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The Sport’s built-in fitness features do a decent job of motivating you to move more, tracking a Fitbit-like set of metrics: Stairs climbed, steps taken, and minutes active. It reminds you to get up every hour or so and suggests stretches and movements you can do at your desk if you’re stuck there. While the Sport can track your movement and exercise, and start doing so automatically, it is not accurate enough for dedicated runners or cyclists (who should get a GPS running watch instead): Influential fitness gear tester Ray Maker (aka DC Rainmaker) clocked “the worst GPS track accuracy I’ve ever seen on a run” wearing the Gear Sport. We didn’t see quite the same entirely-different-street discrepancies in biking tests, but the Sport is nevertheless not a competitive training tool, providing only a rough guide to distance and speed.
The newest member of the TicWatch family from Mobvoi is the TicWatch Pro. The biggest feature about this smartwatch is that it actually has two displays. The first is a transparent and low-power FTSN LCD display, and that is placed on top of its OLED display. While the top FTSN display shows you basic info like the time, the date, your heart rate and step count, you can switch over to the OLED display, which shows off all of the features of Google’s Wear OS.
If you want a smart watch that uses cellular data without using up the battery, consider upgrading to the Samsung Gear S3. A close cousin to the Gear Sport, the S3 has all the perks of an LTE smart device (downloading apps, texting, checking email) and, unlike the Apple Series 3, it won’t quit after three hours. In fact, you could feasibly get 72 hours out of this LTE version of the Samsung Gear Sport.
Samsung’s new Galaxy Watch is the one to get if you need a smartwatch that can do it all. In our full review, we mentioned that it’s a fantastic all-around smartwatch, fitness, and health tracker. It has a great display, solid build, comes with Samsung Pay support, and offers wireless charging. Plus, the Tizen operating system has tons of great apps and watch faces.
We actually got our hands on over a dozen of these smart watches just to get a feel for what it was like to use them. While all of them came with at least one main button (or a home button if you’re an iPhone-user), the ones that stood out had scrolling down to a science. On such a small screen, swiping isn’t always the most ideal form of navigation. Some of the best smart watches for navigation, we found, had twistable dials or bezels you could turn.
In China, since around 2015, smartwatches have become widely used by schoolchildren. They are advertised on television throughout the country as a safety device whereby the child can call in case of emergency. The devices are commonly colorful and made of plastic. They normally have no display unless a button is pushed. These smartwatches have limited capability compared to other smartwatches; their main functions consist of being able to conduct calls, displaying of time, and sometimes have air temperature sensitivity. They cost around $100 to $200 USD.
Overall, the updated lower price makes the Huawei Watch 2 a much better prospect if you’re in the market for a smartwatch, especially if you’re an Android user. While Wear OS smartwatches will work with iPhones, the experience is more limited compared to pairing with Android. For this reason, if you’re an iPhone user for whom money is no problem, then we’d still recommend opting for an Apple Watch.
While internal hardware varies, most have an electronic visual display, either backlit LCD or OLED or Hologram.[4] Some use transflective or electronic paper, to consume less power. Most have a rechargeable battery. Peripheral devices may include digital cameras, thermometers, accelerometers, pedometers, heart rate monitors, altimeters, barometers, compasses, GPS receivers, tiny speakers, and SD cards, which are recognized as storage devices by many other kinds of computers.
Wear OS’s chief problem, as we see it, is that it relies too much on input from swipes, taps, and other finger gestures. On a largish screen, such as on our top pick, this is less of a problem, but on smaller devices, trying to hit just the right button on the screen is like playing a very small version of Duck Hunt. The Apple Watch, by comparison, makes most of its buttons screen-wide rounded rectangles, which are easier to hit. On newer watches with three buttons, Wear OS also doesn’t utilize the physical controls beyond the home display (watch face), where they serve as shortcuts to apps or a list of apps.
Fossil introduced its fourth generation of smartwatches, the Q Explorist HR and Q Venture HR, upgraded versions of our current picks at the same respective prices. These editions of the watches add untethered GPS, NFC for Google Pay purchases, and heart-rate monitoring. Fossil also claims that they’re waterproof enough for swimming. However, both use an aging Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2100 chip when a newer version is expected to arrive in September.
The Gear S3 also offers a dual-core Exynos 7270 processor, 768MB of RAM, and 4GB of storage. The watch also features sensors such as GPS, NFC, and even optional LTE. The standout features, though, include Samsung Pay (on any smartphone) and the rotating bezel. The Gear S3 is a pretty big watch, though, coming in at 12.9mm thick with a 46mm diameter.
The primary differences with the Classic versus the standard include, first off, that this model lacks LTE. That, however, does mean that the Classic is built from a more premium “Titanium Grey” shell which has a bit less sporty look. A leather band is also installed out of the box rather than the silicone one found on other models. Pricing on the Huawei Watch 2 Classic is a bit higher than the standard model, asking $369 from retailers such as Amazon and Best Buy.
You can choose from five different watch faces for the Charge 3, making it less customizable than the Ionic or the Versa. Those smartwatches have the advantage of running Fitbit OS, which includes a library of many third-party-developed watch faces. The Charge 3 isn't a smartwatch, so its version of Fitbit's software isn't as robust as what we see on the Ionic and the Versa. It's not as critical for the Charge 3 since it isn't designed to run more than a few basic apps, but those looking for interesting watch faces will have to do with just a handful of options.
I want to purchase a smart watch but ,I no what I want but it has to be compatible to my lg 7 slim ,I want to talk and I want to be able to control my phone thru my watch by talking to watch,I just don’t no what watch is best for me,I’m doing my homework so that I don’t purchase a smart watch that can be better than what I want ,I want the whole package but it has to be a reasonable price,if someone can help me ,I deeply appreciate you’re kindness,thank you KevinElliott,
We pulled together a list of currently available smart watches that met these criteria from Apple, Android Wear, and Samsung. Our list included watches from tech brands like Apple, Asus, and Samsung, as well as fashion labels like Fossil, Nixon, and Tag Heuer. Then, we cross-checked with respected review sites, such as Tech Radar and PCMag, as well as tech retailer Best Buy, to make sure we weren’t leaving out any hidden gems.
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"Sport watch" functionality often includes activity tracker features (also known as "fitness tracker") as seen in GPS watches made for training, diving, and outdoor sports. Functions may include training programs (such as intervals), lap times, speed display, GPS tracking unit, Route tracking, dive computer, heart rate monitor compatibility, Cadence sensor compatibility, and compatibility with sport transitions (as in triathlons). Other watches can cooperate with an app in a smartphone to carry out their functions. They are paired usually by Bluetooth with a smartphone. Some of these only work with a phone that runs the same mobile operating system; others use a unique watch OS, or otherwise are able to work with most smartphones. Paired, the watch may function as a remote to the phone. This allows the watch to display data such as calls, SMS messages, emails, calendar invites, and any data that may be made available by relevant phone apps. Some fitness tracker watches give users reports on the number of kilometers they walked, hours they slept, and so on.
This watch won’t work unless you have an iPhone. However, it is hands-down the best smart watch for an iPhone. Other watches (including the Fossil Q Venture) will work with an iPhone, but won’t be able to answer calls or respond to texts, and if you want to customize the apps on your watch, you’ll need to navigate the Google Play store through the watch screen.
If you’re trying to decide which one is right for you, allow us to help. The Versa is smaller and looks good on most wrist sizes, while the Ionic is probably best for large wrists. The other main difference is GPS connectivity — the Ionic comes with built-in GPS, while the Versa does not. However, you can pair it with your smartphone if you don’t mind bringing it with you on a run.
When it comes to smartwatches, one size most definitely does not fit all. The best option for you depends on a number of factors, including the smartphone you use; whether you want strong activity-tracking features; your budget; and your aesthetic tastes. For example, many people prefer a smartwatch with a round display because it looks more like a standard wristwatch than a piece of tech. You'll want to take all these factors into consideration when you begin the search for the best smartwatch for you. So whether you’re looking for something appropriate for dinner parties or back-country trails, high-end, budget or something in between, we’ve tracked down the best smartwatches on the market this year.
Apple is back with the Apple Watch Series 4, the latest in the smartwatch game that's focused on helping wearers live a healthier lifestyle. Running on Apple’s S4 64-bit dual-core processor and the new WatchOS 5 operating system, it’s twice as fast as its predecessor. Available in two sizes — 40 mm and 44mm — it has a 30 percent larger display than the Series 3 and comes in six different aluminum and stainless steel finishes. New improvements include Walkie Talkie mode and a speaker that is 50% louder than in the Series 3. The microphone has been moved to the watch’s opposite side to reduce noise and create clearer phone calls. The bottom, now made from black ceramic and sapphire crystal for better radio wave transmission, is intended to help with cellular reception and call quality.
Fossil is still keeping screen resolution and other specs under wraps, but we do know this generation (which includes the men's Fossil Q Explorist HR) is the most feature-packed we've seen from the company. Building on the design improvements of the third-gen devices, which saw the flat tyre removed and a slimmer form factor, the Q Venture HR now also harbours some serious tech under the bezel.
Smart watches are more than for just tech lovers. Today’s smart watches are packed with health and fitness monitoring features to stay motivated and improve your health over time including pedometer (step count), precision heart rate monitor, sleep tracking, sedentary reminder and even GPS. Water resistant designs make them especially ideal for both sports and outdoor use. Android smart watches also help you to stay organized in your busy life, working in tandem with other devices, such as connecting to your smart phone via Bluetooth to show incoming calls and notification alerts. Style matters too: that’s why our extensive range offers great designs suitable for urban wear, sports, and outdoor wear. So whether you’re shopping for smart watches for men or smart watches for women, our affordable deals provide the perfect blend of versatility, style and features.
The Huawei Watch 2 was one of the first smartwatches to launch with Android Wear 2.0 (now known as Wear OS), so delivers the handy Google Assistant straight to your wrist. Other improvements include more ways to respond to messages from your wrist, including a new on-screen keyboard. Wear OS doesn’t quite rival Apple’s watchOS for app support, but it has a decent stable of apps you’d expect.
Apple Watch is crisp, beautiful, high-resolution screen that’s smaller than an Oreo cookie. No surprise, Apple knows what they’re doing when they design a home product. Much like the other additions to the Apple suite, the Series 3 is sleek and stylish. Everything from the navigation to the screen layouts has been optimized to utilize the space given rather than be constricted by it.
The Q watches do not have built-in GPS or heart-rate sensors, and aside from one model (the black silicone strap Explorist), they are not made for heavy exercise tracking. The watches’ IP67 rating means that they’re dustproof and ready for rain, and that they can survive a short dunk in water less than 3 feet deep. For tracking your walking, movement, light bike rides or occasional runs or hikes, though, the watch does fine.
Huawei’s Watch 2 looks like a logical follow-up to the original Huawei Watch, a former pick in this guide. It adds built-in GPS capability, plus NFC for mobile payments, and it ships with Android Wear 2.0. The problem is that the Huawei Watch 2’s bezel does not rotate, and it has no rotating crown to take advantage of Android Wear 2.0’s scrolling interfaces. That wouldn’t be so bad if the thick, notched bezel weren’t significantly raised around the screen, making it more difficult than it should be to swipe between screens, scroll through apps, or perform pinpoint taps near the edge of the screen. Beyond that, the watch is thick (12.6 millimeters, or 2.6 mm more than the ZenWatch 3, though that’s still slightly thinner than the original Huawei Watch), and it seems slower to respond to input and to launch apps than other modern Wear OS watches. It doesn’t seem worth its price for most people.
Flaws but not dealbreakers: Wear OS, Google’s name for Android for smartwatches, still feels like a work in progress, and in our testing, the Google Assistant voice feature frequently dropped responses—though that could improve via software updates. The Q line’s button at the 3 o’clock position is easy to accidentally trigger, bringing up Google Assistant and sometimes sending it nonsense questions. Wear OS also lacks a left-handed mode to allow you to switch the watch around. On the workout front, Fossil Q watches lack a heart rate monitor, so they’re not able to detect workouts or help with pacing; and the size of these models—and most Android smartwatches, really—and the touchscreen interface make workouts more difficult to monitor and pause than with a dedicated fitness tracker.
We've just completed lab tests on six of the newest smartwatches to hit the market. Three run on the very promising Android Wear operating system, which Google created specifically for wearable devices—the LG G Watch, Samsung Gear Live, and Motorola Moto 360. We also tested several basic models: the Martian Notifier, Cookoo 2, and MetaWatch M1. And we included reviews of nine smartwatches that we tested previously; all are still available, and we updated their prices. Find out what we liked and didn't like about the six newly tested models.
The Martian Passport wants to give you the best of both watch worlds, by offering a mechanical, analog watch face and a small LCD. If you prefer a traditional-looking watch and want the “smart” component to be unobtrusive, this model may work for you. It comes in three varieties, all with silver bezels: a white face with a black or white band or a black face with a black band.
But smartwatches have the innovation advantage these days as most companies making such devices try to develop features that competitors don't have. As a result, fitness trackers have become a bit stale. And after wearing the new Charge 3 for nearly two weeks to see how well Fitbit's gentle marriage of smartwatch and tracker features turned out, it seems the form factor remains radically unchanged—but that's not a bad thing in practice.
Most stores that sell these smart watches feature display models that you can pick up and touch. We recommend getting a feel for how these watches operate before you invest in one of your own. Specifically, you’ll want to know the form of navigation each of these use to go through the various screens, apps, and functionalities. We were partial to twistable bezels and dials, but you might be used to swiping your way through screens.
Plus, these smartwatches are made by Fitbit, so they’re incredible fitness and health trackers. They both offer 24/7 heart rate tracking, on-screen workouts with Fitbit Coach, over 15 exercise modes, GPS (Connected GPS in the Versa’s case), and swim tracking thanks to their 5ATM rating. There’s also room to store your music, as well as Fitbit Pay support (Ionic and Special Edition Versa only).
Bottom line: Some fitness trackers work equally well with an iPhone or Android device, but some smartwatches are built to pair with Android phones so you won’t enjoy full functionality and pairing on an iPhone. The Apple Watch only pairs with the iPhone so is off limits to Android users. Your existing phone choice will play an important part in choosing a smartwatch. You can check your smartphone’s compatibility with a range of Google Wear-powered smartwatches at g.co/WearCheck
Finding and installing apps is another sore point. Android Wear 2.0 has two ways of installing apps: On the watch directly, which is woefully awkward, or through the Play Store on the Web, which is okay. Watch faces for Wear OS exist in the kind of state Android phone apps were in during their earliest days—all over the place, so good luck searching. Watch makers would do well to include some sensible, category-spanning offerings by default in their devices.
The TicWatch E uses outdated processors and arrives very late in the lifespan of this version of Wear OS—with a new Qualcomm chip arriving in early September, there’s not a compelling reason to invest in an Android smartwatch from a lesser-known vendor right now. Beyond that, although it packs in a lot of features for less than $150, including onboard GPS, a heart-rate monitor, and a light-adjusting display, the TicWatch E looks and feels toylike, with an all-plastic body, matte silicone strap, and undistinguished look. It also has a single, non-turning button, which makes it less usable with the latest Wear OS interface. It runs Wear OS fairly well on its budget-minded processor, but Wear OS running even at its intended responsiveness is still not that exciting. The TicWatch E is not a bad budget entry as far as Android Wear watches go, but a better budget smartwatch, probably from the TicWatch’s own maker, is likely in the making.
If you wear the Q Explorist close to your hand, its case size and protruding center button can activate when you bend your wrist back, or if you’re wearing thicker gloves. The worst that happens is that Google Assistant is activated, and it either does nothing or tries to ask Google whatever nonsense the microphone picks up inadvertently. That can be annoying, and may cause you to size your watch band a bit larger, so the watch sits up your arm a bit more, clear of your wrist joint. Sadly, Wear OS lacks a “left-handed mode” to allow for turning the watch and its gestures the other direction.
Wrist watches have been fashion accessories since they were first invented. The first generation of smartwatches were dull, chunky looking devices, more functional than fashionable. How things have changed. You can select from thousands of watch faces and even design your own. Wrist straps can be swapped out and designers have come up with clever quick-release clasps for them, knowing that the need to charge your watch regularly will see you needing to remove it quickly.
At the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show, a large number of new smartwatches were released from various companies such as Razer Inc,[67] Archos,[68] and several other companies, as well as a few startups. Some had begun to call the 2014 CES, a "wrist revolution"[69] because of the number of smartwatches released and the huge amount of publicity they began to receive at the start of 2014. At Google I/O on 25 June 2014, the Android Wear platform was introduced and the LG G Watch and Samsung Gear Live were released. The Wear-based Moto 360 was announced by Motorola in 2014.[70] At the end of July, Swatch's CEO Nick Hayek announced that they will launch a Swatch Touch with smartwatch technologies in 2015.[71] In the UK, the Wearable Technology Show had its début in London and was host to several smartwatch companies exhibiting their newest models.
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Sioux Spaceman, The
The Sioux Spaceman
Write-up from an old Amazon.com posting ~
When the Terran Confederation finally made the great leap into interstellar space they discovered that they were not the first. They found that the vast Styor Empire enslaved two-thirds of the star systems of the known galaxy, and their inhabitants. The Styor, in spite of their vast numerical and technological superiority, found that it was never worth the effort and losses to try to enslave the upstart Terrans. Yet, they could not ignore the Earthmen either, for they were popping up everywhere. So the Styor allowed the newcomers to operate as traders- an occupation unfit for imperial bureaucrats and warriors.
The Earthmen accepted this status, for it allowed them to travel to the enslaved worlds where the Patrol could not yet venture. They kept their eyes open and noted the growing cracks in the decadent Empire. Here and there they could do what they could to widen those cracks. This was the case on the planet Klor, where Kade Whitehawk, Amerindian of the Northwest Terran Confederation noticed that the vast grasslands of that world were distinctly reminiscent of his plains homeland. The enslaved native race of Klor, the Ikkinni, reminded Whitehawk of his own people, the Lakota.
They only lacked one essential to fight back against their Styor masters - the horse. Kade could get horses- and if a few managed to slip away. After all, had not Whitehawk's own people accomplished the impossible when they won back their own land from the mechanized civilization that had once tried to enslave them?
Write-up from the 1966 ACE paperback edition & the front flap of the 1976 Hale edition ~
Kade Whitehawk had two strikes against him in the Space Service. First, he had bungled his assignment on the planet Lodi. Second, he believed all creatures had a right to freedom and dignity – and having such opinions was strictly against the rules.
But when he was assigned to Klor, he found the Ikkinni there – tortured yet defiant slaves of a vicious tyrant race.
Right then Kade swung at the last pitch. For rules or no rules, The Sioux Spaceman knew that he had to help these strange creatures gain their freedom… and then he alone, because of his Indian blood, had the key to win it for them.
Write-up from the back of the 1970s ACE paperback edition ~
Kade Whitehawk’s pride, and his hatred of the Alien Styor, with whom Terra had an important trade pact, led to his disgrace at his first post as a trader for the Space Service. Yet his second job found him on the planet Klor, where the primitive but defiant Ikkinni were ruthlessly enslaved by their cruel Styor masters.
Whitehawk was a trader; he was supposed to ignore local affairs and do nothing to upset the profitable trade with the Styor. But he was also Lakota Sioux….
Gradually, but irresistibly, he found himself being drawn into the almost foredoomed battle for Ikkinni freedom – a bloody battle that could make him a renegade to his own people, and destroy the race he was trying to save.
Write-up from the dust jacket of the Gregg Press edition ~
The Sioux Spaceman, the sixth and final volume of the Space Adventure Novels of Andre Norton, recounts the efforts of trader-xenologist Kade Whitehawk to win the confidence of primitive aliens and equip them with the means of winning their freedom from civilized overlords. Whitehawk starts out with two strikes against him in the Secret Service. First, he had bungled his assignment on the planet Tadder. But more important is his belief that all creatures have the right to freedom and dignity - an opinion that is strictly against the rules. But when he is assigned to Klor and finds the Ikkinni, tortured yet defiant slaves of vicious, tyrannical overlords, subdued by electronically operated slave collars, he knows he must act. Questions of morality and heroism are dealt with in a framework of high adventure in this exciting tale of master vs. slaves.
Another mention of Nuclear War. Since the war the Amerindian tribes have flourished. But Humankind, having gone out to Space, has to put up with an obnoxious but very powerful Race called the Styor. They look down on humans and consider them tools or peons. Teams of Terran "traders" can have only one member of any ethnic group at any given time, so when Jon Steele, a Sioux tribesman, is murdered, He is replaced by another Sioux, Kade Whitehawk. This was Kade's last chance as he had gotten in trouble for sympathizing with a native race on Lodi where the Styor ruled with a cruel iron fist. Now assigned to the mixed team on Klor, he wondered why they would put him on another world where the Styor enslaved the native Ikkinni. After a lot of trouble, including someone trying to set up a fatal "accident", Kade decides to help the Ikkinni free themselves from Styor subjugation and he discovers that he is part of a much grander plan. ~ PG
1960’s The Sioux Spaceman is another one of Norton’s standalone novels, although fans will recognize elements common to other Norton series. As I contemplated the book before reading, the cover didn’t fill me with enthusiasm, particularly given how badly I was served by Voodoo Planet, but … it turned out that, while this isn’t one of Norton’s more memorable books, it has points of interest.
Humans emerged onto the galactic stage to discover two-thirds of the habitable worlds of the Milky Way were already ruled by the despotic Styor. After some initial skirmishes, Styor and human have settled…. ~ JN
1960 by Frederik Pohl in Worlds of If, September, reprinted in: (UK) Worlds of If #6
1961 by P. Schuyler Miller in Analog Science Fact -> Fiction, March
1974 by D. Barnett in Kliatt young Adult Paperback Book Guide, November
1974 by Charles N. Brown in Locus #166 (fnz), October 23
2015 by James Nicoll, March, 20 Θ
2017 by Patrick T. Reardon, Oct. 30
2018 by Judith Tarr at TOR.com, Dec. 10
(1960) ACE Double Book containing The Sioux Spaceman & And Then the Town Took Off by Richard Wilson, Published by ACE, PB, # D-437, $0.35, 123+133pg ~ both covers by Edward Valigursky
Synopsis for And Then the Town Took Off ~
The town of Superior, Ohio was certainly living up to its name! In what was undoubtedly the most spectacular feat of the century, it simply picked itself up one night and rose two full miles above Earth! Radio messages simply stated that Superior had seceded from Earth. But Don Cort, stranded on that rising town, was beginning to suspect that nothing was simple about Superior except its citizens. Calmly they accepted their rise in the world as being due to one of their local townspeople, a crackpot professor. But after a couple of weeks of floating around, it began to be obvious that the professor had no idea how to get them down. So then it was up to Cort: either find a way to anchor Superior, or spend the rest of his days on the smallest - and nuttiest - planet in the galaxy!
(1966) Published by ACE, PB, # F-408, $0.40, 143pg ~ With a profile of Andre Norton by Lin Carter, #76801 1969 $0.60 144pg, ~ covers by Edward Valigursky ~ #76802 1974 $1.25 160pg, #76803 ???? $1.50 160pg, #76804 1984 $2.50 160pg, ~ covers by Dean Ellis
(1976) Published by Hale, HC, 0-709-15589-1, £3.00, 160pg ~ UK printing ~ cover Photo by Kingaby Associates {Black Paper Boards}
(1978) Published by Gregg Press, HC, 0-839-82420-3, LCCN 77025468, $7.95, 143pg ~ Space Adventure Novels of Andre Norton 6 ~ Dust Jacket by Jack Gaughan, Frontmatter by Elizabeth R. Cooke {Binding: 5.625 x 8.25 - Brown Cloth Boards with Gold Lettering (Publisher states the color is Burnt Orange), Orange End Papers}
Game of Stars and Comets, The (2009) Published by BAEN, HC, 1-416-59155-9, $24.00, 480pg ~ cover by Bob Eggleton ~ Omnibus containing Eye of the Monster (1972), The Sioux Spaceman (1966), Voorloper (1980) & X Factor, The (1965)
(1960) Published in Rastatt, Germany; by Pabel, OCLC: 73753189, Utopia Großband 132, 94pg ~ translation by M.F. Arnemann ~ German title Die sklaven von Klor
(1966) Published in Munich, Germany; by Moewig, OCLC: 73892372, 65pg ~ translation by M.F. Arnemann ~ German title Die sklaven von Klor
(1966) Published in Munich, Germany; by Moewig, OCLC: 72941803, Terra Extra 111, 65pg ~ translation by M.F. Arnemann ~ German title Die sklaven von Klor
(2002) Published in Moscow, by Eksmo, 5-699-01308-3, HC, 480pg ~ cover by G. Ruddell, illustrations by A. Lurie ~ Russian title Сын звездного человека [Son of Star Man]
"Star Man"s Son" as "Son of Star Man" ~ translation by V. Fedorov, pp. 5-160
"The Sioux Spaceman" as "Space Sioux" ~ translation by O. Kolesnikov, pp. 161-278
"Dark Piper" as "The Moody Piper" ~ translation by D. Arseniev, pp. 279-422
"Long Live Lord Kor!" as "Long live Lord Cor!" ~ translation by O. Kolesnikov, pp. 423-478
(2005) Published in Moscow, by Eksmo, 5-699-09429-6, PB, 384pg ~ cover by C. Kurbatov ~ Russian title Сын Сын Звёздного Человека [Son of Starry Man]
"Star Man's Son" as "Son of Star Man" ~ translation by V. Fedorov, pp. 5-217
(2015) Published in Moscow by Eksmo, 9785699827817, HC, 704pgs ~ cover art by A. Dubovik ~ Russian title Последняя планета [Last Planet] ~ Limited to 5000 copies
"Seret of the Lost Race" as "The Mystery of the Lost Race" ~ translation by O. Kolesnikov, pp. 5-124
"Yurth Burden" as "The burden of yurts" ~ translation by O. Kolesnikov, pp. 265-374
"Star Guard" ~ translation by D. Arseniev, pp. 375-538
"The Last Planet" ~ translation by D. Arseniev, pp. 539-701
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View the 1988 Copyright renewal app.
http://andre-norton-books.com/worlds-of-andre/stand-alone-novels/395-sioux-spaceman-the#sigProId0b44f8b7e6
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Eclipse Phase: Know Evil episode 27
April 26, 2013 • 48 Comments
The journey has come to an end. There is only one mission left: to defeat Manjappa. Warden, the Promethean AI, has sent the Firewall team to Mars to track down and confront Manjappa, the author of Know Evil. Manjappa isn’t willing to go down without a fight though. Can they survive the final battle and even so, what will happen to them after the mission is completed? Everyone must face up to the decisions they’ve made over the course of their investigation. Find out what happens to Bartleby, Preston, SAIROC, Gerard, Quoth, and Fei Yin!
We here at RPPR would like to thank the listeners for their enthusiasm, comments, and emails about Know Evil. It was a great campaign that we all enjoyed playing and we hope you enjoyed as well! The Know Evil Fan Creation Contest officially ends on May 10. More Eclipse Phase is coming, but we have some great new campaigns in the works now:
Our next campaign is an Iron Heroes campaign called the Fortunes of War. It follows the saga of a group of soldiers turned merchants as they try to fulfill their destinies during a war along the Silk Road . After that, we have a Night’s Black Agents campaign called the Tribes of Tokyo – a group of security experts uncovers a horrific vampire conspiracy in the seedy underbelly of the city. Stay tuned!
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In the penultimate episode of the Know Evil campaign, the Firewall team heads to earth to find out the truth behind Manjappa’s plan. Running the blockade of kill satellites surrounding the planet is dangerous enough, but how long can they last on the surface? Will they do what it takes to discover the truth and stop Manjappa or will they falter in their quest? Everything is coming to an end, but before the team can confront the author of the Know Evil virus, they must first make a decision that will alter history forever!
March 28, 2013 • 22 Comments
The Firewall Team awakens on Earth, much to their chagrin. They have been placed in a covert bunker under the streets of Tokyo, sleeved in what morphs were available. Tasked with retrieving an AGI from a Tokyo museum, the team must cross the exsurgent infected ruins of earth’s largest city. Given the insidious and alien nature of the TITANs, anything can be a deadly trap. Can the team survive the countless threats and complete the mission objective? Why is the AGI so important? Find out all this and more in this episode of Know Evil!
The peace cannot last long, even in a civilized station like Vo Nyugen. The Firewall team finds itself under attack from a mysterious and impossibly skilled assassin just as they are making a deal with an informant for intel on Manjappa. Meanwhile, Augustine sits there in the server room…apparently normal, but can the Firewall team trust a seed AI? Even after they deal with the sniper, the team has little time to act in order to keep the investigation going. Given the number of Firewall rules the team has broken, how long can they keep their own organization from turning against them? Find out how the team manages to deal with the chaos Manjappa inflicts on them in this episode of Know Evil!
February 26, 2013 • 23 Comments
The Firewall team survived Hotel California, but only by the skin of their cloned teeth. They need time to recover and pursue new leads into the Know Evil investigation. They travel to the Vo Nyugen station in Earth orbit and encounter something they never anticipated . . . relative peace and quiet. The station is peaceful and no one seems to be gunning for them, at least for now. So what do these battered and scarred agents do when no one’s trying to kill them? Some stay focused on the case, while others try to find some personal peace in their own lives. Some make questionable decisions regarding seed AIs. Find out how the team handles this calm before the storm!
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INTERNET RESOURCES & ARTICLES ON JUDAISM AND EATING DISORDERS
COLLECTED BY RABBI YISRAEL COHN
Rebbetzin Feige Twerski
http://www.aish.com/family/rebbitzen/Body_And_Soul.asp
Eating disorders of all kinds have become an all-too-common and familiar phenomenon in our society. Moreover, this problem appears to be on the increase and seems to hit closer and closer to home.
Body and Beauty in our World: A Jewish Perspective
http://www.torah.org/learning/women/class12.html
The following three-part class examines the Jewish view of beauty and, more specifically, the relationship between the physical body, the world it inhabits, and the soul from which true beauty emanates.
The Hidden Hunger: Eating Disorders in the Orthodox Community
Leah R. Lightman
http://www.ou.org/publications/ja/5762summer/ANOREXIA.PDF
Article contains contact information for where to go for help.
Rabbi Avraham J Twerski
http://www.thejewishweek.com/top/editletcontent.php3?artid=2180
"Ess, ess, mein kind" (eat, eat, my dear child). Who would ever have envisioned that these endearing words from a loving parent might one day contribute to major health problems?
Pressure to be Thin
Robin K. Levinson
http://www.jwmag.org/articles/07Summer03/p28.asp
The pressure to be thin pervades our world, thanks to media images and peer pressure, making it tough for moms who want to help their daughters develop positive body images.
Being Jewish in a Barbie World
Lennie Reiss & Nadine Bonner
http://www.jewishaz.com/jewishnews/981106/barbie.shtml
Stand in line at the supermarket, and you're bombarded by tabloids and women's magazines. "Lose 20 pounds in two weeks," screams one cover headline. Meanwhile, the cover photo is a four-layer chocolate cake offering "desserts to die for."
Anorexia of the Soul
Ilsa J. Bick
http://www.askmoses.com/qa_detail.html?h=192&o=80097
It hurts.”
“Yesterday, and the day before that, and the day before that. Forever.”
“What makes it better?”
“Exercise. Running, sit-ups. Can I do sit-ups?”
“You’re in pain. You’re starving.”
"Oh, that. It wasn’t so bad at first. And you’re right, it hurts, and oh!” She writhes on the bed. “Oh, it’s happening again! Do something!”
Teaching Birkat Hamazon--Grace after Meals
Saul Kaiserman
http://www.lookstein.org/resources/birkat_hamazon.pdf
The author mentions Anorexia and a Jewish approach to food within a discussion of Birkat Hamazon. A clever way to introduce the topic to students. See especially pages 33-34.
Living Without Shame
http://www.cyberus.ca/~dbclinton/essay/shame
A clinical psychologist treating anorexics and bulimics asked me about the relationship between the kabalistic concept of “nehama d’ksufa” (bread of shame) and the fears and shame of his own patients over food. Among the very few things I know about kabbalah is the idea that receiving reward in the next world from God without having first earned it through serving Him here will cause us immense shame--nehama d’ksufa. Could this idea somehow be used in therapeutic discussions with this man’s patients?
Whole Family: Food, Fitness, and Self Image
http://www.wholefamily.com/aboutteensnow/food_and_fitness/index.html#eating
Some good general essays and resources (not from Jewish perspective, per se).
PERSONAL STORIES:
I Survived Anorexia & Bulimia
http://www.countryyossi.com/apr99/soundoff.htm#survive
"I am a Bais Yaakov graduate. I went to the most prominent schools and had wonderful mentors as my guides. I come from a 'functional' family, meaning both my parents live at home, and I had a basically happy childhood. I'm just telling you this to destroy any stereotypical image you have of the anorectic/bulimic coming from a divorced home or messed-up background…"
Frum Teens: Discussion Forum
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"My friend told me to do this maybe I could get some answers so here it is. I've been anorexic for the last couple of years thinking I was fat like a lot of teens do but then I found myself in a lot of other problems just from that like depression and a lot of other things I feel like I'm trapped and I don't know how to get out I asked a lot of my friends what to do they all didn't know and just forgot about it besides a couple who have been helping me since this all started. but I feel bad because like I tell her everything and I feel like I'm annoying her so she told me to turn to this web site so I hope you can help me thanks!"
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Kool Kat of the Week: Chad Shivers, Guitar Slinger of the Surf-Rock Variety and Founder of Atlanta’s Infamous Southern Surf Stomp!, Catches a Wave and Dishes on the First Ever Southern Surf StompFest!
Posted on: Sep 15th, 2015 By: Anya99
by Melanie Crew
Chad Shivers, purveyor of that infamous high-energy reverb and maniacal mayhem a.k.a. Surf Rock, will be reviving Atlanta this Saturday, September 19, retro-style with his Southern Surf StompFest! at Little Tree Art Studios (Avondale Estates), from noon until 8 pm! Catch a wave and raise a ruckus with a whole lotta vintage vendors (our swanky retro pals, 2the 9’s Retro and Jezebel Blue [see our Shop Around feature here]; Uncle Daddy’s Woodworks [see our Shop Around feature on Dirk Hays here], Beachcomber Cory’s Tiki Hut; THE SURF King Surfwear, and more!), tasty vittles and of course one helluva rockin’ line-up, featuring El Capitan & the Band with No Name, Ouroboro’s Boys, Kool Kat Caroline & the Ramblers, The Beech Benders, The Surge!, The Gold Dust Lounge, The Mystery Men?, Aqualads, and DJ Dusty Booze spinning surf, rockabilly and ‘50s/’60s rock between sets, and so much more! And why not round out your weekend with Southern SurfStomp’s surf-tastic bookend events; the official pre-show at Sunbrimmer Records (Avondale Estates) with Chad’s current project, MOONBASE, Genki Genki Panic and Vacations; and the official after-party rockin’ out at Kavarna (Decatur), featuring Kool Kat Jeffrey Butzer’s surf-rock outfit, The Compartmentalizationists (SUTURES CD release); Band, James Band; and Gemini XIII! So, come on down and rock out surf-style at the most rock ‘n’ roll weekend-long beach party around!
Chad is no newbie to Surf Rock, or rock ‘n’ roll in general. His musical journey began at age 14, when he jumped head first into his first band, The Squares, in 1995 (active until 2002), releasing two records and extensively touring the Southeast. After selling his soul to the rock ‘n’ roll devil, he built a revved up repertoire with Sorry No Ferrari (2005-2011); joined Kool Kat Jeffrey Butzer & the Bicycle Eaters (2010); joined The Mystery Men? (2012); founded the Southern SurfStomp! (2014); and currently fronts his own group, MOONBASE [George Asimakos on guitar; Eric Balint on bass; Sonny Harding on drums and Chad Shivers on guitar], debuting, CREATION MYTHS, in August 2014. And if that isn’t enough, Chad has also performed with Jeffrey Butzer’s, The Compartmentalizationists, Sleep Therapy, the Insect Surfers, The Madeira, and his own Surf Rock Christmas outfit, Chad Shivers & The Silent Knights, dishing out The Ventures’ and The Beach Boys’ Xmas albums every season for the past five years.
Moonbase at Jacksonville Surf Fest, (L-R) George Asimakos, Chad Shivers, Eric Balint – Photo by Jamie Galatas
ATLRetro caught up with Chad Shivers for a quick interview about the Southern Surf StompFest!; Surf Rock’s history and resurgence; and his craft of spreading the infectious rock ‘n’ roll vibes of the Surf Rock subculture far and wide! And while you’re takin’ a peek at our little Q&A with Chad, get an earful of his current surf-rock outfit, MOONBASE’s “The Serpent” from their debut album CREATION MYTHS; and a sneak peek at The Compartmentalizationists’ “Blurry Eyes” from their new album SUTURES!
ATLRetro: Who doesn’t love surf rock?! And of course the Southern Surf StompFest! is right down ATLRetro’s alley! Can you fill our readers in on the history or your monthly Southern Surf Stomp! events? And how did you put together that righteous rockin’ line-up you’ve got waiting for our eager readers/listeners?
Chad Shivers: Southern Surf Stomp‘s inception was inspired by multiple factors including Greg Germani‘s incredible Ameripolitan shows; festivals such as Crispy Bess‘ Instro Summit held in North Carolina; and the desire to showcase the vast amount of talent within the Southeastern surf music community. Our first show was in April of 2014, and has been going strong ever since, featuring some truly great artists such as Eddie Angel (Los Straitjackets), Ivan Pongracic (The Madeira), Daikaiju, Kill, Baby…Kill!, Aqualads, and even a The Penetrators tribute. For the festival, I wanted to include Atlanta staples (El Capitan and the Band With No Name, The Surge!, The Mystery Men?), groups that have previously performed at our monthly event (Aqualads), and some fresh new faces (Ouroboros Boys, The Beech Benders, Gold Dust Lounge). I’m particularly excited to see Gold Dust Lounge from Miami, as I’ve been practically begging them to come up for the past year or so.
You’ve been devoted to the genre for quite some time, beginning in 1995 with your first band, The Squares, at the ripe old age of fourteen. Can you tell our readers how you became aware of surf-guitar and what drew you to the genre?
As a freshman in high school, I attended a house party where a cover band played a number by The Ventures and was completely enamored. Upon seeing my excitement, my friend Jeff, with whom I attended said party, later introduced me to Dick Dale (see ATLRetro’s feature on Dick here) and Man or Astro-man? and that was it. We started The Squares very shortly thereafter. Surf for me just has the energy of punk, the technical prowess of heavy metal, and the melodicism of pop music but (mostly) without lyrics; allowing the listener to create their own narrative.
You’ve been a member and have performed with surf rock and semi-surf rock outfits galore over the years [The Squares; Jeffrey Butzer & the Bicycle Eaters; The Mystery Men?; Sleep Therapy; The Insect Surfers; The Madeira; Chad Shivers & the Silent Knights, etc.]! What exactly is it about surf rock that keeps you coming back for more, even when you’ve stepped away for a bit?
I think it’s just that it’s so much fun to play and there’s an unbelievable amount of variation within the genre from lo-fi garage to highly technical, almost progressive rock and everything in between. Not to mention, the people involved within the surf scene are among the friendliest, supportive, talented and interesting people you could ever meet.
Although the genre and its subculture hails from Southern California and has even been dubbed “SoCal folk music,” who or what would you say brought that particular sound to the Southeastern US?
Chad Shivers performing with the Penetrators T.R.I.B.U.T.E. – Photo by Jamie Galatas
Surf music in the South actually dates back to the ‘60s, and of course there was a later resurgence in the ‘90s with bands like Man or Astro-man? But any ‘scene’, I believe, can be attributed to The Penetrators. They were the jumping-off point for many including myself, aligned themselves with like-minded groups, and were absolutely instrumental – pun intended –in the development of the global surf rock community. What a bunch of incredible songwriters, instrumentalists, and just downright fun guys to be around. Their influence can still be seen, heard and felt greatly even today, and one cannot attend a surf music festival in the US without at the very least a mention of them.
Who would you say are your top three musical influences and why?
That’s quite a difficult question, as the answer will most likely change day to day. But as of right now, in the most general sense: While not necessarily the greatest influence on me as a musician, hearing Social Distortion for the first time was really a game changer. They brought guitar music to the forefront of my mind and introduced me to punk rock, with which I still greatly identify and has led me down so many wonderful new avenues. Man or Astro-man? was the band that made me want to play surf. Yes, and more specifically, Steve Howe‘s playing has been a huge influence on me in more recent years. They’re all just such masterful players, yet lyrical and serve the song.
Are there any noticeable differences between current surf rock and the sounds that were spilling out of the ‘50s and ‘60s?
Most definitely! I mean, there are guys out there still trying to recreate the sounds of the ‘60s, but I think for most of us it’s quite difficult to ignore the music of the past 50 years and avoid its influence.
How cool is it that your band, MOONBASE, shared a stage with the granddaddy of surf-guitar, Dick Dale, as well as Man or Astro-Man? at the Surf Guitar 101 Convention in California. Can you tell our readers a little bit about that experience?
We opened for Man or Astro-man? last year and Dick Dale earlier this year, both at The Earl. It’s a bit hard to believe and feels like everything has come full circle; from idolizing
(L-R) Stick Stechkin (of The Penetrators), Chad Shivers, Richard Whig (The Fringe Factory), Eddie Angel (of Los Stratjackets), Richard Hawes (of The Mystery Men?), Trace Luger (of The Penetrators), and Bob Walk (of The Surf King Surfwear) – Photo by Jamie Galatas
those guys as a kid to sharing the stage with them, it’s quite the dream come true. When we were approached about performing at the Surf Guitar 101 Convention this year, I was absolutely shocked! I had no idea we were even on anyone’s radar out there and with our being more on the progressive side, wasn’t even sure how we’d fit in. The response was overwhelmingly positive however, and the opportunity to play with the likes of Davie Allan and The Arrows at the convention for their 50th anniversary and then the following day at the Huntington Beach Pier while people surfed behind us just miles from where it all began was truly a magical experience, never to be forgotten.
Can you tell our readers a little about your collaboration with our Kool Kat Jeffrey Butzer and his new surf-rock project, The Compartmentalizationists?
It’s no secret I’m a huge fan of Jeffrey Bützer and his music. He has always been so supportive and highly influential on me. He had performed with his trio The Compartmentalizationalists several years back, so of course I had asked him about resurrecting the project to perform at a Stomp. Other members being unavailable, I offered to back him and enlisted fellow Bicycle Eater (as well as Silent Knight, Small Reactions, and Gold Bears member) Sean Zearfoss on drums. After that initial show in June, we all had such a great time we decided to keep going which has led to Jeffrey to finally The Compartmentalizationalists ‘ debut album SUTURES, which we’ll be celebrating at the Southern Surf StompFest! after-party at Kavarna along with Gemini 13 and Band, James Band.
If you could put together a dream line-up of musicians to play with [still around or not], who would it be and why?
I stepped away from surf music for about 10 years in the early 2000s and regret missing many of the great shows that happened during that time. The biggest regret of them all is never getting to meet Eddie Bertrand (of Eddie & the Showmen and The Bel-Airs) or to see him perform. Although Dick Dale holds the title of “King of the Surf Guitar,” Eddie is my favorite from that first wave in the 1960s. So I would have to say backing him either with his band, The Showmen, or quite possibly with Ivan Pongracic (The Madeira) also on guitar, Dane Carter (The Madeira) on drums, and Carol Kaye on bass.
What can ATLReaders expect to experience when they catch a wave and rock out at the Southern Surf StompFest? this Saturday? Anything special planned?
They can quite certainly expect to hear some of the finest surf music in the country and possibly even the world, performed by astounding musicians. While there, grab some tasty food, enjoy your favorite beverage from The Beer Growler, and shop with our fine vendors. Of course, this is a free event, so please bring some cash to donate toward raffle tickets. We have some amazing prizes and contributions go toward helping us to pay the bands.
What’s next for Chad Shivers?
Hopefully after the festival I’ll be able to spend some much needed time with my family. The Spooky Surf Stomp! with Fiend Without A Face, The KBK and Bad Friend will be October 10. I’ll be doing my annual performance of The Beach Boys and The Ventures Christmas albums with my group the Silent Knights at Kavarna on December 12. I know it may be a tall order, but in 2016 I’d like to see the reach of the Southern Surf Stomp! expand beyond Atlanta, to include other cities in the Southeast and the monthly podcast to become a weekly affair, with revolving hosts. Also next year, be on the lookout for new releases from The Mystery Men? and Jeffrey Bützer and the Bicycle Eaters!
Anything else you’d like to tell ATLRetro readers about yourself, surf rock, etc.?
Nothing other than to ask them to please come out to the Southern Surf StompFest! or one of our monthly shows and bring plenty of friends and family! If you’d like to learn more about what’s happening in this wonderful community please visit our Southern Surf Stomp! website, ‘like’ us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter (@SouthSurfStomp)!
What question do you wish somebody would ask you and what’s the answer?
I’m not sure the question exactly, but it would most definitely involve a wealthy benefactor!
All photographs are courtesy of Chad Shivers and used with permission.
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Kool Kat of the Week: SEX BBQ’s Kate Jan Gets Scandalous Turning Up the Heat With a Debut Album, SEX NOIR CITY, and a Saucy Shindig at the Drunken Unicorn
Posted on: Apr 1st, 2015 By: Anya99
Photo courtesy of SEX BBQ
Kate Jan, New York transplant and guitar slingin’ skateboarding badass punk rocker chick and her beloved debaucherous band and partners in crime, SEX BBQ [current lineup: Kate Jan (vocals/guitar); Steve LaBate (guitar); Rob Bellury (bass); Steve Brown (drums); and Steve Albertson (everything else)] will be shakin’ a tail feather this Saturday, April 4, at the Drunken Unicorn, with Young Rapids and MammaBear to boot! So, come on down and have a smut slingin’ hell-raisin’ ruckus with SEX BBQ at the Drunken Unicorn this Saturday at 9pm!
Kate, not your typical psych-punk space cowgirl, has been slingin’ her guitar and writing music since childhood, major influences including Riot Grrrl punk rockers, Bikini Kill, as well as the Breeders, ‘90s skate thrash punk and even Chuck Berry. In 2012, Kate voyaged to the southern underground to continue her Neuropsychology education and decided to add a little rockin’ debauchery to the mix! SEX BBQ formed shortly thereafter and have shared bills with Hospitality, Single Mothers, Beach Day, Little Tybee, Concord America, Belle & Sebastian and Warehouse, just to name a few. They’ve also been featured in several national music outlets [PunkNews.org; Under the Gun Review; Speakers in Code; and Magnet Magazine]. SEX BBQ’s first single “Locus of Control” b/w “Wake Up” was recorded by Ed Rawls and Justin McNeight (The Black Lips; The Coathangers; Those Darlins) in the summer of 2012, with both tracks appearing on their new album, SEX NOIR CITY, debuting this spring. The album’s nine new tracks, recorded by Damon Moon [Rrest; Iron Jayne] in East Atlanta, are chock full of surf riffs and garage punk elements, destined to satisfy the retro rockers in us all!
ATLRetro caught up with Kate for a quick interview about SEX BBQ’s debut album, SEX NOIR CITY; her New York City underground roots; and her take on the band being described as “garage, surf, psych, prog, metal, dream pop, indie rock, Tom Waits-style junkyard blues, B-52s-esque, Spaghetti Western weirdness!” And while you’re checking at our little Q&A with Kate, get an earful of SEX BBQ’s vintage, noir rock ‘n’ roll sound, here!
Photo Credit: T.O. Lawrence
ATLRetro: What a cool name for a band! Sex BBQ! Can you fill our readers in on the funky story behind the name and how you got together?
Kate Jan: Thanks! Steve L. and I started playing songs together in my apartment in Atl – we just started writing, playing and having fun. We gradually found Steve #2 (drums), Steve #3 (keys and percussion), Laura Palmer (vocals and organ) and Everett (bass) through friends. The extremely talented and creative Laura Palmer introduced the name SEX BBQ to our vernacular from a satirical guide to decoding your teen’s text lingo (SBBQ). After briefly entertaining and then ignoring the possibility that we’d be set aside as a joke band or a frat-rock dad-rock sextet, we embraced it as the best combination of all words ever. And so SEX BBQ was birthed.
As a skateboarding, guitar-slingin’ neuropsychologist and rockin’ New Yorker chick to boot, what brought you to The Dirty Dirty?
I came for a Neuropsychology Post-Doctoral Fellowship at Emory after getting my PhD, and stayed for the medium bowl at the Old 4th Ward Skatepark.
The band’s sound has been described as having a “garage, surf, psych, prog, metal, dream pop, indie rock, Tom Waits-style junkyard blues, B-52s-esque, Spaghetti Western weirdness,” which of course sounds like a helluva good time! How would you describe your sound and your live show?
That pretty much nails our sound. Thankfully we’ve got tapes and records now! Our live show is a party all around. We don’t mess around with stage banter but we play, dance and mingle while we sling those axes and sing our hearts out.
We see that you picked up a guitar pretty early on. Can you tell our readers a story about how you got started playing music?
I got two stories. My mother was a huge Joni Mitchell fan and played acoustic guitar. She played and sang for me. My Dad played piano and actually now plays church organ, which is kind of weird because we are Jewish. But, you know, when music calls it calls. When I was 6, I picked up a guitar and wrote her a song for Mother’s Day. It went something like “I Love You. You’re My Mom.”
I took a few lessons when I was 12 or so, and learned the basics, you know – songs by The Muffs, Seven Year Bitch and most of THE CROW (1994) soundtrack. After that, lying on my floor devouring mid-90s punk and – after Kurt Cobain died – listening to Nirvana day & night went hand in hand with writing my own songs.
Your top retro influences are listed as the B-52s, Bikini Kill, the Pixies, Pink Floyd, and even film composer, Morricone, famous for so much, including his Spaghetti Western film scores. What influenced you the most with regards to such a wide-variety of music makers?
It’s a collective list from our variety of band members. I don’t even know who Morricone is, and I always liked the Breeders WAY better than the Pixies. I cried when they broke up way back when. Like bawled. My major influences are Bikini Kill, Blake Babies and all of 1990s’ skate and thrash punk and NY Hardcore. Recently, I’ve been heavily influenced by The Delmonas, Chuck Berry (at least I hope) and Grace Slick.
As a musician coming from New York, the metropolis of underground music, how would you rate Atlanta and its rockin’ underground music scene? And who are some of your favorite local bands?
My favorite Athens band is straight-up grit-dirty garage party rock trio Free Associates. They rock my world. In Atlanta I really dig Concord America, Todaythemoon, Tomorrowthesun and Jungol. I spent my teenage years going to CBGB, ABC No Rio and Tramps seeing bands like The Skabs, L.E.S. Stitches, Agnostic Front, Bouncing Souls and my friends’ bands. It was just way easier then – there was still punk and hardcore. I think all those clubs are closed now. While living in Queens in the 2000s, I honestly couldn’t afford to go out. To be verrrrry honest, I spent lots of time writing electronic music on Reason in my tiny apartment. I was dating a hip-hop producer for awhile – shout out to Beatnik & K-Salaam – and got to go to shows and meet people like Talib Kweli, M1 from Dead Prez, Pharaoh Monch and Wordsworth. I almost bowled with Talib Kweli when Brooklyn Bowl first opened. I also hung out with a metal engineering crew and got to see and chill with Lamb of God and my favorite indulgence, nu metal stylies Killswitch Engage. If I had lived in Brooklyn it would have been different in terms of exploring underground/indie music, but holy rent!!
If you could put together a dream line-up of bands to play with [still around or not], who would it be and why?
Free Associates, Gun Party, Blake Babies, The Delmonas, Jefferson Airplane, Sick of it All, H2O and The Black Lips. Because they all have unique ways of playing energetic shows and they’re all really great. And the Descendents.
You’re touring in support of your debut album, SEX NOIR CITY. Can you tell our readers a little about it?
We haven’t released tour dates for this spring and summer. We are playing April 4th at the Drunken Unicorn and that’s all I can reveal now. Tehee!
Anything scandalous planned for your shakin’ shindig happening this Saturday at the Drunken Unicorn?
I could tell you, but then I’d have to involve you in our Master Plan and you might get in deep, deep shit. Seriously though, once, during a Drunken Unicorn show we created our own micro-economy by distributing SEX Bar-B-Bucks. It was the genesis of the sharing economy and our gateway to taking over the world. It was Everett and Laura Palmer’s idea. In sum, expect wizardry.
What’s next for Kate Jan and Sex BBQ?
We are SO STOKED for our release of SEX NOIR CITY, and we will have tapes and a limited run of white vinyls with hand-painted jackets for sale. I think we are even more excited about the new music that we’ve been writing in the meantime. I have a jam space and recording studio in my basement so I think we’re going to record an LP there soon in a collaboration with Jones Maintenance Revue.
Can you tell our readers something you’d like folks to know that they don’t know already?
Music and medicine are both great, but growing flowers and raising a puppy rock too.
Q: What does your wisest and oldest mentor say about SEX BBQ?
A: My grandfather is 94, fought in the Royal Air Force as a pilot after escaping Poland, is wildly into classical music, and recently discovered the genius of Brian Jones and the Rolling Stones: “Keep enjoying, Katie, the world of music, which adds a disproportionally large percentage to human happiness on this earth.”
All photos courtesy of SEX BBQ and used with permission.
Category: Kool Kat of the Week | Tags: Agnostic Front, B-52s, Beach Day, Belle & Sebastian, Bikini Kill, Blake Babies, Bouncing Souls, Breeders, Brian Jones, Chuck Berry, Concord America, Damon Moon, Descendents, Drunken Unicorn, Ed Rauls, Ennio Morricone, Free Associates, Grace Slick, Hospitality, Iron Jayne, Jefferson Airplane, Joni Mitchell, Justin McNeight, Kate Jan, Kurt Cobain, Little Tybee, Magnet Magazine, MammaBear, nirvana, psych, PunkNews.org, Riot Grrrl, rock n roll, Rolling Stones, Rrest, seven year bitch, SEX BBQ, SEX NOIR CITY, Single Mothers, spaghetti Western, Speakers in Code, surf rock, The Black Lips, The Coathangers, The Crow, The Delmonas, the muffs, The Skabs, Those Darlins, Under the Gun Review, Wizard, Young Rapids
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Hometown Author Returns to her Roots
Posted on April 22, 2011 by Mrs. Hembree
Mrs. Hovis remembers her. Mrs. Stoghill remembers hearing her name. Mrs. Stanphill was her cooperating teacher and taught her her how to teach when she was just entering the profession 24 years ago!
Who do they remember? Ann Haywood Leal, author of Also Known as Harper and A Finders Keeper’s Place.
Ann Haywood Leal autographs her latest book.
Mrs. Leal grew up in the Seattle area. Home was Auburn, Washington and Lake Tapps was her summer playground. She visited the 5th and 6th grade Bulldog Readers this week when she came home to the west coast to visit and promote her latest book A Finders Keeper’s Place. She shared photos and stories of her childhood and route to literary success.
Like most authors, she didn’t achieve success easily.After writing her first book in elementary school, she sent it off to a publishing house, when Judy Blume, her idol urged her to in a letter. The rejection letter she received soon after was one of many she received over the years, but it never keep her from writing.
One of my favorite stories Ann told was how she found a special manuscript box which was filled with stories and ideas written by a family member who had long since passed away. This woman lived her life raising a family on a dairy farm, but spent her spare moments writing adventure stories. Some of her ideas were on paper, and many others were written on whatever scrap of paper she had available to her. The back of a dairy receipt or ripped slip of paper–each held a handwritten sentence, paragraph or idea for a story forming in her imagination.
Ann realized she was not the first author in her family. She was also very lucky to have a family who believed in her talent from a very young age. Her mother kept her notes and her stories as a little girl- even her apology notes with misspelled words and cross outs from when she got in trouble!
Now Ann is a published author and teacher. She teaches first grade in Connecticut and writes as much she can, which can’t be easy when you have two full-time jobs! She has a support group of writer friends who help her with every step and paragraph along the way. These are women who are not afraid to say, “No Ann, Harper wouldn’t say that or do that. Fix it!”
And fix it, she does. Bringing a manuscript from A Finders Keeper’s Place, Ann showed the kids what it’s like to get her novel back from her publisher. Marks in one color from one person, marks in a different color from an editor. Sticky notes that are not allowed to be removed from a page. These are the realities of revising for an author.
But where do the ideas come from? How does a woman who teaches first grade and lives a middle-class life write realistic fiction novels about the harsh realities of homelessness or the cruelty of mental illness? Ann’s novels are not cutesy books about love-torn teenagers. Her novels are real. Perhaps too real for some readers.
Yet when everything is awful and the pain seems too cutting, Ann brings a sliver of hope into her books. She finds a way to introduce the idea that while maybe life right now may be really, really bad—it’s a moment in time. There is always hope. The possibility for things to get better, change and improve is always there.
Still where do those ideas come from?
Some come from her life. We all have our realities of life that others may not know about. Other ideas come from newspaper articles, places she’s been or seen. Take a fenced in and abandoned local swimming pool filled with algae covered rain water –a place she has seen–and twist and turn it. Suddenly it’s the place Harper discovers with her new friends in Also Known as Harper.
Go to the grocery store and see a young boy outside of the store staring at a station wagon pulling away with his family inside, while leaving him on the sidewalk, and you have a scene from A Finders Keeper’s Place. Her books are the sum of her experiences, with a mixture of fiction thrown in.
So, readers and would be writers, what is her lesson to you? Save everything! Don’t throw away your first stories or silly notes you wrote. Save your doodles and beginning attempts at drawing. They are your beginning. They are the first rungs of your writing ladder.
Someday, perhaps, you will look back at them, like Ann has done and be able to say, “I knew when I was in elementary school that I would be a writer, just like Ann Haywood Leal.”
Ann’s books are best for readers ages 9 and up.
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6 thoughts on “Hometown Author Returns to her Roots”
Ann Haywood Leal on April 24, 2011 at 2:12 pm said:
Thank you so much to Mrs. Hembree and everyone at A.G. Bell for being so gracious! It was especially great to see Mrs. Stanphill. I had a wonderful time, and would love to come back again another time!
Ann Haywood Leal
aa on April 24, 2011 at 2:57 pm said:
I think it is wonderful that you had your special visitor come back to her home town.
I will have to look out for her books as they do sound like wonderful read.
Happy Easter! to you and your husband as we just had easter here yesterday and it was a lovely day. Hope you get lots of easter eggs too.
Bianca was so please as he did arrive with heaps of easter eggs too.
Keep well,
from your blogging buddy,
Leon on April 26, 2011 at 7:52 pm said:
I had no idea that the wild turkey was almost the national bird.Then we would eat our bird.It would be silly.
From,Leon
Mrs. Hembree on April 28, 2011 at 8:43 am said:
Dear Leon,
I agree with you! It seems crazy to think about the wild turkey as our national bird. That’s the bird we eat for Thanksgiving! I know that the bald eagle isn’t always the nicest bird, but I can overlook some of that.
josa on May 2, 2011 at 11:52 am said:
Dear Mrs. Hembree, Its crazy that the national brid could have been a turkey! love josa
cordel on May 27, 2011 at 7:55 am said:
Chère Mademoiselle,
nous sommes les grands-parents de Baptiste Debuire. Nous habitons dans le Sud de la France et pour vous donner l’envie de visiter notre belle région…en ce moment il fait 35 degrés (Celsius) à l’ombre!!!
Nous sommes fiers de notre petit-fils et nous vous remercions vivement pour l’aide et le soutien que vous lui apportez; grâce à vous et vos collègues, notre Baptiste chéri a pris de l’assurance et respecte les responsabilités qu’on lui donne; nous en sommes très heureux.
Ce sont bientôt les vacances,profitez-en bien! Dany & Jean-mi
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Creer from the Isle of Man - Family history
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Creer One Name Study
When I started off researching my own Creer family history nearly 10 years ago, all I knew was that my family name Creer came from the Isle of Man - and nothing more. I am an only child, my parents died over 30 years ago and I never knew my grandparents. My father Herbert James Creer was born in Birkenhead Cheshire in 1903 several years after my grandfather John James Creer came over from Douglas in the Isle of Man to Cheshire, to marry and to settle.
My research established several generations further back for my Creer line, and relatively quickly I reached a dead end with the identity of my ggg grandfather John Creer who married Sarah Taggart in the parish of Malew in the Isle of Man in 1813. However hard I tried, I was unable to find any evidence to show who the parents might be of this John Creer.
So I then started to assemble the family trees of other Creer families living around this time, in order to see if I could identify the parentage of my John Creer by eliminating all the other possible parents in Creer families at this time and in this area. At this time also I set up this website (www.ballacreer.com) to act as a means of gathering and sharing Creer family history information with other Creer family descendants, and to help me in my task.
I have now developed a large database of Creer family history information, which I am striving to make the main single repository for Creer family history - to be at the disposal of anybody researching their own Creer family history. In genealogical circles this type of exercise is known as a One Name Study - and I have joined the UK-based organisation, the Guild of One Name Studies (www.one-name.org), in order to assist me in ensuring that the appropriate professional standards are adopted and employed in the work I do. The description of the Creer One Name Study can be found here
The extent of the research I have been working to collect and collate as much Creer family history information as I am able, from as wide a range of sources as possible - and to build a database which
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The IOM Parish Christening, marriage and burial register entries for Creer
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All the Creer birth, marriage and death certificate references from the English General Records Office - indexed by registration district and Year/Quarter - 1837-2007 This means that if anyone researching their Creer family in England or Wales wishes to obtain a copy of the appropriate birth, marriage or death certificate - then I can provide the GRO reference for this certificate directly without them having to spend time searching through the GRO films and fiches held in various libraries and the FRC in London. Please feel free to contact me if you think I can help.
All the Manx General Registry Birth, marriage and death index entries for Creers on the IOM from about 1880 until the present.
The Mormon Church International Genealogy Index - IGI - which contains the surviving christening marriage and burial records transcribed from the Manx Parish Church registers dating from ca 1630
US Social Security Death Index
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BYTON M-Byte, a Chinese-made EV for all?
Posted by Ernest | Sep 11, 2019 | Auto, Cars, Bikes & Timepieces | 0 |
You’ve probably heard of Geely and Chery, even Haval or Great Wall (GWM), these are some big Chinese manufacturers in this country. Geely is tied up with Proton and together they’re making some kind of buzz in domestic automotive industry. Up pops a Chinese car brand called BYTON, headquartered in Nanjing. Regionally, Byton has offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong. The company even got a U.S. headquarters in the Silicon Valley and a Concept & Design center in Europe.
In their first appearance at a major Motor Show, Byton showcases the M-Byte electric car at the Frankfurt show. The display at the IAA is an Electric Blue Byton Crossover, with all the elements of an SUV . As the first start-up model, the M-Byte will go into production at its Chinese manufacturing plant. With an entry price starting at 45,000 Euros, the company aims to make the M-Byte an affordable EV for the masses.
The M-Byte advocates big space within, spearheaded by the innovative M-Byte cockpit, centered around a 48-inch curved Display. It’s deemed the world’s largest in automotive industry. In fulfilling its promise of implementing a user-centric operating philosophy, the user is able to interact with the display via several available options: a 7-inch driver tablet, an 8-inch co-driver tablet, gesture control, voice commands (Alexa) and regular switches.
What’s powering the Byton M-Byte EV?
The Byton M-Byte is available with a 72 kWh battery (360 km WLTP range) and as extended version with 95 kWh (460 km). The rear wheel drive version offers 200 kW of power. The 4WD comes with an additional 150 kW front e-motor. AC charging is up to 22 kW, while DC fast charging is up to 150 kW. That allows recharging 100 km of range in a competitive 10 minutes.
The manufacturer plans to start production for the Chinese market by mid=2020. Pre-orders in Europe and North America start in 2020, followed by market entry 2021.
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2018 McLaren 720S Price, Release and Specs
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2018 McLaren 720S Price, Release and Specs – After a long awaited finally McLaren will release a new car. We of Bestautorelease.com will share the latest information about the release of the car 2018 McLaren 720S times as detailed as possible. McLaren car is one brand that is famous all over the world, every car that was released has always brought great changes and awesome. This car will be released in 2017, we will also review about the price, interior, exterior and engine 2018 McLaren 720S. So happy reading, and enjoy it.
2018 McLaren 720S comes as a direct successor to the 650S, but it is faster, lighter, and with better aerodynamics. On the inside, it offers space and comfort which is not available in any of the previous McLaren models and even in any of the competitor’s cars. The sheer driving ability that this vehicle offers will thrill every driver because it represents everything that a supercar needs to be. It has unique McLaren design cues; it has aerodynamics as its first principle, it is beautiful and almost flawless, and is by far the most advanced McLaren so far.
McLaren Automotive, the Surrey, England-based manufacturer of luxury, high-performance sports and supercars, has renewed the Super Series product family at the core of its brand with the introduction of the new McLaren 720S, a car that sets new benchmarks for supercar excellence.
Lighter, faster, and even more dynamically capable than its McLaren 650S predecessor and with unparalleled levels of interior space and sophistication, the new McLaren 720S has a breadth and depth of abilities that involve and satisfy a driver in a way that no competitor can.
After plenty of leaks and rumors, the all new 2018 McLaren 720S has been revealed, and it seems to be a massive step up over its predecessor. The car replaces the older 650S but this time around it aims to offer more of everything. It has more power, better performance, more interior space and it is more efficient. The result should be one of the fastest cars in its class, and from the earliest test drives, it seems that this may be true.
2018 McLaren 720S Release Date
Less than two weeks after the all-new 2018 McLaren 720S made its international debut at the 2017 Geneva motor show, local pricing and specifications for the supercar’s three-tier range have been revealed.
2018 McLaren 720S had its worldwide debut at 2017 Geneva Motor Show. This car belongs to the second generation of this British manufacturer Super Series. According to McLaren, this vehicle pushes each and every standard set by previous supercars regarding speed limits and performance. The Chief Executive Officer of McLaren Automotive Mike Flewitt stated the following: “Super Series is the core of the McLaren business and personifies the blend of extreme performance, crafted luxury and unparalleled driver involvement that is the McLaren heartland. This is the first time we have replaced a product family, and the new 720S is absolutely true to McLaren’s pioneering spirit in being a revolutionary leap forwards, both for our brand and the supercar segment.”
Our prices can range from $288,845 – $489,900 to get the 2018 McLaren 720S is based on the current dollar exchange rate. Car prices are subject to change at any time. If there are changes in prices for the 2018 McLaren 720S we will do an update on this article, so keep reading and following our blog Bestautorelease.Com.
2018 McLaren 720S Design
The aggressively contoured front bumper takes its inspiration from the McLaren P1TM. Visually dramatic, digital LED headlights are integrated within ‘eye-sockets’ that feature an aero duct to channel air to the low-temperature radiators and cut deep into the front fenders to produce a distinctly predatory gaze. The unit is divided into two portions by sequential indicators that sweep across a thin LED light strip, with LED headlights positioned above and the aero-duct below.
The new McLaren 720S is equipped with Static Adaptive Headlights, a pioneering technology that optimises headlight performance by changing the directional light intensity based on steering input. Of the 17 LEDs in each headlight, five provide the base, static beam pattern and the remaining 12 light according to the direction the front of the car is moving in, giving the effect of the beam ‘bending’ and better illuminating that area of road.
A new cast aluminium plenum bearing the McLaren Speedmark logo is visible through a mesh cover and is illuminated on vehicle unlocking, celebrating the pursuit of unrivalled driver engagement and enjoyment that was a key focus throughout the development of the new McLaren 720S. Throttle response – both on- and off the throttle – has been calibrated to deliver the optimum blend of immediate reaction and progressive control, ‘hardwiring’ the driver to the powertrain and ensuring absolute connectivity and involvement. Under full acceleration, power delivery continues to build relentlessly throughout the rev range, encouraging the driver to hold each gear all the way through to a thrilling 8,100rpm in first and second gear and 8,200rpm in the next four gears.
Below we have summarized some of the reviews about the features of the car exterior and interior 2018 McLaren 720S. The car is expected to be a comfortable car for the ride by the community.
One of the things that make the 2018 McLaren 720S a supercar is a way it looks. They finally departed from the design set by the MP4-12C to something a bit more striking. The new 720S takes a lot of inspiration from the P1 and adds a few unique touches into the mix as well. The front end is dominated by a new triangular motif with hidden headlights and an aggressive splitter. The rear, on the other hand, is similar to the P1 with high-mounted exhausts, slim tail lights and a hidden diffuser and air-brake. All of these make the 720S one of their better designs so far.
McLaren have kept their general design direction intact but the new car is radical nonetheless. Iconic rounded nose is retained but mostly everything else at the front is different. Sleek headlamps are positioned in a triangular compartment along with large air vents (which some doesn’t fancy). Enough downforce is ensured by another set of intakes at the bottom and on the hood.
The sides of the car are chiselled and the ‘double-skin’ shaped butterfly doors carefully conceal its air intakes. Rear too has improved, moving from 650S’ square-ish design to more ‘P1’ levels. This is evident from the angular design elements, new engine cover and LED tail lamps. Its exhaust tips are circular and deployable rear wings can be seen.
A push-button start and engine stop-start are also standard, along with a four-speaker stereo with Bluetooth phone connectivity and audio streaming, an 8.0-inch central touchscreen with satellite navigation, active cornering LED headlights, a unique folding driver display, sports seats, and a leather-wrapped sports steering wheel with paddle shifters for the 720S’s standard seven-speed dual-clutch transmission.
The 2018 McLaren 720S features a brand new powertrain. The 3.8-liter engine has been replaced by a 4 liter twin-turbocharged V8 which will make its debut on the 720S. This engine is an evolution of the old one and it seems it offers not only more power but better fuel efficiency as well. The turbochargers are low-inertia units and together with other upgrades, the 720S makes 710 horsepower or 720 metric horsepower. The torque output is still unknown but considering the larger displacement, expect over 650 lb-ft of torque from this new engine. McLaren didn’t say much else when it comes to the engine. However, they did release a few official numbers about the car.
Instead of the usual 3.8-liter engine, the 720S boasts a new generation 4.0 liter twin-turbocharged V8. This has been developed from the older unit, but it is around 10% more efficient than its predecessor. It will provide as much as 710 horsepower and 568 lb-ft of torque which are all sent to the rear wheels via a Ricardo-designed 7 speed dual-clutch automatic. Thanks to its lighter body, more powerful engine and improved aerodynamic characteristics, the 720S will hit as much as 212 MPH. On top of that, it will hit 60 MPH in just 2.8 seconds which makes it one of the fastest rear wheel drive cars around.
McLaren’s know-how with lightweight, aerodynamic, ferocious supercars is undeniable, and the 720S is proof. A 710-hp twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8 drives the rear wheels through a seven-speed automatic. A Drift mode is offered in addition to Comfort, Sport, and Track settings to allow for adrenaline. A touchscreen infotainment system is standard, as is a digital gauge cluster that hides away in the dashboard when in Track mode. The coupe goes on sale in 2017, with an open-top model coming in 2018.
The 3.8-liter engine has been replaced by a 4 liter twin-turbocharged V8 which will make its debut on the 720S. This engine is an evolution of the old one and it seems it offers not only more power but better fuel efficiency as well. The turbochargers are low-inertia units and together with other upgrades, the 720S makes 710 horsepower or 720 metric horsepower. The torque output is still unknown but considering the larger displacement, expect over 650 lb-ft of torque from this new engine. McLaren didn’t say much else when it comes to the engine.
Engine And Transmission :
Engine type twin-turbocharged V8
Displacement 4 liter
Power/torque 710 horsepower or 720 metric horsepower and 650 lb-ft
0-60 mph 2.8 seconds
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A recently published correlated electron pseudopotentials (CEPPs) method has been adapted for application to the 3d-transition metals, and to include relativistic effects. New CEPPs are reported for the atoms Sc$-$Fe, constructed from atomic quantum chemical calculations that include an accurate description of correlated electrons. Dissociation energies, molecular geometries, and zero-point vibrational energies of small molecules are compared with all electron results, with all quantities evaluated using coupled cluster singles doubles and triples (CCSD(T)) calculations. The CEPPs give better results in the correlated-electron calculations than Hartree-Fock-based pseudopotentials available in the literature.; Comment: 12 pages, 6 figures
New integrable model of correlated electrons with off-diagonal long-range order from $so(5)$ symmetry
Foerster, Angela; Links, Jon; Roditi, Itzhak
We present a new integrable model for correlated electrons which is based on a $so(5)$ symmetry. By using an $\eta$-pairing realization we construct eigenstates of the Hamiltonian with off-diagonal long-range order. It is also shown that these states lie in the ground state sector. We exactly solve the model on a one-dimensional lattice by the Bethe ansatz.; Comment: RevTex, 4 pages
The Hartree-Fock based diagonalization - an efficient algorithm for the treatment of interacting electrons in disordered solids
Schreiber, Michael; Vojta, Thomas
#Condensed Matter - Disordered Systems and Neural Networks#Condensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
The Hartree-Fock based diagonalization is a computational method for the investigation of the low-energy properties of correlated electrons in disordered solids. The method is related to the quantum-chemical configuration interaction approach. It consists in diagonalizing the Hamiltonian in a reduced Hilbert space built of the low-energy states of the corresponding disordered Hartree-Fock Hamiltonian. The properties of the method are discussed for the example of the quantum Coulomb glass, a lattice model of electrons in a random potential interacting via long-range Coulomb interaction. Particular attention is paid to the accuracy of the results as a function of the dimension of the reduced Hilbert space. It is argued that disorder actually helps the approximation.; Comment: 14 pages, 8 figures, plenary talk given by M. Schreiber at the 3rd IMACS Seminar on Monte Carlo methods, Salzburg (September 10-14, 2001)
Correlated Electrons in Carbon Nanotubes
Odintsov, A.; Yoshioka, H.
#Condensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Single-wall carbon nanotubes are almost ideal systems for the investigation of exotic many-body effects due to non-Fermi liquid behavior of interacting electrons in one dimension. Recent theoretical and experimental results are reviewed with a focus on electron correlations. Starting from a microscopic lattice model we derive an effective phase Hamiltonian for conducting single-wall nanotubes with arbitrary chirality. The parameters of the Hamiltonian show very weak dependence on the chiral angle, which makes the low-energy physics of conducting nanotubes universal. The temperature-dependent resistivity and frequency-dependent optical conductivity of nanotubes with impurities are evaluated within the Luttinger-like model. Localization effects are studied. In particular, we found that intra-valley and inter-valley electron scattering can not coexist at low energies. Low-energy properties of clean nanotubes are studied beyond the Luttinger liquid approximation. The strongest Mott-like electron instability occurs at half filling. In the Mott insulating phase electrons at different atomic sublattices form characteristic bound states. The energy gaps of $0.01-0.1$ eV occur in all modes of elementary excitations. We finally discuss observability of the Mott insulating phase in transport experiments. The accent is made on the charge transfer from external electrodes which results in a deviation of the electron density from half-filling.; Comment: 16 pages...
Persistent current of correlated electrons in mesoscopic ring with impurity
Krcmar, Roman; Gendiar, Andrej; Mosko, Martin; Nemeth, Radoslav; Vagner, Pavel; Mitas, Lubos
The persistent current of correlated electrons in a continuous one-dimensional ring with a single scatterer is calculated by solving the many-body Schrodinger equation for several tens of electrons interacting via the electron-electron (e-e) interaction of finite range. The problem is solved by the configuration-interaction (CI) and diffusion Monte Carlo (DMC) methods. The CI and DMC results are in good agreement. In both cases, the persistent current $I$ as a function of the ring length $L$ exhibits the asymptotic dependence $I \propto L^{-1-\alpha}$ typical of the Luttinger liquid, where the power $\alpha$ depends only on the e-e interaction. The numerical values of $\alpha$ agree with the known formula of the renormalisation-group theory.; Comment: Conference proceedings. Accepted for publication in Physica E
Fundamental noise in matter interferometers
Imambekov, Adilet; Gritsev, Vladimir; Demler, Eugene
#Condensed Matter - Other Condensed Matter#Condensed Matter - Statistical Mechanics
These lecture notes discuss two effects which contribute to the reduction of the interference fringe contrast in matter interferometers. The first effect is the shot noise arising from a finite number of atoms used in experiments. Focusing on a single shot measurement we provide explicit calculations of the full distribution functions of the fringe contrast for the interference of either the coherent or the number states of atoms. Another mechanism of the suppression of the amplitude of interference fringes discussed in these lecture notes is the quantum and thermal fluctuations of the order parameter in low dimensional condensates. We summarize recent theoretical and experimental studies demonstrating that suppression of the interference fringe contrast and its shot to shot variations can be used to study correlation functions within individual condensates. We also discuss full distribution functions of the fringe amplitudes for one and two dimensional condensates and review their connection to high order correlation functions. We point out intriguing mathematical connections between the distribution functions of interference fringe amplitudes and several other problems in field theory, systems of correlated electrons, and statistical physics.; Comment: 47 pages...
Singlet-triplet splitting, correlation and entanglement of two electrons in quantum dot molecules
He, Lixin; Bester, Gabriel; Zunger, Alex
#Condensed Matter - Materials Science#Quantum Physics
Starting with an accurate pseudopotential description of the single-particle states, and following by configuration-interaction treatment of correlated electrons in vertically coupled, self-assembled InAs/GaAs quantum dot-molecules, we show how simpler, popularly-practiced approximations, depict the basic physical characteristics including the singlet-triplet splitting, degree of entanglement (DOE) and correlation. The mean-field-like single-configuration approaches such as Hartree-Fock and local spin density, lacking correlation, incorrectly identify the ground state symmetry and give inaccurate values for the singlet-triplet splitting and the DOE. The Hubbard model gives qualitatively correct results for the ground state symmetry and singlet-triplet splitting, but produces significant errors in the DOE because it ignores the fact that the strain is asymmetric even if the dots within a molecule are identical. Finally, the Heisenberg model gives qualitatively correct ground state symmetry and singlet-triplet splitting only for rather large inter-dot separations, but it greatly overestimates the DOE as a consequence of ignoring the electron double occupancy effect.; Comment: 13 pages, 9 figures. To appear in Phys. Rev. B
Composite fermion theory of correlated electrons in semiconductor quantum dots in high magnetic fields
Jeon, Gun Sang; Chang, Chia-Chen; Jain, Jainendra K.
Interacting electrons in a semiconductor quantum dot at strong magnetic fields exhibit a rich set of states, including correlated quantum fluids and crystallites of various symmetries. We develop in this paper a perturbative scheme based on the correlated basis functions of the composite-fermion theory, that allows a systematic improvement of the wave functions and the energies for low-lying eigenstates. For a test of the method, we study systems for which exact results are known, and find that practically exact answers are obtained for the ground state wave function, ground state energy, excitation gap, and the pair correlation function. We show how the perturbative scheme helps resolve the subtle physics of competing orders in certain anomalous cases.; Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, 3 tables
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Lawyer’s Use of Internet Search Engine Keyword Advertising OK'd by New Jersey Supreme Court’s Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics
The New Jersey Supreme Court’s Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics (ACPE) has issued a binding Opinion 735 Lawyer’s Use of Internet Search Engine Keyword Advertising
The Committee- whose published opinions bind the bar – subject to discretionary appeal - responded to an inquiry: “asking whether a lawyer may, consistent with the rules governing attorney ethics, purchase a Google Adword℠ or keyword that is a competitor lawyer’s name, in order to display the lawyer’s own law firm website in the search results when a person searches for the competitor lawyer by name. Internet search engine advertising programs permit businesses to purchase certain keywords or phrases; when a person searching on the internet uses those words in the search, the websites of purchasers of the keywords will appear in the search results, ordinarily presented as paid or “sponsored” ads.” The ACPE found that acceptable but abjured any method that would surreptitiously direct an inquirer from the competitor’s website to the lawyer’s own site.
The issue has been addressed by Texas, Wisconsin, and North Carolina. Like the first two the Court Committee explained that so long as the result of a network search yields a “sponsored” result The purchase of “keywords” is permissible:
The Committee concurs with the approach of Texas and Wisconsin and finds that purchasing keywords of a competitor lawyer’s name is not conduct that involves dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation. The websites of the keyword purchaser’s law firm and the competitor’s law firm will, presumably, both appear in the resulting search. The keyword purchaser’s website ordinarily will appear as a paid or “sponsored” website, while the competitor lawyer’s website will appear in the organic results (unless the competitor has purchased the same keyword, in which case it will also appear as a paid or “sponsored” website). The user can choose which website to select and the search engine ordinarily will mark the keywordpurchased website as paid or “sponsored.” This is not deceptive, fraudulent, or dishonest conduct within the meaning of Rule of Professional Conduct 8.4(c).
The Committee further finds that purchasing keywords of a competitor lawyer’s name is not conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice. The standard for conduct prejudicial to 1 In 2013, the Florida Bar’s Standing Committee on Advertising proposed an opinion that would have found it to be a deceptive and misleading advertising technique for a lawyer to purchase the name of another lawyer or law firm as a keyword in search engines so that the lawyer’s advertisement or sponsored website link appears when a person uses the other lawyer or law firm’s name as a search term. This proposed opinion, however, was rejected by the Board Review Committee on Professional Ethics and withdrawn by the Florida Bar Board of Governors.
The ACPE held "this Rule applies to “particularly egregious conduct,” or conduct that “flagrantly violat[es] . . . accepted professional norms.” In re Helmer, 237 N.J. 70, 83 (2019) (quoting In re Hinds, 90 N.J. 604, 632 (1982)). Purchasing keywords that are the name of a competitor lawyer is not egregious or flagrant conduct. Inquirer also asked whether a lawyer may pay Google to insert a hyperlink on a competitor lawyer’s name that diverts the user to the first lawyer’s website. The Committee finds that surreptitiously redirecting a user from the competitor’s website to the lawyer’s own website is purposeful conduct intended to deceive the searcher for the other lawyer’s website.
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Uprising 13/13
Extra Seminars
10/13 | From Anti-Imperialism and Independence to Autonomia, Insurrection, and Self-Determination
Andrew Arato (New School)
Ivonne Del Valle (University of California Berkeley)
Juan Obarrio (Johns Hopkins University)
Moderated by Macarena Gómez-Barris and Bernard E. Harcourt
March 1, 2018 from 6:15 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.
Jerome Greene Annex, Columbia University
We explore today the notions of anti-imperialism and of national independence that marked many of the revolutionary uprisings in Latin and South America during the mid-20th century. We do so as a vehicle to also interrogate more contemporary forms of uprising associated with the notions of “autonomia,” perhaps simply of “insurrection,” but also of “self-determination,” notions that have become more current in the last couple of decades.
Our inquiry will focus on the following types of questions:
1/ How does anti-imperialism, as one central dynamic of uprising, change the course of revolutionary practice? What work does it do to the modern concept of revolution?
2/ Is there something more to anti-imperialism than the fact that many of the regimes against which people fought in Central and South America were supported by the United States and the CIA? In other words, what is there to anti-imperialism that is more than merely the geopolitical context of the uprising?
3/ What is the relationship between these notions and the anti-capitalist and wealth/land redistributional character of these uprisings? Are the land reforms autonomous from the anti-imperialism?
4/ How have the social democratic forms of governing that took hold in many countries (Venezuela, Bolivia, Uruguay) since the late 1990s, that Macarena Gómez-Barris discusses under the monker “the Pink Tide,” relate to these goals of autonomy, self-determination, or anti-imperialism?
Anti-imperialism is not limited to the South Americas, naturally, and for this reason we have invited experts aswell on Africa, Eastern Europe and Asia on our panel. To help guide us in this investigations, we are delighted to have four brilliant scholars: Andrew Arato, Ivonne Del Valle, Macarena Gómez-Barris, and Juan Obarrio.
Juan Obarrio | The Event of Appropriation
Ivonne del Valle | Fortino Sámano, Pablo López and Firing Squads
Macarena Gómez-Barris | REVISING RADICAL DEMOCRACY: ART AND POLITICAL UNDERCURRENTS
Andrew Arato | Revolution, Anti-Imperialism and Learning
Introduction | From Anti-Imperialism to Self-Determination
Anti-imperialism to Autonomia | READINGS
The Virtual 13/13 | How to Access and Participate in Uprising 13/13 From Afar
Juan Obarrio
Ivonne Del Valle
Andrew Arato
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ReviewRock n Pop
Massaoke for homeless: all together now
03 October, 2019 — By Róisín Gadelrab
Massaoke will lead a mass charity singalong at Granary Square next week
IF you wander through Granary Square next Thursday evening, you may hear the voices of several hundred people belting out classic 80s and 90s hairbrush anthems – all in the name of raising money for homeless young people.
Less than half-a-mile away, next to Somers Town Coffee House, New Horizons Youth Centre helps hundreds of young homeless people from across London, the UK and the world.
The huge singalong on October 10 – run by Camden’s cult Massaoke phenomenon, where lyrics are projected onto the big screen while participants sing along to classic tracks en masse to the backing of a live band – will be the culmination of a 10-day programme of events to highlight the work of New Horizons and raise money for the much-needed charity.
New Horizons CEO Phil Kerry said: “Every year thousands of young people become homeless often through no fault of their own. Support often isn’t there for them.
“At New Horizons they can find everything they need under one roof, getting housed, health support, finding a job and achieving economic independence.”
The 10 Days to Take On Youth Homelessness is taking over parts of King’s Cross with a series of events, many of which involve music, which is an important part of life at the centre.
New Horizons offers support to help young people into accommodation, with legal advice, advocacy, counselling, a clinical psychologist, a nurse and outreach workers.
But, says Phil: “Underneath all of that we see young people as young people first.
“Homelessness is not something that defines them, so while they sort out the complicated things in their life, they want to have fun and be like their peers.
“We have lots of fun things: a music studio, theatre, artwork, and trips around London. We want them to experience the things other young people experience.
“Our music studio is open two or three days a week and is run by a specialist music tutor.
“They can learn instruments and create their own music. We have a Soundcloud where they upload their tracks.
“There’s some brilliant stuff on there – Japanese techno punk, hip-hop, etc. It’s pretty diverse.”
One of the tracks on the New Horizons Soundcloud is Survival by Alan Smart, which will soundtrack a special video about the charity, due to be screened as part of the takeover.
“The Roundhouse is also running a beatbox/ DJ workshop session at the centre next week.
“We’re asking businesses and the community to do, discuss and donate. Do – do something good for young people,” says Phil. “For example, Frame Fitness doing fitness sessions for young people in their gym, Sweaty Betty putting on free yoga classes, free eye tests and glasses. Discuss – businesses hosting us for team meetings, lunch and learns, assemblies in local schools, all these things to get people talking about what it means to be homeless.
“Donate – we ask people to make donations via the fundraising link.
“We also have hoardings around King’s Cross and Granary Square where people can text to donate.
“The finale is the Massaoke sing your support for homelessness.”
Up to 700 people are expected to attend the ticketed event, with proceeds going to the charity. And the funding is needed now more than ever.
“Homelessness is getting worse, particularly as the weather’s changed,” says Phil.
“The amount of new young people turning up every morning is increasing. People ask me, ‘do people turn up that you’re not able to house that day?’ That happens every day – there just isn’t enough accommodation, there just isn’t enough of everything.
“That’s part of why we’re doing this, to get people talking.
“I can tell you lots of heartbreaking stories. But if you come to the centre you’ll find a lot of young people who are very positive about their lives.
“They know this is a temporary blip for them, which is why we wanted to do something upbeat and positive, because that’s what the centre is all about.
“We do want the general public to get involved and encourage people to come to Massaoke if they want.”
• Visit soundcloud.com/newhorizonyouthcentre
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VIDEO: The swing and the blues of NCCU Jazz
Published on May 7, 2018 by Autavius Smith
His father managed his brother’s music group on a farm in Kinston, N.C. Group practices took place on their front porch. The ear for music in a young Ira Wiggins started with playing the drums at age six then playing the guitar at age seven.
Wiggins’ family didn’t have the money for private lessons, so he learned to read music notes, play the saxophone, and other instruments by oral tradition like his predecessors.
Before the ’77 N.C. Central University alumnus went to college, he had no formal training in reading music on paper. A critical experience that interfered with his interest to join the high school marching band.
Based on his lack of formal training, there were few colleges that would give him an opportunity to study music. Wiggins credited his admission into NCCU as a big step for acquiring the fundamentals he would need to validate himself as a worthy professional musician.
“Once I got here, I had to run a little bit harder than most of the kids that had a head start,” Wiggins said.
Saxophonist/flutist Wiggins applied for a lecturer position at NCCU in 1986. The NCCU jazz studies program became nationally recognized under his guidance of 30 years as program director. According to NCCU bass player Samuel “Ariel” Hoerter, swing is jazz, jazz is rhythm, and it’s what jazz is entirely based on.
The impact of Wiggins’ persistence to align the NCCU jazz studies program with the traditional customs of swing and blues shows in its alumni.
“The product is good. They just put out good players. A lot of the teachers I had in undergrad at ECU, they went through this program, and they were great teachers. So, it’s like if you want to be a good player, become a good teacher, you go through Central, that’s kind of how it was presented to me,” NCCU guitarist Devin Frazier said.
NCCU jazz studies program presented its 28th Annual Jazz Festival from April 23-28. Guests were invited to attend three nights of free concerts by jazz studies program students and faculty in the B.N. Duke Auditorium. Ticketed events included drummer Nate Smith and GRAMMY-nominated KINFOLK, and jazz guitarist Russell Malone Quartet.
“Doc definitely enforces the swing. If you come to class and you’re not prepared to play your part, even if that’s the only part you have in the entire concert, you’re not going to play,” NCCU saxophonist Matthew York said.
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Major issues focusing on Livelihood and Peace with following problems and issues of the State, Manipur at present :
Minority issues,
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“Council for Anti-Poverty Action & Rural Volunteers” (CAPARV) is an NGO, It was formed by a group of energetic and committed youth in the year of 1998 and registered under MSR Act 1 of 1990,Government of Manipur,FCR Act-1976,Ministry of Home Affairs,Govt.of India and 12A of Income Tax Act-1961,Govt.of India.The Registered office at Urup Litan Makhong, Imphal East,Manipur,and Mailing & Administrative office at New Checkon, Dimdailong,Brighter Street,Imphal East,Manipur(India). It is not-for-profit, non-sectarian of cast, creed, and cadre. We come out with the strength of collective effort for collective actions to bring social changes in the larger context of our society and realized that the cycle of changes is need to make an effective results of constructive works to realize vision, impact of the struggle through transparency, accountability, equality, Justice for a value based livelihood and Peace in our State, Regional and Countrywide. We visualizes a just and peaceful coexistence society where in all sections of community and people live in harmony, enjoy in equal participation, consultation in all developing and changing of societal scenario through a value based Justice,equality,transparency,Liberty,Sustainability of livelihood and non-violence. Our mission is to work in democratic way with right base approach, create meaningful space for welfare, development and Livelihood for addressing critical affecting dignity of poor people, backward and Minorities such as –“ Hunger & Poverty, Health & Hygiene,Education,Agriculture,Environment,”- by harnessing resources of both internal and external sources and other critical issues of Ethnic conflict, Violation of Human Rights, Gender violence, violence against women & Children, Human Trafficking,Unemployment,Drug addiction, Cancer, Malaria, T.B and HIV/ AIDS and food security & food Sovereignty etc. Our commitments towards people empowerment, Gender equality, Transperancy, Equity & Justice Promotes peace, altruism and follows non-violence. And we extremely thrust in network and networking with various likeminded organizations & Institutions for active tackling and addressing of issues and facilitates a place for active involvement of reference community with due and equal respect to all poor, weakers, marginalized people and capacity building of the needy people, leaders of the CBOs, POs, grass root NGOs and organize workshop, seminar, consultative meetings, exhibitions and conduct trainings.
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Brian Carew-Hopkins
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At War With The Blasto Parasite – A Memoir
At War With The Blasto Parasite romps through outback Australia and the dragons of the Far East with their freewheeling triad gangs and boundless opportunity, capturing the thrill of entrepreneurial success and triumph over adversity. A true story about real victory, of enormous value to entrepreneurs, families and anybody who has ever embarked on a challenge, or travelled to China or the Middle East.
An ‘Advance Reader’ copy is available free online, in return for your review after reading. Get your password to the advance reader copy here. Update September 2019 – Sorry, access is closed while I do a re-write.
For many years I have been dismayed by politicians, making promises before an election only to renege on the after an election. To take positive action I founded think tank Truth In Politics to contribute to policy development in the space. Despite no independent candidate in WA every winning a senate slot, I stood as an independent candidate for the WA Senate in the 2019 Federal election. My aim was to test the truth in politics issue in its raw form in the real world. Despite drawing last place on the ballot the result was good – polling in the middle of the field of independents – and it received an astonishing level of support on social media with over 1,500-page likes on Facebook and many hundreds of comments and shares. It was an excellent experience and I thank everybody for their support.
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From HBCU to Startup: Hadiyah Mujhid on Creating Pathways Into Tech
By: Jared Karol
Listen to the full podcast with Hadiyah Mujhid here.
Hadiyah Mujhid, founder of the company HBCU to Startup, a platform that connects students from HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) to tech opportunities, attributes many of her career decisions to the fact that her first manager out of college as a software engineer was black. Having this manager in her first role allowed her to navigate some of the difficult conversations she was having at work. She says if she had not had him as a manager she may have gone down a different career path.
So Hadiyah knows first hand the value of creating pathways for HBCU students into tech companies — not only for entry level positions, but ensuring that senior people from underrepresented groups are retained so that they can serve as mentors to the entry level people and help them navigate their careers at an early stage.
This personal experience inspired Hadiyah to find solutions to what she sees as a multi-layered problem: creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.
She thinks that many people from outside the area are not familiar with the unique work culture that has been created in the Bay Area. There is a huge emphasis here on “we work hard and play hard together as a team,” and companies are looking for a personal connection when interviewing potential hires. Many candidates from HBCUs — who mainly live in the East or Southeast part of the country — put on a more traditional level of professionalism, which may block hiring managers from seeing who they really are. The result often is that the company concludes that the candidate is not a good fit for the team.
Candidates from outside the area essentially have to adapt to an entirely new cultural reality. She founded HBCU to Startup to ease that transition. By creating online spaces for employees of startups and tech companies to talk and mingle with HBCU tech students, she is creating an environment where people who may end up working together can get to know each other ahead of time. In just over a year, Hadiyah and her co-founders at HBCU to Startup have built up a community of about 1,000 students.
In addition to the online platform to connect students with tech startups, Hadiyah and her team are rolling out a micro-internship platform that allows them to work together in a flexible way. A company can post their project-based deliverables and HBCU students can showcase their skills and talents by working on the project. Students can build up their portfolios and get a taste of what it’s like to work for a tech company. It’s a win-win.
When students land their first role, Hadiyah offers this advice: “Always make sure that you find someone because there will be situations and maybe conflicts that arise based on your identity, and it’s good to have a go-to even outside the company to talk to.” With good mentorship and the type of pathways created by HBCU to Startup, she hopes to see more and more opportunities created for HBCU students in tech.
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Barratt, M.J. and Lenton, S. (2017). Drugs and the internet. In Ritter, A., King, T. and Lee, N. (eds.) Drug use in Australian society (2nd ed). Oxford, South Melbourne. pp. 102-123. ISBN: 9780190306458
Blaszczynski, A., Tait, R.J. and Mattick, R. (2017). Addictive disorders. In Rieger, E. (ed.) Abnormal Psychology: Leading Researcher Perspectives (4thth ed). McGraw Hill Education, North Ryde, NSW.
Laslett, A.L. (2017). Alcohol's harm to others: Evidence and Options for Community Action. In Giesbrecht, N. and Bosma, L. (eds.). American Public Health Association Press, Washington D.C.. pp. 67-82.
Stoove, M.A., Dietze, P. and Laslett, A.L. (2017). Epidemiology: analysing patterns of drug use and harm. In Ritter, A., King, T. and Lee, N. (eds.) Drug Use in Australian society (2nd ed). Oxford University Press, South Melbourne, Victoria.
Afzali MH, Sunderland M, Batterham PJ, Carragher N, Slade T (2017). Trauma characteristics, post-traumatic symptoms, psychiatric disorders and suicidal behaviours: Results from the 2007 Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. Doi: 10.1177/0004867416683815
Atkinson JA, Knowles D, Wiggers J, Livingston M, Room R, Prodan A, McDonnell G, O Donnell E, Jones S, Haber PS, Muscatello D, Ezard N, Phung N, Freebairn L, Indig D, Rychetnik L, Ananthapavan J, Wutzke S, Atkinson JA, Knowles D, Wiggers J, Room R, Livingston M, Conigrave K, Rissel C, Coates P, Muscatello D, Haber P, Phung N, Moore R, Gupta L, Ezard N, Renshaw F, Jones S, Price K, Mitchell J, Whitlam G, Lewis N, Prodan A, O Donnell E, McDonnell G, Heffernan M, Freebairn L, Lambert M, Ananthapavan J, Rychetnik L, Redman S, Shiell A, Indig D, Penza L, Wutzke S, Wilson A (2017). Harnessing advances in computer simulation to inform policy and planning to reduce alcohol-related harms. International Journal of Public Health. Doi: 10.1007/s00038-017-1041-y
Curtis, A., Coomber, K., Droste, N., Hyder, S., Mayshak, R., Lam, T., Gilmore, W., Chikritzhs, T.N. and Miller, P.G. (2017). Consumption plans for the rest of the night among Australian nightlife patrons. International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research, 6, (1), pp. 19-25. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7895/ijadr.v6i1.243
Degenhardt L, Peacock A, Colledge S, Leung J, Grebely J, Vickerman P, Stone J, Cunningham EB, Trickey A, Dumchev K, Lynskey M, Griffiths P, Mattick RP, Hickman M, Larney S (2017). Global prevalence of injecting drug use and sociodemographic characteristics and prevalence of HIV, HBV, and HCV in people who inject drugs: A multistage systematic review. The Lancet Global Health. Doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(17)30375-3
Farrugia, A.C., Fraser, S. and Dwyer, R. (2017). Assembling the social and political dimensions of take-home naloxone. Contemporary Drug Problems, 44, (3), pp. 163-175. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0091450917723350
Farrugia, A.C., Seear, K. and Fraser, S. (2017). Authentic advice for authentic problems? Legal information in Australian classroom drug education. Addiction Research & Theory. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16066359.2017.1343823
Farrugia, A.C. and Fraser, S. (2017). Prehending addiction: Alcohol and other drug professionals’ encounters with ‘new’ addictions. Qualitative Health Research, 27, (13), pp. 2042-2056. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/104973231773153
Farrugia, A.C. and Fraser, S. (2017). Young brains at risk: Co-constituting youth and addiction in neuroscience-informed Australian drug education. Biosocieties. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1057/s41292-017-0047-2
Farrugia, A.C. and Fraser, S. (2017). Science and scepticism: Drug information, young men and counterpublic health. Health: An Interdisciplinary Journal for the Social Study of Health, Illness and Medicine, 21, (6), pp. 595-615. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1363459315628042
Forlini C, Hall W (2017). A prospectus for ethical analysis of ageing individuals’ responsibility to prevent cognitive decline. Bioethics. Doi: 10.1111/bioe.12387
Fransquet, P.D., Hutchinson, D., Olsson, C.A., Allsop, S., Elliott, E.J., Burns, L., Mattick, R., Saffery, R. and Ryan, J. (2017). Cannabis use by women during pregnancy does not influence infant DNA methylation of the dopamine receptor DRD4. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 43, (6). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00952990.2017.1314488
Fraser, S., Treloar, C., Gandera, S. and Rance, J. (2017). ‘Affording’ new approaches to couples who inject drugs: A novel fitpack design for hepatitis C prevention. International Journal of Drug Policy, 50, pp. 19-35. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2017.07.001
Gawarammana I, Buckley NA, Mohamed F, Naser K, Jeganathan K, Ariyananada PL, Wunnapuk K, Dobbins TA, Tomenson JA, Wilks MF, Eddleston M, Dawson AH (2017). High-dose immunosuppression to prevent death after paraquat self-poisoning – a randomised controlled trial. Clinical Toxicology. Doi: 10.1080/15563650.2017.1394465
Gisev N, Pearson S-A, Karanges EA, Larance B, Buckley NA, Larney S, Dobbins T, Blanch B, Degenhardt L (2017). To what extent do data from pharmaceutical claims under-estimate opioid analgesic utilisation in Australia? Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. Doi: 10.1002/pds.4329
Gray, D., Cartwright, K., Stearne, A., Saggers, S., Wilkes, E.T. and Wilson, M. (2017). Review of the harmful use of alcohol among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Australian Indigenous Healthinfonet. http://www.aodknowledgecentre.net.au/aodkc/alcohol/reviews/alcohol-review
Hyder, S., Coomber, K., Pennay, A., Droste, N., Curtis, A., Mayshak, R., Lam, T., Gilmore, W., Chikritzhs, T.N. and Miller, P.G. (2017). Correlates of verbal and physical aggression among patrons of licensed venues in Australia. Drug and Alcohol Review. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.12552
Koenraadt R, Van de Ven K (2017). The Internet and lifestyle drugs: an analysis of demographic characteristics, methods, and motives of online purchasers of illicit lifestyle drugs in the Netherlands. Drugs: Education, Prevention, and Policy. Doi: 10.1080/09687637.2017.1369936
Kostadinov, V., Roche, A., McEntee, A., Allan, J., Nicholas, M., & McLaughlin, L. (2017). Brief workshops to teach drug and alcohol first aid: A pilot evaluation study. Drug and Alcohol Review. doi: 10.1111/dar.12619.
Kypri K (2017). Commentary on Moore et al. (2017): Focus on policies rather than programmes to address alcohol-related violence. Addiction. Doi: 10.1111/add.13973
Larance B, Degenhardt L, Peacock A, Gisev N, Mattick R, Colledge S, Campbell G (2017). Pharmaceutical opioid use and harm in Australia: The need for proactive and preventative responses. Drug and Alcohol Review. Doi: 10.1111/dar.12617
Larney S, Peacock A, Leung J, Colledge S, Hickman M, Vickerman P, Grebely J, Dumchev KV, Griffiths P, Hines L, Cunningham EB, Mattick RP, Lynskey M, Marsden J, Strang J, Degenhardt L (2017). Global, regional, and country-level coverage of interventions to prevent and manage HIV and hepatitis C among people who inject drugs: A systematic review. The Lancet Global Health. Doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(17)30373-X
Lloyd B, Zahnow R, Barratt MJ, Best D, Lubman DI, Ferris J (2017). Exploring mortality among drug treatment clients: The relationship between treatment type and mortality. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. Doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2017.09.001
Love, A.D., Kinner, S. and Young, J.T. (2017). Social Environment and Hospitalisation after Release from Prison: A Prospective Cohort Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14, (11), pp. 1406-1420. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14111406
Mcgovern R, Addison MT, Newham JJ, Hickman M, Kaner EF (2017). Effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for reducing parental substance misuse. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012823
McKetin, R. (2017). Why methamphetamine-related deaths need more attention. Addiction, 112, (12), pp. 2203-2204. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.14021
McNamara, L., Quilter, J., Seear, K. and Room, R. (2017). Evidence of intoxication in Australian criminal courts: A complex variable with multiple effects. Monash University Law Review, 43, (1), pp. 148-194. https://www.monash.edu/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/1092675/05_McNamara.pdf
Miller, P.G., Ferris, J., Coomber, K., Zahnow, R., Carah, N., Jiang, H., Kypri, K., Chikritzhs, T.N., Clough, A.R., Livingston, M., de Andrade, D., Room, R., Callinan, S., Curtis, A., Mayshak, R., Droste, N., Lloyd, B., Matthews, S., Taylor, N., Crane, M., Thorn, M. and Najaman, J. (2017). Queensland Alcohol-related violence and Night Time Economy Monitoring project (QUANTEM): a study protocol. BMC Public Health, 17, (789). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-4811-9
Miller, P.G., Chikritzhs, T.N., Droste, N., Pennay, A. and Tomsen, S. (2017). The need for accuracy and validity in research on nightlife and drinking: A commentary on Devilly et al. and recommendations for future research. International Journal of Drug Policy. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2017.09.001
Mooney JD, Holmes J, Gavens L, De Vocht F, Hickman M, Lock K, Brennan A (2017). Investigating local policy drivers for alcohol harm prevention: A comparative case study of two local authorities in England. BMC Public Health. Doi: 10.1186/s12889-017-4841-3
Pidd, K., Duraisingam, V., Roche, A., & Trifonoff, A. (2017). Young construction workers: substance use, mental health, and workplace psychosocial factors. Advances in Dual Diagnosis, 10(4), 155-168. doi:10.1108/ADD-08-2017-0013.
Pidd, K., Roche, A., Duraisingam, V., Trifonoff, A., & Kostadinov, V. (2017). An evaluation of an alcohol and other drugs and psychological wellbeing intervention targeting young construction industry workers. Drug and Alcohol Review, 36(Suppl. 1), 60. doi: 10.1111/dar.12613.
Pocuca N, Hides L, Quinn CA, White MJ, Mewton L, Newton NC, Slade T, Chapman C, Andrews G, Teesson M, Allsop S, McBride N (2017). The Interactive Effects of Personality Profiles and Perceived Peer Drinking on Early Adolescent Drinking. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. Doi: 10.1037/adb0000322
Roche, A., Nicholas, R., Trifonoff, A., & Kostadinov, V. (2017). Patterns and impact of alcohol and drug use among older Australians. Drug and Alcohol Review, 36(Suppl. 1), 147. doi:10.1111/dar.12613.
Roche, A., Kostadinov, V., Cameron, J., McEntee, A., & Pidd, K. (2017). Fifty years of Employee Assistance Programs: Global findings and future directions. Drug and Alcohol Review, 36(Suppl. 1), 148. doi: 10.1111/dar.12613.
Seear, K. (2017). The emerging role of lawyers as addiction 'quasi-experts'. International Journal of Drug Policy, (44). pp. 183-191.
Tait, R.J. (2017). Comparison of subjective wellbeing in substance users and the parents or partners of substance users. Drug and Alcohol Review. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12615
Vuong T, Ritter A, Nguyen N, Ali R (2017). Strengthening advocacy efforts with empirical evidence: A case example of the conduct, uptake and utilisation of research in drug policy decision-making in Vietnam. International Journal of Drug Policy. Doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2017.07.029
Wang X, Jin X, Blizzard L, Antony B, Han W, Zhu Z, Cicuttini F, Wluka AE, Winzenberg T, Jones G, Ding C (2017). Associations between knee effusion-synovitis and joint structural changes in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Journal of Rheumatology. Doi: 10.3899/jrheum.161596
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US-China trade relations have become embroiled in fresh uncertainty. However, we still believe that further escalation will be too politically costly for the US president, Donald Trump, before the presidential election in 2020, and this makes it likely that a bilateral agreement will eventually be reached this year. However, the risk of a "no deal" outcome is very high and ought to be prepared for.
On May 10th the US increased existing tariffs of 10% on US$200bn worth of Chinese merchandise imports to duty rates of 25%, in the first salvo of a resumption of trade hostilities. China responded by raising its import tariffs on around US$60bn of US goods. The stakes were raised again on May 13th with a US proposal to apply additional tariffs across Chinese merchandise imports not yet covered by punitive tariffs, worth around US$300bn (at 2018 values). China has not outlined its response, but it would no doubt include widening its own tariffs across all US goods.
The application of tariffs across the entirety of bilateral merchandise trade would have dire wider consequences for the global economy by disrupting supply chains, as well as inducing volatility in financial markets, raising costs for consumers and curtailing business investment. Partly because of what is at stake economically, The Economist Intelligence Unit continues to expect the US and China to come to an agreement to prevent further tariff escalation. The timing to watch will be late June, when Mr Trump is expected to meet his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, on the sidelines of G20 meetings in Japan.
De-escalation will come from the US
According to Mr Trump and the US Trade Representative, Robert Lighthizer, the recent breakdown in trade negotiations was caused by China's sudden backtracking on elements of the trade agreement that had taken shape over ten rounds of negotiation. If taken at face value—and there are reasons to treat the information with caution—it suggests that Mr Xi came under pressure from domestic interest groups not to submit to an "unequal treaty" with the US. This pressure may have materialised once the text of the outline agreement was translated into Chinese—reportedly at a surprisingly late stage—and circulated internally. Mr Xi had previously signalled cautious support for a deal and must have been aware of its content, given his close relationship with the chief Chinese negotiator, Liu He (a vice-premier).
While the reasons for China's about-turn are not transparent, it is clear that its negotiating position has hardened. Commentary in state media has adopted a belligerent tone, stressing China's economic "resilience" and signaling a willingness to fight US trade aggression "to the end". Across broader social media, there has been a rise in patriotic postings and a crowding-out of liberal voices that have supported a trade deal with the US. Stoking domestic sentiment in this way suggests that China is not preparing to reverse its recent backtrack or to fulfil other outstanding US demands, even if this results in economic pain.
As a result, our view that a cessation in bilateral trade hostilities will be formalised in June rests on the assumption that de‑escalation will be driven by the US. This will come from Mr Trump's political calculations in advance of the US presidential election in 2020. The most recent US tariff escalation from 10% to 25% was controversial, although the overwhelming majority of the goods targeted (within the US$200bn tranche) are intermediate components, which will primarily squeeze US businesses.
However, the proposed tariff application on the remainder of Chinese merchandise imports not yet hit by US duties would target major finished consumer goods, such as mobile phones and computers. These actions, which would cover goods worth around US$300bn (at 2018 values), would put direct pressure on US consumers. Expected Chinese retaliation would also be likely to result in a suspension of goodwill purchases of US soybeans and an intensification of "qualitative" measures targeting US companies in China, such as increased licensing and administrative procedures.
The political cost of tariff troubles
Given these coming economic challenges, there are signs that support for Mr Trump is already starting to erode among US farmers—a key Republican constituency—as a result of his trade agenda. US businesses and consumer groups have also already come out in strong opposition to the new tariffs. Meanwhile, volatility has picked up in the US financial market, which has in the past made Mr Trump nervous.
We therefore believe Mr Trump will judge that extending the trade war to the entirety of Chinese merchandise trade will both split the Republican Party and introduce unnecessary economic harm before the presidential election. There still seems to be appetite for a trade deal among other parts of the US administration, as well: the US Treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin, reportedly plans to return to China to continue trade negotiations, although a specific timeline has not yet been announced.
Meetings between the presidents have previously allowed both sides to walk back from the brink. At the least, the US could agree to delay the imposition of tariffs at the planned G20 summit. Precedent suggests that the timeline for new tariff application will be around two months, so the meeting will come early enough to prevent tariff escalation in July or August. As a result, we expect these meetings to ultimately prevent further escalation over the remaining US$300bn worth of Chinese merchandise imports—and, in turn, China's retaliation over the entirety of US merchandise imports into its own market.
There is, nevertheless, a high level of risk to this forecast. It is unclear whether Mr Lighthizer—who has led the charge for the resumption of tariff hostilities—will continue to accompany Mr Mnuchin in future talks with China. Mr Lighthizer's influence over Mr Trump is key, and his view that China reneged on its previously agreed-upon commitments will have vindicated his suspicions of China's commitment to enforcing a trade deal.
In addition, Mr Trump himself remains convinced that strong first-quarter GDP growth in the US was underpinned primarily by the trade war. It is also possible that he could see a weak deal with China as more politically damaging in advance of the presidential vote than no deal at all.
What happens without a deal?
A "no deal" scenario that sees tariffs extended across all bilateral trade would inflict significant economic pain on China. While the direct impact on GDP growth via external trade would be manageable, at around 0.5 percentage points, the indirect impact on consumer and business confidence could be more substantive, potentially pulling down GDP expansion by a further 0.5‑1 percentage points. The government would implement stimulus measures to cushion the impact of trade hostilities on domestic demand, but these would disrupt policy efforts made in recent years to contain risks tied to high levels of debt, pointing to a poorer long-term economic outlook.
The US economy is less trade-reliant than China's, and we would expect the US government to continue to provide stimulus to the agriculture sector—one of the sectors that would suffer the most from the loss of export competitiveness. However, rising prices and narrowing business margins would push down growth in both household spending and business investment. Under our initial projections, we expect this to knock 0.2-0.3 percentage points off our current GDP growth forecast of 2.2% for 2019.
With or without a deal, lingering friction between the US and China—particularly in the realm of trade—will weigh on global trade sentiment, particularly in the electronics sector. East Asian trade growth is already under pressure owing to a slowdown in global demand for consumer electronics. This has been exacerbated by both the tariffs themselves and uncertainty tied to the trade war.
An escalation in the dispute could further raise the risk of this conflict morphing into a global trade war—which The Economist Intelligence Unit has identified as the top risk to the global economy in 2019—as Chinese exporters redirect their shipments to the EU and other countries to offset US tariff pain. This would inflame tensions in those third countries and could prompt retaliatory duties against Chinese goods in those markets. Regardless of how the dispute pans out, trade uncertainty will inevitably weigh on investor and trade sentiment, creating consequences for the entire global economy.
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If you were to go back thirty years ago then you would be in an entirely different world. Video games weren’t a massive industry that brought billions of dollars into the world economy. Thirty years ago the only game you essentially had was pong, within those thirty years things have changed greatly. Video games now offer visuals that resemble real life, you can hardly tell the difference between reality and the video game itself. On top of that video games have become so popular that billions of people around the globe play these games.
About twelve years ago Major League Gaming was founded by Mike Sepso and Surdance DiGiovanni. When these two individuals created Major League Gaming they never imagined that it would become as popular as it has become today. MLG no longer just applies to Northern America, it applies to everyone around the world who believes they have what it takes to take on the likes of OpTic Gaming or Nadeshot, two of the most famous teams in the MLG.
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Oleg Deripaska’s lawyers plan to set up a $600,000 award for journalists to “dig into” why the United States imposed sanctions on the Russian tycoon, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.
Washington lifted sanctions on Deripaska’s main assets — aluminum maker Rusal and its parent En+ — in January after he dropped control of them, though Deripaska himself remains subject to U.S. sanctions. Deripaska sued the U.S. last month, alleging that it had overstepped its legal bounds and made him the “latest victim” in the U.S. probe into Moscow’s alleged election interference.
“Deripaska’s lawyers are also set to launch a $600,000 prize fund this week to encourage journalists to dig into why he was sanctioned,” FT cited unnamed sources with knowledge of the project as saying.
His lawyers maintain that “the U.S. authorities were influenced by domestic political factors” when the economic measures were enacted a year ago, FT reported. The aluminum tycoon himself told FT that U.S. lawmakers are after “more blood.”
“Congress has no idea what is going on in Russia, or anywhere in the world,” Deripaska was quoted as telling FT. “There are no facts, no grounds, just filthy lies.”
On a tour of his sanctions-hit GAZ van maker factory 400 kilometers east of Moscow Tuesday, Deripaska told reporters he was ready to give up control of the company for it to survive.
Many suppliers and partners have stopped working with GAZ due to the risk of secondary sanctions, Deripaska said, adding there was also huge pressure on GAZ from its banks.
Reuters contributed reporting to this article.
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Home › News › Calls › Apply to be the next Digital Media and Outreach Director
The Coalition maintains its social media presence with the following goals in mind:
Represent intersectional feminist perspectives, voices, images, and concerns both in and beyond university
Share professional opportunities
Celebrate and amplify members’ accomplishments
Promote feminist research in rhet/comp.
Position description: The Digital Media and Outreach Director will report directly to a designated member of the Executive Board. General responsibilities will include:
Overseeing communication across available digital platforms to promote effective communication among current and prospective Coalition members and the greater professional community;
Generating and regularly posting appropriate content to the Coalition's social media platforms and coordinating across platforms as appropriate;
Maintaining and purposefully increasing listserv use;
Generating meaningful website content, such as organizational news, member profiles, mentoring spotlights, and so on in collaboration with Coalition President and Immediate Past President.
Working with available data and, when needed, generating new data about CFSHRC digital media practices.
Preserve an archive of social media content and data
The Digital Media Outreach Director will not work alone. Instead, the Director will establish and supervise committees, task forces, and teams as needed, working in accordance with the CFSHRC Bylaws.
We encourage applicants to bring creative and innovative strategies for the future direction of the Coalition’s digital media presence. Applicants are encouraged to get to know the Coalition's current digital resources, including this website and our Facebook page and Twitter account.
Appointment and eligibility: The new CFSHRC Digital Media and Outreach Director will be selected by a committee established by the current DMOD and will serve a two-year term beginning April 15, 2020 and ending April 14, 2022. If not already a member of the Coalition Advisory Board (AB), the new DMOD will also have ex officio status on the Board. Executive Board members (including the Member at Large) are ineligible to apply. Consideration will be given to applicants who already hold a terminal degree (i.e., PhD, MFA), and who have an established record of relevant research, teaching, and/or service. Applicants must be current members of the Coalition. To confirm membership status, contact Treasurer Mariana Grohowski mgrohow@gmail.com no later than 12/30/2019.
Since the Digital Media and Outreach Director will need to be an active participant in the Coalition’s two main conferences, CCCC and (in alternate years) Feminisms and Rhetorics, the Director will receive a $500 stipend over a two-year term, plus one free conference registration in each year of the two-year term where the Coalition has a strong presence.
To apply: Email a cover letter and CV to Patricia Fancher, current Director of Outreach and Digital Media at pfancher@ucsb.edu. In the letter, please address your qualifications for fulfilling both the goals and the general responsibilities as listed above, including (but not limited to) your relevant scholarship and/or scholarly projects and links to digital projects and social media accounts. We also welcome your innovative ideas for the future of the Coalition’s digital presence. Citations for or links to work are welcome.
Copies of the Coalition's recent Digital Task Force Report and Social Media Guide use are available upon request. Send inquiries to Patricia Fancher pfancher@ucsb.edu.
Applications are due January 15, 2020 and final decisions will be made by March 1, 2020, allowing both incoming and outgoing DODM to overlap as they transition roles.
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TOFINO — A local non-profit foundation may try to secure heritage status for Cougar Annie's Garden and turn the property into a National Historic Site.
Story by Keven Drews published on Westcoaster.ca on January 27, 2009. Click here for original article.
Kira Rogers, a spokesperson for the Boat Basin Foundation, said securing heritage status for the garden and the Temperate Rainforest Field Study Centre would open the doors to further funding opportunities. Declaring the property a National Historic Site, she added, would increase its status.
The garden and field study centre, located in Hesquiat Harbour, 55 kilometres northwest of Tofino, are expensive to maintain, said Rogers, because materials need to be barged in.
“It's a special place because it's a part of our history in Clayoquot Sound and the story around it is quite amazing,” she said. “This place is amazing. You can't understand until you see it.”
Rogers delivered the message during a meeting of the Tofino Long-Beach Chamber of Commerce last week. She followed it up with an interview with the Westcoaster.ca Monday.
She said the foundation is trying to find ways to bring in more money and raise the garden's profile.
The foundation is responsible for 117 acres of wilderness located in Hesquiat Harbour, including the five-acre garden and the Temperate Rainforest Field Study Centre, which includes six cabins and a main dining hall.
The garden was planted by Ada Annie Rae-Arthur, who moved with her husband, Willie Rae-Arthur, to the Boat Basin in 1915. She quickly turned the garden into a nursery business, planting hundreds of varieties of trees and shrubs, perennials and bulbs.
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The Productive Models. The Conditions of Profitability
Robert Boyer, Michel Freyssenet
New-York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2002, 144 с.
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During the 1990s, many scientific publications, economic manuals and mass media pundits held that a correct representation of the industrial history of the 20th century would break this period down into three phases. The first phase was thought to involve “semi-craft” production, characterised by a wide variety of goods made by self-organised professional workers seeking to satisfy a demand that emanated from the upper social categories, these being the only persons who could access such custom-made items. Then came a phase of “mass production”, characterised by the manufacturing of large series of standardised goods by unskilled workers whose efforts were strictly defined and prescribed. Thanks to the economies of scale that were made possible by this system, it was supposedly during this period that the working classes acceded to a consumption of industrial products. Lastly, the century’s third and final phase of productive activity, called “lean production”, was said to have appeared in the 1990s, first in Japan before diffusing across the rest of the world. This system was said to have enabled a manufacturing of diversified, high-quality and competitively priced goods, thanks to employees’ and suppliers’ joint efforts towards a continuous improvement in performance (the purpose being to satisfy a market that was becoming increasingly competitive and globalised). This final phase was said to have signalled the end of the so-called Taylorian division of labour, assimilated with a separation of design and execution. The MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) researchers put together an International Motor Vehicle Programme (IMVP) to orient research into automobile manufacturers and into variations in their levels of productivity. It subsequently devised the lean production theory to account for the system of production it was describing. The IMVP stated that this system “would change the world”, and that it was imperative that American and European firms adopt it (Womack et. al., 1990). This thesis, which was widely successful internationally in both professional and scientific circles, nevertheless raised a greater number of questions, and even outright criticism. This in turn led to a new wave of research throughout the 1990s - initiatives that enabled more operative types of theoretical formulation. The purpose of the present book is to present these latter formulations.
History however moves quickly. The “system that was going to change the world” was not able to keep the country where it was said to have originated from going into a protracted and painful crisis. Nor did it prevent some of the companies who allegedly embodied its principles from being forced to ally themselves with (or even be taken over by) foreign groups - only to be restructured and discover that they had much to learn from foreigners who were reputedly less efficient. Methods that had been attributed to the Japanese and which had seduced economic and political leaders (as well as many university professors and researchers) began to lose their charm.
One intellectual fashion replacing another, now a new “Anglo-Saxon” model, based on the search for short-term profitability and a consequence of the power that has been acquired by institutional investors (pension funds, mutual funds, etc.) is supposedly forcing itself on the rest of the planet - just as 10 years ago people had been saying that lean production was sure to be the wave of the future. The disillusion is as blinding as it is fascinating. It makes it difficult to learn from the past and causes analysts to repeat the same mistakes - notably that which consists of seeing a new phenomenon as a potentially general and irreversible tendency without first examining the conditions that led to its birth or which are necessary if it is to spread.
It is crucial that analysts avoid falling prey to faddish thinking again, whatever the nature thereof. Observers have to engage in conceptual clarifications and carry out meticulous analyses. This has been the goal of the “GERPISA International Network” (Group for the Permanent Study of and Research into the Automobile Industry and its Workers), an association of researchers who have been focusing on the automobile industry in an attempt to verify the validity of the IMVP’s thesis. The GERPISA has been studying automobile firms’ trajectories as well as the spaces in which such companies have deployed their activities from the late 1960s through the late 1990s. This has been achieved via two international research programmes: “The emergence of new industrial models” (1993-1996) and “The automobile industry between globalisation and regionalisation” (1997-1999). The authors of the present book, who managed the scientific aspects of these two programmes, present here the conclusions that they have personally drawn from them, enhanced by findings from research on the automobile industry since its birth. The present book provides an analytical structure that could readily inspire research into other sectors of activity. For the moment, the automobile sector is the only one to have been subjected to systematic investigation at a worldwide level.
The stakes are high in this debate. At a scientific level, they involve an understanding of the full diversity of the various forms that the relationship between capital and labour has assumed, wherever this relationship is being renewed on a daily basis (i.e., in those firms and economic and political spaces where such activities are deployed). At a practical level, we focus on the conditions underlying firms’ durable profitability (and thus longevity), thereby assessing the room to manoeuvre for each of the actors involved: shareholders, banks, executives, employees, labour unions, suppliers, the State and local authorities – with consideration being given to each actor’s own economic and social outlook.
The first chapter of the present book suggests a framework for analysing the process that gives birth to a “productive model”. The purpose is to build a definition that can be used operationally. The six following chapters are devoted to the “profit strategies” that can become possible, depending on the state of the market or labour; and to the “productive models” by which these strategies (such as they have been defined up until now in the automobile industry) can be implemented. Each chapter presents the development of one (or two) productive model(s); the profit strategy it implements; the means it activates; the “company governance compromise” in which it is embedded; the firms that have successfully embodied it (and those who have failed); the crises it has known; and finally the future that can be predicted for it. The conclusion provides an overview of the way in which these productive models have evolved over time, and specifies both the conditions in which firms can be profitable as well as the room for manoeuvre that actors have at their disposal.
I / ENGENDERING PRODUCTIVE MODELS: AN ANALYTICAL APPROACH
1. Two basic types of obligations and uncertainties
2. Paths that could theoretically lessen market and labour-related uncertainties
3. Growth modes
Sources and forms of national income distribution
8 growth modes that shaped the market and labour during the 20th-century
4. Profit strategies
5. Productive models
The conditions in which strategic means can become coherent with a range of choices
The three components of a productive model
Defining productive models in a way that allows them to be identified
II/ A “QUALITY” STRATEGY THAT IS STILL WAITING FOR A PRODUCTIVE MODEL
1. A “craft production” that is nowhere to be found
2. The “quality”-based profit strategy
Other profit sources are subordinate to the product’s “social quality”
A top-of-the-range international market and a workforce renowned for its professionalism
Products that symbolise fortune and privilege; quality during all phases of the production process; enhanced professionalism
3. The proliferation, collapse, resurgence and transformation of the top-of-the-range manufacturers
4. Looking for a productive model: from assembly line to “reflexive production” - and back again?
A crisis of work that affected “quality” production in a full employment environment
From the " enriching of work" to" reflexive production"
5. The future of the “quality” strategy
III/ THE “DIVERSITY AND FLEXIBILITY” STRATEGY AND THE TAYLORIAN AND WOOLLARDIAN MODELS
1. The “diversity and flexibility” profit strategy
Diverse specific products and a flexibility that depends on variations in demand
A heterogeneous market and a flexible workforce
Specific products, flexible organisation and an incentivising employment relationship
2. The “Taylorian” model was not originally designed for mass production
3. The Woollardian model
A synchronised and mechanised flow of parts; autonomous work teams
An incentive wage negotiated on a team-by-team basis
Quantitative and qualitative flexibility
4. The “diversity and flexibility” strategy loses its relevancy - and the crisis of the Taylorian and Woollardian models
5. A possible resurgence of the “diversity and flexibility” strategy
IV/ THE “VOLUME” STRATEGY AND THE FORDIAN MODEL
1. From Ford to Fordism - and back again
2. The gradual and tentative shaping of the Ford production system
Mass production and lower prices preceded the introduction of assembly line
Uniformisation and integration
Wages are doubled to keep workers from leaving
The early crisis of the Ford production system
3. The “volume”-based profit strategy
An exceptional coincidence of market and of labour conditions
Standard products; a centralised and integrated organisation; rising, high and relatively uniform wage levels
4. The Fordian model
Building the Fordian model at Ford after the Second World War
Volkswagen is the second firm to have embodied the Fordian model
5. Is it possible to revert to a “volume” strategy?
V/ THE “VOLUME AND DIVERSITY” STRATEGY AND THE SLOANIAN MODEL
1. An unexpected discovery that resulted from an existing constraint
Durant’s ideas at the other end of the spectrum from Ford’s
A “revolutionary” innovation that endangered the firm’s survival
Two lessons to be drawn from this adventure
2. The “volume and diversity “ strategy
A combination of volume and of diversity
A moderately hierarchised demand and a polyvalent workforce
Commonalisation of parts between the various models; control over product variety; moderate wage hierarchisation; and the
possibility of career development
3. The Sloanian model
Rise in wage purchasing power vs. increases in productivity
Parallel product ranges; shared platforms; superficially differentiated models; different body versions; numerous optional accessories; annual modifications
Strategic centralisation and operational decentralisation; creation of subsidiaries and subcontracting; multi-specialised production lines; polyvalent employees
4. Crisis and resurgence of the Sloanian model
The success of growth modes that have a co-ordinated and moderately hierarchised distribution of national income - and the paradoxical consequences for the “volume and diversity” strategy
The Sloanian model’s crisis in the United States - a crisis of productivity and of work
In France and in Italy: a crisis in the company governance compromise that was followed by a crisis of productivity
The rise of the “co-ordinated and export-oriented” growth mode countries - and the revival of the Sloanian model in one of them Restructuring: a fascination with Japanese success
5. The future of the “volume and diversity” strategy and of the Sloanian model
VI/ THE “PERMANENT REDUCTION IN COSTS” STRATEGY AND TOYOTIAN MODEL
1. The “permanent reduction in costs” strategy
A penny saved is a penny earned
Restrictive market conditions and labour conditions
A strategy with stringent requirements, especially in terms of organisation and the employment relationship
2. One gives up, the other perseveres
The absence of any external competitiveness constraint: Peugeot
A limited market founded on the existence of social conflict: Toyota
3. The Toyotian model
Traditional and well-equipped products without any superfluous diversity
A Just-in-Time productive organisation
Wages that are based on meeting time reduction goals; and an employment guarantee
Partnerships with suppliers
4. The heyday of the Toyotian model and its subsequent crisis
5. The future of the “permanent reduction in costs” strategy
VII/ THE “INNOVATION AND FLEXIBILITY” STRATEGY AND THE HONDIAN MODEL
1. The “innovation and flexibility” strategy
The unbreakable bonds between conceptual innovation and “reactive” flexibility
Original expectations that must be satisfied; opportunistic and mobile employees
Requirements that are diametrically opposed to those that can be found in a “permanent reduction in costs” strategy
2. Despite being born in Japan, the Hondian model is the opposite of the Toyotian model
Genesis of the Hondian model
Engineers at the behest of financiers
Staying independent: neither a keiretsu nor an association of suppliers
Rapid individual promotion vs. responsiveness and initiative
Innovative products; re-convertible equipment and personnel; a double-edged pay system; and better working conditions
3. Success is never guaranteed once and for all
4. The future for the “innovation and flexibility” strategy and Hondian model
A re-evaluation of the history of productive models
Productive models are neither unique to a major historical era nor to a given country
When growth modes are destabilised, productive models must be rearranged
The two conditions underlying firms’ longevity: relevancy and coherency
What can a firm’s actors do?
History moves forward
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Party leader, President sends congratulations to AIPA 40 Chair
As the 40th General Assembly of ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA 40) officially opened in Bangkok, Thailand, on August 26, Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong has sent a letter of congratulations to Chair of AIPA 40 and Speaker of the Thai House of Representatives Chuan Leekpai.
NA Chairwoman heads to AIPA General Assembly
Delegates at the opening session of AIPA-40 (Photo: VNA)
In the letter, Party General Secretary and President Trong noted that the AIPA has demonstrated its important role in and numerous positive contributions to the process of building a united ASEAN Community and efforts to expand and deepen ASEAN’s ties with dialogue partners.
“I highly appreciate AIPA 40’s theme of "Advancing Parliamentary Partnership for Sustainable Community”, which is in accordance with the common theme of ASEAN this year which is “Advancing Partnership for Sustainability,” Trong wrote in the letter, noting that the theme delivers the AIPA’s cornerstone message on becoming an important partner going side by side with ASEAN in the process of development and building a strong, connected and dynamic ASEAN Community.
The Vietnamese leader stressed that ASEAN has reaped great achievements over the past 52 years, but it is also facing many challenges, such as effectively implementing set plans, maintaining the bloc’s central role, and enhancing intra-bloc unity to deal with regional and global matters, especially those related to peace and security in the region.
He was of the view that AIPA and ASEAN should continue to strengthen substantial and pragmatic cooperation, connectivity and mutual support in the process of building the ASEAN Community and realising the ASEAN Community Vision 2025, in order to fulfil set targets at both national and regional levels, thus bringing about practical benefits to people in the Community.
“As an active and responsible member of AIPA, the Vietnamese National Assembly has been, and will actively participate in AIPA activities and in the international and regional integration process, for the sake of peace, prosperity and sustainability of the ASEAN Community,” Nguyen Phu Trong wrote.
He expressed the belief that under the chair of the AIPA 40 Chair, AIPA 40 will be a great success with the close cooperation of delegates and the thorough preparation of the Thai parliament.
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CAP has a wide network both domestic and international partners, which enables CAP to have excellent understanding of national and local development agenda together with international knowledge and experiences in agricultural and rural development in general and in land governance issues in particular:
At national level: Government authorities (the Party’s Central Theoretical Council, Party’s Central Economic Committee, the National Assembly‟ Economic Committee, The Prime Minister’s Advisory Board…); Institutes and departments of MARD; other line ministries including Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment, General department of Land administration; and other independent institutes such as Mekong Development Research Institute of Vietnam (MDRI).
At local level: CAP has collaborated closely with local authorities of provinces, especially Departments of Agricultural and Rural development (DARDs) and Departments of Natural Resources and Environment (DONREs) including Vinh Phuc, Nam Dinh, Thanh Hoa, Ha Tinh, Binh Dinh, Dong Thap, Lam Dong, Thai Binh, Long An, Can Tho, etc.
Outstanding international and domestic institution: CAP have sustained a broad network with outstanding international research organizations such as Harvard University, Stanford University, University of Berkeley, University of Copenhagen, Australian National University…In Vietnam, CAP has conducted intensively collaborative works with many prestigious universities such as Agricultural Universities, Full Bright Economic School, National Economic University….
International organizations: WB, ADB, UNDP, FAO, IFAD, USAID, DANIDA, AUSAID, etc. NGOs: we are in collaboration with them locally, including Oxfam, SNV, Helvetas, World Vision and etc.
Partners in the Mekong region: CAP has worked closely with and provided policy advices to Asian partners, including Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam on the issues of land use and agricultural productivity, farm size, agricultural productivity and value chain integration, land governance, etc.
In Myanmar, we have contacted with the Land Allocation and Utilization Committee, under the President’s office. It is essentially the highest level policy body working on land policies nationally. Land Core Group is a consortium of over 30 national and international agencies working on land issues, heavily involved in research and policy advocacy. A network of NGOs called the Myanmar Environment Resource Network (MERN) is very influential on forestry and land governance issues. The NGO called ECODEV does a lot of research and policy advocacy. RECOFT in Myanmar is also working on capacity building for Ministry of Forestry on subjects like community forestry… Myanmar Development Resource Institute (MDRI) focuses on policy research and to help plan and implement programs and projects that spearhead the economic and social reform process in Myanmar aimed at broad-based economic development.
In Laos, NAFRI is collaborating with a number of different partners including international and regional research centers, local educational institutes, the private sector and farmer groups, cooperatives and associations and improving linkages with Department of Agriculture Extension and Cooperative (DAEC). NAFRI has its greatest potential for up-scaling its strategic impact on policy formation within its think tank functions, supported by the Agriculture and Forestry Policy Research Centre.
In China, we have long time of collaboration. Over the last 10 years, CAP has worked with Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy (CCAP) under Chinese Academy of Sciences. CCAP serves its goal to analyze policies related to agricultural R&D, natural resource and environmental issues, integrated rural urban development as well as policy decision support system in China, and helping formulate practical and feasible policies for sustainable development and modernization of rural China.
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Betty Boop and Saint James Infirmary
By Bart
While Betty Boop is a familiar face to all, most people haven’t actually seen the original Feischer Studios cartoons or have only seen the later ones. Before the Hays Code cleaned up Hollywood (and American animation subsequently became directed at children), Betty lived in a world filled with drugs, death, and sexuality few realize was ever animated.
In contrast to their cheif competitors (Disney), the Fleischers created an edgy world for Betty, Bimbo, and Koko, and this affected even their music choices. Where Uncle Walt played it safe in Disney’s Silly Symphonies, Betty and Bimbo cartoons included soundtracks supplied by jazz artists. I’ve been an animation fan for years now, and I recall a great deal of joy when I re-discovered these old cartoons and these cameos of jazz greats. Where Disney has a “timeless” quality that serves mostly to make it feel generic and manufactured, the old Betty cartoons reveal the excitement with which their creators approached the times and this new art of animation.
The Betty version of Snow White (1933) is one of the best. It not only includes a performance of “Saint James Infirmary” by Cab Calloway and his Orchestra, but also features a rotoscoped Calloway dancing (as a ghost) during the big musical number.
More of these posts will follow, but if you’re impatient, YouTube has a great number of these cartoons waiting for you to find them.
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Star Trek Movie Stars On SNL To Address Trekkers
NBC's Saturday Night Live staff does it again with this hilarious segment featuring Star Trek's Zachary Quinto and Chris Pine (Spock and Kirk respectively) making an appearance on SNL's "Weekend Edition" to address the concerns of Trekkers who were upset that the J.J. Abrams-directed blockbuster didn't follow "Star Trek history."
(Ha. Which includes me. Well, I was only mildly concerned, and not so much so that I didn't enjoy the movie. It was excellent!)
At any rate, Pine starts opens with an apology of sorts and Quinto follows up by explaining how they did incorporate some well known Trek lore like the "Vulcan PonFar" ritual. Then Pine stumbles on his words while trying to explain the technology of the "Transporter" and just as all seems lost for the two new megastars, Leonard Nimoy walks in to an ovation and saves the day, expaining "Any Trekker who doesn't like the movie is..." something I can't print here but they can say on live television.
What's so funny are the two "Trekkers" in costume in the audience making "We're watching you" faces at the stars during the segment.
All of this fun causes me to wonder if we will see a "Star Trek Blooper Video" with outtakes from the film, much as we enjoyed the Star Trek Blooper Real of the past with some funny errors caught on tape as the cast of the television show was at work.
Hollywood Suprised At "Star Trek" Boxoffice
Meanwhile, Nikke Finke, who's "Deadline Hollywood" blog is the best source for inside information on Hollywood, revealed that not only did Star Trek surprise Hollywood, earning 76.5 million for the weekend, but the audience was 60 percent male, 40 percent female, which surprised me as I expected a 70 percent / 30 percent split based on the demographics for Star Trek videos on YouTube.
Finke writes:
To put that in perspective, a domestic weekend total under $50M would have meant the pic didn't attract a new and younger audience and relied instead on the franchise's older but loyal fanbase of Trekkies. It was risky for Paramount to market the movie as "not your father's Star Trek". But the critical reviews for JJ Abrams' reboot are 96% positive.
Labels: chris pine, Star Trek
New TV Show by Zennie62's On BART and Oscar Grant
On Saturday, May 2nd, my new television show starts. It's called "The Blog Report With Zennie62" and features the use of my video blogs in a weekly 30-minute format broadcast and co-produced by CoLoursTV in Denver. The start time is 3:30 PM Pacific Time, 6:30 PM Eastern Time and the show is replayed at 11:30 PM and 2:30 PM respecfully.
If you don't have a TV you can see the live stream at CoLoursTV.org. or Zennie62.com
The first show focused on selected events that occured after the shooting of Oscar Grant by BART Officer Johannes Mesherle on New Year's Day. It opens with my walk through a riot-ravaged downtown Oakland where I talked with many people about what happened, including a group of kids who were some of the rioters. Then we focus on the words of "DaveyD", America's foremost hiphop reporter and voice of the street, who shares his observations of how Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums handled the situation. And finally we hear from Dellums himself. This is not the last time I will visit this issue, but it's a good place to start the show.
The standard format is to present politics, news, sports, and tech in some combination for each show. Sometimes it's me talking about an issue; other times it's me talking to someone else, and with this show we will feature the work of other video-bloggers. It's a vloggers' playground.
The show will have a deliberate vlogger feel. Videos that you see on my channels at YouTube, Blip.tv, and other places make up the show. There's no studio; the camcorder is the star instrument. That means we can go anywhere at anytime and quickly make a video. It also means I can share what's happening in the news on the blogsphere in video form and show it on "The Blog Report". A lot of ground we can cover considering I never dreamed of having my own television show, but this whole road I've taken has been totally unplanned by me.
"The Blog Report" all started last year when I met Art Thomas who's the Executive Vice President with CoLoursTV at a media walk-through for the Democratic National Convention in Denver. He lived in Oakland before moving to Denver and so we had a lot to talk about. I was looking for a sponsor for our show at the time, so I sent a proposal to Thomas. That exchange turned into an idea for placing our videos on CoLoursTV and that became the concept called "The Blog Report With Zennie62".
Our first concern was how to get the videos up on television without a loss of at least the quality that is seen on Blip.tv and Viddler, which have the sharpest video uploads (that written, I love YouTube and the quality's really improved over time such that it's competitive with the two, but YouTube's best system is the website design and its "viral" nature as well as The YouTube Partner program.) I think we solved that problem and I understand the TV version looks even better than what you're going to see here.
I look forward to your feedback and questions. We're seeking sponsors and there are some organizations we simply want to establish strategic partnerships with, so please contact me. The possibilities for this are many and should serve as an example for a possble future for newspapers as well.
If you're a video-blogger located anywhere in the World and have material that's not longer than 4 minutes tops, notify me via email at zennie@sportsbusinesssims.com and we'll go from there. I prefer the video is already uploaded on some site, Brightcove, Blip.tv, YouTube, etc, so I can see it.
I wish to thank Art Thomas, Damon Purdy, and Tracy Winchester of CoLours TV, as well as Steve and Bernard who made me look good in the promo. I also wish to thank Google / YouTube for their support and encouragement and specifically Chad, Emily, and Hunter. A big loud shot-out to the iReport team at CNN: Lila, Henry, Rachel, David, Nicole Saldi, and the rest. And thanks to the team at CNN Special Projects, Errol and Jessica, and to Roland Martin and his staff at CNN for discovering me. Finally, thanks to the San Francisco Chronicle for seeing the value in how I do what I'm doing and providing a platform. To the National Football League and Commissioner Roger Goodell, Greg Aiello, and Frank Supovitz ("Mr. Super Bowl") And of course, thanks to my Mom and my relatives in Chicago and Tennessee.
Reaction to Susan Boyle
This is from YouTuber coolness748:
Hello! We respect Susan Boyle , she is an awesome and great singer. Are these real tears here?? not quite, though watching her sing for the first time did cause watery eyes..(Remember video is in Comedy) Thank You all.
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Fox News' Roger Friedman's Leaked "Wolverine" Review Gets Him In Trouble With Fox News, News Corp
More at HuffPost: “FoxNews.com entertainment columnist Roger Friedman has drawn the ire of News Corp bosses after writing a review of a leaked version of the upcoming 20th Century Fox blockbuster "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" — and he'll have to answer to Fox News executives in a meeting Monday morning.
Friedman's FoxNews.com column Thursday — since deleted — was a review of "Wolverine" that studio bosses viewed as an implicit endorsement of movie piracy, according to Deadline Hollywood Daily's Nikki Finke.”
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Fox News' Female Short Skirts Get Ratings Over CNN
For the first time, according to Nielsen, CNN came in third place in cable news program ratings behind Fox and MSNBC. CNN had 1.14 million viewers in March, compared with 1.16 million for MSNBC and 2.3 million for Fox News. Some say the reason is Fox is conservative; it's really their focus on women anchors with short skirts.
So Fox could be liberal as heck and still have the same ratings if they had the same "sex sells" strategy. There have been a lot of Fox female anchors doing the showing of a lot of leg: E.D. Hill, Ainsley Earhardt , Linda Vester, Gretchen Carlson, and Catherine Herridge to name some of them.
That's a lot of women, and I'm sure I've left someone's name off the list without intention. The point is, it's too much of a habit to ignore, thus it's part of the high ratings, because it builds expectations that a viewer will see women in short skirts, especially in the morning.
Is this a bad thing? Well, yes and no. Look, we can't deny that above all else, television is a visual medium. It's not radio at all. So people react to what they see. Moreover, we're wired to reproduce -- people forget that -- so visual cues that appeal to our sexual nature will get more attention than those that don't.
That's a fact.
I can't blame Fox for this. But I can blame Fox for coupling it with some lame reporting. Much of it's so biased I don't watch it at all. I flip between CNN and MSNBC. And CNN has some attractive female anchors, but they don't present them like Fox does. If they did, I hate to write this, but CNN would overtake Fox for the ratings lead.
The question is will they do this?
'Building a Mystery' by Sarah McLachlan on QTV
Q was fortunate enough to have Sarah McLachlan as the live musical guest for the Toronto live special broadcast out of the CBC's Glenn Gould Theatre. Playing to a packed house Sarah started her appearance off with her hit 'Building a Mystery'.
Natasha Richardson Accident - Richardson Passed Away Tonight
From CBS: Actress Natasha Richardson and wife of Liam Neeson is reportedly in critical condition after suffering a head injury in a skiing accident at a Canadian ski resort. Randall Pinkston reports.
I later learned that the actress passed away this evening at the age of 45 years old.
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Star Trek Movie: Where Are The Black Men?
There's a lack of Black men in the Star Trek trailers and director J.J. Abrams called and invited Tyler Perry to be in the movie to make up for the oversight
Sunday, March 08, 2009 0
Martha Stewart and Lucaris Have Lunch - Seriously
One interesting aspect of taste maven Martha Stewart's life is that she keeps company with some hip members of American Culture, one of them is rapper Ludacris, who had lunch with Martha on March 4th. Here's what Martha wrote on "The Martha Blog ":
Here I am having Lunch yesterday with Ludacris (Chris Bridges). We had a nice salad, paella, and chocolate cake for dessert. He is a nice young man and very, very busy. He is extremely excited about his new flick and new album. Ludacris also really liked the chocolate cake!
But why is this not part of her overall image? A good question that begs for an answer!
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Electronic Literature Directory
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i made this. you play this. we are enemies.
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i made this. you play this. we are enemies. is a Flash-based poetry game by Jason Nelson. Like Nelson’s earlier games (game, game, game and again game and Alarmingly These Are Not Lovesick Zombies), i made this is built around a modified platform game engine layered with hand-drawn notations, poetic texts, video, and animation. Each level is played/read against a background derived from one of several popular web portals, from the partisan news outlet The Huffington Post to the satirical news aggregator Fark, from powerful presences like Google and Yahoo to open information insurgents like Mininova.
As readers navigate across the repurposed screenshots of the various iconic web sites represented in each level, a curious poetics is at play in which the adversarial relationship between web sites and their customers is central. On the one hand, there is clearly a satirical function to the flashing texts which seem to highlight the implicit agenda of each portal. In this reading, the poet, in revising, decoding, and reframing the visual language of each site, is pitted against the various information outlets and their respective agendas. Here, the title seems to describe the interaction between the web (“I made this.”) and the poet (“You play this.”), locking the two in mortal combat (“We are enemies.”)
On the other hand, the very structure of this work—a poetry game—enfolds the artist and his audience into this oppositional relationship. Nelson the poet has placed his readers in peril, forcing them to dodge obstacles and risk death (or, as the game cheerfully says, "You purchased a farm!"). Though Nelson’s appropriation of popular web sites might seem to suggest an iconoclastic populism, the title itself seems to be a playfully antagonistic message directed at his own readers (which Nelson describes as an "Appalachian-style battle between the game maker and game player"), suggesting that communication is powerful and potentially coercive, regardless of its point of origin or form.
In i made this, independent hypermedia poets, corporate communications offices, and humble readers are locked in a joyful tangle of competing agendas, confused desires, and codependent antagonisms. While the ultimate "message" of i made this is best left to argument and debate, the very process itself seems to suggest that there exists in New Media forms the potential to unsettle even the most stable and recognizable voices of authority, whether they come in the form of corporate branding, programmed interfaces, authorial intention, and, even, the customer or reader (who might not "always be right").
Read the original work online here.
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Urbanism and community in greater Des Moines, Iowa
Interstate Destruction
Intended to facilitate easy movement of people from suburban homes to downtown jobs, Interstate 235 carved its way through several historic and well-established neighborhoods. This mass demolition and construction project is a scar that never healed - consuming land and dividing the city while encouraging disinvestment rather than concentrating resources. In retrospect, it would have been a much better path to invest in updated mass transit.
Below is a journal of the progression starting in 1950 through today.
Interstate 235 Path - 1950: Aerial photo of the neighborhoods through which Interstate 235 will carve a destructive path.
Interstate 235 Path - 1960: The Interstate 235 construction makes its way to Cottage Grove exit (now the MLK exit)
Interstate 235 Path - 1970: Interstate 235 now fully divides formerly historic neighborhoods
Interstate 235 Path - Current Day: Interstate 235 exits have been reworked and additional pedestrian bridges attempt to connect across the divide, but the scar cannot be healed
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Historic Preservation for Developers
I had a fantastic and far ranging conversation with a fellow design professional this afternoon, sparked by the demolition of six historic homes on 31st Street just a couple days ago. One of the things we talked about was a disconnect between preservation professionals and developers who want to work in urban neighborhoods (specifically older established neighborhoods).
Sometimes despite a general desire to "do the right thing," they end up on the wrong side of the argument. Having worked on all phases of the development process (from land assembly, planning, and zoning to design, financing, and construction), I can identify with the need to be selective about sharing information publicly until the project is ready. Most developers working in older urban areas, however, tend to take this too far - holding their cards too close to their vest will breed distrust and antipathy from concerned neighbors and organizations. It sets up a needless climate of conflict.
Here is a brief overview of how to include preservation in the development planning process: Engage, Evaluate, Execute.
Historic Preservation Planning for Developers - Engage, Evaluate, Execute
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Pragmatic Preservation
In 1950, Hud and Ellen Weeks purchased land from Hud’s parents to build a home for their growing family. An otherwise unremarkable story might have ended there but for two things: Hud was the son of Des Moines makeup magnate Carl Weeks, and the parcel they purchased was carved from the Salisbury House grounds, Hud and Ellen Weeks Home - Double Lustron Kitchennow a national landmark and museum. On this historic site, Hud and Ellen commissioned a unique modern dwelling comprised of two “Lustron” ready-to-assemble steel home kits built around a central atrium. Only about 2,000 Lustrons remain in the world today. The double Lustron home was significant architecturally due to its distinctive design and historically because of its association with an influential Des Moines family.
On a chilly February morning in 2013, Salisbury House staff arrived to find massive machines tearing into the enameled steel-cladding of Hud and Ellen Weeks’ former home. A developer had purchased the lot and proceeded with demolition. Historians had no chance to document or reclaim any portion of the structure for study or reuse. This story is playing out today with the demolition of three century-old buildings for expansion of the EMC Insurance Companies in downtown Des Moines.
Do you Know an Endangered Building?
Victorian Home in Danger of DemolitionIs there an abandoned home in your neighborhood that you would like to see saved? Perhaps a unique vacant storefront or even a cool gas station? Here is your chance to get some publicity for a building you think we all should know about: the Des Moines Rehabbers Club is seeking nominations for the 3rd Annual "Most Endangered Buildings" list!
An old railroad depot, a one-room schoolhouse, and a decaying Victorian home are all finalists from past years' lists.
There are two ways to nominate a building:
Register (for free) at http://RenovateDSM.com and fill out the online nomination form - you must be logged in to view this form.
Print a nomination form, fill it out, and mail it back.
Nominations are DUE by October 8, 2010. More information about the Most Endangered Buildings list can be found on the Des Moines Rehabbers Club website at http://renovatedsm.com/node/593.
Individuals and organizations are encouraged to nominate endangered buildings that they would like to see saved.
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Rehabbers Name Des Moines' Seven Most Endangered Buildings
Victorian Home in Danger of Demolition: This home is on the City's "Public Nuisance" list and may be demolished if deficiencies are not corrected in a timely manner.A charred Sherman Hill mansion and a former one-room schoolhouse have been named among “Des Moines Seven Most Endangered Buildings” by the Des Moines Rehabbers Club. Over the period of about a month, the Club received nominations from the public for buildings, homes, and other structures within the City of Des Moines in danger of demolition or neglect. The resulting list will help raise awareness of endangered structures in Des Moines and promote opportunities for rehabilitating them.
In no particular order, the following have been selected as “Des Moines Seven Most Endangered Buildings”. Visit http://renovatedsm.com/node/316 for more information and photos of the buildings.
692 17th Street, Sherman Hill neighborhood.
East Woodlawn School, 2930 Euclid Avenue.
1910 Officer’s Quarters, Fort Des Moines.
Kingsway Cathedral Church, 901 19th Street.
Roadside Settlement House, 620 Scott Avenue.
Gas Station, 203 E. Grand.
1021 26th Street.
The last one on this list is on the City's "Public Nuisance" list. Being listed as a public nuisance is technically a legal action, and subjects the owner to fines if the deficiencies are not corrected. Ultimately, if the items listed on the public nuisance action are not remedied, the structure may be demolished by the City.
2008 Most Endangered Building Nominations
The Des Moines Rehabbers Club seeks nominations from the public to name "Des Moines' Seven Most Endangered Buildings." Neighborhood groups, individuals, and businesses are encouraged to submit nominations for buildings in danger of demolition or neglect. Nomination forms are available for download at http://renovatedsm.com/node/305 and must be received by September 22, 2008.
Eligible buildings must be located within the city of Des Moines, must be threatened with active demolition or severe neglect, and should not be in a condition that is beyond the possibility of rehabilitation. Buildings may be residential or commercial, of any size and being used for any purpose. The list will be announced in mid-October.
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Optical polarimetry studies of Seyfert galaxies
Felton, Michelle Ann (1999) Optical polarimetry studies of Seyfert galaxies. Doctoral thesis, Durham University.
Optical imaging polarimetry has been performed on seven nearby Seyfert galaxies, three with face-on and four with edge-on host galaxies of various morphological classifications. Observations in V, R, B and H(_a) wavebands are presented as maps of total intensity and of polarized intensity, overlaid with polarization vectors. Independent determinations of the interstellar polarization (ISP) contribution from our own galaxy are made where possible, and are used to produce ISP corrected maps. The polarization patterns seen in the maps show evidence of either dichroic extinction, which indicates the presence of non-spherical dust grains in large-scale galactic magnetic fields, or scattering, which is due to the illumination of regions of dust grains or electrons. The polarization features, which are observed at the different wavebands, are then compared to recent models of polarization in external galaxies. Estimates of the intrinsic Seyfert nuclear polarization are made where possible by correcting for ISP and for an approximation of the dilution due to the host galaxy flux by using values from previous studies. Both the measured and the corrected nuclear polarizations are compared with previously published values, and are discussed in the context of the standard models of Seyfert galaxies. Most of the observed galaxies show evidence of polarization, both from the host galaxy and from the intrinsic Seyfert nucleus. In particular, distinct polarization features: bands of polarization consistent with extended dusty disks aligned with the dusty tori proposed in Seyferts, and regions of polarization corresponding to scattering of the nuclear continuum along the biconical extended Seyfert emission-line regions, have been identified in several of the observed galaxies.
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Two Essays on Livelihood Susceptibility and the Economics of Inland Fisheries
Grantham, Ruby Weate (2015) Two Essays on Livelihood Susceptibility and the Economics of Inland Fisheries. MSc by research thesis, University of York.
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This dissertation comprises two parts, they are linked in their recognition that fisheries, as an ecosystem service of inland surface waters, are poorly understood and undervalued. The first chapter explores how the distribution of livelihood strategies and assets may determine household sensitivity and adaptive capacity to hydrological change in the Lower Mekong Basin. Using an index-based approach relative susceptibility scores were calculated for 2,703 households living within close proximity of the Mekong River. The findings suggest that policies aimed at reducing vulnerability to hydrological change in the Lower Mekong Basin should account for geographic context. Further, the study highlights how policies may be able to strategically target the most susceptible households but that poorly designed policies have the potential to exacerbate vulnerability. In the face of high uncertainty surrounding hydrological change in the Lower Mekong Basin, our assessment of susceptibility should help inform precautionary water management policies and provide baseline information needed for more comprehensive vulnerability assessments in the future. The second chapter of this dissertation presents a structured review of inland fisheries economic research. Bibliographic databases were searched for suitable peer-reviewed articles. The selected studies (n=75) were analysed for coverage, valuation methodologies, and value metrics. The findings provide an overview of trends in study design and current understanding of inland fisheries economics and highlights knowledge gaps and methodological shortcomings. The study highlights the need for a greater quantity of inland capture fisheries economic research that covers a representative sample of ecosystems and fishery types globally. Best practice recommendations are made. These aim to ensure future inland capture fisheries research generates economically credible and comparable values. Economic valuation can inform the sustainable management of inland capture fisheries and ensure they are recognised in trade-off analysis and decision-making. Both studies provide valuable contributions to inland fisheries research. The extensive data coverage of the first study is unprecedented for the assessment of household vulnerability to hydrological change in the Mekong Basin. As far as I am aware, the second study is the first review of inland fisheries literature that explicitly focused on an overview of economics research. This dissertation has highlighted that the management of inland fisheries has environmental, economic and social implications, and that for these to be accounted for in decision-making processes fisheries must be economically valued to capture the value of the fishery as fully as possible, i.e. to include use and non-use values of all beneficiaries. This presents a vast challenge. Ultimately, unless future research strategically addresses the economic research shortcomings identified in this dissertation, inland fisheries will continue to be overlooked in decision-making and their sustainable management will be crippled by our lack of understanding.
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Kevin Borich at The Stag and Hunter Event Time & Tickets
Kevin Borich at The Stag and Hunter in Newcastle
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Stag & Hunter Hotel
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Kevin Borich at The Stag and Hunter
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17:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - A distinguished panel of guests discussing the issue of "Australia in the Asian Century Beyond the White Paper" : A panel of experts would explore these ideas and beyond to answer the question: How does Australia sustain cooperative and mutually beneficial relations with its neighbours in the Asian Century. More Information
The Australian Government has acknowledged the rise of Asia in the 21st century as the paradigm through which it will shape its relationship with its neighbours. The recent White Paper on Australia in the Asian Century by Dr Ken Henry has outlined a roadmap for greater engagement by strengthening (...)
13:00 - SEMINAR - Groups and Combinatorics Seminar: Finite s-Geodesic Transitive Graphs More Information
Groups and Combinatorics Seminar
Wei Jin (UWA)
will speak on
Finite s-Geodesic Transitive Graphs
at 1pm on Tuesday 20th of November in Maths Lecture Room 2
Abstract: A geodesic from a vertex u to a vertex v in a graph is one of the shortest (...)
16:00 - SEMINAR - CWR Presents : The role of inland aquatic ecosystems on green house gas fluxes. Website | More Information
Inland aquatic ecosystems, including rivers, lakes, ponds and reservoirs, occupy a small part of the landscape, but play a key role as a conduit for gas exchange with the atmosphere.
This is dependent on a much larger active surface that previously recognised, intense metabolism in (...)
16:00 - SEMINAR - “New insights into Diabetes and other complex diseases from developing genetic technologies” Website | More Information
Grant Morahan is the inaugural Diabetes Research Foundation Professor and Professor of Systems Genetics at the University of Western Australia, and the Director of the Centre for Diabetes Research at the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research. Before coming to WA, he was at The Walter (...)
10:00 - SEMINAR - To flip or not to flip? The promise and pitfalls of flipped classrooms : Associate Professor Mark Pegrum and Associate Professor Christine Howitt will outline the approaches they took to flipping their classrooms, along with the advantages and limitations they experienced in doing so. More Information
The flipped classroom is a term that is widely used to describe almost any class structure that provides pre-recorded input materials linked to in-class activities. In this pedagogical model, the typical pattern of lectures and activities is reversed. Thus,lectures are provided through pre-recorded (...)
13:00 - SEMINAR - Special Plant Biology Seminar: Peta Clode (CMCA): "The CMCA: An old dog with new tricks" : CMCA now offers many new and exciting opportunities for bio-researchers. More Information
The Centre for Microscopy, Characterisation and Analysis (CMCA) provides local researchers and students in biology and biomaterials with access to infrastructure and expertise across imaging (small animal, optical, confocal, 3-D and electron microscopies), analytical (elemental, isotopic, and (...)
16:00 - SEMINAR - New insights into the proteome of the transcriptionally active chromosome from spinach chloroplasts : Chloroplasts possess their own DNA (ptDNA), which is packaged with proteins proteins into structures analogous to bacterial chromosomes, termed nucleoids or plastid nuclei. Website | More Information
Dr Melonek completed her PhD in 2010 in Plant Cell Biology at University of Kiel, Germany. She continued her work in Kiel for the next 1.5 years but recently moved to Perth to join the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology at UWA. Her research will focus on characterization of proteins (...)
16:00 - SEMINAR - ARCHAEOLOGY SEMINAR SERIES : Coastal Figures: a spatial study of Murujuga rock art More Information
The Pilbara is one of the major rock art areas of Australia, and the foremost region for petroglyphs. The Dampier Archipelago stands out in this region for its high-density rock art assemblages, and extreme heterogeneity of rock art motifs. Now a coastal area, the Archipelago was an inland range (...)
18:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Re-Reading Christina Stead Website | More Information
A Public Lecture by Louise Adler, CEO and Publisher-in-Chief, Melbourne University Publishing.
In 2010, Melbourne University Publishing (MUP) acquired the rights to a collection of titles by one of Australia’s most outstanding novelists, Christina Stead, including her masterpiece, 'The (...)
9:30 - SYMPOSIUM - Christina Stead and literary ownership - a research symposium Website | More Information
The Institute of Advanced Studies at UWA and the Chair of Australian Literature are pleased to present this research symposium.
Starting out from Sydney, Christina Stead lived and worked across Europe, England and the United States, only returning to Australia at the end of her long life (...)
12:00 - SEMINAR - LIWA Medical Research Seminar Series: : W/Prof John Newnham presents "Improving lung health by preventing prematurity" Website | More Information
LIWA invites you to a free seminar on: "Improving lung health by preventing prematurity" by W/Prof John Newnham, Head of School, School of Women's and Infants' Health, University of Western Australia. A light lunch will be served from 12.00pm with a 12.30pm – 1.30pm presentation.
14:00 - STAFF EVENT - UWA Staff Retreat : two night residential retreat for rest,reflection and refocussing More Information
This in the fifth year of offering these end of year retreats for staff at UWA. The feedback from previous participants has been universally positive.
The format includes some reflection on poetry, time alone in silence (walking, resting, reading) and we also introduce a process for (...)
14:00 - SEMINAR - Gibbon Ecology and Distribution: Unanswered Questions : School of Anatomy, Physiology & Human Biology Seminar Series More Information
The Seminar: Despite the considerable knowledge we have accumulated about gibbons (Primates: Hylobatidae), which now include 17 recognized species, some of the most basic questions about their biology remain unanswered. One challenge is to explain why there is so little overlap in ranges (sympatry) (...)
13:00 - SEMINAR - Groups and Combinatorics Seminar: Graphs and general preservers of zero products More Information
Bojan Kuzma (University of Primorska, Slovenia)
Graphs and general preservers of zero products
at 1pm on Tuesday 27th of November in MLR2
Abstract: We survey some results in preserver problems (...)
13:00 - SEMINAR - Respiratory load-induced cardiorespiratory failure : School of Anatomy, Physiology & Human Biology Seminar Series More Information
The Seminar: Respiratory loads have long been used to stress the respiratory muscles. When these loads cause failure, however, this has been attributed to inadequate pressure generation by the respiratory muscles, especially the diaphragm. Recently, we discovered that in a rat model of load-induced (...)
18:30 - PUBLIC LECTURE - 'Defining good outcomes for autistic people: What are "we" striving for?' : Free public lecture by Dr Liz Pellicano on defining what is a "good" intervention or outcome for individuals with autism More Information
At present, there is little consensus between policymakers, scientists, and advocacy groups as to what defines a "good" intervention or a "good" outcome for individuals with autism.
Scientists often concentrate on narrowly-defined outcomes such as changes in IQ scores (...)
8:00 - CONFERENCE - Society for Ecological Restoration Australasia Conference : An essential international forum for scientists and practitioners who look to restoration as a means to conserve the planet's dwindling biodiversity and failing ecosystems. Website | More Information
Society for Ecological Restoration Australasia (SERA) meetings aim to provide an essential international forum for scientists and practitioners who look to restoration as a means to conserve the planet's dwindling biodiversity and failing ecosystems. These meetings provide a critical platform to (...)
16:00 - SEMINAR - CWR Presents : Agricultural land management strategies to reduce phosphorus loads in the Gippsland Lakes, Australia. Website | More Information
A target to reduce phosphorus flows into the Gippsland Lakes in south-eastern Australia by 40% in order to improve water quality has previously been established by stakeholders. This target, like many others worldwide, has been set mostly on the basis of environmental concerns, with limited (...)
16:00 - SEMINAR - “Elucidating novel mechanisms underlying obesity and type 2 diabetes” Website | More Information
Assistant Professor Vance Matthews is an NHMRC Career Development Award Fellow at the Western Australia Institute for Medical Research. Since completing his PhD in 2002, he has completed successful post-doctoral positions in Germany, Western Australia and Melbourne. The results of this work have (...)
9:00 - WORKSHOP - Supervising Postgraduate Students Website | More Information
Those who are engaged in postgraduate supervision and who want to reflect upon, develop and refine their current conceptions and practice of supervision. This workshop not only provides grounding in the Graduate Research School's guidelines, policies and procedures (...)
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Falkirk Twinning
Librarians’ Seminar in Créteil 21-24 November 2018
A Seminar for librarians from several of Créteil’s Twinning partners was held in the Médiathèque in Créteil from 21-24 November 2018. Library Services was represented by veteran librarian Gray Allan. Gray wrote the following short report on the event and his experiences during the visit. I was delighted to have the opportunity to visit France and Creteil for the first time in November as part of the professional exchange organised by Creteil Libraries and the Creteil Twinning Committee. As a recently retired librarian with Falkirk Community Trust I was deputising for my working colleagues who were all involved with Scottish Book Week at this time. Taking part in the event were Falkirk, Creteil (GPSEA) Salzgitter (Niedersachsen) & Mataro (Catalonia). Salzgitter was represented by Claudia Rietdorf, head of service and her depute Yvonne Willert. The librarians from Mataro were Laura Villaret, head of service and her depute Sylvia Barragan. The exchange which took place over 4 days was intensive with visits to libraries in Creteil, the Mediatheque L’Abbaye – Nelson Mandela, Mediatheque Alfortville, the Bibliobus or mobile library in Creteil, a games library, the Ludotheque, also in a housing development in Creteil and the village library in the old part of the town. On the Friday afternoon we had a guided visit to the BNF, the Bibliotheque National de France, in Paris. The participants also took part in a master class run by Antoine Guilloppe a well-known artist and author of children's books, one of which was presented to each of the twinned library organisations. Each of the libraries had selected 13 books in English, German or Spanish for presentation to Creteil Libraries who in exchange gave each of us a small collection of French novels to take back with us. We all introduced one of the books from our selection on the “Book Tube”, an online information service streamed to libraries in the Creteil library network (subtitled in French!) I and my colleagues from Salzgitter and Mataro gave a presentation on our respective libraries to our French colleagues on the Friday morning. The Saturday saw the first literature festival “Bruit des Mots” staged by Creteil Libraries and held in the Mediatheque de L’Abbaye, an impressively organised and well-attended event It was not all work of course! Our hosts from Creteil Libraries and the Twinning Committee treated us royally, exposing us to the variety of French cuisine including a lovely meal in a Montmartre bistro! Not to forget the three trips into Paris!; a flying trip to see Paris at night by car, sightseeing after the BNF visit and a personal escorted tour with Margo on the Sunday before flying home. Many thanks to my hosts from the Mediatheque, Elena Da Rui, Frederique Giacomini and Frederique Bazinet, and representatives from the Twinning Committee, Director Romain Guimber. President Anne Berruet, Noemie, Brigitte Anne and Margo.
Librarians Exchange Invitation
An invitation has been received from Creteil for Falkirk to be represented at a Seminar for librarians to be held at the Mediatheque in Creteil from 20-25 November 2018.
Créteil English Class Evening
News from Créteil. At the last English class before the Summer break, which happened to be 4th July, Teacher Catherine, chose an American theme for the evening! From the happy smiling faces, it looked like it was an evening enjoyed by all. Lovely to see several familiar faces of those who have visited Falkirk.
See photos in the Gallery.
2018 The English Class Créteil Visits Falkirk
Members of Falkirk District Twinning Association (FDTA) were delighted to welcome 6 students and their Teacher from The English Class from our twin town of Créteil, near Paris. They were given a warm welcome to Falkirk by Cllr Laura Murtagh at Municipal Buildings, Falkirk.
In Falkirk to meet twinning members, improve their language skills and go sight seeing around Falkirk and further afield, a busy programme was planned which met these requirements.
A day of sightseeing and shopping was enjoyed in Edinburgh which was seen at its best in full sunshine and blue skies. Many parcels later, the day was completed with an evening meal at a Chinese restaurant.
A highlight had to be a visit to New Lanark World Heritage Site accompanied by FDTA members. The site is a unique 18th century mill village which recreates a working mill, millworkers’ houses, a school, roof garden and so much more.
The group visited the iconic Kelpies followed by a visit to the historic Callendar House.
Staying centrally at Cladhan Hotel the group was able shop locally in Falkirk Town Centre and it's no surprise that some brought with them an extra suitcase!
Clearly this was a successful visit with new friendships made and existing friendships strengthened. This is the power of twinning!
http://www.falkirktwinning.org/creteil/gallery/2018-english-class-visit-falkirk
Cristo Cup Returns to Créteil
The trophy won by the Forth Valley Football Academy under 13 team in last year’s Cristo Cup competition is making its way back to Créteil this week. The competition will again take place in April of this year at the Stade du Sport in Créteil. The Falkirk team will unfortunately not have the opportunity to defend their title or match their amazing achievement in 2017. Falkirk District Twinning Association remains proud and delighted that the talented team were able to demonstrate the skills and ability being successfully nurtured in Scottish youth football.
Visit to Falkirk by Les Étudiants d’Anglais in April
A group of adult students who are learning English at the Bureau de Jumelages in Créteil will visit Falkirk District in April. Accompanied by their English teacher Catherine Bettoni, they will arrive in Falkirk on Friday 20th April for their 3 day visit and will take part in a programme of visits and activities organised by Falkirk District Twinning Association. Members of the Association will help and support the group during the visit. The group will depart on Monday 23 April.
Photo shows a group of students from an earlier visit enjoying sunshine in Edinburgh.
Magda Vorchin - former Directrice de Jumelage de Créteil Award
Magda Vorchin, the former Directrice de Jumelage de Créteil has been awarded the ‘Médaille de La Ville’ by Le Maire de Créteil Laurent Cathala.
Our friend and twinning colleague, Magda Vorchin was awarded the ‘Médaille de la Ville’ by Le Maire de Créteil, Laurent Cathala, at a ceremony two weeks ago in Créteil. The prestigious award was given in recognition of her work in the community of Mont-Mesly, a district in Créteil, and also in her role over the last 10 years as Directrice of le Comité de Jumelage, (The Twinning Committee) in Créteil. Many of us have worked on twinning projects over the years with Magda and her passion and enthusiasm for twinning and creating opportunity for people of all ages knows no bounds! To say the award is well deserved, is a genuine understatement. Congratulations and best wishes to Magda from her friends at Falkirk District Twinning Association.
Link to an article about the awards in Le Parisien online
http://www.leparisien.fr/val-de-marne-94/creteil-l-ancien-champion-de-tennis-honore-16-01-2018-7503576.php
Photo shows Magda (extreme left) on a visit to Falkirk.
Greetings to all our friends in Créteil from Falkirk District Twinning Association.
"Languages Lost and Found" Event - 18 November 2017, 11.00-15.00, Howgate, Falkirk
The ‘Languages Lost & Found’ event will take place on Saturday, 18th November between 11.00 & 15.00 in the Howgate Shopping centre in Falkirk. The event forms part of the annual ‘Being Human’ Festival, which aims to make visible the often hidden richness and diversity of languages and cultures in Scottish society through community-led workshops and activities. Falkirk District Twinning Association are taking part with an informal talk on the history of the twinning link with Créteil, Falkirk’s French twin town and an information stall with twinning enthusiasts on hand to answer any questions about twinning and Créteil. There will also be a short French language workshop for children and members of the Wee Tree Theatre will recite some amazing French poems.
Please see the full programme for the event below. Lots going on, so looking forward to seeing you there. (See enhanced view of Programme in Gallery menu - Event.)
For further info visit:
https://beinghumanfestival.org/events/series/languages-lost-found/
2017 Proposed New Twinning Activities
Following the summer break twinning business for Falkirk District Twinning Association is beginning to pick up momentum. We have had several requests from local organisations about developing links with partner groups in Créteil.
The leader of Falkirk Gaelic Choir (FGC) , Lorraine Russell is keen to make contact with a youth choir in Créteil. FGC currently has 21 members who are between the age of 7 and 18. They are well used to taking trips to perform having taken part in events in various areas in Scotland and a trip to Ireland to take part in the ‘Sharing our Similarities, Celebrating our Differences’ event.
We have also had a request from Falkirk Lawn Tennis Club about developing links with a tennis club in Créteil.
Falkirk Council’s Champions Board Coordinator, Janet Weir would like to organise a youth visit to Creteil’s Youth Council as part of an Erasmus project.
Final day for visitors from Créteil
On the final day of the visit by the delegation from Créteil, Falkirk Council Community Trust had organised an exciting programme of visits to several of Falkirk District's attractions. The group started off with a tour of the Mariner Sports Centre by the centre's manager Carol Whyte. When first built, the innovative centre led the way for leisure pools in Scotland. Carol also informed the group of the ambitious new plans for the refurbishment of the building and the creation of an amazing new soft play area.
A visit to Falkirk would not be complete without a visit to the Helix and the world-famous Kelpies. Following a delicious lunch in the new Helix visitor centre the group was treated to a guided tour of the Kelpies. Like all of us, our visitors were completely mesmerised by Duke and Baron and took lots of photographs.
The day continued with a visit to Callendar House where Geoff Bailey, Archaeologist and Keeper of local History took the group around the beautiful house and we all came away much more knowledgable about its history and the families who had lived there over the years. Romain and Noémie even had time to try on a Roman soldier's uniform in the Roman exhibition area!
After delicious tea and scones in Callendar House café, it was time to take the group to Edinburgh airport and say au revoir and bon voyage to our friends from Créteil. À la prochaine!
More photos in the website gallery
http://www.falkirktwinning.org/creteil/gallery/2017-july-comite-de-jumelage-visit
Walking Tour of Falkirk
Today's programme for the delegation from Créteil; a walking tour of Falkirk led by Ian Scott, local historian, followed by delicious scones and jam with dollops of cream! A busy day with a train ride to Edinburgh for sightseeing and shopping!
More photos on the website gallery.
French Visit Denny Library
Our French visitors spent the afternoon at Denny library where the managers Gavin and Linda gave a short presentation on the building of the new library and accompanied the group on a tour of the facility. Frédérique Giaconomi, the Assistant Director of the Médiatique in Créteil also delivered a short presentation on its activities and operation.
After a long day of visits and meetings the group relaxed with members of FDTA.
Créteil Delegation
After a productive business meeting at Municipal Buildings, Falkirk with members of Falkirk District Twinning Association and representatives interested in developing the twinning, the delegation from our twinning partners Créteil, Comité de Jumelage, visited the Falkirk Wheel. Despite the rain, they still managed to smile and were fortunate to see the Wheel in action.
Visitors from Créteil
The President of the Twinning Association in Créteil, Anne Berruet will visit Falkirk next week from 3-6 July. She will be accompanied by 3 colleagues from the Bureau de Jumelages - Romain Guimber, the Director of the Twinning Association, Frederique Giacomini, a board member responsible for international exchanges and Noémie Rebecca the new assistant in the twinning office.
Members of Falkirk District Twinnng Association will accompany the group during a full programme of meetings, activities and visits including a visit to the main Falkirk tourist attractions – The Falkirk Wheel, The Kelpies, The Helix and Callendar House. They will also meet with groups and organisations who have been involved in recent twinning activities and others who are interested in creating new twinning links with Créteil. Hopefully the weather will be kind and show Falkirk District in its full glory!
THE WINNERS Under 13s FVFA - Winners of the Cristo Cup Créteil
Forth Valley Football Academy under 13 team are the delighted winners of this year's Cristo Cup in Créteil. Well done team!
Under 13 Football Team Event Créteil
The Under 13 youth football team from Forth Valley Academy will take part in this year's Cristocup football tournament in Créteil. The event takes place over the Easter weekend and involves teams from Créteil's other twinning partners including Salzgitter in Germany & Loulé in Portugal. It is also the 20th anniversary of the competition.
2017 HippFest at The Hippodrome Bo'ness 2017
Because of recent events in France, there has been a pause in twinning activities involving young people and this year, members of the English Class in Créteil will not be visiting. However, Falkirk District Twinning Association is delighted that a small delegation from Créteil, headed by our good friend Magda Vorchin, will make a flying visit to Falkirk from 23 March to 25 March to investigate a film and theatre project in which they hope to include a visit to "Hippfest" at Bo'ness Hippodrome Cinema.
HippFest programme, the Seventh Hippodrome Festival of Silent Film, runs from 22-26 March and is described as "a premier silent film festival in Scotland's oldest purpose-built cinema. The range of British and international silent films will all have live musical accompaniment".
Members of the group visiting (as well as Magda) are Corinne Turpin, Community Film Officer from Cinema Lucarne in Créteil and Marie Dupleix , a Theatre Producer and Director of theatre company, ' Compagnie des Mistons'.
In addition to attending events at Hippfest 2017 in Bo'ness the group will meet with the Wee Tree Theatre Company to discuss possible twinning projects and Corinne will meet with Alison Strauss, Falkirk Community Trust Film and Media Officer to progress Franco- Ecossais cinema projects.
As is usual with twinning visits, members of FDTA will be on hand to organise airport transfers and will accompany the visitors during their time in Falkirk.
The English Class Creteil
A group of 6 ladies and their Teacher from the English Class held at Jumelage Créteil were collected from Edinburgh Airport by members of the Twinning Asociation and transported to the Park Hotel to start their visit to Falkirk. A busy programme has been organised which includes a trip to Edinburgh, a visit to the Kelpies, the Falkirk Wheel, Blackness Castle, the micro brewery at The Corbie Inn Bo'Ness and the Railway Museum. The group will attend Falkirk Folk Club on Thursday evening and on Friday morning will support a small promotional event on the Cretéil twinning in Falkirk High Street prior to their departure in the afternoon. As the visit progresses photos will be available to view on the website gallery.
Changes at the Comité de Jumelage de Créteil
Magda Vorchin retired this week from her role as Directrice of the Twinning Committee in Créteil. For over 10 years, Magda has been at the heart of developing active twinning links and creating strong relationships between many groups and individuals in Falkirk District and Créteil. She has made an enormous contribution to twinning because of her passion and enthusiasm for international relations and her canny ability to make things happen! She is a well known visitor to Falkirk and is looked upon as a friend by many of us. Romain Guimber who has worked alongside Magda for several years and is well known to Falkirk Twinning has taken over the role as Directeur of the Twinning Committee in Créteil. He has visited Falkirk several times and has worked on many twinning projects involving local youth groups. Romain is well qualified to undertake the role and also shares Magda's enthusiasm for twinning. Although Magda is 'retiring' from her current position, she will continue to work on special projects with Romain and other members of the twinning team, led by Anne Berruet, 'Le Président de Comité de Jumelage de Créteil '.We all offer our huge thanks to Magda for all that she has contributed over the years and wish her well for the future. We also look forward to organising many more exciting twinning projects in Falkirk District and Créteil.
Visit to Falkirk from the English Class
Several students from the English language classes in Créteil will visit Falkirk from 19-22 April 2016. As in previous years, they will be accompanied by their English teacher Catherine Bettoni. They will take the opportunity to practise their English and will take part in visits both locally and further afield accompanied by members of Falkirk District Twinning Association. The classes are organised by the Comité de Jumelage de Créteil.
Season's Greetings from FDTA to Créteil
Falkirk District Twinning Association wishes friends at Comite Jumelage, a happy and peaceful New Year. In 2016 we look forward to developing existing links, renewing friendships and promoting the successful twinning partnership already established. Best Wishes to all our friends in Créteil.
Making music in Créteil
Two Youth Music Tutors from Falkirk, Susanne Bell and Gareth Lloyd visited schools in Créteil to look at ways with our twinning partners of promoting language in schools through music. It was also a great opportunity to promote Scottish music and play alongside the popular Falkirk band, The Tonkerers at the annual open air event, Parcs et Jardin. Some of the more adventurous onlookers even joined in the Ceilidh dancing! The visit ended with a glittering evening in Paris and some special memories to take back to Falkirk with future joint working and links assured.
A group of students accompanied by their tutor from the English Class in Créteil enjoyed a visit to Falkirk to develop their language skills, learn about our culture and renew friendships. They packed a lot into their sightseeing visits including; The Kelpies, Culross, South Queensferry and Linlithgow Palace. Despite weather for all seasons, they all enjoyed their visit and improved their confidence in speaking English, with a Scottish accent of course!
Music+ Event in Krakow
With the support of Falkirk District Twinning Association, Susanne Bell, a Musician and Senior Youth Music Tutor and Anne McEwan, Head of Dance Academy/Physical Education/Health and Wellbeing, attended the Music+ seminar in Krakow Poland.
The aim of the pan European event was to recognise the structures of formal and non-formal music education in European countries, to increase knowledge about the methods of teaching and dialogue between teachers and youth workers involved in music education. An important aspect was also the development of intercultural education. Susanne and Anne also met with Magda Vorchin, la Directrice de Jumelages, to discuss future projects involving young dancers and musicians from Falkirk Council area. The event was funded by Erasmus+ a European funding initiative.
Student Placement, Falkirk
As usual, my stay in Falkirk was amaxingly rewarding! I worked for 3 weeks with the 16+ Activity Agreement for the Falkirk Council and it was very interesting. I was able to meet and work with very nice young people and learn a lot from working with the youth workers. I talked to the youngsters about France and French culture and I even organised a French week during which we watched 2 French movies, (The Artist and Untouchables) and we cooked Quiche Lorraine.
Megan, the person who hosted me, was so nice and so involved in everything she does that I could not have hoped for a better host.
Finally, it was really exciting to be in Scotland during the Edinburgh Festivals and, of course, the running for the Referendum (particularly that I had the chance to meet the First Minister, Alex Salmond the day before I returned to France). I feel like each time I go to Scotland (and Falkirk) is better than the previous one. Thank you for welcoming me every Summer!
Bisous, Ana
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Gina McGill
Social Justice Advocate
Dana Fletcher Did NOT Have Have a Gun in His Hand(s)
Trayvon Martin Information and Book
Kenneka Jenkins: Dead Girl Found In Hotel Freezer
Judge Tracie Hunter
About Gina McGill- Social Justice Advocate
During my forensic analysis of the video, I uncovered Mr. Fletcher not having a gun in his dominant hand, the right hand, and proivded a frame shot to prove this. The police pulled on his left and and you can see that he had not drawn his weapon. The police had been pulling on his left arm for many seconds and then stopped to reach for some mace. Dana Fletcher never had a gun in his hand.
Benjamin Crump, a nationally renown attorney, used the snapshot I captured to prove Mr. Fletcher never had a gun in his hand. Below, I describe the events leading up to this to support it.
In late October 2019 in Madison, Alabama, Mr. Fletcher refused to exit his van and police shot him claiming he had a gun. Part of my analysis yielded this image.
My image shows he did not have a gun in his left hand as he began to fall to the ground while the cop in front of him still had not drawn his gun.
Statement of Events Seconds Prior to Being Shot and Killed
After my forensic video analysis, this is my conclusion of the analysis results:
As Mr. Fletcher exited the van, the officer stood in front of him and reached for a black object with his left hand and kept his right hand on his side. He put the vertical black object in front of Mr. Fletcher’s face and then he lowered it. As he continued to exit, Mr. Fletcher had his right arm bent about 90 degrees across his own chest when the cop removed the black object. As he started to fall, both of Mr. Fletcher’s hands can be seen with arms bent. As he continues to fall, Mr. Fletcher’s left hand is seen as if bracing for a fall. The cop kept his right hand on his side. At no time did it appear upon exit that Mr. Fletcher pointed a gun at a cop or have a gun in his hands.
Interpretation of Events Seconds Prior to Shooting
The police officer reached for his mace to spray Mr. Fletcher in the face. Police officers assumed it was a gun or used it as an excuse to be a gun held by Mr. Fletcher pointing at the police officer in front of him. They jumped the gun and made a fatal mistake.
I uncovered this snapshot in time during my forensic analysis. The source for the video used is a citizen video released to WHNT.com.
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== Downconversion ==
1 Quantum Optics and Spontaneous Parametric Downconversion
2 Physics Background
2.2 Downconversion
2.3 Single Photon Fields and g2
3 Experimental Setup
4.1 Group 3: Kevin Masson and Alex Schachtner
4.1.1 Maximizing Photon Counts
4.1.2 Proving the Existence of Individual Photons
Quantum Optics and Spontaneous Parametric Downconversion
The goal of this project is to use a series of table-top laser-based optics experiments to investigate various quantum mechanical phenomena. These include, but are not limited to: quantization of the electric field (proof of the existence of photons), single-photon interference, violation of Bell inequalities, and quantum information measurements.
Physics Background
Spontaneous parametric downconversion (SPDC) is a non-linear optical process that takes place with the assistance of specially-engineered optical crystals. These optical crystals are designed with specific index of refraction properties along given crystalline axis. When light of a specific frequency is incident upon the lattice, it will experience preferential absorption and re-emission as a result of this design. This will result in an overall "splitting" of one incident light beam into two beams, a "signal" and an "idler" beam, at some well-defined angle with respect to the optical input axis (serving as the zero). The quanta of light will experience a downconversion but within this the momentum and energy of the beam is conserved in the signal and idler beams. See figure 1 for an illustration, below for a simplified explanation, and the WikiPedia article for maximum detail.[1].
SPDC semi-classical overview
solving energy equations for wave vectors
Downconversion
If we reduce the incident beam to a series of single photons, whose existence is a central postulate of quantum theory, the above description need only be slightly altered. A single photon incident on the crystalline lattice has a certain probability of being downconverted via the interaction with the lattice (roughly 1 in 10^12)[2]. When this conversion takes place, the single photon, with its inherent polarization properties, is converted into a pair of polarization entangled photons at half the energy and wavelength. The output pair has the same polarization, but is polarized orthogonal to the input beam. Type II follows the same characteristic downconversion (DC) as the Type I but with one very crucial difference. In Type II downconversion the polarizations of the output beams are now orthogonal to one another (with some overlap in their respective electric fields so that there is a possibility for photon interaction, and unlike that of Type I where there is no possibility for interaction after the downconversion crystal). The way one sets their experiment for Type I or Type II downconversion is by choosing the correct the crystal lattice cut (i.e. purchasing the correct crystal). The lattice will be cut in such a way that the axis with varying indices of refraction will favor one DC type over the other.
Type I SPDC: output beams are polarized orthogonal to the input beam
Type II SPDC: overlapping output fields with orthogonal polarizations
Single Photon Fields and g2
NOTE: This section heavily references from Mark Beck's text Quantum Mechanics: Theory and Experiment which is mentioned in the references and available in the lab.
In any optics experiment the experimenters usually convert light to electric current via some photodetector and diode scheme. If one wishes to measure single photons, the question must then arise - how could you distinguish the "granularity" of a single photon incident on your detector from that of the single electrons flowing in your electrical detection scheme? Fortunately there exists a way to quantize the electric field incident on the detector that circumvents this issue entirely. The quantization of the electric field will not be presented in detail here, but can be found in section 16 of Beck.
Measurement of individual photons is done in this experiment via determining the g2 value referenced in the background section. Two measurements were devised for comparison of their resultant values - a two-detector measurement for illustrating the classical electric field value of g2, and a three-detector measurement for verifying the quantized electromagnetic field.
For a two-detector scheme, coincidence counts are seen as a result of positively-correlated or non-correlated measurements of a single input electric field being split by the polarizing beam-splitting cube (PBSC). If one pictures the electric field incidence on a refractive crystal, they expect the outputs at subsequent faces to be phase-shifted copies of the input field. This is purely a classical electrodynamic effect - polarized EM plane waves incident on the PBSC become phase-shifted polarized plane waves when re-emitted. g2 measurements at the B and B' detector show these results by expecting g2 ≥ 1 in the mathematical scheme outlined above. Our results indeed show g2 approximately 3.9 for this measurement:
2-detector measurement of g2 with appropriate error. Note that each data point is an average value of 100 points. Average value of g2 3.981 ± 0.252 with maximum error ±0.154
For a three-detector scheme, coincidence counts are a result of anti-correlated measurements on a single-photon field across detectors A, B, and B'. Single photons incident on the PBSC have a 50% probability of reflection or transmission at the PBSC refraction face. When analyzing the AB and AB' coincidence counts, one would expect at least one of these values to be exactly zero when considering a single photon source - the photon will only be incident on either the B or B' detector, not both. This yields a measurable value of 0 < g2 ≤ 1 by virtue of the ratios outlined above. Out results show an average value of g2 approximately 0.235:
Experimental Setup
In our experiment we started with a 405nm blue diode pump laser. We then put the laser through an iris and a linear polarizer to ensure horizontal polarization. Once through the polarizer the laser was then pushed through a half wave plate in order to change the polarization of the beam from horizontal to vertical polarization. After being reflected off of two mirrors the light is incident on the downconversion crystal, producing two 810nm output beams. A beam blocker was placed down the beam path to block any stray 405nm light. The two output beams (signal and idler beam) traveled at an angle of roughly 3 degrees off axis with respect to the input beam. These two beams would then travel down their respective legs and reach a photodetector to record their individual and coincidence counts. See the block diagram as well as the setup photograph.
block diagram of SPDC experiment. NOTE: Some optics not included in all experiments
Optics table overview. Purple beam = 405nm input, Red beams = 810 DC outputs.
In setting up the experiment we needed to vary the angle of the legs so that we could verify that the maximum count occurred at approximately 3 degrees (see results below for details). We then installed a 50/50 polarizing beam splitting cube along the signal beam in front of the B detector. We also placed another detector (designated B') the same distance for the crystal but at a 90 degree angle from detector B to match the orientation of the polarizing beam splitter. This concludes the setup for any experiment that can be done involving 3-detector coincidence.
Group 3: Kevin Masson and Alex Schachtner
Maximizing Photon Counts
In order to have the best possible experimental results, we sought to maximize the photon counts at each leg of the experiment. To do this, we varied the angle of each optical leg from 2.5 degrees to 4 degrees by increments of one-tenth of a degree from the central axis. Recorded values of photon counts are shown below. We found that the maximum counts occurred at approximately 3.2 degrees. This matches the theoretical maximum angle for photon counts of 3 degrees.
Maximum photon counts as a function of topical leg angle. NOTE: counts were later centralized between legs to remove the offset present on this plot. This will be plotted again in the future.
Maximized coincidence counts as a function of optical leg angle
Proving the Existence of Individual Photons
For the next part of our experiment we added the third detector (B') and the polarizing beam splitting cube as described above. In this part we did a coincidence count between sensor A from the signal beam and sensor B from the idler beam from here we then were able record the g2 number for the two detector case. In this case we got a number greater than one which then solidifies the fact of light having a classical characteristic about it. We then proceeded to take a 3-detector coincidence count in order to look at the g2 number. From here we then took recordings from the B' sensor on the idler beam. This then allowed us to get an ABB' coincidence count. Here we got a value much less than one, which in our case as described above gives us that light has quantum characteristics to it. This then tells us that light is composed of particles and these particles are called photons. This experiment gives us a certainty to the existence of photons but not only that, it expressly shows that of which Thomas Young found in his famous nineteenth century experiment commonly called Young's experiment, which is that light has characteristics of both waves and particles.
SPDC Web Page
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Inspirational double-amputee QB Calder Hodge throws TD at Lions practice
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Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press
Published 11:47 PM EDT Aug 2, 2019
DETROIT - Calder Hodge had no idea what to expect as he stood on the sideline at Ford Field before the Lions’ intrasquad scrimmage Friday.
First, Marvin Jones asked Hodge to throw him a few warmup passes. Then, Matthew Stafford called him onto the field to run a play.
A 14-year-old double-amputee quarterback from Magnolia, Texas, Hodge was born with fibular hemimelia, a birth defect that left him without tibia bones in both of his legs.
Hodge had his legs amputated when he was 2½ years old and underwent reconstructive surgery on both thumbs, but won an honorary ESPY award earlier this year for being an inspirational athlete.
Hodge, who wears prosthetics on both of his legs, said his dream is to win a Super Bowl and maybe make the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and on Friday he got to throw his first touchdown pass in an NFL stadium, thanks to a partnership with the Lions and FieldTurf, the company that installed the new turf at Ford Field this spring.
At the start of practice Friday, the Lions lined up for a play from the 6-yard line.
Hodge took a shotgun snap from Frank Ragnow, Jones ran a fade route in the left corner of the end zone, and Hodge threw a perfect spiral for an easy touchdown.
Lions players mobbed Hodge after the play, and Hodge spent the rest of practice watching from the Lions bench.
“It’s crazy,” a beaming Hodge said after his touchdown pass. “I mean, it’s a lifelong dream for me to play in the NFL so it was just an amazing experience to be able to go out there and throw to one of the best receivers in the league.”
Lions coach Matt Patricia shared Hodge’s story with his team during a meeting before practice, and Hodge spent the day as an honorary member of the team.
He and his family got a private tour of Ford Field early Friday, he had his own personalized stall – complete with a No. 9 jersey with his name on the back – inside the home locker room at Ford Field, and he spent a good chunk of the practice talking with wide receiver Danny Amendola on the Lions bench.
"It’s really cool," Stafford said. "It’s one of the best parts about this job is really getting inspired by kids like him. (Calder’s) a heck of a kid and that’s a heck of a story. An incredible story. Great throw. Marv went up and got it for him. I was fired up. I let him wear my helmet. Saw him on the sideline, I was like, 'All right, tell me what you think the play’s called?' And he was trying to say it back to me. It was cool. A lot of fun."
Hodge, who attends Legacy The School of Sport Sciences, where he said former Lions linebacker Reggie Brown works, started playing football as a 7-year-old in an effort to keep up with his three older brothers, Blake, Sheldon and Tyler.
Hodge's mother, Kayla, said Hodge played three years of flag football before she let him join a tackle league as a 10-year-old, and played baseball as a youth as well.
“For him, something that he has said a couple of times in the recent past is that (football is) his place to be normal, it’s his place to be an equal to the other kids that are playing," Kayla Hodge said. "As he goes out onto the field, you might look at him and think he’s not going to be able to play football, but as soon as he throws the ball everybody knows that he’s a serious player, that he’s going to do exactly what they’re going to do and he’s going to put as much effort into the game as they do. And so he quickly becomes an equal on the field, and that’s something that’s really important to him is to be seen as an equal to everybody else."
Hodge said he didn't see the field much in junior high, but he expects to compete for the starting job when his high school team begins practice next week.
He said he can throw the ball 35 or 40 yards in the air, and he can run faster than Tom Brady.
"You can quote me as saying that," he said.
As for Friday's experience, Hodge called it "very emotional" and said he "almost cried" when Stafford summoned him out on the field.
Football, he said, is "the greatest time of my life," and Friday's experience was a dream.
"My ultimate goal is to win a Super Bowl and to win many more after that and maybe get put in the Hall of Fame just because," Hodge said. "But my main goal and my absolute goal in life is to inspire people."
On Friday, he did that.
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Afghanistan is not Iraq. That’s the good news. Decades of war are devastating, but not as crippling as decades of Saddam Hussein’s totalitarian hell. The glint of initiative outweighs fear’s residue in Afghan eyes.
Across this dirt-poor country — think sub-Saharan Africa — small signs of initiative and awakening abound: new carpet-weaving businesses, surging wheat production, just-opened schools, solar panels on mud-brick homes. Growth is more than 8 percent.
Since the Taliban’s fall in 2001, four million Afghan refugees have come home in one of the biggest post-1945 returns of people. About 38 percent of school students are girls, up from zero. Roads, clinics, mine-clearing and several million cellphones are changing Afghan lives.
All this may seem a decent return on about $22 billion of American investment since 2002. A further $5.6 billion is under review for 2008. The strategic aim is a stable Afghanistan that is no longer for rent by terrorists from one-eyed mullahs.
But if Afghanistan is not Iraq, it’s not delivered from war either. Lebanon looks stable by comparison. Like Poland, Afghanistan has suffered the fate of a weak state between powerful neighbors. Unlike Poland, it grows poppy and inhabits a region of explosive volatility.
That’s the bad news.
I heard many assessments of how long Afghanistan will depend on Western military assistance, but Abdul Jabbar Sabit, the attorney general, was bluntest: “The Afghan Army will not be able to defend the country for 10 years, so the international force has to be here for at least a decade.”
He’s realistic. An intense U.S. effort is going into producing a credible 72,000-man Afghan Army by 2009. The number may be met, but the force’s ability to sustain itself and mount large operations will lag. Capt. Sylvain Caron, a Canadian “mentoring” a nascent battalion, said “the cultural change will take 20 years.”
The police are way behind the army. Training has been a disaster. Low salaries, belatedly rising to $100 from $50 a month, have made corruption endemic, particularly in narco-territory. Work on a credible police force has scarcely begun.
“We’re looking at a long-term commitment,” William Wood, the U.S. ambassador, told me. How long? “A number of years.” Like in post-war Germany? “It would just be dishonest to pretend to be able to give you a number.” But, he insisted: “The role of the U.S. military will change.”
Yes, it will recede, but slowly. With Afghanistan at a tipping point, the next U.S. president will face an enduring challenge here of immense proportions. He or she must level with the American people, in a way President Bush never has, about the real burden of an attempt to build two countries from scratch at once. That burden can no longer be borne by military families alone, however much Iraqi extrication is achieved.
For now, unlike in Iraq, the U.S. has real allies here. Peter Struck, the former German defense minister, once said Germany “will also be defended in the Hindu Kush.” But that European conviction is fraying as casualties and violence rise.
The next president will have to fight to maintain NATO solidarity. Huge problems loom. Among them is breaking the growing symbiosis between drug traffickers and the Taliban. Wood described an “exploding drug industry” that “finances the Taliban” and wages “its own assault on institutional government.” The more than $2 billion spent fighting drugs “hasn’t worked,” he conceded.
Other challenges are containing the rampant corruption of governors chosen by President Hamid Karzai, better integrating sometimes contradictory international efforts and limiting the degree to which Pakistan and Iran meddle.
“The insurgents go some places I cannot go,” acknowledged Gen. Dan K. McNeill, the NATO commander in Afghanistan. Wood told me the country “is facing an insurgency that is able to reconstitute itself outside the country.” That’s grave.
As these comments suggest, the Taliban is still substantially made in Pakistan. U.S. efforts to get needed cooperation from its ally have floundered.
All these problems are redoubled by the unpopularity of Bush’s America. Iran sees in Afghanistan another chance to hurt U.S. interests. But it’s not alone. Russia likes that game these days. China is not averse. Within the alliance, the current European view of America as belligerent, simplistic and insensitive to Islam does not foster unity.
Bush is too much part of the problem to solve it. But the cost of failure is unacceptable. Defeat would destroy NATO. It would further destabilize nuclear-armed Pakistan. It would propel nuke-seeking Al Qaeda from its Waziristan caves.
Not least, it would take those Afghan girls out of school. A Kabul crash course — and I don’t mean in kite-flying — is in order for all serious White House candidates.
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Smell memory being studied in relationship to dementia
Karen Doughtie
"You must learn to heed your senses. Humans use but a tiny percentage of theirs. They barely look, they rarely listen, they never smell, and they think that they can only experience feelings through their skin. But they talk, oh, do they talk." - Michael Scott, "The Alchemyst"
What do you think about when you smell apple pie? Thanksgiving, Grandma peeling apples to make the pie, ice cream?
The memories could be endless.
The sense of smell is closely linked with memory, probably more so than any of our other senses.
Those with full olfactory function might be able to think of smells that evoke particular memories: the scent of an orchard in blossom conjuring up recollections of a childhood picnic, or the smell of a perfume or men's cologne could evoke memories of a first date, the name of the person, even where the first date might have been.
All your other senses must pass through a separate region in the brain before they are able to be processed.
With the sense of smell, the olfactory cortex is lined directly to the amygdala and the hippocampus, which are key components of the limbic system.
The limbic system is responsible for a complex host of information processing that impacts the way we make daily choices, including how we feel about ourselves.
In short, the things we smell tend to stay with us. They become a part of our emotional memories and can be retrieved in the form of emotional response.
Researchers have asked: What if the smell memory was gone?
Would that mean the memories associated with that part of the brain would be locked away forever?
Could identity loss associated with dementia be rooted in the loss of olfactory memory?
Researchers in Sweden have conducted a first of its kind, 20-year study exploring the role that olfaction impairment has on people with the gene that is a risk factor for late-onset dementia of the Alzheimer's type (the Apolipoprotein E gene.)
In the study, elderly people with this gene suffered from a loss of sense of smell and memory loss. Elderly people who did not have this gene had no such correlation between the losses of the two.
The researchers suspect that the gene might be responsible somehow for the loss of both.
If this is the case, it might be possible for new research to uncover ways to address the suppression of that gene or to develop an enzyme that counters its effects and possibly reverses them.
It is hoped that, as more studies uncover potential solutions, the epidemic of dementia will one day be a part of the past.
It could be that evocative smells play a more crucial role than we know in memory and the progression of symptoms associated with dementia.
Until then, Memory Matters continues to focus on all things related to memory - from early intervention with program like Brain Boosters, early diagnosis with our Connections program, to mid-stage with our Compass programs.
For more information call 843-842-6688 or visit mymemorymatters.org.
Karen Doughtie is senior program director of Memory Matters, serving Bluffton and Hilton Head. karen@memory-matters.org; mymemorymatters.org
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Cavalier will dominate Mt Pleasant - Speid
Speid
It might seem a daunting task, but Cavalier boss Rudolph Speid is approaching tonight's Red Stripe Premier League (RSPL) feature against second-place Mount Pleasant Academy fully confident that his team will be able to secure a win.
Speid says that his team is built to win anywhere and despite Mount Pleasant's impressive squad and strong crowd support, he has no doubt that his Cavalier unit can upset the furniture in St Ann, boss the game, and come away with maximum points.
"We can beat any team anywhere; it doesn't matter where we are playing. Our team is built to play anywhere, so we are not perturbed by playing there (Drax Hall). People will talk about their 12th man, well the 12th man for me is the ball, so we will hold on to it and see what happens," he said.
BETTER SECOND ROUND
One of the reasons for Speid's confidence is the return of his team's national Under-20 players from international duty.
Cavalier had players like Jaedin White, Jamoi Topey, Nique Daley and St Michael Edwards in the national squad, and with a return to full strength, the Cavalier boss expects an even better second round for his club, which started the round in sixth position.
Mount Pleasant have six wins, two draws, and three defeats from 11 games. They sit second with 20 points, one behind leaders Portmore United. Cavalier are sixth on the table on 16 points after four wins, four draws, and three defeats from their 11 matches.
"They (Mount Pleasant) are a very good team, but they can be beaten, as you saw in those three games. They tend to either win or lose, so they play to win, and once you play like that, you give up chances," Speid added.
Two of Mount Pleasant's defeats came at home, while Cavalier have won two of their six games on the road so far this season.
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The latest from Japanese anime master Hayao Miyazaki’s famed Studio Ghibli is From Up On Poppy Hill. Directed by Goro Miyazaki, the maestro’s son, it’s an unusual outing for Ghibli in that the story features no overt eco-advocacy message nor any magical, otherworldly elements like gods, demons, or witches. Instead, it’s a simply-told tale of two Yokohama teenagers facing life-sized issues of identity, loss, and love in the real world.
Goro Miyazaki received mixed reviews for his feature debut, Tales From Earthsea, an anime adaptation of Ursula K. Le Guin’s complex fantasy novels. Maybe that’s why he plays it straight and simple in Poppy Hill. Based on a manga comic by Tetsuro Sayama and Chizuru Takahashi, the story is set in 1963, the year before Japan will host the Summer Olympics in Yokohama. It’s an important symbolic step for Japan, to rise out of the ashes of war to carve out a new, forward-looking place for itself on the international stage.
Also shaped by the past, but hopeful for the future, is Umi (voice of Sarah Bolger, in this English-dubbed version). Her beloved father was the captain of a supply ship during the Korean War. When Umi was little, he taught her to read ship’s signal flags, which they hoisted on a pole in their yard. Her father’s ship went down in the war, but Umi continues to hoist her signal flags every morning in hopes that in some way, her father might find his way home to her.
With her mother off studying in America, Umi, her younger sister, and their little brother have all moved in with their very traditional grandmother (Jamie Lee Curtis). She has opened up her home on a hill overlooking the harbor as a boarding house for single women working in the city. It’s Umi’s job to get breakfast for everyone in the morning before she and her siblings leave for school, and to cook dinner after school in the evenings.
One day at school, Umi notices the boy, Shun (Anton Yelchin); she can hardly help it, after his dramatic leap from a balcony into a large fish pond on campus to publicize the plight of the club house. This is a ramshackle old ruin of a building off-campus; the students call it the Latin Quarter and it’s the meeting place for all their extracurricular activities—the Archaeology Club, Literature Club, Philosophy Club, the school newspaper, etc. The club house is scheduled for demolition to make way for Olympics construction, but the hundreds of kids who use it are determined to save it.
Joining the campaign to save the club house, Umi becomes friends with Shun—who has seen her signal flags from the harbor and wondered who raises them. Shun, too, is irrevocably touched by the past, but even as the two teens become close, a family secret threatens to separate them forever.
Even without magical elements, the movie looks pretty enough, particularly the lush and painterly backgrounds of landscapes, the waterfront, and bustling street scenes (including a jazzy tram trip to Tokyo). Shots of the kids flying downhill on Shun’s bicycle offer some spectacular depth-of-field images in motion. To counter the visual monotony of dozens of boys and girls in school uniforms in the school scenes, Miyazaki’s team works hard to individualize faces while playing many of these scenes for laughs: a “debate” between rowdy boys that can’t help but escalate into a shouting-match melee; an army of girls in aprons wielding mops and buckets marching in to clean up the club house.
But character animation is minimal. Faces show little expression, eyes never blink, and when the students pause to sing (which happens distressingly often), their mouths open so uniformly wide, they look like Muppets. And while the story is sweet, the storytelling is gradual and matter-of-fact, without much in the way of passion or surprise. Without the epic thematic and/or visual sweep of the classic House of Miyazaki films, it’s difficult to sustain interest in this much smaller-scale story, even for 90 minutes. Miyazaki fans should appreciate the subtlety of the craft in Poppy Hill, but viewers coming to anime for the first time might want to start with something a little more dynamic.
FROM UP ON POPPY HILL **1/2 (out of four)
With the voices of Sarah Bolger, Anton Yelchin, Gillian Anderson, and Jamie Lee Curtis. Written by Hayao Miyazaki and Keiko Niwa. Directed by Goro Miyazaki. A Gkids release. Rated PG. 91 minutes.
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An Unusual Presentation Of Thyroid Tumour And Its Anaesthetic Management
S Manju, Radhakrishnan.M
airway obstruction, anesthesia, anesthesiology, critical care medicine, endotracheal tube, goitre, intensive care medicine, lidocaine, nebuliser, recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy, regional anesthesia, tracheostomy., trauma
S Manju, Radhakrishnan.M. An Unusual Presentation Of Thyroid Tumour And Its Anaesthetic Management. The Internet Journal of Anesthesiology. 2001 Volume 6 Number 1.
Airway obstruction due to thyroid disorders usually occur postoperatively either due to damage to nerves or haematoma or tracheomalacia. Goitre presenting as airway obstruction is usually rare. Here, we report such a case of sudden onset goitre (malignant) presenting as airway obstruction due to internal bleeding. The anaesthetic management for tracheostomy and postoperative follow-up are also discussed.
A 20 year old female, weighing 45 kilograms, presented to the surgery department with history of painful neck swelling of 15 days duration. She also gave history of difficulty in swallowing and change in voice. General examination revealed a pulse rate of 110 beats per minute, blood pressure 110/70 mm Hg, clear chest, pale mucosa. Local examination revealed a huge anterior neck swelling, measuring 10x15 cms extending beyond the posterior borders of sternocleidomastoids bilaterally. The swelling was tender, fixed and of varying consistency. Laryngeal framework could neither be seen nor be palpated. Carotid vessels could not be palpated. There was no stridor.
8 hours after admission, patient suddenly developed breathlessness. The swelling increased in its size, and stridor was noted. An emergency tumor debulking and tracheostomy were planned and shifted to operating room.
In the operating room, patient was dyspnoeic, unable to lie down, speak or swallow. Stridor was grossly evident (inspiratory). Her pulse rate 130 beats per minute, blood pressure 120/70 mm Hg, respiratory rate 40 per minute, SpO2 85 at FiO2 0.21, crackles present. She had a mouth opening of 3 fingerbreadths.
Inj. glycopyrrolate 0.4 mg IV was given. 4 ml of 4% lidocaine was nebulized using steam nebulizer for 5 min in sitting position.1 Supplemental oxygen was given. Injection Thiopentone 150 mg IV was given slowly. As patient fell asleep, she was put in recumbent position. Using size 2 miller blade, direct laryngoscopy was done and 7.0 mm endotracheal tube was inserted into the trachea without difficulty. Patient had minimal bucking during insertion of endotracheal tube. After confirming position, patient was paralyzed with atracurium and maintained on N2O+O2. Endotracheal suctioning was done.
Both the general surgeons and the ENT specialists operated on the patient. After proper positioning, a transverse incision was made in the neck. As there was profuse bleeding from the incision site, they withheld the plan of debulking and went ahead for tracheostomy. Due to huge swelling size, standard tracheostomy tube was found too small (in length) to be placed inside trachea. So, a 7.0 mm ID cuffed endotracheal tube (PVC) was used as a tracheostomy tube. The marking was 14 cm at the level of the skin surface.
At the end of the surgery, neuromuscular block was reversed with neostigmine and glycopyrrolate patient was awake. Her face became plethonic due to venous congestion. Postoperatively, she was put on steroids, mannitol and chemotherapy started after tissue diagnosis (moderately differentiated small cell type anaplastic carcinoma thyroid).2
On 2nd postoperative day, patient had obstruction of endotracheal tube and developed cyanosis. She was immediately resuscitated but tube was not changed. She had similar episodes on the next day and successively resuscitated. On 14th postoperative day, as the swelling size significantly decreased, endotracheal tube was replaced by cuffed tracheostomy tube 7.0 mm 2 days later, patient died due to uncontrollable profuse bleeding through tracheostomy tube.
Figure1: 4th post operative day with endotracheal tube in-situ via tracheostomy site
Figure 2: 10th post operative day
Figure3: 10th post operative day
This patient had a lot of features to anticipate difficult intubation, which are – goiter producing mechanical compression of larynx and distorted airway; fixation of larynx due to malignant infiltration, hoarseness of voice, unable to lie down; progressive bleeding; stridor (air hunger) and airway edema (venous congestion).3
Intubation in the presence of distortion or compression of trachea may cause complete obstruction if the orifice of the tube impinges on the tracheal wall or if the lumen of the tube is occluded where it passes a narrowed section or turns a sharp angle.4
A rigid ventilating bronchoscope should be at hand to bypass distant tracheal and carinal obstructions.
Huge swelling with internal bleeding and distorted airway precluded the use of local infiltration for tracheostomy. Presence of goiter contraindicated the use of translaryngeal guided intubation, lighted stylets, TTJV. LMA is not indicated as it is a supraglottic device and pathology is subglottic (extrinsic). Nasal intubation was not tried as bleeding would compromise airway. Moreover the neck could not be manipulated to align the glottic aperture and endotracheal tube.
Regional anaesthesia of airway like superior laryngeal nerve block, is not possible in this case. Awake fibreoptic endotracheal intubation would have been an excellent technique of choice for securing the airway, but unfortunately was not available. Finally, it was decided to use lidocaine in the nebulized form as it is simple, effective, anaesthetises entire respiratory tract and suppresses cough reflex. Halothane would have been a better choice for inducing the patient but unavailability of calibrated vaporizer at that time prevented its use. So, inspite of knowing the risk and an uncooperative patient, thiopentone was used so that patient can be put in recumbent position. Bleeding through trachea could be due to either pulmonary metastasis or malignant infiltration of aerodigestive tract. So, in situation where availability of equipments and facilities are limited, nebulized lidocaine is a valuable tool for anaesthetising airway to facilitating intubation.
Radhakrishnan M. Plot No. 179, Periyar Nagar Rajagolapapuram Pudukottai Tamil Nadu, India Pin: 622001 E-mail: mrks1974@yahoo.com
1. Dennis L. Bourke, Alan Tommeson, Jeffrey Katz. Nebulized anaesthesia for awake endotracheal intubation. Anaesthesiology 1985;63:690-2.
2. Stjernsward JB, Lowhagen T. Anaplastic giant cell carcinoma of thyroid: A study of treatment and prognosis. Cancer 1975;35:1293-1295.
3. Voyagis GS, Kyrakos KP. The effect of goitre on endotracheal intubation. Anaesth Analg 1997;84:611-12.
4. Jonathan L. Benunof, David D Affay: Anesthesia for thoracic Surgery. In Ronald D Miller (ed) : Anesthesia (5th ed). Clinical Livingstone, Pennysylvania, 2000.
Saraswat Manju, M.D.,D.A..
Profewssor and head, Anaesthesiology, M.G.M.medical college
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MARKET MAKERS EVENT TWO: The New Energy-Efficient Building Toolkit
Event Two Wrap-up
Making Green History By Doing It
A spirited welcome from Sallan Foundation Executive Director Nancy Anderson opened the second panel in a two-part Market Makers series. Held on November 15, 2011, at the New York Institute of Technology, it examined management, financial, and legal innovations that can establish energy efficiency as a market-making strategy for big-city real estate.
Anderson characterized the panelists as people who are "making green history by doing it" — in effect, "writing the how-to books." Beyond yielding environmental benefits, she contended, high-performance buildings create a green multiplier effect, enhancing real estate values, commanding greater market share, and creating jobs. The ensuing discussion bore her contention out, illuminating the emergence of a historic market shift. It illuminated remaining challenges, too. The similarities among the views expressed were significant, as the panelists occupy very different vantage points in the marketplace:
Will Goodman is Acquisitions Project Manager for Jonathan Rose Companies, a leading green real estate policy, planning, development, civic development, and investment firm operating in New York and other US cities.
Eric Friedman is Director of Facilities Development for WilmerHale, a prominent international law firm that was the first company to adopt NYC's new energy-aligned lease.
Greg Hale is Senior Financial Policy Specialist with NRDC's Center for Market Innovation, a board member of the NYC Energy Efficiency Corporation (NYCEEC), and a member of the PACENOW (Property Assessed Clean Energy) coalition steering committee. He works with a broad band of stakeholders to develop a large-scale market for energy-efficient retrofits in the commercial and multifamily sectors.
Moderator Jonathan Bowles, Executive Director of Center for an Urban Future, agreed that the green multiplier effect has "incredible potential." And in the current bad economy, energy efficiency can serve as "an important catalyst and make a real difference." New York City seems to have made a lot of progress, and a forthcoming study documents the benefits of energy efficiency retrofits, he observed.
He then posed the first of a series of probing questions to the panelists.
Where are we now? Where are we heading?
What are the biggest challenges? How can they be met?
What anecdotes offer examples of successes? How can more projects be gotten into the pipeline to supply examples for case studies?
In the residential market, what are the innovations and barriers?
What's NYCEEC's potential? Can it become self-sustaining?
What about federal PACE financing legislation?
What should the Mayor and Governor do?
Are we going in any wrong directions?
New York City is setting the pace.
"NYC is really setting the pace," Hale stated flatly, "by pulling together a lot of different pieces of the framework." The Greener, Greater Buildings Plan is important, as a kind of "mandate lite." In NYC, buildings are the biggest consumers of energy, and about 70-80% of greenhouse gas emissions come from the built environment. But while buildings offer "a massive opportunity" for energy savings, "it's whacked up into tiny little pieces." Mandatory benchmarking, which other cities are adopting too, forces attention to energy use and how to save money.
Hale termed the energy-aligned lease — devised by the City and real estate industry leaders to shorten the payback period for energy-related capital improvements, in furtherance of PlaNYC 2030 — "a great step forward" in removing the split-incentive barrier between property owners and tenants. But implementing it will take some time. A "really exciting" development is the NYC Energy Efficiency Corporation (NYCEEC). A new public-private partnership with $37.5 million in federal stimulus funding, it aims to develop scalable, energy-efficiency-retrofit financing products and services.
To "make a high performance build-out the status quo," NRDC is developing a series of business case studies for high performance tenant build-outs, which it plans to publish alongside a "streamlined build-out process roadmap."
Making the business case is essential to making high- performance buildings the status quo.
Friedman agreed that the City has made progress but cautioned that, while many new buildings are being built to high-performance standards, they're a small percentage of all buildings. The energy-aligned lease is "a great first step" and was important to his firm's decision to relocate in 2012 to 7 World Trade Center.
Goodman said owners and investors have come to view green as integral to how they expend capital. The "intersection of economic, environmental, and social values... [is] more and more the norm... Tenants want this, so we're delivering it... in New York and other cities."
Many pieces are in place, but we're still at Square One; 95% of the space out there hasn't been addressed yet.
"We have a lot of the pieces in place," Hale declared. But "we're still at Square One... 95% of the space out there hasn't been addressed." Along with financing products, NYCEEC will provide information, education, and outreach to help generate deals. Working with trade organizations can help, too. "It's hard to speak to owners in energy efficiency; it's a language they're not schooled in. But when you start talking with them about occupancy, they get that... We have to make the business case": they can lower operating costs and increase property values.
If energy programs are done properly, long-term savings can be realized.
Goodman pointed to "a huge knowledge gap": owners need help understanding cost-effective energy strategies. Friedman added, "It's all about educating tenants and owners... removing the fear factor... incorporating trust," and helping the parties understand that, if energy programs "are done properly, long-term savings can be realized." The risk to capital is very low; the opportunity to lower long-term costs is very high. Progress requires successes that can be pointed to.
Hale noted that most NYC lease cycles run for 10-15 years and parties are reluctant to open up existing leases. In addition to the energy-aligned lease, a side agreement is needed for use mid-lease, or outside a lease, to allocate costs and savings for energy upgrades. The end goal is collaboration; to get anywhere close to net-zero buildings, it's essential.
Friedman cautioned that if retrofits aren't done voluntarily, regulations will require them, "probably the wrong way to go."
Absent a library of case studies, what anecdotes offer examples of successes? How can more projects be gotten into the pipeline to supply examples?
Data has its place in making the business case, but you don't need "perfect data". Investors routinely factor risk into the business equation.
"There's a concept that we have to have perfect data" to make the case for green buildings, Goodman observed. But many investors and venture capitalists routinely invest on the basis of imperfect information; they "go where opportunities are," and the level of risk is "reflected in the risk-return parameters of the investment. Data has its place but it's not the whole game." His company is seeing tenant demand for green buildings and greater tenant retention in them.
Hale added that, for tenants, vibrant, efficient, attractive green space delivers "soft benefits" - ber employee recruitment, retention, and productivity - which drives to the bottom line.
Friedman cited the benefit of healthier employees, and he stressed the importance of benchmarking. His firm is working with NRDC to document energy savings and soft benefits. Hale said he's encouraged by "the movement toward open source": putting case studies online. The Empire State Building retrofit was part of a much larger renovation, a model "it's really important to follow." Goodman reflected that real-time feedback about energy use can change owners' and tenants' behavior.
In many major markets, without LEED certification of Class B+ and Class A buildings, it's hard to compete, Goodman reported. In multifamily buildings, particularly affordable housing, submetering is a big hurdle because tenants fear added cost. But a NYSERDA study showed that it saved 15-25% on electric bills.
Friedman remarked that, although environmental awareness is being promoted, where commercial tenants pay a flat rate for electricity, some people don't care how much is consumed. But more commercial tenants are demanding submetering, so they can pay for exactly what they consume.
What's NYCEEC's potential? What are the challenges of making it self-sustaining?
Hale said the City views NYCEEC as the financing component of the Greater Greener Buildings Plan, which targets buildings larger than 50,000 square feet. So NYCEEC will focus first on commercial office and large multi-family properties.
In attempting to become self-financing, NYCEEC has no model to follow.
NYCEEC is a nonprofit intended to become self-sufficient, through interest on its loans and other revenue mechanisms. To catalyze the retrofit market, NYCEEC wants to price loans cheaply and make some riskier loans. But to be self-sufficient, it must generate revenue, which means charging more and taking fewer risks. "To make it work, we're going to have to expand the balance sheet." More funding won't come from the federal government but might come through the utility system benefit charge, or the NYS energy efficiency portfolio standard. To attract private investment, NYCEEC will try to develop new financing models and will share the results online.
PACE has enormous potential to scale efficiency in the residential sector.
Hale termed PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) — which permits property owners to repay low-cost loans for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects through property taxes assessments, using savings realized by the projects - "a controversial subject." Proposed federal legislation would require federal mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to accept PACE assessments; those agencies and the FHFA are holding it up for the residential sector. "PACE has enormous potential to scale efficiency, particularly in the residential sector . . . because it has all of the attributes needed to bring private capital from the securitization market to play." It's a way of realizing "this massive opportunity in little tiny chunks . . . aggregating, getting municipalities behind a program." In the commercial sector, PACE programs are starting in several places outside New York; it remains to be seen to what extent existing mortgage lenders will permit commercial PACE deals to move forward.
Recapitalization and refinancing situations offer a huge opportunity.
Along with the focus on midstream retrofits, where the owner must get the lender's consent to modify an existing loan, recapitalization and refinancing situations offer a huge opportunity, Goodman suggested. Much commercial mortgage-backed security debt will be coming due soon. Tax credits for many buildings are expiring. Many buildings must be refinanced. Lenders could make retrofits an important piece of standard mortgage products in those situations. Will lenders include predicted savings from retrofits in projecting net operating income? Hale asked. So far, no; "NYCEEC is here to . . . credit-enhance that wedge."
Hale urged attention to how money that utilities are required to spend on energy efficiency could be applied to financing programs. "A corollary to NYCEEC would be statewide credit-enhanced financing for retrofits."
Goodman endorsed credit enhancement as a "really important" government role. He also cited Seattle's pilot performance-based building code, which gives owners flexibility in how to meet retrofit goals.
Friedman stressed that success stories about energy-aligned leases are needed to foster tenant-landlord cooperation.
Shift the rhetoric to the economic case, the national security case, and making cities climate resilient.
This query elicited a collective pause. Hale then suggested that criticisms of the Solyndra project are "disturbing" because loan guarantees for risky technologies will inevitably experience some failures. Goodman urged less emphasis on environmental benefits and more on smart investing, risk mitigation strategies, job creation — the economic case, the national security case, and making cities climate resilient.
The Q&A session ranged widely. LEED certification, including of interiors, is a valuable marketing shorthand for green initiatives that enhance corporate identity and branding and strengthen recruitment. Training in-house staff to properly monitor and maintain equipment — "to be the heroes of the building," as Hale put it — is important. Tenants' own trained staff can avoid costly service calls to landlords, Friedman said.
A niche market for third party players such as energy service companies will probably emerge because they are structured to sustain energy savings; when NYCEEC lends to a building owner that has no ESCO, proper construction and operations and maintenance still must be ensured. But with or without a third party, certain green lease provisions can incentivize efficient operations.
Financing retrofits is one piece; smart lending for mortgages and refinancing is another.
Undertaking retrofits through an Energy Services Agreement model transforms retrofits from a capital cost to an operating cost for building owners, another way of addressing the split-incentive problem. How to get lenders to factor energy savings into their financial products and how to ensure the reliability of energy savings projections are open issues. The Save Act, pending in Congress, would require banks to consider energy costs in underwriting home mortgages. Energy-efficient homes would qualify for larger loans - a market driver. Some smart lenders now view energy costs as part of the long-term risk they're acquiring; one large national bank did an energy audit on a property for which refinancing is sought.
Utilities must be incentivized to promote efficiency. Their regulators are the inertia in the system.
Retrofitting smaller buildings remains a massive challenge. Residential tenant organizations that initiate green improvements need resources to tap. Utilities' revenue model must be redesigned so they make money by promoting efficiency. But redesign will be difficult; utility regulatory commissions are the inertia in the system.
The evening, however, generated a sense of momentum. A story recounted by Goodman seems emblematic. In a building his firm owns in West Harlem, three boilers that were manually controlled and operating at around 60% efficiency have been replaced by one computerized, programmable boiler that operates at around 85%. "Somebody used to have to go down into the boiler room and crank a lever; now it's all programmed," and that person can be doing the other things "that make a great building." Truly, useful knowledge for greener cities!
Warmest thanks go to event co-planner Micah Kotch, Director of Operations, New York City Accelerator for a Clean and Renewable Economy (NYC ACRE), and Nada Anid, Dean of the School of Engineering and Computing Sciences, New York Institute of Technology, which hosted the event.
To learn more, see the Deutsche Bank/Living Cities Data Study.
Jonathan Bowles
Will Goodman
Eric Cary Friedman
Greg Hale
Jonathan Bowles is the Executive Director of the Center for an Urban Future, a Manhattan-based think tank dedicated to independent research about key policy issues facing New York and other cities. During his 12 years at the Center, he has been the architect of the policy agenda for the Center and is responsible for making it one of New York's most innovative and influential organizations.
During his time at the Center, Jonathan has authored more than two-dozen reports, including a widely acclaimed 2007 study about the significant impact immigrant entrepreneurs are having on cities' economies, an influential study about New York City's innovation economy and a report about how to retain and grow New York's middle class.
He has been asked to be a guest contributor for the New York Times, the Daily News and The Council on Foreign Relations on a range of urban issues including New York City's need to diversify its economy and immigrant entrepreneurs. His research about key economic trends facing New York and its five boroughs, the value of small businesses to cities, and the economic impact of industries ranging from air cargo to biotechnology has been covered in publications ranging from the New York Times and USA Today to The Economist. Jonathan is a frequent moderator and speaker at conferences and panel discussions on urban policy in New York and nationally.
In November 2008, the New York Times' City Room blog featured him in their "Ask the Expert" column, in which he fielded questions from readers for one week about the challenges facing immigrant entrepreneurs. In 2008, he served on Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer's Small Business Task Force to examine the threats facing mom and pop retailers in the borough. In 2006, City Hall News named him one of 35 "Rising Stars Under 40." In 2005, Time Out New York named him "New York's Finest Troublemaker." Before joining the Center, he worked as research director for former New York State Senator Franz Leichter and spent time as a freelance journalist. He lives in Queens with his wife and his two kids.
Will Goodman is an Acquisitions Project Manager at Jonathan Rose Companies. Mr. Goodman joined the firm in 2009 as an analyst for the Rose Smart Growth Investment Funds, the nation's first private equity real estate funds to focus on delivering financial and environmental returns. He has worked on all phases of the acquisition process, from sourcing and underwriting to deal closing and asset repositioning. His previous experience includes private and public sector urban development work with the Alliance for Downtown New York, the Washington, DC Office of Planning, and the Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Center. Mr. Goodman earned his Master's Degree in Urban Planning from Harvard University, concentrating in Real Estate Finance and Development. He received his B.A. from Brown University.
Eric Friedman is a senior facilities/real estate executive with more than 15 years of diverse management experience in both the legal and engineering/construction industries. He is a results-oriented leader with expertise in the ability to solve problems, improve upon current processes through the use of technology, evaluate and execute best practices and procedures, implement strategic projects, manage costs, mentor and motivate staff and instill the highest levels of customer service.
Mr. Friedman joined WilmerHale in 2009 as the Director of Facilities Development in the New York office. In this role, he provides direction and management for the coordinated planning and execution of Firm real estate projects across all offices. He works with internal legal staff on leases and subleases and develops and manages new processes to ensure use of consistent, cost-effective methodology for handling Firm's leases. Mr. Friedman manages projects with architects, engineers, consultants, contractors, building management and others to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget, and oversees Lease Administration and Office Insurance and related activities, including reviewing operating expenses, ensuring prompt payment of rents and taxes.
Before joining WilmerHale, Mr. Friedman gained significant law firm experience during his role as Director of Business Operations for Weil, Gotshal & Manges in New York.
From 2001-2009, he was responsible for: Real Estate and Space Planning, Facilities Management, Budget Development and Accountability, Project Management, and Business Operations for the firm.
Prior to his law firm roles, Mr. Friedman was an associate at Lichtenstein Consulting Engineering, Inc. in the Construction Engineering Division from 1998-2001. There, his responsibilities included the design of temporary structures, demolition and erection procedures, structural analysis and other necessary designs for heavy highway contractors during the construction phase of a project. Before this, he was a part of the Design Division from 1990-1998.
Greg Hale is a Senior Financial Policy Specialist at NRDC's Center for Market Innovation, where he is focused on developing a large-scale market for energy efficiency building retrofits. Greg works closely with many financial institutions, governmental entities, real estate owners and managers, energy services and technology companies, and non-profit organizations to help build the energy efficiency retrofit market in the commercial and multi-family residential property sectors, by: (i) making the retrofit business case clear to building owners and occupants; and (ii) developing, promoting and scaling various innovative financing mechanisms for the retrofit marketplace.
Greg's work also includes an emphasis on energy efficiency leasing practices. Greg is a founding board member of the New York City Energy Efficiency Corporation, and serves on the steering committee of the PACENow Coalition. Greg is a frequent speaker at national conferences on energy efficiency retrofit and finance issues.
Prior to joining NRDC, Greg spent 17 years in the real estate industry, first as a real estate lawyer at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, and then as co-owner and general counsel of Cirque Property L.C., a real estate investment company which acquired, financed, managed and sold a portfolio of properties throughout the western United States.
Greg is a graduate of Dartmouth College and The University of Michigan Law School.
Presentations for download and online resources
Event Co-Planner
Micah Kotch, Director of Operations The New York City Accelerator for a Clean and Renewable Economy (NYC ACRE)
Event Host
Nada Anid, Dean of the School of Engineering and Computing Sciences, New York Institute of Technology
Jonathan Bowles, Executive Director of Center for an Urban Future
Panelists and Presentations
Will Goodman, Acquisitions Project Manager, Jonathan Rose Companies
[PDF of PowerPoint (5.7 MB)]
Eric Friedman, Director of Facilities Development, WilmerHale
Greg Hale, Senior Financial Policy Specialist, NRDC's Center for Market Innovation
Energy Aligned Leases and the New York City Energy Efficiency Corporation [PDF of PowerPoint (209K)]
PlaNYC 2030. "PlaNYC 2030 — Greener, Greater Buildings Plan." NYC.gov. City of New York. Web. 20 Jan. 2012. http://www.nyc.gov/html/planyc2030/html/about/ggbp.shtml
NYC Energy Aligned Lease press release. NYC.gov. City of New York, 4 Apr. 2011. Web. 20 Jan. 2012. http://www.nyc.gov/portal/site/nycgov/menuitem.c0935b9a57bb4ef3daf2f1c701c789a0/index.jsp?pageID=mayor_press_release
NYC Energy Aligned Lease. "PlaNYC 2030 — Energy Aligned Lease." NYC.gov. City of New York. Web. 20 Jan. 2012. http://www.nyc.gov/html/planyc2030/html/about/ggbp.shtml#more
PACENow. Web. 23 Jan. 2012 http://pacenow.org/blog/
Sustainability & Energy Efficiency — ESB." Empire State Building. 23 Jan. 2012 http://www.esbnyc.com/sustainability_energy_efficiency.asp
Morgan, Clay. Seattle taking performance-based approach to energy efficiency in building codes | Leonardo ENERGY." Leonardo ENERGY | The Global Community for Sustainable Energy Professionals. 25 Mar. 2011. European Copper Institute. 24 Jan. 2012 http://www.leonardo-energy.org/seattle-taking-performance-based-approach-energy-efficiency-building-codes
NAESCO - Resources - What is an ESCO? NAESCO: National Association of Energy Service Companies. 24 Jan. 2012 http://www.naesco.org/resources/esco.htm
S. 1737: Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act of 2011. GovTrack.us: Tracking the U.S. Congress. Civic Impulse, LLC. 24 Jan. 2012 http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s112-1737
Ross, Tracey. Deutsche Bank-Living Cities Data Study Released: The Benefits of Energy Efficiency in Multifamily Affordable Housing. Living Cities. 11 Jan. 2011. 24 Jan. 2012 http://www.livingcities.org/blog/?id=15
The Benefits of Energy Efficiency in Multifamily Underwriting
The Benefits of Energy Efficiency in Multifamily Affordable Housing
New York City Energy Efficiency Corporation
Whitepaper: United States Energy Efficiency Retrofits: Market Sizing and Financial Models
Authors: DB Climate Change Advisors & The Rockefeller Foundation
[PDF (1.9 MB)]
SallanFoundation YouTube Video Channel
Video Highlights from The New Energy-Efficient Building Toolkit Panel at NYIT
Will Goodman of Jonathan Rose Companies makes the case that owners and investors have come to view green as not something separate in terms of protecting their capital.
Eric Friedman of WilmerHale, the first company to sign a green lease, discusses one of the finer points of paying towards green costs.
NRDC's Greg Hale speaks to the demand side of the equation — green office demand.
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Sallan Executive Director Nancy Anderson's Opening Remarks
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Goodman representing building owners is optimistic about the future
Eric Friedman, Director Facilities Development, WilmerHale
Greg Hale, Senior Financial Policy Specialist, NRDC
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The Pure Mountain Wines of Mathieu Apffel in Savoie.
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Originally from the Jura, Mathieu Apffel has been producing wine in Savoie since 2013. He began making small amounts of Apremont with a friend before striking out on his own in 2017. That year, he was able to acquire land and a cellar from a retiring vigneron and produce a first vintage under his name.
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Though not abusive in his farming, the prior owner worked conventionally and Mathieu is converting the estate to organic viticulture. For the moment he has not worked the soils in any capacity: grass grows free, though he believes he will start in 2020. 100% of the work is done manually, though again, he owns a small tractor that he will begin using when he works the soils.
In the cellar, Mathieu comes from the “infusion” school of winemaking: eschewing the traditional concept of extraction, the goal is to slowly and subtly impart flavor to the juice with whole-clusters: think of it as making tea instead of brewing coffee. The fermentations take place in stainless and fiberglass tanks as well as barrels; this is more by necessity than anything else, as he inherited the vessels with the winery and is at his very beginnings. Though not dogmatic, Mathieu firmly believes in making wine without filtration or the addition of sulfur:
“Since I started making wine in 2013, I’ve always used native yeast, but would gently filter the wines and add sulfur at bottling. At a certain point I started realizing that I loved the wine BEFORE it was bottled. The finished product felt like it was stripped of something essential. I think the solids in the wine are super important. So I started experimenting, failed quite a bit but now feel comfortable working this way.”
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New phones, old friends, and lots of apps. As the holiday season winds down, the app download season ramps up!
On Christmas Day, Snapchatters in the US switch on 4x as many new phones than an average day 1 , and over 40% of Snapchatters say they typically download 1-5 apps in a week 2 . They have new phones, and are ready to install and make in-app purchases. Use these 4 app marketing tips to win December and January, which are key months to acquire and re-engage Snapchatters.
The holiday season drives more app downloads than any other in the US. In 2018, the Apple App Store saw consumers spend $1.22B during the holidays, and New Year’s set a new single-day record of $322 million 3 .
Snapchat’s growing audience of 210 million users 4 is capturing memories, connecting with friends and having fun with the Snapchat camera. They open the app 30 times a day 5 and spend over 30 minutes in the app on average 6 , and when big cultural moments like the holidays roll around, Snapchatter usage skyrockets. Last New Year’s alone, Snapchatter’s shared 4B Filters, 4B Lenses, and 296M Story Posts 7 . This means even more opportunities to drive scale of relevant ads for your business in December and January.
TIP 1: PLAN BEYOND DECEMBER 25TH
As the holiday season starts to taper off, this is a period when app downloads really start to rise. When install volumes spike from December 25 through January, your marketing strategies should include more campaigns during this time, followed by a sustained plan to nurture these new users in January after intense holiday competition subsides.
Snapchatters are the perfect audience for your acquisition efforts during this time of year. Not only do they download, they transact in-app as well. Over 46 million Snapchatters say they use apps to make purchases at least once a month 8 , and they’re 2x more likely to make an in-app purchase compared to non-Snapchatters 9 . Importantly, over 49% of Snapchatters also say they are “impulse shoppers," 10 making them a valuable group for last minute holiday deals and offers into the new year.
TIP 2: DON’T FORGET GEN Z
Gen Z is the definitive mobile (app) generation. They haven’t even known a world without smartphones. In fact, 98% report owning a smartphone 11 , and they spend 3.7 hours & 150 sessions per app per month on average (which is 55% more sessions than older generations) 12 . Their buying power is growing as well, now commanding $323 Billion in direct buying power 13 and $1.2 Trillion in indirect purchasing power 14 . Don’t overlook this demographic when planning your app content and ad campaigns.
TIP 3: RE-ENGAGE USERS AS THEY CHANGE DEVICES
Phones are some of the most popular gifts during the holidays, and Snapchatters are no exception to this trend. On Christmas, US Snapchatters turn on 4x as many new phones than on an average day 15 meaning 34M Snapchat users may upgrade their phone this holiday season 16 . This presents a natural opportunity for marketers to run device-targeted campaigns or paid re-engagement before they lapse. Highly engaged Snapchatters with new phones means more opportunity for app downloads and in-app monetization.
TIP 4: CUT THROUGH WITH IMPACTFUL FORMATS
Given the holidays are hectic for consumers and marketers alike, start running campaigns before January. Early campaign learnings will help you plan and scale up winners in January when auction competition decreases. When you’re competing for mindshare the best way to cut through the noise is with a full screen, sound on, vertical video format that’s made for mobile. That’s why our ad formats are so unique. On Snapchat, your video will get 100% of the screen, 100% of the time.
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admin December 22, 2019 no commentBoxing
Boxing fans are widely used to idols with unusual eating style. Former junior welterweight title-holder Ruslan Provodnikov went in for raw moose liver. Junior bantamweight champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai is keen on an area of grilled rat. And Mexican great Juan Manuel Marquez once ate a breakfast of 24 raw quail eggs washed down which includes a glass of his or her own urine.
But for some, Bryant Jennings’ diet may seem a lot more unlikely: since 2019 the Philadelphia heavyweight has become a strict vegan.
“I would be a vegetarian before that, but I became a vegan to improve your health, depending on particular additives and ingredients in food,” says Jennings, who fights Colombian Oscar Rivas on ESPN+ on Friday night. “I just thought healthy eating, clean eating was superior. And yes it really has been suitable for me.”
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Jennings credits his diet with giving him extra mental clarity and keeping him feeling young, though he admits that he expects the true good things about show on the long-term. He’s going to need all of the mental clarity he’ll get resistant to the undefeated Rivas – victory has to be step towards another world title shot. As part of his last try to grab a belt, Jennings lost on points to Wladimir Klitschko in 2019.
At least two vegetarians have captured world titles – Eder Jofre, the nice Brazilian bantamweight whose 1962 victory over Herman Marquez prompted the Sports Illustrated headline “A win for art and broccoli” and Livingstone Bramble, the glowering Rastafarian who knocked out Ray Mancini to win a lightweight belt in 1984. Keith Holmes, who held a middleweight title from 1999 to 2001, ate a plant-based diet, but no vegan before Jennings does have close to the heavyweight championship.
Speaking towards the Guardian when he surveyed the foodstuff options for the buffet while in the new york casino that may host the war, the 34-year-old contender describes an eating plan that wouldn’t be out of place for your wellness influencer (that she type of is, with 60,000 followers on Instagram).
“Lots of peanut butter and jelly, oatmeal, quinoa, avocado, many fruit and veg. I make my burgers from scratch with chickpeas, black beans, lentils, quinoa, flax seeds, chia seeds. It’s all wholefoods,” he tells.
Jennings, who appears to enjoy slaughtering sacred cows, at the least metaphorically, is conscious he’s flying industry by storm tradition and the usual understanding relating to what boxers should eat. As Cassia Body points out in Boxing: A Cultural History, inside the fight game, meat consumption has always represented vitality.
Many of the finest fighters of the bare-knuckle era were butchers – probably as the heavy work built them up and they ate superior to their malnourished contemporaries – like fabulously named Peter “Young Rumpsteak” Crawley, who defeated Jem Ward being champion of England in 1827.
The pro-meat attitude was well entrenched by the time Jack London published rapid story An article of Steak in 1909. From it, a weary old boxer lacking the necessary money to venture to the butcher loses a battle while he runs out of energy. “Ah, that section of steak will have accomplished it!” he cries dramatically.
Light heavyweight champion Archie Moore, who fought well into his 40s, cited chewing meat, swallowing the juices and spitting out of the solids as his secret: “A disgusting etiquette, but it works.” Not easy to disagree with this.
More recently, a TV graphic that read simply “Gennady Golovkin: favourite food: meat” helped the Kazakh puncher to capture the hearts of fans. And of course there’s Rocky Balboa, who pounded sides of beef and presumably ate them as well.
Modern enthusiasm for meat happens to be more science-based. Matt Mahowald, an Los Angeles-based nutritionist who’s got helped top boxers like Amir Khan and Vasyl Lomachenko, believes a vegan boxer can have difficulty getting the necessary higher level of protein to recoup from strenuous training, particularly when we were holding excess weight together. He has got his clients eating lean meat, eggs, complex carbohydrates many healthy fats.
“I like my guys to experience one gram of protein per pound of body mass,” he explained. “So for even a guys who’s 130lbs, a junior lightweight, that’s still numerous protein: about four good sized chicken breasts daily. And therefore goes up to about eight each day with regard to who’s in the 200lbs range.”
“With a vegan the thing is you will need to drag in a very great deal of carbohydrates together with that protein. Your sources are beans, legumes, quinoa, hemp, peas and rice, but are mainly carbohydrates. A plant-based diet for the athlete is actually difficult.”
But Jennings does not have any time for doubters. He’s executing it for himself.
“I’m not fighting to prove anything,” he says. “I’m just happy with who I am. As soon as i have got a great performance I believe that, ‘See, Perhaps I cannot need meat.’ When I lift something that’s heavy that men and women say I couldn’t do, I only say, ‘See, Perhaps I don’t need meat.'”
Still, he’d be helps to set an unlikely trend in this bloodiest of sports. Bernard Hopkins, the first sort middleweight king, went vegan several months ago after Jennings helped convince him with the health benefits. David Haye stopped eating animal products within the same time as Jennings, though it ought to be said the modification didn’t correspond with his quantity of greatest career success. Heavyweight Anthony Joshua has talked about his “vegan meals”. Even Mike Tyson, when the world’s most noted carnivore, is over a plant-based diet.
Dealing with the animal industrial complex is made for later though. Today Jennings is focused on Rivas. At the mention of his opponent’s undefeated record, his voice suddenly drops from TED Discuss with dead serious.
“Oh, I can’t stress about anything. All I’m sure is he’s got a painful road ahead on Friday.”
This article was amended on 18 January 2019. A previous version said that no vegan has ever won a place championship. Keith Holmes, who held a middleweight title from 1999 to 2001, ate a plant-based diet.
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Shootings in our Schools...who's really to blame?
On Thursday, May 27, 1999, Darrell Scott, the father of Rachel Scott, a victim of the Columbine High School shootings in Littleton, Colorado, was invited to address the House Judiciary Committee's sub-committee.
What he said to our national leaders during this special session of Congress was painfully truthful. It needs to be heard by every parent, every teacher, every politician, every sociologist, every psychologist, and every so-called expert! These courageous words spoken by Darrell Scott are powerful, penetrating, and deeply personal. There is no doubt that God sent this man as a voice crying in the wilderness. The following is a portion of the transcript:
"Since the dawn of creation there has been both good and evil in the heart of men and women. We all contain the seeds of kindness or the seeds of violence. The death of my wonderful daughter, Rachel Joy Scott, and the deaths of that heroic teacher, and the other eleven children who died must not be in vain. Their blood cries out for answers. The first recorded act of violence was when Cain slew his brother Abel out in the field. The villain was not the club he used. Neither was it the NCA, the National Club Association. The true killer was Cain, and the reason for the murder could only be found in Cain's heart. "In the days that followed the Columbine tragedy, I was amazed at how quickly fingers began to be pointed at groups such as the NRA. I am not a member of the NRA. I am not a hunter. I do not even own a gun. I am not here to represent or defend the NRA - because I don't believe that they are responsible for my daughter's death. Therefore I do not believe that they need to be defended. If I believed they had anything to do with Rachel's murder I would be their strongest opponent. I am here today to declare that Columbine was not just a tragedy - it was a spiritual event that should be forcing us to look at where the real blame lies! Much of the blame lies here in this room. Much of the blame lies behind the pointing fingers of the accusers themselves.
"I wrote a poem just four nights ago that expresses my feelings best. This was written way before I knew I would be speaking here today.
"Your laws ignore our deepest needs
Your words are empty air
You've stripped away our heritage
You've outlawed simple prayer
Now gunshots fill our classrooms
And precious children die
You seek for answers everywhere
And ask the question "Why"
You regulate restrictive laws
Through legislative creed
And yet you fail to understand
That God is what we need!
"Men and women are three-part beings. We all consist of body, soul, and spirit. When we refuse to acknowledge a third part of our make-up, we create a void that allows evil, prejudice, and hatred to rush in and wreck havoc. Spiritual influences were present within our educational systems for most of our nation's history. Many of our major colleges began as theological seminaries. This is a historical fact. What has happened to us as a nation? We have refused to honor God, and in doing so, we open the doors to hatred and violence. And when something as terrible as Columbine's tragedy occurs - politicians immediately look for a scapegoat such as the NRA. They immediately seek to pass more restrictive laws that contribute to erode away our personal and private liberties.
"We do not need more restrictive laws. Metal detectors would not have stopped Eric and Dylan. No amount of gun laws can stop someone who spends months planning this type of massacre.
The real villain lies within our own hearts. Political posturing and restrictive legislation are not the answers. The young people of our nation hold the key. There is a spiritual awakening taking place that will not be squelched! "We do not need more religion. We do not need more gaudy television evangelists spewing out verbal religious garbage. We do not need more million dollar church buildings built while people with basic needs are being ignored. We do need a change of heart and a humble acknowledgment that this nation was founded on the principle of simple trust in God! "As my son Craig lay under that table in the school library and saw his two friends murdered before his very eyes - He did not hesitate to pray in school. I defy any law or politician to deny him that right! I challenge every young person in America, and around the world, to realize that on April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School - prayer was brought back to our schools."
"Do not let the many prayers offered by those students be in vain. Dare to move into the new millennium with a sacred disregard for legislation that violates your God - given right to communicate with Him.
To those of you who would point your finger at the NRA - I give to you a sincere challenge. Dare to examine your own heart before casting the first stone! "My daughter's death will not be in vain. "The young people of this country will not allow that to happen!"
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Mamas Are Cool provides the latest guidance to select the best mini trampoline for kids on their new post
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Their latest article titled “Best Trampoline for Kids – Buyer’s Guide and Reviews January 2020,” https://mamasarecool.com/best-trampoline-for-kids/ serves as an essential guide for parents in selecting small trampolines for their kids.
As told by many, jumping on a trampoline is one of the ways to express yourself, feel the freedom, and see the world at a glance. Playing a trampoline in a group, mainly in a family, has excellent benefits to build and strengthen the bond with the entire family members. Of course, kids are crazy about it. Furthermore, with the latest technology, playing trampolines inside the house is no longer a dream; with indoor trampolines, family time will be a memorable moment, especially in winter evenings or bad weather.
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Home > Prof. Itzhak Mizrahi
The Mizrahi group seeks to understand the evolutionary forces that act on microbial genomes, as well as the ecological forces that shape their interaction with their environment. Evolution and genome plasticity are tightly linked to the ecology of a specific organism; therefore, the group studies these specific forces as they occur in nature, with an emphasis on gut environments.
For this purpose, the group uses state of the art tools such as deep sequencing, big data analysis, metabolomics, fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS), high-performance microscopy, and classical aerobic and anaerobic microbiology approaches. This knowledge is used, in turn, to understand and influence the role of microbial communities in health and diseases, as well as in agricultural systems. Hence, it is expected to have implications for future developments in food sustainability, renewable energy, and medicine.
Two major directions of research are pursued:
The community assembly dynamics of the microbiome in high temporal and genetic resolution are studied, and they enable the group’s researchers to identify the potential of alternative community states to assemble in gut communities, and thus address basic ecological concepts. As demonstrated in a case in which a certain species preconditions future states of the community as a result of ecological interactions, thereby stimulating the growth of a specific subset of species and inhibiting others. The Mizrahi group maps and studies the microbiome compositional variations that are driven by basic ecological concepts and result in changes in ecosystem function, namely the metabolic efficiency of the microbiome.
Horizontal gene transfer (HGT)
Gut bacterial communities are extremely diverse, complex, and dense, with intricate relationships between the communities and their mammalian host. As such, the immediate proximity and wide range of neighboring cells create a favorable environment for HGT. Plasmids are major mediators of HGT, contributing to genome evolution and the emergence of genetic novelty. Pathogenicity factors, as well as antibiotic-resistance genes, are frequently transferred on plasmids, enabling their rapid spread within a population. Prof. Mizrahi’s fascination with this topic, together with a lack of tools for its study, led the group to develop a metagenomic plasmid isolation and characterization procedure. This pioneering approach provides an overall view of plasmids – their identity, traits, and the phylogenetic diversity of their microbial hosts. They study the importance of HGT in the mammalian gut and the mechanisms by which it occurs, and develop methods for its study. Understanding the role of plasmids as vehicles of genetic information is crucial to our understanding of microbial ecology and evolution.
The aforementioned research directions are studied in real, natural animal and human gut environments; one of the group’s most studied gut ecosystem is the rumen microbiome. A ruminant’s resident microbiome is responsible for most of the food’s digestion and absorption. These microbial communities degrade and ferment the plant fibers, initiating a cascade of fermentation reactions carried out by complex networks of interacting microbial species. By-products of fermentation can be absorbed as nutrients by the animal or be further oxidized by microbes that maximize energy extraction out of them, ultimately leading to the production of carbon dioxide and methane, potent greenhouse gases which dissipate into the atmosphere. There is considerable variation across individual hosts in the way energy flows through the microbiome by alternative pathways for energy conversion involving different species’ composition and metabolic functions; in some cases, as the researchers have recently discovered, these pathways favor or disfavor animal feeding efficiency over methane production. The Mizrahi group brings together microbial genomics, anaerobic microbiology, and microbial community ecology to learn how cooperative or antagonistic ecological interactions between the microbial species that reside in the rumen control the establishment of alternative microbiomes with different functional efficiencies.
Prof. Itzhak Mizrahi
Microbial communities are everywhere and drive many basic processes in our everyday life, in areas that include agriculture, health, and the environment. Prof Mizrahi’s group is involved in understanding the ecological and evolutionary forces that shape microbial communities in nature, and specifically in gut environments. Understanding these forces enables us to predict and modulate the composition of the microbiome towards optimized functionality and find new applications by tuning the bovine microbiome to decrease its environmental impact and increase available food resources for mankind.
Email: imizrahi@bgu.ac.il
Shaani Y., Zehavi T., Eyal S., Miron J. and Mizrahi I. (2018)
Microbiome niche modification drives diurnal rumen community assembly, overpowering individual variability and diet effects. ISME J.
ISME J. (in press).
Stern J., Moraïs S., Ben-David Y. Salama R., Shamshoum M., Lamed R., Shoham Y., Bayer E.A. and Mizrahi I. (2018)
Assembly of Synthetic Functional Cellulosomal Structures onto the Cell Surface of Lactobacillus plantarum, a Potent Member of the Gut Microbiome.
Appl Environ Microbiol 84:8.
Zehavi T., Probst M. and Mizrahi I. (2018)
Insights into the culturomics of the rumen microbiome.
Front Microbiol. 9:1999.
Friedman N., Jami E. and Mizrahi I. (2017)
Heritable Bovine Rumen Bacteria Are Phylogenetically Related and Correlated with the Cow’s Capacity to Harvest Energy from Its Feed.
Environ. Microbiol. 19(8):3365-3373.
Sasson G., Kruger Ben-Shabat S., Seroussi E., Doron-Faigenboim A., Shterzer N., Yaacoby S. and Mizrahi I. (2017)
MBio. 8(4).
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Nissan shows new, lightweight noise-reducing technology at CES
Weighing one-fourth of conventional sound insulation materials, Nissan’s acoustic meta-material delivers both quietness and efficiency
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NISSAN is showing a new material at this year’s CES trade show that can help make car cabins quieter while also boosting energy efficiency.
Nissan will demonstrate the new lightweight sound insulation material, known as acoustic meta-material, this week at CES 2020 in Las Vegas.
The makeup of the new material is simple. A combination of a lattice structure and plastic film controls air vibrations to limit the transmission of wide frequency band noise (500-1200 hertz), such as road and engine noise.
Currently, most materials used to isolate this frequency band consist mainly of heavy rubber board. Nissan’s new acoustic meta-material weighs one-fourth as much as these while providing the same degree of sound isolation.
Because of its simple structure, the material’s cost competitiveness in terms of mass production is almost the same as, or possibly better than, current materials. Therefore, the material can also be applied to vehicles where the use of sound insulation materials is currently limited due to cost or weight.
Nissan started its research on meta-material technology around 2008. At the time, meta-material was used in high-sensitivity antennas used for electromagnetic wave research. Nissan worked to extend the applicability of meta-material technology to include sound waves, leading to the successful invention of acoustic meta-material.
Making vehicles lighter helps limit the environmental impact of driving by improving energy efficiency. It also enhances enjoyment, as the quiet vehicle cabin makes driving more comfortable.
Visitors to CES 2020 can see and experience the new acoustic meta-material at Nissan’s display (6306) in the North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Centre. This year’s show runs from January 7-10.
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Although the NLSA is able to slightly subsidize the program through government grants and sponsorship, it is largely a user-pay program. We operate on a zero-based budget and charge only what we need to in order to operate the program. There are 2 areas of cost:
1. Provincial Team Training Fees : This fee is due immediately upon being selected to the program, prior to the commencement of the program, and is paid to NLSA office. This fee includes facility rentals, training wear, match uniforms, equipment, first aid, coaching, and subsidies for travelling players & coaches. The fee is calculated annually based on our costs to run the program. (2017-18 program fee was $400)
2. Team Expenses : Each provincial team will also have their own budget that is drafted by the team manager and approved by NLSA. The major items in this budget are travel costs such as airfare, accommodation, ground transport, meals, etc. Other examples of items typically included in the team budget are team apparel, team socials, etc. The per-player cost determined by the team budget will vary from team to team, depending on the location of the competition, but typically ranges from $1000-1300.
PLEASE NOTE: There are some avenues that can be perused to help those families who may not be able to meet the financial requirements. Together with the commitment of the family, the NLSA will work to support and aid players in need. We encourage all players to tryout for the provincial team and not decline the invitation due to worries about financing.
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Where and when do provincial teams compete?
Our provincial teams compete in the Atlantic Championships, which take place in late or early July, depending on the age group. Host cities in recent years have included Halifax, Moncton, Charlottetown, St. John’s, Corner Brook, Fredericton, Wolfville, etc.
Can I book my own travel for my child?
No. All travel will be booked through the NLSA office.
Can I request a one-way ticket so I can make other travel plans around the trip?
Possibly. Some airlines accommodate these requests while others do not. We are tied to the policies of the airlines.
One-way travel requests will be considered only for the departing leg. (ie: All players must fly together with the team to the tournament.; a player cannot meet the team at the tournament location).
Where possible, one-way tickets may be issued so that the player does not return to St. John’s with the team and the family can continue on to a vacation.
Can I use my reward points towards my child’s travel?
No. You cannot use points as part of a Group Booking.
Which airline will the team fly on?
We select whichever airline offers the best rate on the specific travel times and destinations that we require. Please note that not all “seat sale fares” that you may see advertised are available to Group Bookings.
Can parents travel on the team bus?
No, sorry. The team bus is for players and coaching staff only.
Can parents stay at the same hotel as the team?
We strongly prefer if parents look for alternate accommodation. The coaching staff is responsible for the players 100% of the time during team trips. Being with your teammates 24/7 is part of the experience for the players and creates a specific environment that we value and would like to preserve. Should alternate accommodation not be available, we ask that parents stay on separate floors, and respect the team’s space at all times.
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What is expected of a player during a training camp weekend?
Because our training camps are fairly infrequent, the time we have together is very valuable. For that reason, there are a number of expectations placed on the players during a camp weekend. In addition to attending 100% of the sessions, players are also asked to refrain from participating in other sports and club soccer during a camp weekend. The reasoning is that a camp has the potential to be quite physically and mentally demanding. A camp may include 4 high-intensity sessions in a 36-42 hour period and that is a great deal to ask of any athlete of any age. Players who participate in other sports during a camp weekend are either putting themselves at risk of injury & over-training, or are not contributing their all to the team. Fatigued players do not contribute to the training environment, in fact they often hinder it. Neither situation is positive and that is why we request players focus solely on their provincial team during a training camp weekend.
Players are also expected to maintain appropriate levels of rest, nutrition, hydration, injury prevention and management, and sleep to allow them to perform at their best during a camp weekend.
Are training camp dates flexible?
No. It is very uncommon for a camp date to change. Only in circumstances beyond our control will a camp date be moved (severe weather, facility issues, etc)
Where are the camps?
All camps are held at various facilities in the St. John’s metro area. There are some subsidies available to players travelling from outlying regions of the province to help a little bit with transport cost.
What does a training camp weekend consist of?
A typical camp will include 4 on-field sessions (a combination of training sessions & exhibition games) plus the potential for a classroom session, video session, team social, etc. Camps typically start on Friday evening and we do our best to clue everything up by early afternoon on Sunday to allow travelling players to make it home.
Camp schedules are distributed by the team manager via email approximately 1 week prior to the training weekend.
Is there fitness testing?
Yes. We conduct program-wide fitness testing twice per year for all teams. The first round of testing is conducted at camp #1 in January, and round 2 is typically conducted during camp #5 in May. The test we use is called the “Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test - Level 1.”
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What else do I need to know about playing on a provincial soccer team?
Being a provincial team player is a privilege that is earned by performance. The opportunity to represent your province at a high level is something to be very proud of, but also something that should not be taken for granted. We are looking for players who have the ambition and desire to relentlessly pursue excellence in every way. Players can expect their on-going performance to be consistently monitored.
Are there further opportunities beyond the provincial teams program?
Yes, certainly. The Canadian soccer landscape offers many opportunities for standout players who make the grade. In fact, our philosophy is to develop players and move them on to higher levels of play beyond the provincial program. Examples of such programs are:
Whitecaps Academy Prospects (formerly NLSA High Performance Center)
This is a training program that runs Nov-April for a small group of the very very best U13-U17 players in our province. The program is supported and scouted through our partnership with the Vancouver Whitecaps FC, providing a direct link to a professional club academy for players who make the grade.
Canada Games Team NL
Once every 4 years the NLSA enters a team into Canada’s largest multi-sport event. The next Canada Games is in 2021, and the talent identification process for that program is done through the provincial team’s program.
Canada Soccer operates Youth National Teams for U15, U17, and U20. The first step towards playing for your country is playing for your province.
University Soccer
Year after year NLSA players are receiving athletic scholarships to attend Canadian and American Universities after being scouted while playing for a provincial team or one of the above programs.
Can I volunteer to help out with the team?
Yes! We are always looking for organized & energetic parents to act as team managers. Should the team manager position already be filled, we encourage parents to work with the managers, as there may be areas to help such as fundraising leads, billeting, etc.
How would a company or an individual go about setting up a sponsorship or donation?
We are always looking for support for our program to help the players. In many instances donors can receive a tax receipt. Should any individual or company be interested in a sponsorship or donation we encourage you to contact the NLSA office so we can further discuss a mutually beneficial partnership:
Mike Power, NLSA Player Development Director - mike@nlsa.ca
Rob Comerford, NLSA Business Manager - rob@nlsa.ca
Jan. 27, 2020 4:30 PM to 5:45 PM
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Newfoundland & Labrador Soccer Association © 2020
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Tag Archives: Retired General Paul Valley
Benghazi Hearings Provide a Glimmer of Hope
Last week, the Democrat Members of the Select Committee on Benghazi virtually declared war on the majority members, criticizing their pace, rules, and committee scope.
Representative Linda Sanchez (D-CA) claimed that the Select Committee was on a wild goose chase for a nonexistent “unicorn” and “nefarious conspiracy,” and Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) falsely called the stand down order a “myth.”
But in what may be a turning point for the Select Committee, Republican Chairman Trey Gowdy emphasized at the January 27th hearing that “we’re gonna pick up the pace…. I have no interest in prolonging” the investigation into Benghazi.
“Letters haven’t worked. Southern politeness hasn’t worked. We’re going to ratchet it up,” he said at what members of the mainstream media, such as U.S. News and World Report, characterized as a “partisan grudge match.”
The next day Chairman Gowdy issued a statement that defied Democrats outright, arguing he “will continue to move the investigation forward in a fair and impartial manner, but…will not allow the minority’s political games and unreasonable demands to interfere with the investigation.” Rep. Gowdy said he will continue operating under the scope originally set by the House of Representatives.
This, the media preferred to coin as political failure or “out of control” politics. “The House Select Committee on Benghazi, which began with dignity last year, spun out of control Tuesday as Democrats complained that Republicans were abusing their authority and Republicans threatened to spray the Obama administration with subpoenas,” wrote Dana Milbank for The Washington Post. Milbank specializes in snarky columns criticizing and marginalizing conservatives, and even took aim at the Citizens’ Commission on Benghazi for a conference held on Benghazi in 2013.
Regarding the hearing last week, the Associated Press in turn, remarked, “The partisan tone marked a sharp turnaround for a panel that had won praise for a bipartisan approach through its first two public hearings.”
The subject of the first two slow-rolling hearings was the current state of embassy security, a topic suggested by the committee’s Democratic members which had little to do with the administration’s response to the attack—and which conveniently glosses over the security failures of 2012 to emphasize present solutions instead of accountability.
MSNBC focused largely on political angles instead of substance. For Alex Seitz-Wald, it was all about Hillary Clinton. “Gowdy and Republicans had been hoping to preserve and grow the credibility of their inquiry, which is part of the reason for their assiduous avoidance of taking pot shots at Clinton Tuesday,” wrote Seitz-Wald. “But Democrats are seeking to undermine the credibility of the panel, in the hopes that it will be viewed as a partisan witch hunt if it ever demands testimony from Clinton.”
New bombshell reporting by The Washington Times shows that Clinton was the strong voice pushing to intervene in Libya in 2011 in the first place, which set the stage for the attacks. Ultimately, however, President Obama was the “Decider-in-Chief” and bears at least equal culpability.
Chairman Gowdy told Megyn Kelly of Fox News last May that he plans to subpoena Mrs. Clinton, and repeated that in December. We now learn that the Select Committee has requested Clinton and other top State Department officials’ emails, and that Rep. Gowdy is willing to bring Clinton before the Committee just 30 days after receiving “all the [State Department] documents,” according to CNN.
Select Committee Members would also like to interview 22 persons with firsthand knowledge of Benghazi whom Congress has never spoken to before. The Associated Press reported on January 28, the day after the hearing, that State Department officials said they were ready to “commit” to interview dates for these persons.
But the press doesn’t seem interested in holding the administration accountable for the fact that the State Department waited from the December 4 request until January 28 to issue such a guarantee.
The State Department representative, Joel Rubin, said at the January hearing that a part of the committee’s relationship with the department is indicating priorities for requests—as if more resources could not be allocated to provide such information to the committee more swiftly.
Rubin, formerly of the Ploughshares Fund, also said at the hearing that he was a friend of Ambassador Chris Stevens, who died in 2012 at the U.S. Special Mission Compound in Benghazi. Rubin wrote the following for ThinkProgress that year:
“Instead of getting that support, their deaths are being used as a partisan attack on President Obama, part of a false narrative that the president failed them. What has failed them is our political system. Rather than supporting a serious, nonpartisan investigation into what took place and what went wrong, waiting to get all the facts out, conservatives are trying to affix blame for their deaths for political advantage. This is how some conservatives use terrorist attacks against America.”
Now Rubin helps guard the gates for that same President who would like this simply dismissed as a phony scandal.
Although the media, along with the Democrats, may accuse Chairman Gowdy of partisan politics as he attempts to more aggressively investigate the Benghazi attacks and the resulting cover-up, I am cautiously optimistic about his new tone.
“The letter exchanges between Gowdy and Cummings [prior to the hearing], as well as Tuesday’s hearings, should put to rest forever the fiction that this type of investigation can be conducted in some Nirvana-zone of bipartisan comity,” Kenneth Timmerman astutely wrote for Front Page Magazine.
With this new focus on government stonewalling the Committee brought the possibility of embarrassing the administration to the fore, and the backlash was palpable.
Accuracy in Media and the Citizens’ Commission on Benghazi have long been critical of the Mike Rogers’ House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence report, which contains a number of factual errors and glosses over the intelligence failures leading up to the attacks. Apparently the Select Committee asked to examine the HPSCI’s research in October—and had been asking the Central Intelligence Agency for these files ever since. These files were only produced by the agency after learning that a hearing on them was scheduled.
Similarly, the State Department has produced 40,000 pages related to Benghazi, but Rubin wouldn’t answer as to whether the information provided to the Accountability Review Board was provided fully within those documents.
He also refused to say whether he thought the Select Committee was frivolous.
“If Gowdy is proceeding as a good prosecutor should, he is lining up all his ducks before he goes public with anything,” CCB member, and former CIA officer, Clare Lopez told WorldNetDaily’s Jerome Corsi last week as part of a series of articles about the CCB’s own investigations. “I think it’s premature to jump to a condemnation of the process or the committee leadership when the truth is that we don’t know,” she said.
“Delays by Gowdy are unnecessary at this time,” CCB Member and Retired General Paul Valley told Corsi after the Times’ bombshell dropped. “Gowdy can press forward now as he does have sufficient intelligence and documents to call all witnesses and issue subpoenas as necessary.”
“Additional delays will only give the obstructionists in the Obama White House, the State Department and the Democrats in Congress time to thwart the efforts of the select committee,” Vallely said.
While the administration continues to stonewall the Select Committee whenever possible, and Democrats continue to complain that the investigation isn’t bipartisan enough, the CCB will continue to search for the truth in its own citizen-led investigation.
We have already dug up some disturbing facts in our 2014 interim report, such as:
the administration decision to dismiss the possibility of truce talks with Moammar Qaddafi;
helping arm al-Qaeda-linked rebels in Libya; and
the inadequate military response that night.
“I don’t know if the decision came from the White House or from Hillary Clinton at the State Department,” Retired Rear Admiral Chuck Kubic told Corsi about those failed truce talks. However, Admiral Kubic said, “…the advice for me from AFRICOM was to basically just leave everything alone, to simply stand down.” Who, exactly, at the White House decided it was unnecessary to pursue truce talks with Qaddafi?
The CCB and Accuracy in Media are continuing the search for the truth with our own Freedom of Information Act initiative. Currently, the Department of Defense is withholding 12 pages of maps from us regarding the position of military forces during the attacks.
As we await our day in court, we will not stop digging for the truth through whatever means are available to us. I am encouraged by the possibility that the Select Committee might likewise now use all the powers at its disposal to force the administration to reveal what happened that night and in the aftermath, not only to its Congressional investigators, but to the public as well. America deserves answers, not more stonewalling.
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Serie A 2013/14 End of Season Awards
The readers of Outside of the Boot have cast their votes across Europe’s top 4 leagues across 10 different award categories with 4 nominees under each to pick the players who they believe deserved recognition the most. The Serie A 2013/14 End of Season Awards were the most closely competed one, with most categories lacking a clear winner. Note that no club has more than one representative in a particular product category.
CLASS ‘A’ AWARDS
These are the highest class of awards in Outside of the Boot’s End of Season Awards, recognising the top individuals in three distinct categories. These are the individuals who can be classified as the best in their respective category this particular Serie A 2013/14 season.
MANAGER OF THE SEASON | Rudi Garcia
Rudi Garcia
Roma 68%
Juventus 21%
Andrea Mandorlini
Hellas Verona 10%
Serie A Manager of the Year 2013-14
AS Roma’s Rudi Garcia was the clear winner in this category getting a huge 68% of the votes as he has led the capital club to an impressive 2nd place finish; up from 6th last season and finally back into the Champions League. The improvement in defence is the primary reason with Roma conceding less than half the goals they did last season.
Antonio Conte, despite winning a third consecutive Scudetto, was well beaten by Rudi Garcia while Andrea Mandorlini’s impressive season with Hellas upon promotion has seen him come in at third place. Torino’s Ventura was the 4th nominee getting just 2% of the votes.
PLAYER OF THE SEASON | Ciro Immobile
Torino 36%
Serie A Player of the Year 2013-14
Ciro Immobile has had an outstanding debut season in Torino’s remarkable campaign, where they’re looking to secure European football, while last season they were facing relegation from the top division. He is the league’s top scorer and has impressed onlookers with the best Serie A season of his career.
It wasn’t easy though, Miralem Pjanic who finished 5% worse off than Immobile led the awards for the better part of the one week duration when voting was open. Tevez too made a late a call for the top award in his debut season, but landed up missing out eventually.
#TALENTRADAR YOUNG PLAYER OF THE SEASON | Paul Pogba
Player should have been 21 and below at the start of the season.
Napoli / Hellas Verona 13%
Serie A Young Player of the Year 2013-14
Arguably the best young midfielder in the world, Paul Pogba dominated our Young Players of the Year category at the end of season awards with a huge 68% of the votes. The man who featured in our list of 100 Young Players to Watch in 2014, had a slump in form at the turn of the year but has been excellent otherwise.
Jorginho was making waves at Hellas Verona which prompted a move to Napoli. He came in second in the category, which could be down more to his Hellas Verona days. Roma’s summer signing, Adem Ljajic was not far behind with Shkodran Mustafi getting just 8% of the votes.
CLASS ‘B’ AWARDS
The second level of Outside of the Boot’s End of Season Awards are the positional awards given to players across four distinct areas. Certainly, goes without saying, no players has been nominated for more than one positional category.
GOALKEEPER OF THE SEASON
Inter Milan 26%
One of the closest award battles in our End of Season Awards, Morgan De Sanctis led the way for a large point until Buffon had a sudden bump in his votes. Handanovic’s excellent displays recently not enough to take him all the way.
DEFENDER OF THE SEASON
Shkodran Mustafi & Alessandro Lucasrelli
Sampdoria & Parma 5%
The man signed from Udinese has had an incredible season with his new club, AS Roma. Mehdi Benatia has been absolutely solid at the back, while also willing to get forward, often as a ball-playing defender.
MIDFIELDER OF THE SEASON
Lazio 10%
Miralem Pjanic was leading our Class ‘A’ Awards for quite some time as well. His excellent creativity, accurate passing and classy free-kicks have seen Pjanic propelled to the top of the Serie A players lists.
FORWARD OF THE SEASON
Napoli 11%
After having won our Class ‘A’ Player of the Year Award, Immobile was certainly going to take the Forward of the Year Award as well. He himself is a new signing, as were 2nd and 3rd placed strikers, Tevez & Higuain resp., as well.
CLASS ‘C’ AWARDS
The final class of Outside of the Boot’s End of Season Awards putting players head to head based on their age, youth football and also on the basis of managerial judgement.
Transfer of the Season: Mehdi Benatia (Roma) – 39%
Experienced Player of the Season: Carlos Tevez (Juventus) – 44%
Homegrown Player of the Season: Danielle De Rossi (Roma) – 49%
Thus Roma were the most successful side in our End of Season Awards with 5 wins and 4 other nominations. Juventus were the only side to have been nominated by us in all 10 awards, winning only 3. Carlos Tevez was the only player to have been nominated for three different awards, winning two of those. Tevez alongwith Immobile were the only two players to win more than one award. Interestingly. no one other than Roma, Juventus & Torino players won any award.
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Neptune Township
Housing Plan Element & Fair Share Plan
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Neptune Strategic Revitalization Plan
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Go to this page for application forms for Engineering, Zoning and Planning Boards, Zoning and HPC.
Division Street Needs Study: CLICK HERE
Click here to Download the Neptune Zoning Map
Click Here to View the Highlighted Neptune Zoning Map
Click Here to Download the Land Development Ordinance PDF
Click Here to Download Neptune Zoning Map for Ocean Grove
Click Here to Download the Neptune Zoning District Bulk Regulations.
Click Here to Download Ordinance 04-23 (Section 528)
Ordinance No. 04-39 - Fair Share/Affordable Housing Click Here
Ordinance No. 05-19 - Amends Civic Zone for hospitals/adds two alternates to Board of Adjustment Click Here
Ordinance No. 07-11 (Amending various sections to provide clarifications and updates) click here
Ordinance No.07- 25 (Dumpsters, PODS, Trailers), click here
For a copy of Ordinance No.07-46, click here
(TO REVISE AND AMEND SECTION 907 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO
DEMOLITION WITHIN AN HISTORIC DISTRICT)
Click here for updated application fees (Ordinance 07-49)
Ordinance No. 07-53, amending the rear yard setback in certain historic district zones. Click here
Ordinance No. 07-54, an amendment to Section 418 pertaining to height exemptions
and permitted projections of the Land Development Ordinance click here
Ordinance No. 08-03 (Amending & Supplementing LDO: Non comforming uses; structures and lots) click here
Ordinance No. 08-38, (Amending & Supplementing LDO: Affordable housing contribution) click here
Ordinance No. 08-39 (Amending & Supplementing LDO: Rezone lots), click here
Ordinance No. 08-44 (Amending & Supplementing LDO: Signs), click here
Ordinance No. 09-39 (Amends Section 508 -Stormwater Management), click here
Ordinance No. 09-42 (Amends Section 907-Demolitions in historic district), click here
Ordinance No. 10-04 (Repeals Section 525-Tree removal and cutting), click here
Ordinance No. 11-11 (Amends Section 528-Requirements for storm drain inlets), click here
Ordinance No. 11-17 (Amends Section 411.09-Storage of recreational vehicles and boats), click here
Ordinance No. 11-35 (Amends Section 411.07-Porches and decks), click here
Ordinance No. 11-47 (PROVING CLARIFICATION AND UPDATES TO VARIOUS APPLICATION COMPLETENESS CHECKLIST SECTIONS) click here
Ordinance No. 12-13 (AMENDING THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CONTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES IN ACCORDANCE WITH COUNCIL ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING REGULATIONS) click here
Ordinance No. 12-21 Steep Slopes Click here
Ordinance No. 13-11 (“DEFINITIONS” AND SECTION 419 ENTITLED “FLOOD HAZARD REGULATIONS”) click here
Ordinance No. 13-17 (“DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION COMPLETENESS CHECKLIST” AND SECTION 802B ENTITLED “COMPLETENESS
CHECKLIST FOR USE VARIANCE AND BULK VARIANCE REQUEST”) click here
Ordinance No. 14-04 (Amending Section 1000, Application and Escrow Fees and Amending Section 1004, Approval by Township Attorney) Click here
Ordinance No. 14-05 (Amending Zoning for Block 1007, Lots 32 and 34 from C-4 to R-2) Click here
Ordinance No. 14-07 (Adding “Convenience Store with Gas”) Click here
Ordinance No. 14-08 (Amending Volume II, Section 300, adding Section 424 to be entitled “Hospital Support Zone”) Click here
Ordinance No. 14-24 (Rezoning certain properties along Route 66 to C-1 planned commerical zone) Click here
Ordinance No. 14-25 (Rezoning Block 9025, Lots 53, 54, 55, 55.01 from C-1 Planned Commercial to R-2 Residential) Click here
Ordinance No. 14-26 (Amending Section 404.04 entitled C-1 Planned Commercial Development) Click here
Ordinance No. 14-27(Amending Section 412.18 entitled Parking in Front Setback) Click here
Ordinance No. 14-39 (Rezoning certain properties along Route 66 to C-1) Click here
Ordinance No. 14-48 (Amending Section 300, and adding Section 423, “Transit Village Zone”) Click here
Ordinance No. 15-08 (Amending Sections 201 & 401 by establishing “Net Density Provisions Affecting Residential Zones”) Click here
Ordinance No. 15-09 (Amend Section 201 by amending the definition of “Impervious Cover”) Click here
Ordinance No. 15-28 (Amend sections relating to dormers, corner lot definition, fences and walls, billboards, and signs) Click here
Ordinance No. 15-49 (Amend section 419 entitled Flood Hazard Regulations by amending the architectural design requirements) Click here
Ordinance No 16-20 Defines “Effective Land Area” and amends the maximum floor area ratio calcuation Click here
Ordinance No 16-23 Amends Section 412 temporary storage units/dumpsters Click here
Ordinance No 16-32 Amends and supplements Section 913 “Penalty Certificate of Appropriateness” and Section 1105, “Penalties” CLICK HERE
Ordinance No 16-47 Amends and supplements by admending Section 1010, entitled “Plot Plans and As-Built Survey” and Section 1012, entitled “Zoning Permits” CLICKHERE
Ordinance No. 17-17 Amends and supplement the land development ordinance. Click here
Click on the links below for the Master Plan and Figures. Following is a memo sent to the Planning Board outlining the corrections.
Figure1 (Zoning)
Figure 2 (Land Use)
Figure 3 (Circulation map)
Figure 4 (Community Facilities map)
Figure 5 (Watersheds and Sub Watersheds)
Figure 6 (Redevelopment Areas map)
Memorandum-The Master Plan
To: Planning board, Township of Neptune
Cc: Leanne hoffman, Pe, PP, CME
From: Jennifer Beahm, PP, AICP
RE: Summary of master Plan CORRECTIONS - Neptune Township
This memorandum seeks to summarize the non-substantive corrections that are proposed for the Draft Neptune Township Master Plan. The Neptune Township Master Plan Subcommittee convened on December 19th, 2011 with the purpose of evaluating and considering all public commentary that has been received and noted throughout the Master Planning process, as well as each individual written request for changes, alterations and additions to the Draft Master Plan. The Neptune Township Master Plan Subcommittee has evaluated all of the various requests that have been received throughout the planning process and has directed the following non-substantive corrections be made to the Draft Master Plan document as follows:
1) Introduction
A. Township Goals & Objectives (page 3) Goal #14 was added as follows:
Pursue Certified Local Government designation for the Township to assist in the preservation of the Historic District and allow further ability to pursue grants and funding opportunities.
2) Land Use Element
A. Goals & Objectives #17 (page 13) existing goal amended as follows:
Review and evaluate the PUD Zoning District, which maintains frontage along Jumping Brook Road and Route 66 in the western portion of the Township, as well as the adjacent C-1 Zoning District to the west, for potential rezoning so as to permit more appropriate use(s), in consideration of the variety of existing land uses, which comprise these collective areas.
B. Goals & Objectives #23 added, LI District along Memorial Drive (Page 13), added the following goal:
Evaluate the Light Industrial Zoning District along Memorial Drive. This District contains a mix of industrial and single-family residential land uses, interspersed with commercial and vacant parcels. The parcels immediately adjacent to Atkins Avenue between 5thand 8th Avenue, which border the southwestern portion of the Zoning District, appear to be predominantly industrial in terms of existing land uses. The alignment of the overall District boundaries should be evaluated with particular emphasis placed on evaluating immediately adjacent industrial parcels along Atkins Avenue for inclusion in the District and potentially realigning other portions of the District boundary to omit incompatible land uses to the north.
C. Recommendation #1 (c) PUD/R-1 and adjacent C-1 District (Page 37) was replaced with the following:
It is recommended that the PUD/R-1 Zoning District in the northwestern portion of the Township, bounded by State Highway 66, Jumping Brook Road, Green Grove Road, and a portion of Bangs Avenue should be further evaluated along with the adjacent C-1 Zoning District that borders the PUD/R-1 Zone to the West. There is a wide range of existing land uses in this area, including single-family and multi-family residential, commercial, schools, vacant land and smaller portions of publically owned property. Overall, the PUD/R-1 zoning designation does not reflect the existing patterns of development. The overall area should be evaluated for consideration of more appropriate Zoning District(s), which reflect prevailing patterns of development and are sensitive to adjacent Zoning Districts, as well as important corridors, such as State Highway 66. Further, this evaluation should also consider more appropriate zoning in the C-1 District indicated above, with consideration given to existing residential development in the southern portion of this District. A transitional Zoning District, between existing residential development in the southern portion of this area and anticipated commercial Zoning along the State Highway 66 corridor to the north should be considered in any evaluation of these Zoning Districts.
D. Recommendation # 4(a) Historic District (Page 38), “Federally” designated was replaced with “Nationally” designated.
E. Recommendation #4(c) Historic District (Page 39), has been amended as follows:
Currently, the ordinance defines yard requirements as follows: “For lots in the HD-R-1 Zone District, the front building line shall have a minimum front yard setback of ten (10) feet back from the street line and the front porch line shall be set back at a minimum distance of four (4) feet from the street line.” East of Central Avenue, the ordinance continues as follows: “No building line or front porch line need be set back farther than the average alignment of those front building and front porch lines of existing buildings within 200 feet on each side of the lot and within the same block front and within the same Zone District. This provision does not permit the encroachment of buildings or porches into the flared open space area.” This definition has proven problematic, as architectural forms and styles are not uniform across Ocean Grove. It is recommended that a new definition be established to address this issue with the overall goal of maintaining the historic flare in Ocean Grove.
F. Recommendation #5 (Page 41), Creation of a Township Land Use Advisory Committee was removed.
G. Recommendations subsection (Page 44), the following recommendation regarding Special Area Standard from RSIS was added:
i) Special Area Standards
The rules concerning streets and parking, as promulgated in the Residential Site Improvement standards (RSIS) are not appropriate in furthering the on-going preservation and continued enhancement of the Historic portions of the Township. Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:21-3.5, Neptune Township should incorporate “special area standards” for Ocean Grove into the Township’s New Land Development Ordinance, to be submitted and approved by the New Jersey Site Improvement Advisory Board.
3) Historic Preservation Element
A. Goals and Objectives (Page 173), added the following Goal #10:
i) To encourage the maintenance and rehabilitation of historic structures and to promote high design standards for new structures and streetscape improvements, with special attention paid to critical vistas; including but not limited to existing historic street layout, flared avenues, and other significant community planning elements.
B. Page 175, Historic Neptune and Ocean Grove subsections were amended to incorporate changes to factual elements and add more history from the historic preservation community and local residents.
4) Parks Recreation & Open Space Element
A. Existing Park and Recreational Facilities (page 100) added the following items to the list of ROSI properties: Midtown Commons Park & Community Gardens.
B. Table 7.2 (Page 102), Founder’s Park updated to reflect a Passive Park and Memorial.
C. Evaluation of Recreational Facility Needs (Page 114) amended to add additional language for the northwest Midtown area as follows: “The northwestern Midtown Neighborhood area is in need of further recreational facilities. In particular, residents expressed a desire for outdoor basketball courts. The Midtown School is a feasible location for additional outdoor recreational facilities, in particular, basketball courts.”
5) Figures
A. Community Facilities Map: updated to reflect the following changes:
i) American Legion - 231 Fisher Avenue
ii) Elks 3409 West Bangs Avenue (Bl, 10,000 Lot 9)
iii) American Legion - 21 Gully Road
iv) American Legion - 240 Drummond Avenue (Bl. 217, Lot 459)
v) VFW - 1511 Corlies Avenue
Ordinance 12-13: An ordinance to amend Section 1001 of the Land Development Ordinance of the Township of Neptune by amending the Affordable Housing Contribution requirements and procedures in accordance with Council on Affordable Housing regulations.
The Planning Board reviews plans submitted by applicants who want to develop their land for residential, commercial or industrial uses. Plans can be approved with conditions or restrictions that are incorporated into the Planning Board’s decision. The Board guides the process of zoning amendments by holding public hearings and making recommendations to the Township Committee.
The Board is also responsible for the Master Plan and the implementation of some of its recommendations. The Board meets monthly.
The Coastal Monmouth Plan (CMP)
The Monmouth County Planning Board has crafted the County’s third Regional Plan, the Coastal Monmouth Plan.
The CMP can be viewed online at the Monmouth Planning Board webpage, by clicking here.
It is the intent of the Monmouth County Planning Board to adopt the Coastal Monmouth Plan as an element of the Monmouth County Growth Management Guide. Pursuant to the County Planning Act (N.J.S.A. 40:27-1 et seq.) a public hearing on the Plan is scheduled to be held on July 19, 2010. The public hearing details are as follows:
Time: 2 pm
Location: Monmouth County Planning Board Conference Room, Second Floor, Hall of Records Annex, 1 East Main Street, Freehold NJ
Written or e-mailed comments will be accepted through Friday, July 16, 2010. Please address mail to Geri Elias, Secretary to the Boar, Monmouth County Planning Board, Hall of Records Annex, 2nd Floor, 1 East Main Street, Freehold, NJ 07728 or fax your written comments to Ms. Elias at (732) 409-7540. If emailing comments, please address your correspondence to gelias@monmouth planning.com.
Source: Joseph Rettagliata, Chairman, Monmouth County Planning Board
The Zoning Board or Board of Adjustment, is the board of appeals. Generally applicants are seeking bulk variances. This can apply to such things as setback requirements, lot frontage and/or area, use changes (planning to do business where it is not zoned for business or a homeowner wishing to build a single family dwelling in a commercial area). Variances are necessary for homes not meeting height requirements.
Applications are received and reviewed for completeness. Applicants are notified by mail of their scheduled meeting date and additional information is enclosed in the packet.
The Board meets monthly on the first Wednesday of the month. Meetings are held at the Neptune Municipal Complex, 25 Neptune Blvd, Neptune NJ 07753 in the Township Committee Meeting room, located on the second floor.
Kristie Armour is the Administrative Officer and can be reached at 732-988-5200 x278.
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TOUCH MY BLOOD
A powerful theatrical piece full of strong drama, much humour and some lovely scenes of pathos. (Review by Caroline Smart)
If you are able to catch the excellent Touch My Blood which is currently showing in the Playhouse for a few performances, you will be astounded as you walk into the Grand Foyer where the play is being presented.
I wondered at the choice of The Grand Foyer over the Loft but I immediately saw why. Set and lighting designer Wilhelm Disbergen has brilliantly transformed this venue into a fascinating 180-degree performance space for this excellent production.
The contrast between the Tudor-style of the venue and the set pieces depicting township homes backed by corrugated iron panels was fascinating. Another interesting – and unplanned feature – is that the ceiling of The Grand Foyer was originally constructed in such a way that tiny lights shine through like stars at night, which fits this setting very well. The pillars around the room have been covered with newspaper cuttings, referring to the author’s journalist career.
The book, Touch My Blood is the autobiography of acclaimed and respected South African author, Fred Khumalo, whose writings over the years have covered major political and social changes in South Africa. Originally from Chesterville and having grown up in Hammarsdale outside Durban, he is a journalism graduate of Technikon Natal (now Durban University of Technology). He started making his name at school when he created a regular news bulletin, determined to highlight inequalities in the apartheid system. He is now editor of the Sunday Times' Insight & Opinion section and has contributed to major newspapers and magazines. He also hosted the SABC 2 public-debate television programme Encounters in 2008.
The title of the book comes from a saying the teenage Khumalo would utter when he greeted his friends with a handshake. The three words can be interpreted in a number of ways, all of them signifying trust.
The staged Touch My Blood forms part of this year’s Playhouse Company New Stages roster and is a product of The Playhouse Company Actors Studio incubation programme. Director Matjamela Motloung has adapted the play from Khumalo’s autobiography with the assistance of the Actors Studio Company.
The cast features Anele Nele as Fred Khumalo who gives a strong and compelling performance. He is ably and efficiently supported by the rest of the Company: Phumelele Majola, Okuhle Danti, Ayanda Nyawo, Fezeka Shandu, Simphiwe Dladla and Thobani Gama.
The setting is the 80s and the actors are mainly dressed in black vests or singlets and tights, adding the occasional prop to accentuate the character. The narration is mainly in Khumalo’s “voice” but Motloung has skilfully styled the action to give all performers a chance to shine. I was impressed at the range of credible characters and movement ability. At first, I was a little confused (unfortunately, I lost a lot of the content in the isiZulu sections) as to who was who, until I worked out that anyone wearing the same distinctive cap that Anele Nele was wearing, was continuing the author’s voice.
The production is just under two hours long but the action keeps the audience riveted. It is also an extremely valuable educational vehicle for both young and old who are not familiar with the kind of existence and challenges that Khumalo had to face during his early life. We also meet some of the personalities - some good, some bad - that influenced him. Make no mistake, this isn’t an academic presentation but a powerful theatrical piece full of strong drama, much humour and some lovely scenes of pathos.
Touch My Blood has performances tonight and tomorrow (May 18 and 19) at 19h30 in the Playhouse Grand Foyer. Tickets R80 booked through Computicket 0861 915 8000, online at www.computicket.com or call 031 369 9540 (office hours). – Caroline Smart
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Last Updated: Thursday, 18 August 2005, 17:30 GMT 18:30 UK
Pakistan begins ballot counting
There are 50,000 women contesting the elections
Turnout has exceeded 50% in the first phase of local elections in Pakistan, officials said as the counting of votes began.
At least 10 people were killed and dozens injured in clashes between rival groups during polling.
Political parties are not allowed to take part in the polls, but a specific quota for women and minorities has encouraged their greater participation.
Voting in the remaining districts will be held next week.
Seven men were killed in separate incidents in Punjab province as rival groups clashed in Gujranwala, Multan, Sahiwal and Toba Tek Singh. Several others were injured.
Three men were killed in Bannu in the North West Frontier Province.
The BBC's Azizullah Khan in Quetta says at least 19 people were injured in a scuffle in the southern Balochistan district of Jafarabad.
Polling was also suspended for several hours at two polling stations in Karachi, following armed clashes between rival groups.
And at a women's polling station in the city's densely populated Burnes Road, election officials discovered four ballot boxes that had been stuffed with votes before being delivered.
Polling officer Ali Salman Ahmed has been taken into custody.
Meanwhile, there have been reports of incomplete voter lists from all over Karachi.
In Lyari, one of the most colourful and multi-ethnic area of the city, hundreds of people complained that their names were missing from the lists.
Two polling stations in Karachi were closed after clashes
"I have been voting for the last 20 years from this area, but this time, I cannot find my name in the voters' list," said one resident.
The problem seems to be particularly acute at women's polling stations, says the BBC's Aamer Ahmed Khan in Karachi.
But interior minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao said that despite reports of some minor irregularities, polling had proceeded smoothly across the country.
Women ban
The Chief Minister of North West Frontier (NWFP) Province, Akram Durrani, denied that tribal elders had prevented women from voting in some parts of the province.
Tribal elders had banned women from voting in three councils in the province, but the government had persuaded local jirgas - or tribal councils - to lift the ban late on Wednesday.
Nonetheless, reports from the area suggested that women were not turning out to vote in large numbers.
In one women's polling station in a suburb of Peshawar, capital of NWFP, not a single vote was cast in the first five hours of polling, the BBC's Haroon Rashid in Peshawar says.
Human rights activists are demanding the cancellation of election results in such districts.
Crying foul
The present system of local governments was introduced by President Pervez Musharraf four years ago.
Troops were asked to intensify patrolling in Karachi after clashes
Voting is being held for over 6,000 local councils and more than 40,000 troops have been deployed.
A record 218,000 candidates, including more than 55,000 women, are contesting what are only the second such elections since Gen Musharraf took over.
The elections are on a non-party basis, but political parties are supporting their own set of candidates, which has generated a fair amount of controversy.
Opposition parties have accused the government of pre-poll rigging - pointing to the fact that a large number of candidates have been elected unopposed.
For its part, the government says the opposition has not been able to find enough candidates to contest all the seats.
Analysts say these elections are not just about choosing a new set of local governments - they are also a test of Gen Musharraf's commitment to restore complete democracy in the country.
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Flight of Compassion
Submitted by DS on 2013-07-29
Every week FMS does a flight for Airborne Lifeline Foundation, taking a team of doctors out to village clinics throughout Botswana. Last week Tammi from Airborne Lifeline called Mark Spicer and inquired about chartering a small Cessna to take a patient from Gaborone to Maun. When told how long the flight would take in a Cessna, Tammi said she didn't think the patient could cope with a flight that long. She then asked about chartering the King Air, a faster aircraft, but when Mark told her how much it would cost, she said it exceeded their budget. When Mark told her that FMS would subsidize the flight, Tammi was elated. Here is the story of that very special flight ...
As told by Captain Matt Cressman:
Recently I was eating dinner with Jeff Burnham at a great Indian restaurant that we know and love. He asked me if I could take a medical flight to Maun on his behalf the next morning as he wanted to catch up on some work in the office. I was thrilled, as I had just returned from a visit to the States and had completed only one flight since coming back. I was itching to fly some more!
Air Ambulance Pilot "On Call"
Nearly all my flying over the last week was for the Flying Mission Services air ambulance mission. FMS has a contract with the Botswana Ministry of Health to provide 24-7-365 air ambulance service to the people of Botswana. Anytime, day or night, FMS has at least one aircraft and one crew (two pilots, a fully qualified medical doctor, and a fully certified paramedic) on call to be airborne in less than an hour. Our mission is to respond anywhere in the country to transport critical patients from remote areas to fully staffed and equipped hospitals. It sounds important, but it's actually much more.
Mercy One - A Light in the Emergency
Written by First Officer Adrian Gut.
"Mercy One". This is our call sign for Air Traffic Control (ATC) when we fly our medical missions for the Ministry of Health here in Botswana. If several of us are flying, it can sometimes be "Mercy Two" or "Mercy Three". Mercy is translated here as grace, compassion, or blessing. I find all of these translations really suitable for this work we are doing here at Flying Mission Services (FMS).
On December 30, 2012, at 2:18 am, a phone call launched one of my busiest days in the service of FMS, and as it turned out, it would be like several to follow.
Mercy flying in Botswana
Submitted by SG on 2010-12-02
Submitted by Pete Weiseth:
The couple were sleeping peacefully in their tent. They had camped in Chobe National Park several times before, and their experience gave them great respect for the wildlife around them - particularly elephant, which are found here in the greatest concentration of anywhere in Africa. Nothing prepared them for what was to happen next.
At about 5:30 in the morning, they started to hear the rustling, breaking branches, and heavy footfalls of an elephant herd approaching.
All in a night's work - and then some!
Submitted by Pilot Pete Weiseth.
"Honey, your phone is ringing."
"No, it's not."
"Yes, it is! That thing six inches from your head on your side of the bed is your phone, and it's ringing."
"That's not my phone."
Smack.
"Mercy! Okay, okay. Hello?"
Thus begins another day, or in this case night, of medevac flying.
Praying through the Storms
Submitted by AB on 2009-06-13
A story from Colin Brown, Maun pilot:
At home, tinkering with an electric motor, I am startled out of my concentration as my cell phone rings at my side, it is 3:45 pm. The clinic in Seronga, a village ninety miles away, needs a mercy flight to transport a severely injured woman to the hospital.
Pilots, paramedics, doctors and patients are probably the key players that come to mind when you think of an air ambulance flight. But on the ground, another key player, the Flight Coordinator, is orchestrating events to make the flight happen. During weekday hours, Bojelo Marari, fills the role of Flight Coordinator for FMS air ambulance flights. During non-office hours, Mark Spicer and the pilots on call take over.
At three o'clock Sunday afternoon, the Maun hospital called requesting an air ambulance flight. Roger Weaver and Ryan Cole flew to Maun with the paramedics and transferred a premature baby to Francistown. Shortly before ten o'clock Sunday night, Roger notified Mark, who was "flight-following", that they were back on the ground in Gaborone. They said good night, and Roger went home to bed. Mark went to bed, too. At 11:44, his phone rang.
An evening in the life of . . .
I'm not privy to many days in the life of Mark Spicer, but I have a ringside seat at night. Mark took some vacation days during the holidays, and toward the end of his time off, it occurred to me how quiet our evenings had been. Usually our evenings are monopolized by his cell phone. Take yesterday as a case in point:
Mark got home from the hangar at 6:15 p.m., just as Kg and I were sitting down for supper. I served Mark a plate, too, but as so often happens, his cell phone rang shortly after he sat down. A doctor at the Ghanzi hospital was calling to request a mercy flight. The patient was an 11-year-old girl who had swallowed a 2-pula coin (larger than a quarter). The doctor said that it was lodged in her throat so tightly that saliva couldn't even get through; it was pooling in her mouth.
Rotary Club Donates Ambulance
What happens to someone in Botswana who becomes critically ill or injured far from a Referral Hospital? There is a good chance that person will be transported by air ambulance to Gaborone or Francistown by Flying Mission Services.
FMS recently entered into an agreement with the Botswana Ministry of Health to provide air ambulance services, carrying on a 28-year tradition of transporting Batswana patients.
It was not just an ordinary Sunday in Botswana. It was Boipuso, Independence Day. During his greeting, our pastor remarked that many babies born on Independence Day are given the name Boipuso. Mark tried hard to think of anyone he knew who was born on the 30th of September, but his mind drew a blank, and the thought of babies born on Independence Day passed out of his mind.
It takes your breath away
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Meeting needs in rural Zambia
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Nina's done it again
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Detecting gravitational waves is an extremely difficult task: the signals expected on Earth are extremely faint (although they have been produced by violent events in the cosmos), and each measurement is affected by many different types of noise. This is a common situation in modern physics, and Virgo is no exception. Therefore, in order to achieve its scientific goal, the Virgo interferometer is based on modern, cutting-edge technologies in many different areas, including optics, mechanics, electronics, and ultra-high vacuum.
Virgo’s 35-cm diameter mirrors have an almost perfect surface
The large mirrors of Advanced Virgo are a crucial part of the detector. Indeed, achieving the best sensitivity to gravitational waves requires the loss of as little laser light as possible in the detector. For that purpose, all the three ingredients of a mirror, the substrate, the polishing and the coating, are at the frontier of current technology:
The substrate is made with the purest glass in the world (it is a synthetic quartz called “fused silica”). This glass has extremely low absorption and is homogeneous and uniform in all the directions. Despite its outstanding properties, it can come in relatively large size. For example, the mirror forming the 3-km arm cavities have a 350 mm diameter, are 200 mm thick, and have a mass of 40 kg.
The polishing, to shape the mirror profile, is done at the atomic level: on the central part of the mirror, the largest defects on the surface have a height of just 5 atoms.
The last step, the coating, is made to have reflective mirrors. The coating is precisely tuned so that the mirror has the desired reflectivity at the operational wavelength and so that less than 0.0001% of the laser light is lost when it is reflected by the mirror (due to the absorption, residual transmission, or scattering). This precise coating is done with a unique machine located in a laboratory of the Virgo Collaboration in the Lyon metropolitan area (Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés). The mirrors for the LIGO interferometers are also coated in this laboratory.
The search for gravitational waves requires extremely precise mirrors, which has in turn pushed forward mirror construction technology. Other physics experiments looking for near perfect mirrors from solar astronomy to quantum measurements can also also benefit from the new development triggered by the Advanced Virgo project.
Picture of the Advanced Virgo beam-splitter mirror (diameter 550 millimeters) being prepared in the LMA clean room.
Credit: Virgo Collaboration/LMA/L. Pinard
The two Advanced Virgo end mirrors after they have been coated at LMA.
Credits: Virgo collaboration/LMA/L. Pinard
Virgo’s 40 kg mirrors are suspended by thin glass wires
Because of their non-zero temperature, atoms and molecules of mirrors and suspension wires are vibrating: these induce vibrations of the mirror surface that may mimic a gravitational wave passing the interferometer. The way the large mirrors of Advanced Virgo are suspended is thus crucial to reduce this thermal noise.
For that purpose, suspensions wires made of the same glass (fused silica) as the mirrors have been developed in order to minimise the pendulum thermal noise of suspended mirrors. These suspensions are called monolithic since the wires are welded to the mirrors and are both composed of the same fused silica. This design allows to reduce the friction at the mirror-wire contact point, which is a source of the thermal noise. With the monolithic choice, the dissipations are so low that pendulum oscillations in vacuum can last for months before stopping. Moreover, fused silica wires have a high breaking strength, about twice that of steel wires. Such strength is very important, since the suspension must be highly resistant to the mechanical stress caused by oscillations of the mirror itself and to possible mechanical shocks of the mirror onto the surrounding materials.
The material of the suspension has to be precisely controlled and produced, and carefully manipulated. For this reason the glass fibres (diameter of 0.4 mm and length of 0.7 m) are directly produced in our laboratories in Cascina using a laser machine, and tested with very high accuracy and reproducibility.
A particular chemical bonding technique (silicate bonding) has also been developed to join together all the glass components in a unique element. This kind of suspension is apparently very fragile, but instead it is highly resistant along the fibre direction. However, special care must be taken to prevent any possible lateral damage to the fibres themselves.
These kinds of suspensions are extremely useful for any low mechanical and thermal dissipation solution. The high quality of the material used and the flexibility of the geometrical structure can be very important in many different applications where high precision measurements are involved.
42 kg mirror (with a thin pink protecting film) suspended inside the payload by two thin wires of fused silica (glass).
Credits: Virgo collaboration
Zoom on an anchor bonded to one side of a mirror and attached monolithically to two thin fused silica wires used to suspend the 42 kg mirror.
Virgo is a kilometer-wide optical table suspended and placed in ultra-high vacuum
The Virgo interferometer is a huge optical table placed under ultra-high vacuum. Each optical element is suspended with a seismic isolation system that is housed in a vacuum tank. Two types of suspensions have been developed. The interferometer mirrors and the main optical benches are suspended with the so-called “super-attenuators”, housed in vacuum “towers” about 10-m high. For Advanced Virgo, five more optical benches sensing the interferometer beams have been suspended with the so-called “multi-stage seismic attenuation system” and housed in vacuum “mini-towers” more than 3 meters high. The vacuum towers are linked together by vacuum tubes for the passage of the laser beams. The largest tubes of Virgo, that link the two towers of the Fabry-Perot cavities are 3 km long and 1.2 m diameter. This makes Virgo a huge ultra-high vacuum chamber of 6800 m3.
Ultra-high vacuum in the large tubes and around the mirrors is crucial for two reasons. Moving residual air molecules would hit the mirrors, inducing tiny displacements of the mirrors; moreover, the laser beam would interact with the air molecules, modifying its path and loosing power. That would perturb the measurement of gravitational waves. Therefore, the path of the light beam that travels in each Fabry-Perot cavity has to be evacuated down to the extremely low pressure of 10-12 atmospheres (100 times lower than for initial Virgo).
To attain this very low value, special metallurgical processes such as hydrogen desorption at 400°C have been developed for the fabrication of the vacuum parts. In addition, to eliminate the water vapour in the large 3-km long tubes, they will be heated at 150°C for one month each and cryogenic traps have been installed for Advanced Virgo at each end of the tubes to stop the migration of water molecules from the unbaked towers to the tubes. Despite their thermal isolation, each 3-km vacuum tube requires a power close to 1 MW to perform the heating operation.
The optical benches host a lot of mirrors, lenses and sensors (photodiodes and cameras). In Virgo, these optical elements were slightly vibrating because of ground vibrations and environmental sounds. This was limiting the Virgo sensitivity to gravitational waves. In order to attenuate these vibrations, the new Advanced Virgo benches, weighting about 320 kg, have been suspended and placed into vacuum like the large mirrors.
Five interferometer mirrors and two benches are suspended to superattenuators in the central building. Credits: Cyril Frésillon/Virgo/Photothèque CNRS
The Advanced Virgo benches are suspended to an attenuator and placed in vacuum in order to isolate them from vibrations from the ground and from environmental sounds.Credits: Cyril Frésillon/Virgo/Photothèque CNRS
The Virgo north vacuum tube, 1.2 m in diameter, inside its 3 km long tunnel. Credit: Virgo Collaboration
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May. 24 2012 00:00
Russia said Wednesday that a spillover of Syria's conflict into Lebanon could "end very badly" and suggested some Western states were playing a double game by calling for peace but supporting rebels seeking President Bashar Assad's ouster.
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Western and Islamic countries should increase pressure on Assad's armed opponents to stop attacks and try to avert what he said were deliberate efforts to sow discord between Sunni and Shiite Muslims.
"There is now … a real threat of the conflict spilling over into Lebanon, where — given the history and ethnic and religious makeup of the population, and the principles on which the Lebanese state is based — it could end very badly," he said.
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BEFORE THEY HIT SPRINGFIELD
Were you a fan of Guiding Light's Alex (Beverlee McKinsey) and Fletcher (Jay Hammer)?
In 1989, Alex and Fletcher took the Spaulding jet to Venezuela. It crashed on a seemingly deserted island, and the pilot was killed. The two castaways grew closer (what else, after all, is there to do on a deserted island?), but a storm (and a mask-wearing/still presumed dead Roger Thorpe) separated the two. Fletcher returned to Springfield, while Alex stayed on as their mysterious host's "guest."
Fletch eventually rescued Alex. Alas, while he was still in love with the Spaulding scion, she'd fallen for Roger.
That marriage, naturally, didn't work out. But would a union of Alex and Fletch have done any better? After all, they were from two completely different worlds, with different interests, friends, and tolerances for Springfield-style scheming and plotting.
In the episodes of Texas currently airing on the AOL/PGP Classic Soap Channel, ranch foreman Max (Jay Hammer) is having exactly those types of opposites-attract problems while married to spoiled socialite Reena (Carla Borelli). However, Reena's friend, the equally spoiled, equally social Iris (Beverlee McKinsey) thinks she has the perfect plan to renew Max and Reena's wedded bliss.
Will it work? Tune into Texas today and find out!
P.S. For all of Fletch's repeated, self-righteous protestations about his general superiority to Roger in all human endeavors, they certainly had similar tastes in women, didn't they? Not just Alex, but Holly and even, to an extent, Maureen.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW: CHARLES KEATING (CARL; ANOTHER WORLD)
The Guthrie announced today that Charles Keating, the celebrated stage and screen actor, will present his one-man show, I and I: The Sense of Self.
Tackling the topic of aging, the production will have a limited run in the Dowling Studio from November 27 through December 2.
Tickets are priced at $10 and are now on sale through the Guthrie Box Office at 612.377.2224, toll-free 877.44.STAGE and online at www.guthrietheater.org.
GET RICH, GET EDUCATED, GET DIAPERED!
Procter & Gamble Productions announces its College Education Sweepstakes for a chance to win $50,000 towards your child’s education or a six-month supply of Pampers.
To enter, watch As The World Turns and/or Guiding Light on CBS on the following 3 days: November 12th, 14th and 16th.
Then answer the following question for each of these three days: Which character spoke the opening line of the show* that day?
You can submit only one answer per day (one for Guiding Light or one for As The World Turns ) and all three answers need to be correct to qualify.
Visit www.pgpcollegeeducation.com by 6:00 pm ET on November 21st to submit your answers and be entered into the sweepstakes.
Approximate drawing date is Nov. 27, 2007. No Purchase Necessary.
*That day’s episode; excludes previews or promos.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW: GL
Tammy Blanchard (ex-Drew).
MAC'S OTHER DAUGHTER
While Another World's Mac had his hands full with daughters Iris and Amanda, actor Douglass Watson was actually the proud father of Randall Caroline Watson Forsberg, nuclear freeze activist.
Read about this fascinating woman, here.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW: ATWT
Brian Bloom (ex-Dusty).
WINSLOW FAMILY VALUES
Edmund's back!
And just in time for David Andrew Macdonald's return as the perennial also-ran monarch (he finally got the throne away from big brother Richard, only to learn that Alonzo was the real heir and Edmund was, once again, merely the spare), we offer two photos featuring Edmund's version of family values:
Edmund with then-wife Cassie (then-Laura Wright) and stepchildren Tammy (Stephanie Gatschet) and RJ.... and Edmund with his nephew, Jonathan (Tom Pelphrey).
There are obviously many sides to the man.
Wondering which one we'll see this time around? Then you can't miss this week's Guiding Light!
There's not a lot of trust going around Oakdale these days as Jonathan Roumie returns in his role of Fellows, a Private Investigator hired to get dirt on Meg (Marie Wilson) on Friday, November 2, and Jed Orlemann appears as Nelson Hotchkiss, a lawyer with an interesting offer for Carly (Maura West) on Friday, November 2 and Monday, November 5.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW: TONY CRAIG (DRAPER; EON) PART #2
In Part #1 of our interview, Tony Craig talked about how he got the role of Draper and what he's been doing since leaving it. In Part #2, we discuss his years on the mystery soap.
PGP: The AOL/PGP Classic Soaps Channel is about to start showing your biggest storyline - Draper's trial for the murder of Margo, his subsequent escape, amnesia, and the relationship with Emily while poor April suffers back home.
TC: That was the ultimate storyline for me. That went on for over a year. It only ended when people wrote in and said, "We hate Emily. You can’t let him sleep with her!" And so, as a result, I ended up going back to April. And then we had the whole thing at the amusement park. It was enormous. It was the most fun I ever had.
PGP: Draper's escape after the train carrying him to prison crashes was a lot like The Fugitive. Only on a fraction of the budget and in much less time. How was that effect done?
TC: You wouldn't believe me if I told you. It was all done on the soundstage. They had stock footage of a railroad car. They did everything in close-up, and they had me wandering in about six square feet of artificial trees. I told the director, "Just get a couple of cameras and follow me around, and I won’t go outside this perimeter." And sure enough, that’s what he did. We shot it all in one take on one soundstage with artificial trees and smoke pots. That’s all we did. I was so concerned about not getting out of the camera line and giving them as much as I could in terms of the movement, because it had to seem like I was going for miles, when I was only going six square feet, around and around. I guess when you’re young you can do anything. They ask you to do it and you say, "Sure. What the hell? I’ll do it!"
PGP: You mentioned the amusement park climax to the Emily story. That was shot on location?
TC: We got to ride all the rides all night long. The one thing I remember is that I was deadly sick. I had strep throat and a bronchial infection. I was so sick that night. But they’d booked the amusement park, it was costing them an enormous amount of money, plus they’d trucked everybody out sixty miles, so I had to do it. And I got soaking wet. We shot all night and then I remember I had to be back on the set the next morning at nine o’clock. It wasn't so bad. When you’re young! And it was all so exciting. I enjoyed every single second of it.
PGP: Have you watched yourself on EON since leaving the show?
TC: My best friend here in New York, his daughter, who was not even born when I was on the show, was on YouTube and she came across some episodes.
PGP: What's it like to see yourself?
TC: I don’t recognize myself. I was also in Tootsie and I looked at myself and I was so thin and my hair was so black. Honestly, it looks like a different person. I've heard other actors say that and it’s true. I was a different person. Everything about me has changed. Physically and emotionally. I don’t recognize him.
PGP: Do you keep in touch with any of your EON co-stars?
TC: Oh, yes. At least once a year we have a little mini-reunion here. Terry Davis (April) and her husband, Andy Weyman, who directed the show, come into the city. I got to dinner with Maeve McGuire (Nicole) every couple of months; we went to three shows this summer. She comes into the city from Maine where she lives. Ernie Townsend (Cliff) is a principal now in a high school in New York and we see him. Forrest Compton (Mike), too. We either have a party or a lunch. Retired soap actors are a very tight knit community.
PGP ALUM DIRECTS PLAY AT RUTGERS
Sixty years after Anne Frank's diary was first published, there is still much to learn from the young girl's deeply personal account of a desperate struggle to find courage in a place surrounded by unspeakable horror.
"After the Holocaust, no one thought the world would see genocide again," says Amy Saltz, director of the Rutgers Theater Company production of "The Diary of Anne Frank," which opens November 2. "Since then, there have been multiple occurrences all over the world, and we have to ask ourselves, what is our responsibility?"
With this production, Saltz hopes to provide a window into the history of the Holocaust. Documentary images will surround the production to offer a sobering reminder of just what was at stake for the eight people hiding from the Nazis above an office building in Amsterdam.... Amy Saltz has directed both classic and new plays throughout the U.S. and abroad, working with many of the country's major contemporary playwrights including Lee Blessing, Marsha Norman, Adam Rapp, John Patrick Shanley, Robert Shenkkhan, and August Wilson. Ms. Saltz's productions have been nominated for numerous awards including the Grammy, Helen Hayes, Drama Critics' and Joseph Jefferson Awards. For television she directed Another World and Search For Tomorrow.
Details on seeing the play, here.
PINTER PLAY
Colleen Zenk Pinter (Barbara; ATWT) appeared on The Early Show Thursday to talk about her experience battling oral cancer.
To watch her appearance and learn more, click here.
OAKDALE WOODSMEN
On screen, Colonel Meyer may have shot his son, Noah's, boyfriend, Luke, in order to keep the two apart. But in real life, actors Daniel Hugh Kelly (Mayer), Jake Silbermann (Noah) and Van Hansis (Luke) were all smiles at the opportunity to shoot outside the studio.
Please enjoy the above photos of As The World Turns on location!
P&G TAKES SOAPS (AND SOAP) TO THE NEXT LEVEL
The company is credited with inventing the soap opera by sponsoring the "Ma Perkins' radio show and, later, "Guiding Light," so you would expect such an innovator to be one of the first to try to recreate that success in today's digital universe. As television consumption among young adults and children drastically declines, advertisers are trying to engage this audience where they are, which means the Web and eventually mobile. This is a first step by an advertiser to do just that outside of basic video advertising and sponsorships on social networking Web sites.
Entire story, here.
GL PHYSICS
Time for another Advanced Placement Physics test:
Which of the above Guiding Light couples burn the hottest?
Cyrus and Marina?
Cyrus and Harley?
Cyrus and Alex?
Let us know in the Comments below!
WHERE ARE THEY NOW: TONY CRAIG (DRAPER; EON) PART ONE
Actor Tony Craig joined the cast of The Edge of Night in 1975, and played the role of Assistant District Attorney Draper Scott until 1981.
PGP: Do you remember your audition for the role of Draper?
TC: I remember the audition and I remember who was in the room and I remember walking out and not really thinking one way or the other about it. When I was young, I always had this feeling that I was going to succeed. And if it wasn’t then, it was going to be a little later or somewhere else. So when I did the audition, I just felt like if it doesn’t happen this time, then it will happen later. So the point I’m trying to make is, while I was a little surprised when I got the part, I wasn’t terribly surprised. Because I just knew that sooner or later I would get work. It was my first major part in a soap. I was very young. I was 24. I remember the producer, Mr. Nicholson, sitting there, and I remember the director sitting there, and I remember where it was. On the Upper East Side. I guess you could say I remember a hell of a lot about it!
PGP: Who did the producers initially tell you that this character was?
TC: I will never forget what they said. They said he was “a smiling cobra.” A nice guy who’s ruthless. But you know, once I got on the show and started getting fan mail from people, they wanted me to be a nice guy. Basically, my personality is not ruthless. I’m a nice guy. (I’m not patting myself on the back; sometimes I wish I weren’t). But that came through. And I think what happened was the writers and the producer recognized what they had, so they said, “Let’s forget about the cobra and make him into a nice guy with a wife and kid and go from there.” And that’s what they did.
PGP: Was it difficult getting thrust into the fast pace of a daily soap and having to play a lawyer sprouting legal jargon?
TC: Near the end, after my seventh year – you do 250 different shows a year basically; five days a week, 52 weeks a year – I honestly had no problem with it at all. Your brain, your memory is like a muscle. And if you exercise that muscle, after a while you look at a script and you know who’s writing it, and you know the proclivity they have towards certain kinds of syntax, and you just know what’s coming. It honestly didn’t bother me because I would look up the (legal) terms, see what they meant, talk to a lawyer if I had to and, for some reason, it just didn’t bother me.
PGP: You took a break from the business for a while?
TC: In 1991, my wife died. And I was in such pain that I left the city. I went to Florida where her family was and where we buried her, and I stayed for twelve years. Because I just couldn’t come back to New York, I was in such pain. That’s why I was out of the loop for so many years. I couldn’t bear to be in the city. I started my own business. I sell collectibles, baseball cards, autographs -- now I’m selling autographed first editions. I traveled a lot for the business. And then in 2002, I said, “I miss the city. I think I’m ready to come back.” I sold my house, I moved back, called my agent and picked up my acting career. I had a screen test for All My Children last December, but I think I wasn’t right for the part; they were looking for a killer. I tried to be mean, but I don’t think I was old enough, either. (Ed. note: The audition was probably for the role of Zach’s psycho dad). I’m sixty, but I look younger. I have good genes, I guess. But there aren’t that many parts written on soaps for guys my age. And the ones that are have been on forever. I’m doing basically commercials now, and industrials. The stuff I’ve been doing has been AARP, Viagra, Wal-Mart. I did an Alcoholics Anonymous commercial. I just had a callback for Belvedere Vodka. They’re all pitching themselves to the baby boomers. We’re the biggest group out there. So I’m still working. I can’t afford to retire....
Stay tuned for Part Two of our exclusive interview with Tony Craig, where he’ll take you behind the scenes of Draper’s great escape, and the location shoot that proved to be a real thrill ride. Plus, where are some of his EON co-stars now?
In the meantime, check out Tony as Draper on AOL/PGP Classic Soap Channel, here!
SAM I AM
Wally Kurth first airs on As The World Turns as Sam beginning on Wednesday, November 28.
The daytime vet previously played Justin on DOOL, where his character had an affair with Angelica, played by Jane Elliot.
In 1991, he joined the cast of GH as Ned, eldest son of Tracy... played by Jane Elliot.
Wally also replaced Kevin Kline as the flamboyant Pirate King in the Broadway production of The Pirates of Penzance.
His role as Sam will kind of be a combination of all three.
DIM THE LIGHT! OOOH, SPOOKY!
Jim Davidson returns as Alonzo for a special Guiding Light Halloween episode on Wednesday, October 31.
Also taking part in the spookfest: Cassie (Nicole Forester), Josh (Robert Newman), Dinah (Gina Tognoni), Edmund (David Andrew Macdonald), Jeffrey (Bradley Cole) and Will (Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick a.k.a. The Kid From The Omen; this can't be good....)
DINAH GOES TO THE DOGS!
Soap star Gina Tognoni, who plays "bad girl" Dinah Marler in CBS's Guiding Light, dropped in to help judge the best dressed dog in the Canine Costume Contest and Doggie Star Search.
Story here.
ATWT: WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
Marisa Tomei (ex-Marcy).
Margaret Colin (ex-Margo).
(Colin is pictured with real-life husband Justin Deas as Tom, now Buzz on GL. Tomei is pictured with Christian LeBlanc, then Kirk on ATWT, now Michael on Y&R).
REAL LIFE TRAGEDY
PGP and Guiding Light extend their most heartfelt condolences to former cast member Michael Tylo (ex-Quint) on the death of his son, Michael Tylo Jr. with ex-wife Hunter Tylo (Taylor; B&B).
Three of ATWT's favorite couples - Carly (Maura West) and Jack (Michael Park), Lily (Martha Byrne) and Holden (Jon Hensley), and Meg (Marie Wilson) and Paul (Roger Howarth) - pose in the great outdoors.
(Even if, of the three pairs, two are currently married to other people and one is constantly arguing.)
SMILES, EVERYONE, SMILES!
October is National Dental Hygiene Month.
In its honor, please enjoy some of ATWT and GL's brightest smiles, above.
ATWT: THEN & NOW
A photographic trip down memory lane with As The World Turns stalwarts Eileen Fulton (Lisa) and Don Hastings (Bob).
Also pictured in the latter shot, Helen Wagner as Bob's mom, Nancy.
Beginning on Thursday, October 25 at 10:00 PM, Guiding Light will be featured in the new season of MTV’s Run’s House as daughter Vanessa Simmons enters the world of daytime television.
Tune in every Thursday afterwards to catch all the drama, including scenes with Lawrence Saint-Victor (Remy) and EJ Bonilla (Rafe).
ALI, ALI, BYE FOR NOW...
Alexandra Chando (Maddie) says goodbye to Oakdale on Friday, October 26.
Chando began her run on As The World Turns in July 2005 and received an Emmy nomination as Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series in 2007.
Please enjoy our photo tribute to her two years on the show, above.
ACTOR APPEARANCE: SARAH'S MOM AND DAD - TOGETHER AGAIN!
Guiding Light's Marcy Rylan (Lizzie) and Tom Pelphrey (ex-Jonathan) will participate in a reading of Paul Austin’s comedy, Ecuador on Thursday, October 25, at 6:30 PM at the Fat Lady Café located in Kauneonga Lake, New York.
The reading is part of a fundraising gala celebration for the Liberty Free Theater.
For tickets and more information please call (845) 292-3788.
MOTHERLOAD OF TROUBLE
Currently, on the AOL/PGP Classic Soap Channel's broadcast of The Edge of Night, April Scott (Terry Davis) is not having a very good run (well, not good for her; pretty good for soap lovers).
First, she found out that Margo Huntington (Ann Williams), a wealthy businesswoman who managed to own both a television station and to dabble in porn (as a financier, not a star), was her natural mother. Since April hadn't even known she was adopted, this came as a double whammy.
Once she and Margo developed a relationship, April had to deal with Margo and April's husband, Draper (Tony Craig), constantly butting heads. Draper did not approve of Margo sticking her nose into the Scott family business and trying to do them little favors, like secretly buying their house. Or trying to buy Raven's son, Jamey, for the then childless April.
Draper finally had enough of Margo and, at the tail end of 1979, stormed up to her apartment to confront her. Only to find a bloodied Margo lying on the floor, barely alive, her head apparently bashed in with a fireplace poker. Draper called an ambulance, then heard a noise from outside and grabbed another poker to defend himself. However, nobody proved to be there and by the time the police got to Margo's apartment, it sure did look like Draper was the guilty party.
His arrest prompted the by then pregnant April (see, they didn't need Jamey, after all; Draper was right) to suffer premature contractions. But when it turned out that she and the baby were fine, Deborah went ahead and brought Draper in.
For her part, Deborah doubted Draper's guilt. She suspected Margo's new, younger husband, Eliot (Lee Godart), a former cult leader, who was also having simultaneous affairs with Raven, Sarah and Nola (Kim Hunter).
But, despite Deborah's doubts, former Assistant District Attorney Draper was arraigned in 1980 and became the victim of the shortest murder trial (only three weeks!) in EON history!
Watch it now on the AOL/PGP Classic Soap Channel!
DEATH NOT BE PROUD
2007 Daytime Emmy-nominee Stephanie Gatschet returns to Guiding Light as Tammy to help her mother Cassie through a difficult time on Wednesday, October 24.
ATWT CAN COOK
Linda Cook appears as Ann, a woman with bad news (have they gotten any other kind lately?) for Gwen (Jennifer Landon) and Will (Jesse Lee Soffer) on Friday, October 26 and Monday, October 29.
Daytime viewers may remember Cook as Laurie Ann on The Edge of Night (the one who went crazy, then came home in the final episode), Maureen on Ryan's Hope, Lucy on AMC, Egypt on Loving (who married Alex, but lost him to Ava, played by P&G vet Lisa Peluso), Brenda on Guiding Light and Ellen on OLTL. Cook also played Cynthia Linders on As The World Turns in 1993.
A NEW DAY(TIME)
CBS is readying plans to cut costs and modernize the production process of two of the longest-running shows on television—“Guiding Light” and “As the World Turns.”....
Plans include ditching their traditional soap opera production sets—which use three cameras shooting simultaneously into an expansive series of three-wall sets—in favor of using smaller crews shooting with nimble digital cameras inside enclosed four-wall sets. "Light" is considering using multiple crews to shoot scenes simultaneously, reducing the number of production hours. All exterior scenes will be shot on location—a rarity on daytime soaps—on permanent sets built in a small town outside New York City (on-location shots are typically more expensive, but the reduced crews and digital production process will offset the extra costs).
For viewers, the effect is supposed to add some realism to the staging, as rooms will not lack a fourth wall and shooting can be done in a more cinematic style. The outside location shots will give the shows a more natural sense of setting.
Read the entire story, here.
STAY IN SCHOOL, KIDS
GL's Dinah Marler (Gina Tognoni) has done some pretty rotten things in her life. She's stolen money, tried to seduce her mother's husband, killed a man, stolen Cassie's identity, then tried to kill her, too.
But nothing, nothing compares to the evil deed Dinah will commit on the Tuesday, October 16th episode of Guiding Light. On today's episode, Dinah pulls her young half sister, Maureen, out of a private school exam.
How brain damaged is this woman? Does she not know how hard private school admissions are these days? Does she not care that Maureen's entire future rests solely on the results of this test?
Without the sort of elite education offered by the internationally renowned Lincoln Prep, how will Maureen manage to graduate medical school in a mere few months, like Rick Bauer? Or become president of Spaulding Enterprises without having ever finished college, like Phillip Spaulding? (Granted, the best friends ended up graduating from Springfield High after being kicked out of Lincoln Prep, but they both probably leave that part off their respective resumes).
On the other hand, Dinah spent her high school years as an unhappy carnie and Harley Cooper skipped Senior Madness in favor of giving birth to Daisy in the back of a car (she did make the prom, however, where Alan-Michael's idea of a joke accidentally voted her Queen). And they both still got a chance to be CEOs of Spaulding.
Beth Raines actually graduated high-school (and was even legitimately Queen of her Prom). But the best she could do professionally was Director of Marketing and Spaulding Board member. Ha!
Reva Shayne didn't need a college (do we even know if she has a high school one?) degree to to become a journalist at WSPR, and all Cassie had under the Education heading was "can take her clothes off to music" when she partnered with Olivia in the Beacon.
Now Olivia strikes me as someone with an entire closet full of impressive diplomas. And what good have they done her, exactly?
So maybe Dinah has the right idea, after all. Hey, teachers, leave Maureen Reardon, alone.
The girl doesn't need a formal education. She needs to learn how to survive and get ahead, Springfield style. And who better to school her in that, than her big sister, Dinah?
But, will Vanessa (Maeve Kinkead) and Matt (Kurt McKinney) agree? Tune in to GL today, and find out!
LIFE MODEL
The glitz, the glamour, the parties, the perks. Such is the life of one of New York's top models. Or is it? The Herald News spent a day with Michelle Ray Smith, who's been on dozens of magazine covers, plays Ava Peralta on CBS' daytime hit "Guiding Light" and is a new face of L'Oreal's Garnier skin care line. We saw what a model's life is really like and found out it's probably not what you think.
More at NorthJersey.com.
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Australia’s Destanee Aiava has been a regular competitor at the Canberra tennis tournaments. The world no. 202 has also gone close on several occasions to claim a title.
Canberra, Australia – 24 March 2019: Destanee Aiava after winning the ACT Clay Court International #1 final. She defeated Japan’s Risa Ozaki 6-2, 6-2. Aiava was the runnerup in 2016 and 2018(Photo by Rob Keating http://robiciatennis.com)
Back in March 2016, Aiava reached the clay court final losing to Eri Hozumi, then in 2017, she lost a hard court final against Olivia Rogowska. In 2018 she lost in the final of the $60k clay court event held a year ago, going down to Slovenia’s Dalila Jakupovic.
Canberra, Australia – 25 March 2018: Slovenia’s Dalila Jakupovic with the winner’s trophy along with runner-up Destanee Aiava. Jakupovic won the $60k final 6-4, 6-4 at the ITF Pro Circuit tennis event in Canberra. (Photo by Rob Keating/Keating Media) #ACTClayIntl #protour
At the 2019 ACT Clay Court International #1, Aiava accounted for Britain’s Francesca Jones, Australia’s Naiktha Bains, Germany’s Katharina Gerlach and then Australia’s Olivia Rogowska.
Aiava’s finals opponent was world no. 289 Risa Ozaki from Japan. Ozaki had defeated the 2016 title winner Hozumi in the semifinals.
Canberra, Australia – 24 March 2019: Japan’s Risa Ozaki the world no. 289 hitting a backhand slice in the final against Destanee Aiava from Australia the world no. 202. (Photo by Rob Keating http://robiciatennis.com )
The Australian hits a heavy ball and serves with power. He weakness is moving around the court, but she still does move well.
Ozaki served at a high percentage on the clay courts, getting 79% of first serves in play. The Japanese player, however, struggled to win points from her first serve and won just 47% of the points on the first serve.
Aiava served at 64% but won 69% of first serve points. On the second serve, Ozaki won just one of the 10-second serve points while Aiava won 11 from 16. That was a telling statistic.
The 18-year-old Australian was able to break her opponent three times in the opening set, but did give up one break. In the second set it was the same, with three breaks to one as Aiava cruised to her first title in Canberra.
Canberra, Australia – 24 March 2019: Destanee Aiava of Australia hitting a forehand in the final against Japan’s Risa Ozaki the world no. 289. (Photo by Rob Keating http://robiciatennis.com )
I felt pretty good, the match was tougher than the score looked and I’m just really happy to get the win in Canberra finally,” Aiava said.
“Today was more mental more than having a game plan and I’m just glad I kept my cool during the match and everything worked out.
“It’s my first title this year, I haven’t got off to a good start, so it’s good to get the win under my belt before I go to America. I’m feeling confident.”
Aiava, after winning the singles title also backed up to play in the doubles final with Ellen Perez. Aiava and Perez lost a tight match against the no. 1 seeds of Naiktha Bains from Australia and Tereza Mihalíková from Slovakia. The final score was 4-6, 6-2, 10-4.
Canberra, Australia – 24 March 2019: ACT Claycourt doubles winners Tereza Mihalíková from Slovakia and Naiktha Bains from Australia during the trophy presentation. The no. 1 seeds defeated the no. 2 seeds from Australia Destanee Aiava and Ellen Perez. (Photo by Rob Keating http://robiciatennis.com )
The world no. 202 next heads to the USA.
The ACT Clay Court International #2 is to be held over the coming week with the final scheduled for Sunday 31 March. The top seed is Australia’s Priscilla Hon, the current world no. 136 ranked woman.
More photos from women’s finals day are available here -> https://photos.keatingmedia.com.au/Canberra-Events/Sports/ACT-Clay-Court-Womens-International-1-finals-24-March-2019/
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Australia’s Ash Barty has had some big matches against Czech player Petra Kvitova, especially in 2019. They met in the final of the Sydney International with Kvitova winning a thrilling come back win. Then they met in the quarterfinals at the Australian Open, that time an easy win for Kvitova.
In Miami they were lining up for the fifth time, Kvitova having won all four previous meetings.
Both players held serve in their opening games, then with Barty serving at 1-1 the rain came, it eased off, but was still threatening. With the score at 1-2 30-15 with Kvitova serving the players sat down due to the rain.
After about a two-hour rain delay the players made it back onto court. Kvitova was playing to reach the world no. 1 ranking if she could get past Barty and go on to win the title. Barty was looking to lock up a top-10 ranking and also to win her first Premier Mandatory title.
After the warm-up Kvitova was serving and she held for 2-2.
In the next game Kvitova blasted a forehand at the feet of Barty, the Australian could not get into position and a break point opportunity was there for the world no. 2. Kvitova repeated the dose, but this time off the backhand side to force an error from Barty. The Czech was ahead 3-2.
Kvitova hit wide on game point to take the score to deuce. Barty had a look at a second serve and she really stepped into a backhand forcing an error to have a break back point. The Czech hit long on the next point and the players were level at 3-3.
The players then held serve all the way through to a tie-breaker.
Kvitova raced out to a 4-1 lead, it could have easily been 5-1 but Barty landed a volley on the line for 4-2. A missed shot long from Barty saw Kvitova at 5-2, but Barty came roaring back to win the tie break 8-6 despite Kvitova holding a set point at 6-5.
The world no. 2 broke early in the second set but was broken to be back on serve before getting another break to send the match to a deciding third set.
Barty jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the final set. Kvitova broke back for 2-3 as she was stepping up to serve, but just when you thought Barty had gone off the boil she struck back to win the next three games and claim her biggest win to-date.
Earlier this year ahead of the Sydney International Barty was on a Sydney Harbour Cruise with Kvitova and several other top players. As she spoke to the media, including us here at Robicia Tennis she spoke about a goal of reaching the top-ten. After her great performances in Miami, she can now tick that off.
“It was important for me to try and take Petra’s serve away from her as much as possible,” Barty told press afterward. “She’s got an absolute world-class serve.
“At times it was still out of my control, but I tried to do the best I could and tried to get into as many service games as I could, and I thought I did that really well tonight.”
Next up for Barty is Anett Kontaveit the world no. 19 who had earlier defeated Hsieh Su-Wei 3-6, 6-2, 7-5.
Sydney, Australia – 6 January 2018: (L-R) Ajla Tomljanovic, Daria Gavrilova, Ashleigh Barty, Simona Halep, Petra Kvitova, Sloane Stephens, Samantha Stosur on-board the super yacht ‘Cooroboree’ during a media opportunity for the Sydney International tennis. (Photo by Rob Keating/robiciatennis.com)
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by Rob Mahan
Roger O’Malley woke with a start as the old family clock in the dining room chimed six in the morning. He had brought his wife and their first child home from the hospital the night before. They had both been up several times in the night to check on Charles William O’Malley, as all new parents do, sometimes at a whimper or a cry and sometimes just to make sure he was still breathing.
“Good morning, Charlie,” Roger said softly as he bent over the crib railing to look at his tiny son. He reached into the crib and gently put his hand on Charlie’s back, nearly covering it with his palm. Roger could feel the steady rhythm of Charlie’s little heart as he marveled at the miracle of life, his own son’s life, right there next to him.
With feelings of joy and elation mixed with just a bit of anxiousness at being a brand new father, Roger headed for the kitchen to make a big celebration breakfast.
The wonderful smells of scrambled eggs, toast and bacon drifted out of the kitchen and through the whole house as the dining room clock chimed eight o’clock. Roger was putting strawberry jam on the last piece of toast when Charlie appeared at the doorway to the kitchen.
“Are you hungry yet, Charlie?” Roger said as Charlie leaned on the doorway for balance. He could already manage several steps in a row before he abruptly sat down unless there was something to hold onto. He gave his daddy a toothless smile that lit up his whole face before abandoning his grip on the doorway. Charlie took several steps into the middle of the kitchen before he lost his balance and sat down with a thump. A look of surprise came over his face as a wail started to build in his throat. Roger took two quick steps over to Charlie and leaned down to pick him up as Charlie stretched out his arms and said “Da-da!”
Roger deposited Charlie in the high chair beside his own chair at the table, where his scrambled eggs were waiting for him. On the tray in front of Charlie, he set a bowl of warm cereal that could have passed for wallpaper paste. Even though Roger shoveled two spoonfuls of cereal into Charlie’s open mouth for every bite of eggs that he took, Charlie still kept reaching towards the plate on the table.
“OK, Charlie, at the rate you are growing, I guess a little bite of scrambled egg won’t hurt,” Roger said. As he guided a healthy spoonful of egg into Charlie’s mouth, he said “Wow, look what time it is! I have to get into the office and finish up the article I have due at the end of this week!” Charlie gave him a send-off to his upstairs office with an enthusiastic “Da-da!”
Roger had been working on his article for a couple of hours when Charlie proudly presented himself at the door of his father’s office. Roger looked up from the screen and studied Charlie from head to toe before he said with a sly grin, “Charlie, why are you all dressed up? Do you have some place to go?”
“Daddy!” Charlie exclaimed, “You know I’m going to school for the first time! I’m a First Grader now!” With his mother waiting just outside the door and a new lunch box in hand, Charlie waited for his daddy to tell him that he had not forgotten about this important day.
Roger got up from his desk and walked all the way around Charlie, inspecting him like a new recruit instead of a new schoolboy. He finally knelt in front of Charlie and said, “Yes, Charlie. I know it’s your first time going to school and I am very proud of you, too. You’re really a big boy now.” Roger reached into his pocket and held a brand new silver dollar out to Charlie. “Keep this in your pocket for good luck.”
Charlie put the silver dollar in his pocket, gave his daddy a big hug around the neck and was out the door and on his way to school for the first time.
Around noon, Roger was back in the kitchen making lunch when Charlie burst through the door with a backpack full of books and a team bag stuffed with his eighth grade baseball uniform, glove and cleats. Already almost as tall as Roger, he gave his dad a high five and said, “What’s for lunch, dad? I’m starving!”
“You’re always hungry now,” Roger laughed. “What do you feel like?”
“Well, I’d really like a couple of hamburgers and some fries but I don’t think I have time. If I’m late for practice again, the coach is going to be mad at me.”
“How about some of that leftover pot roast and mashed potatoes? I can warm them up pretty quick and they’ll give you protein for muscle and some carbs for energy to get you through practice,” Roger said.
“That sounds great, Dad,” Charlie said. “Dad. Can I ask you something?”
“Sure, Charlie. Anything. Is there something wrong?”
“No, not really,” Charlie started slowly. “It’s just that there’s this girl in school who started being kind of mean to me lately. She calls me names sometimes and whenever I look at her, she just stares at me. She even hit me in the arm for no reason at all! What should I do?”
Roger ran a hand through his thinning hair and looked at Charlie with a smile on his face before he said, “Charlie, I’m afraid I can’t tell you what to do, but I can tell you this. There’s a good chance she likes you but she just hasn’t quite figured out how to tell you yet.”
Charlie’s brows knitted together as he thought about what his dad had just said. Slowly, a grin spread over his face and he said, “Thanks, Dad. I was really confused. I actually think she’s kind of cute!”
As he headed down the sidewalk to baseball practice, Charlie had a warm feeling in his stomach and a little extra spring in his step.
The sun was shining and the air was dripping with humidity as Roger pushed the mower across the front yard. Wishing he had taken a break from his article before it had gotten so hot, he stopped to get some water just as Charlie pulled into the driveway in his beat up Chevy. The old car had seen better days but it was his first car so it was special to Charlie.
Roger walked up to the driver’s side window just as Charlie turned off the ignition. The backfire was loud enough to make them both jump.
“How’s she running, son?” Roger asked with a laugh.
“Great, Dad. I needed a jump after school today but as soon as I change the head gaskets, rebuild the carburetor, get an alignment, new tires, some body work and a paint job she’ll be just like new!” Charlie replied, not even trying to hide the sarcasm in his voice. The many infirmities of the old Chevy was a running joke between them, as they tackled them one at a time. “I just hope I don’t need a jump to get home from the Senior Prom tonight.”
“I’ve been thinking about that, too,” Roger said as he slowly stretched and tried to knuckle some of the ever present stiffness out of the small of his back. “I got you a new set of jumper cables. They’re in the garage. Why don’t you go check them out?”
“Gee, uh, thanks Dad. That was really thoughtful of you,” Charlie said as he hit the garage door opener on his visor. As the garage door went up, Charlie’s eye’s opened wider too. In his normal spot in the garage stood a brand new Chevy.
“Dad, what did you do?” Charlie exclaimed as he threw open the door of his old beater car and headed for the garage.
“I wasn’t kidding, Charlie,” Roger called after him with a grin on his face. “The new jumper cables are in the trunk!”
He managed to finish the lawn, but mowing in the heat had taken its toll on Roger. Sweaty and exhausted, he must have sat down in his chair in the living room and fallen fast asleep for an hour or two. Groggily, he awoke to the sound of someone walking past his chair.
“Who’s that?” Roger said with his eyes still half closed.
“Oh, hey, Dad,” Charlie said quietly. “Sorry, I didn’t mean to wake you. I thought you knew I was coming home to do some laundry. The washing machine in my dorm is always either broken or busy.”
“I remember now,” Roger said, slowly waking up to a stiff back and aches in both legs. “How are your classes going?”
“Good,” replied Charlie. “Now that I am finally getting into my electives, they are a lot more interesting than all those prerequisites I had to take. I’m starting to think I will really enjoy working in this field.”
“That’s great to hear, Charlie,” Roger said. “One of the things I want most for you is to find something you are passionate about. That makes working at it so much more enjoyable and meaningful.”
“Thanks,” Charlie said, “I really appreciate it. Hey, you look like you could use a shower. I’ll wait to start the washing machine until you’re done.”
Still feeling achy and tired after a shower and supper, Roger slowly pushed himself up from his living room chair when the telephone rang in the kitchen. It rang several times as he shuffled toward it, hoping whoever was calling would know to let it ring for a while.
“Hello, Dad. This is Charlie.”
“Well, hello Charlie. It’s great to hear your voice. For being so far away, you sound like you’re right next door.”
“I just wanted to let you know that I am settled in my apartment and my telephone service is started,” Charlie said. “My new boss is great and I’m really excited about the mission of this company. With everything I learned in college, I think I will be able to contribute right away. Getting a real paycheck is pretty nice, too!”
“That’s great, Charlie. Really great. I am very happy for you and very proud of you, too.”
“Thanks, Dad,” Charlie said. “That means a lot to me. Hey, can I ask you a question? There’s a girl at work who just graduated, too. Her name is Maria and she sits in the cubicle across the aisle from mine. She hits me in the arm for no reason at all. Do you have any idea what that might mean?”
Roger chuckled into the receiver and said, “Son, I think you should probably know what that means by now.”
As Roger hung up the telephone and slowly turned to go back to the living room, an intense mixture of love, pride and something that felt a lot like being homesick dampened his eyes.
The eight o’clock cable news was just coming on when Roger heard a knock at the front door. Doesn’t matter, he thought. The talking heads are just going to say the same things all over again.
Roger hadn’t gotten up from his chair when his wife called from the entryway, “Dear, the children are here!”
A moment later, Charlie and Maria walked into the living room. Maria was carrying Roger’s grandson, Will, in her arms.
“Hello, Dad,” Charlie said as both he and Maria bent down to give Roger a kiss on his scratchy, wrinkled cheek. “We were in the neighborhood and thought we’d stop in for a minute so Will could see his Grandpa.”
“I’m so glad you did,” said Roger, as Maria laid Will in his arms. “It’s good to have you so much closer to us again.”
Roger looked down at Will’s upturned and smiling face and thought about holding Charlie just the same way, not so very long ago.
“Is everything OK, Dad?” Charlie said. Roger looked up from Will’s face and realized that he had been deep in thought for several minutes.
“Yes, yes, everything is wonderful,” Roger said. “I just took a little trip down memory lane, I guess.”
Roger looked back down at Will, who was still smiling sweetly at him when Maria gently picked him up again.
Slowly brushing his teeth, Roger tried to piece together the events of the busy day that was nearly done. It seemed like so much had happened, yet the time had gone by so quickly. His thoughts seemed to ebb and flow like mist. Images of Charlie would come into sharp focus then fade again, in spite of him trying in vain to hold onto them.
Around ten o’clock, Roger picked up the telephone in the bedroom and dialed Charlie’s number by the light of the lamp on the nightstand.
“Hello, Dad,” Charlie answered on the third ring. “What’s wrong?”
“Nothing is wrong, Charlie. I just wanted to talk to you about some things,” Roger replied.
“Right now?” Charlie asked. “I mean, sure, Dad. It’s just that the kids are all asleep, Maria hasn’t been feeling well and I have an early flight to catch for work. Can it wait until I have more time?”
“Oh, sure, Charlie. It wasn’t anything important. Sure, sure. It can wait.”
“OK, thanks, Dad. I’ll talk to you soon,” Charlie replied. “And Dad?”
“Yes, Charlie?”
“I love you, Dad.”
“I love you too, son.”
Roger was dimly aware of waking up, remembering parts of a brief conversation with Charlie right before he had gone to bed. The light on his nightstand was on and there were people in his bedroom, gathered around his bed.
Before he could say anything, Charlie leaned close to his face and said, “Hello, Dad. Mom called and said we should come. Maria and all the children are here, too.”
“I’m glad you did, Charlie. It always makes my heart glad to see you,” whispered Roger. “How’s work going? I know you have been really busy.”
“Oh, Dad,” Charlie softly replied. “I’ve been retired for quite a while. You know Will is married now and Rachel and Becca are both in college, too.”
“Yes, yes, I knew that,” Roger said softly. “I’m sorry. Sometimes I forget important things.”
“Don’t be sorry, Dad. It’s been a long day and you must be very tired,” Charlie said.
“Yes, it has been a very long day,” said Roger. “But Charlie, it has been a wonderful day.”
With the silver dollar still in his pocket, Charlie laid his hand gently on Roger’s chest and said, “Yes, Dad. It has been a most wonderful day.”
Charlie could feel the slow, faint rhythm of his father’s heart beating beneath his hand as the clock in the dining room struck midnight.
6 thoughts on “A Day Is The Life of Charlie O’Malley”
Piper Bayard August 20, 2012 at 11:09 am
I’d leave more of a comment, but I’m busy sobbing. That’s just how it feels.
fstopfun September 1, 2012 at 9:47 am
Its incredible hard to write as the tears cloud my eyes, What an amazing story! The mastery of your written time line is mind blowing! I hope you do not mind but I have to re blog this!
Rob Mahan September 1, 2012 at 9:51 am
Most of the folks that read this one have a similar reaction, like Piper did below. I’m glad you enjoyed Charlie’s story, from his father’s eyes, and I’d be honored to have you re-blog it.
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Rob Mahan September 1, 2012 at 6:51 pm
Thanks again for re-blogging my short story, and thanks so very much for all the most kind mentions. My site had a great day of activity, thanks to you!
Mike March 30, 2016 at 10:24 pm
Very nice technique. Really enjoyed reading this! I like how accurately the way the story reads depicts a parent’s life after kids. The nights stop defining and separating the days; a phenomenon which seems to give way to more momentum and continuity than we ever knew… effectively accelerating time exponentially by the minute. After that point, it’s amazing how quickly objects in the rear-view become almost too small to remember.
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7 Books for Pride, Written by Room's Past and Present Contest Judges
Moving Forward Sideways Like a Crab (Doubleday Canada, 2014), a novel by Shani Mootoo. Shani is judging Room's Fiction Contest this year. The winning story will receive $1,000 and appear in issue 39.2.
School (Coach House Books, 2014) by Jen Currin. Jen is Room's Poetry Contest judge this year. Her winning selection will get $1,000 and appear in issue 39.2.
The Imposter Bride (HarperCollins Canada, 2012), a novel by Nancy Richler. Nancy judged Room's Fiction Contest contest in 2006. She selected Helyn Wolhwend's "Seedlings" as the winning entry, which was published in Room 29.1 (Water).
One in Every Crowd (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2012), stories by Ivan E. Coyote. Ivan judged Room's 2009 Fiction Contest and selected penny k-kilthau's "The Sum of Beth" as the winner, which was published in Room 39.1 (In Sad or Singing Weather). Ivan was also the commissioned author for Room 35.3 (Duality).
Breathing the Page: Reading the Act of Writing (Cormorant Books, 2010) by Betsy Warland. Betsy picked Najwa Ali's "Writing, In Transit" as our CNF winner in 2013. Najwa's piece went on to be nominated in the "One-of-a-Kind" category of the Canadian Magazine awards. It was first published in Room 37.2 (Expanding the Voice).
Having Faith in the Polar Girls' Prison (Penguin Group, 2010), a novel by Cathleen With. Cathleen chose Menaka Raman-Wilms's "Skin" as winner of Room's 2012 Fiction Contest. It was published in Room 36.2 (Collective and Collaborative).
How Poetry Saved My Life: Hustler's Memoir (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2013), by Amber Dawn. Amber Dawn choose Rhonda Douglas's “God Explains the Collapse of the Cod Fishery” as winner of Room's Fiction Contest in 2011. Rhonda's piece was published in Room 35.2 (Shaping the Spark). Room also commissioned Amber Dawn to write a CNF piece for Room 35.4 (Labours).
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MACU tops Grace in NCCAA title game
by Paul Condry | Dec 7, 2019 | Headlines, RRSN News, Soccer Blogs | 0 comments
KISSIMMEE, Fla. – A memorable season ended in defeat for Grace’s men’s soccer team at the 2019 NCCAA national championship game.
The Lancers lost 5-0 to Mid-America Christian on Saturday night at Austin-Tindall Sports Complex. Grace was making its third trip to the NCCAA title game and first since 1976.
The first 10 minutes were calm. Each side battled for possession and tried to test the other’s defensive line.
The first legitimate chance for either side resulted in a goal. MACU found itself open near the top of the penalty box and converted the shot for a 1-0 lead in the 13th minute.
The early goal seemed to stun the Lancers. Grace surrendered two more goals over the next 11 minutes to put itself in a difficult 3-0 hole.
Grace had opportunities to score. Ulisses Miranda got free after a long pass. His shot on goal took a deflection, nearly resulting in an own goal before rolling wide for a corner kick.
Miranda also had a headed shot in the penalty box go wide after a strong cross by Cole Voss.
The Evangels (20-3-1) held a 3-0 lead at halftime after outshooting Grace 8-2.
MACU added a fourth goal shortly after halftime, scoring on their second attempt of the half.
Cody Boerema earned a shot on goal in the 55th minute, but it would be another 17 minutes before the Lancers (11-8-3) registered another attempt.
The game was essentially ended in the 76th minute after the Evangels pulled ahead 5-0, but Grace continued to fight until the final whistle.
The Lancers had four shots alone over the final five minutes, but Grace was unable to find the back of the net.
Omar Gonzalez and Cedric Brenneman had late shots, and Boerema had the final shot of the match.
MACU held a 19-11 edge in shots and a 5-3 advantage in corner kicks.
At the conclusion of the tournament, Kyle Smith and Henrique Cerruti were named to the All-Tournament Team.
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Mick Morrissey Put Carlow Firmly On The Hurling Map In 1955
Hall of Fame Posthumous Tribute to Wexford 1955 & 1956 All Ireland Champion Hurler
He was the first Carlow hurler, albeit in the purple and gold of neighbouring Wexford, to win an All Ireland senior hurling medal since the first ever All Ireland Hurling Final between Tipperary and Galway on the 1st August 1888 at Birr, Co. Offaly. That was 67 years since the very beginning of the first All Ireland final and despite playing for his adopted county, Carlow gaels around the globe were mighty proud that at last a Carlow hurler went up the Hogan Stand steps to make history.
Born in the historic County Carlow parish of Ballycrenegan in St. Mullins, Co. Carlow, in 1932, Michael Morrissey grew up on a family farm surrounded by his siblings under the Blackstairs Mountains and the name of the game was hurling and more hurling as he wore the green/white St. Mullins colours in his introduction to hurling. Part of a family of seven boys and two girls, the journey to pastures of profitable work was difficult and when an opportunity arose to migrate to a New Ross drapery store as an apprentice, Michael made a huge decision to move southwards to the Wexford town and hence began a famous hurling journey that would make history.
He later opened his own man’s drapery shop in New Ross and hurled with the local Geraldine O’Hanrahan’s club and it was here he came to the attention of the Wexford selectors in the early 1950’s. Michael of St. Mullins in Wexford, became Mick, and he became the first Carlow man ever to win an All Ireland senior hurling medal. He went on to claim a total of three All Ireland senior hurling medals and two National Hurling League medals also in the purple and yellow of Wexford.
The first All Ireland title came in 1955 against Galway; the second in 1956 when Wexford reversed the 1954 All Ireland defeat V Cork and Christy Ring and Co. and in 1960 against mighty odds, Wexford defeated Tipperary, who had the famous Doyles (no relation) Jimmy and John in their ranks. Mick Morrissey came on as a sub in the 1960 final and did not start due to a nagging injury.
The achievement of a Carlow man making hurling history in 1955 swept all over Ireland and wherever hurling was played, Mick Morrissey at that time was regarded as one of the greatest wingbacks in the game and was highly respected in all counties. In 1956 Cork, and 36 years old Christy Ring, did not know that a Wexford victory in the All Ireland final would be responsible for the famine it created in Cork’s All Ireland roll of honour. It took a mighty 12 years before Cork re-emerged as All Ireland senior hurling champions in 1966 after their 1954 defeat of Wexford..
1956 was also the year when the famous Wexford goalie, Art Foley, made a wonder save that All Ireland believed would be one of Ring’s greatest ever goals. It did not happen for Ring and Cork on that historic 1956 September day at Croke Park.
Mick Morrissey wore the No.7 jersey on that great Wexford team of 1955 and No.4 in the 1956 victory. Meantime in Leinster Kilkenny were waiting in the long grass in 1957 to re-emerge after a wilderness that lasted from 1953 until 1957 to again become Leinster champions.
Wexford were back as Leinster Champions again in 1960 beating Kilkenny on a scoreline of 3 – 10 to 2 – 11. In the 1960 All Ireland final Mick was called in from the subs bench to replace Séamus Quaid and proceeded to win his third glorious All Ireland senior hurling medal.
Two National Hurling League medals won in 1955/56 and 1957/58 against Tipperary and Limerick respectively, also can be included in Mick’s roll of honour. The Carlow hurler played 17 championship games in the colours of his adopted Wexford.
In 1960, at the age of twenty eight, Mick Morrissey made a life changing decision for his family and for himself. By now an established All Ireland champion hurler, the former St. Mullins player crossed over the Atlantic in emigration to New York. In the city that never sleeps, Mick Morrissey reinvented his hurling career, initially with the Kilkenny club and then Wexford.
He played on New York teams that contested N.H.L. finals, took up coaching and also refereeing after finishing his playing days. He also became the only New York G.A.A. President with the distinction of winning an All Ireland senior hurling medal and he made a huge impression as coach of New York hurling teams.
Golf was a sport that occupied a great amount of Mick’s leisure time and as founder of the Emerald Golf Society in New York, he served fifteen terms as Club President. Mick Morrissey, born in Ballycrinegan, St. Mullins, Co. Carlow, died suddenly in New York in 1993, and is buried far away from St. Mullins and New Ross.
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Student faces threats of terrorism charges
January 6, 2017 January 8, 2017 by Ezekiel Lee
Thewodros Wolie Birhanu has been booked into Weber County Jail. Photo credit: Weber County Jail
A Weber State University student is facing an array of charges, including three felony counts of threats of terrorism, after threatening staff at the Miller Administration Building over the holiday break.
Thewodros Wolie Birhanu, a 34-year-old physics major, made threats on Dec. 21 to kill three separate individuals, court documents allege, before the staff members entered the Miller Administration Building. The building was subsequently placed under lockdown. On Dec. 22, Birhanu refused to leave campus after receiving a verbal and written trespass warning, the court documents state.
WSU Police Chief Dane LeBlanc said Miller Administration Building employees were alerted, and a safety plan was put in place. Others on campus were not alerted to the threats, as such measures would not have been helpful in this instance. Most students were gone, and staff was at a minimum as a result of winter break.
“If it’s a really broad threat, we have a broad lockdown,” LeBlanc said. “This individual only made threats at the Miller Administration Building — there was no need for a broad alert, such as Code Purple.”
According to charging documents, Birhanu specifically threatened to hurt a WSU administrator on Dec. 23 for refusing to drop a code of conduct charge of “threat to the campus.” On Dec. 24 Birhanu emailed a WSU employee and gave a three-day ultimatum, saying that a police order wasn’t going to stop him from killing people.
Campus was closed Dec. 23–26 for the Christmas holiday, negating the need for an additional lockdown.
Birhanu appeared in the Ogden Justice Court on Dec. 23, where he faced charges of disorderly conduct, according to court records. A cash bond was posted on Dec. 28 for $1,700, but court records aren’t clear when he was released from jail on those charges.
Charging documents also noted a history of aggressive behavior, pointing to an incident in October 2013, when Birhanu was found guilty of assaulting a police officer in Salt Lake City.
Birhanu emailed a WSU employee on Dec. 28, writing, “You have to know you will lose one of your body part” and saying that he will never leave them alone.
Birhanu was arrested on Jan. 3 by WSU campus police and booked into the Weber County Jail on the threats of terrorism charges. He is being held without bail.
Because he disrupted a state facility, LeBlanc said, the charge of threat of terrorism was justified.
“We take threats seriously, and we’ll always respond appropriately,” said LeBlanc.
Birhanu requested an interpreter of Amharic, the official language of Ethiopia, for his next court hearing on Jan. 10. Court documents state that “ an interpreter may not be available in that short of time for that language.”
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Ashley Graham wearing a lacy affair from her Addition Elle collection.
If you weren’t convinced that Ashley Graham is your down to earth homegirl, then you haven’t watched her in hype mode at a party for Lane Bryant. From the second she hit the stage for the Plus Is Equal New York Fashion Week interruption in Times Square, Graham was the shindig’s body love social director. There she was pointing at women in the crowd announcing she wanted to see women like them on the runway and also riffing about all the people who said no one would permit her hot bod to come near the cover of a magazine. She was posing for group shots, complimenting everyone’s dresses, and treating everyone like they came over for a group hang.
About the roar from the crowd who came to celebrate, she said “those are my girls, you know?” Today she’s showing her own lingerie show at Kia Stye360, so we chatted with her about that Sports Illustrated ad, why she talks about her cellulite, and why fashion needs to get that models like her aren’t an anomaly.
You’re the social director of this thing.
Yeah girl. I’m the hype girl. You’ve don’t enough speeches in your life, you know to keep it short, simple, and easy.
How’s this campaign personal for you?
The whole campaign is really getting the message out there that we need to start talking to the actual designers and letting them know, we want clothes our size as well, not just to go up to a size 12. That’s behind what Lane Bryant really wants but that’s also my personal message too. I would really love to see girls my size walk down the runway. I would love to see a 16, 18, 20 in a high-end store that’s easily accessible. That’s what they’re trying to get across here.
You’ve given this movement in high fashion a very powerful dose of publicity. So was there anyone whose body you looked to when you started that you were happy to see?
There hasn’t really been somebody in the industry that I’ve been excited to look at because I feel like I have his or her body. There are women that are beautiful, but it was really my mother growing up. She’s always been curvy. She’s never ever looked at herself in a negative light. She’s always been happy and active. I get a lot of that from her. It’s hard in the industry. There’s a handful of women that are considered curvy or plus-size or whatever, so I can’t say that I actually had a body inspiration my whole life.
The demand for more visibility is there. So what’s the hold up in your view?
I really have no idea. That’s why I call myself a body activist to get the message out to really help to change the minds of people in the fashion industry or the people who are driving the leading forces of the magazine and the makeup and hair campaigns…or even the contracts.
What’s a misconception about models like this?
They look at us and they just think that’s just what a normal girl looks like, possibly. But we want to create fantasy, and the illusion. That’s what fashion is. It’s all fantasy. I think in fashion, you really want to see yourself in the magazine. You see a body like mine, and you can relate to it. You see a body like all the girls in the campaign, you can relate to it. So I think that we’re changing that. We’re going into that direction finally.
Now that people are talking about it, what in your mind do people still not get?
I think that the thing people aren’t getting is that we’re not any different. We’re the same as the high-end fashion models. We want that good quality clothing. We want to be represented the same way everybody else is. We’re not an anomaly. We just happen to have a little bit more meat on our bones.
What does speaking in front of a crowd that’s amped about this feel like?
It’s really encouraging. You never look at your own body in the mirror and think, ‘I’m going to change lives, and I’m a person that’s going to change the industry,’ yet here I am. They want to see the curves. It’s encouraging to me because I never had anybody like this. Girls want somebody to look up to so they can say, I have her body, and it’s not bad to have her body. I talk about cellulite. I talk about my rolls. I talk about my back fat. I talk about the things that jiggle. Every woman has something that she’s not happy about, but as long as you embrace it and you decide to love it, that’s where the acceptance comes.
What convinces you that top editors are getting with the program?
I think that they’ve heard our message loud and clear. We are the everyday woman. Put us in your magazine. I think that they’re listening. I think it’s taking a long time. I’ve been doing this for 15 years, and this is the furthest I’ve ever seen it come in terms of plus-size meets high-end fashion, but it’s a slow process. Some days, you get discouraged and some days you’re like, ‘we’re almost there.’
Do you remember seeing yourself in the Sports Illustrated ad for the first time?
I first saw it on TV, I was like AH! I’m in an ad, but I’m in Sports Illustrated. I made a vision board. I had put a picture of the cover, and I was like ‘I’m going to get the cover.’ God works in mysterious ways. I may not have been in the editorial, I’m in an ad, but I was in the pages of the magazine. They all congratulated me. They treated me like all the other girls. Gigi Hadid congratulated me. She took my hand, and she goes ‘sit by me.’
That’s pretty major. How do you feel about being a spokesperson for beauty ideals and self-acceptance, while people might not look to someone like Gigi Hadid to add to that conversation?
I think it’s a necessary thing right now because you don’t see women like me in the pages. If I have to be the person that’s talking about it, that’s fine. I’m more than happy to. If that means I got to write a book about it, that’s fine I will.
Ashley wearing Ashley Graham lingerie collection for Addition Elle.
What else is on your vision board?
Two things I can’t talk about that are popping off next year. I’ve Perfect Club, which are my workout videos, which are hopefully going to be launched this year, and I’ve been doing a lot more speaking engagements. I know everybody’s so different, but I have Bible verses on my vision board that are really encouraging. It’s just more impactful for me to know that it’s something that’s been said for centuries for so long that people have been going off of that has brought them to power and success. I say those mantras to myself all the time, and I think words have power. I really believe if you speak good, kind, loving words about yourself then you will get to where you want to be. You will end up loving your body. I do affirmation.
Speaking of words, should people just call you “model”?
Model! No labels.
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About Sacred Little Ones
Teaching and caring for the tribe’s youngest children is of tremendous importance to the Lummi Nation. Lummi people care deeply for their children and want them to thrive within their families, schools, and community. The Sacred Little Ones Project speaks to these desires as we work toward our Seven Project Goals:
Improve cognitive skills acquisition specifically language development and literacy in both Lummi and English.
Improve social competence and emotional health for young children.
Increase teacher and parent skills at handling children’s emotional moments.
Improve early childhood teacher quality in the Lummi community through education and peer support.
Bridge early childhood with K-3 education from Early Learning Center (ELC) to Lummi Head Start to Lummi Nation School and Eagleridge.
Integrate Lummi language and culture into curriculum development and instruction at ECE teacher preparation, birth-to-three, Head Start, and K-3 levels.
Empower families and communities to act as agents of change in their children’s education.
NWIC Early Childhood Education Associate’s Degree Program
NWIC Early Learning Center, (infant, toddler, and preschool programs)
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Enhanced programing within the NWIC Early Learning Center
Support of families and teachers as they meet children’s social and emotional needs
Offering high quality early childhood education coursework and an Associate’s degree in ECE
Creating systems of peer support through Teaching by Connection support groups
Bridging early learning with K-3 via Professional Learning Communities
Integrating Lummi language and culture into early learning classrooms through grade three, and
Listening to and supporting families as they advocate for their children’s educational excellence.
The American Indian College Fund, through the Wakanyeja "Sacred Little Ones" - Tribal College Readiness and Success by Third Grade, is working to bring together tribal colleges, communities, educators, and families to address early learning disparities in Native communities.
In 2011, four tribal colleges were selected through a competitive process to participate in the Wakanyeja ECE Initiative and received up to $935,000 over four years to develop and strengthen early childhood education programs at tribal colleges. The Wakanyeja ECE Initiative grantees are: Ilisagvik College (Barrow, AK), College of Menominee Nation (Keshena, WI), Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (Albuquerque, NM), and Northwest Indian College (Bellingham, WA).
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Despite its often contended (and oft-contentious) meanings, legal academics and educators still resort to the now-entrenched phrase,“think like a lawyer,” to describe the goal of law schools in educating their students. But even a brief deconstruction of the phrase brings its varied interpretations to light: What does it mean to “think like a lawyer”? It might easily imply an existing difference from thinking like a doctor, a banker, or a representative from another profession. But within the law, does “think like a lawyer” exclude thinking like a judge or a legislator (both roles comprising those who might have been lawyers in another life)? And which lawyer for that matter? Erwin Chemerinsky? Oliver Wendell Holmes? Perry Mason? An average, reasonable lawyer? A “bad” lawyer? To attempt to tease out the “definable” components of the phrase reveals the phrase’s imprecision, and the difficulties in using “think like a lawyer,” as a proscribed law teaching goal.
Borrowing from the notion established by notable law professors, Michael Hunter Schwartz, Sophie Sparrow, and Gerald Hess, that the goal of teaching law students should be to allow students to accomplish effective legal problem-solving rather than thinking like a lawyer, this Article focuses on the teaching of one particular skill needed for such problem-solving: how legal thinkers methodically and effectively approach reading, comprehending, and critiquing the law. Language comprises the nuts and bolts of the law, but law school curricula generally do not focus on sharpening the elevated levels of perception needed for legal thinkers to internally process case holdings, blackletter rules, and statutes for whatever tasks await them. In fact, the traditional case method of teaching law students to “think like a lawyer” often only briefly and abstractly addresses the components of legal reading and then expects students to master the skills out on their own, which poses increasing problems in light of the noted decline of literacy and comprehension skills in the recent adult population in the U.S.
This Article addresses an approach to teaching legal literacy skills through deconstruction from both within the law and as an import from post-modernist thought. By doing so, this Article explores how teaching one method of rule reading and comprehension—termed “rule deconstruction”—to first-year law students introduces them to both formalist and anti-formalist techniques to approaching the language of the law and equips them with the heightened sensitivity that legal thinkers must embrace for dealing with legal reading. First the Article will first present a method of teaching “rule deconstruction” in its prima facie meaning to introduce a formalist perspective to breaking down complex legal rules and legislative materials in class that can link rule comprehension to student outlining skills and exam performance. Then the Article will take “deconstruction” in its post-structuralist incarnation and harness its postmodern tendencies into an anti-formalist method for dealing with the language of rules that can take student comprehension of rules into a more critical and theoretical realm. All of this is done with the goal of equipping the law student with both a hands-on and theoretical engagement with rules that challenges them to be both better legal thinkers and problem-solvers as well.
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Science Beyond Reductionism
Monica Anderson discusses the ongoing paradigm shift - the "Holistic Shift" - which started in the life sciences and is spreading to the remaining disciplines.
Model Free Methods (also known as Holistic Methods) are an increasingly common approach used on "the remaining hard problems", including problems in the domain of "AI" - Problems that require intelligence. She illustrates this using a Model Free approach to the NetFlix Challenge.
The ideas we are talking about are that the brain works using Intuition and Prediction, not Logic; that Intelligence is 99% Intuition; that Intuition based methods allow short-term prediction in Bizarre problem domains; that they also allow Discovery of Semantics from mere observations of chains of events such as those in spatiotemporal sequences; that artificial systems based on these ideas can learn and understand languages and partially understand the world using only text as input
My rough estimate is that over a million person-years has been spent on AI and closely related topics worldwide
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Effect of Heat-treatment Parameters of Cast Iron GJS-X350NiMnCu7-3-2 on its Structure and Mechanical Properties
A. Janus D. Medyński S. Zaborski
Archives of Foundry Engineering | 2017 | vol. 17 | No 1 | DOI: 10.1515/afe-2017-0022
Keywords Mechanical properties heat treatment Austenitic transformation Austenitic cast iron Cast iron Ni-Mn-Cu
The paper presents influence of soaking parameters (temperature and time) on structure and mechanical properties of spheroidal graphite nickel-manganese-copper cast iron, containing: 7.2% Ni, 2.6% Mn and 2.4% Cu. Raw castings showed austenitic structure and relatively low hardness (150 HBW) guaranteeing their good machinability. Heat treatment consisted in soaking the castings within 400 to 600°C for 2 to 10 hours followed by air-cooling. In most cases, soaking caused changes in structure and, in consequence, an increase of hardness in comparison to raw castings. The highest hardness and tensile strength was obtained after soaking at 550°C for 6 hours. At the same time, decrease of the parameters related to plasticity of cast iron (elongation and impact strength) was observed. This resulted from the fact that, in these conditions, the largest fraction of fine-acicular ferrite with relatively high hardness (490 HV0.1) was created in the matrix. At lower temperatures and after shorter soaking times, hardness and tensile strength were lower because of smaller degree of austenite transformation. At higher temperatures and after longer soaking times, fine-dispersive ferrite was produced. That resulted in slightly lower material hardness.
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What You Don’t Know About Dreidels
Published January 2, 2020 | By Lynley Shimat Lys
Rabbi Elihu Saffron
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Perhaps you’ve joined in a game of dreidel – you spin the top, and depending where it lands, collect your riches (usually in the form of chocolate candy, called gelt). But like so many holiday traditions, the modern form of the game has strayed far from its origins. The letters on the four sides of a dreidel — nun, gimel, hey, and shin — form an acronym for the Hebrew phrase, “A great miracle happened there.” The miracle refers to the ancient story of the candles in a Jewish temple in Jerusalem. After driving out the soldiers of the Seleucid Empire, which had outlawed Judaism, the Maccabean Jews found that they had enough oil to light the menorah for only one day. However, it’s said that the menorah lights burned for a full eight days, giving the Jews time to produce more oil. This is the story of Hanukkah.
The dreidel is said to date back to that same time, as a cover for Jewish children trying to study. By playing dreidel during Chanukah we are reminded of the courage of those brave children. The students who studied Torah illegally, put their lives at risk. While they were doing so, a lookout was assigned to watch for soldiers. If the soldiers saw a Jewish gathering, they would check to ensure that there were not religious studies going on. When the lookout gave the signal that soldiers were coming, the students quickly put away their texts and took out their dreidels.
The Seleucid soldiers saw young men in a gambling game, spinning their tops and winning or losing objects. The soldiers were content to see Jewish boys gambling instead of studying the tenets of their faith. Thus, the dreidels helped keep the study of Torah alive until the Maccabees were able to overthrow the usurpers and Judaism could be practiced in the open.
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Wearable Materials Market will Reach 3.2 Billion USD by 2026
The global wearable materials market was valued at USD 1.5 billion in 2018 and is expected to reach USD 3.2 billion in 2026, growing at a CAGR of 15.3% during the forecast period.
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Increasing health-conscious users aiming for fitness tracking and increasing adaption technologically advanced devices are expected to drive the growth of the wearable materials market
Wearable materials are smart wearable technology is rapidly growing and creating the need for materials which can endure the wear and tear of everyday life. Developing smart devices such as fitness trackers and portable heath monitors requires raw materials with durability, comfort, sweat resistance, chemical resistance, UV resistance, and low density. Wearable materials such as silicones, Fluoroelastomers, Polyurethanes etc offer a wide range of such property to fulfill the current demand for the development of advanced devices. Apart from healthcare and consumer goods industries, wearable materials are widely been adopted by the textile industry. The fabric and machine manufacturers are developing high-quality sewing and embroidery threads using wearable materials to showcase the capability in conductive, sensing, lighting, heating and composites.
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The Wearable materials are attracting the attention for smart materials and systems. There has been a noticeable shift in workwear where needs, benefits and environmental conditions are often more clearly defined than in some of the wellness markets. In addition, the automotive industry is also taking shape, by adoption wearable technology-enabled textile. With the growing trend of internet of things, the opportunity and interest for wearable materials remain largely siloed.
The increasing adoption of wearable devices in multiple areas such as fitness, healthcare, and fashion drives the growth of this market throughout the forecast period. In addition, the increasing disposable income in developed and developing economies coupled with rising purchasing power boost the adoption of wearable materials market. Wearable material suppliers are developing skin-friendly materials and process for all types of medical wearable devices. Also, they are also shifting the focus on developing more cost-effective disposable drug delivery devices and durable sterilization resistant reusable devices. On the other hand, lack of awareness in developing economies and high manufacturing cost of wearable materials might hamper the growth of the market to some extent.
Based on product, the silicone segment is expected to dominate the market with nearly 42% share in the global wearable materials market in 2018
Based on application, the consumer electronics segment accounts of the largest share in the market and is expected to grow at a CAGR of around 9% during the forecast period.
North America accounted for nearly 39% share of the global wearable materials market in 2018
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President Obama teared up when talking about gun violence the other day, and the pundits immediately started asking whether it was real or sincere. One feels some sympathy with those who thought he was faking it. After all, when James Foley was beheaded Obama offered a perfunctory expression of regret and went off to play golf, laughingly. Far too often, Obama’s expressions of emotion feel fake. Sorry to have to say it, but Obama has convinced the country that the one thing he cares about is Barack Obama.
Jeff Jacoby analyzes the phenomenon:
From the earliest days of his presidency, it was clear that Obama was deeply enamored of himself, and had no doubt that the rest of the planet was just as smitten. "I am well aware," he told the UN General Assembly, "of the expectations that accompany my presidency around the world." He gifted the queen of England with an iPod that included his own speeches. Obama's addiction to the first-person singular pronoun — "I," "me," "my" — has been remarked on by many; he has even referred to "my military" and the troops "fighting on my behalf."
Since it took his administration years to admit that the Fort Hood shooting had anything to do with terrorism, one is within one’s rights to question the president’s sincerity. We can say this without saying a word about the constant lies that Obama tells, whether about your ability keep your health care plan or his success in containing the JV team called ISIS.
Others, first among them Jon Stewart’s successor, Trevor Noah, were outraged that anyone would doubt the president’s sincerity. It is fair to say that, compared with a master propagandist like Stewart, Noah is thin gruel indeed. So, he needs to make an occasional fuss, and this time he fussed over the fact that some pundits on Fox News doubted the president’s sincerity.
One understands, at some level, why Obama would tear up over Sandy Hook. It is impossible not to feel some sadness about a madman gunning down so many students and teachers. And yet, would it not have been better if he had gotten angry, if he had shown an emotion that does not look like maudlin sentimentality.
Shouldn’t he and we feel anger at the fact that it has become impossible to commit people like Adam Lanza and James Holmes for involuntary psychiatric treatment? But that would require him to be angry with one of his core constituencies, the ACLU and we cannot have that.
So, Obama was really, really sad. But one suspects that he was saddest because it happened on his watch. He always seems to be saying: How could they do this to me?
This raises the salient question. Even if you believe that Obama’s tears were sincere, for what was Obama crying?
Was he crying because he had failed to get gun laws passed?
Was he crying because he knew that the new gun laws would not have stopped any of the mass shootings that have been punctuating his presidency?
Was he crying for the children who were slaughtered in Sandy Hook, CT or for the co-workers who were murdered in San Bernardino?
Or was he crying for all the victims of gun violence in America’s inner cities, the ones who were shot and killed in places like his former home of Chicago, the ones who were not killed by white police officers?
Allow me a different conjecture. Let’s grant, the better not to discomfit Trevor Noah, that Obama’s tears were real, sincere and genuine. But, let’s qualify that by saying that he was not crying for the children of Sandy Hook as much as he was crying for his own failed administration.
He might not know it. He might not be willing to admit it to himself. He might not even allow it into his dreams. But, somewhere, somehow Barack Obama must know that has failed and has failed miserably.
While he works himself up into a frenzy trying to find someone to blame, he must know that the fault is not in his stars but in himself.
We don’t know Obama’s heart but we are confident that the one thing he really, really cares about is Barack Obama. His speeches are filled with self-reference, to the point where the only thing they seem really to be about is Barack Obama.
Our president rode into office on a platform of hope and change. One might say that he rode in on a wing and a prayer. He was woefully unqualified for the job, had no idea what he was doing, but he believed in himself and in the ideals he had gleaned from Jeremiah Wright and Saul Alinsky. On the basis of no evidence at all he hoped that things would work out and that change would be for the better.
On both scores he has been wrong. Bad luck and bad Republicans… he must be thinking.
Obama believed that his soft power approach to world affairs would remove the greatest international irritant: the United States. He believed that he would eradicate poverty by redistributing wealth. He believed that he would save the inner city residents who supported him, no matter what. And he believed that once America overcame its racism, a new era of comity would arrive. People would live together in harmony and tranquility.
Well, how did all that work out? By now Barack Obama must know that the world is in far worse shape today than it was in early 2009. The Middle East and Europe are in states of near-permanent crisis. By signaling weakness and abrogating his responsibility to lead Obama has given the green light to Islamists around the world and has even managed to convince them that they are riding the strong horse.
Obama continues to tout his Iran nuclear deal, but every day brings news of new Iranian defiance, coupled with contempt for the United States. It turns out that Iran never even signed the deal.
One must assume that Obama knows that he has no idea what is going on in world affairs. The best he can do is to hope that things will change. Otherwise, his studied neglect has given major players in world politics license to take over and do as they please.
As for the economy, it has recovered, but the recovery has been anemic. The economy has created jobs, but the workforce participation rate remains depressed and job creation in minority communities continues to lag.
Minority precincts are still infested by crime, especially by gang violence. Life in those places has not improved under Barack Obama.
A president who promised to turn America into a multicultural paradise, who must have believed that he could foster good relations between the races has divided the country. Worse yet, conditions in America’s inner cities, the place where most of the gun violence takes place, and where nearly all of it is committed by members of minority groups have not gotten better. They appear to have gotten worse.
As for the Islamist terrorism in America, it is likely that Obama’s passionate rejection of anything that resembles profiling contributed to these incidents. If so, Obama will certainly not admit it to himself.
Obama is seriously upset by all of the mass shootings that have occurred on his watch. How, he seems to be saying, could these people, the Muslims and the minority group members, people he has defended, do this to him, make him look bad and make him look incompetent.
After all he’s done for them, they should have had the decency to await the next Republican administration before letting loose.
Ares Olympus said...
It's fun to question someone's motives in expressing unhappy emotions publicly, grief, rage, terror or whatever. Its certainly not "fun", and it is "vulnerable" if it is sincere and expressing something very important to you.
But to step back for perspective, let's consider a lawyer's perspective, if you're advocating in a court, whether for a guilty or not guilty verdict or for any position, if you give your best narrative for a desired outcome, but fail to show proper emotions behind it, the jury or judge isn't going to believe your words. So surely lawyers (and politicians) must become actors to a degree that they practice allowing their message and emotions to be aligned, even if they have the power to suppress emotions when they need to be clear headed, its surely important to NOT do that when emotion ARE part of the argument.
So a lawyer expressions emotions for the PURPOSE of INVOKING the same emotions in others, so the message will be heard in the mood it is intended.
So by that measure NOTHING public is SINCERE, unless you're like Trump, and everything you say rises in the moment you say it, so your emotions and purpose are aligned, although more accurately your purpose shifts based on whatever emotions you can feel at that moment, like for Trump disgust is apparently a frequent guest to his pysche. You don't have to worry about being manipulative if your emotional intelligence is that of an self-righteous 4 year old who is sure he doesn't want to eat his peas.
So anyway, I don't think "Why was Obama Crying?" is a very useful question. Neither is "Was he being manipulative?" I think its useful and possible to give an emotionally-charged argument AND back it up with a thoughtful reason-based action, and the first gives you a raason to listen, and the second a reason to think.
If no one cares about your issue, or knows why you care, no one will care about what you want to do about it.
p.s. A new article today, contrasting CBT and ordinary therapy.
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/jan/07/therapy-wars-revenge-of-freud-cognitive-behavioural-therapy
I echo one of the recurring remarks at Instapundit: The thing I like most about Obama is all the racial healing.
I am willing to believe that Obama feels sorry for something, but that something is himself.
Marsh said...
His tears were a curious thing, weren't they? I agree w/ Sam, he was crying for himself, I'm not sure what about, but I have little doubt it was for himself.
His tears disgusted me. They should be shed in private. He's our CIC and has a duty to at the very least pretend to be strong. It's the very least he could do. Even though everyone knows what a weak man he really is.
Ah well, he never fails to disappoint.
AO: do you honestly believe all the cynical cap you write? write your own blog.
That cap was crap
Andrew_M_Garland said...
No matter what happens in the US or the world, Obama is the sublime expression of the central tenet of Progressive scientific management: It would have been worse without me and my policies.
The fault for failure is the obstinance of people and leaders to follow Obama's intentions and advice.
Like a seance, everyone must join hands and truly believe, or it won't work. The failure is in the hearts of the unbelievers. The solution is to force that belief and eliminate any dissent. Then, the spirits will come forth with bounteous gifts for the pure of heart.
Deserttrek said...
the lad was crying from the outside of his eyes due to a chemical he wiped on from the outside to the inside. real tears do not come from the outside areas of the eyes
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Merry Chandler
1 Chapter 5 Winds, Oceans, Weather, and Climate Section 1 Global Wind Patterns and Weather What Do You See? Learning Outcomes In this section, you will Determine the effects of Earth s rotation and the uneven heating of Earth by the Sun on the circulation of the atmosphere. Identify bands of high and low air pressure at Earth s surface. Distinguish major patterns of wind at Earth s surface and in the upper atmosphere. Think About It On average, the solar radiation received at higher latitudes is less intense than at lower As a result, polar regions have much lower temperatures than tropical regions. In Earth s atmosphere, the colder, denser air around the poles sinks. This creates regions of high pressure. In contrast, the warmer, less dense air of the tropics rises. This creates regions of low pressure. How does Earth s atmosphere respond to regional differences in pressure caused by the unequal heating of Earth? Record your ideas about this question in your Geo log. Be prepared to discuss your responses with your small group and the class. Investigate In this Investigate, you will consider how differences in the temperature, density, and pressure of the atmosphere influence the global movement of air. Specifically, you will compare how these factors influence the warmer tropics and the colder polar regions. 512
2 Section 1 Global Wind Patterns and Weather 1. Cut a piece of clear tubing to be about 10 cm long. 2. Obtain two 1-L clear plastic bottles from your teacher. Each bottle will have a hole cut in the side about 10 cm from the bottom. The holes will be just large enough to fit the tubing. Connect the two bottles with the piece of tubing. See the diagram. 3. Fill one bottle with cold water and ice and the other with hot water. The water level should be about 3 cm below the holes. The bottle with cold water represents Earth s polar regions and the bottle with hot water represents the tropics. 4. Light an incense stick. Let it burn for a few seconds, and then blow it out. It should be producing a lot of smoke. The smoke represents the atmosphere of Earth. 5. Fill the bottle with cold water with smoke by holding the smoking incense stick inside the bottle for 10 to 15 s. Remove the incense stick and observe the movement of the smoke. a) Record and explain your observations. b) How do you think this model compares to the convection that occurs in Earth s mantle? Digging Deeper EARTH S MOVING ATMOSPHERE Pressure and Wind The global-circulation model you ran in the Investigate was driven by temperature variations in air. In the model, the ice water cooled the air above it. This caused the air to contract. This increased its density and created an area of high pressure. On the other hand, the hot water warmed the air above through conduction. Conduction is the direct transfer of heat from one substance to another substance that it is touching. The warming of the air caused it to expand. It became less dense. This relatively buoyant air moved upward, creating an area of low pressure. As the air moved upward, the neighboring colder, dense air above the ice water moved in to take its place. You were able to observe this movement because as the air moved, it carried the smoke along with it. In a similar way, air in Earth s atmosphere moves from areas of higher pressure to areas of lower pressure. The movement of air due to differences in air pressure produces the everyday phenomenon known as wind. conduction: the direct transfer of heat from one substance to another substance through contact. wind: the movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of lower pressure. 513
3 Chapter 5 Winds, Oceans, Weather, and Climate In general, the unequal heating of Earth by solar radiation causes global-scale winds. Solar radiation strikes parts of Earth at different angles. This occurs because Earth s surface is curved. The latitude of a certain area determines the angle at which solar radiation is received. Solar radiation hits the area around the equator directly. It strikes at nearly a 90 angle. At this angle, the energy heats Earth s surface intensely. This results in high surface and air temperatures. Near the poles, solar energy strikes the surface at a lower angle than at the equator. At this lower angle, the same amount of energy is spread over a larger area. (See Figure 1.) As a result, surface and air temperatures near the poles are much lower than they are near the equator. Figure 2 Winds at Earth s surface blow from the poles toward the equator. Higher in the atmosphere, air flows away from the equator toward the poles. Figure 1 On average, the solar radiation that reaches areas at higher latitudes is less intense than the solar radiation that reaches the tropics. Think about global circulation of air if Earth were not rotating. Earth gets more solar radiation at the equator than at the poles. Therefore, the air heated in the region of the equator is constantly rising. This creates an area of low pressure. At the poles, the air is colder and heavier. It tends to sink. This creates regions of high pressure. In the Investigate, you saw that air moves from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure. Therefore, global winds near Earth s surface generally move from the poles to the equator. At higher altitudes, the rising warm air releases heat and cools. There also is a general return flow of air from the equator toward the poles at high altitudes. Together, global winds near Earth s surface and winds at higher altitudes produce a convection cell-type of circulation pattern. (See Figure 2.) You will learn more about convection in the next section. Of course, this is only a general pattern. It does not actually exist because Earth rotates on its axis. 514
4 Section 1 Global Wind Patterns and Weather The Coriolis Effect and the Circulation of the Atmosphere Earth rotates on its axis. This causes an object moving in a straight path to seem to drift sideways. This is called the Coriolis effect. (See Figure 3.) It occurs because Earth is a rotating sphere. The Coriolis effect is zero at the equator. It increases toward the poles. (See Figure 4.) This means that moving objects tend to drift sideways more at higher In the Northern Hemisphere, the Coriolis effect deflects objects to the right of their initial direction. The opposite is true in the Southern Hemisphere. There, the Coriolis effect deflects objects to the left of their initial direction. Coriolis effect: the deflection of a moving body on the surface of Earth to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere. global wind belts: atmospheric convection cells on a global scale that move air thousands of kilometers. Figure 3 Earth s rotation deflects the motion of objects moving freely across Earth s surface. If Earth did not rotate, air would flow in gigantic cells between the equator and the poles. The Coriolis effect, however, causes global winds to travel in curved paths rather than in a straight line. This prevents air from flowing straight from the equator to the poles. Instead, air flowing northward from the equator is deflected to its right, and air flowing southward from the equator is deflected to its left. Also, the air cools and sinks long before it reaches the polar regions. As a result, the flow of air between the equator and the poles is broken up into six major global wind belts. These are atmospheric convection cells on a global scale. Global wind belts play an important role in the overall Earth system. They divide Earth into zones. Each zone has specific temperature and precipitation characteristics. Figure 4 The magnitude of the Coriolis effect varies from zero (no deflection) at the equator to a maximum at the North and South Poles. 515
5 Chapter 5 Winds, Oceans, Weather, and Climate Earth s Global Wind Belts intertropical convergence zone (or doldrums): the low-pressure zone at the equator, where the winds from the Northern and Southern Hemispheres converge. horse latitudes: belts of high air pressure and descending air with little rain, located at about 30 north and south Near the equator, solar radiation heats the surface strongly. This causes warm air to rise steadily and creates an area of low pressure. Neighboring cool air moves along the surface and into the area. However, it is warmed rapidly and rises before it moves very far. There is little horizontal movement of air in this area. Winds are generally weak. This area is called the intertropical convergence zone. It is also known as the doldrums. Figure 5 The intertropical convergence zone is a band of low pressure that occurs near the equator where warm air rises steadily with little horizontal movement. The intertropical convergence zone varies across time and space. The Sun shines more directly on the Northern Hemisphere for part of the year. This is what causes it to be summer in the Northern Hemisphere. It shines more directly on the Southern Hemisphere for another part of the year. This is what causes it to be summer in the Southern Hemisphere. The Sun shines directly over the equator in September and March. The intertropical convergence zone forms due to direct solar radiation. It moves south and north of the equator as the path of direct solar radiation varies with the changing seasons. Air in the intertropical convergence zone rises to a height of about 16 km into the atmosphere. Below this altitude, atmospheric temperatures decrease with height. But, at 16 km, atmospheric temperatures begin to increase with height. This relationship prevents the rising air from mixing with the air above due to their differences in densities. Instead, the air spreads outward toward both the North Pole and the South Pole. This moving air veers off course as a result of the Coriolis effect, flowing east in both hemispheres. At about 30 north and south latitudes, the air has cooled. It has increased in density. Here, it stops moving toward the poles and sinks. As a result, high pressure and calm air dominates the regions near 30 north and south These are called the horse 516
6 Section 1 Global Wind Patterns and Weather When cold air over the horse latitudes sinks, it creates a region of high pressure. This causes surface winds in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres to blow toward the equator. The equator is a region of low pressure. The winds that blow toward the equator along Earth s surface are turned west by the Coriolis effect. As a result, winds in the Northern Hemisphere between 30 north latitude and the equator generally blow from the northeast. In the Southern Hemisphere between 30 south latitude and the equator, the winds blow from the southeast. These steady easterly winds are called the trade winds. The low-latitude atmospheric convection cells that circulate from the equator to 30 north and south latitudes are called Hadley cells. Air that sinks over the horse latitudes can also blow away from the equator. This creates winds in the mid-latitudes that blow along Earth s surface and toward the poles. These winds are turned toward the east by the Coriolis effect. Because they blow from the west to the east, they are called the prevailing westerlies. They blow generally from the southwest between 30 and 60 north latitudes and from the northwest between 30 and 60 south As these winds flow, they are warmed by Earth s surface. When they reach about 60 north and south latitudes, air rises again and moves back toward the equator. At the 30 north and south latitudes, the air sinks and the process starts anew. The atmospheric convection cells that circulate between about 30 to 60 north and south latitudes are called Ferrel cells. trade winds: winds that blow diagonally westward toward the equator in each hemisphere between 30 north and south latitudes and the equator. Hadley cells: atmospheric convection cells that circulate from the equator to 30 north and south prevailing westerlies: surface winds that flow toward the poles in an easterly direction between about 30 to 60 north and south Ferrel cells: atmospheric convection cells that circulate between about 30 to 60 north and south Figure 6 The lower atmosphere circulates in six major global wind belts. 517
7 Chapter 5 Winds, Oceans, Weather, and Climate polar easterlies: surface winds that flow in a westerly direction from the poles to latitudes at about 60 north and south. polar cells: atmospheric convection cells that circulate above latitudes of 60 north and south. jet stream: a current of fast-moving air in the upper atmosphere. Cold air at the poles sinks and flows toward lower The Coriolis effect bends these polar winds to the west, producing the polar easterlies. At 60 north and south latitudes, warmer air moving up from the lower latitudes rises. When the polar easterlies collide with this warmer air, they are forced to rise as well. The polar region atmospheric convection cells that circulate above 60 north and south latitudes are called polar cells. Earth s global wind belts create global patterns of air flow. Together, they play an important role in regulating Earth s heat energy. Huge convection cells circulate air through the atmosphere. They transport colder air to warmer areas and warmer air to colder areas. The end result is the transfer of heat from tropical regions. This is the area where the input of solar energy is greatest. The heat is transferred toward the poles. This is where the solar input is least. High-Altitude Winds The jet stream is a current of fast-moving air in the upper atmosphere. Jet streams are narrow bands of high-speed winds. They flow at around 12 km above the surface of Earth. The surface winds average between 20 and 30 km/h. The jet-stream speeds average 300 km/h. However, they can reach over 500 km/h. They circle for thousands of kilometers around Earth. They are only a few hundred kilometers wide and often less than a few kilometers thick. They flow from west to east, the same direction in which Earth rotates. Figure 7 Four jet streams circle Earth in the upper atmosphere. 518
8 Section 1 Global Wind Patterns and Weather Jet streams form where global wind belts meet and bring warm and cold air together. The polar jet stream, also called the mid-latitude jet stream, occurs where Ferrel cells meet polar cells at about 60 north and south At this point, colder, drier air blown by the polar easterlies meets the warmer, moister air of the prevailing westerlies. This boundary, where cold polar air meets the warmer air of the middle latitudes, is called the polar front. The cold polar air at the polar front is much denser than the warmer air of the middle This results in great pressure differences that produce very fast winds. Wind generated at the polar front gets more intense with altitude. Eventually, fast-moving wind is funneled into a concentrated band, forming the polar jet stream. polar jet stream (or mid-latitude jet stream): narrow band of high-speed winds in the upper atmosphere, at around 12 km above the surface of Earth that occurs where Ferrel cells meet polar cells at about 60 north and south polar front: the boundary at which air flowing away from the polar regions collides with warmer air from the lower Figure 8 The polar jet stream is a fast-moving wind formed where polar cells meet Ferrel cells. Earth s weather is strongly influenced by atmospheric conditions and events that occur along the polar front. It is here that large-scale weather systems form. On either side of the polar front boundary, both surface and upper-level air differs greatly in temperature and pressure. This is why the large-scale systems form. Changes in temperature cause the polar jet streams to vary over time and space. They do not always flow in a uniform west-to-east direction. Often, they shift to the north and south. For example, in the Northern Hemisphere the polar front can dive south during major cold outbreaks. Consequently, the polar jet stream also dives south. Jet streams also follow the Sun. As the Sun s elevation increases each day in the spring and into the summer, the polar jet stream shifts north in the Northern Hemisphere and south in the Southern Hemisphere. As autumn approaches and the Sun s elevation decreases, the jet streams move south and north. (See Figure 9 on the next page.) 519
9 Chapter 5 Winds, Oceans, Weather, and Climate subtropical jet stream: narrow band of highspeed winds in the upper atmosphere, at around 12 km above the surface of Earth that occurs where Hadley cells meet Ferrel cells at about 30 north and south Checking Up 1. What is the source of energy that powers Earth s winds? 2. How does Earth s rotation affect the flow of global winds? 3. How do Earth s surface winds form? 4. What happens when global wind belts meet? 5. How do jet streams form? Figure 9 In the Northern Hemisphere, the polar jet stream shifts north in the summer and south in the winter. Subtropical jet streams form where Hadley cells meet Ferrel cells at around 30 north and south In this region, warm air from the equator meets the cooler air of the middle Unlike polar jet streams, the subtropical jet streams do not vary much in speed or position. Think About It Again At the beginning of this section, you were asked the following: How does Earth s atmosphere respond to regional differences in pressure caused by the unequal heating of Earth? Record your ideas about this question now. Be sure to include a description of Earth s major global wind belts in your answer. Reflecting on the Section and the Challenge In this section, you saw that there are six major convection cells in Earth s atmosphere. These form as a result of Earth s rotation and the temperature differences between the tropics and polar regions. These global wind belts transport warmer air to colder areas. They also move colder air to warmer areas. Zones of low and high pressure occur where global wind belts rise or sink. These zones migrate south and north as the seasons change. This information will help you to understand global winds and their effects on different types of weather. 520
10 Section 1 Global Wind Patterns and Weather Understanding and Applying 1. What do all of Earth s major wind belts have in common? 2. Compare surface winds and jet streams. 3. Which global wind belt circulates over your community? 4. Compare the horizontal and vertical components of global winds. 5. How would global wind belts be affected if the speed of Earth s rotation increased? 6. How does the direction of wind flow change at the equator? At the poles? Why? 7. What is the effect of the seasons on the location of the intertropical convergence zone? 8. What is the effect of the seasons on the polar front and polar jet streams? 9. Preparing for the Chapter Challenge Your Chapter Challenge is to come up with a Web-site design that explains to younger students how winds, oceans, weather, and climate are connected. To understand weather, you need to know something about how Earth s atmosphere circulates. Review what you have studied about major patterns of wind at Earth s surface and in the upper atmosphere. In your log, describe these major patterns. Include diagrams and sketches as needed. Inquiring Further 1. Observing pollution drift Scientists are observing pollution drift. These are belts of air pollution that travel on wind currents. They are using a variety of instruments and sensors in their research to accurately study where pollution comes from and where it goes. In July 2004, NASA launched the AURA satellite. The Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (TES) instrument was launched aboard it. It allows scientists to better understand where pollution comes from. It also allows them to understand more about how it moves through Earth s atmosphere. Research this important NASA mission. How is TES able to collect data that provides scientists with more information about pollution sources and where pollution is ending up? Artist s drawing of the AURA satellite. 521
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My Big Nose And Other Natural Disasters
– Ages 12 and up.
(HM Harcourt/Graphia)
Welcome to the summer of passion. For seventeen-year-old Jory Michaels, that means three sun-and-fun filled months of spending time with her best friends, obsessing over her crush, trying to find something she is passionate about, and…saving for a nose job. Jory is determined to lose the big, honking, bumpy monstrosity she calls the Super Schnozz—the one thing standing between her and happiness.
So accident-prone Jory takes a job delivering wedding cakes to save up for surgery; she even keeps a book filled with magazine cutouts of perfect noses to show the doctor. To find her passion, she tries yoga; she tries becoming a foreign film buff; but nothing is quite as interesting as finding a boyfriend. And that can’t happen until Super Schnozz disappears…right?
Jory is in for some big surprises when passion finds her—and she discovers the beautiful people she longs to look like are not as perfect as they seem. In her hilarious and heartbreaking debut novel, Sydney Salter delivers a story about broadening your horizons, accepting yourself, and finding love right under your nose.
“Complex, likeable, believable characters, and a fresh, appealing fictional voice pull together this very agreeable summer romance.” –Kirkus Reviews
“[T]he contemporary dialogue is rapid and funny, and teens will enjoy Jory’s comic self-deprecation and the way she gets the signals wrong, both while driving and on dates.” –Booklist
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Jungle Crossing
– Age 9 and up.
(HM Harcourt) Coming September 28, 2009!
Thirteen-year-old Kat can think of dozens of good reasons not to go on a boring family vacation to hot, grungy Mexico. Number one: missing her friend Fiona’s mini-camp. If she’s not there, she’ll begin eighth grade as a social reject.
And it looks like she’s the odd girl out on vacation, too. When Kat’s parents arrange for her and her younger sister, Barb, to go on a teen adventure tour, Barb makes more friends than she does. The only person who will talk to Kat is Nando, a young Mayan guide (who happens to be quite a cutie). Each day as they travel to different Mayan ruins, Nando tells Kat and Barb another installment in the original legend of Muluc, a girl who lived in the time of the Ancient Maya. The dangerous, dramatic world in which Muluc lives is as full of rivalry, betrayal, jealousy, and sacrifice as Kat’s world at school. And as she makes new friends and discovers new treasures in Mexico, Kat begins to wonder: Is she willing to keep sacrificing her self in exchange for popularity?
"Kat’s snarky comments about her family and fellow tourists . . . are funny . . . This story-within-a-story of young Mulac’s capture and escape from slavery takes up a good part of the novel. It’s an effective device, adding depth to the plot and leading to the readers' understanding of how Kat’s growth and insights come about."--Booklist
Swoon At Your Own Risk
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You’d think Polly Martin would have all the answers when it comes to love—after all, her grandmother is the famous syndicated advice columnist Miss Swoon. But after a junior year full of dating disasters, Polly has sworn off boys. Now she’s just trying to survive her summer job at Wild Waves western-themed water park (under the supervision of ex #3 Sawyer Holmes) and focus on herself for once. So Polly is happy when she finds out Grandma is moving in for the summer –think of all the great advice she’ll get.
But Miss Swoon turns out to be a man-crazy sexagenarian! How can Polly stop herself from falling for Xander Cooper, the suddenly-hot skateboarder who keeps showing up at Wild Waves, when Grandma is picking up guys at the bookstore and flirting with the dishwasher repairman? And why, despite her best intentions, does Polly keep letting boys get in the way of her relationship with her best friend Jane?
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Gold Crocs 1 Miles: 81.50
Day of rest. Went to church. We had a fast and testimony meeting, then a lesson on the spirit world in Sunday school, and a less on the plan of salvation in the Elder's Quorum.
A.M. Total of 12. Ran with Mike, we did a 0.75 pickup in 3:49 (5:05 pace). Jenny and Julia ran 2 including 1 with me, and 0.5 with Jacob. 3 with Benjamin including 1 with Joseph.
Tue, Nov 09, 2010
A.M. Total of 12. Ran with Mike, we did a 1000 pickup in 3:21, 1 with Jenny and Julia, they ran 1 more, including 0.5 with Jacob. 3 with Benjamin including 1 with Joseph.
Wed, Nov 10, 2010
A.M. Total of 12. Ran with Mike, we did 1.5 in 7:54. It felt hard, but I survived it. 1 with Jenny and Julia, 3 with Benjamin including 1 with Joseph. Jenny and Julia ended up with a total of 2 including 0.5 with Jacob.
Thu, Nov 11, 2010
A.M. 12 including kids runs. Benjamin ran 3, Jenny and Julia ran 2, Joseph ran 1. Jacob was sick, did not run.
A.M. Total of 13.5. Ran with Mike, we did a 1K pickup in 3:13, felt really good. Then kids runs, some overlapping. Benjamin ran 3, Jenny and Julia ran 2.5, Joseph ran 1. Jacob was still sick, did not run.
Sat, Nov 13, 2010
A.M. 20 miles with Mike. The first 4 were with the kids. Benjamin ran 3, Jenny and Julia ran 2, Joseph ran 1, and Jacob did 0.5. Mike and I did a workout on the trail practicing 5:20 pace. 2000 in 6:35, than one went well, I felt strong. Then we jogged 400, and started another. Mike was leading, but too slow, so we went through the 400 in 82, then I took over and Mike fell back, which surprised me. I went on to battle the leaves on the trail and finished it out in 6:47, probably an honest 6:40 effort if you adjust for the leaves on that section. Something was wrong with Mike, 7:20 was all he could do. So we jogged some, and then did 1000. I wanted to see what was wrong with Mike. He handled that one well, we did 3:17. That was encouraging, and rather odd as well. What was the cause of that 7:20 deal earlier? To get an idea we did 5:20 pace to Mike's failure but not exceeding 2000. He made it to 600 or so then started falling back, I ran to 1200 in 3:59, he did 4:09. This was probably low glycogen for him. When glycogen runs low, the body begins to conserve and the ability to sustain high power output is reduced, although 2-3 minute bursts of power are possible.
At the end we did 1.5 at 5:50 pace, and Mike handled it fine.
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Athletics => SBU Football => Topic started by: ecasadoSBU on October 21, 2018, 02:55:07 pm
Title: G9: STONY BROOK @ JMU - SNY - 3:30PM
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Title: Re: G8: STONY BROOK @ JMU - SNY - 3:30PM
Post by: VA_Seawolf on October 21, 2018, 03:08:08 pm
I might go to this one. Hoping we're competitive and it's closer than last year's playoff game. It's their homecoming though and they had a bye this weekend, so I can't be too optimistic. In any case, go SB!! I'm sure the seniors want this one bad.
Post by: Chairman of the Board on October 25, 2018, 05:27:05 pm
https://www.breezejmu.org/sports/previewing-jmu-football-vs-stony-brook-from-all-angles/article_cfc07572-d7a7-11e8-810a-cfa570e28a0c.html
“You’ve got to play the game within yourself, you’ve got to be yourself,” Priore said. “When you look at how Elon won that game and you look at the close games they’ve played, you can’t be looking at trying to create situations — you’ve just got to let them come to yourselves.”
Fortunately for Priore and his team, they operate under the same offensive approach as Elon. With a run-heavy offense, sticking to who they are as a team may give them their best shot against JMU while also staying true to their offensive identity.
A matchup that may only be seen a maximum of five times on Saturday could be the most intriguing battle of the day. JMU has done tremendously in all aspects of special teams — returns, kicking and return coverage — but so has Stony Brook.
For a JMU offense ready to get a full game of consistent and steady play from all its talents, the game plan is simple. Given that the Seawolves have a strong front seven and secondary that can be exposed, spreading the ball across the field early on will set up for an easier sledding.
“Coach Kirkpatrick always does a good job every week of trying to attack the weaknesses of what our opposing defense does,” redshirt junior quarterback Ben DiNucci said. “Any time you can try to push the ball vertically down the field or get guys space on the edges that always good.”
Post by: Seawolf97 on October 25, 2018, 08:16:45 pm
I think the weather is a factor Saturday in our favor. The forecast is rain heavy at times with wind that plays into our ground and pound offense. Passing will be difficult at best so advantage SBU .
Quote from: Seawolf97 on October 25, 2018, 08:16:45 pm
I heard we weren't likely to have much rain during the game, but in any case, the nastier the better. Can't make it to this one, but will be watching on TV. Feeling much better about this one than the playoff game last year. JMU has shown they're mortal and can lose. Go SB!
Post by: Chairman of the Board on October 26, 2018, 11:13:33 am
bennett gives us +6 https://herosports.com/fcs-football/james-madison-vs-stony-brook-predictions-odds-game-time-10-27-18-bkbk
TV/Streaming: MASN/SNY/Eleven Sports/CAA.TV http://www.college-sports-journal.com/csj-2018-week-9-preview-stony-brook-at-james-madison-how-to-watch-and-prediction/
Key Player: QB Joe Carbone is always the key player in the Stony Brook offense. The running game has been solid all season. Carbone just has to protect the ball to give the Seawolves a chance. Stony Brook never asks Carbone to go win the game, they just expect that he will not go out and lose the game. In the loss to James Madison in last year’s playoffs, Carbone threw five interceptions to five different Dukes. If Stony Brook is going to have a chance in this game, Carbone much be more efficient than that. The Dukes feed off of turnovers, so for the Seawolves to stay in the game, Carbone has to protect the ball.
Coach Mike Houston was able to use the week off to allow some players to heal some bumps and bruises, while also getting the team back to some of the basics of the schemes that they may have been short on in the previous few weeks. The Dukes are kicking too many field goals when they get into the red zone.
Fantasy Bonus Baby: WR Riley Stapleton has been the go to receiver for quarterback Ben Dinucci. Stapleton leads the team with 41 catches, 482 yards and five touchdowns. When DiNucci is extending plays, he looks for Stapleton along the sideline. In most red zone situations, Stapleton is the end zone target.
https://www.richmond.com/sports/college/james-madison-meets-long-island-express-on-saturday/article_9ae44d55-80b8-5713-88ae-cc21932c83e0.html
Houston said JMU is going to have to get as many players to the ball as possible to try to slow them down.“
Because you don't see one guy bringing those running backs down,” Houston said.
“They have such size up front, and they're going to just lean on you all day long,” Houston said. “And it really takes a lot out of you. So we're going to have to have some fresh bodies in the ballgame.”
Houston said the Dukes will likely see three basic defensive fronts from the Seawolves: a 4-2-5 (similar to JMU), a 3-3 stack and a “Bear” front.
IT'S GAMEDAY GENTLEMEN!!!
Being from Virginia, this game always gets me hyped. Especially since JMU is a national power now. If we don't turn the ball over a bunch we can keep this close. It'll be their homecoming though, so the stadium will be LOUD and they'll be ready coming off of a bye. GO SB!!
LETS GOOO!!
Post by: Triple Lindy on October 27, 2018, 04:09:57 pm
Watching game on SNY. It is early, but I see some poor tackling technique (not wrapping guys up) by SB defense that is proving to be costly.
That INT from Carbone killed what was likely a scoring drive. The penalties on the drive where we were going to kick a field goal were ugly. Penalties in general have been ugly thus far, but we're moving the ball well and looking good. The run game is working, which I wasn't really expecting.
It's a 7-7 game and we're in it. The decision to punt and flip the field really panned out well for us on that last drive and led to the Liotine long TD run.
We are giving them a game!!!
Lets go Seawolves!!!
Our defense strikes again!!! Fantastic!
LETS GOOOOOOOOOOO! Give em all we got!
10-7 BROOK!!
I'm happy with this. I'm real happy with this. Wish I had made the trip down now haha ;D ;D
GO SB!!
huge half from heslop.
the bone is either right on the #s or way off today. it's raining. the one INT was off the back foot and he lobbed it into a 1v1 coverage with a free safety zoned in on our receiver.
JMU is very good at killing drives. almost as good as SB (meaning our flags). :)
this is one of those games where we look ok, JMU looks pretty good, and yet, we are up 3. it's a testament to how devastating turnovers can be.
PS maine beat up on ualbanY.
JMU line is opening up holes but we are really containing them- at home, on homecoming. GO SB
just cant get conservative which likes to do . Only up by 3
I'm browsing the JMU fan forum over at CSNBBS right now. They're having a mini-meltdown over there right now thanks to us :)
please share the most entertaining comments. thanks.
https://csnbbs.com/thread-861182-page-9.html
That whole thread will give you a bit of a chuckle, but nothing really stands out. The people saying they'd win by 20 definitely look delusional now ;D
These TOs are killing us
Quote from: ecasadoSBU on October 27, 2018, 05:28:12 pm
That last one was a deflected pass, but there was another INT the defender just dropped. I won't fault Carbone for that last one really, but it's literally like he just doesn't see the defenders sometimes.
When we blitz and get in DiNucci's face, he really doesn't know what to do. Looking real good. Need a long drive right here.
we were getting some balls batted down and other INTs dropped. it was bound to happen.
in other news. the 2nd half we are in their backfield disrupting their offense. so much for a "boring" conference foe!
towson is up 8 on delaware.
We have not moved the ball well at all in the second half. That's concerning. If we're going to win this, we've got to do something NOW.
Post by: OldSeawolf on October 27, 2018, 06:06:45 pm
With 9 mins left, the difference in this game is Carbone’s 2 INT’s, both inside the JMU 30.
Post by: Hammertime on October 27, 2018, 06:08:24 pm
Carbone is brutal. If SB had even a halfway decent QB they could win this game.
Also these last 2 quick 3 and outs, not giving our D and rest.
What a catch. Might be the best of the season.
He's killing me with his throws.
3rd and 10 and you need a first down but they call for a bomb down the sidelines???????
Punting game not helping in 2nd half.
So many close calls that could have helped us both ways. That last drive could have been a catch for a TD, and several times we've gotten some lucky bounces that have prevented Carbone from having 5 INTs in this game too.
This drive will decide the game. Let's see if we can finally get it together. This is way closer than it should have been, so we've got that going for us.
Go for the TD. Forget field goals. I don't trust our kicking game.
Why is every pass a sideline pass? Why not use the entire field?
Priore’s Time Mgmt skills continue to baffle.
OMG. TOO MUCH TO WATCH!
Almost hit that game tieing FG.Too bad. SB should have won this game.
F*CK!!! we almost had this. damn it
The playing calling and time Mgmt in that last drive were just horrendous. Coaching, coaching, coaching. Defense played their tail off and deserved a better fate.
If only we had a QB who could throw accurately and an aggressive coach . Our defense kept us in this one no doubt .
If Wingate doesn't fall down on that 4th and 10, that's probably a touchdown and a W.
Quote from: OldSeawolf on October 27, 2018, 06:26:03 pm
That's all that was open and all Carbone could really hit today tell you the truth.
Why was I getting flashbacks of the game @ Maine last year!!!
We were so close on this one. I do agree that there was poor time management at the end.
After the 4th down conversion, spiking the ball was probably what we should have done rather than let time tick down. Preserving time and the time out would have given us more play-calling options. The kick at the end was just too short. Can't really hate on Lucansky as it was accurate, just not enough leg.
I was really disappointed with the QB play today. We win this by two TD easily if we were stronger in that aspect of the game. I don't now if it's the talent we're getting or the coaching, but we've got to do better there.
Time Mgmt is something that is ingrained in players during practice by the coaching staff. This aspect is all on the coaching staff.
Hard to get top flight QB’s st FCS level ( Wentz is the exception to that rule). Carbone panics, doesn’t have great pocket presence, tends to be inaccurate, and seems to throw the ball away at inopportune times. Given his limitations, I question a lot of these high-level of difficulty plays that are called for him. Again, comes back to coaching.
Overall, SBU has a solid team, and this was a winnable game. Their D is outstanding. Better QB, another credible wide-out, and some coaching changes, and maybe this team could get to the Final 4.
Post by: Wolffan on October 27, 2018, 07:03:11 pm
Carbone throws well enough (w/our talented receivers) v mediocre CAA opposition when our very good ground game is drawing in the defense. Against teams like JMU who are pretty good against the run and have good cornerbacks/safeties his shortcomings really emerge. We saw it last year v JMU and again just now v JMU. We got lucky JMU did not pick off two or three more.
That said, our D played great, we hustled and hit hard every second of the game, and our offense was almost good enough to win. I think we'll make a run in the playoffs this year if we stay healthy.
I agree this is a good team, however today I saw several overthrown balls, and several times where Carbone just didn't see the defender. Better coaching could mitigate that. This conference has several great QBs with Trevor Knight, Flacco, Rhode Island's starter (forget the name but he didn't play against us). We have a lot of improvement to do in that area. The rest of the team is there. Get a QB and this is a semi-final level team.
Looking at the box score, we out gained them on the ground and through the air. Similar to December where we outgained them on the ground, but shot ourselves in the foot with penalties and turnovers.
Big picture, today went as good as it could have gone for us in a loss. We lost by 3 points on the road to the #3 team in the country on their homecoming with them coming off of a bye. That's as good of a quality loss as you can get.
Delaware just beat Towson, and Towson still has games against Elon, Maine, and JMU remaning. JMU also still has Towson on the schedule. We still have a shot at the CAA co-championship despite this loss. Take the bye, beat up on Delaware, and let's see what happens.
i agree, and this is a better outcome than i expected. still hurts of course.
GO SB
At the end of the day. Nothing changes. We all knew that this game was going to be tough and likely to be a loss.
Lets take our Bye, regroup and beat Delaware at home. Our chances for the playoffs are intact. If we win the last two games we are in and that's all we want.
JMU is JMU. An elite program that we can aspire to be some day. We were really close today... but time to move on!
GO SEAWOLVES!
https://www.breezejmu.org/sports/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-of-jmu-vs/article_98ea3cf4-da27-11e8-ab71-9b304963e73c.html
The good: JMU nation
The sellout crowd in Bridgeforth Stadium is serving its role today as the 12th man for JMU. Stony Brook has been forced into four false-start calls, likely due to the drowning noises of the Dukes’ faithful.
Two false start calls in the same drive kept Stony Brook out of the red zone, and a false start on a field goal attempt pushed the Seawolves’ special teams unit out of scoring range, keeping at least three points off the board.
The ugly: Carbone’s interception
Early in the first quarter, Carbone led the Seawolves deep into enemy territory. After taking the snap on the 25-yard line, Carbone had a tight end break free on a seam route in the middle of the field. Instead of throwing it quick and right between the numbers, Carbone led him too far into the middle of the field and floated an interception to JMU junior safety Adam Smith.
This was a momentum-killer for Stony Brook, as it could’ve taken an early lead on the road. Carbone has had his issues inside Bridgeforth — throwing five picks in the 2017 postseason — and this was yet another mistake by the seasoned quarterback.
they did refer to us as the seahawks at least twice- the third time the announcer caught himself mid-sentence. and then the final graphic as the end said seahawks. ::)
Post by: Purple Reign on October 29, 2018, 02:28:49 pm
Your team played a great game,as I expected. As a JMU fan I am happy to see our young team pull out a tough win.The experience will help us down the road.I hope you guys beat Delaware and get a seed in the playoffs. I thought ya`ll deserved a seed last year. Good Luck the rest of the way. Good to see the CAA on the rise. Go Dukes!!!
Quote from: Purple Reign on October 29, 2018, 02:28:49 pm
Appreciate the kind words. JMU is a great program that the whole subdivision can aspire to be like.
very much agreed.
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Tag: ecology
Oregon forest has an ancient unseen killer: ‘Humongous Fungus’
By Jacob Jones
Atop a low ridge in the heart of Oregon’s Blue Mountains, Michael McWilliams pushes through brittle branches and scrambles over toppled logs and decay. Bare trunks tower overhead, but the U.S. Forest Service pathologist focuses low. He’s searching for something that lurks underfoot, hidden despite its immense size.
A sickly fir tree is where he finally stops and kneels. He begins raking at its roots with the curved adz blade of his wood-handled Pulaski. The tool clinks and scrapes, revealing a cream-colored film beneath the bark. It’s an inches-long glimpse of what is likely to be the world’s largest single living organism, a fungus thousands of years old yet still capable of strangling an entire forest.
“Yeah, baby,” McWilliams says, scraping away. “This is a tree killer.”
Dubbed the “Humongous Fungus,” the honey mushroom officially classified as Armillaria ostoyae spreads underground through trees’ root systems. It fruits an edible honey-brown cap just a few weeks each year, typically after the first fall rains. The rest of the year it’s elusive, its presence subterranean.
But what a presence that is: Researchers estimate that the colony here covers 3.7 square miles and may weigh a collective 35,000 tons.
“If you can expand your perception of what a mushroom is,” McWilliams says, “you can see it everywhere.”
Another Forest Service scientist first noticed the widespread die-off of local tree stands in 1988. Greg Whipple linked the problem to armillaria, then worked with others to map samples across hundreds of acres. The teams eventually confirmed that many shared the same DNA.
Whipple, now retired, remembers how his early attempts to limit the damage by clearing out infected areas drew death threats. Timber wars were raging between loggers and environmentalists, upending federal forest management in the Pacific Northwest.
“It was my lesson into politics,” he says.
Decades later, the killer fungus carries on, growing 1 to 3 feet a year. In satellite images of the Malheur National Forest in Eastern Oregon, rusty streaks of dead canopy and the pale, crisscrossed skeletons of downed trees now litter the infestation areas.
Researchers believe part of the colony could date to 6600 B.C. “It’s one of those things that makes you realize mankind is pretty insignificant,” Whipple says. “You realize just how small of a blip we are on the landscape.”
Root disease kills more trees in this region than bugs or beetles, but it moves slowly, picking winners and losers over generations. The fungus remakes the forest as it expands, choking off fir or pine while sparing more tolerant larch. Stunted saplings turn orange as the fungus takes hold. Trees often keel over to reveal roots completely eaten away.
Source: Oregon forest has an ancient unseen killer: ‘Humongous Fungus’ – The Bulletin, 2019-09-01
Posted on September 8, 2019 Categories NewsTags ecology, forest health, fungi, Oregon
Kauri trees share roots with other trees, AUT research shows
A bizarre insight from our kauri means we should view forests as ‘super-organisms’.
Kiwi scientists have been astonished to find how kauri stumps can keep themselves alive by feeding off water from neighbouring trees.
The AUT researchers behind the ground-breaking discovery say it should mean we view trees not as individuals, but members of a forest ecosystem that’s essentially a “super-organism”.
Further, their findings could have big implications for tackling the disease killing kauri across the upper North Island.
In the new study, published in iScience this week, AUT’s Dr Martin Bader and Associate Professor Sebastian Leuzinger described how trees surrounding kauri stumps offer them a form of life support, possibly in exchange for access to larger root systems.
It was an insight the pair stumbled across while hiking in West Auckland, and spotting an unusual-looking stump.
“It was odd, because even though the stump didn’t have any foliage, it was alive,” Leuzinger said.
They decided to investigate how the nearby trees were keeping the tree stump alive by measuring water flow in both the stump and the surrounding trees belonging to the same species.
They found that the water movement in the tree stump was strongly negatively correlated with that in the other trees.
These measurements suggest the roots of the stump and surrounding conspecific trees were grafted together, Leuzinger said.
Root grafts can form between trees once a tree recognises that a nearby root tissue, although genetically different, is similar enough to allow for the exchange of resources.
“This is different from how normal trees operate, where the water flow is driven by the water potential of the atmosphere,” Leuzinger said.
“In this case, the stump has to follow what the rest of the trees do or else use osmotic pressure to drive water flow, because since it lacks transpiring leaves, it escapes the atmospheric pull.”
But while root grafts are common between living trees of the same species, the pair were interested in why a living kauri tree would want to keep a nearby stump alive.
“For the stump, the advantages are obvious— it would be dead without the grafts, because it doesn’t have any green tissue of its own,” Leuzinger said.
“But why would the green trees keep their grandpa tree alive on the forest floor while it doesn’t seem to provide anything for its host trees?”
One explanation, Leuzinger said, is that the root grafts formed before one of the trees lost its leaves and became a stump.
The grafted roots expand the root systems of the trees, allowing them to access more resources such as water and nutrients.
They also increased the stability of the trees on the steep forest slope.
Source: Kauri trees share roots with other trees, AUT research shows – NZ Herald, 2019-08-05
Posted on August 4, 2019 Categories NewsTags ecology, international, kauri, New Zealand, physiology, research
Trees talk to each other and scientists have mapped the network
By Robert Dalheim
Scientists discovered that trees talk to each other through the Wood Wide Web. And now, they’ve mapped it.
Do trees actually talk to each other? And if so, how do they do it?
Just over 20 years ago, ecologist Suzanne Simard discovered that trees do communicate with each other, and it’s through a fungal network scientists have nicknamed the Wood Wide Web.
And now, an international team of scientists has created the first global map of the vast underground network. They did this by creating a computer algorithm to analyze a database from the Global Forest Inititiave, which includes 1.2 million trees in more than 70 countries.
The algorithm takes into account the different fungal species that associate with each tree species. It also takes into account local climate factors – which the scientists say has the biggest role to play.
“It’s the first time that we’ve been able to understand the world beneath our feet, but at a global scale,” Thomas Crowther, an author of the study from ETH Zurich, told the BBC. “Just like an MRI scan of the brain helps us to understand how the brain works, this global map of the fungi beneath the soil helps us to understand how global ecosystems work.
“What we find is that certain types of microorganisms live in certain parts of the world, and by understanding that we can figure out how to restore different types of ecosystems and also how the climate is changing,” he said.
Source: Trees talk to each other and scientists have mapped the network – Woodworking News, 2019-05-16
Posted on May 25, 2019 Categories FeatureTags communication, ecology, fungi, mycorrhiza
Eastern forests shaped more by Native Americans’ burning than climate change
By Jeff Mulhollem
Native Americans’ use of fire to manage vegetation in what is now the Eastern United States was more profound than previously believed, according to a Penn State researcher who determined that forest composition change in the region was caused more by land use than climate change.
“I believe Native Americans were excellent vegetation managers and we can learn a lot from them about how to best manage forests of the U.S.,” said Marc Abrams, professor of forest ecology and physiology in the College of Agricultural Sciences. “Native Americans knew that to regenerate plant species that they wanted for food, and to feed game animals they relied on, they needed to burn the forest understory regularly.”
Over the last 2,000 years at least, according to Abrams — who for three decades has been studying past and present qualities of eastern U.S. forests — frequent and widespread human-caused fire resulted in the predominance of fire-adapted tree species. And in the time since burning has been curtailed, forests are changing, with species such as oak, hickory and pine losing ground.
“The debate about whether forest composition has been largely determined by land use or climate continues, but a new study strongly suggests anthropogenic fire has been the major driver of forest change in the East,” said Abrams. “That is important to know because climate change is taking on an ever larger proportion of scientific endeavor.”
Source: Eastern forests shaped more by Native Americans’ burning than climate change – Penn State University, 2019-05-21
Posted on May 25, 2019 Categories ResearchTags climate, ecology, fire, forest management, native americans, succession
Resilience of Yellowstone’s forests tested by unprecedented fire
By Kelly April Tyrrell, University of Wisconsin
In August 2016, areas of Yellowstone National Park that burned in 1988 burned again. Shortly after, in October 2016, ecologist Monica Turner and her team of graduate students visited the park to begin to assess the landscape.
“We saw these areas where everything was combusted and we hadn’t seen that previously,” says Turner, a professor of integrative biology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison who has closely studied Yellowstone’s response to fire since 1988. “That was surprising.”
In a study published this week [May 20, 2019] in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Turner and her team describe what happens when Yellowstone — adapted to recurring fires every 100 to 300 years — instead burns twice in fewer than 30 years. Yellowstone as we know it faces an uncertain future, the researchers say, and one of the big questions they hope to answer is whether the forests can recover.
“We were essentially able to reconstruct what the forest looked like before the fire happened, how many trees there were and how big they would have been,” Braziunas says. “Because we also measured nearby stands (of trees) that didn’t burn, we could compare what happens after the reburns and game out the scenarios in the model.”
The estimate, she and Turner say, represents a best-case, conservative scenario. With a warming climate and increased frequency of drought, the forests are likely to burn again in short intervals.
However, the forest has long shown itself to be resilient.
“The landscapes are going to look different than they have in the past,” says Turner, “but that doesn’t mean they won’t be beautiful. There will be species that benefit and species that see their ranges contract.”
“Change is going to happen and change is going to happen more quickly than we thought it would,” she adds. “We are learning how the system responds, but we don’t know to what degree it will be resilient or adapt in the future. But I am not ready to write it off. We have been surprised in the past.”
Source: Resilience of Yellowstone’s forests tested by unprecedented fire – Wildfire Today, 2019-05-21
Posted on May 25, 2019 May 25, 2019 Categories NewsTags ecology, lodgepole pine, national park, resilience, wildfire, Yellowstone
Researchers map symbiotic relationships between trees and microbes worldwide
by Taylor Kubota, Stanford University
In and around the tangled roots of the forest floor, fungi and bacteria grow with trees, exchanging nutrients for carbon in a vast, global marketplace. A new effort to map the most abundant of these symbiotic relationships—involving more than 1.1 million forest sites and 28,000 tree species—has revealed factors that determine where different types of symbionts will flourish. The work could help scientists understand how symbiotic partnerships structure the world’s forests and how they could be affected by a warming climate.
Source: Researchers map symbiotic relationships between trees and microbes worldwide – Phys.org, 2019-05-15
Posted on May 19, 2019 May 19, 2019 Categories ResearchTags climate change, ecology, fungi, mycorrhiza, symbiosis
Can Humans Help Trees Outrun Climate Change?
By Moises Velasquez-Manoff
A dark synergy of extreme weather and emboldened pests could imperil vast stretches of woodland. Foresters are only starting to wrestle with solutions.
Foresters began noticing the patches of dying pines and denuded oaks, and grew concerned. Warmer winters and drier summers had sent invasive insects and diseases marching northward, killing the trees.
If the dieback continued, some woodlands could become shrub land.
Most trees can migrate only as fast as their seeds disperse — and if current warming trends hold, the climate this century will change 10 times faster than many tree species can move, according to one estimate. Rhode Island is already seeing more heat and drought, shifting precipitation and the intensification of plagues such as the red pine scale, a nearly invisible insect carried by wind that can kill a tree in just a few years.
The dark synergy of extreme weather and emboldened pests could imperil vast stretches of woodland.
So foresters in Rhode Island and elsewhere have launched ambitious experiments to test how people can help forests adapt, something that might take decades to occur naturally. One controversial idea, known as assisted migration, involves deliberately moving trees northward. But trees can live centuries, and environments are changing so fast in some places that species planted today may be ill-suited to conditions in 50 years, let alone 100. No one knows the best way to make forests more resilient to climatic upheaval.
These great uncertainties can prompt “analysis paralysis,” said Maria Janowiak, deputy director of the Forest Service’s Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science, or N.I.A.C.S. But, she added, “We can’t keep waiting until we know everything.”
Source: Can Humans Help Trees Outrun Climate Change? – New York Times, 2019-04-25
Posted on May 4, 2019 May 4, 2019 Categories NewsTags assisted migration, climate change, ecology, forest management, resilience
Hidden giants in forest soils
Only a fraction of the microbes residing in, on and around soils have been identified through efforts to understand their contributions to global nutrient cycles. Soils are also home to countless viruses that can infect microbes, impacting their ability to regulate these global cycles. In Nature Communications, giant virus genomes have been discovered for the first time in a forest soil ecosystem by researchers from the DOE Joint Genome Institute and the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
Characterizing the diversity of microbial cells in a handful of soil is so complex it was considered impossible. To date, only a small fraction of the microbes residing in, on and around soils have been identified as part of efforts to understand their contributions to the global carbon cycle, and to other nutrient cycles. Soils are also home to countless viruses that can infect microbes, impacting their ability to regulate these global cycles.
Reported November 19, 2018, in Nature Communications, giant virus genomes have been discovered for the first time in a forest soil ecosystem by researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, and the University of Massachusetts-Amherst (UMass Amherst). As the name implies, giant viruses are characterized by disproportionately large genomes and virions that house the viruses’ genetic material. They have been frequently found within protists and algae, and thus they are believed to have a significant impact on their hosts’ population dynamics and the planet’s biogeochemical cycles.
Source: Hidden giants in forest soils – EurekAlert, 2018-11-19
Posted on November 23, 2018 Categories Press ReleaseTags ecology, genomics, research, soil, virus
Take a Look at How Quickly a Forest Can Recover From Fire
By Andy Newman
Though it appears destructive, fire in the New Jersey Pinelands is a force of renewal.
On April 22, a spring wildfire roared through Penn State Forest in the New Jersey Pine Barrens, sending 100-foot flames shooting from the crowns of the pitch pines. The fire consumed half a square mile in 40 minutes and could be seen from space. By the time the New Jersey Forest Fire Service got it under control, it had burned 843 acres, an area the size of Central Park.
A week later, even as ash still swirled through air heavy with the creosote scent of burned resin and a cedar log smoldered at the edge of a swamp, the forest was being reborn. Pine cones that open only under extreme heat had released their seeds. Though the trees themselves were charred, almost all survived the fire. Where chest-high blueberry and huckleberry had burned down to pointy stubs, tufts of grass were sprouting.
Destructive fires in the West dominated the news this summer, but for eons fire has been not just an inevitable feature of the landscape, but essential to the forest’s health and continuity. In the vast wilderness of the Pine Barrens, the forest regenerates so fast that scientists studying the physics of fire use it as a laboratory.
Eleven weeks after the fire in Penn State Forest, at the height of summer’s greening, new blueberry bushes were already shin high. A grass that flowers only after fire had put forth purple-brown seeds. And scattered all through the fire site, bursts of bright-green pitch-pine needles grew straight out of scorched trunks.
Source: Take a Look at How Quickly a Forest Can Recover From Fire – New York Times, 2018-09-25
Posted on September 29, 2018 Categories FeatureTags ecology, New Jersey, restoration, silvics, wildfire
Scientists thought they had created the perfect tree. But it became a nightmare.
By Adrian Higgins
A pear seedling selection named Bradford was cloned by the gazillion to become the ubiquitous street tree of America’s postwar suburban expansion. Then it turned invasive.
Carole Bergmann pulls her small parks department SUV into an aging 1980s subdivision in Germantown, Md., and takes me to the edge of an expansive meadow. A dense screen of charcoal-gray trees stands between the open ground and the backyards of several houses. The trees are callery pears, the escaped offspring of landscape specimens and street trees from the neighborhood. With no gardener to guide them, the spindly wildlings form an impenetrable thicket of dark twigs with three-inch thorns.
Bergmann, a field botanist for the Montgomery County Parks Department, extricates herself from the thicket and in the meadow shows me that what I take to be blades of grass are actually shoots of trees, mowed to a few inches high. There are countless thousands, hiding in plain sight in Great Seneca Stream Valley Park. If it were not cut back once a year, the meadow would become like the adjacent screen, wall upon wall, acre upon acre of black-limbed, armored trees worthy of Sleeping Beauty’s castle.
“You can’t mow this once and walk away,” said Bergmann, who began her 25-year career in the department as a forest ecologist but has been consumed by an ever-pressing need to address the escape of the Bradford pear and other variants of callery pear, a species that originated in China, along with other invasive exotics.
Source: Scientists thought they had created the perfect tree. But it became a nightmare. – The Washington Post, 2018-09-17
Posted on September 22, 2018 Categories FeatureTags Bradford pear, China, ecology, invasive exotic species, urban forestry
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Mix cultures?
“Nearly 10 attacks were made on migrants in Germany every day in 2016, the interior ministry says.
A total of 560 people were injured in the violence, including 43 children.
Three-quarters of the attacks targeted migrants outside of their accommodation, while nearly 1,000 attacks were on housing.
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s decision to open up Germany to people fleeing conflict and persecution has polarised the country and boosted hate crime.”
We all understand the human suffering that goes on in the world. Much of it is due to disagreements of how to live and survive. Beliefs are strong ingrained training that do not leave the person in different surroundings. The very concept of human rights do not apply to many who observe a pecking order from millions of years ago. The physical strength and appearance of the dominate member results in expectations from all in its presents. When a way of life is challenged many fight rather than accept the differences. It is not wise to take an over powering number and challenge one’s domestic culture. The reason why the U.S. in the past has faired well is because of limited immigration numbers that give time to assimilate. In the present many illegals are over powering the culture and that causes problems. Same with any group that forms its own homeland identity in a land of different cultural beliefs.
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Worker/Consumer
“Facing five times the debt of previous generations and relatively small savings, many retirees are making fundamental lifestyle changes. Some senior citizens will either have to work longer, move to less expensive places or pare back their spending” WSJ
The baby boomers are a product of pubic education to make workers/consumers to make the economy grow. They did not grow up in the depression and failed to learn a philosophy of life early. The marketing propaganda telling these gullible souls that spending is the way too happiness but failed to present the real math. With schooling putting its efforts into sports, entertainment, fashion, socialism, integration, and testing, the education goals were lost to the businesses who lobbied for workers rather than intelligent people with wisdom. The top private schools taught Greek and Latin along with all the ancient sapience. The name of the game like the Pied Piper was to enjoy sentience. Never put off a purchase if you can borrow the money. Spend your tax return before you get it. Have children you can not afford. Drive a new car. Eat at fast food. Etc., etc., etc.
Now the government promised Social Security, Medicare, a senior life of travel and having fun with grand children. The population went from 200 million in 1964 to 320 million today and most new workers are immigrants making much less unable to support the government programs. The country has had a trade deficit for decades with more money leaving the country that our production can trade for. Years of political propaganda and spending to boost employment have failed to keep up with costs and lifestyles. So what happens when we have to tighten our belts? We spend less and buy less which means less workers are needed. This creates unemployment and underemployment which reduces income taxes paid to the government. In turn the government has to borrow more and or spend less. That is a cut in benefits for people already in debt.
Can you see where this is going? Perhaps we need to change education to fit reality instead of wishful thinking. Start thinking about the pharmaceutical industry and how its marketing supports TV news and why the news will never tell you that drugs do not solve problems they just mask it. Do you want your children to be slaves to industry?
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IRC: #boycottnovell @ FreeNode: March 13th, 2009 – Part 3
Posted in IRC Logs at 11:39 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
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WINE 1.1.17 Released With 64-bit Improvements
Since the release of WINE 1.1.16 two weeks ago, the open-source developers have been working on joystick support for Mac OS X, implementing iphlpapi on Solaris, a number of 64-bit improvements, the obsolete LinuxThreads support has been dropped, and Windows regression test fixes. These changes plus the usual round of bug-fixes has now gone on to form the WINE 1.1.17 release.
PC Vendors: Put up or shut up on the Linux desktop
One last thing, could all of you keep those annoying “Buy Vista” ads off the Linux sales pages. If we didn’t already know we didn’t want Windows, we wouldn’t be on those pages now would we? Thank you. Thank you very much.
Renoise 2.0
Verdict: If cross-platform usability is more important to you than freedom, Renoise may suit your needs perfectly. 8/10.
Comic creation software released simultaneously for Linux and Windows.
Start by adding panels to your page. Then drop your favorite pictures onto the panels. Add a few Speech Bubbles, and boom. You’ve got your very own comic. And it was all “Drag and Drop”.
Who cares about Windows 7?
Children don’t belong on Windows at all.
There’s too much malware out there and keeping all the software on a Windows machine up to date is too hard. As for standard defensive measures: UAC is too confusing, running as a restricted user is too often impractical and dealing with anti-malware software is certainly too much to expect.
Children are best served with a Linux based netbook running Firefox and Open Office.
Why Linux rather than a Mac?
For one, it’s significantly cheaper. Kids break things and better they break a $350 netbook rather than a $1,200 Apple laptop.
Also, their small fingers are a great match for the small keyboards on netbooks. And the small size of netbooks makes them easier for children to carry around.
Linux is also easier to maintain. Despite the plethora of malicious comments directed at me for criticizing some Linux software update applications, the fact is that Linux is on the right path when it comes to updating software.
All the distributions I’ve sampled defaulted to automatic self-updating (my gripes were directed at manual updates) and all the software gets updated, not just the software from the OS vendor. Both Microsoft and Apple update their own software, but only in Linux does the operating system keep all the installed software up-to-date. This goes a long way to making the end user safer.
So who, in the end, other than a handful of techies, cares about Windows 7?
StarNet’s X-Win32 First to Redisplay Full Linux/Unix Consoles
StarNet Communications of Sunnyvale, California, a leading developer of Windows/Linux/UNIX connectivity solutions, today announced the industry’s first PC X server capable of re-displaying a full remote Unix or Linux console to a Windows desktop. X-Win32 version 9.4 also offers Windows users an innovative new way to connect to a remote host via a secure gateway host.
Linux 2.6.29-rc8
This -rc isn’t any more interesting than most, although I have to say that personally, it was interesting to see that we have actually been hitting a Atom CPU errata, and it took some effort from people to hunt it down. That was interesting, if only because it’s a pretty rare occurrence.
Happy Birthday, Linux!
Strictly speaking, Linux was officially unveiled in September of 1991 with version 0.01. That’s a more accurate “birth day” for Linux, which makes it 18 years old later this year. Hopefully Linux will exercise its newfound adulthood by buying cigarettes and pornography, and voting!
This year also sees the 40th birthday of UNIX! UNIX is like the cool, aging hipster uncle that inspired Linux to grow up into such a badass.
Geek-Free Debian Tutorials and Stuff
Recognizing a moment when I see one, I plopped my laptop bag onto the counter and retrieved a Mandriva 2009 disc. I said, “Here, take this. It’s not what I run, but it is the total package. Just boot your box to it and there ya go. Do you know how to change boot devices in your BIOS?” The man replied that he did. I said, “Rock on. I think you’re gonna like that disc and don’t worry about any mischief on your machine, this is a live disc and it runs without touching your hard drive.” Well, they both just thought that was amazing. We exchanged more smiles and a few moments later my first proof was ready.
The moral of this story, kids, is that the public at large is completely ignorant of Linux and the schwing that you get with it. Of course, we already know this but every once in a while it’s helpful to see it in action and to be there to provide answers or wow their socks off. It really did take me about 2 minutes to install glabels, get my design finalized, printed to pdf, burnt to a disc and in their hands. And it really did blow them away. Wicked.
PCLinuxOS 2009.1 Released
As I said at the beginning, there’s a good reason why PCLinuxOS has such a loyal following. It’s good. It works. It includes lots of excellent packages. If you give it a try, you are likely to really be pleased – I am.
Mini Linux power
When it comes to building supercomputers, Linux is usually the first choice of operating system. But while Linux powers the biggest hardware, it is also well suited to smaller hardware and there are many versions of the operating system that have minuscule footprints. We look at three of these.
First Beta of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.8 Arrives
Red Hat, Inc., the world’s leading provider of Open Source solutions, announced yesterday (March 12th) the immediate availability of the first beta version of the eighth update for their Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 operating systems. Besides the usual bug fixes and software updates (see below for details), this development release is powered by a 2.6.9-82.EL kernel. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.8 Beta is available for 32-bit and AMD/Intel 64-bit architectures.
12 Ubuntu Server Appliances Meet the Cloud
Ubuntu is converging quickly with cloud services. A prime example: Turnkey Linux is launching 12 Ubuntu Server Edition software appliances that users can deploy in various cloud services. The news comes only a few weeks after Canonical said Ubuntu 9.10 will leap into Amazon.com’s cloud. I’m intrigued, but I wonder if customers will join the Ubuntu cloud party.
Get Android’s fonts on Ubuntu [HOW TO]
This is a simple how-to to help you install Android’s fonts on your Ubuntu box. Android font’s made for mobile devices, not only look sharp but are more space-savy than Ubuntu’s default fonts.
Xubuntu 8.10 + Xfce 4.6: Screenshots
If GNOME feels like it is too bulky and KDE is not the Linux desktop answer that you are looking for, then you should consider the Xubuntu distribution that ships with the Xfce desktop.
Long overshadowed by its GNOME and KDE-based brethren, Xubuntu is a handy Ubuntu solution for older PCs or for users that want a lighter desktop footprint.
Ubuntu 9.04 Alpha 6 Released
We are just a little more than a month away until Ubuntu 9.04 (the Jaunty Jackalope) will be released. With the release getting near, Canonical has today put forth the final alpha release of Jaunty. Ubuntu 9.04 Alpha 6 carries a few updated packages (particularly with the imminent release of GNOME 2.26) and various bug-fixing.
More information on the Ubuntu 9.04 Alpha 6 release can be found at Ubuntu.com. Edubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Ubuntu Studio, and Mythbuntu have all been updated as well to the Alpha 6 status.
Ubuntu 9.04 Alpha 6 Screenshot Tour
The sixth and last alpha version of the upcoming Ubuntu 9.04 (codename Jaunty Jackalope) was uploaded a few minutes ago on the official mirrors. As usual, we’ve downloaded a copy of it in order to keep you up to date with the latest changes in the Ubuntu 9.04 development.
Once again, a Live CD is available for everyone who wants to see for themselves what’s new in Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu 9.04 Alpha 6 (see below for download links), without installing anything on the hard drive. See you again at the end of March for the Beta release of the upcoming Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope). We’ll leave you now to enjoy the screenshot tour for the sixth Alpha version of Ubuntu, Kubuntu and by popular demand… Xubuntu!
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Thin client runs dual monitors
Devon IT announced a thin client that uses Intel’s Atom N270 processor and supports dual HD displays. The “TC5X/XW” offers up to 2GB each of RAM and DOM, plus gigabit Ethernet and optional WiFi, and is available with Devon IT’s DeTOS Linux distribution.
Wrist-worn computer packs beaucoup functions
With the Zypad device, which runs a Linux operating system, one can access a remote host system through integrated wired or wireless interfaces. The unit boasts a special fiberglass-reinforced nylon-magnesium alloy case for maximum durability and minimum weight.
Sprint Announces Pricing Plans for Palm Pre
At first glance, the Pre’s plans appear competitive, and the unlimited-use options should prove popular with heavy web users. Sprint has been very aggressive lately with its all-you-can-use deals; its Boost Mobile subsidiary even offers a $50 plan with unlimited voice, messaging, and text.
OODBMS vendor publishes Android benchmarks
McObject has released a DBMS test benchmark application for the Android-based T-Mobile/HTC G1 smartphone. The “TestIndex” benchmark results purport to show that McObject’s Perst object-oriented database management system (OODBMS) is faster than Android’s default SQLite relational embedded database.
iPhone suffers as Android buoys Linux cause
Google’s open mobile OS platform Android is buoying the fortunes of Linux-powered smartphones. The news for Apple’s iPhone, however, is not so good.
Sub-notebooks
Community group widens Maemo’s reach
A community effort to create a mainstream open-source Linux distribution for tablets based on the Nokia-specific Maemo 5.0 environment is gaining momentum, says LWN.net. The “Mer” project, which targets older Nokia tablets as well as generic devices, has already passed major milestones, says the story.
Medical tablet gets Atom, 12.1-inch screen
Arbor announced a Linux-compatible tablet PC targeting medical applications, with a sealed, easily sanitized case. The “M1255″ has a 12.1-inch touchscreen display, Atom N270 processor, 60GB hard disk drive, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, two-megapixel camera, barcode scanner, fingerprint reader, and an RFID reader, the company says.
Open source software in Brazil: too many projects to keep up with!
The Brazilian free software movement is in such high gear that it is almost impossible to keep up on all the new developments and projects that are happening throughout the country. Brazil is larger in size than the continental United States and has a population of almost 200 million people. Given the strong support of free software by the Brazilian government at all levels (federal, state and municipal).
Given the spectacular example set by Brazil in using cutting-edge open source platforms for public schools and public administration, there is some hope being expressed in the US infotech press that perhaps President Obama will be receptive to breaking the US government’s “dependency on proprietary software.” Given the recovery package’s goals of fixing the current economic crisis, President Obama’s policymakers should focus on governments throughout South America, who continue to demonstrate that the millions of US taxpayer dollars spent on licensing proprietary software are the perfect example of “wasteful spending.”
Pentaho Preps Open Source Partner Conference
Despite the recession, two areas of the IT channel — open source companies and managed services specialists — are pressing ahead with partner and customer conferences. The latest example involves Pentaho, an open source business intelligence company that plans to host a partner summit in April.
SourceForge Commits to Git, Bazaar and Mercurial Support
The sites and services existing under the SourceForge umbrella have experienced some significant changes in the past several months. In the first three months of 2009, we’ve seen management changes and the re-direction of some SourceForge properties. SourceForge is ushering in another change — free hosting for the Git, Bazaar, and Mercurial source code management systems. These services are now available to every open source project registered with SourceForge.net.
Student Roboticists Compete to Create C3PO, Share Their Source Code
More than 42,000 high-school students in 1,680 teams from 10 countries are competing in the 2009 FIRST Robotics Competition. (Dean Kamen, the man behind the Segway scooters and many other inventions, is the founder of FIRST.) Twenty thousand mentors have volunteered to assist them. The competition is observing open source principles, according to CollabNet…
Programming languages that melt your brain
Before continuing, you should know we’ll be assuming you have a general programming background; that said, even if you’ve never written a line of code in your life, you’ll still find some of the concepts here compellingly mind-twisting. You wouldn’t want to use any of these languages to write any large, complicated applications, but you’ll learn a lot about the makeup of programming languages. Plus C, for all its fiddliness, will seem like a gorgeous paradise once you’ve spent some time in these foreign lands…
Two Reasons the Command Line Trumps the Graphical User Interface
Before I get into this I will state for the record I am not a text mode Luddite. I use a graphical user interface (GUI) every day. In fact I am using the fluxbox window manager GUI as I write this article with a WordPress GUI and Firefox GUI. I like my GUI chewy goodness as much as any visually stimulated human. However, for certain tasks a GUI is just not the best choice.
Opinion: Defining moments in web history
The Mozilla project gave a huge boost to open source, and led ultimately to Firefox, now gradually regaining Netscape’s lost browser crown.
Firefox Beta Update Supports HTML 5
Mozilla released an update for the ongoing Firefox beta, bringing the current version to 3.1b3. This will be the last beta before the version number changes to 3.5, according to the organization.
Firefox 3.1 Beta 3 now available for download
Please note: Firefox 3.1 Beta 3 is a public preview release intended for developer testing and community feedback. It includes many new features as well as improvements to performance, web compatibility, and speed. We recommend that you read the release notes and known issues before installing this beta.
Standards/Consortia
Insight into Venezuela’s Commitment to Open Standards
We have reported extensively about the Venezuelan government’s support of open formats in the area of information technology. But it was only recently that the National Center of IT (CNTI) made it mandatory for the public sector to use open formats (ODT, ODS, ODP, ODG). This requirement was published in Venezuela’s Official Journal, giving it more formality since it was distributed to the public and made official.
An API for Federal Legislation? Congress Wants Your Opinion
Congress has apparently listened to the public’s complaints about lack of convenient access to government data.
The new Omnibus Appropriations Bill includes a section, introduced by Rep. Mike Honda (D-California), that would mark the first tangible move toward making federal legislative data available to the public in bulk, so third parties can mash it up and redistribute it in innovative and accessible ways.
Although sites like Govtrack and OpenCongress improve on these limitations, the sites get their data by scraping Thomas. Their information is, therefore, limited to what can be grabbed in a scrape and isn’t always up to date.
Australia The Latest To Look At Having Artists Paid Multiple Times For The Same Work
The only artists such a “right” helps are those who are quite successful — in other words, the ones least likely to need it. For new and upcoming artists, such a resale right creates quite a bit of harm. It acts as a disincentive for anyone to buy or sell their artwork, and limits the likelihood of their artwork becoming well known.
The problem is that, thanks to the rise of the copyright lobby, people really do think that “creation = permanent ownership” at this point. If you’re going to create a resale right for art, why not for everything else? If I build a house, why shouldn’t I get a percentage of the transaction every time it’s sold?
As Musicians Complain That YouTube Doesn’t Pay Enough, At Least One Musician Is Profiting Greatly From YouTube
Reader Josh Austin tells us he was listening to a local radio show in Denver, where the DJs were interviewing the singer, Joe Bonamassa. In the course of the discussion he mentions just how valuable YouTube has been for him, saying:
All this digital stuff, now, it’s actually really helped my audience, you know. We were playing little blues bars, and with the advent of YouTube all these college kids started coming out, because they’d check you out online, and instead of a hundred fans, there’d be thousands, and it’s great! How can you complain about YouTube? It’s a really good thing.
How Not To ‘Save’ The Music Industry: Ask The Folks Who Benefited From Old Inefficiencies
There’s a group in the UK called “MusicTank,” which is supposed to represent something of a “think tank” around the music industry. It was the head of MusicTank, back at Midem, who “joked” about how everyone there could solve the industry’s problems, because all the stakeholders were present, “except the consumers, since they can’t afford to be here.” That should give you an idea of one of the main reasons why the industry is in so much trouble. It never really considers the folks who actually listen to the music to be a serious constituent.
Copyright treaty is classified for ‘national security’
Last September, the Bush administration defended the unusual secrecy over an anti-counterfeiting treaty being negotiated by the U.S. government, which some liberal groups worry could criminalize some peer-to-peer file sharing that infringes copyrights.
Now President Obama’s White House has tightened the cloak of government secrecy still further, saying in a letter this week that a discussion draft of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement and related materials are “classified in the interest of national security pursuant to Executive Order 12958.”
Pro-filesharing Swedish party hopes for seat in Brussels
The party was formed in Sweden in 2006 following the introduction of a controversial new law that forbade the downloading of copyrighted material from the internet. However, it doesn’t currently have a seat in the Riksdag (Swedish parliament) as the SPP was conceived after the last national election.
Mr. Corgan Goes to Washington to Lobby for Radio Royalties
What the proposed law would mean is that while only Corgan gets paid if a Smashing Pumpkins song gets played on the radio, anyone who played an instrument on the track would also get paid. Plus, Corgan could get paid if a radio station plays a cover song of another band done by the Smashing Pumpkins.
How to Silence Talk Radio: Tax the Industry to Death
Enter the politicians. Those (like me) who see the opportunity laid out before them to silence talk radio are chomping at the bit to orchestrate how this all unfolds.
Obviously, by taxing radio to play music the result will be less music sales not more. If you tax something, you get less of it. Taxing music means less music. Less music means less sales. Less sales means less money.
There Is No New Business Model For Music?
Nick Fitzsimons points us to a blog post by journalist/musician Rhodri Marsden complaining about everyone who keeps telling the music industry it needs to “find a new business model.” According to Marsden, the people who say this do so without ever suggesting what that alternative business model might be.
Top Artists Strike Back at Greedy Music Labels
For years music industry lobbyists, headed by the RIAA, have gone after illegal file-sharers – supposedly in the best interests of the artists. Unexpectedly, a group of top musicians has started its very own lobby group to avoid being exploited by these very same record labels, who tend to abuse copyrights for their own sake.
SXSW 2009 on BitTorrent: 6 GB of Free Music
The South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival is one of the largest and most popular in the United States. For the fifth year in a row, SXSW has released a DRM-free, RIAA-safe collection of songs totaling 6 GB, which can all be downloaded for free, thanks to BitTorrent.
Labels: whatever the future of music is, it isn’t “free”
Labels say that it’s not just about the concerts and the merchandise; people will still pay for access to recorded music, but not like they used to. The future is monthly or yearly payments for access to all the tunes you want.
Warner Music attacks babies
Warner Music’s war on fair use has sunk to new lows, with the company sending takedown notices to YouTube over videos in which babies and toddlers interact with music in adorable ways…
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Novell is Feeding the Shills-for-Hire from IDC
Posted in Deception, Finance, GNU/Linux, Microsoft, Novell at 3:12 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Pay-to-say Gillen et al return
Summary: Novell pays IDC for GNU/Linux studies, but it mistakenly feeds one of the most FOSS-hostile and corruptible groups out there
AL Gillen and his goons are showing up in the “Linux” news again. They were fed last year by the Linux Foundation and this time they are fed by Novell. Most of the time, however, they are fed by Microsoft and the proprietary software cartel. Wherever there is money, their opinion will naturally swing.
Welcome to the world of ‘analysis’, where money drives a CIO’s opinion which is based on so-called ‘whitepapers’. Microsoft puts it best when it says [PDF]:
“Analysts sell out – that’s their business model… But they are very concerned that they never look like they are selling out, so that makes them very prickly to work with.”
Another Microsoft analyst, Paul DeGroot from “Directions On Microsoft” said last year that “there’s a lot of Linux out there — much more than Microsoft generally signals publicly — and their customers are using it….”
“…Microsoft is paying IDC a lot of money to manufacture dirt against GNU/Linux.”Under certain circumstances, analysts are inclined to tell some truth, but truth does not drape one’s pocket. As we’ve shown before [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7], using very solid courtroom evidence, Microsoft is paying IDC a lot of money to manufacture dirt against GNU/Linux (c/f Analysts Cartel part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, and part 5). Comes exhibits show this too, so it is far from an empty allegation; it’s a substantiated fact and we urge readers to examine the evidence and reach their own conclusions.
As we explained back when IDC — headed by Al Gillen in this particular area — had thrown FUD at Free software, paying IDC is playing with fire (or fighting against fire using more fire). Whoever pays them the most will ‘win’, but the only big winner — in financial terms — is IDC, which uses its media platforms to promote Microsoft [1, 2, 3, 4, 5].
Anyway, regarding some new “Linux” survey that percolates through the news right now, bear this in mind:
Novell, the distributor of SUSE Linux Enterprise System, was the sponsor of the survey and made a draft of the IDC white paper available to InformationWeek today. But it had no role in selecting survey respondents, said Markus Rex, senior VP of Novell’s Open Platforms Solutions.
“Had no role,” eh? Would Novell have sponsored a study that is favourable to its competition? Was IDC expected to deliver results that flatter the prospective customer/s? Or choose methods and criteria that are favorable by design (not advantageous based on merit)?
“Do better, clean up inherently-unethical and corruptible systems.”Questionnaires from Novell are shamelessly ‘cooked’, as evidenced two years ago. Microsoft too has used IDC to inquire with a highly-biased populations regarding GNU/Linux, thus knowing what answers to expect. There are other, more recent examples like push polling.
This probably all begs the question, how to improve rather than just complain? What to do other than to fund?
Expose.
Refuse to play the corrupt game. Do better, clean up inherently-unethical and corruptible systems. IDC is part of this system and by funding it, Novell gives this group credibility which it does not deserve. For Novell, to dismiss IDC studies while paying the very same group is not just hypocritical; it’s dangerous and it is almost uncanny. █
Freedom is about truthfulness and
honesty, not cartels and ‘junk science’
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US Justice Department Adds Microsoft ‘Splitter’, Microsoft-Affiliated Professor Slams EU Commission
Posted in America, Antitrust, Courtroom, Europe, Law, Microsoft at 2:03 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Justice in boycotts
Summary: Juridical oddity acts against and in favour of Microsoft, whose abuses go largely unpunished for
A READER has sent us a pointer to this article from Bloomberg. The news is reassuring because it indicates that the US Department of Justice — or Department of ‘Justice’ as Richard Stallman would rather call it for good reasons [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] — is willing to make appointments of people who understand Microsoft’s history of crime and master reasons for breaking the company apart through direct government intervention.
Economist Carl B. Shapiro, who endorsed the Clinton administration’s plan to break up Microsoft Corp. as an expert witness, has rejoined the U.S. Justice Department as the antitrust division’s chief economist, people familiar with the appointment said.
Can Shapiro counter influence from Microsoft cronies like Barnett, Vassallo (in Europe), and maybe even Christine Varney? One reader tells us that “Shapiro is an influential industrial economist but as many of his colleagues he has a flexibility.”
“Watch who the Financial Times has just given its platform, from which to attack the European Commission and defend Microsoft.”Says another person: “Morgan Stanley put out a research note reducing their earnings expectations for Microsoft. The note said that the PC industry was going to be down dramatically in 2009 and Microsoft wasn’t going to sell as much. Financial message boards bemoaned the negative impact this had on MSFT, which was one of the few losers in an otherwise broad stock rally. If the research hypothesis were the only driver, then we would expect that the major PC manufacturers, including AAPL, DELL, HP, (and perhaps IBM in sympathy) would all be down, yet all rallied as much as the broader market. This contrary motion suggests that the idea of an actual enforcer in DOJ, not the reasons given in the Microsoft downgrade, is what’s behind Microsoft’s stock tumble.”
As we noted before, Richard Waters in the Financial Times constantly defends Microsoft. The New York Times is similar in that respect (denialists galore) and so is IDG (IDC). Watch who the Financial Times has just given its platform, from which to attack the European Commission and defend Microsoft. The disclosure at the very bottom says. (emphasis is ours)
Richard A. Epstein is the James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor of Law, at the University of Chicago, the Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow, the Hoover Institution, and a visiting professor at New York University Law School. He has consulted from time to time with Microsoft.
So, in essence, he apparently has Microsoft money inside his pockets and now he writes in a distinguished journal to peddle the company’s defence. Need it be said again that Microsoft controls media outlets? █
Finland’s Public Sector Moves to Open Standards and Free Software, Microsoft Interferes
Posted in Europe, Free/Libre Software, OpenOffice, Standard at 10:33 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
THE Finnish public sector is now requiring (in so much as it can require anything) that all public sector agencies, including schools, drop any and all closed source, closed protocols, and closed formats* and move entirely to open ones.
So in some ways, attacks from Microsoft now appear part of an attempt to do a scorched earth retreat. There seem to be a lot of sudden new ‘administrative’ systems and ‘upgrades’, not subject to discussion or evaluation. It seems too as if there is a massive effort to slam Microsoft Office 2007 in now after being ignored for years, apparently without discussion or evaluation, and despite the business case pointing to holding earlier versions (with the help of the ODF-plugin from Sun) or a move to KOffice or OpenOffice.org. There has been also an ongoing massive move in many regions to slam through, without discussion, further entrenchment of Microsoft Exchange. The ongoing Sampo Bank disaster demonstrates the vigor with which Microsoft products take precedence over profitability. A lot of people will have to be fired to come up with the money for these purchases made apparently to avoid or delay following the new guidelines.
In contrast, Russia and France have been saving huge sums which can be instead kept in the local economy and used to keep people employed. The
Gendarmerie, for example, reduced expenditures by 70%. █
* Also see this paper [PDF] from 2003, pointing to the use of FOSS in more specific cases. A nice quote in page nine points out that although the term open source is new, the concept is as old as computing itself. The concept of Free Software, the source of the GPL, started 25 years ago.
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Patents Roundup: TomTom, The ‘Bilski Test’, Junk Patents, and Ambush
Posted in Apple, GNU/Linux, Microsoft, Patents, TomTom at 9:18 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
“Truthfulness with me is hardly a virtue. I cannot discriminate between truths that and those that don’t need to be told.”
TomTom Revisited
IT IS hard treating the TomTom case as though it’s old news because ramifications may be serious and Microsoft is already spinning. Jay Lyman, a self-professed proponent of GNU/Linux, is optimistically suggesting that the lawsuit has not negatively affected the adoption of Linux in the embedded space and based on our collection of news stories over the past fortnight, Lyman is probably correct. He wrote:
I don’t necessarily see the same effect from the TomTom suit since, at least publicly, Microsoft is not making the case that it is Linux on the line. I can report that there does not seem to be any slowdown or hesitation in the embrace of Linux for embedded devices. Perhaps that is the reason that Microsoft has chosen to play down any implications for Linux and open source, rather than puff them up as it has done in the past. If Microsoft or anyone else challenges the IP integrity of the Linux OS, it is likely to reinforce the idea that the open source software is legitimate, licensed, covered by copyright, and absolutely appropriate for enterprise, embedded and other commercial uses, at least that’s what history tells us.
SD Times has already gathered some more details about mysterious anomalies that harm Microsoft’s case.
Under the original FAT licensing program, pricing was US$0.25 per unit with a cap on total royalties of $250,000 per manufacturer, according to what had been posted on Microsoft’s website from 2003 to July 2006. A Microsoft spokesperson could not explain why they were removed or whether those terms were applicable to the 18 agreements outlined in the lawsuit.
As we showed 2 weeks ago, Microsoft had explicitly promised not to sue over FAT. It therefore fails to keep up with its own licences, let alone just those promises. This is why we believe that Microsoft is fighting a losing battle and it relies heavily on the financial situation of TomTom which is rather frail right now.
“As we showed 2 weeks ago, Microsoft had explicitly promised not to sue over FAT.”Microsoft, like SCO, frequently relies on exhaustion of its opponents (or lingering the uncertainty), so it’s a test that merely determines whose pockets are deeper and who can afford more motions. It is very much the same with the European Commission, which Microsoft drives into exhaustion for many years, so by the time compliance is reached — if that ever happens at all — the documentation delivered is already irrelevant and outdated.
One reader recently told us that this is “unfortunately the nature of the law. As a lawyer, I can tell you that lawyers don’t sit around talking about justice, they talk about whether you can win a motion for summary judgment (a quick way to end cases). Law is very narrow. It is not about justice. It is about whether the law can be used to bludgeon your opponent. [...] It is increasingly becoming true that the party with the greater resources wins. That is why it is so important for TomTom to win this case.”
Software Patents Can Die
Illegitimacy of Microsoft’s claims aside, the question about patentability of software post-Bilski [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14] just keeps arising. According to this article about TomTom, In Re Bilski keeps slaughtering software patents.
Due to the Bilski ruling, new software patent evaluation rules have come into existence and just recently IBM lost claim to one of its database query patents. It was rejected because the innovation isn’t “tied to a particular machine”.
The BPAI goes on to justify the rejection by pointing out that the “system” on which the innovation operates is “not recited in terms of hardware or tangible structural elements”, which is to say that the patent is rejected because the elements of the claim are “implemented solely in software or algorithms”.
Moreover, according to Law.com, the opposition to Bernard Bilski’s patent is proving invaluable.
Federal Circuit Bars Patent for Business ‘Paradigm’
“A paradigm is basically a way of doing something,” Harris said. “I was trying to define a whole new set of claims — a new style of claims.”
At the end of the day, do software patents matter anymore? Are they sufficiently valid to actually endure the ‘court test’?
Junk Patents
One of our readers has accumulated examples of new patents that are worth putting here for their hilarity value. As he puts it, Cryptomathic patents user authentication using a central server, Innovid patents in-video brand experience, Worlds.com patents virtual reality, CounterPath patents mobile to IP roaming, laundry viewing over the Internet is patented, reading barcode with camera phone is patented, F-Secure patents updating virus signatures over SMS, Prolexic patents anti-DDOS service, and automatic menu generation too is now a patent.
What on Earth is going on here?
Patent Ambush (or Patents in Standards)
Rambus’ patent trap inside a standard [1, 2, 3, 4] is highly relevant to us because Microsoft patent traps like OOXML and C#, which are wrapped with something called “standard” (never mind if sheer crime was devised to achieve the status), are a danger to Free software.
According to this early report, Rambus is getting its way with a patent ambush and this can cost Hynix as much as $0.4 billion. Yes, all of this money just for patents, which were sneakily concealed inside a standard while it was innocently being adopted by many.
Hynix has agreed to pay royalties of up to 4.25 per cent for the use of Rambus patents in devices sold between the 31st of January 2009 and the 18th of April 2010.
Ars Technica has some more details about this story.
MPEG-2 may not be a case of an ambush, but as we showed last week, Lenovo is being hurt quite badly by it. MPEG-2 is a real issue for Free software because it has spread widely and it requires patents to be used. According to CNET, Apple potentially poisons Web standards with patents, we well.
On March 5 Apple dropped a small bombshell on the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) standards body, excluding one of its patents from the W3C Royalty-Free License commitment of the W3C Patent Policy for Widgets 1.0. The patent in question covers automatic updates to a client computer in a networked operating environment.
The author is an advocate of Apple, so he tries to convince the readers that Apple is a friend of open source when in reality it is a a big foe of open source and freedom in general. Well, fortunately, Apple suffers just like Microsoft and it shows. █
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ICT Spring 2019: AI/Digital Summit
Posted by Caroline Schroeder
May 28, 2019 3:49 PM BST
Luxembourg, May 28th, 2019 – A new edition of ICT Spring was held on May 21st & 22nd, with more than 150 experts sharing their knowledge and discussing the latest Digital, FinTech and Space trends. ICT Spring, a two-day event created in 2007 aims at facilitating the meeting of minds, encouraging emulation and networking with industry leaders, took place at the European Convention Center Luxembourg, at the very heart of Europe. More than 5,000 professionals attended this two-day conference, during which Artificial Intelligence was one of the burning topics. Experts discussed different topics such as “AI in everyday life”, “Unleashing Human potential” and “Tech all over: From trends to fashion”.
AI in Everyday Life
On May 21st, more than 5,000 participants gathered at the European Convention Center Luxembourg to attend a new edition of ICT Spring. This year, Artificial Intelligence was one of the burning topics addressed by international experts. The first morning session was entitled "AI in Everyday Life".
Day 1 of the AI/Digital Summit was opened by Master of Ceremonies Jean Rognetta, Editorial Director of Forbes France. He opened his welcoming speech by declaring that it is “an honour and a pleasure to chair the first part of the summit” and went on to say that as a journalist he wanted to “talk about the impact of AI on my everyday life … which is almost nothing” saying that he “represents an industry that is directly threatened by AI”.
He then went on to talk about divergence, or the lack of it, and complained that increasingly the tech world is now split between the USA and China. He quoted the statistic that there have now been over 200 Unicorns launched in the USA, 150 in China
Mr Rognetta also spoke about the study by MMC Ventures that suggests that as many as 40% of European AI companies do not actually have AI in their software, and speculated that it would not be much different in the USA.
In closing he pointed out that although AI is now everywhere “except press and journalism”, it is most ubiquitous in marketing (23%) then customer service and IT, each with 16% market share, and before handing over to the next speaker, Bruno Zamborlin commented that the biggest single use of AI is in “Chat Bots” and wryly observed that “Artificial they may be … intelligent they certainly are not!”
HyperSurfaces – Merging the Physical and the Data Worlds with edge AI
Bruno Zamborlin, founder of HyperSurfaces, started his presentation by saying that “We all live our daily lives spread across a physical world and the digital <<data>> world” and that these are “two parallel universes, connected only through little wormholes like touch screens and smartphones”. He then told the audience that he “dreams of completely merging these two universes”.
His vision is of a world of intelligent materials, where every object of any shape or size can become data enabled via its surface … Glass, wood, plastic, panel, steering wheel” can all understand physical interactions between physical (people) and the object
He developed “edge AI” as the technology that allows it to work. Chips are embedded in objects and sensor data is used to record events and process in real time (< 20ms latency) to understand the events.
Mr Zamborlin then showed a video demonstration of a “hyper car door” in which 3 vibration sensors, costing just a few dollars, can detect more than 35 different events when various parts of the door are touched, opened, closed and pointed out that the technology can equally be used for smart homes, smart security, smart shops etc. as the end user defines the event sthat they want to be detected. All of this takes place without WiFi so that the data remains private, and he believes that HyperSurface is the first data company for physical interaction data.
Neurosciences x AI = Superpowers
There followed a very entertaining presentation by Professor Diana Derval, Chair and Research Director of DervalResearch, who stated that, before we can talk about artificial intelligence, we have to understand intelligence itself, and posed a simple audience participation question.
“You have a normal bear, a normal monkey, and a normal banana, you must put them in two groups”. It transpires that how we group these three items, and how quickly we group them, demonstrates different types of intelligence and thought processes … and that these different kinds of thought processes have a parallel in the AI world that favour different kinds of AI situations … expert systems, pattern recognition and so on.
Professor Derval related the story of the first autonomous car … that confused a garbage bag for a pedestrian … both of them complex irregular shapes, and suggested that the problem was that the AI system was trying to emulate human thought, when other senses that many animals have … night vision, infra-red may be more appropriate. Why emulate pattern recognition when all you need is a heat sensor?
She concluded that the advanced technology in cars may make us think that they are bringing us superpowers, but that this Is quite illusory. As she concluded, “when you develop an AI system, who is the target customer? Different applications need different styles … neural science can help define patterns … the natural world can provide us with other intelligence cues, and perhaps realistically we should strive for Enhanced, not Artificial Intelligence”
Emotion AI for the better relationship between human and machine
Hazumu Yamazaki, CSO of Empath, started by telling the audience the humorous anecdote of how, as a philosophy and literature student, he had never thought about starting an AI company, but then he met the co-founder in a bar and when he was drunk he signed a contract and has been stuck with it ever since! It has been quite successful, and Empath won last year’s ICT Spring pitch competition, as well as a further 8 pitching events globally in 2018.
Empath technology recognizes emotion in voices, primarily joy, anger, calm and sorrow, in real time, and currently its main uses are in robotics and in call centers.
Looking at the case study of call centers, the two important ways in which it is helping are in training operators, and also in providing real time alerts to bring supervisors in to help their staff with customers who are starting to get frustrated, before they get angry
Yamazaki San raised some ethical questions that are prompted out of some more sinister request for the use of Empath technology “Can we use Empath as a lie detector, or to see if our partner is cheating?” He challenged AI companies to challenge themselves … to ask themselves to imagine the worst kind of dystopia that could come about from negative use of their products, and said that “We private companies developing AI should be honest enough to think about the dystopia ….”
He gave four standards that he feels AI companies should observe: Think about our own technology and ethics, open up discussion to the public, speculative design as a framework and an artist as a team member. And finally asked “Can you be brave enough to think of a dystopia that you can create?”
Artificial Intelligence for Good
Anita Huang, Project Manager, Perspicace, talked to the audience about her company’s WiFi motion and bio detector. She introduced the company motto “AI For Good” and was proud to talk about their relationship with Microsoft as a strategy partner. The technology works on the principle that, like radar, Wi-Fi generates a noise which can be disturbed by objects moving in it. So a person walking, jumping, falling, breathing all create their own pattern of disturbances which can be detected.
Obvious applications of this technology are in monitoring old people in their homes, where any fall, rapid or irregular breathing etc can be monitored and an alarm sent out. It is already widely used in nursing homes. It is also being used by emergency services for detecting people in fire or disaster zones, and for greatly enhancing evacuation efficiency, as well as in smart hotels for energy reduction based on peoples’ activities.
Several Chinese white goods manufacturers are also incorporating the technology in their appliances, and Mrs Huang closed by saying that traditional IR and motion devices normally have blind spots … their technology does not, and it is private.
A Round Table moderated by Jean Rognetta was organized and brought together Laurent Rapin (IoT Advisor, POST), Prof. Diana Derval, Hazumu Yamazaki, Bruno Zamborlin, and Anita Huang.Jean Rognetta opened by saying that he wanted to summarize all that was said and to launch a debate. He joked that he was born into a world where all we had to fear was war … now we have to fear a car door! He asked each of the panel to envisage the dystopia that could arise from the use of their technology, and started by asking Bruno Zamborlin “What is HyperSurface dystopia?”
Mr. Zamborlin responded that it is impossible to stop research … but it is our duty is to start a debate about ethics – perhaps his dystopia is to launch products without talking first about the effects that they will have, and he feels that Europe should lead in this. GDPR for example could be a great place to start these discussions with large and small companies, state and individuals. The tech companies’ role is to show what AI can do, and it is down to the regulators to discuss how far it can go.
Professor Derval thought that AI Is not inventing anything new, humanity has always had nosy neighbours … but now it’s Alexa. Some people are unethical and will try to use new technology in an unethical way, and that AI if wrongly used is just one more weapon.
Mr Rognetta then asked Anita Huang if she could imagine how Perspicace could be used as a technology for bad instead of good. She responded that “our technology monitors people. Some people could use it to detect what people actually are doing in a room, which could have privacy implications. We need to protect the data so that it’s not used in the wrong way.”
Laurent Rapin stated that the data safety is the first preoccupation of a telecom provider, it must be built into the. GDPR is to protect ourselves, and that POST retains all its data only in Luxembourg
The audience through several questions and observations, had a widespread belief that the AI infrastructure can easily be highjacked for commercial or political reasons, and that this is not a good thing.
"AI does not exist"
Luc Julia (VP Innovation & CTO Samsung Electronics) opened by remarking that “The AI that exists today is not the way that it is portrayed in Hollywood, I want to talk about the limits of AI”
He spoke initially about how AI first became a reality in the summer of 1956 in Dartmouth University in the USA with the mathematical modelling of a neuron … then a network of them … then a brain.
Mr Julia went on to say that the first mistake was calling it AI as it had nothing to do with intelligence. The first big realization of this came in 1961 when the early pioneers realised that they could not teach their network to understand natural language, and although through increased computer power greater feats of “intelligence” were demonstrated, they were not really intelligent. So when, in 1997 Bobby Kasparov was beaten by a machine in chessit was not through intelligence, but through algorithms … chess is rule based, with about 10**50 possible moves … the computer could store and analyse all of these moves and could therefore beat Kasparov because it had all the moves, not because it was intelligent.
In 2014 the Go world champion was beaten by the computer Deep Mine, which has a possible 10**762 moves. Deep Mine had 1500 CPUs and 300 GPUs… basically an entire data centre just to play Go, and burned an incredible 440 kw of electricity per hour while the human world champion was burning a mere 20 watts per hour. The machine had to be 20000 times more powerful to beat the human, mainly because the techniques that the machine is using are not the techniques that the human brain is using.
Another example of this lack of underlying intelligence is recognition of objects. To achieve near perfect recognition of “a cat”, a computer needs about 40000 example pictures, and still gets confused by a Picasso … a human brain needs just two images .. again, it is down to the difference between rules and intelligence.
In closing, AI is about what exists today … no creativity, no invention, … just rules and data and recognition. AI today with current techniques (mathematics and statistics) cannot innovate … AI is about following rules … innovation is about breaking rules.
Unleashing Human Potential
After a well-deserved lunch, Day 1 of the AI/Digital Summit continued with the afternoon session, dedicated to “Unleashing Human Potential”. It was opened by Master of Ceremonies Marc Sniukas, Director- Strategy Regulatory & Corporate Finance, Deloitte who got straight to the point in welcoming the first speaker, Marcus Willand, Associate Partner MHP to talk about “AI in Mobility”.
AI in Mobility
Marcus Willand represents Porsche, so comes from the perspective of a motor industry manufacturer, and told the audience that he wanted to talk about challenges in mobility in the future. He broke down the analysis into four sections, starting with what is happening in the market.
He said that there are a lot of new players coming in. for example Uber, and huge levels of investment in the autonomous driving market. He cited Google’s Waymo operation, and its Chinese equivalent Baidu Appollo and made the startling revelation that in the future, the profits in the mobility market will come not from vehicle sales, but from the vehicles’ digital platforms. When you take a ride in an autonomous car you have time to consume digital services, and the technology driving these platforms is the AI from the autonomous car. This puts a lot of pressure on traditional car manufacturers and demonstrates the importance of controlling the added value chain for mobility, and the mobility eco-system (insurance, cities, startups, OEMs)
Second is the vehicle itself … so much data is now being generated from our journeys that AI is being used to reduce the useful data directly related to the driving from all of the rest of the data. Following that Mr. Willand talked about the mobility infrastructure, traffic flow and the use of AI to model how a city lives and breathes, for example an app to show how the traffic will evolve over the next hour. Additionally, AI tools can help to anticipate electricity consumption and even allow electric car drivers the opportunity to sell energy back into the grid.
Finally, there is the customer herself. Research done in Stuttgart on digital ways to access mobility without a car discovered over 40 alternatives, which is very inefficient, so now a proposed bundled package will allow customers to buy virtual transport “tokens” either by subscription or ad hoc to be used in any form of transport from bus and taxi to car hire, and also to locate and pay for parking spaces in the city.
Mr Willand closed by stating that if companies want to take advantage of these new opportunities, they have to change their mindsets.
Intelligence enabled banking
Benjamin Schultz, from Deloitte, spoke on the challenges that the traditional banking industry has to maintain profits in an increasingly diverse and client-centric market where information, data and data management will be key paradigms for banking in the future. He maintained that embedding these paradigms in the core of the banking business model can have a great impact on profit.
In the banking paradigm shift that is increasingly being pushed by alternative on-line financial solutions the traditional revenue stream is at best stagnating, but in reality is shrinking. With the increasing shift towards these other financial solutions such as open banking, the cost income ration of > 60% does not compare favourably with the significantly less than 50% enjoyed by digital platforms, and higher efficiency levels are required.
The move therefore is towards more automated decision support. As an example, Mr. Schultz informed the audience that a typical KYC (Know Your Client) analyst can handle about 25 reports per day, whereas an AI based KYC automated process can handle 25 thousand per minute. He does not however expect bank employees to be replaced by AI solutions, rather that there will be a change of emphasis towards employees being used more for their decision making skills.
Our Future with AI
Calum Chace, a best-selling author and sought after speaker on AI spoke to the audience about his vision of our future with AI. He made reference to the often quoted “fact” that our mobile phone carries more computing power than NASA had available to send a man to the moon, and pointed out that this fact is massively out of date. He claims that today, a good quality toaster has more computing power than NASA had available in 1969, and applauded the bravery of men who were willing to risk their lives supported by something as intelligent as a toaster.
He also subscribes to the theory that Moore’s law of exponential growth in computational power is not yet exhausted, and anticipates that in the very near future we will be able to have an intelligent conversation with Siri, and that autonomous cars will be here soon as well. He anticipates a significant change in the job market as many skills become redundant, such as truck driving. There are over five million truck drivers in the USA alone, and once autonomous trucks become the norm, that number will be slashed. Additionally, the escape route to a call centre job will also be increasingly difficult to take, as more and more of the tasks there are handed over to AI based systems and bots.
Mr Chace believes that, assuming Moore’s law continues to apply and that in 30 years computers will be one million times more powerful than they are today, then there is no reason why such jobs would not be replaced by AI solutions.
He observed that not having a job does not necessarily undermine the feeling of self-worth of a person, and cites the well off retiree, and the landed gentry, as two examples of a class of citizens who are extremely happy not to be working, which leads him to the conclusion that we need to make everyone rich to avoid the existential despair of having their jobs taken away by machines.
The Challenges and Opportunities of the EU in a Global Digital Economy
Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl is Director general of the largest tech representative body in the world, with over 35 thousand affiliated organizations, and she describes DIGITAL EUROPE’s goal as being to foster a business policy and regulatory structure on behalf of its members through building a stronger Digital Europe where scale is vital – if Brexit finally happens only 5% of the world’s Unicorns will be in Europe – and the areas that Europe needs to concentrate on would include cyber security, privacy, AI and digital sustainability rules, along with work on inclusion, green growth, innovation, trust, leadership and an agile missions based policy.
She particularly feels that governments are not awake enough, and are not reacting quickly enough, to the rapid changes in the skills required by the workforce of tomorrow, and observed that we can fly to the moon but we cannot reprogramme our curricula to train our kids appropriately. As an example 52% of our workforce will need to do some retraining in the next 5 years.
Ms. Bonefeld-Dahl asked how will it feel to be a human being in 2040? She feels that we cannot roll back progress, that we cannot say “we want to remain human, you go digital” … it’s too late … Europe will lag behind the USA and Asia unless we leverage the power of the Digital Single Market. She believes that Europe needs to move faster, otherwise it will be too late, and that business must drive it as governments are too slow to react.
A Round Table on the topic "Unlocking Human Potential" brought together Calum Chace, Dr. Jakob Mainert (Cognitive Scientist, author about Human Intelligence) and Marc Sniukas. Dr. Mainert was interested in talking about 21st Century skills. He sees that intelligence breaks down into three steps … perceive, interpret, act and believes that machines are getting closer and closer to achieving these skills, but only in stable environments. In more dynamic environments we need to unleash human potential and he has a methodology for distinguishing which tasks are better done by humans, and which by machines
Calum Chace continued his slightly dystopian view of the future by stating his opinion that while in the next 5-10 years there will be greater churn in the job market with bits of jobs disappearing, in 30 years, humans may well be unemployable.
Marc Sniukas asked Messrs, Chace and Mainert what they are most looking forward to in the future. For Dr. Mainert it is a release of energy and time, and for Calum Chace, it is autonomous transport
AI Landscape in Luxembourg – Dr. Emilia Tantar – Head of AI & Big Data BIL
After a short break, Dr. Emilia Tantar (Head of AI & Big Data, BIL) took the stage to talk about the AI landscape in Luxembourg. Dr. Tantar is a researcher and since 2017 has been a member of the European AI Alliance. She analysed how AI is affecting the financial services sector and talked about leaner faster operations, tailored products and advice, ubiquitous presence, smarter decision making and new value propositions.
In referring to AI startups in Luxembourg she referred the audience to the websites of LuxInnovation’s Fit4Start programme and Luxembourg House of Financial Technology (LHoFT) and also spoke about the CSSF as Luxembourg’s AI data regulator.
Who’s going to make money in AI?
Simon Greenman (Co-founder and partner, Best Practice AI) started by asking the audience if they were ready for another AI goldrush, and went on to observe that in the California gold rush of the 19th century, the real money makers were the equipment and clothing suppliers. Drawing a comparison with the AI gold rush, he went on to say that soon every inhabitant of planet earth will be generating approximately 1.7 megabytes of data per second, that Google AI software is now all free through TensorFlow and posed the question … so who is going to extract economic value from it?
The estimate is that by 2025 the chip manufacturing market will be worth $59 billion, AI and cognitive services $77 billion, enterprise AI solutions (IBM, SAP etc) will be worth tens of billions, and according to Gartner, by 2022, AI derived business value will top $3.9 trillion across all sectors. There is also a race at country level, with Taiwanese venture capitalist Kai-Fu Lee having described China as “The Saudi Arabia of data”.
A new Breakthrough, Ensemble AI and its Applications
Tony Lee (CEO and President Saltlux Korea) opened by asking what is the difference between human and artificial intelligence? He cited the example that for small data, for example highly accurate face recognition, a human needs about twenty pictures, and that an AI system needs about 100,000. He went on to discuss embodied cognition, neuroplasticity, collective intelligence and the DARPA “explainable AI” model of deep explanations, interpretable models and model induction. The overall conclusion was that hybridizing the knowledge models would more or less double the accuracy.
Mr. Lee closed by reminding the audience of Albert Einstein’s famous remark that “The computer is incredibly fast, accurate and stupid. Man is incredibly slow, inaccurate and brilliant. The marriage of the two is a force beyond calculation”.
Responding to Fake News – AI, Media and the Post-Truth era
Katrina Fok (Marketing Managers Spectee Inc Japan) opened with an anecdote about how she had been watching the David Attenborough documentary series “Our Planet” and thought that such incredible footage could not all be real. She researched it and found conflicting answers from different sources. She then posed the question “How much time are we all going to spend checking whether all information is real or not?”
Ms. Fok then spoke about how Spectee was founded in 2011 after many rumours in the wake of Fukushima, particularly fake news about foreign looters which greatly hindered the rescue effort to the extent that additional lives were lost because of it. She summed up the organization in the formula Social Media minus Noise = Spectee.
Their platform uses AI based solutions for frame by frame image analysis, continuity analysis, text analysis and sentiment judgement, image sharpening, posting patterns, image cross checking against data archives to verify the truthfulness of a story, and they are in partnership with Associated Press and more than 90% of the Japanese news market.
AI as a commodity for your new generation applications? Start today! by Thomas Friederich General Manager Earthlab Luxembourg
Thomas Friederich’s quick fire French language presentation referred to AI as the fourth industrial revolution after steam, electricity and automation, and claimed that all sectors are affected, including farming, health, transport, and that the widening of AI is facilitated by exponential growth in data storage capabilities, processor speed and cheaper prototyping across all markets.
David Hogan (Enterprise Senior Director for EMEA, NVIDIA) moderated a Round Table on AI Policies which featured Marc Sniukas, Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl, Gail Kent (Director Data, European Commission – DG CONNECT Luxembourg), Steven Dewaele (Director EU Policy and strategy Huawei)and Jean Diederich (Partner, Wavestone). Marc Sniukas opened by asking “How do we prevent robots and AI from killing us?”
Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl felt that regulation was the key, and saw AI as being a positive thing, stating that it is not so much that there is a risk of “bias” in AI, it is more the other way round … AI can avoid bias and is a great tool for risk analysis.
Gail Kent was then asked what she is doing to improve access to data. She said that this is very important for the Luxembourgish Government as it makes for a high profile for Luxembourg DGs. She spoke about how the Open Data Directive will enter into force in June and referred to the need for a fairer data market, higher supply of data and that the Digital Single Market is imperative. She mentioned that the international aspect is also very important, with Japan, Canada and Singapore among others all approaching the commission about using the same standards.
Jean Diederich believes that there is a mix of contradictory policies leading to policy chaos, for example GDPR v the typical data fortress mentality of the banks.
David Hogan said that Luxembourg is doing a fantastic job with AI Lab, and the sector needs government leadership as industry can be very secretive, although it doesn’t have to be policy driven.
Marc Sniukas remarked that while Europe is spending 30 billion dollars on AI, China is spending 300 billion dollars and asked how do we recover that lost ground?
Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl suggested that it is not even worthwhile to try, the Chinese are already too far away, but that Europe needs to improve and stop having 28 separate markets.
The Age of AI Innovation
Day 2 of the ICT Spring 2019 AI/Digital Summit was opened by Master of Ceremonies Sabinije von Gaffke, moderator, communications expert, content creator and TV host. The session took place on May 22nd, at the ECCL and was entitled "The Age of AI Innovation".
In her welcoming speech she shared that “As an impact diplomat and social entrepreneur this is at the core of my professional interest”. She has been looking at how technology for good can help solve some of the ethical challenges related to AI and feels that trust not only anchors our culture but has also become a competitive advantage.
Ethical AI and Fairness Tool
Öztürk Taspinar (Senior Manager, Digital Lead BeLux, Accenture Digital) opened with an anecdote. He said that how typically on a Sunday he plays board games with his young kids. One Sunday they lost the dice, and he started to show his kids how he could make a dice from a piece of card. His six-year-old daughter asked “Why are you doing that Daddy, just ask Alexa to throw the dice”!
He then went on to draw an analogy with the adult world in pointing out that this is the way that AI aware organisations and individuals have been thinking for the last few years.
Mr. Taspinar wished to assume that the audience is largely aware of what the challenges of AI are today, and proposed instead to talk about the next step … shifting day to day activities to the “human plus machine environment”.
Basically AI is driven by data and algorithms, and is already deeply integrated in our lives. In 2020 (that’s next year!), 85% of our interactions will be managed by AI. This is an exciting and uncertain future, and Mr. Taspinar asked the audience to think about the unintended consequences that AI could bring. For example, Amazon discovered that owing to the skew of historical data, their AI algorithms prefer male employees. In the same way AI credit risk prediction also carries inherent bias, but it is not necessarily the algorithms that are to blame, it is the data.
Either way Mr. Taspinar sees an anthropomorphism of AI, where there is a shifting of the consequences of decisions from human to machine
He finished by urging the audience to consider the digital traces that they leave every day, and how this could affect their own data and their own algorithms.
The Six Superpowers of AI
Gary Bolles, Chair for the Future of Work at the Singularity University, first asked how will AI impact on the future of work and reflected that we are on the cusp of a great shift in the way that people work. The Digital Work Economy. He believes that being on the cusp of a big shift places extra responsibilities on us.
Mr Bolles continued in saying that the next generation will be expected to resolve some of our biggest challenges … cure cancer, live longer, mine asteroids, but we need to understand how do we create one of the most abundant economies ever in an environment where AI takes over more and more of those tasks that we traditionally call work?
He spoke of the three alternative scenarios of: Dystopian analysis – lots of tech, lots of unemployment – and AI ushers in a huge opportunity where there won’t be enough workers to support all of the new tasks that will be created. He then went on to say that in reality, there will most probably be some kind of a hybrid situation where many traditional skills will no longer be required, but that there will be an abundance of new jobs which in many cases will suffer from a lack of sufficiently skilled workers to fill them.
The question then came back to the title of the presentation, as Mr. Bolles asked “How can we help humans to have superpowers to help solve the problems of tomorrow?” He defines six superpowers: Discover – as a child, nobody gave you the user manual of you … you discovered yourself by trial and error, and hopefully sometimes by trial and success. AI tech can be that user manual and help you to discover your own unique capabilities / Enhance – we increasingly use AI tech to enhance our skills, for example, if we need help on a topic when creating an Excel sheet, we no longer need to go to a manual, targeted help is just an F1 click away / Develop – through AI enhanced technology such as augmented reality glasses, a complete beginner can build new capabilities on the spot for example in fixing a problem in a car engine / Understand – use technology to help us in real time to deconstruct problems in order to be able to solve them more easily / Collaborate – use AI solutions to meld your unique skills with others – globally and instantaneously / Extend – we can extend our capabilities with embedded chips etc.
Mr. Bolles closed in remarking that each of us has a unique set of superpowers, we need to think of how to leverage them to help others to develop their own superpowers
How to build an open AI Nation
David Hogan (Enterprise Senior Editor for EMEA, NVIDIA) started with the question “What are we doing as nations in our adoption of AI?”. In almost every market sector the use of AI is part of core business .. radiology … AI evaluation of scans is hugely valuable against a backdrop of a reduction in skilled radiologists .. we can go on … industrial inspection, safety on oil rigs are driven by AI, Smart cities, autonomous cars, biopharmaceuticals, retail and financial are all increasingly reliant on AI.
So the question is, whose technology will we be using? Will our nation be a leader or a follower? In Europe it will not be based on investment, as the Eu invests less than 10% of what China does in AI research. So talent needs to be retained, and to do that, we need to become AI nations.
This can be done through Innovation Platforms (significant computer power is required to allow companies to upscale from proof of concept to production, and this platform needs to be available at an affordable price), Research collaboration (governments cannot make their countries into AI nations on their own, they need to work with researchers and universities and the public sector) and Industry solutions (need to be encouraged and supported by governments).
Chinese AI Startups Applications Cross Sectors
James Chou (Managing Director & CEO, Microsoft for Startups for Greater China, Japan & Korea, Chair of Technology and Innovation Committee of American Chamber of Commerce) started by introducing Microsoft for Startups, which gives free help, including financial, to startups throughout the world from one of 8 Global Scaleup Programs. China is the only country that hosts TWO of these GSPs.
Their criteria mean that although only about 2% of applicants are accepted, they quickly grow and although Microsoft invest on average about $1 million per company, the 332 companies they have supported in China are now worth a collective $37 Billion
Mr. Chou went on to talk about how China has quite deliberately tried to become a dominant force in technology through a national strategy which is based on three tiers of Internet + (digital transformation) One Belt, one Road (global interaction) and Mass Entrepreneurship & Innovation (all local governments receive national funding to support local entrepreneurs).
This allies with a rapid product iteration and innovation approach which can be simplified into Copy, Improve, Become market leader, which is turning China into entrepreneurial heaven for many innovators
Luxembourg. as a Test Market for Digital
Thomas Kallstenius, CEO of the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, started by inviting the audience to take part in a thought experiment “Imagine that you are a turkey on a sunny October day, all looks great, you are being well fed, well cared for … then on Thanksgiving you have a BIG surprise!”
This is the problem with a lot of AI scenarios … it is very dangerous to try and predict the future based on the experience of the past. A way to do this is to look for market “transitions” and then force business disruption with game changing innovations.
Digital Lëtzebuerg was created to capitalize on Luxembourg’s small size and create a digital twin of Luxembourg … a technical test bed of an entire country, a nationwide living lab in which real time, closed loop, cross correlation, AI learning scenarios can be applied to test them in a virtual real world.
All of this needs a high performance computer resource, security, data analytics and strong decision support, and the goal is to use what comes out to try and create a better Europe, or even a better world.
Some of the scenarios being tested work on smart buildings, resources management, energy systems, mobility and logistics, sensor technology, industry 4.0 and regulation, and using AI based solutions, achieving one data analytics platform to serve all these different use cases.
Luxembourg intends to be an AI player, and is reaching out across its borders for projects to adopt in Digital Lëtzebuerg. As the Chinese proverb states “When the wind of change blows, some people build walls, some people build windmills”. Luxembourg is building windmills.
AI Dragons an ecosystem to brew AI-enabled ExOs to meet SDGs & expand the AI conversations beyond technical feasibility
Luciana Ledesma (Global Tech Entrepreneur, founder of AI Dragons and certified ExO coachB)exudes passion for her projects and has been continuously inspired to try and encourage ways to apply cutting edge technology for good. She talked about one of her projects in Columbia which tried to address the issue that about 60,000 cases of claimed human rights violations were hitting the Columbian courts every month, but that only 30-80 were actually being heard. An algorithm was already being used to determine in a fair way which cases should be heard, but that was being abused through data alteration. The solution that was proposed used AI and blockchain to filter the cases and retain an audit trail that removed the risk of data tampering.
She also spoke about Jack Sim, or “Mr. Toilet” (BoPHUB) as he has become known, whom she regards as a mentor and who has made it his personal goal to provide toilet access to the two billion people on the planet who do not have such a basic sanitary facility. As Ms. Ledesma said, a toilet is probably the most effective health aid that there is.
She tries to use tech to help the environment through support to people and organizations, and closed in quoting American scientist Margaret Mead in saying “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world, indeed it is the only thing that ever has”!
Tech all Over: from Trends to fashion
On May 22nd, the afternoon session of day 2 of the ICT Spring 2019 AI/Digital Summit was opened by Master of Ceremonies Frank Roessig, Fintech Leader, Proximus, who argued that AI will change the way we work, not replace it before handing over to the first speaker.
The post-digital era is upon us
The personal anecdote of Tom Ghelen (Associate Director, Accentue Technology) took the audience back to the first working day of his life in September 1999 when he drove in to Brussels from the country and navigated his way to his place of work using a physical Michelin street map. Today it would be very different! He emphasized the significance of this point by underlining that AI is not going to change the world … it already has! Everything and everybody is already digital.
So the debate now needs to turn to the post-digital era. Mr Ghelen identified several trends which he believes will become important:
1. DARQ Power – (distributed ledger technology (DLT), artificial intelligence (AI), extended reality (XR) and quantum computing.). These emerging technologies will transform organisations individually, but collectively, the DARQ technologies will also power the innovation and opportunity uniquely associated with the coming post-digital era. As the business landscape transitions into a combination of digital natives and businesses well into their digital transformations, DARQ is the key that will open unimagined new pathways into the future.
2. Get to know me – AI will continue to drive the “market of one” ever further into our everyday lives
3. Human+ Worker – companies need different kinds of worker. Every digital job is generating 4 other jobs, and increasingly HR departments are using technology to select the right people, not only in tracking our digital footprints, but also by testing in augmented reality, and monitoring and ensuring continuity of skills.
4. MYMARKETS – the idea that companies can hook in to what is currently trending and meet the consumers’ demand for it at the speed of now. An example is that Adidas are now able to 3D print shoes in store to a customer’s unique requirements.
Is your Business ready for Gen-Z?
Anshul Gupta (Founder & CEO, RazrCorp) is interested in millennials. He points out that they are the largest generation ever … over 2 billion strong, and asks, “How do businesses get ready for millennials?”
This is a crucial question. Millennials are completely changing the way that we work, shop, market, customer service, bank, entertain and commute, with most of the industries that touch our everyday lives already disrupted by their new demands and expectations. Publishing, music, video, retail, travel have all seen incredible change in a very short space of time, change led by emerging technologies and their widespread adoption by the millennial generation. The way we think will change radically says Mr. Gupta, who cites the case of Uber, who he claims are targeting young teens to get them used to the idea of shared usage instead of ownership and quotes American economist and social theorist Jeremy Rifkin who last year claimed that “25 years from now car sharing will be the norm and car ownership the anomaly”.
Mr. Gupta warned also that Gen-Z consumers will change the way companies can function in demanding 24-hour service and a frictionless data experience with little traditional product loyalty thus driving an evolving and growing direct to consumer model, and promoting partnerships as with VW and Lyft, or Toyota and Uber.
Smart & Secure Mobile Connectivity for Enterprise Applications and Internet of Everything
Artem Kirillov (COO & co-founder, MTX Connect) is concerned that although more or less everyone accepts that we are in a heavily connected world, the so called IoE (Internet of Everything) where connected devices outnumber humanity by three to one, we often do not stop to consider what we are using to connect. He challenges the traditional model of a SIM connected to a traditional MNO which has to be changed from territory to territory for operational or billing reasons and promotes the idea of a carrier free B2B connectivity which will co-exist with the local MNO in territories across the globe.
Designing Smart Object
Simone Tertoolen (Designer and founder, MINOIS) is a UI designer who started the User Experience Lab at TomTom which, apart from their pioneering work in GPS devices also did a lot of ergonomics work in rethinking the car user interface. She is currently advising the freight forwarding company Shypple in building a user experience team that will transform the way that this traditional company will interact with its customers in the post-digital age. As her passion is in designing things for users moving from A to B, she has developed some ideas of what are the key things: to consider in designing a UI, and breaks them down into three main areas:
1) Half an Eye – while travelling, the user will often not be able to focus full attention on the device, so the interaction must be clear and easy to read.
2) Only one hand to control the UI – again, a travelling user often does not have the luxury of two free hands, so devices and interfaces need to be designed accordingly
3) No focused attention – the traveler will often be concentrating on other things, so the interface and the results must be intuitive and easy to understand
Tech Trends in Fashion
When she was studying fashion and design, Ishwari Thopte (FashTech and Investment Program Manager) loved designing, but did not love the bit about actually making what she had designed, and dreamed of the day when such unique, one-off production could be outsourced quickly and cheaply. Later when she formed the Centre for Fashion Enterprise, London’s primary FashTech incubator, she started to get involved from the ground up with technology and companies that would do exactly that, and a whole lot more. The CFE is a non-profit organization funded initially by the Lord Mayor of London and then by the European Union that acts as an incubator and support for new fashion and design talent in the FashTech market, which includes wearable technology, textile innovations, augmented reality as well as geo-location and billing solutions. As in other market sectors, a budding entrepreneur may have a brilliant idea, but if she doesn’t also have the technical, infrastructural or administrative and marketing skills necessary, then, like most startups, there is a high chance that she will fail within the first two years.
“AI – A New Revolution from China” with David Duan, CEO, DeepBlue (Europe)
DeepBlue Technology is one of China’s leading AI companies and is an active researcher and developer in most areas of AI including intelligent driving and vehicle manufacturing, intelligent robotics, AI City, biological intelligence, retail upgrade, intelligent voice, security, chips and education. Having cut his teeth in Silicon Valley before going back to China, and now as CEO of DeepBlue’s European arm, David Duan is in a rarified group of people who can speak authoritatively from first-hand experience of the three AI power centres of China, USA and Europe.
He points out that China has been following a deliberate programme aimed at dominating the world AI market, and has largely already succeeded. China currently boasts 26% of the global AI GDP, with the USA second with 14%, and as he points out, because they have no choice, China sees trust levels in AI solutions at an astounding 70%, compared with 17% in the USA and only 12% in Germany.
Mr. Duan sees this as a big problem for Europe, which has fallen massively behind even the USA, let alone China, in the race for AI dominance, and which means that very soon, if not already, Europe will have to accept the role of being a consumer of AI, rather than a developer. He says that from the Chinese point of view, Europe is some kind of a paradise where people already have more or less everything that they want, and that with that comes complacency and risk aversion. The emerging technologies are all about risk taking and there, because China is still institutionally poor, it has a huge advantage because people are willing to risk and fail, and government is supporting that with tens of billions of dollars of investment. He cites GDPR as being the death of innovation and questions whether Europe is properly positioned to be an innovator of the future.
Mr. Duan quoted former leader Deng Xiaoping, who formulated the policy of managing the economy as “Crossing the river by feeling stones” … in other words, do not wait for a bridge to be built, find a stone in the water, then the next, and soon you will be across to the other side. This is the way that AI is developing in China … agile, rapid, try and fail, try and succeed, and bringing new products quickly to the market. He observed that in Europe for a new product, in 5 years you have a few hundred users, in China, in 5 months you have 5 million users, and closed in saying that if Europe refuses to develop AI, it will be Europe that suffers in the future.
Milliseconds make Millions: how your site speed impacts your Business
Nuria Gonzalez-Candia (Mobile Specialist, Google) took the stage and introduced the idea of how important time is with websites by using the example of a timer in sports … not only does the timer tell you how fast you have gone, it also differentiates the winners and the losers. Thus it is with site design, particularly as we move further and further away from desk top to smart phone as the driver and consumer of online activity.
Currently although 50%-60% of queries online are made from mobile devices, sales conversions are twice as high on the desktop. This is changing, the next billion users will be mobile only, so in a few years many people will see desktop computing as a part of our history. Thus the customer relationship with you, or not, will occur through your mobile interface, which will either grow or slow your business, and therefore dictates that new development needs to be mobile first.
Customers will compare your response times with the global market leaders, and not necessarily in your field, and the estimate is that an additional 1 second delay in mobile load times can impact conversion rates by as much as 20%, and that 53% of mobile site visitors leave if a page takes longer than 3 seconds to load.
The conclusion is that companies need a plan of action involving planning, coordination and discipline with clearly defined KPIs that allow you to monitor whether you are meeting your clients’ needs. Do you need the website to load in 2 seconds, 3 seconds, 10 seconds? Get it right at the beginning, and make sure that the software remains performant and doesn’t become bloated and slow down, because there are plenty of other sites out there who are ready to replace you.
Future Forecast: Cloudy with a high chance of AI. How to build a Best in Class Platform to harness the Power of Artificial Intelligence
Jerome Bouthers (CIO and Head of Innovation for EMEA, J.P. Morgan Bank Luxembourg) questions the current trend by the cloud providers of inextricably linking cloud services with AI, and argues that neither is dependent upon the other. Yes, AI needs a lot of data, supplied vary fast and without bottle necks, but that does not mean that it has to be in the cloud, any more than it has to run on an ultra-high performance computer … it all depends on the application that is being developed. The important thing is to recognize the layers in the build process, and to ensure that appropriate technology is used at each level.
AI transforming FINTECH – when and how?
Karl A. Johannesson (Strategic Advisor EU Markets, DeepBlue Technology) has spent the last 25 years working with the world’s biggest companies in high tech and sees the key trends for Fintech as starting by picking the “low hanging fruits” which he sees in areas such as:
- API and Data with machine learning algorithms for incremental increase in productivity.
- Blockchain and data security defining data storage processes to the benefit of standardization and an increase in streamlining
- Decision making support using deep learning techniques and semi-automated decision making tools
- Chatbots with continuous transition towards optimizing the man/machine interface
- Workflow rationalization with resultant productivity gains and cost reductions
The results should be an increase in the accuracy of decisions making, better fraud detection and wealth management for the masses, a complete redefinition of customer service, regulatory compliance, trading and money management.
Unlocking Potential – Perspectives in organizing Transformations
A Round Table moderated by Patrice Witz (Technology & Digital Partner, PwC Luxembourg) gathered Daniele Pagani (Head of Digitalisation & IT Arcelor Mittal Flat Europe), Anne Hoffmann (Head of Digital & Deputy Curator, Les 2 Musées de la Ville de Luxembourg), Gilles Delattre (VP Digital Transformation Office, Luxair), Roger Kraemer (Coordinator Digital Banking BCEE) and Remy Els (CIO, Foyer Assurances). Transformation has always been a sensitive area of human resource and customer management, never more so that when ushering in disruptive new practices into well established businesses. Moderator Patrice Witz went round the table and asked the panel for their views on why, how to get started, and how to organize?
Roger Kraemer notes that customer behaviour is changing a lot, that these days everyone has their bank in their pocket. The new mobile banks are capturing 25% of all new customers, so the legacy banks have to react. He quoted the example of N26 Bank which has 230 staff and over 3 million customers and compared to his own which has 1600 staff, and simply because of the scale of Luxembourg, a whole lot fewer customers.
Gilles Delattre explained that in the travel industry the disruption largely started with RyanAir in 2000 with almost all sales taking place across the internet and observed that at some stage the traditional companies feel the pain and have to react.
Anne Hoffmann’s mission is to project the history of Luxembourg in a contemporary visitor experience and transform the museums into “digital” museums. For her, having a clear vision from her director was vital.
Remy Els spoke of the need for a sense of urgency, and underlined that the company’s leadership needs to be sure of the “whys”.
For Daniele Pagani the main driver was simply survival in a market with lower steel consumption and over capacity. It was necessary to become more agile, more customer-centric and simplify the business
Patrice Witz then asked the panel what were the key challenges, and what particular problems arose?
Gilles Delattre spoke of the need to have alignment on the “pain points” and what to do when they arise, and expressed the sentiment that in order to drive any kind of radical change you need one sponsor, one decider, otherwise it is very difficult to get things through.
Daniele Pagani referred to his organisation’s complexity and number of plants and said that it is not enough to have approval at board level, to drive change in what happens in the field and on the shop floor you have to win support across the entire organization … every process, every plant.
Roger Kraemer said that not only do you have to convince the board, but for a well-established business like BCEE you have to change the mindset in employees whose average age in their case is 43 years. To have any chance of success you have to start change management from day 1, otherwise you are fighting a losing battle.
Patrice Witz closed in asking the panel to recount the single key thing that they learned from their transformations
For Remy Els it was about people ... finding the right talents and keeping them
Gilles Delattre gave the sound advice that as a group you should divide a big project into small pieces and fail fast, or, as he put it “cut the elephant”
Roger Kraemer simply said that “you have to dare” while Anne Hoffmann opined that you should aim for the lowest fruits, prove value, then you can justify more … so build on success
Daniele Pagani closed with the three words of advice “listen, listen, listen”.
About ICT Spring
ICT Spring is a Global Tech Conference hosting an array of international professionals. This two-day yearly event is held in Luxembourg City, and offers the participants a unique opportunity to deepen their Digital Knowledge, capture the Value of the fast-growing FinTech Industry, and explore the impact of Space Technologies on Terrestrial Businesses, through exhibitions and demonstrations of the latest Tech Trends and Innovations. ICT Spring is also the perfect place to network with peers and future business partners.
ICT Spring is organized by Farvest Group, the leading marketing & events agency in Luxembourg.
More information & registration: www.ictspring.com
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OBAMA: Did you believe anything you were saying in the final weeks? I mean, I couldn’t believe some of the stuff coming out of your mouth.
ROMNEY: Almost none of it. They fed it to me in an earpiece. I was so tired I didn’t know if I was speaking English. You?
Q: [400 word question about views on music and it having a metaphysical essence, other than merely being a sound calculus, governed by vertical and linear rules of coherence]
Kurt Rosenwinkel (with a Miles-y voice): It's just licks and grooves, dude…Next question?
"I was terrified beyond terror: the faces, the voices, the colors and the flags and the banners, the gold and silver and music, and all I knew was you -- in the whole world all I knew was you, there by me as we walked..."
(Ursula K. Le Guin, Tehanu)
Young Hearts Run Free
"The orchestral sound relies heavily on strings and horns playing linear phrases, in unison with the soaring, often reverberated vocals or playing instrumental fills, while electric pianos and chicken-scratch guitars create the background 'pad' sound defining the harmony progression."
"The kind of learning ordinary people get from talking in the kitchen on winter evenings..." (Ursula K. Le Guin, "Afterword to Tehanu")
Screen grab. Forensic analysis; foreshadowing. Or, as L. would say, only half-joking, three of my five topics of conversation on display simultaneously. Thanks to L., Steven Tong, and Keith Freeman for their kind assistance with this particular game of solitaire/close reading, about a "NYT Sunday Times Crossword" level of difficulty. For the record: YVR; lane behind secondary north/south street; mixed neighborhood of older and more modern homes. Next step is to drop by and have a look around, to see what else I might find there.
I like that decrepit shelf; it makes me wonder what it once supported, and reminds me of the handmade, gently run-down mailboxes and newspaper tubes that line the rail leading down to the public dock at Eagle Harbour. Maybe a good photograph would overlap, or reflect on, those otherwise disparate things.
This guy, on an NYT comments thread, speaks my language:
"Amazon pricing is based on analytics and not set individually. The base is a percentage of retail with additional math based on margin from individual publishers. Pricing is also dependent on metadata and has been subject to major errors such as 2010's comic fiasco (http://aol.it/UxHNFV). On top of that you have publisher initiated price promotions funded by coop. Lastly and the Octavio Paz example may also have been impacted by some stock balancing by in place markdown.
Amazon is pricing to manage the cash flow of its book sales as a total aggregate rather than individual sales. On average Amazon purchases are more than one book. If they sell an Octavio Paz book for less than cost the likelihood that that same reader will add a second title and a better higher retail and better margin that they wouldn't have bought otherwise. Looking at individual titles cost or discount means little here. Amazon is looking at the total volume of transactions and constantly tweaking the formula to manipulate transaction completion rates and average skus per order. Individual book margin is a print publishing metric and not really pertinent to high volume online retailing.
Pricing to Amazon is like mortgage derivatives to a Hedge Fund manager."
Relevant to my interests from 1:35-on. The organic connections between place-finding, Street View, photocollage and rephotography seem obvious. Also the question of bringing pets along on a shoot, though Rose T. and Scat are definitively less trouble than Hockney's dachshunds.
Kato Cat asleep on his mom's lap. Peace.
Red Canoe, 2012
Not a legitimate subject by the strict rules of this odd game of solitaire-cum-close reading, but distinctive enough to make me curious.
Probably, but not definitively, Vancouver. (The catalog raisonne lists a 1989 work as being photographed in "Vancouver" -- actually Burnaby -- and Jean-Francois Chevrier, in an essay in the same volume, refers to Vancouver as the "capital of British Columbia," so I take European geographical attributions with a shaker of salt).
Overhead wires.
An older neighborhood into which "new balloon homes" were inserted c. 1986-2000, or an older neighborhood on the periphery of a subdivision.
A paved lane behind a secondary north-south street. Lane because of the architectural subject; the back yards; the distinctive shift in blacktop in the foreground.
Big conifers.
A certain elevation, just below the crest of a ridge or hill.
(My colleague Steven Tong sez, "South Vancouver." L. sez, "I can't believe I'm wasting time on this," but caught the overhead wires, too).
"Shuffle Diplomacy," Steely Dan, July 22, 2011, Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, ON
One of the best live recordings of the modern Duke Ellington Orchestra incarnation of the band, and I've heard a lot of them.
Confessions of a Side Man
"Since Steely Dan’s (and Donald’s) records always sound so perfectly recorded, I assumed the session would be at a top studio like Avatar or MSR or perhaps some secret, exclusive facility known only to the musical Illuminati. But when I rode my bike up to the address I had been given, I found myself in front of [a] non-descript brownstone on a side street of the Upper Westside.
I tentatively buzzed the apartment number and was let into a crowded, messy law office in the first floor apartment where a bearded man sat busily shuffling through a sea of papers.
'Uhm… I’m here for the recording session?….' I ventured.
'Right down stairs,' he replied, hardly looking up. It turns out that the studio belonged to this lawyer, an old friend of Donald. This was clearly not a conventional 'professional recording studio,' and I’m certain it hadn’t being used for any other projects for quite a while. Since I assume Donald could afford to record at any top studio, I suspect he chose this alternative in order to have access to the studio any time of day or night, without the hassles of reserving time and all the other formalities involved with pro studios.
Down the narrow staircase was a long, windowless basement room. Picture an Egyptian burial chamber, filled not with sarcophagi, royal hardware and statues of gods, but with dust-covered synth keyboards from the 70’s and 80’s, old PA equipment, and semi-dismantled marching band instruments — a sort of a musical 'Island of Unloved Toys.' At one end, nearly buried in electronic musical relics, was an impressive 9’ grand piano. (I’m sure that the quality of the piano also figured in Donald’s choice of the place).
At the opposite side of the room from the piano was a very compact but well-appointed control room. I wish I could remember the gear that was used, but… I can’t. I do know that Michael brought in his own board, gear and monitors for the session.
In a clearing among the DX 7s, Oberheims and Prophets was Michael Leonhart, diligently setting up a sweet vintage Neumann for the harp, I believe it was U67 or a U47; both great mics for chromatic harmonica. As Michael and I were greeting each other, the door opened and Donald entered, somehow holding Michael’s Dachshund Normyn in his arms, while balancing two Grande Lattes, various bagels and other goodies and holding the door open with his shoulder."
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Derbyshire, England : Classification : Boer Wars
The Boer Wars were two wars fought during 1880–1881 and 1899–1902 by the British Empire against the settlers of two independent Boer republics, the Orange Free State and the Transvaal Republic.
Classification: RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Prisoners of War, Pictures / Photographs, Aircraft, Ships, Other Transport, Hospitals / Nursing, Academy / Training / Cadets, Information, Other
Title: British Pathe Film Archive
Link: https://www.britishpathe.com
Description: British Pathe Film Archive 1896-1970
Extra Info: All sorts of social and military history on film.
Classification: RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts, Prisoners of War, Pictures / Photographs, Aircraft, Ships, Newspapers
Title: Guardian Newspaper
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/31/-sp-...
Description: Guardian Newspaper - How it Covered the Last Century
Extra Info: The newspaper articles cover the period 1899-1999.
Classification: Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars
Title: Heanor and District Local History Society
Link: http://www.heanorhistory.org.uk/
Description: Heanor and District Local History Society
Extra Info: Details from a number of memorials in the area.
Classification: Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Navy, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Napoleonic Wars, Other Battles / Wars / Conflicts
Title: Maritime Memorials
Link: http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/
Description: Maritime Memorials
Extra Info: The National Maritime Museum memorial index includes records of monuments commemorating British people with maritime related work or careers and the victims of disaster at sea.
Classification: Boer Wars, Crimean War, Napoleonic Wars, Newspapers
Title: Nineteenth Century Periodicals and Newspapers
Link: https://ncse.ac.uk/index.html
Description: Nineteenth Century Periodicals and Newspapers
Extra Info: Includes many articles relating to the wars of the time.
Classification: Boer Wars, Hospitals / Nursing
Title: Nursing in the Boer War
Link: https://boerwarnurses.com/
Description: Nursing in the Boer War - Nurses and Others Who Cared for the Sick and Wounded
Classification: Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, RAF / RFC / RNAS, Navy, Army, Marines, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Napoleonic Wars, Officers' Records, Service Records, Muster / Militia Rolls, Medals / Awards, Information
Title: Search UK Military Records 1656-2005
Description: Search UK Military Records 1656-2005
Classification: Navy, Army, World War I, World War II, Boer Wars, Crimean War, Muster / Militia Rolls
Title: SERCOMBE, SIRCOMBE, SURCOMBE, or SIRCOM One Name study
Link: http://www.mit.edu/~dfm/genealogy/sercombe.html
Description: A Compilation of SERCOMBE Families
Extra Info: Scroll down to sources of information, includes war deaths, muster roll details, Boer and Crimean war soldiers for SERCOMBE's.
Classification: Graves / Memorials / Roll of Honour, Army, Boer Wars, Pictures / Photographs, Ships, Medals / Awards
Title: The Anglo-Boer Wars
Link: http://www.boer-war.com/
Description: The Anglo-Boer Wars 1880-81 and 1899-1902
Extra Info: Includes a list of troops/regiments sent to South Africa with details of the ships they travelled on, a chronology of the battles of the second boer war, photographs and more.
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UKScreen | Fool’s Gold (12A) U.S.A. 113 mins – Review
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Fool’s Gold (12A) U.S.A. 113 mins – Review
- Review By: Maria Duarte - - No Comments
Directed by Andy Tennant
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson, Donald Sutherland, Ray Winstone, Kevin Hart and Ewen Bremner
Set in the Caribbean, modern day treasure hunter Benjamin Finnegan (McConaughey) is obsessed with discovering the legendary 18th century Queen’s dowry which was lost at sea in 1715. On uncovering a vital clue to its whereabouts he ropes in his newly divorced wife Tess (Hudson) and her billionaire boss Nigel Honeycutt (Sutherland) to help him locate the long lost bounty. But Finn’s one time mentor Moe Fitch (Winstone) and ruthless local gangster Bigg Bunny (Hart) are intent on beating Finn to the find.
The good news is that McConaughey keeps his shirt on for at least the first ten minutes of the movie (his record is the opening credits of ‘Failure To Launch’), and then it’s topless all the way.
Directed by Andy Tennant (Hitch) this is Romancing the Stone meets National Treasure but don’t be fooled it lacks the thrills and sexual tension of the former and the excitement and intrigue of the latter. McConaughey and Hudson have about as much chemistry as brother and sister and McConaughey is on beach bum/boyish charm overdrive which wears a little thin. Along with his overtoned bronzed torso. Sutherland, playing a Brit, and Winstone, an American, compete for the worst accent in the movie and frankly it is a toss up between the two.
Shot in Australia, doubling for the Caribbean due to logistic concerns apparently, it looks stunning. The white sandy beaches, aquamarine sea, sun drenched backdrop but that’s not enough to keep you watching. It lacks edge of your seat action packed sequences and characters that you care what happens to them. It is also extremely violent for a rom com.
Opens nationwide 18th April 2008
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Union Sportsmen’s Alliance Brotherhood Outdoors TV Kicks Off 10th Season
June 27, 2018 in General, Press Release
UA Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 598 member Jason Lee of Richland, Washington, enjoys epic Saskatchewan waterfowl hunting in the season premiere of Brotherhood Outdoors.
The Union Sportsmen’s Alliance invites outdoors enthusiasts to catch the excitement when award-winning Brotherhood Outdoors TV kicks off its 10th season of whisking hardworking union members away on action-packed hunting and fishing adventures.
Produced by creative powerhouse Rusted Rooster Media, Brotherhood Outdoors TV puts the spotlight on union members who are as passionate about the outdoors as they are on keeping this country running. Each episode takes viewers to the homes, communities and job sites of these tireless American workers for an inspirational glimpse at their backstories before heading onto the water or into the field.
Up first in this year’s lineup, the feathers fly in the legendary farmland of Saskatchewan when UA Plumbers and Pipefitters representative Jason Lee hits the fields for a dream waterfowl hunt. Locked and loaded, Lee enjoys epic duck and goose gunning while bonding with guides and fellow hunters he meets on the trip. But it quickly becomes apparent there’s more to this Navy veteran’s story than his obsession for waterfowling.
AFSCME Council 13 member Stephen Noll of Lemoyne, Pennsylvania, targets Ohio whitetails during his dream hunt with Brotherhood Outdoors.
As the Brotherhood Outdoors TV season unfolds, viewers join union members in pursuit of New Mexico elk, Wyoming antelope, Louisiana redfish, Mexican permit and bonefish, Saskatchewan black bears and trophy whitetails in Illinois, Kentucky and Ohio. Along the way, the show also offers snapshots of the USA’s community-based conservation, public access, outreach and mentorship efforts, which are executed by an all-volunteer union labor force.
The 2018 season includes nine original episodes, which will air on Sportsman Channel in the third and fourth quarters beginning July 3. Airtimes are Sundays at 11 a.m. Eastern, with additional airings set for Tuesdays at 4 p.m., Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m. and Saturdays at 1:30 a.m. Eastern.
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