliver of moon rock. I know he probably won't remember any of this, but it's something I'll never forget.
The moment was so transcendent for me, it wasn't even tainted when Mom mistook the life-size space station replica for the escalator and announced that the lunar module used in the Apollo missions looked "like a piece of crap."
Which, objectively, is sort of true, but it offended my Inner Space Nerd nonetheless. (Check out the "Spider" episode in HBO's From the Earth to the Moon miniseries for an awesome perspective on the development of the LEM.)
I had a Special Moment with Mom, too, though. I got to show her the WWII Royal Air Force uniforms; her father was an air gunner in the RAF and would have worn just such gear. She had her picture taken about 14 different times (to get the best angle) next to the display.
Our last stop of the day was the Jefferson Memorial, which I was unusually pumped about. But what can I say? T.J. is my favorite founding father.
After that it was back to the subway headed to Nationals Park for a ballgame. Kyle had chosen Thursday evening's game because Stephen Strasburg was scheduled to pitch, a sight wondrous to behold.
Little did we know, Mom was about to get into a throw-down on the D.C. Metro.
at 12.7.10
Labels: D.C., Ethan, family, Noah, the Southern experience
Wonderful and awesome photos...I wonder who took them?
Dad (not only a commentor, but also family vacation photographer)
P.S. A wonderful time was had by all (and some very memorable moments) even though we all were pools of sweat by the end of each day. I hope the sad face, happy face sequence makes the blog soon!
Oh my heck - you brave souls came to DC in that awful heat? This post really cracked me up - there isn't a lot of SHADE in our nation's capital and I KNOW how miserable it can be. Might I suggest your next visit be in the spring or fall next time? The cherry blossoms are beautiful in the spring :) Looking forward to Part the Second!
Locusts and Wild Honey said...
I really can't wait to hear about the fight.
If it makes you feel better, my dad was nearly removed against his will from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC for scratching and hitting a metal statue.
His defense? He wanted to see what it was made of.
Well say, I think Erin knows something about D.C. during cherry blossom time! I think that was your first stint as a travel writer. Or faux travel writer. From-afar travel writer.
I loved the photo of Jefferson, Ethan and his mom.
I'm really surprised that your lunch was so expensive! I haven't been in a few years but I specifically remember that the caf was subsidized and pretty cheap!
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One of Russia’s most cherished national myths is that of the “Third Rome” — Russia (via its protean polity, Muscovy) as the successor to Byzantium, which in turn succeeded Rome. Modern humans might no longer do the thing where the official lineage of the sitting dynasty traces to the loins of the local war-god, but claiming a through line all the way back to Romulus and Remus is a pretty good simulacrum.
Like all national mythologies, it’s an idea with a history of its own — and not one that enjoyed anything like its contemporary popularity at the moment that, say, Byzantium fell to the Turks. After all, those Byzantines were were an emblem of defeat.
“Political thinkers of this period, for example Ivan Peresvetov, warned Ivan the Terrible against imitating the Byzantine basileis [emperors], who had lost their empire because they had ceded their prerogatives to their magnates,” as S.A. Ivanov puts it in a chapter of The Reception of Byzantium in European Culture since 1500 — our primary source for this post. “Generally speaking, Byzantium was viewed ultimately as a failure, and nobody particularly cherished that pedigree. The same Peresvetov presented Mehmet the Conqueror as a true role model for the Muscovite tsar.”
It was a Pskov monk named Filofei (Philotheus) who formulated the Rome-Constantinople-Moscow succession around the turn of the 16th century but according to Ivanov the appeal to Byzantium was no more than occasionally and superficially grasped at in the centuries that followed, and then completely binned by Peter the Great — oriented as he was towards those counter-Byzantine values of efficiency, modernity and the west. (It’s only quite recently that western interest in Byzantium has revived.)
Only in the 19th century did Byzantium as a kindred civilization emerge widely for Russians in something like the shape of the myth as it exists today. No surprise, the scholarly field associated with it, fascinated as it was with kingship and Orthodox Christianity, became associated in the subsequent generations with right-wing politics … and by the end of this post, we will come to the execution during the Stalinist purges of an eminent scholar of Byzantium named Vladimir Beneshevich. While this fate is not surprising on its face for the circumstances, we think the journey of the idea — continuing as it does down to the present day — is well worth the taking. The following is excerpted from Ivanov:
The Byzantine question reappeared in the nineteenth century, when the Russian elite became aware of Russia’s uncertain status among the civilizations of the world. Yet the tone of the discussion had changed: in 1836 the philosopher Pyotr Chaadaev in his ‘Philosophical Letters’, asserted that the very choice made by Rus’ in favour of Constantinople, not Rome, had rendered inevitable the misfortune of Russia: … ‘Driven by a baneful fate, we turned to Byzantium, wretched and despised by nations, for a moral code that was to become the basis of our education’. This was the opening of the debate that has continued until today without any substantial variations in its terms or arguments …
Byzantium as an empire once again gained importance in the middle of the nineteenth century. When the notorious Jakob Fallmerayer [a race theorist later beloved of the Nazis -ed.] enunciated his theory regarding the Slavicization of the Balkans in Byzantine times, he wanted to warn the West against the ‘Russian menace’; the Russophobic nature of his theory notwithstanding, the new trend of thought in Russia, the so-called Slavophiles used it to substantiate their claim to the Byzantine legacy. The earliest Slavophile and the great Russian poet Fyodor Tyutchev had many conversations with Fallmerayer in Munich ‘de fatis byzantinis’, as the latter notes in his diary, in which he also briefly recorded Tyutchev’s ideas: ‘Byzanz Heilige Stadt. Pruritus Rezidenz zu verlegen’. For Tyutchev, as for the other ‘Slavophiles’, Constantinople was a ‘natural’ goal, but it was not an end in itself: in his poem ‘Prophesy’ (1850) Tyutchev implored the Russian tsar: ‘And the vaults of ancient Sophia / In resurrected Byzantium / Will again shelter the altar of Christ. / Throw yourself down in front of it, oh, Tsar of Russia, / And rise as the Tsar of all the Slavs’. The fact that the outbreak of the Crimean War in 1853 coincided with the 400th anniversary of the Fall of Byzantium inspired a new upswing of imperialistic dreams. The poet Apollon Maikov wrote: ‘Let everyone know that the dream of Christian Byzantium is still alive in Russia!’
There were two facets to the Russian debate on the Byzantine legacy: the political one dealt with the fate of Constantinople and the Orthodox Christians after the imminent demise of the Ottoman Empire. Some, like Fyodor Dostoevsky, insisted that ‘Constantinople must become Russian’; others thought that it should become the capital of a Pan-Slavic federation. Saltykov-Shchedrin, a great Russian satirist of the second half of the nineteenth century, mocked the Russian obsession with Byzantium in ‘The History of a Town’. Yet, this discussion on the fate of Constantinople seemed exciting and flattering to wide circles of learned society, especially in the 1870s, when a successful war with Turkey brought Russian troops to the very outskirts of Istanbul.
The other aspect of the Byzantine debate concerned domestic issues: is Russia a unique civilization, with only one predecessor, Byzantium, or is it part of Europe? When the famous German historian Zacharia von Lingenthal proposed a theory that the Byzantine peasant commune had been a Slavic innovation, this hypothetical construct was enthusiastically embraced by the Slavophiles. However, not everyone in Russia regarded the Slavic ‘link’ as indispensable. Konstantin Leontiev, a diplomat and philosopher, despised the Slavs and adored Byzantium. He used it as a symbol of theocracy, which he then offered as a model for emulation. ‘Byzantium gave us all our strength’, he wrote. ‘Under its banner we shall withstand the onslaught of the entire Europe if indeed it dares impose on us the rot and filth of its prescriptions for an earthly paradise’. Of course, he knew next to nothing about Byzantium — to him it was but an ideal construct. In his book Byzantism and Slavdom, which has been highly respected, praised and criticized ever since its publication in 1875, Byzantium proper is mentioned just a few times. Yet Leontiev was the first to coin the term ‘Byzantism’ (as opposed to ‘Byzantinism’), which became commonly used by the admirers of the Empire as a label for a benign tyranny. As a counterbalance, another new coinage, ‘byzantischina’,* emerged as the equivalent of the Western derogatory epithets, such as the German ‘Byzantinismus’ or the French ‘Byzantiner’. The debate about the Byzantine legacy involved prominent public figures such as Alexander Herzen, who condemned Byzantium for ‘debility’, as well as Vladimir Soloviev and Vasilii Rozanov. Rozanov, one of the greatest and most original thinkers of the Russian ‘Silver Age’, objected to Leontiev’s utopian constructs; his observations were so sharp that they are worth quoting at some length:
When, in what epoch were we particularly imbued with Byzantine principles? Wouldn’t everyone agree that it was during the time when Moscow was building the Russian state? But if that is so, why did we absorb these principles not during the period of our child-like receptiveness when Byzantium was alive and close to us, but at the time of our distrustful seclusion when Byzantium had already fallen? … Don’t the Byzantine origins of the Muscovite way of life represent a phenomenon that is far more illusory than real? … So when Byzantium was transformed from a powerful and attractive empire into a slave of Islam … that’s when we want Russia to be imbued with the principles of Byzantium. Isn’t that an illusion? Aren’t we ascribing to the imitation our deeply original and unique aspects? … Sophisticated and depraved Byzantium that mixed abstract disputes of theological and philosophical nature with orgies, with the noise and debauchery of the circus, can hardly be seriously regarded as an antecedent and prototype for Muscovy — morosely silent, stubbornly persistent, far more forceful than devious, so universally unrefined in its thought, taste and emotional inclinations.
Never afraid of internal contradictions, Rozanov in his later writings embraced the idea that Byzantium in fact did play a great role in Russian history, but that its role was negative: ‘Has the millennium of Byzantism in Russia done any good? One can answer with one’s hand on one’s heart: no, it has not! Then be consistent and help liberate Russia from the yoke of Byzantism’.
As the Russian Empire entered the twentieth century, Russian Byzantinism was at its peak: the conquest of the Straits (Bosphoros/Dardanelles) and the erection of a cross over St Sophia were the prime goals of Russian foreign policy. The public sentiments of the time can be illustrated by the fact that in 1912, a young Osip Mandelshtam, whose family tradition barely had any connection with the imperial Orthodox yearnings — he was a Jew who had recently moved with his parents from Poland to St Petersburg — wrote enthusiastic poems about Sophia of Constantinople:
Hagia Sophia — here to stop and stare
The Lord has ordered people and the tsars!
Your dome, as an eyewitness once described it,
As if by chains is hanging from the stars.
To all a shining light — age of Justinian,
When to steal off for foreign gods unseen
Dedicated Diana the Ephesian
Hundred and seven marble columns green.
To what aspired your generous creator,
When high in spirit and in reason blessed,
He laid your features on the ground
And pointed them directions east and west?
The temple shines, in the world’s aura bathing,
And forty windows — triumph of the light;
On sails under the dome the four archangels
Finest of all and basking in delight.
This building will outlast people and ages
So wise and spherical and nobly built
And incandescent weeping of the angels
Will not corrode away the darkened gilt.
The idea that Russia itself was the reincarnation of Byzantium was mot graphically reflected in the architectural style referred to as ‘Byzantine’. This emerged in the second half of the nineteenth century and reached its peak in the first decade of the twentieth century, when 40 ‘Byzantine’ cathedrals were completed all across the Russian Empire as well as beyond Russian borders: in Greece, in Bulgaria, and even in France and Germany (in Biarritz and Kissingen). The most ostentatious and grand among them was the Naval Cathedral of St Nicholas in Kronstadt, whose similarity to Hagia Sophia of Constantinople, both in its exterior and interior decorations, is striking.
Byzantine Studies was one of the pillars of the Russian humanities. In Turkey, the Russian Archaeological Institute in Constantinople held a leading position among the city’s European academic institutions. Naturally the vast majority of scholars involved in Byzantine Studies were monarchists or at least conservatives. The only republican among them was Pavel Bezobrazov, whose book about Michael Psellos was a veiled critique of the Russian imperial bureaucracy. This tradition of ‘Aesopian language’, talking of Byzantium but implying Russia, was later used by Soviet Byzantinists.
The outbreak of World War I further spurred public debate. In 1915, the leading Byzantinist Fyodor Uspenskii submitted to Tsar Nicholas II a memo detailing the urgent steps to be taken after the Russian takeover of Constantinople. In the same year, Archbishop Antonii Khrapovitskii, one of Russia’s most influential clerics (he was the first contender for the Patriarchate) published a plea for the restoration of the Byzantine Empire in its original borders — in a sense, his dreams were even bolder than the appetites of the [Greek irredentist -ed.] ‘Megali Idea’. Yet the official position on Istanbul was less favourable to the Greeks. On 3 March 1915, Tsar Nicholas II told the French ambassador (whose name, ironically, was Paleologue), ‘The city of Constantinople and southern Thrace must be annexed to my Empire’. After the Entente Cordiale accepted his claim, the capture of Tsar’grad looked imminent. On Christmas Day, 1916, the mystical poet Vyacheslav Ivanov implored, ‘Oh Rus’, when you wrap yourself in the purple robes of Tsar’grad, do not serve worldly interests’.
The February revolution of 1917 did not stop the imperial hysteria; instead, the Byzantine question became even more acute. In the atmosphere of overwhelming uncertainty after the fall of the monarchy, some theologians blamed Byzantium for excessive gnosticism and asceticism, which, in their minds, were later planted into the Russian psyche.
The Bolsheviks who came to power in October 1917 could not have cared less about Byzantium, but those on the other side of the barricades did not forget about it: the abrupt collapse of the formidable edifice of the Russian Empire compelled religious and political thinkers to search for the roots of this catastrophe. The famous theologian Sergii Bulgakov,** for example, blamed Byzantium for the loneliness of the Russian culture, which made it vulnerable to pernicious influences.
Together with Christianity, at that fateful moment Russia also adopted all Byzantine insularity and its constraints; it became separated from the whole Western, Christian Europe by a “Great Wall” and remained isolated … Meanwhile, Byzantium’s attitude towards Russia was never sincere or warm, but always arrogant and hollow-hearted.
Bulgakov’s book At the Walls of Chersonnesos, written at the end of the brutal Civil War, in the atmosphere of terror and despair, was all about Byzantium and its legacy, as if they were the primary concerns of the time. The writer Alexei Tolstoy, one of the Russian emigres in Constantinople in 1920, describes the bitter disappointment of a White-Guard officer in this deceptive imperial dream: ‘Byzantium, may it go to hell! So much of our Russian blood has been spilled for this damn Byzantium. It’s the usual Russian stupidity all over again!’
To the Bolsheviks, Byzantium was one of the attributes of tsarism; more generally, for people of the new, avant-garde era, it became a symbol of everything dilapidated, moth-eaten and dusty. From the late 1920s through to the late 1930s, the very word ‘Byzantine’ was banned and was used only in quotation marks. Byzantine scholars became the targets of repressions; Vladimir Beneshevich, the most prominent among them, was executed.
* Russian uses the -schina suffix to attach an evaluative negative judgment to a period or concept; for example, a term like Stalinism (whatever its specific connotations) is a neutral description, whereas Stalinschina conveys the speaker’s scorn. One common way to refer to Stalinism’s apex of secret policing and internal purges is by reference to his notorious police chief, Nikolai Yezhov — hence, the yezhovschina.
** No relation to the novelist Mikhail Bulgakov.
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1938: Kasym Tynystanov, Kyrgyz intellectual
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Tags: 1930, 1938, january 17, purge, stalin, stalinism, vladimir beneshevich
1938: Vladimir Varankin, Esperantist
Add comment October 3rd, 2019 Headsman
Russian writer Vladimir Varankin was executed on this date in 1938, during Stalin’s purges.
Varankin got interested in the international Esperanto language movement as a secondary school student in Nizhny Novgorod during the ecstatic months following the Bolshevik Revolution, and he founded an Esperantist club there that soon reached throughout the province.* This was the high-water moment for the Esperanto movement, now 30 years mature since its founding: World War I had shattered the international system and spawned small states and revolutionary governments shaping a new world on the fly. Esperanto would have been adopted by the League of Nations for official use but for the furious resistance of jealous France.
For the same reason that it interested visionaries and radicals, the language attracted the suspicion of authoritarians; in Mein Kampf Hitler denounced Esperanto as an insidious Semitic project.
the language spoken at the time by the Jew … is never a means of expressing his thoughts, but for hiding them. When he speaks French, he thinks Jewish, and when he turns out German poetry, he only gives an outlet to the nature of his people.
As long as the Jew has not become the master of the other peoples, he must, whether he likes it or not, speak their languages, and only if they would be his slaves then they might all speak a universal language so that their domination will be made easier (Esperanto!).
Esperantists became targets for political persecution in the Third Reich as a result.
In Soviet Russia, the utopian 1920s offered a far more congenial scene. These were the years Varankin came into himself and as he advanced in life, so did his enthusiasm for the artificial tongue. The late 1920s find him living in Moscow, teaching at the pedagogical institute and churning out a corpus of Esperanto books (Theory of Esperanto, the ideologically calibrated Esperanto for Workers) as well as study curricula. His magnum opus, the 1933 novel Metropoliteno, was also composed in Esperanto.
But Stalin’s purge years soon cast a pall over Esperanto and much else besides — even though Stalin actually studied a little Esperanto himself in his youth, according to Trotsky. (Pray, good reader, for Koba’s Esperanto instructors.) In about 1937 he abruptly reversed the Soviet Union’s formerly benign view of Esperanto; now, the movement’s internationalism would be held to affiliate it with the purported foreign cabals whose subversions furnished the pretext for demolishing so many lives. In Varankin’s case, and facilitated by an unauthorized visit he had made to an Esperanto conference in Germany many years before, the charge — unanswerable in those terrible days — was that his Esperantist circles comprised a network of fascist spies and saboteurs overseen by enemies abroad.
The verdict against him was posthumously reversed in 1957.
* The regional environs of present-day Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, of which the city Nizhny Novgorod is the capital; in Varankin’s youth, this was a gubernia, a regional unit held over from the deposed imperial administration. Russia’s “states” were greatly redrawn and redefined during the first decade of the Soviet experiment, and gubernias were abolished in 1929.
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1952: Night of the Murdered Poets
1940: Isaak Babel
1939: Mikayil Mushfig, Azerbaijani poet
1937: Pavel Vasiliev, peasant poet
1940: Mikhail Koltsov, Soviet journalist
Entry Filed under: 20th Century,Activists,Artists,Arts and Literature,Capital Punishment,Death Penalty,Espionage,Execution,History,Posthumous Exonerations,Russia,Shot,Torture,Treason,USSR
Tags: 1930s, 1938, communism, esperanto, moscow, nizhny novgorod, october 3, purge, vladimir varankin
Add comment November 6th, 2018 Headsman
On this date in 1938, Kyrgyz intellectual and statesman Kasym Tynystanov was executed during Stalin’s Great Purge.
Kasym Tynystanov, on modern Kyrgyzstan’s 10-som bill.
Born in tsarist Russia’s mountainous frontier with Qing China, Tynystanov (English Wikipedia entry | Russian | Kyrgyz) was blessed by the exertions of his father and a local mullah with literacy — a gift shared by only about one in 40 of his countrymen.
He graduated from the Kazakh-Kyrgyz Institute of Education in Tashkent in 1924 and went on to a career in letters — literal letters, as he’s credited with being the first to regularize the Kyrgyz tongue in Latin characters. He would publish several works on the Kyrgyz language; he also compiled the oral folklore of his people, and wrote verse of his own.
Tynystanov served as People’s Commissariat of Education and chaired the language and literature organ of the Kyrgyz Research Institute of Culture.
In 1938 he received Stalinism’s customary reward for the conscientious public servant and was accused as a counterrevolutionary nationalist and shot. The Soviet Union officially rehabilitated him in the post-Stalin era.
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1925: Sidney Reilly
1941: Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya
1918: Tsar Nicholas II and his family
1906: Pyotr Schmidt, Sevastopol uprising leader
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Entry Filed under: 20th Century,Arts and Literature,Capital Punishment,Death Penalty,Execution,Famous,History,Intellectuals,Kyrgyzstan,Popular Culture,Russia,Shot,USSR
Tags: 1930s, 1938, currency, kasym tynystanov, november 6
1938: Mikhail Viktorov, Soviet naval commander
1 comment August 1st, 2018 Headsman
Soviet admiral* Mikhail Viktorov fell in the purges on this date in 1938.
A young officer fresh from the Naval Academy when World War I broke out, Viktorov (English Wikipedia entry | Russian) made a timely switch to the Bolshevik side during the Civil War and scaled the heights of the Soviet navy.
He commanded the Baltic Fleet in the latter 1920s, and the Pacific Fleet in the 1930s, and finally — fleetingly — became chief of the Soviet navy in 1937, filling dead man’s boots when his predecessor was arrested and executed.**
The same fate awaited Viktorov, a perilous occupational hazard in those days.
He was rehabilitated posthumously in 1956.
* Viktorov’s rank was “Fleet’s Flag Officer, First Rank”; in 1938, this was the equivalent of admiral, and after a 1940 reorganization it was replaced full stop with admiral.
** It appears to me that fully seven consecutive heads of the Soviet Navy eventually ended up executed in the 1930s and 1940s (not all of them directly deposed from running the navy). Pantserzhanskiy, Zof, Muklevich, Orlov, our man Viktorov, and also his successors Smirnov and Frinovsky.
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1937: Mikhail Tukhachevsky and seven other Soviet commanders purged
1939: Evgeny Miller, White Russian
1950: The Leningrad Affair “culprits”
1920: Maria Bochkareva, Russian Joan of Arc
1921: Baron Roman von Ungern-Sternberg
Entry Filed under: 20th Century,Capital Punishment,Death Penalty,Execution,History,Posthumous Exonerations,Power,Russia,Shot,Soldiers,Treason,USSR
Tags: 1930s, 1938, august 1, mikhail viktorov, purge, stalinism
1938: Vladimir Antonov-Ovseyenko, Winter Palace stormer
1 comment February 10th, 2018 Headsman
Communist revolutionary and Soviet military leader Vladimir Antonov-Ovseyenko (or -Ovseenko) was purged on this date in 1938.
Portrait of Antonov-Ovseyenko by Yuri Annenkov.
The Ukrainian was a radical agitator from youth; he was expelled from military college in 1901 at age 17 for refusing to swear loyalty to Nicholas II and proceeded thereafter upon a cursus honorum of revolutionary tribulations — albeit, until World War I, as a Menshevik.
He stood in some danger of achieving these pages by the hand of the tsarist government rather than the Soviet one, on account of helping orchestrate the Sebastopol mutiny during the 1905 revolution, but his death sentence was commuted to hard labor.
Nothing chastised, Antonov-Ovseyenko escaped and returned to that life of militancy suitable to his badass underground nickname “Bayonet”, organizing workers and publishing illegal newspapers while dodging Stolypin‘s police. After several arrests, he finally fled for exile abroad.
According to Harold Walter Nelson’s Leon Trotsky and the Art of Insurrection, 1905-1917, it was in Paris writing for the red paper Nashe Slove (aka Golos) that the former cadet drew close to Trotsky, finding a common “conviction that the relationship between military events and the development of the revolution was critical,” and thereafter “Antonov-Ovseenko’s enthusiasm for columns on military topics opened the pages of Nashe Slovo to Trotsky’s articles” ultimately amounting to “several hundred pages of commentary on the war [World War I].” Ere long both figures would have opportunity to implement their doctrines on the battlefield.
Nashe Slovo was suppressed in 1916 after mutinying Russian soldiers were found to have read it, an event that also led to Trotsky’s being expelled from France to New York City.*
But the time for revolutionists’ exile was drawing to a close. Barely a year after the indignity of having his subversive exile ‘zine shuttered by the Third Republic, Antonov-Ovseenko — as secretary of the Petrograd Military Revolutionary Committee — led a posse of soldiers and sailors into the Winter Palace and arrested the Provisional Government, consummating the October Revolution.
Despite Sergei Eisenstein‘s epic re-creation in October: Ten Days That Shook the World, and the 1920 live re-enactment staged by Nikolai Evreinov, the Winter Palace was barely defended and Antonov-Ovseenko entered and found the Provisional Government without meeting resistance. He offered amnesty for the surrender of the remaining Winter Palace holdouts, and the offer was accepted.
Now a key military figure in the infant Communist state, Antonov-Ovseyenko helped clinch Soviet victory in the ensuing civil war, routing White armies in the Ukraine in 1918-1919 and putting down the Tambov Rebellion of peasant anti-Bolsheviks in 1920-1921.
Antonov-Ovseyenko (center) chills with Red Army officers.
By the later 1920s his Trotsky affiliation had significantly dimmed his star,** though he was still entrusted in the 1930s as a Soviet consul to several countries — the last of them the Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War, before falling prey to the purges mere months after his return.
His son, the lately deceased Anton Antonov-Ovseyenko, survived 13 years in the Gulag to become a dissident historian; his The Time of Stalin, published abroad in 1981 after being smuggled out of the USSR by Russia scholar Stephen Cohen, was one of the milestones along the way toward the public reckoning with Stalinism. “An embattled personality and fearless” in Cohen’s estimation, Anton Antonov-Ovseyenko died in 2013, still directing a Gulag museum in Moscow even though he had long since gone blind.
* Via Spain.
** In The Time of Stalin, Anton Antonov-Ovseyenko alleges that his father considered betting on the loyalty of the army in a coup against the Stalin faction, back when control of the post-Lenin state was still uncertain. “This cannot go on for long,” runs one letter the young Antonov-Ovseyenko quotes. “There remains one alternative — to appeal to the peasant masses dressed in Red Army greatcoats and call to order the leaders who have gone too far.” Trotsky also wrote in his memoir that such a coup was mooted within their circle.
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1952: Liu Qingshan and Zhang Zishan, the first corruption executions in Red China - 2010
1956: Wilbert Coffin - 2009
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1942: Partisans by the Sonderbataillon Dirlewanger
1942: Not Hersh Smolar, saved by Genesis
1953: 32 merciful Soviet soldiers
1937: Peljidiin Genden, former Mongolia Prime Minister
1939: Alexander Kosarev, Spartak Moscow patron
Entry Filed under: 20th Century,Capital Punishment,Death Penalty,Execution,History,Notably Survived By,Power,Revolutionaries,Russia,Shot,Soldiers,USSR
Tags: 1930s, 1938, february 10, josef stalin, leon trotsky, october revolution, purge, russian revolution, stalinism, vladimir antonov-ovseyenko, winter palace
1938: Chinese soldiers and civilians after the Battle of Wuhan
Add comment October 27th, 2017 Headsman
On this date in 1938 the Imperial Japanese Army conquered the Hankow or Hankou industrial district within the city of Wuhan, and according to the Associated Press* “shot scores of Chinese soldiers or civilians luckless enough to be taken for soldiers” including “twenty uniformed and civilian-garbed Chinese … executed within sight of foreign gunboats.”
A major trading city that had been forced open to western concessions by the Second Opium War, Wuhan had become, briefly, the capital of the Chinese Kuomintang after Japan’s initial onslaught the previous year quickly captured the former capital Nanking.
* The linked newspaper miscopied the dateline; it should read “Hankow, Oct. 27” rather than “Oct. 2”.
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1942: Helmuth Huebener, Mormon anti-Nazi - 2012
1449: Ulugh Beg, astronomer prince - 2011
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1666: Robert Hubert for the Great Fire of London - 2009
1553: Michael Servetus, but not to defend a doctrine - 2008
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1943: 98 American civilian contractors on Wake Island
1942: The village of Lidice, for the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich
1941: Sixteen Yugoslav partisans and one German soldier
1945: Massacres of Treuenbrietzen
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1945: Dachau Massacre
Entry Filed under: 20th Century,Capital Punishment,China,Death Penalty,Execution,History,Innocent Bystanders,Japan,Known But To God,Mass Executions,No Formal Charge,Occupation and Colonialism,Public Executions,Shot,Soldiers,Summary Executions,Wartime Executions
Tags: 1930s, 1938, battle of wuhan, october 27, sino-japanese war, world war ii, wuhan
1938: Two anti-Nazi spies
1 comment October 4th, 2017 Headsman
The Third Reich on this date in 1938 guillotined two civilians as French spies.
Seventy-one-year-old merchant Ludwig Maringer had sent French intelligence notes on German industrial production and armaments factories from Berlin.
Thirty-nine-year-old Marie Catherine Kneup had turned mole from the advantageous position of domestic in the household of a German spy.
The latter case specifically — both the execution of Marie Catherine and the prison sentence given her husband Albert — is the subject of the German-language novel Spatzenkirschen.
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1942: Eleven members of the Red Orchestra
1955: Elli Barczatis and Karl Laurenz, East Berlin spies
1954: Karli Bandelow and Ewald Misera, in the Gehlen-Prozess
1943: Mildred Fish-Harnack, an American in the German Resistance
1944: Noor Inayat Khan, SOE operative
1943: France Bloch-Serazin, bombmaker
1944: Jacques Stosskopf
Entry Filed under: 20th Century,Beheaded,Businessmen,Capital Punishment,Death Penalty,Espionage,Execution,France,Germany,Guillotine,History,Spies
Tags: 1930s, 1938, catherine kneup, ludwig maringer, october 4
1938: Anna Marie Hahn, serial poisoner
1 comment December 7th, 2015 Headsman
On this date in 1938, serial poisoner Anna Marie Hahn was electrocuted in Ohio.
The Bavarian-born immigrant had arrived to Cincinnati espoused to a young telegraph operator. Hahn herself tried her hand at a bakery but soon tired of the tedium of honest work and set herself up better in the lucrative business of elder abuse.
Using an ancient ploy still effective to this day, the “plump and pretty” young woman flitted about the German emigre circles of Cincinnati advertising herself as a live-in caretaker for senior citizens. Once retained, she was in a position to price-gouge for her “services”, pilfer from the estate, and even to so insiniuate herself into her clients’ good graces as to enter their wills. Her first victim, Ernest Kohler, actually left her a boarding house: pretty good work compared to rolling out dough before the sun came up.
Using a variety of poisons,** Hahn killed off five known victims during the Great Depression, making off with tens of thousands of dollars in the process that she largely squandered on gambling.*
The first woman to die in Ohio’s electric chair, Hahn was reportedly stoic until her last hours. Then, overcome by desperation, she slid into a state of collapse and even at the last moments of life bawled “incoherent” pleas to a warden who of course had no authority to help her. Robert Elder of Last Words of the Executed (both blog and book) — quotes her frightful last words thus:
Good-bye all of you and God bless you … Mr. Woodard [the warden], don’t do this to me. Think of my boy. Can’t you think of my baby? Isn’t there anybody who will help me? Is nobody going to help me?
* One clever fellow, George Heiss, escaped her clutches when he grew suspicious of a mug of beer she presented him; when Hahn refused to sample it herself, he sacked her — but he did not report her.
** Her husband tipped police off by reporting that she had a bottle in the house literally labeled “poison”. (It was croton oil.)
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1799: Francesco Conforti, regalist and republican - 2017
1683: Algernon Sidney, republican philosopher - 2016
1323: Jean Persant, a black cat, and the body of Jean Prévost - 2014
1982: Dos Erres massacre - 2013
1989: Carlos DeLuna, "I didn't do it. But I know who did." - 2012
1869: Nicholas Melady, the last public hanging in Canada - 2011
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1951: The Lonely Hearts killers, tortured by love
1953: Miss Earle Dennison, the first white woman electrocuted in Alabama
1844: Hester Foster and William Young Graham
1934: Anna Antonio, enough for a million men
1911: Charles Justice
1915: Charles Becker
1955: Barbara Graham, of “I Want to Live” fame
Entry Filed under: 20th Century,Capital Punishment,Common Criminals,Crime,Death Penalty,Electrocuted,Execution,Murder,Ohio,Pelf,USA,Women
Tags: 1930s, 1938, anna hahn, cincinnati, december 7, fear, poison, poisoner
1938: Ivan Stepanovich Razukhin
2 comments October 9th, 2015 Headsman
Soviet NKVD execution form records that Ivan Stepanovich Razukhin was shot by Lt. A.R. Polikarpov on October 9, 1938. From Zek: The Soviet Slave-Labor Empire and Its Successors, 1917-2000.
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1978: Antonina Makarova, Nazi executioner
1944: Bronislav Kaminski, Waffen SS collaborator
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1957: Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas
1936: Grigory Zinoviev and Lev Kamenev, Old Bolsheviks
1955: Six Beria men
Entry Filed under: 20th Century,Capital Punishment,Death Penalty,Execution,History,Russia,Shot,USSR
Tags: 1930s, 1938, bureaucracy, ivan razukhin, leningrad, october 9
1938: George Brain, Wimbledon murderer
Add comment November 1st, 2014 Headsman
The headline story from Wimbledon in July of 1938 ought to have been the conquest of its renowned tennis championship by Don Budge. The American great didn’t drop a set in seven rounds romping to a men’s title that left him on the cusp of sweeping the Grand Slam tourneys that year. Weeks later, Budge did indeed complete the Slam by taking the U.S. Open — the first player to accomplish that feat in a single year.
But on the morning of July 14, two weeks after Budge raised the silverware, Somerset Road opposite Centre Court yielded up to a passing motorist the body of a 30-year-old woman.
The badly mangled body suggested a hit-and-run, but examination soon revealed that Rose Muriel Atkins had come to her grievous end via the trauma of a small, sharp instrument and not a large, blunt one: the tire marks over Irish Rose’s legs merely a post-mortem red herring.
By no coincidence, a local driver that morning skipped his shift and disappeared, leaving his van in a buddy’s garage. Once police caught wind of this circumstance and found in the van extensive bloodstains that the fugitive deliveryman had unsuccessfully scrubbed, the nationwide manhunt for George Brain was on.
Brain managed to stay on the lam for more than a week, which caused him to miss his intended July 21 wedding date, but this futile flight was really the strongest defense he could offer.
Irish Rose was a well-known prostitute and Brain a well-known satyr; once arrested, he acknowledged having picked her up in the company van with a professional assignation in mind. At that point, he was already in the soup with his employer for stealing 37 quid to squander on hedonism — money he was past due to return to them. (The firm’s reporting him for theft when he skipped work is what brought his creepy van right to police attention.)
Per Brain, the courtesan tried to extract more money from him by threatening to tattle on the naughty use of his work vehicle, at which point “I said: ‘Don’t be silly.’ I struck her with my hand. She started screaming. Then everything seemed to go blank and I hit her with a starting handle which I keep in the van. When I came to there was her body lying in the van.” (London Times, September 20, 1938)
The old “blacked out during this person’s inexplicable murder” defense. Too bad for that story that he actually killed her with a knife; the judge incredulously instructed the jury that “one who takes a chisel or a knife, such as has been produced — a cobbler’s knife — and tears up the throat of a woman, cannot be heard to say that he never expected her to die and never intended to kill her.” Though Brain meted out the wounds with (per the coroner’s characterization) “savage determination” he had still not gone so ravingly feral that he couldn’t be arsed to stage the hit and run or rummage the moll’s purse for her last four shillings. The jury needed only 15 minutes to convict.
Brain’s convivial reputation around Wimbledon earned him 16,500 subscribers to a petition to save his neck despite what he’d done to Atkins’s, but the Home Secretary turned him down flat. Brain was executed at Wandsworth Prison by Thomas Pierrepoint.
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1943: Not Anatoly Kuznetsov, insignificant little chap - 2011
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1463: David of Trebizond and his heirs - 2009
1615: Kate McNiven, the Witch of Monzie - 2008
1920: Kevin Barry - 2007
1739: Dick Turpin, outlaw legend
1930: William Henry Podmore, inculpated
1945: Karl Hulten, for the Cleft Chin Murder
1912: Frederick Seddon, for love of money
1953: Louisa May Merrifield, elder abuser
1949: John George Haigh, the Acid Bath Murderer
1963: Russell Pascoe and Dennis Whitty, Britain’s second-last hanging date
Entry Filed under: 20th Century,Capital Punishment,Common Criminals,Crime,Death Penalty,England,Execution,Hanged,Murder,Pelf
Tags: 1930s, 1938, don budge, george brain, november 1, rose atkins, tennis, wandsworth prison, wimbledon
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Nicholas Selby to Marc Singer
Ron Silver Biography (1946-)
Born July 2, 1946, in New York, NY; son of Irving Roy (in clothing sales) andMay (a teacher; maiden name, Zimelman) Silver; married Lynne Miller, December 24, 1975 (divorced, 1997); children: Adam, Alexandra. Addresses: Agent: Sam Cohn, International Creative Management, 40 West 57th St., New York,NY 10019-4098.
(Stage debut) Kaspar and Public Insult (double-bill), CityCenter Theatre, New York City, 1971
(Off-Broadway debut) Pepe Hernandez, El Grande de Coca-Cola, Mercer Arts Center, 1972 then Los Angeles, 1975
Lotta, New York Shakespeare Festival, New York City, 1973
More Than You Deserve, New York Shakespeare Festival, New York City, 1973
The Emperor of Late Night Radio, New York Shakespeare Festival, New York City, 1974
Ralphie, Awake and Sing, Hollywood, CA, 1976
Lanx, Angel City, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1977
Guy, In the Boom Boom Room, Long Beach Shakespeare Festival, LongBeach, CA, 1979
Charlie, Gorilla, Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1983
Mel, Friends, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1983-1984
(Broadway debut) Mickey, Hurly Burly, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 1984-1985
Social Security, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 1986
He, Hunting Cockroaches, Manhattan Theatre Club, then City CenterTheatre, 1987
Charlie Fox, Speed-the-Plow, Lincoln Center Theatre, then Royale Theatre, New York City, 1988
The Night of 100 Stars III, Radio City Music Hall, New York City,1990
Broken Glass, 1994
Bill Graham Presents (solo show), Canon Theatre, Beverly Hills, CA, 2000
Dr. Manuel Labor, Tunnel Vision, Worldwide, 1976
Vlada Kostov, Semi-Tough, United Artists, 1977
Tendre poulet, 1977
Dr. Tom Halman, Silent Rage, Columbia, 1982
Larry Weisman, Best Friends, Warner Bros., 1982
Dr. Phil Schneidermann, The Entity, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
Ted Caruso, Lovesick, Warner Bros., 1983
Paul Stone, Silkwood, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
Romancing the Stone, 1984
Eddie Bergson, The Goodbye People, Embassy, 1984
Gilbert Rolfe, Garbo Talks, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1984
Gary Frantz, Oh, God! You Devil, 1984
Mickey McSorely, Eat and Run, New World, 1986
Herman, Enemies: A Love Story, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1989
Eugene Hunt, Blue Steel, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1990
Alan M. Dershowitz, Reversal of Fortune, Warner Bros., 1990
Leo Rothenberg, Married to It, 1991
Frank Traveres, Live Wire, New Line Cinema, 1992
Larry Meyerson, Mr. Saturday Night, Columbia, 1992
Senator Aaron McComb, Timecop, Universal, 1994
Colonel Baron, Deadly Outbreak (also known as Deadly Takeover), Live Entertainment, 1995
Second Los Angeles director, Girl 6, Fox Searchlight Pictures, 1996
Phil Gordian and Mexican guard, The Arrival (also known as Shockwave), Orion, 1996
Himself, Who Is Henry Jaglom? (documentary), First Run Features, 1996
Peter Crane, Skeletons, Skeleton Productions, 1996
Dupont, Danger Zone, Nu Image, 1996
Tully Windsor, The White Raven, Astra Cinema/New City Releasing, 1998
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Dual cancellation loop wireless repeater
A wireless repeater comprises dual cancellation loops. The wireless repeater includes an active cancellation loop and a passive cancellation loops. The active cancellation loops reduces an environmentally induced signal component from a receive signal entering the repeater's amplifier. The passive cancellation loop reduces leaked signal component from the received signal.
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1. A wireless repeater having a receiving antenna and a transmitting antenna, the repeater comprising: an amplifier coupling the receiving antenna and the transmitting antenna and that receives a received signal from the receiving antenna; an active cancellation loop to reduce an environmentally induced signal component from the received signal entering the amplifier; and a passive cancellation loop to reduce a leak signal component from the received signal entering the amplifier.
2. The repeater of claim 1, wherein the amplifier comprises a bi-directional amplifier.
3. The repeater of claim 1, wherein the active cancellation loop and the passive cancellation loop are the same loop.
4. The repeater of claim 1, wherein the receiving antenna and the transmitting antenna are separated by less than approximately 30 centimeters.
5. The repeater of claim 5, wherein the receive antenna and the transmitting antenna are spaced apart by less than approximately three centimeters.
6. The repeater of claim 1, wherein the receive antenna and the transmitting antenna are positioned relative to each other irrespective of a gain of the repeater.
7. The repeater of claim 1, wherein the active cancellation loop is configured to stabilize a gain across the amplifier in real-time.
8. The repeater of claim 7, wherein the active cancellation loop is further configured to reduce oscillations across the amplifier.
9. The repeater of claim 1, wherein the active cancellation loop is configured to reduce a loop back gain.
10. The repeater of claim 1, wherein the repeater is configured to provide at least 60 dB of stable gain.
11. The repeater of claim 1, wherein the repeater is configured to provide at least 45 dB of signal isolation between the receiving and the transmitting antennas.
12. The repeater of claim 1, further comprising an interface to adjust the passive cancellation loop's parameters.
13. The repeater of claim 1, wherein the amplifier is configured to be operable across multiple bands.
14. The repeater of claim 13, wherein the receive antenna and the transmitting antenna comprise phased antennas.
15. The repeater of claim 1, wherein the amplifier is adapted to amplify a cell phone signal.
16. The repeater of claim 1, wherein the repeater is configured to be portable when active.
17. The repeater of claim 16, wherein the repeater is disposed within a mobile platform.
18. The repeater of claim 1, further comprising a Bluetooth interface.
19. The repeater of claim 1, wherein the receiving and the transmitting antennas are configured to be responsive to signals generated from at least one of the follow: an RFID tag, a cell phone, a WiMax router, and a Bluetooth device.
This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application 61/045,662 filed on Apr. 17, 2008, and is also a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/625,331, now published as U.S. patent publication 2007/0218951, filed on Jan. 21, 2007, which claims the benefit of priority to U.S. provisional application 60/767,313 filed Mar. 16, 2006; U.S. provisional application 60/803,007 filed May 23, 2006; U.S. provisional application 60/806,103 filed Jun. 29, 2006; and U.S. provisional application 60/807,436 filed on Jul. 14, 2006. These and all other extrinsic materials discussed herein are incorporated by reference in their entirety. Where a definition or use of a term in an incorporated reference is inconsistent or contrary to the definition of that term provided herein, the definition of that term provided herein applies and the definition of that term in the reference does not apply.
The field of the invention is repeater technologies.
Wireless repeaters include two antennas coupled through one or more amplifiers. A receiving antenna receives signals which are passed through an amplifier to the transmitting antenna for transmission to remote devices. In most cases the repeaters receive and transmit on nearby frequencies, if not the same frequency. Consequently, the receive signal can include interference from the transmitter or from other environmentally induced interference (e.g., a radiated coupled signal).
Great care must be taken to ensure the placement of the two antennas is such that the gain in a bi-directional amplifier is less than the isolation measured in dB between the two antennas. Typically repeaters have antennas that are separated apart by a large distance, e.g., more than ten meters, to reduce signals received from the transmitting antenna. Such configurations are useful for large installations, a repeater tower for example.
For typical repeater installations the vertical and horizontal spacing of the two antennas is significant in that it requires the physical mounting of the antennas in different locations and the routing of feeder cables to complete the circuit to the bi-directional amplifier. It is generally accepted that the installation of traditional repeaters is beyond what could be reasonably expected from the average consumer in a home or office environment.
Repeaters targeting smaller installations employ various forms of active cancellation circuitry to reduce undesirable, dynamic components from the received signal. Examples of dynamic signal components include environmentally induces signal, radiate coupled signals from the transmitter, or other signal sources that vary with time.
Example repeaters having active cancellation loops include those described by U.S. Pat. No. 6,640,110 to Shapira et al. or described by parent application U.S. patent publication 2007/0218951 to Risheq et al. Shapira describes a repeater having multiple active cancellation loops that include a signal cancellation and a distortion cancellation loop. Risheq describes a cell phone booster incorporating an active stability control network to compensate for undesirable signal components. In both cases the repeaters adapt to conditions in real-time.
Current trends in the wireless repeater market continue to focus on creating wireless repeaters ever more complex and subtle active cancellation loops. Interestingly, there has been little effort placed on incorporating passive cancellation loops that cancel a leaked signal component stemming from the properties of the wireless repeater itself.
Each wireless repeater has a set of properties including physical properties or electrical properties that can result in various leaked signals due to a feedback path in the repeater design. The lead signal can also enter the amplifier. However, the properties, and hence the leak signal, remain static. Furthermore, the leak signal component of the receive signal entering the amplifier can be reduced using a passive cancellation loop. The passive loop can include one or more static configurable parameters used to describe the leak where the configuration parameters are related to the repeater's design or physical form.
Thus, there is still a need for wireless repeater that provides both active cancellation and passive cancellation of interfering signals.
The present invention provides apparatus, systems and methods in which a wireless repeater comprises an active cancellation loop and a passive cancellation loop. The active loop reduces environmentally induced signals within a received signal. The passive loop reduces leaked signals within the received signal.
In one aspect, the active and passive cancellation loops allow for placing the antennas of the repeater within close proximity (e.g., spaced apart less than one meter from each other). Preferably, the antennas can be spaced apart by less than 30 centimeters and more preferably less than three centimeters.
In yet another aspect, the passive cancellation loop comprises one or more configurable parameters that can be used to alter the cancellation of a leaked signal. The configurable parameters can be adjusted through one or more interfaces at the time of manufacture of the repeater, in the field, while active, or other relevant times.
Various objects, features, aspects and advantages of the inventive subject matter will become more apparent from the following detailed description of preferred embodiments, along with the accompanying drawings in which like numerals represent like components.
FIG. 1 is a schematic of a wireless repeater having dual cancellation loops.
FIG. 2 is a schematic of a wireless repeater of FIG. 1 detailing control elements of a passive cancellation loop.
In FIG. 1, wireless repeater 100 comprises receiving antenna 110, transmit antenna 120, and dual cancellation loops: active cancellation loop 145 and passive cancellation loop 155. Active loop 155 employs active loop control 150 to reduce a dynamic environmentally induced signal component entering amplifier 130, preferably a bi-directional amplifier. Passive loop 145 includes passive loop control 140 which reduces leak signal components entering amplifier 130.
The inventive subject matter can be applied to many different forms of wireless repeater 100. Contemplated embodiments comprise repeaters for various wireless systems including cell phones (e.g., GSM, CDMA, TDMA, etc. . . . ), RFID, 802.11, 802.16 (e.g., WiMax), 802.15, 802.20, wireless USB, Bluetooth, UWB, or other wireless communication system.
One should note that each physical antenna preferably can operate as a both a transmitting and receiving antenna. The examples provide within this document should not be considered limiting with respect to the antennas. Rather the use of “receive” and “transmit” represent functional roles that a physical antenna can perform.
A cancellation loop comprises an electrical feedback loop with associated electronics to reduce a component of the signal entering amplifier 130. Preferably, each loop comprises sufficient control elements, represented by passive loop control 140 and active loop control 150, to generate a signal representing the inverse of an undesirable component of the signal entering amplifier 130. In a preferred embodiment, one or more inverse signals from the cancellation loops are combined with a received signal originating from receive antenna.
Although a preferred embodiment employs a dual loop system, it should be appreciated that wireless repeater 100 could comprise multiple cancellation loops while remaining within the scope of the inventive subject matter.
Active cancellation loop 155 preferably comprises a design to address environmentally induced signals that change dynamically, in real-time through automatic update of one or more loop configuration parameters. As used herein, “active” means that the loop adapts itself dynamically, in real-time. Active loop control 150 detects environmental conditions including radiated coupled signals, signal reflections, or other dynamic sources of undesirable signals. An acceptable active loop control includes the active stability control network taught within parent application U.S. patent publication 2007/0218951. As conditions change in real-time causing environmentally induced signals, active cancellation loop 155 generates one or more inverse signals. When the inverse signals are combined with the received signal, the signal component from the environmentally induced signal is reduced before entering amplifier 130.
In a preferred embodiment, passive cancellation loop 145 operates to reduce, or even remove, a static signal component from the received signal entering amplifier 130. As used herein, “passive” means that the configuration parameters of the loop remain substantially static over time. Preferred static signal components include a leak signal component due to a signal feedback path within the design or physical form of wireless router 100 and that remains relatively constant over time. Passive loop control 140 comprises suitable control elements to generate an inverse signal representing the leak signal component. When combined with the received signal, the leak signal component is reduced as the received signal enters amplifier 130. Passive loop control 140 is described in more detail below.
In FIG. 2, passive loop control 240 within repeater 100 preferably comprises several control elements including microcontroller 260, memory 265, or modulator 252. The control elements operate to generate signal e2a representing an inverse signal component stemming from a leak signal.
In a preferred embodiment, memory 265 stores information relating to generating the leak signal component, e2a. A preferred memory comprises a persistent memory that retains the information over the power cycling of repeater 100. Example persistent memories include flash, NVRAM, magnetic storage (e.g., a hard drive), or other non-volatile storage.
The signal generation information includes one or more configurable parameters, or instructions for microprocessor 260. The configuration parameters represent various parameters that can be used by the instructions executing on microcontroller 260 to generating leak signal e2a. Contemplated configuration parameters include frequency, phase, in-phase (I) or quadrature (Q) phase signals, delay, amplitude, gain, or other signal configuration parameters.
One should appreciate that a leak signal represents a static signal with respect to its configuration parameters. Simply put, the configuration parameters of the leak signal do not vary appreciably over time. However, it is contemplated that the leak signal has time varying components. For example, the amplitude of signal e2a could vary in time according to a static frequency, or the frequency of signal e2a could vary according to a static modulation.
Although leak signal e2a's configuration parameters are expected to remain static over time, it is also contemplated such parameters can be upgraded or otherwise updated. The configuration parameters can preferably be updated through interface 270 which provides a communication path external to repeater 100. Interface 270 can include a physical interface (wired or wireless) or a logical interface. Example physical interfaces include Ethernet, USB, serial (e.g., RS-232), Firewire, Bluetooth, or other physical interface. Interface 270 can also comprise a logical interface accessed over a physical interface. For example, configuration parameters could be externally accessed through logical interfaces including an API (e.g., web service), web page, Telnet, command line interface, protocols, or other logical interface. It is also contemplated that the configuration parameters can be updated when repeater 100 receives a firmware upgrade.
Microcontroller 260 accepts one or more inputs to generate leak signal e2a. Preferably, inputs primarily include configuration parameters stored in memory 260. However, it is also contemplated that microcontroller 260 can optionally accept inputs through analog-to-digital converters (ADC) 263 from one or more RF samplers 262 that detect conditions on receive antenna 110 or transmit antenna 120. Although, ADCs 263 are shown as part of microcontroller 260, it should be noted that ADCs 260 can be external to microcontroller 260.
Microcontroller 260 generates signal e2a from the various inputs through known techniques. For example, microcontroller 260 can optionally provide one or more inputs to modulator 252 that generates signal e2a. Contemplated modulator inputs include an in-phase signal (I) or a quadrature phase signal (Q). In some embodiments, modulator 252 comprises a vector modulator.
Signal e1a represents a received signal that would ordinarily enter amplifier without modification. However, signal combiner 256 combines signal e1a with e2a to generate the resulting signal (e1-e2)a that enters amplifier 260. The resulting signal has the leak signal component reduced by the inverse signal generated, e2a, by passive loop control 240.
Although this document presents an example where passive cancellation loop represents a separate loop from an active cancellation loop, it should be noted that both loops can be combined to form a single loop. In such an approach, the algorithms to generate an inverse leak signal can be combined with the algorithms to generate an inverse of environmentally induced signals to yield signal e2a which can then be combined with received signal e1a as shown.
In a preferred embodiment, repeater 100 provides for configuring its passive cancellation loop by storing the loop's configuration parameters as previously discussed. In one embodiment, the configuration parameters can be uploaded to memory 265 before shipping repeater 100 to distributors or customers. The proper values of the configuration parameters can be determined through measuring the leak signal while repeater 100 operates within an RF-free environment, possible within a Faraday cage. In addition, the proper values of the parameters can be determined by tuning the parameters to achieved optimized performance. Regardless, of the method used to determine the parameters, once a desirable set of parameters are found they can be uploaded through interface 270.
In yet other embodiments, one can also update the passive cancellation loop's configuration parameters in the field, possibly even after installation or even when repeater 100 remains active. For example, a consumer could install repeater 100 in their home and then periodically update the configuration parameters through interface 270. Alternatively, repeater 100 can automatically retrieve a configuration file via interface 270, possibly an XML file, having updated configuration parameters.
Providing a repeater that supports updating configuration parameters offers several advantages over existing systems. For example, such an approach provides for updating configuration parameters without requiring a complete firmware upgrade or shutting down the repeater. Additionally, the repeater's cancellation loops are robust across re-designs, possibly resulting from a cost reduction, where the physical form of the repeater has changed. When a repeater is redesigned, any leak signal will also likely change. Once a redesign is complete, new configuration parameters can be determined and uploaded, again without requiring a complete firmware change.
Wireless repeaters having both active and passive cancellation loops allow for fine grained control over undesirable signal components entering the repeater's amplifier while also allowing for realistic antenna isolation when the antennas are placed in close proximity to each other, irrespective of a gain associated with the amplifier. In a preferred embodiment, the antennas are separated by less than about 30 centimeters and yet more preferably less than about three centimeters. Such repeaters represent ideal products that can be deployed or installed by consumers lacking technical expertise.
It should be apparent to those skilled in the art that many more modifications besides those already described are possible without departing from the inventive concepts herein. The inventive subject matter, therefore, is not to be restricted except in the spirit of the appended claims. Moreover, in interpreting both the specification and the claims, all terms should be interpreted in the broadest possible manner consistent with the context. In particular, the terms “comprises” and “comprising” should be interpreted as referring to elements, components, or steps in a non-exclusive manner, indicating that the referenced elements, components, or steps may be present, or utilized, or combined with other elements, components, or steps that are not expressly referenced. Where the specification claims refers to at least one of something selected from the group consisting of A, B, C . . . and N, the text should be interpreted as requiring only one element from the group, not A plus N, or B plus N, etc.
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The student couldn’t bear the repeated clicking of the remote – the thinker had kept channel surfing for the last hour, as if trying to prise out some truth of this strange and, frankly, unbelievable turn of events.
‘PRESIDENT RESIGNS’
The President’s chin and calm, friendly white teeth smile filled the screen as his recorded address calmly explained his reasons for standing down and handing the reins over to the Vice-President. Talking heads droned over him, as usual adding nothing to the reported news, but subtracting everything they could to bolster their own celebrity status.
‘God fucking dammit,’ the thinker said. ‘God fucking damn this fucking fuck thing to hell.’ He threw the remote across the room. ‘Fuck!’
The thinker wasn’t the only one feeling wronged somehow. The student felt like he’d taken a punch to the gut, all his fire and plans – pissed on by this second-shit preacher whose chiselled jaw bulged with ingratiating smiles. It just didn’t make any sense to throw away all that power, not now.
The athlete said, ‘I don’t believe this.’
‘Oh will you change the record,’ said the musician, trying to straighten out some wrinkles in her top; her rainbow didn’t seem to be smiling any more. ‘None of us believes it.’
‘No, I mean it. I really don’t believe this. Is this for real? This kind of thing is, well, unprecedented, totally.’ He pronounced it unpreecedented. ‘He was a popular guy. We were underdogs.’
The thinker growled. ‘That’s the problem! The face is changing but his plans are still in motion. Now try getting people on our side. They’ll all say, well, look the guy you’re worried about is no longer in power, so take a chill fucking pill, man.’
The student got up to leave. He wasn’t even sure he believed there was anything worth fighting for either. More than a face had changed. The Vice-President wasn’t the same man at all. The student remembered him squirming when facing some questions on the CNN over the British fallout from the ethical signatures, the sweat resting on his brow.
‘Where are you scooting off too?’ said the poet, who had remained fairly quiet throughout the news. His only discernable reaction was the act of folding his arms.
‘Campus,’ the student replied. ‘I can’t sit here and watch this crap all night. We’re supposed to talk about how we change things for the better. Things are changing faster than we can bloody talk about changing them. I can watch TV anywhere.’
‘I don’t believe this,’ said the athlete.
The student’s girlfriend, looking shell-shocked by events, stood up too. ‘Yeah, let’s go. I need to shake my head of this.’
‘We’ll still meet up, guys, right?’ said the thinker, desperation seeping in. ‘There’s still the cause, right?’ He raised his fist in a distant, weak echo of the student’s bolder thrust earlier.
‘Whatever,’ the student said. ‘You have to fight for something real.’ He pointed at the TV bearing smiling white teeth that bobbed and weaved in slow motion. ‘He isn’t real any more. I’ll come back if you have something to fight for.’
He gazed at each one of his compadres, and noticed the only person who was pleased was the cop’s daughter, the first smile he’d seen on her face since attending these meetings. She was the only genuine one here, her only goal to change how things were. And things had changed and she was happy with that. An honest challenger with no ego invested. He saw that everybody wanted to change things because they simply wanted to reshape life to suit themselves and to hell with other people: a mere excuse for narcissism.
Perhaps he should be happy too but his map of personal destiny was in tatters. Bliss’ attentions had prodded him forward inch by inch, and now he was in the middle of nowhere, falling into an unmarked pit, waiting for the bottom to claim him. Suddenly – he was alone.
The student left the thinker’s apartment, with his girlfriend in tow.
Wot now for our intrepid student and his girlfriend?
oooh Bliss!
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Ayrshire Finale as Junior Scottish Open Returns
With Dundonald Links welcoming the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open for the first time this summer, young golfers are also being handed the chance to be crowned a national champion when the Junior Scottish Open returns to the domestic calendar this July.
On the eve of a number of the world’s best golfers teeing up at Dundonald, the Junior Scottish Open will be staged nearby over the excellent layout of Troon Links, Lochgreen on Tuesday 11 July.
After the success of last year’s inaugural Junior Scottish Open at Fortrose & Rosemarkie, the event has been extended this year to involve regional qualifying ahead of the finale in Ayrshire
Competitors will then have the chance to watch stars such as Henrik Stenson, Adam Scott and Russell Knox in action at the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open Pro-Am on Wednesday 12 July, with juniors going for free and each team receiving two adult tickets.
The event is open to all affiliated clubs in Scotland who are invited to enter a team of three juniors (aged under-16 at 11 July 2017), to be accompanied by one adult player. Dunnikier Park stages the first regional qualifier on Saturday with the support of the Fife Golf Trust.
Further regional events are to follow at reigning Scottish Golf Club of the Year, Muir of Ord, on Sunday 11 June, Seafield Golf Course, Ayr on 25 June at Aboyne on Sunday 2 July and at ex-Junior Club of the Year winner, Peebles, on Tuesday 4 July.
The leading teams from each regional qualifier will book a place in the Junior Scottish Open at Lochgreen. The format for the Junior Scottish Open events is four-ball better ball.
Jackie Davidson, Acting Head of Development at Scottish Golf, said: “We look forward to the return of the Junior Scottish Open, which is a great event for young players.
“The event is aimed at attracting juniors new to competition, creating a learning opportunity in a more relaxed environment, the opportunity to play different courses and build confidence to take part in future events. The adult is there to support the juniors in making the most of the experience.
“The event is also designed to support clubs in the retention of young golfers while giving new golfers the opportunity to experience the game in a fun format.”
The adult must have an official CONGU handicap to compete in the event, while juniors may have either a current CONGU handicap (ideally 10-28 for boys / 10-36 for girls) or a Club handicap.
View further details and how to enter
Junior Scottish Open Regional Qualifiers – Entry Form
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General Director of Department of Culture
Commissioned by:
Expo’98 no Porto is a competition which attributes two grants for the development and production of two exhibitions in the Galeria Municipal do Porto in 2019 and 2020.
As a municipal institution, the Galeria Municipal's mission is to present exhibitions that promote a reflection about contemporary artistic and discursive trends. Expo’98 no Porto aims to include within this overall reflection on the role of the Galeria Municipal a project which will strengthen the relationship between the singularity of its programming identity and the city’s artistic and curatorial practices.
Directed at curators and artists residing in Porto during the entire period of design and implementation of the exhibitions, Expo’98 no Porto has a total budget of 98.000 euros. The two exhibitions chosen within the competition will be presented at the Galeria Municipal: the first exhibition, with a 34,000 euros budget , will open in December 2019, and the second exhibition, with a 64.000 euros budget , will open in 2020.
Applications must be sent to galeriamunicipal@cm-porto.pt from March 1, 2019.
Daniela Agostinho is a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Arts and Cultural Studies at the University of Copenhagen. A PhD in Cultural Studies from the Portuguese Catholic University, she is the author of several international publications on visual culture and feminist theory. She was the curator of the Artists Film International (MAAT, 2017) and the individual of Aimée Zito Lema (Gulbenkian Museum, with Ana Cachola and Luísa Santos, 2018).
Holds a BA in Painting by FBAUL, a MA in Philosophy-Aesthetics by FCSH-UNL, and currently is a PhD candidate in Artistic Studies - Art and Mediations by the same institution. Since 2010, partners with Eduardo Guerra as Musa paradisiaca, an artistic project shortlisted for EDP Foundation's New Artists Award (2013) and Sonae Media Art Prize (2015). Collaborated as curatorial assistant with ZDB Gallery (2008-2010) and coordinated the programme “Aguêdê-Alê” in São Tomé and Príncipe (2010-2013).
Graduated in art history and archeology. He is the artistic director of CIAJG - José de Guimarães International Arts Center, curator and professor at ESAD - School of Arts and Design of Caldas da Rainha.
Public Programme ‘Depois do Estouro: FILM SCREENING I
23.01.20, Thursday, 10pm, Cinema Passos Manuel
Madalena Fragoso and Margarida Meneses
Free admission, subject to availability.
The films will be screened with English subtitles and in the presence of the directors.
Screening programmed by Madalena Fragoso and Margarida Meneses.
Public Programme ‘Depois do Estouro: GUIDED TOUR WITH PEDRO DOURADO
01.02.20, Saturday, 5pm
Public Programme ‘Depois do Estouro: FILM SCREENING II
Andréia Pires and Leonardo Mouramateus
Screening programmed by Diogo Baldaia.
Public Programme '9Kg de Oxigénio': GUIDED TOUR WITH ANDRÉ SOUSA AND MAURO CERQUEIRA
February 15, Saturday, 4pm
16.02.20, Sunday, 6pm
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Radiative lifetime of boron-bound excitons in diamond studied by ultraviolet absorption
par Y. Kubo de l'Université de Tokyo
GEMaC, salle 4109
Bat. Fermat,
Recent progresses in doping control techniques for diamond accelerate the use of doped diamond in electronic applications. Because boron impurities play a unique and important role as acceptors providing p-type conductivity, boron-doped diamond has been intensely studied, e.g. by Hall effect measurements and infrared spectroscopy [1]. On the other hand, the boron-bound exciton―a complex formed due to capture of an exciton at a boron impurity―has so far been discussed only on the basis of cathodoluminescence (CL) [2, 3]. Although the bound excitons dominate the luminescence spectra, no absorption spectra had been measured so far. This situation impedes uncovering the bound-exciton recombination processes, which should be crucial for a deep understanding of its physical properties and optimization of diamond- based devices.
In this study, we measured the absorption spectrum due to boron-bound excitons in diamond near the absorption edge of the intrinsic diamond [Fig. 1(a)]. The investigated sample of 250 µm thickness was synthesized by the plasma-assisted chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method with the boron concentration of 1.8×1018 cm-3 [4]. Based on the absorption cross section as shown in Fig. 1(b), the oscillator strength of the no-phonon (NP) lines was determined to be 3.0×10-5. This value satisfies the scaling law established for silicon between the oscillator strength and the localization energy. More
importantly, we also assessed the oscillator strength of 1.2×10-3 for the transverse optical (TO) phononassisted transition, which dominates the spectra and provides an associated radiative lifetime of 1.8 µs. The obtained radiative lifetime is two orders of magnitude shorter than that in silicon.
Our first successful measurements of ultraviolet absorption facilitate the prediction of radiative and non-radiative lifetimes of bound excitons in variously doped diamond by using scaling laws [5].
Figure 1 – (a) Absorption spectra of boron-doped (solid line) and intrinsic (dotted line) diamond near the band edge. (b) Enlarged NP lines showing the absorption cross section by the shaded area.
1. K. Thonke, Semicond. Sci. Technol. 18 (2013), S20.
2. J. Barjon, et al. Phys. Rev. B 93 (2016), 115202.
3. J. Barjon, Phys. Status Solidi A 214 (2017), 700402.
4. R. Issaoui, et al. Appl. Phys. Lett. 100 (2012), 122109.
5. Y. Kubo, et al. submitted to Appl. Phys. Lett..
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Home Watch Word 019
1948-12 Watch Word December 1948
MAYER'S PICTURE WINS FIRST MONTH
ERNEST F. MAYER of Tool Engineering department won the Elgin Photo Contest the first month with a picture of his year-and-a-half-old daughter, Nancy Lynn, playing in a rainwater pail by his home. The picture was taken two years ago and Nancy now is three and a half.
The picture judged best for the first month of the Contest won the prize the second week. Ernie won two dollars for the weekly prize and ten dollars for the monthly prize. His picture now is eligible for the grand championship.
Winner the first week was Harvey M. Babcock, a pensioner, of 421 Walnut Ave. His winning photograph showed a sunset over Gull lake near Brainert, Minn.
Third week's winner was Eileen (Penny) Hintt of the Train department. Using a Kodak Brownie 616 she took the picture of two white swans in Lord's Park lagoon last Fourth of July.
Winner of the two-dollar prize the fourth week was Joseph Schreiber of Material Inspection. His picture is that of Niagara Falls and Niagara river, taken from the American side a few years ago.
The Photo Contest is open to all Elgin National Watch Company employees and pensioners. It opened October 11 and will close December 4.
Cash prizes totaling $71 are given to Contest winners. There are eight weekly winners, each receiving two dollars, and two monthly winners, each receiving $10. The grand championship picture will win for its owner an additional $25.
Judges in the Contest are Cliff Lohs, chief photographer for The Elgin Daily Courier-News; Mrs. Michael Birch, manager of The Camera Shop, and Harry Durkee, commercial artist.
A PHOTOGRAPH of a little girl playing in a rainpail was judged the best for the first month in the Watch Factory Photo Contest. The picture was taken by Ernest F. Mayer of Tool Engineering Dept., and is of his daughter, Nancy Lynn.
JOSEPH SCHREIBER'S picture of Niagara Falls and Niagara river was voted the best for the fourth week in Elgin's Photo Contest. Joe is employed in Material Inspection department. PENNY HINTT'S picture of two white swans in the Lord's park lagoon was chosen the best for the third week in the Photo Contest. Eileen, known as "Penny," works in Train.
Title 1948-12 Watch Word December 1948
Description The December 1948 issue of the Watch Word, a magazine for and about the employees of the National Watch Company
Organization-Subject Elgin Area Historical Society
Gail Borden Public Library District
Publisher Elgin National Watch Company
Rights The Elgin Area Historical Society (www.elginhistory.org/museum.html) has the largest collection of Watch Word magazine issues printed. To arrange a viewing, inquire about permissions or purchase reproductions please email: elginhistory@foxvalley.net or call 847-742-4248
Date Digital 2013-09-01
Title 019
Description The... issue of the Watch Word, a magazine for and about the employees of the National Watch Company
FullText MAYER'S PICTURE WINS FIRST MONTH ERNEST F. MAYER of Tool Engineering department won the Elgin Photo Contest the first month with a picture of his year-and-a-half-old daughter, Nancy Lynn, playing in a rainwater pail by his home. The picture was taken two years ago and Nancy now is three and a half. The picture judged best for the first month of the Contest won the prize the second week. Ernie won two dollars for the weekly prize and ten dollars for the monthly prize. His picture now is eligible for the grand championship. Winner the first week was Harvey M. Babcock, a pensioner, of 421 Walnut Ave. His winning photograph showed a sunset over Gull lake near Brainert, Minn. Third week's winner was Eileen (Penny) Hintt of the Train department. Using a Kodak Brownie 616 she took the picture of two white swans in Lord's Park lagoon last Fourth of July. Winner of the two-dollar prize the fourth week was Joseph Schreiber of Material Inspection. His picture is that of Niagara Falls and Niagara river, taken from the American side a few years ago. The Photo Contest is open to all Elgin National Watch Company employees and pensioners. It opened October 11 and will close December 4. Cash prizes totaling $71 are given to Contest winners. There are eight weekly winners, each receiving two dollars, and two monthly winners, each receiving $10. The grand championship picture will win for its owner an additional $25. Judges in the Contest are Cliff Lohs, chief photographer for The Elgin Daily Courier-News; Mrs. Michael Birch, manager of The Camera Shop, and Harry Durkee, commercial artist. A PHOTOGRAPH of a little girl playing in a rainpail was judged the best for the first month in the Watch Factory Photo Contest. The picture was taken by Ernest F. Mayer of Tool Engineering Dept., and is of his daughter, Nancy Lynn. JOSEPH SCHREIBER'S picture of Niagara Falls and Niagara river was voted the best for the fourth week in Elgin's Photo Contest. Joe is employed in Material Inspection department. PENNY HINTT'S picture of two white swans in the Lord's park lagoon was chosen the best for the third week in the Photo Contest. Eileen, known as "Penny," works in Train. DECEMBER 1948 19
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'Queen Sugar' Renewed For Season 4
Sep 06, 2016 - Present
Nova - Rutina WesleyCharley - Dawn-Lyen GardnerRalph Angel - Kofi SiriboeViolet - Tina LiffordHollywood - Omar DorseyRemy - Dondre WhitfieldDarla - Bianca Lawson
The cable drama will return in 2019.
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today that Queen Sugar has been renewed for a fourth season. The good news comes with three episodes remaining in the drama's Season 3 run, which has continued to draw praise from both viewers and critics, along with solid ratings for the cable network.
Co-created and executive produced by Oprah Winfrey, Queen Sugar follows estranged sisters who reunite in Louisiana after inheriting their father's sugarcane farm. For Season 4, writer and co-executive producer Anthony Sparks will be taking over showrunner duties from Kat Candler. The move is part of series creator Ava DuVernay's ongoing efforts to provide new opportunities to those working on the show.
New Season 3 episodes are currently airing on Wednesday nights, with an extended 90-minute season finale planned for August 22. Look for Season 4 to premiere in mid-2019.
OWN Renews 'Queen Sugar'
michael dobey
I was responding to sweet not ted. You can't assume people are racist and don't like something because of skin color. I dislike gang rap because of content not skin color. The uk has arrested people for not being p.c. though Which is sad.
BTW Ballers returns tonight and thats mostly a black show and I think that's good.
sweet is just a nonce who looks for ism's in anything and doesn't have any opinions himself
I'm from the UK Dia and nobody watches it or very few I don't really judge shows by colour otherwise I would be limited to what I could watch I think a lot of racism/sexism etc is created by PC fanatics who just look for anything to moan about.
I'm really looking forward to Spike Lee's new movie now that's some storyline.
and no skin color shouldn't matter for a story but you know how Hollywood and some people are unfortunately. it should be treated just like any other story. fortunately there are people who can look at other people's stories and can relate without having to look like them or just enjoy them. I am angry with Hollywood or the entertainment industry but maybe Ted was just referring to the ratings Maybe
What this person sweet said was in response to Ted hating on the show for saying not many watched. Maybe they thought that was the reason. Same as when women say oh we can do something just like our male counterparts. they could be wrong about Ted's reason for dissing the show but I can understand the reason for at least wondering sense some shows with black people are not liked by some for obvious reasons so how are they being racist for standing up for the show even if they might be wrong how's that racism just because you might think someone doesn't like something because of who's in it.
I like this show. It's about three sisters who must deal with each other and the plantation. I don't think their skin color matters much to the storyline.
@sweet
Please keep your this about the show's content. We don't need this to be a hate filled thread. Please keep your racism to yourself.
@Nonce sweet so you are saying this show is racist against white people very interesting the way you think its just a crap show
Look at Little Ted hating that a Black show got picked up.He so mad he HAD to comment..LMMFAO!!!
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Walbro Files New 337 Complaint Regarding Certain Carburetors
By Eric Schweibenz and John Presper
On June 12, 2018, Walbro, LLC of Tucson Arizona (“Walbro”) filed a complaint (part 1, part 2, part 3, and part 4) requesting that the ITC commence an investigation pursuant to Section 337.
The complaint alleges that the following entities (collectively, the “Proposed Respondents”) unlawfully import into the U.S., sell for importation, and/or sell within the U.S. after importation certain carburetors and products containing same that infringe one or more claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,394,424 (the ’424 patent), 6,439,547 (the ’547 patent), 6,533,254 (the ’254 patent), 6,540,212 (the ’212 patent), and 7,070,173 (the ’173 patent) (collectively, the “asserted patents”):
Ruixing Carburetor Manufacturing Co., Ltd, Zhejiang of China
Huayi Carburetor Factory of China
Tillotson of Ireland
Fujian Hualong Carburetor Co., Ltd. of China
Fuding Guangda General Machinery Co., Ltd. of China
Wuyi Henghai Tools Co., Ltd. of China
Fuding Youyi Trade Co., Ltd. of China
Amazon.com, Inc. of Seattle, Washington
Amerisun Inc. of Itasca, Illinois
Ardisam, Inc. of Cumberland, Wisconsin
Buffalo Corporation of O’Fallon, Missouri
Cabela’s Inc. of Sidney, Nebraska
Champion Power Equipment, Inc. of Santa Fe Springs, California
Feldman Eng. & Mfg. Co., Inc. of Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin
FNA Group, Inc. of Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin
Frictionless World, LLC of Denver, Colorado
Generac Power Systems, Inc. of Waukesha, Wisconsin
Husqvarna Professional Products, Inc. of Charlotte, North Carolina
Imperial Industrial Supply Co. d/b/a Duromax Power Equipment of Ontario, California
KMART Corp. of Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. of Mooresville, North Carolina
Mat Industries, LLC of Lake Zurich, Illinois
Menards, Inc. of Eau Claire, Wisconsin
MTD Products Inc. of Valley City, Ohio
North American Tool Industries of Huntington, Indiana
Northern Tool & Equipment Co., Inc. of Burnsville, Minnesota
QV Tools LLC of Las Vegas, Nevada
Sears, Roebuck and Co. of Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Target Corp. of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Techtronics Industries Co. Ltd. of Hong Kong d/b/a Techtronic Industries Power Equipment
The Home Depot, Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia
Thunderbay Products of Clayton, Wisconsin
Tool Tuff Direct LLC of Golden, Colorado
Tractor Supply Company of Brentwood, Tennessee
Walmart, Inc. of Bentonville, Arkansas
According to the complaint, the asserted patents generally relate to various aspects and features of carburetors for use in small or utility gasoline engines used in chainsaws, leaf blowers, lawn trimmers, earth augers, ice augers, cultivators, water pumps, electricity generators, and mini dirt bikes. In particular, the ’424 relates to a carburetor that includes a fuel pump with a membrane called a diaphragm that divides an internal cavity of the carburetor into a pressure pulse chamber and a fuel chamber. The ’547 relates to a carburetor with a “throat” passage through which air enters the carburetor and into which fuel is discharged to be mixed with the air to form the fuel and air mixture that is delivered to the engine. The ’173 and ’212 patents relate to a carburetor with a fuel circuit through which a metered amount of fuel is delivered into a fuel and air mixing passage through which air flows. The ’254 patent relates to a manually actuatable primer fuel pump of a carburetor for a small engine.
In the complaint, Walbro states that the Proposed Respondents import and sell products that infringe the asserted patents. The complaint specifically refers to various handheld carburetors products containing same that are made, sold, offered for sale, and/or imported by the Proposed Respondents.
Regarding domestic industry, Walbro states that it offers several carburetor products that practice one or more of the asserted claims and has spent tens of millions of dollars in the United States to create, design, develop, test, and support such products for use by U.S. consumers. Walbro also asserts that it has earned hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue on its domestic industry products. Walbro further states that it has and continues to make substantial investments in the U.S. to create and support its domestic industry products, including significant U.S. investment in plant and equipment, significant employment of U.S. labor, and/or substantial investment in U.S. exploitation of the asserted Patents, including marketing, engineering, and research and development through its Cass City, Michigan facility.
The complaint does not identify and related court or agency litigation.
With respect to potential remedy, Walbro requests that the Commission issue a general exclusion order as well as cease-and-desist orders directed to the Proposed Respondents and related entities. Alternatively, Walbro requests that a limited exclusion order be entered against the accused products of Proposed Respondents and related entities.
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TonyGirl I seemed to forget how to add songs to station. Dammit with me. I'll get back to this.
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Pale Vellum Dreams
Groovy and calm at the same time. I like the guitar sounds. added to station 12/26/2017 1:56:42 PM Alternative Pop Rock
Dimaggio Jones
I love this! Awesome sounds. added to station 12/26/2017 2:04:53 PM Pop
Meat Moldy
I love grunge! I like this chorus a lot! His voice makes my panties drop. If I'm asked what kind of male vocals I like, this is one example. Sexy AF. I like the drum sounds and guitar sounds too. added to station 5/7/2017 4:25:53 PM grunge
Elizabeth Harper
Rock Like a Baby
A bit like Nancy Sinatra. Smooth and melancholic. added to station 1/18/2017 12:12:30 AM alternative pop rock
Gina French
Of Rapture
Reminds me a bit of Alanis Morrisette ( Jagged Little Pill era ) added to station 6/19/2016 6:39:18 AM World Fusion
Played Out (feat. John IV)
Reminds me of 90's groups like TLC and Salt n' Pepa. I like her calm voice. Not sure if the male rapper is as good as the woman here but not bad either. Would have been slightly better without him saying bitch in the middle of the song. added to station 12/18/2017 3:14:00 PM Hip Hop/Rap
Ana Lovelis
Sexy and love the beat. It's like a mix of Garbage and Britney Spears. added to station 6/11/2016 5:42:30 PM Rock
Like an innocent version of Lana Del Rey but not quite. Too unique to be compared like that. I love her voice. Super talented girl. added to station 6/19/2016 6:38:38 AM Pop
Monicka Ferens
This is kind of weird. At first I didn't like this that much to be honest but as I listened to this I started to like it more. This one was on a same Lady Voices of Indie dmd like I was with Murdering Lights. added to station 6/19/2016 6:35:17 AM Pop Rock
Chloe Collins
MY GOODBYE
If you've ever been there, this describes the feeling perfectly. added to station 6/19/2016 6:33:56 AM Country
Inziee
A Love Story At John's Café (Husky)
I like the beat, the piano, the whistle and the groove. added to station 12/18/2017 3:13:54 PM Hip Hop/Rap
Cat Dowling
Haunting and intense. Relaxed and cool. Strong but vulnerable. added to station 12/17/2017 7:39:08 PM Alternative
Dick Aven
The Simpleton
Sounds like a movie soundtrack. You have to stop to listen and the story takes you away. This is a serious competition to Where Am I? at Golden Kayaks 2017. I wish I could make another station to hippie music. This, Where Am I?, It's a trap little rat etc. match nicely together. added to station 8/27/2017 4:37:06 AM folk rock
Richard Scotti
EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU
Hippies all over this site like I said. Sunshine pop. It's a bit cheesy lyrics-wise but sometimes I tolerate that. Awwwssssss. Makes you wanna play this to your boyfriend and to watch him suffer. :D added to station 8/25/2017 1:08:10 PM Beatles Pop
The Day I Danced With Your Ghost
Calming and touching. Soothes my shattered soul. Things will be okay. added to station 6/11/2016 4:22:59 PM Folk/Acoustic Rock/Americana
The Strangest Feeling
Reminds me about 60's and the movie " Girl, Interrupted ". Love it. added to station 1/17/2017 11:15:51 PM Brit Pop
I like the vocals with whispers. Very talented using of the voice. I like it a lot. There's a lot of emotion. I wish there was a remaster of this one too. added to station 12/17/2017 7:39:44 PM Alternative Pop Rock
Ben Elliot
Fades of Echos
Beautiful. added to station 8/25/2017 1:08:46 PM Piano & Orchestra
mcdaid
Little Jay
Catchy and beautiful. Earworm quality. Cute. If this artist would make a version with a slightly better production quality and a nice video this could be a huge hit I think. added to station 12/18/2017 2:40:08 PM Piano Pop
Quand tu
I see myself sitting on a porch at a summer party with this playing on the background. I'm having some sangria. Some people are dancing. I'm laughing and joining them. We have no idea what the lyrics mean but it doesn't matter. added to station 12/18/2017 3:14:53 PM French
Waira
Don't Cry (Original Version)
I love her tender, delicate and vulnerable voice so much. This song is cute and comforting. I like the sadness in this. It's not melodramatic or pathetic but graceful. added to station 6/19/2016 6:35:56 AM Alternative
Primal Therapy
90's British Pop vibes. I love the laconic vocals. added to station 12/17/2017 7:38:56 PM Alternative Indie
Groovy. Makes you wanna dance. Doesn't sound like Garbage anymore. I love the vocals, oozing coolness and rock attitude. Makes you wanna roll in bed with her to be honest. I bet she'd pull my hair. Sexyyyyyy AF. added to station 5/7/2017 3:45:51 PM Rock
Taiacore
Following the Sun
Good vibes. Makes you want to drink beer and run around in circles. Takes me to summer festivals. Could be fun to see this here in Finland. We have Flow Festival for example every summer. added to station 1/17/2017 11:16:34 PM Alternative Indie Folk
I'll Be Your Heart Attack
A great voice and love the passion in this one. added to station 1/18/2017 12:20:25 AM Groove Pop
Copus
If I didn't know better, I'd think this is Early No Doubt or at least early vocals of Gwen Stefani before the success. I like the message in this one. I love the piano. added to station 12/18/2017 3:14:14 PM Rap
She didn't Love You
I always love when there's a bit of jealousy in a song. We all feel that sometimes and those feelings need a safe home in music. I love how ironic and cheery this is. I love the instrumental work in this one. Cool sounds. added to station 6/19/2016 6:34:28 AM Indie Folk
Third Realm
Reminds me of the 80's and 90's and that's always good. added to station 5/7/2017 5:08:28 PM Gothic Trance
Arlentide
Listen To The River
Trippy, slow, dreamy, fresh. It's like a nice bath after a long tiring day. Then the chorus will finish the work by lifting you up. Empowering. added to station 12/17/2017 8:01:38 PM Electro Pop
Chandra Moon
This sounds nostalgic. Very beautiful, dreamy and I love the clarity of the singer's voice. It's like a new morning after a storm. A new beginning after a fight. It's not just the lyrics, it's the whole package. Peaceful and tender. added to station 6/19/2016 6:37:02 AM Alternative
PIRANYA
All Over Now
I just love the power of ending's. This is a perfect song when you've had enough! I like the singing, it's powerful and bright. added to station 6/11/2016 3:51:03 PM Power Pop
Bad Boys (On The Run)
I could imagine myself running and this song would boost my workout. :D Powerful! I think this is her best song so far. added to station 5/29/2017 9:01:05 AM Pop
Live my life
Reminds me of Dido without being a copycat. I like the strong feelings. It's real and it's empowering. I can truly relate. added to station 6/19/2016 6:36:15 AM Pop
Secret Suburbia
I like the aggression and falling to the darkness of hate. F'ck 'em all, yeah! added to station 6/11/2016 4:31:50 PM Electronic Rock
David Nyro
Waiting for My Life (To Start Again)
His voice is sooooo good. The song is sooooo good. Sounds like the 90's. A bit like Seal. I love this! I can't even describe this. I'll try. The mood is like stalking you all over your head. It's haunting and melancholy but not sad. Pure coolness. If I find myself waiting for my life to start again I'll definitely listen to this. This also reminds me of Lenny Kravitz. But this is not a copycat. I love the piano and the mystical atmospheric sounds. added to station 12/17/2017 7:39:30 PM Alternative Modern Rock
she rose from the dead
It's a trap little rat
Hippies all over this site! Here too! The mystical sounds take you to India and the singer sounds a bit stoned. Reminds me of Jex Thoth just a bit. added to station 1/18/2017 12:19:20 AM Alternative Adult Indie
Hiels
I like the artwork on the single cover. It takes you to the song. Mystique but groovy song. The singer's voice is cool. I bet he is a cool guy without knowing anything about him. I think he wears a hat. Now I know! He must be a HIPSTER! added to station 12/17/2017 7:39:20 PM Indie Rock
Tender voice that will soothe your soul. Emotional and true. added to station 3/21/2017 12:19:16 AM Chill Out
Blabpipe
Moongoat
I love the guitars and the vocals. Sexy male voice again. ;) Grunge is not dead. " What if the moongoat swallos the sun? " has " I miss the comfort in being sad " - vibes and some Apulanta vibes. Apulanta is a finnish punk band and they sing ( in finnish ) " Turn off the sun it can't shine no more ". I like the fuck off feeling this song has. added to station 8/25/2017 1:06:05 PM Hard Rock
Burning Hearts (Ft. Danni Jules and Jiggy of K9)
I love this song soooo much, it's the coolest one ever! The Lana Del Rey influences are good. I like the darkness in the lyrics. added to station 1/17/2017 11:18:47 PM Hip Hop/Rap
no.2 Kraft Paperbag
This is nice and soothing. I could listen to this while having coffee and looking through a window half in my own thoughts this as a soundtrack of my half misery half hopeful state of mind. added to station 6/11/2016 3:59:29 PM Alternative
TIKKUN (Rectification)
I like the melancholy, the guitar and the beautiful vocals. added to station 12/17/2017 7:41:20 PM acoustic rock
The Voice that Carried You
This really carries you. Gives hope. I see sunflower fields and naked women. HIPPIES HERE TOO! added to station 12/17/2017 7:40:20 PM acoustic indie pop
This sounds legendary and nostalgic. It's probably the dramatic and melancholy melody in the chorus with melodramatic lyrics. I love the drama. I wish there was a louder version. Remaster this. The vocalist has Cher vibes. The cover art should be better for a great song like this. added to station 12/17/2017 7:40:05 PM Alternative Pop Rock
Pop Noir
Don't Fool Yourself
Groovy! Makes you wanna clap your hands, to dance and to sing along! added to station 5/7/2017 5:10:13 PM Dance
Inside the Cage
This also reminds me of Garbage. If you like their songs like Dog New Tricks you'll probably like this too. added to station 6/11/2016 5:47:16 PM Rock
Intro Signal
This one will take you to a magic forrest to dance in a refreshing lake of the beautiful melody. added to station 3/21/2017 12:05:44 AM Indie Folk
soul Q
Haunting. 80's and 90's vibes. Dark tones. Surprising effects. Horror elements without horror. A nice combination of different elements. How can song be laid back and dark at the same time? Listen to this and you'll know. added to station 12/18/2017 3:10:33 PM Electronic Ambient
Ice Ice Baby
One of my all time favorites! It was funny to add this here. ALRIGHT STOP! Collaborate and listen! added to station 8/25/2017 4:10:07 PM Hip Hop/Rap
The Songs Of Songwriter Glenn Shayne
This one has passion! I love it when someone truly means what is singing. Love the voice, nice raspy sound. added to station 5/29/2017 9:10:04 AM Alternative
lollypopstarz
Whatchagonnado?
I love the vocal sounds. Reminds me of Shirley Manson's attitude and sexiness but not with her sound so this is not a copy of anything. added to station 5/29/2017 9:07:40 AM Alternative Electronic Pop/Rock
Gail Marten Music
Reinventing Me
I was like, oh how nice old school music. Then I listened to the lyrics. They are awesome! It's like " What would Marilyn Monroe's character do these days to catch a millionare? " Botox! added to station 8/27/2017 4:47:53 AM Jazz
MOTORBABY
I love the bass. I love the melody and all the feelings that and the lyrics deliver. I love her voice, it's pure. I love the celtic vibes of the song and the guitars and melody in the end in the " keep on, keep on " - part. added to station 12/17/2017 7:38:46 PM Alternative
Huskerveil
A great runner up at Golden Kayak Awards 2016 for Best Alternative Song. I won with Murdering Lights and it makes me extra proud to have this cool song as a runner up. added to station 1/17/2017 11:14:14 PM Alternative
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Who do you believe?
By The Editor | Category: Travel rumblings
Gatwick Airport performs badly in the AirHelp research
How do you decide whether an airport is “best” or not?
Do you decide by punctuality of flights, the speed with which you can get through check-in and passport control, the facilities that it has or the number of different destinations it serves? Do you take into account the views of passengers and, if so, do you interview them just before they get on a plane so that they have experienced what an airport offers or does this bias the results because they are only outgoing passengers? How do you persuade people who have just got off a plane to talk to you when all they want to do is collect their baggage and get on their way?
With the latest announcement on “best” and “worst” announcements by AirHelp, the passenger can be forgiven for being confused. It all depends on how the airport is assessed.
AirHelp ranked an airport’s on-time performance, quality and service as rated by Skytrax and analysis on social media. It ranked Gatwick and Manchester as the second and third worst whilst Edinburgh was the fifth. They only provided the “worst” airports not the “best”.
OAG considered just punctuality in its analysis into 54 million worldwide flights and found that Birmingham, Newcastle, Cardiff and Liverpool John Lennon had the best punctuality rates. But which had the worst? The airport with the worst punctuality in the UK was the Isle of Man followed by Exeter, Belfast International, East Midlands and Aberdeen. The three that AirHelp identifies were not in the lower region of OAG’s wide study.
Manchester Airport might look like this when redevelopment is completed in 2025. At present AirHelp says it is the second worst airport
ACI, (Airports Council International) the “trade body” of airports around the world runs a regular quarterly survey that receives about 600,000 responses. Passengers are asked a variety of questions about the airport and its facilities on their Airport Service Quality survey. It measures passengers’ views of 34 key performance indicators. Each airport uses the exact same survey, creating an industry database that allows airports to compare themselves to other airports around the world. Heathrow won the top award in the European section for airports with more than forty million passengers per year. ACI doesn’t release the airports with the worst ratings.
Last year, Cheapflights.co.uk undertook some independent research to come up with it claims is our best and worst airports. The research covered just UK 15 airports and based its results on shopping experience, general cleanliness, Wi-Fi access and the bar and restaurant selection to the speed and ease of passing through security, the check-in process and the toilets. Topping the list as “best” was Newcastle followed by Edinburgh. How does that compare with the AirHelp results? Edinburgh is at different ends of the spectrum.
It all goes to show that there is no standard way of deciding “best” or “worst.” Passengers will remain confused whilst so many organisations provide conflicting results.
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Appeal to establish Punjabi University in Amritsar but was set up in Patiala
Establishment of Guru Nanak Dev University on the land donated by Khalsa College to Commemorate 500 years of birth anniversary of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji
The Khalsa College Management passed a Resolution No.40 in its meeting held on 20.11.2007 to establish Khalsa University in its Campus in the holy city of Amritsar. Khalsa College Governing Council in its meeting held on 21.11.2007 endorsed the above said resolution (Resolution No. 21)
Submission of proposal to Government of Punjab to establish Khalsa University vide letter No.6907 dated 18.09.2010 and letter No 9318 dated 31.12.2010
Government of Punjab constituted the committee to examine the proposal of Khalsa University vide letter No.8/41/2008-4 Edu1/2666-72 dated 15.12.2010
The constituted committee visited Khalsa college Charitable Society on 21.12.2010 for the evaluation of the project report for the establishment of proposed Khalsa University.
Issuance of letter of intent by Punjab Government Memo No 8/41/2008-4Edu1/644 dated 05.03.2011 for the establishment of Khalsa University, Amritsar.
Compliance of letter of intent by Khalsa College Charitable Society Amritsar vide letter No. 1489 dated 09.03.2011 and depositing a demand draft of Rs.10 lac vide draft No. 201195 dated 07.03.2011 in favour of DPI colleges Punjab.
Depositing a demand draft of Rs.1 crore (Punjab and Sind Bank Demand draft No.673042 dated 22.03.2011) as a compliance of letter of intent.
No Objection Certificate by Guru Nanak Dev University (vide letter No. 420-R dated 09.03.2011) to start first year classes of undergraduate and post graduate courses.
KHALSA UNIVERSITY BILL – 2016 PASSED
The long cherished dream of the founders of Khalsa College Charitable Society (KCCS) also known as Khalsa College Governing Council (KCGC) was fulfilled with the passing of Khalsa University Bill-2016 on September 14, 2016 in the Punjab State assembly. The Bill was unanimously passed. The office bearers of the KCCS thanked state government for the setting up of the Khalsa University. The office bearers assured the government that the University will provide quality higher education and focus on research and professional courses to generate best human resources.
Khalsa University (KU) Chancellor S.S Satyajit Singh Majithia, Pro- Chancellor S. Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina, Vice- Chancellor Dr. Gurmohan Walia and Registrar Dr. Jaswinder Singh Dhillon said the varsities were following the Ordinance issued by the office of the Governor. They said that the multi- faculty, professional Khalsa University will give boost to higher education and research in this border region in the state. The Vice -Chancellor of the University said that the admission to Ph.D programmes in almost all subjects including Agriculture, Engineering , Pharmacy, Nursing, Education , Physical Education, Languages, Sikh History, Law, Library Sciences, Medical Lab Technology and Journalism has already been completed .
Khalsa University (KU) Chancellor S.S Satyajit Singh Majithia, Pro- Chancellor S. Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina, Vice- Chancellor Dr. Gurmohan Walia and Registrar Dr. Jaswinder Singh Dhillon said the varsity were following the Ordinance issued by the office of the Governor. They said that the multi- faculty, professional Khalsa University will give boost to higher education and research in this border region in the state. The Vice -Chancellor of the University said that the admission to Ph.D programmes in almost all subjects including Agriculture, Engineering , Pharmacy, Nursing, Education , Physical Education, Languages, Sikh History, Law, Library Sciences, Medical Lab Technology and Journalism has already been completed .
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Next: Season Six in Review
Each season of “LOST” has a distinct personality. From the story arc to the tone, pacing, and — of course — a new storytelling twist. The sixth and final season of “LOST” brought us the last act of the island story, as well as the confounding “flash sideways.” With the entirety of the show now behind us, we’d like to know: How did you like Season Six? Which episode was your favorite? Which tested your faith? Do you have a favorite character moment, or plot twist, or scene? Let’s look at the journey from “LA X” to “The End” in our traditional season-in-review show!
Please comment below, send an e-mail to lost@hawaiiup.com, or call the LOSTLine at (815) 310-0808. We plan to release the podcast on Sunday, June 13, 2010, so we’d love your feedback by Friday, June 11.
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148 Responses to “Next: Season Six in Review”
Julie in KS says:
Well for me there hasn’t been a Tuesday without LOST yet as I have begun to watch the series. For me, it was Season 1 that captured my interest, and although I thought I wanted more mythology answers from Season 6, so far 95% of season 1 is all about the layered characters that we love, so I am becoming more comfortable with the ending.
I can’t say I have a favorite moment of the series because as I am nearly finished rewatching the first series, I am falling in love all over again. It is interesting that even then the same ideas of free will, letting go, and faith vs. science were very very prevalent for our characters. So many lines of dialog repeated by different characters in different scenarios.
I’ve now seen “The End” in its entirety 4 times, and Darlton’s intention of making us feel the emotion of the conclusion still gets me. I cried all four times. I now know exactly how much tissue to bring. : ) So I guess that tells me that the writing must have been pretty good, for me to know what’s coming and still feel it all over again.
I never wanted Jack to ultimately die, but “The End” was beautiful and my favorite moments of season 6 would have to be the character realizations (and ours) of their previous lives and redemeption.
I own all previously released seasons on DVD, and I still intend to by the complete set. I’m sure there are many more of you doing the same. I can’t say the same for any other television show. I guess I’m not ready to “let go” — but then do I really have to?
Nancy in Hopkinton says:
@Carol from Boston
Thanks, Carol. I guess I forgot that.
IF YOU REMOVE THE FLASH sideways from season six , you have a better show and more time to reveal answers. Re-watching the last season is painful knowing that they deliver on nothing. All the time we use wondering how things work in the flash sideways, why one person is here or there, will Sun live, will Sayid be happy, will they remember, is Kate guilty, who got away from the island before it sank, all of it was for nothing since it was a fake world where they were already dead. All of the back and forth does nothing to move the story forward. It’s hard to watch knowing that they intentionally mislead us into a dead end when we think that we were going someplace. Take out all of the Flash sideways pieces and you have Lost without that distracting dead-end street, more focussed and clear still without the answers, but better.
still waiting for the proof that they thought this series out from beginning to end.
Carol from Boston says:
If the flash sideways was the only way to bring back my favorite characters and have them discover each other again than I am fine with it. I loved seeing everyone have their moment of recognition and their joyful reunions. It made me happy to see them happy.
I feel like I am in the minority here about that. But I feel like if a person is looking to pick apart the finale and find things to hate of course you will hate it or have problems with it. But if you try to find the good in it and look for the positives you might like it better.
I am a happy ending person and Lost gave me both, a happy ending and a tragic ending (death of Jack, etc) so I got to cry and smile at the same time.
I know we all have our own opinions but like Ryan and Jen, I can live with the unanswered questions especially since I know that some will be answered.
@Ryan – I felt that Jack did have a flash after he fixed Locke, he saw the hatch, but he didn’t want to let go yet, he pushed it away and started to immediately ask about David. He sensed something was off but couldn’t admit it to himself yet.
I also think that Desmond was really in the sideways in “Flashes before your eyes” since he kept thinking things weren’t exactly right there and kept having flashes of the island but kept pushing them away as well. If there really isn’t an alternate reality than that would be the best explanation for Eloise there. Even if she had read Daniel’s journal it wouldn’t have mentioned Desmond’s life with Penny at that time, Daniel was not on the island at the point that Desmond flashed at the hatch.
Last night on Kimmel they reran the episode with Darlton and they said at that time Walt would not be in the finale but they had found a way to resolve his story in a different way, now we know that it will be on the DVD set.
@Julie – I am not ready to let go and probably won’t, I know I’ll enjoy watching the series again. I still watch Buffy sometimes and I still like it just as much as the first time I saw it, the same goes for several other series as well. The difference being in the rewatch is that I won’t drive myself crazy trying to figure everything out and I can just enjoy the show for what it is.
One last thing, what I meant above was not a judgement. I hate to see so many people invested in the show and then be unhappy about the outcome. I can understand your feelings but I feel badly that a positive experience has turned negative for you.
@ Carol ~ I like your point above about Jack re: that it took him a while, gradual bit by bit, to have FULL FAITH. His way was to reason everything (I know I can certainly relate to that!) rather than “let go” and believe.
I think the writers were trying to emphasize that sometimes we don’t have laid-out logic before us, and a ‘leap’ may be necessary to understand certain mysteries (coincedences/ random occurences vs. destiny / higher-power-led circumstances)
It is a challenging message for an atheist (so far) like me, but I highly respect ‘faith’ in others and the yielding purity that goes along with that ~ the mesages of ‘love’ and ‘truth’ and ‘faith’ in Season Six were beautifully depicted.
@ryan – thanks for the edit!! I appreciate it.
@Greenberry – great points.
Embie says:
@Carol – I guess I am in the minority with you. I appreciate the Flash Sideways very much for its dreamlike quality and the jumbled timelines and recursive motifs. I have rewatched the finale four times I think and it still makes me cry – the reunions of Jin/Sun, Juliet/Sawyer, Charlie/Claire/Aaron, Hurley’s tears and refusal to let Jack go (no way dude).
I thought the writers and cast and producers beautifully depicted how much the characters needed each other, and that in saving each other they were saving themselves. In the words of JRR Tolkien, “Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.” This is not meant to belittle the feelings of those who feel cheated by the FSW and the last episode, but rather to state once more that it worked for me on an emotional level.
As for free will vs determinism, faith vs reason, letting go vs hanging on, season six developed these themes further. As Carol points out, it was really hard for Jack to let go – Rose told him he could let go now, Bernard said he hoped he found what he was looking for, Locke and Kate helped him flash, he ultimately needed his father to help him open his eyes and release his hold on the world.
It seems also that in FSW it’s essential that you free yourself – with some help from others – but they’re not going to do it for you. I’m no longer confused that Sayid left the box cutter for Jin (tied up in the freezer) rather than cutting his bonds. Jin was left to free himself. Locke had to free himself from the chair. Kate from her role as fugitive. Charlie was given multiple opportunities, people rescuing him and drugging and dragging him around; but nothing would have happened for him if he hadn’t brought the blanket to Claire and touched her hand. And Sawyer had to pull the plug.
I’m not ready to let go, myself, of L O S T, and will keep rewatching episodes and maybe the whole series until I’ve gotten all I can.
@ Embie ~ beautifully expressed
brermike says:
For me, season 6 started and ended very strong. However, there was a point midway, from about Dr Linus through The Package where it felt very uneven. I’ll focus on this first and get it out of the way. While I still enjoyed those episodes (Dr Linus was a great Ben story, Ab Aeterno was great on a lot of levels, and I am a sucker for Sun/Jin episodes like The Package), they’re not as much fun and to re-watch as the first 6 hours, and last 8 hours of the season. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but I think it was that both the Island story and flash-sideways seemed to have no momentum for this stretch of four episodes.
Aside from that, I really enjoyed season 6. I liked the flash-sideways initially when I though it was a parallel universe. But now having seen the end, I love it even more. Initially, I enjoyed seeing how these characters made the same and/or different decisions in the lives – letting us see the true core of the characters. However, looking back and re-watching, it is even more interesting (talk about a polarizing statement) because they are indeed the exact same characters we have been watching but they are dealing with their unfinished business before moving on. For example, seeing Jack come to terms with his father issues here by creating a life where he is a father and does overcome the exact same issues he had as a kid. He was never able to do this before he died. We watched him let go. Another good example, is Locke. He created a world where he was accepting of his disability. While this was a good thing in many ways, it wasn’t who he really was. He had always been a man of faith, and it took him to reconnect with his “nemesis” Jack to remind him of who he really was. Whether or not he could regain the ability to walk wasn’t his issue, but whether or not he believed it.
Re-watching most of the flash-sideways has been extremely interesting in this regard because it puts a different these characters and their redemption in a different context, knowing who they were, and seeing what issues they really needed to overcome. Not all the characters sideways stories are as obvious as Jack, Lock and Ben, but I’m enjoying figuring out. It’s far more interesting than a parallel universe (which I was a fan of anyway).
Overall, the season kept up the Lost standard. While the mysteries/characters debate will live on as much as the endgame, in the end it doesn’t really matter. I enjoyed both immensely. Even though there are a few mysteries I felt were completely unresolved (the cabin, Eloise, outrigger), for the most part, I think the show has given us enough information for most everything else. They have in fact answered a lot of the mysteries either indirectly, directly or too directly.
In The End, I received an emotional payoff that trumped everything else I had experienced throughout the series. I loved that I was caught off guard with the flash-sideways. I felt like I theorized way too much to ever be surprised again, and then to be both surprised and emotional as much as I was by the last 15 minutes of the series was incredible. Not much in the way of entertainment can really do that to me, and I think that speaks volumes for Lost as a whole.
Josh Goodfellow says:
My favorite aspect of the plot was in regards to Eloise Hawking, or Eloise Widmore as she is known after death. She always seems to know what’s going on, and this is no different in the flash-sideways. I love thinking back to her flash-sideways story after the reveal in the finale; it’s obvious she knows she is dead. This time around, she is giving Daniel a chance to do what he wants (music), since she stopped him from doing that in real life. She is responsible for his death, so she wants to give him the perfect life. She is postponing their “moving on”, so she can give Daniel the life he never got to have. Beautiful!
Coolpeace says:
In defence of the Sideways
At the beginning of season 6, we all looked at the Flash Sideways (FS) and went … what?? Did Jack’s plan work, they are landing at LA X. But we started to notice what we would call inconsistencies with the story as we knew it to be. So what was the FS about?
We wondered about the meaning of the FS, the Losties seemed to be happier in this ‘world’. We wondered about the Island being underwater. We understood that something was ‘off’ in this realm. How did these stories in the FS tie into our Island story … were they epilogue? Was the FS a reset?
Then along came ‘Happily Ever After’ and a light bulb came on.
The FS were a very interesting, satisfactory and creative way of giving us character resolutions, instead of just ending the story on the Island and MIB’s ultimate demise. I believe the writers wanted the final scene of Lost to be Jack’s eye closing … how do you go from that very sad moment to showing us how the rest of our Losties fared post Island or post Jack’s death – a very difficult task to pull. Instead we got the FS throughout the season to give us those resolutions and lessons learnt or evolution of the characters, if you will.
Lost has since the beginning given a dual narrative format. First, we had the flashbacks, which in retrospect, showed us how lost, flawed and self destructive each of our Losties lives were. Secondly, we were stunned into the flash-forwards (who did not love that reveal). Those showed us that learning life’s lessons was not going to be easy for these lost souls… they had to go back and make it right. They needed each other and they needed to help redeem each other. Finally, we got the flash sideways, which showed us the conclusion of the character arcs – showing us that redemption was possible, that no man is an Island (ha!) and that you cannot do on your own, and you need to be able to accept what you have done and what others did to you and ultimately let it go.
The FS neatly tied and concluded each character’s arc and therefore Lost as a series, going full circle from where they were (on Island season1 or 2) to where they finished (in season 6 or beyond following the events of the Island for those that survived): The church scene did not invalidate the FS, it happened BECAUSE of the FS. Without the FS, the church scene could not have been possible.
I will quickly here give a few examples, but YAE know the stories as well as I do, so you could fill in the details:
Ben – spends his time on the Island undermining John Locke and finally killing him. In the FS, Ben befriends Locke and stays by his side in the ambulance, helping him and protecting him. Ben also forgives his father and takes care of him.
Roger Linus : is kind to his son.
Jack – works out his issues with his father through the construct that was David. He accepts Claire into his family. With the help of John Locke he learns to remember and let go.
Locke – works out his need to find faith (its never been easy) and his feelings of inadequacies and finds happiness with Helen. With the help of Jack learns to deal with his feelings towards his father and learns to remember and let go.
Anthony Cooper – is beyond redemption and has no say.
Sayid – we see him continuously trying to atone for his crimes (this both on the Island in life and in the FS). In the FS Sayid realizes that his relationship with Nadia would always be tainted by his past actions and he pushed her towards his brother. But he will always protect her. With the help of Hurley, Sayid learns he is a good guy and that he can not let others define him.
Eloise – atones for her murdering her son by giving him a chance to live the life he wanted to, and is afraid that Desmond will cut it short.
These people’s destinies were always tied to each other. The beauty of Season 6 was the telling of that redemption story, the back and forth and the mirroring between Season 1 and Season 6, between on Island and the FS. Our Losties have come so far in their journey and we were there right beside them.
I believe that what will endure as a legacy for Lost is the wonderfully “unwritten”, the subtext that permeates throughout the series. Never, has a television series said so much by saying so little. The subtext in Lost is key (just think of the James and Juilet vending machine scene). We loved that the writers did not pander to the lowest common denominator, we loved that they did not dumb it down, we loved that they peppered us with clues and Easter eggs, we loved to analyze and theorize. The show has always remained true to itself right to the end.
So, for me Season 6 was excellent, there were some moments that I liked better than others, but that is on par with the other seasons. I loved the acting during this season – all the actors surpassed themselves and the emotional impact of this season as a whole, was the result of the great storytelling. We can not have emotional resonance without being invested and we were very invested – because of the characters, their stories, their sacrifices and ultimately their redemption.
Mindstage says:
My wife and I just re-watched the series finale, and we agreed that the second time around it was even better. Knowing the result made every piece of the puzzle fall neatly into place. We both cried, but this time it was not tears over the ending of our favorite television show, but of the joyful, hopeful, and profound message it ultimately conveyed.
As a writer, I always watched LOST from the storytelling perspective. While the peripheral storylines sometimes wandered, the core of the story never did. That is the nature of all serial storytelling, particularly serial television. The true beauty of LOST was how it compelled each of us to watch. We cared about these people, because we saw so much of ourselves in them. LOST meant something different to everyone who viewed it, and often meant many things simultaneously to each individual.
This six year span was a rare moment in entertainment history. LOST could not have been done on any medium but television. It could not have been technically accomplished in any prior era. And owing to the brilliant melding of the writers, actors, cinematographers and crew, could not have left us with a finer legacy.
I will miss LOST, but think what we all would have missed without it.
@Coolpeace – GREAT POST!!! I totally agree. I also think it was very fitting for Anthony Cooper who lived his whole life with lies and cons, ultimately ending up not being able to talk or con anyone.
I know that some people are upset that not everyone was present in the church, and some people are left out, why wasn’t Jin and Sun’s child there, Helen, etc. Besides the obvious reason that the writers wanted the original losties and Juliet and Penny, and LIbby (because all were involved in great love stories) there are a couple of other reasons.
1. Many others hadn’t let go yet. So they could not be in the church yet.
2. I like to think of the losties meeting in church like this, they are all meeting as an intimate group to share memories and be reunited one last time before all heading to their afterlife where they will all be reunited with everyone else they love. This core group all met and changed and redeemed themselves due to each other. They all helped each other and ultimately they are all there for Jack because Jack was always there for them. He made mistakes but he always acted in what he thought was best for the group. (big emphasis on what “HE” thought was best, lol) Aaron was present as a baby because that was what was needed to help Kate, Charlie and Claire all let go. Kate needed to see Claire and Charlie reunited with Aaron to let go of her guilt. Claire needed Aaron back again to let go of the pain of leaving him. Charlie just needed Claire and Aaron again to be complete.
Locke really didn’t need Helen to let go, he just had to let go of his father and being a victim.
As for the sideways – I think it is a cool concept – that we can work out our past issues and let them go.
I think most of us thought the sideways life would be their life after the island and it was exactly that, just not in the way we imagined. I think of the sidways as their reward for their redemption.
I loved the finale and, in fact, the whole season. I think when I rewatch it, I’m going to watch Ab Aeterno and Across the Sea after the season opener and see how that works in the flow though.
My favorite scene this season? Wow…let’s see…before the finale, Ben’s reaction to Ilana telling him she’d have him because this utilized one of my favorite themes of Lost so very well – redemption and that’s when we saw the beginning of Ben’s redemption. After that, our first glimpse of the temple. I know it sounds cheesy but it’s lived up to the hype as far as construction and the feel of it. In the FSs before the finale, I would have to say Hurley’s awakening. I was just a puddle when he finally remembered but I have to say that Desmond’s awakening was pretty intense too.
I loved the stories of how Richard came to be on the Island and Jacob and MIB’s origin but it’s hard to pick a scene for the list other than I loved the Cave of Light. I thought that was majorly cool. Both stories were moving to the point of tears or at least a lump in the throat.
Sayid’s sacrifice and Sun and Jin’s death. Beautiful and true to their core character and kills me every time I watch it.
The finale…how in the world to choose??
Jack’s death with Vincent laying beside him watching the plane fly over. (sigh…here I go again tearing up!)
The church scene at the end. Blew me away and, once again, employed the redemption theme as well as the letting go theme.
James and Juliet’s awakening.
Hurley becoming the Island #1 and Ben his #2!
Kate shooting Flocke!!! Finally, Super Kate was let loose! Woohoo!
Locke and Ben at the church.
Hurley and Ben at the church.
and, lastly, Kate, Claire and Charlie’s awakening. Absolutely beautiful and apropos considering their relationships.
Thank you, Ryan and Jen, for the podcasts over the years. Your podcast has been one of the things I look forward to. I plan to check out your new podcast when it gets up and running.
Islandsidhe says:
@Coolpeace – I second Carol from Boston, really terrific post. All of the posts on Season 6 have been very interesting to read. What a great group of folks, YAE!
@Carol from Boston – I think you are right about why not everyone appeared in the church. Plus, as others have mentioned, it was really Jack’s “awakening” to the truth of the Sideways reality, and so some people who Jack wasn’t particularly close to – like Richard, Eloise, Alex, even Miles and Frank – wouldn’t have been there to greet Jack.
Personally I think that everyone probably got their own separate “welcoming”, either before or after Jack’s, and at a specific location that had meaning to them. Somewhere along the line I’m sure Kate would meet up with (and make peace with) her mom, Charlie would meet up with Liam, etc. Or perhaps they would all eventually gather at the church, and we were just shown the beginning of this gathering. I’m sure Jack would want to see his mom again, maybe even Sarah. Who knows, maybe even Jacob shows up sometime? (Though he’s no doubt somewhere coming to terms with his mother and brother, perhaps in a place *they* created to find each other again).
Come to think of it, maybe – if we go by the parallel universes model – there are a number of “worlds” – not all in L.A. – where everyone is meeting up with the people most important to them. For instance, I doubt Rousseau would have considered Ben important to her. But she was important to Ben, because of lingering guilt, and so she appears in his “Sideways”, though he might not appear in hers.
Does that make any sense??
chris from seattle says:
just rewatched parts of season 5 and noticed in episode ‘316’ the church above the LAMPPOST STATION. Is that meant to be the same location as the finale? Just wondering.
Before season six started I saw a preview of the plane scene in which the plane does not crash. I remember gasping and I couldn’t wait for season six to start. When I watched the show and it was also revealed that the bomb went off in they were back on the island in the present I was very confused. How could they be in two places at one time? How could that be possible and we were told it was not an alternate reality. Yet, even when we were told that we couldn’t let the concept go, we tried to work around it, perhaps it was a new future caused by the final battle yet to come? Maybe it was them reliving the past and somehow they still ended up on the island, but then why didn’t they have any memories of the sideways?
We were all confused. For the whole season that didn’t change, but through the sideways we rediscovered our old friends in a new way and it became like season one again trying to figure out their new lives and how they would all connect to each other. Everytime I saw an old friend like Charlie or Libby or Boone, I would smile and felt that first season excitement coming back. Not once did I suspect they were all dead and meeting up after death. Like “Through the Looking Glass” it was a big fake out. Though it wasn’t the purpose I would have chosen for the sideways it did let me have see a happy ending for all our losties and I got to see them find redemption and love yet again. The scenes with Sawyer and Juliet, Kate and Jack, Sun and Jin, Charlie and Claire were all moving and the final scene between Jack and his dad was wonderfully acted and very emotional for me. To end with just Jack dying in the bamboo field would have been too sad for me, the sideways lessened the pain and even made his death more beautiful.
The weakness I see in this season was poor planning on the writer’s part. They should have picked up the pace in the first 8 episodes and gotten rid of some of the plot points we really didn’t need. When I was introduced to the temple I got angry at the thought they we had to waste time on new characters. The temple scenes and storyline could have been reduced to one show and just showed the importance of Sayid and the water and the knife and the possibility of killing MIB. Ultimately Dogen and Lennon weren’t important to the story.
Highlights for me were the reveal of smokey, the journey that Sawyer had to go through dealing with Juliet’s death, Jack’s acceptance of his fate, Sun and Jin finding each other again and Sayid’s redemption.
Scenes that will I never forget are the final moments on the sub for Sayid and Sun and Jin and the beach crying scene. Charlie’s recreation of his death in the flooded car, and Jack and MIB’s final battle and finally Jack’s death with Vincent by his side.
I also commend the bravery of the writers for Ab Aterno, Across the Sea and the Sideways reveal. They told their story the way they wanted to tell it. I just wish they told it a bit faster so they could have fit in a bit more mythology.
As I reflected upon the season there were things about it that bothered me but ultimately there was more that I liked than I disliked.
But what will stick out the most for me this season was the fun we had on the board, trying to pick a side, Team Jacob, Team Dark (or my own personal Team Sawyer) coming up with theories and helping each other understand everything that happened. Season six wouldn’t have been half as fun without YAE and Ryan and Jen.
So, here are some final thoughts on the final season.
@ coolpeace-one thing i found profound was how that brought sawyer from an outsider to an insider. he became a leader in his own right, in season 5, finally asked JACK why he couldn’t let go, and in season 6 had to come to a place of final peace. He LET GO.
so it is the whole of season 6 seemed to be TRANSCENDENCE. Getting beyond the things that held them in life. Its been listed by COOLPEACE & others, as to the final meaning of each characters journey, so i won’t retread.
Just to say, the idea that what we were watching on TV was a transcendental exploration of life & death is very astounding. the sheer audacity of presenting that story on mainstream commercial TV is wonderful & commendable. regardless of the actual shape of the ending, that they went that route is very surprising and worthy of respect.
I am one that was against the idea of the FS being out of time. I still have issues with that. But that they structured the final season as a commentary to the fans is one of the things i like best, and think will serve as a great farewell.
Christian’s funeral came at the end of the series, at the end of the episode, and at the end of our journey. We had a solemn moment to reflect, grieve, let go, and move on. We we given a moment of peace that went beyond the island, beyond the drama, and was very moving.
As storytelling goes that will stand as a highpoint. Beyond all the debate it garnered, it was indeed given to us as a gift. A way to begin to part with the series.
Sure, as said before, not everything was answered.
But as seasons past have gone, this gave us some threads that were tied, some that were knotted, and some that just went on.
It was typical in that sense. And I for one am happy it went this route. The answers they left out there leave room for us to fill in the blanks. The greatest stories leave room for our own interpretations. And now we can apply at least some of our theories to something we invested a lot of energy to.
Anyone still here at this the TRANSMISSION clearly cares about this show & have a clear investment.
So, as season 6 went, I am a fan. Where it ranks will likely change over time. But it did deliver in terms of mystery, excitement, and keeping us all guessing, right till the last minute, literally.
To me the final season, and the finale is steeped in CHRISTIAN mythology.
JACK is the savior. He is the christ figure. Did we ever find out his middle name? Are his initials by chance JC? Not sure, but regardless, he filled that role.
In regards to DAVID I have come to see him as part of the ‘christian’ trinity. We have Christian Shepard, the father, JACK, the son, and DAVID-to me-is the HOLY GHOST. The holy ghost serves these purposes in Catholic beliefs:
* Conviction of sin. The Holy Spirit acts to convince the unredeemed person both of the sinfulness of their actions, and of their moral standing as sinners before God.[7]
* Bringing to conversion. The action of the Holy Spirit is seen as an essential part of the bringing of the person to the Christian faith.[8] The new believer is “born again of the Spirit”.[9]
* As a comforter or Paraclete, one who intercedes, or supports or acts as an advocate, particularly in times of trial.
So, for me, that is where DAVID came from/what he is.
Also I have been thinking about LOCKE as his status as a martyr. JOHN THE BAPTIST was a historical character that preceded JESUS. JOHN THE BAPTIST believed in living austerely, challenging sinful rulers, calling for repentance, expected an apocalypse. Many Christian theologians believe that the ministry of Jesus followed John’s, and some of Jesus’ early followers had previously been followers of John. Both John and Jesus reportedly preached at times of great political, social, and religious conflict.
These themes pretty reflective of Locke and are very interesting.
So, here we are, after the END and left to explore all the interesting mesh of pieces.
As said, this has been an amazing ride & one I’ve loved sharing with everyone here. It took a long time for me to get motivated to start posting, but I have always enjoyed following & seeing how dynamic this fan-dom is.
Thanks everyone!!
opps.
some of those points are via wiki, and thus the footnotes.
just don’t want to be expelled for plagiarism.
also, as always, THANKS RYAN & JEN.
as much as i am disappointed to having to let go of LOST, it eases the pain a bit to have a few more episodes to look forward to.
And of course, CONGRATULATIONS ON 100 EPISODES!
So many emotional posts ~ just hearing about these scenes @ Carol (above) starts me tearing up again.
@ Islandsidhe : Absolutely it makes sense. I like that possibility that there were various afterworlds for various characters and as you mentioned Rousseau’s may not have included Ben, but she was in his. That is what I like, all things considered about the way Lost ended – you can tweak the final moments however they mean the most to you.
@ Carol : Very nice thoughts. You know, I can’t say that I personally regret having had the Temple story being told as it was. I did come to enjoy Dogen’s character and it made for some great scenes between him and Hurely and Jack and of course the fight scene with Sayid. And we did see Dogen in the Sideways at the recital with his son – so he did get to be with his son in death.
During the Temple Time we also did get parallel storylines on the Island, who can forget the scene with Sawyer and Kate on the dock – that was very powerful for me. During that same episode we had the great confrontation between Jack and Dogen and a green little pill and finally the reintroduction of Claire.
In another episode, we saw Locke finally getting buried, MIB’s confrontation with Richard and his recruitment of Sawyer. We were also introduced to young Jacob, and the name cave (wasn’t that a nice HFC moment?).
Remember how nice it was to see Hurley and Jack trekking through the jungle again, like in season 1, we were given a sentimental journey back to the caves, Jack’s dad’s broken coffin and finally we see the Lighthouse and it was revealed that Jacob was able to follow his candidates’ lives off island. We also were given a better understanding of where Claire had been and of course squirrel baby.
Finally, in Sundown, we were given an action packed episode: the fantastic fight scene between Sayid and Dogen. We were told about Dogen’s sacrifice. We learned that MIB could not be killed, even with a special knife. We had Dogen’s death by Sayid and the great Smokey destruction and who could forget that very eerie final scene where the survivors followed MIB out of the Temple.
With the exception of LA X 1 and 2, I just summarize some of the major scenes that took place during the 4 episodes of Temple Time. I thought they were entertaining. If I were to gripe about slow time, it would be when MIB was just waiting around for all the candidates to come to him.
As for the various mythological questions that remained, here is how I reconcile myself with those; In our reality, we have similar unanswered questions about our own history – the hanging gardens of Babylon, the Egyptian pyramids, Statue of Zeus at Olympia, and Stonehenge to name just a few. We can only speculate as to how they were built, we have no definitive answers. Therefore, as in real life, so as in fiction – I am alright with that.
@coolpeace – I just think they could have done away with some of the actual temple footage, the off temple stuff like Sawyer and Kate and Hurley and Jack was great. Smokey wiping out everyone had to be done, that was necessary for us to take Smokey seriously.
You brought up so much stuff of season six that I feel I have to rewatch it all again. 🙂 Like I said, more to like than dislike, a lot of major character development went on.
I guess my real solution would be 26 episodes instead of the 18 so nothing had to be cut out.
Wow, this is really hitting me that this is over and there will not be a season 7. So sad. I Know a lot more will come out with the dvd sets, I wish I could justify buying the complete set but I can’t. I’ll just be buying season six and hopefully borrowing the complete set from someone else to watch the extras.
@coolpeace – did you join the transmission facebook page? I hope we don’t lose touch after the podcasts are over. I like the way your mind works. 🙂
And I still want to go for that coffee (in Montreal) sometime…
chris in seattle says:
Season 6-Reflections-
@ coolpeace-while you summed up a lot of the characters redemptions, I felt SAWYERS was impressive. Seeing him come to stand where JACK had, in which he made a mistake, and people died, was amazing. In that moment he let go of Juliet & forgave Jack. It was such a long way away from the Sawyer of season 1. He was the outsider when he began. We got to watch him grow to become an insider and a leader. Finally to being someone that could forgive. It was remarkable. It was what the whole season was all about, TRANSCENDENCE.
To me thats what the series really was about. Everyone had to work through and let go of what they were carrying with them, and just be. What is most amazing is that we watched a mainstream TV show about transcendence & redemption and had no idea exactly what we were seeing until the end. The FS was a bit of a juke, but in the end served to counterpoint the on island actions in a very unique fashion.
Season 6 seemed like a true LOST season to me. It tied up a few of its threads, knotted some others, and left a whole bunch out there to be tied up by the audience. While I wasn’t prepared for that, I dont know what i was really thinking in expecting anything else. This is after all still LOST.
Of all the seasons, I think this one will most benefit from re-examination. I felt as if with each episode the weight of expectation really bore down on the show. With each hour that slipped by there was that much more expectation & desire for answers, conclusions, and resolutions. I brought that same hope each week as well, and a few times was very let down that ‘nothing’ really seemed to happen.
But now seeing all of the seeing THE END I like where we ended up. Sure, I would have liked some changes, but as time has passed, I have come to accept the emotional farewell they created and respect the decision to leave so many open threads out there.
I really feel the decision of the creators to stage the ending at a funeral was so fitting and right. They broke the 4th wall and set up something for US, the audience. We were all gathered around together viewing this moment in which we were saying goodbye. It was about accepting what happened, knowing it was important, but that in the end, it is over. And now we CAN let it be over.
Season 6 Reflection
At the time I felt the ending was a let down, a cop out, and nothing but irrelevant. Now, I am coming to accept the limitations of what was presented and take it with the spirit of the presentation.
To me this season was pure CHRISTIAN Theology/mythology. Jack was a messiah, John a Martyr, and David was the Holy Spirit.
We begin with the TRINITY of father, son, holy ghost.
In short, I think the character of DAVID was a manifestation of this idea. CHRISTIAN SHEPHARD is the father, Jack, the son, and DAVID is the holy spirit. For those not familiar with christian doctrine/mythology here’s a brief description:
The Holy Spirit is said to be a piece of the TRINITY, equal to the others but carrying its own unique properties. Some of these include bringing to conversion, in which the Spirit acts as an essential part of bringing a person to believe. It also acts as comforter who intercedes, supports, and advocates in times of personal trail.
I think that sounds like the role DAVID played for Jack.
Now, to John Locke as metaphoical John the Baptist.
John The Baptist was a historical figure who believed in living austerely, challenging sinful rulers and, many Christian theologians believe that Jesus followed John for a time and that some of Jesus’ early followers had previously been followers of John. Both John and Jesus reportedly preached at times of great conflict.
sound at all like LOCKE?
Locke was a figure for me that I really loved. He was a character that I felt got short changed. He ends so weak & feeble at Ben’s hands. A seeming pawn. But as I thought on it, in terms of the trinity, and christian myth, I saw John not so much as a puppet, but as his namesake in the bible, a martyr to the island. Locke was a man committed to the path and accepting of his fate for a greater cause. Just like John the Baptist.
All of season 6 i watched hoping that the real John Locke would STAND UP as it were, but was ultimately let down. And I think that hurt my viewing of the season as I went through it.
Now that I know LOCKE gave his life to bring everyone back to save the others, I find more comfort in his end. Especially in that he succeeded in doing what he left he island for.
In short, I am content with season 6. I think there will be a lot more to notice
now that we’ve seen what the puzzle is supposed to look like. But I am still amazed that even up to the last two minutes of the final show we still weren’t sure what was going to happen or even exactly what it was we were seeing.
Kudos for keeping us on the edge all that time creators! Kudos.
@ everyone-On a personal note I want to say thank you to everyone here. Season 6 I invested a lot more intense scrutiny to. Not that I figured much more out, but I enjoyed the process a whole lot more. And it was mainly due to everyones great interest & passion when it came to their ideas & thoughts. I have loved this experience, and am grateful to you all.
Special praise to Ryan & Jen. You guys really have done a spectacular job. Not only in bringing so many voices tot he table, but in the way you carry yourselves. I would always try & hold out judgement about an episode till reading the initial Transmission reaction. You guys added such a level headed and thoughtful take on the shows, even if it was in a direction different from my own response.
I was glad I wasn’t the only one a bit off after Across the Sea, and curious how at peace you were with the finale. But regardless of the outcome, the process really was what I valued. So thank you both.
One note for Pop-Spotting. It might be interesting to go into some of the books featured in LOST. I am working through WATERSHIP DOWN at the moment and am blown away at the parallels. Not that all things must flow from LOST, but it is a jumping off point. Regardless, GREAT LUCK in the road ahead.
@ Chris in Seattle :
You are right on the money with Sawyer’s journey – looking back at the pilot in season 1 who would have guessed how far the Island would bring him. That is great storytelling.
A few weeks prior to the finale, I had posted thoughts about the audience’s expectation being unduly ’emotional’ due to fact of this being the last season. I tried hard to ‘let go’ of my expectations near the end of the season.
You know, as much as it is hard for us fans to see this experience of LOST come to an end – can we not put ourselves in the writers shoes and understand how much MORE difficult is was for them who gathered everyday for 6 years around the same table and lived, breathed, and sherperd those characters into the story that became LOST.
So when you say that you have come to accept and respect the emotional farwell they created – I totally agree with you and it is my hope that others, whether they liked the end or not, let go of the Darlton bashing. Because if I know something – I am sure that this farwell was as much theirs to their characters as much as it was for us the viewers.
Amaia says:
@Coolpeace- Love what youi said about the sideways.
@Carol and Embie- You’re not alone girls. I respect but don’t understand why many people would erase the sideways. For all of us who followed the story of those grea charachters the sideways were necessary. I spent the whole season waiting for Sawyer and Juliet’s reunion, for example, I ddn’t like to lose her but it did worth just to see that amazing and beautiful scene where both Josh and Elizabeth showed once again their chemistry and the good actors they are.
I loved to se Daniel and John and inmy opinion the story needed to be cosed in this way. I said this more than once I think but I wanted the sideways to be a place where they could live happily ever after, and well, it was a place where John could live with the love of his life, where Jack could be a father trying not to make the same mistakes Christian made with him, where Hurley could be lucky, where Ben could have a good relationship with Roger, and where Juliet could be happy and not had married that stupid guy.
LReene says:
@Carol from Boston – Absolutely LOVED your summation above!
Whether we liked the ending, hated the ending, or fall somewhere in between, there is no questioning the impact that this board and YAE has had in helping all of us better enjoy the LOST experience along the way. And in the end to help us all to “let go and move on”.
Personally I just can’t imagine what it would have been like if I wouldn’t have had all of you to bounce crackpot theories off of, share ideas on what the meaning of things seen actually meant, or listen to my whining a day or so after the finale when the realization that LOST was actually over sank in.
Carol from Boston and greenberry, I want to especially thank the two of you for not only taking the time to understand where I was coming from on some of my posts, but to also help me to “see the other side”, and actually appreciate the very things I disliked about the ending. As I said in a previous post, the fantastic part of LOST and especially Season 6, has been the friends I have made along the way through The Transmission.
I can’t WAIT to hear the Podcast tomorrow on the Season 6 review, and then the following Podcast reviewing the entire Series.
@ chris ~ totally with you on part 1 (esp. re: Sawyer!) ~ and part 2… there ARE Christian analogies there for those who choose to see the story this way, but I don’t think the writers’ intention was to be specific in this regard, but rather to present an over-arching spiritual and philosophical tone of redemption through love and forgiveness and digging deep (and as you note TRANSCENDANCE)
@ Coolpeace ~ your articulate, well-thought-out, thorough posts are always a joy to read!
@ Carol and @ LReene ~ Thanx for the insightful and extra-mile caring posts ~ you two have really made this site feel like a family
@ Ryan and Jen ~ thanx for your intelligence, diligence, and sensitivity ~ this has been an incredible respite from my day-to-day
@ YAE ~ THANX TONS!! ~ the intelligence shown here has floored me ~ I loved being challenged in my thinking and you have done it admirably!!
aaron r says:
@Coolpeace very deep post, and you mostly closed the switch on the Eloise question for me. thanks a bunch.
this is something that i’m going to miss about this blog, the depth of thought and consideration shown by every single person who posts here. we might like each other’s ideas, we might not, but the brainpower that goes into everything put up here is pretty amazing. where else could one hope to find so many smart people to hang around with, not to mention that they mostly are able to think outside-the-box.
a shoutout to @Carol, Ryan and Jen, LReene and YAE for making this a special place.for years i’ve lived in walking distance to CALTECH, and i bet i couldn’t find a like bunch of brighter minds there.
can’t wait for the new Podcast tomorrow.
oh. sorry all. i double posted by accident. apologies.
@coolpeace – i agree that this series was something difficult to end, for so many reasons. indeed i think time will help everyone come to terms with the end, the series as a whole, and the mysteries left out there. i am really glad we’re here looking at the season as a whole. its given me a chance to re-examine a lot of what i missed based on THE MOMENTUM of the story.
i am definitely one of those that was frustrated when the final THUD hit. i didnt go after DARLTON in any personal way, but did say i felt they cheated.
but thanks to this forum i’ve been able to find ways to interpret the series that leaves me feeling good about it as a whole.
heres an example: WALT.
we never got an answer of what was going on with him. not explicitly. but if you pull back, put the pieces together, there is enough there to build the story. the island brought him there because he was special. he was drawn away, but still remained special. like miles, or daniel. locke chooses not to involve him anymore. BUT that doesn’t mean he won’t stand on those island shores ever again. after all, the island may not be done with him. and in the ending as they wrote it, his story can still be told. could he return and be a leader? yep. could he encounter aaron down the line? sure.
i think it was strategic the threads they tied up. and while i WAS at odds with some of the choices the creators made, I am HAPPY about giving the audience a chance to participate in building the story ourselves.
@greenberry – in regards to the chrisitian analogy i agree that i dont think they were trying to make a christian metaphor specifically. as you said, it was there if you wanted to see it. but really christianity is just one story with the same characters. JOSEPH CAMPBELL’s Power of Myth is all about the lineage of that MESSIAH story.
I would guess most folks here know of that PBS documentary, or Campbell’s work. If not I think every LOST fan would find so much in there of interest.
@ chris in seatle and YAE :
When I mentioned the Darlton bashing, please do not think I was referring to anyone here. I had just read comments from another blog where things were said that I found disrespectful towards them, so that is where I was coming from.
One of the reasons why I choose to participate in this conversation at the Transmission this final year was because I saw nothing but a respectful group that enjoyed exchanging thoughts and impressions without needing to put down anyone else’s opposing ideas. Trust me, I have been ‘out there’ and at times it just is not pretty.
So, I have said it before and others have reiterated the sentiment – but it can not be over emphasized that YAE are special in what we all made together, this place, the Transmission, where we came to find one another other every week. The most important part of our Lost experience was the time that we spent together on this blog, because nobody should have to go through the emotional journey that was LOST alone.
Thank you Ryan – Thank you Jen – you needed all of us and we needed you.
Hey, I can be schmaltzy, too 😉
@ Carol from Boston and @ greenberry : you are going to make me join facebook – something I swore I did not want to do… well, let me give some thought 🙂
@coolpeace and @ryan – Ryan you have my permission to give coolpeace my email address. Now you don’t have to join facebook Coolpeace – you can just email me. Just put your name is the subject line. I assume Ryan must have my email because I give it with my post name.
@Ryan – is this putting you out too much? If so, don’t worry about it.
@YAE – you are all making me sad, I feel like graduation is looming and we’ll all go our seperate ways. 🙁
I hope you will all stick around for popspotting. We need a show to debate about for that.
@Carol from Boston – Have no fear. Most of us are still going to be here for a while yet. After that…… there is always Facebook —- 🙂
Oooops, I did it again……. put something I said in that last post within brackets that the board software didn’t understand.
Anyway, what I said was in reference to “Facebook”. I said “Are you listening Coolpeace?” hehehehehe
@coolpeace – re: facebook – “peer pressure, peer pressure” if you join just go to “account settings” and then set all your privacy settings very high so only your friends can get into your account. Even if you post on the Transmission, no one can see anything but your comments on that page unless you “friend” them. That is what I do.
@ Ryan : I have a suggestion which I hope you and Jen will consider:
Shortly you will be gathering our thoughts for Season 6 and you had planned to do an overall podcast spanning the entire series. Consider doing 5 more podcasts, one for each seasons 1 through 5. You choose the length of time between each podcast, for example every 2 months we review a new season in light of the final outcome and final revelations. So it would not take too much time from Popspotting or in fact these LOST podcast could be part of Popspotting.
In other words, every 8 or 15 weeks Popspotting could present a special LOST in review for each season as a whole. YAE could give our thoughts as per usual and those that wish to see all the episodes could have the time or if some only wish to rewatch only a few favourites – it would be up to each one to review, rewatch, rehash as they see fit but we would all gather one more time around each of the 5 seasons.
@ aaron r : you are welcome, if I was able to help with your question regarding Eloise – I am glad for it.
@ LReene : you are killing me 😉
@ Carol from Boston : peer pressure – no kidding – it does feel like high school 😉 I’ll look into it.
Ilias says:
Well, my view of things is as complicated as the show itself.
If I only was allowed one sentence, I would say that I could do without Season 6, the end of Season 5 with the white light was a more fitting end.
On the other side I love the characters and the story so much I would love to have the show around for much longer. It may be that I still do not understand the ending but I still cannot get over the fact that the island was fought over two “damaged” and spoiled kids with a very weird mother. That may sound very simplistic but after all the drama, all the mysteries and history, it feels highly anti climactic. Even after three weeks, I cannot shake that feeling off.
On the other hand there were episodes like “Ab Aeterno” and the “End”, “LAX”, were excellent in terms of production quality, drama, suspense but again at the very end of the show, the last 20 minutes or so, I was looking at my watch. I wanted it to end, it felt empty. On a second viewing it was a bit better but still…
Acting was great all along but in this last season Terry and Josh were terrific.
I thank you guys for being who you are, we are all Lost geeks alike and that was a very significant part of the experience.
@Chris – Wow! You really put a lot of thought into this season. I commend you on all that hard work. I really liked your thoughts about Sawyer and Locke. I always felt sorry for him and I like that in the end everyone admits that he was special and now respect him.
I would have to say that Sawyer did come the furthest as a character, started out as a loner only out for himself and ended up a very caring person, ready to put his life on the line for others.
It is difficult for me to pick out a favorite character I enjoyed them all. Several weeks ago I suggested a whole emmy catagory for Lost actors in the “Ask Matt” column on TVguide.com (he printed my letter, and also my comments on the finale the week after, I was thrilled) I wish they could really do that. The acting was fantastic and if Terry, Matthew, Josh, Henry Ian Cusick, Michael Emerson and Nestor aren’t nominated I will be very upset.
@Coolpeace GREAT suggestion on podcasts for each season! it’s got my vote.
and @Carol you’re so right about the emmy nominations.
as far as a favorite character, i’m going to be different and choose Kate. i’m always surprised when i read posts that don’t like her. yes, i’m a man, and i think she’s way hot. but she’s also the soldier of the show, always willing to take on any problem. thats what led to most of her problems on the mainland, if she saw a problem she just dealt with it. not always the right choice, but who of us makes those every time?
and thats when her character seemed to stall a bit on the show. no major problems to attack, no long, difficult hikes to take. it seems that relationships aren’t very easy for her.
yeah, have to pick Kate. Hugo is a very-close second.
@ aaron r ~ Yay, another KATE FAN!!! It was my defense of her that got me (brave enough to start) posting here, after quietly just reading comments for a year or two ~ I agree… to me she is a super passionate person, and in many ways the ‘heart’ of the show (and I’m a woman).
@Coolpeace ~ COOL about staying in touch!!
Sawyer’s character reeaaallly stretched, and Josh Holloway as an actor too!! (and of course he’s always a treat on the eyes!) I still think he would be marvelous in a comedy (with the ‘Miles’ actor?) ~ his comic timing is wonderful, but he got good at showing pain and regret too
I was never a Kate hater, I always felt she had a good heart but made bad decisions.
@ Carol ~ Yes re: Kate and bad decisions, but there was certainly plenty of that behavior to go around!!
Bonita in Atlanta says:
hey, y’all I’ve been away and without my daily Transmission fix due to computer problems, can’t wait to catch up. See some of you on Facebook.
Being on Lost Blackout has freed me up tremendously and it has barely crossed my mind in the past few weeks.
That said I am so glad to have spend 6 years with such a great show and the past 3 years with this awesome community.
See YAE in another life Brotha’s and hopefully more on this great site. Thanks once again R&J for helping us all share our ideas here.
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Bonus King – Joe Lauzon
The most hyped debut of the summer doesn’t belong to a show but to a network. FOX Sports has made headlines around the country with the upcoming launch of FOX Sports 1 on Aug. 17, marking the birth of a new national sports network that will carry NASCAR, college sports, UFC, soccer and more.
Who better to be featured on the new network than our very own Joe Lauzon? The photo gallery below gives a look back at Lauzon and his career to date in the UFC. The fan favorite began on season 5 of TUF in 2006 and now holds the record for UFC fight night bonus awards. On August 17th in front of a hometown crowd in Boston, Lauzon will look for bonus number 13!
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Dick Nunis is among the top tier of names that any and all enthusiasts of Disney should. Beginning with a summer job in 1955, Nunis did not leave the Company until 1999. As Director of Park Operations, he was key to the development, implementation, and success of “Project X,” otherwise known as Walt Disney World. In 1980, Nunis was named President of the Outdoor Recreation Division which, among other projects, would oversee EPCOT Center.
In the 1 October 1982 issue of Eyes & Ears, the publication created for Walt Disney World Cast Members, shared a few words about what had been built in Florida, including and beyond the parks, and what being a member of the cast truly meant.
Our creative people at WED have had an unbelievable task in bringing into reality Epcot Center. The people of our country and the world are going to be overwhelmed with the beauty and splendor of the project. Our WED people should take great pride in what they have created. WALT DISNEY WORLD is known throughout the world as the number one vacation destination in the world. With the addition of Epcot Center, WALT DISNEY WORLD will grow into and become famous for the finest entertainment for families and people of all ages everywhere.
As Walt once said, “You can dream, create, design and build the most wonderful place in the world… but it requires people to make the dream a reality.” As a member of the WALT DISNEY WORLD cast, you can be proud of the part you have played in helping establish the reputation WALT DISNEY WORLD has today.
In the relatively short span of three years since we broke ground with Epcot Center, each and every one of you have displayed hard work, determination and loyalty to the Disney name, and together have brought forth a project with as many varied faces as the world itself. I am certain that Walt himself would be proud of what his organization has accomplished.
In preparation for today, you have been asked to perform beyond your regular realm of activities, and you’ve done so with both professionalism and such vitality of spirit that I am constantly in awe of your unending faith in Walt’s dream of WALT DISNEY WORLD. I thank you for the long hours, the teamwork, the belief that “We Can Do It” … and to be sure … WE HAVE DONE IT.
It’s only once in a lifetime that a person has the opportunity to be involved in a project of this magnitude, and I’m sure each of you is as proud of your individual role as well as the final product. Regardless of where you worked or what you did, each of you has contributed greatly to making WALT DISNEY WORLD and Epcot Center a reality.
I’d also like to thank another special Disney group for their efforts throughout this phase in our company’s history. Without the support and understanding of your families, WALT DISNEY WORLD would not be where it is today.
Beyond Epcot Center, I feel strongly that we have laid a firm foundation for the continued growth of our company and Central Florida.
You can be proud of your role as a WALT DISNEY WORLD cast member in being part of bringing forth Epcot Center. I hope you are as proud as I am of the message that our creative people have designed into Epcot Center’s many shows and attractions: that there is hope for tomorrow and that man can overcome the problems facing our world today.
The opening of Epcot Center is the dawn of a new era, but it is still just the beginning; the future is up to all of us.
Dick Nunis
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Stockport teen bags World Para Alpine Championships silver in first race on snow
01 Apr 2018 - 06:10PM | By Will Thompson
Stockport teenage para skier Charlie Muston won a silver medal in his first ever race on snow at the Delancey World Para Alpine Championships in Tignes on Saturday.
The 15-year-old, led by his guide Jennifer Kehoe, recorded a combined time of 1:46.51 in the men’s Slalom Visually impaired category.
Throughout the Championships, which ran from March 31-April 1, racers competed in a range of different categories and featured Paralympians all the way through to youngsters experiencing their first big event.
Muston has an International Paralympic Committee classification of B2, and the racer claimed his first time on the piste was one to remember.
“I really enjoy it, being here at this event is such a good experience,” said Muston, who also came fourth in the Giant Slalom event on Sunday.
“It’s my first race on snow so it’s really good practice and it’s a really good atmosphere.
“It’s pretty special to come here and get down the mountain, it was pretty scary on the Giant Slalom but it was good fun.
“My first run was a little bit slow, it was quite foggy so I couldn’t really see, and my vision was at its worst.
“Second run was a bit faster as it had cleared up a bit, and I could see much better.
“We would like to continue doing these outdoor races, it really tests you, the course is much longer than indoors.
“My school mates are all so interested in what I’m doing and are always a bit jealous of me going off.
“I go to Manchester Grammar and they are really supportive of my skiing. I’ve got my GCSEs next year so I think I will tone racing down slightly.”
For the Giant Slalom race, only the third time Muston had gone down a real mountain, he was led by Jim Gibb, who claimed that guiding Muston down the slope was extremely gratifying.
“It’s very rewarding and really good fun,” said Gibb, who has been skiing for 50 years.
“To ski down a mountain, guiding someone who is visually impaired and maybe has deafness and other disabilities.
“It’s such a good feeling to help someone do something they really enjoy, and I really enjoy it too. It’s a win.
“Charlie and I just came together a couple of days ago and that’s the first race we’ve ever entered so we did really, really well.”
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Barbara Cuckson
My view is that in order to communicate through the arts, the chosen language has to have a comprehensible vocabulary and supportive patterns of phrasing, together allowing the possibility of articulating thought.
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Barbara Cuckson gesture 2014
Motion capture and design by Jason Benedek
and Lisa Roberts
The gesture from the dance 'Errand into the Maze', performed by Barbara Cuckson in 2013, was originally choreographed by Gertrud Bodenwieser. Jason Benedek motion captured and designed the gesture with Lisa Roberts for inclusion in her video, Oceanic Living Data.
Only the creator of the gesture, Gertrud Bodenwieser, really knows what inspired it. However as a student of this pioneer of modern dance I understand the inspiration of her choreography and what this gesture meant to her. Her inspiration came from rhythms in the natural world of which humans are a part, and this gesture shares with us her experiences and observation of the destructive forces in human nature and the inevitable consequences, this despite people being shown ways to escape that fate.
To me, this choreography is a sigh of deep regret by a creative artist at the latter end of her lifetime. She is now looking back on her own experiences and observing the seeming inevitability of man's chosen self destruction in following a doomed path. What could be a very different world of harmony and co-operation for a mutually beneficial outcome, is knowingly rejected once more. Human nature is conflicted with an agenda that causes people to waste their energy in futile pursuits, and get in each other's way, destined to create disorder and chaos while trying to struggle through life's maze. The gestures in question are the responses to the invitation by Life to go on a different pathway and to a different future. Firstly there is listening with hope and wonder, then consideration, but lastly, from within and drawn from earth below, the final rejection of new thought. With the steps backwards, the pattern reverts to the old, familiar pathway to inevitable doom.
What does it mean to me? I am at a similar age and stage of life to Bodenwieser at this time, and so I can understand her expression of sorrow. This is not an emotional choreography, but a sad statement of fact, and so an older person perhaps does not feel the capacity to make changes to the world any more. We have tried. We can see parallels today, but then we can see parallels for all time, as well.
My view is that in order to communicate through the arts, the chosen language has to have a comprehensible vocabulary and supportive patterns of phrasing, together allowing the possibility of articulating thought. For the thought to be successfully shared, this codified message must have the propensity to initiate a desired response in the recipient. The artist has to have these skills to enable communication. Whether their chosen system of codification is intuitive or learnt, impromptu or contrived, they will necessarily utilise some form of codification as a tool. But where codification becomes not a tool but the master, then the use of codification itself has destroyed it's own artistic ability.
Impacts: My desire is to share with others a link to the Bodenwieser influence that I have absorbed, so that it can be added to the working vocabulary of others, in their own chosen field of communication. I should like people to absorb expressive movement through a process of osmosis, penetrating the soul rather than by intellectualising. Intellectualising lends itself to mistakes and manipulation, the soul has more integrity and recognises truth.
Barbara Cuckson, Rozelle School of Visual Arts, Sydney
URL: http://rsvaballet.com/
Barbara's family immigrated to Australia post WW2. Her father, an inventor, was a political refugee. Barbara's school, Rozelle School of Visual Arts, ongoing since 1971, provides recreational cultural activities including dance, which Barbara herself teaches, following dance philosophies of Gertrud Bodenwieser, her teacher, and dance-training system of Emmy Steinninger-Taussig.
Further engage: Dance classes inspired by Bodenwieser are available at Rozelle School of Visual Arts, Sydney.
Contact: rsvabarb@hotmail.com
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Glory Days... Sort Of.
WHAT: Personal, Random | WHEN: August 3, 2012 | WHERE: Marion, Ohio
Was back in Marion, OH last week. I grew up there, and it will always be 'home'. While I was there, Kylie, Saige and I were invited by proxy to a birthday party for a sweet little three year old girl who's the daughter of some friends of the friends we were staying with. Got to bust out a football and play catch with a couple of the guys for a bit. My high school quarterbacking days felt like they were 20 years ago. Oh, right... they were 20 years ago. In any case, I miss outings like this, and it was fun to visit with our formerly athletic selves... only now it feels more like we're in slow motion. Good times.
Honey-Do Project: Oversized Ruler Growth Chart
WHAT: Fun, Personal, Random, Useful Stuff | WHEN: April 6, 2012
My wife, like a multitude of others, is unofficially a Pinterestaholic. And the only reason it's "unofficial" is because Dr. Phil hasn't yet come out and explicitly said there is such a thing. It's only a matter of time, though.
Perhaps I should actually thank Pinterest. It got my to do what nothing else has for a month and a half now... a blog post. My blog thanks you, Pinterest. And it thanks my wife, too. She wanted a way to measure and document our kid(s) height(s) in a way that we can take with us whenever we leave this house. [For those reading between the lines and wondering what "kid(s)" means, number 2 is not on the way yet... just planning ahead.]
So, after a quick search of Pinterest, my wife found several examples of oversized rulers as growth charts. And then came the honey-do look in her eyes, and that's where I enter the scene stage right. After a quick assessment of skill-level required to do our own ruler, I was confident - even with my, ahem, underwhelming handy-man skills, - that this is something I could do. And for extra credit, we wanted to Pottery Barn-ize our version by sprucing up the numbers a bit. Easy peasy... instead of painting them on, we just went out and bought some decent looking brushed metal finish house numbers.
Overall, I'm pretty happy with how it came out. I did have a little issue when sanding the 2nd coat of polyurethane where it fogged over a bit. Still not sure why, but it wasn't terrible and it was hard to notice unless you got it in just the right light. It does kinda bug me that something like that happens at almost the very end after all the work I put in on it, but I'd rather just try to ignore my perferctionist tendencies than start over and have to tape off those God-forsaken tick marks again.
Anyway, here it is in it's final (for now) resting place in the kitchen. And keep on reading below if you're interested in the process and wanna make your own.
Trust me.... if I can do this, surely you or any other 4th grade shop student can. The biggest thing you need is patience. If you're like me, I love instant gratification on projects like this, and I have a tendency to wanna rush the waiting/curing times a bit and move on to the next step. Patience, grasshopper.
Anyway, this is what I started with... a pre-cut 6' trim/molding board from Home Depot. I had planned on having to find buy a larger piece of wood, cut it down, and sand it before I could do anything else, so I was pleasantly surprised to find this score.
The next step was to lightly sand the edges of the board to soften them up a bit since they were pretty sharp when I bought the piece of wood.
After sanding, I wiped down the board to get rid of the dust from sanding and then applied a coat of stain. I used the "Jacobean Bean" color because I wanted something darker and a little more sophisticated.
The next stage was the worst part of the whole process. I tried to think of every shortcut I could think of to make quick work of the tick marks, but in the end I knew I wouldn't be happy if they didn't look good. I'm sure there's probably an easier way to do them, and if you know of one, I'm not sure I even want you to tell me because I don't wanna be annoyed by how much time I might've been able to save. I used a ruler and a pencil to mark off tick marks at every inch and then drew each tick mark on the board with pencil. Then I used painter's tape and masked off the edge of the board exposing only the areas I wanted to paint. I'm not gonna lie... total beat-down. I wish the NCAA men's championship game woulda been a little more exciting to distract me from the monotony of taping.
Next up, painting! I chose an oil-based glossy black paint to make sure I got a durable finish that would stand out enough against the dark stain color. I put on 2 coats, and let dry overnight.
After letting the paint dry, I removed the tape (tons more fun than putting it on), and brushed on the first thin coat of polyurethane for a protective sealant. I let it dry for about 4 hours, and then lightly sanded the board with 220 grit sandpaper to smooth out the rouch texture of the polyurethane and then wiped the board with a damp cloth to remove the dust. Everything looked great at that point. I wanted to put one more light coat on for a little extra protection against anything the kiddos might try and do to it, and this is where things got a little hairy. I used the same exact process to apply the 2nd coat of polyurethane as I did the first one, but this time when I sanded the second coat and wiped it down, I got some fogging over parts of the board. Boooooo.
At this point I had 3 choices. 1) Dial down my anal perfectionist inner voice and let it ride as is. 2) Try to fix the fogging with some kind of ad-hoc, cross-my-fingers-and-hope-this-doesn't-ruin-everything rework process. 3) Start over. Option 2 got eliminated pretty quickly after talking with a couple people about how I could and most-likely could not easily fix it. Option 3? Pffft... Not gonna happen. I'd rather light my hair on fire and then throw gasoline on it before having to do all those tick marks again. Sooo... option 1 it was. And rather than call the slight fogging in a couple places defects, I'm calling them character. Besides, they really are hardly noticeable once you get them the board outta the sunlight.
The last step was to attach the brushed nickel house numbers to the board and hang it. The numbers were self adhesive, so... bonus! I marked the board 3/4" from the opposite edge of the tick marks for my baseline for each of the numbers to make sure they lined up.
And voila! Here's a closer shot of the final product after hanging it in the kitchen.
I think each year where going to put a small image of each kiddo on the board at the location designating their height for that year. And I'm also marking my height on the board this year when I turn 40... so I can see if I've started shrinking yet.
A Sister's Eulogy for Steve Jobs
WHAT: Personal, Random | WHEN: October 31, 2011
It's no secret that I've been a fan (and part-time non-payroll marketer) of Apple for many years now. While they may not always have the most technically superior products, in my opinion they have long been the measuring stick for fantastic user experiences. Surely a lot of people at Apple have contributed to these insanely great experiences through a lot of hard work; Steve Jobs didn't do it on his own. But it's impossible to argue Apple would be what it is today without Steve Jobs, his passion, and his vision.
I'm admittedly fascinated by this man's story... maybe even enough to say I had a man crush on him for awhile. But who in our time has had as much impact on our daily lives as Steve Jobs? I can't think of a president, an entertainer, an athlete or anyone else for that matter that has impacted how I live my life more. From computers to music to phones to tablets, he and his company transformed these industries in a way that meaningfully affects how we work and play and communicate with each other. Apple wasn't always the first to deliver a product or service, but more often than not they were the first to know how to do it in a way people would latch on to.
All this to say I read Steve Jobs' sister's eulogy to him today, and it blew me away. I have to admit I have a morbid sense of curiosity about what his last days and hours were like, and his sister's account is a beautiful story about his life and the end. Here are the words she read at his memorial service on October 16th.
A Sister’s Eulogy for Steve Jobs
By MONA SIMPSON
I grew up as an only child, with a single mother. Because we were poor and because I knew my father had emigrated from Syria, I imagined he looked like Omar Sharif. I hoped he would be rich and kind and would come into our lives (and our not yet furnished apartment) and help us. Later, after I’d met my father, I tried to believe he’d changed his number and left no forwarding address because he was an idealistic revolutionary, plotting a new world for the Arab people.
Even as a feminist, my whole life I’d been waiting for a man to love, who could love me. For decades, I’d thought that man would be my father. When I was 25, I met that man and he was my brother.
By then, I lived in New York, where I was trying to write my first novel. I had a job at a small magazine in an office the size of a closet, with three other aspiring writers. When one day a lawyer called me — me, the middle-class girl from California who hassled the boss to buy us health insurance — and said his client was rich and famous and was my long-lost brother, the young editors went wild. This was 1985 and we worked at a cutting-edge literary magazine, but I’d fallen into the plot of a Dickens novel and really, we all loved those best. The lawyer refused to tell me my brother’s name and my colleagues started a betting pool. The leading candidate: John Travolta. I secretly hoped for a literary descendant of Henry James — someone more talented than I, someone brilliant without even trying.
When I met Steve, he was a guy my age in jeans, Arab- or Jewish-looking and handsomer than Omar Sharif.
We took a long walk — something, it happened, that we both liked to do. I don’t remember much of what we said that first day, only that he felt like someone I’d pick to be a friend. He explained that he worked in computers.
I didn’t know much about computers. I still worked on a manual Olivetti typewriter.
I told Steve I’d recently considered my first purchase of a computer: something called the Cromemco.
Steve told me it was a good thing I’d waited. He said he was making something that was going to be insanely beautiful.
I want to tell you a few things I learned from Steve, during three distinct periods, over the 27 years I knew him. They’re not periods of years, but of states of being. His full life. His illness. His dying.
Steve worked at what he loved. He worked really hard. Every day.
That’s incredibly simple, but true.
He was the opposite of absent-minded.
He was never embarrassed about working hard, even if the results were failures. If someone as smart as Steve wasn’t ashamed to admit trying, maybe I didn’t have to be.
When he got kicked out of Apple, things were painful. He told me about a dinner at which 500 Silicon Valley leaders met the then-sitting president. Steve hadn’t been invited.
He was hurt but he still went to work at Next. Every single day.
Novelty was not Steve’s highest value. Beauty was.
For an innovator, Steve was remarkably loyal. If he loved a shirt, he’d order 10 or 100 of them. In the Palo Alto house, there are probably enough black cotton turtlenecks for everyone in this church.
He didn’t favor trends or gimmicks. He liked people his own age.
His philosophy of aesthetics reminds me of a quote that went something like this: “Fashion is what seems beautiful now but looks ugly later; art can be ugly at first but it becomes beautiful later.”
Steve always aspired to make beautiful later.
He was willing to be misunderstood.
Uninvited to the ball, he drove the third or fourth iteration of his same black sports car to Next, where he and his team were quietly inventing the platform on which Tim Berners-Lee would write the program for the World Wide Web.
Steve was like a girl in the amount of time he spent talking about love. Love was his supreme virtue, his god of gods. He tracked and worried about the romantic lives of the people working with him.
Whenever he saw a man he thought a woman might find dashing, he called out, “Hey are you single? Do you wanna come to dinner with my sister?”
I remember when he phoned the day he met Laurene. “There’s this beautiful woman and she’s really smart and she has this dog and I’m going to marry her.”
When Reed was born, he began gushing and never stopped. He was a physical dad, with each of his children. He fretted over Lisa’s boyfriends and Erin’s travel and skirt lengths and Eve’s safety around the horses she adored.
None of us who attended Reed’s graduation party will ever forget the scene of Reed and Steve slow dancing.
His abiding love for Laurene sustained him. He believed that love happened all the time, everywhere. In that most important way, Steve was never ironic, never cynical, never pessimistic. I try to learn from that, still.
Steve had been successful at a young age, and he felt that had isolated him. Most of the choices he made from the time I knew him were designed to dissolve the walls around him. A middle-class boy from Los Altos, he fell in love with a middle-class girl from New Jersey. It was important to both of them to raise Lisa, Reed, Erin and Eve as grounded, normal children. Their house didn’t intimidate with art or polish; in fact, for many of the first years I knew Steve and Lo together, dinner was served on the grass, and sometimes consisted of just one vegetable. Lots of that one vegetable. But one. Broccoli. In season. Simply prepared. With just the right, recently snipped, herb.
Even as a young millionaire, Steve always picked me up at the airport. He’d be standing there in his jeans.
When a family member called him at work, his secretary Linetta answered, “Your dad’s in a meeting. Would you like me to interrupt him?”
When Reed insisted on dressing up as a witch every Halloween, Steve, Laurene, Erin and Eve all went wiccan.
They once embarked on a kitchen remodel; it took years. They cooked on a hotplate in the garage. The Pixar building, under construction during the same period, finished in half the time. And that was it for the Palo Alto house. The bathrooms stayed old. But — and this was a crucial distinction — it had been a great house to start with; Steve saw to that.
This is not to say that he didn’t enjoy his success: he enjoyed his success a lot, just minus a few zeros. He told me how much he loved going to the Palo Alto bike store and gleefully realizing he could afford to buy the best bike there.
And he did.
Steve was humble. Steve liked to keep learning.
Once, he told me if he’d grown up differently, he might have become a mathematician. He spoke reverently about colleges and loved walking around the Stanford campus. In the last year of his life, he studied a book of paintings by Mark Rothko, an artist he hadn’t known about before, thinking of what could inspire people on the walls of a future Apple campus.
Steve cultivated whimsy. What other C.E.O. knows the history of English and Chinese tea roses and has a favorite David Austin rose?
He had surprises tucked in all his pockets. I’ll venture that Laurene will discover treats — songs he loved, a poem he cut out and put in a drawer — even after 20 years of an exceptionally close marriage. I spoke to him every other day or so, but when I opened The New York Times and saw a feature on the company’s patents, I was still surprised and delighted to see a sketch for a perfect staircase.
With his four children, with his wife, with all of us, Steve had a lot of fun.
He treasured happiness.
Then, Steve became ill and we watched his life compress into a smaller circle. Once, he’d loved walking through Paris. He’d discovered a small handmade soba shop in Kyoto. He downhill skied gracefully. He cross-country skied clumsily. No more.
Eventually, even ordinary pleasures, like a good peach, no longer appealed to him.
Yet, what amazed me, and what I learned from his illness, was how much was still left after so much had been taken away.
I remember my brother learning to walk again, with a chair. After his liver transplant, once a day he would get up on legs that seemed too thin to bear him, arms pitched to the chair back. He’d push that chair down the Memphis hospital corridor towards the nursing station and then he’d sit down on the chair, rest, turn around and walk back again. He counted his steps and, each day, pressed a little farther.
Laurene got down on her knees and looked into his eyes.
“You can do this, Steve,” she said. His eyes widened. His lips pressed into each other.
He tried. He always, always tried, and always with love at the core of that effort. He was an intensely emotional man.
I realized during that terrifying time that Steve was not enduring the pain for himself. He set destinations: his son Reed’s graduation from high school, his daughter Erin’s trip to Kyoto, the launching of a boat he was building on which he planned to take his family around the world and where he hoped he and Laurene would someday retire.
Even ill, his taste, his discrimination and his judgment held. He went through 67 nurses before finding kindred spirits and then he completely trusted the three who stayed with him to the end. Tracy. Arturo. Elham.
One time when Steve had contracted a tenacious pneumonia his doctor forbid everything — even ice. We were in a standard I.C.U. unit. Steve, who generally disliked cutting in line or dropping his own name, confessed that this once, he’d like to be treated a little specially.
I told him: Steve, this is special treatment.
He leaned over to me, and said: “I want it to be a little more special.”
Intubated, when he couldn’t talk, he asked for a notepad. He sketched devices to hold an iPad in a hospital bed. He designed new fluid monitors and x-ray equipment. He redrew that not-quite-special-enough hospital unit. And every time his wife walked into the room, I watched his smile remake itself on his face.
For the really big, big things, you have to trust me, he wrote on his sketchpad. He looked up. You have to.
By that, he meant that we should disobey the doctors and give him a piece of ice.
None of us knows for certain how long we’ll be here. On Steve’s better days, even in the last year, he embarked upon projects and elicited promises from his friends at Apple to finish them. Some boat builders in the Netherlands have a gorgeous stainless steel hull ready to be covered with the finishing wood. His three daughters remain unmarried, his two youngest still girls, and he’d wanted to walk them down the aisle as he’d walked me the day of my wedding.
We all — in the end — die in medias res. In the middle of a story. Of many stories.
I suppose it’s not quite accurate to call the death of someone who lived with cancer for years unexpected, but Steve’s death was unexpected for us.
What I learned from my brother’s death was that character is essential: What he was, was how he died.
Tuesday morning, he called me to ask me to hurry up to Palo Alto. His tone was affectionate, dear, loving, but like someone whose luggage was already strapped onto the vehicle, who was already on the beginning of his journey, even as he was sorry, truly deeply sorry, to be leaving us.
He started his farewell and I stopped him. I said, “Wait. I’m coming. I’m in a taxi to the airport. I’ll be there.”
“I’m telling you now because I’m afraid you won’t make it on time, honey.”
When I arrived, he and his Laurene were joking together like partners who’d lived and worked together every day of their lives. He looked into his children’s eyes as if he couldn’t unlock his gaze.
Until about 2 in the afternoon, his wife could rouse him, to talk to his friends from Apple.
Then, after awhile, it was clear that he would no longer wake to us.
His breathing changed. It became severe, deliberate, purposeful. I could feel him counting his steps again, pushing farther than before.
This is what I learned: he was working at this, too. Death didn’t happen to Steve, he achieved it.
He told me, when he was saying goodbye and telling me he was sorry, so sorry we wouldn’t be able to be old together as we’d always planned, that he was going to a better place.
Dr. Fischer gave him a 50/50 chance of making it through the night.
He made it through the night, Laurene next to him on the bed sometimes jerked up when there was a longer pause between his breaths. She and I looked at each other, then he would heave a deep breath and begin again.
This had to be done. Even now, he had a stern, still handsome profile, the profile of an absolutist, a romantic. His breath indicated an arduous journey, some steep path, altitude.
He seemed to be climbing.
But with that will, that work ethic, that strength, there was also sweet Steve’s capacity for wonderment, the artist’s belief in the ideal, the still more beautiful later.
Steve’s final words, hours earlier, were monosyllables, repeated three times.
Before embarking, he’d looked at his sister Patty, then for a long time at his children, then at his life’s partner, Laurene, and then over their shoulders past them.
Steve’s final words were:
OH WOW. OH WOW. OH WOW.
Mona Simpson is a novelist and a professor of English at the University of California, Los Angeles. She delivered this eulogy for her brother, Steve Jobs, on Oct. 16 at his memorial service at the Memorial Church of Stanford University.
No Paternity Test Required
WHAT: Fun, Personal, Random | WHEN: July 29, 2011
So my mom's been saying for weeks now how much Saige looks like I did as a little one. In fact, she joked that Saige looks more like me than well, me, at her age. I mean, I don't have any newborn images of me, but from what I remembered of the few baby images I'd last seen of me years ago, I knew there were some similarities. I needed proof, though, so I asked my mom if she had any she could bring over so I could see for myself.
So, without further delay, here's yours truly 38 years go. Thanks, Olan, for this masterpiece. BTW, judging by the amount of photos my mom brought over from Olan Mills, they musta known us like Cheers knows Norm. I know a lotta folks make fun of Olan Mills for his cookie-cutter franchises delivering, ummm, stellar images with craptastic props, non-sensical backgrounds and the incomparable "look-away" poses, but that guy musta laughed all the way to the bank. He's the Ray Kroc of photography.
... and here's little Saige in a quick image we took tonight for comparison. Holy crud, it's freakin' mini-me.
I'm just hoping her high school senior yearbook photo doesn't look like mine. Actually, I'm really just hopin' her eyebrows - unlike mine - thin out over time. Otherwise, I smell a wax job in her future... unless we decide to make her wait until after she graduates just to keep the boys away. Kidding. Just kidding... sort of.
And to finish out this post, here's a few more beauties from the Olan Mills factory with a little color commentary mixed in.
Speaking of color, for this first one, who was the jerk that started this terrible trend of colorizing images like this to make the subject look like they were destined to be a freakish circus attraction?
I can assure you this is the only time I ever sat this awkwardly close to my brother's crotch. Apparently the clown suit I'm wearing made it okay, though.
Nope. Still not looking at the camera. I can only guess that Olan Mills had a company policy to fire any employees that photographed subjects looking anywhere near the camera.
Ahh, yes... the signature Olan Mills double-exposure. This musta been their go-to, cash-cow image because let's face it, what parent wouldn't want an image of their kids' heads floating on a black backdrop while seemingly gazing into their future... which unfortunately included plaid pants.
Joker pants aside, this could be a Revlon Shampoo magazine ad image. I mean, look at that silky smooth, shiny flowing hair. You can't pull off those pants without great hair.
Wearing a leisure suit with a turtle neck leaning on a faux fence in a faux field... everybody did this in the 70's. BTW, you'd think the photographer mighta pointed out to the parent(s) that their kids hair looked like, oh I dunno, a mole hill was growing on top of their head before they took the photo. Not like they coulda missed it.
We musta been the smartest kids in school with all those books in our obviously-real library.
We are clearly outdoors in this photo. Clearly. And I'm starting to realize I had the same haircut for the first 10 years of my life. I imagine my parents rolling me into the local mall barber shop and saying, "Give him the Davy Jones do."
Okay, let's deal with the elephant in the room in this next photo and get it outta the way. Yes, the tear in the photo is in an awkward shape and location.
Hey, back in the library... in a tan corduroy suit. Oh well, at least I'm not in a red corduroy suit because that would be ridicu... oh... never mind.
Comparing Apples & Oranges
WHAT: Fun, Random | WHEN: March 22, 2011
"It's apples and oranges... you can't compare them." We've all made the analogy. I personally am frequaently guilty of making this false statement. Clearly you can, as the infographic below demonstrates. I've now been learned.
From now on, I've updated my personal inventory of cliché phrases to modify this analogy to say, "You can't compare apples and, oh, I dunno... rectal thermometers." And until I see an inforgraphic to prove otherwise, I'm sticking to it.
Infographic by Smarter.org
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SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 17 March 2017 - PSB Academy (PSB), Asia's Future Academy, was recognized at this year's Southeast Asia Marketing PR Awards for its Future Academy branding initiative dubbed, "The Relaunch of a Singapore Education Icon".
(PSB Academy was lauded for its 'Relaunch of a Singapore Education Icon' at Marketing Magazine's Southeast Asia PR Awards 2018.)
PSB was conferred the award in the best brand relaunch category, which award organizers say "recognises the best campaign that has revitalized or repositioned an established brand". Other contenders include insurance giant AXA and consumer goods leader Unilever.
In 2016, PSB launched its new Future Academy identity that built on its heritage as one of Singapore's earliest productivity champions to become a leading pan-Asian private education institution that is today, reputed for delivering on a brand of education that prepares students for the New Economy.
Since then, PSB has been conferred over six industry awards*, including "Best Private Education Institution in Singapore" and "Education Institution of the Year". In 2017, the Academy was also accorded a prestigious PRISM award by Singapore's apex chamber for communication practitioners, the Institute of Public Relations Singapore for its "Overall Outstanding Corporate Reputation programme".
Strong performance bolstered brand relaunch
Last year, PSB inked exclusive partnerships with education technology (edtech) platforms like Pearson to enable its over 12,000 students to access and enjoy learning from anywhere, at any time, on any device.
The Academy also invested in a S$15 million City Campus designed for new learning pedagogy such as "flipped classroom" formats and "go-to-lectures" facilities which enable working adults to attend classes virtually, and engage with their peers and lecturers via video conferencing. By integrating learning windows for working adults across multiple platforms, PSB has combined the benefits of personalised learning journeys as well as guided learning formats to bring students the best of both digital and physical worlds.
Amid reports of dire employment rates of students from private schools in general, PSB's approach to teaching has yielded strong graduate outcomes. According to research firm Idstats**, close to nine in 10 graduates from PSB found employment, including part-time work, upon graduating, while six in 10 benefitted from pay raises and/or better career prospects. In a sector that is reportedly shrinking by double-digit percentages, PSB registered double-digit percentage growth in student numbers for two consecutive years.
"We are both humbled and honoured for being recognized by Marketing Magazine's PR Awards this year for the great strides that we've made as Asia's Future Academy. But instead of resting on our laurels, we will work even harder to build on our reputation for producing industry-ready graduates, to help even more people in our region thrive in the New Economy. I wish to thank our colleagues, students and partners for their confidence and support", said Derrick Chang, Chief Executive Officer, PSB Academy.
Building on its strong growth momentum, PSB will be relocating and upgrading its laboratories at their second campus in Delta, to a new multi-million-dollar STEM Campus with a focus on disciplines in science, technology, engineering and mathematics by April 2018***. Designed in collaboration with both academia and industry, PSB's STEM Campus will host students from its School of Life and Physical Sciences as well as its School of Engineering and Technology.
Cultivating Asia's Future Makers
This month, PSB launched #PSBAFutureMakers, a movement to rally students, colleagues, partners and friends of the Academy to share their aspirations and inspire like-minded individuals from the region to become a force for good for their own communities.
As part of that initiative, PSB pioneered Singapore private education sector's first-of-its-kind scholarship programme, the PSBA ASEAN Future Makers Scholarships, which seeks to cultivate change makers for the region, by recruiting scholars from across ASEAN member states with a focus on the candidate's potential to make a meaningful social impact in his/her community upon graduating from PSB.
"We're proud to see how much our mission has resonated with our stakeholders in just these two years. With the strong support from our student community, university partners, industry leaders, and agents, I am thrilled at the limitless potentialities and the social impact that we can collectively make as we forge ahead to revolutionize higher education, and inspire more people to be forces for good in the region" said Brian San, Vice President of Strategy and Partnerships, PSB Academy.
*PSB Academy's accolades: www.psb-academy.edu.sg/awards
**idstats Graduate Employment Survey 2015 for PSB Academy: http://www.psb-academy.edu.sg/news-events-column/graduate-employment-survey-2015-outcomes
***Pending regulatory approval
About PSB Academy
Once known as Singapore's Productivity and Standards Board, PSB Academy is known today as "The Future Academy", with an approach to education that focuses on what really matters: performance in the New Economy. The Academy was conferred "Best Private Education Institution in Singapore" by the Business Excellence and Research Group and earned a PRISM award for its "Outstanding Overall Corporate Reputation programme" by the Institute of Public Relations Singapore. It hosts over 12,000 students from over 50 nationalities in its slate of certificate, diploma, degree and postgraduate programmes every year. Students from the Academy enjoy excellent graduation outcomes: Around nine in 10 local/ international students found perm/temp employment within six months of graduation; six in 10 benefited from pay raises and/or career progression; and that graduates took 2.1 months on average to find employment. Learn more at: www.psb-academy.edu.sg.
PSB Academy
29 Nov 2019 PSB Academy bags six higher education category awards for demonstrating success in addressing student learning needs
22 Jul 2019 Leading minds decode Big Data to deliver a boost to Singapore’s $1 billion data analytics industry
16 Mar 2019 Singapore logistics charter and PSB Academy team up to deliver on future-ready supply chain graduates
19 Jan 2019 Edith Cowan University joins forces with PSB Academy to build talent reinforcements in cyber security
16 Nov 2018 Building steam for STEM education: La Trobe University injects new blood to boost Singapore’s healthcare and life sciences sector
1 Oct 2018 Building bridges to boost graduate outcomes: PSB Academy enhances industry involvement in curriculum development, forges new links with key international education providers
10 Aug 2018 Woosong University, Korea partners with PSB Academy to nurture Asian thought leaders with pathways for transnational degrees and careers
23 Jul 2018 PSB Academy partners FAS to promote continuous learning among players and staff with study grants for higher education
17 Jul 2018 Massey University partners with PSB Academy to train up data-savvy professionals in Singapore
6 Jul 2018 PSB Academy and Chindwin College Myanmar form first joint venture to serve Myanmar’s higher education needs
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2W231 MOS
Performs and manages maintenance, inspection, storage, handling, modification, accountability and repair of nuclear weapons, weapon components, associated equipment, and general or specialized test and handling equipment.
Experience performing functions such as inspecting, maintaining, storing, handling, and repairing nuclear weapons, weapon components, and using related test and handling equipment. Also, experience performing or supervising functions such as inspecting, maintaining, handling, and repairing nuclear weapons, weapon components, and related test and handling equipment.
Inspects, assembles, disassembles, maintains, and modifies nuclear weapons, bombs, missiles, reentry vehicles and systems, launchers, pylons, penetration aids, and associated test and handling equipment. Maintains and operates permissive action link associated equipment. Trouble¬shoots and maintains test sets. Resolves maintenance problems, interprets publications, performs inspections and submits deficiency reports on faulty components. Writes reviews and recommends improvements to technical data and equipment. Stores, handles, and transports nuclear warheads, bombs, missiles, reentry vehicles and systems, penetration aids, and associated equipment. Inspects, maintains, and operates vehicles and munitions material handling equipment used to transport and handle nuclear weapons and components. Complies with nuclear, missile, explosive and general safety measures; weapons systems safety rules; and technical orders. Observes two-person concept and no lone zone requirements. Performs emergency disablement or evacuation of nuclear weapons and components. Inspects, maintains, and develops rotation schedules for high security locks and keys. Assists in performing operational checks on alarm systems. Stores, inspects, maintains, and uses small arms and ammunition. Performs escort duties. Performs limited conventional munitions functions associated with North Atlantic Treaty Organization custodial detachments. Plans, organizes, directs, inspects, and evaluates nuclear weapon activities, and performs nuclear weapon functions. Plans, schedules, inspects, and evaluates nuclear weapon maintenance actions, including related components and specialized test and handling equipment. Performs maintenance reporting, weapons inventory, accountability, and verification procedures using the Defense Integration and Management of Nuclear Data Services computer system.. Establishes production control, performance standards, and maintenance priorities. Coordinates maintenance actions with other maintenance and munitions organizations. Ensures conformance to prescribed standards of quality, safety, and security. Conducts periodic inspections to provide assistance in solving maintenance and supply problems. Performs production and visual inspections.
Experience managing nuclear weapons and associated resources to include directing functions such as inspecting, maintaining, storing, handling, repairing nuclear weapons, weapon components, and related test and handling equipment.
4R032 MOS Air Force Nuclear Medicine
4R0X2 MOS Air Force Nuclear Medicine
44H1 MOS Air Force Nuclear Medicine Physician
44HX MOS Air Force NUCLEAR MEDICINE PHYSICIAN
2W131 MOS Air Force Aircraft Armament Systems
2W1X1 MOS Air Force Aircraft Armament Systems
2W131H MOS Air Force Aircraft Armament Systems, F-111
2W131D MOS Air Force Aircraft Armament Systems, F-4
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Backstreet Boys Bring In Pauly D, Jesse McCartney For Summer Tour
'All five of us are back together,' Nick Carter said of the jaunt, kicking off this August in Chicago.
Is there really a better way to celebrate 20 years in the industry than with a summer tour? Well, that's how Backstreet Boys plan on celebrating. The recently reunited fivesome will kick off their In a World Like This jaunt on August 2 in Chicago.
"Backstreet Boys are going on tour this summer," Nick Carter said, via Ryan Seacrest's website. "That's right, baby! All five of us are back together. It's our 20th anniversary tour. We've got a brand-new album coming out."
And they're bringing some friends along for the ride. They've enlisted the help of "Jersey Shore" star DJ Pauly D and Jesse McCartney to open for them. The tour will make stops all across the country, including Las Vegas, Charlotte, Atlanta and more, before wrapping up on September 8 in San Francisco before they launch into a handful of dates in Japan. Tickets go on sale on Friday, May 17.
Ryan Gosling And The Backstreet Boys: What Could Have Been...
Lately, BSB have been working on a new album. It's the first in nearly seven years that includes all five members of the group after Kevin Richardson re-joined the boy band last year.
"It doesn't sound like 'The Call' or it doesn't sound like the Millennium album," Richardson told MTV News late last year about the release. "But it's fresh; it's new. We are trying to find where we are now sonically, and we are experimenting. It's really exciting."
BSB's In a World Like This tour dates are as follows:
»8/2 -- Chicago, IL @ Chicago Charter One Pavillion at Northerly Island
»8/3 -- St. Louis, MO @ St. Louis Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
»8/4 -- Toledo, OH @ Toledo Toledo Zoo Amphitheater
»8/6 -- Montreal, Quebec @ Montreal Bell Centre
»8/7 -- Toronto, Ontario @ Toronto Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
»8/8 -- Detroit, MI @ Detroit DTE Energy Music Theatre
»8/9 -- Cincinnati, OH @ Cincinnati PNC Pavilion
»8/9 -- Cleveland, OH @ Cleveland Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
»8/12 -- Boston, MA @ Boston Bank of America Pavilion
»8/13 -- Wantagh, NY @ Wantagh Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
»8/15 -- Holmdel, NJ @ Holmdel PNC Bank Arts Center
»8/16 -- Camden, NJ @ Camden Susquehanna Bank Center
»8/17 -- Virginia Beach, VA @ Virginia Beach Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach
»8/20 -- Raleigh, NC @ Raleigh Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
»8/21 -- Charlotte, NC @ Charlotte Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte
»8/22 -- Atlanta, GA @ Atlanta Chastain Park Amphitheatre
»8/23 -- Tampa, FL @ Tampa Live Nation Amphitheatre
»8/25 -- West Palm Beach, FL @ West Palm Beach Cruzan Amphitheatre
»8/30 -- Dallas, TX @ Dallas Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
»8/31 -- Houston, TX @ Houston Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
»9/5 -- Phoenix, AZ @ Phoenix Comerica Theatre
»9/6 -- Irvine, CA @ Irvine Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
»9/7 -- Las Vegas, NV @ Las Vegas Mandalay Bay Events Center
»9/8 -- San Francisco, CA @ San Francisco Sleep Train Amphitheatre
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Section 1: Requestor Information
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Section 2: Record Information
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Date of Accident/Incident*
Date of Accident/Incident
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Reason for request of particular items of "personal information" or "highly restricted personal information"*
Requester, please note: Under Wisconsin law a request for access to a public record “is deemed sufficient if it reasonably describes the requested record or the information requested.” However, “a request for a record without a reasonable limitation as to subject matter or length of time represented by the record does not constitute a sufficient request.” (See State Statute 19.35(1)(h), Wis Stats.
PURSUANT TO SEC. 19.35 (4) (B), WIS STATS, YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT IF YOUR REQUEST WAS MADE IN WRITING AND DENIED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO REVIEW BY “WRIT OF MANDAMUS” OR UPON APPLICATION TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY, OR ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Section 3: Authorization
I/We are authorized under the Federal Driver’s Privacy Protection Act to obtain the identified accident/incident report and personal information based upon the following (mark ALL applicable boxes):
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I am requesting a copy of my own record.
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If requesting the record of another person, please upload notarized consent:
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MOTOR VEHICLE INFORMATION NEEDED TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL LEGISLATION
For use in connection with matters of a motor vehicle or driver safety and theft; motor vehicle emissions; motor vehicle product alterations, recalls or advisories; performance monitoring of motor vehicles, motor vehicle parts and dealers; motor vehicle market research activities, including survey research; and removal of non-owner records from the original owner records of motor vehicle manufacturers to carry out the purposes of the Automobile Information Disclosure Act, the Anti-Car Theft Act of 1992 and the Clean Air Act.
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COURT FUNCTION
A federal, state, circuit, local or tribal court, or employed by such, for the purposes of the court to carry out its official functions.
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LEGITIMATE BUSINESS NEED
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Exception 10:
TOWED / IMPOUNDED VEHICLES
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Authorized representative or owner of a licensed private investigative agency or licensed security service and the vehicle/driving record is being requested for the use of purposes permitted under the Federal Driver’s Privacy Protection Act.
CDL VERIFICATION
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PRIVATE TOLL TRANSPORTATION FACILITY
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Section 4: Penalties
The Driver Privacy Protection Act (DPPA) is enforced by the U.S. Department of Justice, which may seek civil and criminal penalties for improperly obtaining, disclosing, or using personal information from a motor vehicle record for a purpose not permitted by the DPPA. In addition, private citizens may also seek civil damages in Federal Court.
Section 5: Certification
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I agree that the use of the records I have requested is specifically authorized under the laws of the State of Wisconsin and the DPPA and that my intended use of the records is related to the operation of a motor vehicle or public safety or for other use as identified above.
I certify that the information and statements on this request are true and correct and understand that the unauthorized disclosure of information obtained from these records for a purpose other than stated on this request form, or the sale or other distribution of the information to a person or organization not disclosed in this request, may result in civil and criminal penalties imposed under Title 18 U.S.C. Section 2724.
I further understand that I have the right to request a mandamus review of the responses provided to this request under Wisconsin Statute Section 19.37(1).
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Why isn’t there a street named for Sonny Jurgensen or Roman Gabriel?
Hunter Ingram
Who is Hugh MacRae?
Who is David Walker?
Why do they pronounce Kerr Avenue like 'car'?
Are there any remains of the plantation house known as Castle Haynes?
CFPUA recently told us to move our meter and bladder tank. Who pays for this?
What are they doing at the old DDT Outlet in Odgen?
Why doesn’t Wilmington run the buses on busy, eventful nights?
Do Wrightsville Beach police officers and police staff use personal cellphones?
Do any area restaurants offer lowcountry boil?
Why are no yield signs posted for U-turns from the left-turn configurations on College Road?
Is the opening schedule for the Wrightsville Beach drawbridge year-round?
Quarterback Sonny Jurgensen (9) of the Washington Redskins throws a pass during the Redskins 28-28 tie with the Los Angeles Rams on Oct. 22, 1967. AP photo
Q. Since there is a Michael Jordan Blvd and a Martin Luther King Dr., why haven’t we named a Sonny Jurgensen and Roman Gabriel drive?
A. The short answer is, because no one has gone through the somewhat arduous process it would take to get a street named for either of these two NFL football greats, both Wilmington natives who played for New Hanover High School.
There is no Michael Jordan Boulevard, but a stretch of Interstate 40 was named after Michael Jordan in 1991.
Streets are given their names, in most cases, by the developers constructing the new roads and properties.
But in some cases, a street with a pre-existing name can be changed if there is enough support from the community and at least 51 percent of the people living on the property in question.
To seek a street renaming, those interested must submit a “Street Naming/Renaming Application” and accompanying $250 application fee. Once all information and signatures have been obtained, the City Manager and City Council can consider the ordinance at a regularly scheduled meeting.
When comes to naming streets after notable figures, the city of Wilmington, in most cases, does not deny viable requests.
“We can’t really approve a historical name, but deny another proper name,” said Jim Sahlie, GIS manager for the City of Wilmington.
This option, however, is in the hands of those submitting the request.
“In most cases, the city is not in the business of naming streets,” said Sahlie, noting that vulgar or offensive proposals will be struck down.
There have, however, been past cases where the city approved requests for renaming streets.
Perhaps most notable was the case made in 2001 by the New Hanover County chapter of the NAACP, which requested that Smith Creek Parkway be renamed in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. The distinction has been granted in several North Carolina cities.
After a yearlong process, the request moved through the city council and was approved by the state Board of Transportation (which had final approval because the road is state-maintained).
To request a street naming or renaming application, contact Sahlie at jim.sahlie@wilmingtonnc.gov or by calling 910-341-5826; or Frances Downs at frances.downs@wilmingtonnc.gov or 910-342-2723.
To review the city’s Addressing Standards & ProceduresManual, visit http://www.wilmingtonnc.gov/Portals/0/documents/Development%20Services/Development%20and%20Site%20Plan%20Review/Addressing%20Standards%20and%20Procedures%20Manual.pdf).
Why do Wilmington and Philadelphia have so many street names in common?
Why do so many streets change names at intersections?
Date posted: February 6, 2015
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Home / This Week in Disney History / This Week in Disney History: March 18-24, 2019
This Week in Disney History: March 18-24, 2019
Monday, March 18, 2019 This Week in Disney History
There’s always a great, big, beautiful tomorrow at The Walt Disney Company, because every day is tied to a milestone in the heritage and rich history of a company that has been entertaining millions of people every year. Published every week, this interesting series features highlights from all the divisions of The Walt Disney Company. Let's see what happened this week:
55 years since Professor Ludwig Von Drake educated us on the art of fitness
Inspired by JFK’s famous physical fitness program, Ludwig introduced his own program on March 22, 1964 with In Shape with Von Drake. After Walt set up the show by playing a record entitled Von Drake And His Musical Muscles, the all-around authority dementedly delved into the world of sports and exercise. Showing his propensity for getting sidetracked, Ludwig used a dumbbell to create a not-so-hidden Mickey, making a makeshift Mouseketeer hat his own by singing “L-U-D-W-I-G V-O-N D-R-A-K-E.” Several Goofy cartoons are shown throughout to illustrate Von Drake’s teachings, with Ludwig’s narration subbing in for the originals.
1933 – Mickey’s Mellerdrammer (Mickey Mouse cartoon) debuts
1967 – Pirates of the Caribbean attraction and Blue Bayou Restaurant open at Disneyland Park
1973 – The Boy and the Bronc Buster (two-part television show) airs
1997 – Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves (direct-to-video live-action film) is released
2000 – Alley Cats Strike! (Disney Channel Original Movie) debuts
2001 – Bailey’s Mistake (television movie) debuts on The Wonderful World of Disney on ABC
2005 – Walt Disney Pictures releases Ice Princess
2005 – The Suite Life of Zach & Cody (television series) debuts on Disney Channel
2014 – Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe (television documentary) airs on ABC
1928 – Bright Lights (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon) debuts
1948 – Mickey Down Under (Mickey Mouse cartoon) airs
1958 – Magic and Music (television show) airs
1959 – Walt Disney Productions releases The Shaggy Dog
1959 – Nature’s Strangest Creatures (featurette) debuts
1959 – Cruise of the Eagle (People and Places featurette) debuts
1972 – Chango, Guardian of the Mayan Treasure (television show) airs
1988 – Save the Dog (Disney Channel Premiere Film) debuts
1995 – The Old Curiousity Shop (four-hour Disney Channel Premiere Film) debuts
2002 – The Hunchback of Notre Dame II (direct-to-video animated film) is released
2004 – Going to the Mat (Disney Channel Original Movie) debuts
2008 – Walt Disney World Boys and Girls Club opens in the Pine Hills area of Orlando, Florida
2009 – Tren-D opens at Disney Springs at Walt Disney World Resort
1930 – Cannibal Capers (Silly Symphony) debuts
1942 – Symphony Hour (Mickey Mouse cartoon) debuts
1957 – The Adventure Story (television show) airs
1981 – Walt Disney Productions releases Amy
1987 – Captain EO opens at Tokyo Disneyland Park
2014 – The stage musical Aladdin officially opens on Broadway
2015 – Smokejumpers Grill opens at Disney California Adventure Park at Disneyland Resort
1927 – Alice in the Alps (Alice Comedy) debuts
1947 – Rescue Dog (Pluto cartoon) debuts
1952 – Two Chips and a Miss (Chip and Dale cartoon) debuts
1956 – The Goofy Sports Story (television show) airs
1968 – Walt Disney Productions releases The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
1975 – Mission to Mars opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland Park
1975 – Walt Disney Productions releases Escape to Witch Mountain
1997 – Carnation Café opens on Main Street, U.S.A. at Disneyland Park
2003 – Right on Track (Disney Channel Original Movie) debuts
2003 – Walt Disney Pictures releases Piglet’s Big Movie
2014 – Party Central (Pixar cartoon) debuts
2014 – Walt Disney Pictures releases Muppets Most Wanted domestically
1935 – The Golden Touch (Silly Symphony) debuts
1964 – In Shape with Von Drake (television show) airs
1970 – Disneyland Showtime (television show) airs
1972 – Walt Disney Productions releases The Biscuit Eater
1975 – Lake Buena Vista Village (now part of Disney Springs) opens at the Walt Disney World Resort
2008 – “Stitch Live!” opens at Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris Resort
2009 – Super Rhino (animated short) debuts with the DVD release of Bolt
2018 – The stage musical Frozen officially opens on Broadway
1951 – Home Made Home (Goofy cartoon) debuts
1951 – Corn Chips (Donald Duck cartoon) debuts
1967 – Scrooge McDuck and Money (special cartoon featurette) debuts
1969 – Herbie Day at Disneyland is hosted to promote the film The Love Bug
1973 – Walt Disney Productions releases Charley and the Angel
1985 – “Disneyland Is Your Land” stage show opens at Disneyland Park
1985 – Disney Clothiers opens on Main Street, U.S.A. at Disneyland Park
1986 – Disney Goes to the Oscars (television show) airs
1992 – Disney’s Adventures in Wonderland (television series) debuts on Disney Channel
2012 – Disney Junior debuts as a standalone cable channel
2012 – Doc McStuffins (television show) debuts on Disney Junior
1934 – Funny Little Bunnies (Silly Symphony) debuts
1950 – Crazy Over Daisy (Donald Duck cartoon) debuts
1956 – Astro-Jetsopens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland Park
1972 – Country Bear Jamboree opens in Critter Country at Disneyland Park
1990 – Chips, the War Dog (television movie) airs on Disney Channel
1995 – Walt Disney Pictures releases Tall Tale
2005 – Beach Club Marketplace opens at Disney’s Beach Club Resort at Walt Disney World Resort
2006 – Hannah Montana debuts on Disney Channel
2006 – Cow Belles (Disney Channel Original Movie) debuts
2017 – Tangled: The Series debuts on Disney Channel
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