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US President Trump threatens more tariffs on China after G20 meeting
US President Donald Trump said on Monday he was ready to impose another round of punitive tariffs on Chinese imports if he cannot make progress in trade talks with China`s President at a Group of 20 summit later this month.
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Monday he was ready to impose another round of punitive tariffs on Chinese imports if he cannot make progress in trade talks with China`s President at a Group of 20 summit later this month.
Since two days of talks to resolve the US-China trade dispute last month in Washington ended in a stalemate, Trump has repeatedly said he expected to meet President Xi Jinping at the June 28-29 summit in Osaka, Japan. China has not confirmed any such meeting.
Trump said last week he would decide after the meeting of the leaders of the world`s largest economies whether to carry out a threat to impose tariffs on at least $300 billion in Chinese goods. In comments to reporters on Monday, Trump said he still thought the meeting with Xi would happen.
"We are scheduled to talk and to meet. I think interesting things will happen. Let`s see what happens," Trump told reporters at the White House. The United States has already imposed 25% tariffs on $250 billion worth of goods.
China`s foreign ministry said on Monday that China is open to more trade talks with Washington but has nothing to announce about a possible meeting. Tensions between Washington and Beijing rose sharply in May after the Trump administration accused China of having reneged on promises to make structural economic changes during months of trade talks.
The United States is seeking sweeping changes, including an end to forced technology transfers and theft of US trade secrets. It also wants curbs on subsidies for Chinese state-owned enterprises and better access for US firms in Chinese markets.
On May 10, Trump raised tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods up to 25% and took steps to levy duties on an additional $300 billion in Chinese imports. Beijing retaliated with tariff hikes on a revised list of $60 billion in US goods.
The US government has also angered China by putting Huawei Technologies Co Ltd on a blacklist that effectively bans US companies from doing business with the Chinese firm, the world’s biggest telecoms equipment maker.
Investors worry China will retaliate by putting US companies on a blacklist or banning exports to the United States of rare earth metals, which are used in products such as memory chips, rechargeable batteries and cell phones.
Fitch Ratings said on Monday any such move would be disruptive to the US technology sector and could hurt some Chinese sectors as well, though it added that it was too early to assess potential credit implications. In an interview with CNBC, Trump said the Huawei dispute could be addressed as part of a trade deal with China.
DEAL WITH MEXICO
The escalating trade war between the world`s two largest economies has unnerved financial markets with worries that it could further disrupt global manufacturing and supply chains and push an already slowing global economy into recession.
On Sunday, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said resolving the current trade tensions should be the top priority for G20 economies.
China reported on Monday its exports unexpectedly grew 1.1 per cent in May from a year ago despite the higher US tariffs, but imports fell the most in nearly three years. Some analysts suspect Chinese exporters may have rushed out shipments to the United States to avoid potential new US tariffs.
Many US business groups oppose the tariffs, with companies worried about slowing demand as they pass higher prices along to consumers and manufacturers across a range of products. Late last month Trump said he would impose tariffs on Mexican goods if Mexico did not agree to take strong steps to curb the flow of mostly Central American migrants crossing the US-Mexico border.
Washington and Mexico City reached a deal on Friday to avert the tariffs, removing for the time being at least the prospect that the United States would find itself in trade wars with two of its three largest trading partners.
Global equities rose on Monday and the US dollar gained against a basket of currencies. The Mexican peso rose more than 2% against the greenback, reversing most of its losses from the past couple of weeks.
Trump, who has embraced protectionism as part of an "America First" agenda, said on Monday the tariff threat on Mexico would be reinstated if Mexico`s Congress did not ratify another part of the migration pact.
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Monsterland Reanimated Monsterland Book Two by Michael Okon Book Tour
Monsterland Reanimated
Michael Okon
Genre: Young Adult Thriller
Publisher: WordFire Press LLC
ISBN Paperback: 978-1-61475-672-9
ISBN Hardcover: 978-1-61475-677-4
ASIN: 978-1-61475-673-6
Tagline: When an army of relentless mummies, a life-sucking ooze called The Glob, and a hybrid reanimated Behemoth rise from the depths of Monsterland, who will survive?
After Monsterland has imploded, the entire world is thrown into chaos. World leadership is gone, economies have collapsed, and communications are non-existent. Wyatt must go beyond the boundaries of his small town to reestablish contact with the outside world, and alert the government about a traitor-in-chief.
During his journey he discovers a new threat released from the bowels of the defunct theme park.
When an army of relentless mummies, a life-sucking ooze called The Glob, and a hybrid reanimated Behemoth rise from the depths of Monsterland, who will survive?
Book Trailer: https://youtu.be/aMcub3RN5JI
Excerpt: Chapter 1
The Night After the Monsterland Catastrophe
A bright moon painted the desert’s surface pewter. Here and there, dark spots soiled the landscape like oil spills. Most of the bodies had been taken before the troops were ordered to leave. They carted away the corpses, bulldozing the zombies into mass graves, until radios chirped with urgent orders deploying the soldiers to the bigger threats that erupted in the main cities like a chain of angry volcanos.
Monsterland was extinguished, its carcass left for the vultures to pick, the exhibits silent as a tomb.
The dead president and his equally dead entourage were whisked away on Air Force One, along with the dark-clad special operatives that came and left like the brisk desert wind that now howled through the empty streets.
A gate screamed in the silence, slamming with a reverberating smash. The uneven gait of someone with a physical challenge filled the void. The scrape and plod of his limp echoed against the wall of mountains framing the theme park. His labored breathing huffed as he made his way down the streets.
A door creaked loudly as it was blown by the wind. He stopped, his distorted figure silhouetted in the pale moonlight, his body turning silver. He looked at the broken glass littering the pavement like diamonds, then up to the still, pre-dawn sky. He considered the sun peeking over the jagged horizon in the east, its golden light painting the dips and hollows of the hills. Soon the coming day would chase the darkness away.
Time was the enemy now. He had to move faster, or it would be too late. He picked up his pace, lurching along the winding road. A keening howl ricocheted through the streets, bouncing off the walls. It sounded like a ... no, he thought, it couldn’t be. The werewolves were all dead. Destroyed by Vincent Konrad when he made their heads explode.
The old man paused, listening for it again, and was not disappointed when the animal whimpered. He gauged it to be inside the defunct vampire exhibit. He moved toward the entrance. The storefronts had been destroyed. A few body parts lay on the pavement, as if people had discarded them in a rush. He heard the scraping of paws on the street and a shiver went down his crooked spine.
He knew the werewolves were dead; he had seen it with his own eyes. A figure detached from the shadows. Igor flattened himself against the wall. He watched it move stealthily down the street, stopping when it scavenged a morsel of rotting flesh. It looked up to stare at Igor, its eyes glowing in the darkness.
A coyote? He waved a hand, dismissing it. It had to be a coyote; it was too small to be a wolf, too big to be a dog. The beast twitched its ears, then resumed its meal.
Igor knew the coyote was not a threat, and he continued his mission. His lame foot hit a can, sending a cacophony of sound like an explosion in the deserted park. The beast dropped the bone it was gnawing on, sniffing the area. Its iridescent eyes searched the streets.
It could be a baby wolf, Igor thought, keeping himself as still as possible. He felt it watching him, even from this distance. It was not a threat, yet.
Igor skittered away, hugging the walls of Monsterland, putting as much distance as he could between them. Not an easy feat, considering his distorted hips. He muttered to himself about carrion and the wind. His eyes darted nervously, scouring the hills, not exactly sure what he was looking for. Adrenaline coursed through his veins. His heart pounded so loudly he was certain that the creature watching him could hear it too.
His feet stumbling to a halt, he bent over, gasping for air, cursing Vincent and those meddlesome teenagers, as well as the rest of the world.
The beast gave another mournful howl that went right through him. Igor glanced at his empty hands, berating himself for not bringing a weapon. He searched his surroundings for anything to protect himself.
Then he saw it, one of the axes they had on almost every corner. All of them had been pulled from their protective cases. One was lying in a pool of coagulating blood, the blade long gone. He picked up the broken axe handle, turning in a semicircle. He was ready for an attacker.
A new, larger outline made his heart quiver with fear. It crouched in a corner, its snout covered with blood. This one was bigger, not a coyote, a wild wolf. Wait, he thought. Weren’t the gray wolves of California all but extinct?
Igor narrowed his eyes. The beast was a light reddish brown and not the silver gray of a wolf’s pelt. A chain hung from its neck, the pendant of a werewolf’s head dangling, emerald eyes flashing. What was it? Was it a mutant coyote? A wolf? Some weird hybrid, he wondered for a minute, his breath harsh in his ears. They watched each other soundlessly.
A hybrid then. He’d heard about them, a rare mixture of wolf and coyote. What did they call them? Coywolves ...? or was it Woyotes? He shrugged indifferently. Perhaps someone’s pet, he decided. Igor’s mirthless laugh came out like a snort.
The coywolf stood still, its ears alert, its head cocked as if it was observing him.
Igor dropped the makeshift weapon, calling out, “Eat the rest of your meal, you dumb beast.”
The animal continued to watch him, its two front paws on the remains of a zombie’s chest.
Igor wiped his forehead, waiting, his eyes coming back to search the village, confirming it was empty, except for the carrion eaters like the coyotes and vultures. He looked up, noting the circling predators waiting for him to move on.
“Interrupted your meal,” he chuckled. Just the local scavengers looking for food. That was all; the shadows revealed nothing else. Satisfied he was alone, he moved on. He had work to do.
A paper flew past him, hitting a kiosk as the wind plastered it against its surface. It flapped like a dying bird. Igor reached over, taking the fluttering paper, peering at the map of the park, the one they gave people as they entered Monsterland. A bark of laughter escaped his mouth.
He looked up at the giant monolith that was once the Werewolf River Run, its hulking shape obscuring the horizon. “You are here,” he giggled, pointing a grimy finger on the paper’s surface. He dragged his deformed body further down the pavement. The storefronts that used to be Monsterland’s Main Street yawned vacantly, the wind whistling through the narrow alleyways. “Now, you are here,” he laughed. Shouting, he listened to the sound of his voice bouncing off the blood-splattered walls.
He made his way to the back end of the zombie village, feeling like the last man on earth. He glanced around at the desolate landscape. His home, the beautiful theme park, was little more than ruins destroyed by the army.
His nose twitched from the fetid smell of rot. The US Army had massacred the zombies. The troops came like a force of nature wiping out everything in its path, every last one of them blown away by the troops.
They were black ops, special forces, he knew from their uniforms. He wondered if things were indeed going as planned. He shrugged, knowing right now nothing mattered except for what he had to do. The irony that he was just about the most important man on earth brought more amusement to his smile.
The local police force was gone, as were the leaders of most countries in the world. He knew all was chaos outside, perhaps even war, each nation blaming the next for the loss of their leadership. Not to worry, he thought. Vincent left America in capable hands.
Dreams do come true, he snickered. Nightmares too, he finished the thought. A long line of drool pulled at his lower lip. He paused at a pothole in the road, decomposing body parts glistening, the disappearing moon turning the bits of bone and brains pearly.
Anxiety bloomed in his chest as he passed the opaque windows of Vincent’s derelict Monsterland hotel, the Copper Valley Inn. He hated that place. Abandoned construction vehicles were frozen in their spots, testimony to the hotel’s unfinished business.
Despite the pastel colors of its exterior, it sat like an ominous crypt to the part of the theme park that Vincent could never control. Told Vincent it was a money pit. Crews couldn’t work because ... well, it didn’t matter anymore. The help was all dead. He thought he saw a light flicker in the window, but when he turned, he realized it was nothing more than a sputtering gas lamp that had never been disconnected.
He stood for a while, staring for more activity, and then jerked with the realization that he waited too long and wasted precious time. Surely no one expected him to go searching during the heat of battle.
Vincent said it was enough time to set up the timetable. Vincent knew everything, and Igor felt his panic ebb. It had been barely twenty-four hours since the attack. For all he knew, he could be on a fool’s errand.
He pressed his hand on his hip, his back screaming with resentment at so much movement. He was not used to any exercise. He sighed, wiping his brow with the ragged end of his costume, the lace scratching his skin. He caught the cuff, snagging the material with his teeth, tugging it free from his velvet jacket. He loathed the show and was glad he’d never have to endure the humiliation of performing again, especially with the vamps. Those condescending, blood-sucking parasites. He wouldn’t have to worry about them anymore, he thought with satisfaction. Vincent had promised he’d not have to endure them for long, living up to his part of the bargain quite nicely. They were gone, torn apart by the werewolves or transformed into a tasty dinner by the zombies. Either way, they wouldn’t be bullying him with their nasty insults. Something buzzed around him, and he swiped at it.
It felt as though he walked to the other side of the earth. Why Vincent had to pick Zombieville to make his last stand, he’d never know. The Werewolf River Run would have been much more convenient. It was getting lighter now, and he could easily make out the smoking devastation.
He searched the horizon, his eyes resting on the burnt wreckage of a golf cart, the torched skeleton listing at an odd angle.
Pulling his lame foot, he pushed himself as fast as his body could travel, his breath hitching with the effort.
The corpse was gone. He knew they would have taken that for DNA testing, proof that the enemy was vanquished. The only things left were the putrid carcasses from Monsterland, the decaying zombies, massacred vampires, and what was left of the werewolves after Vincent had exterminated them.
He climbed a small hill, his bad leg screaming with pain. Igor crowed with triumph when he saw it, the discarded lump of flesh, lying forgotten in a ditch, face down. He shivered as the desert wind stirred and eddied around him. Damn, but it was desolate here.
He hunkered down, forcing himself to skitter on the hard-packed earth. He wondered what his son, the vice president—no, he corrected himself, the new president of the United States, Mr. Nate Owens—would think of his father now, scrambling like a dung beetle in the dirt.
He cursed. The drool was back, dripping from his mouth like a sparkling spider web. Instead of rising—it was beyond him at this point—he shimmied over to the severed head, reaching forward, reverently, grabbing it by the matted hair, and grasping it to his chest.
The black eyes stared back dully, the dark depths reflecting the hunchback’s twisted smile.
Vincent Konrad’s lifeless face lay in his hands, the pale lips open in a soundless scream.
“I’m so happy I could kiss you, Vincent!” he told the decapitated head. He cradled the face of his friend. “We’ll get you fixed up in no time.”
The moon bathed the face a pale blue. The hunchback jiggled the dead weight, cackling with delight as the one papery eyelid drooped as if it were winking.
In the distance, that coywolf howled, making Igor suck in his breath with fear. He tucked the head under his arm as he struggled back up the small hill, mumbling something about Plan B.
Michael Okon is an award-winning and best-selling author of multiple genres including paranormal, thriller, horror, action/adventure and self-help. He graduated from Long Island University with a degree in English, and then later received his MBA in business and finance. Coming from a family of writers, he has storytelling in his DNA. Michael has been writing from as far back as he can remember, his inspiration being his love for films and their impact on his life. From the time he saw The Goonies, he was hooked on the idea of entertaining people through unforgettable characters.
Michael is a lifelong movie buff, a music playlist aficionado, and a sucker for self-help books. He lives on the North Shore of Long Island with his wife and children.
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Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Michael-Okon/e/B0752THRZV
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The Mills That Made Bombay
MEENA R MENON , MEENA R MENON : New Delhi, Sun Sep 08 2013, 12:02 hrs
The empty compound of the Western India Spinning and Weaving Mill
Armed for Victory
Editorial: Sugar shows some steel
Man, Woman and Paris
JNU violence: Police name masked woman in video, ABVP admits she is their member
Broadband services partially restored in J&K, ban on social media to stay
JNU V-C interview: If your protest is genuine, why would you hide your face
Flying objects existed during Ramayana days, Arjun's arrow had nuclear power: WB Governor
Mumbai University faculty member sent on leave for remarks against Rahul Gandhi
Girangaon and its mill workers, both men and women, shaped the metropolis of Bombay till the shutdown of the 1980s. That history ought not to be forgotten by Meena R Menon and Neera Adarkar
Girangaon or the village of mills was at the centre of Bombay's evolution into a modern metropolis. The textile industry was one of the first modern industries in India and mill workers among the pioneers of trade unions in the country. It was a stronghold of the Communist Party and an important part of the history of Indian independence. It was also here that the right-wing Marathi party called the Shiv Sena took shape and later grew to occupy centrestage in Maharashtra. The Bombay mafia was born here. So the history of Girangaon is, in a sense, intertwined with the history of modern India.
Our book One Hundred Years One Hundred Voices, published by Seagull in 2004, dwells on this point. Today, nearly a decade since we worked on the book, there is a fear that the people of Mumbai are forgetting the city's history that is so inextricably linked to mill culture. Girangaon stretches over a thousand acres — from Byculla to Dadar and from Mahalaxmi to Elphinstone Road. Its evolution started in the mid-19th century with the first textile mill being set up in 1851. The industry grew substantially in the 1870s and 1880s, all through till the first half of the 20th century, leading to a massive concentration of mills and ancillary workshops, workers and job-seekers in Girangaon. When the general strike called by Datta Samant came into force in 1982 and continued for two years, nearly 2.5 lakh workers were affected. If one calculates the impact on their dependants and those belonging to other ancillary industries, the number would touch 10 lakh.
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Girangaon
Light as Air, Just as Fast
US-Iran crisis is pushing India to clarify its stand. But ambiguity may be a more comfortable position
The 1983 students’ agitation on JNU campus was democratic and disciplined
Reworking of curriculum and activities is urgently needed for the age band from four to eight
There’s a hole in the GST
CAA does not violate Constitution, protects minorities from theocracies
We are moving to an era of unpredictability. A new Middle Powers coalition may be needed
A new compact to deal with the domestic crisis, a framework to deal with US, are needed
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Vol. 10, Issue 278 - Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2005
W | T | F | S | S | M | T
Sports Notebook
Turiaf stays close to Lakers
By Billy Hull and Jason Kaneshiro
bhull@starbulletin.com
jkaneshiro@starbulletin.com
Ronny Turiaf would rather have been running the floor with his new teammates instead of watching from the sideline yesterday as the Los Angeles Lakers went through their first practice of training camp.
But after undergoing open-heart surgery over the summer, the former Gonzaga star isn't rushing a return to the court.
"I'm doing what the doctors tell me to do and I'm not looking to do anything stupid, because I want to play basketball," Turiaf said after the Lakers' practice at the Stan Sheriff Center. "I'm in a position, if I do something stupid I'm going to have to go back and get cut again and I don't want to do that."
After being selected by the Lakers in the second-round of this year's draft, Turiaf discovered he had a heart problem and underwent surgery in late July to repair an enlarged aortic root.
At the time, there didn't seem to be any chance Turiaf would return to the court this season, but recent progress in his recovery has the Lakers believing he could be a part of the team this year.
"Two months ago, there was no way, but now it's a possibility," Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak said. "The doctors dictate what he can or can't do."
Turiaf is currently without a contract and is not allowed to participate in practice. Despite that, Turiaf spent part of the practice session shooting on the side and interacting with some of the players.
"I want to be out there and help in any way," Turiaf said. "I'm fortunate enough that I get a chance to be here and to watch and listen to Coach (Phil) Jackson and Coach (Tex) Winters and all those guys and try to gain some information and hopefully use that to my advantage."
Star power: Jackson has enlisted the help of two NBA greats to aid in coaching some of the Lakers' youngsters during training camp.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Scottie Pippen were brought in as special assistants and roamed the sidelines and worked with the players during practice.
Another former Laker star, James Worthy, also stopped by the Stan Sheriff Center yesterday.
Odom still recovering: Versatile guard/forward Lamar Odom was held out of the contact portion of practice yesterday. He's still recovering from a torn labrum in his left shoulder that he had surgically repaired in April.
"I just have to take my time, get strong, work out twice a day, but just take my time really," Odom said. "I can't really absorb the contact right now the way I would like, too."
Odom missed 18 games for the Lakers last year, but left a good first impression on his coach.
"He looked like he felt pretty comfortable out there," coach Phil Jackson said. "He did a lot of things that I'm very pleased with."
Getting defensive: Although Jackson is best known for the triangle offense, the team figures to spend much of training camp focusing on the other end of the floor. The Lakers gave up an average of 101.7 points per game last year, making defense a point of emphasis in camp.
"In the past (Jackson) worked a lot more on offense," forward Brian Cook said. "The defense we played last year was horrendous, so we just have to make that our first priority, defense and not letting people score."
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Eclipse: Hypernova
Alien Invention is proud to announce Eclipse: Hypernova is a reimagining of the award winning mobile game Eclipse: First Wave which was released in 2004 on the Windows Mobile platform.
Recreated from the ground up Eclipse:Hypernova features stunning high resolution hand drawn graphics running at a smooth 60 frames per second, quite different to the 176 x 220 pixel resolution of the original mobile game.
Fly through levels both in the style of the originals such as the asteroid field and the junkyard, but much improved to take advantage of the latest hardware; and also new levels specifically created for Eclipse: Hypernova. Collect power ups to upgrade your weapons and shields to aid you as you shoot and dodge your way through each level destroying wave after wave of enemies and bosses.
Seven main levels and 3 sub-levels await, so jump back into the cockpit and fight off the alien threat, have you got what it takes?
Platforms to be announced at a later date.
“The probability of success is difficult to estimate;
but if we never search the chance of success is zero.”
Giuseppe Cocconi and Philip Morrison, ‘Searching for Interstellar Communications’
Screenshot Saturdays?
This week is the first time one of the bosses has been shown. This is the boss from the end of level one and goes through several phases. What you see here is the bosses first phase, I will show further phases in future images/videos.
Saturday, February 27, 2016 - 15:38
Screenshot Sundays
Most Sundays from now until launch I will be adding a new screenshot to the Gallery.
This weeks screenshot is from one of the later levels in the game that sees the ship flying through crystalline like structures and caves.
Sunday, February 21, 2016 - 13:22
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It’s been 30 years since NASA scientist James Hanson warned of global warming and more than 25 years since I learned about it at university. Action to reduce emissions has been slow and now climate change is accelerating with all sorts of feedback loops. It’s a challenging time and we all need to learn about the facts, so we can take appropriate action. And there are other serious global problems to think about too. Two themes in today’s news include preventing biodiversity loss by eradicating predators (thought impossible when I was at university) and stopping plastic waste (not thought about at all when I was at university). Here’s a thought, Plastic Free July is coming up, why not have a go? Look for the article with some basic tips on how to reduce plastic in your life.
It’s been 30 years since the first alarm on global warming was sounded | SMH
After leading NASA climate scientist James Hansen told the US Congress 30 years ago this week global warming was already worsening heatwaves, many of his colleagues figured politicians would heed the warning. With “99 per cent confidence”, the 0.4 degree spike in temperatures over the preceding three decades could be ascribed to increased levels of greenhouse gas emissions, he said, adding the trend would have “implications other than for creature comforts”.… What was not so accurate was the expectation that politicians would listen to scientists, and act.
New NT gasfields would put Paris commitment in doubt | The Guardian
AUSTRALIA – A gas boom in the Northern Territory would contribute as much as 6.6% to Australia’s annual emissions, according to data in a report from an inquiry examining the risks associated with fracking. The final report by the inquiry’s committee assessed the emissions from exploration, producing gas from the planned new gasfields and from burning that proportion of the gas destined for the domestic market.
For once, scientists found good news about West Antarctica | Stuff.co.nz
At least since 2014, the news has been dire: The West Antarctic ice sheet is losing ice, and its retreat may be unstoppable. It may be only a matter of time (granted, maybe a very long time) before it adds as much as 3 metres to global sea-level rise. Already, ice loss in the region is accelerating, nearly tripling in the past 10 years alone. But on Thursday, scientists reported they may have discovered a possible mitigating factor, one that could slow or even prevent the ice sheet’s full collapse into the ocean.
Coral reefs ‘will be overwhelmed by rising oceans’ | The Guardian
Scientists have uncovered a new threat to the world’s endangered coral reefs. They have found that most are incapable of growing quickly enough to compensate for rising sea levels triggered by global warming. The study suggests that reefs – which are already suffering serious degradation because the world’s seas are warming and becoming more acidic – could also become overwhelmed by rising oceans.
Last Glimpses of a Cambodian Paradise? Documenting an area on the eve of its likely destruction | Mongabay (Commentary)
First came the damning reports from the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA): one last year titled “Repeat Offenders,” which described the massive logging operations taking place in Cambodia’s Virachey National Park, O Yadav National Park, and Lumphat Wildlife Sanctuary. And then another earlier this year, published as a follow-up piece focusing almost squarely on Virachey National Park and titled “Serial Offenders,” which detailed the almost unfathomable scale of illegal logging operations in the Park to feed Vietnam’s rapacious desire for timber for its multi-billion dollar furniture industry — products that, when carved and polished in their final forms, end up in furniture stores in the United States, China, and the EU.
Gene drives: Feral science or feral solution? | ABC News
A new genetic technology bankrolled by the United States military has the potential to wipe out feral mice and malaria — but scientists are treading carefully, warning it could have unintended consequences.
Gut-wrenching study shows cats’ threat to native reptiles | SMH
AUSTRALIA – Semi-digested bodies are strewn across the table. Amid the blood and bile lie a knife and the killer – a feral cat. The blade has been used to spill the contents of the cat’s stomach. The dozens of small mammals, lizards and snakes have all been eaten within the past 24 hours. That is roughly how long it takes a cat to digest its food, which it mainly eats whole. Both factors make doing the sums on feral cat predation fairly straightforward – provided you know how many cats are out there, and you can access enough of their stomachs.
$2 million funding announcement first step towards making sub-Antarctic island Auckland Island predator-free | NZ Herald
NEW ZEALAND – Funding has been pledged to investigate making Auckland Island the country’s largest predator-free island – an effort that could eventually cost up to $50 million… “This is an ambitious project on the 46,000ha Auckland Island and a major step towards the goal of New Zealand being predator free by 2050,” Sage said in a speech to Forest and Bird’s annual conference, held today. The initial funding will help conservationists get an idea of the scale and complexity of eradicating pigs, cats and mice from the island.
Teamwork gets 10,000th native tree planted at Palmerston North reserve | Stuff.co.nz
NEW ZEALAND – A mission to create corridors of native plants from the Tararua Range to the Manawatū River has chalked up a milestone, but volunteers still have a lot of work to do. Nearly 100 people were at the Lower Titoki Reserve on Sunday to take part in a Green Corridors tree planting day.
Why is the world’s newest development bank investing in coal despite its green promise? | Climate home News
As the world’s newest multilateral development bank, the AIIB has made big efforts to brand itself as a “green” bank, with President Jin Liqun saying its “sacred mission” is to invest “without leaving an environmental footprint”. He told last year’s annual meeting that the AIIB “will not consider any proposals if we are concerned about their environmental and reputational impact”, and proudly proclaimed “there are no coal projects in our pipeline”. But a year later, the AIIB has already invested in coal.
Zero carbon will have ‘confronting economic costs’ | newsroom
NEW ZEALAND – The Government’s proposed Zero Carbon Bill lays out three options for transitioning New Zealand to a low-emissions economy. But while the bill itself is a good idea, people haven’t absorbed the “confronting” economic costs they’ll face, lawyer Simon Watt tells Eloise Gibson.
City-as-a-service: 1 out of 3 Dutch consumers believes ‘city-as-a-service’ to become a reality | ABN AMRO
NETHERLANDS – The City-as-a-service report was made in the run up to the city festival WeMakeTheCity in Amsterdam. In this report ABN AMRO looks at on one of the five circular business models: product-as-a-service. At the heart of this is the question: What are the consequences if the residents of a city shift from ownership to access.
Why does India’s air look different from space? | BBC News
There is something very distinct about the air over India and the surrounding countries in South Asia. It is the presence of formaldehyde – a colourless gas that is naturally released by vegetation but also from a number of polluting activities. The elevated concentrations have been observed by Europe’s new Sentinel-5P satellite, which was launched last October to track air quality worldwide. It is information that will inform policies to clean up the atmosphere.
Formaldehyde concentrations across the globe, Nov-2017 to June-2018: The information will help develop policies to improve air quality
Consumer products giant Unilever calls on Australia to step up its battle against plastic pollution | ABC News
AUSTRALIA – Multinational Unilever, one of the world’s biggest consumer products companies says it is being held back in the push to deliver more sustainable packaging. While the Government has pledged to make all plastic packaging reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025, Unilever is calling for “stronger co-ordination around how targets are delivered”.
Recycled packaging to replace ‘virgin plastic’ in Countdown stores | Stuff.co.nz
NEW ZEALAND – Countdown will start using recycled plastic in its bakeries and delis, eliminating more than 177 tonnes of “virgin plastic” from New Zealand. From August, the supermarket will use recycled PET (rPET) packaging, made by Lower Hutt firm Flight Plastics, for dozens of its baked goods, cold meats, and salads.
Marine plastic: Hundreds of fragments in dead seabirds | BBC News
New footage of the devastating impact of plastic pollution on wildlife has been captured by a BBC team. Seabirds are starving to death on the remote Lord Howe Island, a crew filming for the BBC One documentary Drowning in Plastic has revealed. Their stomachs were so full of plastic there was no room for food. The documentary is part of a BBC initiative called Plastics Watch, tracking the impact of plastic on the environment.
Researchers use seawater to flush out a bird’s stomach
You don’t use so much plastic, do you? How to ditch plastics for July – and beyond | The Guardian
My first Plastic Free July was in 2013. At the time most of my friends were signing up for Dry July, the month where participants go alcohol free and raise funds for cancer support organisations across Australia. Plastic Free July is now in its sixth year, and millions will be signing up again to try to live without single-use plastics for a month. There are many additional benefits, including saving money and cutting down on overall waste, but there are some challenges too. So here are some alternatives for the most commonly over-used single-use plastic items, most of which are likely to be found at home.
This problem is urgent, dangerous and widespread – why we need to act on PFAS chemicals | The Fifth Estate
One of Australia’s leading experts on the chemicals used in firefighting foam and Scotchguard, suspected of causing cancer, says the action of Australia’s government on the issue “incomprehensible”. With three class actions in progress on the health impacts of airport and Defence sites contaminated with the now-banned chemicals previously used in firefighting foams but also present in fabric protectors such as Scotchguard, the issue of dangerous contaminants is in the spotlight.
Related: Toxic chemical PFAS found in livestock no cause for alarm, Victoria’s chief vet says | ABC News
MPs to examine environmental footprint of UK fashion industry | The Guardian
UK – MPs are to investigate the environmental impact of throwaway “fast fashion” in the UK amid growing concerns that the multi-billion pound industry is wasting valuable resources and contributing to climate change. The inquiry, launched on Friday by the House of Commons environmental audit committee, will explore the carbon impact, resource use and water footprint of clothing throughout its lifecycle and supply chain.
Abdon Nababan: ‘North Sumatran land mafia offered me $21m to win election — and then hand over control of government’ | Mongabay
When Abdon Nababan, one of Indonesia’s foremost indigenous rights activists, sought election for governor in his home province, he was provided an unprecedented insight into the corrupt inner workings of the nation’s electoral system. In an exclusive interview with Mongabay and The Gecko Project, he explained how the odds are stacked against candidates who seek to turn their back on corruption and “money politics.”
Coalition climate deniers play havoc again with energy | RenewEconomy
AUSTRALIA – You’d think they’d be grateful: Malcolm Turnbull and Josh Frydenberg have gone to all the effort of designing a climate and energy policy that does nothing, and Tony Abbott and allies are still complaining that it does too much… Abbott this week was in the party room, and on the air at 2GB, threatening to “cross the floor” because the proposed National Energy Guarantee would not result in the construction of a new coal-fired generator.
‘Inherent flaw’: ACT threatens to block energy plan | SMH
AUSTRALIA – The Turnbull government’s signature energy plan fails to anticipate sudden exits of ailing coal-fired power plants and could lock in targets for a decade – two key design flaws that incline the ACT government to block it, Shane Rattenbury, the territory’s energy minister said. “It’s very difficult for us to sign up [to the National Energy Guarantee] in the current form,” Mr Rattenbury told Fairfax Media. His support will be crucial for the NEG to succeed because it requires all states and territories to sign up.
Feeding frenzy: public accuse the media of deliberately fuelling shark fear | The Conversation
AUSTRALIA – Are you scared of sharks? If you never read or watched the news, would you still be? Last year’s Senate inquiry on shark mitigation and deterrent measures heard evidence that media coverage has contributed to “disproportionately high fear of sharks among the public compared to the actual degree of risk involved”. That report highlighted the misrepresentation of sharks by sensationalised media coverage, even in cases where shark encounters did not result in injury.
Australian cities are lagging behind in greening up their buildings | The Conversation
AUSTRALIA – Covering roofs and walls of buildings with vegetation is a good way of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. And these green roofs and walls make cities look nicer. Toronto’s central business district adopted a policy of establishing green roofs on around half of all city buildings in 2009. Research shows this could reduce maximum city temperatures by up to 5℃. We spent the past 12 months analysing the case for more greenery on Australian city buildings, drawing on international comparisons. We’ve shown that a mandatory policy, coupled with incentives to encourage new and retrofitted green roofs and walls, will provide environmental, social and business benefits.
Green wall adds vegetation to an aged care home in Sydney.
Government suspends licence of biggest live sheep exporter | The Conversation
The live sheep trade has been dealt a massive blow, with the government suspending the export licence of Emanuel Exports, the biggest exporter and the company responsible for the 2017 Awassi Express shipment that triggered the furore around the industry. The Agriculture Department announced late Friday that the licence would remain suspended “pending a full review of the company’s response to a show-cause notice” as to why its licence should not be cancelled. It did not name Emanuel in its statement.
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Smashing the BIC lap record in a Porsche 911 GT3
A Porsche 911 GT3, ex-Formula 1 racer Narain Karthikeyan and the Buddh International Circuit. This can mean only one thing – we’re after the production car lap record. We bear witness.
It’s unmistakable – the delicious rasp of the naturally aspirated Porsche flat-six being wound to 9,000rpm. And what makes the ‘OOONNNNNN’ exhaust note sound even better is that, today, it’s bouncing off the empty grandstands and reverberating in my ears.
As we approach the pits, the sound gets even louder. And then, as the car flashes past turn 16 – the last one on the circuit – we hear the howl of tortured rubber, too. This is merely the evening before the big day, and officially only a shakedown, but Narain Karthikeyan clearly has his foot planted hard on the gas. And he isn’t letting up in the corners either. Shakedown? Nah, he’s going for it.
He may be back at the Buddh International Circuit after a gap of six years and may need to reacquaint himself with the now largely dormant Grand Prix circuit, but let’s not forget, he competed in two Formula 1 races here. In 2011, he even qualified just behind then-teammate (and now multiple race winner) Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull fame. And he even finished a fair bit ahead of him in the race. But why are we here with a production car?
The story starts in 2017, when Mercedes-Benz announced the arrival of the AMG GT R on Indian soil in dramatic fashion –the 585hp supercar set a new production car lap record around the Buddh. The time: 2m09.853s. What helped achieve this was that the man behind the wheel of the GT R was no ordinary test driver – it was Germany’s Christian Hohenadel, the 2010 FIA GT3 European Champion. He finished third in the 2011 GT1 World Championship and even has a second place finish at the 24 hours of Nürburgring. Talk about being qualified for the job.
So Narain is aware that breaking the record won’t be easy. The AMG GT R is a quick car, as we saw recently at the Autocar Track Day 2018 (it broke the 2016 911 GT3 RS’ lap record), and beating its lap time will be difficult, because as we have seen around the world, these two cars are quite evenly matched.
“I’m betting on my greater knowledge of this quite technical circuit. Places like sector 3, where you can take many lines through the long parabolica (turn 10-11) before you actually find the quickest way. And what should also help is that I know many of the ‘blind’ corners, some of which are really difficult to commit to,” Narain had said earlier.
Back in the pit lane, Narain steps out of the GT3, as the flat-six cools down in the background. India’s first Formula 1 driver has a smile on his face. And why not? The timing equipment shows he’s on the pace. And he knows he can step it up and go faster still tomorrow.
As the sun rises over the pit lane the next morning, the shift in mood over the previous day is perceptible. Gone is Narain’s playful grin, replaced by a steely stare and quiet determination. Small talk is kept to a minimum. The garage is busy with activity, and every single detail on the car is being looked at – from tyre pressures to vehicle setup.
A record run depends on a confluence of several factors – the weather, track temperatures and even the timing of the run are crucial. With even one of those not in your favour, even the most spirited of record attempts can be in vain.
There’s a fresh set of track-oriented Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres waiting in the garage (incidentally, the same as used by the AMG GT R) but Narain’s decides to stick with the set this car came with from the factory.
With mandatory checks by FMSCI (the local motorsport governing body) to make sure the car is stock complete, Narain climbs into the car, stepping over the roll cage, and straps on the six-point harness. Yes, this GT3 – specced with the Clubsport package, which adds a roll cage and a proper racing harness – is a serious piece of kit.
At 9:31am, Narain tunes everything out and fires up the engine. On his out lap, he pushes hard to make sure he gets sufficient temperature into the tyres on this nippy morning.
What becomes immediately clear is that the record is within his grasp. His laps the previous day have given him some much-needed confidence, and even the warm-up lap is quick. What remains to be seen is just how easily he will break the record, on what lap and by how much.
As his out lap winds up, he gets to the end of the 5.4km-long track, makes a sharp ‘V’ instead of a ‘U’ to get the best exit and floors it.
We aren’t expecting much – this, after all, is his first hot lap of the day – but on lap 1, he does a 2m08.493s, a full 1.5sec quicker than the Mercedes-AMG GT R! He was dialed in and nailing it from the get-go.
There’s more time to be found, according to Narain. So after doing a cool-down lap, he does another hot lap. The record has already been shattered, but he wants that gap widened. Whereas the earlier lap was neat and tidy, he now begins to carry more speed into corners, manhandle the nose of the car and then counter any potential off-line excursions with lightning-quick steering inputs – his right foot still planted.
The GT3’s tail comes loose through T3, and he chucks in an armful of opposite lock to keep it neat. He’s more aggressive through sector 3, and then, hey presto, lap 4 is an even quicker 2m08.268s. The best, however, is yet to come.
With the record now well and truly in his pocket, Narain throws caution to the wind. He squeezes every possible horsepower out of the GT3 on the long straight, and then brakes oh-so-late, having clocked 261.12kph on the back straight. And, elsewhere, he finds another few tenths too, with some even more aggressive driving and some even later braking. In fact, as Narain tells us later, the biggest improvements came from setting later and later braking points. “You get to the threshold of corners quite quickly,” he explained nonchalantly, “but nailing the braking points takes time.”
And then he knocks off even more time. He’s done it again: 2m07.629s. What imprints the moment in my memory is that flash of red, as the low-slung 911 crosses the line with the flat-six howling. When Narain pulls into the pits I wonder if he will switch to fresh tyres and head out again in search of more time. But the job is done and the big grin comes back on. What’s incredible is that in just five laps, he has smashed the lap record by a huge 2.2sec.
So what was the GT3 like at max attack? “The engine is in the back, so when you accelerate (and transfer weight to the rear), the nose inherently gets light. The GT3, however, has four-wheel steering and this smoothens things out. It gives the driver a lot of confidence, and the best bit is that even a layman can drive it very quickly and get up to almost 90 percent out of it,” says Narain.
This record won’t last forever and Narain knows it. “Records are meant to be broken, but watch out,” he says playfully, appearing to have something up his sleeve. He’ll be back for sure but maybe not with his own car the next time. Oh! Didn’t we tell you? This GT3, bought in February this year, is Narain’s own car. As present-day lingo would have it, this is #dailydrivergoals.
Q&A Pavan Shetty, CEO, Porsche India
Your customer here has driven his own car to the track, he’s broken the production car lap record at this Formula 1 circuit and now he will drive home. Isn’t that amazing?
I think that’s just incredible. It’s clear Narain believes in Porsche, he believes in his GT3 and that makes me happy. But I must tell you, I also know of many customers who use a 911 on a daily basis. I know one customer who’s done 1,00,000km in his 911, a car he uses every day. Also, from the GT series, I believe the GT3 is the most practical car.
Do you see many 911 buyers in India take their cars to the racetrack?
A majority of our 911 customers live in close proximity to a racetrack. So yes, they do enjoy track days. But what is worth mentioning is that they also use it as a daily driver, which serves to highlight the 911’s versatility.
Courtesy :- Autocar
New cars and bikes to get more safety tech this year
Norms stipulating standard fitment of safety features – including ABS, a speed alert system, a reverse parking sensor – and compliance with latest crash tests come into force this year.
Here’s a fact: India has the highest number of road fatalities in the world. Road accidents in India have claimed 1,47,913 lives in 2017 and left 4,70,975 injured. While the numbers are simply shameful, there is hope that our roads could get a bit safer thanks to the new two-wheeler and four-wheeler safety norms that come into effect in 2019. Read on to know more about them.
ABS for two-wheelers
One really cannot emphasise enough on the usefulness of ABS (Anti-Lock Braking System). The feature prevents the wheels from locking up under hard braking and can be the difference between life and death on the road. By modulating the brakes to prevent a lock-up, the system grants the rider control even in a panic-braking scenario.
As per the norms, all new two-wheelers with an engine displacement over 125cc will have to be equipped with ABS by April 1, 2019. Smaller displacement models (with engines up to 125cc) need to have compulsory fitment of the combi-braking system (CBS). While the mandate was already applicable on all new two-wheelers launched after April 1, 2018, it will extend to all existing models in the market starting April 2019.
In the run-up to the application of the norms, a few manufacturers have already equipped their existing bikes with either single- or dual-channel ABS, while others are likely to do so in the first three months of 2019.
ABS for four-wheelers
The fitment of ABS was mandatory on all new cars from April 2018 and will become mandatory for all cars on sale (including existing models) from April 2019.
Come July 1, 2019, all cars will have to be equipped with a driver-side airbag, a speed warning system, a seatbelt reminder for driver and co-driver, and rear parking sensors as standard.
Speed alert system
The speed warning system will send out an alert every 60sec above 80kph, and then continuously beep at speeds above 120kph. The system cannot be overridden or turned off and is designed to reduce over-speeding, which has been seen to be the cause of many accidents.
Reverse parking sensor
Also set to become standard on all cars are reverse sensors. The sensors activate when the reverse gear is engaged and provide an audio/visual warning of any object in the path of the car. Parking sensors mainly help prevent injury to children or collision with low objects that might not be visible by the car’s mirrors. While most premium vehicles come equipped with reverse parking sensors or reversing cameras as part of their standard equipment, reverse sensors, at present, are restricted to a select few models in the budget segments.
Driver and co-driver seatbelt reminder
Another warning sound in the car will be for the front seatbelt reminder. All cars will sound an alarm if both the driver and front passenger are not belted up. The idea is to promote the use of seat belts, which are the most important passive safety aids.
A driver-side airbag will also become mandatory on all cars in July. As is widely accepted, airbags can drastically reduce injury in the event of a collision. In conjunction with stronger crash structures required to meet the new crash test norms, the mandatory fitment of a driver-side airbag should bring down the possibility of injuries in the event of a collision. However, it is a shame that the norms mandate only a driver-side airbag and not dual airbags which would have provided enhanced protection to the front-seat occupant as well.
Manual override for central locking system
Cars with central locking will also require a manual override, by law. In transport vehicles, child locks will not be allowed either. The latter is a sad outcome of cases in which the child-lock feature (that only allows the doors to be opened from the outside) was misused to endanger the safety of women passengers.
Crash-test norms compliance
More stringent requirements for full-frontal impact, offset-frontal impact and lateral/side impact have been brought into force on all cars launched after October 1, 2017. The requirements will expand in scope and will apply to all models on sale in India from October 1, 2019. Likewise, new norms for pedestrian safety (applicable for new models from October 1, 2018) will now cover all new models from 2020.
As per the new crash-test requirements, vehicles will be tested for full-frontal impact at 48kph, offset-frontal impact with a fixed deformable barrier at 56kph and side impact with a mobile deformable barrier at 50kph.
Many manufacturers will have to heavily re-engineer older models (or even discontinue them entirely) to meet the new norms. In effect, 2019 could be the end of the road for many of the older models in India.
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In his State of the Union address earlier this month, President Obama acknowledged that past trade deals "haven't always lived up to the hype." That's an understatement. Since NAFTA was adopted in 1993, we've watched income inequality soar as corporations use these trade deals to send jobs overseas and slash wages at home. The middle class suffers as high wage jobs vanish, even as the rich get richer.
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Age Friendly Island Age Friendly Island 2019-05-02T10:31:23+00:00
The Island is already a place where many older people play an active part in their community and where many are able to access most of the services and amenities they need. However, there are also large numbers of older people who struggle to live the life they would wish, sometimes feeling lonely and isolated and who at times can’t get out and do what they want to do.
As part of Age Friendly Island this project is working with the World Health Organisation’s ‘Guide to Age Friendly Cities’ and has become the first rural area in the UK to become Age Friendly. Age UK IW and Community Action will be creating an environment where the community is set up to help older people live safely, enjoy good health and stay locally involved.
Name of Contact Person:
emma.lincoln@ageukiw.org.uk
helen.lewis@ageukiw.org.uk
ltoyne@actioniw.org
The project uses the eight domains included in the ‘Guide to Age Friendly Cities’ to create an Age Friendly Island which are:
outdoor spaces and building
social participation
respect and social inclusion
civic participation and employment
community support and health services
The Age Friendly Island strategic project is about facilitating partnership working through stakeholder engagement including older people.
Through these partnerships, we endeavour to drive forward projects that will be sustainable by the end of the five years and will influence policy and strategy.
The project is divided into four strands:
Strategic work through a multi-partner steering group
Engagement through forums
Town and Parish work
The engagement with older people, Intergenerational project and work with Town and Parish Councils all influence the strategic development of the AFI project.
Age UK Isle of Wight work with relevant organisations’ on the island such as the fire service and council to support them to become Age Friendly. As well as this they engage with the community through public forums and arrange an annual Celebrating Age Festival, which links in with International Older Persons Day on 1 October. (contact Emma or Helen for more details)
Young Volunteers provide support to older people in the community, the roles include digital support, visiting and community memory groups. Young Volunteers are broken down into three areas:
Young Volunteers are broken down into three areas:
16-18 years olds: they can volunteer independently in people’s homes
14-16 year-olds: need to be in a supervised setting such as Active Networks or Community Memory Groups
Under 14-year-olds: they volunteer with a parent
The Intergenerational programme delivers assemblies and lessons around diversity and Age Friendly Training (including dementia). The programme also works in the community with Scouts, Beavers and Badgers too!
Community Action IW works with neighbourhoods to address concerns of older people. Working with voluntary organisations and Town and Parish Councils, encouraging them to work together with older people to address local needs and make real change that will benefit everyone. (contact Lisa for more details)
This project aims to help improve the lives of older islanders both now and in the future, and give a voice to older people.
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"The Logical Song" is a hit single on Supertramp's 1979 album Breakfast in America and written and sung by band member Roger Hodgson. It is one of the band's most recognized songs. This simple song makes use of keyboards, castanets, and a guitar break with a strong Beatles influence. The song includes a section of Hodgson "reeling off three- and four-syllable assonances" with a "schoolboy's tongue in cheek". Among the contemporary sound effects in this song are the 'tackled' sound from a Mattel digital football game, as well as the Trouble "Pop-o-matic" bubble - both popular at the time this song was released. The lyrics are a "story of innocence and idealism lost" with Hodgson condemning an education system not focused on knowledge and sensitivity.
Supertramp are a British group playing a mix of progressive rock and pop rock that notably had a series of top-selling albums in the 70s, producing several hit singles. The band was formed in the United Kingdom in 1969. All the group's members were musicians capable of playing multiple types of instruments, including brass and woodwinds. Co-founder, composer and lead singer, Roger Hodgson left the band in 1983 to bring up his children. In 1988, Supertramp re-formed with some former members plus several new ones, and they continue to tour. Show more ...
When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful, a miracle, it was beautiful, magical
And all the birds in the trees, well they'd be singing so happily, joyfully, playfully, watching me
But then they send me away to teach me how to be sensible, logical, responsible, practical
And they showed me a world where I could be so dependable, clinical, intellectual, cynical
There are times when all the world's asleep
The questions run too deep for such a simple man
Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned
I know it sounds absurd but please tell me who I am
I said now, watch what you say, now we're calling you a radical, a liberal, fanatical, criminal
Won't you sign up your name, we'd like to feel you're acceptable, respectable, presentable, a vegetable
But at night, when all the world's asleep
The questions run so deep for such a simple man
Won't you please (Won't you tell me), (You can tell me what) please tell me what we've learned (Can you hear me?)
I know it sounds absurd, (Won't you help me) please tell me who I am, who I am, who I am, who I am
But I'm thinking so logical
Did you call, one two three four
It's getting unbelievable
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2) Breakfast in America
3) Give a Little Bit
4) Goodbye Stranger
5) Dreamer
6) School
7) Take the Long Way Home
8) Bloody Well Right
9) It's Raining Again
10) Crime of the Century
11) Rudy
12) Hide in Your Shell
13) From Now On
14) Ain't Nobody But Me
15) Oh Darling
16) Gone Hollywood
17) Cannonball
18) The Logical Song - Remastered 2010
19) Logical Song
20) Just Another Nervous Wreck
21) Lord Is It Mine
22) Fool's Overture
23) Asylum
24) Child of Vision
25) Goodbye Stranger - 2010 Remastered
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Tesoro & Phillips 66 building crude railcars stronger than new US rules require
May 23, 2015 Roger Straw
Repost from Reuters
[Editor: These tank cars exceed the new standard, but still fail on several counts. For instance, note the closing sentences here: “Hack said Tesoro is talking with Union Tank Car on possibly outfitting crude railcars to add enhanced brakes before the 2021 deadline. ‘We have some time to make that decision,’ he said.” You can be sure that every refinery seeking permits for crude by rail will crow that they, too, have ordered newer, safer tank cars. Get ready, Benicia! – RS]
EXCLUSIVE-Tesoro building crude railcars stronger than new US rules require
By Kristin Hayes, May 18, 2015 4:59pm BST
(Reuters) – U.S. refiner Tesoro Corp has ordered new crude oil railcars with features that surpass safety standards that federal regulators set this month, executives told Reuters.
The 210 tank cars being built in northern Louisiana are so-called pressure cars, with the same design as those that carry liquid petroleum gases such as propane and butane, gas cargoes that are more flammable than crude oil.
They will be delivered in the coming months after being ordered in early 2014.
The new federal rules for all crude and ethanol railcars built after Oct. 1 of this year do not require strength to the level of a pressure car but are stronger than the standards adopted by the industry in 2011.
Tesoro, like other oil-by-rail players, knew the federal standards were coming and the basics of what they would likely be. But the company went further with a stronger car, “which is the primary thing we control,” C.J. Warner, Tesoro’s head of strategy and business development, told Reuters.
The order was a sign the refiner wanted to get ahead of the coming regulations and avoid potential capacity bottlenecks at companies that build tank cars as shippers must now renovate their fleets.
Booming North American onshore production spurred sharp growth in moving oil by rail, particularly for U.S. West and East coast refiners which otherwise must depend on more costly imports. No major crude pipelines move oil from the Midcontinent west across the Rocky Mountains or east through the Appalachians and densely populated northeastern states.
Fiery derailments, caused in some cases by track failures, have become more frequent as oil-by-rail and crude-only trains carrying 100 cars or more went from nearly nothing five years ago to more than 1 million barrels per day late last year.
Opposition to moving oil by rail spiked on safety concerns, prompting the U.S. Department of Transportation and Canada to impose new railcar safety standards.
Tesoro isn’t the only refiner that didn’t wait for word from the U.S. DOT to order stronger cars.
Phillips 66 confirmed to Reuters that it also last year ordered 350 non-pressurized new cars that mostly match the new DOT standard. Those cars will be delivered by year-end, the company said.
THICKER HULLS
Both sets of new cars have 9/16-inch-thick hulls, steel shields on the front and back and protections for valves and fittings where crude goes in on top and drains out the bottom, as the new rules require, company executives said. Tesoro’s design modifies those fittings to handle crude rather than just LPGs.
Tesoro’s cars also have test pressure specifications of 200 pounds per square inch of internal pressure, twice that for non-pressurized cars. A test pressure is typically 20 to 40 percent of how much pressure it would take for the railcar to burst.
That level of test pressure is standard for cars that transport LPGs or highly poisonous substances such as hydrogen cyanide, according to the Association of American Railroads.
“When we saw the design, we were very comfortable that it would meet the new standards that we anticipated,” John Hack, Tesoro’s head of rail operations, told Reuters.
For Tesoro, which hopes to build the largest oil-by-rail facility in the United States in Washington state, it’s an investment in safety and continued access to cheaper North American crudes.
“It’s very important to us to continue to transport North American crude and get it from the Midcontinent out to the West Coast where it competes very nicely with the foreign crudes,” Warner said.
RETROFITS?
By last year most refiners, including Tesoro and Phillips 66, no longer accepted shipments in older, weaker railcars such as those used on a runaway crude train that careened into the small Quebec town of Lac Megantic in mid-2013, killing 47 people.
Early last year Tesoro needed to replace the last of its older cars and worked with its builder, Berkshire Hathaway Inc’s Union Tank Car, to develop the new design, Warner said.
Tesoro and Phillips 66 aim to use their newest cars in crude trains before deciding whether to order more. Both companies’ fleets meet the 2011 industry standard for cars with 7/16-inch-thick hulls and reinforced valves.
Those 7/16-inch cars don’t have to be thrown out, but to move in crude-only trains, they will need added protections, including ‘jackets’, or an extra layer of steel around the tank, according to the DOT rules.
Neither Tesoro’s nor Phillips 66’s new cars are equipped with specialized brakes that the DOT said crude-only trains must have starting in 2021 or be held to 30 miles per hour. An oil industry trade group is challenging that provision in court.
Hack said Tesoro is talking with Union Tank Car on possibly outfitting crude railcars to add enhanced brakes before the 2021 deadline.
“We have some time to make that decision,” he said.
(Reporting by Kristen Hays; Editing by Terry Wade and James Dalgleish)
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Rail Tank-Car Orders Threatened by U.S. Crude’s Collapse
January 31, 2015 Roger Straw
Repost from Bloomberg News
By Katherine Chiglinsky, January 22, 2015
(Bloomberg) — Add tank-car makers to the list of U.S. industries bracing for the effects from the plunge in crude prices.While 2014’s record orders, including an all-time high 42,900 in the third quarter, will drive deliveries this year, according to Susquehanna International Group, manufacturers from Carl Icahn’s American Railcar Industries Inc. to Warren Buffett’s Union Tank Car Co. are facing a decline. New bookings in 2015 may plunge 70 percent, Macquarie Capital USA Inc. said, putting earnings at risk when scheduled deliveries drop in 2016.
Oil prices down 49 percent since June have crimped investment in U.S. fields including the Bakken range, where horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing is more expensive than conventional oil drilling. That has hurt industries from steel to heavy equipment. It also has slowed the boom in oil-by-rail shipping, which along with new federal safety rules, had fueled the record orders.
“The confidence of the industry has been shaken quite seriously,” Cleo Zagrean, a New York-based analyst for Macquarie Capital said by phone Jan. 15.
Tank-car maker stocks have suffered amid the oil price decline, with shares of Trinity Industries Inc. dropping 40 percent in the fourth quarter, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. American Railcar shares fell 30 percent and Greenbrier Cos. dropped 27 percent.
“It’s having an impact already,” said Art Hatfield, a managing director of equity research at Raymond James & Associates Inc. in Memphis, Tennessee. “I think the forward-looking minds are realizing that we may have hit a cyclical peak within the industry.”
New freight-car orders fell to 37,431 in the fourth quarter, down 13 percent from record highs, according to data from the Railway Supply Institute, reported Thursday. Leasing company GATX Corp.’s deal with Trinity added 8,950 new car orders in the fourth quarter. Those cars will be delivered over a four-year period beginning March 2016.
Backlogs swelled to a record 142,837 orders the Washington-based RSI said. These may bolster the industry through 2015.
Throughout last year, buyers piled on requests for cars amid an oil boom in North Dakota and Texas. Freight-car bookings and backlogs swelled to record highs even as West Texas Intermediate crude oil prices fell 14 percent between July and the end of September, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Orders for cars that carry cement and frac sand, a resource instrumental in the U.S. shale boom, declined in the fourth quarter from a record, according to Bascome Majors, an Atlanta-based transportation and rail-equipment analyst for Susquehanna International. Falling oil prices might temper future demand for frac-sand cars, he said.
Significant Hit
Oil prices tumbled 18 percent in November and 19 percent the next month, ending the year with the steepest monthly loss in six years, data compiled by Bloomberg show.
“The oil price drop is a significant hit” to the tank-car industry, Macquarie’s Zagrean said. As customers re-evaluate the cost of new cars, even extensions on orders can weaken manufacturers’ earnings, she said.
Freight-car producer Greenbrier has dodged order cancellations as oil prices fell. Only one customer approached the company about canceling an order but has yet to call the deal off, William Furman, chief executive officer, said in a conference call Jan. 7.
Trinity had not seen any “appreciable impact” on its business from the low oil prices in the third quarter, Stephen Menzies, group president of the company’s rail and railcar leasing group, said in an earnings call October 29. The company stands by those comments, spokesman Jack Todd said in a Jan. 21 e-mail.
Union Tank Car spokesman Bruce Winslow declined to comment on the company’s orders. GATX’s director of investor relations Jennifer Van Aken didn’t return phone calls seeking comment.
In addition to concerns that low oil prices will threaten demand, the industry faces new regulations spurred by accidents including the July 2013 derailment and explosion in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, that killed 47 people.
The U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration plans to issue rules to phase out older rail cars that carry crude in the coming month, Susan Lagana, a PHMSA spokeswoman, wrote in an e-mailed statement Jan. 15. The type of tank car most implicated in spills, known as the DOT-111, would be phased out or rebuilt to meet the new standards within two years for the most volatile crude oil, according to the proposal.
New rules may create “quite a lot of replacement demand,” Greenbrier CEO Furman said in the earnings call. Currently, the Lake Oswego, Oregon-based company’s tank-car orders comprise just slightly more than a quarter of its backlog, according to company spokesman Jack Isselmann.
Owners are expected to scrap more than a fifth of an estimated 117,000 tankers that would require modifications. The work, which may include adding full height steel shields at the ends and adding a metal jacket around the body, is estimated to cost between $27,000 and $46,700 per car, an RSI study said.
Safety Concerns
BNSF Railway Co., which like Union Tank Car is owned by Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., delayed an order of 5,000 new and safer oil-tank cars until the new safety standards are set. The railroad said last year that it would buy the new cars because of safety concerns even though railroads typically don’t own the cars that their locomotives haul on the track.
Many of the orders for safer tank cars might already be included in the backlog as buyers line up in anticipation, Hatfield of Raymond James said.
“This industry has really earned a lot of money in the last few years due to this tank-car boom and when that goes away, it’s going to have an impact on peoples’ businesses,” he said.
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Glossary of terms from the book
acid: a substance, usually in solution with water, that has a pH lower than 7.0. Acids have a corrosive effect on metals and are commonly used as etches in the printing trades.
additive color: see primary colors
albumen (also albumin): a soluble protein commonly found in egg white.
albumen print: a silver photographic printing-out process that was developed to render the long range of tones held in wet-plate glass negatives. The albumen print is a refinement of the earlier salted-paper print, but it differs in using a heavy coating of albumen as a binder for the salt and subsequent silver image. Albumen prints have a long tonal range and strong blacks, and they were almost always toned with gold, producing a purplish image.
ambrotype: a lightly exposed wet-plate glass negative that appears as a positive when placed on a black backing.
analog: a representation of something that imitates a physical characteristic of the original. The photographic negative is an analog, in silver, of the variable light intensity striking the film during exposure.
aquatint: a randomly distributed array of grains of an acid-resistant material, applied to an intaglio printing plate before etching to protect parts of the surface from the etch. The pattern of the grains confines the etching to small cells between them. Those areas not etched act as a wiping guide for the cloth or hand that cleans the inked plate. Ink remains in the cells and is transferred to the paper in the press.
architectural plotter: a large-format inkjet printer designed to generate architectural drawings.
asphaltum: a hardened asphalt that can be used as an etching resist, whether dissolved in turpentine or in powdered form.
autochrome: see Lumière Autochrome
autopositive: any photographic process that produces a positive image directly from exposure to light. In most photographic processes, light darkens a photosensitive material in such a way that the brightest light produces the darkest areas of the picture, resulting in a negative image that must then be printed to make a positive. Autopositive processes, such as the daguerreotype, tintype, and ambrotype, produce a positive directly with no intermediate negative stage.
bar code: a printed pattern of lines, readable by an optical scanner, used to automate product logistics. Bar codes allow manufacturers and retailers to create automated inventories and are used to direct objects during shipping.
binary: for printing purposes, “binary” refers to a description of information with only two possibilities: at a given point on a white sheet of paper, for example, black ink is either present or not—there are no intermediate tones. The common halftone, which prints small dots in varying sizes, is a method for generating the appearance of such intermediate tones with only black ink and plain paper. Computers use a binary mathematical system in which 1 and 0 are the only numerals, as these can be efficiently represented by an electronic switch that is either on or off.
black and white photography: photography that renders all colors in monochromatic values. Black and white prints have no color information deriving from the scene photographed, but they often have color casts derived from the particular chemical process used to produce them.
blueprint (also cyanotype): an iron-based photographic printing process using inexpensive iron compounds and simple development in water. Used predominantly for engineering drawings, the process was also widely used as an amateur photographic printing medium.
burin (also graver): a specialized cutting tool, acting more like a gouge than a knife, that is used to engrave lines in metal or wood. Driven by the palm of the hand and guided by the fingers, the burin is held nearly flat to the surface that is to be engraved. Its slanted, usually lozenge-shaped point cuts a groove that varies in depth according to the angle at which the burin is held above the surface.
burnisher: a hand tool used to polish mezzotint plates and to do corrective work on etchings, engravings, and even photogravures. Burnishers have highly polished tips made of steel or agate mounted in a wooden handle.
C-print: see chromogenic process
calotype (also talbotype): the first negative-positive photographic process, invented and named by William Henry Fox Talbot. Salted-paper is used for both negatives and positives.
camera: a light-tight box holding some form of light-sensitive recorder (film or digital sensor), with an image-forming aperture (lens or pinhole) and a means of admitting light for a controllable interval.
carbon black (also lampblack): this amorphous form of carbon results from a gas flame burning without sufficient oxygen. Carbon black was the original pigment for carbon printing and gave the process its name.
carbon print: a photographic process based on the tendency of a colloid (in this case gelatin) to harden upon exposure to light when previously treated with a bichromate. Carbon prints are made using a sheet of paper called “carbon tissue” that has been coated with gelatin into which pigment has been mixed. After exposure, the gelatin-coated sheet, hardened according to the degree of exposure from the different tonal densities of the negative, is processed to wash away the unhardened gelatin along with the pigment it contains, leaving a print made of the remaining pigmented gelatin. During processing the exposed gelatin must be transferred to a new support. Sometimes this is to be done twice: the transfer to the first support reverses the image, so that it must be transferred from that sheet to a second one to read correctly.
carbro print: a variation of the color carbon print, in which the pigment-bearing gelatin is hardened by contact with a bleached silver-based color separation instead of by direct exposure.
carte de visite: a small photographic portrait, approximately 2¼ by 3½ inches (6 x 9 cm), that was mounted on a card similar in size to a calling card. These small pictures were very common in the second half of the nineteenth century and were usually made by the albumen process.
chromogenic process: a photographic color process that uses three silver images on a single support to create corresponding dye images in the subtractive primary colors. The three superimposed dye images yield a full-color image. Both films and prints are produced using this process. Eastman Kodak’s Kodachrome transparencies and Kodacolor prints use the chromogenic process, as do similarly named materials produced by other companies, such as Fujichrome and Fujicolor.
chromolithography: color printing using multiple lithographic stones to produce prints with a wide range of colors. The most complex chromolithographs involve many stones, each printed in its own color. Tonal variations are produced by superimposed patterns of stippled dots.
Cibachrome: an autopositive photographic color print process, renamed Ilfochrome after Ilford bought Ciba-Geigy.
CMYK: color printing using cyan, magenta, yellow, and black, the first three being the subtractive primary colors. (“K” is used to designate black to avoid confusion, since “B” might represent blue.) Ideal subtractive printing would not require black, since the three primaries together should produce it, but practical considerations of press and paper require this fourth ink. CMYK is also used as a file type in the computer, when a four-channel file emulates the colors of the subtractive primaries.
collodion: a solution of nitrocellulose in ether.
collodion wet-plate: see wet-plate process
colloid: a general term, not in much favor with chemists today, used to group natural glues and jellies such as fish glue and gelatin.
collotype: a lithographic printing process that uses a reticulated gelatin coating on a glass plate as the printing surface. Collotype plates are exposed from continuous-tone negatives without the need for a halftone screen.
color balance: color photographs can vary greatly in hue, but when the gray values in such pictures are neutral we say the color balance is correct. Color balance is greatly affected by the hue of the light used to make the picture.
color carbon print: a carbon print made by superimposing three carbon prints in register, each in a subtractive primary color, exposed from the appropriate color separation.
color management: the practice of controlling color in a wide range of digital processes. Color management is complex and unwieldy, and is based on the premise that color errors in any given stage of a process can be codified and controlled, and that if this is done for all steps in an extended process, then the color rendering can be accurate. The mechanism on which color management is based is the color profile, which handles the specific color rendition of each device and manipulation.
color mixing: in traditional mediums such as painting, colors are mixed in a loosely defined manner, and in grade school we were taught that yellow and blue mixed together made green. In modern photography and printing, colors mix in a carefully defined manner. Pure cyan and magenta pigments or dyes, when mixed together, produce blue. Yellow and cyan combine to produce green while yellow and magenta produce red. When light is mixed (as in the computer monitor), blue and green produce cyan, blue and red produce magenta, and red and green produce yellow. Varying amounts of any color produce shades of varying saturation and lightness.
color profile: a color table that describes the accuracy and errors of a digital color-handling process. A profile is attached to any file that carries color information and forms a chain of control that runs through the entire process. Cameras, scanners, printers, and computer monitors all have profiles, and these work together (in theory) to allow the proper control of color. See color management.
color saturation: a measure of the purity of a color—the degree to which it is free of dilution by white or gray. As a pure color becomes lighter it is diluted by white; when it becomes darker it is diluted by gray; and in either case it becomes less saturated. In both subtractive and additive color, saturation is reduced when more than two primaries are mixed. In the subtractive system the third primary produces grayness; in the additive system the third primary produces lightness. In strictest terms, the only fully saturated colors are full-strength examples of a single primary or a combined pair.
color separation: the process of photographing an original through filters to produce three black-and-white images, each of which records a portion of the color spectrum. Red, green, and blue filters respectively produce the color records for cyan, magenta, and yellow. These separations, after subsequent adjustment, are printed in register with each other and in the appropriate primary colors, producing subtractive prints that carry a wide range of colors.
complementary colors: colors complement each other when they are opposed across the additive and subtractive systems. Thus blue complements yellow, since the increase of one is accompanied by the reduction of the other. The same is true of red and cyan and of green and magenta. See primary colors.
contact paper: an obsolete type of photographic developing-out paper with a moderate light-sensitivity that made it suitable for printing by contact. These papers used silver chloride as the dominant sensitive chemical, and while much “slower” (less sensitive) than enlarging papers, they were much “faster” than the older printing-out papers such as albumen paper.
contact print: a print that has been exposed by placing the negative in direct physical contact with the print material (as opposed to enlargement, when the image passes from negative to print material through a lens system).
contrast: a loosely used photographic term referring to the degree of separation between a picture’s lightest and darkest tones. A high-contrast print might have bright light values and dark shadows while a lower-contrast image would be grayer at both ends of the tonal scale.
copper engraving: an intaglio process using copper plates cut with a burin. Many so-called engravings were made with some amount of etching, marking the copper not with a burin but with an acid or other solvent. Etching was often used to begin a plate that was then cleaned up with a burin.
cross-hatching: in linear processes such as engraving, the practice of describing tone by closely spacing black lines on a white ground. Cross-hatched groups of lines often run at right angles to each other, forming a linear grid that appears to the eye as tone when viewed from a sufficient distance.
cyanotype: see blueprint
daguerreotype: one of the first practical photographic processes, publicly announced in 1839 and named for the French artist/inventor Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre. A light-sensitive coating on a silver-plated copper sheet produced brilliant and sharp images, which, when sealed under glass, have proven to be extremely permanent. Since daguerreotypes are autopositive, each one is unique.
dauber: a soft, rounded, cloth-covered tool held in the hand and used to apply color when stenciling.
developing-out paper (DOP): the modern class of black-andwhite papers that register a latent image and so need to be developed after exposure to produce a visible image. This term is commonly used to refer to modern gelatin silver papers, which are most often made extremely sensitive so that they can be used in enlargers.
digital: in printing and photography this term refers to image data made up of discrete points that are assigned numerical values in order to hold a record of visual information. Digital processes are radically different from the older analog systems, such as film, which record data through continuous material variations.
digital C-print: a chromogenic print that has been exposed by lasers driven from a digital file instead of being exposed in a conventional enlarger.
dry plate: a gelatin-and-silver-based photographic negative material, invented in the late nineteenth century, that could be factory produced, packaged, and sold at a later date. The dry-plate coating has existed in many variations and has been used on both glass plates and flexible film. When coated on paper, it became the basis of most developing-out papers of the twentieth century.
drypoint: work done on an etching plate with a needle, to raise a burr that will catch ink and print without the need of chemical etching. Drypoint is often done as afterwork on etched plates. Work done this way is delicate and cannot withstand long-edition printing.
duotone: an ink printing method in which two superimposed halftone images of a single picture are printed with different inks, to render tone more accurately than is possible with a single impression.
dusting box: a large box, sometimes suspended in bearings so that it can be turned, used to apply a random aquatint to a printing plate. The material inside is usually powdered asphaltum, which is stirred up in the box and then allowed to settle on the plate surface.
dye: a soluble compound or liquid that reflects or absorbs a specific color. Dyes tend to be less stable, or lightfast, than pigments.
dye sublimation print: a digital process that transfers dye images to a receiver sheet through the use of heat. Small heating elements, as small as 200 per linear inch, are heated to varying degrees to affect correspondingly small, correspondingly varying amounts of dye. Dye sublimation prints are usually made in color, using the three subtractive primaries and black.
dye transfer print: a chemical photographic printing process (as opposed to a digital one) that created a full-color print by the use of three color separations, each controlling a layer of dye.
emulsion: a mixture of an insoluble solid or liquid suspended in another liquid. The most common emulsion in photography is the suspension of silver salts in gelatin, used for photographic films and papers.
end grain: the grain in a wooden block that has been cut perpendicularly to the growth of the wood. The cells in wood are long and narrow, running parallel to the trunk or branch of a tree. An end-grain surface presents these cells cut across their thin dimension. Because of their density, end-grain blocks can hold extremely fine carving, and when made of a hard wood they can be used in a form with metal type. See also side grain.
engraving: the process of removing material from a printing surface (usually metal or wood) through the use of a burin. Engraved lines in an intaglio process hold ink, and print; in a relief process they create nonprinting areas.
enlarger: a specialized camera used in the darkroom to expose photographic paper from a negative. Consisting of a light source, negative stage, bellows, lens, and stand, the enlarger projects the negative image onto light-sensitive paper, which is subsequently developed to produce the positive image. Because the artificial light of the enlarger is much weaker than the sun, enlargements must be made on highly sensitive developing-out papers. An enlarger allows prints to be made bigger than the negative, although same-size or even reduced-size enlargements are also possible.
etching: most commonly, an intaglio printing method in which the ink-bearing cells or lines of an image are formed by chemical action on a printing plate. In plate-making, etching is the removal of metal through chemical action, by an acid or some other solvent. In lithography, etching is the treatment of the printing surface to produce a chemical distinction between printing and nonprinting areas.
etching needle: the etcher’s primary drafting tool, usually made of steel with a sharp point. The etching needle, which is held like a pen, can draw lines through a resist before etching or can generate actual printing lines when applied with more pressure. See drypoint.
etching press: a press using two heavy cylinders and a solid steel bed that runs between them. Properly called a “mangle,” the press can apply the tremendous pressure needed to squeeze the paper and plate sufficiently to transfer the ink from the plate recesses onto the damp paper of the print. Usually hand driven, these presses are used for printing engravings, etchings, mezzotints, and flat-plate photogravures.
ferric chloride: a watery, acidic iron solution that can swell hard gelatin, pass through it, and dissolve copper. Ferric chloride is the etch used in photogravure.
ferrotype tin: a high-gloss polished sheet, usually of chromed steel, that can be used to dry photographic paper so that it takes on a high sheen.
film format: a loosely used term that refers to both the size and the shape of camera negatives. The 35mm format is also called two-by-three, reflecting its proportions, and the four-by-five- and eight-by-ten-inch formats are the same shape but differ in size. Both the English and the metric systems are used for film formats, so six-by-nine is the same shape as 35mm but is six by nine centimeters in size, on what Americans call 2½-inch roll film.
fixer: see hypo.
foxing: a discoloration often appearing on old prints, typically in patterns of rust-colored dots.
gelatin: a transparent protein produced from animal tissues, gelatin is the coating used in most photographic emulsions. When wet, it swells in a controllable fashion, allowing the management of the chemical reactions within the emulsion.
gelatin printing-out paper (also gelatin POP): a late variant of the albumen print in which gelatin replaced albumen.
gelatin silver paper: the modern designation for the common black and white developing-out photographic paper used for much of the twentieth century.
giclée print: an ordinary inkjet print, so called to enhance its salability.
gouge: a chisel with a concave blade, used for making woodcuts.
graflex camera: an early single-lens reflex camera that used sheet film, generally four by five inches but as large as five by seven inches.
gravure: an intaglio process in which a photographic image is etched in a copper support. The image is broken up into inkbearing cells that vary in depth and consequently hold different amounts of ink, allowing the printed image to carry true tonality. Gravure comes in many forms; the name has become the generic term for a whole family of intaglio photographic printing processes, and the naming of these variations is nearly endless. We find the terms “gravure,” “photogravure,” “hand gravure,” “aquatint gravure,” “flat-plate gravure,” and “heliogravure” (among others) all used for the same process: hand-wiped gravure prints of photographs made from flat plates. When gravure is mechanized, becoming a rotary process, it is referred to as “gravure,” “photogravure,” “rotogravure,” and just plain “roto” (among others). In Europe the term “gravure” is used to mean an intaglio print, either an engraving or an etching.
gum bichromate: a pigment process using gum Arabic mixed with pigment to produce a photographic image. Usually applied to rough watercolor paper, this process was a favorite of the Pictorial photographers of the early twentieth century.
halftone: a printed image in which the continuous tones of a photograph have been converted into a regular grid of highcontrast dots of variable size. In the past, halftone negatives were produced by photographing an original work through a screen. Modern digital technologies create halftone dots directly, from smaller dots made by computer-run lasers. A halftone negative can be used to create relief, intaglio, or planographic printing plates.
halftone screen: originally a glass screen with ruled black lines in a pattern similar to a window screen. When used with the correct high-contrast film and developer, the screen would break continuous tone into dots of varying size. In the 1950s the glass screen was replaced with a film replica, which in turn has now been replaced with screen patterns generated by computer software.
hand gravure: see gravure
hypo (also fixer): the generic term for the solution that fixes, or stabilizes, a chemically printed photograph by removing undeveloped silver compounds from a developed photographic emulsion. The two chemicals used almost exclusively as fixers are sodium thiosulfate and ammonium thiosulfate.
imagesetter: an electronic device designed to record digital image files on film. The result—an electronically generated halftone on film stock—could be used to expose photo offset lithographic plates. Imagesetters are now disappearing, since today most printing plates are exposed directly from digital files.
impression: the printer’s term for a single act of printing. Thus a print in more than one color, and so made from more than one plate, is called a “multiple impression” or “multipass.” Also used to designate the quality of ink transfer, so we may have a heavy or light impression, a rough or smooth one.
Indigo printer: an offset printing press that uses an electronic plate and polymer inks. By changing the digital file used to expose the plate, each impression can be made to vary from the one before. This means that an Indigo printer can print the pages of a book sequentially, so that a single copy can be produced at a reasonable cost.
ink: a marking fluid holding a dye or pigment. Most printing inks use oil as the body fluid, while writing inks often use water. There is no easily definable difference between ink and paint—both are applied to a surface to change its color—but they vary widely in the specifics of their makeup and their methods of application.
inkjet print: a print made by a digitally run machine that distributes small droplets of ink over a surface to create an image. In the overwhelming majority of these machines, a print head holding ink jets moves rapidly across a sheet of paper to apply stochastic patterns of ink in the subtractive primary colors. Early inkjet printers such as the Iris printer used a slow-moving set of jets that applied ink to a rapidly rotating sheet mounted on a cylinder.
intaglio: a process using a plate whose low portions carry the ink. The most common intaglio processes are copper and steel engraving, etching, and photogravure.
internegative: a copy negative used to make a new positive image.
Iris print: see inkjet print
justification: the practice of spacing letters and words so that columns of type (or hand lettering) are even on both sides. Unjustified columns tend to be even on the left and “ragged” on the right.
lantern slide: a 3¼-by-4-inch glass-plate positive made for projection. Lantern slides were most often used for educational purposes; they never enjoyed the broad popularity of 35mm slides in two-by-two-inch mounts, which succeeded them and which in turn have been replaced by modern digital snapshots.
laser print: a pattern of toner on paper, fixed by heat. The laser print resembles the Xerox copy but is generated from a digital file instead of an analog light image.
latent image: an invisible image produced by changes in lightsensitive silver emulsions. Chemical development makes the latent image visible.
lens: a transparent object, typically made of glass, whose polished curved surfaces converge or diverge light. Camera lenses are usually complex, consisting of individual lenses, a mounting barrel, and a diaphragm.
letterpress: relief printing from metal type and image-bearing halftone cuts in copper or zinc. Also the actual press used for relief printing.
linear: used to describe the response or behavior of some physical process that varies consistently according to the action generating it. Film has a linear response to light in the mid-tones of a properly exposed negative. Many digital process are not linear, and require complex adjustments to be useful for picture-making purposes.
Linotype: a keyboard-driven machine manufactured by the Mergenthaler company to set metal type in rows cast in single lines. Invented in the late nineteenth century, it dominated typesetting for the first half of the twentieth century.
lithography: a planographic printing process that uses variations in the chemical nature of a treated stone (or of a coating on metal or plastic) to define which areas of the surface will and will not carry ink. The most common forms of lithography use a water film in the nonprinting areas and an oil-based ink in the printing areas.
Lumière Autochrome: one of the earliest color photographic processes, which produced autopositive color transparencies on a glass support.
makeready: the preliminary work to prepare a printing press for a production run.
matrix film: a specialized film manufactured by the Eastman Kodak company for use in dye transfer printing. The film was exposed, then washed in processing to produce an image in relief. The varying thickness of this matrix held varying amounts of dye.
metamerism: some inks’ characteristic of appearing to the eye as different colors when viewed under different light sources. Metamerism has been a severe problem in digital printing, and only the newest generations of inkjet inks are free from it. Metamerism usually leads to an image shifting toward red under yellowish light and toward green under cooler light such as daylight.
mezzotint: an intaglio process that uses a prepared copper plate roughened with a special tool called a rocker. This textured surface holds ink to print an overall black impression, and is selectively polished to produce lighter tones in chosen areas.
moiré (or moiré pattern): an interference pattern that can occur when two or more regular patterns are superimposed. Moirés are a common problem in color printing, but can be minimized by careful adjustments to the angles of the printing screens.
monotype: a print made from a plate that itself holds no printing information but carries ink manipulated to create an image. Also a form of machine-made lead type in which individual letters are cast and set according to information transmitted by a keyboard and perforated tape.
negative: the photographic record exposed in the camera, so called because it renders light values as dark and vice versa. Negatives have ranged widely in the materials of their support, from paper to glass to flexible film. Today they are disappearing, for they have no place in digital photography.
neutrality: a characteristic of tones that have no discernible color cast. On the computer screen, images in the RGB color system are perfectly neutral when the digital counts in the three color channels are identical.
offset blanket: in offset lithography, the blanket of rubber-faced cloth that wraps around the press’s middle cylinder and perfectly transfers the image from plate to paper.
offset lithography: see photo offset lithography
orthochromatic: lacking sensitivity to red light. Almost all early photographic emulsions were orthochromatic, and modern panchromatic materials (sensitive to all colors) were not common until early in the twentieth century.
palladium print: a variant of platinum printing in which the image is formed of metallic palladium instead of platinum.
panchromatic: see orthochromatic
pantograph: a device used to copy two- and three-dimensional structures, usually at a different size. The pantograph is an arrangement of linked parallel bars; the user traces the original with one part of the device, and a stylus or other marking tool moving in tandem with the tracing produces an enlarged or reduced version of the same structure.
photo offset lithography: a printing process whose presses use three cylinders: one carrying a thin metal plate, which holds the image; one the blanket, which picks up the ink image from the plate; and one the paper, to which the blanket transfers the ink. Photo offset lithography has been the most common printing process since the 1970s. All modern production offset presses are fully rotary and have two sets of rollers running on the printing plate, one for ink and one for water. They achieve very high speeds—upward of 12,000 revolutions per hour—and are built in serial units so that four, five, or even six or more colors can be printed on a single pass through the press. They are also very versatile: the use of the blanket allows accurate printing on many different surfaces.
photoglyptic engraving: a term used for some of the earliest efforts to make photographically derived printing plates. These methods were the precursors to photogravure.
photograph: a picture formed by the action of light on a chemical or electronic sensor, and subsequently fixed.
photogravure: see gravure
pigment: an insoluble compound that reflects or absorbs a particular color. Pigments are often ground into a fine powder to be used in paint or ink.
pixel: the point in a digital image for which the digital values have been recorded. Such images consist of an array of pixels; each one is dimensionless, and the more there are to a given area, the finer the image’s resolution.
planographic print: a print made by any process that prints from an even surface, using neither relief nor intaglio. In most planographic printing the printing and nonprinting areas are defined by chemical differences; these processes are grouped under the general term “lithography.” See also monotype.
plate tone: smooth and often quite light areas of tone left on an intaglio printing plate through incomplete wiping.
platinum print: a photographic print made using the light sensitivity of an iron compound (ferric oxalate) to create an image in metallic platinum. Many platinum prints also incorporate some percentage of palladium.
pochoir: hand coloring with stencils.
Polaroid: a chemical photographic process, manufactured by Polaroid Corporation in many variations, that produced autopositive prints soon after exposure without the need for darkroom processing.
positive: the opposite of negative; widely and loosely used in photographic parlance because the negative was typically the first step in the making of a chemical photograph. The term most often denotes a print but can refer to any tonally reversed image made from a negative.
potassium bichromate: a chemical used to sensitize gelatin and other colloids so that they become insoluble when exposed to light.
prepress: general term for all the preliminary work done before a job is actually printed. Before the onset of digital tools, prepress for offset printing consisted of making the film for reproductions and type, generating proofs, assembling the film into large flats that fitted the printing plates, and making the plates themselves by exposure through these flats. Today almost all prepress is electronic, carried out on the computer, and only comes to solid form with the making of proofs and the exposure of the plates.
primary colors: two different sets of primary colors are in common use. The additive set, used in projected-light devices such as computer monitors and television screens, comprises red, green, and blue. The subtractive set, used in reflective-light processes such as photographic printing and ink printing, consists of cyan, magenta, and yellow. The two systems are complements of each other. Painters historically used a different set of primary colors, considering red, blue, and yellow the primaries because they derived from individual pigments rather than from mixed colors.
printing: the production of an image, usually in ink, through the means of some matrix that holds the pictorial information in a reusable form. Prints can exist in single or multiple copies, but in all cases they entail the transfer of information from one physical structure to another.
printing-out paper (also POP): any photographic paper that generates a visible image directly from exposure to light, without development.
printing plate: for centuries, words were printed by arrays of metal type locked into printing forms. Pictures instead required a plate or block to carry the image. Different processes use a wide variety of materials for the plates.
process color: the professional term for full-color printing in ink using the three subtractive primaries—cyan, magenta, and yellow—plus black.
profile: see color management. An alternate name for the silhouette.
progressives: trial sheets made by a printer to aid in assessing proofs, usual in color printing and in complex black and white jobs. Four sheets, each printed in one of the four inks of process color that combine to make the corresponding plate, constitute a “set” of “singles.” When the set includes additional sheets that show combinations of two or more colors, it is called a “progressive” set.
proof: a preliminary test print, made to evaluate content for text or print quality for pictures. In some cases the proof is made on the same press to be used in the production run. More often it is a chemical or other surrogate for ink on paper, to avoid the high cost of makeready and press time.
red ocher: a naturally occurring iron oxide used as a pigment.
registration: the process of aligning sequentially printed superimposed images to fit each other.
relief print: a print made by any ink printing process in which the high parts of the printing surface take ink and transfer it to the print support. The most common relief processes are woodcut, wood engraving, letterpress (from metal type or halftone cuts), and linoleum cut.
resin-coated paper: photographic paper in which the paper base is sealed within a synthetic coating so that it does not get wet during processing. As a result the paper can be developed, washed, and dried rapidly.
resist: in etching, the waxy coating applied to a copper plate, through which the artist draws with a needle before the application of the etch. In photogravure, the gelatin carbon print applied to a copper plate, through which ferric chloride is applied as the etch.
reticulation: a wormy random pattern created in a gelatin coating by extremes of temperature. It is commonly regarded as a severe fault in improperly developed film. Collotype printing exploits controlled reticulation to produce a printing matrix.
RGB: red, green, and blue, the primary colors used in additive processes, such as computer and television displays.
RIP (raster image processor): a digital device, either hardware or software, that processes an image to generate the file that drives the printer. RIPs often come with profiles to control the quality of the printing.
rotogravure: see gravure
salted-paper: the earliest paper-based photographic material. So named because it was made by coating water containing a soluble salt onto a sheet of paper, which was subsequently coated with silver nitrate to produce a uniform coating of a light-sensitive silver compound.
saturation: see color saturation
scanner: any data-gathering system that employs sequential actions over time. In digital usage the term refers to a device that transfers analog picture information into a set of numerical values. The three most common forms of scanner are hand-held, flatbed, and drum.
scraper press: a lithographic press that applies pressure on the paper and printing stone with a stiff leather or plastic blade. The tremendous pressure that a cylinder can apply could easily break a litho stone. The scraper blade avoids this by being stiff enough to print, applying all its pressure on the leading edge, while being flexible enough not to damage the stone.
selenium toning: the practice of applying selenium compounds to silver photographic prints to alter their color or enhance their permanence. Unlike sepia toning, selenium is capable of very slight tonal changes, often barely intensifying the blacks.
sepia toning: the practice of applying sulfur compounds to a silver photographic print, typically to produce brownish tones.
serigraph: a commercial marketing term for the silkscreen print.
sheet-fed press: the most common printing press, which prints on individual sheets of paper instead of on the continuous rolls used in web presses. Sheet-fed presses range widely in size but are limited in speed by the mechanical demands of handling the individual sheets.
side grain: the grain in a wooden block that has been cut in parallel to the growth of the wood. Side-grain blocks can be large and were traditionally favored for woodcuts, while end-grain blocks, smaller but denser and more durable, were preferred for engraving. See also end grain.
signature: a single printed sheet of paper folded to make the pages of a book.
silk screen print: a stencil process employing a finely woven fabric stretched in a frame. The fabric allows ink to pass through areas not covered by the stencil, which can be made by hand or produced photographically. Silk screen printing can produce heavy, opaque layers of color, and fairly fine detail if the fabric is closely woven enough.
silver halides: the family of silver compounds, among them silver chloride, silver bromide, and silver iodide, that are highly sensitive to light.
silver print: a generic term for all photographic print processes based on the light sensitivity of silver salts. Most commonly, the modern gelatin silver developing-out print.
spot color: a particular color, specially mixed as an ink and printed from its own plate to enhance process-color printing.
steel engraving: an intaglio process, using plates of soft steel cut either with a burin (often driven by hand with a hammer) or by chemical etching.
stencil: a printing process that holds the pictorial information in a pattern of holes through which ink is passed to create a print. Stencils can be simple and coarse, such as those used to stencil shipping cases, or fine and precise, such as those used in silk screen printing.
stereo: a term with two distinctly different meanings. In printing, a casting of type and/or halftone images, producing a plate that can be mounted on a cylinder for high-speed printing (also called “stereotype”). In photography, a pair of photographs made with a camera designed with two lenses, to mimic human eyesight. When viewed through a specialized viewer, or by crossing one’s eyes, the images merge into an illusion of three-dimensional vision (also “stereograph”).
stippling: a pattern of closely arrayed dots that emulate tone. In intaglio printing the dots are typically cut by hand; in chromolithography they are made with a fine lithographic crayon.
stochastic: in printing, an apparently random pattern of dots used in lieu of the conventional halftone-screen array.
stripping: in offset printing, the process of splicing together pieces of film (both for text and image halftones) into large forms for exposure to light-sensitive printing plates. The craft of stripping has disappeared since the introduction of digital prepress.
subtractive color: see primary colors
tintype: an autopositive photographic print on a piece of blackened iron, in effect a less expensive version of the ambrotype.
transparent colors: watercolor paints, some oil paints, and most modern printing inks are transparent. “Full color” process printing, using three primary colors (and black), depends on the overlay of transparent inks to produce a wide array of secondary colors.
trapping: in printing images in more than one color from more than one plate, the practice of enlarging elements of the image so as to produce a dark line where colors overlap, in order to avoid the more distracting white line that otherwise might result from imperfect registration.
web press: a printing press that uses rolls of paper instead of sheets. Web presses can achieve speeds of 50,000 impressions per hour.
wet-plate process: a photographic negative process, introduced in 1851, in which light-sensitive silver compounds are held in a collodion coating on a glass support. Sensitive only while damp, this material has superb tonal rendition but demands an accessible darkroom for coating the plate immediately before exposure and developing it immediately afterward.
wood engraving: a relief printing process that uses an end-grain wooden block. The carving on a wood engraving is usually done with a burin.
woodburytype: a photographic print made with a lead mold generated from a carbon-printed positive. This mold is filled with pigmented gelatin and is pressed onto a paper support to make the print. Relatively inexpensive because it required no silver, the process enjoyed a vogue in the last third of the nineteenth century.
woodcut: a relief printing process that uses a side-grain wooden block. The carving is usually done with gouges or chisels.
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In October 2014, 70 years after the failure of Field Marshall Montgomery’s ambitious plan to jump the Rhine, we released two pairs of 16mm BattleDice. These, and later releases in this series, may be used to game various engagements during Operation Market-Garden. The historical module A Bridge Too Far, the historical Starter Kit publication Decision at Elst, and Hell’s Highway, a Tactical Mission (TM), or mini-campaign game from Lone Canuck Publishing, are only a few of the ASL publications where our BattleDice may find a place at the table.
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Anticipated pace of Allied operations 17-20 Sep 44
The initial British and German pairs in our Operation Market-Garden series each include a white die with a roundel. The white dice are designed to be paired with other British and German color dice in this series, thereby reducing overall cost. With the exception of the Arnheim die, all of the dice in this series may used to fight battles elsewhere, be it in Normandy, the Ardennes, or the Eastern Front—in the case of the German dice.
Glider (E8.) and Paratroop Landings (E9.) are a dicefest. May as well make the most of it. :)
As Starter Kit players (re)learn when they fight for the town of Elst, ASL is all about making toughs decisions. But with so many things to consider before making a decision, some important information can be overlooked in the heat of the battle. With this in mind, we applied rate-of-fire reminders to the deuce and the trey (three-spot) of each color die. The ROF symbols mimic the symbols found on weapon counters.1
There are heaps of tough decisions to make at Elst. Deciding which dice to use shouldn't be one of them.
The battle depicted in Decision at Elst took place on “The Island,” a large expanse of land sandwiched between the Waal and Rhine rivers. The main formation involved on the Allied side was the 214th Infantry Brigade, 43rd Wessex Infantry Division, with the 8th Armoured Brigade in direct support. Opposing them was a potpourri of German units—under the leadership of Major Hans Peter Knaust, and otherwise known as Kampfgruppe Knaust.
All color dice in our Arnhem series have ROF reminders.
Yellow Devils
The 43rd Wessex Infantry Division fought as part of British XXX Corps during Operation Market-Garden.2 The 43rd took the lead after Nijmegen, and advanced through the difficult polder country of “The Island.” The gold wyvern, which resembles a dragon, was the divisional symbol, and explains the division’s nickname: the Yellow Devils. insert wyvern patch
43rd Wessex pair
Shielding Arnheim
I wanted a generic symbol to represent the variety of smaller formations and units that fought on the German side during the Allied drive for Arnhem. While searching for ideas, I came upon a proposed Arnheim Shield. The shield was never produced, but I liked the look of “1944” on the prototype.
Proposed German shield for the battle Arnhem (Arnheim).
The Arnheim pair also incorporates a design element that helps “pair” it with the British dice in the series. By using the pre-1919 cockade of the German Empire, I was able to use a red pip on each white die. The cockade was worn on German headdress in both World Wars. I think it works well with the British roundel, or “bulls-eye,” itself a version of the French cockade that first appeared on French aircraft in 1915. The black die in this set got two thumbs up from Helen.
Arnheim pair
The airborne, or “Market,” element of the operation was tasked with securing bridges all along the route to Arnhem. The men of the 1st British Airborne Division were the northernmost “crossing guards.” The “Red Devils” would seize the bridges over the Lower Rhine over which the tanks of Guards Armoured Division would cross. If they succeeded, the Allies would outflank the Westwall—which did not extend north of the Rhine, and be poised to launch a follow-up offensive into the heart of Germany.
The Westwall was built between 1938 and 1940
On 17 September 1944, the “Red Devils” of the British 1st Airborne Division landed on the outskirts of Arnhem. A battalion-sized force managed to secure the north end of the road bridge over the Rhine that same day. This proved to be the zenith of British success. To their surprise, British paratroopers and glidermen found themselves besieged by an SS Panzer Corps.
Fateful first day: paras push east toward Arnhem bridge.
I had given some thought to producing a die for the British Airborne forces as early as 2011. At the time, I was worried that a mythical hero mounted on a winged stallion was too detailed for even a 16mm die. (However, I was pleased, and a little surprised, at how well the Turul transferred to the green Hungarian die in our first HASL set.) No image came close to matching the symbolism of Bellerophon on Pegasus, however.
Light-blue foil was always a given, but I only settled upon a red die earlier this year. (I had briefly considered using a pink die, but even Helen was against the idea.) The text was likewise a late addition to the design. I have no idea why I it had not occurred to me earlier. I used the same typeface as I had for the 43rd Wessex die, and kept the text lower case, and informal looking.3 Our Pegasus die marks the first time that we have used this particular colour combination.
To their surprise, British paras found themselves attacked by "French" tanks at Arnhem.
General Horrocks, commander of British XXX Corps, gave his most powerful formation the task of punching a hole in the German line, and racing headlong for Arnhem. The narrow frontage and soft ground robbed the Guards Armoured Division of its tactical flexibility. When the advance stalled at Nijmegen, the division’s limited complement of infantry was ground down to a handful of platoons as the guardsmen tried to breakthrough a strong blocking force based on a battle group of 10. SS-Panzer Division. The hitting power of the Guards Armoured was weakened further on 22 September, when a combat team was ordered south, back along what the men of the US 101st Airborne Division had dubbed “Hell’s Highway.” The Germans had cut the main supply route of XXX Corps. Time was running out for the 1st Airborne at Arnhem.
The die that I designed to represent the British Guards Armoured Division is at once straightforward, and complicated. The elements of the design are simple enough: a shield, an eye, and some text. However, there is, as they say, more to the die than meets the eye. (Sorry, that was too hard to resist.)
Guards Armoured Division crosses bridge at Nijmegen.
The design is a direct consequence of my efforts to create two-tone BattleDice for Stalingrad. But whereas the Stalingrad designs tend to contrast an image in one colour with text in another, several of the designs in the Market-Garden series use two colours to form a two-tone image. Indeed, some designs cry out for this treatment. However, stamping more than one colour of foil invariably leads to problems with alignment. Because each colour is stamped separately, and by hand, it is rare that each component of the artwork is perfectly aligned. I believe that the trade-off is worth it, however.
The emblem of the Guards Armoured Division is a red shield enclosing a white eye on a dark-blue background. While a monochrome design may have worked, I wanted the all-seeing eye to be the focal point of the die.4 So I took advantage of the circular surface of the die and widened (and shortened) the shield. This allowed me to enlarge the eye. These transformations left a noticeable space above the shield. I had never intended to add text to this die, but added it almost as an afterthought. In retrospect, the text tied the three British coloured dice in this series together. Serendipity not forethought carried the day.
Equivalent to the Sherman IIC(a) in game terms, the "Firefly" combined the exemplary penetrating power of the British 17-pounder anti-tank gun (in previous photograph) with the mobility of the American M4 series of tanks.
I stuck with the typeface that I had used for the rest of British dice in the series. The only difference was that I used uppercase letters. This made for a tidier design, as a lower case “g” would have extended well below the baseline of the type. Uppercase, or capital, letters are also more formal, befitting the status of guardsmen to the British monarch. Moreover, despite having the text in white, the “Eye of Providence” still predominates.
"Red Devils," Guards Armoured
The Americans are coming!
Operation Comet, Montgomery’s original plan to seize bridges from Grave to Arnhem by coup de main, was primarily a British show. The British 1st Airborne Division, consisting of three parachute brigades, the 1st Airlanding (glider) Brigade, and divisional troops, was to be augmented by the 4th (British) Parachute Brigade, and the 1st Independent (Polish) Parachute Brigade. Market-Garden was, in some respects, less ambitious. The new plan involved capturing and holding bridges as far south as Eindhoven. However, Montgomery now had two additional airborne divisions at his disposal: the US 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions. British airborne forces would concentrate entirely on Arnhem, while American troops secured the bridges and high ground along the route to the prize.
Some dropzones were remarkably close to German border.
Paramarines excepted, MMP has yet to publish a historical module with US paratroopers.5 That may change if their Normandy project comes to fruition. In the mean time, there are plenty of scenarios that involve the singular 7-4-7 squad. But truth be told, I included US Airborne Divisions in this HASL series because of my involvement with a publication released on the 71st anniversary of Operation Market-Garden.
George Kelln’s “Hell’s Highway” is an accessible campaign game that can be played over the course of one weekend. The pack includes five scenarios that also make the most of the beautifully rendered, historical map of Mariaheide, the Netherlands.6 Much of the action takes place between elements of the 101st Airborne Division, and Panzer Brigade 107. The Americans are supported by Shermans of the 44th Royal Tank Regiment, which was subordinated to the 101st during the battle. During the latter stages of the campaign game, a battle group of the Guards Armoured Division enters play, and a combat team from this formation also guest stars in one of the scenarios.
"Liberation" could prove fleeting.
Once I decided to include a die for the 101st Airborne, it made sense to include one for the 82nd Airborne too. These divisions played important roles during Market-Garden, but also earlier, during the Battle of Normandy, and later, during the Battle of the Bulge.
The divisional symbols were the starting point for the designs. While I could not hope to replicate these symbols faithfully, I wanted to give players the illusion of authentic reproductions. In order to keep things simple, I removed the raptor’s tongue on the die representing the “Screaming Eagles.” (The pupil, seen on some patches, is apparently a postwar addition circa 1956.) Granted the tongue may have been noticeable at scale, but a tiny splash of red was hardly worth the cost of a third silicon stamp.
16mm Screaming eagles: authentic factory defects
The design for the 82nd Airborne also required some compromise, or artistic license, to pull off. It light of the feedback that we have received since we released this die, the “red” tab was an acceptable trade off. In fact, of all the Allied dice in this series, the “All-American” die has proven the most popular.
16mm "Jump wings"
Although I considered creating a generic white die (with a green US star) to accompany the “airborne” dice, I settled for something more in keeping with the esprit de corps of the men who served in these divisions. Now if only MMP were to release 7-4-7 squads with parachute wings in their forthcoming Normandy HASL.7
Paratrooper versus paramarine
US Airborne set of three
The Baddies
Although still reforming following its retreat from France, the battered II SS Panzer Korps remained a potent fighting force. Battle groups drawn from two SS Panzer Divisions counterattacked the British at Arnhem, and held XXX Corps at bay in Nijmegen. These Waffen-SS formations had received their baptisms of fire against the Red Army in the spring, and had been ground down during the fighting in France that summer. However, what little armour they retained was more than a match for the light infantry that dropped into Dutch territory on 17 September.
Bad to the bone? According to most contemporary accounts of the battle, the Waffen-SS treated Allied prisoners of war, and the wounded in particular, with respect and chivalry.
I modelled the dice for these divisions on the die that I created for 8. SS “Florian Geyer” Kavallerie-Division. In keeping with the earlier design, I included each division’s “honorific,” or cuff title, below the shield. But in neither case did I include any divisional number. Aside from the text, these dice therefore replicate the contemporary symbols used by their respective formations.
9 and 10 SS PzD
Owners of A Bridge Too Far may appreciate having some dedicated Waffen-SS dice. Meanwhile, Ostfront junkies should find heaps of opportunities to roll these bad boys in scenarios set in the east, just as fans of Normandy will too.
Panzer brigade
In June 1943, the 25th Infantry Division (motorized) was reorganized as a Panzergrenadier, or mechanized infantry, formation. A year later, the division was all but destroyed during Operation Bagration, the massive Soviet offensive that pushed the Germans back to Poland. There the remnants of the Swabian division were reformed as Panzer Brigade 107.
The Panzerbrigade were created on the orders of Hitler. These small formations were designed to be more nimble than the Panzer divisions. Equipped with the latest armoured fighting vehicles, these brigades wielded considerable firepower. Their primary weakness was in the quality and number of their infantrymen, many of whom were hastily trained and poorly motivated. Panzer Brigade 107 was something of an exception in this regard. Before deploying to the west in September 1944, it received a longer period of training than most brigades—albeit much of this training was geared toward combat on the eastern front. In the end, the extra weapon systems lavished upon the brigade failed to offset its lack of tactical expertise and limited infantry complement. Following mixed success during Operation Market-Garden, Panzer Brigade 107 was disbanded, and its components used to reconstitute 25. Panzergrenadier-Division in late October.
Panzerbrigade 107 - 25. Panzergrenadier-Division
Some of you may be wondering why I bothered creating a die for a brigade that played a limited role in the battle for Arnhem. From a historical perspective, this formation is important because it severed the main supply route of XXX Corps for a critical 36-hour period. More important for our purposes is the fact that Panzerbrigade 107 is the villain in Hell’s Highway. In fairness, I did not so much create a die for this brigade as for its parent formation 25. Panzergrenadier-Division.
Hell's Highway is the first publication from Lone Canuck to include counters.
During my research, I found several variations of the divisional symbol used by 25. Infanterie-Division as it was transformed into an increasingly mobile and powerful formation. Most versions featured three black antlers against either a white or gold field.8 I was particularly taken with the black on gold versions. However, this “stencil” design presents some technical challenges when stamping the pattern on a die. Because so much foil is applied at once, there is a tendency for some foil to adhere to the inner, that is, non-foil portions of the design.
Happily for me, there exists some evidence for the less common version of the symbol. Have another look at the front of the halftrack in the spread of Panzerbrigade 107 above. The photograph is revealing. It was taken in the Netherlands during September (or possibly October) 1944. Therefore, it arguably represents a vehicle belonging to Panzerbrigade 107 prior to the brigade’s “return” to 25. Panzergrenadier-Division. Although there is some speculation as to what colours were used, is not unreasonable to assume that the antlers (and the outline of the shield) are yellow (or possibly white). The Wehrmacht commonly used both colours for their tactical symbols. I would like to think that the antlers were yellow. Whatever the case, I like the look of gold foil on black.
Three stag's antlers on the coat of arms of Württemberg.
The number “25” is fanciful, but nonetheless serves to remind players what division they are dealing with. This formation was originally raised in 1936. It fought in Poland in 1939, and in France the following year. The division then spent three years on the eastern front, from Barbarossa to Bagration. From October 1944 to January of the following year, 25. Panzergrenadier-Division battled in France before returning to the east where it fought the Soviets until the war’s end. If players cannot find a use for this attractive die, they are not trying very hard. Mate it with the white die from our Arnheim pair, and roll antlers!
25. PzGren-Div/Pz Bde 107
1. We liked this idea so much that we made the ROF reminders a standard feature on subsequent HASL dice such as our Stalingrad series. We also added these symbols to our latest set of anniversary BattleDice.
2. The division participated in the fighting in Normandy as well, including a fierce battle for Hill 112 against 9. SS Panzer-Division “Hohenstaufen,” and later 10. SS “Frundsberg.”
3. I chose the Plantagenet Cherokee typeface for the Wessex die primarily because I liked the appearance of the numerals four and three, especially when enlarged.
4. During a trip to the Riviera in 1989, I recall seeing dozen of blue fishing boats with eyes painted on the bows. However, this practice is not confined to the Mediterranean. Fishermen in Asia adorn their watercraft with similar eyes. Superstition is a universal trait, and ASL players are not immune to its pull.
5. The 5-5-8 Paramarine squad debuted in the Historical Study Operation Watchtower, or Edson’s Ridge. Unlike the 7-4-7 squad, the counter for a Paramarine squad has a parachute symbol on it. This was necessary for distinguishing between Marine Raiders and Paramarines, which share the same Strength Factors (A1.2).
6. This Tactical Mission (TM) is also the first product released by Lone Canuck to contain counters. The pack includes a pair of Sherman V OP Tanks, half a dozen rocket-firing Typhoons, and extra SPW 251/21 halftracks for the campaign game (CG). We not only stock this item, but also offer discounts when purchased together with some of the BattleDice in the Market-Garden series. See our KitShop catalogue for details.
7. Wishful thinking perhaps, but not if there is a practical need to distinguish 7-4-7 assault engineers in the 82nd Airborne from those in the US 4th Infantry Division during a campaign game.
8. The antlers are taken from the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Württemberg, where historical Swabia was primarily located. Today as then, historical Swabia straddles in the modern states of Baden-Württemberg and Bayern (Bavaria).
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Hansen, Kopatic, Falasco Highlight Imposing Batting Efforts in Friday Competition
Amherst (6-1) 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 4 9 0
Stockton (5-4) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 7 2
Ohio Wesleyan (3-5) 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 6 8 4
Amherst (7-1) 0 0 0 2 8 1 X 11 19 1
HR: Kate Kopatic; Ronnie Falasco; Audrey Hansen
2B: Aimee Duckworth; Kennedy Sattler
HR: Kennedy Sattler
2B: Audrey Hansen
CLERMONT, Fla. – Audrey Hansen '21, Kate Kopatic '20, and Ronnie Falasco '21 each homered to lead the Amherst softball team as they claimed the first game of the day against Stockton University 4-2 before the Mammoths scored eight runs in a fifth inning explosion against Ohio Wesleyan in their second game, winning 11-6.
After an imposing batting effort, Amherst completes the sweep on Friday and improves to 7-1 on the season. They will enter their final day of spring break competition tomorrow (March 16th) when they take on New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) foe Tufts University at 11:45 AM before concluding their trip against Marian (Wisc.) at 2:00 PM in Kissimmee, Florida.
Amherst vs. Stockton
Hansen started off the Mammoths slugging day with a solo blast to centerfield in the second inning to put them up 1-0. Lorena Ukanwa '19 struck out the side (Angie Dunphy, Ashley Lobell, and Lilly James) in the bottom of the second to maintain the lead and get things rolling for the Purple & White.
After Amherst left three runners on base in the top of the third, Stockton tied up the game 1-1 when a single down the right field line from Leah McCray brought in Carli Shaw from second base. With a runner on first and third, Alexandra Cosenzo popped up to Kyra Naftel '19 to end the inning.
Naftel and Alyson Plaman '21 both singled to the pitcher in the top of the fourth but with runners on first and third, James made a couple key plays to halt the Mammoths offensive attack and end the inning with two runners stranded. The first lead change of the game came in the bottom of the fourth when Stockton's Megan Katzmar singled down the left field line with two outs to score Marissa Fulcher from second while Morgan DiVello advanced to third. The Ospreys run ended right after when Murzello fouled out to left.
The first batter of the fifth, Kopatic, answered with solo shot to left center field to bring the score back to 2-2. Stockton accrued three hits in the bottom of the inning but left three on base when Danica Peterson '22 struck out James to end the inning. Nicole Trezza '21 led off the sixth with a single to center field before Falasco's two run homer to left field capped off the win for the Mammoths (4-2).
Through the 32 at-bats, Falasco led Amherst after notching two of their nine hits and two of their four RBI's. Peterson received the win on the day with one inning pitched and two strikeouts. Talia Bloxham gets the save, pitching one inning with no hits and one strikeout. Stockton's Victoria Torp took the loss and moved to 0-4 on the season after she allowed three hits for two runs in three innings pitched.
Amherst vs. Ohio Wesleyan
After a deadlocked opening three innings in the Mammoths second game of the day, Ohio Wesleyan was the first to strike after a double steal from Nicole Peak and Aimee Duckworth plated the first run of the game. Amherst was quick to respond in the bottom of the fourth when a pair of singles from Sanders and Naftel scored the first two runs for the Purple & White.
The fifth inning combined for 11 runs total between the two sides, starting with the Battling Bishops when Duckworths sacrifice fly to left field advanced all runners, bringing home Cami Fisk. Madison Bridger was able to touch home after a pass ball while an error from the short stop allowed Madi Drabick to score on the following play, putting Ohio Wesleyan up 4-2 heading into the final two innings.
Amherst erupted for eight runs in the bottom of the fifth to place them back on top by a score of 10-4. Hansen got the rally started with a double to left field that scored Falasco before she reached home herself on an error by the center fielder a couple plays later. Salustri laced a shot to center field that scored Annie Murphy '19 before Sanders single to the pitcher plated Boynton. Naftel continued the scoring onslaught with an RBI single to left field, scoring two. A final single from Falasco and steal home (Emma Cape '22) distanced the Purple & White significantly.
A single from Bridger scored Hailey de la Vara in the sixth and a home run from Kennedy Sattler finished off the day for OWU while Virginia Ryan '22 scored the final run for the Mammoths on a pass ball in the sixth, finalizing the 11-6 win.
Amherst had four players with three hits each, ending with 18 total. Naftel finished with a game-high two RBI's in her five at-bats. The Battling Bishops accrued eight hits through their 27 plate appearances and three RBI's.
Bloxham (4-0) notes another win in her rookie campaign after only allowing four hits and three walks while striking out three in her five innings pitched. Draback falls to 0-3 after giving up 10 hits and four runs. Ohio Wesleyan was unable to strike out any of the Mammoths through 38 at-bats.
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ACCUEIL ·> A research group ·> Publications ·> Papers
E. Roulin, U. S. Freitas & C. Letellier
Working conditions for safe detection of nonlinearity and noise titration
Physical Review E, 83, 046225, 2011. online
Even if noise titration cannot be satisfactorily used to prove the presence of chaos, it can still be used to detect nonlinear component in dynamics. Nevertheless, since the technique have the use of nonlinear models for one-step-ahead predictions, it requires an acute choice of modeling parameters, i.e., the number of terms and the nonlinearity degree of the models. Based on illustrative examples, we propose conditions under which the method of noise titration can be reliably applied to characterize nonlinearity in the time series. It is thus possible to compare different time series and state which one is governed by the strongest nonlinearity. For instance, it is shown that, when there is a single nonlinear term in the equations describing the system, the variable on which it acts can be identified among the others.
Y. Ouahchi, C. Letellier, N. Bon-Mardion, J.-P. Marie, C. Tardif & E.Verin
Effects of chronic aspirations on breathing pattern and ventilatory drive in vagatomized rats
Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, 176, 98–102, 2011. On line
The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that aspirations induced by unilateral vagotomy destabilise ventilatory pattern during swallowing. The study was carried out on 15 Wistar rats (2–3 months, 290–350 g) using whole-body plethysmography and video recordings, before and after unilateral vagotomy. The rats were given water ad libitum via a baby bottle fitted with a nipple. The experiment was continued until rest ventilation and swallowing periods were identified on the video recordings. Following the sectioning of the right vagus nerve, all the rats presented bronchial aspirations and unilateral vocal cord paralysis in the aperture position. After the vagotomy there were no changes at rest of the ventilatory variables compared to healthy controls. In healthy animals during swallowing, we observed a decrease in total ventilatory time (TbTOT), a decrease in inspiratory time (TI) (p < 0.001), a decrease in expiratory time (TE) (p < 0.001), no change in tidal volume (VT) and an increase in mean inspiratory time (VT/TI) (p < 0.001) compared to the rest period. Animals with chronic aspiration presented during swallowing an increase in TbTOT (p < 0.001), TI (p < 0.01), and TE (p < 0.001), no change in VT and a decrease of VT/TI (p < 0.001) and a modification of ventilatory pattern. In conclusion, our results confirmed that swallowing modifies ventilation in healthy animals and that chronic aspiration decreases ventilatory drive and modifies ventilatory pattern during swallowing.
G. G. Rodrigues, L. A. Aguirre, A. Cuvelier, J.-F. Muir & C. Letellier
Global models for patient–ventilator interactions in noninvasive ventilation with asynchronies
Computers in Biology and Medicine, 41 (5), 253-264, 2011. online
Noninvasive ventilation is a clinical procedure that enables patients with chronic respiratory failure to reduce the work of breathing and to improve blood oxygenation. In order to attain such goals, the ventilation support is expected to be phase synchronized with the patient spontaneous breathing. Unfortunately, asynchrony events are not rare. In order to provide more effective ventilation schemes, the patient–ventilator interactions should be better understood both during normal rhythm and asynchronism. This paper investigates this problem using data-driven modeling. Hence the estimation of input–output and autonomous models from pressure and airflow time series is discussed and illustrated. Issues concerning the nonlinearity of the interactions and modeling assumptions are dealt with. The results presented include models obtained from airflow and pressure measurements of a set of patients.
D. Amroun-Aliane, L. Pastur, & C. Letellier
Defects in spatiotemporal diagrams and their relations to phase coherence and lack of observability
Spatiotemporal systems are commonly investigated in terms of spatiotemporal diagrams and, most often, the analysis is limited to the first instabilities. Due to the lack of a Takens-like theorem for spatiotemporal systems, the resulting dynamics is almost never interpreted using phase portraits reconstructed from one variable locally recorded. This work is an attempt to make an explicit link between reconstructed phase portraits and spatiotemporal diagrams. Defects distributions are interpreted in terms of a lack of phase coherence. The lack of a simple structure—as a torus characterized by a closed curve for Poincar´e section when a quasiperiodic regime is identified—is tentatively interpreted in terms of observability. A first link is thus made between the defects distribution and the nature of the underlying dynamics.
L. A. Aguirre & C. Letellier
Investigating observability properties from data in nonlinear dynamics
Investigation of observability properties of nonlinear dynamical systems aims at giving a hint on how much dynamical information can be retrieved from a system using a certain measuring function. Such an investigation usually requires knowledge of the system equations. This paper addresses the challenging problem of investigating observability properties of a system only from recorded data. From previous studies it is known that phase spaces reconstructed from poor observables are characterized by local sharp pleatings, local strong squeezing of trajectories, and global inhomogeneity. A statistic is then proposed to quantify such properties of poor observability. Such a statistic was computed for a number of bench models for which observability studies had been previously performed. It was found that the statistic proposed in this paper, estimated exclusively from data, correlates generally well with observability results obtained using the system equations. It is possible to arrive at the same order of observability among the state variables using the proposed statistic even in the presence of noise with a standard deviation as high as 10% of the data. The paper includes the application of the proposed statistic to sunspot time series.
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Brittany Snow has been cast in the lead role of the untitled Fox drama pilot from Annie Weisman and Jason Katims based on the Australian series “Sisters,” Variety has learned.
In the Fox project, only child Julia Bechley (Snow) has her life turned upside down when it’s revealed that her father, a pioneering Nobel Prize-winning fertility doctor, used his own sperm to conceive dozens of children over the course of his career. Reeling from this explosive revelation, Julia discovers two new sisters — her former best friend and an ex-Olympic athlete. Against all odds, the women attempt to form an untraditional family and lean on each other as they grapple with their own identity crises.
Snow is known for starring in the hit “Pitch Perfect” film franchise. Her other film roles include “Prom Night,” “Hairspray,” and “John Tucker Must Die.” Her past television roles include “American Dreams,” “Nip/Tuck,” and “Guiding Light.”
She is repped by Gersh, Principal Entertainment, and Ziffren Brittenham.
The original “Sisters” series, produced Endemol Shine Australia, was created by Jonathan Gavin and Imogen Banks. Annie Weisman will write and executive produce the pilot. Jason Katims, Banks, Jeni Mulein, and Sharon Levy will also executive produce. Leslye Headland will direct the pilot and executive produce. Universal Television will produce in association with Endemol Shine North America.
Brittany's Personal Life News
Brittany Snow & Tyler Stanaland Engaged
Brittany Snow is engaged to boyfriend Tyler Stanaland, with the actress announcing the happy news on Instagram on Tuesday, Feb. 19.
“A couple weeks ago, I said ‘YES’ about a million times to the man of my wildest & most beautiful dreams,” she wrote. “After celebrating with friends and family, we wanted to let a few more friends (you guys) know… this happened. I’m still pinching myself and thanking my lucky stars for the truest feeling I’ve ever felt. Thank you @tylerstanaland for the happiest day of my life & for not proposing in this creepy empty restaurant.”
Stanaland posted on his own Instagram account about the engagement.
“A few weeks ago, I asked @brittanysnow one of the most important questions I may ever ask,” he began. “Forever? Luckily she said yes and we’ve spent the last little while celebrating the old fashioned way, together and with close friends and family. I don’t know how I got so lucky and I don’t know that I really understood what love is until you. Everything changed when we met. You are the most beautiful, intelligent, thoughtful, caring, incredible human and I couldn’t be more excited to do life with you. Here’s to forever and making our wildest dreams come true. Love you to the moon and back.”
Movies News Someone Great
Brittany Snow Joining Romantic Comedy ‘Someone Great’
Brittany Snow, one of the stars of Pitch Perfect, is in final negotiations to join Gina Rodriguez in Someone Great, a romantic comedy that Jennifer Kaytin Robinson is helming for Netflix.
Written by Robinson, Someone Great centers on a woman (Rodriguez) who, after a heart-wrenching breakup, decides to seek adventure in New York City with her two best friends before she moves across the country for her dream job.
Snow will play one of the best friends on the Big Apple trip.
Paul Feig and Jessie Henderson of Feigco are producing the movie, as are Anthony Bregman and Peter Cron of Likely Story. Rodriguez is also producing via her shingle I Can and I Will Productions.
Someone Great is due to start shooting in early April.
Snow just wrapped production on Milkshake, a short film starring Anna Camp and Shree Crooks which Snow wrote, directed and produced. The project, also produced by Constanza Castro and Domenica Castro, tells the story of a daughter searching for her mother’s approval and validation.
Snow, repped by WME, Principal Entertainment and attorney P.J. Shapiro, has starred in all three Pitch Perfect movies, which have grossed over $585 million worldwide.
Appearances Gallery
Britt @ Veronica Beard LA Store Opening & Shopbop + Levi’s Made & Crafted Capsule Collection
I’ve added new pictures of Brittany attending the Veronica Beard LA Store Opening and the Shopbop + Levi’s Made & Crafted Celebrate Exclusive Capsule Collection. She looks so cute! Previews & gallery links are below:
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009 x Public Appearances > 2018 > Veronica Beard LA Store Opening – 02.21.18
004 x Public Appearances > 2018 > Shopbop + Levi’s Made & Crafted Celebrate Capsule Collection – 02.22.18
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Lots o' great live music coming to Bowery Station this week so get out the double ended candle and light 'er up....no rest for the weary music enthusiast in Apalach.
Let's start 'er off....
Wednesday, April 26 - George Maddox kicks things off from 3-5pm, George made such a scene with his great voice at Open Mic a few months back that he has worked himself into the BS rotation. Then Open Mic kicks in from 6-8ish, hosted by Matt Gardi with all performer tips in the jar going to support Cindy Shiver Collins on her road to recovery.
Thursday, April 27 - It's a day of local love as Charlie Sawyer starts the day from 3-5pm with his set list and performance that alawys brings a smile to listeners of all ages. Then, game on... as the boys from Southern Flood return to the Bowery Station stage from 6-9pm. When we say we are making Thursdays the new Fridays we aren't kidding as these guys bring out the best in rock n' roll, always adding to their set list, and sharing their contagious love of music and performing.
Friday, April 28 - Cat Braaten starts it off from 3-5pm with her sweet voice, great originals, and well played acoustic. The crowds always find their ways to her shows, and what better match of talent can you find to open for Boo Radley from 6-9pm. Patty and Michael always put on a show, and this Friday will be no different. Some of the best vocals that grace our coast guide us on a tour of well written, soul searching originals that captivate the audience. Cat opening for Boo, that's a day for music lovers.
Saturday, April 29 - Lori Kline takes the stage from 2:30-5pm to start off a Saturday. Lori has proven herself to be one of the best performers regionally, and returns to BS to show us why. Then, rock on, as Six String South is back in the Bowery from 6-9pm with your favorite hard hitting rock, southern rock, and country covers that get the crowd up on their feet.
Sunday, April 30 - Dave Dale joins us for another one of his lively performances from 4-8pm. Dothan Dave has shown himself to be the consummate performer that loves to play and work the crowd. He brings a solid show of rock, country and classics to the stage that pleases every generation and fits BS like a glove.
So, let there be no doubt, Bowery Station always strives to bring Apalachicola the best in live music....because it's what we do....
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Climate champ – ‘Climate change fight will dictate the future’
Mourad Farahat is just 16. But he’s already involved in a recycling project in Cairo
Do you feel responsible for our future? Are you tired of waiting for a breakthrough at climate conferences? If you are already taking action yourself, you are our ClimateChamp and we want to get to know you! Answer our questionnaire to become a part of our new blog series, take your chance to be nominated as a Climate Champ. This time we feature Mourad Farahat from Cairo.
What is your name? How old are you? And where do you live?
My name is Mourad Farahat, I am 16 and I live in the Cairo suburb of El Tagamoa El Khames.
How does climate change affect your everyday life in your community?
Climate change has had several adverse effects on the Egyptian community, and could lead to damage beyond repair. For example, it has caused an ever-increasing amount of problems in the food sector, as food production is not able to keep up with the increase in the Egyptian population. The effects are amplified by the incessant erosion of the Nile Delta. As seawater levels rise, the once fertile Nile Delta begins to absorb saltwater instead of freshwater, making it infertile. This has led to rising food and water prices, which widens the gap between rich and the poor.
What prompted you to get involved in fighting climate change?
There was no specific trigger which encouraged me to start fighting climate change. Rather, it was the fact that the fight against climate change has given me the opportunity of a lifetime – to be part of a cause which will dictate the future.
How exactly do you fight climate change?
I fight climate change in any legal way I can. I have joined an organization called youthinkgreen, which has given me a perspective on the fight against climate change on a global scale. And I am a part of a local grassroots division of youthinkgreen in Egypt which promotes green action, most notably a recycling project which we have successfully initiated in our school and are hoping to expand. It may not seem like much, but it is a start nonetheless.
What do you have to say to climate change deniers?
There is ample evidence which proves beyond reasonable doubt that climate change is not only real, but that it has already started taking a toll on our planet. Now is not the time for petty squabbles about the existence of climate change; it is time for us to ask ourselves how we, as the human race, can overcome this global epidemic.
Worst case scenario: What do you think your city will look like 10 years from now if no action is taken to fight climate change?
The city of Cairo will be dirtier, louder, more polluted and consequently its inhabitants will be more prone to pollution-induced illnesses, gridlocks and as a result will consume more energy. The number of slums will continue to grow in correlation with the population and the living standards of each Egyptian. People will be less happy with their quality of life, as food and utility prices will continue to rise. It is a very bleak outlook, and a slightly frightening one for that matter.
Best case scenario: What do you think your city will look like 10 years from now, if more and more action is taken to fight climate change?
People will have a completely different outlook on life. Many people will have found a cause worthy of their support, which would completely alter their outlook on life. In other words, the city and its inhabitants will respond to the actions taken against climate change. This could translate into more job opportunities in the field of sustainable technologies, a greener Cairo and an increase in foreign investment in the Egyptian “green” market, which would bolster the economy.
Briefly, what do you want your government to do as far as climate change is concerned?
I am of the opinion that the government should re-evaluate its expenditures and prioritize investment in green technology which offers a sustainable solution to Egypt’s pressing problems. Also, the government should begin taking action against rising sea levels in the Nile Delta, which threatens to displace seven million people and cause massive food shortages.
How can interested people take part in your project?
Our project’s aim is to encourage people around the world to live sustainably. Therefore, I believe that anyone who is interested in my project should independently develop a sustainable framework suitable for his/her local community, and seek support for its application. By doing so he/she would be advocating a sustainable lifestyle and making it available to the people who require it, which is what we aim to do at youthinkgreen (www.youthinkgreen.org).
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Meeting the challenge of affordable housing in Fairfax County
By Jerry Poje:
Fairfax County’s future is on the line. As we saw in part I of this series, high housing costs are forcing lower income families, young adults and seniors to migrate out of our region. This cripples our diversity, clogs roadways and explodes our regional carbon footprint.
But something can be done, and is being done, to address the issue. And you can play a role.
The gap in low-rent units is estimated at 31,000 currently, with 15,000 additional units necessary in the coming decade. The total, 46,000, works out to 5,100, on the average, for each of the county’s nine magisterial districts. How to get to that goal?
The Board of Supervisors and School Board have jointly adopted the “One Fairfax Policy,” promising to include concerns for “equity” – ie social fairness and justice – in all county government actions. Affordable housing is a top focus area for the policy.
More concretely, the supervisory board charged the Department of Housing and Community Development to craft a strategic plan to preserve and produce affordable units.
Phase 1 of the plan identifies 25 short-term strategies that are being implemented over the next 2 years by:
Modernizing agency administration and processes, innovating and leveraging partnerships
Improving tools for better land use and zoning
Seeking new funding sources and using revenue more strategically
Housing vulnerable populations: those with disabilities, seniors, and extremely low-income individuals and families
Phase 2 of the plan plots longer-term strategies, recommending:
producing at least 5,000 new homes, affordable to families earning up to 60 percent of the Area Median Income (AMI) over the next fifteen years
that the Board of Supervisors commit the equivalent of an additional penny on the real estate tax rate to support this production, starting in FY 2021
Adding another penny of real estate assessment revenue would generate approximately $12.5 million to preserve existing affordable housing under threat, as well as approximately $25 million for building new affordable homes.
The supervisors added $5 million to our county housing trust fund in April and directed the County Executive to explore the additional penny tax when drafting the FY 2021 budget proposal.
But getting support for increasing taxes is never easy.
Fairfax NAACP hosted a major housing forum in Vienna in March in collaboration with more than 20 non-profits, faith communities and service organizations that drew many in need and a wealth of elected and aspiring candidates.
At the forum, county workers, homeless adults, and ministers spoke compellingly about the deepening housing crisis.
In addition, a new model of community engagement has emerged in south county, where looming gentrification along the Embark Richmond Highway project has mobilized residents. Social and racial equity are front and center in these discussions. Communities who’ve witnessed generations of rampant discriminatory policies are adamant that reparations be made in new housing funding and policy priorities
Each of us should use our voices, and our votes, to ensure that all in Fairfax can reside affordably. Let’s see to it that the supervisory board we elect in November will meet the promise of the One Fairfax Policy.
Moreover, let’s make our state legislature in Richmond a better partner. Last year Massachusetts, whose population is only 80% the size of ours, passed a $1.8 billion state housing bond, while the Republican-dominated legislature in Richmond killed Gov. Northam’s meager $20 million proposed infusion to our state housing trust fund. We need to vote in state senators and delegates who want to build a better Virginia home.
Let’s grow the YIMBY (Yes In My Back Yard) movement so that all who currently live or work here, or have grown up here, can reside here. This will ensure our economic vibrancy, maximize the return on our taxpayer investment, and promote a common democratic culture.
Feel free to email me (mailto:poje2530@verizon.net), or get in touch with the Fairfax County Human Services Council, or the Fairfax County Affordable Housing Advisory Committee, to learn how you can help.
Jerry Poje is a member of Fairfax County Human Services Council representing the Hunter Mill District, and the Fairfax County Affordable Housing Advisory Committee. He is also a member of the Hunter Mill Democratic Committee.
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The instant New York Times bestseller and award-winning sensation, Helen Macdonald's story of adopting and raising one of nature's most vicious predators has soared into the hearts of millions of readers worldwide. Fierce and feral, her goshawk Mabel's temperament mirrors Helen's own state of grief after her father's death, and together raptor and human "discover the pain and beauty of being alive" (People) . H Is for Hawk is a genre-defying debut from one of our most unique and transcendent voices.
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Rick Perry and Greg Abbott Culpable in Debacles of Corporate Dentistry DSO Poster-Boy, R. Kirk Huntsman
by Dr. Michael Davis
Soon to assume the Texas governor position, from his prior office of Texas state attorney general, will be Greg Abbott. Mr. Abbott takes over the governor’s office from another dental industry failure, current Governor Rick Perry. Mr. Perry is most noted in dentistry for his dubious appointments to the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners (TSBDE). The consumer protection group, Texans for Dental Reform, have highlighted a number of these self-serving and corrupt appointments. Members of the TSBDE included a number of notorious Medicaid fraudsters, and at least one convicted sex offender.
Hapless state watchdogs for Texas citizens extended not only to the TSBDE and their incompetent legal counsel, but also to the Texas Office of Inspector General. Despite the fact that Texas is currently the state most recognized for the severity and volume of dental Medicaid fraud, the Texas Office for Inspector General has so far failed to effectively prosecute violator after violator. These habitual failures go directly to the (in)activity of Greg Abbott and Rick Perry.
Federal Fifth Circuit Ruling 07-30430
Let’s examine a case in point. Federal Fifth Circuit Court ruling 07-30430, which is largely based on Texas state statutes, determined that non-dentist ownership of a dental practice in Texas represents the unlicensed and unlawful practice of dentistry. The ruling further stipulates that corporate violators are to receive the same legal penalties, as individual person violators, with no special treatment. The acts of establishing doctor production quotas and bonuses are an action only lawfully permitted by a licensed dentist. State dental regulatory boards are charged under this federal ruling with the responsibility and obligation, of disciplinary actions against both individual person violators and corporate violators. The federal court also determined OCA (f/k/a Orthodontic Centers of America) could not enforce employment contracts with duly licensed Texas doctors, because the corporate entity OCA was not in fact a licensed doctor. The dentist employment contracts were determined unlawful and unenforceable, in their entirety, without being severable.
The federal court clearly saw though the sham presented by OCA (a dental service organization, “DSO”). OCA presented licensed dentists, whom they retained to misrepresent themselves as clinic “owners”. OCA controlled the dental clinics’ bank accounts. OCA held the power to buy and sell assets, such as the doctor employment contracts and individual clinics. In reality, these “owner dentists” were merely nominee owners. OCA, like nearly all DSOs, was the true and unlawful beneficial owner.
In conflict with this federal ruling —and further, avoiding addressing this ruling —the TSBDE has repeatedly stated they have no mandate to enforce the unlicensed practice of dentistry by a corporate entity. This flagrant obfuscation of law by legal counsel for the TSBDE is highly disturbing. Even more troubling is watching Rick Perry and Greg Abbott hide under their desks. Additionally, Mr. Abbott further abandoned his duty as Attorney General by failing to provide a legal advisory opinion based on clear and current legal precedence.
Xenith Practices, LLC & Austin Cosmetic Dentistry
Let’s examine another case, where Mr. Abbott was asleep at the wheel leaving dental consumers in harm’s way. In October 2014, Austin Cosmetic Dentistry simply closed and locked their doors. No notice of the closure was given to patients or staff. The staff was left unexpectedly unemployed and patients were illegally abandoned. Many patients were in the middle of their treatment. Many others, who had pre-paid, were scheduled to begin or finalize their restorations.
Representatives of Xenith Practices purchased the now-failed Austin Cosmetic Dentistry clinic from Dr. John Schiro, a couple of years earlier. The highly disturbing public record of Dr. Schiro with the TSBDE must have been aware to Mr. Huntsman and principles of Xenith Practices. It’s easy to download from the TSBDE website, with the slightest due diligence check. The earlier legal disputes between Dr. Schiro and Dr. Douglas Terry, who openly spoke out about alleged improper clinical care by Dr. Schiro, were also of public record. I have no idea what matters the investors were informed, by way of a lawful full disclosure by Mr. Huntsman. None of this should have escaped the attention of the Texas attorney general’s office, governor’s office, nor the TSBDE.
Xenith Practices, LLC, a DSO, managed the failed Austin dental clinic. Mr. R. Kirk Huntsman, —a business executive with no formal dental education and unlicensed to practice dentistry—formerly served as CEO of Xenith. As we shall see, Mr. Huntsman has quite the storied history in the dental industry. As for the true beneficial ownership of Austin Cosmetic Dentistry, that will be for the courts to sort out. It is alleged that Mr. Huntsman’s son-in-law—a Texas licensed dentist who lives and works in Colorado— signed on as the figurehead, “owner dentist”. Mr. Abbott could not have missed this obvious violation to Fifth Circuit ruling 07-30430, and negative fallout to the public health and safety.
Drs. Chris and Alisha Steiger have filed a civil complaint in Tarrant County Texas District Court (#352-275163-14) against R. Kirk Huntsman, Xenith Practices, et al. Plaintiffs allege among other pleadings, that their invested funds, as well as profits of the Burleson, Texas dental clinic in which they invested were unlawfully diverted by Mr. Huntsman and other defendants. These alleged acts of fraud are common for a failed dental service organization (DSO). Further, every regulator in the dental industry is fully aware of the risks to the public presented by DSOs, or certainly should be, inclusive of Greg Abbott and Rick Perry.
A prime example is the bankruptcy of Allcare Dental Management, Inc., in 2011. This DSO formerly operated in numbers of states in the Midwest and Northeast. One day the doors were open, and patients were treated. The next day, the doors were closed forever, and thousands of patients were abandoned. The individual doctor, in whom the patient trusted and relied, within the doctor/patient relationship (contract), was just another employee also locked out of the workplace. The true beneficial clinic owner was a corporate dental service organization, which directed patient care, unbeknownst to the patients. A third party had entered into the doctor/patient contract, without the knowledge or consent of the patients. Patients suffered because state regulators were unwilling to police the unlicensed and unlawful practice of dentistry, by corporations.
Xenith Practices, LLC operated a number of dental practices throughout Texas. The legal fallout is only beginning. R. Kirk Huntsman no longer affiliates himself, as CEO of Xenith. The company seemingly openly flaunted Texas statutes relating to dental practice ownership. Texas dentists were proffered the “opportunity” to co-invest with Xenith Practices, to “realize the same exceptional invest returns that have heretofore only been available to large private equity firms”. These dentist investors could benefit from “a number of ground-breaking new financial concepts”, as proposed by Xenith Practices, and CEO Huntsman. One is left to wonder, as the reality reads more like a bad movie screenplay from a dubious boiler room, penny stock sales operation. And, can anyone find Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott?
We know from public record exhibits submitted in the civil case in Burleson, TX, that Xenith Practices was structured with R. Kirk Huntsman as sole clinic manager. The report, “Confidential Private Offering Memorandum TXDP4, LLC Complete Dental Care” clearly shows the glaring fact, Mr. Huntsman as an untrained and unlicensed dentist, dictated the number of licensed staff in the clinics, their individual duties within the clinic and the care patients received. In addition, he was paid handsomely for his role as new dentist recruiter. It is very clear from the corporate structure, that all employees were subordinates of Mr. Huntsman, inclusive of retained doctors and hygienists. The absurd myth of DSOs remaining at arm’s length from decisions between doctors and patients was once again dispelled.
A patient should reasonably assume laboratory decisions (fabrication of dental crowns, bridges, etc.) are made between themselves and their dentist. This is part of the doctor/patient contract. Should a third party, collectively (i.e. a corporation) or individually intercede into that contract —without the consent or knowledge of the patient? Such action may render the doctor/patient contract unlawful. This action by a third party also represents the unlicensed practice of dentistry, as defined specifically in many state Dental Practice Acts. Further, because patients are at such a disadvantage with information and specialty knowledge—compared to doctors— courts have ruled that doctors must place the interests of patients to the forefront. The informed consent process is a patient’s legal right. This is not the buying and selling of widgets. Healthcare consumers have legal rights, which too often go ignored by regulators, in order to serve the interests of an outside few.
In the situation of the now-failed Austin Cosmetic Dentistry, evidence has come to light of doctors being pressured by Mr. Huntsman into using low-cost, low-quality dental laboratories, against the best interest of patients. When one doctor objected, and demanded in favor of serving the welfare of his/her patients, Mr. Huntsman attempted intimidation on his doctor/employee. In an email, to an employee dentist of Mr. Huntsman he stated: “If they (dental laboratory) don’t cooperate, we will have to find alternative labs who will deliver and provide terms. I don’t think you want to mess with that. If they don’t deliver the lab work (Note: Mr. Huntsman had not been paying lab bills, and this quality dental lab was fearful of a deadbeat clinic manager (beneficial owner)), then you cannot finish the cases you’ve started. That leaves you exposed as a provider. That’s not good either. Please call me to discuss. Thanks, Kirk Huntsman”.
Mr. Huntsman demonstrated a clear history in email correspondences with his employee doctors of intimidation, manipulation, as well as attempts to pit one doctor against another. Such unethical communication from an unlawful employer represents a potential serious deleterious impact on patient welfare. Doctors have nowhere to turn, to protect the interests of their patients, since the governor and attorney general were in tacit support of the abuses.
Another doctor also filed a formal complaint against R. Kirk Huntsman to the TSBDE, on January 16, 2012. The doctor referenced the Fifth Circuit ruling 07-30430. Among the violations cited was Mr. Huntsman’s alleged, “practicing dentistry without a license”. Over three months later, on March 26, 2012, the TSBDE finally reviewed and closed the case with a boilerplate finding of: “…there was not sufficient supporting documentation or evidence to warrant disciplinary action. Based on the above, it was determined that the case should be closed because there was no violation of the Occupations Code and/or the Board’s Rules and Regulations”.
The evidence submitted by this watchdog doctor serving the public welfare was overwhelmingly clear and convincing. The dental profession is indeed fortunate, to retain doctors willing and able to serve the public interest, even with the obstacle of corrupt and/or inept regulators. In generating this report, it only took the author a single day of investigation, to discover Mr. Huntsman had been interfering in doctors’ laboratory decisions to help their patients. This lone example represents the unlicensed and unlawful practice of dentistry, which the TSBDE was complicit in cover-up.
Corrupt Political “Fix” was in from the beginning-
In an email dated January 18, 2012, R. Kirk Huntsman stated the following, “… Of course I’m familiar with it (Fifth Circuit ruling 07-30430 relating to decisions on OCA), and not just superficially. Suffice to say that no knowledgeable, reputable law firm agrees with you. Nor does any state or federal regulatory agency, as indicated by their total and utter silence and inaction since the ruling came down. And if you think that Wall Street and private equity types are naïve enough to continue to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in an industry and a state in which they were in fact operating illegally, and where the regulatory risks were truly that high, then you grossly underestimate them.”
Additional History of R. Kirk Huntsman
R. Kirk Huntsman was also founder and former CEO of Nexus Dental Alliance, another Texas based company. The group targeted their sales to independent small business dentists. Their stated objective was to give independent dentists the tools, to compete with corporate-directed and beneficially owned DSO dentistry (which is unlawful in Texas, but unenforced by Greg Abbott or Rick Perry). Interestingly, Mr. Huntsman sees no conflict of interest by allegedly representing the interests of small business dentists on one day, and representing the interests of large chain corporate dentistry, on another day.
California dentist, Dr. Kianor Shah, owns copyrights to the name “Nexus Dental Alliance”, and clearly filed the initial trademark on this title. Dr. Shah has no current or past affiliation with Mr. Huntsman. In order to serve the welfare of the public, Dr. Shah developed business and professional concepts of independent dentists banding together to keep healthcare out of the hands of non-doctor private equity people, like Mr. Huntsman. Legal counsel representing Dr. Shah presented Mr. Huntsman notice, to discontinue infringing on his trademark property, and discontinue the unlawful use of the copyright name, “Nexus Dental Alliance”. Dr. Shah has expressed concerns of financial damage, that Mr. Huntsman’s trademark infringement may damage his brand standing, as well as his professional image.
One can only speculate as to Mr. Huntsman’s motives in brazenly usurping the trademark ownership of Dr. Shah. However, it may offer additional insight into the pattern of Mr. Huntsman’s character and business ethics.
Mr. Huntsman’s Relationship to Morgan Stanley
For an approximate 6-month period, starting in December of 2010, Mr. Huntsman served as CEO for ReachOut Healthcare America. This company—in the investment portfolio of Morgan Stanley—provides school-based mobile dental services, to primarily disadvantaged Medicaid children. ReachOut is most noted for making national media headlines in legal cases, for allegedly treating children without parental informed consent (in fact, the parents’ expressed denial for treatment), providing restorative care on non-carious teeth based on mix-ups in patients’ records, and unlawful restraint of children. This represented one more in a long list of reasons of why doctors, and not unlicensed corporations, should beneficially own dental clinics. All the while, Mr. Abbott continued his beauty sleep, as similar violations were happening in Texas; where he is charged with the responsibility of protecting the public from unscrupulous business practices.
Dental One
Some readers may have heard of the legal action brought against Dental Works (a/k/a Dental One, Inc., a/k/a Dental Care Partners), by the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners, in NC state superior court in 2013 (case 5:13-cv-00141-BO), which has since been remanded to federal court. Allegedly, Dental One, Inc.- a dental service organization- engaged in the unlawful practice of dentistry, by directing the care of licensed doctors, as an unlicensed entity. Under North Carolina statutes, similar to Texas and most other states, only a licensed dentist may direct patient care; not an unlicensed corporate party. R. Kirk Huntsman founded this company in 1995, when headquartered in Dallas. Where North Carolina authorities stood up against the unlicensed and unlawful practice of dentistry, Texas state authorities were complicit.
Dental One sold out to a private equity group in 2008. Mr. Huntsman stayed onboard until 2010, serving as President. Obviously, Mr. Huntsman has a long history with corporate-managed dental care, and the involvement of the private equity industry. Being this mammoth DSO was based in Dallas, Texas, one might reasonably assume the state’s chief law enforcement officer, Governor Rick Perry and state’s chief prosecutor, Attorney General Greg Abbott would be well aware of the alleged unlawful actions of Dental One. North Carolina took legal action, while Mrs. Abbott and Perry elected to rally for campaign money.
Other officers of Dental One included Dr. Edward Meckler, who in 1981 founded the first Sears Family Dental Center, and Doug Brown (non-dentist), who today serves as CEO of Affordable Care, Inc. (d/b/a Affordable Dentures). Mr. Huntsman had the opportunity to rub elbows with some fascinating (some might argue questionable) individuals.
R. Kirk Huntsman “cut his teeth” in the dental industry, starting in 1998 for over 7 years, with AFTCO Associates, in Dallas. AFTCO is a national dental practice brokerage business, with a multitude of franchises. They facilitate the purchase and sales of dental practices. However, AFTCO is unique in the industry. They purportedly represent both the buyer and seller, in the same transaction. For many, this represents an “in-your-face” conflict of interest. Whose interests are AFTCO brokers truly representing? Apparently, Mr. Huntsman was very comfortable in this role, which some would consider questionable business ethics. None of this should be lost on Greg Abbott.
Mr. Huntsman’s Future
One might assume Mr. Huntsman’s world is crashing in around him, as the dental practices he managed, and largely beneficially owned, are collapsing. Investors are loosing life savings. Employees are loosing their jobs. Patients are abandoned in mid-treatment, and are out serious amounts of personal money. Kirk Huntsman is not in hiding.
Mr. Huntsman is back at it, like the children’s game “Whack-A-Mole”. He’s created a new venture company in Texas, Ortho Ventures, LLC (a/k/a Orthovations). In the past 6-months, Mr. Huntsman has registered at least eight copyright names, focused on orthodontic dental care (braces). The nation earlier witnessed the Texas scandal of record-setting orthodontic dental Medicaid fraud. Perhaps we’ll see a repeat? Perhaps we’ll see another failed Orthodontic Centers of America? Regardless, this “Energizer Bunny” may have learned to register trademark names, and not outright steal them, as he did earlier. Or, did he?
By following the course of a single person’s career in the corporate dental industry, R. Kirk Huntsman, one witnesses the failures Greg Abbott and Rick Perry to effectively serve the public interest. As Texas attorney general, Greg Abbott gets a failing grade for allowing unlicensed corporations to control dental patient care. Governor Rick Perry similarly failed. Ignoring the precedence of federal law and selectively declining to enforce Texas state dental statutes has not served citizens well. Backroom powerbroker deals—as asserted by Mr. Huntsman himself—only generates further public cynicism towards government and elected officials.
As Texas governor, will Greg Abbott continue a policy started under Rick Perry, of crony capitalism, with big government supporting big business dentistry? Will government regulators continue to ignore statute enforcement, in order to serve the so-called “1%”? Will the interests of small business dentistry, and patient rights take a back seat to his big business (Wall Street & private equity) contributors? I wish I could be hopeful, but I’m not.
The one positive to come forth is that today we can attach a name and face, R. Kirk Huntsman to the murky world of private equity investment healthcare. We now have a DSO “poster-boy”. Troubling patterns, self-serving motivations, and disturbing political deals become clear. Blatant and abusive misrepresentations are made to investors, patients, the dental profession, and the general public. None of this unlawful activity would be possible, without the endorsement of elected officials such as Governor Rick Perry and Attorney General Greg Abbott.
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School authorities in the Japanese city of Osaka are now chipping children's clothing, backpacks, and student IDs in a primary school. A school in Doncaster, England is piloting a monitoring system designed to keep tabs on pupils by tracking radio chips in their uniforms.St Charles Sixth Form College in west London, England, started September, 2008, is using an RFID card system to check in and out of the main gate, to both track attendance and prevent unauthorized entrance. Similarly, Whitcliffe Mount School in Cleckheaton, England uses RFID to track pupils and staff in and out of the building via a specially designed card. In the Philippines, some schools already use RFID in IDs for borrowing books and also gates in those particular schools have RFID ID scanners for buying items at a school shop and canteen, library and also to sign in and sign out for student and teacher's attendance.
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House Passes Bill to Sue Obama
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The House of Representatives made history today when it passed a bill allowing Congress to sue the President of the United States for failing to implement a federal law, reports the L.A. Times.
The legislation authorizes House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) to file suit in federal court demanding that President Barack Obama enforce ObamaCare’s employer mandate, which requires companies with 50 or more full-time workers to purchase ObamaCare-compliant health insurance or pay a penalty.
House Republicans have been critical of President Obama’s unilateral delays in enforcing the mandate – now scheduled to go into effect in 2016 – because it spares Democrats and the Obama administration substantial political pain. If the law is so great, Republicans reason, then it should go into full effect.
As with other anti-ObamaCare measures to pass the House, this bill has virtually no chance of clearing the Senate where Democrats are in the majority. Still, it’s very presence helps Republicans draw a clearer contrast over where each party stands on the rule of law; in particular the president’s ability to pick-and-choose which parts of a statute he will – as he swore upon taking office – to faithfully execute.
Tags: Barack Obama, care, employer, GOP, health, House of Representatives, John Boehner, mandate, Obamacare
Interim VA Chief Adopts Boehner’s Private Option Fix
Last week House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) sent a letter to President Barack Obama demanding that “any veteran unable to obtain an appointment within 30 days [have] the option to receive non-VA care.”
This week it was revealed that 57,000 veterans have been waiting 90 days or longer for care from VA facilities.
But at a time when the White House is dithering, the acting VA chief is adopting Boehner’s approach.
“The interim VA secretary said he would spend $300 million to increase hours for VA medical staffers and contract with private clinics to see veterans who are unable to get care through VA medical centers,” reports the Washington Post.
Kudos to Sloan Gibson, the temporary VA secretary, for leveraging the private sector to care for those who’ve rendered the highest public service.
Tags: Barack Obama, care, health, John Boehner, VA, veterans
Up Next: ObamaCare Dictator?
Since President Barack Obama refuses to replace any of his political appointees responsible for the epic bureaucratic failure that is Healthcare.gov, liberal supporters of health care reform are trying to turn the crisis into a potential power grab.
“Advocates have been quietly pushing the idea of a CEO who would set marketplace rules, coordinate with insurers and state regulators on the health plans offered for sale, supervise enrollment campaigns and oversee technology,” says a Reuters report.
The move would consolidate responsibility in the hands of one person that reports directly to the White House.
In other words, it would create a “Healthcare.gov Czar,” or, to use the title preferred by FDR when naming such deputies, a dictator.
Since no such position exists in the text of Obamacare, its creation would amount to a unilateral executive action by the President. Unlike the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, the proposed dictator would not be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. If created, the position would be immune from virtually any oversight from Congress.
Moreover, erecting a Healthcare.gov CEO within the confines of the White House would be a fundamental rejection of the intended operating structure of Obamacare by the very President who signed it into law.
These reasons, plus others, may explain why the White House is said not to be entertaining such a drastic break with the health law’s basic architecture. Even they fear the likely blowback from a move that further centralizes political control of the health insurance industry.
Still, the fact that Obama’s most liberal supporters are pushing this idea – including Ezekiel Emanuel and wonks at the Center for American Progress – shows that the tendency on the Left is to interpret any problem in implementation as stemming from a lack of power. The endpoint for them is a single-payer system run exclusively by the feds.
Even if this proposal goes nowhere, its currency among the liberal elite shows us where this train is heading. Better to dismantle it before it passes the point of no return.
Tags: care, exchange, health, HealthCare.gov, Insurance, Obamacare, White House
ObamaCare in Your Bedroom?
The New York Civil Liberties Union and the Goldwater Institute are both warning of dire threats to privacy if ObamaCare’s financial incentives and penalties on doctors aren’t changed soon.
The health law’s ‘reforms’ “aim to turn doctors into government agents, pressuring them financially to ask questions they consider inappropriate and unnecessary, and to violate their Hippocratic Oath to keep patients’ records confidential,” writes Betsy McCaughey in the New York Post.
Topics include asking whether a patient is sexually active, and if so, with what number of partners. Whether a person has same-sex partners is also an area the feds want to know about.
And don’t forget to add in the required questions about a person’s drug history.
Combine this with all the routine yet highly sensitive health information people share with their doctor, and you’ve got the makings for a single-source document that could ruin someone’s life if made public.
To do this, ObamaCare uses financial pressure to compel doctors to participate. Answers go into federally mandated electronic health records. Highly portable, the records can be accessed and shared among regulators.
Resistance won’t be easy.
“Doctors and hospitals who don’t comply with the federal government’s electronic-health-records-requirements forgo incentive payments now; starting in 2015, they’ll face financial penalties from Medicare and Medicaid,” according to McCaughey. “The Department of Health and Human Services has already paid out over $12.7 billion for these incentives.”
And it’s just going to get worse.
Best advice: Try to convince your doctor to keep two sets of books. One that’s real; the other for the Feds.
ObamaCare: Bringing people together in opposition to their government.
Tags: care, civil liberties, doctor, health, Medicaid, Medicare, medicine, Obamacare, privacy, Regulation
Indiana’s Pence Wants Sensible Reform to Medicaid Expansion
Like Ohio’s John Kasich and four other Republican governors, Indiana’s Mike Pence seriously considered expanding Medicaid eligibility under ObamaCare. But unlike Kasich & Company, Pence ultimately decided against it when HHS refused to grant him one sensible reform.
Established under Mitch Daniels, Pence’s predecessor, the Healthy Indiana program allows uninsured adults aged 19-64 to use a state-based health savings account to pay for medical expenses, such as doctor’s visits, hospital services, diagnostic tests, and prescription drugs. Incentives apply to reward cost-effective spending, but it’s critical to point out that the spending decisions within the account are determined by the policyholder, not the state.
In order to go along with expansion under ObamaCare that increases the eligibility pool for Medicaid, Pence asked permission to use Healthy Indiana accounts to help keep costs down. The request is imminently reasonable. If the purpose of Medicaid expansion is to cover uninsured people, why not let Indiana migrate a state-based program with a 94% satisfaction rating?
Predictably, Kathleen Sebelius’ Department of Health and Human Services said no, preferring to retain federal control over coverage and spending. Without a program like Healthy Indiana in place, costs are likely to spiral upward since Medicaid beneficiaries are not tethered to the consequences of their spending decisions.
So, Pence said no to the Medicaid expansion. But I think it’s crucial to understand that his response was not a kneejerk reaction against helping the uninsured get normal access to healthcare. Instead, he proposed a sensible reform that would have accomplished the same goal as Medicaid expansion, but with more cost certainty for the state budget, and thus less tax receipts from taxpayers.
I’ve speculated before that Pence might be the GOP’s best bet in the 2016 presidential race. A moment like this, even when it doesn’t result in a “win” politically speaking, helps confirm that suspicion because it’s based on sound principles.
Tags: 2016, care, expansion, health, HHS, Indiana, Medicaid, Mike Pence, Mitch Daniels, Obamacare, Reform
“Affordable” ObamaCare Lowers Standard of Living
The Wall Street Journal shows us that the price of “affordable” health care is a reduced standard of living:
The Affordable Care Act requires large employers to offer a minimum level of health insurance to employees who work 30 hours a week or more starting in 2014, or face a penalty. The mandate is a particular challenge for colleges and universities, which increasingly rely on adjuncts to help keep costs down as states have scaled back funding for higher education.
A handful of schools, including Community College of Allegheny County in Pennsylvania and Youngstown State University in Ohio, have curbed the number of classes that adjuncts can teach in the current spring semester to limit the schools’ exposure to the health-insurance requirement.
The scaled back hours and pay for adjunct professors is part of a larger trend in a wide variety of industries. Faced with lower thresholds that require new benefits, employers from universities to fast food restaurants face three options: pay-up, pay-out, or tap-out. In other words, they can increase their health care spending, be fined for not increasing such spending, or cap the hours and pay of otherwise eligible workers to avoid the spending and the fines.
Unfortunately for workers, capping hours and pay reduces their standard of living. But don’t worry. In 2014, Obamacare mandates that every state will have a fully functioning health insurance exchange where newly impoverished workers can get “affordable” health care – some even with government (i.e. taxpayer) subsidies – so it’s a safe bet that all will be well when the feds are in charge of at least 25 separate state programs. Right…
Tags: care, compliance, Cost, health, higher education, Insurance, Obamacare, Reform
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FAST-TRACKing cost-effective, sustainable, and gender-balanced technology dissemination
One of the challenges facing researchers and research institutions is how to rapidly disseminate new technologies to intended beneficiaries such as farmers. One project, “Fast-tracking the access to improved and popular varieties of root crops by smallholder farmers: a case of sweet potato” is exploring a new approach by working through primary school students.
A cross section of the audience.
According to Musa Kpaka, the project’s Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, in the school-based approach the school children are the primary recipients of the technologies. They receive sweet potato technologies and pass them on to their parents.
“Children are potentially good influencers of parents on food consumption at home therefore involving them in the dissemination model would enhance adoption/application of new technologies introduced to farmers. The model is also less costly compared to reaching farmers through farmers and gives easy access to a large and diverse number of households”, Kpaka said.
The preliminary results show that the school-based dissemination approach could be cost effective for reaching many households in a short time, added Kpaka. He was giving a seminar on “Measuring the cost effectiveness of the technologies’ dissemination approach for root banana and tuber: the case study of sweet potato in Uganda and Tanzania”.
The project dissemination model has three steps: (i) “school-based distribution” in which 200 students per school each receive a starter pack of 120 vines; (ii) “Give double” in which the primary recipients are given two starter packs of equal size and varieties to two additional households, and (iii) “long-term adaptation”, where up to 600 farmers, and 200 primary and 400 secondary school recipients continue to use and share the improved varieties with others.
The low level of adoption of improved varieties in Tanzania was due to the low level of awareness and motivation by farmers added Regina Kapinga, IITA Head of Advocacy, and Resource Mobilization during an open discussion after Kpaka’s presentation. Kapinga further said Uganda had made significant progress by involving traditional rulers to promote sweet potato.
Speaking at an end-of-seminar presentation, Victor Manyong, IITA Eastern Africa hub Director, said evaluating the effectiveness of the project model/approach was very important and the results would be vital in developing related policies. Final results of the impact evaluation will be available in mid-2018.
Bulletin no. 2335technology dissemination
Communications • 22nd July 2016
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The Saint of the Sidewalks
— by Kat Howard —
Joan wrote her prayer with a half-used tube of Chanel Vamp that she had found discarded at the 34th St. subway stop. It glided across the cardboard—the flip side of a Stoli box, torn and bent—and left her words in a glossy slick the color of dried blood: “I need a miracle.”
You were supposed to be specific when asking the Saint of the Sidewalks for an intervention, but everything in her life was such a fucking disaster, Joan didn’t know where to start. So, she asked for a miracle, non-specific variety.
She set her cardboard on the sidewalk, prayer-side up. Then lit the required cigarette—stolen out of the pack of some guy who had been hitting on her at a bar—with the almost empty lighter she had fished out of the trash. You couldn’t use anything new, anything you had previously owned, in your prayer. That was the way the devotion worked: found objects. Discards. Detritus made holy by the power of the saint.
Joan took a drag off the cigarette, then coughed. She hadn’t smoked since her senior year of high school, and she’d mostly forgotten how. Thankfully, she didn’t have to actually smoke the thing. Cigarette burning, she walked three times around her prayer, then dropped the butt to the sidewalk, and ground it out beneath her shoe.
Then she waited to see if her prayer would be answered.
Other people waited too, scattered along the sidewalk where the saint’s first miracle occurred, with their altars of refuse and found objects, prayers graffitied on walls, or spelled out with the noodles from last night’s lo mein.
The rising sunlight arrowed between the buildings, and began to make its progress down sidewalks lined with prayers. This was how it worked: if the sun covered your prayer, illuminating it, the saint had heard you. There was no guarantee of an answer, but at least you would know you had been heard. For some people, that was enough.
If your prayer caught fire, if holy smoke curled up from its surface as the sun shone down on it, that was a sure sign you had been blessed. Heard and answered, and your intention would be granted. A miracle. If she just had a miracle, things would be better.
Joan didn’t need to watch to follow the progression of the sun. Cries of disappointment and frustration were common. Gasps of joy and gratitude much rarer.
Everyone had theories about how the saint chose to grant prayers. Some said it was whether she liked the altar, or the things you used to make your prayer. Others said she could feel the need in your heart, and mend your broken life that way. Joan hoped it was the latter, since it wasn’t like her hasty scrawl and filthy cardboard was that impressive. Certainly not compared to what was next to her—a salvaged player piano, painted with neon daisies, tinkling through a double time version of “Music Box Dancer.” Though really, Joan hoped the saint had better taste than to pick that one.
She tapped the toes of her left foot on the sidewalk as she waited, just below the cigarette. Maybe it was bad form to be impatient about a prayer, but Joan didn’t care. She just wanted to know. Plus, she really had to pee.
The sun crept closer, the light crawling over her ancient Docs. It licked up her legs, over her chest, illuminated her hair, a brief halo.
Then paused, on the sidewalk again, inches from her prayer. Joan bit her lip hard. Come on, come on, come on, she chanted inside her head. Please.
A drop of rain. Then another and another. The sky greyed, then grew storm-dark. The opened, rain sheeting down. The worst of all possible signs.
Soaked to the skin, Joan ran into a coffee shop. She shouted her order as she passed the counter so she could use the “For Paying Customers Only” toilet. After she washed her hands, she rubbed the smeared mascara—waterproof her ass—from beneath her eyes.
Well then. No miracle. She would figure out something else.
The voices woke Joan the next morning. A crowd of people outside of her apartment, congregating on the sidewalk, on the steps. She angled her head to better see out of her sliver of window.
There were the beginnings of altars, but these were made to honor some sort of saint she had never seen before—coffee cups and lipstick cases, worn Docs and tights with holes. The hair on the back of her neck stood up.
Joan checked her Book of Hours, but there were no saints scheduled to appear on her street today. It wasn’t a feast day, either.
She shrugged into a thrift store kimono, worn at the hem and wrists, but its embroidered peonies still bright, and went down to see what the fuss was about, hoping she was wrong.
“Our Lady of the Ashes!” “Our Lady of the Lightning Strike!” greeted her as she opened the door.
The people outside had smeared ashes on their faces, were waving scorched pieces of cardboard like holy relics. Most had painted their lips with dark lipstick. The front line of them fell to their knees before her.
“Oh, fuck no,” Joan said, and fled back into her apartment.
Joan hadn’t been online to do more than check her email in over a week. Nine days ago, she discovered that her (now ex) boyfriend was cheating with her (now former) best friend, which would have been bad enough on its own, but Joan had still been drunk and angry enough the day after to punch the asshole who liked to grab her ass when they were in the elevator together. Except. Said elevator was at work, and said asshole was her (now former) boss. Joan had gotten fired.
On reflection, it had not been her finest twenty-four hours.
In the wake of all of that, she hadn’t wanted to scroll through social media feeds full of pity and snark, or pictures of the happy new couple—because, of course, the best friend and the boyfriend were in love—so she hadn’t looked at anything.
She did now.
She had run fast enough ahead of the storm that she hadn’t seen it happen, but lightning had struck the cardboard on which she had written her prayer. Had scorched it, but had not consumed it. Even stranger—although the cardboard had been prayer-side up, her words had been seared onto the sidewalk, still in the same shade of elegant goth Chanel lipstick she had scrawled them in.
Nothing else had been touched.
People were already calling it a miracle. Apparently every major department store in the city had sold out of Vamp, it was backordered online, and tubes were going for upwards of $100 on eBay.
Joan closed her laptop. “This is too weird,” she said. She looked out of her window again. There were even more people out front. She shrugged into a hoodie, and pulled the hood tightly over her hair. Then she slunk out of the back of the building, holding her breath against the stench, and very carefully not looking at the spatters and smears as she passed the dumpster.
Things were even crazier on the street where she had made her offering yesterday. Her rejected offering. Because whatever this was that was happening, it was not how the Saint of the Sidewalks worked. No one had ever heard of her making a new saint before.
Ash-smeared people wearing blood-red lipstick waved scorched pieces of cardboard. Some were calling out “Saint Joan of the Lightning! Strike us!”
Great. Not only did they know where she lived, but they knew her name. Joan pulled her hood tighter over her head, and walked as fast as she could back to her building.
That was how saints were made. Some piece of strangeness happened, and it hooked itself in the heart of someone who saw it, and called it a miracle. Once they decided that’s what it was, people tried to reenact the miracle’s circumstances. They ritualized its pieces. They named the person at the center of it, gave them an epithet, something memorable.
The Saint of the Sidewalks had been a homeless woman, with a pile full of belongings, broken and worn. Perhaps relics from her previous life, perhaps more recent scavengings. She sat on it like it was her throne.
One day, it caught fire. Spontaneous combustion, said the witnesses. Too hot and fast to save her.
Except. No body was found. Surely a miracle, in and of itself. But then the stories started, saying that everything the fire touched had been made whole, restored. And so she became the Saint of the Sidewalks, her altars made of broken things, refuge her relics, and prayers sent to her in fire and smoke.
Joan did not want to be a saint.
The crowd at the front of her building had grown even larger, and there were peonies, baby pink and fuchsia and striated with color, woven through the handrails on the front steps. Those gave her pause for a moment, then she realized—the pattern on her kimono. Scary, that that was all it took.
The press of people was terrifying, the number of them, the fervency. She could feel the want, the terror and desperation, rising from them in waves. It made her dizzy, seasick, and again, Joan slunk in through the back entrance, trying to remain unnoticed.
Joan thought she heard someone yell her name, but she pulled hard against the door, not letting go until she felt the lock engage, and then ran up the steps to her apartment.
She had forty-one new emails, thirty-six direct messages on Twitter, and there were four hundred seven new pictures that she was tagged in on Instagram. She herself was only in thirteen of them. The rest were her building, the lightning-struck sidewalk where her prayer was.
Almost all of the messages and tags were requests for prayers, for interventions, for help.
Joan didn’t even make it through ten of them before she wanted to punch something—the world, maybe—and a few more after that and she was crying. Hot, angry tears, that these people were so desperate as to see her as their best option.
She wasn’t. She didn’t even know how to fix her own life, much less theirs. The lightning had struck her prayer, not her—she had no superpowers. She was just a woman with a cheating ex, no job, and no coffee in her apartment.
Joan ordered in groceries and promised an obscene tip if the delivery person would meet her at the back. Nine text messages from her ex came in while she waited, all variations on how he was “So sry, bb.” Not sorry enough to type entire words, apparently.
Plus, he was selling the cardigan she had left at his place on Craigslist, calling it a holy relic. He was also not sorry enough to just give it back to her when she asked him for it, the dick.
Getting the groceries was a fiasco. The crowd of people had found the back of her building, and by the time she had gotten back inside, three of her eggs were smashed, someone had stolen her grapes, and she had gotten smeared with ashes, her arms covered in people’s handprints. She wondered if yelling “Get the fuck away from me, you fucking freaks!” would make people see her as any less of a saint.
She wondered if they’d see her as normal if they saw her hiding in her bathroom, wiping away tears, or if they’d just hold out vials to collect them in.
For some people, the saints were like candles bought at bodegas: a series of interchangeable names etched on glass, to be forgotten when the too-vivid wax burnt down. They were the equivalent of love spells found on the internet, tarot cards bought to be party tricks.
If Joan was honest, that’s what they had always been for her. Even the intention that had gotten her into this mess—“I need a miracle”—had been desperation, not piety. In the darkest part of her heart, she hadn’t really expected anything to happen, even if the sun had immolated her request. She had hoped something would happen, sure, but the gesture had been more of a way to feel like at least she had done something, than out of any fervent belief.
It was after midnight now, and raining, and there were still people clustered around the doors to her building. She had been braced all day for management to complain, but the message that pinged her inbox hadn’t been a noise warning, but an offer of a month’s free rent. The publicity her presence generated had been a real boon. Oh, and he’d be happy to get her oven fixed, too. (It spontaneously turned off after twenty minutes, no matter what temperature it was set to. Joan had put in the maintenance request three months ago.) He just had a quick prayer he wanted to send her way. Joan looked away from it. It seemed too intimate, to read what someone was praying for.
There was a GIF of a lightning strike at the bottom of the email.
Joan typed “Yes”—meaning the rent and the working oven—and copy-pasted the GIF, because she didn’t know what else to do with it. She felt sick to her stomach. She wasn’t a saint, she wasn’t, but this had to be better than just ignoring the guy, right? She hit send.
Blue-white lightning cracked outside her window.
There was a crash. A scream. Then cheering.
“Saint Joan of the Lightning!” they cried.
She did not get up. She did not look.
Joan sat at her computer, staring at the “message sent” icon, hands covering her mouth. I need a miracle, she thought.
This time, the voices that woke Joan weren’t from the chaos outside. They were in her head. People begging, beseeching: “Strike me with your holy fire, lady.” “I cover myself in ashes until I am worthy of your light.” Other things she understood less—languages she didn’t speak, incoherent weeping. She sat up in bed, and clung to her blankets.
This was insane. She was no saint. She couldn’t answer prayers. Didn’t want the responsibility. Certainly didn’t want other people’s fucking voices inside her head.
She opened up her laptop, and started to type.
Turns out, once people decide you’re a saint, they’re reluctant to let you stop being one. They retrofit your actions to their desired narrative. So even though Joan wrote an explanation to her followers—ugh, that word—that she was just like they were, denied all ability to help people, to work miracles, they took her words as a sign of humility, of caring, of becoming modesty. The devotion to her only increased. She couldn’t walk anywhere without prayers reverberating in her head.
The constant press of people sent her into trembling panic attacks, and so she lied, said that any unwanted physical contact would shock people, a result of the lightning that still passed through her.
She’d picked the ability because she wished she’d had it around her grabby ex-boss. But the story spread, and people gave her space. Almost enough that she could breathe.
Joan was never sure, after, how it happened. If the man had acted deliberately or not. But there was a hand on her upper arm, and then there was a spark and snap, and then there was a man, flung backwards, heaped up against a wall.
Joan stood, frozen to the spot. The man scrambled to his feet, then prostrated himself before her on the sidewalk. Already, the branching tattoo of the lightning strike was visible on his skin. He apologized and begged her forgiveness.
She gave it to him, of course. That was what saints did.
“It gets worse, the more they believe in you, not better.” The woman sat on a stoop, bright fuchsia sequined Converse scattering sunlight from beneath the hem of an unbelted cream trench coat. “All of the supernatural bullshit, I mean.”
“How do you know that I”—Joan started.
“You look haunted. Hollow. Like people have been biting off pieces of your insides.
“Plus, you’re all over the internet. Our Lady of the Lightning.”
There was a clink, as the piece of a shattered flowerpot replaced itself, making the terracotta whole again. A sensation like flame passed over Joan’s skin.
Down the block, a flat bicycle tire refilled itself, and the bent wheel of a homeless man’s shopping cart straightened.
Refuse made whole. Tiny, spontaneous miracles of proximity, accompanied by the heat of flames that did not consume what they touched. Joan felt pretty sure she knew who she was sitting next to.
“Right. Of course. What do you mean, it gets worse?” Joan plucked at a torn cuticle, worrying the skin until it bled, then winced at the pain.
“The more they believe, the more you become a part of those beliefs. Or did you think hearing voices and being electric were just talents you picked up?”
Joan shook her heard. “Does it stop?”
“Maybe. If you’re lucky.” There was longing in the woman’s voice.
“I only wanted a miracle,” Joan said.
The woman stood up, her shoes blinding in the sun. “And what makes you think you didn’t get it?”
For the first time in her life, Joan desperately wanted to pray. To pray fervently, devotedly. To light candles before an altar, to obscure the sand of a mandala with her feet.
And she couldn’t. Every time she opened her Book of Hours, every time a text alert popped up on her phone to notify her of a holy day, she thought of someone else, trapped by the weight of people’s desires. Someone who, like her, could not sleep without being woken by voices raised in prayer, who could not leave their apartment without becoming the unwilling head of an impromptu pilgrimage.
She couldn’t pray, not when doing so might trap someone else.
So she left. Joan wasn’t sure if you could abdicate sainthood, but she would try. She hoped that if she could just get far enough away from the ecstasy of belief, find somewhere that people didn’t know her face or care where she lived, she could go back to being normal.
She dyed her hair in her sink. She left in darkness. She used the last of her tube of Vamp lipstick to scrawl “Do not Look for me. I will not be Seen.” on her mirror and she left the door to her apartment wide open.
She did pack her peony covered robe. She really liked it.
And then she ran.
Far, far away from where things began, Joan watched as the devotees of Saint Joan of the Lightning staged a service in her honor.
They wore masks now, that completely obscured their eyes, so that they could not accidently see her. It had been that, more than the distance, that had helped—she could grocery shop in peace, most days, and usually the people who recognized her only thought she looked familiar. They didn’t quite know why. And if she had peony plants in her yard, well, so did most people. She stood out less, having them.
She watched on her laptop screen as they slicked dark lipstick over their mouths, then wrote their prayers on pieces of cardboard and pressed them to the sidewalk. She thought she saw a pair of fuchsia sequined Converse walk through the crowd, and she smiled.
Joan felt the hair raise on her arms, felt static electricity crackle across her skin. She would hear the voices—she had learned to listen without going mad, to separate out the pleas—and when she heard people asking for their own miracles, she touched her screen and struck their prayers with lightning, burning them to ash, letting hope rise up like holy smoke.
She was very careful to only choose the most specific prayers. She knew very well that without direction, miracles were never what you expected them to be. She watched her own, and touched her finger to the computer screen. In a crackle of lightning, at a distance, a prayer was answered.
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A playful spell to transform our maps of reality
This Tuesday 23rd April at 2.23pm Geneva time (1.23pm UK time) a post-Discordian* collective of 69 (3 x 23) pilgrims (skippered by Daisy Campbell along with Michelle, Tommy, Jonathan, Myra, Dolly and many friends who have stood with us at the portal for the Crossbones Vigils) will perform a ritual at CERN, Switzerland, home of the Hadron Collider and the Quest for the Higgs Boson. They will use the sacred dance language of Damanhur to say: “Show us so we can understand.”
All devotees of the repatterning power of 23 are invited to connect with the CERN PilGRINS at 1.23pm UK time on 23rd April. Just relax, tune into shining emptiness, envision our friends dancing in the Quantum Heart and say 23 times: “Show us so we can understand.” You’re welcome to join us at the Crossbones gates / shrine at 1.23pm to amplify the connection ready for the evening Vigil. For so it is…
Later, this Tuesday 23rd April at 7pm, we embark on the 179th Crossbones Vigil for the Outcast at the ribboned gates in Redcross Way, London SE1.
At 7.23pm (or as near as) we shall say 23 times: “The Goose is loose in The Liberty.” – thereby invoking and evoking not only the historical Liberty of the Clink but also that state of Unconditioned Mind wherein contrary energies dance new patterns into being.
At this precise moment (8.23pm Geneva time), the CERN PilGRINS will say 23 times:
“The Goose is loose in the Liberty.”
And so she is…
We’ll then continue to reclaim St George as an inclusive patron, Our Lady’s Knight and protector of the healing works at Crossbones. The April 23rd Vigil traditionally features street theatre – there are rumours of a return visit from St George. And a trickster Dragon?
Among the other offerings:
Healing George and The Dragon raps from The Southwark Mysteries performed by John and Jennifer, and The Book of the Egyptian performed by Goose Rhapsode Mark
Brazilian songs for Jorge and Ogum by Danny, Gilda and family
Katy’s new crochet alchemical rose cross hung on the portal
Jules speaks on John Michell (who passed away April 24th ten years ago), JM’s vision of Avalon, and Jules’ own encounter with him at Crossbones…
And surely someone will want to say a few words on Extinction Rebellion and the brave young canaries in this 21st century coal-mine.
All this unfolding within our time-honoured rituals for the outcast, dead and alive – and the magic that only happens on the night. Gather 6.45 for the Vigil to begin on the stroke of seven. Come prepared to participate and to do a short shift of honour as a Goose Samurai! To be amazed, and be changed.
THE GOOSE IS LOOSE IN THE LIBERTY!
ps if you want to help build up the charge, you can tune into Crossbones, and CERN, and other holy places you desire to re-active in the healing and transformation of HUMAN RITES for our future as creative, harmonious incarnations of Life On Earth
Crossbones gates with Our Lady Banner by Jennifer Cooper – photo by Jörg, 23rd March 2019
*post-Discordians: those previously inspired by The Illuminatus Trilogy and other works of Robert Anton Wilson, and especially by the cult of Eris, Greek Goddess of Discord, and the power of the number 23 to disrupt our models of reality, who have come to question such techniques as “Fake News” and sowing confusion, especially now that they’ve been so successfully appropriated by Trumpism, Farrargasm and the Far Right. These post-Discordians are, as we understand it, attempting to “Immanentize the Eschaton” (a phrase quoted in The Southwark Mysteries: The Bankside Book of Revelation). Not to be taken literally, as causing the end of the world, but rather as breaking apart outmoded maps, models and projections of the world, so as to allow new patterns to manifest.
The Pilgrims invocation-evocation was received in a dream by Kate Alderton. Their pilgrimage is rooted in the feminine mysteries, boosted by male energies: it began in the phallus of the Cerne Abbas giant; it will culminate when they dance the spell: “Show us so we can understand” at CERN, on the site of the Large Hadron Collider. Imaginatively twinning the site with Cerne Abbas – and Crossbones – the PilGRINS have renamed it the Large Hard-on Collider.
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(doi: 10.1162/jocn.1993.5.3.335)
© 1993 by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dissociation of Brain Activity Related to Syntactic and Semantic Aspects of Language
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Thomas F. Münte
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Germany
Hans-Jochen Heinze
George R Mangun
In psycholinguistic research, there has been considerable interest in understanding the interactions of difFerent types of linguistic information during language processing. For example, does syntactic information interact with semantic or pragmatic information at an early stage of language processing, or only at later stages in order to resolve ambiguities of language? Developing reliable measures of language processes such as syntax and semantics is important to address many of these theoretical issues in psycholinguistics. In the present study, event-related brain potentials (ERPs) were recorded from healthy young subjects while they read pairs of words presented one word at a time. The ERPs for the second word of each pair were compared as a function of whether the preceding word was or was not (1) semantically related (i.e., synonyms; “semantic condition”) or (2) grammatically correct (“syntactic condition”). In the semantic condition the ERPs obtained to words preceded by nonsemantically related words elicited an N400 component that was maximal over centroparietal scalp regions. In contrast, in the syntactic condition the ERPs obtained to words preceded by grammatically incorrect articles or pronouns yielded a negativity with a later onset, and a frontopolar, left hemisphere scalp maximum. This replicates our previous findings of a syntactic negativity in a word pair design that was performed in the German language. Further, the present data provide scalp distributional information, which suggests that the syntactic negativity represents brain processes that are dissociable from the centroparietal N400 component. Thus, these findings provide strong evidence for a separate negative polarity ERP component that indexes syntactic aspects of language processing.
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Home ⇒ RELIGION ⇒ Southern Baptist Convention Refused To Vote On Resolution “Will Negroes Be In Heaven”
By Willie Leroy Washington Aug 07, 2017
SELMA, Alabama—Amid the public barrage of contempt and ridicule heaved at the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) during its Annual Meeting in Phoenix in June for the reluctant approval of a resolution that condemned the sudden widespread resurgence of white supremacy activism in the United States, the fate of a more controversial resolution escaped notice.
Unlike the approved resolution, the Resolution Seeking Divine Revelation to Understand Will Hamites and Canaanite and Negroes Be in Heaven did not make it out of the SBC Resolution Committee, the first step needed before a vote by all meeting attendees.
However, the resolution committee ruled that the resolution, introduced by Jimbo Wallace, a white evangelical preacher from Selma, Alabama, could be reintroduced in ten years.
To Resolve the Promise of Scripture
In his resolution, Mr. Wallace sought to compel the SBC leadership to mandate that all member churches engage in a yearlong series of special prayers and revivals in hopes to induce a divine revelation to show, according to Mr. Wallace, “who else besides white people are in heaven.”
Unlike the long-winded, 5-page approved resolution—titled Resolution on the Condemnation of the “Alt-Right” Movement and the Roots of White Supremacy—Mr. Wallace presented a simple resolution, citing biblical support:
WHEREAS, Scripture teaches that from one man God made every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined the boundaries of their habitation (Acts 17:26);
WHEREAS, HE said, Cursed be Canaan, and by extension his father Ham; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren (Genesis 9:25);
WHEREAS, the promise of Heaven includes the eternal blessings of the Tree of Life and to live is Christ and to die is a gain, our desire is to depart and be with Christ, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord (2 Corinthians 5:8);
RESOLVED, that we earnestly pray and seek Divine guidance and revelation if the truths of the Curse on Ham and Canaan are manifested in the Home of the Heavenly Father, that is, if Hamites, Canaanites, and Negroes are in Heaven.
Noah Baptists — Fulfilling Noah’s Decree
Mr. Wallace, age 81, preacher emeritus at the Noah Baptist Church of Selma, Alabama, said he initiated the resolution because he was approaching the time “when the Lord gonna call me home.”
“I ain’t worried no more about no more earthly things. Time spent with Father God in Heaven is more important right now, and I just need to know who else gonna be with us and Heavenly Father,” Mr. Wallace said in an interview conducted in his office at the church, located on West Dallas Avenue here in Selma.
The Noah Baptist denomination was one of the first denominations to be admitted into the Southern Baptist Convention when it was formed in 1845 on a pro-slavery Christian evangelism ideology.
In all aspect of life, Noah Baptist devotees teach, preach, and follow a fundamentalist interpretation of the biblical curse on Ham and Canaan—the foundation the Southern Baptist Convention used to justify slavery, the Confederacy, white supremacy, segregation, and Jim/Jane Crow laws across the wide arc of Deep South history.
Fear of a Negro Heaven
Mr. Wallace fiercely refused to acknowledge the overt racial overtone of his resolution.
“I ain’t never been anti-Hamitic or anti-Canaanitic neither,” he explained. “I just wanna make sure what the Good Book say is true up there too.”
He also said it might not be possible to resubmit the resolution at the 2027 SBC meeting because “He could be winding my clock down even now.”
“Waiting for the Southern Baptists might be too long for me, so we’re just gonna pray harder here at the church, do some special prayers and praises for however long it takes until we hear or see something.”
Mr. Wallace expressed confidence a revelation would be forthcoming and was sure “the Lord will come through either way.”
“Even if it ain’t what we’re hoping for, we’re hundred percent sure Heavenly Father has set aside some special situations or designations so He can reward Noah Baptists for faithfully carrying forth His message on earth.”
Willie Leroy Washington reports on the Deep South, based in the historic Black Belt city of Selma, Alabama, Queen City of the Blackbelt and the Butterfly Capital of Alabama.
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RACES-TO-WATCH 2016
JACK'S JUDGES
IN & OUT IN DOVER
LETTERS TO GRAPEVINE
CONTACT GRAPEVINE
FILING DAY FOLLY
By Celia Cohen
Grapevine Political Writer
Not since the Three Blind Mice fled the knife from the farmer's wife has there been a retreat as hasty as the one beaten by Kevin Tinsley from the governor's race.
Tinsley, whoever he is, came out of nowhere, an unidentified flying object mysteriously filing as a Democratic candidate for governor on Monday, shortly after John Carney did.
The contender followed by the pretender. If history can repeat itself as farce, why not politics, too?
For a while there, it looked like the one and only oasis of sanity on the Democratic statewide ballot -- with Carney as the party's consensus choice for governor -- was going the way of the rest of the races, where there is a mind-bending crush of candidates for congressperson, lieutenant governor and insurance commissioner.
Tinsley did not last long, though. By Filing Day on Tuesday, the last chance for candidates to get themselves onto the ballot in Delaware for the 2016 election, he got out of there, instead.
It left Carney joining Hans Reigle, the Republican candidate for congressman, and La Mar Gunn, the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, as the only ones to lock down a nomination for statewide office without waiting for the vote on Primary Day on Sept. 13.
Carney is expected to be running for governor on Election Day, Nov. 8, against Colin Bonini, a Republican state senator who once ran for state treasurer, although Bonini first has to dispense with a primary from Lacey Lafferty, a Tea Party candidate.
Tinsley's brief appearance as the human boomerang of state politics was odd all along.
He was taking on Carney, who is the most formidable candidate of this campaign season with five statewide wins as the current congressman and past lieutenant governor, and not only does Tinsley lack political credentials, he has been a Democrat for only a month and a half.
Tinsley, 51, who has been a consultant for H&R Block, the tax preparation firm, was recorded as a Republican on the state's voter rolls until he showed up May 27, the last day to change parties before the primary, to switch his registration.
He is a Camden-Wyoming neighbor of Hans Reigle, who was floored by the turn of events.
"He gave me a thousand dollars for my campaign, and he helped me a little in the beginning, so wow. He's a good guy. I guess he's not working on my campaign anymore," Reigle quipped.
Whatever motivated Tinsley, he did not return a telephone call asking for an interview to explain.
Tinsley's candidacy was iffy from its inception. When he turned in his paperwork and the filing fee of $6,840 on Monday to election officials, he also filled out a withdrawal form, just in case, and a day later, he did back out.
"He said all these reporters were calling, and he wasn't ready for all that publicity, so he withdrew," said Elaine Manlove, the state election commissioner.
The mystery is not why Tinsley fled. It is why he entered in the first place.
STATEWIDE RACES
Statewide registration: 48% Democratic, 28% Republican, 24% others
There are 129,000 more Democratic than Republican voters
Office Democrats Republicans Rundown
Colin Bonini
Lacey Lafferty Call it the ABCs of the governor's race -- Anybody But Carney is all but unthinkable
Sean Barney
Lisa Blunt Rochester
Bryan Townsend
Elias Weir
Hans Reigle The voter math says a Democrat ought to be the next congressperson, but who? There are three serious candidates -- Barney, Rochester and Townsend -- with Townsend showing a little traction
Brad Eaby
Greg Fuller
Bethany Hall-Long
Kathy McGuiness
Ciro Poppiti
Sherry Dorsey Walker La Mar Gunn With so many candidates trying to stuff themselves into so small of an office, this is like the clown car of state politics
Insurance commissioner
Karen Weldin Stewart
Trini Navarro
Jeff Cragg
George Parish Something about Stewart never fails to attract a host of candidates. She had a primary when she won the office in 2008 and another one in 2012. Why should 2016 be any different?
Incumbents in bold
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Tabletop Review: Mindjammer
Chuck Platt | September 8, 2011 | Archive, Tabletop Gaming, Top Story | No Comments
Publisher: Cubicle 7
Author: Sarah Newton
Get It Here: DriveThruRPG
When I wrote my review of Starblazer Adventures, the classic 80’s science fiction opus The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension was playing in the background. Coming from the same time period as Starblazer Adventures, Buckaroo Banzai has a similar ethic, one rooted in the pulp sci-fi of the 30’s and 40’s, as well as radio serials and even Rock and Roll itself. For me, as both a child of the 80’s and a huge fan of classic SF, this setting is easy to grasp and the aesthetic makes perfect sense to me. That said, I can easily imagine someone not steeped in this genre being at a loss for how to handle the setting.
Mindjammer does not come from the Starblazer comic book and is a wholly new and original setting. The year is somewhere around 17,000 AD. Slower than light space travel has been chugging along for millennia and Old Earth has been fruitful. Colonies have sprung up throughout the cosmos, but the lack of faster than light communications means that colonies were on their own, standing and falling on their own. Very recently, within 200 hundred years of the start of your campaign, faster than light (FTL) travel has been discovered and humanity’s reach has expanded. Suddenly, colonies are coming back into the fold, some far different from their Earth human roots.
Deep future science fiction can be troublesome. For example, Mindjammer humans are a varied and unusual bunch. Classic Old Earth humans can live to be 700 or so hundred years old. Consider that for a moment. If human life spans were like that now, there would be people alive now who lived through the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the discovery of the New World, the Enlightenment, two World Wars, and an incredible explosion in technology, If they were born in Europe, Asia, or Africa, then four of the Earth’s seven continents would have been discovered in their lifetime. This is as alien from the humanity I am a member of as an elf would be. This is just the plain Jane humans.
Beyond basic humanity, there are hominids, synthetics, xenomorphs, and aliens. Hominids are branches of humanity that have evolved in a different direction, usually to better suit the planets on which they live. Short, muscular people from a high-gravity world and thin, spindly people from a low-gravity world are common examples of this, but there are several others presented. Synthetics are lifeforms that were made instead of being born. Androids and robots would be the most obvious examples, but Mindjammer goes so far as to include sentient spacecraft as a viable player race. In Mindjammer, almost everything has artificial intelligence, though playing as a sentient toaster might not be too exciting. Xenomorphs are humanoid animals created by humanity. Much like in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, these human-animal hybrids can vary widely in their ratio of traits. Thus, a Canid xenomorph could resemble a human with only slightly dog-like features, like excessive body hair and horrible breath, or be almost completely canine, but capable of sentience and spoken communication. Aliens are, as one would expect, creatures that developed independently of human interference.
Mindjammer‘s approach to alien life is worth taking a moment to discuss. With hominids taking the place of Human Aliens and Rubber Forehead Aliens, the Aliens in Mindjammer are free to be truly alien. The examples in the book are a good starting point for using non-humanoid aliens, though things don’t quite go to the extreme of Starfish aliens. As a long time player of science fiction games that rely on the Star Trek and Star Wars tropes, it is nice to see truly alien Aliens.
The transhumanism undercurrent that Mindjammer has is definitely novel when compared to the classicism of Starblazer Adventures. While I dislike the lack of human characters in Fantasy games, I enjoy the fact that most Mindjammer games will be dominated by Dolphin Dudes and Crab Warriors wielding laser swords. By establishing that transhumanism is an old technology and is very common in the Commonality, Mindjammer skips the whinging and hand wringing that a more modern setting would no doubt drown itself in. Just give me my Cat Ninjas, already!
Beyond transhumanism, Mindjammer brings cyberpunk into Starblazer Adventures. I use the description “Ëœcyberpunk’ very loosely, as this is as similar to Neuromancer as it is Grey’s Anatomy. The “ËœMind’ in Mindjammer comes from the Mindscape, a shared neuronetwork that has enabled the Commonality to maintain communications. This novel idea makes the Commonality like a friendly version of the Borg or a more egalitarian version of the Guild Navigators in Dune.
For Gamemasters, the second half of Mindjammer presents an almost stunning amount of material. There are planets to explore and four fully fleshed out adventures. As Mindjammer is a setting with no real precedent, the well constructed GM sections make it easy to put together a campaign in a hurry. There are even pre-created player characters ready to go. Honestly, Mindjammer is so ingratiating that it practically begs to be run, even if only in the form of one-off games.
If you are planning on running a Starblazer Adventures campaign, particularly if you are planning on running one without using the default setting, Mindjammer has a lot to offer. The hominids and Xenomorphs are easy enough to slip into non-Mindjammer campaigns and the Aliens are interesting enough to put to use. A campaign based on Dune or Uplift, or even a low-tech cyberpunk campaign, practically begs for the use of the Mindscape from Mindjammer. Really, the only reason I would not recommend purchasing Mindjammer is if you are planning on going with a strictly Starblazer Adventures campaign. On word of warning, though: there is a second edition coming soon. The second edition has entirely new art and a new cover, so if you are planning on using Starblazer Adventures Second Edition, you might wait and pick up the second edition of this book as well.
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Chuck Platt is the Senior Editor of Diehard GameFAN's Tabletop Division. He has written for Diehard GameFan, Counting the Lights, Inside Pulse, and 411Mania.
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4 The DePaulia. November 8, 2010 "Internships" continued from front page cago Sun-Times." Barker, whom is fully dependent on herself monetarily, admits to keeping her job at Information Services, where she has worked since freshman year, in order to pay her bills. Barker also has class on Fridays while most of DePaul undergrads have the day off. "It's hard to balance [homework] with everything," said Barker. "Surprisingly, I'm doing fine in classes. I squeeze in time somehow." "It's not about managing your time but managing yourself," said Graciela Kenig, the Director of Internships for the College of Communications at DePaul. "I think the problem with time management is that you can't really manage time. You have to manage productivity." There are cases where students can't keep up because they have taken on so much. "It's really tricky, there are some things students have to drop," said Carol Montgomery, who is the Associate Vice President for Career and Money Management and an adjunct professor in the College of Communication. "Unfortunately, internships at the College of Communication have been historically unpaid," says Montgomery 75 percent of the College of Communication's internships were unpaid in 20092010, according to Kenig. "That's nothing new. What is new is the economic squeeze stu dents are feeling, the tension, and how to manage it," said Montgomery.A lot of the times, the intern takes on everything their supervisor throws at them and Montgomery says that's a no-no. "Learning when to say 'no' to an employer is also important," she said. Kenig suggest that students talk to their supervisor and ask to get their hours reduced as long as it is not below the 10 hour /week minimum. "Know yourself. How do you work best? In the morning? Are you a night owl?" said Kenig. "When are you most productive? I do think it begins with understanding when you're at your best." Unlike Barker, some students let their academic work slip and the situation gets worse. "The biggest downside is when students have so much to juggle that their academic grades suffer," said Montgomery. "Faculty can be helpful and can help you reschedule work." Montgomery admits that she has had to help many students catch up because they had fallen behind and risked not passing and insisted that instructors and advisors really want to help students. "The worst thing students can do is feel overwhelmed and not seek help," said Montgomery. 2010 Chevrolet Camaro LS (Discount Example) Discover your discount today at It license, sealer f«es and optional eqapno^it esct'-a.See dealer tor details Kenig urges students to come see her for help whenever internships turn downhill. But students come to her office and expect a quick fix. "I don't have one recipe to-give to everyone," said Kenig. "Every student and situation is different. "They have to come here and I have to find the root of the problem."Montgomery added that a student once came to her and said he didn't have time to sleep because he went to school all day, had his internship in the evening, and a The biggest downside is when students have so much to juggle that their academic grades suffer. Carol Montgomery paid job from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. Besides the physical exhaustion, students feel the burn emotionally and in their pockets. "It can be emotionally exhausting because I have so much going on at once," said Barker. I don't have time to hang out with people. I don't have time to do outside stuff." In addition, Barker said, "I don't have time to make a lunch and I'm spending more money because I'm eating on the go." "Typically, students are con COUJECE DISCOUNT GMC MSRP (sticker price on vehicle) $23,855.00 MSRP (sticker price on vehicle) $ 24,995.00 Preferred Pricing $ 23,330.24 Preferred Pricing $ 24,208.95 Your Discount $ 524.76 Your Discount $ 786.05 Don't forget... you can also combine your discount with most current incentives. cerned about possibly losing their normal source of income due to the time constraint of the internship," said Brenda Williams, the Associate Director of Financial Fitness at DePaul. "They are worried about covering expenses like rent, food and utilities." A common issue is that students aren't informed about ways to get around financial trouble so they practice bad financial habits. A frequent risk student's take is balancing their unpaid internship with loans or credit cards and end up digging themselves into a hole. "The main problem with students relying on credit cards and loans is that they often don't think about whether they can afford to take on the amount of debt they are incurring," said Williams. "These particular students are thinking about the short term need to handle their present finances but are not thinking about repayment and the burden it will put on their future financial lives." With a large debt load, some students find it difficult to repay their debt and support themselves in the future, but there are some options for students to consider. According to Williams, if students plan ahead, they can set up a savings plan to cover expenses while they are doing their unpaid internship. This means develop LUCKILY THE GM COLLEGE DISCOUNT DOESN'T. In fact, it's the best college discount from any car company,1and can save you hundreds even thousands on a new Chevrolet,2 Buick or GMC. If you're in college, a grad program or even if you're a recent grad, take advantage of this discount today and get a great deal on a new ride to call your own. Check it out: 2010 GMC Terrain SLE FWD (Discount Example) gmcollegediseount.com/DePaul C5MCZ 1)syitefi partictpariw '-or the CM College include colters students (from ar.y two- oc four-vear school), recent graduates wmo have graduated no mote than two years ago, and current nurslnc seSofci acts a'adbaite studer-v2) excludes Chevrolet Vsvt. 3) Tax, tit "The marks of Ceneral Motors, its a-vs-cns. slogans, efn&ems, vehicle mosel nanes, vehicle Body designs ther marts appearfcq this advertisement are the trademarks and/or service of Genera: Motors i»s subsidiary affiliates or licensors ®2QlQ€eneral Motors &*•<* up.Amefcai ing a budget plan and possibly to make this savings plan a reality. If it is not possible, then they need to consider financial aid options like grants or scholarships. And finally, they could look into small loans to assist with living expenses during the unpaid internship but only if the loan amount stays within a range that is affordable for them to repay. Williams recommends that students seeking financial advice in situations like these should attend the various financial fitness workshops offered by DePaul's Financial Fitness Program. Workshops are offered every quarter with at least one per week. Even after all this, not all hope is lost for students seeking paid internships. According to Alexa Smith, Assistant Director of the University Internship Program (UIP), 54 percent of students who participated in the UIP during Autumn Quarter of2009 through the Summer of 2010 worked at paid internships or jobs while 46 percent of students worked at an unpaid internship. DePaul also offers Co-op internships through the Co-op Internship Program. According to Smith, all Co-op internships are paid and as of June 2010, 69 percent of graduating Co-op students were offered full time employment with many more receiving offers since then.
Transcript 4 The DePaulia. November 8, 2010 "Internships" continued from front page cago Sun-Times." Barker, whom is fully dependent on herself monetarily, admits to keeping her job at Information Services, where she has worked since freshman year, in order to pay her bills. Barker also has class on Fridays while most of DePaul undergrads have the day off. "It's hard to balance [homework] with everything," said Barker. "Surprisingly, I'm doing fine in classes. I squeeze in time somehow." "It's not about managing your time but managing yourself," said Graciela Kenig, the Director of Internships for the College of Communications at DePaul. "I think the problem with time management is that you can't really manage time. You have to manage productivity." There are cases where students can't keep up because they have taken on so much. "It's really tricky, there are some things students have to drop," said Carol Montgomery, who is the Associate Vice President for Career and Money Management and an adjunct professor in the College of Communication. "Unfortunately, internships at the College of Communication have been historically unpaid," says Montgomery 75 percent of the College of Communication's internships were unpaid in 20092010, according to Kenig. "That's nothing new. What is new is the economic squeeze stu dents are feeling, the tension, and how to manage it," said Montgomery.A lot of the times, the intern takes on everything their supervisor throws at them and Montgomery says that's a no-no. "Learning when to say 'no' to an employer is also important," she said. Kenig suggest that students talk to their supervisor and ask to get their hours reduced as long as it is not below the 10 hour /week minimum. "Know yourself. How do you work best? In the morning? Are you a night owl?" said Kenig. "When are you most productive? I do think it begins with understanding when you're at your best." Unlike Barker, some students let their academic work slip and the situation gets worse. "The biggest downside is when students have so much to juggle that their academic grades suffer," said Montgomery. "Faculty can be helpful and can help you reschedule work." Montgomery admits that she has had to help many students catch up because they had fallen behind and risked not passing and insisted that instructors and advisors really want to help students. "The worst thing students can do is feel overwhelmed and not seek help," said Montgomery. 2010 Chevrolet Camaro LS (Discount Example) Discover your discount today at It license, sealer f«es and optional eqapno^it esct'-a.See dealer tor details Kenig urges students to come see her for help whenever internships turn downhill. But students come to her office and expect a quick fix. "I don't have one recipe to-give to everyone," said Kenig. "Every student and situation is different. "They have to come here and I have to find the root of the problem."Montgomery added that a student once came to her and said he didn't have time to sleep because he went to school all day, had his internship in the evening, and a The biggest downside is when students have so much to juggle that their academic grades suffer. Carol Montgomery paid job from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. Besides the physical exhaustion, students feel the burn emotionally and in their pockets. "It can be emotionally exhausting because I have so much going on at once," said Barker. I don't have time to hang out with people. I don't have time to do outside stuff." In addition, Barker said, "I don't have time to make a lunch and I'm spending more money because I'm eating on the go." "Typically, students are con COUJECE DISCOUNT GMC MSRP (sticker price on vehicle) $23,855.00 MSRP (sticker price on vehicle) $ 24,995.00 Preferred Pricing $ 23,330.24 Preferred Pricing $ 24,208.95 Your Discount $ 524.76 Your Discount $ 786.05 Don't forget... you can also combine your discount with most current incentives. cerned about possibly losing their normal source of income due to the time constraint of the internship," said Brenda Williams, the Associate Director of Financial Fitness at DePaul. "They are worried about covering expenses like rent, food and utilities." A common issue is that students aren't informed about ways to get around financial trouble so they practice bad financial habits. A frequent risk student's take is balancing their unpaid internship with loans or credit cards and end up digging themselves into a hole. "The main problem with students relying on credit cards and loans is that they often don't think about whether they can afford to take on the amount of debt they are incurring," said Williams. "These particular students are thinking about the short term need to handle their present finances but are not thinking about repayment and the burden it will put on their future financial lives." With a large debt load, some students find it difficult to repay their debt and support themselves in the future, but there are some options for students to consider. According to Williams, if students plan ahead, they can set up a savings plan to cover expenses while they are doing their unpaid internship. This means develop LUCKILY THE GM COLLEGE DISCOUNT DOESN'T. In fact, it's the best college discount from any car company,1and can save you hundreds even thousands on a new Chevrolet,2 Buick or GMC. If you're in college, a grad program or even if you're a recent grad, take advantage of this discount today and get a great deal on a new ride to call your own. Check it out: 2010 GMC Terrain SLE FWD (Discount Example) gmcollegediseount.com/DePaul C5MCZ 1)syitefi partictpariw '-or the CM College include colters students (from ar.y two- oc four-vear school), recent graduates wmo have graduated no mote than two years ago, and current nurslnc seSofci acts a'adbaite studer-v2) excludes Chevrolet Vsvt. 3) Tax, tit "The marks of Ceneral Motors, its a-vs-cns. slogans, efn&ems, vehicle mosel nanes, vehicle Body designs ther marts appearfcq this advertisement are the trademarks and/or service of Genera: Motors i»s subsidiary affiliates or licensors ®2QlQ€eneral Motors &*•<* up.Amefcai ing a budget plan and possibly to make this savings plan a reality. If it is not possible, then they need to consider financial aid options like grants or scholarships. And finally, they could look into small loans to assist with living expenses during the unpaid internship but only if the loan amount stays within a range that is affordable for them to repay. Williams recommends that students seeking financial advice in situations like these should attend the various financial fitness workshops offered by DePaul's Financial Fitness Program. Workshops are offered every quarter with at least one per week. Even after all this, not all hope is lost for students seeking paid internships. According to Alexa Smith, Assistant Director of the University Internship Program (UIP), 54 percent of students who participated in the UIP during Autumn Quarter of2009 through the Summer of 2010 worked at paid internships or jobs while 46 percent of students worked at an unpaid internship. DePaul also offers Co-op internships through the Co-op Internship Program. 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Hoskins powers Phillies past Aquino, Reds 7-1
CINCINNATI -- Aristides Aquino broke another one of Rhys Hoskins' records. Hoskins more than paid him back.
The Philadelphia first baseman drove in three runs with two homers and Bryce Harper and Scott Kingery added two-run shots as the Phillies overpowered the Cincinnati Reds 7-1 on Monday.
Aquino maintained his dizzying home run pace, leading off the second with a drive to left field off Drew Smyly that reached the upper deck for his 15th homer of the season. He needed just 122 plate appearances to collect them, 13 fewer than the record of 135 set by Hoskins in 2017.
Hoskins responded in the third with his 26th homer, a two-out, two-run blast into the Reds' bullpen. He briefly celebrated by raising his right fist for a few steps between first and second base.
"He got on first base late in the game, and I told him: `Keep going. This is something you'll remember for the rest of your life," Hoskins said of Aquino. "It's impressive to watch. He's a big kid. He got up on me, and I was taken aback."
Hoskins in 2017 became the quickest player ever to 11 home runs, reaching the mark in 18 games. Aquino went deep 11 times in 17 games.
Harper extended his hitting and scoring streaks to 10 games with a liner into the right-field seats in the eighth inning off Wandy Peralta. Hoskins followed two pitches later with his second homer of the game.
"He looks really relaxed and confident," Phillies manager Gabe Kapler said of Hoskins, who was ejected from Saturday night's game against the Mets for arguing balls and strikes. "Obviously, he wants the calls to go in his direction. We've seen that the past few days, but he's not letting it beat him down."
After beating the Mets 5-2 on Sunday night, the Phillies have two straight wins for the first time since Aug. 20-21 at Boston. They remain 2 1/2 games behind the Cubs for the second NL wild card after Chicago beat Seattle on Monday.
Relying on his curveball, Smyly (3-6) tied his season high with eight strikeouts while earning his first win in six starts since beating San Francisco on July 30. He gave up four hits, one run and three walks in 5 1/3 innings.
"That was the key to my success," the left-hander said. "I was throwing it early for strikes and getting strike one on the hitters. I feel like getting strike one puts me in a whole other picture."
Cincinnati's Anthony DeSclafani (9-8) shook off a rough start to last seven innings, giving up three hits and four runs with two walks and eight strikeouts.
The Phillies never trailed after Kingery's shot over the center-field fence in the second, his 16th homer of the season.
"It is no secret that I have to cut down on home runs, but I got ahead of a lot of hitters today," said DeSclafani, who gave up multiple homers in a game for the seventh time this season. "It was two pitches. Basically the one to Kingery was elevated a little bit, but he had an off-balance swing that he got on the barrel of the bat and it barely got out. I guess you've got to tip your cap."
Hoskins has five home runs and eight RBI in five career games at Great American Ball Park.
QUICK WORK
Kingery's homer gave him five RBI in two at-bats over two games. His eighth-inning, three-run double snapped a 2-2 tie against the Mets on Sunday night.
The scoreboard showed a message saying "Thank you, Jared Hughes," when the former Red took the mound in the sixth for his first appearance in Cincinnati since the Phillies claimed him off waivers on Aug. 15. "I made a lot of friends in Cincinnati and formed relationships that I'll cherish for the rest of my life," he said. "That meant a lot to me."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Phillies: Joey Votto's sharp one-hopper glanced off Smyly's foot to third baseman Brad Miller, who threw Votto out in the first inning. Smyly didn't need a visit from trainer.
Reds: X-rays of 3B Eugenio Suarez's left hand were negative. He has a bruise after being hit by a Daniel Ponce de Leon pitch in the fifth inning of Sunday night's 5-3 win in St. Louis.
Phillies: In his only career start against the Reds, on July 28, 2018, RHP Vince Velasquez (6-7) allowed six hits and five walks in five innings of a 6-2 loss in Cincinnati.
Reds: The Reds announced after the game that RHP Lucas Sims (2-1) would start Tuesday's game in place of LHP Alex Wood (1-3), who developed what were described as "back issues." Wood missed most of the first four months of the season with lower back stiffness.
PHI wins series 4-3
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How street style has upset fashion's traditional hierarchy
By By Zhao Siyuan in London(chinadaily.com.cn)
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A street snap during London Fashion Week. [Photo/IC]
It has never been so easy to sense the arrival of London Fashion Week.
All of a sudden, sequined blazers, golden boots, and purple lipstick can be easily spotted around underground stations near the major catwalk venues, for example in, London's busy Piccadilly Circus and Liverpool Street, since the London Fashion Week opened on Friday.
Camera-savvy people wearing these items stop and pose as if they are walking on a red carpet, causing temporary traffic jams in the area.
So if you ever wondered how the "spontaneous" street snaps which often feature in newspapers and magazines during fashion week are created, the answer is that these days they are mass manufactured.
If you intentionally or unintentionally turn a blind eye to the various outlandish outfits, you can hardly miss them on the internet, because the next step on the assembly line is that by posting photos on social media, such as Instagram, these street posers become instant fashion bloggers.
The rise of such photo-centric bloggers coincides with the rise of social media, where they can generate a substantial fan base and therefore wield an influence equal to a Hollywood actress, enough to ensnare marketing-savvy brands and earn an invitation to a catwalk show.
From an outsider to insider, a significant career jump is completed.
Fashion blogger Chiara Ferragni poses for a street snap during New York Fashion Week on Sept 15, 2016. [Photo/IC]
Some enormously popular bloggers, such as Chiara Ferragni, can be granted a coveted front-row seat, a prerogative that used to be reserved for media moguls such as US Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, pop divas like Taylor Swift and powerful retailers.
In an industry which celebrates a well-established hierarchy, these bloggers have crashed into the upper class like nouveau riche.
Ferragni, who some say is the most famous fashion blogger in the world, does more than blogging now. The Milanese-born beauty has launched a footwear collection, turning her 6.6 million followers into potential clients.
Her eponymous shoe brand, according to Women's Wear Daily, created a staggering $10 million in sales last year and allowed her to move to a lavishly-decorated Beverly Hills house.
Ferragni's self-built successful career story has become an inspiration for many of other bloggers, including Ivy Ekong.
Nigerian-born Ekong is also planning to launch her own brand. The London-based blogger has 395,000 followers on Instagram.
Both Ferragni and Ekong are eager to prove that they do more than look good, although everything, including fans, money and fame, comes after looking good.
Thanks to these fashion blogger-turned- entrepreneurs, street style has become an industry that increasingly betrays its original intention.
At the first street style won over average people because it offers something daily commuters can look to for wardrobe tips. Seen a compromise to inaccessibly expensive and unwearable catwalk looks, street style sent a message to fashion-wise yet tight-pocketed people: you don't have to be Hollywood royalty to look smart.
The essence of the original street snaps, which reached its prime time through the work of the late New York photographer Bill Cunningham, lies on its spontaneity, meaning that they can be anything but staged.
Many of those who featured in Cunningham's photos didn't even know that they were being photographed, appearing as they did with a cab or a construction site in the background.
Nowadays street photos capture people sashaying in an empty street, as impeccably dressed as models, making you wonder: who actually wears this?
The same critique used to be applied only to catwalk looks.
When the once down-to-earth street snaps are replaced by pre-orchestrated versions trying to create an illusion of being effortlessly chic, as in, 'Oh, I only had five minutes to decide what to wear this morning', then street style starts to lose its value.
Dressed in, a blonde strolled outside London's Spitalfields Market, where Topshop held its show on Sunday, and smiled to the dozens of cameras shooting her every move.
As the crowds gathered, one of the passers-by muttered:
"Fashion is such a lie."
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John Mellencamp Community > MELLENCAMP.COM ANNOUNCEMENTS > Ask Mellencamp.com > "It's About You" Different Versions?
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"It's About You" Different Versions?
I'm helping out a fellow friend and fan who lives in Switzerland. He wants to watch the movie "It's About You" but can't because the DVD coding and whatnot is not compatible with the devices there. To my knowledge, there are no other versions of "It's About You" that can play over in Switzerland, or are there? If there aren't, how would somebody be able to watch the movie in other such countries? They shouldn't have to miss out! Is there a way the movie can be streamed online or anything of that sort so somebody in a situation like him could watch it? Thank you.
I'm 19 years old and proud to be a hardcore John Mellencamp fan. - Brianna Hojnacki
Re: "It's About You" Different Versions?
A region free Blu-Ray/DVD player would do the trick.
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sro100 said:
I didn't dismiss the question at all. What you conveniently left out in that quote is that I also said I don't think any artist should be banned for things that happen in their personal lives. So, just to clarify for the second time...No, I don't think R. Kelly, MJ, Rollling Stones, Led Zep, James Brown, Ike Turner, Roman Polanski, Woody Allen or any other artist of any medium should have their work banned. Of course, that's probably not the answer you wanted which is why it was ignored to begin with.
I appreciate the compliment but it really doesn't take a genius to see through this. Aside from the fact that the initial comparison was to a case with legit allegations and concrete evidence to a "case" (or "cases") with no legit allegations and no evidence plus the OTT and conveniently edited response to my post is certainly validation of my initial reaction to the OP which was.....this person is really reaching with this one.
MotownSubdivis
jaawwnn said:
MotownSubdivision said:
I agree with the anti-ban crowd. I believe MJ is innocent but if he's ever proven guilty then that won't stop me from listening to his music or watching his videos.
No one is talking about stopping you from listening to his music, it's about playing in public, i.e. on the radio or e.g. on featured Spotify playlists. Had a quick look at Spotify there and I notice there's no MJ on the "All out 80s" playlist, which I believe is the biggest 80's pop playlist. Perhaps they're already quietly dropping him.
I repeat: I'm with the anti-ban crowd. It's a stupid practice that should be banned itself unless everyone who has been alleged of a serious crime has their likeness scrubbed from the history books and nobody wants that.
As for Michael specifically, he may still be on streaming services. A RS article posted just a few days ago touched on the effects of Leaving Neverland and they said otherwise as far as him being on that very Spotify playlist you mentioned. Not every radio station has banned him either; I was at Qdoba a couple days ago and one of the local stations had "The Way You Make Me Feel" playing loud and proud like any old day.
On a side note, for those saying that those groups who had sex with underage girls decades ago shouldn't be blacklisted because the people who they raped didn't press charges, you're only half-right. They should not be banned but if it's about keeping that same energy with every criminal offense made by anybody then they should be since they still committed the crime. The evidence is already there whether it's the lyrics of the song, talked about by the bandmembers in interviews or by the victims themselves. They shouldn't be tried in court if it's not being/ wasn't pushed for but that doesn't erase the actions of the perpetrators.
I repeat: I'm with the anti-ban crowd. It's a stupid practice that should be banned itself unless everyone who has been alleged of a serious crime has their likeness scrubbed from the history books and nobody wants that. As for Michael specifically, he may still be on streaming services. A RS article posted just a few days ago touched on the effects of Leaving Neverland and they said otherwise as far as him being on that very Spotify playlist you mentioned.
Um, well then either they're lying or they're uninformed, he's not on it
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX4UtSsGT1Sbe
I'll take your word for it since I don't have a Spotify account.
I'm guessing he's no longer on Spotify at all?
I'll take your word for it since I don't have a Spotify account. I'm guessing he's no longer on Spotify at all?
No he is, it's all still there, they're just taking a backseat in promoting him. Spotify want people playing playlists instead of albums so when they're down-grading someone they remove them from the most followed playlists.
A real sign of them moving to censor, which hasn't happened, would be if they started deleting their own MJ specific playlists.
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Re: Glasgow ...The Port at Work
Post by Deepol » Mon Apr 25, 2016 9:44 am
Souter's ore carrier CHEVIOT making her way up to General Terminus in 1975 on one of her regular visits. Built by Pickersgill's at Sunderland in 1961 she became DAPO TRADER in 1977 being scrapped as TRADER at Setubal in 1984.
Paul Strathdee
Post by Deepol » Wed Apr 27, 2016 12:56 pm
Harrison's AUTHOR outbound from Govan drydocks in February 1975. Built at Doxford's in 1958 she was scrapped as HUMBER on Gadani Beach arriving there on June 18th 1979.
Post by Deepol » Tue Sep 06, 2016 12:33 pm
Three more passing Customhouse Quay
Jin Chang formerly Harrison's Discoveror outbound after changing hands in 1977.
Blue flue's Peisander in 1971 outbound from KG5.
Dutch Nijkerk outbound from Shieldhall in 1976.
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Location: South Shields
Post by Dennis Maccoy » Sat Sep 10, 2016 6:32 pm
Rockhampton Star, from Cammell Laird in 1958, at Plantation Quay on 5 October 1968.
Harrison's Novelist, from Lindholmen at Gothenburg in 1965, at Plantation Quay on 5 October 1968.
Stena Nordica, from Le Trait in 1965, in Queen's Dock on 5 October 1968. I can't recall why she was wearing BR funnel markings.
Henriksen's Brott, delivered from Oskarshamn in1959, at Plantation Quay on 12 October 1968.
Post by Dennis Maccoy » Sun Sep 11, 2016 6:28 pm
East Asiatic's Sumbawa, from Nakskov in 1954, at Yorkhill Quay on 20 October 1968.
Post by Deepol » Mon Sep 12, 2016 12:52 pm
Stena Nordica was on charter to Sealink at one time and I think operated out of Stranraer.
Post by Dennis Maccoy » Mon Sep 12, 2016 7:54 pm
Thanks Paul - that caused a flicker of memory - I think that I might have known that then!
Post by Dennis Maccoy » Thu Sep 15, 2016 3:23 pm
Moonlight, completed at Hull as Paullgate in 1961, leaving Queen's Dock on 18 November 1968.
Harrison's Philosopher, from Lindholmen at Gothenburg in 1964, in Queen's Dock on 18 November 1968.
NYK's Kaga Maru, completetd at Kobe in 1966, at Plantation Quay on 23 November 1968.
Harrison's Trader, from Lindholmen at Gothenburg in 1966, at Plantation Quay on 30 November 1968.
Welsh Herald, from Austin & Pickersgill in 1963, heading downriver fom General Terminus Quay on 11 December 1968.
Flying Foam & Strongbow assisting Welsh Herald downriver on 11 December 1968.
Port Hobart, from Belfast in 1946, at Mavisbank Quay on 13 December 1968.
Holland-America's Moerdyk, from Rotterdam Drydock in 1965, at Mavisbank Quay on a wintry 5 January 1969.
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Harrison's Diplomat, from Doxford at Pallion in 1953, in Queen's Dock on 22 January 1969.
Uglands' Carmencita, from Landskrona in 1959, at General Terminus Quay on 25 January 1969.
Moss Hutchinson's Kypros, from Pickersgill at Southwick in 1950, in Queen's Dock on 8 February 1969.
Blue Funnel's Myrmidon, built as Ripon Victory in 1945 by Permanente at Richmond, in Queen's Dock in February 1969.
Post by Craig » Sat Sep 17, 2016 10:13 pm
Deepol / Dennis
Thanks for posting the pictures. Lots of great memories there.
Love the pictures from Rothesay Dock in the other threads. I was born and brought up not far from there but it was towards the end of the 70s before I was a regular visitor. I don't remember the sheds on the west quay. What were they ?
Craig.
Post by Dennis Maccoy » Sun Sep 18, 2016 10:41 am
Being neither a local nor a frequent visitor my knowledge of activities in Rothesay Dock is very limited, but I can recall some form of bulk handling and a sometimes dusty environment. Paul's local knowledge is likely to be more useful!
Post by Deepol » Sun Sep 18, 2016 11:35 am
The sheds on the West Quay at Rothesay Dock belonged to Tunnel Cement and the cement clinker was unloaded there as here by Everard's SERENITY in 1973. A fun place on a windy day!!
Antonia, built as Thor Odland at Copenhagen in 1955, in King George V Dock on 9 February 1969.
Dalmarnock at Govan on 22 February 1969.
Furness Withy's Pacific Northwest, completed by Vickers Armstrong at Walker in 1954, in Prince's Dock on 22 Februay 1969.
Ellerman's City of Hereford, from Caledon at Dundee in 1958, and the East African National Sg. Co.'s Mulungushi, completed as Minnesota at Helsingor in 1960 for DFDS, in Prince's Dock on 4 June 1969.
Atlantic Bulk Carrier Inc.'s Atlantic Faith, from Sasebo in 1958, at General Terminus Quay on 4 June 1969.
Post by Craig » Sun Sep 18, 2016 10:52 pm
Paul/Dennis
Thanks again for the pictures and the info about Rothesay Dock. I'm now starting to think that I might remember the sheds - but then again......
Keep the pictures coming. Unfortunately I wasn't taking many pictures back then so can't really offer much in return. But I do have lots of memories of heading down to Beardmores after school in the hope that I might see something moving.
Post by Colin Campbell » Mon Sep 19, 2016 9:01 am
Here is a shot taken by the late Bobby Sinclair showing the Gyproc berth in Rothesay Dock to good effect. Think the ship alongside is Everards SEVERITY.
Post by Deepol » Mon Sep 19, 2016 1:02 pm
Sorry to hear Bobby has passed on. When was that Colin.
Post by Dennis Maccoy » Tue Oct 04, 2016 8:02 pm
Blue Funnel's Talthybius, built as Salina Victory by Permanente at Richmond in 1944, in Queen's Dock on 28 September 1969.
Blue Funnel's Antilochus, from H&W at Belfast in 1949, in King George V Dock on 2 October 1969.
The bulk carrier Bulk Enterprise, from Kockum's at Malmo in 1956, entering Prince's Dock on 4 October 1969.
Holland America's Kamperdyk, from Lubeck in 1959, at Glasgow on 4 October 1969.
The Brazilian Londrina, from IHI Rio de Janeiro in 1963, under the Stobcross crane on 6 November 1969.
The Swedish Stureholm, from Bremen in 1957, at Yorkhill Quay in bright sunshine under a gloomy sky on 6 November 1969.
Post by Deepol » Fri Oct 07, 2016 9:53 am
Remember when the Holland America cargo ships came. That was quite a scoop but don't think it lasted long.
Post by Dennis Maccoy » Wed Oct 12, 2016 5:14 pm
Rare visitors indeed Paul. The only other HAL ship that I saw on the Clyde was Dinteldyk, delivered from Wilton-Fijenoord at Schiedam in 1957, seen here in Prince's Dock on 6 March 1970.
Harrison's Wayfarer, from Doxford at Pallion in 1951, at Plantation Quay on 31 January 1970.
Georgia, built as Hathor in 1952 by Van der Giessen at Krimpen, in Queen's Dock on 31 January 1970.
Manchester Liners' Manchester Miller, from H&W at Belfast in 1959, at Stobcross Quay on 31 January 1970.
Blue Star's Canadian Star, from Caledon at Dundee in 1957, under the Stobcross crane on 31 January 1970.
Post by Dennis Maccoy » Fri Oct 14, 2016 5:05 pm
Blue Funnel's Neleus, from Caledon at Dundee in 1953, in Queen's Dock on 6 March 1970.
The (West) German coaster Bremersand, from Elsflether Werft in 1967, in Prince's Dock on 24 March 1970.
Post by Colin Campbell » Mon Oct 17, 2016 8:23 pm
Booker Vulcan forJames Watt Dock, Greenock assisted by the then Corry tug Vanguard
From a time when there were regular Easten European visitors into King George V Dock for crew changes and replenishing of store.
Glasgow airport nice and handy and then off to sea again.. EDUARD CLAUDIUS from Erskine Bridge in the days when one could nip across the road.
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Lancelot Links Can't Stop Reading the News
It's tough to keep up these days—for obvious reasons. I think of the opening of David Remnick's great piece on Trump's first 100 days: “For most people, the luxury of living in a relatively stable democracy is the luxury of not following politics with a nerve-racked constancy. Trump does not afford this. His Presidency has become the demoralizing daily obsession of anyone concerned with global security, the vitality of the natural world, the national health, constitutionalism, civil rights, criminal justice, a free press, science, public education, and the distinction between fact and its opposite.” I wonder if productivity has gone down in the U.S. under his administration. Wouldn't be surprised.
The big story of the week, in a week of big stories, was the New York Times' revelation that Comey has memos from his meetings with Trump; and during the Feb. 14 meeting, Trump supposedly told Comey to back off the investigation into Gen. Flynn. Right now it's he said/he said, but if there are tapes, as Trump has implied, and the tapes bear out Comey's claim, well, then it's obstruction of justice. The whole thing is Watergate on speed.
Or maybe we don't need the tapes. According to the Times today, Trump told Russian diplomats in the Oval Office: “I just fired the head of the F.B.I. He was crazy, a real nut job. ... I faced great pressure because of Russia. That's taken off.” This is according to documents summarizing the meeting. That sounds like obstruction of justice to me. So it's all about the validity of the documents. Which are apparently official White House documents.
Before these more egregious Trump stories broke, Evan Osnos at The New Yorker was already answering the question, “How Trump could get fired?” The stuff on Reagan and the 25th amendment is particularly interesting.
In other news this week, Roger Ailes died. The man who wrote the book on him, Gabriel Sherman, says he's going to miss him.
Matt Taibbi isn't so kind.
Neither is Vice.
Nor Media Matters.
New Yorker.
Sherman references Janet Maslin's takedown of his book on Ailes, which you can find here. Makes me never want to read Maslin again. Our insiders need to get outside once in a while. Breathe the air there.
Tags: Donald Trump, The New York Times, Roger Ailes, Gabriel Sherman
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Denigrating Islam in Switzerland
Last month’s referendum in Switzerland — which banned further minaret construction — generated vehement opposition and disapproval from the usual suspects on the Left and among Muslims.
But it wasn’t just the OIC and the European transnational clique that objected to the ban; the ruling elites in Switzerland itself were appalled by the “racism” of their benighted countrymen, and have signaled their willingness use any available legal pretext to overturn the results of the referendum, if they can.
In a case that is reminiscent of the “hate speech” charge brought against Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff in Austria, a magazine editor in Switzerland has been indicted for “denigrating Islam” in his “racist” utterances on television. This quasi-legal farce is an obvious reprisal for his support of the minaret ban.
Our Flemish correspondent VH has translated an article from Het Vrije Volk on the case:
Swiss leftists want to silence magazine-editor
The editor-in-chief of the Swiss magazine Weltwoche, Roger Köppel, has been indicted by Socialists in Zurich. The reason: he violated an anti-racism law. On talk shows, according to the Socialist thought-gestapo, Köppel “systematically denigrated and vilified members of the Islamic religion and thus crossed the borders of racism.”
The guardians of political correctness subsequently filed a criminal complaint with the Public Prosecutor in Zurich.
The Young Socialists (Jungsozialisten, Juso) in Canton Zurich have indicted the editor-in-chief of Weltwoche Roger Köppel due to violations of the anti-racism penalty statute. Köppel made racist statements in several articles and a television interview, the accusations asserts.
According to a statement of this on Thursday, it concerns the TV show “Talk Täglich” [Daily Talk] of the local broadcaster “Tele Züri” and comments in several editions of Weltwoche. Thus it was about the minaret-referendum and the Islam.
With such statements intentionally vague fears would be fueled, discrimination in Switzerland would be instigated, and the Muslims and Muslimas would be stigmatized. In their indictment, the Young Socialists want to send a signal against intolerance and exclusion.
To blame Roger Köppel for racism — who, unlike left-wing barkers, always knows how to behave and always argues with well-grounded reasoning — can hardly be surpassed in absurdity. In any case the leftists themselves inflame “vague fears” by trying to nip any criticism of Islam in the bud with the ultimate death-club of racism or fascism. Good for those people, who due to lack of arguments always show their undemocratic face and try to suffocate any opposing view.
The Jungsozialisten proudly announce:
Roger Köppel, editor and editor-in-chief of the Weltwoche, with numerous statements in the comments in the editions 43 and 47 of Weltwochehas made it clear that the people of the Islamic faith who live in Switzerland are a fundamental threat to security and order of the country due to their religion, from his perspective, and that one therefore would not need to be tolerant towards them. He ascribes to the Muslim women and Muslims in general an “unfulfilled nostalgia for the political coup”, because they “right up to today have not got over the loss of their empire.” The present Islam wants to be “a political domination system”, even a “political-religious ideology of conquest”, that is “hostile towards the current order” and seeks “extension, subversion and conquest.
In the above-mentioned television broadcast “Tele Züri” he made similar statements, and included the matching opinion that Muslim women and Muslim men living in Switzerland should be considered members of “a hostile army”.
With these statements Roger Köppel has clearly violated article 261bis of the Criminal Code, because he systematically denigrated and vilified the members of the Islamic religion.
Thereby Roger Köppel has exceeded the boundaries of racism. With such statements, deliberately vague fears are fueled, discrimination in Switzerland is instigated, and Muslims are stigmatized. This can and will not be accepted by the Young Socialists. With their indictment they want to give a signal against exclusion and intolerance, because for them it is clear: racism in Switzerland, no matter by whom and against whom, will not be tolerated.
Probably the lefties are just bad losers and can not forgive Roger Köppel for being on the side of the winners since the start of it. When they lose, democrats shows their true face…
Original sources: PI-News and Het Vrije Volk.
Email address of the Young Socialists (Jungsozialisten, Juso) in Kanton Zürich: info@juso.org
I do wish these people would learn to think logically. Islam, as we all know, is a belief system, not a skin colour. It is perfectly possible for someone to convert to that religion, even if they're as white as a pint of milk.
If the argument against a particular belief remains exactly the same, no matter the colour of the believer, then obviously the argument is not based on the colour of someone's skin.
If someone actually believes that Mohammad flew around the sky on a horse, or split the moon in two with his pinkie, then my objection to those "beliefs" will be the same, no matter who asserts that they are true, or what the colour of their skin happens to be.
My counterargument would be something like this: "Don't be silly. Horses don't fly." It would not be: "The colour of your skin is not the same as mine, therefore horses don't fly." The first assertion is obviously as irrelevant as anything could possibly be. And it may in fact be false. No, the fact that horses don't fly is by itself enough to refute such a crazy belief. That's all I'd need to think, and that's all I'd need to say.
Race has absolutely nothing to do with it. Zero.
Meanwhile, slurs against Jews are met with silence. Has Europe learned nothing from its dark past?
Anneli said...
Do not forget all the slurs christians get, and everyone including us christians think it is something that is okey in a democratic society.
EscapeVelocity said...
Indeed, Christianity has been under heavy assault by the Western Left....but never once has a Leftist stood up and pronounced that as a hate crime or racism, discrimination on the basis of religion, and so on and so forth.
The Left is the enemy of European Peoples, (many of them self hating Euros themselves).
They will stoop to any level to continue their quest to destroy Western Civilization.
Better realize it sooner rather than later.
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The Sistine Chapel is a famous chapel within the Vatican that is known for its breathtaking art and its role as a meeting place of the papal conclave where the Pope is selected.
The chapel is named after Pope Sixtus IV who commissioned its construction and the iconic artwork found inside was created between the late 1400's and 1500's. Renowned painters including Sandro Botticelli, Pietro Perugino and Domenico Ghirlandaio adorned the walls with Renaissance style frescoes, but it was Michelangelo who painted some of the most acclaimed works found in the chapel from the iconic ceiling with "The Creation of Adam" to the altar with "The Last Judgement".
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54th San Francisco International Film Festival 21 April - 5 May 2011
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LET THE WIND CARRY ME
6:15 / New People
Sun, May 1
1:30 / Kabuki
Cheng zhe guang ying lu xing
Taiwan, 2010, 88 min
Kwan Pun-leung, Chiang Hsiu-chiung
Tony Luo
Kwan Pun-leung
Kuo Li-chi
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For nearly three decades Mark Lee Ping-bin has collaborated with many of the most urgent filmmakers in Asia. As the primary cinematographer to Hou Hsiao-hsien, lensing classics such as A Time to Live and a Time to Die (SFIFF 1987), Goodbye South, Goodbye (SFIFF 1997, 2003) and Three Times (SFIFF 2006), Lee has altered the visual grammar of filmmaking. Let the Wind Carry Me documents Lee’s working process and philosophical outlook, as he strives to present a vision of the world to filmgoers. With discussions on Lee’s work with Hou and other Asian master directors with whom Lee has collaborated such as Hirokazu Kore-eda, Wong Kar-wai and Tran Anh Hung, Lee’s intense and beautiful way of seeing is made clear. His tireless quest to picture things just so, however, does take a toll on Lee’s personal life. His status as an itinerant artist blows him from project to project, leaving his wife and children anchored to their home in Los Angeles without direct access to their husband and father. The demand for Lee’s services is great, and for good reason, as his economical and often fearless ideas have made lasting impact on the stunning design of his films. And it appears that success hasn’t changed Lee, except perhaps in giving him the means and time to delve even more deeply into questions of the esoteric nature of perception. But, as the film offers discreetly, at what price?
—Sean Uyehara
Special support for this program generously provided by Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, San Francisco. North American Premiere.
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Earned Oxygen
Welcome. You are now passing into a HighO2 zone. Please pay the toll at the booth, or use your app to send $25 to the municipality.
The sign did not bother to tell you that if you did not pay, you would be hunted down by a drone and you would be forced to pay or leave.
But, who would want to leave? The HighO2 zones were lush zones of green trees and vertical gardens (vines and ivy crawling up all the walls), and they were places where you could breathe deeply and feel oxygen fill your lungs, and your mind achieve a strange, hitherto unknown clarity. They were parks and much, much more.
“Michelle. Do you remember when all people cared about was environmental quality? Water quality? Air quality?”
Michelle turned to Mark. It was hard to tear her eyes away from the unusual scene of lush green oxygenating foliage.
“Yes. But then, the government decided to eliminate its national debt by nationalizing air. Well, to be precise, oxygen. Oxygen and water are controlled. They have become big business. Buy water. By high-oxygen air, or at least access to it,” said Michelle.
“Do you think things will ever change?” asked Mark.
Frog Prince at the University of Oklahoma. Keeping the "earned oxygen" levels high! :)
Michelle sighed.
“Yes. Things always change. We have to be architects of that change if we can. If we can’t control it, we can at least envision it and think of how we might respond to it,” said Michelle.
Mark took out his card that showed how much oxygen he had consumed. It looked like the data plan he had for his phone.
“Wow. I have used up a lot of O2 this month. I need to buy a couple of plants and some hydrogen peroxide and manganese (IV) oxide. I’ll produce enough to sell into the system and keep myself off the CO2 lists.”
“Good idea, Mark. Keep your “earned oxygen” levels high.”
They got out of the car and walked down a green trail canopied by the branches of trees and draping vines. The air was cool and fresh.
“I wonder if Eden was like this,” mused Mark.
A Reflective Moment
Contemplate Michelle's observation: Things always change. We have to be architects of that change if we can. If we can’t control it, we can at least envision it and think of how we might respond to it.
How would it be possible to respond to a situation in a world where oxygen is owned and your access to it is controlled?
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Grief, anger, calls to action follow Pulse attack; GOP concedes to gun debate following filibuster
· June 17, 2016
The ad hoc memorial where vigil attendees placed their candles as the Pulse massacre vigil came to a close. (Photo Credit: Nell Abram)
Grief, anger and calls to action filled the week following last Sunday’s massacre at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub. A lone gunman used an AR 15-type assault rifle and a semi-automatic handgun to murder 49 people in the popular bar that catered to a diverse, predominantly LGBT clientele. It was Latin Night at Pulse, and most of the victims were people of color. FSRN’s Nell Abram has more.
President Barack Obama traveled to Orlando Thursday and met with survivors and victims’ families.
“For so many people here who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, the Pulse Nightclub has always been a safe haven, a place to sing and dance, and most importantly, to be who you truly are — including for so many people whose families are originally from Puerto Rico,” President Obama said, speaking at a makeshift memorial for the dead. “Sunday morning, that sanctuary was violated in the worst way imaginable. So whatever the motivations of the killer, whatever influences led him down the path of violence and terror, whatever propaganda he was consuming from ISIL and al Qaeda, this was an act of terrorism but it was also an act of hate. This was an attack on the LGBT community.”
Police killed the gunman,identified as Omar Mateen, after a three-hour standoff. The FBI had interviewed Mateen on three occasions since 2013, but ultimately determined he was not a threat. The 29-year-old of Afghan descent had a history of domestic violence. People who knew him say he was both aggressive and homophobic, yet some survivors say they had seen him at Pulse on multiple occasions.
Despite reports that the shooter claimed allegiance to ISIS during the attack, Obama reiterated that there is there is no evidence any organized terror group was behind the massacre. The shooter’s motivations remain a mystery, with much speculation centering around the intersection of a culture of hate, whether internalized or externalized, and extremist ideology.
The LGBT community and their allies have taken their mourning to the streets in cities and towns nationwide, and shows of solidarity took place around the world.
Ashley Green spent last Sunday glued to the news, hoping to see friends in the live shots, while fearing she’d hear their names listed among the dead. Instead, she saw some of the state’s most vitriolic anti-LGBT lawmakers, including Florida’s Republican Senator, its Governor and the state Attorney General.
“And I started to see Marco Rubio, Rick Scott and Pam Bondi, people who have literally threatened the safety of the very people at that club – get up and talk about mourning, talk about how we need to stand up against terrorism, ” Green, a activist with the Tampa Bay Area Dream Defenders, said. “And I want to know if they mourned when they fought for bathroom bills, when they fought against anti-bullying bills, when they fought against gay marriage when they fought against [gay] people in the military, when they fought to get families deported, when they fought or got up and made a stump speech a kid that was at that club that night had to hear some racial slur about going back to their country.”
Calls for, and arguments against, gun control were swift. Anger and frustration were evident on Capitol Hill as well. When House Speaker Paul Ryan called for a moment of silence Monday night, at least three lawmakers walked out of the chamber, led by Connecticut Representative Jim Hines.
“Silence. Not me. Not anymore,” Hines told his colleagues earlier in the day on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. “I will no longer stand here absorbing the faux concern, contrived gravity and tepid smugness of a House complicit in the weekly bloodshed.”
Hines’ indignation was echoed by his colleagues in the Senate, where Wednesday Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy took control of the floor and began what would be a more than 14 hour filibuster, calling Congressional failure to act on gun control measures “unconscionable.”
“There is a new found imperative for this body to find a way to come together and take action to try to do our part to stem this epidemic of gun violence,” the Senator from Connecticut said, “and particularly this epidemic of mass shootings that plagues this nation, and no other industrialized nation in the world. There is something fundamentally different happening in the United States.”
A string of Senate Democrats, and a few Republicans, joined Murphy’s filibuster – posing questions to extend the conversation. Finally just after 2 a.m. Thursday, Murphy yielded the floor, saying the GOP had agreed to schedule a vote on amendments that would expand background checks to gun shows and internet purchases and ban gun sales to suspected terrorists. No date for the votes has been announced.
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Fury UK : official
The official blog for classic metal/hard rock band Fury UK. For more info visit www.furyuk.com
"A Way Of Life" promo video on Youtube
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Bridgend gig cancelled
We apologise to fans in South Wales but due to a mis-understanding with the proposed promoter the show at Hobos in Bridgend on November 6th has been cancelled.
Glasgow & Dudley shows added
The UK tour October/November has an additional Scottish date.... November 14th at Ivory Blacks in Glasgow. That's 3 consecutive dates North of the border....
12th Bathgate, Dreadnought Club
13th Aberdeen, The Moorings
14th Glasgow, Ivory Blacks
We're also confirmed for Dudley, JB's as special guests with Blaze Bayley at his Big Bash on December 18th.
Can't wait for all these gigs. See you out there!
"A Way Of Life" album artwork & track listing revealed
The front cover & track listing for our upcoming 3rd album "A Way Of Life" has been revealed at our website www.furyuk.com
Our thanks to Samantha Evans for her excellent skills on the design of the album cover.
We very much look forward to getting the new album out there from the beginning of September. We're proud of the new record & hope you all like it as much as you seem to like "VR". It's got elements of everything about this band on there really, with 10 tracks & a running time of around 55 minutes. Melody, thrash, progressive, heavy, acoustic & at least a couple of really anthemic choruses on there too. Watch out for more news updates very soon but meantime please check out the updated website.
Thanks, as always.
Thank you SOS Festival
SOS Festival was absolutely amazing for us, we had a brilliant time with all the bands, all topped off by the emotionally-charged tribute to the late Ronnie James Dio on what would have been his birthday. Our version of "Heaven & Hell" from the Dio-era Black Sabbath album of the same name was performed with our usual line-up, plus Blaze Bayley on vocals, Fofi Roussos from 4Bitten on vocals, George Maroulis from 4Bitten on guitar & Rishi Mehta from Babylon Fire on guitar.
Huge thanks to Rocksector Records who put the festival together in association with Scan Computers & of course to the amazing crowd in attendance. \m/
It was also very cool for us to be able to include in our set 4 tracks from the new album "A Way Of Life".... "I See Red", "Fall From Grace", "Saviour" & "Nemesis" were each given an airing. Thanks so much for the awesome response. The album is due out on September 6th & will be available for pre-order from early-mid August at the likes of Play.com, Amazon.co.uk & HMV.com. It'll also be available for download from iTunes from release date.
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Our thanks also to Manson Monroe Photography & Jaded Images for the above pictures.
Return to Switzerland
Really excited to announce that we've been invited back to the amazing Club Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland as special guests with Blaze Bayley on December 11th. This was an awesome show for us last year & we just can't wait to get back out there. \m/
Chris & Luke deputise with Blaze Bayley
We're proud to say that whilst the Bermudez brothers, David & Nico from Blaze's band, have to return home to Colombia for a short visit, the Appleton brothers Chris & Luke step into their shoes for one gig at SOS Festival on July 10th!
Luke's stepped in on bass with Blaze Bayley on previous occasions.... Hellfire Festival at Birmingham NEC last year & earlier in 2010 at the Rock Radio Scotland anniversary party at The Garage, Glasgow. This time Chris joins for what will be an even more memorable night.
Fury UK will play their own set at SOS, take a quick break before joining Blaze & the guys onstage for the headlining set. Tickets for SOS available at Ticketline, only £10 for single day tickets & £15 for two day tickets....
More details at www.sosfestival.net
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Forums - General Discussion - Woman live streams rape on Twitter
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Airaku on 16 April 2016
hershel_layton said:
Sometimes these people need to see what their own hands created for themselves.
Edit: If this is staged, then these people are disgusting. I hope this goes into their record to prevent any companies considering them in the future.
Using rape as a way to become famous is horrific. Taking a nightmare and attempting to gain some popularity off of it.
I couldn't agree more. Not sure if I agree on them getting raped, but it's probably inevitable if they go to prison. After this, I doubt anyone would take them seriously if they were raped in jail. This thing is sick whether it's staged or not. For the friend's sake. I hope it was. That is a horrifying experience that no one deserves.
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FallingTitan on 16 April 2016
3% of all rapes go punished in North America. Its a crime most people including judges dont give a shit about.
Psychotic on 16 April 2016
HylianYoshi said:
If you do actually want to know, I don't believe in the "eye for an eye', solely because there are too many grey areas in the world for it to ever be a good idea as the end-all be-all. This is clearly not one of those grey areas. She knew what she was doing, there is not a doubt in my mind that she deserves much, much worse than what I mentioned, and the fact that she probably won't get what she deserves for being a shitstain of a human-being hurts me.
Right. There is no doubt in your mind that a person you don't like deserves to be excruciatingly tortured and immensely physically and psychologically damaged because it gives you a tingly feeling of justice. You hold exactly zero regard for anything like justice, approptiate punishment, humanity or rehabilitation. Just pure brutal vengeance.
That's what I meant.
HylianYoshi
HylianYoshi on 16 April 2016
Psychotic said:
OK, it's 4 am right and I'm starting to realize just how much like a Neanderthal I've made myself sound to you. You took my original post too seriously, but I feel like I thoroughly misrepresented my philosophy on this whole situation in my reply to you because I got caught up in the moment and wanted to defend whatever dumb thing I had just posted for the sake of an argument. Yes, she's horrible. But no, I wasn't thinking, and I don't believe in that kind of torture. End of story as far as the me right now is concerned.
You were correct, and I wasn't thinking. You may think I sound like some sort of suck-up, and fine by me. But I'm not going to continue arguing about a point that I more likely than not don't even believe in.
bet: lost
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Lawlight on 16 April 2016
FallingTitan said:
Do you have a source for this?
KungKras
KungKras on 16 April 2016
Rape is really hard to prove. Her recording it is a really good thing because now the authorities can convict him.
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d21lewis on 16 April 2016
If I were God and I had to pass judgment on the world as it is right now, it wouldn't look to good for mankind.
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Carl on 16 April 2016
That's fucked up. Poor girl.
Hope she gets all the help she needs.
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Mummelmann on 16 April 2016
KungKras said:
And the whole putting it up on a live stream part? Is that also good?
Rape is fucked up for sure, but so is filming it and putting it on live stream for people to watch, the person who filmed should get some sort of reaction from the justice system as well.
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FRIDAY, Oct. 18, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Nurses trying to prevent infection of hospital patients could be putting themselves at risk of developing chronic lung disease, a new study warns.
The cleaners and disinfectants used to sterilize medical equipment and wash hospital surfaces appear to increase nurses' odds of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to findings published online Oct. 18 in JAMA Network Open.
The study shows that nurses' health could be threatened by workplace exposure to these chemicals, said Dr. Wayne Tsuang, a Cleveland Clinic pulmonologist.
"Equipment needs to be cleaned for good patient care, but at the same time we need to make sure health care workers are protected," he said, commenting on the findings.
For the new study, researchers tapped into data from an ongoing study of more than 116,000 female registered nurses in 14 states that dates back to 1989.
This new study focused on women who were still nurses and had no lung ailments in 2009. The researchers then tracked their workplace history and lung health from 2009 through 2015, using questionnaires that the nurses filled out every other year.
People with COPD gradually lose their ability to draw a decent breath. Cigarette smoking is the leading cause, but COPD also can be caused by regular workplace exposure to lung irritants, like dust and chemical fumes.
Lead study author Orianne Dumas said, "We found that exposure to several chemicals were associated with increased risk of developing COPD among nurses." Dumas is a researcher with Inserm, a public scientific institute operated by the French Ministries of Health and Research.
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All of these chemicals are known irritants of human airways, and could lead to development of COPD, Dumas said. However, the researchers only found an association, not a cause-and-effect relationship, in this study.
Dr. Abhishek Chakraborti is a pulmonologist at Brookdale Hospital and Medical Center in New York City, who studies COPD. He said, "These types of chemicals have been tied to other illnesses, some having a link to causing lung cancer."
Nurses were between 25% and 36% more likely to develop COPD based on exposure to these cleaning products, even after accounting for whether they were smokers or suffered from asthma, the researchers found.
Weekly use of disinfectants to clean hospital surfaces appeared to increase COPD risk by 38%, the findings showed, while weekly use of the chemicals to clean medical instruments increased risk by 31%.
More study is needed to figure out how these cleaning products might cause COPD, and whether they increase the risk of lung disease for people in other professions -- or even in ordinary households that use products like bleach for cleaning, Dumas said.
In the meantime, hospitals could protect nurses' health by adopting potentially safer alternatives, she suggested. These include using steam or ultraviolet light to disinfect medical equipment and hospital surfaces, or switching to "green" cleaning products that don't emit harmful fumes.
According to Tsuang, "It's probably going to take a team approach to both reduce the exposure of nurses to these chemicals while also ensuring for patients' safety that medical equipment is adequately clean to reduce the spread of infections at a hospital."
The U.S. National Institutes of Health has more about COPD.
SOURCES: Wayne Tsuang, M.D., M.H.S., pulmonologist, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio; Orianne Dumas, Ph.D., researcher, Inserm, Villejuif, France; Abhishek Chakraborti, M.D., pulmonologist, Brookdale Hospital and Medical Center, New York City; Oct. 18, 2019, JAMA Network Open, online
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Apple history revels “It has spent the least on startups out of all the Big technology & most valuable companies in U.S.”
By gulftomorrow on May 16, 2019
To date,Apple has more cash than any other technology company on the planet. Yet, that hasn’t translated into spending on acquisitions.
A Crunch base News analysis finds. Over the past five years, Apple has spent the least on M&A out of all the “Big Five” most valuable U.S. technology companies, That’s despite the fact that including money parked in overseas accounts. it is estimated to have more than $260 billion in cash and cash equivalents.
History shows Apple has made these kinds of large deals pretty rarely, While this week’s $400 million acquisition of music discovery app Shazam indicates a willingness to make big-ticket purchases,So is it buying time yet?
Since 2013 the iPhone manufacturer, according to Crunch base data, spent $ 5.1 billion in disclosing M & A deals. More than half of these went on a single transaction: 2014, the music technology company Beats Electronics bought for $ 3 billion.
Looking at deal count alone, Apple looks like a quite active buyer. Since 2013, Apple bought 55 private companies, The $5.1 billion figure includes only those 11 companies of which 11 had a reported price.
There are mainly startup startups for the unknown amount that the remaining 44 companies bought Apple. While the purchase prices can not be confirmed, such deals are usually less than $ 100 million and usually have a total of a few million dollars.
In the chart below, we look at Apple’s track record for M&A over the past five years. Deal count has ranged from a low of eight acquisitions to a high of 13.
Apple’s rank in the Big Five
When it comes to buying startups, Apple isn’t really the least acquisitive of the Big Five (which also includes Amazon,Microsoft, Google and Facebook).
Amazon is actually a stingiest when it comes to opening up for enterprise-backed companies. Compare this, in recent years Apple’s e-commerce giant has spent more on M & A, which is almost entirely $ 13.7 billion due to the purchase of a public company, Wheel Foods.
He said, while Amazon is known to generate huge revenue on a thin-to-non profit margin margin, Apple is a great profitable company. So this comparison is not an apple compared to apples, sorry penalties. In addition, in recent years Apple has not demonstrated hunger to buy public companies.
Between the deal count, meanwhile, the apple is between the Big Five. Its acquisition of information is equivalent to Microsoft compared to Facebook or Amazon, and is far below Google.
In the chart below, we look at deal counts for acquisitions by the Big Five over the past five years, along with disclosed spending.
Spending spree ahead?
There are some reasons to think that Apple will acquire more in the coming quarters, especially for deals related to American companies.
Tax code changes can be a factor. American lawmakers appear close to passing a tax bill, which will make the companies cheaper to return the money currently kept abroad. It could possibly afford a large domestic cash for Apple to buy American companies. Lower corporate tax rates should help to make that huge reserves even bigger.
Apple has also created a strategy to move more manufacturing into the US, and it can lead to deals. This week, the company announced an investment of $ 390 million in Finiser, Texas, which makes components used in the iPhone X cameras. While not an acquisition, while demonstrating the desire to spend heavily on developers of investment technologies, which give their products a competitive edge.
So will 2018 be the year when Apple will finally go for a bid to buy its large-scale cash holdings? Although it seems & Forcing many reasons to say yes, one can not help paying attention that Apple does not deposit that stockpile due to being too expensive. And so far, it does not require a much-priced startup purchase to retain its place as the world’s most valuable public technology company.
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May said, "If one day can be said to have determined the fate of generations to come, in France, in Britain, in Europe and the world, that day was the 6th of June, 1944".
'But the wartime generation, my generation, is resilient and I'm delighted to be with you in Portsmouth today.
Tomorrow, June 6, marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the World War II operation in which Allied troops stormed heavily fortified beaches in Nazi-occupied Normandy, France.
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Djokovic and Williams have been the standout performers on their respective ATP and WTA Tours this season, the Serb seems to be at the peak of his powers at the age of 28 while Serena still awaits a regular title threat at the grand old tennis age of 33, Djokovic claimed his 9th Grand Slam title with his four set win over Federer while Williams racked up Grand Slam title No.21 with her straight sets victory over Muguruza, it is hard to believe that neither player will add to their Grand Slam haul in the next twelve months, Djokovic seems to be one of the favourites at more »
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Djokovic has reached the final of all three Grand Slam events this year and is clearly the undisputed world No.1 right now, the Serb suffered his last more »
Muguruza Reaches First Grand Slam Final
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Muguruza is the first Spanish women to make the Wimbledon singles final since Aranxta Sanchez-Vicario in 1996, if successful against Serena in the championship decider then Garbine will become the first Spanish women’s singles champion at Wimbledon since Conchita Martinez in 1994, it will be a tough test for Muguruza in the final against a player who seems intent on creating her own history in the women’s game right now, Williams will hold all four Grand Slam singles title’s if she is victorious on Saturday and will shoot for a calendar Grand Slam in New York if successful at SW19, it looks like a case of the proven champion against a champion in the making, so who will prevail then, will Serena claim Grand Slam singles title No.21 or will Garbine prove that she is ready for Grand Slam champion status by claiming her ma more »
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The bottom half of the draw does not boast a current or former Grand Slam champion with former Wimbledon finalist Agnieszka Radwanska (No.13 seed) the highest seed left in that section of the draw, Aggie is joined by Timea Bacsinszky (No.15 seed), Garbine Muguruza (20th seed) and the big-serving American Madison Keys (No.21 seed), Radwanska will square off against Keys while Bacsinszky will do battle with the big-hitting Spaniard Muguruza in their respective quarter-final match-ups, this half of the draw pr more »
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Trump keeps Make America Great Again-rally in West Virginia
President Trump is once again stumping for GOP congressional candidates, and advertises his MAGA — success -that “our country works” — this time on a Saturday rally in Wheeling, W. Va night.
“America is again said to win, and America will be respected again,” Trump. “We put America first, finally.”
This latest trump rally helped mobilize support for the GOP candidates, including U.S. Senate candidate Patrick Morrisey, the state attorney General. Morrisey is a challenge to the democratic incumbent Joe Manchin, who election battle in a state Trump won a difficult re-with 42 percentage points in 2016.
“Bad things happen when you sit at home,” he said, and urged his followers to vote.
Trump accused the liberals of reckless and outrageous tactics to get their way.
Trump said, the Democrats are the party of crime and open borders, and anyone who wants to push their policy in socialist territory so that America may wind up in Venezuela, where violence and conflict have sent more than 2 million people on the run, and Venezuela is the inflation and the suicide rates among the highest in the world. The democratic party has gone so far, “Pocahontas is considered to be a conservative,” Trump said on sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. Trump repeated Warren has referred to as “Pocahontas,” verhöhnend scoffs at her claims of Native American heritage.
In the midst of the ongoing Washington state tussle over his nomination for the Supreme court is empty, judge Brett Kavanaugh, Trump praised Kavanaugh and condemned Democrats for what he behavior as shameless, shameful, especially in the last week.
“Thursday, the American people saw the brilliant and truly incredible character, quality and courage of our nomination for the Supreme court of the United States, judge Brett Kavanaugh,” Trump said.
Reading from his information sheet Trump applause of West Virginians, the 58 percent in favor of Kavanaugh on the nation’s highest court; he noted, 28 percent are against it.
Trump, deny the ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, California sen Dianne Feinstein, unconvincingly, that she plays the course, the letter in the Kavanaugh Prosecutor, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, told her story.
Feinstein has Democrats in the Committee were the source of the leak.
Trump reported recently visited West Virginia a month ago, at a rally in Charleston, as KDKA.
The President has maintained popularity in West Virginia, and several times has visited since taking office.
At the same time, he has high help screwed efforts, the Republicans retain control of the Senate, with the last stations in Nevada and Missouri.
Frank Miles is a reporter and editor cover geopolitics, military, crime, technology, and sports for FoxNews.com. His E-Mail is Frank.Miles@foxnews.com.
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The aluminum scrap market has been struggling with oversupply for some time, though difficult winter weather
The aluminum scrap market has been struggling with oversupply for some time, though difficult winter weather in various parts of the United States in February helped to bring some relief, sources say. Some of these sources add that they expect supply and demand to normalize as the year progresses.
The export market has helped somewhat, providing demand and stronger pricing for zorba. However, demand for traditional secondary grades, such as painted siding and aluminum extrusions, appears to be largely on a spot basis off the West Coast, a source with a wholesale processor in that region says. He adds that export pricing for this material is “not wonderful.”
When it comes to the zorba being generated by auto shredding plants in the U.S., a source with a processor that operates a number of yards based primarily in the Midwest says U.S. and export pricing is disconnected. “The export price is much stronger and has been trending upward for the last few months,” he says. “The domestic market is stagnant or not buying much if any.”
China’s zorba buying and its aluminum scrap buying from the U.S. in general decreased over the last year largely because of the 50 percent tariff the country levied on U.S. aluminum scrap imports in April 2018.
The effect of the tariff can be seen in overall aluminum scrap imports from the U.S. to China. In November of 2017, China imported 75,400 metric tons of aluminum scrap, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), and a total of 745,000 metric tons for the year through November. By November of 2018, the most recent month for which figures were available at press time, U.S. exports of aluminum scrap to China fell to 38,300 metric tons. The year-to-date figure through November was 462,000 metric tons, according to the USGS.
However, according to trade data reported by the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), Washington, other markets more than made up for the drop-off in Chinese demand. Total U.S. aluminum scrap exports rose 12 percent last year to 1.76 million metric tons, ISRI notes, with increases in shipments to Vietnam (672 percent), India (174 percent), Malaysia (228 percent), Indonesia (104.5 percent) and Taiwan (129.5 percent) helping to more than make up for the decline in Chinese buying.
Outside of Southeast Asia, Brazil increased imports of U.S. aluminum scrap by nearly 2,130 percent, ISRI notes. That country went from importing 293 metric tons of this material in 2017 to 18,260 metric tons in 2018, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. International Trade Commission.
The Midwest-based processor says his company has been shipping its zorba to India and various Asian countries. “India has been a much bigger buyer of zorba in particular over the last six to eight months,” he adds.
Additionally, the company has been exporting certain secondary and mill-grade scrap that it normally would sell domestically, though he declined to provide additional details on the specific grades.
The source based on the West Coast says other traditional overseas destinations for aluminum scrap also have been soft. South Korean markets for aluminum scrap have “eroded,” he says, while Japan is purchasing material, though only on a spot basis.
Chad Kripke, vice president, risk management region, for the aluminum trading firm Kripke Enterprises Inc., Toledo, Ohio, mentions the harsh weather that hit the Midwest in February, adding that it slowed the flow of material into yards.
The processor based in that region also mentions the frigid temperatures the Midwest experienced in February and their effect on production in that region. “February was a terribly hard month for most of the Midwest because of the weather.”
He adds that peddler traffic decreased a “decent amount,” reducing the amount of scrap available. “There’s not as much of a glut.”
He continues, “A lot of the consumers have metal bought. On paper, their needs are filled. But everyone’s generation is a lot less than they have anticipated, so I think we are working through that glut. And some consumers are having to go out on the spot market and having to pay higher prices just to get prompt metal in because the material they bought just isn’t showing up—more so on the mill side than on the secondary side. But, in general, scrap is much tighter than it was.”
The West Coast source says buyers of aluminum scrap in his region are not purchasing the segregated alloys that they normally would, with one consumer saying it is bought out through mid-April.
Kripke says operational issues at some consuming facilities created a bottleneck in the market that pent up supply and widened spreads. However, he says he sees things starting to normalize, with a clearer picture likely to emerge in the second or third quarter.
However, he sees a considerable issue with the oversupply of automotive stamping scrap available on the market, adding that the impact this situation is having on the market can’t be stressed enough. “It’s like drinking through a fire hose,” Kripke says.
Kripke says the aluminum content in vehicles is increasing with every model year, but there is no place to consume these high volumes once they enter the scrap stream.
“A lot of this mixed alloy 5000, 6000 auto sheet has found its way into the MLC (mixed low-copper clips) stream,” he says. “If you’re a sheet mill, for example, and trying to make 3105 or 3004, alloys with lower silicon and magnesium and high manganese, and you put this stamping scrap in there that has 1 to 1.5 percent silicon or 5 percent magnesium in it, you can only blend off so much of that,” Kripke says. “You can’t make vanilla cake with chocolate cake batter.”
Greg Wittbecker, a Pittsburgh-based aluminum industry analyst with CRU Group, mentioned this issue in a December 2018 webinar hosted by the Aluminum Recyclers Council (ARC), Wauconda, Illinois. “When you get into the automotive segment, that’s where you see some constraints in people being able to absorb this tremendous increase in automotive-related scrap,” Wittbecker said. “The difficulty that is involved with the automotive alloys is that some of these alloys are more or less scrap friendly, so to speak. In other words, different mills have higher or lower capabilities of absorbing these scraps when they come back from different OEMs (original equipment manufacturers).”
The processor based in the Midwest says whatever aluminum scrap his company buys, it’s able to sell, shipping most orders within 30 days. “The mill side is harder; the secondary side is easier.” He says some extruders and mills are further out with their delivery dates, but “not so far out that we would stop buying.”
Kripke and the Midwest-based processor mention the historically wide spreads on secondary scrap grades relative to London Metal Exchange (LME) prices. “There is a lot of pressure on ingot prices at secondary smelters,” Kripke says, adding that spreads have widened between 5 and 10 percent in the last year.
The processor based in the Midwest says we’ll see more of the same as the year progresses. “Some items will be tough to sell that are tough to sell now,” he says, but he doesn’t foresee a further degrading of the market. Instead, he says, “Talk of a glut will go away,” and conditions will normalize.
Kripke says once the domestic market gets over its “hangover” from 2018, as long as the economy and factory production remain strong, “the market will normalize, and you’ll start to see more competition for some of these [grades].”
Thomas Modrowski, president of Braidy Atlas, seeks to bring disruptive change to the aluminum industry.
Earlier this year, Braidy Industries Inc., headquartered in Ashland, Kentucky, appointed Thomas Modrowski president of Braidy Atlas, its subsidiary that has plans to build a $1.6 billion aluminum rolling mill in Ashland. In this new role, Modrowski is tasked with overseeing mill completion and integrated aluminum sheet production for Braidy Atlas, a greenfield aluminum rolling mill that plans to serve the automotive and aerospace industries by providing lightweight sheet aluminum.
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For Modrowski, constructing this plant is an opportunity to eliminate “inefficiencies, customer frustrations, quality concerns and unnecessary cost drivers by design and from day one of operation.”
He is joined in this task by “several lifelong metals industry veterans” who he says are eager to “set a new standard for the industry.”
Modrowski adds, “With all of the rapid changes in the markets, it’s a great time in the metals industry to be nimble and disruptive.”
Thomas Modrowski (TM): At Braidy Atlas, we believe a greenfield aluminum rolling mill is long overdue. The youngest in the U.S. was built 35 years ago. The oldest was built roughly 99 years ago. The equipment layouts operating in facilities simply cannot efficiently meet the high demand of today’s automotive customers.
Throughout their careers, our experienced team has collectively processed and shipped millions of tons of carbon steel and aluminum sheet product destined to make hoods, deck lids, doors and other automotive outer body panels. Our facility has been designed utilizing the team’s collective experience to eliminate the inherent issues found in the older facilities of our competitors.
TM: We sought to qualify over 24 sites at the beginning of this endeavor. Ashland, Kentucky, became an easy choice, providing incredible transportation logistics to our target customers and positioning us to be the leader in closed-loop recycling.
In addition to favorable existing conditions and facilities, including an excess of available advanced manufacturing workforce candidates and a community college system fully capable of providing the required training, we have received local and state support for our vision. In fact, we had nearly committed to another site when Gov. (Matt) Bevin began his communication with Craig Bouchard, our CEO.
After our first visit, and once we were presented with the numbers, especially concerning the employable base of advanced manufacturing workers, it became a clear choice for us. Ashland is the right home and presents us with over 20 competitive advantages, including access to water, rail and land transportation, favorable utility rates and a very warm and welcoming community that has invested in our success from day one.
TM: We’ll have about 1.7 million square feet under one roof. This will be the 13th largest building in the world—as big as two pentagons.
German mill builder SMS is providing both the hot-strip mill and the two cold-reduction mills, as well as the ingot preparation machines, roll shop, material handling automation and recoil line.
Austrian manufacturer Ebner is providing our melting/casting machines through its subsidiary Gautschi, as well as all heat-treating equipment, including hot-strip mill reheat furnaces, batch annealing shop and both CASH (continuous annealing solution heat) lines.
We have taken no technology risk, as all of the equipment is successfully in operation somewhere in the world, and both companies are recognized leaders in their fields of expertise.
TM: We have designed the facility to provide the widest fully processed sheet available at 104 inches. The facility has a designed capacity of 500,000 tons of hot roll and 300,000 tons of fully finished cold roll. We’ll be producing 3000x, 5000x and 6000x series alloys, with the capability on our CASH lines to produce 7000x series.
Additionally, with our recently acquired company incubated at Northwestern University, NanoAl, we anticipate delivering material strengths 20 percent greater than those currently available.
Additionally, our technical team, born out of MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and located in Massachusetts, has been working on technologies that have the potential to refine various scrap sources, including UBCs (used beverage containers), further distancing us on the quality/cost curve from our current competition.
TM: We have begun discussions with a broad spectrum of potential partners, including those in scrap collection and processing. All scenarios demand a local presence with the ability to provide molten aluminum to our cast house.
TM: We don’t disclose the names of our prospective customers. That said, we have nonbinding MOUs (memorandums of understanding) or binding take-or-pay arrangements from a domestic and international base of roughly 20 top OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) and large service centers exceeding the capacity of the mill. We are currently planning to size those commitments to the designed capacity of the mill.
TM: NanoAl has cracked the science of nanocrystalline strengthening technology as applied to aluminum applications, specifically.
With this technology, our partner, one of the world’s largest wire and cable companies, is already producing high-performance aluminum wires for a number of conductor applications.
At Braidy Atlas, we’re tasking them with producing versions of super- aluminum for rolled sheet products that are 20 percent stronger than what is available today.
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The LME ferrous scrap contract saw increased activity in 2018, while the new Nasdaq contract has started gaining attention.
Exchange services and brokers who have a stake in ferrous scrap trading contracts can look back on 2018 as a year when activity and interest in using the contracts as a hedging tool grew considerably.
Backers of the Nasdaq Futures Exchange (NFX) and London Metal Exchange (LME) contracts remain optimistic that ferrous scrap processors, brokers and mill buyers are on a path to using hedging as a risk minimization tool the same way buyers and sellers of nonferrous scrap metal use such contracts.
While there are reasons to be optimistic, ferrous scrap trading advocates also tell Recycling Today more positive momentum is needed before hedging is entrenched in the steel and ferrous scrap industries the way it is in the nonferrous sector.
The contract offered by New York-based NFX was just launched in the first quarter of 2019. John Conheeney and Mike Frawley of New Jersey-based World Steel Exchange Marketing (WSEM), which seeks to develop and support the NFX Midwest Shredded Scrap Steel Futures Contract, say time is needed for a community of steel futures traders to develop.
“Acceptance of new futures contracts takes time,” Conheeney says. He adds, however, “We have broad interest across the entire ferrous industry developing in these contracts.” In addition to offering its Shredded Scrap contract since January 2018, NFX also launched a hot-rolled coil (HRC) steel contract in December 2018.
Collateralized financing and referencing of LME prices in physical contracts are two key trends that could change the scale of the ferrous scrap derivatives market in 2019.
In 2012, the Chicago and New York Mercantile Exchange organization (COMEX and Nymex) introduced a contract for prompt or busheling scrap tied to Fastmarkets AMM Midwest Index pricing. As of early March, the busheling contract showed zero volume traded the previous day and a limited amount of open interest. A companion heavy melting steel (HMS) contract showed zero volume and zero open interest.
Subtracting the somewhat dormant Nymex contracts, the London-based LME thus has a first-mover advantage with its LME Steel Scrap contract, launched in late 2015. The contract is tied to Platts obsolete scrap pricing for import shipments purchased by Turkish buyers.
Alberto Xodo, vice president of sales with the LME, says 2018 proved to be a breakout year for the contract. “In 2018, we saw traded volumes of LME Steel Scrap reach around 5 million metric tons, roughly double the previous year’s volumes.”
Xodo says he sees positive momentum in the nature of conversations with current and prospective clients in terms of how they view hedging ferrous scrap.
“If we look at the annual accounts of certain large recyclers, four or five years ago they would have mentioned a desire to manage steel price risk that was frustrated due to the lack of a suitable instrument,” he says. “If we look at the most recent accounts of the same companies, the mention of such a tool not being available has been removed. Potentially [it’s] just a simple omission, or perhaps it is a sign indicating they have been dipping their toes and started managing steel price risk on the LME.”
He says recyclers have been “much more inclined to embrace the LME Steel Scrap futures in the earlier phases” compared with mill buyers. However, Xodo adds that “a number of steel mills have begun testing use of the LME Steel Scrap contract and also have expressed the view that once liquid markets to hedge both inputs and outputs become available, risk management will become a real strategic option for their businesses.”
Backers of steel and ferrous scrap futures contracts report that a common objection they hear from potential customers involves a lack of choices in such contracts. That objection may be starting to recede, in part because of two more London Metal Exchange (LME) contracts being introduced in the first quarter of 2019.
The LME’s two additional steel futures contracts—for North American hot-rolled coil (HRC) and for HRC destined for China—debuted March 11. The additions mean steel producers and ferrous scrap traders will have 13 contracts based in either North America or the United Kingdom to consider using. (This includes seven contracts offered by the Chicago and New York Mercantile Exchange organizations, COMEX and Nymex. Only two of those contracts—one for HRC steel and the other iron ore—experience significant activity.)
North American scrap processors, steelmakers and export brokers now have choices, so what are they choosing between? John Conheeney and Mike Frawley of New Jersey-based World Steel Exchange Marketing, say those two contracts provide several advantages. “The NFX Fastmarkets AMM Midwest Hot-Rolled Coil Index is priced daily, and we believe provides a superior sense of the market than the competition’s index, which is a look-back price,” Conheeney says.
Alberto Xodo, vice president of sales with the LME, can point to the longer track records of the LME Steel Scrap contract, introduced in 2015, and its Steel Rebar contract, also introduced in late 2015. He says 5 million metric tons of volume was traded using the LME Steel Scrap contract in 2018.
This is more than double the trading volume of 2015 through 2017 combined. Xodo is optimistic use of the two increasingly well-established contracts by sellers and buyers of ferrous scrap and steel rebar will grow.
New York-based trader and consultant Nathan Fruchter of Idoru Trading Corp. says prodding processors or mill buyers to try contract trading can require patience.
“I have suggested plenty of times to recyclers to dip their toes in the water; it usually falls on deaf ears,” he says.
On that outputs side, Nymex, the LME and NFX offer finished steel futures contracts, with the LME’s tied to steel rebar and the NFX contract tied to HRC steel.
Advocates of the ferrous scrap contracts point to several reasons why recyclers and mill buyers alike can benefit from the risk management aspects of making trades tied to the contracts. “Price opportunity and volatility are key drives,” Frawley says. He cites price drops in the second half of 2018 as having provided a perfect example.
“In early June 2018, second half of 2018 futures could have been sold at a $395 per ton average price.” That sale figure could have been realized even though “shredded steel scrap prices dropped under $320 per ton in September,” Frawley says.
Regarding such scenarios, he says, “The tipping point for many will come when the pain of not being hedged will outweigh the fear of taking the plunge.”
With scrap and finished steel contracts available, Fruchter says steel producers have two good reasons to begin hedging. “Mills should have greater interest because they can buy and sell using these contracts for their steel as well as their scrap, whereas recyclers can only hedge their scrap.”
Xodo says bankers who like to see more evidence of stability from their metals sector clients can see hedging as a plus. “Two key trends have been slowly emerging, and in 2019 they could change the scale of the ferrous scrap derivatives market by orders of magnitude: collateralized financing and referencing of LME prices in physical contracts,” he says. “We have heard of a number of banks beginning to offer financing to corporations against hedged scrap as collateral,” Xodo continues. “This type of transaction is beneficial for both parties.”
He also points to the commodity pricing volatility risk minimization benefits. “It provides both buyers and sellers the ability to manage their risk exposure flexibly according to varying market conditions and risk appetite,” he says. “It also allows both parties to Xodo on the negotiations around the specific premium or discount and value-add of the transaction rather than having to discuss the market price over and over again.”
While acknowledging that firmly establishing new trading contracts is hard work, Frawley, Fruchter and Xodo all say they see momentum building for the ferrous scrap contracts.
Fruchter sees a glimmer of hope based on 2018 LME activity but repeats his assertion that the timeline stretches forward.
Frawley says the NFX contract, tied to Fastmarkets AMM Midwest shredded scrap pricing, “seems like the ideal scrap product to list,” since “obsolete scrap makes up about 80 percent of the U.S. scrap market.”
Xodo says “a few major players” in the recycling sector “have been exploring how to effectively structure long-term physical supply transactions referencing the LME prices for steel scrap.”
The LME is demonstrating confidence in its steel and ferrous scrap products by introducing two additional products March 11, he says. “Until now, steel mills have not had appropriate instruments to hedge their outputs, and this is a gap that the current LME Steel Rebar contract, as well as our new ferrous contracts—LME Steel HRC North America and LME Steel HRC FOB (freight on board) China—aim to fill.”
Frawley is bullish on the future of hedging in the steel and ferrous scrap sectors. “Those who work to develop their expertise in this space will reap significant rewards,” he predicts. “To us, it feels like the tinder is dry, and we are just looking for a spark.”
The author is senior editor with the Recycling Today Media Group and can be contacted at btaylor@gie.net.
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In 2018, the company says it kept more than 102 million gallon-sized milk jugs out of landfills by using postconsumer resin (PCR) in its manufacturing process. Since 2012 when PakTech started using PCR, it has consumed the equivalent of 338 million of these containers.
“Since we started using recycled HDPE in 2012, our consumption use has increased roughly 20 percent each year,” Panknin says. “We used approximately 11 million pounds in 2017 and 14 million pounds in 2018.”
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PakTech did not begin as a product manufacturer but as a tooling “job shop” that made molds for injection-molding companies, Panknin says. That was in 1983. Over time, the company evolved to provide custom injection-molded parts.
PakTech’s foray into handle manufacturing began a decade after its founding. “In 1993, PakTech designed and began molding a TwinPak handle to hold two 1-gallon milk bottles together for Albertsons, who wanted to compete with Costco,” Panknin says.
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In 2012, the company began producing its multipack handles, the lightweight design of which already used the least amount of material possible while ensuring performance, using 100 percent recycled HDPE, he says. “The objective was to provide an even more sustainable packaging alternative by producing products with 100 percent recycled content and [reducing] the consumption rate of virgin HDPE while maintaining product integrity and performance.
“We believe that sustainable practices are not only the right thing to do for the environment, they are also a smart business strategy,” Panknin continues. “We recognized that using recycled plastics is the best sustainable option available to help reduce the depletion of natural resources and minimize waste by repurposing products which have reached the end of their useful life.”
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Using PCR in its manufacturing process consumes 100 percent less petroleum and 90 percent less energy while emitting 78 percent less greenhouse gases compared with using virgin plastics, Panknin adds.
PakTech’s use of PCR also helps provide sustainable income streams to material recovery facilities and reprocessors.
“We at PakTech have our own extremely active recycling initiative,” Panknin says. “We provide customers with ‘ready to use’ handle recycling centers, which can be set up at a brewery or a place of business. The recycling kit consists of a recycle receptacle with informational graphics, and we provide local collection information so that once the bins fill up, recycling the handles is quick and painless.”
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Cosmic Revelations and Enslavement for the Damisa-Sarki Coate's Black Panther
Author Topic: Cosmic Revelations and Enslavement for the Damisa-Sarki Coate's Black Panther (Read 644663 times)
MindofShadow
Re: Reparations and Revolution for the Damisa-Sarki Ta-Nehisi Coates' Black Panther
need to switch the rock to a chair
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The Evasive 1
I really thought I was being to judgmental when I first starting reading Coates-Panther and was distressed. Because there was some push back on my statements of disapproval, I thought maybe I should wait and give it a chance. I kept saying, "I'll give it just ONE more issue!" and I still tried to have some hope Coates would maybe read some of the tweets or comments from actual long time BP fans and consider what his legacy would be in writing a iconic black character in comics and the hopes those fans who stuck by the character through the "dark times" the character endured over the last couple of years. Coates, the only black writer of the character right now, is the most detrimental to it. I never thought I'd say it, but it's true. And he probably doesn't even see it that way which is a travesty. Like someone said earlier, you have too many new fans and folks who never knew what the character was about drinking Coates Cool-aid just because there is a black writer writing a black character. That's enough for them. You can see it in the many posts on Facebook and other social media pages that pop up where folks don't have clue of the BP mythos. You can go in there and try to correct falsehoods and erroneous beliefs and it's to no avail. Even if they did just start with Priest, at least that is ok if they at least read that entire run AND Hudlin's to have SOME perspective. But alas, there are folks who haven't even done that let alone read any of the earlier writers. I mean you still got people stuck on the T'Challa/Storm marriage when that ship has loooonnnnggg since past. And after every thing Storm has done just before and after the divorce, why would a fan really want to see them back together anyway?
Yes, it is good that the character is getting such exposure in the MU now that its taking him to "A-List"status. But what type of A-lister will he be when it's all said and done? The writers of BP in guest appearances and other team books are doing a better portrayal of the character. Makes since, since unlike Coates, they are actual comic story writers and know enough of the history of the character. Some are actually meant what they said when they said they were fans of the character. It' looks like our hopes lie with them now to keep that T'Challa alive until somebody else, a real fan of BP , eventually replaces Coates. We can only hope it's sooner than later.
« Last Edit: September 13, 2016, 12:28:31 pm by The Evasive 1 »
Ezyo
Quote from: MindofShadow on September 13, 2016, 12:09:38 pm
Ha ha of course T'challa be like:
Quote from: The Evasive 1 on September 13, 2016, 12:24:41 pm
[hipster time]
i've stopped arguing with the newbs or the old time fans that somehow read every run but don't remember sh*t.
I post a scan that shows them they are wrong and move on. Isn't worth it.
/hipster
Quote from: MindofShadow on September 13, 2016, 08:51:21 am
Quote from: Hypestyle on September 13, 2016, 08:35:15 am
So what is "World of Wakanda" supposed to deal with?
stompin on T'challa's nuts
I think its going to go beyond stomping to straight testicular extraction.
Quote from: Kimoyo on September 13, 2016, 08:44:55 am
Quote from: Emperorjones on September 13, 2016, 01:52:36 am
Quote from: Salustrade on September 09, 2016, 12:47:16 pm
I'm still wondering why anyone is suprised at what Coates has done to the BP mythos?
I said this was going to happen even before the first Coates penned BP issue dropped.
A lot of heads called me out for supposedly being a negative nancy.
What say you now?
I didn't call you that per se, but as one of the people who was cautiously optimistic about Coates when I heard he got the job, I am willing to admit I was wrong. I even bought a subscription to support Coates and the book. I've been hoping it would turn around, but I'm losing hope fast on that. I'll let the subscription run out and then I'll be done. And I'm not touching Gay's book; her hit job on Nate Parker (in the New York Times I believe) showed me what time it was where she was concerned.
Brothers EJ and Ezyo, I am so sorry to see your hope for BP dashed, angry too! Repping T'Challa in a positive light in his own book should not be that hard, especially since that should be job #1. Coates missed this, completely over-thinking the task at hand by conceiving of his grandiose plot to raise his personal beliefs and somehow, I suppose, circle back around and give T'Challa his due!?! Coates BP has been a huge disappointment. Personally, I lost hope after issue #3, having read Coates' comments/thoughts and knowing that his entire first year run was already in the can. Such a let down for all of us who've endured so much frustration with Marvel's representation of the character over the last several years.
Peace/No Peace,
Hey, thanks. I feel your pain as well. The cynical side of me wonders if Coates's intention was to build up T'Challa in the first place, at least in a way that you would a white character. I wonder if Coates's is using Panther to prove himself to some white liberals, black feminists, and some the black male bashers in the LGBT community, that he is onboard with how some of them think or depict black men as worthless. Or the chief purveyors of 'toxic masculinity'. So we see T'Challa unable to do anything, unable to prevent violence against women and children (we don't see much or I guess care much about any violence that might be happening to men), we see T'Challa fret, and then seek advice from some of the worst people in the world, and then in turn get played and framed by one of them.
The Lee-Kirby-Priest-Hudlin-Liss black power fantasy has now become a black feminist power fantasy, with the black man of course as the main cause of all Wakanda's (i.e. black people's) problems or an obstacle to overcoming them. I guess by the end of this somehow Coates will make T'Challa 'woke'. He might as well cut to the chase, kill off T'Challa, bring back Shuri as queen, or just make the Midnight Angels the co-rulers of Wakanda.
Quote from: Ezyo on September 13, 2016, 09:17:13 am
Looking at it i feel like this story would of been better served as a 3rd season story rather then the first, that way there could be a better build up to all of this and have a more established fleshed out reason rather then jumping straight into this rebellion that stemmed from nowhere and not build up to it. Had Coates have T'Challa putting out fires (in the form of stroy arcs) and showing the characters feeling burnt out, it might of went better along. However, even now there were a multitude of ways to make this better then what we are seeing. IE makign the antagonists actually be a threat physically and politically and have them actually be intelligent and not have to rely on bad writer/ OOC for T'Challa and the Royal family to make his story work.
I guess there is always TA Hulk to look forward to a good showing right?
I agree with you that this was an odd place to start the story. I mean if we are essentially reintroducing the character to comics and really introducing him to a whole new readership, why start him off beset by so many intractable problems that he can't really solve? Why make him less heroic in his book than two completely new characters? This doesn't leave you with a good feeling about T'Challa's ability to solve problems, save the day, or be a hero. I mean Coates might get there eventually, and to be fair to him, there are flashes there so far, but still, this was a terrible way to start off a new series.
Before tearing someone down you got to build them up, so the audience can have some perspective of the fall. And they can have some sense of who and what T'Challa is fighting for. Coates should've been working to show why Panther is great, why he is cool, why he deserves to be A-list.
To me, Coates had more of an agenda he wanted to push, ideas he wanted to explore and he's using T'Challa to do that. If this was a wholly new character or even a more obscure one I likely wouldn't care due to Coates's politics, but I don't know if it would be as big a deal. But T'Challa has been written better before, and the longtime readers do have those books, they have that proof, and Coates's experimentation, his political and ideological explorations perhaps, aren't working for me. For Coates fans and for the uninitiated perhaps that's different, but I've read a good deal of Priest and Hudlin, plus Maberry and Liss as well. Even one volume from Kirby.
I disagree for one, because I think the writing is too quick to throw black males under the bus to the detriment of black fans-longtime or otherwise, but two, in how the story is being told. It isn't building up T'Challa. It's throwing dirt on him. I think the book is hot right now, but once the 'woke', liberal Coates fans, and black feminist crew move on, T'Challa might be in a worse place than he was by the end of Maberry's run, and I really disliked where he was at the end of Doom War. I can't see how anyone who gets into Black Panther solely on Coates run will come away with a better appreciation for the character.
Quote from: Emperorjones on September 13, 2016, 02:52:50 pm
Coates is not a Black Panther enthusiast so expecting anything different from what he's currently writing, is futile.
Its amazing to me that hickman spent 4 years slowly tearing apart everything dear to tchalla...
Then, in sw, had him rise to the occassion to fight god doom ,a heroic suicide mission to give reed time to save the universe, persevered and helped bring everything back. Ending with tchalla saving everything and everyone, his kingdom restored, wakanda heading to space. ...
And that "victory" lasted 3 f*cking pages in sw9 before coates decided to deconstruct not only tchalla but the whole wakanda mythos
To me whether or not he's an enthusiast should have no bearing on writing a competent, honorable, and dynamic character that will leave the project in good health, on a strong foundation, when he eventually moves on. I wonder if he would write Tony Stark, Peter Parker, Steve Rogers, or Carol Danvers the same way he's writing T'Challa?
Random thoughts: I get that Coates has problems with a Monarchy and it looks like his goal is to change the government of Wakanda. And I get that in order to justify it, T'challa has to shown as a failure. If he is a strong, successful monarch, then the people's justification for a change is weakened, especially in the minds of the reader. It makes the people look ungrateful. Now, from Doom's attack on T'challa that lead to Shuri becoming BP through to Hickman has given him in-story justification. So, I get that he can't make T'challa look successful and strong now, if his goal is to bring the readers to the point that they believe altering the monarchy/government is the right step.
The thing is, he could have got there, without making T'challa looking like a failure. There is another other in-story justification for the change that is common place in comics. You see, he is, despite comments to the contrary, a regular super-hero, too. That is, he puts the good of the world over the good of Wakanda. He is more warrior than warrior king. Yes, he is more king than Thor is, but just as Thor is constantly putting earth over Asgard, T'challa has spent a great deal of his career outside of Wakanda. So, Coates could have gone that route. He could have wrote him as the king who would rather be on the front-lines defending human life, than on the throne taking care of legal issues. Then you can have him successfully taking down the forces of evil, but it keeps him so busy that the administration of government slips from his control. Then T'challa looks even more heroic by realizing this and accepting change in the government so things could run smoother.
BTW, I'm not saying this is the route I would take; I think there is nothing wrong with the current government of Wakanda and BP's place in it, but if this change is his goal, he could have went at it another way.
Did Priest establish T'challa could get from NY to Wakanda in like 45 minutes?
The "king" title should be a positive addition to the mythos. A way to separate T'challa from other heroes. What makes him different. What gives him MORE and DIFFERENT story telling options and perspectives. Without the monarchy and Wakanda, he's just another enhanced super hero like Rogers.
Priest integrated it into his comic. Being "king" was almost like another super power the way he could wield it to get what he (tchalla) wanted.
Hudlin had no problem showing T'challa advisors being mad when he was gone. Or his mom insisting on him getting married and producing heirs due to him being a king. He used the "kingship" as a story telling element, not as a hindrance.
Coates doesn't have that imagination or story telling ability and wants to root it in "real life sh*t," and to him, because of his limited world view and own bias, real life sh*t means "stereotypical africa."
Thor can get to Earth to Asgard in a second, but it is a common theme in his title that being on earth keeps him from doing his Asgardian duties.
That said, I agree totally with you that it's not a problem. But with Coates' goal to derail the Monarchy, he could have done it without making T'challa look like a complete failure. He could have used this common royal issue of divided duties as the basis, but he didn't. (But again, his first mistake is thinking the Monarchy is a bad thing.)
True enough. I guess I'll stop getting frustrated over those folks over there and concentrate venting or praising BP stuff over here.
Publishing my own comics!
What? Did? Coates? JUST? DO?
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Human Rights Voices
While the UN devotes its human rights operations to the demonization of the democratic state of Israel above all others and condemns the United States more often than the vast majority of non-democracies around the world, the voices of real victims around the world must be heard.
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Palestinians face off with Israeli forces during weekly clashes along the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip, east of Gaza City, on May 25, 2018
Palestinian Authority/Gaza, May 25, 2018
Bomb hurled at IDF troops on Gaza border as 1,600 protest
Times of Israel
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An explosive device was thrown Friday at Israeli troops along the Gaza border in the Strip's north, the army said, as Palestinians took part in weekly clashes near the security fence.
The army said no soldiers were injured by the bomb.
It said some 1,600 Palestinians took part in riots at two locations along the border, where they threw rocks and burned tires. Numerous attempts were made to damage security infrastructure, the army said.
Troops used riot dispersal means and live fire in accordance with IDF regulations, it added.
Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry said 86 people were injured. Most were treated for tear gas inhalation while some sustained gunshot wounds.
Also during the afternoon several incendiary kites were flown into Israel from the Palestinian coastal enclave, sparking fires. Strong winds hampered efforts to douse the blazes, though all were eventually brought under control.
Friday's clashes were part of the weekly "March of Return" protests that began on March 30. Israel says they are orchestrated by the Hamas terror group, which rules Gaza, and used as cover for attempted terror attacks and breaches of the border fence.
The violent demonstrations were meant to end on May 15, but Hamas leaders have said they want them to continue. Turnout at the past two weeks' clashes has been far smaller than previous weeks.
Earlier, the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza said a Palestinian man shot in recent clashes died.
Yasser Habib, 24, was wounded several days ago east of Gaza City, the ministry said. It did not give details of exactly when he was shot.
According to the ministry's figures, 115 Palestinians have died since the start of the weekly protests in March, which reached their peak on May 14 when 61 people died.
Hamas acknowledged 50 of those killed that day were its members, while Islamic Jihad said three of those killed belonged to the terror group.
Separately Friday, the army said an estimated 87,000 Palestinians from the West Bank travelled to Jerusalem for Ramadan prayers.
It also said 8,000 Palestinians prayed at the Tomb of the Patriarchs in the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
"IDF troops are deployed in reinforced numbers and are operating along with the Shin Bet, Civil Administration, Border Police and Israel Police in order to allow the Ramadan prayers, as well defending communities and roads and preserving order and security in the area," the army said.
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Domestic Holidays
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Scintillating Singapore
Day 1: Delhi – Singapore
Today you will depart from Delhi airport to Singapore. Arrive in Singapore at and you will be transferred to your hotel. After that, you may proceed for Sentosa Fun Tour at 1430 hrs. A leisurely drive takes you to Sentosa Fun which includes (admission, UWW, dolphin, Cinebest, Desperados, Song of Sea). Overnight at the Hotel.
Day 2: Singapore
Breakfast at the hotel, After breakfast, you will proceed to the Half day City Tour of Singapore at 0800 hrs to 1100 hrs. Duration: 03 Hours An Orientation tour of our city begins with a drive around the Civic District past the Padang, Cricket Club and the historic Parliament House, Supreme Court and City Hall. Next a stop at the Merlion Park for great views of Marina Bay and a picture-taking opportunity with The Merlion, Singapore’s well-known tourism icon, a mythological creature that is a part lion and part fish. The tour continues with a visit to the Thian Hock Keng Temple, one of the oldest Buddhist-Taoist temples on the island, before driving past Chinatown to a local handicraft centre. From there we proceed to the National Orchid Garden, located within the Singapore Botanic Gardens, which boasts a sprawling display of 60,000 orchid plants comprising of 400 species and more than 2,000 hybrids. Our final stop at Little India will entrance you with the scent of joss sticks, jasmine, and spices. In the evening you may proceed for Singapore Night Safari (3.5 hrs). Singapore Zoo one of the best-loved Zoos in the World, one of its most popular features is the Singapore Night Safari. Singapore Night Safari allows visitors the unique chance to witness over 1000 animals in their recreated natural environment after the sun has gone down. See the animals play, prowl and feed in the grounds of the tropical night safari. Overnight at the Hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel, after breakfast you may proceed for Universal Studio Singapore. Universal Studios Singapore was opened for a sneak peek week in view of the Chinese New Year Celebrations. Enter the thrilling world of movie magic as you “ride the movies” on roller coasters and other movie-themed attractions. Be dazzled and delighted by an immersive entertainment experience that brings the silver screen to life. Enjoy full day thereafter that back to the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.
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Breakfast at the hotel, after breakfast, the day is free on your own. Overnight at the Hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel, after breakfast, the day is free at leisure for your own activities till check out. After check out, you will be transferred to the (Singapore) Airport on SIC basis. And departs from Singapore and arrive Delhi.
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Mar 12, 2018 | Ash and Tongham, News, Stoke, Westborough and Park Barn
Changes are about to take place to the successful Joining In! project, managed by Voluntary Action South West Surrey, that has been supporting community involvement for the past six years.
From the beginning of April, Joining In! co-ordinator David Rose will be working on other projects for VASWS, including the Guildford Time Bank scheme. Although Joining In! will therefore not have a dedicated co-ordinator, it will continue in the following ways.
The Joining In! website www.joiningin.org.uk will remain active and David Rose will update it with new and amended listings, when required.
Copies of the current Joining In! booklets are available from VASWS at 39 Castle Street, Guildford GU1 3QU. Tel: 01483 504626. Email: info@vasws.org.uk Copies are also available from the community wardens based at the Park Barn Centre.
VASWS will continue to support voluntary and community sector organisations listing volunteer opportunities on their behalf on its database. Go to: http://voluntaryactionsws.org.uk/volunteering/we-need-volunteers/
4. VASWS will help voluntary and community sector organisations with their development including registering as a charity, through to helping established groups review policies and procedures and search for funding. Go to: http://voluntaryactionsws.org.uk/support/
Thank you for all your support and help.
Joining In! co-ordinator David Rose with his self-guided walks leaflets.
Joining In! was established by Voluntary Action South West Surrey in 2010, following a series of meetings with the community in the Westborough ward of Guildford, in conjunction with Guildford Borough Council’s community wardens Tracy James and Richard Musgrove.
Among the feedback received was that people were interested to find out more about what activities were available to them locally as they would be interested in taking part.
In 2012 the first Joining In! booklet was produced containing details of where activities were taking place and what opportunities there were for people to volunteer, help out and most of all be part of.
A community litter pick around the Guildford Tesco store (near Ashenden estate) hosted by Joining In! and Guildford Borough Council’s community wardens.
VASWS received funding from Surrey County Council’s TravelSmart initiative, and in January 2013 David Rose took up the role of Joining In! co-ordinator. It has also received funding from Guildford Borough Council, The Guildford Poyle Charities and the National Lottery’s Awards for All, enabling the project to expand and continue beyond the original three-year period, (from January 2013).
Soon a second and much enlarged edition of the booklet was published, with around 5,000 copies distributed across Westborough and Park Barn. A website was set up and David began helping groups and organisations, schools, churches, and so on, in the ward to promote their services and in turn encourage residents to get involved and join in.
The Sunrise Gurkha Taekwando Club.
Much progress was made engaging with people of all ages including groups such as the Guildford Nepalese Community organisation. The Joining In! Men’s Group was established, filling a gap in the community for a social group for older men. With a focus on local history and nostalgia it continues to grow.
Joining In! has hosted a range of events with the help of the community wardens. These have included countryside clean-ups, litter picks, history and nature walks, fun days (in conjunction with the Park Barn & Westborough Community Association and TravelSmart), talks, and more.
In all of these, many members of the community have not only attended, but have actively taken part in a wide range of volunteer roles.
The Big Wheel – Spring into Action event in May 2015.
In May 2015, Joining In! (again with help from the community wardens) hosted The Big Wheel – Spring into Action. It was a free community event with fun and action for all the family. Held on Bannisters Field, off Egerton Road, near Guildford’s Tesco store, the sun shone on the event that focused on cycling, walking, sports, fitness, healthy living and wellbeing. Several hundred people visited on the day.
In total, five editions of the Joining In! booklet for the Westborough ward have been published. In 2015 Joining In! was established in the Stoke ward of Guildford covering Bellfields and Slyfield, with Helen Linnell of VASWS as co-ordinator.
Two editions of booklets listing activities, things to do and services in that area have been published. The second booklet covers Stoughton as well. While a booklet covering Ash, Ash Vale and Tongham was also published in 2015; and Joining In! has hosted the Ash Forum to which local services and people from the community have come together to network.
The Rhythm of Life Community Choir.
Joining In! has assisted and given help and advice to many groups and organisations and individuals. These range from actively attending meetings (an example being the Park Barn & Westborough Community Association), helping in the planning and running of events (such as the Stoke Community Fun Day), the regular running of groups (such as the extremely successful Park Barn-based Rhythm of Life Community Choir), and helping set up regular volunteering opportunities (working with the halow charity being one example).
Stoke Community Fun Day 2016.
In 2016, David compiled three free self-guided walk leaflets covering the Westborough / Park Barn area, focusing on local history and natural history. Many copies were printed and distributed. Copies are available from the VASWS office in Castle Street, and from the community wardens based at the Park Barn Centre.
Garden tidy up in Park Barn with halow charity volunteers.
Early in 2018, David linked up with GLADE (Guildford Learning and Development Enterprise), Kings College and the halow charity, which saw them help relay a path on the Westborough Fitness Trail with new wood chips.
Joining In! is all about taking part, and if you wish volunteer your services and time.
The next project taking in place in March will see Kings’ pupils, in conjunction with GLADE, make nesting boxes that will be later be placed in Westborough Woods. Former Surrey Wildlife Trust ranger for the area, Mark Havler, now engaged with some community work with the University of Surrey, will be assisting.
This is another example of how the Joining In! project has, on many occasions, worked by bringing together local groups, services providers, and residents to make much-needed improvements for the communities in which it has been active.
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Eric Schmaltz
Poetries of the Mouth and Canadian Imaginary
Language detained by saying
A note on Jordan Scott's 'Clearance Process' (2016)
In 2013, as part of the North of Invention conference (organized by Sarah Dowling and Charles Bernstein), poet Jordan Scott gave a presentation entitled “The State of Talk: Notes towards Speech Dysfluencies and State Interrogation Procedures and Techniques.” To much acclaim, Scott discusses the “lateral step” that he takes from his book Blert (2008) to consider “expanded notions of disfluencies as applied to the procedures of interrogation.” The talk maps a trajectory for his poetics that shifts from a personal exploration of the stutter in Blert (2008) toward this related linguistic terrain of stuttering elsewhere.
Clearance Process (2016), which stems from Scott’s research into the stutter, dysfluency, and interrogation, is a multimedia chapbook which captures the five days Scott spent touring the Guantanamo Bay Detention Center (GTMO) in April 2015. It appears to be one of the numerous, exceptional offerings from his line of inquiry. The book itself, published exclusively in a digital format by The Capilano Review as part of their SMALL CAPS series, is comprised of a forward by Scott that details the process of admission to tour GTMO, a powerful excerpt from Guantanamo Diary (2015) by Mohamedou Ould Slahi, an audio composition by Jason Starnes, and a series of striking, Operational Security (OPSEC) approved photographs. Clearance Process is dedicated to Slahi, a Mauritania-born man who was detained in GTMO from 2002 until his release on October 17, 2016, without charge.
Having listened to “The State of Talk” before engaging Clearance Process, I was uneasy with the prospect of confronting the very unsettling but very real techniques of torture and interrogation. Torture isn’t in the foreground here, but it haunts the entire book. Though Clearance Process is still disquieting, it is the quietude of the collection that is perhaps most affective. If Blert is a book that, as Tyrone Williams describes, captures the “momentary loss of control, of agency” in the moment of the stutter, then Clearance Process engages different losses of agency — the voluntary and the forced, both a product of the systemic operations of a space like GTMO. Lingusitic communication in Starnes’s accompanying composition, embedded in the digital publication, captures this with its hauntingly sparse soundscape. Clearance Process’s soundtrack is composed of ambient sound — crackles, echoes, chirps, and buzzes from the space. The few voices on the recording are distant and muffled, interrupted by hums and clangs: “this goes through the nose and down into the stomach to provide the [inaudible].” What few voices there are drift in and out of audibility, a likely result of the restrictions in place according to detention center policies.
In his introduction to Clearance Process, Scott also notes that the speechscape of GTMO “was one of feedback loops and evasion, repetition with variations on an echo-forming language strategy,” a voluntary stoppage and circumvention of what otherwise could be said:
That’s not in my lane.
I don’t know what they’ve done or what they haven’t done. I’m not privy to that information.
I’m not authorized to tell you that, sir.
I can’t speak to that. But I’ll see if I can find someone who can.
Sir, you’re not allowed to ask that. (np)
Each seemingly scripted line, presumably uttered by one of the workers of the detention complex, is not necessarily a stutter, but a stoppage, a distraction, a deviation in speech; it is language detained by saying.
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Eric Schmaltz is a poet, artist, scholar, and educator. He holds a PhD in English from York University where he specialized in experimental and avant-garde literatures in Canada. For the 2018–2019 academic year, Eric is a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania where he is engaged in research on sound and poetry. He is the writer of Surfaces (2018), a collection of visual poetry and text-art that intervenes into the legacies of media-based poetics. His creative work has appeared in periodicals such as The Capilano Review, the Berkeley Poetry Review, Vallum, and Lemon Hound and has been exhibited in Buffalo, Philadelphia, St. Catharines, Toronto, and Vancouver.
This series of short documents engages the intersection of sound studies, orality, and various poetic modalities with a focus on poets working within the area lines of Canada. As research in process, each of these commentaries reflects upon the possibilities afforded by emphasizing the mouth in poetry and how the mouth as a site of creative expression can divergently engage processes of cultural meaning-making.
Jacket2 Commentaries feature invited posts by poets and scholars who take a close, serial look at poetry scenes, archives, poetic concerns, or theoretical clusters. Commentaries, although curated, are not edited by Jacket2 staff. We welcome your comments. Send queries and notes to Jacket editors here.
At the opening
Lillian Allen's poetry of speech, song, and social justice
Word-Sound-Systems
Further notes on Kaie Kellough’s vibratory poetics
'Voices of continuance'
Words, speech, and memory in Jeannette Armstrong’s 'Breath Tracks' (1991)
'Schizophonophilia'
Wayde Compton and Jason de Couto, The Contact Zone Crew
Imaging the voice
Notating poetic vocalization
Conditions of silence
Recovering Gerry Shikatani's 'Sans Titre'
Listening and self-care in Shazia Hafiz Ramji's 'Port of Being' (2018)
Shazia Hafiz Ramji
Japanese-Canadian Poetry
Gerry Shikatani
Jason de Couto
Poetry and Poetics
Steve McCaffery
The Contact Zone Crew
Wayde Compton
Indigenous Poetry
Jeanette Armstrong
Kaie Kellough
dub poetry
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NEW YORK -- For the second time in a week during the WNBA Finals, the league acknowledged a late officiating mistake.The WNBA said the officials missed a shot clock violation in the deciding Game 5 on Thursday night in which the Los Angeles Sparks beat the defending champion Minnesota Lynx 77-76.After reviewing postgame video, we have determined that Nneka Ogwumikes shot with 1:14 remaining in regulation time should not have counted due to a shot-clock violation, and that the referees improperly failed to review the play under the instant replay rules, Renee Brown, WNBA chief of basketball operations and player relations, said in a statement Friday.Ogwumikes jumper with 3.1 seconds left, off the rebound of her blocked shot, won it for the Sparks.The league earlier this week admitted a mistake after officials missed an 8-second backcourt violation that benefited Minnesota late in Game 4 on Sunday. The Lynx scored on that possession for a four-point lead with 12.5 seconds left and won 85-79.Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve was angry in her postgame news conference Thursday night about both missed calls, saying the league needed to do more than just apologize and send a memo.Its really unfortunate that players continually put themselves out there, playing and competing at a really high level. Whether it was the 8-second call in LA or the game today, doesnt matter, OK? The game today, its not fair to the players, Reeve said. Its not enough just to apologize or send out a memo that they got something wrong, OK? These players are so invested and something must be done about the officiating in this league because its not fair to these great players we have.WNBA rules state in the final two minutes of a game, plays are only reviewable immediately. Earlier in the game, time can elapse and plays can still be reviewed. In college basketball, officials are given more time to review calls in the final two minutes.It was reviewable at the time when she shot it, Reeve said. The referees at that point didnt think anything was wrong. They didnt understand it was the end of the clock. They didnt hear the shot clock. When they put the ball in play, the play is no longer reviewable.Arenas switched shot clocks midseason. There were some issues when they were changed about how audible the horn was when it reached zero.This wasnt the first year officiating mistakes happened in playoff games. Last season, in the Western Conference finals, the Lynx were aided by a foul with 1.5 seconds left in a tie game against Phoenix. The league acknowledged the call should never have been made.Its unfortunate were having this discussion, Reeve said. The number of people that have contacted us and said this shot was no good, its unfortunate. I mean, I dont know what happens from there. Maybe they still win. I dont know. Thats why I dont want to take anything away from LA.Lynx star Maya Moore didnt realize the controversy until asked about it in a sullen losing locker room.OK, that doesnt make me feel any better, Moore said.She said she thought she saw one of the officials signal for a review and was surprised to hear that didnt occur, the details of the final minutes lost in the haze of defeat.Well, it doesnt mean anything now, Moore said. Puma Womens Shoes Gold . Rob Manfred, baseballs chief operating officer, testified last week during the grievance filed by the players union to overturn Rodriguezs 211-game suspension. A person familiar with the hearing, speaking on condition of anonymity, told The Associated Press on Saturday that Manfred testified the sport wasnt concerned whether Bosch distributed performance-enhancing drugs to minors because MLBs interest was his relationship with players under investigation. Puma Womens Shoes Pink .C. -- Kemba Walker and the Charlotte Bobcats got off to a fast start, and the Sacramento Kings were never quite able to catch up. http://www.cheappumawomensshoes.com/ . With his new coach and six-time Grand Slam singles champion Boris Becker watching him during an official match for the first time, Djokovic appeared tentative early against the Slovakian player, who often appeared content to keep the ball in play. Puma Womens Shoes On Sale . But by the time the game started, the Toronto Raptors forward felt even worse. And, for three quarters, it showed as Gay shot a woeful three-for-13 from the field. Puma Womens Shoes Green .ca! Hi Kerry, Its another day and here we are looking at another dubious hit to the head. In this case Blue Jackets forward Brandon Dubinsky elbowed Saku Koivu in the head about a second after he dished off the puck to a teammate, knocking him unconscious.Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool are already working on summer signings - and hes not afraid of bringing in players on the same level as his current squad. The Liverpool boss, who took over from Brendan Rodgers in October, is about to embark on his first summer transfer window at Anfield, but is refusing to name any of the clubs targets.Klopp insists he is looking forward to improving his current crop during pre-season training - and feels even if the club can bring in a similar standard of player this summer then it could help to push the team forwards. Jurgen Klopp wont prioritise Liverpools Europa League final above their Premier League match against Chelsea You need to be a little bit more independent from the injury situation, he said in an exclusive interview with Sky Sports News HQ.When we have a good pre-season and when we can give the boys a good base, it should be different, really different. You can never be sure, so of course we need players. Well try to find players that will give us the opportunity to become better.If they are better then good, but if they are the same level that would be really good too. Then we can push each other onto another level.Klopp has targets in mind - and explained he wants footballers who understand the value of playing for a big club like Liverpool. If they are better then good, but if they are the same level that would be really good too. Then we can push each other onto another level. Jurgen Klopp He added: First of all, its not the time to speak about this in public. We work on it, of course, but theres nothing to say at this moment.In the end I hope I have a team together who likes working together and who likes working for Liverpool and who feels the responsibility about the club and the power of this club.ddddddddddddIf we can do this then we can be really strong and we can win something - but I dont know what. Jurgen Klopp celebrates during the famous win over Borussia Dortmund Klopp has guided the club to the Capital One Cup final and the Europa League final in his first season and after famous wins such as the 4-3 success over Borussia Dortmund, he says there is reason for optimism as the season draws to a close.We feel good in this moment, he said. There is a very optimistic atmosphere around Melwood and there is a lot of good reasons for that.Weve had a few brilliant games. Its not usual that you have games like this in a really good season. I dont know where we will end this season and which position we will have in the table, but we had moments to remember for a long, long time. Klopp expects Jordan Henderson to back for Euro 2016 but doubts hell be ready for the Europa League final Thats good and its only because the players played how they played. Im fine with the progress.Theres a lot to do, of course. We need more stability, less goals conceded, but goalscoring is quite good. Of course we miss chances so we could improve there.For the moment its absolutely okay. This team is really able to win against each other team. Not on every day, so we have to work on this, but on a lot of days - so that is good.Jurgen Klopps Liverpool play Chelsea live on Sky Sports 2 on Wednesday evening from 7.55pm. 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France: Students strikes spread, solidarity actions begin
With more universities and students joining the strike many have also chosen to participate in solidarity actions.
The government is now admitting that 32 universities are 'affected by student action' although this is actually closer to the total that are blockaded, with a further 20 universities affected by some action.
The national student coordination meeting had called for students to occupy train stations on the day the transport strikes were due to begin as a sign of solidarity. Occupying train stations blocking railway tracks was also a succesful tactic used during the anti-CPE movement.
At Nanterre on Tuesday there was a brief occupation of the train station, during the earlier clashes with police one student reported that a policeman had pulled off his glasses and told him to leave, when he responded that the blockade had been voted for democratically the policeman crushed his glasses and struck him with a baton.. In the evening 100-200 students from Parisian universities met up at the Sorbonne after the AG and attempted to blockade the gare d'Austerlitz. 60-odd riot police were waiting for them, the police launched a few charges and the students withdrew without any major clashes.
In Rouen dozens of students blocked the tracks at the train station, six were arrested by the CRS and are facing prosecution. At Rennes over 200 students tried to occupy the station and were driven back by 16 vans worth of riot police, there were at least five arrests, at least one of which was targeted. Two students at Tours were arrested leaving university buildings after an occupation of the president's office. The president had refused to allow the national coordination meeting to take place at the campus. Around 80 students attempted to protest at the local police station but CRS had blocked all of the surrounding streets.
In Lyon today (Wednesday) 300 students marched through the streets, at the occupied Lyon II campus they have set up a program of film screenings and concerts open to all (program). In Nantes there was a stand off outside the gare du Nord between some 300 students and riot police.
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Sleb Mastermind - Show 5
My first thought when looking at the line up for last night’s show was the Rob Deering would be the out and out winner, with the others vying for second place some distance behind. Rob Deering, as well as being a stand up, is a quizzer. In fact his first ever adult TV appearance was on William G. Stewart’s Fifteen to One. He has also won a sleb edition of The Weakest Link, without getting any of his questions wrong. So there was no doubt in my mind that he’d be the pick of the bunch anyway in GK, but also I was sure that he’d leave nothing to chance with his specialist. To be fair, he didn’t Answering on the 6 novels of Jane Austen, he ripped through 12 questions in 90 seconds giving a correct answer to every one of them. Now, the only realistic hope that the other contenders had going into the show was that Rob would underperform on the specialist round. Well, to paraphrase bad western films – they only had two chances – slim chance and no chance – and slim chance had just left town.
I wasn’t previously aware of Amy Willerton’s work. A quick Google revealed that she is a model/beauty queen, probably best known for appearing in a recent series of ‘I’m a Celebrity – Get Me Out Of Here’. Fair enough. Her specialist subject was Anne Boleyn. Fair play to her for taking such a traditional Mastermind subject – according to her inter round chat with John she is a big fan of the 16th century one-time Queen consort. Takes all sorts, I spose. Now, following Rob’s round, the other GK rounds were going to be put in the shade anyway, but actually Amy’s round wasn’t that bad. She had obviously put some work in, since some of the questions she actually got were the more difficult ones in the round. Nonetheless 6 wouldn’t put her in contention at half time.
I will have to apologise to Andy Bell, our third contender, since, until he told us before his GK round, I had no idea that Erasure are apparently still going strong. Well done. I managed 6 on Rob’s round on Jane Austen, 5 on Anne Boleyn, and again, 5 on Andy’s round on Blondie. Ah, Debbie Harry – sorry, I was getting all unnecessary there for a moment. Andy levelled out at 6 – again, a decent enough score, but not one that gave him any chance of being in the shakeup at the end.
Finally Jason Watkins. Now, if you’re thinking – Jason who? – well, let me tell you. If you saw him, you’d know him. Jason is one of those very fine character actors we seem so well blessed with in these isles. Never the top of the bill – although never down among the wines and spirits either – he’s one of those actors who producers rely on to do a fine job time and time again. Jason was answering on the actor/manager David Garrick. He did a good job too – 8 points off 90 seconds, and in another show, on another day, he’d have still been in the shakeup at the turn. As it was though, this was a one horse race.
Before the one horse left in the race got a chance to work himself up to a gallop, though, we saw Amy Willerton return to the chair. Look, she’s obviously making hay while the sun shines – doing the rounds of the various opportunities open to slebs, and nobody should blame her for that. But GK is not her thing, and she scored 2. Andy Bell achieved respectability by adding 8 to his own total. Well done. Jason went even better, getting himself into double figures, with 10 for a total of 18. Rob, though, as I knew he would do, ripped his own round to shreds, adding a relatively effortless 15 to finish on 27.
Rob Deering Parkins UK The Novels of Jane Austen 12 - 0 15 - 2 27 - 2
Amy Willerton Milestones Trust Anne Boleyn 6 - 2 2 - 7 8 - 9
Andy Bell National AIDS Trust Blondie 6 – 2 8 - 7 14 - 9
Jason Watkins Local Giving David Garrick 8 - 0 10 - 2 18 – 2
Labels: sleb Mastermind
Well, I’ve little doubt that the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Slebs were on standby last night, after the ordeals we’ve seen being meted out to 3 of the celebrities in the last two shows. Was their vigilance necessary, though? Well . . .
Prime candidate for a rough ride was last night’s first celebrity Andy day. I say this because Andy was the seemingly obligatory CBBC/CBeebies presenter. Andy is apparently one of the main men on CBeebies. Well done! For his specialist subject he answered on the Back to the Future trilogy of films. Very well he did too, just narrowly failing to get into double figures. But then the specialist rounds are rarely a problem for CBBC/CBeebies/BBC Radio presenters. The GK, on the other hand. . .
Long before we cross that, bridge, min, let us pause for a minute to consider Ann Cleeve’s round on the Shetland Islands. Ann Cleeves is a crime writer, who, among other works, created the character Vera Stanhope, the main character in the TV series Vera. Her round was a wide ranging one – basically anything and everything connected with the islands was fair game. Now, having been one answer away from a perfect round myself in my semi final SS, I know just how frustrating that is. At least mine wasn’t the last question of the round, as was Ann’s. Nonetheless, a very fine round it was, and she finished on 11.
Now, I did know that Tom Rosenthal plays one of the sons in Friday Night Dinner – the one who isn’t played by Simon Bird. What I didn’t know was that he is also the son of Jim Rosenthal. I haven’t personally seen Jim on TV that much since ITV started to give up on all sport except the Champions League, but he really was the face and voice of ITV sport back in the 80s and 90s. That’s the dad, though. The son, Tom, was answering on Flags of the World. Now, that was tempting fate. This was Jesse’s specialist subject when he set the all time 2 minute round record – well, all time record for a round length of any duration actually, unless I am very much mistaken. In his first round heat of the 2010 Champion of Champion’s series Jesse scored 23. Now, Tom didn’t actually do very badly at all, but he levelled out at 7, which put him some way off the lead.
Finally Robert Peston – in celebrity terms probably the biggest gun in this particular heat. People from BBC Current Affairs, or from the ITN equivalent often tend to do well in Sleb Mastermind, and I quite fancied that Robert Peston would continue this record. His specialist – on David Bowie from 1966 – 1976 – certainly gave him a decent platform upon which to launch his bid for victory. He didn’t quite match Ann’s round, but it wasn’t far off, and with 10 it meant that all he had to do would be to set a target which was a couple of points more than Ann could match.
In the meantime, though, Tom Rosenthal returned to the chair. The chances that he would be able to overhaul such a substantial lead looked unlikely, and every time he gave a correct answer he sounded as if he couldn’t quite believe it was right. Nonetheless the points kept racking up steadily, and by the end of the round he had managed 11 to take his score to 18. Would it win? Well, in terms of what we’ve already seen in this series nothing was impossible, but it still looked unlikely.
And so to Andy day. I doubt that much pressure needed to be put on Andy to take part. He looked as if he was taking it all in good spirit, and you can see the appeal of appearing. It’s all in aid of a good cause, it’s something to eventually tell your grandkids, and in the case of a children’s TV presenter it gets your face seen by people who would probably never have seen you before. Only – the thing is, if you’re not a quizzer, and don’t have a great general knowledge – well, just check out some of the less temperate comments around the web to get an idea about what you can be letting yourself in for. OK, then, let’s cut a long story slightly shorter. Andy scored 4.
The two horses still in the race, then, took their places in the stalls. First out of the starting gate was Robert Peston. He didn’t do as well as I thought he would, scoring 11 and 6 points. I wasn’t that impressed with his talking over John’s attempts to give him the answers to his passes at the end, although let’s be charitable and say that this was due to his annoyance with himself for getting things wrong that he knew. But Robert, that’s the point – that’s what the chair does to you. It’s not just about what you actually know – it’s about what you can recall when you need to under those conditions.
Coming up on the rails, then, was Ann Cleeves. Her round was an interesting contrast to Robert’s. Robert , basically, if an answer didn’t come within a second, then he passed. Ann just kept answering, even if it meant that she had to take a couple of seconds to think before she gave an answer. This meant that she got through fewer questions, and only scored 10. However, it also meant that she only accrued one pass, and when the contest was revealed as a 21 – all tie, the countback went clearly in her favour.
Andy Day Angels The Back to the Future Trilogy 9 - 0 4 - 8 13 - 8
Ann Cleeves Mind The Shetland Islands 11 – 0 10 - 1 21 - 1
Tom Rosenthal Willow Foundation Flags of the World 7 - 2 11 - 3 18 - 5
Robert Peston Speakers for Schools David Bowie – 1966 - 1976 10 - 1 11 - 6 21 -7
Well, another sleb show, and after this one the production team must be worrying that they’ll be getting a knock on the door from the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Slebs. I’ll say more about that later on.
The show often invites broadcasters from BBC Radio, CBBC and CBeebies to take part, and first into the lists last night was Mary Anne Hobbs. I wasn’t previously aware of her work, but a quick google revealed her to be a BBC Radio 6 broadcaster. It also revealed that we were born in the same year – and I have to say that she is, without wishing to appear ungallant, wearing a hell of a lot better than I am. Mary Anne’s specialist subject was the late great Barry Sheene. By jingo she knew her stuff as well. 9 points, and only a stumble kept her away from the magical double figure barrier. A good round.
Neil Fitzmaurice is one of those people whose name you might not know, but whose face you probably recognize straightaway. Well, anyone who had a hand in writing Phoenix Nights has my respect. Neil was answering on the films of Robert De Niro, and that’s a hell of a wide subject when you consider that he’s made getting on for 100 of them. All of which probably goes some way towards explaining why Neil was unable to squeeze his way past 6 points. Not by any means a score to be ashamed of, but there was a rueful look on his face as he left the chair, and he surely thought that his chance of taking home a piece of glassware had just disappeared.
Katie Thistleton was the seemingly obligatory CBBC presenter in this particular show. Her subject was The Life and Times of Rachel Green. If that name doesn’t mean anything to you, well, basically Rachel Green was the character played by Jennifer Aniston in Friends. Now, I can already hear the naysayers preparaing their green biros for this one. My 2007 heat of regular Mastermind was leapt upon as an example of the show’s so-called dumbing down because Stacy Mitchell on the same heat chose the Life and Career of Jennifer Aniston. Well, here we a contender not only taking Friends – but only one of the main characters. All I can say is that things change for the Sleb shows. Leeway has to be given with specialist subjects – with good reason too, as we would see later. Having picked what I found to be the easiest of last night’s specialists, at least Katie did justice to it, scoring 11.
Finishing the round was dear old Johnny Ball. Johnny’s position in the pantheon of Children’s TV greats was secured with his brilliant Think of a Number TV series, and its successors. Later on in the show Johnny would reflect ruefully that nobody has come along to make such programmes for children since. He’s probably right, but then who else could do it? His specialist round was on Michael Faraday. He struggled manfully with it, but a misfiring recall system didn’t help, and he levelled out with 6.
Neil Fitzmaurice, freed from the pressure of being in a position where it was realistic that he might actually win the show, gradually relaxed into his round. Picking up speed in the second minute he managed to break through the double figure barrier to notch up a decent round of 11, to finish on 16. Johnny Ball’s misfiring recall did him no more favours in the GK than it had in the specialist round, and indeed he did confess to being in panic mode. He fought his way to 5 points for 11.
Now for the cruelty to slebs. At the halfway stage it really was a two horse race between Mary Anne and Katie, who were way ahead of two gents. Mary Anne returned to the chair, and . . . well, there’s no nice way of saying it. She got one right in her GK round. So now the worst that Neil could come was 2nd. Katie returned to the chair, and she actually did better than Mary Anne. She scored 2 points.
Look, at the end of the day I know little more about how this has worked out than any other viewer. I don’t know whether Mary Anne and Katie volunteered to go on the show – I don’t know whether they were invited and agreed immediately and enthusiastically – I don’t know whether they were invited and were a little reluctant but allowed themselves to be persuaded because its for a good cause – I don’t know whether they were put under pressure to appear by their BBC superiors. We don’t know, and we can’t know. I don’t know whether both or either suffered dreadfully from brain freeze because of the pressure of being in the chair, or whether they just don’t have a huge amount in the way of general knowledge. So anything I say must be viewed in that light. Still – IF pressure was put onto either or both to appear, it’s a pretty sad thing. Yes, I know it’s only a bit of fun, but doing badly on Sleb Mastermind, I would imagine, is still a lot worse than being first out on Sleb Pointless, or being caught by the Chaser in a couple of steps on Sleb Chase, to name but two. I really don’t know that it’s that entertaining watching a couple of perfectly nice minor celebrities squirming and suffering their way through a GK round which they maybe just aren’t suited to. Pah. Humbug.
Mary Anne Hobbs Shelter Barry Sheene 9 - 1 1 - 7 10 - 8
Neil Fitzmaurice Zoe’s Place The Films of Robert De Niro 5 - 7 11 - 2 16 - 9
Katie Thistleton FOP Friends The Life and Times of Rachel Green 11 - 1 2 - 7 13 - 8
Johnny Ball Action for Children Michael Faraday 6 - 4 5 - 7 11 – 11
You know what it’s like with celebrity shows. Sometimes there are people you know on them, and sometimes there aren’t. Last night’s show was a particularly good example of the genre.
First off was Ore Oduba. Actually I have seen Ore presenting sports reports before, but also he’s the John Craven of the 2010s, presenting Newsround. His specialist subject last night was David Beckham. Well, yes, we all know that the difficulty level of the Sleb specialist rounds is not as high as it is for contenders in the regular series, not should it be, so it’s not that much of a boast that I managed 5 of these. Ore doubled this, scoring 10, and remember that these specialists are 90 second rounds, so anything in double figures is a great round. Well done.
Second up, and one of two real ‘A’ listers in last night’s show was Olympic Winter Games 2014 Gold Medal winner Lizzy Yarnold. Now, Lizzy’s round illustrated what I would think must be a quandary for the production team. You see, while it might provoke a certain amount of schadenfreude amongst a certain cross section of the audience, I’m quite sure that the team don’t actually want to see a celebrity suffering in their round. After all, they are doing the show out of the goodness of the hearts, for their chosen charity, and really don’t deserve to feel humiliated. So the team probably do feel a duty of care towards their slebs. How hard, then, I wonder, did they try to persuade Lizzy out of taking such a wide subject as The Archers 2000 – present? The round just didn’t work for her – and despite putting a brave face on it she looked most uncomfortable as the round progressed.
Not so Alex Riley. Now, I can’t say that I was familiar with Alex’s work, but a quick google revealed that he’s a TV and radio presenter who’s been around for a while, presenting this and that (stop me if I get too technical). Now, when I was about 11 or 12 there was a guy down the road who had a Triumph TR7 in British Racing green outside his house morning, noon and night, and I must admit, for a while I though he was the bees knees. I guess that Alex maybe had a similar attachment since he took all the Triumph TR models as his specialist subject. He did so jolly well, too. 11 points off 90 seconds is quite an achievement. I think Michael Edwards was the only one of these that I managed – mind you they never asked the name of the bloke down the road with the green TR7.
Our final contender – well – now our final contender really was a genuine celebrity. Ken Dodd. It’s probably fair to say that Ken Dodd is the last of the great stand up gag men I grew up with in the 70s, and whether you like that sort of thing or not, you have to give the man some respect – for staying power if for nothing else. Oh, and you maybe knew that his song Tears was one of the highest selling singles in the UK in the whole of the 1960s as well. And that he’s acted in and lectured upon Shakespeare. Sorry – this is not actually a meeting of the Ken Dodd Appreciation Society – but I was amazed and delighted to see him having a go. Talking about comedians I grew up with, Ken’s round was on Theatre Comedians since 1950. Ken had just the one wrong, not knowing that Frank Randall used to thrown his false teeth at hecklers. Now that’s entertainment. This gave me my best round of the night, as I only had two wrong, the Frank Randall one, and I didn’t know that Arthur Askey had been a choirboy in Liverpool Cathedral.
As for the GK – well, I don’t know whether John was under orders to bump Lizzy’s score up, but he refused to accept Pass for an answer on one, and kept badgering her until she got the right answer to take her up to 5 for the round, and 8 in total. Look, the lady has an Olympic Gold Medal, she doesn’t need to prove anything to anyone. Doddy did slightly better, adding 6 to his score to go to 15. Realistically we were left with a two horse race. Which, without wanting to be horrible in any way to Ore Oduba, it soon became clear was really a one horse race. I don’t know if GK is just not his thing, or whether it was nerves, or what, but the round didn’t come off for him, and he finished with 15, same as Doddy, although had it gone to count back Ken would have won having had no passes. Alex Riley then didn’t need a great round to win. Well, he might not have produced a great round, but it was still a pretty good one. Alex scored 14 on GK alone. Putting that into perspective, had he only scored 2 on specialist he would still have won. But that’s always the way it can work out on a sleb show.
Ore Oduba Macmillan Cancer Support David Beckham 10 - 1 5 - 3 15 - 4
Lizzy Yarnold Scene and Heard The Archers 2000 - Present 3 - 4 5 - 2 8 - 6
Alex Riley Disasters Emergency Committee Triumph TR Sports Cars 11 – 0 14 - 1 25 - 1
Ken Dodd Parkinson’s UK Theatre Variety Comedians since 1950 9 - 0 6 - 0 15 – 0
Sleb Mastermind 2014 - Show 1
Sleb Mastermind 2014 – 1
Well, a far more friendly and less intimidating opening to the shows in this set of sleb specials was the first thing I noticed. Rather than being filmed sitting quaking in their chairs as John reminds us who they are, each is introduced and clapped onto the stage. Quite right too. OK, then, a quick reminder of the format – we must remember that this is Mastermind – Lite, so the slebs all faced 90 seconds on specialist, and 2 minutes on GK – not unlike the semi finals in the regular series, although the questions in that tend to be quite a bit harder.
First up was Emma Barton – probably best known as Honey in Eastenders. Answering questions on behalf of The Downs Syndrome Association, Emma offered us the Carry On Films. If anyone was looking for omens, this is the subject that Sally Lindsay took when she won her Sleb show back in 2009. You have to say that Emma didn’t manage to show quite the same depth of knowledge that Sally did all those years ago. 6 doesn’t sound like a particularly good score, but you have to remember that this was achieved off 90 seconds, and so was actually a bit better than it looked.
Tony Marshall, batting for the African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust, has been a regular feature on BBC’s Casualty for the last 8 years, and his specialist subject was Richard Pryor. Back in Ian’s regular series we saw this being taken as a specialist subject. Tony perched intensely on the end of his chair, and while he didn’t quite rattle off a perfect round, in the context of the show you couldn’t help thinking that a score of 8 didn’t look too bad, and would at least give him a shout.
I think that I can say with some degree of confidence that Zoe Lyons is – so far – the only person to be a contender in both Sleb Mastermind, and Survivor. Remember that show? I guess the best way of describing it was that it was sort of - I’m Not A Celebrity – Get Me Out Of Here. Well, she wasn’t a celebrity back then. I won’t go on about the show – if you want to know more, just google it. Zoe was representing The Sussex Beacon, and answering on Quentin Crisp. I once had a meeting with the Englishman in New York in a street in Chelsea. That’s another story, and it didn’t feature in the questions. Zoe managed to answer 7 of these correctly.
Wales’ finest, Jamie Baulch, stepped up for Barnardos, answering questions on Prince. It may just have been me, but it seemed to me that for a 90 second round there was a noticeable bias towards Prince’s early stuff, which really put Jamie onto the back foot from the start. Points were not easy to come by, and Jamie finished with 3.
It can’t have been easy for Jamie to have to walk back to the chair so soon after his previous round, but he did so with a smile on his face, and he gave it a lash – and I’ll be honest, that’s pretty much what you’re looking for in a sleb round. He finished with 7 points. Emma did slightly better, managing to add 5 more points to her total to finish with 11. I had a feeling that Zoe Lyons might well be the pick of the contenders for this show. While we’ve seen a few comedians make a bit of a dog’s breakfast of their own appearances in the past, the majority have done pretty well – I’d guess that an ability to think upon your feet is pretty much an essential for a successful stand up. Zoe whacked in 10 points. It wasn’t a monster of a round, but it put her way way into the lead, and certainly gave Tony Marshall something to think about. As for Tony’s round – well, it wasn’t great. I think he realized early doors that he wasn’t going to do it, because he started arguing a bit with John, which is always entertaining for the audience. In the end he finished with a total of 13. So, well done, Zoe.
Emma Barton The Downs Syndrome Association Carry On Films 6 - 2 5 - 5 11 - 7
Tony Marshall African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust Richard Pryor 8 - 1 5 - 4 13 - 5
Zoe Lyons The Sussex Beacon Quentin Crisp 7- 1 10 - 2 17 - 3
Jamie Baulch Barnardos Prince 3 - 3 4-4 7- 7
LAM Christmas Podcast
A Merry Christmas to all!
In this show: -
Christmas Questions
How ill do you have to be to give the quiz a miss?
A Toast to Absent Friends
Answers to last week's questions
Ben Haenow
Clara Amfo
Sebastien Chenu
Devon Alexander
Gemma Steel
Rolene Strauss
Man Haron Monis
Anthony Small
Chris Denning
Imitiaz Dharkar
Libby Lane
Michael Garcia
Jazz Carlin
Who finished 5th, and then who finished 4th in Strictly?
Who was the surprise viewers choice for Sports Personality of the Year?
Who came third?
Where did a Magical Wonderland open on Weds 13th, close Thurs 14th, reopen Fri 15th, then close for good a couple of days later?
Whose time capsule was discovered in Massachussetts?
Where was the UN climate deal struck?
What was the score between Man Utd and Liverpool?
– and Spurs and Swansea?
In Sports Personality – who was Coach of the year?
– and Overseas Personality ?
– and Young Personality?
– and Team of the Year?
Which organization has objected to planning permission being given to the London Garden Bridge project?
Which owner accepted an FA misconduct charge over anti semitic and racist comments?
An Ofcom investigation is looking into whether Radio 4’s Today programme promoted the use of what?
After a go slow protest, France is promising to ban which App?
Which European country underwent a General Strike?
In which city did the appalling Taliban school massacre take place?
Who was awarded the title King of Comedy at the British Comedy Awards?
Capital One Cup ¼ finals – what was the score between Chelsea and Derby?
– and Sheffield United and Southampton?
– and Liverpool and Bournemouth?
– and Newcastle Utd and Spurs?
Which formula 1 team found 20 trophies which had been stolen from its HQ in a lake in Berkshire?
USA is to restore diplomatic ties with which country?
Which organization has been removed from the EU list of terrorist organisations?
Which family have been removed from Gogglebox after father Michael announced that he wishes to stand as a UKIP General Election candidate?
An EU court ruled that in some cases, what can be seen as a disability?
Which longstanding celebrity couple married on 21st December?
A public urinal in which city has been given grade II listed status?
Which England second row forward has been ruled out of the 6 Nations with injury?
Who was reappointed to the job of Chief Executive of F1?
Who actually won Strictly Come Dancing?
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Only Connect Match 15
Match 15: Orienteers v. Gamesmasters
The Orienteers - Paul Beecher, Simon Spiro and Sean Blanchflower – defeated the Romantics first time out. Standing between them and a semi final berth were the Gamesmasters - Filip Drnovšek Zorko, James Robson and skipper Frederic Heath-Renn – who comfortably beat the Coders in their own last match. Here’s an interesting fact – both of these teams bosted a University Challenge winner – Filip and Sean. Filip earned Kudos – although no extra points – by proving he could solve a rubik’s cube in less than 18 seconds prior to the first question.
Round One – What’s the Connection?
Captain Sean of the Teers picked twisted flax to start. Now, we started with Renaissance woodwind instrument. I must admit that the word serpent came to mind. It came to Sean’s mind as well. Italian croissant was the second. Now, it did idly occur to me that I was once asked what you’d get if you asked for a cornetto in an Italian restaurant, and the answer was actually a croissant. Bearing in mind you can see where a cornetto could be an instrument, I went for it off two. The next clue was Frost/Pegg Trilogy. Well, I didn’t know that Shaun of the Dead etc has come to be known as the cornetto and blood trilogy, but the Teers did, and this was where they went for it. The clue they didn’t need was the rewrite of O Sole Mio. Captain Frederic of the Gams gave due weight to the second vowel of Hornèd when opting for the viper. This meant they had syphilis, should you pardon the expression. – Rejected names for the 7 Dwarves? – I wondered. Sweating Sickness came second. Rickets was third. I’ll be honest, I didn’t hae it until the last – Football Hooliganism. So obviously they have all been called the English disease. The Gams had it practically the same time I did, and by waiting they salvaged a point and prevented the Teers from taking what would surely have been a bonus. With Lion the Teers wwere presented – North Korea. Too many possibilities to guess for that. The State of Israel came second. Now, this made me wonder if we were looking at something along the lines of – came into being in 1948.Hells Angels for me neither confirmed nor denied it. The Teers were working on stars on their flags. National Health service – the last clue – for me confirmed my 1948 hypothesis. Wavering between 47 and 48, the Teers zagged with 48, correctly so. The Gams then opted for Eye of Horus and the pictures. We saw a motorcyclist – the symbol for the artist formerly known as the artist formerly known as Prince – Wilson from Castaway – and Anthony Head from the Gold Blend ads. I didn’t get it – neither did the Gams. A good shout from the Teers saw them take a bonus with manufacturers of tennis equipment. Joey Dunlop was the motorcyclist.Now this was very unusual for OC. You see the fact that they used Wilson was a bit more of a clue than usual, since the ball takes its name from the sporting equipment company. The Teers last choice was Two Reeds, and the music. I recognised the third – music from the Royal Fireworks – and the Teers kindly informed me that the last was Firework by Katy Perry. The Teers had it off four. Having thus dodged the music, the Gams were left with water. Estonia offered nothing in the way of a five pointer – then The Author of the Enormous Room. That was the famous punctuationophobe e e cummings. Mc2 mc2 – (that should look like squared) – meant nowt to me, but it did enough to give the Gams EE. Actually, although I didn’t see it, it makes perfect sense. That meant that they trailed the Teers by 3 to 5.
Round Two – What Comes Fourth?
Lion kicked off for the Teers with 100: Bannerman, Australia. Now, Charles Bannerman was the first cricketer ever to score a test century, and yes, he was Australian. But what would the sequence actually be? I took a punt on 400: Lara, West Indies, Brian Lara being the first, and as far as I know only man to score a quadruple test century. The second clue – 200: Murdoch, Australia looked good for my chances of a 5 pointer. The third was 300: Sandham, England. Well, I didn’t know Sandham or Murdoch, but I fancied my points were safe. The Teers hadn’t made the cricket connection by the time the last clue came up, but at the death Sean tried 400: Bradman, Australia. A noble attempt. Filip gave the correct answer – mine, and took a timely bonus. Would I have gambled in the studio? No. Two Reeds gave the Gams 4th: Butler. Am I the only person whom that name immediately makes me think of the phrase – I ‘ate you Butler? Probably. Second clue was 3rd: Kennedy. For some reason I was thinking Gone With the Wind here. Rhett Butler was Scarlett’s 3rd husband, and Kennedy her second. Charles Hamilton was first. But where then? Unless it was her surnames, in which case it would be 1st: O’Hara. That was my guess off two. Indeed the next clue was 2nd: Hamilton. I don’t honestly think they had a Scooby Doo, and went with US politics. The Teers did something similar. Still, it was their pick next, and they picked Eye of Horus. The first clue was group – the second publisher. I hadn’t a handle on it at this point. Title came third. Having done well with the last two I was out with the washing on this set. So was everyone. Apparently they are all parts of an ISBN number, the last part being a check digit. Fair enough. Twisted Flax began with a picture of Simon Mayo. Irish counties – but which order, then? James Galway came next. What I guessed was Clare college came third. Now, I’ll be honest, I didn’t know which was next – and so guessed Limerick as it could be easily represented. The Gams went for Cork – but it was Limerick as the Teers knew. They were all going down the west coast. The clue example given began with
There once was a quiz host named Vicky . .
Hmm – now there’s a challenge: -
There once was a quiz host named Vicky
Whose game was exceedingly tricky
Her witty corrections
To unsolved connections
Are far more than taking the mickey
No? Well, please yourselves. Captain Sean showed disdain for the powers of the Horned one by not voicing the second vowel. For this display of insouciance he received estate – and one observation he made was the brilliant one that this was Italian for Summer. This made a lot of sense when the second clue was autunno. Spring then – which is primavera. Not sure if I would have had it off two or three, but the Teers took it from two. Very good shout, that. Now, for the last set, the Gams were given the female gender symbol with (East Coast): dress sense. Fair enough. Then the same symbol and (Southern): Accent. The third clue was the same symbol, with (Midwest): Hospitality etc. Nope, nope and nope. The Teers didn’t have it. Sean decoded it as referring to the Beach Boys’ song - California Girls – East coast girls are hip I really dig those styles they wear etc. Even with this though he didn’t know that it was about Northern girls kissing. Wonderfully nasty set – so clever. This meant that going into the walls the Teers led by 9 – 4.
Gams chose Lion to begin. I could see a set of fictional snakes to start, but the Gams worked on separating Henle – Eustachi – Falloppio – Achilles – all of which are in the body – then they worked steadily at isolating the snakes – Mara (from Dr. Who – Kinda and Snakedance) – Sir Hiss – Kaa and Nagini. There looked to be a set of Mediterranean Islands there – and they found Corsica – Hydra – Lesbos and Stromboli. This left Even – Able – Adam and Panama. I was sure they were barking up the right tree with parts of famous palindromes, and they were. 10 points, a full set. Job done.
Water provided the Teers with a set of people who gave their names to diseases. They tried to work out the other connections first before putting any of them in. In fact they started with backing groups first , finding Gang (Kool and the) – News – Four Seasons and Ants. They then took out Hodgkin – Alzheimer – Bell and Huntington as the people who gave their names to diseases. They could see a number of time indicators, but not what linked what was left. I thought it was as simple as they all have homophones, but a closer look revealed that they are all homophones for containers – sort of. With ten seconds left they took out the time ones – whistle – falling ball – pips and Cuckoo. This left - earn – weil – your and pale. They had it worked out by this time, and claimed their own full house. 19 – 14.
Round Four – Missing Vowels
5 points is a significant lead, but it can be overturned. The first set was Novels first published in 1945. These went 3 – 0 to the Gams. 19 – 17. Things which are worth 5 points were worth 2 points to each team – 21 – 19. Same spelling, different pronunciation brought one point each dropped but another point for the Teers. 22 – 19, and the Teers go through, while the Gams have to play again. A great game and well played both.
Labels: Only Connect Series 10
University Challenge - Round Two Match 6
Glasgow v. Liverpool
The Glasgow team of Jonathan Gillan, Christina McGuire, Erin White and their skipper, Daniel Hill completed a 190 – 120 win over Bath in the first round. Comfortable enough in the end, although JP did point out that they raced off to a big lead, then allowed Bath to make a comeback before closing out the match. Their opposition, Liverpool, represented by Ben Mawdsley, Jim Davis, Hugh Hiscock,and their captain, Dachman Crew, did something cimilar against Sheffield, allowing them to finish only 25 points behind. So a difficult one to call.
The first starter involved a pharaoh, and had quite a long preamble, but as soon as it mentioned the title of a poem by Shelley Jonathan Gillan buzzed in correctly with Ozymandias. I took a full set of bonuses on names of English Cathedrals. Glasgow managed 2. Nobody got the next starter about E number classifications. For the third starter Jonathan Gillan illustrated the perils of trying to win the buzzer race. Given half of the question about a banking institution he lost 5 for guessing Rothschild, while the next part about its collapse due to rogue trader Nick Leeson made it clear that it was instead Barings. Hugh Hiscock took that one. Words ending in – oid only yielded 5. Jim Davis knew that oscitation means yawning, and this brought a set of bonuses on botany weren’t that helpful either, but did bring another 5 points to the Liverpool total. The first picture starter showed the page of a book, with the last few lines of a famous poem. The teams had to say what the last few words, which had been blanked out, were. In this case it was Dulce et Decorum est Pro Patria Mori.Hugh Hiscock was first in for this one. Three more poems from the first world war followed with words blanked out. They didn’t get any of them, and I thought, hmm, JP will have something to say about that. He did. Hugh Hiscock took his third starter, recognising the creators of the London Review of Books. Sir Robert Walpole was the subject for the bonuses that followed, and Liverpool managed one bonus. Liverpool were winning because they were winning the buzzer race, but it did crossed my mind that the profligacy they were showing with the bonuses might well be a cause for regret if Glasgow could find their buzzer fingers.Liverpool led by 55 – 15.
I felt Daniel Hill was desperately unlucky that his answer of Venice as the republic which lost its independence to Napoleon in 1797. The Glasgow skipper was doing exactly the right thing trying to win back the initiative. As it was, there was only one other possible answer of Genoa. Nobody knew it, so Dachman Crew offered Venice again, to JP’s amusement. Some Maths thing followed, to which the answer was 120, as provided by Dachman Crewe. The international phonetic alphabet – not the NATO call signs alphabet I hasten to add – were hard if you’re not familiar with it, and they did well to take 2. Jonathan Gillan managed to get his second starter of the night, knowing that works by Mill and Delacroix are linked by the word Liberty. Bonuses on the city of Aleppo brought them a full set, and meant that for all Liverpool’s dominance on the buzzer, the gap was only 40. Asked for the French composer of a piece of music we were played, Jonathan Gillan gave my answer – Debussy – and we were both wrong. Hugh Hiscock speculated with Ravel, and was right to do so. More pieces of classical music inspired by folk music and fairy tales followed, and Liverpool had to supply the name of the character after whom the piece was named. I recognised the second and third, while Liverpool managed the third. Nobody knew that rabbits and hares are lagomorphs. Nor did anyone know that Paraguay shares its name with a major river that flows into the Parana. Dachman Crew came in with a good early buzz on a definition of a nautical mile. A UC special set on astronomy wasn’t easy, but Liverpool still took 2 of them. Daniel Hill knew that Edward III took the throne at 14 after his mother raised a rebellion to depose his father. Bonuses on people who share their name with Harry Potter characters again brought them a full set. If only they could start getting some starters. They didn’t get the second picture starter. It was Hugh Hiscock who was first in to take a triptych by Francis Bacon. More of the most expensive artworks sold at auction followed, and Liverpool took a full set. That meant that the score at the 20 minute mark – 130 – 60 – reflected the Liverpool dominance a little more than it had a minute or two earlier.
Nobody took a starter on thermodynamic cycles, but Liverpool lost 5. Daniel Hill knew that anyone who founded a paper called The Liberator would either have been interested in Abolition of Slavery, or Blake’s Seven. Thankfully he went for the former. Bonuses on reptiles provided nothing for them. Still, seemingly at home on the buzzer now Daniel Hill won the buzzer race to name the Festival of Britain as the mid 20th century celebratory occasion asked for in the next starter. Back to form they scored a full house on films about the Titanic. The gap was down to 35, but Liverpool didn’t panic, and took the next starter, about the derivation of the phrase – a purple passage- ooh, Matron. Chemistry brought me an unexpected full set of bonuses on radon and noble gases. Liverpool didn’t add to their score. Didn’t matter – they just went on to take the next starter – knowing that halophyte is the term for a plant that can flourish in areas of high salinity. Surprisingly I was also able to get a full set on operas about Orpheus as well, of which Liverpool managed 1. Didn’t matter – they were far enough ahead by this time. Dachman Crew knew Job’s comforters to earn a set on owls in English 18th century and 19th century verse. They didn’t know them, and I only recognised the last. Christina McGuire knew that Wordsworth’s heart leaped up whenever he beheld a rainbow in the sky. That was the last question. I Was glad that it took Glasgow through the 100 point barrier, but Liverpool were comfortable winners with 170 – 105. Hard lines Glasgow. Well played Liverpool. I fancy that they will be outsiders for the semis, but then what do I know?
JP started early this week. After the first starter was answered he was moved to quote from the inscription on the statue of Ozymandias in Shelley’s poem “Look on my works ye mighty, and despair.” So he was in one of those moods, was our Jez? I did hope so.
When Liverpool failed to take any of the first world war poem bonuses JP sounded personally insulted,
“These are some of the most famous poems of the First World War – you SHOULD know them.”
When asking for one of two British lagomorphs, and explaining what distinguishes them from rodents, he gave Glasgow a splendidly old fashioned look when one of them suggested field mouse.
Time was that Dachman Crew’s suggestion that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II composed The Mask of Orpheus – would have received a barrage of withering scorn, and indeed JPs initial reaction “WHAT?!!” could have stunned a badger at ten paces. He merely chuckled after this though.
Apparently I’m not the only one who rates Liverpool as outsiders for the semis. He made no bones about telling them “Your’re going to have to smarten up your act a bit for the semi finals.”
The word void is the only word ending in – oid in the OED which dates from before 1300.
A couple of weeks ago a fortuitous set of specialist subjects came together to give me my personal unwikied specialist aggregate record of 26. Well, they do say that lightning doesn’t strike twice, but in this case ‘they’ speak with forked tongue, since another fortuitous combination allowed me to surpass this.
Not that this is at all important. What is important is that the first of last night’s contenders was Alan Gibbs, a terrific quizzer, and of the initial 96 contenders in the first round a very serious contender for the title. Alan reached the final of 2013’s Britain’s brightest, but eve more than that, he is a member of the Gamblers, champions of the 3rd series of Only Connect. A formidable contender. Alan’s subject last night was One Hit Wonders 1960 – 2000. That’s a great subject, and it makes you wonder why nobody else had chosen it before – alright, they might have done, but I certainly can’t remember it, and have no record of it. I managed 9 of these, either from them being standard quiz questions, or from personal memory of the records. Alan did better, though – he scored 11, and was very unlucky not quite to dredge up Paul da Vinci of the Rubettes at the death. Bearing in mind that Alan will always be a top contender on GK, the others were going to need big scores to be in with a shout.
Chris Baker I don’t know, but as we’ve seen so often that doesn’t mean anything. Chris opted for General elections 1979 – 2000. Now again, like one hit wonders, General elections is another subject which has a certain fascination for quiz setters. As a result, I amazed myself by taking 11 on this set. Already I was on 20, and needed only another 7 to beat my record. Chris had obviously done his homework, and gave himself every chance of success on the GK round by scoring 13.
Our third contender, Stephen Jones, looked very familiar, but searching LAM I could find no previous reference to him, and he’s not on my previous contender database. Whatever the case, he was answering questions on the History of West Brom. Did I get my 7 to push me to a new record? Don’t be silly. I did get 4 though to take me to 14. Stephen, like Chris before him, produced a terrific round of 13. Up to a couple of years ago, anything in the teens was a good round. Nowadays, anything in the teens is a very good round. In the last show or two I’ve felt by half time that the only qualifier from the show would be the winner, since nobody was going to get a high enough score for a repechage slot. In this show we already had three contenders with a high enough SS show to give them a chance.
You might remember our fourth contender, Marianne Fairthorne, from Only Connect, where she skippered semi finalists, the Festival Fans. I’m pretty sure that I met Marianne when I guested for North London once in 2010 in the Summer Quiz League of London. Now, with a league quizzing background, and a good run in OC behind her, Marianne was obviously going to be competitive in GK. So the question was, how would she do in specialist? He answer was splendidly. Marianne offered us the Empress Livia, or Sian Phillips as most of us know her. Now, thanks to my love of Robert Graves’ “I Claudius” and “Claudius the God” I managed the 5 I needed to get to a new record aggregate of 29 – whoopee! Marianne though managed 14. Now that, I reckoned, made her a serious contender for the win.
Alan, then, following his round of 11 probably wouldn’t have expected to be back in 4th at the turn. Still, he’s an old quiz hand, and I reckoned he’d know exactly how to go through a GK round. What followed was a virtuoso demonstration of exactly that. He didn’t agonise over any answer, waiting only until John had finished saying the question before snapping out the answer, most of which were of course correct. He also answered every question. At the end of the round he had scored 16 and no passes, one of the finest GK rounds which we’ve seen all series. To put that into perspective, all three remaining contenders would have to score in the teens and avoid a single pass even to match him. Gauntlet well and truly lain down.
Chris made a very good start to his round. His tone and inflection sometimes suggested that his answers weren’t all given with a great degree of certainty, but they were right and that is all that counts. However the last minute in a Mastermind GK round makes such a difference, and a few wrong answers had robbed him of all momentum going into the home straight. Chris eventually levelled out at 11 for 24. Nothing to be ashamed of in scoring double figures in both your rounds.
Stephen didn’t start his own round quite so well, and after a couple of questions the advantage of his 2 point half time lead over Alan had been wiped out. He struggled manfully with the round, managing to pick off points here and there, and ended with 7 for 20. That total is perfectly respectable, but it is made to look more modest having been scored amongst the calibre of contenders in last night’s show. Marianne, then required 13 and no passes to force a tie break, and 14 and as many passes as she liked to win outright. She wasn’t going quite as fast as Alan had, but then she didn’t need to, having a three point half time lead. Marianne came up with some fine quizzer’s answers, and I honestly couldn’t call it. In the end she scored 13, with 2 passes putting her into second place. She also had the agony of knowing one of the passes by the time that John gave us the answer.
Well played Alan – an impressive performance. Don’t worry though – I shan’t be cursing your (or anyone else’s) chances with the Clark tip just yet – it’s a bit too early. As for Marianne, she resides in 3rd place on the repechage board, and will be extremely unlucky if she doesn’t make it through. Well played both – in fact well played all 4. Great show.
Alan Gibbs One Hit Wonders 1960 - 2000 11 – 0 16 – 0 27 – 0
Chris Baker UK General Elections 1979 - 2010 13 - 1 11 - 3 24 - 4
Stephen Jones The History of West Bromwich Albion FC 13 – 0 7 - 2 20 - 2
Marianne Fairthorne The Empress Livia 14- 0 13 - 2 27 - 2
Who or what are the following and why have they been in the news in December?
Cressida Dick
It for Others
Massimo Cellino
Myles Bradbury
Olivia Smart and Joe Buckland
Louise Burns
Girl Online
Overgate Centre, Dundee
Stegosaurus Sterops
Adam Peaty
Daniel Anrig
Davy Russell and Phillip Enright
Richard Hollingworth
Zoe Suggs
Sky Swing
Mohammad Hafeez
Nigel Mills
Baroness Jenkin
Jeannette Traverso
Heather Cho
Paul Rosalie
Scot Young
Who said she had delivered s House of Commons speech loaded with smutty innuendo for a dare?
Where was the world’s largest Christmas tree unveiled?
Who will provide the voice of Colonel K in the new Danger Mouse?
Which former African leader was cleared of all charges?
What was the score in the Autumn RU international between Australia and England?
And Wales and South Africa?
Who is the British Heavyweight champion?
Who much did shoppers spend in the UK on Black Friday?
What is the most popular boy’s name in the UK for newborn babies?
– and for girls?
Who announced he will stand down at the next election?
Which city was given the UNESCO city of Design award?
Which 3 players were shortlisted for FIFA world player of the year?
Who is to appear in a one off Downton Abbey sketch
Whose term as President of the European Council is coming to an end?
Who was investigated by the FA for an alleged anti semitic tweet?
Name the captain of the Costa Concordia on trial for manslaughter?
Chris Froome announced what last week?
Which Lego set will not be available in shops until January?
Which actor turned up drunk and obscene for a Holocaust Poetry Recital?
Who lost their appeals over their convictions for the murder of Lee Rigby?
Planning permission has been granted for what over the Thames?
Which former party leader passed away aged 85?
There have been allegations on German Tv over a systematic athletics doping programme in which country?
Why was Alastair Cook banned for one match following the 3rd ODI?
Where did the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit?
Which bridge celebrated its 150th anniversary?
Where was a video of the making of the Band Aid 30th anniversary single projected?
Nigel Farage used which excuse for being two hours late for an appointment in Wales?
What was the score between Stoke and Arsenal?
– and in the final of the UK Snooker championship?
Which ‘funny’ Christmas card did Clinton’s withdraw from their stores?
Why was the Shrien Dewani murder case dismissed?
Why were Gambian Diplomats jailed in the UK last week?
What was the score between Man Utd and Southampton?
Which actress celebrated her 80th birthday last week?
Who posted Daily Mail journalist Neil Sear’s phone number on Twitter?
Which DJ was rrested over alleged sexual assaults
Who fell off his chair during the Royal Albert Hall tennis exhibitions?
Which institution obtained memorabilia from the estate of Sir Patrick Moore?
Who bought James Watson’s nobel Prize medal so that he could give it back to him?
Which famous illustration sold for £300,000?
Which Hollywood couple confirmed they have split?
What was the Champs league score between Liverpool and Basel?
– and Arsenal and Galatasaray?
– and Man City and Roma?
– and Chelsea and Sporting Lisbon?
Who joined Ospreys from racing Metro?
Who did Angeszka Radwanska appoint her coach?
Who is to have a Lifetime Achievement award in SPOTY?
Why has the Brighton beach Christmas Day swim been officially cancelled?
Who was suspended for verbally abusing Leicester’s Richard Cockerill?
Who or what are Time Magazine’s Person of the Year?
Which area of London has been dubbed Britain’s most normal place?
Who stood down from attempt to become UKIP candidate
Which organization apologized for abuse of children during their time in the movement?
Which club were suspended from all football activity by the FA over ownership problems?
Who signed a new 1 year contract with McLaren F1
Who gave birth to twins Gabrielle and Jacques?
What was the score between Spurs and Besiktas?
And Dinamo Zagreb and Celtic?
And Everton and Krasnodar?
The wife of which politician will be a Booker Prize judge next year?
Whose statue was reinstalled in Morecambe Bay?
Which bird was found to be closest relative to dinosaurs?
What was the score in the Varsity rugby match?
Who became Asia’s first ever world number 1 snooker player?
Officer at the heart of the Ferguson shooting in USA – resigned
F1 team wound up
No 1 song for Take That
Left Scotland Yard for the Foreign Office
Turner Prize winning film by Duncan Campbell
On shortlist for the Puskas Prize for Goal of the Year
Disqualified by the League from running Leeds Utd.
Paedophile doctor from Addenbrooks hospital jailed
New British Ice Dance champions
Mother told to cover up while breast feeding in Claridges
Book containing JK Rowling’s Harvard Commencement speech
Fastest Selling debut novel ever
Unveiled a vending machine selling fruit and veg
1st complete dinosaur on show in Nat Hist Museum for 100 years
Multiple British medallist in world short course swimming championships
MP Questioned by police over rape allegations
Title of New Bond film
Commander of Swiss guard dismissed by Pope Francis allegedly for being too strict
Jockeys banned for 5 days for allegedly swapping whips during race.
Immigration judge who said that someone called Patel could only work in a corner shop.
Seat for which Alex Salmond will stand in General Election
Blogger Zoella, who confirmed that her debut novel, Girl Online, was ghostwritten
200ft high Cardiff ride – wind knocked unoccupied cars into each other.
Pakistan all rounder suspended by ICC for suspect bowling action
MP filmed laying Candy Crush in a committee meeting
Apologised for saying that poor people don’t know how to cook.
1st NZ player to hit 3 successive ODI centuries
Judge who freed Shrien Dewani
Korean Airlines VP who delayed a flight because peanuts were not served the right way – since resigned.
UKIP Gen secretary alleged to have sexually harassed candidate – doubt has been expressed over reliability of the claimant since
Shared Nobel Peace Prize with Malala Yusufzai
Wanted to be filmed being swallowed by anaconda in special suit, but lost nerve while it was going on ( don’t blame him)
Entrepreneur who plunged to death.
Penny Mordaunt
26 – 17 England
12 – 6 Wales
Tyson Fury – defeated Derek Chisora who was retired by his corner after 10 rounds
£1.6 billion
Manuel Neuer – Messi – Ronaldo
Herman Van Rompouy
Francesco Schettino
He will have the Tour de France as his main focus
Michael Adebowale and Michael Adebolajo
A new ‘garden bridge’
Slow over rate
Clifton suspension Bridge
3 – 2 Stoke
O’Sullivan 10 – Trump 9
10 reasons why Santa Claus must live on a housing estate
Lack of reliable evidence
A scam involving selling tons of tobacco without paying tax
2 – 1 Man Utd
Dame Judi Dench
Neil Fox
Alisher Usmanov
Pooh Sticks illustration
Matt Bellamy and Kate Hudson
4 – 1 Arsenal
2 – 0 Man City
3 – 1 Chelsea
Dan Lydiate
Sir Chris Hoy
Increased drunkenness in recent years
Ebola Fighters
Scout Association
Hereford Utd
4 – 3 Zagreb
1 – 0 Krasnodar
Eric Morecambe
Domestic Chicken
43 – 6 Oxford
Ding Jinhui
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From TARDIS Index File, the free Doctor Who reference.
Warp drive is a form a faster-than-light travel. Human ships used warp drive by the 26th century and even into the 51st century.
Before Human life - and all life on Earth for that matter - even began, the Jagaroth created space ships that used warp drive. The drive could be set at Warp 1, Warp 2, or Warp 3, however, Warp 3 would have been suicide if the ship did not have fully working warp drive. (DW: City of Death)
Human ships of the 26th century were powered by antimatter, which may be required for warp drive. Should the navigational computers be tampered with while a ship is in warp drive, it could disintegrate. Warp drive-powered starships were in use up to and possibly beyond the 51st century. (DW: Earthshock, The Girl in the Fireplace)
Warp shunt technology, used by the Nestenes to reach Earth in 2005, could have been a form of warp drive. (DW: Rose)
The use of the term "warp drive" may have been a nod to the Star Trek franchise, which featured warp engines.
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The warp core of a Galaxy class starship.
Warp drive is the primary propulsive force behind most advanced space vessels, propelling them faster than the speed of light. The drive does this by generating warp fields to form a subspace bubble that envelops the starship, distorting the local space/time continuum immediately around the ship and moving the starship at superluminal velocities. These velocities are referred to as warp factors.
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Warp drive works by distorting the fabric of space to propel the vessel. Simply put, the drive "warps" space, both in front of and behind a starship, allowing it travel faster than the speed of light. Specifically, space/time is contracted in front of the ship and expanded behind it. The starship itself rests in a warp bubble between the two space/time distortions. This warped space, together with the region inside it, accelerates off at "warp speed" and the vessel then essentially "surfs" the wave in spacetime created by this distortion.
Travel at velocities exceeding the speed of light is possible in this fashion because the starship is, strictly speaking, stationary (relative to the space inside the warp bubble) while spacetime itself is moving. Since space/time itself is moving and the starship is not actually accelerating, it experiences no time dilation, allowing the passage of time inside the vessel to be the same as that outside the warp bubble. (ST novel: Captain's Blood) This results in a "rainbow" effect of visible light with stars streaking in all directions. The images of those stars wrapped around continuously, and distorted to viewers. (TOS novelization "Star Trek: The Motion Picture, TOS novel: Ex Machina) One of the few humans to have experienced this first hand, in an open, partial vaccum and survive is Jean-Luc Picard. (TNG episode: "Where No One Has Gone Before")
Modern Federation warp engines are fuelled by the reaction of deuterium and anti-deuterium, mediated through an assembly of dilithium crystals, which are nonreactive with antimatter when subjected to high-frequency electromagnetic fields. This reaction produces a highly energetic plasma, called electro-plasma, which is channelled by magnetic conduits through the electro-plasma system (EPS). The warp plasma is funneled to plasma injectors into a series of field coils, usually located in remote warp nacelles, which generate the desired warp field. Other civilizations use different power sources, such as artificial quantum singularities, but the basic process is similar. (Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual). Due to the heavy interference generated by warp drive emissions, Galaxy class vessels' long-range scanners are often limited. (TNG video game: Future's Past Super Nintendo Entertainment System)
Starships can engage their warp drives, while in the upper atmosphere of a planet, but the maneuver is very dangerous. To engage a warp drive in the lower atmosphere would be suicidal. When time traveling back to 1986, the HMS Bounty engaged the warp drive in Earth's upper atmosphere. (TOS novelization "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home") Nearly twenty years earlier, the USS Enterprise had done the same in the upper stratosphere of planet Psi 2000-using the same time travel method-nonetheless. (TOS episode: "The Naked Time")
Every culture in the galaxy discovered warp drive at their own pace and rate of development. The Vulcans (and, by extension, the Romulans) had warp drive in the 3rd century, A.D. (Earth calendar) - although the technology was lost during that planet's civil war, and was not reacquired until several centuries later and had reached the level of warp 7 by 2151, whilst the Klingons had a capability of warp 6 by the same year, although it is unclear when their experiments with the drive began. (TOS novel: Strangers from the Sky, ENT episodes "Broken Bow", "Unexpected", TOS episode: "The Enterprise Incident")
Humans had achieved warp drive for the first time in 2063. By the early 22nd century, they reached the level of warp 2, and by 2151 fielded the Enterprise (NX-01) - which had an engine capable of warp 5. Ten years later, humans had engines capable of sustaining warp 7. It was the rapid progress of humanity which led to the wide-scale exploration of the galaxy and the formation of the United Federation of Planets.
The development of the warp drive is recognized by the United Federation of Planets as the marker of an advanced society. It is only after a people develop warp drive that the Federation will make contact, as codified in the Prime Directive. (Star Trek: Star Charts).
Glimpses into alternate timelines and temporal anomalies have given Starfleet scientists the chance to see possible enhancements to the warp drive system. In a future glimpsed by Jean-Luc Picard, by 2395, the warp scale had been reworked again, allowing speeds of at least warp factor 13 (at least on board the USS Pasteur). (TNG episode: "All Good Things...").
However, it seems more likely that warp drive will be surpassed by newer forms of propulsion, such as the quantum slipstream drive. (VOY episode: "Hope and Fear").
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The USS Enterprise entering warp. (STNV: "To Serve All My Days")
Warp drive is a technology allowing faster-than-light travel through space, creating warp fields and forming a subspace bubble surrounding a starship, which, in turn, forms a distortion in space-time and allows the starship's movement to exceed the speed of light. The rates of movement above the speed of light are known as warp factors.
1.1 Parts of the system
1.2 System types
2.2 22nd century
2.3 23rd century
2.4 24th century
As different manifestations of the same general force, gravitational forces can be manipulated by applying precisely-controlled electromagnetic forces. Electromagnetic forces, therefore, can alter spacetime's geometry as gravity is simply a curvature of the latter. Warp drive alters spacetime's fabric, allowing the vessel to attain warp velocities.
In most known starships, a matter-antimatter reaction creates high-energy plasma. The plasma, in turn, flows through several warp coils, which are comprised mostly of verterium cortenide, an artificial material. This material bridges gravitational and electromagnetic forces, and, when shaped correctly, high-energy plasma can flow through it and create a "warp field". The interaction between the two can alter spacetime's geometry near and around the warp nacelles, creating multilayered waves of warped timespace, allowing the ship to jump to "warp" and cruise at a velocity greater than the speed of light. The ship itself, within the "warp bubble", does not travel faster than the speed-of-light as the area within the bubble is a pocket of "normal" space; therefore, the laws of physics are not broken. [1]
With the starship stationary within the warp bubble, exceeding the speed of light is possible, with spacetime itself (surrounding the warp bubble) moving. The occupants and starship do not experience any alteration to the normal passage of time, as time within and outside the bubble are the same (under normal circumstances).
A reaction between deuterium and antideuterium, tempered through a dilithium crystal assembly, allows 24th century Federation vessels to travel at warp speeds. Dilithium does not react with antimatter when high-frequency electromagnetic fields come into play. The reaction between the deuterium and antideuterium creates electro-plasma, a highly-energetic plasma. Magnetic conduits deliver the electro-plasma to the plasma injectors via the electro-plasma system (EPS). Once at the plasma injectors, the plasma flows into a series of field coils; these coils are usually housed in the warp nacelles aboard the ship.
Other civilizations, like the Romulans, utilize other power sources. In the case of the Romulans, this is an artificial quantum singularity. Overall, the basic process remains very similar amongst all warp-faring nations.
Some Federation Starfleet starships, like the Intrepid-class and Aotearoa-class have nacelles whose geometry can be altered via moveable pylons, allowing these types of starships to travel faster and damage subspace less (or not at all). Newer Starfleet ships, like the Sovereign-class, have had this issue addressed through redesigned nacelles, eliminating the variable-geometry pylons while allowing the faster velocities.
Parts of the system
antimatter containment
antimatter relay
deuterium cartridges
electro-plasma
magnetic conduit
magnetic interlock
nullifier core
phase inducer
plasma conduit
plasma injector
plasma intercooler
plasma regulator
power transfer conduit
power transfer grid
warp plasma conduit
warp coil
warp core
System types
S-2 graf unit
Cultures throughout the galaxy discover warp drive at different times. The Vulcans are known to have utilized warp drive as early as Earth's 3rd century; however, the Vulcans lost this ability during a planetary civil war, and they did not gain the capability again until several centuries later. By 2151, Vulcan warp drives could reach warp 7. (ENT: "Kir'Shara") Klingons, on the other hand, could travel at warp 6 in the same year, although not much is known about when they first became warp capable. (ENT: "Judgement") Humanity's gaining warp capability in the 21st century fostered a renaissance of exploration in the Milky Way Galaxy and fostered the formation of the United Federation of Planets.
Warp drive makes interplanetary trade and exploration possible. For example, Vulcan is approximately 16 light years from Earth. At 2270's top impulse speeds (warp factor 0.8), this journey would take 20 years between the two planets. At warp speeds, this same journey could take as little as 4 days. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)
Under the Federation's Prime Directive, Federation personnel are not to contact or openly interfere with a warp-incapable society or culture. (TNG: "First Contact")
Earth's Zefram Cochrane developed warp drive on the planet in the years following the disastrous planetary war, World War III. With hardship amongst the planet's people and the lack of advanced materials being generally available, he converted a Titan V missile to contain his warp-capable ship, the Phoenix. On 6 April 2063, Cochrane and a flight crew successfully tested the Phoenix, getting a passing Vulcan exploratory vessel's attention. This event was the catalyst for first contact between Earth and the Vulcans. (Star Trek: First Contact)
Cochrane's original design used fission, incorporating materials from the Titan V. Later developments of matter-antimatter reactors in later years would create more stability amongst the systems and allow humans to utilize it to its full potential.
Despite humanity's great leaps and bounds in warp technology during the middle of the 21st century, the next 80 years brought very few changes. During the 2140s, Henry Archer created a warp engine able to break the "warp 2 barrier". Commanders A.G. Robinson and Jonathan Archer tested the engine in the second NX prototype, achieving warp 2.5 during the test. (ENT: "First Flight")
By 2151, some human starships could achieve warp 5: the starship Enterprise was one. (ENT: "Broken Bow") After its initial launch, Enterprise could only reach a maximum of warp 4.7, but, on 9 February 2152, it gained the ability to travel warp 5. (ENT: "Fallen Hero")
During the year of the Federation's founding, newer Starfleet vessels could reach warp 7 with their newly-configured warp drives. (ENT: "These Are The Voyages...")
Between 2236 and 2254, the Federation made a major breakthrough in warp technology, breaking the "time barrier". This allowed Starfleet ships, such as those of the Constitution-class, a warp 6 cruising speed and emergency speeds up to warp 8. In some rare circumstances, vessels could even reach warp 9. (TOS: "The Cage")
Alien interventions or dangerous malfunctions saw warp speeds increase. The Kelvans modified the USS Enterprise's warp drive to achieve warp 11 in 2268, and, a few months later, an alien entity named Losira sabotaged the Enterprise, nearly tearing the ship apart at warp 14.1. (TOS: "By Any Other Name", "That Which Survives")
Starfleet redesigned the warp engine, and the Corps of Engineers replaced the cylindrically-shaped warp nacelles with a flatter, more rectangular design aboard Constitution-class refits during the 2270s. These new designs allowed for standard speeds of warp 8 and higher. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)
Starfleet also experimented with a new type of warp drive called transwarp during the 2280s. The theories behind this drive included greater efficiency and attaining higher warp velocities. Starfleet tested this failed technology aboard the USS Excelsior but deemed them unsuccessful. (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock) The Excelsior gained a conventional warp drive and continued to serve Starfleet. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)
Sometime between the 23rd and 24th centuries, a new warp factor scale was created and used. With the original design based on a cubic power scale, the new scale worked exponentially, with warp 10 allowing a ship to be at infinite places and infinite times. (TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint"; VOY: "Threshold")
By 2364 and the launch of the Galaxy-class USS Enterprise-D, warp drives could sustain warp 9.6 for 12 hours; however, many engineers believed warp 9.2 was the "red line". (TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint")
The Federation Council set a speed restriction of warp 5 after Hekaran scientist Serova revealed warp drive damaged spacetime. The limit could be broken in extreme emergencies. (TNG: "Force of Nature", "Eye of the Beholder")
The Corps of Engineers came up with a solution within eight months, adapting all vessels' warp drives to once again utilize maximum warp velocities. Some ships, like the Intrepid-class, were outfit with variable-geometry warp nacelles, while other ships, like the Sovereign-class, were fit with new nacelle designs from their launch. (VOY: "Caretaker"; Star Trek: First Contact)
At the start of the 25th century the pulse wave warp drive became a more efficient means of warp travel. Cruising speeds of warp 9.99 became commonplace with absolutely no damage to subspace as well as a highly improbable chance of artificial wormholes being created within strong gravity fields. This did however limit the effects of lightspeed breakaway. (Star Trek: Pioneer (PNR): "Destiny of Freedom", "Something Kinda New")
Another new warp technology utalized in the 25th century was multiple field warp drive which utilized many small incomplete warp fields paired with a stable one. (Journal of Applied Treknology)
Multiple field warp coil
Yet another warp technology was the extragalactic warp drive which allowed travel between galaxies. This technology was utilized by STAG. (Adventures of STAG)
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A T-14 hyperdrive generator.
Hyperdrive propulsion systems (occasionally called warp drives) were vital starship components that allowed starships to enter hyperspace to traverse the vast distances of space at faster-than-light speeds, and thus were a key technology in the foundation of intergalactic society, trade and war. The construction and working principle of hyperdrives was based on Hyperdrive Theory. The term was used to describe the engine and all components required for its use, such as the hyperdrive motivator or hyperdrive field guide.
In numbers, the hyperdrive allowed travelers to traverse a galaxy spanning over 120,000 light years in only a few hours or days, the exact travel time depending on a number of factors including destination, point of origin, route, and class of hyperdrive.
The hyperdrive was generally built from a titanium-chromium compound. This compound was specially designed for hyperdrives to allow them to stand up against continual stress put on them jumping between the dimensions of realspace and hyperspace.
5 Malfunctions
After receiving commands from a ship's pilot via paralight system, the process of a hyperspace jump began with the collection of gamma radiation by the field guide. A motivator would build up and modify the energy in a fusion generator through several kilometers of looped superconducting wire. To enter hyperspace, the hyperdrive's horizontal boosters would provide energy to the ionization chamber to begin ignition that would release the radiation, causing ripples in the time-space matrix and allowing the ship to propel off the ripples into hyperspace. Inertial dampers were used to protect the ship, crew, and cargo from being crushed by the tremendous acceleration of the jump. Once in hyperspace, a null quantum field generator helped stabilize the vessel and kept it from prematurely emerging from the alternate dimension. Shields also protected the ship from fatal collisions with interstellar gas and dark matter particles. To prevent the relativistic passing of time while in hyperspace, starships used stasis fields attuned to hyperdrive levels to keep organic onboard crews or cargoes "in time" with the standard galactic dimension.
Certain hyperdrives used anti-matter as fuel, stored in special anti-matter pods, though it remains unclear how this integrated with other hyperdrive mechanics.
Upon exiting hyperspace an unknown technology was used to decelerate the starship. Both entrances into and exits from hyperspace created wake rotation and Cronau radiation that produced a detectable signature often used to reconnoiter fleet movements or by planetary customs authorities. Other technologies, such as the 4-axial stabilizer and hyperdrive regulator kept the ship from being ripped apart by the physics of hyperspace travel. To prevent overheating, some hyperdrives made use of overheat fail safes, like a hyperspace shunt or transpacitor, or alluvial dampers to regulate the flow of ion particles used to provide superluminal thrust.
A hyperdrive could only initiate a jump into hyperspace when free of the gravitic pull of a major celestial body. Sublight engines were used to liberate the starship from a body's gravity well before the ship could jump. Hyperdrives included an automatic failsafe that cut out the hyperdrive when a gravity well was detected in the navigational path. While this was used to prevent a collision in the event of an astrogational error, the failsafe was manipulated by engineers to create artificial gravity wells, such as those used on Imperial Immobilizer 418 cruisers or Hapan mass mines, to either pull starships from hyperspace at a specific location or to prevent them from fleeing into hyperspace. This, of course, relied on either knowledge of a starship's travel pattern or being situated along a particularly popular hyperspace route. Some systems allowed an override of the failsafe, but it was known to have disastrous effects.
It is unclear if the Yuuzhan Vong's "Superluminal Transit" used the same principles as hyperdrive technology with mechanical parts replaced by organic creatures, or if it relied on an entirely different extragalactic method of travel.
Though the Columi developed interstellar travel nearly one hundred thousand years BBY, it is not known if they developed a true hyperdrive; what is known is that the fragile race soon gave up their interstellar travels to focus on other scientific and mental pursuits. The first interstellar space drive known to make use of hyperspace was developed by the Rakata, who built their Infinite Empire around technology using the dark side of the Force to travel through hyperspace.
Humans developed sleeper ships to first explore the stars, and later hyperspace cannons that boosted ships into hyperspace, before they in turn discovered the hyperdrive. At a similar time, the Devaronians and Gossam devised the tumble hyperdrive to explore the galaxy.
Around 25,053 BBY, almost two hundred years after the fall of the Infinite Empire, the peoples of the planet Corellia finally discovered ways of working around the Force-attuned components of the Rakata technology and produced their own version of the hyperdrive; the Duros also independently created such workarounds. Within twenty years the technology had been stabilized to the point of general use, and the Corellians began to sell hyperdrives to nearby star systems (though some considered the trade practices of the Corellians during this era to be exploitation).
The development of the hyperdrive was not limited to the Core Worlds. The Tionese of the Tion Cluster developed their own version of the hyperdrive by fusing bits of Rakatan technology with fixed-position hyperspace beacons, which allowed travel within a defined area but was dangerous when venturing outside the "lighthouse" network. This kept the Tionese isolated from the rest of the galaxy for millennia, though they occasionally encountered the growing Hutt Empire.
Thus the Expansionist Era, an age of colonization, exploration and unification, began; the seeds of the Galactic Republic were sown between the Core Worlds of Coruscant, Alderaan, Corellia, Duro, and Chandrila. As the Republic expanded, new members were granted access to the hyperdrive technology made available by the earliest starship manufacturers like Alderaan Royal Engineers, Core Galaxy Systems, Corellian Engineering Corporation and Rendili StarDrive.
Explorers began to test the realm of hyperspace while prospectors attempts to gain rights to what they anticipated as profitable routes. Hyperspace exploration was a risky but profitable business. The development of the Perlemian Trade Route and the Corellian Run established the earliest stable system of hyperlane travel. Astrogation maps became valuable commodities as scouts explored new planets, species and regions.
As the Republic began to process the incredible inflow of new information, the Republic Spacelane Bureau was formed and Coruscant became the navigational center of the Republic with the coordinate zero-zero-zero. The Spacelane Bureau fought to end private control of information regarding hyperlanes and established a protected set of beacons for major pathways to liberate them from the control of privately held charts. The technology allowed for a galactic economy to form fueled by standardized currency and the Core language of Basic. At the same time, the arrival of hyperdrive technology to warring worlds, such as Ando, produced disastrous results.
Over time, the hyperdrive became increasingly commonplace. Beyond the early foundation of the Republic, the Great Hyperspace war and subsequent expansion, hyperdrives would allow for many terrible wars and periods of tremendous prosperity. From the founding of the Republic forward, hyperdrive technology continued to be one of the driving features of galactic society.
Operational history
The earliest hyperdrives would be considered slow by the standards of the early third decade ABY. Limited in range and often unreliable, hyperdrives gradually advanced to allow increasingly large ships to travel increasingly longer distances with greater safety, ease and speed.
The development of navigational computers to handle complex astrogation calculations did away with the need for hyperspace beacons and jump gates, and ended the reliance on established routes; as long as a pilot knew where he was going, the NavCom could take him there.
Despite rapid advances in hyperdrive technology, the systems were too large to be practical for most small space faring vessels. Even by the last century of the Republic, many starfighters made use of hyperdrive rings and hyperdrive sleds to achieve superluminal travel. By the end of the Clone Wars, it became more common for starfighters and freighters to make use of onboard hyperdrives.
During the establishment of Palpatine's New Order, hyperdrive enabled ships commonly carried backup hyperdrives and few space worthy vessels relied upon larger, hyperdrive-enabled starships for transport.
Hyperdrive Classifications
The superluminal speed of a hyperdrive was rated on a decreasing scale; the faster the hyperdrive, the lower the rating. These ratings were generally referred to as "Classes" and provided a quick, although often inconsistent or inaccurate, idea of a ship's hyperdrive speed. It was based on an asymptotic scale with Class 0.0 being infinite speed. In 30 BBY, Class 3 drives were experimental, and by the end of the Clone Wars most military starships were using Class 3 or Class 2. During the Galactic Civil War, military capital ships and starfighters were generally equipped with Class 1 or Class 2, industrial freighters and haulers with Class 3 or Class 4, and civilian starships with Class 5 or above.
Some starships, such as the Millennium Falcon, underwent after-market modifications to achieve ratings of Class 0.5, and Dash Rendar's Outrider also had a hyperdrive Class 0.75, which was also achieved by modifications, although tampering with the generally stable technology of a hyperdrive was considered a dangerous activity. Boba Fett's Slave I had a class 0.7 hyperdrive. Hyperdrives built by those outside the sphere of the Galactic Republic, Galactic Empire and New Republic, such as the Hapan Froond-class hyperdrive, were not classed in the standard system, as controlled comparisons were difficult to attain. Some Zonama Sekotan ships were able to achieve a Class 0.4 by combining high class hyperdives with organic technology,[1] as did the Bes'uliik starfighter via fusion of Verpine and Mandalorian technology.
Additionally, some spacecraft, like the Theta-class shuttle, had backup hyperdrives of Class 15.
Malfunctions
Sometimes, the hyperdrive malfunctioned while in operation. When this occurred, many things could happen, however most consequences are unknown and usually fatal.
Still, some malfunctions did not have such grim conclusions. Faulty relativistic shielding could expose passengers to the altered space-time continuum, causing a journey which seemed a few hours to actually take centuries in the real world. Bosbit Matarcher was known to have experienced this phenomenon. Some hyperdrives have also rattled out of their casings, destroying the engines (if not the entire ship).[2]
The Thorsen field driver was also a component that could fail. Although its failure did not stop a ship from entering hyperspace, it could cause physical damage to the ship and the crew when reaching lightspeed.[3]
While the majority of the Expanded Universe uses the classification system described above, the Thrawn Trilogy by Timothy Zahn, however, uses an opposite system: the lower the rating, the slower the hyperdrive.
In the two roleplaying games based on Star Wars, Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game by West End Games and the Star Wars Roleplaying Game by Wizards of the Coast, the hyperdrive class acts as a multiplier for the base travel time. Thus, a Class 2 takes twice the listed time to travel a given route, while the Millennium Falcon's Class 0.5 takes only half the listed time.
It is important to note that the TIE Defender does have a Class 2 hyperdrive despite the guide's speed chart indicating it does not have one. The New Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels chart seems to have accidentally copied the TIE Interceptor stats for the TIE Defender and the mistake was not caught before going to publication.
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Warp drive (or Alcubierre Drive) is an alternative interstellar propulsion mode to the Jump Drive that may be used for the universe setting.
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In 1994, the Mexican physicist Miguel Alcubierre
proposed a method of stretching space in a wave which would in theory
cause the fabric of space ahead of a spacecraft to contract and the
space behind it to expand. The ship would ride this wave inside a region known as
a warp bubble of flat space. Since the ship is not moving within this bubble,
but carried along as the region itself moves, conventional relativistic effects such as time dilation
do not apply in the way they would in the case of a ship moving at high
velocity through flat spacetime. Also, this method of travel does not
actually involve moving faster than light in a local sense, since a
light beam within the bubble would still always move faster than the
ship; it is only "faster than light" in the sense that, thanks to the
contraction of the space in front of it, the ship could reach its
destination faster than a light beam restricted to travelling outside
the warp bubble. Thus, the Alcubierre drive does not contradict the
conventional claim that relativity forbids a slower-than-light object
to accelerate to faster-than-light speeds.
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Opening for David Mallet!
I am very excited to announce that I will be supporting none other than David Mallett this March at the lovely Me & Thee Coffeehouse in Marblehead, MA!
In a career spanning four decades, David Mallett has recorded 14 albums, and has had several hundred covers of his songs – including the American folk classic Garden Song [Inch by Inch, Row by Row] – performed in clubs, concert halls and festivals across the US, Canada and Europe. He has appeared on numerous broadcasts, including National Public Radio’s A Prairie Home Companion. Known for his carefully written, poetic offerings, his body of work has provided material for an eclectic list of artists that includes Alison Krauss, Pete Seeger, Hal Ketchum, Emmylou Harris, John Denver and the Muppets.
“Mallett is a first rate folk singer and writer. His portraits and townscapes are camera sharp, and his knowledge of his subjects is profound.”
-Ed Morris, Billboard
Join us on March 15, 2019 for an intimate acoustic concert at the beautiful Me & Thee Coffeehouse, located at 28 Mugford Street, Marblehead, MA! Click here for tickets and more info.
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Opening for Kate Taylor at the Regent!
BIG NEWS! I am thrilled to be supporting none other than Sister Kate Taylor this November at the beautiful Regent Theater in Arlington, MA! Kate Taylor’s “Sister Kate Revisited” tour resurrects the singer/songwriter’s debut album, released back in 1971. Sharing a velvet voice and penchant for folk music with her brothers James and Livingston, Sister Kate is back on the scene after a long hiatus, and is not to be missed.
Bernardo and I are honored to kick off the concert, on November 8th, with an acoustic opening set of my songs. Join us for a night of original music by two songstresses in one of the Boston area’s premier theaters! Click here for tickets and more info.
Photo by Sheila Roberts Orlando
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Summer shows!
Hello, hello! I write from a glowing screen in an old stone house in the hills of Chianti, the dark green Persian blinds drawn tight against the summer swelter outside. The wheat sways and glows gold, spilling down the hillside to the well in the valley below. Summer is here, the cicadas are singing, the jasmine is blooming… and I am booking, booking, booking!
After another few weeks in this blissful place, Berna and I will hop a plane and head back to salty New England, guitars in hand, where my trusty steed (… Honda) awaits. The trunk is already packed: tent, fishing pole, amps, CDs. We’ll hit the ground running — as usual — with shows booked in Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, and New York City (and more on the way). We’ll be stretching out some new tunes — including one in Italian (!) — off my forthcoming album Tide & Stars. And we would LOVE to see & sing to you. It’s been too long!
Click here to view upcoming gigs on the books. I’m adding more shows all the time, though, so check back often if you don’t find one in your area — or follow me (Facebook) (Instagram) to stay up to date! Thanks team… and see you SOON!
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Opening for Dar Williams at The Cabot – 3/17!
Exciting news! Marina is honored to be supporting none other than Dar Williams at the beautiful Cabot Theater in Beverly, MA on March 17!
One of the most lauded singer-songwriters of her generation, Dar Williams has been captivating audiences with her sheer elegance and honesty in her folk-pop songwriting since the early ’90s. Williams’ growth as an individual over her almost three-decade-long career has gone hand-in-hand with her evolution as an artist. She has toured with such distinguished artists as Joan Baez, Patty Griffin, Ani DiFranco, and Shawn Colvin, and is a regular contributor to the Huffington Post‘s Green Blog. A dedicated environmentalist, Williams toured throughout the northeast visiting children’s camps and planting bee gardens in summer 2011.
Marina has long been a fan of Dar’s, first having seen her 15+ years ago (!) at a solo acoustic show. Dar’s exuberant stage presence and insightful, funny, and honest songwriting have continued to inspire Marina as her own performance and writing career has developed.
This promises to be a memorable night of original music performed by one of the biggest names in American folk, supported by a local rising star. Don’t miss it! Click here for tickets and event details.
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This weekend: Portland, ME and New York City!
This weekend, Marina & Berna hit the road for two intimate acoustic (and FREE!) shows. The first is on Friday, 3/10 up in the salty city of Portland, ME: we will play two original sets on the newly-renovated stage at Port City Blue, one of Portland’s coziest venues for original folk, bluegrass, jazz, and more. Our set starts at 8pm. Join us for tunes & brews (and maybe some snow)!
Next up, on Sunday, March 12, we head down to New York City to play a set at the Rockwood Music Hall, down on Manhattan’s lower east side. Rockwood has three separate stages, each in its own space with its own bar and staff — so they up hosting dozens of independent musicians each day! It’s a great place to come to discover new music. We hit at 5pm on Stage 1 – hope to see you, New York friends & fans!
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“A Part of Something Bigger” — Live Review!
Last weekend, Bernardo and I were honored to share the stage with rising star Adam Ezra and his fabulous band at the beautiful Narrows Center for the Arts in Fall River, MA. Several days later, while still riding high on the show’s good vibes, we were pleasantly surprised to see a glowing review from Tony Adams at the Live Music News & Review blog! Click here to check it out.
Tony is a dedicated fan of Adam’s, as you will read, and the sheer joy with which he writes of the concert is characteristic of Adam’s enthusiastic and inspired fans. As Adam said himself onstage, his main source of inspiration in writing, performing, and listening to live music is the feeling of being “a part of something bigger than yourself.” And this concert was no exception: we were all swept up in the moment, the music, the experience, singing and swaying together at concert’s end like the very best of old friends. It was an honor to be a part of this night, and to be a part of this incredible community that Adam has built up over many, many years on the road… and it certainly gave us something to aspire to.
Photo by Michael Sparks Keegan Photography
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Now Teaching @ Marblehead/Salem School of Music!
Marina is excited to be joining the team at the Marblehead/Salem School of Music this winter! She will be giving lessons in voice, guitar, songwriting, and ukulele. Study with Marina while she’s home — she will only be in the States until the early spring, so catch her while you can! Click here to learn more and sign up!
More about the Marblehead/Salem School of Music:
At the Marblehead and Salem Schools of Music, we strive to provide a total musical experience for each student. Drawing on the wide-ranging talents of our teaching staff, we are able to match student and teacher based on a variety of criteria, including personality, learning style, goals, and interests. As part of private lessons, all students are given the opportunity to collaborate with other musicians and to showcase their skills; either live, at a formal or informal recital, or in the recording studio.
We make lessons fun and our studios funky, but everything is rooted in pure, wholesome academics. We track student’s weekly progress in a password protected database to make parent-teacher communication seamless. We take pride in the accomplishments of all of our students and view their growth both as individuals and as musicians as our success.
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Winter gigs in Italia!
Christmas on Ponte Vecchio, Florence, Italy
Marina is back in beautiful Tuscany for the fall and early winter, and is excited to announce two intimate acoustic concerts here in the coming months! Performing in duo with Florentine guitarist and producer Bernardo Baglioni, Marina is excited to share new music from her forthcoming album, Tide & Stars.
November 30, 2016: Riff Club, Prato, Italia
December 23, 2016: Ex Cinema Aurora, Livorno, Italia
Bundled up for sound check at Ex Cinema Aurora
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New Song! “Blessed Burden”
Hello all, in honor of the International Day of Peace on September 21, I am very excited to share a brand new song with you along that theme.
I wrote this song in a moment of helplessness — a feeling that is becoming all too familiar to many of us, unfortunately — when news of bombs and shipwrecks and shootings is constant and overwhelming. I got caught on the idea of peace as a burden that must be fought for, earned, and shared among the many, as opposed to a blessing bestowed upon and enjoyed by the few (hardly a new idea, I know, but I couldn’t stop thinking about it). But true peace is not easy, and neither is true love — and in this way, these challenges are also our sweetest blessings, both to give and to receive. I’ll leave it at that, and let the song say the rest. Click here to watch the video on YouTube if the below embedded preview isn’t working.
Across wild seas and war torn lands
In droves they flee, screaming and wringing their hands
One fence, one borderline previously unseen
Is now a trench sharply defined, defended by artillery
We can spare it – a little love
We can share it – I know there’s more than enough
I am sitting here in the warm cocoon of home
I’ve never known such fear, never was reduced to skin and bones
Who decided that this life
Was not for everyone, that this dream was divided?
Chorus/Bridge:
We can bear it – a little peace
We can bear it – to give love, give love is
Freefall – it’s scary
Trust entire
It’s a blessed burden
To light and tend this fire
People, rise – and hold each other tight and near
Love defies the dark, the anger, greed, and fear
We’re just one little planet in a sea of stars
And whether we are gonna make it is a question of heart
We can bear it – ’cause it’s love will set us free…
copyright 2016 Marina Evans
Posted in news & updates | Tagged acoustic, activism, activist, community, composer, folk, guitar, independent, international day of peace, love, Martin, Martin guitars, movement, music, original, peace, share, sharing, sing, singer, song, songwriter, songwriting, unity, vocals, voice, world peace
Back in the Studio for New Album “Tide and Stars”!
Big news, everybody: I’m back in the studio again working on a brand new original album entitled Tide and Stars! As with my two most recent records, Unbound and The Tuscan Sessions, I am working with Italian producer (and my husband & musical partner, incidentally) Bernardo Baglioni. Unlike our past two records — both recorded here in Italy, with our Italian band — this time we’ll be recording with a mix of Italian and American musicians, and we’ll be doing so on both sides of the pond.
We hit the studio this week in Florence, Italy with Florentine drummer Donald Renda (pictured above), who is also featured on both Unbound and The Tuscan Sessions. And as usual, he nailed it! Next up are the basses, followed by guitars, mandolins, and possibly dobro & banjo — and finally, we’ll wrap things up with the vocal tracks.
This record takes a decidedly more acoustic, folk/americana turn than my last two projects, and I’m looking forward to realizing these songs in a more pared-down context. The songs are direct, to the point, and hark back to traditional song forms & structures. It’s raw, it’s true, and it’s me — so it’s thrilling, and more than a little scary, to bring this music to life and to share it with the world. That said — I can’t wait! Stay tuned for more news & updates as the project moves forward. Onwards!
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Hidden Texas
Brown Anole Lizards Migrate to Texas
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By: Alice Kozdemba, Elizabeth Williams and Maria Roque
A brown anole lizard suns itself in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, one of the areas in which this lizard, native to Cuba, is now present. (Photo by Maria Roque)
The Carolina Anole, referred to as the green anole lizard, has an unexpected guest in town, and it might be here to stay.
The Cuban brown anole, which first started invading South Florida in the 1950s, has made its way to Texas. Though similar in appearance, green and brown anoles are two separate species, and according ecologists, when large populations of both cohabitate in the same area, they compete for food and habitat. Today, the brown anoles are a firmly established lizard species in most urban areas of peninsular Florida, and they have continued to migrate to neighboring states in parts of Georgia, Louisiana and Texas.
Since their presence has upwardly increased in the Southern United States, ecologists and evolutionary biologists have taken interest in how green anoles were interacting with the brown anoles, and if invasive competition was a threat to eventual extinction.
Yoel Stuart, a postdoctoral researcher in the College of Natural Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin, conducted a study on the presence of brown anoles in Florida and how they are affecting the green population.
Yoel Stuart, a postdoctoral researcher in the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin, lead a study on how the invasive brown anole elicited an evolutionary response from green anole. (Photo by Alice Kozdemba)
Anole lizards are territorial creatures, and they can be aggressive. (Photo by Alice Kozdemba)
Anole lizards can be aggressive. A lizard bites UT researcher Yoel Stuart as he demonstrates the subject of his dissertation. (Photo by Alice Kozdemba)
Brown anole lizards can be found in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, where the humid climate suits the Cuban natives. (Photo by Maria Roque)
Male green anoles have a pink dewlap that they flare to during the mating season to assert dominance.
“I was really excited at the time about how quickly evolution could proceed, and I wanted to know whether two species that are interacting with one another,” Stuart said. “Whether competitive interactions between two species could drive evolution at rates that we could see in our own lifetimes.”
After months of capturing and observing lizards, Stuart and his team found that green anoles had physically and behaviorally evolved to cope with the invasiveness of their brown cohabitors. After contact with the invasive species, green anoles began to climb higher into the trees, and within 15 years, the green species had developed larger toe pads, which give the anoles better gripping and climbing force. Stuart said he wasn’t surprised that the species evolved, but that the rate at which evolution was occurring was remarkable.
“The evolutionary response is pretty rapid,” he said. “If human height were evolving at .05 standard deviations per generation, in 20 generations we’d all be the size of NBA shooting guards.”
Besides their color, Stuart said green and brown anoles differ greatly in mating patterns and day-to-day habits. His study supports a more broad ecological theory called character displacement, the phenomenon of similar species competing and evolving to take advantage of ecological niches.
“They have different colored flaps of skin under their throat, the series of head bobs and push ups that they do is different. It’s likely that they don’t even recognize each other as potential mates,” Stuart said.
Though Stuart’s research is specific to anole populations in Florida, scientists and researchers are looking at the level of local invaders. According to Texas herpetologists who specifically study regional reptile populations, brown anoles are mostly seen in South Texas, primarily in Houston and San Antonio. They make their way to Texas by hatching eggs on imported soil from Florida that is distributed to local garden shop retailers, Stuart said.
“The best place to catch brown anoles in Texas was in the garden department of Home Depot,” Stuart said. “Potted plants are perfect for laying out anolus eggs, and then those plants get moved around.”
Anoles in Texas from Elizabeth Williams on Vimeo.
Hitching a ride to the states via plant and human transportation is something of an art form for the brown lizards. Ecologists suggest that their initial migration to Florida was possible in part by stowing away in agricultural shipments from Cuba.
But brown anoles aren’t the first critters to invade the Lone Star state. Texas is an ecological hotspot for invasive species to thrive due to its tropical-like temperatures. Randy Simpson, an associate professor at Texas State University in San Marcos studies invasive wildlife in Central Texas. Though the brown anole population in Texas is low, he said it could have the potential to follow in patterns of other invasive populations, such as the Rio Grande chirping frog.
“As its name implies, it was found only in the Rio Grande Valley and now its found as far as the Dallas-Fort Worth area. It follows major highway systems and it’s found in major metropolitan areas,” Simpson said. “I suspect that the brown anole will probably follow the same pattern.”
However, Simpson said that it is not yet clear what impact the brown anole will have on green anole populations.
“Well, it remains to be seen as to how much of an impact the brown anole is going to have. It’s definitely had a big impact in Florida, but here in Texas so far it’s been minimal,” Simpson said. “People have noted that it has appeared … primarily in places like nurseries, garden centers.”
Some researchers who look at insect invaders have drawn a connection between non-native species and global climate change. Scientists who study biodiversity claim that longer warm weather seasons are causing non-native plants to relocate and take over American soil. But whether there’s evidence that the same could case could be made for vertebrae and reptiles, Simpson said, is uncertain.
“Common sense will make you think, yeah if the temperature is changing and on the average getting warmer, then those animals that need warmer temperatures could move further north,” Simpson said. “That’s a possibility, but I don’t think anybody has definite information, particularly on the brown anole or anything like that.”
Regardless of its unforeseen future, the battle between green and brown anoles is catching the attention of local residents. Mike Tanis, a lifelong horticulturalist and wildlife enthusiast, said green lizards are a staple feature of his backyard garden.
“I’ll always spot a few [green anoles] when I’m gardening, just lounging on a leaf and getting some sun,” Tanis said. “I’ve actually seen brown lizards in Florida but I had no idea they were a different species. I hope the brown ones don’t take Austin over; the green guys are too much fun!”
Tags: anole, anoles, brown anole, brown anoles, Environment, green anole, green anoles, invasive species, Texas, Texas wildlife
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1. Photophysical, electrochemical and solid state properties of diketopyrrolopyrrole based molecular materials: importance of the donor group
JoydeepDhar, N. Venkatramaiah, Anitha A. and SatishPatil
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2014, 2, 3457–3466
Received 15th November 2013 Accepted 4th February 2014
DOI: 10.1039/c3tc32251c
In this work, we have synthesized a series of TDPP derivatives with different alkyl groups such as n-hexyl (−C6H13) 3a, 2-ethylhexyl (-(2-C2H5)C6H12) 3b, triethylene glycol mono methyl ether (-(CH2CH2O)3cH3, TEG) 3c, and octadodecyl (-(8-C8H17)C12H22) 3d. N,N dialkylation of thiophene-diketopyrrolopyrrole (TDPP, 1) strongly influences its solubility, solid state packing, and structural order. These materials allow us to explicitly study the influence of alkyl chain on solid state packing and photophysical properties. TDPP moiety containing two different alkyl groups 3e (TEG and 2-ethylhexyl) and 3f (TEG and n-hexyl) were synthesized for the first time. The absorption spectra of all derivatives exhibited a red shift in solid state when compared to their solution spectra. The type of alkyl chains leads to change in the optical band gaps in solid state. The fluorescence study reveals that TDPP derivatives have strong π–π interaction in the solid state and the extent of bathochromic shift is due to combination of intramolecular interaction and formation of aggregates in solid state. This behavior strongly depends on the nature of alkyl chain. The presence of strong C–H···O inter chain interactions and CH−π interactions in solid state exhibits strong influence on the photophysical properties of TDPP chromophore.
2. Influence of Side-Chain on Structural Order and Photophysical Properties in Thiophene Based Diketopyrrolopyrroles: A Systematic Study
Mallari A. Naik , N. Venkatramaiah , Catherine Kanimozhi , and Satish Patil
J. Phys. Chem. C, 2012, 116 (50), pp 26128–26137
DOI: 10.1021/jp306365q
Publication Date (Web): November 14, 2012
3. Femtogram Detection of Explosive Nitroaromatics: Fluoranthene-Based Fluorescent Chemosensors
Dr. N. Venkatramaiah, Shiv Kumar, Prof. Satish Patil*
Chemistry – A European Journal Volume 18, Issue 46, pages 14745–14751, November 12, 2012
Herein we report a novel fluoranthene-based fluorescent fluorophore 7,10-bis(4-bromophenyl)-8,9-bis[4-(hexyloxy)phenyl]fluoranthene (S3) and its remarkable properties in applications of explosive detection. The sensitivity towards the detection of nitroaromatics (NACs) was evaluated through fluorescence quenching in solution, vapor, and contact mode approaches. The contact mode approach using thin-layer silica chromatograp- hic plates exhibited a femtogram (1.15 fg cm−2) detection limit for trinitrotoluene (TNT) and picric acid (PA), whereas the solution-phase quenching showed PA detection at the 2–20 ppb level. Fluorescence lifetime measurements revealed that the quenching is static in nature and the quenching process is fully reversible. Binding energies between model binding sites of the S3 and analyte compounds reveal that analyte molecules enter into the cavity created by substituted phenyl rings of fluoranthene and are stabilized by strong intermolecular interactions with alkyl chains. It is anticipated that the sensor S3 could be a promising material for the construction of portable optical devices for the detection of onsite explosive nitroaromatics.
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4. Diketopyrrolopyrrole–Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Based Conjugated Copolymer for High-Mobility Organic Field-Effect Transistors
Catherine Kanimozhi , Nir Yaacobi-Gross , Kang Wei Chou §, Aram Amassian §, Thomas D. Anthopoulos *, and Satish Patil *
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134 (40), pp 16532–16535
DOI: 10.1021/ja308211n
Publication Date (Web): September 28, 2012
In this communication, we report the synthesis of a novel diketopyrrolopyrrole–diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP–DPP)-based conjugated copolymer and its application in high-mobility organic field-effect transistors. Copolymerization of DPP with DPP yields a copolymer with exceptional properties such as extended absorption characteristics (up to 1100 nm) and field-effect electron mobility values of >1 cm2 V–1 s–1. The synthesis of this novel DPP–DPP copolymer in combination with the demonstration of transistors with extremely high electron mobility makes this work an important step toward a new family of DPP–DPP copolymers for application in the general area of organic optoelectronics.
5.Fluoranthene based fluorescent chemosensors for detection of explosive nitroaromatics
N. Venkatramaiah , Shiv Kumar and Satish Patil
Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 5007-5009
DOI: 10.1039/C2CC31606D
A novel fluoranthene based fluorescent chemosensor for the detection of picric acid (PA) at the parts per billion (ppb) level was evaluated. Static fluorescence quenching was the dominant process by intercalative π–π interaction between fluoranthene (S1) and nitroaromatics.
6.Diketopyrrolopyrrole-based conjugated polymers and small molecules for organic ambipolar transistors and solar cells (pages 4241-4260)
Mallari A. Naik and Satish Patil
Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry, Volume 51, Issue 20, pages 4241–4260, October 2013
Article first published online: 10 JUL 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/pola.26843
The present work discusses the development and use of diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP)-based conjugated polymers in organic electronic research. The figure gives glimpses of some important DPP based polymeric systems. The device architecture in the bottom left corner shows that DPP polymers are used as donor and fullerene based materials as acceptor. The energy level diagram located in the center shows how the split in band gap takes place upon absorbing sunlight. All these major observations and achievements made from the use of DPP by various research groups are summarized in the highlight
7. Enhancing Surface Coverage and Growth in Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Protein Nanoparticles
Vaishakhi Mohanta and Satish Patil
Langmuir, 2013, 29 (43), pp 13123–13128
DOI: 10.1021/la401731a
Publication Date (Web): August 1, 2013
Thin films of bovine serum albumin (BSA) nanoparticles are fabricated via layer-by-layer assembly. The surface of BSA nanoparticles have two oppositely acting functional groups on the surface: amine (NH2) and carboxylate (COO−). The protonation and deprotonation of these functional groups at different pH vary the charge density on the particle surface, and entirely different growth can be observed by varying the nature of the complementary polymer and the pH of the particles. The complementary polymers used in this study are poly(dimethyldiallylammonium chloride) (PDDAC) and poly(acrylic acid) (PAA). The assembly of BSA nanoparticles based on electrostatic interaction with PDDAC suffers from the poor loading of the nanoparticles. The assembly with PAA aided by a hydrogen bonding interaction shows tremendous improvement in the growth of the assembly over PDDAC. Moreover, the pH of the BSA nanoparticles was observed to affect the loading of nanoparticles in the LbL assembly with PAA significantly.
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Blaming Policy, Not Islam, for Belgium’s Radicalized Youth
By Steven Erlanger
Yves Goldstein makes no excuses for Belgium’s failure to find Salah Abdeslam and the other Islamic State recruits who attacked Paris and then bombed Brussels Airport and a subway station.
The problem is not Islam, he insists, but the negligence of government officials like himself in allowing self-contained ethnic ghettos to grow unchallenged, breeding anger, crime and radicalism among youth — a soup of grievances that suits Islamist recruiters.
“Our cities are facing a huge problem, maybe the largest since World War II,” Mr. Goldstein said. “How is it that people who were born here in Brussels, in Paris, can call heroes the people who commit violence and terror? That is the real question we’re facing.”
Friends who teach the equivalent of high school seniors in the predominantly Muslim districts of Molenbeek and Schaerbeek told him that “90 percent of their students, 17, 18 years old, called them heroes,” he said.
Mr. Goldstein, 38, grew up in Schaerbeek, the child of Jewish refugees from Nazism. Now a councilman from Schaerbeek, he is also chief of staff for the minister-president of the Brussels Capital Region.
Schaerbeek is almost as infamous these days as Molenbeek, two districts where Mr. Abdeslam and his group of Islamic State adherents had the space and time to live, hide and manufacture their weapons.
Adjacent to Molenbeek, Schaerbeek is richer, tidier and more mixed. Jacques Brel lived here for a time, so did René Magritte. It has a young, affluent section, which some compare to Notting Hill in London, and a large Turkish population.
The townhouse where preparations were made for the Paris attacks and where Mr. Abdeslam sought refuge for weeks is in the Turkish area, which is more well-to-do, and a better place to hide.
Brussels itself is about 25 percent Muslim — 70 percent are of Moroccan heritage and 20 percent Turkish, and the ethnic groups tend to stick to themselves, making them difficult for outsiders, like the police, to penetrate.
Belgium’s integration has been somewhere between the French model, which put new immigrants in suburban ghettos, and the British and American one, which created communities like Chinatown or Little Italy, Mr. Goldstein said. “In Brussels, everyone lives in the city, and we chose a model of diversity through mixing of populations in the same neighbourhoods.”
But “we failed,” he said. “We failed in Molenbeek” and Schaerbeek, too, to ensure the mixing of populations.
“We have neighbourhoods where people only see the same people, go to school with the same people,” he said. “What connection do they have with the whole society, what connection do they have with real diversity? It’s the establishment of the ghetto,” he said, “and it’s the thing in our urban development that we have to tackle.”
Jews have left Schaerbeek, and the last two synagogues are being sold. Instead, there is a kind of suffocating, insular, ethnic uniformity. “These young people will never go to museums until 18 or 20 — they never saw Chagall, they never saw Dalí, they never saw Warhol, they don’t know what it is to dream,” Mr. Goldstein said.
Of course there is poverty and unemployment, he said. “But we don’t give these young people the keys to think differently, to think outside the little box, the little neighbourhood where they live — this ideological box, this closed-eyes box.”
As for the terrorists, “religion for them is a pretext,” he said. “They believe in nothing. But Islam is the way they find to express, to crystallize their radicalization.”
Young people whose parents or grandparents were immigrants face serious questions of identity, Mr. Goldstein acknowledged, speaking during and after a conference here of the German Marshall Fund. “But identity is a two-sided relation” — between young Muslims and ourselves.
“We have to fight racism and discrimination with the same force” as radicalization, he said, because “our society gives to these young people a bad idea of who and what they are.”
Source: nytimes.com/2016/04/08/world/europe/belgium-brussels-islam-radicalization.html
URL: http://www.newageislam.com/islam-and-the-west/steven-erlanger/blaming-policy,-not-islam,-for-belgium’s-radicalized-youth/d/106908
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Digital literacy 'urgently needed'
Many people are ignorant about e-mail security
We urgently need to expand our understanding of the risks we take when we use computers, argues regular columnist Bill Thompson.
A senior manager at lottery operator Camelot has discovered that adopting different online identities is not as straightforward as it might appear, and it seems to have cost her her job.
The contract to run the UK national lottery comes up for renewal in 2009, and Camelot is obviously very interested in the competition.
However things got out of hand when the company's media relations manager Alexia Latham used a fake Google Mail address to try to find information about other companies bidding for the contract.
Posing as an MBA student she sent e-mails to independent lottery consultant Glenn Barry, but unfortunately she did not do a very good job of covering her tracks.
E-mails to the fake account were automatically sent to her work address, but she forgot to turn this off when she went away for Christmas.
As a result an e-mail from Barry to her Google account received an "out of office" response from her Camelot e-mail address, and her deception was uncovered.
Latham, who resigned in January, is not the only person to assume that e-mails and other online activities can easily be protected from prying eyes.
These days television is just one way of using a screen, and not necessarily the most popular one
Last week's newspapers featured several stories about the ongoing investigation into allegations of sales of honours by the Labour government, and many of them focused on e-mail messages that the police are believed to have recovered from computers.
While the police have refused to comment on this aspect of their investigation it is certainly possible to recover apparently deleted e-mails or other files from computers and it would not be at all surprising if messages which had been "deleted" were still accessible.
E-mails are particularly hard to get rid of, since as well as the copies on the sending and receiving computers they pass through mail servers as they are transmitted, and the servers may have their own archives.
You might think that the people responsible for running the country would be aware of this aspect of the technology they use, but very few of us seem to know what is going on when we sit down at a computer.
In fact this sort of thing has been going on for a surprisingly long time.
Back in 1986 Ronald Reagan's presidency was rocked when it was discovered that his officials had secretly been funding the Nicaraguan contras from the proceeds of arms sales to Iran, ignoring laws passed by Congress making both sides of the deal illegal.
Part of the evidence against conspirators Oliver North and John Poindexter came from 5,000 e-mails which they had tried to delete but which were retrieved from back-up tapes.
It would be ironic if Tony Blair's premiership was blighted by a scandal uncovered because of the careless use of e-mail, given the attention this government has lavished on broadband take-up, the digital divide and the importance of the internet.
For some digital literacy is just a lottery
But it might serve a higher purpose if it makes people think more carefully about the secrets they entrust to their computers and to the network.
One minister who should be watching closely is culture secretary Tessa Jowell.
She used her recent appearance at the Oxford Media Convention to reiterate the importance of "media literacy" in the modern world, but unfortunately the official line on what this means doesn't cover taking good care of our online secrets or making sure that e-mails are properly deleted.
Communications regulator Ofcom defines media literacy as "the ability to access, understand and create communications in a variety of contexts", which is good as far as it goes but clearly does not go far enough.
Most of the attention still goes on teaching children how to tell the adverts from the programmes on TV, yet the brutal reality is that we are moving into a world where television is no longer the primary visual medium and the obvious focus of regulatory and commercial attention.
These days television is just one way of using a screen, and not necessarily the most popular one.
Banning commercials aimed at selling junk food to children from early-evening television may seem like progress but when McDonalds can team up with Neopets to push Happy Meals to more than 30 million young net users then restrictions on TV advertising seem irrelevant.
And adults who get their holiday advice from review sites that are open to faked postings or filled with unchecked comments are not helped by rigid guidance on endorsements for TV travel shows.
We need a much broader approach to literacy in the digital age, one that helps users of social network sites take good care of their personal information and avoid scams or snares, one that encourages e-mail users to use available tools for encrypting messages or adding digital signatures.
As computers and the internet become more and more important in our daily lives it is vital that we know how they work and understand the risks we take when we surf websites, chat to colleagues or send e-mails off into the uncharted wastes of the network.
Extending current thinking about media literacy to cover the wider area of digital literacy would be one way forward, and there is already a lot of work being done to refine and clarify what it would mean to be a well-rounded citizen of a networked society.
The schools IT agency BECTA and educational technology advocates NAACE are among the groups trying to ensure that the education system keeps up, but it is also important to make sure that everyone outside school is helped to catch up too.
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DJ Tennis Debuts "You Closed My Eyes" on Stereogum + Coachella Date
posted Mar 31, 2014, 6:14 PM by Vu Nguyen
Without a doubt, Manfredi Romano (aka DJ Tennis) is a busy man. Co-founder and partner of Life and Death, a DJ with a full schedule and someone who still always has his fingers (and mind) in multiple projects and multiple places at the same time. How he juggles it (or when he sleeps) are questions best not pondered. One thing those who know him well have surely noticed is that he does it all while constantly on the move. Unfazed by the constant whirl of cities that pass him by, he somehow manages to remain focused throughout. No matter where he goes, he somehow always manages to remain local.
The collection of tracks on this double EP reflects that. Conceived and written in different cities (Miami, Milan, London, Brooklyn, Berlin and Palermo), each track captures both something of the place of conception and something of Romano's relationship to it. Not a travelogue, per se, but more an emotional love letter to all these many places he calls home.
Whether it's the plaintive call of “Lovechild” (featuring The Rapture's Luke Jenner), the dark and futuristic journey of “Floating Boy (Self Portrait)”, the playful mix of old and new sounds found in “Williamsburg”, the techno indie mix that is “Ah! Isobel”, the ethereal trip of “Anatomy” or the indie-rock love song from the afterlife called “You Close My Eyes”, all these tracks are diverse and yet distinctly derive from a singular mind and personality. It's as if it's not just a collection of music but rather an introduction to the personality of DJ Tennis himself.
Rounding out the release is an ecstatic remix of “Anatomy” by the elusive producer from Michigan known as North Lake.
Local will be released on double vinyl and in digital format with slightly different versions found between the two formats.
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4/5 New York, NY @ Cityfox
4/17 Playa Del Carmen @ Blue Parrot
4/18 Indio @ Coachella (DoLab Stage)
4/19 Vancouver @ Electric Owl
5/23 Bradly, CA @ Lightening in a Bottle
5/25 New York, NY @ Electric Daisy Carnaval
5/26 Detroit, MI @ Old Miami
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Hot weather update: West Midlands Railway
Press release • Jul 25, 2019 09:55 BST
West Midlands Railway is runinng a normal timetable today despite soaring temperatures in the region.
Passengers in parts of the country, particularly around London, are facing delays or cancellations due to blanket speed restrictions imposed by Network Rail on areas of the network to prevent rails from buckling.
Despite the regular timetable remaining in operation, West Midlands Railway passengers are still being advised to check their journeys before travelling as changes to services elsewhere in the country may have a knock-on impact in the West Midlands.
Passengers can visit National Rail Enquiries for information.
Richard Brooks, customer experience director for West Midlands Railway, said: “Extreme heat causes issues on the track and although we are running our regular timetable today, passengers should check their journeys before travelling.
“It is crucial that passengers remain hydrated and we advise our customers to carry water with them if possible. If passengers feel ill on board a train they should not attempt to stop it, but instead seek help at the next station.”
Any passengers who are delayed on their journeys as a result of the extreme heat are encouraged to claim compensation via the Delay Repay scheme.
About West Midlands Trains
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London Northwestern Railway services operate between Liverpool and Birmingham, and on the West Coast mainline to and from London Euston.
West Midlands Railway services operate to destinations across the West Midlands via Birmingham New Street.
For more information on these services visit westmidlandsrailway.co.uk or londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk
The West Midlands Trains franchise started on 10 December 2017 and will run until 2025/26.
West Midlands Trains operates 1,300 services a day, manages 150 stations and provides over 70 million passenger journeys a year. Over the course of the franchise, West Midlands Trains will be investing £1 billion into the rail network to deliver new trains, improved routes and station upgrades. This will include 400 new train carriages across the network and space for an extra 85,000 passengers into Birmingham and London at peak times.
The franchise is a joint venture between Abellio (70.1% share) and East Japan Railway Company / Mitsui & Co., Ltd (29.9% share in a 50:50 split). Abellio is the international passenger transport subsidiary of the Dutch national railway company, Nederlandse Spoorwegen. In the UK, Abelllio operates ScotRail and Greater Anglia train services, Merseyrail services in a joint venture with Serco and buses through Abellio London. For more information visit www.abellio.com
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Fare-dodger who assaulted rail staff and ran down the tracks jailed
Press releases • Oct 24, 2019 13:15 BST
A fare-dodger who assaulted railway staff at Northampton station and risked his life by running down the tracks has been jailed.
Passengers at Long Buckby advised to check journeys amid timetable change
Press releases • Sep 30, 2019 11:00 BST
Passengers using Long Bucky station are being advised to check their travel plans when a revised London Northwestern Railway timetable comes into effect next week (w/c Oct 7).
Chance for Northampton rail passengers to have their say
Press releases • Aug 02, 2019 09:15 BST
Officials from London Northwestern Railway will be on hand to answer questions at Northampton station on Wednesday 7 August as the 'Whistle Stop Tour' rolls into town.
Passengers benefit as cashless Japanese vending machine debuts in Northampton
Press releases • Jul 04, 2019 11:04 BST
Passengers using Northampton station can now benefit from the latest in Japanese technology with the arrival of new cashless vending machines. The state-of-the-art machine, unveiled at the station today, include screens displaying real-time train information for passengers as well as informative maps of the local area and rail routes.
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Visual Arts / December 6, 2018
Blunt Graffix: Something Borrowed, Something New
Matt Dye, aka Blunt Graffix, is showing his art in three different places in Eugene. None is an art gallery.
His work is on view indefinitely at Broadway Metro and Blairalley Vintage Arcade, and his test prints are on display at Epic Seconds through Dec. 31.
Blairalley and Epic Seconds are vintage businesses. That matches Dye’s sensibility, since his work often carries an element of homage to things past. He employs dollar bills or tax stamps from the early 1900s, for example, as formats for his subjects: musicians, actors or films. His interest in art began when, as a kid, he admired Stanley Mouse concert posters for ’60s bands like The Grateful Dead.
In those days, concert posters were handmade prints. Dye’s interest in printing was sparked in the most unlikely of places — using a copy machine in the Navy. A copy machine isn’t the first thing that comes to mind thinking of the military, and it might sound strange that a piece of office equipment helped ignite a career in the arts. But copying machines make images. Before computers a copy machine was essential to art departments, cheaper and quicker than the copy camera that required a darkroom to operate.
After Dye got out of the service he followed in Mouse’s footsteps and had a career as a concert poster artist before transferring his skills to another of his passions — movies. The first time I went to Broadway Metro was years before I met Dye. It was to see a movie, and afterward I stayed in the lobby looking at the pictures on the walls. It took me a while to realize they weren’t actual movie posters.
What tipped me off? Dye sometimes recast movies that have already been made. At Blairalley Vintage Arcade they let him do pretty much whatever he wants, he says, and he wanted to wheatpaste a life-sized print of Bill Murray as Han Solo on their door. The print on the door now is the second Bill Solo because the first one was covered with graffiti. The random lettering or tags didn’t bother Dye at first; in fact, he thought it added to the piece.
But when Murray was completely covered, he pasted on the second print.
Why make images of actors in roles they never played? One could answer the question with an academic dissertation on the practice of “appropriation.” But Dye is not an academic. He refers to these images — borrowing a term from the music industry — as “mash-ups.”
He cast his own role as a printmaker, combining his interest in prints and popular culture, with a great deal of success. His studio and his business, Blunt Graffix, are located in Eugene. He has come full circle and is making concert posters again. He exhibits and co-curates shows on a national scale: in San Francisco, New York, Seattle and Chicago.
His print Sabotage, on display at Broadway Metro, blends printmaking with a tribute to late Beastie Boys member Adam Yauch, aka MCA. It was submitted in 2015 for an annual MCA Day exhibit held in Connecticut.
The print references a music video the Beastie Boys made, directed by Spike Jonze, to promote their single “Sabotage,” released in 1994. The video was executed in the style of a ’70s cop show, and the print retains that feel. The print Sabotage features MCA, centered in the format and underscored by lyrics from the song: “I’m gonna set it straight, this Watergate.”
Walk over to Epic Seconds, though, and you can view art never meant for exhibition.
The test prints are just that: tests to ensure the actual prints will come out the way the artist wants them. Some have so many layers of testing they carry more weight than an average print. They’re heavy. The layers include Spin Art, a method for spinning paint onto paper or holographic foil.
Dye and his father, a retired metal fabricator, designed a centrifuge especially for spinning by attaching a steel disk to a potter’s wheel.
Benjamin Terrell of Epic Seconds chose the test prints from Dye’s studio to exhibit. Terrell liked the manner in which spinning and testing, none of which was planned, nevertheless added up. The test prints are random, colorful and complex — works of art on their own.
A benefit to seeing Dye’s work at Broadway Metro is you can see a great variety of it. On the downside, you can’t get so excited about it that it makes you want to scream and shout.
I met Dye to talk about his art there and soon after someone at the theater asked us to lower our voices. Oh yeah, people were trying to watch movies inside.
Talking about art in a near whisper, Dye said, “I get bored easily.” Much of the innovation we see in his prints — the spin created by the custom-made centrifuge, the use of foil paper, historic elements — were created to avoid being bored.
About 90 percent of his prints are limited edition, Dye says, but occasionally he’ll revisit a series. When he does he’ll want to add something, to do it differently. Each time he revisits a series it’s an opportunity to learn, to make something new.
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Christmas Present
Go Here to get the coupon code for a FREE copy of 'Meddlers in Time'.
This offer is available until the new year.
I keep assuming visitors know all about my various book related sites!
Smashwords is a US based publisher of ebooks- they host- and sell my book here
I have another blog here, where I promote this book (to keep from boring my regular readers who know all about it already!) This site is where the promotional coupon code for a free book is kept.
I also have a facebook page here- just because I can. It's mainly home to images I found when researching.
'Meddlers in Time' is not available in paper form yet.
I make MUCH more money selling the ebook version!
On the subject of sites, I also have another here-New Zealand Back Country- a collection of local images.
'Meddlers in Time' IS now available( well- soon) in dead-tree format here!
Although it isn't cheap at $25 US +P&P!
Google exact match search:
Results 1 - 10 of about 90,200 for "meddlers in time". (0.39 seconds)
I have made the 'front page' of the adventure section!
New Years 'Honours'
When the politicians of NZS have finished giving each other handjobs for doing your jobs exceedingly poorly- How about shifting finger from arse and getting on with the promised New Zealand Defense Force Medal?
This has been dragging on for years.
You can award yourselves and your toadie sycophants gongs at very short notice.
Or are you doing the usual and waiting for most of us to die before you do anything? That would seem to be the SOP!
Glaciers move faster...
Burning Caravan
Best Kind!
Drivers dragging these rolling roadblocks at 65k without pulling over need flogging with an aardvark-hide triple-thonged whip, immersion in strong brine, more flogging, then bastinado followed by being staked to an anthill in the hot sun after being honey glazed!
For a first offense, that is...
More leftie soft-cock arse-trumpeting
From (what a surprise) the DomPost (or as I call it the ComPost)
"The shooting of 28-year-old Constable Jeremy Snow, predictably, has led to renewed calls for the police to be routinely armed. Those calls should be resisted...
...Then there is the law. Politicians should revive the recommendations of the Thorp report on firearms, commissioned in the wake of the Aramoana and Port Arthur massacres, and move to registering all firearms rather than simply licensing people to own weapons, along with a ban on semi-automatic weapons and generally tighter controls. The cry from the pro-gun lobby will be that such a move will penalise only the law-abiding because criminals will simply ignore the law, but it is clear the current system does not work..."
What a slimy load of arse!
I bet the writer never stuck their faggot arse on the line and faced down one or more nutters intent on causing GBH.
No- they would be cowering behind the woman and children, crying for the 'pigs' that they despise.
For to wish to deny those who must go into harms way all the means to defend themselves AND those they serve and protect, there must be the most bitter contempt!
Now back to sucking UN dick you subhuman piece of scum!
I spit upon those who would deny good people the means to defend themselves. Without the right to defend oneself, one is a slave.
And those who enable slavery cannot suffer torments enough.
THAT is MY friggin' opinion!
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Stay OUT of the country
"A Te Kauwhata mother was shocked after seeing the butchering of a cattle beast at the side of the road as she drove her daughter to school.
Alison Davies was driving Jessica, 14, to Te Kauwhata College about 8.30am on the last day of term and passed a G&S Day Homekill truck parked outside Clive and Marie Tarry's lifestyle block on Travers Rd.
"We saw a truck parked on the grass verge which had The Undertakers written on it and a beast that was on hooks with its guts hanging out and the head was on the grass," Mrs Davies said.
"It was revolting and Jessica got really upset about it..."
Friggin' townies- get over yourselves!
What do you think goes on in the country? ALL those critters are headed for the butcher sooner or later.
Do you metro wennies that think all meat comes on nice plastic trays in the supermarket?
It ALL starts with a dead beast being hauled up and it's guts dragged out.
Poor precious little petals that are offended by such sites should stay the hell out of the country and stick to the suburbs.
There are LOTS of things that go in in life that ain't pretty, but need to get done. A waste treatment plant is far from pleasant.
I don't hear anyone swearing off crapping!
"...The USG contract has already been awarded for the Department of Homeland Security to stockpile 200 million rounds of pistol ammo over the next five years.
- This can be tracked-back to 20 Aug 2009. I guess there was much more 'important' stuff for the Red Shed (former White House) and the Ministry of Truth (MSM) to tell us about and it 'slipped' their minds and they just kinda-sorta 'forget' to tell us about this unimportant little nugget (call it UBI; unimportant bit of information).
This is not 'practice' ammo for the range. These are man-stopper rounds! To be precise, and my fellow shooters will understand the significance of these ammo spec's:
.40cal, jacketed hollow-point..."
Hat Tip: Theo Spark
There is hope for the West
"...They heard a pop that sounded like fireworks. They saw a glow of flame followed by a rush of smoke. And that was enough for passengers on Northwest Airlines Flight 253 to pounce..."
In a world of pussy-whipped metrosexual wimps, it is refreshing to hear that folks can and will fight back!
They just have to realise that to NOT fight is to lose all.
Airline passengers seem to have gotten that message.
"...Jennifer Allen, 41, of Shelby Township, Michigan, arrived in Detroit from Amsterdam on Saturday's Northwest 253.
"We're not so blase, not so willing to accept that we're safe and we can let someone do our security for us," she said. "We're not going to sit there and wait for somebody else to do it because if you wait, it might be too late..."
Now the huddled masses need to realise that the war is not just in the air and it's us or them!
Time for change.
It's heading for the fan over there and you would be dreaming if you think we will miss the fallout!
Deadbeat sperm donors cost $1.7 billion
"Child support is to get a shake-up in the New Year after revelations eligible parents owe more than $1.7 billion in payments..."
Oh- wait, $1.2b was the result of late payment penalties and interest.
So its 'only' $500 million.
Or, put another way, as of October 32% (64,824) of liable parents weren't making their child-support payments in full or on time.
Hell, if they won't pay- sentence them to a vasectomy!
Maori seperast group attempt to blow up petrol taker
But they gave up after four of them burnt their lips on the exhaust pipe.
Posted by Oswald Bastable at 19:48 12 comments:
Man Eating Tiger
Found in oddstuff
Suppression orders
Friggin' judges need to have a think about who they actually work for!
This is why people like Cameron Slater are sticking their necks out.
"An 86-year-old victim of a vicious street mugging is disgusted her alleged attacker has received name suppression out of consideration for his 90-year-old grandmother..."
Cameron may be in contempt of court.
The courts are showing nothing but contempt towards the good people of New Zealand.
Does the frickin' world stop?
I'm sick of hearing a message of non-belief when you try to explain that you HAVE to work on Christmas day.
I just had to be rather blunt when somebody couldn't comprehend that I can't 'just pop out for a couple of hours'
In fact there are a LOT of folks work ALL these public holidays. If you aren't a pen-pusher, teacher or work in a shop- chances are you will be working or on-call.
Poeple don't stop getting hurt, needing water, power, phone or TV. Crims never stop their antics and cows don't dry up for the day.
So don't bug the essential services workers about 'just taking a little time off'
They rest of you cry like schoolgirls when these services get cut.
You may have a job where it doesn't matter if you take a day or two off. We don't- people depend on us.
Want to bet on who's job may be replaced by a robot one day?
Invasion of ther zombies
It's that time of year again- all the city dwellers descend upon their hoilday homes and the average IQ drops sharply.
It seems the normal rules of the road are supended. As soon as these types leave the city,they seem to come to a conculsion that the rules of the road do not apply in small towns. Indicators become optional extras, parking is anywhere you want- for as long as you want and it's OK to stop on a pedestrian crossing and have a meaningful conversation while the traffic waits for you.
(in reality, the road rules are only suspended for oversized agricultural vehicles that the uniformed branch of the IRD are unable to see)
A small tip for the loopies out driving off the sealed roads.
You suck at it!
It's not just me...
Seasonal stuff
Childcare or kiddie prison
"...Academic opinion is divided on the effect of childcare on babies, but Dr Angus said there was enough evidence to be concerned. Some studies showed very young children were over-anxious for long periods, or became anti-social and aggressive..."
Academic opinion- Enough said.
Bloody academics can't find their own arses with a GPS and a map!
Now I happen to believe that small children are generally raised best at home by parents (note the plural)- but since the dawn of time kids have been minded under all kinds of family or group arangements, through necessity . They are more resilient that you might think.
Not all daycares are equal, as are stay at home parents. Day cares, like parents, generally do the best they can and get by OK.
Now, if staying at home is ALWAYS the best option, then taxpayer-funded parents on the DPB should all raise kids that are above the norm developmentaly! They are fully funded to give 24/7 care with better adult/child ratios than daycares.
See where theory turns to crap!
One small step...
The first royalty payment came in today!
Just a wee one, but a huge landmark for me!
Haloscan have sold out and I had to remove it before they pull the plug in a few days.
Unfortunatly, in going back to blogger all the comments went west.
I do have them saved but will have to figure out how to get them back!
Bugger!
I now have intense debate installed. They are hopefully going to figure out a way to reinstall old comments.
Posted by Oswald Bastable at 20:59 125 comments:
"Auckland booze stores have been caught out selling alcohol to minors in a pre-Christmas police sting.
Alcohol features in more than half of all police work, from minor to major crimes, police said.
They carried out an operation last week, sending under 18-year-olds into 130 Auckland stores to try and buy booze - 127 of them were off-licensed premises and three were on-licensed premises..."
So when do they plan to mention that they use 'boys' that weigh in at 100kg and upwards...
With a respectable sample of 40,000 drivers, it appears that one in four hundred is technically pissed.
So how do we account for the shit driving of the rest?
Some bugger has nicked the sign!
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This judge gets the blame part right
"...Judge Venning noted that, at 13, Te Wini had been expelled from college because of disruptive behaviour, spending the time since then either sleeping or smoking cannabis. By the time she was 14 she had had two relationships with men with gang affiliations and suffered from a stress disorder. Churchward was intelligent and in other circumstances could have led a completely different life. She had been abused by an older relative and lived in an abusive relationship with a man recently released from prison, he said.
Neither girl was a victim of society. "You are victims of the failure of your own families to provide any sort of direction, support or encouragement to learn any sort of values ... They failed you in the most basic of ways."
(Bold Mine)
A refreshing change to the collectivist guilt bollocks that is so often thrown about these days!
A shame that the sentence was only life with 17 years non-parole, but he is tied to the sentencing guidelines.
Personally, I believe these two should hang.
Like all mad dogs they are too dangerous to let live...
Believe it when I see it
"The Government will target potential criminals from the womb as part of a new approach aimed at curbing crime in New Zealand.
In the Addressing the Drivers of Crime report released today, the Government announced it would take a holistic approach to cut crime by targeting four priority areas..."
You talk the talk- do you walk the walk?
I'm betting nothing more than another round of information gathering will come from this. Direct and meaningful intervention- like cutting off the taxpayer funding for casual breeders or permanently removing their offspring from this enviroment just won't happen.
And just wait for the poor persecuted minorities to play the old 'the man is picking on us' card yet again!
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More collectivist claptrap
"Everyone has a role in improving the quality of care in rest homes, Age Concern says..."
Why?- I don't run, reside or work in a rest home- nor do I know anybody who lives in one.
Keep your collectivist bullshit to yourselves!
Chicken & egg
"The "invisible children" of prisoners will also end up in prison unless more is done to help them, a new report says..."
I have seen theese kids at visiting time and know this will be so- this was often confirmed by the older staff who had seen three generations of criminals coming through the doors.
But WHO should do the helping?
THEIR PARENTS need to take this on board AND STAY OUT OF PRISON.
It's as easy as that.
A lot has been said on the flag issue and the seperatist issue has been well-covered.
My main problem is that is yet another uneeded burden on the poor bloody taxpayers.
Another flag and flagpole on every government building- that has to cost us!
So on this issue alone- let's just not go there.
Feel free to buy one and fly it at your own expense.
Stuff poll:
Yes, it's a show of unity
1659 votes, 17.3%
Yes, and it should be flown more often
No, it's a symbol of division
No, only the NZ flag should be flown
Total 9582 votes
"Criminal lawyers are misunderstood people working the poor end of town who end up being confused with their clients.
That's the view of Auckland lawyer Charles Cato who, in a speech to the Criminal Bar Association, says the disdain shown by society toward them was disturbing..."
I believe comment 'Diddums!' is called for!
"...Mr Cato said work in Manukau was hard and thankless.
"It is a very busy and difficult court.... It can take a toll on one's health and family life."
I believe there are plenty of openings in the fast food and discount retail markets for those poor petals unable to take the heat.
As for being confused with their clients- they got THAT right!
I would not be suprised if more than a little contraband found its way into our prison via a few of the more bent of this profession...
Why I don't like them.
A charmer that richly needs a little hemp osteopathy.
This is one of the subhumans I used to deal with on a daily basis.
Oh dear- how sad.
The piece of excrement who was just convicted for dogfighting- the one that stole an old dog for his animal to savage- is not having a fun time in prison.
My sources tell be he has already had a hiding and they are lining up to give him the bash.
Wanted! -for crimes against Nature
The Copenhagen Tribunal has condemned Thomas the Tank Engine to death for willfully contaminating the atmosphere with highly toxic carbon dioxide.
This dangerous recidivist criminal is to be shipped to China, where it is still OK to use coal to melt iron.
Another thing I don't get
The need for music so loud that conversation is near impossible.
Is it not possible to have a social function with the music at a level where one can converse without shouting?
It seems not 99 times out of 100.
I know I'm a bit deaf, so if the 'music' is causing me discomfort, it must be far too loud.
Is this loud background noise to cover up an inability to exchange more than two sentences?
I will wind up the volume too, but that is when I are listening to music- NOT when I am attempting to socialize.
Another reason to stay at home and pour vitriol on the world from my keyboard!
The turn of a friendly card
One of the joys of working in essential services is that you miss out on things like work Christmas parties.
To make things fair, we draw lots to determina who goes.
This year I drew the short straw and had to go.
You know things are going very badly when, on querying the wine list, you are pointed to a cluster of three bottles and a cask...
That's right- interrupted in the middle of a good rant about the criminal classes, their cheerleaders and some of the GOOD people out there!
The latest piece of arsebarking from blog commentators (don't expect me to link them) has been about the 'hateful' talk of this and other allied blogs.
If these bliss bunnies don't like our speech- fuck off and never come back. It's as simple as that!
Now I will clearly state that YES I DO HATE the criminal classes and their vile acts. I DO want them treated harshly and creativly when they are convicted. I DO believe that the rights and privilages we (should) enjoy should be suspended for those convicted of failing to meet their RESPONSIBILITIES of living in a civilized world.
Myself and many of my commentators and friends elsewhere work or have worked in the front lines dealing with the criminal classes and their victims- in the police forces, hospitals and prisons.
If we are harsh in our regard for society's bottom dwellers- it is because we have seen the first hand results of their actions of the innocent. We have seen the cost of their actions- physical, mental and financial.
These costs are HUGE. Policing and Corrections swallow up a vast amount of OUR taxes. As does the hospital care for acts of stupidity and viciousness. To say nothing of wefare costs in supporting two-legged leeches. There is some great information over at Sensible Sentencing.
I really wish some of these criminal apologists could do some jail time- they would soon find out that the fine young savages have little regard for anyone outside of their perverted gang affiliations.
I wish some of the do-gooder prison visitor PARS types could have heard the inmates sneering at them AFTER they had gotten whatever it was they had on offer.
I wish they could hear converstions I have heard, read the case files I had seen- but they would probably carry on as they do- self-delusion is second nature to the apologist.
I wish they could take a turn in the average emergency department on a busy Saturday night when the drunks start rolling in.
I wish they would take a turn at scrubbing the vomit, shit and urine out of the back of a patrol car.
I WOULDN'T wish on them some of the tales I have heard in court or read in case files.
For the clueless newbies
Oswald Bastables shows no mercy to those who meddle with the rights of others.
Most of my regular commentators are folks I respect.
They are people who have EARNED some serious respect for the deeds they have done.
I will not tolerate any shit directed at them.
They have done things that the common clay can only read about in popular fiction.
I'm a science fiction/adventure writer.
My material pales in comparison to the REAL LIFE stuff that my commentators have actually done.
We are the rough men who deal with that which you would rather and should not!
This problem is so easy to fix
"Move over James Bond - the latest must-have gadgets for prisoners are watches concealing mobile phones.
Corrections staff recovered one such device when a prisoner's family tried to slip it to the inmate after a Parole Board hearing..."
NO personal property allowed. No exceptions.
Inmates are allowed far too much personal property. They should have NOTHING that is not prison-issue.
This would make contraband harder to conceal- you would not believe how much crap they are allowed to have in a cell!
A cell should be like that of a monk's. The only decoration being a list of prison regulations on the wall.
Time should be kept by the bell and the hours of daylight.
Watches are not needed.
Apparently this is harsh. That is right.
What else is harsh?
Getting murdered, assaulted, raped is harsh.
Having the conmtents of your house cleaned out is harsh.
ID'ing a dead family member is harsh.
Having your house burnt down is harsh.
So yes, I have no problem with criminals being treated harshly.
It's only a model
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In the meantime, I suppose I had better keep on working...
To impact on crime and criminals
I have said this before and will keep saying it.
Every Judge- and this should apply to politicians too!- needs to get out into the parts of our world where they seldom, if ever, tread.
Without escorts, minders or hangers-on they must all do time (NOT just a whistle-stop visit- a whole shift at least):
In an emergency department and/or ambulance on Friday/Saturday nights (Thanks to Gecko for reminding me of this!)
In a police car on the same nights- preferably in South Auckland!
In a prison wing- high medium or better- as an inmate (safer than wearing Corrections uniform!).
Working alongside the front line staff who do this shit every day!
Repeat this every year, to remind them what they are protecting the rest of us from and watch the atitude adjustment!
It's frickin' freezing, Mr Bigglesworth!
What a good opportunity to tell the eurotwats to cram their global warming socialist scam where the monkey hides his nuts!
Redeem yourself Key- this is your last chance!
What is this bullshit from the courts?
"...After the verdict was delivered by their foreman, all remained sombre. Judge Wild commended Sullivan, Walker and Kupa-Caudwell for their conduct throughout the trial, saying it was ''not easy for any of you - but your behaviour has been first class and you deserve praise for that''..."
What is this crap-they have just been found GUILTY of a particularly nasty sustained beating that lead to the victim dying several days later when his life support was turned off!
No praise for those vicious scum is needed or deserved If they fail to behave they should be clobbered and get a few more years!
Then the Beak gets all political!
"...Justice Wild used the occasion to hit back at critics of legal aid defence lawyers, telling an emptying courtroom that the criticism was ''not justified in this trial''. Addressing the three legal aid defence teams, he said: ''From start to finish every single one of you has been an exemplar of defence advocacy...''
That's called 'doing your job'
Commentary is called for when you don't.- or is this so unusual that he felt compelled to speak up?
Anna Woolf
I'm usually ranting on about shortening the time on earth of others here.
This is quite the opposite.
Here is a good person departing who I wish could stay longer.
I never met Anna in person, but she was one of the interweb folks that I would have liked to have met in person.
I know all too well what it is like to live with cancer.
The dice rolled in my favour and I'm still around 20 years later, but every time Anna posted in a matter-of-fact way about her symptoms, I knew what she was experiencing.
She faced and met her death as I would have hoped to have done.
Goodby Annie...
Get on with the job!
"Two men have been found guilty of murder and one of manslaughter over the death of Wairarapa man Paul Irons..."
OK, no suprises there. But-
"...They will be sentenced in February."
What is with THAT bullshit?
How long can this take?- the job should be done by Monday at the latest!
A quick look at sentences for similar crimes- and there are plenty of similar cases to look at and send then down for the usual inadequate sentence.
Anything less than the noose is inadequate.
Consider this old line
'If you have done nothing wrong, you should have nothing to hide.'
"...Police officers who shot dead a teenager are going to unprecedented lengths, including requesting to use a Darth Vader-style voice distorter in court, to keep their identity a secret.
The officers – known only as Officers A81 and A84 – went to the High Court at Auckland yesterday because they fear being "paraded" before the media and the family of the dead youth, Halatau Naitoko..."
How many times have I heard senior cops throw out that line!
Sauce for the goose...
I need to add that I actually SUPPORT the right of police officers not to be dragged through the media as was Keith Abbott.
I want their senior ranks to extend the SAME right to civillians who are in a similar situation- like Greg Carvell.
A community service message
Featherston Christmas Market
Due to foul weather yeaterday- it is on TODAY 1200-1600
Bring huge wads of cash and an appetite!
This event is inspired by Christmas Markets in Europe. It combines New Zealand traditions with those from the Northern Hemisphere. A range of gifts, food and entertainment, all Christmas related with an opportunity to do some Christmas shopping. Enjoy the Christmas tree lights and the carols by candlelight finale. To be held at St Teresa's School in Bell Street, Featherston from 6pm to 10pm. Any funds raised will go back to St Teresa's School and the Featherston Community.
This is worth a visit for the food fair that goes with it!
And if it goes really well, my wife- who is one of organisers- will be pleased and I might get sex.
After four hours working in the rain for an event that had to be cancelled due to wind & rain- It would be a lot simpler to just donate $65 per kid (thats what last years effort brought in)
But of course all those out there working in the wind & rain are the same ones that would happily cough up for their kids.
Those NOT out there working in the wind & rain are also the ones who wouldn't put hand to wallet.
Guess which group outnumbers the other?
There is a lesson in this somewhere...
National Socialists at it again
"John Key would like to see the families of those killed in the Erebus disaster get the chance to visit the crash site, and the Government could play a role in getting them there."
Sod off!
Here is the great NZ grievance/victim industry snuffling at the trough again.
Let's get it right here- the TAXPAYERS are the the mugs who would foot the bill. For the government to pay, those troughers would have to dip into their own pockets. Something about as likely as a Frenchman living next door to a brothel moving house.
Do ALL those others who lost a family member through negligence or misadventure get a trip costing thousands 30 YEARS after the event?- I think not!
Anyway- it was 30 years ago- move on.
Star Was explained by someone who hasn't seen it
Star Wars: Retold (by someone who hasn't seen it) from Joe Nicolosi on Vimeo.
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Meddlers In Time- A Synopsis
The story starts several years before the main tale, with two of the main characters narrowly escaping from a trip to their near future, gone wrong.
They decide to create a new, and hopefully more friendly universe, by causing a split in time, back in the 9th century.
In order to advance the technology of the 9th century and build a power base, they set about recruiting a team of down-on-their-luck engineers and adventurers, with the lure of large sums of money, adventure and the chance escape their lives! For a one-year tour and a return to the same time and place, they are offered information worth a great deal of money- namely winning lotto numbers and sports betting information!
The reality of the mission sets in for the team, when they find themselves on another planet, Transit, hundreds of light-years from home. Here they train for the mission and learn how to use the time/space gateway to acquire all manner of equipment, from desiel to trains.
Training completed they jump back in time to 9th century England, landing in the Derbyshire area with a huge store of supplies and equipment. They set up a prefabricated stronghold and in their first few weeks save a local village from sure destruction. Soon the local people start to accept these strangers, who turn out to be not so terrifying as they first seemed. Fields are being ploughed, timber milled, wells drilled and even telephones are installed. Trade flourishes, thanks to the new roads and a few bloody executions of robbers and bandits.
Meanwhile, a more deadly game is being conducted from Transit, as the city of Rome is destroyed and the 9th century religious leaders are systematically and sometimes spectacularly assassinated.
Expecting to winter over quietly, they are surprised by the arrival of a large invading army from Europe. Despite being short on numbers, they utterly rout the invaders at the outskirts of the city of Sheffield.
Local workers are recruited- reluctantly at first, but they soon adapt to what is for them- a life of relative comfort and ease. Before long, working for the strangers brings high status. As the best of the local workers adapt to modern life, they are being prepared to be the next generation of leaders.
Another stronghold is established, in a more remote area out of sight of the locals. Here more material and reinforcements arrive. They set about improving the basic facilities of the original stronghold and adding a few home comforts! The district warms more and more to the mysterious travelers as they build roads, provide medicine (compliments of a medical team rescued from a Afghan jail) and bring law and order to a wild time and place.
Word reaches the King, who sends men to investigate these stories from the north. This band of soldiers are meet by the time-travelers and left in no doubt that the stories of their power are true. The Kings men are feasted and sent back loaded with gifts of swords and tools, having also had some spectacular demonstrations of 20th century weaponry.
Appeased by treasure but also made all the more curious, the King decides he must see for himself. He rides forth with his horsemen to see the steel fortress and ‘thunder bows’ with his own eyes. He has decided that an alliance would be the prudent course of action and readily grants the request for all lands ten miles around, in exchange for protection from the north.
Over the winter months, a local militia is equipped and drilled, while the tradesmen of the district come to learn the secrets of the strangers. The future leaders of tomorrow begin their education. Roading and mineral exploration continue and as the team get to know each other better, the stories regarding how the time/space gate generator was obtained and the effects of using it are revealed.
As the end of a one year tour of duty draws to an end, most of the team have elected to stay on, while those who have decided to leave the 9th century, start to prepare to return to their old lives- and their new beginnings.
Meddlers in Time Part Two- A Synopsis
This story starts with three of the characters persuading their wives to travel back in time with them.other of the original group are signing up a permanent members of the group.
Not everyone is happy about the arrival of the strangers and there is a shift in the balance of power with the king deposed. Now is the time for a show of power- with 20th century weaponry and the devestating use of gate technology.
After the fate of their enemies is settled, the story jumps back four years in the baseline time, to a camp in New Zealand, 790AD. This gives a bit of background on some of the characters, as they start the first practice run for the 9th century operation. Some of the technology not revealed in the first book is used here.
In the next part, an ambitious plan to hijack a ship at sea is carried out and a new crew member is gained. A colony site is prepared in New Zealand and the story of how the gate generator was acquired is told in more detail.
A brief covert mission is carried out in the 21st century, to deal with a personal problem, with unpleasant consequences for an unwanted boyfriend. The second engineering team arrives and a spacehip makes its first appearance.
Loose ends are tied up back in the 21st century, as team members travel back to the time and place we first proposed the mission. Meanwhile, colonists are selected for the one-way trip to 9th century New Zealand and their leaders are shown their new home. Along the way we find time to build a holiday home- in a most unconventional way.
The new technology is taking hold and the nearby citys are benefiting. Wayne tell the story of how he destroyed a world and a local worker joins the team.of travellers and visits the 21st century. More high tech equipment is coming into use, with memory implants being used on talented locals.
The colonist are more or less willingly moved around the world and the team prepares to snatch a busload of 20th century engineers who are plumetting over a cliff. The locally trained army prepares for two battles and there is an unexpected turn of events when a set of memories is misplaced.
The narration is taken over by a newly-sentient computer and some of the 52nd century characters are revealed. Another interesting character comes onto the scene and an intricate scheme for a staged 'death' on 21st century earth is carried out.
Bodies are cloned and an unexpected price is demanded for this service.
The book finishes with a wedding and the story of the third book is started at the wedding party.
Don't buggerize about with this!
"Wellington police are investigating three drive-by shooting incidents where people have been shot at with a paintball gun.
Yesterday a cyclist and a pedestrian were shot at in Wadestown about 4.15pm, Acting Senior Sergeant Corey Watts of Wellington police said..."
I would show no mercy to those that play silly-buggers with these or imitation firearms for that matter. Paintball guns HURT- which is fine when you are playing paintball with other consenting adults- but not when innocent persons are shot at.
Throw the bloody book at them and charge them with aggrevated assault or suchlike!
Creative justice would have these twats sent to a paintball club to be taught the meaning of pain!
Sunday Sermon- Tiger-Tiger!
How often do you hear folks talk about how 'The Government' will come to our aid in troubled times?
It is true that they will turn out- but as often as not late, in the wrong place and/or not in a position to be of any actual use.
In the late sixties/early seventies a tiger escaped from Wellington Zoo. Leaping to the defense of the city, a group of troops from Shelley Bay and Dorset were rounded up and issued with the latest and greatest new SLR's. A little on the light side for Panthera tigris for my liking, but soldiering is a contact sport and you have a reassuring 20 round magazine on said SLR.
So the troops/tiger bait debus at Newtown and are issued ammunition.
Now troopies who are about to go on safari notice little details that quartermasters chose not to.
"Sarn't Major- these bullets won't fit!"
"Suddup and sign for them!"
So off they went looking for (or trying not to look for) kitty with 7.62 rifles and .303 ammunition.
The police, having not been blessed with nice new SLR's, managed to shoot the Tiger with one of their .303's- which happily came with the correct ammunition.
This is the sort of silly thing that used to (and still does) happen all the time...
If you are so dumb as to not be able to re-write the offending piece (as students have forever done) you should be stacking crackers at pak & save!
As punishment he should be made to write out 'Atlas Shrugged' by hand.
But no...
Not a white male hetrosexual, you see...
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Smashwords have formatting criteria to meet and produce a great guide on how to achieve this using Word. I now know a LOT more about using the functions of this software- I was also finally forced to design a better cover!
I have always been hopeless at using imaging software, but when you are actually MOTIVATED...
Free advice of Libertarianz- and others!
(Which may or may not be worth what you pay for it)
I have always found it more productive to support somebody moving slowly to your position.
Constantly challenging people who are starting to lean in the right direction just pisses them off.
I try to sell one idea at a time. If they buy that one, move on to the next.
Start with smaller ideas first.
Save the big picture for later- just give practical alternatives for real-world problems.
Think more about nuts and bolts- HOW to make pay roads work with technology.
Can the 'gone by lunchtime' talk- it scares the horses!
Talk about phase-outs, transitions and timeframes.
Work on topical issues. Give a practical solution.
The right to self defense is an easier sell than legalising sub-machineguns- and need to come first.
DON'T EVANGALIZE!- EVER! You have some great ideas and some that may need a little tweeking, but are not tooo bad- but NOBODY will listen to one who comes across as a sanctimonious arsehole!
'Softly, softly- catchee monkey'- now write it out a thousand times!
They believe themselves to be principled people too
Fanaticism- I can do without it!
'A skunk is better company than a person who prides himself on being "frank" - RAH.
On Libertarianz
They represent the ideals that are closest aligned with my own- although I disagree with certain areas, such as immigration. On the whole I like and agree with what they have to say.
But damn, so many of them can be an evangelizing pain in the arse in the same way Greenies are with their oh-so precious ideals!
In the real world (the one where Libertarianz votes barely show on the radar) our ideals get a little bent- after all, they are IDEALS. We strive towards them and sometimes achieve them. As often as not, we wind up making the best of a bad situation.
We take out family tax credits, we get treated on ACC and our kids go to public schools.
We live in a world with a political system we don't agree with or like- but we are stuck with it. One day- not anytime soon- it WILL grow up into a model we like. (not in MY lifetime though)
In the meantime, you need allies and friends if you wish to grow.
Try not pissing them all off...
Piano stool- TradeMe $15
Sandpaper, leather & varnish- about another $20
Smug 'clever bastard' feeling- priceless!
I just noticed this site passed the 200,000 visitor mark a couple of days ago!
Onwards to a million!
You are kidding...right....
"Double murderer Graeme Burton, whose leg was amputated after being shot by police, received a $10,000 leg which was paid for by taxpayers..."
That's ten grand that SHOULD have spent teaching cops to shoot straighter! If they could hit center of mass, this problem would have gone away. And don't get me started on how he should have been hung in the first place...
At most, Hopalong should have gotten a skateboard to slide his arse along the floor- subject to good behaviour.
Time for an upgrade
In 1991 I was told that I would need a tin knee in the future. The surgeon recommended I wait as long as I could, as the technology was continually improving.
Two operations later- the last one seven years ago- I think the time has come.
Grinding bone on bone, the damned thing now hurts like hell most of the time.
For the record, the initial damage was done by a drunk speeding along 37 years ago- I survived a 70kph collision with a vehicle- something most people are killed by.
Let's now see how the ACC system works.
I will keep you posted...
A quick examination- yes, crepitus and its off for an x-ray.
Arthritis- take some pills and put up with it.
A day to stay home
Tommorrow is the day when the area gets inundated with loud, obnxious drunks who leave a trail of debris from one end of the area to the other.
Fighting, vomiting and urinating in the streets. Loud music and screaming from intoxicated women in slutty clothing. More drunks staggering about than on the main street of Hokitika on ANZAC day.
Everyone getting stopped going about their lawful business as the cops search for the small handful of pissed drivers.
And who would be a train or bus cleaner on a day like this!
Yes, it's that time of year again!
In NZ, this is easy.
Just have a couple of drinks and run the victim down with your car!
You probably won't even get charged with manslaughter!
Now would you quit spending our money telling us how serious drunk-driving is. The courts are sending a different message...
Hooray for trademe!
Nine books from The Master for $26!
No blogging tonight - I'm off to Mars with RAH!
Some of the news is good
Most of us have forgotten.
Forgotten the sacrifice made by so many fighting invaders and aggressors.
Otherwise why would we now let them march in through the front gate...
Hey you mofos!
What a load or arse!
"It is clear he [Burton] was determined, he was forceful and he assaulted Mr Marsh."
But that did not mean Burton had tried to murder Marsh, Mr Tomlinson said.
"It has to be proven beyond reasonable doubt that Mr Burton had intended to kill, if that can not be proven then the jury must acquit," Mr Tomlinson told the court..."
Who are you trying to fool?
As the prosecution said:
Ms Bell said the Crown had proved that Burton intended to murder Marsh.
"Why else would you stab someone three times to the chest if you did not intend to kill them?"
Now HERE is a classic poster boy for the death penalty!
I favour something creative in the coliseum- how about we see if hopalong can outrun a hungry saltwater croc?
A bit of praise for the local public health system!
I show no mercy to 'providers' wasteful and inefficent use of taxpayers money- but to be fair, I will also praise those who do their jobs well (doesn't happen often, but on the 'million monkeys with typewriters' principle...) I would prefer another system, but I'm stuck with this one- so I'm glad not everything is FUBAR.
I went to my GP with an old condition that has been deteriorating. Withing two days I had recieved an appointment time for x-rays some two weeks later- I consider that good, as my problem is not serious (as in life-threatening) and its a slow deterioration that can wait. The magic pills make that a bit easier!
I was seen within 5 minutes of the time on my scheduled appointment and out 15 minutes later.
Thats about as good as it gets!
But this is just the start, so lets see how things continue...
Diversity- it ain't worth it.
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My arse!
Hat Tip: Crusader Rabbit
We have all of this to look forward to here (it has already started) and need to kill this immigration/colonization/invasion RIGHT NOW!
List of islamist attacks on American soil:
Date Country City/State Killed Injured Description: 4/14/1972 USA New York, NY 1 3 Ten members of a local mosque phone in a false alarm and then ambush responding officers, killing one. 1/19/1973 USA Brooklyn, NY 1 1 Muslim extremists rob a sporting goods store for weapons, gunning down a police officer who responds to the alarm. 7/18/1973 USA Washington, DC 8 2 Nation of Islam members shoot seven members of a family to death in cold blood, including four children. A defendant in the case is later murdered in prison on orders from Elijah Muhammad. 10/19/1973 USA Oakland, CA 1 1 Nation of Islam terrorists kidnap a couple and nearly decapitate the man, while raping and leaving the woman for dead. 10/29/1973 USA Berkeley, CA 1 0 A woman is shot repeatedly in the face by Nation of Islam terrorists. 11/25/1973 USA Oakland, CA 1 0 A grocer is killed in his store by Nation of Islam terrorists. 12/11/1973 USA Oakland, CA 1 0 A man is killed by Nation of Islam terrorists while using a phone booth. 12/13/1973 USA Oakland, CA 1 0 A woman is shot to death on the sidewalk by Nation of Islam terrorists. 12/20/1973 USA Oakland, CA 1 0 Nation of Islam terrorists gun down an 81-year-old janitor. 12/22/1973 USA Oakland, CA 2 0 Nation of Islam terrorist kills two people in separate attacks on the same day. 12/24/1973 USA Oakland, CA 1 0 A man is kidnapped, tortured and decapitated by Nation of Islam terrorists. 1/24/1974 USA Oakland, CA 4 1 Five vicious shooting attacks by Nation of Islam terrorists leave three people dead and one paralyzed for life. Three of the victims were women. 4/1/1974 USA Oakland, CA 1 1 A Nation of Islam terrorist shoots at two Salvation Army members, killing a man and injuring a woman. 4/16/1974 USA Ingleside, CA 1 0 A man is killed while helping a friend move by Nation of Islam terrorists. 3/9/1977 USA Washington, DC 1 1 Hanifi Muslims storm three buildings including a B'nai B'rith to hold 134 people hostage. At least two innocents were shot and one died. 7/22/1980 USA Bethesda, MD 1 0 A political dissident is shot and killed in front of his home by an Iranian agent who was an American convert to Islam. 8/31/1980 USA Savou, IL 2 0 An Iranian student guns down his next-door neighbors, a husband and wife. 1/31/1990 USA Tuscon, AZ 1 0 A Sunni cleric is assassinated in front of a Tuscon mosque after declaring that two verses of the Qur'an were invalid. 11/5/1990 USA New York City, NY 1 0 An Israeli rabbi is shot to death by a Muslim attacker at a hotel. 1/25/1993 USA Langley, VA 2 3 A Pakistani with Mujahideen ties guns down two CIA agents outside of the headquarters. 2/26/1993 USA New York, NY 6 1040 Islamic terrorists detonate a massive truck bomb under the World Trade Center, killing six people and injuring over 1,000 in an effort to collapse the towers. 3/1/1994 USA Brooklyn, NY 1 0 A Muslim fires on a vanload of Jewish boys, killing one. 3/23/1997 USA New York, NY 1 6 A Palestinian leaves an anti-Jewish suicide note behind and travels to the top of the Empire State building where he shoot seven people in a Fedayeen attack. 4/3/1997 USA Lompoc, CA 1 0 A prison guard is stabbed to death by a radical Muslim. 10/31/1999 USA Near Nantucket 217 0 An Egyptian airline pilot runs a planeload of 217 passengers into the water after uttering a Qur'anic prayer. 3/17/2000 USA Atlanta, GA 1 1 A local imam and Muslim spiritual leader guns down a deputy sheriff and injures his partner. 9/11/2001 USA Washington, DC 184 53 Nearly 200 people are killed when Islamic hijackers steer a plane full of people into the Pentagon. 9/11/2001 USA Shanksville, PA 40 0 Forty passengers are killed after Islamic radicals hijack the plane in an attempt to steer it into the U.S. Capitol building. 9/11/2001 USA New York, NY 2772 251 Islamic hijackers steer two planes packed with fuel and passengers into the World Trade Center, killing hundreds on impact and eventually killing thousands when the towers collapsed. At least 200 are seriously injured. 3/19/2002 USA Tuscon, AZ 1 0 A 60-year-old man is gunned down by Muslim snipers on a golf course. 5/27/2002 USA Denton, TX 1 0 Muslim snipers kill a man as he works in his yard. 7/4/2002 USA Los Angeles, CA 2 0 Muslim man pulls out a gun at the counter of an Israeli airline and kills two people. 9/5/2002 USA Clinton, MD 1 0 A 55-year-old pizzaria owner is shot six times in the back by Muslims at close range. 9/21/2002 USA Montgomery, AL 1 1 Muslim snipers shoot two women, killing one. 9/23/2002 USA Baton Rouge, LA 1 0 A Korean mother is shot in the back by Muslim snipers. 10/2/2002 USA Wheaton, MD 1 0 Muslim snipers gun down a program analyst in a store parking lot. 10/3/2002 USA Montgomery County, MD 5 0 Muslim snipers kill three men and two women in separate attacks over a 15-hour period. 10/9/2002 USA Manassas, VA 1 1 A man is killed by Muslim snipers while pumping gas two days after a 13-year-old is wounded by the same team. 10/11/2002 USA Fredericksburg, VA 1 0 Another man is killed by Muslim snipers while pumping gas. 10/14/2002 USA Arlington, VA 1 0 A woman is killed by Muslim snipers in a Home Depot parking lot. 10/22/2002 USA Aspen Hill, MD 1 0 A bus driver is killed by Muslim snipers. 8/6/2003 USA Houston, TX 1 0 After undergoing a religious revival, a Saudi college student slashes the throat of a Jewish student with a 4" butterfly knife, nearly decapitating the young man. 12/2/2003 USA Chicago, IL 1 0 A Muslim doctor deliberately allows a Jewish patient to die from an easily treatable condition. 4/13/2004 USA Raleigh, NC 1 4 A Muslim man runs down five strangers with a car. 4/15/2004 USA Scottsville, NY 1 2 In an honor killing, a Muslim father kills his wife and attacks his two daughters with a knife and hammer because he feared that they had been sexually molested. 6/16/2006 USA Baltimore, MD 1 0 A 62-year-old Jewish moviegoer is shot to death by a Muslim gunman in an unprovoked terror attack. 6/25/2006 USA Denver, CO 1 5 Saying that it was 'Allah's choice', a Muslim shoots four of his co-workers and a police officer. 7/28/2006 USA Seattle, WA 1 5 An 'angry' Muslim-American uses a young girl as hostage to enter a local Jewish center, where he shoots six women, one of whom dies. 10/6/2006 USA Louisville, KY 4 1 In an 'honor' attack, a Muslim man rapes and beats his estranged wife, leaving her for dead, then savagely murders their four children. 2/13/2007 USA Salt Lake City, UT 5 4 A Muslim immigrant goes on a shooting rampage at a mall, targeting people buying Valentine's Day cards at a gift shop and killing five. 1/1/2008 USA Irving, TX 2 0 A Muslim immigrant shoots his two daughters to death on concerns about their 'Western' lifestyle. 7/6/2008 USA Jonesboro, GA 1 0 A devout Muslim strangles his 25-year-old daughter in an honor killing. 2/12/2009 USA Buffalo, NY 1 0 The founder of a Muslim TV station beheads his wife in the hallway for seeking a divorce. 6/1/2009 USA Little Rock, AR 1 1 A Muslim with 'religious motives' shoots a local soldier to death inside a recruiting center. 11/2/2009 USA Glendale, AZ 1 1 A woman dies from injuries suffered when her father runs her down with a car for being too 'Westernized.' (10-20-09) 11/5/2009 USA Ft. Hood, TX 13 31 A Muslim psychiatrist guns down thirteen unarmed soldiers while yelling praises to Allah.
According to George Bush and now the Magic Kenyan™ we're not at war with islam. My question is: WHY NOT? Islam is at war with us.
Scum that need putting down
"Caleb Phillips, who suffers from severe cerebral palsy and cannot speak or move, had his $20,000 DynaVox touchscreen – his only means of communication - stolen on Saturday from his bed while his mother Zara was hanging out washing outside on the clothesline...
...Caleb had seen the thief who would have had to lean over him to take it off his electric bed where Caleb was playing with it..."
The lowlife that did this needs urgently putting down. A subhuman that would commit such an act is too dangerous to leave alive at at large.
It sickens me to know that there are those out there that would do such a thing. To remove them from this world would be no harder than spraying a room full of flies.
The media LOVE to bang on about the BNP, but...
...look at what we have here in NZ!
"...Hingston conceded Harawira's email comments, in which he rallied against "white motherf*****s", were "unpleasant," but said the MP was provoked by reference to his wife Hilda.
"There is a Maori way of seeing things and a Pakeha way," said Hingston, who played down the prospect of serious disciplinary action by the party. When Wanganui sort out their mayor we'll sort out Hone..."
That would be right- Laws is the only media person with the bottle to call these racist scum out for what they are- so they try to transfer their bullshit to him.
The Nats need to grow a pair and send this ship of fools off into oblivion.
I still have a few of these in my illicit fireworks cache!
I have been saving them until my son was old enough to take part in the traditional 'blow shit up in the back yard' Guy Fawkes warmup. Today it was airbursts, burying them in the sandpit, blowing up lemons, plastic tractors and launching plastic drink bottles.
Some of the good clean fun the wowsers have forbidden us...
Express elevator to hell
Going down!- one traitorous piece of pig shit whose name is not worthy of appearing here.
-and arriving at a charming place known as- U.S. Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth
I hear the discipline is a little on the harsh side of severe.
I wouldn't count on the death penalty with the current CIC, but 40-50 years in segregation is on the cards- I would prefer the noose myself...
Got Powder?
Maybe there IS hope here
From the latest Stuff survey:
What would you do if you ruled New Zealand for a year?
Turn NZ into a theme park
162 votes, 1.6%
Introduce a three day weekend
Sack the All Black coaches
Dismantle the nanny state
Introduce puppy playpens in every office
Create cycle lanes on every road
Declare a republic
Introduce free healthcare
Get bosses to do their workers' jobs
Invade Australia
Total 10450 votes
I hope those that voted to dismantle the nanny state aren't expecting the Nats to make a meaningful effort to do so...
Maori seperast group attempt to blow up petrol tak...
Beam me up- there's sod-all intelligent life down ...
They believe themselves to be principled people to...
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Creative Industries & The Unpaid Internship: A Tumultuous Love Story
By: unknown error / 26 April 2017
Unpaid internships are an increasingly accepted and required step in building a career in creative and information based industries including journalism, filmmaking and graphic design. It’s apparent that graduates in fields dealing in the proliferation of information or content creation, in particular, are expected to undertake prolonged periods of unpaid work before being considered for entry-level positions. Conversely, trainees in fields that involve a trade or that deal in material goods and services rather than the abstract or intangible, are for the most part, legally entitled to a wage for their time.
The prevalence of unpaid internships is reflective of a seemingly archaic ideal that fails to consider the increasing everyday expenses encountered when transitioning from parent dependent student to autonomous adult. The image of Millennials’ reclining in boutique cafes whilst devouring a $20 gluten free avocado smash, served by a barista with a glistening Pantene conditioned beard, is largely inaccurate. For many, attempting to juggle necessities like rent, groceries, phone bills, public transport, and other amenities is simply impossible when undertaking unpaid work. The harsh reality is that we have a generation of people with profound ideas who, despite extensive training, are often unable to break into their desired industry because they do not have the financial means to work months on end without pay.
Youtubers Foil Arms & Hog do a brilliant job of satirising the rise of the unpaid internship in creative fields
From a legal perspective, the website for the Australian Fair Work Ombudsman states that a trade apprentice is entitled to ‘paid time’ when undertaking training. On the other hand it states unpaid internships are legal in other industries if interns earn non-monetary benefits like ‘networking’ and ‘work experience’, are not doing ‘productive’ work and the main benefit is for the intern. Thus, there are two opposing sets of rules in place for different types of work. So why is it that practicing a trade is deemed a productive skill worthy of payment and producing or editing content is deemed an unproductive contribution that pays for itself in experience?
From an economic viewpoint the premise of unpaid internships is to benefit a company financially. By hiring somebody who has been educated in their selected field at a tertiary level, the company is effectively able to take on a qualified worker who is capable of creating quality content for free. Under the guise of providing experience, usually over the duration of a number of months, the business has earned a valuable asset.
Whilst experience is beneficial in any industry, the assertion that unpaid internships benefit the individual over the company is a fallacy and disregards the rather obvious economic benefits a company can reap from an unpaid worker. Meanwhile, the benefits of ‘networking’ and ‘work experience’ are tenuous and interns run the risk of completing a job without the guarantee of encountering paid work afterwards. Three months work can, quite simply, amount to a letter of recommendation and another stint at a new unpaid internship. This leaves economically disadvantaged graduates in a particularly precarious position – unsure if their unpaid work will pay off in the long term or if it will merely exacerbate pre-existing financial instability.
Another questionable element of the unpaid internship system is the amount of focus it places on ‘providing experience’, conveniently failing to acknowledge the extensive training graduates undertake as part of their studies. To put it in perspective, the vast majority of companies in retail or hospitality will provide paid training to employees from the get-go or following a vastly shorter period of unpaid training. Common sense would suggest that following the completion of a multi-year degree for a considerable price; graduates should be entitled to a more concrete form of reimbursement than ‘experience’. Whilst it would be easy to put the growth of the unpaid internship down to corporate greed, it is, in my opinion, also a byproduct of a more intricate web of problems that have skewed societal attitudes towards creative industries.
Society, fuelled by the development and popularisation of the Internet, has subconsciously become complicit in the devaluation of work put in to concept-based industries. This is evident in our uncompromising expectation to have access to quality news and media for free at all times. It has almost become frustrating, for me included, when we reach a news site that has introduced a pay wall for viewing articles or has disabled ad-block as a last resort for generating revenue. However, how can an industry survive in a society built on capitalism if its consumers refuse to pay for the product being provided?
The devaluation of creative work can also be seen in other creative industries, like film making, where it is a causative factor in the normalisation of Internet piracy. Whilst the ‘you wouldn’t steal a car’ anti-piracy PSA at the beginning of early 2000s DVD’s was incredibly tacky and has been turned into several iconic memes, it had a point. Most people would not steal an IKEA lamp from the depths of Swedish heaven but would stream Oscar winning film ‘Moonlight’ without a second thought. Whilst it can be reasonably argued that cinema tickets are too high and paying for media is simply unattainable, this pattern is also symptomatic of a society that is both addicted to the consumption of media and, simultaneously, apathetic towards it.
We consume more media now than ever before; it is in constant demand and always within arm’s reach. In most houses, our bedazzled Mac’s have become their own sacred entity, the flicker of the Apple logo beckoning us forth into a digital void of information and stimulation. We have instant access to thousands upon thousands of free articles, which we read, whilst we binge stream Missy Elliott albums en masse and have a torrent running for The Sims 5 in the background. The accessibility and sheer volume of media available to us has desensitised us to the amount of work that is put into what we are consuming.
We’ve constructed a technology savvy society that has become dependent on media and concept based industries in daily life, yet is oblivious to the financial challenges that underpin these industries. Our apathy towards the work put into constructing written or visual content, has been mirrored by the corporate structures that govern creative industries. It is echoed in unpaid internships, which have normalised the notion of creative industries being worth less than practical industries.
Creative industries deal in concepts and ideas, a currency that is less obvious than the immediate practicality of a plumber who has unclogged your overflowing toilet. However, social commentary and art through any medium has a profound ability to unite people through ideas and is arguably just as valuable in the long term as practical jobs are in the short term.
We reap the rewards of creative and information based industries on a daily basis. We use them to add depth to our conversations, as a means of understanding the human experience, orchestrating change in the world and even subconsciously to shape our own identities. It is time that the Australian government treated workers in these industries with the same rules and guidelines that protect workers in practical fields.
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Places America’s reaction to Rome in a old context, from the innovative period to the current
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Ali and Nino, pub- lished in , is arguably the semi- nal literary work of. Eurasia. A sweeping novel of romance and adventure, Ali and Nino tells the tale of Ali. Ali and Nino is the epic novel of enduring romance in a time of war. It has been hailed as one of the most romantic epic novels of all nvrehs.info and Nino, two lovers . Abstract: Kurban Said in his novel Ali and Nino tells the reader about different cities by using a wonderful descriptive technique, which quite clearly demonstrates.
The novel is hard to categorize. It is, for instance, not clear to which national literature or cultural tradition the text should be assigned. Although the novel was originally published in German and with a pub- lishing house specializing in German-language texts, the E. Rather, the author must be a newcomer on the literary scene. His chosen alias was perhaps meant to provide the text with a certain authenticity: most likely the book was written, one could stipulate, by someone with a personal history in Azerbaijan or Persia in the early twentieth century.
Everyone judges those actions to determine which side you are on. Ali is a man caught by this transformative moment in time- He cannot let go of the desert, and freaks out at the possibility of being posted to Paris where he cannot ride out into the desert, or stand on top of his roof looking over the sand.
There are many quotes here where people try to philosophize their way to a solution to what makes people so different, and how this Asia and Europe is divided. To me they are the embodiment of life fulfilled. It is full of fight and mystery, of ghosts and demons.
You cannot look ahead. You are surrounded. It is dark. In this twilight everything is unreal. No, I do not love he trees. The shadows of the wood oppress me, and it makes me sad to hear the rustling of the branches. I love simple things: wind, sand and stones.
The desert is simple like the thrust of a sword. I lose my way in the woods, your Highness. The woods are full of questions. Only the desert does not ask, does not give, and does not promise anything.
But the fire of the soul comes from the wood. The desert man- I can see him- has but one face, and knows but one truth and that truth fulfills him. The wood man has many faces. Maybe that is the main difference between East and West. But if this all seems too much just remember this was written in , by a man who was born in Baku in , and who therefore must be presumed to know what he is talking about.
In one Nussimbaum states directly that he was using Baroness Ehrenfels as a legal cover in order to circumvent the ban on his work in Nazi Germany : Nussimbaum explains that Ali and Nino could still be published everywhere, since "according to the law on pseudonyms, K. A young Viennese baroness, who is even a member of the Kulturkammer!
Tom Reiss's textual comparisons[ edit ] In addition to the documentary evidence Reiss offers for Lev Nussimbaum's authorship, Reiss also suggests several interpretive parallels between Nussimbaum's known life experiences and his writings under the pseudonym Essad Bey. It is not clear from Reiss's account whether Brailow had been in touch with Nussimbaum during the s, particularly in when Ali and Nino was first published in Vienna; in any case Reiss does not report that Brailow claimed receiving from Nussimbaum or anyone else any verbal or written acknowledgement of Nussimbaum's authorship.
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Reiss quotes Brailow, in his unpublished memoirs, as remembering that Nussimbaum had a "talent for telling stories. Reiss writes that because Zhenia Flatt "transferred her affections It was published in Georgian in and in German in Injia analyzed the two books, found similar and identical passages, and concluded that " Kurban Said " whom she identifies as Essad Bey deliberately transferred passages from Robakidze's novel.
The claim that the Azerbaijani novelist Yusif Vazir, known popularly as Yusif Vazir Chamanzaminli , is the true author of Ali and Nino appears to have begun in the preface to the Turkish edition of the novel, in which the Turkish translator Semih Yazichioghlu, claimed that Lucy Tal, the late widow of the original publisher E. Tal, had written a letter stating that in the s "a handsome young man" had "left a pile of manuscripts" that the company published in Lucy Tal unequivocally denied having written the statement, calling the assertions "monstrous claims.
They began advocating for it at least by the s after the first Azeri translation of Ali and Nino was published in An earlier Azeri translation had been made in , but a complete rendering in Azeri, by Mirza Khazar, was published for the first time, serially, in three issues of the magazine Azerbaijan in Chamanzaminli had been in a romantic relationship with a girlfriend named Nina who, he argued, became "Nino" in the novel.
They met here in the park, just like in the novel. He was nineteen and she was seventeen. Blair offers this as a clue that Chamanzaminli had in reality, not in fiction, produced writings that appeared under others' signatures.
Blair implicitly conjectures that the novel must have also passed out of his possession and that he thus lost the capacity to receive credit for its writing.
Fikret Vezirov has proffered the claim that Chamanzaminli had to hide his identity behind the name Kurban Said so that he would not be identified with the anti-Bolshevik views contained in Ali and Nino. If Chamanzaminli had a copy of the manuscript, Vezirov said, it must have been among those Vezirov reports Chamanzaminli burning in [ citation needed ] when Chamanzaminli fell under the suspicion of the KGB.
Vezirov referred to an article from the s, the authors of which, in Vezirov's characterization, resented Nussimbaum's use of the name "Essad Bey" and protested "that he wrote pornography that had nothing to do with history, that he was just inciting nations against each other.
He referred in the film to a Chamanzaminli story published in which he believes is a "primary variant," rather than "the complete Ali and Nino. Wendell Steavenson, in her book Stories I Stole: From Georgia reported that "Vazirov the younger called Lev Nussimbaum a fraudster, a 'charlatan', not a Bakuvian, who wrote twelve books 'of an adventurist nature' but had nothing to do with Ali and Nino.
There were too many details that matched: Kurban Said must have been an Azeri. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page.
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Please do not remove this message until conditions to do so are met. Alison Mandaville's articles on Azerbaijani literature and culture include "Mullahs to Donkeys: Cartooning in Azerbaijan. For anyone that reads today, literature is global. And anyone doing research on origins of literature during the Ali and Nino period knows that nation was a highly fluid thing at that point in history. She offers only a small handful of circumstantial events in Chamanzaminli's life on the basis of which she constructs a hypothetical scenario in which a manuscript by Chamanzaminli — the existence of which is conjectural — would somehow have been written by him, then would have been acquired by the Viennese publisher, E.
Somehow Lev Nussimbaum would have been given this hypothetical manuscript and would have "embellished" it before its publication. Blair's hypotheses on a Chamanzaminli manuscript[ edit ] Betty Blair, in Azerbaijan International, has asserted that "there are too many links between Chamanzaminli and Ali and Nino to explain as being merely circumstantial. Irrefutable evidence points directly to Chamanzaminli as the core writer. She links Chamanzaminli to Ali and Nino through textual parallels, relying on proposed textual parallels between Chamanzaminli's life and writings and the novel's content as "irrefutable evidence.
She proposes two hypothetical scenarios. She bases these scenarios on reported and speculative actions and movements made by Chamanzaminli and some claims made about Lev Nussimbaum, as well as on statements that have been retracted or which Blair notes as unreliable, or which falls under the " fruit of the poisonous tree " doctrine because it was obtained under interrogation.
In her first hypothetical scenario, Blair asserts that Chamanzaminli's presence in Europe in the early- to mids makes his authorship theoretically possible. Chamanzaminli lived in Paris in the years to It is possible, Blair asserts, that he sold or left a manuscript in Europe, which Nussimbaum would have later altered to produce the present text. Chamanzaminli had reason to do so, she argues, because he had a need for income and because of the wisdom of not being in possession of any anti-Bolshevik writings upon his entry into the Soviet Union in She posits that Chamanzaminli "did stop in Berlin in ", citing a statement Chamanzaminli made under interrogation to a Soviet police agency and asserting, based on this source, that "we know for certain" that he visited Berlin.
In however, Nussimbaum "would have just been starting his writing career with Die literarische Welt" and "we have no record that they ever met directly together.
There is no evidence that Chamanzaminli ever visited Vienna, but Blair's speculates that the writer "would have" traveled by train to Istanbul on his return to Baku in and "could have" gone to that city on his way, "to visit Tal at his publishing company. Blair purports that this stop in Vienna is possible because Chamanzaminli "would have" taken the Orient Express which passed through Vienna because it was "the most famous train route of its day.
Blair reports that the preface to the Turkish edition asserts that the author behind Kurban Said is Yusif Vazir Chamanzaminli. The translator, Semih Yazichioghlu, writes in this preface that two Azerbaijanis living in the United States — Mustafa Turkekul who has said that he studied with Chamanzaminli in the s and Yusuf Gahraman a former teacher and radiologist read the book when the first English translation came out in The two "recognized" the novel's descriptions of "familiar streets, squares, mansions" of Baku as well as "the names of some of the Oil Baron families mentioned in the book.
Tal, the novel's original Viennese publisher had replied: "It was in the s Mrs. Tal couldn't remember exactly what year it was. A handsome young man came to the publishing house and spoke with my husband [E.
Tal] at length and then left a pile of manuscripts.
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I still don't know what they talked about as my husband never told me My husband went on to publish these manuscripts in Schoenberg on May 31, Tietze, perhaps the first to give credence to the Chamanzaminli theory, commented that "the evidence, although not conclusive, does have a certain weight, and perhaps Chamanzaminli is really identical with Kurban Said.
In a letter to Schoenberg on June 2, , Tal wrote: "Having read that document, I am quite startled. Never did I write such a letter to any Turks or anybody else. Why and what for?
And it would have been so entirely unlike me. Such monstrous claims, how can one disprove them??? Blair notes that Vacca-Mazzara "cannot be relied upon as a credible witness," but nonetheless hopes that "there may be some hints of truth to some parts of his story. They are related to the last period of Azerbaijan's Independence, a two-year collection of the newspaper Azerbaijan in Russian, The News of Azerbaijan Republic Government, along with magazines and books about our national economy, and documents describing Armenian-Muslim conflict in Caucasia.
Lacking any evidence of a material connection, Blair offers instead an accumulation of parallels. Parallels Blair draws between Chamanzaminli and Ali and Nino[ edit ] Referring to parallels between passages in Chamanzaminli's writings and evidence from his life events, Blair asserts that Chamanzaminli is the "core author" of the novel Ali and Nino.
Blair writes: Compare the two final scenes. The final paragraphs in Essad Bey's work Blood and Oil in the Orient describe him and his father stepping off the steamship and heading to the center of Constantinople [now Istanbul] to the international Grand Hotel.
The narrator is impressed with the European-style posters advertising French entertainment: "The biggest Revue in the world at the Petits Chants today. And at that moment, Essad Bey confesses — almost in triumph: "At that moment Europe began for me.
The old East was dead. But the final scene in Ali and Nino takes us to the northern city of Ganja Azerbaijan where Ali Khan has taken up arms to fight against the advancing Bolsheviks. Historically, the Bolsheviks would go on to hijack the Azerbaijani government, on April 28, The situation is not fiction. Its borders only have changed, changed forever.
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The Most Noteworthy Business Book of 2018: Measure What Matters by John Doerr
Reading John Doerr's best seller, Measure What Matters took us back twenty (short but memorable) years, when we were on Sand Hill Road pitching our fast growing e-commerce company to a couple of storied Silicon Valley VCs.* Little did we know, as we were making our rounds, Sergey Brin and Larry Page were just down the road, pitching John Doerr to invest in Google.
John's saw Google's potential and wrote a check. He was richly rewarded for his insight. His $12.5 million investment in 1999 was worth billions when Google went public in 2004. (The $25 million round included John's firm, Kleiner Perkins as well as Sequoia Ventures as co-investors.)
But Google's success was not a forgone conclusion. John brought more than money to Google. His introduction of OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) as a management tool was critical to the company's ability to execute on their ambitious plans.
Measure What Matters chronicles John's introduction to OKRs while working at Andy Grove's, Intel and expands on OKR's core principles with four additional "superpowers" to help company's of all types and sizes achieve superior execution while enhancing workplace satisfaction.
And it's not just theory: He illustrates how OKRs are being used beyond Google, by Bono, the Gates Foundation, Zume Pizza, Intuit, and others. (The book's foreword by Larry Page is a bonus that's worth the price of the book!)
It's a good read, filled with practical, actionable advice. Knowing your time is valuable it's one of the few, and perhaps most noteworthy management books we're recommending from 2018.
*One of the venture firms we visited showed interest but insisted we'd have to move our company to the west coast as a condition of their investment. We politely declined, preferring to keep our operations in scenic southwestern Michigan; a decision we have never regretted.
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How a Website Redesign Can Drive Sustainable Growth
Our latest website launch illustrates the collaborative process we've developed over the past fifteen years of helping clients grow their businesses in multiple markets and industries. In this case, the market is healthcare; our client is Kidney Care of Michiana.
The project kick off was a meeting with the principals to get a clear understanding of the business strategy and objectives that would help them grow their practice. These included updating their website to (1) better showcase their expertise, and (2) explain the scope of services and locations where services are available, as well as (3) providing access to related information resources, while (4) making everything available and easily usable on screens of all types and sizes; (i.e. responsive mobile design.)
Point 4 is notable because more than half of all searches are now from a mobile device, where the "real estate" (visible screen) is minimal, and users' impatience is maximal. What we used to call the "six second rule" for capturing a visitor's attention is now probably closer to four seconds on a smartphone.
One logical response to this culture of pervasive impatience is to adopt a minimalist approach to design and messaging. An extreme (but beautiful) example of this is the current apple.com website, where other than the navigation bar, the only thing visible "above the fold" is a gorgeous photo of the two iPhone X phones (stacked) with "Welcome to the Big Screens." and two links underneath.
Besides the navigation bar and the product name, there are a total of five words on the Apple website, before you scroll the page down. That's what we call minimalist.
Of course, as the world's most recognized brand, Apple doesn't really need to explain who they are, what they do, how they're different from their competitors and why they can be trusted. This works for Apple. But for most companies, this spare, ultra-minimalist design is far less than optimal.
Our experience tells us it's critical that our clients' websites are clean and uncluttered, while (nonetheless) resonating with a clear, compelling story about what they do, who they serve, and how they're better than their competitors, while building trust and guiding the visitor to the next click.
And remember, this has to happen in four to six seconds! It's not easy, but getting it right creates a competitive advantage (relative to the online competition) precisely because it's difficult to achieve.
You can see the end result of our process in this case at our client's relaunched website: Kidney Care of Michiana.
What comes next is equally important to driving growth: A well-executed online marketing program to help boost the new site's search engine visibility. This will put them in front of the right audience, at the right time, in the right place, to help them achieve the business objectives that fuel sustainable growth, well into the future.
Three Reasons We're Quitting Facebook, Twitter and Google+
Google just announced that they are shutting down Google+. In case you forgot, Google+ was the social media platform they launched in 2011 to compete with Facebook. After years of languishing, and now, with their belated admission of a data exposing bug, they’ve finally pulled the plug on the consumer version of the Google+ platform.
Google’s action reminded us of the importance of reevaluating our company’s social media strategy and reconsider how we're communicating with our clients and friends. After some careful consideration, we've decided it's time to quit Facebook, Twitter and Google+ (which will still be available for some corporate users). We’re taking this step because of concerns in three areas:
Security Concerns: As mentioned, Google just admitted a data exposing bug. But they’re hardly alone: In May of this year, Twitter advised all 330 million of its users to change their passwords after a bug exposed their passwords in plain text. And in September, Facebook admitted a breach exposing an unknown amount of data of some 50 million Facebook users. And this is on top of the Cambridge Analytica scandal that compromised as many as 87 million Facebook user accounts.
Effectiveness Concerns: Helping clients in a dozen different industries develop and execute online marketing strategy, we’ve been able to draw some conclusions about what works and what doesn’t in the realm of social media. We note a general distinction in social media effectiveness between B2B and B2C focused companies with notably better results for the latter than the former. Better, for B2C, but not necessarily great results. The problem, as we it, is contextual: Most social media users are there to socialize first. Shopping and searching for business solutions or services isn’t high on their list.
ROI Concerns: Since advertising on most social media platforms isn’t free, it’s reasonable to expect a measurable return on that social media marketing investment. And again, across industries, ROI has been difficult to track, especially for B2B companies. And it’s not just ROI on the money invested that concerns us, it’s also the lack of ROI on the considerable investment in time required for the proper care and feeding of these social media networks.
In our experience, well-designed keyword campaigns along with quality SEO are far more effective in driving targeted, in-the-market traffic to our clients’ websites while delivering a measurable, meaningful ROI.
So this will be our final post on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+. Of course we'll continue to share our occasional ponderings on our blog, by email and via LinkedIn articles.
Our clients can still reach us by email or, (as quaint as it sounds) by just picking up the phone and calling us. Come to think of it, compared to social media, the phone is more secure, more effective and has a higher ROI in developing client relationships.
Here’s our number: 269-409-8169. Call us anytime.
P.S. Let us know if you need assistance deleting any of your social media accounts and we’ll share some helpful links.
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Top Four Chrome 69 Don't Miss Features
In the ten years since Google launched it's Chrome browser, (now used by 2/3 of the planet), they have regularly tweaked, updated, upgraded, patched and generally improved it over the course of 68 prior iterations. (That's a new version every 53 days!)
Now, with Chrome 69, (released just days ago) we see some of the most important changes introduced in the last few years. The latest version of Chrome is faster, uses fewer computer resources, is more customizable, and more useful in many ways. Here's our pick for the top four improvements:
"Not Secure" Websites Flagged: Rather than saying a website is "Secure" Chrome clearly alerts users when they visit a website that's not running on an HTTPS (encrypted) server. Visitors will see a "Not Secure" notice next to the URL. Firefox and MS Edge also show a small "i" (for Information) in a circle icon next to the URL. Clicking on that icon will show a drop box that says the site is potentially dangerous or not secure. But Chrome's warning is more noticeable and effective in warning users away from websites that lack this level of security. For businesses whose websites are still not encrypted (HTTP instead of HTTPS) this should be a wake up call.
40 Security Vulnerability Patches: With Chrome 69 Google has patched some 40 bugs or vulnerabilities, including seven that were labeled as "High" risk. (This is the second highest risk level of Google's four tier ranking system.) Internet security is a never ending "arms race" with the bad guys. And no security measure, process or operating system (including iOS) is invulnerable to attack or hack. But using Chrome 69 can give you 40 fewer things to worry about.
Enhanced Password Manager: Chrome could already remember and fill in your passwords, addresses, and (with your permission) even your credit card numbers, all securely saved to your Google account. Chrome 69 can now generate one for you and save it, so it's there the next time you sign in, including on your laptop and phone. If you've ever struggled with coming up with another unique, strong password for a new website you're going to love this feature.
Improved User Interface: It's been two years since the last meaningful change in Chrome's UI (user interface). Now, with Chrome 69, you'll see a new look across platforms, including desktop, Android and iOS. It's simpler and cleaner with more rounded shapes and icons. Tabs are changed to make multiple tabs and websites easier to identify and navigate. Prompts and menus have been simplified, including the URLs in the address bar.
If you're not sure if your computer has been upgraded to Chrome 69, drop us an email and we'll send you a short tutorial. It will explain how to verify your current version of Chrome and (if necessary) how to initiate the upgrade process. Chrome 69 will run on most Windows, Linux, and Apple iOS machines.
Taken together, we think these (and many other under-the-hood) changes and improvements make Chrome 69 the best Chrome browser ever. It's an upgrade that can help you to be more secure and more productive whenever you're online.
How Important is Real World Experience?
Our latest website design and development project reminded us of the importance of real world, hands on, in-the-trenches experience in creating a viable business. Our client is ENS Staffing. They serve the health care industry with temp (or more permanent) nurse staffing solutions "when and where" needed.
Founded by a group of experienced nursing professionals, we were impressed with their deep understanding of the problems their clients faced, as well as their insightful solutions. We noted these were insights based on their cumulative decades of experience as nursing professionals, ;(not just focus groups).
Our role in the project was to translate their health care expertise and offer into a website design capable of clearly explaining their value proposition in just six seconds. (This is Google's metric on how long the average first time visitor to a website takes to form an opinion.)
But telling a good story isn't enough; we also needed to provide a clear "call to action" (CTA), which, in this case was asking the visitor to contact the company to initiate a discussion on their specific needs. (A classic lead qualification and generation model.)
For a new, relatively new, unknown company credibility is essential. Trust is the coin of the realm online. It's not easy, but authenticity goes a long way in building trust. While hard to define, true authenticity shines through. That's why we took a very light touch in editing their content to preserve the voice and authenticity of the founders.
Working with ENS over the last few months reminded us of the importance of real world, in-the-trenches experience in creating a business the solves real problems, coupled with an intimate understanding of how to best serve their customers and solve their staffing problems in creative, cost-effective ways.
It's been a pleasure helping them bring their vision to life in the online channel. You can see the results of our collaboration here: ENSstaffing.
Relaunched Website Changing Perceptions: Fast, Painless Dentistry Means Anxiety Free Root Canals
Our latest website redesign project could be a case-study illustrating the challenge of changing perceptions. We're talking about the all-too-common anxiety associated with a "trip to the dentist" and (even worse), the pain of "getting a root canal".
The client is Coulter Family Dentistry in Mishawaka, Indiana. They've built a well-regarded regional dental practice with technologies and methods designed to take the anxiety and pain out of a trip to the dentist, in a relaxed, professional, beautiful setting.
As website designers our challenge was twofold: First, in telling their story in a clear, friendly, non-technical manner. (This is key to building our client's brand and differentiating their services.) And second, making it work flawlessly both on desktop computers and smartphones.
Our approach included the liberal use of videos as well as textual explanations of implants, crowns, gingival grafting, bonding and (yes) root canals, plus before and after photos and a photo "tour" of their offices for context. (Note the Teddy Roosevelt diorama in the waiting room!)
Reviews have been gratifying. Here's a link if you'd like to take a look: Coulter Family Dentistry (Of course, your comments are always welcome.)
The client's press release announcing the relaunch of their website provides additional details; here's a link: WebWire Press Release for Coulter Family Dentistry Website Relaunch
May all of your trips to the dentist be painless!
Windows 10 Update (1803) Problems and a Few Suggestions
One week into the latest Windows 10 update (version 1803 AKA the April 2018 Update) we're hearing of a significant number of bugs and issues update.
A short list includes problems loading Edge browser and Windows Defender; the right click function not working on taskbar items; problems with Fast Restart, plus Chrome browser hangs up and Cortana freezes up; the microphone isn't detected; mouse acceleration is different/weird; shutdown doesn't work properly, among others. (On the other hand, the 1803 update seemed to "cure" a spontaneous shutdown problem I had on my office computer before the update; I don't know why.)
What you can do: You might consider delaying the update a few weeks (or months) until Microsoft addresses some of these issues in subsequent tweaks/versions of the update. Or, if you had "automatic updates" enabled and you now have some of these problems with version 1803 you may be able to roll back to the previous version (1709) of Windows 10. Here's how: Go to Settings, choose Recovery and you'll have the choice to "Reset this PC" or "Go back to the previous version of Windows 10"; then click "Get started" to begin the roll back process.
This situation reminds me of why we don't generally recommend the "latest and greatest" technologies and "shiny object"s for our clients. We think it usually more sense to be be "fast followers" rather than "early adopters". (In spite of the "early adopter" risks, we install updates as soon as they're available to assist our clients with any problems they may have.)
Technology is wonderful; when it works.
ND Idea Week Celebrates Innovation and Entrepreneurship with an Amazing Schedule of Events
Having worked with ND Idea Center companies in the past we had high expectations for Idea Week (April 21 to 29) but reviewing the schedule of events and guest speakers this event goes above and beyond.
Idea Week events include Ted X UND, the 89th Annual Blue & Gold game, a Tech Expo, Maker Faire. Keynote speakers include Daymond John, CEO of FUBU and a regular on ABC's "Shark Tank" plus Tony Hsieh, CEO Zappos, and world renowned violinist, Itzhak Perlman.
And there's more: Comedian Gavriel Iglesias and his "One Show Fits All World Tour", plus a McCloskey New Venture Competition, Patti LuPone, and the Thomson Reuters MBA Tech Innovation Challenge. Some entertainment events have a modest charge associated but registration for Idea Week is free.
Here's a link with more info and a complete calendar of events: Idea Week Details
Idea Week and the Idea Center are both important regional resources for supporting innovation and entrepreneurship here in the Midwest. Click Idea Center for details.
What Does the Chrome 64 Update Mean for Your Website?
The latest Google Chrome update (Chrome 64) includes a number of helpful improvements and security features, some of which will impact what your visitors will be able to see on your website. Here's a quick overview of what we see as the "big three" features:
Advanced Ad Blocking: Google is trying to kill (or at least maim) the many kinds of annoying spam advertising that's so pervasive online. Chrome 64 has more advanced pop-up blocking that will remove auto-play audio and auto-launch tabs and windows. The intent is to make advertising less intrusive and improve UX (user experience) as we browse the online world.
What Chrome 64 Means for Your Website: Google is tracking websites that violate the new Chrome 64 ad standards. If you're site is in violation these will be reported by means of the Google Ad Experience Report. Site owners will get notification of the issues and will have 30 days to correct the problems and re-submit the site to Google for review. Failing to correct matters for 30 days will result in Google proactively filtering the ads. Then there's the impact on the site's SEO visibility; it won't be good.
Improved Security: One of the more than 50 bug fixes in the Chrome 64 update will disable the Shared Array Buffer which plugs a hole that could allow the Spectre and Meltdown bugs access to your computer. This will help to address the security problem Intel discovered (or at least admitted) a few weeks ago. Speaking of security, remember, Google is also flagging websites that not HTTPS compliant.
Availability: Chrome 64 is being made available for Mac, Linux and Windows, but Windows 10 users will need to download the Fall Creators Update to take full advantage of the some of the new features.
How to verify if you have Chrome 64: Click the three little dots at the upper right corner of your browser; scroll down to Help, then roll over to About Google Chrome. You should see Version 64.0.xxxx.xxx. If not, there's a Get help with Chrome link right there.
Four 2018 Website Objectives Illustrated
Analyzing recent client discussions it's clear most business owners are focused on one (or more) of four objectives in 2018: They want a website update that (1) helps them stand out from the competition, (2) is mobile responsive and optimized, (3) is SEO friendly to improve organic search visibility and (4) is secure and hacker resistant; (HTTPS at the minimum).
The newly redesigned Better Business Bureau website illustrates several important design principles in achieving the first objective. (Full disclosure: Precept has been BBB Accredited for many years; I'm also a former member of the BBB Advisory Board.) Key elements:
On a high quality, relevant photo background, the tag line "Start With Trust" is prominent. This is core to the BBB Unique Selling Proposition (USP). It also provides emotional context that resonates with their users.
The message is reinforced with text explaining the tag line: "An ethical marketplace where buyers and sellers trust each other." Under that are a pair of search boxes: "Find" (the service you're looking for) and "Near" (your location). The search results include both BBB Accredited and non-accredited businesses.
Immediately below the photo are boxes that let you file a compliant, leave a review, or explore tips and resources for consumers and businesses. Navigation to the rest of the site is "mobile inspired" via a "Menu" drop box at the far upper right. The overall design is clean, simple and intuitive without sacrificing the information payload required to be truly useful.
You can check it out at www.BBB.org.
Want to discuss your website objectives for 2018? Give us a call.
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Puerto Rico (/ˌpɔrtə ˈriːkoʊ/ or /ˌpwɛərtə ˈriːkoʊ/, Spanish pronunciation: [pʷeɾto ˈriko] officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico)), is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.
Puerto Rico (Spanish for "rich port") comprises an archipelago that includes the main island of Puerto Rico and a number of smaller islands, the largest of which are Vieques, Culebra, and Mona. The main island of Puerto Rico is the smallest by land area of the Greater Antilles. It ranks third in population among that group of four islands, which include Cuba, Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti), and Jamaica. Due to its location, Puerto Rico enjoys a tropical climate and is subject to the Atlantic hurricane season. Official languages of the island are Spanish and English, with Spanish being the primary language.
Originally populated for centuries by indigenous aboriginal peoples known as Taínos, the island was claimed by Christopher Columbus for Spain during his second voyage to the Americas on November 19, 1493. Under Spanish rule, the island was colonized and the indigenous population was forced into slavery and wiped out due to, among other things, European infectious diseases. Spain possessed Puerto Rico for over 400 years, despite attempts at capture of the island by the French, Dutch, and British. In 1898, Spain ceded the archipelago, as well as the Philippines, to the United States as a result of its defeat in the Spanish--American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898. In 1917, Puerto Ricans were granted U.S. citizenship and since 1948 have elected their own governor. In 1952 the Constitution of Puerto Rico was adopted and ratified by the electorate.
A democratically elected bicameral legislature is in place but the United States Congress legislates many fundamental aspects of Puerto Rican life. The islanders may not vote in U.S. presidential elections because the territory is not a state. The island's current political status, including the possibility of statehood or independence, is widely debated in Puerto Rico. In November 2012, a non-binding referendum resulted in fifty-four percent of respondents voting to reject the current status under the territorial clause of the U.S. Constitution. Among respondents to a second question about alternatives, sixty-one percent voted for statehood as the preferred alternative to the current territorial status. However, partly because of criticism of the referedum's process, President Barack Obama stated in April 2013 that he will seek $2.5 million to hold another one, this time the first Puerto Rican status referendum to be financed by the Federal government.
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Washington, DC—Today, Resident Commissioner Pedro R. Pierluisi introduced the Puerto Rico Status Resolution Act, a bipartisan bill that sets forth a process for the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico to become a State. “I am filing this legislation with a sense of purpose and a sense of pride. Puerto Rico has been a U.S. territory for 115 years. Territory status deprives the 3.7 million American citizens residing in Puerto Rico of the most fundamental democratic rights. My constituents have no voting representation in the national government that enacts and enforces the laws that govern their lives. And they are treated unequally under many of those laws. The result is that Puerto Rico’s economic growth is hindered, its unemployment rate is consistently high, its borders and communities are less secure, overall quality of life is compromised, and hundreds of thousands of island residents have left Puerto Rico for the states,” the Resident Commissioner said.“This past November, the people of Puerto Rico withdrew their consent to second-class citizenship, and chose a future of dignity and democracy. In an historic referendum that made news around the world, a strong majority of my constituents voted to end the current territory status, a supermajority voted for statehood among the three possible alternative status options, and more voters expressed a preference for statehood than for the current status,” added Pierluisi. The Resident Commissioner’s legislation is an appropriate next step in light of the November referendum. After outlining the rights and responsibilities of statehood, the bill authorizes a federally-sponsored ratification vote in which the people of Puerto Rico can affirm their desire for the territory to be admitted as a State of the Union. If a majority of voters do confirm Puerto Rico’s desire for statehood, the bill provides for the President to submit legislation to admit Puerto Rico as a State following a transition period in which equal treatment under federal programs and federal tax laws would be phased in. The bill also expresses Congress’s commitment to act on such legislation. In a speech delivered this morning on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Resident Commissioner explained that his legislation is consistent with the appropriations request that President Obama included in his Fiscal Year 2014 budget submission to Congress. Specifically, the U.S. Department of Justice is requesting $2.5 million, to be granted to the Puerto Rico Elections Commission, to conduct voter education and to hold a federally-authorized vote among options that would “resolve” Puerto Rico’s political status. Pierluisi noted that the Puerto Rico Status Resolution Act provides a blueprint for how the vote held pursuant to that appropriation could be structured. In his floor speech, the Resident Commissioner took the opportunity to speak directly to statehood supporters in Puerto Rico.“Our movement has become the predominant force in Puerto Rico. Every day, we grow stronger. Like you, I believe that justice delayed is justice denied. And, like you, I find it difficult to be patient. But we fight with our heads as well as our hearts. Perfecting our union requires passion, but it also demands perseverance. There are no shortcuts on the path to statehood—and politicians who suggest there are will lead us to a dead end,” Pierluisi said.“The statehood movement is powerful because we are united by a single principle—the principle of equality. The November vote has fortified our spirit and renewed our sense of purpose. We will not shy away from a fight. History teaches that once a people have chosen democracy, self-government and progress, they are unlikely to reverse course. Rest assured: now that the people of Puerto Rico have withdrawn their consent to second-class citizenship, the question is no longer whether, but when, Puerto Rico will obtain equality through statehood,” the Resident Commissioner added. The Resident Commissioner then addressed his colleagues in Congress who represent states.“I know you will respect my constituents for seeking to have the same rights and responsibilities as your constituents. This respect must take the form of concrete action. The U.S. citizens of Puerto Rico have made their voices heard, and they deserve a meaningful response from their national government,” he said.Pierluisi closed his remarks by asserting that Puerto Rico’s territory status harms both Puerto Rico and the United States.“There is overwhelming evidence that territory status has impaired Puerto Rico’s political, economic and social development. And it has become clear that the status quo does not serve the national interest either. The U.S. succeeds when Puerto Rico succeeds; when the island is strong, stable and secure; and when its residents do not feel obligated to relocate to the states to achieve their dreams. From the U.S. perspective—a robust and resilient state of Puerto Rico would advance the national interest,” the Resident Commissioner said.“The position of every president since Harry Truman has been that their administration would accept whatever status choice is made by a majority of Puerto Rico voters. 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Foom – Devlog #3
March 23, 2014 by Joe
Too Many Resources
The most obvious issue out of the most recent playtest is that 6 types of resources is far too many to keep track of. For each card the player wants to buy they have to calculate the differences of three different numbers. Then they add the results of each of those sums to their bitcoin number. If the card is Space or Medical and they have some of those resources they add whatever is left to the appropriate type. If the result of all that is negative the player can’t afford a card.
It’s just about possible to do all of that in your head, but it is error prone. It’s also quite a lot of work to do every time and wasn’t very fun. The resource tracks from V2 helped but weren’t nearly enough.
The first order of business was to reduce that load. That involved a few changes:
The Medical and Space resource types are gone. They were there as an attempt to encourage specialization in certain kinds of cards, but I’m going to try to handle that a different way.
When a bitcoin is acquired it becomes a type of resource of the player’s choice, but that choice is permanent.
There are no longer any resource conversion trades possible between the remaining three resource types.
Awkward Game Endings
Another significant issue was with the leveling up process in the game. The way it worked in V2 was that players bought the next level from one of four level stacks. The level stacks were themed and had a high cost and a large reward. The final card in each stack was “you win”, so whoever hit level 4 first won the game.
The only thing I didn’t like about this system was pretty much everything. Having four extra stacks of cards was strange when everything else in the game was in the main deck. The stacks themselves were themed poorly and two of them ended up being pretty broken. Only having three steps to victory also seemed to take away from the drama of the end of the game a bit. And it was tough to tell if a player could even buy a victory on their next turn because of the difficulty determining if anybody could buy anything that I mentioned above.
The fix here is to replace the level up cards with “Advance” cards that represent permanent upgrades to a player’s capabilities. These are in the main deck and are dealt with just like all the other cards. The other change that will hopefully help these issues is that now the rule is that a player wins when they are the first to hit 10 resources in two types. There is more work to do here, but I think these will be a step in the right direction.
The approach to event cards I added in V2 worked well. It was a little awkward to have events come out in the initial draws and the events themselves need work, but I like the direction things are headed.
Between V1 and V2 all of the Attack cards were removed from the deck. These are added back in V3 with a twist: Attack cards now cause a permanent resource cost to the player doing the attacking (and probably to the player being attacked.) I think these will need a bunch of tuning, but I think they’ll also work better than the “steal a card” attacks of earlier versions of the game.
Here is the latest version of the game if you want to see all the changes. Now I just have to rope some people into playtesting.
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stanley tweedle thought on March 23, 2014 at 9:55 pm :
Hey Joe, I just got back from GDC, and there were lots of card players there. I didn’t see mention of your game anywhere though. What would you advise if someone wanted to promote your card game at various conferences they attend? (since I like the AI concept)
Foom? Finally Oppressed by Our Machines? LOL! Norbert Weiner is spinning in his grave on that one!
Also this whole tracking of resources, points, etc. I can barely make change at a cash register anymore I have become so dependent on technology. LOL! So in that regard, perhaps if these cards had a qrcode or if there was some program I could run on my phone or ipad or goog glass or castar (etc) to look at the cards as they were played and keep up with all that for me, I could enjoy the game more while our devices did all the tallying yes? Maybe have RFID chips on/in the cards that could do this wirelessly? Mixed reality stuff?
I rode the amtrack sleeper car there and back from seattle to san fran and the internet service goes out (and cellphone service too) most of that way because of the mountains. I was thinking boy this would be a good place to break out joe’s AI card game and engage some friends while riding the train and no internet access. Also I think the card game would be good on cruise ships when you are out of internet range.
http://www.dna-association.com/buildup-to-vegas-buzztime-launches-beond-worlds-first-all-in-one-social-entertainment-platform-for-bars/ Also the card game (for us geeky AI types) would be something I would like to play while getting drunk in a bar, on those virtual card game machines they have. Perhaps there could be a player account to log in and play the card game from terminals of various kinds all over the planet and the database info stored centrally somewhere. So as I play the game in san fran, I can keep up with my elite status playing it in other bars in other countries, lets leverage all that global goog fiber yes?
Joe wrote on March 24, 2014 at 6:55 am :
Foom is the shorthand term that singulatarians use for a runaway intelligence explosion. I don’t know where it comes from. Was it derived by something by Norbert Weiner?
There may eventually be a digital version of this game, but for me the whole point is to make it a functional and fun game that’s entirely analog. That’s an important design constraint.
If/when I get to the point where I want to sell the game I’ll have to figure out where to promote it. GDC probably isn’t the place since it’s mostly about digital games. GenCon would be a better choice. All of that is far in the future though. Right now I’m focused on actually making the game fun.
stanley tweedle commented on April 11, 2014 at 9:29 pm :
Joe, I went to the emerald city comic con, they had a whole hotel dedicated to arcade and table games. Settlers of Cataan was still pretty big, and they had a few card games, but NOTHING like foom/hardtakeoff. They even had a library where you could check out all kinds of board and card games (there was a goonies board game I had never heard of) I am really excited about your card game, I hope there is some way we can add QRcodes or RFID stuff to it so that we can play it with some AR glasses. Next up Norwescon and Sakura Con, I am gonna keep telling people about it.
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“Caught in the affectIve entanglements of inquiry, it becomes unclear who is animating what and what is animating whom.” Natasha Myers [1]
Artifacts, evidences, entangle not only inquiry but the very ground. Ground in the sense of the foundation of what we see and believe to be true. Each particular extends away to the edge, to a between, to a curve out of sight. Evidence always implicates its source, its placement, its sedimentation.
As Tim Ingold reminds us, “The environment comprises not the surroundings of the organism but a zone of entanglement. Life in the open, far from being contained within bounded places, threads its way along paths through the weather world.”[2]
The photo-images assembled in the Evidence:Entanglement, an incidental inquiry, were recorded during a few days in November 2019 adrift in borderlands of Oregon-California-Nevada, the conjured Three-Corners. These lines from Wallace Stevens’s A Postcard from the Volcano come to mind:
And least will guess that with our bones
We left much more, left what still is
The look of things, left what we felt
At what we saw.
[1] Natasha Myers, from Becoming Sensor in Sentient Worlds, in Between Matter and Method Encounters In Anthropology and Art (2018), Editors: Gretchen Bakke and Marina Peterson.
[2] Tim Ingold, "Bindings against boundaries: entanglements of life in an open world" (2008). In Environment and Planning (journal).
[3] Wallace Stevens, "A Postcard from the Volcano" (1923) in Collected Poems (1954).
Photo above: Petroglyph, Canyon Wall
Photo below: Tower anchor, Pacific Intertie - Powerline conveying electrical current from hydropower (The Dalles Dam on The Columbia River) to 2 million homes in Los Angeles.
Natasha Myers
Three-Corners
Northern Great Basin
In streams of light
In streams of light I clearly saw
The dust you seldom see,
Out of which the Nameless makes
A Name for one like me.
- Leonard Cohen (died November 10, 2016, age 82)
Northern Great Basin.
Photo: Douglas Beauchamp, October 2016
An Absence of Eyes
Among the ten of thousands of petroglyphs in the Northern Great Basin you will not see eyes. No human-like faces or forms with prominent eyes looking out. Peering at you or past you. Yet, despite many rock art researchers obsession with typologies, styles, and motifs, this simple broad – even breathtaking - difference has not been studied or explained.
The absence of eyes in the rock art of southeastern Oregon and contiguous regions in the Great Basin is a compelling visual cultural distinction, indeed perhaps a defining and characteristic difference, from the powerful presence of eyes in rock art and other art forms of the traditional cultures of Columbia River Basin and the Northwest Coast.
Australian archaeologist Ben Watson offers an intriguing discussion, with a range of visual examples, of anthropomorphic faces with prominent eyes appearing in prehistoric rock art. An emphasis of a frontal view with a high degree of symmetry derives from human perception and recognition, he argues. Watson highlights hunter-gatherer societies in many regions of the world and easily acknowledges faces with prominent eyes are comparatively rare in some regions [1].
For decades anthropologists have studied cultural change and the dynamics of human movements and influences spanning many millennia throughout the intermountain realms of the Columbia Plateau and Great Basin [2]. I hope they will look more closely at eyes – or their absence [3]. Rock art, ever elusive, is there to be seen.
[1] Watson, Ben. "The eyes have it: human perception and anthropomorphic faces in world rock art." Antiquity 85, no. 327 (2011): 87-98.
(2] For example, the work of Luther Cressman, Mel Aikens and others at the University of Oregon and most recently the work of James C. Chatters, Kenneth Ames, Charlotte Beck, and George T. Jones, in books such as Meetings at the Margins: Prehistoric Cultural Interactions in the Intermountain West (2012) and From the Pleistocene to the Holocene: human organization and cultural transformations in prehistoric North America (2012). Also of interest: Don Hann’s 2013 paper “Is the Medium the Message? Petroglyphs and Pictographs as Cultural Markers at the Interface of the Great Basin and Columbia Plateau in Oregon.” IFRAO 2013 Proceedings, American Indian Rock Art, Volume 40.
[3] There IS a curious exception - in the northernmost Great Basin near Petroglyph Lake on the Hart Mountain Antelope Refuge. See Eyes album. More: Eyes Petroglyphs along Puget Sound and the July 19, 2013 blog.
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The idea of bringing together the sounds of some of the classic West Coast American Rock bands with our own Little River Band was brought into being by a group of friends whose musical careers have been interlinked for more than three decades. A musical friendship like this that develops early and continues over decades is a rare thing.
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Little Steely Brothers perform at RSL Clubs, Corporate gigs, Festivals and venues across South East Qld. Currently a regular at Cleveland’s Grandview Hotel, the guys are looking forward to taking their show wherever they can, and plan to soon get into the studio to record their first album.
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Did You See This Yellow Bike? It Was Stolen From Roosevelt Island Subway Bike Rack
This Is The Stolen Yellow Bicycle
Received the following message from a Roosevelt Island resident who had the bicycle pictured above stolen from the Roosevelt Island Subway Bike Rack.
Last Tuesday at 9 AM I locked my bicycle in the bike rack near the
subway station, as I usually do every day. Around 7:30 PM, when I
returned, I found only a broken chain on the floor. I communicated the PSD about the situation right away (I heard that this is not the first case). Well, the stolen bicycle is a yellow folding one and it was almost new (I bought it 3 months ago). If you see somebody riding a bike like the one in the pictures, please tell a police officer.
P.S.: I'm living in here since last April, and when I was searching
for an apartment, the rental agent told me that the zip code 10044 is
the safest in NYC :-(
Broken Bike Chain Found on Floor
Posted by ROOSEVELT ISLANDER at 11:52:00 AM 30 comments
Labels: Bicycle theft , Bike , stolen bike
Jazzmobile With Saxaphonist Lily White Performing at Roosevelt Island's Good Shepherd Plaza Tonight at 7 PM
Lily White's Big Blue Line Image From Amazon
Jazzmobile, the longest running New York City Summer Jazz Festival, is returning to Roosevelt Island's Good Shepherd Plaza tonight at 7 PM with a performance by Saxaphonist Lily White.
Saxophonist Lily White is one of the most promising and engaging young musicians on the New York jazz scene. In small clubs or large concert halls, on alto, tenor, or soprano sax, Lily never fails to inject her sunny personality and sharp wit into her playing....
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Labels: Concert , jazz , jazzmobile , Lily White
Tram Plaza Water Fountain Now Working - Ready To Greet Roosevelt Island Tram Passengers
Roosevelt Island Tram Plaza Fountain
Normally, I would not be very happy to see water spraying from a fountain after being soaked all yesterday from the thunder and lightening rain showers. But I was pleasantly surprised last evening upon getting off the Tram to see the Roosevelt Island Tram Plaza Fountain in operation.
The installation of the fountain is just about finished, only a little tweaking here and there before it is ready to greet Roosevelt Island Tram passengers on a full time basis.
Good job by all involved - RIOC and the Hudson/Related Companies. My only suggestion would be that RIOC adds some color to the dancing water spray.
Colored Water Fountain Image From Ebay
It's not the Digital Water Fountain Clock but still very nice.
Posted by ROOSEVELT ISLANDER at 8:55:00 AM 12 comments
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Update On Roosevelt Island Main Street Parking Spots Removed From Front of PS/IS 217 - They're Back
No Parking In Front Of PS/IS 217 on Main Street
Latest update on the recent removal of 12 Roosevelt Island Main Street parking spaces in front of PS/IS 217.
Parking Signs In Front Of PS/IS 217 Are Back
The parking spaces have returned.
Parking In Front Of PS/IS 217
Good job by RIRA President Frank Farance in bringing attention to this issue and RIOC President Steve Shane in correcting the original action.
On July 24, Mr. Farance sent the following message to Mr. Shane:
Dear Steve Shane and Fernando Martinez
Today, at PS/IS 217 I saw the parking signs back to metered parking. Thank you for considering the residents' needs.
Labels: Parking , Ps/iS 217 Parking
A Nightime Walk Around Roosevelt Island's Creepy and Spooky Renwick Ruins Smallpox Hospital -- Booooooo
A reader sent in this link to a You Tube Video showing a nighttime walk inside the chain linked fence around Roosevelt Island's Renwick Ruins Smallpox Hospital . The Renwick Ruins are located at Southpoint Park which is closed after dark so you really are not supposed to be there at night much less inside the fence, yet people still tempt fate.
This is what the inside of the Renwick Ruins looks like during the day.
And at night when it glows green.
Image from Weblicist of Manhattan
Labels: RENWICK Ruins , Smallpox Hospital
Roosevelt Island Dog News - Virus Speading and Should LIC Gantry State Park Dog Restrictions Be Implemented Here?
You Tube Video of Walk on Roosevelt Island
Roosevelt Island Dogs, who blogs about all things canine on Roosevelt Island, is reporting:
Be aware that there is a canine virus spreading around the island. Symptoms include diarrhea and vomiting. The incubation period appears seems to be between 4 & 14 days and the virus seems to be spreading by contact with dogs who have the virus or contact with their feces....
and provides a later update from a local Veterinarian:
... More than likely we are dealing with a coronavirus which is a virus that affects the intestinal track. As far as avoidance, there is really nothing other than absolute no contact between dogs which is impossible so we just have to treat the symptoms accordingly as they show up..
For some more canine news, the Daily News ,via Curbed, is reporting today that Long Island City's nearby Gantry State Park has:
...recently started enforcing a dog ban on the piers, an area that owners have enjoyed with their furry friends for over a decade. The restriction, which has been on the books for state-run parks in the city, came after the park opened a new green, dog-free section to the public early this month...
... "The reason we made the change is because we have a serious problem with people not picking up after their dogs," said Rachel Gordon, the regional director for New York State Parks....
No Dog Sign at Gantry State Park in Long Island City
Roosevelt Island Dogs does not think that these dog restrictions are fair.
... Instead of a blanket ban on dogs, it makes more sense and is more helpful to provide solutions to help correct the problem. Installing poop bag dispensers, vigilantly keeping those dispensers filled with bags, and installing many more trash cans would prove tremendously beneficial in the battle to change the behavior of those who are not currently cleaning up after their dogs. What isn't helpful is foolishly banning dogs from the area...
Unfortunately, all too often I have seen Roosevelt Island dog owners not cleaning up after their dogs and ignoring Curb Your Dog signs, particularly on the Riverwalk Commons area where people, adults and children, play and relax.
Riverwalk Commons Curb Your Dog Sign
Few things are as disgusting as the squishy sound you hear when stepping in dog crap, particularly when there is a poop bag dispenser close by.
Riverwalk Dog Poop Bag Dispenser
RIOC has a dog enforcement policy which includes the responsibility of dog owners to:
...Remove their dogs feces from any public areas (New York City Health Code 161.03 and New York Public Health Law 1310)
If dog owners do not do this:
Effective immediately, Public Safety Officers will enforce this policy and issue notices of violations to dog owners who are not in compliance.
Labels: Dogs , Roosevelt Island Dogs , virus
Fantastic Diane Birch Concert On Roosevelt Island Last Saturday - She Says Roosevelt Island Is Best Kept Secret!
Riverwalk Commons For Saturday's Diane Birch Roosevelt Live Concert
Saturday's Roosevelt Live Concert with Diane Birch was simply a great time for everyone who attended. The day was sunny and beautiful and Ms. Birch was spectacular.
It is easy to see why she will become a huge star very soon. I hope she remembers Roosevelt Island then and comes back to play another show. Really, why do the David Letterman show again when you can play Roosevelt Island again?
Diane Birch after Roosevelt Island Concert
Just kidding about playing the Letterman show. She can do both! Ms. Birch remarked that Roosevelt Island was New York's Best Kept Secret.
During the show, I noticed a gentlemen video taping the concert and asked him to upload it to You Tube. I think he did and if so. thanks very much
You Tube Video of Diane Birch performning Choo Choo
More You Tube Videos of Diane Birch performing at Roosevelt Island here.
UPDATE - 7/29 - More photos from Roosevelt Live Diane Birch Roosevelt Island Concert here.
Labels: Concert , diane birch , Roosevelt Live
Kung Fu Panda Tonight's Roosevelt Island Outdoor Summer Movie - Firefighters Field at Sunset
You Tube Video of Kung Fu Panda Fighting
Roosevelt Island Outdoor Summer Movie Series Continues Tonight with showing of Kung Fu Panda at Firefighters Field starting at sunset.
UPDATE - 8:10 PM Movie canceled due to inclement weather. Rescheduled for Saturday August 1.
Labels: Kung Fu Panda , OUTDOOR MOVIE
RIRA President's Report on Roosevelt Island Reunion, Blackwell Park Master Plan, Red Bus, Parking & Public Safety Town Hall Meeting
RIRA President Farance at Public Safety Town Hall Meeting
RIRA President Frank Farance sends the following report to Roosevelt Island residents.
1. Reunion of young Island residents, circa 1976-1985. "If you remember ice skating next to Westview, if you remember swimming in the Island House pool ..." the invitation read. It's being covered in this issue of The WIRE. As a "kid" (age 21), I remember all my musician friends on the island. I was a mentor for younger musicians, who became mentors themselves, and so on. On some Saturday mornings, we'd pull together keyboards, guitars, amplifiers, and drums, and play at the back of Motorgate — in those days, Motorgate was far away from disturbing any residential building. On June 27, we musicians returned for a reunion jam. Ah, the pleasure of playing Mustang Sally on a summer day. Thanks to Mike Smith and his staff at RIOC for making everything go perfectly. And thanks to RIOC President Steve Shane for suggesting and supporting Southpoint as the venue.
2. RIOC tea party for Blackwell Park renovation. Rosina Abramson, RIOC Vice President of Planning and Inter-Governmental Affairs, has continued her work on developing a master plan for the park. She held an informal "tea party" on July 15 to present Lee Weintraub of LWLA landscape architects, who will be working with a team of talented designers and community specialists, including Alyce Russo (former RIOC development director) of Schall & Russo Planning Works, BKSK Architects, Jane Clark Chermayeff, and other creative team members (some of whom designed the science playground at the Queens Children's Museum). Abramson says, "We hope, collectively, to develop a master plan incorporating community aspirations regarding the kind of recreation and pastoral area Blackwell Park can be". Great idea, and off to a good start.
3. Two steps forward, one step back on red bus schedule. The experiments in the red bus schedule have been successful in the late morning. The buses arrive and depart reliably and consistently (at Octagon: 9:55, 10:10, 10:25, etc.). Unfortunately, it appears that RIOC has discontinued this regular schedule. (I will investigate.) Although it is summer vacation for schools, I will continue to prod RIOC to work on experiments and improvements in the red bus schedule for the evening rush and nighttime.
4. RIOC eliminates 22% of Main Street parking, residents not consulted, school drop-off is impossible. One day last week, RIOC removed the parking spots in front of PS/IS 217 and made them No Stopping, No Standing, No Parking. That's 12 spots of the 55 available that affect the 6,000+ residents and contractors of the WIRE buildings. RIOC did not consult with the school. The head custodian, made aware of the parking loss, mused that RIOC should have had a town meeting to get community input. Steve Shane defended the actions as replacing signs that were previously stolen (photo evidence back to 2004 shows there were no restrictions) and as Department of Transportation (DOT) guidance (which he didn't cite) on making spots available to the Board of Education (PS 85 on 57th Street and Second Avenue still has muni-meter parking, contrary to Shane). In fact, RIOC already has 10 parking spots reserved for PS/IS 217 in the alley next to 2-4 River Road. RIOC has backtracked slightly; they've laser-printed a sign to tape over the existing No Standing sign during school hours. Now drop-off and pick-up are possible. In short: RIOC didn't consult with anyone, the school didn't ask for it, DOT doesn't require it, RIOC has already assigned school parking in the alley, and parking was already scarce on Main Street. How is RIOC serving the community?
5. RIRA town meeting on Public Safety. RIRA held a town meeting Wednesday night for community input on Public Safety. We had a good turnout, including PSD Director Guerra, his colleagues from the 19th and 114th precincts, a representative from the Manhattan District Attorney's office, and Assemblymember Micah Kellner. All noted that this kind of community forum was a good thing to do.
We had approximately 25 comments and detailed follow-up discussions: the May 30 Capobianco Field incident (the case was dismissed), an explanation of the Trespass Program in Eastwood (don't loiter), the question of a curfew for children (there is none), the legality of taking pictures of Public Safety (it is legal), why Public Safety officers don't respond to reports of drivers going through stop signs (officer needs to personally witness the infraction, not take the word of a resident).
At my request, Guerra started the evening with a presentation on the dos & don'ts of children and adults interacting with Public Safety. Initially, residents were miffed that they were being told how to behave. (They had complaints about Public Safety's behavior.) However, by the end of the meeting, Guerra's presentation made for a good reference point and a good reference document for everyone.
After the meeting, Fernando Martinez, RIOC's Vice President of Operations, suggested several collaborative task forces on Public Safety, transportation, etc., to include RIOC, RIRA (which includes all residents), and other stakeholders. This is a very good sign of cooperation, and I hope we can all take advantage of it.
6. RIRA Public Safety Committee Chair investigates May 30 baseball field incident. Erin Feely-Nahem, committee chair elected by the RIRA Common Council, has completed her investigation. Here is a summary of her findings:
— PSD Officer Payne tried to de-escalate the conflict, as reported by numerous witnesses.
— PSD Officer Toro escalated the conflict by continually threatening people with arrest.
— PSD Director Guerra's investigation was one-sided. He interviewed only PSD officers and no other witnesses, including island residents. Guerra did receive a statement from the off-island baseball team, but only in response to Guerra's phone request. "My officers are getting a raw deal here" — clearly a self-serving statement from Guerra.
— The initial conflict was not just an island resident hurling slurs, but also involved one of the members of the off-island team.
Here's my analysis. Director Guerra gets a D-minus on his community approach and his investigation of this incident.
Days after the event (past the heat of the moment), Guerra's attitude was, "Either you're with us [RIOC/PSD] or you're against us". That attitude makes it impossible to hear genuine criticism about his organization. Guerra advocates a policy to RIOC execs and the RIOC general counsel that can be summarized as, "We're not giving any information out — you'll have to FOIL your requests".
Feely-Nahem's investigation was hampered and obstructed by Shane and Guerra. They refused to participate in the review. Shane claimed there was some legal action by Feely-Nahem, but that was not true (see below). Shane believes that, because Feely-Nahem doesn't have law enforcement experience, she can't do the investigation. By Shane's logic, only a police officer can objectively investigate another officer's actions — likewise, only police officers are qualified to be jurors in criminal and police misconduct cases.
I interviewed Feely-Nahem to better understand this so-called legal issue RIOC was raising. On June 14, 2008 her son (without cause) was manhandled by PS officers. Guerra threatened her and her husband after the event: "I can still arrest your son [at any time for the next year]". After they filed an intent to claim, the harassment stopped. The claim expired June 14 of this year, so there was no pending legal issue between Feely-Nahem and RIOC. I asked Shane to verify this with his general counsel.
In response to RIRA's request to meet with him, Guerra said that he would not share the paperwork because it was confidential. But Guerra gave a copy to another resident, Ron Schuppert, a retired detective and former head of the RIRA Public Safety Committee, whom RIOC wanted for the RIRA investigation instead of Feely-Nahem, the elected community representative. Guerra's story and PSD's confidentially policy are inconsistent.
City Councilmember Jessica Lappin and State Assemblymember Micah Kellner have expressed concern about PSD's actions in the May 30 incident. Kellner is working on legislation to have a citizens' review board for state entities. Clearly, RIOC is unable to provide oversight and to investigate itself, as Guerra's one-sided analysis shows, and as was already acknowledged by last November's 94% favorable resident response to a referendum on a Citizens' Review Board. Shane and Guerra will be the poster children for new state legislation.
During the past couple of weeks, I was inspired by many residents' comments (none of which Shane or Guerra chose to hear). Uniformly, the residents provided complete details, including some who acknowledged their own and their neighbors' imperfect behavior. The honesty was refreshing; residents clearly understood what was at stake.
Although I have not yet had a chance to discuss this with my fellow RIRA Common Council members, here are my thoughts on RIOC/PSD staff involved. On Officer Payne: He acted professionally, which is consistent with my personal experience with him. On Officer Toro: I think he needs training on handling these kinds of situations. I can't suggest anything stronger because, without further background on this officer (which Guerra refused to supply), we don't know if Toro's actions were a one-time event in his life (and in the heat of the moment), a regular daily occurrence, or something in between.
On Director Guerra: He gets my harshest criticism. He knows what a proper review process should be (but chose a one-sided, self-serving approach), he knows how to conduct an investigation (but chose differently — something NYPD wouldn't do), and he is expert on the process (but chose not to use his expertise). Parroting Guerra's comments about Mr. Mansour's infraction: I believe Guerra is a good person, but had a lapse in judgment at this moment.
On RIOC President Shane: He certainly has the knowledge and experience to recognize the poor quality of Guerra's investigation, yet he accepted it.
RIOC has suspended an employee (an island resident and parent) because he asked Officer Toro not to arrest Mr. Mansour. The employee was asked to sign a statement and a waiver. At a weekend barbeque, if an employee of the City of New York had (even worse) a shouting match with a neighborhood NYPD officer, do you think on Monday the employee would be suspended from work and forced to sign legal paperwork in order to keep his job? Of course not.
Likewise, RIOC and PSD have their own conflicts of interest. A wheelchair-bound island resident getting on the red bus tried to flip up his chair, but fell backwards, cracking his head. I witnessed this and called Public Safety, which then called for an ambulance. While waiting, officers asked the driver why he didn't put down the ramp. The driver made a mistake. Rather than reporting this honestly, both PSD officers reported that the passenger refused the ramp — protecting a fellow RIOC employee, protecting RIOC from liability, and shifting the blame to the passenger, who was in no condition to object. We wouldn't have this conflict of interest if it were NYPD.
RIRA's Public Safety Committee will hold a meeting in August to discuss recommendations on policy, procedure, and actions, which will be presented to the full RIRA Common Council meeting on September 9. The public is welcome to attend. Feely-Nahem wants the RIRA committee to be the long-term repository of residents' complaints and to provide more transparency to the residents – a good idea.
Finally, regardless of my criticisms of Public Safety, I still give them respect, which they deserve.
The RIRA President's message was also published as the RIRA column in the 7/25/09 Main Street WIRE.
More on the July 22 Public Safety Town Hall Meeting here.
An update to item 4 on the removal of the parking spots in front of PS/IS 217. A July 24 message from Mr. Farance to RIOC:
Parking Sign in front of PS/IS 217
Labels: Ps/iS 217 Parking , Public Safety Town Hall , Reunion. , RIRA , RIRA President's Message
Report From RIOC's President - RIOC Board Nominees, Southpoint Park, Red Bus, Amalgamated Bank, No Ice Skating Rink This Winter& Other RI Issues
Imager From RIOC
RIOC President Steve Shane sends the following report to Roosevelt Island residents. Mr. Shane addresses issues on RIOC Board Nominees, Southpoint Park, Amalgamated Bank opening, Red Bus Schedule, no ice skating rink this winter and other issues of concern to Roosevelt Island.
While the WIRE has been on Summer vacation, RIOC is chugging away on the following:
1. Board of Directors: No meetings scheduled during the Summer. The nominations of Margie Smith and Mike Shinozaki to the Board have been made by the Governor and forwarded to the NY State Senate for confirmation. They would replace Charlee Miller and Patrick Stewart. Dr. Grimm has been re-nominated. Given the state of the Senate, their confirmations will occur at some future date.
2. Southpoint: As to the projects:
(A) Renwick Ruins: Stabilization work is complete and the entrances to the building have been gated to secure the interior and prevent trespassing.
(B) Green Rooms/Wild Gardens: The contractor is completing Phase 1 rough grading, paths and stone walls. An RFP for Phase 2 will be issued to complete the park, including finish grading, capping, utilities, fencing and planting as soon as grades to meet MTA requirements for Strecker Lab and emergency exit are complete.
(C) FDR Memorial: Following Board Project approval in June, RIOC is in consultation with the State’s Division of the Budget and Parks Department and the City to work out funding mechanics for the $4 million State appropriation, the matching $4 million from the City and at least $8 million from FERI as necessary for Phase I. DEC permitting being integrated with GR/WG. Legal work on finalizing development relationship is in drafting.
3. Tram Overhaul: The schedule is now for a March 1, 2010 shutdown and end of August 2010 reopening. Sliding the shutdown period permits better coordination with architectural work for the two stations and avoids the holiday street closure and weather issues of working through the 2009/10 winter. See concept presentation of the proposed Tram stations on our web site.
4. Projects: Work is ongoing on many projects and others are being completed. Alex Snedkov has joined our engineering department as a senior project manager. Alex’s area of expertise is primarily in electrical and mechanical engineering.
5. Bank: Amalgamated Bank’s takeover of the NYNB space is completed and the branch has officially opened as of July 20. Welcome Amalgamated.
6. Southtown Buildings 5 and 6 are almost complete. Occupancy to commence within the next few weeks. Tram turnaround fountain under construction and should be operational by mid August.
7. Red Bus: The joint experiment with RIRA in AM scheduling is ongoing , although we have discontinued the collection of ridership statistics until school resumes in the Fall. The Octagon Local buses are scheduled to leave Octagon southbound at 8:55, 9:25, 9:55, 10:15, 10:35 and 10:55. Fire House Local buses will depart the Comfort Station southbound at 9:10 and 9:40. Buses arriving at the Tram before 10 will run continuously. A bus will meet the 10:00 Tram and each Tram thereafter before heading north. After 10AM, a 25 minute loop is built into the schedule. As the data is reviewed, we have expanded the experiment into the next earlier rush hour. A demonstrable result may be the ability to reduce the number of buses on the street after 10AM and before the afternoon rush hour to two (2) and still meet the schedule of an every 20 minute departure from Octagon and meeting the Tram. The schedule after 11:30 AM now so provides, as does the schedule after 8:30 PM. Savings on eliminating the extra bus during this period would be substantial.
8. Bridge Closures: The NYC Department of Transportation has notified us that the reconstruction work requiring complete closure of the bridge to vehicular and pedestrian traffic during July was completed without incident. As was previously done, EMS, police and fire responders were present on the Island. The Tram and red bus ran throughout the night.
9. Skating rink: Think Bryant Park. The previously imagined skating rink for Firefighters’ Field has been considered and put aside. The cost to RIOC of between $250,000 and $300,000 for a three month season is just not justifiable. Lefrak has a permanently installed facility in his Newport development in New Jersey and discussions with the Developer of Southtown when buildings 7, 8 and 9 go ahead might see it happen.
10. Sportspark: The weekly table tennis turnout on Wednesday evenings is growing. Come participate. The pool will be closed for about a month in the Fall for resurfacing.
This message was also published as the RIOC column in the 7/25/09 Main Street WIRE.
Labels: Amalgamated , Ice skating , Red Bus , RIOC PRESIDENT
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iHealth Announces Expansive Integration of Nine Mobile Health Devices with Apple’s HealthKit
Offers the Broadest End-to-End View of Personal Health of Any Digital Mobile Health Device
Mountain View, Calif. – Sept 29, 2014 – Today, iHealth Lab Inc. announced that three of their mobile health apps (MyVitals, MyVitals 2.0 and SpO2) and nine corresponding personal mobile health devices are now seamlessly integrated with HealthKit in iOS 8. The fourth app, Gluco-Smart, will be available later this week. With user permission, now customers have the power to automatically share readings from their iHealth devices with the new Health app giving them a central dashboard to review their most important health data and make that data available to others including doctors and health providers.
Apple’s Health app can now incorporate fifteen of iHealth’s key vitals data, including: blood glucose, blood pressure, heart rate, steps, distance, active calories, sleep analysis, weight, BMI, body fat, lean body mass and oxygen saturation. iPhone and iPod touch users running iOS 8 now have access to the broadest set of health data through iHealth devices. All user information within the Health app is permissioned and stored securely on their iPhone or iPod Touch, ensuring that users maintain control over what information is shared and with whom.
“The new Health app is an important step in helping to create a more efficient and consumer friendly health care system”, said Jim Taschetta, CMO iHealth Lab, Inc. “Our users now have a simple and convenient way for the measurements they take using iHealth products to be integrated into a more comprehensive view of their health picture.”
Through its work with electronic health records (EHRs) companies, Epic Systems and UK-based EMIS Group, and healthcare organizations like Duke Medicine, iHealth will be among the first Apple partners to demonstrate a true end-to-end connection for sharing digital health data from device to health care provider. iHealth users will be able to permission their iHealth readings to be shared with their Health app, and then directly delivered to their personal digital health records. With users’ permission, doctors and caregivers will able to add data collected by consumers using iHealth devices as part of the broader patient health record (PHR).
The EMIS Group PHR is a UK first, empowering citizens to manage their own health in partnership with the clinicians caring for them. With patient permission during consultations, healthcare professionals using EMIS Web will be able to view patient-collected data alongside medical data, to enable better healthcare.
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Home / Culture / Cardi B Offers Khloe Kardashian Advice on Handling Tristan Thompson's Cheating
Cardi B Offers Khloe Kardashian Advice on Handling Tristan Thompson's Cheating
Pete Parker | Sunday, April 15, 2018
A source told the magazine that Tristan Thompson does not plan to prevent Khloe Kardashian from leaving Cleveland and taking their daughter back to L.A. The insider claims that the National Basketball Association player is "incredibly remorseful" for everything that has happened over the course of the past week and that he "doesn't want to cause Khloe any more pain".
As the Daily Mail reports, the fifth woman that Thompson allegedly had an affair with is called "Tania, and Tristan was first spotted with her back in November, and last seen with her less than a month ago in NY".
While the public anxiously await the first news from Kamp Karsdashian as to the couple's official relationship status, a social media campaign has launched to let the Cavalier's star know that he's officially being exiled.
The baby's arrival overshadowed a depressing turn of events recently, since Khloe's boyfriend and baby daddy was caught cheating with another woman. But, following the birth of her first child, Khloé has reportedly made a decision to give the Cavaliers star another chance.
"Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from me and mines, to you and yours", the caption reads.
And some of them, are nothing short of hilarious.
"My dad drives me around and everything, and he saw the whole thing when I was sad and everything and he said, 'I really think you two should work it out'". "Tristan knows he's got to step up now though and can't screw up".
"Hey guys", she addressed her audience, "so, I am on my way, in a party bus, to my 20-year Marymount High School reunion, with my friends who I haven't seen in 20 years".
"I hope Netflix never loads for you".
Kardashian also reveals that she'd say yes if he proposed, adding that the pair have discussed starting a family.
A source said: "Khloe laboured yesterday at the hospital".
She gave birth to their baby girl on Thursday.
Tristan Thompson has reportedly forked out $56K on expensive diamond jewelry as a push present for Khloe Kardashian. "She is in a bubble of love and peace and happiness right now, and everything that happened with Tristan is less about "cheating" and more like, it was just a random drunken hookup that meant nothing and was kissing at most and didn't lead to anything else and was the fault of stupid groupies trying to trap him, and everybody just needs to move on".
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Jim Carroll 23 Feb 19 - 08:21 AM
David Carter (UK) 23 Feb 19 - 06:58 AM
Raggytash 23 Feb 19 - 05:34 AM
DMcG 23 Feb 19 - 02:54 AM
Raggytash 22 Feb 19 - 04:14 PM
Jim Carroll 22 Feb 19 - 02:04 PM
Dave the Gnome 22 Feb 19 - 12:59 PM
Iains 22 Feb 19 - 10:35 AM
KarenH 22 Feb 19 - 06:17 AM
Dave the Gnome 20 Feb 19 - 10:12 AM
Donuel 20 Feb 19 - 07:26 AM
Nigel Parsons 20 Feb 19 - 04:51 AM
Backwoodsman 20 Feb 19 - 01:42 AM
The Sandman 20 Feb 19 - 12:54 AM
DMcG 19 Feb 19 - 06:00 PM
Iains 19 Feb 19 - 12:52 PM
Mossback 19 Feb 19 - 10:08 AM
Steve Shaw 19 Feb 19 - 07:35 AM
Steve Shaw 18 Feb 19 - 01:43 PM
bobad 18 Feb 19 - 12:16 PM
Date: 23 Feb 19 - 08:21 AM
Thrre Cabinet Ministers have threatened to resign rather tha support a 'No Deal' Brexit, and there are now widespread calls demanding that leaving should be delayed
TIME FOR A SONG MAYBE
MORE TROUBLE AT 'T MILL
These tariffs are a direct tax on British consumers. Who will be obliged to pay more for many staples, such as cheese. Availability could be a problem too, we may be back to the dark dank days of the 70s, when the only cheese you could get was plastic cheddar from Budgens.
A report today suggest that tariffs on imported food (alone) post Brexit could total £9 Billion per annum.
This would mean an additional cost to us, the consumers, of over 170 million a week, rough half of the "savings" advertised on the infamous red bus.
Food Tariffs
Any good news about Brexit yet?
That also sounds like a push for a no deal, then have someone in charge who is not bound by any of her promises, to enable any regulations or restrictions to be jettisoned if they wish. Goodbye an independent farming sector.
O sometimes wonder if David Davis's inactivity for the start of this was a conscious long term strategy - he was always aiming for no deal.
I think, by the way, that a lot of the dire predictions of no-deal will turn out to be false or wildly exaggerated. But don't worry, the fraction thar is accurate will be quite bad enough by itself. It is worth saying because I expect we could hear a lot of "you predicted the seven plagues and they didn't happen." Maybe not, but one plague is quite enough.
Date: 22 Feb 19 - 04:14 PM
I think we are all used to politicians double speak but the article in todays Guardian surely takes some beating.
It would seem that "some" cabinet ministers believe that Teresa May should step down "on a high" after this years local elections.
That reads to me as she can take all the crap of the Brexit debacle and we will carry on regardless and have someone else to blame.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/feb/22/theresa-may-must-go-in-three-months-cabinet-ministers-say
"Not us Guv, we wus at home watching Banana splits!!"
"He is creaming his pants now!"
Nah - he only doest that when he's taking the piss out of the less well off
How many times do we need to say it. Just don't respond. He is creaming his pants now!
Perhaps a mod would be kind enough to move the last few posts over to the relevant thread.
Abu-Zakariya al-Britani, also known as Jamal Udeen Al-Harith, murdered a number of Iraqi soldiers and killed himself via murder-bombing in 2017. The BBC reported that Tony Blair personally was involved with getting Abu-Zakariya freed from Guantanamo in 2004. The UK government paid $1 million as compensation to Abu-Zakariya al-Britani for his stay at Guantanamo
https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/942_OPSR_TP_Returning-to-Fight_Literature-Review_508.pdf
According to the latest estimate by the Office of the Directorate of National Intelligence (ODNI), the rate of confirmed or suspected recidivism among former Guantanamo detainees is about 27 percent or 161 individuals out of the 600 released (HASC, 2012). The estimated recidivism rate, however, has been rising up from seven percent in July 2008 to 14 percent in April 2009, and 25 percent in October 2010 (HASC, 2012
So of the 800 returning jihadis that little jimmie is crowing about, conservative statistics suggest 200 will be active terrorists on their return and queue up very happily to get the free bus pass and bomb making lessons so kindly volunteered by raggedtytash our resident buffoon.
God preserve us from clueless leftie luvvies!
People who regard criticism of politicians Anglophobic usually go under the title 'Ultranationalist'
They have an annual commemoration to remember the victims of that particular philosophy
"the return of Isis terrorist to unleash mayhem in Britain"
Oh yes, the authorities are going to bring Shamima Begun back to the UK give her a free bus pass and lessons on bombing making too ......
I've said it before ......... idiot.
"Nah - he's gloating over the misfortunes of those who won't be able to feed their families
Nothing new there"
Says anglophobe little jimmie,the man applauding the return of Isis terrorist to unleash mayhem in Britain.
Sick or what?
"Iains is talking rubbish."
Nah - he's gloating over the misfortunes of those who won't be able to feed their families
Nothing new there
From: KarenH
Iains is talking rubbish.
In the war the ration was calculated to be nutritionally adequate. People ate it because (black market aside) they had no choice. What is being talked of post Brexit is increases in precisely the fresh food that is an important part of a balanced diet.
It isn't just about how much you eat, but about what you eat.
The news from Karen (if correct) will save the NHS a fortune and cure the obesity epidemic. Sounds like a win win to me!
I do not believe obesity was a common problem during wartime rationing, or immediately after when rationing was at its most severe.
45% increase in prices of basic foods on WTO terms. I cannot afford this. Source: The Independent Newspaper.
Retailers have warned that a no-deal Brexit will lead to “unaffordable” price hikes on food and drink for customers in both the UK and Ireland as well as causing shortages of some everyday items.
Leaders of retail bodies said reverting to World Trade Organisation tariffs could make the cost of making fresh food and drink available to consumers increase by as much as 45 per cent- which is likely to be passed on to customers.
Food and drink production will be made more expensive due to a combination of higher tariffs and new regulatory checks, according to Aodhan Connolly, director of the Northern Ireland Retail Consortium, Thomas Burke, director of Retail Ireland and William Bain, the British Retail Consortium Europe and international policy adviser.
May has managed to nause up the offer of visa free travel to the EU by whining about the description of Gibralter as a British Colony. Its just words, but this could mess up the travel plans of millions.
"The surgeon has now explained that the procedure will be fatal and the patient is still insisting that he goes ahead with it!"
A perfect plot for Holby City - not too god for the people of Britain
John Oliver has compared your referendum to a surgeon that gives the patient two options and the patient accidentaly chose the fatal option.
Very astute observation, Donuel. It gets worse though. The surgeon has now explained that the procedure will be fatal and the patient is still insisting that he goes ahead with it!
From: Donuel
As you know 40 days and 40 nights from now my UK brothers and sisters face a no deal hard Brexit that will trigger the beginning of a shortage of medicine and food. On top of this the the border with northern Ireland makes trade crazy and travel restrictions in general will be insane.
I thought you guys would have sorted this but now even I am truely scared of the coming suffering.
Ignoring the new policies will be rampant along with black markets springing up will become the new crimes. I am in no position to speculate what can not be forseen but what i do see is worse than Trump tariffs times 10.
So now three Conservatives have joined the independent group. I don't think these are the last from either side.
It is interesting that both parties are saying "We are a broad church." It doesn't matter whether *you* think you are a broad church. What matters is if others agree. And in this case, from both sides, some don't.
Welcoming Hatton and Livingstone back in the fold and allowing momentum to become as divisive as the banned militant tendencywill probably destroy the Labour party and the undercurrent of antisemitism allegations still swim around, brought to the fore by the recent defections. Corbyn cannot be trusted and his opinions are more changeable than the weather.
It does the cause of democracy no favours when the opposition party
has the tail wagging the dog, and the dog is on the point of expiry.
steptoe senior is an apt analogy, he is tottering over a heap of rubbish.
From: Nigel Parsons
Unfortunately, for once I totally agree.
"Irish Times"
Interesting critique of the Labour Party in a leader article yesterday - it tend to show a failure to fully understand the problems faced by a party attempting to cleanse itself of leadership little different from those on the other side of The House, but its opening statement deserves a place in political history
"The British Labour Party should be on the cusp of a historic triumph. The main opposition party faces one of the most incompetent administrations in any major European state in the post-war era: a lurching, hopelessly riven Conservative Party led by a zombie figurehead, kept in power by an ultra-conservative single-issue outfit from Northern Ireland, and unable to come up with a workable policy on the most consequential issue of the past half a century"."
An interesting piece from The Irish Tmes today.
From: The Sandman
if there is a second referendum,imo the referendum should have only two choices remain or leave,any pissing about with inclusion of mays deal[ as a voting option] will only split a vote and could prevent an overall majority.
That link has changed since I posted it. It still contains what was the main theme before, namely:
[May] was forced to admit to Conservative MPs that the Irish backstop could not be replaced by the “Malthouse compromise” – proposals for a free trade agreement with as-yet-unknown technology to avoid customs checks on the Irish border.
Not surprisingly, May seems to have wobbled to say maybe in time it can be.
A glimpse of reality appears from the fog.
and who would that be little jimmie?
Wonder if the Irish will be thrown out of Brexit's Baave New Britain
I can think of one "poor mistreated Tommy Robinson" hand-wringer who would welcome the idea
HONDA:
In a statement on Tuesday, Honda said it would close the factory west of London as part of global restructuring of its manufacturing network to prepare for the age of electric vehicles.
The closure of Honda’s sole manufacturing site in Europe is expected to lead to the loss of 3,500 British jobs and deals a massive blow to the UK’s car industry as the country prepares to leave the EU.
The company also said it would close its factory in Turkey, where it employs 1,100 people and produces about 50,000 cars a year, of which 20 per cent are exported to Europe.
Analysts say the Swindon closure is long overdue. Honda had been scaling back its struggling UK operation for years and its market share in Europe remains tiny.
the new EU-Japan trade deal and declining market conditions in Europe likely affected the decision by Japan’s third-largest carmaker.
and of course the remainiacs carefully overlook the following:
The negotiations of the EU-Japan free trade agreement are now in the advanced stages. The latest statistics show that Japan is the fifth most important destination for European passenger cars and ranks second among countries exporting cars to the EU.Nearly 575,000 Japanese cars with a total value of €9 billion were imported into the EU in 2016. A trade pact that will remove EU tariffs of 10 percent on Japanese cars and 3 percent on most car parts is in the offing. Cheaper to now produce in Japan and export.
Awkward things facts! Now what was that about brexit?
Leeks, not potatoes, it seems.
Mossback - I'm fortunate to have a decent brain, and I'm prepared to use it. I wouldn't vote for either. ;-)
From: Mossback
BW, I'm curious who you would vote for in a a stupid, feeble-minded cunt contest: your in denial Brexshiteers, or our in denial Trumpistas.
Or is this more of a 'primus inter pares' sort of thing?
Ians said that there would be no food tariffs post Brexit. Gove says otherwise. Lamb and beef almost certainly. Possibly cereals. Aha, it's a good job we don't live on potato, though it looks as if some of us may do so in the future?
In fairness though, and trying to be fair to the 'in denial' Brexshiteers, it must be very hard to face facts and publicly admit you've been completely sucked-in by a campaign of deceit masterminded by a tiny cadre of immensely-wealthy tax-avoiders and, as a result, behaved like a stupid, feeble-minded cunt.
You may be correct on this one Nigel.
I did notice you didn't post anything a word when I said that one of my insurance companies was relocating some of it's operations to Germany though.
I did notice you didn't post anything when I posted that Nissan was not going to product it's new model in Sunderland, due in part to Brexit.
I did notice you didn't post anything when I posted about other Insurance and Banking organisations relocating some of their operations to Ireland.
Bit of a pattern forming here ...........??
Not much talk any more about those golden opportunities post-brexit either. Doctor Liam hasn't done very well, has he, apart from ensuring cheaper cuckoo clocks. And I can't imagine things will get much better if we continue to piss Trump off over failed jihadi fighters and send warships to float past China.
It's just brexiteers in denial, Jim. Knowing that they have lost the 'everything is going to be ok' argument they have moved on to 'the news is all that bad' and 'it's nothing to do with brexit anyway'. Why they just can't admit they were wrong is beyond me.
What the hell else are they to say Nigel ?
HONDA ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES - PLENTY MORE TO COME
The announcement by Honda can be found Here
Here is part of the announcement:
Katsushi Inoue, Chief Officer for European Regional Operations, Honda Motor Co., Ltd., and President, Honda Motor Europe said; "In light of the unprecedented changes that are affecting our industry, it is vital that we accelerate our electrification strategy and restructure our global operations accordingly. As a result, we have had to take this difficult decision to consult our workforce on how we might prepare our manufacturing network for the future. This has not been taken lightly and we deeply regret how unsettling today's announcement will be for our people."
Honda's European HQ will continue to be located in the UK. It will be focused on serving the needs of our European customers.
This gives a good reason for the restructuring (and thus the closure of the plant) and does not mention Brexit.
This is not selective quoting. The rest of the page doesn't mention Brexit either.
They should stand down and fight by-elections.
Hows about first getting shot of Fiona Onasanya as MP.
Priorities me boy, Priorities!
Closing Swindon has repercussions far beyond the loss of the 3500 jobs. There are disruptions to supply chains with other manufacturers and there's the loss of skills, not to speak of the social consequences in the town. Thatcher enticed the Japanese carmakers here, promising them an illustrious market and the free flow of materials. We've ditched that promise via brexit so they're ditching us. That was never daubed on the side of a bus, was it? I've gone against my own grain and decided to back another referendum. The country will vote remain and that's the only way we're going to stop the country being wrecked. The seven MPs are despicable and totally unprincipled. They all used party money to campaign and they all used the party structure to get elected, and they all stood on the Labour manifesto and they all increased their majority. They should stand down and fight by-elections. I wish them a miserable oblivion.
The reasons given for their resignation was Antisemitism and Brexit
I have no intention of censoring the news report - I suggest nobody else tries to
Honda is now closing down its British branch because of Brexit Branch
No doubt we will now be told that they are crap cars
I believe Jim first raised the issue. Why not take it up with him?
Israel has nothing to do with brexit. I know that Eurovision is from Tel Aviv this year but, trust me, that is nothing to do with the EU. If you want to discuss Israel, start a different thread.
From: bobad
Seven right wing Labour politicians (4 with direct links to Israel) have left the Labour Party with a view to forming their own party
“I am leaving behind a culture of bullying, bigotry and intimidation,”
There you have it in a nutshell.
I've always thought that any MP who stood and got elected on a party ticket, supported by party workers and party money, then left the party, should step down as an MP as well. They are there under false pretences.
By extension this should also apply to all those MPs elected on a brexit ticket and now busy betraying it.
No doubt your whimsy will find a way to weasel out and refute the suggestion.
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English Town Hopes to Reduce Crime By Banning Plastic Bags
That's a whole lot of trouble brewing.
London, England - A small, misguided southwest Britain town is banning plastic bags in a bid to curb plastic bag related crimes, a move that is a first for Europe.
"Plastic bags are a key ingredient in many if not all today's criminal acts," said local police. "When you need to smuggle drugs across the border, you put them up your ass in a plastic bag. When you wish to suffocate someone, you put his or her head in a plastic bag. When you need to make a daring rooftop escape after robbing the local jewelry store, you make a parachute out of a plastic bag."
Shopkeepers in Modbury, population 1,500, agreed to stop giving out disposable plastic bags to customers on Saturday. They will give out paper sacks and hollowed out pumpkins instead.
"You can't kill a man with a paper bag or a pumpkin," said Ralph Barge, owner of Barge's Beets. "Well, you probably could, but it we be rather inefficient."
Last month, San Francisco became the first U.S. city to ban plastic grocery bags after the aptly named "Plastic Bag Killer" suffocated nine pigeons using groceries bags he had gathered legally throughout the year.
Internationally, legislation to discourage plastic bag use has been passed in parts of South Africa, Ireland and Taiwan, where authorities either tax shoppers who use them or require extensive background checks and psychological evaluations of anyone wishing to use one.
The Modbury ban was the idea of Rebecca Hosking, a local resident who saw the effect of bags on marine life while working in the Pacific as a wildlife camerawoman. Hosking single-handedly snuffed out seven dolphins using plastic bags and saved a raft full of helpless fish heads from being devoured.
She said response in the town so far had been "really positive" and plastic bag related crimes have already been significantly reduced. Hosking also thought it would be cool to be quoted in a "real news publication" someday.
The Worldwatch Institute, an environmental research agency, estimates that more than 500 billion plastic bags are used annually around the world, at least half of which are for perpetrating crimes.s/tds/go.php?
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DISH Files Reply with FCC on Proposed Charter/Time Warner Cable Merger, Says Not in Public Interest
If the proposed merger is approved, 90 percent of the nation’s high speed broadband homes would be controlled by two companies, and the combined ‘New Charter’ would have every incentive to sabotage OTT services like Sling TV that compete with the old school cable bundle
ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) today filed a reply with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) countering arguments made by Charter Communications, Inc. (Charter), Time Warner Cable, Inc. (TWC) and Bright House Networks (BHN) defending the proposed merger between the companies. In the reply, DISH outlines how the applicants have failed to prove that this proposed merger is in the public interest and reiterates its call for the FCC to deny the merger.
“If the proposed merger is approved, 90 percent of the nation’s high speed broadband homes would be controlled by two companies, and the combined ‘New Charter’ would have every incentive to sabotage OTT services like Sling TV that compete with the old school cable bundle,” said Jeffrey Blum, DISH senior vice president and deputy general counsel. “The proposed merger is harmful for consumers, competition and innovation, and should be denied.”
Following are key points DISH makes in today’s filing. The complete filing can be found here.
MERGER WILL NOT SERVE THE PUBLIC INTEREST:
New Charter Will Have an Increased Incentive and Ability to Harm OVDs: New Charter would have a particularly heightened incentive to discriminate against competing OVD services, especially live streaming services like Sling TV – which is a total substitute for linear pay television. (p.13)
New Charter is Likely to Increase Broadband Prices, Further Prejudicing Rival OVDs: New Charter will be able to deploy another win-win strategy to make its broadband business more profitable, while still protecting its linear video business: raise the price of broadband access either directly or indirectly. (p.13)
The Merger Will Create a Dominant Duopoly with the Incentive to Engage in Anti-Competitive Parallel Conduct: As DISH explained in its Petition to Deny, this transaction will create a broadband duopoly, with Comcast and New Charter controlling about 90 percent of the high-speed broadband homes in the country. Parallel action, with one of the two following the other, will be enough to foreclose an OVD from almost all high-speed homes in the country. (p.17-18)
The Merger “Benefits” are Nothing More than Repackaged Plans and Conjecture: Charter also fails to provide any evidence that the combination of Charter with TWC and BHN is necessary to achieve many, if not all, of the benefits it touts. From infrastructure through jobs and cost savings, Charter has offered little more than recycled (non-merger-specific) business plans and conjecture. (p.24)
A copy of DISH’s response filing can be found here: http://about.dish.com/sites/dishnetwork.newshq.businesswire.com/files/doc_library/file/DISH_Reply_to_FCC_on_Proposed_CharterTime_Warner_Cable_Merger.pdf
A copy of the full petition to deny (filed on October 13) is available here: https://dishnetwork.newshq.businesswire.com/sites/dishnetwork.newshq.businesswire.com/files/doc_library/file/2015-10-13_As-Filed_DISH_Network_Corp_Petition_to_Deny_Charter-Time_Warner_Cable_Merger.pdf
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Sound Art 49.90EUR
Sound as a Medium of Art
ZKM | Medienmuseum, 17, March 2012 – 06, January 2013
Editor: Peter Weibel
Publisher: The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2019
Text: English
28 x 21.5 cm, 744pp., aprox. 1.000 illus., hardcover
This milestone volume maps fifty years of artists’ engagement with sound. Since the beginning of the new millennium, numerous historical and critical works have established sound art as an artistic genre in its own right, with an accepted genealogy that begins with Futurism, Dada, and Fluxus, as well as disciplinary classifications that effectively restrict artistic practice to particular tools and venues.
This book, companion volume to a massive 2012–2013 exhibition at ZKM | Karlsruhe, goes beyond these established disciplinary divides to chart the evolution and the full potential of sound as a medium of art. The book begins with an extensive overview by editor Peter Weibel that considers the history of sound as media art, examining work by visual artists, composers, musicians, and architects alike.
Subsequent essays examine sound experiments in antiquity, sonification of art and science, and Internetbased sound art. Experts then survey the global field of sound art research and practice, in essays that describe the past, present, and future of sound art in Germany, Japan, China, the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, Canada, Turkey, Australia, and Scandinavia.
The texts are accompanied by an extensive photographic documentation of the ZKM exhibition.
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Anger as controversial Siberian 'Hunger Games' creator claims his idea was a 'fake'
By The Siberian Times reporter
Would-be participants accuse Yevgeny Pyatkovsky of cheating them over the ultimate reality game show combating bears and wolves on an Ob River island.
Novosibirsk entrepreneur Pyatkovsky, 39, claims the entire project was a stunt, causing a furious backlash from would-be gamers. Picture: The Siberian Times
The game show scheduled to start this summer caused scandal around the world when organisers said they would not intervene to ban murder of rape.
The TV show - which Pyatkovsky said would be shown on internet - was billed as an 'anything goes' test of endurance through the Siberian winter.
Thousands of potential participants had signed up from Russia and around the world for the Game2:winter project. .
But now Novosibirsk entrepreneur Pyatkovsky, 39, claims the entire project was a stunt, causing a furious backlash from would-be gamers who were ready to spend 9 months of their lives competing for glory on an island in the Ob River.
'It was a fake to help my market research,' he announced in a posting which has infuriated people who had signed up to his project.
Anger as controversial Siberian 'Hunger Games' creator claims his idea was a 'fake'. Picture: The Siberian Times
When he first announced the show last year a 'rule' openly stated: 'Everything is allowed. Fighting, alcohol, murder, rape, smoking, anything.'
Yevgeny said in March: 'I am pretty sure there will be fights, and more. We are not scared of negative reaction if that happens either....we will refuse any claim of participants even if they were to be killed or raped.'
He made clear: 'We will not intervene into relations between participants nor monitor their sexual life either, and our cameras will not be able to follow every move in every corner of the island.
'They are free to form any couple or union, and there is no limits or rules regarding sex.
'If a woman falls pregnant - and manages to carry the baby - that's fine with us.'
Pyatkovsky boasted how he used 'a wave of Russophobia' to milk attention of the world's media.
Declaring himself a marketing genius, he said: 'A huge number of people believed in the project, it was discussed globally. It was mentioned by all leading media.
'If I'd paid for it, I would have spend millions, but I didn't.'
Pyatkovsky (pictured below) had earlier this year told how the show would go-ahead on an island in the Ob River in Tomsk region. Pictures: The Siberian Times
The rape and murder claims caused shock in Russia and abroad, but many people also applied on his website to take part in the games in the 'raw Siberian taiga' in which they would be armed with knives but not guns.
Participants were promised to receive training in 'how to behave when you meet a wild bear' before they were released onto an island bristling with 2,000 cameras.
Furious Yana Ivanova declared: 'I suggest the project continues with just one participant - Yevgeny. Let's drop him somewhere in the taiga, stick a GoPro [camera] on his head, and put a tracker in his *** to find his body later. It will be a great selling video.'
Ivan Kostayev, from Novokuznetsk, complained: 'Pyatkovsky admitted that he simply cheated us.'
Mats Goldberg, from Sweden, said: 'I feel quite foolish now. I do not like to be made to look a fool in such an arrogant way by Russian millionaire Yevgeney Pyatkovsky.'
Timur Akchurin, 28, from Magadan, said: 'You've just strengthened the image of Russia as an unpleasant and unattractive country'. Pictures: The Siberian Times
Several called on Pyatnovsky to show what his 'research' was meant to prove, and explain what it shows.
Pavel Glotov, 56, who had big support in online voting for participants, claimed the organiser was a 'swindler', saying he is 'upset', and that a 'worthy and beautiful' idea was 'debased'.
Fyodor Pavlov complained: 'Yevgeny you fooled us. How can I explain to my supporters that am as naive as a baby.'
Timur Akchurin, 28, from Magadan, said: You've just strengthened the image of Russia as an unpleasant and unattractive country. The country is ashamed.
'You didn't even apologise and brag about making money out of it. You are just a swindler.'
Elizaveta Sevyrina, one of participants. Picture: The Siberian Times
Pyatkovsky had earlier this year told how the show would go-ahead on an island in the Ob River in Tomsk region.
'It gets to minus 50C in winter, and it is infested with brown bears," he said.
'This area of Siberia always has lots of bears, but recently numbers doubled because more animals migrated from the north of Krasnoyarsk region, pushed away by wildfires.'
Conditions would be more testing than on any TV reality game show, he said.
Filiming was due when 'brown bears will be at the end of their mating season. Days after they calm down a bit, the biting gnats will arrive'.
Pyatkovsky had earlier this year told how the show would go-ahead on an island in the Ob River in Tomsk region. Pictures: The Siberian Times
Among those who had applied in good faith after being inspired by the fake vision, and spoke about their dreams, were:
Natalya Korneva, 26, an actress from St Petersburg: 'I travel whenever I have some spare time, during the last 5 years I covered more than 150,000 km, most of them alone. I've been to the mighty Lena River in Siberia, to Magadan, to the Altai Mountains and the Far East of Russia. I've been dreaming about moving to Siberia for a long while, but first I want to feel how hospitable the taiga will be towards me. This is why I am taking part.'
Jonghyun Lee, 22, from South Korea: 'I have served in the South Korean Air Force, and currently I am a student. Right now I am in the middle of America, biking from Los-Angeles to the East Coast. Regardless of the prize, I love problems. I want to go through difficulties because it'll make me better. The primitive instinct of fighting nature without any help is what excites me.'
Dmitry Russkikh, 31, a security service officer from Saratov: 'Extreme, sport and travelling while getting new impressions is what drives me. I grew up on the shores of great Russian Volga River, fishing with my father and grandfather. I spent a lot of time diving, mountain climbing, snowboarding and mountain biking.'
Yelena Grischenko, 21, a student from Kazakhstan: 'I love playing computer games, specially Perfect World and Wow. I read a lot, love Russian classics and fantasy.'
Irina Agisheva, 30, a swimming coach from Nizhny Novgorod: 'I want to do something so mad and unforgettable so that people later say 'do you remember that girl...'. We only live once and we must make the best of our lives. I'm ready.'
Klara Yuchyugyaeva, 33, a real estate agent from Yakutsk (Siberia): 'I love sport since childhood, I was born in Yakutia and I am not afraid of difficulties. For me the taiga is something mysterious and amazing, so please help me discover it.'
Oksana Shiganova, a 28 year old driver from Murmansk in the Russian Arctic: 'I am a professional blonde, a girl who loves dresses, manicure and shopping. I love myself and will definitely not make it through the show without help. But this is what will make it so interesting to follow me.'
Oleg Baturin, a 35 year old economist, said: 'I live in Chelyabinsk, the capital city of the South Urals. Our city has always been known for its strong men - and to prove it I challenge myself and all other participants. I want to spend long time in the wild, try new places and go through new hardships.'
Matts David Goldberg, 36, a student from Sweden: 'I want to take part to inspire people and to help them fight for their dreams. I also want to go through exactly what my grandfather endured when he worked all around the Siberian taiga after being captured during World War II. I am an adventurer, a teacher and a journalist.'
Mikhail Utrobun, 29, a sportsman from Khabarovsk: 'This is my chance, finally I'll become a millionaire.'
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Forgotten or abandoned at airport by owners, Malysh the black dog is looking for new home
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Siberian Journal of Forest Science
Knowledge of forests – a treasure for mankind
Bogdanov Alexander Petrovich
Bogdanov Alexander Petrovich, born 10 September, 1986 in the village of Karpogory, Pinezhsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Soviet Union (since 1992 – Russia). Graduated from the Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M. V. Lomonosov, Institute of Forest Technologies (at the present time - Higher School of Natural Sciences and Technologies), with a specialty in Forestry and qualification Engineer of Forestry, in the city of Arkhangelsk, Russia (2011). Candidate of Agricultural Sciences (PhD) in Forest Science, Silviculture, Forest Planning and Forest Inventory (2014). PhD thesis: «Zakonomernosti Stroenija, Rost i Normativy Taksacii Listvennichnyh Drevostoev Arkhangelskoi Oblasti» (Regularities of Structure, Growth and Forest Inventory Standards for Larch Tree Stands of Arkhangelsk Oblast), Arkhangelsk, NArFU, 2014 (in Russian). Senior Research Scientist for the Laboratory of Forest Management, Northern Research Institute of Forestry, Associate Professor for the Department of Forestry and Forest Management (Kafedra Lesovodstva i Lesoustroystva), Higher School of Natural Sciences and Technologies, Northern Arctic Federal University Named after M. V. Lomonosov, in the city Arkhangelsk, Russia (2016-present). PI and Co-PI for a numerous research projects, directed to consulting companies on sustainable forest management and remote sensing of forests. Specialist in sustainable forest management, forest inventory, and remote sensing. Author and co-author of more than 50 scientific publications, including one monograph.
E-mail: aleksandr_bogd@mail.ru
Papers in eLibrary.ru (Rus. Sci. Cit. Index) – 46
Total eLibrary.ru citations – 38; eLibrary.ru Hirsh index – 3.
Papers in Scopus – 3
Total Scopus citations – 3; Scopus Hirsh index – 1
Papers in Web of Science Core Collection – 5
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Authors articles
1. Tretyakov S. V., Koptev S. V., Bogdanov A. P., Il'intsev A. S., Demidenko S. A., Timofeeva A. V. Forest Inventory Standards for Determination of the Grey Alder Alnus incana L. Stem Volumes by the Height Grades
2. Karpov A. A., Pirtskhalava-Karpova N. R., Bogdanov A. P., Aleshko R. A., Voronin V. V. Development of a Method for Transferring Forest Lands to Forest Cover Lands by Remote Sensing Methods
+7 (391) 249-46-39, lara@ksc.krasn.ru
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