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Inspiration Point, July 29th
The Twenties, The Thirties…
Oh, I’m not talking about former foolish decades of my life. I’m thinking about the Roaring Twenties and the Prohibition-Era Thirties as I consider re-decorating my living room. Our Tudor Colonial house was built in the late twenties, and I often think about what our house has seen in its lifetime.
I wish I could get a better photo of this, but the picture above is what remains of a manufacturer’s label on our metal mailbox. The mailbox is original, and was installed in the brick facade next to the front door. If you look closely, you can make out a woman in a short ’20s bob, standing at a front door with mail in her hand, trying to read it by the light of a fab-ooo wall sconce. A housewife, much like this one, listened to the radio in our living room and washed her clothes in the soapstone sink in the basement — the one that I wouldn’t let the contractor throw away and insisted that we re-use as a planter in the garden. Who lived here? What did my house look like when it was first built? Someday, I’ll find a way to track down former owners and amass as many old photos as I can.
The hubby and I went to see Woody Allen’s “Midnight in Paris” last night and we loved it. The casting, the sets, the lighting, the hairstyles — all evoked ’20s Paris perfectly. Who wouldn’t want a vintage Peugeot to rumble up and invite you along to sip cocktails and snuggle up to Owen Wilson on a velvet settee in a Paris bistro? Not me, of course, because I’m happily married (ahem), but I’ll take the Peugeot and the cocktail. And a plane ticket to Paris, while we’re at it. I’ll also take some decorating ideas that the movie gave me. Fringed lampshades, anyone?
I’d love to own a sofa like this. The wood detail, the original velvet upholster with Deco design — ain’t it dreamy? Perfect for fainting and being dramatic when a gumshoe comes round looking for the loot.
For years, I’ve dreamed about owning a Philco radio bar and displaying it in our living room. Built in the late 1930s, the Philco had a console radio below and a “secret” swing-out mirrored bar above, complete with glassware and all sorts of neato things for cocktail fixin’. There’s even a locked cabinet at the side, to keep your top-shelf items if the neighbors get a little heavy-handed with the bourbon.
There was one featured in “Angels with Dirty Faces,” the Jimmy Cagney movie that my father made me watch whenever it played on the Million Dollar Movie. Top of the world, Ma!
If I’m gonna get retro with my home decor, then I should look like a gun moll, shouldn’t I? Hubby — take a notice. These diamond chandelier earrings will do just the trick.
Inspiration Point, July 22nd Inspiration Point Friday — Livin’ (Room) Large Inspiration Point — Fall-ish Friday Inspiration Point
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Merry Christmas from WWF!
WWF Christmas greetings coursed thru:
Mr. Gregg Yan
Information, Education and Communications Officer
World Wildlife Fund for Nature- Philippines
Copenhagen Oceans Day highlights need for business support in Coral Triangle (15 Dec. 2009)
Businesses in the Coral Triangle must support national strategies to protect underwater environments or risk losing the precious marine resources that underpin the region’s economies, WWF said last December 15, 2009 at the close of Oceans Day at Copenhagen.
Oceans Day provided an opportunity for Parties and Observer States, as well as non-government organisations and the general public, to address the implications of the emerging Copenhagen agreement for oceans, coasts, and coastal communities around the globe.
It highlighted the direct link between climate change, the health of the oceans and human wellbeing, as well as the need for the private sector to support bold adaptation actions that will minimise climate change impacts on coastal communities and marine resources.
“Nowhere is the need for global action on climate change more obvious than in the Coral Triangle, where more than 100 million people depend on the health of the sea for their income and sustenance,” said the head of WWF’s Coral Triangle Programme Dr Lida Pet-Soede.
“This is a part of the world where we have strong political will to protect underwater environments and coastal communities but this can only bear fruit with the support of hundreds of seafood businesses and fishing operators, tourism companies, airlines, and other enterprises that rely the region’s marine resources for their business.”
The Coral Triangle is scientifically described as a region covering the marine areas of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Timor Leste.
All six Coral Triangle governments committed to a plan of action at the World Ocean Conference to ensure the sustainability of their shared coastal and marine resources, and to take their concerns to the world stage at Copenhagen.
A report launched by WWF at the World Ocean Conference earlier this year found that in the Coral Triangle under the current climate change path there would be 50 per cent less protein available from the sea by 2050 and 80 per cent less by the end of the century.
Business leaders in the Coral Triangle will come together with Asia Pacific policy makers next month in Manila on January 19 and 20 to discuss the role of the private sector in protecting marine environments in the Coral Triangle.
The Coral Triangle Business Summit will be hosted by the Philippines in collaboration with WWF and will be aimed at establishing new partnerships between the private sector, policy makers and organisations interested in sustainable business opportunities.
WWF (World Wildlife Fund for Nature) Media Release
Charlie Stevens, WWF Coral Triangle Media Office, +61 (0)424 649 689;
Gregg Yan, WWF-Philippines Communications Manager, +63 (2) 920-7931 / +63 917-833-4734.
Marikina Climate Change Mural Espouses Hope (15 Dec. 2009)
Marikina Climate Change Mural Espouses Hope
Even as the historic Copenhagen climate talks were in full swing, Filipino artists and environmental advocates crafted a stunning climate change-themed mural in one of the country’s most climate-afflicted cities, Marikina. A vibrant 100-square meter mural now adorns the Marikina Riverbanks.
The Green Strokes climate mural now adorns the Marikina Riverbanks complex to remind people that simple innovations and a positive attitude can surmount climate effects such as typhoons, floods and droughts.
Says WWF-Vice Chair and CEO Lory Tan, “This mural is about empowerment and hope. “Ondoy taught us a painful and very expensive lesson. With climate change, no one is ever exempt. Its impacts are dynamic and non-linear. Coastal zones and flood prone areas along riverbanks and lake shores will of course get hit. But less vulnerable areas and sectors are affected as well. Are we prepared to adapt to this nebulous, aggressive future? Clearly not. But it is never too late to work pro-actively.”
As part of the Global Day of Action on Climate Change held last 12 December, the Global Campaign for Climate Action (GCCA) conducted a series of events – kicked off by the climate mural painting event and capped off by a climate-themed concert.
Individual Actions Key to Mitigation
Earth’s second-largest archipelago, the 7150 emerald isles of the Philippines host some of the most productive coasts and forests in Asia. Sadly, the country is also amongst those least-prepared to adapt to changing climates – as the lessons of Typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng have shown. Millions of people may have to migrate from coastal regions to less-vulnerable inland areas and the ability of the country’s natural resources to provide food and livelihood might greatly diminish as more destructive climate shifts continue to assail the archipelago.
World leaders are now meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark, for the United Nations Climate Conference to craft a successor to the Kyoto protocol, which expires in 2012. The conference will run for two weeks and will in all probability, decide the fate of many archipelagic nations.
Painted by a cadre of volunteer artists, the mural highlights the importance of individual acts to mitigate climate effects. Says Tan, “Start with your own home. Or office. Reflect on the danger and disruption that came into your lives with the last storm or flood, and take the steps needed to make sure that this does not happen again to the people or activities closest to you."
WWF (World Wildlife Fund for Nature) Release
(Reposted with permission, from http://www.wwf.org.ph/newsfacts.php?pg=det&id=175)
Liesl Lim
Climate Consultant, WWF-Philippines
llim@wwf.org.ph
Gregg Yan
Communications Specialist, WWF-Philippines
920-7923/26/31
gyan@wwf.org.ph
El Nido Environmental Enforcement Team Honoured (27 Nov. 2009)
Five civilians were honoured for taking part in a daring night-time raid which netted seven poachers and 13 endangered sea turtles off El Nido in northern Palawan last April.
Honoured last 19 November were Edward Lorenzo, Jacques Arzaga, Zosimo Dangan, Ronald Tonacao and WWF Administrative Assistant Christopher Zata. The awards were presented during the 8th anniversary of Joint Task force Malampaya (JTFM), a composite team from the different units of the Armed Forces of the Philippines which protects northern Palawan from poachers and illegal fishers.
The awards were presented by JTFM Commander Col. Esteban Castro. Other military awardees are Cdr. Michael Ordono, LCdr. Romeo Requilman, TSgt. Ludevico Rovillos, Qtr Master 3rd Class Aranan Jalaludin, Second Man Class Electronics Technician Denmark Torres, Sgt Renato Apiado and Sgt. Michael Violante.
Aside from the main duty of securing the Malampaya Gas to Power Project, the task force has for years seen action against foreign poachers, often illegally hunting for sea turtles – the shells of which are used for tortoiseshell – a material used as far back as the ancient Greek and Roman eras to fashion jewellery, combs and brushes. Dried and mounted turtle shells are also sold as curio items across Southeast Asia.
Apprehended last 7 April near El Nido’s Cawayan Isle was a speedboat with seven Chinese nationals and 13 dead green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas). The poachers have been charged with the violation of Sec 87 or ‘poaching in the Philippine waters’ of RA 8550 or the Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998.
On 29 August 2008, 101 dead hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) were recovered from Vietnamese fishing vessel Q.ng 91234-TS five nautical miles east of Cabaluan Isle in El Nido.
On 6 July 2008, four Vietnamese aboard vessel Q.ng 95986 were arrested for alleged poaching off Guntao Isle, again in El Nido. Four other fishing boats, believed to be Vietnamese, escaped.
Foreign turtle poachers are no strangers to El Nido’s rich waters, dubbed as the ‘Poacher’s Paradise’ for the frequency of foreign intrusions.
Adds WWF Project Manager RJ de la Calzada, “Our message is clear – El Nido does not tolerate poaching in any form. Hand in hand with Task Force Malampaya and our allies, we shall continue our vigilance in protecting northern Palawan’s rich marine sanctuaries.”(30)
RJ dela Calzada
El Nido Project Manager, WWF-Philippines
rjdelacalzada@wwf.org.ph
WWF Tops List of NGOs Which are Best for Business Support (24 Nov. 2009)
WWF and Forum For The Future lead the growing numbers of NGOs advising top UK firms on environmental issues, according to a new report from industry analyst Verdantix.
The report placed WWF as the top NGO for business advice, hailing its breadth of resources and its practice of using strict environmental criteria to only work with selected firms - a move that ensures its credibility as a green charity is not tarnished.
Forum For The Future took the silver medal, with the report arguing that it boasts a strong awareness of the realities of running a business, and as a result provides businesses with commercially and financially viable advice.
A number of NGOs were also praised by the report for offering strong specialist advice, with the Carbon Disclosure Project singled out for its guidance on carbon management, the Green Alliance highlighted as one of the best sources of policy advice, Tomorrow's Company hailed for its best practice sharing, and Fauna & Flora International and the Forest Stewardship Council recommended for advice on bio-diversity and forestry issues respectively.
The study found that 50 per cent more CSR directors plan to work with an NGO on water scarcity in 2010 compared with 2009, while 57 per cent of respondents intend to launch NGO-related activities on climate change adaptation in 2010 compared to just 40 per cent in 2009.
Report author Rodolphe d'Arjuzon said NGOs could expect to see increased demand from businesses in a number of new areas from next year, with "running a sustainable business, water management and climate change adaptation topping the list".
The study evaluated offerings from 12 environmental NGOs and interviewed 30 CSR directors at FTSE 100 companies. They said the primary business benefit from working with NGOs is their ability to validate and challenge sustainability strategies.
Respondents also warned that while having an understanding of business is important, NGOs should not dilute their value to businesses by stifling criticism or working too closely with firms.
"They must not get seduced into believing they must always be aligned with business, and should maintain a carrot and stick approach," observed one CSR officer at a major retailer. (30)
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Philippines)
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Email: gyan@wwf.org.ph
What (was) at Stake in Copenhagen? (21 Oct. 2009)
What (was) at Stake in Copenhagen?
The Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, where world leaders decided on the fate of humanity just recently concluded. What happens to the Philippines if the outcome is less-than-favorable? Read on to find out.
Earth’s second-largest archipelago, the 7150 isles of the Philippines form the apex of the Coral Triangle, the world’s most productive undersea food factory – able to annually generate 40 tonnes of seafood per square kilometer – more than enough to provide food for every Filipino.
Sadly, the country is amongst those least-prepared to adapt to changing climates – as the lessons of Typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng have demonstrated. Millions of people may have to migrate from coastal regions to less-vulnerable inland areas and the ability of the country’s natural resources to provide food and livelihood might greatly diminish as more destructive climate shifts continue to assail the archipelago.
The Future Begins in Copenhagen
From 7 to 18 this December, environmental ministers and officials met in Copenhagen for the United Nations Climate Conference to craft a successor to the Kyoto protocol, which expires in 2012. The conference ran for two weeks and will in all probability, decide the fate of many archipelagic nations.
COP15 is the official name of the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit — the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The COP is the highest body of the UNFCCC and is made up of environment ministers who meet yearly to discuss and facilitate climate-related developments. Over 15,000 officials, advisers, diplomats, campaigners and journalists are expected to attend COP15, to be graced by heads of state from almost 200 nations. The most significant outputs from COP15 should be the following:
1. Significant reduction of greenhouse gases for industrialized countries.
2. Specific emissions caps for developing countries.
3. Financing for climate adaptation measures, especially in developing countries.
The Decisions Will Affect Millions
WWF, the world’s largest and most respected conservation organization, is calling for the continuation of the Kyoto protocol in industrialized countries as well as a decisive protocol in Copenhagen – which should legally bind all major emitters. Should talks break down, then more frequent and destructive climate events will surely assail climate-vulnerable countries – especially the Philippine Isles.
The recent floods brought about by Typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng serve as grim testaments to remind the Copenhagen delegates that what they are discussing are not only piles of papers but documents which will decide the fate of millions of people. The US, considered the highest carbon emitter in history, must set an example for other countries in committing to substantial reductions in carbon emissions and to set up a global fund for climate change mitigation and adaptation.
As the world’s leading environmental solutions provider, WWF sent Copenhagen representatives to ensure that the right decisions are made. For what’s at stake is not land, nor money, nor power. At stake is the survival of our people.
Climate Change and Energy Programme Director, WWF-Philippines
920-7923/26/31, 0917-807-9089
nmsano@wwf.org.ph
Information, Education and Communications Officer, WWF-Philippines
Archive: 10 Steps For Success in Copenhagen (6 Nov. 2009)
10 Steps For Success in Copenhagen
WWF has defined 10 elements of substance which need to be dealt with in the final outcome of the Copenhagen process. These elements must be covered by clear decisions in the Copenhagen climate deal.
1. A legally binding outcome building on the Convention and the Kyoto Protocol and their ultimate objectives and principles which include all Parties to the Convention, based on a system of five-year commitment periods with emergency review clauses to enable the accommodation of new scientific knowledge. The preferable form of the Copenhagen outcome will be an amended Kyoto Protocol, which is closely linked to a new Copenhagen Protocol. These 'sister protocols' should include the elements described below;
2. A Shared Vision to secure the survival of countries, cultures and ecosystems to establish low-carbon development worldwide and to guarantee equity. Recognition that achieving this means that global temperature rise must be kept far below 2* C compared to pre-industrial levels, recognizing that even 1.5* C warming poses great risks. And recognition that global emissions will have to peak and then start declining in the 2013 - 2017 period;
3. Agreed emission reductions targets for Annex 1 countries for the 2013 - 17 commitment period, leading them towards reduction as a group to 40% below-1990 emissions levels by 2020, and a provision that Annex 1 countries develop Zero Carbon Action Plans as the framework for their emissions reductions pathway towards decarbonization by 2050;
4. A framework for UNFCCC recognition of developing country actions, unilateral and supported, adding up to an aim by developing countries as a group to reduce emissions by at least - 30% compared to business-as-usual. The framework would recognize nationally-appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs), and would provide for these to be included in comprehensive and visionary 2050 low carbon action plans (LCAPs);
5. A mechanism under the UNFCCC for reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) by at least -75% by 2020 compared to 1990 levels. This must respect the rights of local communities, indigenous peoples and protect biodiversity;
6. An adaptation action framework that in particular seeks to protect the most vulnerable countries and communities as well as ecosystems. This should include the creation of an international insurance mechanism, including just compensation;
7. A public financing framework for mitigation and adaptation under the UNFCCC which includes guaranteed provision of sufficient, measurable, reportable, verifiable public finance by industrialized countries for (a) mitigation action by developing countries to enable a low-carbon development, and for (b) adaptation action by developing countries. Such finance is to be additional to current official development assistance, must not consist of carbon market finance and should be in the order of 160 US$ Billion per year for the period 2013 - 17 on the basis of assessed contributions, raised in particular through the auctioning of emission allowances for industrialized countries and through emission allowances for the global aviation and shipping sectors;
8. A technology mechanism which supports technology cooperation to secure research, development and dissemination of low-carbon technologies, including a technology-fund financed by developed countries to secure technology transfer for developing countries. The technology mechanism should work through technology action programs, driven by technology development objectives. It should coordinate with existing international, regional and bilateral technology efforts;
9. An institutional framework with new and increased institutional capacity under the guidance and authority of the UNFCCC to secure the needed coordination, support and implementation capacity for the mitigation, technology, adaptation and REDD commitments & incentive mechanisms, based on a democratic governance system representing developing and developed countries fairly. Actual implementation could happen through existing institutions outside of the UNFCCC, provided these reported to the UNFCCC through the coordination mechanism;
10. An agreement on standards or rules for a number of foundational areas, including inventories, LULUCF treatment in developed countries, carbon markets, MRV for both developed and developing countries and compliance procedures. International shipping and aviation must be part of the overall mitigation effort and policies to reduce emissions should also generate climate finance.
WWF will be working around-the-clock to ensure that decision makers in Copenhagen come up with responsible and no-nonsense solutions to the global climate crisis. The stakes are simply too high to ignore.
WWF is the world’s largest and most experienced conservation organization. Help us come up with practical environmental solutions by visiting wwf.org.ph/howhelp.php or calling 895-6294. Together, we shall face environmental adversity - to leave our children a living planet.
Lack of Accountability Threatened Copenhagen Climate Talks ( 21 October 2009)
Lack of Accountability (Threatened) Copenhagen Climate Talks
Gland, Switzerland: conservation organization WWF today issued a warning to the world that a lack of political nerve could divert the world from achieving a climate deal in Copenhagen.
“The world doesn’t want Copenhagen to come to mean another Doha,” says Kim Carstensen, Leader of WWF’s Global Climate Initiative.
“Kite flying in the media and diplomatic manoeuvres behind the scenes are a reflection of the industrialized countries trying to lower expectations as they continue to dodge the hard decisions on slashing their emissions and funding the transition to a low carbon economy. The world is looking for leadership, but instead the leaders are starting to hand out their excuses in advance.”
WWF has been tracking the growing diplomatic whisper campaign, noting references to another plan on climate which excludes a binding legal agreement in Copenhagen.
WWF says that a legally binding deal is the only format that will give the world a chance to avoid increasing predictions of climate catastrophe.
“There is only Plan A or Plan F and plan F stands for failure,” says Carstensen.
“Climate won’t wait on ministers` political and diplomatic manoeuvres. Leaders must not avoid difficult decisions now because the fact is that these decisions are only going to get harder.
“Many countries in the developing world have already acted and are signaling that they can move further, but they also need the legal certainty and confidence that industrialized countries will meet their commitments.
“Substantial sectors of business and labour also are gearing up to move, but they are calling for the sort of certainty that comes from a legally binding global agreement. Investors and markets need confidence in order to really kick start the low carbon economy,” says Carstensen.
Carstensen says it was no coincidence that the upsurge in suggestions a deal was off appeared in the run-up to negotiating teams going into the final preparatory meeting in Barcelona in just over a week.
“This is a dangerous game because it could distract the negotiations before Barcelona next week and cause significant failure in Copenhagen,” Carstensen says.
“Every ingredient bar one to make a deal is in place. Governments have had two years of negotiating times and space, they have all the science they need, all the text options and words they need and all the arguments they need to be convinced that now is the time and place to do the deal. The only missing ingredient is political will.”
"The US Senate must pass a bill in time for December, as their leadership has promised; but we certainly don’t want to see other industrialized countries hiding behind what they think the US Senate will do.”
WWF is calling for the retention of the Kyoto protocol for industrialized countries together with a new protocol in Copenhagen that is legally binding for all major emitters.
The deal should include - amongst others - ambitious emission reduction targets from industrialized countries, recognition and support for developing country actions, commitment to scaled up climate finance especially for adaptation, and a new institutional and governance arrangement under the guidance of the UN.
Martin Hiller, Head of Communications Global Climate initiative +41 79 347 2256 mhiller@wwfint.org
Phil Dickie, WWF International News Editor, +41 79 703 1952, pdickie@wwfint.org
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SC clarifies ban on lower court appointments stands By Benjamin B. Pulta 03/31/2010
SC clarifies ban on lower court appointments stands
The Supreme Court (SC) sought to restrain President Arroyo from appointing anyone to the judiciary on the lower court level following a Malacañang aide’s claim that the high court, in its ruling vesting Arroyo with the authority to appoint the next Chief Justice, with the scheduled retirement on May 17, by issuing a strong clarification on the issue.
New lower court judges cannot be named by the Palace during the election period ban on midnight appointments, SC spokesman Midas Marquez insisted yesterday.
Justice Secretary Alberto Agra earlier said that the President can appoint trial court judges despite a ban on midnight appointments. Agra cited that this was the logical result of a recent controversial ruling allowing her to name the next chief justice.... MORE
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Erap: Fake opposition bets to be shunned by voters
Former President Joseph Estrada, Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) standard bearer, stepped up his call on voters yesterday to distinguish between the real and pseudo-opposition parties when they vote on May 10.
Estrada, in a rare pitch to establish his pro-poor stance that Nacionalista Party presidential bet Sen. Manny Villar is trying to copy along with his orange party color said the image that Villar is trying to project is as fallacious as his advertisements.
He said the irony is that Villar needed to spend billions of pesos to project an image that is pro-poor.
“He had spent billions of pesos in television advertisements to project his image as pro-poor. He used his mother, his brother to creat. I don’t know if people would believe him,” Estrada said.
Estrada also lambasted Villar for claiming that his party is part of the political opposition.
“How can Villar be in the opposition, who banged the gavel in Congress to railroad my impeachment?”, Estrada asked. Villar was the Speaker when the Articles of Impeachment against Estrada was transmitted to the Senate with Villar and his allies claiming a majority in the House to approve Estrada’s impeachment without a hearing in the chamber.... MORE
Opening wide the cheating doors EDITORIAL 03/31/2010
Opening wide the cheating doors
All signs of electronic election fraud that is to be committed in May are present, yet the Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioners continue to cast a blind eye on this.
Nothing, but nothing, is being done to cleanse the voters’ list of double and multiple registrants, a sure fire sign that ballots will be padded, especially as the ballots being printed are based on the number of voters, a sizable number of whom are double, multiple and dead voters.
It is hardly any secret to these commissioners that there exists the “Big Four” consisting of leaders of the poll cheating syndicate, that is known to the Comelec personnel to be at the top of the padding of votes. Yet the commissioners haven’t done anything to put a stop to this cheating syndicate. Why, when they have the power to throw the book at these executives who are said to be gang leaders?
Hotels, shopping malls come to South Africa’s changing Soweto
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Change? FRONTLINE Ninez Cacho-Olivares 03/31/2010
The Liberal Party (LP) and its presidential bet, Sen. Noynoy Aquino, have been humming the tune of change, which they promise to bring once in power and position.
Aquino and his LP are, what one may call the candidate of, for and by the elite civil society. Notice that their campaign spiel never adverts to the poor in society, but that is mainly because the elite don’t bother about the poor. It is always their interests, first and foremost that have to be served.
Their spiel is that they will eliminate corruption. They will not steal, and they will bring about change in government..... MORE
Hotels, shopping malls come to South Africa’s changing Soweto FEATURE 03/31/2010
SOWETO — Giant black-and-white photos of a young Nelson Mandela smile across the broad halls of a four-star star hotel, looking over the dusty street market where he once hid from apartheid police.
This is the new Soweto, a mix of upper-crust comforts and urban grit, where shopping malls and landscaped parks have sprung up among some of South Africa’s most important landmarks of the struggle against white-minority rule.
It’s a side of Johannesburg that residents hope World Cup visitors will venture out to see, where one third of the city’s 3.8 million people live.
“In the past, you would be ashamed of saying you come from Soweto — first of all because it was associated with crime... shantytowns and poverty. But now it has improved,” said Frans Malotle, a 48-year-old businessman.... MORE
Reflections HE SAYS Aldrin Cardon 03/31/2010
He was lean and tall. I remember he sported very long locks any shampoo commercial model would envy. And he did not wear shoes, preferring leather sandals, instead, like Jesus did in those grainy movies I saw whenever the Lenten Season came near, which also meant shortened programming times for the only five television channels in existence, mostly government-owned or had Marcos cronies in their boards. It was at the height of martial law.
The hippie look was his protest against the prevailing order.
But since he was a priest, he could easily get away with it, able to stay away from the mean scissors of some over-eager Metrocom barbers, who wanted every male Filipino to sport the Aguinaldo crew cut and make them look like caricature versions of the man in the five peso bill... MORE
Ruminations SHE SAYS Dinah S. Ventura 03/31/2010
Palm Sunday saw me in the annual family Pabasa, which has lived on in my husband’s family for three generations or so. It was held at my parents-in-law’s home in Quezon City, and began in the wee hours of the morning of March 28.
A number of relatives, I learned, had come all the way from the United States to attend the Pabasa, a tradition they had been missing in all their years living away from the Philippines. I suppose they had been missing more than just the annual Lenten practice; the event is a family reunion in a way, with relatives near and far finding the time to come over, bringing treats like native delicacies and lend their voices to the Pabasa.
That day, my father-in-law’s cousin, Baba Jasmin of the Department of Tourism, brought in a caterer that dished out a lavish Filipino lunch of lechon, kare-kare, chicken and pork adobo, rellenong bangus, kakanin and various fresh fruits including green mangoes to whet everyone’s appetite. Sago’t gulaman flowed like water into thirsty throats that sang the words of the story of Jesus, his life and his sufferings.... MORE
Singapore a key transit hub for wildlife smuggling FEATURE 03/31/2010
SINGAPORE — Midori the iguana sits on a platform contemplating his snack of fresh fruit. He is one of the lucky ones, rescued and nursed back to health in Singapore, a major hub for wildlife trafficking.
Three months ago the huge and notoriously touchy 1.5-meter (five-foot) adult male was brought into the non-profit Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (ACRES) rescue center in bad shape.
Director Anbarasi Boopal said Midori had mouth ulcers and excreted a razor blade on his first day at the sanctuary..... MORE
ElBaradei takes Egypt reform campaign to the street focus 03/31/2010
CAIRO — Egypt’s most high-profile dissident, former UN nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei, has taken his reformist campaign to the street with a whirlwind of encounters with Muslim worshippers, Christian activists and film stars.
The 67-year-old former diplomat attended Friday prayers at Cairo’s historic Al-Hussein mosque after going for a walkabout in a nearby working-class neighborhood as eager passers-by scrambled to shake his hand.
Two days later, the former UN atomic watchdog chief held talks with a group of Coptic Christian activists before meeting with a dozen celebrities at his home. Pictures of the events ran on the front pages of all independent newspapers.... MORE
Estrada vows to bring NPA to mainstream 03/30/2010
Estrada vows to bring NPA to mainstream
“I will unite this country. And that includes the NPA (New People’s Army). We will bring them to mainstream society.”
This was the promise of former President Joseph Estrada on the 41st anniversary of the NPA.
“I respect those with ideals that oppose government. We ourselves are proud members of the opposition — but I will never tolerate the taking of lives of our countrymen, even for the noblest of ideals,” Estrada said yesterday in Binangonan, Rizal.
Estrada stressed he believes there is hope that the NPA will cooperate and end its rebel movement. “I believe that if the NPA sees that the government is truly working for the plight of the marginalized, the NPAs will cooperate.”
Estrada added that he understand that the NPA wants to end poverty, like the opposition; except that they differ in their means. “If they see that the government is not abusing the poor, like this current government is, they will not resort to such killing or terrorism.”... MORE
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SWS: Erap gains 4 pts; Noynoy static, Villar dives By Gerry Baldo 03/30/2010
Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) standard bearer former President Joseph Estrada posted the biggest gain of four points to 19 percent in the latest BusinessWorld-Social Weather Stations Pre-Election Survey which also showed Liberal Party (LP) bet Sen. Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino barely moving at 37 percent but still at the lead while Nacionalista Party (NP) bet Sen. Manuel “Manny” Villar Jr. suffered a major six percentage-point slide to 28 percent.
Estrada, who remains third in the survey, however, closed the gap with Villar to a single digit in the poll conducted last March 19 to 22.
Estrada narrowed Villar’s lead over him to nine points from 19 previously.... MORE
Gloria Arroyo has been making too many appointments left and right, within the executive department, and, given the time frame of the appointments, such can be seen as midnight appointments, which is contrary to the constitutional provision.
Her last minute appointments have raised the alarm at the Supreme Court, with its spokesman, Jose Midas Marquez, pointing out that she should not take the SC ruling in relation to vesting her with the authority to appoint the next Chief Justice as her carte blanche power to appoint executives in the Executive branch.
Predictably, Malacañang stated that Gloria has not violated the ban on the midnight appointment, apparently making it appear that these new appointees have been appointed prior to the midnight ban, which is too difficult to believe since some of the old executives were still in their posts when the constitutional clock struck midnight.
Still, that move by Gloria wasn’t unexpected. She hardly does anything by the constitutional book.
What surprises, however, is why the new appointees, knowing about the constitutional ban, accepted the presidential appointment... MORE
Reading the survey findings FRONTLINE Ninez Cacho-Olivares 03/30/2010
With the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) presidential polls findings out, different spins are being spun by the bets’ spokesmen.
Edwin Lacierda, Noynoy Aquino’s spokesman, came up to state that they are elated at the widening lead of his client, adding that the strategy to improve Aquino’s rating in areas where he is weak is working since the people are responding well, saying that they will be working to increase Aquino’s lead further.
That’s not quite what the survey findings say because the only reason Aquino widened his lead over Manny Villar, the Nacionalista Party (NP) bet, is that Villar dropped by six points and not because Aquino’s claimed strategy is working, since the Liberal Party (LP) standard bearer’s ratings, in a sense, are stationary, gaining only one point, which is hardly anything to crow about, given the error margins.... MORE
Progress, frustration as Liberia rebuilds from scratch FEATURE 03/30/2010
MONROVIA — Giant potholes make way for smooth streets, freshly painted buildings have appeared among those pitted with bullet holes and lights flicker on as electricity returns to Liberia’s war-torn capital.
Yet the improvements, seven years after the end of a 14-year civil war which shattered the country’s infrastructure, have had little impact on the lives of ordinary Monrovia residents, who remain mired in extreme poverty and 80 percent unemployment.
Half of the roads around Monrovia have been rebuilt and the capital now has running water, but the snail’s pace of reconstruction of the electricity grid has hampered economic recovery and development..... MORE
Who’s really rated ‘X’? NO HOLDS BARRED Armida Siguion-Reyna 03/30/2010
This isn’t the first time I’m asking the question here, and still the answer is the same. It’s not the films that have been rendered unfit to screen that should be altogether banned, but the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB), right now mostly composed of power-trippers and ignoramuses.
The ink had barely dried from my last issue’s ululations against the regulatory body’s indiscriminate cutting of the Jim Carrey-starrer I Love You Phillip Morris, when news leaked that it had “X-ed” two short films in the ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC) AmBisyon 2010 series: Jeffrey Jeturian’s “Ganito Kami Noon, Paano na Tayo Bukas?” and Brilllante Mendoza’s “Ayos Ka.”.... MORE
A cause without a champion AN OUTSIDERS VIEW Ken Fuller 03/30/2010
In last week’s column, I referred to the piece by Jean Edward Smith (Roosevelt: The Great Divider) which, appearing in the New York Times last Sept. 3, compared Obama’s approach to controversial legislation (prior to his spirited promotion of the healthcare bill) with that of Roosevelt during the New Deal era. Before shifting to a Philippine context, please allow me one more quote from Smith’s article.
“When Roosevelt asked Congress to establish the Tennessee Valley Authority to provide cheap electric power for the impoverished South, he did not consult with utility giants like Commonwealth and Southern. When he asked for the creation of a Securities and Exchange Commission to curb the excesses of Wall Street, he did not request the cooperation of those about to be regulated. When Congress passed the Glass-Steagall Act divesting investment houses of their commercial banking functions, the Democrats did not need the approval of J.P Morgan, Goldman Sachs or Lehman Brothers.”... MORE
Celebrations SILVER LINING Dean Ernest Maceda 03/30/2010
Seventy five years. Manong Ernie Maceda, turned 75 last Friday, March 26. He celebrated the milestone in the company of friends and family, including guests of honor President Erap Estrada, Mayor Jojo Binay and the senatorial candidates of the Erap-Binay ticket.
From being elected councilor of Manila in 1959, Manong went on to hold five Cabinet positions, was elected senator three times and became Senate President. His last position in government was Ambassador to Washington. He has devoted more than 50 years of his life to serving the Filipino people. Happy Birthday Manong Ernie!
24.58 percent. Congratulations to the 1,451 new lawyers who survived the 2009 edition of the Bar Examinations. Kudos to Dean Virgilio Jara of the San Beda College of Law for producing the Bar Topnotcher, lawyer Reinier Paul Yebra, as well as the 2nd placer, lawyer Charlene Mae Tapic. Dean Cesar Villanueva of the Ateneo once again grabbed the eagle’s share of the top 10 slots with seven while Dean Marvic Leonen’s UP bets scored two... MORE
Ruling does not apply to other postings — SC 03/29/2010
Ruling does not apply to other postings — SC
The Palace cannot refer to the Supreme Court ruling that President Arroyo’s posting of the next Chief Justice is not covered by the election ban on appointments in justifying the mass appointments and dismissals in the executive department, Court Administrator and SC spokesman Jose Midas Marquez said.
The March 17 decision of the high court did not necessarily give her the authority to appoint other government officials during the period covered by the election appointments ban, according to Marquez.
“The decision as concurred in by nine justices, and which is not yet final, only exempts appointments to the SC from the ban,” Marquez added.
Section 15, Article VII of the Constitution bars the President from making appointments two months before and after the May 10 elections.... MORE
Speaker warns Comelec inaction to fuel revolt
PNP leadership expresses support to Verzosa’s vow of clean elections
Caloocan folk storm out to mob Erap convoy
Troops overrun Abu Sayyaf camp in Sulu
NPA has transformed into a terror group — AFP
Caloocan folk storm out to mob Erap convoy By Gerry Baldo and Jason Faustino 03/29/2010
By Gerry Baldo and Jason Faustino
Poor families — and there were tens of thousands of them — greeted former President Joseph Estrada’s motorcade in Caloocan City before the country plunged into darkness for the Earth Hour Saturday night, bringing light to the campaign of the once ousted leader who is bidding to reclaim his post in his vow to continue serving the poor masses who never turned their backs on him.
Not even a “road spike” attack on some vehicles which joined Es-trada’s motorcade succeeded in hobbling the campaign, which was also highlighted by the unexpected tandem of the city’s two former mayors — Baby Asistio and Rey Malonzo — who have settled their political differences not only to back Estrada’s presidential bid but also to challenge what they claimed as a “rotten administration.”
Malonzo also once played critic to Estrada at the height of the impeachment proceedings in 2001 before they were aborted by a civilian-backed military coup d’ etat that installed Gloria Arroyo in Malacañang.
Malonzo, who is now a vice mayoralty candidate supporting his erstwhile opponent Asistio’s mayoralty bid, however, have jumped fences and joined Estrada, whom he claimed “continues to enjoy the support of the masses.”... MORE
Gloria’s scheming never stops EDITORIAL 03/29/2010
Gloria’s scheming never stops
Whoever in Malacañang said that Gloria would comfortably retire in Pampanga after being elected as member of the House of Representatives in the coming elections either was joking or is a total fool.
The actions being taken lately by Gloria have shown that she is far from over in her pursuit of political perpetuity through plotting and manipulation and that a House seat is only a furtherance of that ultimate goal.
The midnight appointments and the bastardization of the party-list system both of which Gloria exploited to build up new alliances and preserve old ones prove that the predatory traits of Gloria will go on as long as she is in the political stream.... MORE
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Career high school founder was dedicated
The man credited with founding Terrebonne Parish's vocational high school is being remembered as soft spoken, dependable and dedicated.
Louis Miller died at age 82 on June 10 at Ochsner St. Anne General Hospital in Raceland.
Miller's former colleagues said the Ethel native wasn't afraid to seek help, was prepared for every situation and never let problems linger.
"He always gave me encouragement to deal with problems that faced the school system. He made me feel good about things we were doing together. He had a great outlook on life," said former Terrebonne school Superintendent Paul Fournier.
Miller received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Southern University and did additional graduate work at Nicholls State University, Southeastern Louisiana University and Louisiana Tech University.
A teacher, coach, assistant principal, principal and district supervisor, Miller worked with Terrebonne public schools for 38 years. He retired in 1994.
"He had a good heart. He loved his work, loved the people he dealt with and he was a very good family man," Fournier said.
He is credited as being a driving force in the creation of the Terrebonne Career and Technical High School.
"As a state we've embarked on the Jump Start program that's focusing on careers and our colleges, but Mr. Miller jump started Terrebonne votech years ago. He was a visionary," Terrebonne school Superintendent Philip Martin said. "I assure you, people are making their living now because of the vision Mr. Miller had."
When he was named supervisor of vocational and technical education, Miller aspired to create a program for students who didn't plan to go to college. This eventually led to an effort to create the parish's vocational technical high school.
"He worked very hard to get it where it was when he retired. He did a lot for the facility," Fournier added.
Terrebonne School Board member L.P. Bordelon said he first met Miller 51 years ago when the school district was going through integration. Miller worked at Southdown High School, the parish's only blacks-only high school, and, after integration, Bordelon took over as principal. The two would later work together in the central office.
"He was an excellent person to work with, very professional. Always a gentleman," Bordelon said. "He really was an asset to the school system, to the entire community and to his church. I don't think you'll find a finer man."
Prior to Tuesday's meeting, the Terrebonne Parish School Board held a moment of silence to mark the death of several former employees, Miller included. Immediately afterward, Martin took a moment to draw attention to Miller's contributions.
"He was the epitome of dignity, a class act and a classic Southern gentleman. I've never seen him angry or upset. He had this calming effect on people," Martin said.
An Army veteran, Miller served in the Korean War. He also spent eight more years in the Louisiana National Guard.
He was an active member of New Rising Sun Baptist Church.
Miller is survived by his wife Martina, daughters Joaquina Washington and Kimri Miller, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Fournier said he was sad he was unable to attend Miller's funeral.
"He'll be missed," he said.
Mr. Louis Miller
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I stopped watching “The Handmaid’s Tale” when it got too real.
Now in its second season, the Hulu adaptation of Margaret Atwood‘s seminal 1985 novel has always been more extreme than its source material, but its central conceit — America transformed into a theocracy that reduces women to captive wombs — seems eerily prescient in light of today’s headlines.
On Tuesday, the Republican-controlled Alabama Senate approved a law that would criminalize nearly all abortions, including cases of rape or incest. The law imposes prison sentences of up to 99 years for doctors who perform abortions. This latest assault on reproductive rights comes on the heels of “fetal heartbeat” bills in Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi and Ohio. Fetal heartbeats are typically detectable about six weeks into a pregnancy, before many women know they’re pregnant.
Because Roe v. Wade remains the law of the land, all of these measures are easily judged unconstitutional. That’s why they’re happening. Since the appointment of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, anti-choice activists see their best chance ever to overturn Roe v. Wade. The goal is to fight appeals of these draconian laws all the way to the nation’s highest court.
“Pro-life states are more hopeful than they’ve been in a long time because they see some of this shifting at the federal level, so they’re being more bold in their efforts to restrict abortion activity,” Sue Swayze Liebel told The Hill in a story you can read here..Liebel directs state policy for the anti-abortion Susan B. Anthony List.
“In some instances, they’re rushing to out-pro-life each other,” she said.
Of course, pro-choice forces are rushing to defend reproductive rights, but if (when) these cases reach the Supreme Court, anything can happen. Anything.
MEMO: I believe abortion should be safe, legal and rare. I don’t have a uterus. I don’t have any right or desire to control the lives of other human beings, and I damn sure don’t want government making decisions that should be handled between a woman and her doctor. If men could get pregnant, there would be an abortion clinic on every corner. You could get one at Walmart.
Overturning Roe v. Wade will not end abortion. It will make women less safe and more vulnerable to other restrictions dreamed up by self-righteous hacks like Sen. Clyde Chambliss, sponsor of the bill in the Alabama Senate. In a New York Times story you can read here, Chambliss defended the omission of exceptions for rape and incest.
“When God creates the miracle of life inside a woman’s womb,” he said, “it is not our place as human beings to extinguish that life.”
So a 13-year-old girl raped by her father should embrace his child as a God-given “miracle of life” and carry it to term? And any doctor who ends her pregnancy should spend 99 years in prison?
Yes to both in Alabama. Coming soon wherever Republicans rule.
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1. "The Korean private market had unbundled education down to the one in-school variable that mattered most: the teacher. It was about as close to a pure meritocracy as it could be, and just as ruthless. In hagwons, teachers were free agents. They did not need to be certified. They didm;t have benefits or even guaranteed base salary; their pay was determined by how many students signed up for their classes, by their students' test-score growth, and, in many hagwons, by the results of satisfaction surveys given to students and parents."
Author: Amanda Ripley
2. "Feminist education — the feminist classroom — is and should be a place where there is a sense of struggle, where there is visible acknowledgment of the union of theory and practice, where we work together as teachers and students to overcome the estrangement and alienation that have become so much the norm in the contemporary university."
Author: Bell Hooks
3. "In a word, we may reasonably hope for the virtual abolition of education when I'm as good as you has fully had its way. All incentives to learn and all penalties for not learning will vanish.The few who might want to learn will be prevented; who are they to overtop their fellows? And anyway the teachers--or should I say, nurses?--will be far too busy reassuring the dunces and patting them on the back to waste any time on real teaching. We shall no longer have to plan and toil to spread imperturable conceit and incurable ignorance among men. The little vermin themselves will do it for us."
Author: C.S. Lewis
4. "[E]ducation is a thing you get past and forget about as quickly as possible. This is particularly true of elementary and secondary education, of course…. I began to remember what it had been like: the tremendous excitement of the first couple of years, when kids imagine that great secrets are going to be unfolding before them, then the disappointment that gradually sets in when you begin to realize the truth: There's plenty of learning to do, but it's not the learning you wanted. It's learning to keep your mouth shut, learning how to avoid attracting the teacher's attention when you don't want it, learning not to ask questions, learning how to pretend to understand, learning how to tell teachers what they want to hear, learning to keep your own ideas and opinions to yourself, learning how to look as if you're paying attention, learning how to endure the endless boredom."
Author: Daniel Quinn
5. "Will non-English-speaking students start speaking English because their teachers were fired? Will children come to school ready to learn because their teachers were fired?It would be good if our nation's education leaders recognized that teachers are not solely responsible for student test scores. Other influences matter, including the students' effort, the family's encouragement, the effects of popular culture, and the influence of poverty. A blogger called "Mrs. Mimi" wrote the other day that we fire teachers because "we can't fire poverty." Since we can't fire poverty, we can't fire students, and we can't fire families, all that is left is to fire teachers."
Author: Diane Ravitch
6. "The corporate reform movement has co-opted progressive themes and language in the service of radical purposes. Advocating the privatization of public education is deeply reactionary. Disabling or eliminating teachers' unions removes the strongest voice in each state to advocate for public education and to fight crippling budget cuts. In every state, classroom teachers are experts in education; they know what their students need, and their collective voice should be part of any public decision about school improvement. Stripping teachers of their job protections limits academic freedom. Evaluating teachers by the test scores of their students undermines professionalism and encourages teaching to the test. Claiming to be in the forefront of a civil rights movement while ignoring poverty and segregation is reactionary and duplicitous."
7. "THE TRUTH ABOUT PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION • American fifteen-year-olds rank thirty-fifth out of fifty-seven developed countries in math and literacy. • 30 percent of public school students don't graduate from high school. • Every day, 7,000 kids drop out of high school. • Of the 50 million children currently in public school, 15 million of them will drop out. • 25 percent of all public school math teachers did not major in mathematics or a math-related subject at a college or university. • Less than two-thirds of high school graduates are accepted to college every year. • One half..."
Author: Frank Luntz
8. "Schools and schoolmasters, as we have them today, are not popular as places of education and teachers, but rather prisons and turnkeys in which children are kept to prevent them disturbing and chaperoning their parent."
Author: George Bernard Shaw
9. "The capacity of man himself is only revealed when, under stress and responsibility, he breaks through his educational shell, and he may then be a splendid surprise to himself no less than to this teachers."
Author: Harvey Cushing
10. "Learning, while at school, that the charge for the education of girls was the same as that for boys, and that, when they became teachers, women received only half as much as men for their services, the injustice of this distinction was so apparent."
Author: Lucretia Mott
11. "Access to books and the encouragement of the habit of reading: these two things are the first and most necessary steps in education and librarians, teachers and parents all over the country know it. It is our children's right and it is also our best hope and their best hope for the future."
Author: Michael Morpurgo
12. "Our educational results lag behind other states, and other nations, but worse still, behind the potential of the kids and the devoted teachers in our classrooms."
Author: Mitch Daniels
13. "With such a complicated and crucial part of a child's education in jeopardy, there are many forces at work -- a sort of conspiracy of mediocrity that denies children the chance to develop a love of reading and become good readers. It is a pattern that involves our system, parents, teachers, and sometimes even librarians."
Author: Rafe Esquith
14. "My education in the public schools of New York City between 1932 and 1944 was an excellent preparation for a life in science. Because of the Depression, these schools were able to attract a remarkably talented and dedicated collection of teachers who encouraged their students to strive for the highest levels of accomplishment."
Author: Robert Fogel
15. "I suppose it was a dream that lasted really about fifty years. By the time universal education had begun to work properly, say 1925, and the time the first teachers started to hold back information, say 1975. So a fifty-year dream.""I think what's happened is that because they themselves know less than their predecessors, innovators and leaders today have remade the world in their own image. Spellchecks. Search engines. They've remodeled the world so that ignorance is not really a disadvantage. And I should think that increasingly they'll carry on reshaping the world to accommodate a net loss of knowledge."
Author: Sebastian Faulks
16. "Education is the silver bullet to improve this Nation's standing worldwide... and our teachers know that."
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March 16, 2017 5:42 pm \ Leave a Comment \ by rabman13
This was Recorded Live March 6, 2017 at the Bloomfield Township Public Television Studios. Paul interviews Former Monroe County Republican Chairman Jeff Andring and Former Republican Elected Official and Candidate R Al Bain.
Jeff Andring and Randy Bain are Co-Founders of the Conservative Caucus of Monroe County. At about the 18:32 minute mark Mr. Andring talks about the recent Insurance Fee Rate Hike by the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association bestowed on the states drivers. Click the link below to view interview.
https://youtu.be/hOGDQzqPG00
“But how is this legal plunder to be identified? Quite simply. See if the law takes from some persons what belongs to them and gives it to other persons to whom it does not belong.
See if the law benefits one citizen at the expense of another by doing what the citizen himself cannot do without committing a crime.” ~ Frédéric Bastiat
Posted in: Bain Report, Politics, The Bain Report \ Tagged: Campaign Donations, Capital Cronyism, citizens, Corruption, Criminal, Fees, Incentives, Insurance Fee Rate Hike, Lansing politicians, MEDC, Michigan, Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association, Michigan Republican Party, Political PAC'S, Political Thieves, Politicians, Public Television, Republicans, Subsidies, Taxes, taxpayers, Theft, Tyranny, Tyrants
Money in Politics Michigan’s Biggest Donors Rule
December 9, 2016 8:27 am \ Leave a Comment \ by rabman13
Bill Would Hand Political Power to Biggest Donors
http://www.freep.com/story/opinion/contributors/2016/11/26/michigan-citizens-united-steroids-bill/93643006/
Michigan Dead Last in Transparency Ethics
The study, a year-long collaboration between the Center for Public Integrity and Global Integrity, concluded that state government nearly everywhere suffers from “pervasive secrecy, weak oversight and questionable ethics.”
“State governments are plagued by conflicts of interests and cozy relationships between lawmakers and lobbyists, while open-records and ethics laws are often toothless and laced with exemptions,” Read More…….
But what lead to Michigan coming in dead last? According to the study:
A significant factor in Michigan’s 2015 ranking is its lack of effective disclosure rules for officials in nearly all facets of state government. Conflicts of interest and potential public corruption remain buried in an honor system with no honor.
Thanks to loopholes created by the legislature, big spenders representing special interests can dramatically influence an election without leaving a trace.”
https://www.publicintegrity.org/2015/11/09/18427/michigan-gets-f-grade-2015-state-integrity-investigation
Michigan Ranked Last in U.S. For Ethics and Transparency Laws
http://wgrd.com/michigan-ranked-last-in-u-s-for-ethics-and-transparency-laws/?trackback=tsmclip
In State Rankings on Ethics and Transparency Michigan Loses
http://www.governing.com/topics/public-justice-safety/michigan-ranks-last-in-laws-on-ethics-transparency.html
Door Opens for More Dark Political Money in Michigan
http://www.citizensforethics.org/door-opens-for-more-dark-money-in-michigan/
The New Code of Michigan Campaign Finance Reporting. You Are Going to Know A Whole Lot Less The Next Time You Vote in Michigan!
http://rightmi.com/omerta-the-new-code-of-michigan-campaign-finance-reporting/
Senate Fiscal Agency Analysis of Senate Bill 638
https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2015-2016/billanalysis/Senate/pdf/2015-SFA-0638-C.pdf
2015 Senate Bill 638: Revise campaign finance law
http://michiganvotes.org/2015-SB-638
Passed 25 to 13 in the Senate on December 9, 2015
http://michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=719420
Posted in: Bain Report, Politics, The Bain Report \ Tagged: Conflicts of Interest, Corruption, Dark Political Money, Lack of Transparency, lawmakers, Michigan, migop, Public Integrity, Questionable Ethics, taxpayers, Tyranny, Tyrants, voters, Your Money
FBI Probes Corruption in Snyder’s Education Achievement Authority (EAA)
November 28, 2015 10:28 am \ Leave a Comment \ by rabman13
The will of the voters at the ballot box has been blatantly and totally disregarded by the Republican controlled legislature and Republican Gov. Rick Snyder. The people said no to the new “government bridge” only to have Snyder do an end around.
The voters rejected the emergency manager referendum at the ballot box only to have the Republican controlled legislature pass legislation that Snyder signed into law for it anyway.
The voters rejected the gas tax increase and vehicle registration fee increase at the ballot box only to have the legislature pass legislation for it with Snyder signing it into law.
When will the citizen’s wake up, you are not being represented in the manner you expect and deserve by these Tyrants in Lansing? If this isn’t Tyranny I don’t know what you call it.
Michigan families are still struggling from the great recession and are barely making ends meet and they keep piling on more taxes, big government and regulations on us that is taking away our Freedoms and Liberty. When is enough… enough?
How anyone can continue to support this insanity is beyond belief. With all the corruption and cronyism perpetrated by those in control in Lansing is unconscionable! This is nothing more than a mini political Mafia operating out of the peoples House in Lansing.
It’s all about the “Friends and Family” Program and the “Business Buddies” Fund of the politicians you have elected to serve you and make no mistake you are NOT being served with your best interest in mind only theirs.
There are enriching themselves through their campaign coffers with the kickbacks that they receive form those two entity’s mentioned above along with the bribes from the lobbyist and special interest warrant the FBI to investigate on the people’s behalf.
They will lie, cheat and steal from us citizens all to keep their snouts in that public trough. If you can’t see this you are truly blind to the workings within the political arena.
The emergency manager has been a complete and total failure for many of the communities and school districts they were implemented in and the cronyism and corruption continues unabated with their little scheme.
Follow the timeline of facts as to see the truth in the articles below.
The FBI has launched a corruption investigation involving Gov. Rick Snyder’s K-12 reform district and Detroit Public Schools. The U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI have sent subpoenas to get personnel files and bank records or email accounts of over a dozen current and former officials at Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s K-12 reform district.
The Education Achievement Authority (EAA) and Detroit Public Schools (DPS) both created by Snyder and they will investigate these corruption allegations. Some have received bribes from contractors as well as “misuse” of taxpayer monies.
http://www.ibtimes.com/us-doj-fbi-investigate-education-achievement-authority-detroit-public-schools-2149821
Michigan Proposal 1: Voters reject measure, repeal controversial emergency manager law
http://www.mlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/11/election_results_michigan_vote.html
Michigan Voters Repeal a Financial Law
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/08/us/michigan-voters-kill-emergency-managers-for-city-finances.html?_r=0
Michigan House passes new version of emergency manager law repealed by voters
Dec 13, 2012 Lame Duck legislative session
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/12/13/1169517/-Michigan-House-passes-new-version-of-emergency-law-repealed-by-voters
Michigan Voters Overwhelmingly Reject Gas Tax Increase
June, 6, 2015
http://dailycaller.com/2015/05/06/michigan-voters-overwhelmingly-reject-gas-tax-increase/
House passes sweeping roads plan raising gas tax, fees
http://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2015/10/21/michigan-roads-repairs-potholes-legislature/74360028/
Snyder signs road bills that hike gas tax, fees
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20151110/NEWS01/151109806/snyder-signs-road-bills-that-hike-gas-tax-fees
FBI Probes Corruption in Snyder’s Education Achievement Authority
Gina Balaya, spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, declined comment on the case, except to say: “While we cannot comment on this story, in general, we do not prohibit defendants from speaking to the press, and we do not withdraw plea offers to those who do.”
http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2015/10/15/eaa-detroit-schools-targeted-fbi-probe/73995964/
Feds look at EAA emails, Bank Records in Corruption Probe
The FBI and Justice Department subpoenaed personnel files and bank records or email account information for more than a dozen current and former officials at Gov. Rick Snyder’s K-12 Detroit reform district as part of a wide-ranging corruption investigation.
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2015/10/20/eaa-records-light-fbi-probe/74297526/
FBI probe of EAA eyes officials and vendors
The EAA is a controversial district created by Gov. Rick Snyder in 2012 to reform Michigan’s lowest-performing schools. It operates 15 schools in Detroit. With all the cronyism and corruption by Lansing lawmakers this should come as no surprise!
http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2015/10/20/federal-probe-eaa/74297446/
The EAA Exposed: An investigative report
The Education Achievement Authority (EAA) itself would be unique, with all strings leading back to the governor. The legal loophole through which the EAA slipped into being is a little-used state law that allows two units of government, acting in cooperation, to create a third public entity.
It this case, it was Detroit Public Schools (DPS) — under the control of a Snyder-appointed emergency manager — and the Eastern Michigan University Board of Regents, the majority of whom are gubernatorial appointees, that entered into what’s called an inter-local agreement that created the EAA.
It is overseen by an 11-person board, with the governor appointing seven members and EMU and the DPS’s emergency manager each selecting two more. And so this became the test of a completely new system of schooling. It turned out to be another kind of test as well.
A test of software, developed by one for-profit corporation and marketed by another. A product named Buzz.
http://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/the-eaa-exposed-an-investigative-report/Content?oid=2249513
Snyder creates “education achievement authority” for failed schools by means of an administrative interlocal agreement.
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/eas/EAA_Agreement_373901_7.pdf
What is Michigan’s Education Achievement Authority?
Snyder welcomes Obama’s corporate education model with open arms. I bet you thought common core was the only corrupt scheme that Snyder and the Republican controlled legislature was pushing well think again.
Snyder created the “education achievement authority” by means of an administrative “interlocal agreement” isn’t that the same way he created that new Government Bridge? I believe so.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2014/02/13/eaas-f13.html
Snyder: $715M to fix Detroit’s schools
Michigan taxpayers provided a “bailout” for Detroit now they get to “bailout it’s schools too. Where does it end and what Michigan city is next? Stay tuned the “comeback” continues!
http://www.freep.com/story/news/2015/10/19/snyder-offers-more-details-detroit-schools-plan/74208674/
Detroit Schools in Financial Chaos
When the city of Detroit received taxpayer funds Snyder said it wasn’t a “bailout” and I wonder what he calls the latest for Detroit schools? Just like the “New Government Bridge” that won’t cost the taxpayers’ one red cent but we have been paying interest on that free Canadian Free Money for years now.
The Republican governor is seeking legislative action by year’s end on his plan to create a new debt-free school district at a cost of $715 million taxpayer money over 10 years. Will the Republican controlled legislature continue to create bigger government and go along with more of Snyder’s liberal socialist plans?
Stay tuned voters the Hillary Clinton mentality of “It Takes a Village” is in full swing here in Michigan under that Dome in Lansing.
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2015/10/19/detroit-education-reform/74207124/
Governor Snyder Pitches $715M “Bailout” Plan
Tricky Rick’s crony John Rakolta of the famed new Wayne County Jail fiasco and co-chair of the Coalition for the Future of Detroit Schoolchildren as well as Mitt Romney’s Finance chair in Romney’s “failed” 2008 and 2012 Presidential bid claims the debt load of the Detroit public school district increases by $1 million every school day. John Rakkolta’s wife Terry is the aunt of current MIGOP Ronna Romney.
Not only did Snyder appoint ‘ole John Rakolta to the board of the “failed” MEDC he also appointed his son in keeping with the “Friends and Family” program and the “Business Buddies” fund these crooks are running out of Lansing.
http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/21833
Education Achievement Authority (EAA or Authority) Michigan Governor Rick Snyder created the authority in June 2011 to take over and turn around failing schools.
2011 Senate Bill 865: Replace repealed “Emergency Manager” law
To replace the Emergency Manager law passed in 2011 and repealed by a statewide referendum with a new law.
This Bill is a legislative end around of the will of the citizens’ vote. This replacement legislation explicitly gives a school EM authority over academic matters; and contains a modest appropriation that makes it “referendum-proof” which means the citizens cannot petition for a vote at the ballot box!
Public Act 436 of 2012 Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder on December 26, 2012.
Passed 63 to 46 in the House on December 12, 2012 Click link below see how they voted.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=634382
Motion by Rep. Jim Stamas (R) on December 12, 2012, to give immediate effect. The motion passed 64 to 45 in the House on December 12, 2012. This motion shows how fast these legislators will reject the people’s voice and their votes at the ballot box.
Passed 23 to 15 in the Senate on December 13, 2012 Click link below see how they voted.
Motion in the Senate on December 13, 2012, to give the bill immediate effect. The motion passed 26 to 12 in the Senate on December 13, 2012. This motion shows how fast these legislators will reject the people’s voice and their votes at the ballot box.
2013 House Bill 4369: Codify “education achievement authority” for failed schools
http://michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=156558
Michigan Emergency Manager Referendum, Proposal 1 (2012)
But just like the road tax proposal is was soundly defeated only to have the Republican controlled legislature do an end around the will of the voters and pas a legislative Bill to bypass the voters.
http://ballotpedia.org/Michigan_Emergency_Manager_Referendum,_Proposal_1_%282012%29
Michigan Sales Tax Increase for Transportation Amendment, Proposal 1 (May 2015)
The voters also soundly rejected this proposal but the Republican controlled legislature is hard at work trying to pass a road tax increase through legislation in which they did.
What is it about those we elect to serve we the people don’t they understand when we speak loud and clear on an issue? The only thing they understand is how they get what “they” want in spite of the will of the people.
http://ballotpedia.org/Michigan_Sales_Tax_Increase_for_Transportation_Amendment,_Proposal_1_%28May_2015%29
Posted in: Bain Report, Politics, The Bain Report \ Tagged: Bailouts, Ballot Box, Bribes, Campaign Coffers, citizens, Corruption, Cronyism, Education Achievement Authority, Emergency Manager, FBI, Gov. Rick Snyder, Kickbacks, Lansing, Michigan Voters, migop, Republican Control, taxpayers, Tyranny, Tyrants
Wes Nakagiri (RetakeOurGov) Press Release “Analysis”
April 23, 2015 11:54 am \ Leave a Comment \ by rabman13
I just read the press release from January 2015 Wes Nakagiri – RetakeOurGov, “The Michigan Republican Party’s declining loyalty” and found it to be very interesting. I would like to add my take on the last “update” at the bottom of his page (link below) in regard to Bobby Schostak not running for the MIGOP Party chairman position.
I have witnessed first hand how the game is played in the political arena and I can assure you Schostak is most likely running the show from behind the scenes! For those that have been involved for years can attest this is common practice within the MIGOP.
As an example, the former chairman of the Monroe County Republican Party (MCRP) will validate exactly what I’m referring to in this regard. While “electing” new chairman is really nothing more than appointing or anointing said chairman.
The (MCRP) for which I was an executive committee member uses this same practice whereas the Party is run by former Senator Randy Richardville’s mother Glenda Kennon behind the scenes “not who sits in the chair seat” and Richardville is a close and personal friend of Bobby Schostak.
If you connect all the dots going back years you will see several examples of this in those that have been appointed to various political positions within the MIGOP.
John Truscott served as Director of Communications and Press Secretary to Governor John Engler and Engler appointed a political unknown to chair his new government entity the MEDC none other than current Michigan Governor Rick Snyder.
John Truscott was appointed to the Michigan State Capitol Commission in 2014 which on and above other things is in charge of recommending legislative appropriations.
Currently there is a $6.4 million taxpayer funded makeover of the State Capitol underway on and above new office furniture (Snyder’s Cousin George Snyder gets state contract) and a new Senate building which financially benefits another Snyder appointee Ron Boji.
Oh the stuff I could share with you would make the hair on your back stand up! The problem I see is many newbie’s to the political arena have no clue nor do they have the ability to connect all the dots!
This report is just a drop in the bucket or a needle in a haystack of cronyism and corruption in state government compared to what “We the People” the citizens of Michigan haven’t found out about and that’s scary, very scary!
We citizens of Michigan are coming out on the very short end of the stick in the representation that we “expect and deserve” from those we elect to “serve” us!
https://www.facebook.com/notes/r-al-bain/schostak-socialist-party-connection/418320111578958
http://www.truscottrossman.com/john-truscott/
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2015/04/16/makeover-capitol-dome-begins-lansing/25917621/
http://council.legislature.mi.gov/CouncilAdministrator/LCFA
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/10/20/1337951/-MI-Gov-More-corruption-in-the-Snyder-admin-26-4MM-in-no-bid-contracts-awarded-to-campaign-donor#
http://retakeourgov.com/index.php/my-item/gop-establishment/14-michigan-republican-party-mid-term-grade.html
http://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2014/10/12/michigan-governor-town-hall-fact-check/17162393/
Snyder appoints unsavory businessmen to Michigan Government
There are many conflicts of interest with Snyder’s appointees! Many have been or are currently under investigation by the Feds.
Ron Boji appointed to state Transportation Commission Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013 LANSING, Mich. – Gov. Rick Snyder today announced the appointment of Ron Boji, of Orchard Lake, to the state Transportation Commission.
http://www.michigan.gov/snyder/0,4668,7-277–314872–,00.html
Gov. Rick Snyder has appointed Ron Boji to the “Michigan Strategic Fund” (MEDC)
http://www.michigan.gov/snyder/0,4668,7-277-57577_57657-292353–,00.html
Who is Ron Boji and the Boji Group? “Most of the dirt on this company and its principals was dug up by impressive investigative reports made by Detroit-area news outlet WXYZ’s Ross Jones and Fox 2 News’ Charlie Le Duff.” See link for “dirt” on Boji below.
http://ludingtoncitizen.ning.com/forum/topics/ron-boji-and-the-boji-group-data-and-deceit?xg_source=activity
All of Snyder’s business buddies from his Ann Arbor SPARK and or his Avalon Investments companies have been appointed positions in the crony MEDC.
Despite projected $454 million budget crunch, Michigan senators push for new offices
Who benefits financially? A Snyder appointee that’s who! Senate Secretary Carol Viventi testified that all the Senators do not have a view of the Capitol….I’m not making this up!
http://www.wxyz.com/news/local-news/investigations/despite-454-million-budget-crunch-michigan-senators-push-for-new-offices
On the Boji Group, LLC web site (About Us) it states that the group is a “progressive” real estate development, property management and construction management firm. Mr. Boji was involved with Bob Ficano in an FBI probe.
http://www.bojigroup.com/senate-planning-move-to-new-lansing-offices/
Another Crony Gov. Rick Snyder Appointee Target of FBI Probe
“The Boji Files”t along with the Ron Boji appointments Snyder made in Michigan government.
http://thebainreport.com/another-crony-gov-rick-snyder-appointee-target-of-fbi-probe/
It was Snyder who recruited Michael Finney from Rochester, N.Y., to head Ann Arbor Spark when it was founded in 2005 while Snyder was chairman of the MEDC.
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141218/NEWS/141219845/medc-ceo-finney-new-job-as-snyder-adviser-not-a-transitory
Governor John Engler announces Rick Snyder will be the chairman of the new Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC)
http://www.michiganbusiness.org/press-releases/engler-appoints-board-for-new-michigan-economic-development-corporation/
Posted in: Bain Report, Politics, The Bain Report \ Tagged: appointee’s, citizens, Corruption, Cronyism, Fake Conservatives, Faux Tea Party, Michigan, Michigan Government, migop, Party Loyalist, taxpayers, Tyranny
ALERT: On the “Faux” TeaParty Patriots of Michigan Facebook Group
My fellow Conservative Facebook Patriots. It seems we have a “fake” Patriot group among our midst!
R Al Bain has been given the “boot” from the “Faux” TeaParty Patriots Of Michigan Facebook Group all because they can’t handle the truth. Administrator R George Dunn an avid Mike Huckabee supporter is behind this boot.
The truth of the matter is this group is nothing more than a Mike Huckabee supporter group and anyone who speaks against their beloved “Huckster” will be booted from this fake Patriot group!
This group should be renamed for what it really is a Huckabee supporter group for it surly is NOT a Patriot group!
Some months back another administrator Julie Grace Forster another ardent Mike Huckabee supporter did the same thing to R Al Bain because he didn’t support her candidate.
After several group members asked why I was removed from this group the above administrator stated: I just decided R Al Bain “needed a little time out.” This goes right along with the same mentality of the other establishment supporters.
It was only after this blow back by other members and questioning of this removal by many of the other true Patriot members of this group did one of the administrators re-add R Al Bain back into the group.
Is this a form of censorship? Is this along the lines of Nazism? Is this along the lines of Socialist and Communist? You make the call.
A comment posted on a thread in this group by Julie Grace Foster reads like this:
Julie Grace Foster – You repeat lies like Saul Alinsky expecting people to eventually believe them. That comment was directed at another member who doesn’t support her candidate.
I guess the truth backed up with facts and links are lies!
Posted in: Bain Report, Politics, The Bain Report, Uncategorized \ Tagged: Establishment Supporters, Facebook, Fake Conservatives, Faux Patriots, Groups, Julie Grace Foster, migop, R George Dunn, Tyranny
Yet Another Government Boondoggle M-1 Rail Line ‘on the Wrong Track’ for Michigan Taxpayers
February 24, 2014 11:03 am \ 2 Comments \ by rabman13
The Republicans with the Republican controlled legislature in Lansing is passing legislation more in line with the Democrat Party! The Grand Old Party is supposed to stand for a more conservative stand on issues. They are supposed to stand for and believe that the federal government should not play a big role in people’s lives. Most Republicans favor lower taxes and less government spending on social programs. They are supposed to stand for and believe in less government intervention in business and the economy. Not the case here in Michigan!
Our current Republican Governor and his counterparts within the Republican controlled legislature in Lansing has proven the exact opposite of the stated stand above they do not adhere to that ideology. Higher taxation, more regulation and bigger government involvement and intervention in business and the economy at the cost to taxpayers has further proven they are on the wrong track for Michigan’s taxpaying citizens and the Republican Party’s stated mission.
In January 2013, with a $25 million (taxpayer funded) U.S.. Department of Transportation grant under the guise of economic development and the proposed 45 permanent positions for Detroit Department of Transportation workers this project has moved forward. With all the “secrecy” surrounding the Michigan Economic Development Authority (MEDC) and their non-transparency no telling how much other taxpayer funds will be funneled to this project!
We taxpayers have been to this dance before. One look at the projections made when the Detroit People Mover was proposed should send up huge “red flags” to the taxpayers of Michigan. The M-1 Rail Line will eventually be donated to the Regional Transit Authority, officials said. Governor Snyder’s 2014 executive supplemental budget calls $2 million “taxpayer dollars” from the general fund to be allocated to the Regional Transit Authority. How much more of Michigan taxpayers’ dollars will be wasted only time will tell. The M-1 Rail Line is expected to serve 6,000 riders a day initially and eventually grow to 10,000. See People Mover.
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140218/METRO01/302180070/
The Detroit People Mover opened in 1987 at the time of planning; the system was projected to have a ridership of 67,700 daily. In it’s first year, an average of 11,000 riders used the People Mover each day. The Mover costs $12 million annually in city and “state subsidies” to run. So, all Michigan taxpayers who never have or never will use this system pays for the few who do use it. In 2006, the Mover filled less than 10 percent of its seats! The daily ridership 7,083 – Annual ridership 2,328,084 (FY 2011).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_People_Mover
Michigan Senate OKs bill “shifting” $100M for snow removal and RTA
The “Theft” of our road tax money continues!
The legislation would mean at least $10.83 million for the four counties in the Detroit region, including $2.44 million for Macomb County, $3.74 million for Wayne County and $3.86 million for Oakland County, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation.
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140220/POLITICS02/302200077/1361/Michigan-Senate-committee-OKs-shifting-$100M-for-snow-removal
Michigan Senate OKs $100M plan to repair damaged roads, fill potholes and taxpayer funded RTA Start Up cost.
The supplemental budget includes: nearly $20 million for Harper and Hutzel hospitals, and $2 million in start-up costs for the Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan among other carve out’s to other entity’s.
Sen. Roger Kahn, R-Saginaw Township, said passage was crucial for many departments in the state. If our legislators in Lansing would just wake up and open their eye’s they would clearly see that by abolishing the “failed” quasi government entity the business buddy favorite MEDC that would supply the much needed funds that these state departments so desperately need. But if they did that they wouldn’t receive the “kick-backs or campaign coffer enrichments now would they!
http://www.freep.com/article/20140220/NEWS06/302200081/michigan-roads-potholes-repairs-proposal
The authority has $500,000 taxpayer funded capital in the bank to work with, provided through the Michigan Department of Transportation. Sen. Roger Kahn, R-Saginaw Twp., whose chairman of the Senate Appropriations committee, said a discussion planned for Thursday on a supplemental appropriations bill between him, House Appropriations Chairman Joe Haverman, a Holland Republican, and state Budget Director John Nixon would likely include additional RTA taxpayer funding.
http://www.theoaklandpress.com/general-news/20131119/regional-transit-authority-ceo-has-yet-to-sign-contract-cites-lack-of-dedicated-funding-stream
Michigan House approves regional transit authority
Senate Bill 911, which allows for the collection of new vehicle registration fees to fund the RTA, also passed through the House by a vote of 57-50. Earlier on Thursday, the House had taken action only to pass SB 909, the RTA enabling legislation.
http://www.annarbor.com/news/michigan-house-approves-regional-transit-authority-including-washtenaw-county-in-57-50-vote/
2012 Senate Bill 909: Create Detroit regional mass transit authority
Public Act 387 of 2012
Introduced by Sen. Tom Casperson (R) on January 26, 2012, to create a new Detroit area regional transportation authority (previously called DARTA now called RTA Southeast Michigan Regional Transit Authority) covering Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties, and potentially others. Among other powers the authority could levy property taxes (special assessments) and higher local vehicle registration taxes with the approval of a majority of the aggregate of all votes cast in an election (meaning a particular community could not “opt out” of the tax increase).
http://www.michiganvotes.org/2012-SB-909
2012 Senate Bill 911: Authorize Detroit regional transit vehicle registration tax
Detroit Reinvention Senate and House Bills and Public Acts
This article list taxpayer funds given to Detroit in subsidies.
http://michigan.gov/snyder/0,4668,7-277-57577-291716–,00.html
Introduced by Sen. Bert Johnson (D) on January 26, 2012, to exempt the Detroit regional transit authority proposed by Senate Bill 909 (and House Bill 5309) from local zoning ordinances. This is part of Gov. Rick Snyder’s road and transit tax proposal.
2011 Senate Bill 445: Create Detroit area transit authority
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=145614
2012 Senate Bill 967: Authorize dedicated “rolling transit” lanes
Comment on Bill – Re: 2012 Senate Bill 909 by waltduro on March 30, 2012
Here Snyder goes again, looking to raise taxes so his buddies at Business Leaders for Michigan can get paid.
Senate Bill 911, Authorize Detroit regional transit vehicle registration tax
Introduced by Sen. Bert Johnson (D) on January 26, 2012, to give the regional transit authority proposed by Senate Bill 909 the power to impose a higher vehicle registration tax in the region to pay for buses and other public transportation.
Business Leaders for Michigan – Members: Many of these listed members have received taxpayer funded subsidies for their individual business ventures here in Michigan. http://www.businessleadersformichigan.com/blm-members/
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Detroit News Report falls short on Michigan’s Road Fund Money Allocation Problem
Michigan ranks dead last in the nation when it comes to its per capita spending on its roads and bridges, according to a report citing U.S. Census Bureau data. Is it because Michiganders don’t pay a high enough gas tax, or have our legislators been re-directing our road tax dollars elsewhere?
Michigan has the 5th highest Gasoline Tax in the nation, only Democrat controlled CA, NY, HI, CT are higher! Michigan’s gas excise tax is 19 cents per gallon. Michigan also collects sales taxes and an environmental regulation tax for a whopping grand total of 39.4 cents per gallon.
Michigan legislators have been stealing, robbing and shifting “our” road fund monies for years! Now that the kitty is bone dry they have the gull to suggest “we taxpayers” pony up by accepting a gas tax and vehicle registration fee increases. Article continues below the picture.
Michigan legislative Transportation and Infrastructure committee chairs Wayne Schmidt (R) House and Tom Casperson (R) Senate would serve their constituents and all Michigan motorist well by pushing legislation that would outlaw any further diversions of Gasoline Tax monies from roads, bridges and infrastructure. Unfortunately these two seem more concerned about “Horse Trading” with politically well connected real estate developers.
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140213/METRO05/302130103/Michigan-ranks-last-per-capita-spending-roads-bridges
There is a clear pattern of history here of transferring “stealing” our road tax dollars for other unspecified state spending projects by our elected officials. And our legislators have the gull to propose new taxes on the citizens of Michigan as to repair our roads! Just say no to any new road taxes!
Republican Senate Majority leader Randy Richardville gave a legislative update to the Monroe Chamber of Commerce on Friday, January 10 2014. When he was through giving this update he opened up the floor for questions.
The very first question asked from a chamber member was, there is a lot of talk about a gas tax increase and vehicle registration fee increases coming out of Lansing will we be seeing this in 2014.
Mr. Richardville responded that we will see some sort of “re-alignment” in the gas tax structure but not until after the 2014 elections! Hmmm…I would say that is code word for “yes” we will see a gas tax and vehicle registration fee increase and you can take that to the banksters who donate to their campaign coffers!
2003 “Forgive” Mackinac Bridge Authority Taxpayer Loan
At a time when the state is struggling to repair its crumbling roads, this bill and the others in the Mackinac Bridge bill package would take more than $5 million away from repairing Michigan’s roads and bridges. Further, the bills in this package would forgive a combined debt of over $65 million owed to the state (we the taxpayers) in restricted funds that are used to fix our roads.”
Fast forward to 2014 and guess what Michigan taxpayers “the chickens have come home to roost” and you Mr. and Mrs. Taxpayers of Michigan are now on the hook for fixing this problem perpetrated on the taxpayers of Michigan by the very “thieves” we have elected to serve us!
2003 House Bill 4627 Introduced by Rep. Tom Casperson (R) on May 6, 2003, to forgive state loans to the Mackinac Bridge Authority.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/2003-HB-4627
Fiscal Analysis – MACKINAC BRIDGE AUTHORITY LEGISLATION
HB 4627 (H-1) would amend Section 7 of 1952 PA 214 (the Mackinac Bridge Authority’s authorizing statute) the bill would forgive certain “advances” made to the Mackinac Bridge Authority in the Motor Fuel Tax Act – effectively from the Michigan Transportation Fund (MTF).
As of September 30, 2002, there remained an unpaid balance of $53.2 million associated with this advance. Subsection 5 of the bill indicates that this advance is repaid or forgiven effective March 1, 2003.
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2003-2004/billanalysis/House/pdf/2003-HFA-0464-x3.pdf
A very small legislative sampling of how our road tax money is shifted below and there are many others.
Transfer road tax money to other purposes (Senate Roll Call 539) All Senate Republicans voted in favor to reduce the amount of infrastructure project spending from the transportation economic development fund by $12 million in the Fiscal Year that ends Sept. 30, 2009, and another $12 million in the next fiscal year. House Bill 5073 diverts this money to other state spending that was Signed into law by then Gov. Jennifer Granholm on November 3, 2009.
Transfer road tax money to other purposes (Senate Roll Call 404) All Senate Republicans but one voted in favor to transfer $5.7 million from the state “Comprehensive Transportation Fund” (from which subsidies to public transportation systems are paid), and use the money instead to avoid reductions in non-transportation state spending in the 2009-2010 fiscal year. See also House Bill 5679 (which transfers money from another source into the CTF). This one was Signed into law by then Gov. Jennifer Granholm on September 17, 2010.
2011 Senate Bill 411: Create “DRIC/NITC” bridge authority Introduced by Sen. Randy Richardville (R) on June 7, 2011, to “revise” the state road tax “allocation” law to “accommodate” the authority proposed by Senate Bill 410 to build a new bridge between Detroit and Windsor (the “Detroit River International Crossing” or “New International Trade Crossing,” a.k.a. “DRIC” or “NITC”). This would essentially take road fund monies away from our roads and transfer those monies to this new government authority! AKA, BIGGER GOVERNMENT!
All About Michigan’s Road Funding and the Recently Proposed “Gas Tax” Increase
http://bainreport.wordpress.com/2013/02/04/all-about-michigans-road-funding-and-the-recently-proposed-gas-tax-increase/
Michigan Road Tax Investigation: Snyder, State Legislators Ignoring State Law and Continue to “Gouge” Michigan Motorists on Gas Taxes
http://bainreport.wordpress.com/2013/09/26/michigan-road-tax-investigation-snyder-state-legislators-ignoring-state-law-and-continue-to-gouge-michigan-motorists-on-gas-taxes/
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Michigan’s False “Comeback” Offer Taxpayer Funded “Bribes” to Businesses
February 3, 2014 1:01 pm \ 1 Comment \ by rabman13
So you think we have “principled” Republican control in Lansing? Think again! Michigan ranks 38 out of 50 states in per-capita income, 42nd in business climate. Michigan had the fifth highest per-capita income in America in 1953. So what has our politicians done to reverse this trend? They do what any crony capitalist would do they offer “bribes” to these companies with taxpayer dollars to stay in the state.
Kurt Darrow, CEO of La-Z-Boy said La-Z-Boy never found a reason compelling enough to uproot its employees and leave Michigan but if Michigan through the “failed” MEDC didn’t pony up the dough to help build it’s new headquarters they would move elsewhere! Ohio was actively pursuing them to relocate to their state with subsidies.
Dan Swallow, director of economic and community development for Monroe, said the two grants and the tax abatement were paramount to keeping La-Z-Boy fully committing to staying in Monroe. The company had stated it would remain in Monroe if everything could be worked out, but if it couldn’t, it might be forced to go to another county or state.
http://www.toledoblade.com/Retail/2012/12/21/La-Z-Boy-a-big-step-closer-to-new-headquarters-Michigan-OKs-3-7M-aid-for-50M-project.html
The company’s third-quarter profit soars! Michigan-based La-Z-Boy said Tuesday its operating income was up 37 percent in the fiscal 2013 third quarter, to $23.3 million, compared with $17 million in the same quarter of 2012. The company ended the quarter with $112 million in cash and equivalents.
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/la-z-boy-reports-fiscal-2013-third-quarter-results-191882971.html
Note: Republican Senate Majority leader Randy Richardville is a former employee of La-Z-Boy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Richardville
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The Snyder re-election campaign starts with 6 stops around Michigan. Snyder’s campaign says the Monday stops are at James Group International in Detroit, Two Men and a Truck in Lansing and at Downtown Market in Grand Rapids. Two Men and a Truck recently received taxpayer funded subsidies to expand it’s business through the “failed” MEDC to expand its corporate headquarters in Lansing.
Because of the “failed” MEDC and it’s non-transparent policies there’s no telling how much of “our” tax dollars are being funneled to these businesses here in Michigan. One thing is certain and that’s the fact that “we taxpayers” are being taken for one hell of ride in this “scam”.
The cronyism and theft of “our” tax dollars continues with the “Friends and Family Program” along with the Republicans “Buddy Fund” administered by our elected officials in Lansing. Snyder recently appointed John Rakolta, CEO of Detroit-based construction firm Walbridge and partner of the “failed” Raleigh Film Studio in Pontiac to the board of the MEDC. Oh and by the way we taxpayers are now on the hook for that studios failed bond payments. Can you say “conflict” of interest?
Michigan Republican Party chairman Bobby Schostak is also receiving not just federal subsidies for his new skyscraper high raise office building in Detroit but is seeking state subsidies as well through the MEDC. If you remember Mr. Schostak got his legislative buddies in Lansing to pass “a mortgage bill for one” as to “bailout” his brother who he is partners with in Schostak Brothers & Company, Inc. that saved them from paying a $2.4 million judgement of a foreclosure in their Cherry Land Mall in Traverse City Michigan.
http://www.freep.com/article/20120331/NEWS15/203310415/
Note: Meridian Health Plan is expected to be the sole office tenant in the taxpayer funded Schostak office building in Detroit. Governor Snyder appointed Meridian to administer the new Medicaid (SnyderCaid) expansion/ObamaCare.
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20130918/NEWS/130919855/meridian-health-plan-expected-to-move-into-16-story-detroit-building
When will the citizens and voters of Michigan wake up to the fact that it’s not just the Democrats that is the problem it’s this kind of Republican control as well. While I am appalled at the liberal progressive socialist policies of the Democrats I am equally appalled at the these same types of policies that we are seeing from the so-called Republicans we now have in Lansing.
http://www.freep.com/article/20120401/COL04/204010479/Brian-Dickerson-In-Lansing-a-mortgage-bill-tailored-for-one
http://www.freep.com/article/20131030/COL06/310300170/Tom-Walsh-La-Z-Boy-Meijer-John-Engler
http://www.michiganbusiness.org/press-releases/governor-joins-in-celebration-of-two-men-and-a-truck-expansion/
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130220/BIZ/302200331
https://www.mackinac.org/features/search/?text=film&site=MCC&count=100
http://michiganfilmcreditsecrets.blogspot.com/
Public Employee Pension Systems Raided To Pay Film Studio Bills – Michigan teachers and state employee systems paid $1.68 million so far for Pontiac studio
Michigan-Subsidized Film Studio Fails; State Pension Fund Had to Guarantee Missed Loan Payments
http://taxfoundation.org/blog/michigan-subsidized-film-studio-fails-state-pension-fund-had-guaranteed-loan
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Current Biology Karsten Schnrogge an entomologist at the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Wallingford in the United Kingdom thought it odd that mature pupae would have the capability to produce sound but remain silent So he and his colleagues listened in to a group of Myrmica scabrinodis ants These 4- to 5-millimeter-long reddish-brown ants are commonly found in northern Europe in low-lying areas like peat bogs Using an extra-sensitive microphone that would pick up on the faint acoustic signals the researchers measured the sounds produced by 10 differentM scabrinodis larvae six immature pupae and six mature pupae Whereas the larvae and immature pupae were completely silent the mature pupae produced brief pulses of sound (see audio files) the team reports online today in Current Biology Further analysis of this noise showed that it was a simplified version of the more complex adult sound It was as if the mature pupae were saying "Help" while the adults were saying "Hey I’m over here Please come help It’s your friend" To test the function of these noises in the mature pupae the researchers first played back the sounds made by either the mature pupae or adult M scabrinodis Adult worker ants responded the same way to both recordings such as walking over to the speaker rubbing their antennae against it and guarding it They didn’t show these responses when Schnrogge and colleagues played white noise These behaviors which represent a worker ant’s attempts to protect its nestmates indicate that acoustic communication served to bring assistance in both mature pupae and adult ants To see how the ants used this acoustic communication the team removed the abdominal spike from some of the mature pupae in a nest The researchers then disturbed the nest spilling out larvae pupae and adult workers into an experimental arena Normally the adult ants rescue their nestmates in a specific order: mature pupae immature pupae and finally the larvae In the experiments by Schnrogge and colleagues the adult workers indeed rescued the unmuted mature pupae first However the adult ants completely ignored the muted ants It was as if the mute mature pupae simply didn’t exist "The sounds they make rescue them by signaling their social status" Schnrogge says "There is complex information in these signals" that combine with chemical signals to provide an array of information about the individual Researchers have yet to decode everything the ants are communicating by sound and how the ants interpret these signals Acoustic communication may be especially important in mature pupae because they don’t yet produce the full array of adult pheromones but they also don’t smell and behave like larvae either DeVries cautions that the discovery doesn’t mean that chemical communication in ants is less important "Ants live in these enormously sophisticated societies" he says "Acoustic signaling adds another gorgeous piece to what we know about how insect societies communicate" West Palm Beach:President Donald Trump on Sunday claimed North Korea has agreed to "denuclearisation" before his potential meeting with Kim Jong-un But that’s not the case North Korea said on Friday it would suspend nuclear tests and intercontinental ballistic missile launches ahead of summits with the US and South Korea Kim also said a nuclear test site would be closed and "dismantled" now that the country has learned how to make nuclear weapons and mount warheads on ballistic rockets But the North has stopped short of saying it has any intention of abandoning its nuclear arsenal with Kim making clear that nukes remain a "treasured sword" Trump nonetheless tweeted on Sunday that the North has "agreed to denuclearisation (so great for World) site closure & no more testing" Sleepy Eyes Chuck Todd of Fake News NBC just stated that we have given up so much in our negotiations with North Korea and they have given up nothing Wow we haven’t given up anything & they have agreed to denuclearization (so great for World) site closure & no more testing — Donald J Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 22 2018 Being committed to the concept of denuclearisation however is not the same as agreeing to it as Trump claims South Korea which is set to meet with North Korea later this week has said Kim has expressed genuine interest in dealing away his nuclear weapons But the North for decades has been pushing a concept of "denuclearisation" that bears no resemblance to the American definition vowing to pursue nuclear development unless Washington removes its troops from the Korean Peninsula and the nuclear umbrella defending South Korea and Japan South Korea’s president has said Kim isn’t asking for the withdrawal of US troops from the Korean Peninsula as a condition for abandoning his nuclear weapons If true that would seem to remove a major sticking point to a potential disarmament deal File image of US president Donald Trump AP But that still doesn’t address a North Korean arsenal that now includes purported thermonuclear warheads and developmental ICBMs developed during a decadeslong cycle of crises stalemates and broken promises Trump agreed to meet with Kim after an invitation was delivered by a South Korean delegation that had just returned from Pyongyang "I told President Trump that in our meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said he’s committed to denuclearisation" South Korea’s national security adviser later told reporters on the White House driveway "Kim pledged that North Korea will refrain from any further nuclear or missile tests" A place and date have yet to be set but Trump’s pick to be the next secretary of state CIA Director Mike Pompeo traveled to North Korea on Easter weekend to lay the groundwork for the meeting Trump has called the talks a success but it’s unclear exactly what was agreed to if anything as a condition for the leader-to-leader talks "Look this is a great public relations effort by Kim Jong-un And I think people recognise that"Senator Bob Corker R-Tennessee said Sunday on CNN’s "State of the Union" But asked whether be believed the North would denuclearize Corker offered caution "Well I don’t think he said anything about denuclearizing on the front end necessarily" he said He added on ABC’s "This Week" that it’s unrealistic to think that "somebody’s going to go in and charm" Kim out of keeping his nuclear weapons "Is it realistic that he’s just willy-nilly going to do that Absolutely not" Corker said "But you know progress can be made freezing the program who knows what he’s — what his ambitions are as it relates to South Korea" SenatorTom Cotton R-Arkansas was equally as skeptical on CBS’ "Face the Nation" arguing that North Korea’s recent statements are easily reversible and that no announcement has been made about short- or medium-range ballistic missiles that threaten South Korea and Japan "Well I think this announcement on Friday is better than continued testing but it’s not much better than that" he said "But I do think they show that the president has put Kim Jong-un on the wrong foot for the first time" Asked what denuclearisation means to both sides White House Legislative Director Marc Short said on NBC’s "Meet the Press" that there needs to be a sit-down meeting to make sure everyone’s on the same page "But I think from our perspective it means full denuclearisation" he said "No longer having nuclear weapons that can be used in warfare against any of our allies" Still Democraticsenator Dianne Feinstein D-California told CBS that if the president goes through with the meeting it’s "very important" that it "goes well and that there is an ability to put together some terms of an agreement that might exist" "The question" she said "is whether it lasts or not And of course the reputation of the North Koreans has been that they don’t necessarily keep their agreements" an editor at the New York Times, the mosque banned an Egyptian-American man it said was spreading radical ideology. 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8S193 FUTURE FAME GIRL Bay Filly 13-jun-2018 Trot
ANDOVER HALL (1999)
AMOUR ANGUS (1987)
3,2:03.1f ($21,355)
MAGNA FORCE (1981)
FLORIDA PRO (1975) 3,1:55 ($349,229)
ROSEMARY (1975) 3,1:57.2 ($223,647)
KENWOOD SCAMPER (1982)
TEXAS (1974) 3,1:57.3 ($235,363)
LINDYS SPEEDY LADY (1968) 3,2:03.1f ($54,079)
SPARE ME PLEASE (2006)
3,2:00.2s ($9,534)
MUSCLES YANKEE (1995)
3,1:52.2 ($1,424,938)
BALTIC SPEED (1981) 3,1:56 ($1,271,764)
VALLEY VICTORIA (1981) 3,2:00.3f ($6,719)
MAIDEN YANKEE (1981)
3,1:59.4f ($188,722)
WISTFUL YANKEE (1972) ($4,864)
MAGGIE SPUR (1990)
2,2:07.3f ($425)
ARMBRO GOAL (1985)
ARMBRO FLIGHT (1962) 3,1:59 ($493,602)
DELMAJESTY (1981)
3,Q1:59.2 ($12,971)
SUPER BOWL (1969) 3,1:56.2 ($601,006)
DELMONICA HANOVER (1969) 6,1:59.2 ($832,925)
SPARE ME PLEASE 3, 2:00.2s -'09 ($9,534) 3 wins, by MUSCLES YANKEE 3, 1:52.2. From 6 foals, including a two-year-old of 2020, dam of 1 winner(1 in 1:58) including-
SPARE SEED (g, Angus Hall) 2, Q2:09.2f, 3, 1:59.3f, 1:56.3s -'20 ($38,316) 7 wins.
Pinkcowgirlboots (m, Glidemaster). Dam of-
Realmenwearpink. Now 3.
Funny Ways (m, Kadabra).
Me Mum (m, Conway Hall).
Pardon Me Please (f, Chapter Seven). Now 3.
Future Fame Girl (f, Andover Hall). Now 2 .
MAGGIE SPUR 2, 2:07.3f -'92 ($425) 1 win, by ARMBRO GOAL 3, 1:54.3. From 13 foals, dam of 7 winners(1 in 1:54, 3 in 1:58, 5 in 2:00) including-
HOLY GUACAMOLIE (h, Conway Hall) 3, 1:54.2s, 1:52.3 -'05 ($220,581) 12 wins. At 3, winner of Colonial S. at Woodbine; second in Stanley Dancer S. elim at The Meadowlands; third in Currier & Ives S. elim at The Meadows, Dexter Cup elim at Freehold. As aged, winner of Father Foley Memorial leg at The Meadowlands; third in Father Foley Memorial leg at The Meadowlands.
HOLY SMOKES (g, Conway Hall) 3, 2:01.3h, 1:57.1f -'13 ($136,261) 22 wins. At 3, winner of NY Fair S. div at Historic Track, div at Norwich; second in NY Fair S. div at Cobleskill, div at Historic Track. As aged, winner of Open at Buffalo; second in Open at Buffalo, (twice) at Plainridge; third in Open (3 times) at Buffalo.
DELMONICA SPUR (m, Cheyenne Spur) 3, 2:00.3f, 4, 1:58q -'98 ($52,733) 8 wins. At 3, second in Preferred at Hiawatha Horse Park; third in ONSS Gold elim at Mohawk, elim at Windsor, ONSS Grassroots div at Dresden. Dam of-
E L Speed 4, 2:03.2h -'06 ($33,871).
MAGGIE BLOOM (m, Sierra Kosmos) 3, 1:59.4s -'99 ($33,821) 1 win. At 3, second in Celias Counsel Series leg (twice) at Mohawk; third in PASS div at The Meadows, div at Pocono Downs. Exported to Sweden.
ZIPPER CYCLE (g, Donerail) 3, 2:04f, 4, 2:00f -'07 ($27,879) 2 wins.
Spurt Of Speed (g, Baltic Speed) 2:01h -'01 ($22,137) 5 wins.
Spare Me Please (m, Muscles Yankee) 3, 2:00.2s -'09 ($9,534) 3 wins. As Above.
Mended Heart (m, Garland Lobell) ($334). Dam of-
COMMAND OF HEART 2, 2:02.2f, 3, Q2:02.1f -'05 ($121,779).
Spin The Planet (m, Pine Chip). Dam of-
ROYAL SHYSTER 2, 1:57.1f, 1:55s -'14 ($326,811).
GLOBAL REVOLUTION 2, 2:05.1h, 1:54.3 -'18 ($240,600).
SPIN SPANKY SPIN 2, 2:00.3h, 3, 1:57.3s, 1:55f -'13 ($237,950).
HALLANET 2, 1:59.3s, 3, 1:57.2f, 1:56.3f -'16 ($233,284).
L DEES MAGGIE 3, 1:56.3s -'10 ($36,308). Dam of-
L DEES COURAGEOUS 3, 1:56.3s, 4, 1:56.2f -'19 ($70,600).
L DEES MAGGIESBEST 2, 1:59f -'14 ($21,530). Exported to Finland.
L Dees Eagle 2, Q2:04.1s -'16 ($1,216).
Winky J. Now 3 .
Warp Drive 2, Q2:04.3h, 3, 2:01.3h -'11 ($22,846).
Royal Encore ($19,411). Dam of-
Chapencore ($1,950). Now 3 . Raced at 2.
In Good Company 3, Q2:01s, Q2:00.4s -'09 ($7,628).
Chaplanet. Now 3.
Rail Spur (h, Donerail).
Alot Of Pump (m, Angus Hall). Dam of-
SODA PUMP 2, 1:56.4f, 1:55f -'19 ($198,497).
FLY BEYOND 2, 1:58.1f, 4, 1:57s -'18 ($107,472).
REVENUE SHARES 3, 1:59.4f -'11 ($22,823). Dam of-
SECOND CAREER 3, 1:58.1h -'17 ($40,321).
Glide N Go 3, 2:03.2h -'19 ($16,444).
Command The Market. Now 2 .
MUSCLE PUMP QUEEN 2, 2:14.4h -'13 ($14,126).
Ms Spartan 3, 2:01.1h -'18 ($9,897).
Ugottaluvit (h, Angus Hall). Died 05/2010.
Super Calli (m, Conway Hall). Dam of-
Super Classy Girl. Now 2 .
DELMAJESTY 3, 1:59.2 -'84 ($12,971), by SUPER BOWL 3, 1:56.2. From 5 foals, dam of 4 winners(2 in 2:00) including-
CASTLETON MAGIC (h, Prakas) 3, 1:59.4f -'90 ($94,264) 3 wins. At 2, winner of Standardbred S. final at Delaware County Fair. At 3, winner of Arden Downs S. div at The Meadows; second in Horseman Futurity S. heat at Indiana State Fair, Tompkins-Geers S. div at Scioto Downs.
Castleton Majesty (g, Prakas) 3, 2:03.1h, 2:00.4f -'94 ($24,542) 17 wins.
PREDICTION (g, Prakas) 1:58.2q -'95 ($22,536) 9 wins.
Maggie Spur (m, Armbro Goal) 2, 2:07.3f -'92 ($425) 1 win. Died 2015. As Above.
Classique Victory (m, Valley Victory).
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Getting Deep in the House with TerraSoul - DJ of the Moment
From a young age, Kaelem “Terrasoul” Fakier was drawn to the power of Music. The connection between sound and emotion baffled this young mind, but it wasn’t until his last two years of high school that this fantasy started becoming a reality.
In the pursuit of musical bliss, he studied sound engineering and music production and eventually released his first EP in 2011 on Lithuanian Record label Away Recordings. His passion was quickly realised by the people at Legendary House Music Institute “Deluxe” and slowly but surely he became a staple at the prestigious club.
Now a common name moving around the scene in Cape Town, Kaelem Fakier is part owner of recording company Khoisoul, and with two EPs due to release by the end of the year, it seems this young producers career is just the stepping stone to greater things.
Q & A's with TerraSoul (Kaelem Fakier)
1. What inspires and motivates you to do what you do?
For as long as I can remember Music has been my best friend. The one place I can go to find solace. Music has allowed me to express the emotions I could not put into words and communicate it to the world.
2. Why music, what do you hope to achieve through your music?
Music in itself is a vast nebula of sounds, emotions and experiences. A roller coaster of feelings, both happy and melancholy. I have always been fascinated by the way Music can complement emotions and soothe one during traumatic times. It truly is a powerful force that can unite thousands of people at once. The process of creating these experiences is probably the most rewarding challenge I have come across and trying to master it fuels majority of what I feel my purpose is to create and do with my music.
3 . One word to describe yourself?
4. What would you consider to be one of the snags of this industry?
The music industry is probably one of the toughest industries to break into besides being unique, relevant and precise, one needs incredible tenacity. In South Africa we are tested immensely, without the financial support in comparison to 1st world countries. We are need to make do with whatever opportunities occasionally come our way, and they are rare. Many musicians eventually give up once their years of dedication leaves them broke, chasing a dream that in most cases will never be accomplished. But it is in that chase that we discover why it is that we do what we love...
5. Where do you hope to be and achieve in the next 5 years?
If all goes well, in the next 5 years you will see the rise of my Production and events company Khoisoul, gaining momentum to a point where we can give artists the helping hand they need to get their music heard by the masses. I anticipate a great explosion of producers onto the scene in Cape Town and as a whole, DJ's growing to be recognised by the rest of the world as a force to be reckoned with. Personally, as a DJ/Producer, I'd like to see my career grow to a point where I can be touring SA and the world, sharing my experiences with people all over and growing my brand as Terrasoul to be one of the best in Cape Town at least.
6. What type of impact would you like to make on the music scene?
I want to make South Africans proud of ourheritage in music and where we moving forward as a unified nation through music. I want to show everyone that we can do things just as well and if not better than the US, UK and the rest of the world And to hopefully inspire the next generation of producers to push quality music and still maintain their integrity. I want to be the symbol of showing our future generation that all things can happen through dedication and perseverance and that no matter how difficult the road is, eventually that dream will come true.
7. What and how would you like people to remember you by?
I’d like people to remember me as someone who stood by their art and believed that anything is possible, even in this troubled city. Someone who was devoted and passionate about what he does and never gave up on his dreams. No matter how big and challenging that dream might seem.
8. On a lighter note, why the name Terrasoul, what's the significance? Lol erm I don't actually know hey, I liked the vibe of having something natural and earthy in the name, Terra being the Latin word for Earth, and my girlfriend suggested adding Soul into it. So in a way it translates to the Soul of the Earth.
Now Kaelem and I go back a while, actually as high school frenemies initally, and I can smile now and we both can probably agree that we eerk the hell out of each other, but as we have both matured (LMAO sounds so old). We have learnt to tolerate each other, only kidding I think we have grown into our own and now we are good friends,
When asking Kaelem (Terrasoul) to do a feature on my blog, I was quite hesitate but reflected on the years that has passed and realised that as youth and future leaders we have come along way. And if there is one thing Kaelem and I have in common and that I am 100% on point with is our love for House and music. If I think back now, it was the club Deluxe the Home of House that was like the peace offering to our friendship. And for so many Deluxe was like a real home of where every was treated like family and everyone automatically knew each other. On one or two occasion I have bumped into people that were regulars at Deluxe and its like full family gatherings (tear jerking) ...Deluxe was family , it was and should remain a Movement.
On that note I feel that Terrasoul is the epitome of this movement and is continues to carry that message and just by the responses to the questions posed to him, I feel that he isn't here for the quick fame and fortune but an actual die hard music head and strongly believes in his mission. And for that Terrasoul I admire you, for so many people throw their dreams by the wayside when things get tough and follow the rest. May you be the example to others that we should fight for what we believe in.
SA Creatives
This page covers local creatives that I believe will be making headlines in the future or in the process of doing so, as this is my space to showcase their talent.
#CreativeAppreciation
Since starting my blog I have attended many events and met so many aspiring & unique people along this journey that,I thought it would be selfish if I kept these creatives hidden, thus on this platform I will showcase and interview them so that you too may appreciate their talent and creative spirit.
Adrian Lazarus
Alexandra Blanc
Amy De Castro
Aphelele Gule
Apple Gule
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Dare To Love
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Wychavon
Wychavon District
Wychavon District — Current theme: Social Structure
These simple graphs compare Wychavon with national trends:
Percentage of Working-Age Males in Social Grades A and B
Percentage of Working-Age Males in Social Grade C
Percentage of Working-Age Males in Social Grades D and E
The first census in 1801 simply divided people into those employed in agriculture and those in trade or manufacturing, and the 1841 census, the first to gather detailed occupational data, imposed no real order on it at all. However, the first occupational classification, introduced in 1851, was clearly concerned with social status as well as with what people made: it began with the Queen, followed by government officials and then by 'the learned professions'.
In the twentieth century a separate system of social classes was devised. Originally created to help understand mortality, the Registrar General's Social Classification was tabulated by the census from 1951 onwards. However, the Office for National Statistics no longer officially use the social classification, but instead provide data for an essentially similar set of 'Social Grades' defined by the British Market Research Society. To provide a longer perspective we have re-organised earlier occupational information to the same system. Like the published 1951 data, all our figures are limited to men.
This is only possible where we have very detailed occupational statistics at district-level, so these earlier censuses are limited to 1841, where the replies to the occupational question were tabulated almost raw; 1881, where we can use complete data from the enumerator's books; and 1931, which produced the most detailed of all occupational reports.
We hold these detailed statistics for Wychavon, which we graph and tabulate here:
Social Grade 1951 to 2011 Social Grade (simplified) (3)
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Getting over 600 million YouTube hits in a few months, that swift Brazilian song has topped music charts worldwide.
"Oh If I Catch You" by young artist Michel Telo must have a special nuance in its local culture. Yet the song hit number one in over 25 countries, most of which do not speak or even understand Portuguese -- like Germany, Russia, and Switzerland. It took over all other hits at the Latin Music Awards this year in Miami, to the point that the ever-participatory Pitbull, who shared hits with most Spanish stars, joined Telo in presenting it to an enthusiastic public. Google brings it up as the first searched item after "Ai." European - and world - public may have first noticed it when Brazilian football (soccer) star Neymar started performing it to other players during internationally viewed games. Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo and Brazilian colleague Marcelo celebrated a scored goal by dancing it together.
Initially some sophisticated Brazilians, especially in the area of San Paola, treated it as unrepresentative of Brazilian traditional rhythm. It was too simple, too repetitive, and too folksy. Yet when classical music Maestro Andre Rieu performed there to a raptured elite audience, he chose to end his enchanting concert with every woman on her feet thumbing in the air, twisting and shouting: "Ai Se Eu Te Pego." No young Brazilian or Portuguese woman would be caught unmoved as that song is played anywhere.
It was described as a new anthem for women, bubblegum for teens, and a cautionary tip for men. We could list the lyrics from "Nossa, Nossa" to "Felicia, Felicia." But nothing like the full swing.
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VBCR - April 2017, Vol 6, No 1 - FDA Approvals, News & Updates
Leslie Wyatt
Two draft guidances released by the FDA in January 2017 explain the regulations in place for pharmaceutical manufacturers and decision-makers within the healthcare field (eg, payers, formulary committees) that share healthcare economic information (HCEI), and how communications should be handled in the industry with regard to drugs and devices that meet FDA labeling requirements, respectively.1,2
Sharing Healthcare Economic Information
According to the FDA, HCEI is classified as any analyses that identify, quantify, or define the economic consequences of the use of a drug.1 It is also possible for these analyses to be comparative to the use of an alternative medication or healthcare intervention, or to no use of an intervention. HCEI is presented in multiple forms, including as a reprinted publication based in a peer-reviewed journal, as an evidence dossier, and as a software package.
The draft guidance pertaining to HCEI is titled “Drug and Device Manufacturer Communications With Payors, Formulary Committees, and Similar Entities—Questions and Answers,” and addresses common questions related to the HCEI on prescription drugs relayed to payers, formulary committees, and others who are experts in economic analysis by pharmaceutical firms. Answers to popular questions regarding the distribution of information about investigational drugs and medical devices to payers before they receive FDA approval are also provided.
The FDA asserts that, because a large quantity of patients are affected by the coverage and reimbursement decisions that payers develop, information given to payers by drug manufacturers about their agents must be honest and not misleading. Of note, the FDA states that HCEI is false or misleading if it refers to an indication that is not FDA approved.
“To be considered related to an approved indication, HCEI analyses should relate to the disease or condition, manifestation of the disease or condition, or symptoms associated with the disease or condition in the patient population for which the drug is indicated in the FDA-approved labeling,” the FDA stated in its draft guidance.
HCEI analyses that relate to approved indications for their respective drugs include information about practice settings, burden of illness, dosing, length of hospital stay, and validated surrogate end points.
HCEI analyses that are not considered relevant to the approved indication include analysis of disease course alterations that are associated with the treatment of a symptom not deemed relative to the approved indication, and analyses that are based on studies of patients who do not fall into the indicated patient population.
With regard to the type of information pharmaceutical manufacturers should include when distributing their HCEI to payers, the FDA states that appropriate background and contextual information that helps payers fully understand the HCEI should be prominently relayed. An accurate review of the economic analysis design should be communicated, including a statement about the study objectives.
Communications Consistent with FDA-Required Labeling
The second draft guidance, “Medical Product Communications That Are Consistent With the FDA-Required Labeling—Questions and Answers,” is a source of information for pharmaceutical manufacturers that divulges how the FDA evaluates the way firms communicate information that is FDA approved but not contained in the FDA-required labeling for a specific drug or device.2
The FDA-required labeling is chiefly the method by which the FDA communicates essential information needed for the safe and effective use of a drug or device, and manufacturers are obligated to keep their FDA-required labeling up-to-date to guarantee that it is not false or misleading. However, this labeling is not supposed to be a comprehensive summary of all available information about a drug or device.
As per the guidance, the FDA regulates whether a communication regarding a drug or device is consistent with the product’s FDA-required labeling based on 3 key factors, including:
Factor 1—Does the communicated information about indication, patient population, limitations and directions of handling and use, or dosing and administration compare with the information in the FDA-required labeling? If the answer to this is yes, then the communication is not consistent with FDA-required labeling.
Factor 2—Do the representations and suggestions in the communication increase the possibility of harm to health with regard to the information reflected in FDA-required labeling? If the answer to this is yes, then the communication is not consistent with FDA-required labeling.
Factor 3—Do the conditions suggested in the communication make it easy to safely and efficiently use a drug or device per the directions for use in its FDA-required labeling? If the answer to this is no, then the communication is not consistent with FDA-required labeling.
Communications that do not fulfill any 1 of these 3 factors are considered inconsistent with FDA-required labeling.
These new draft guidance documents from the FDA—both of which are available online through FDA.gov—provide clarity on the sharing of HCEI, and on the consistency of communications from manufacturers regarding their drugs and medical devices with the products’ respective FDA-required labeling.
US Food and Drug Administration. Drug and device manufacturer communications with payors, formulary committees, and similar entities—questions and answers. January 2017. www.fda.gov/downloads/drugs/guidancecomplianceregulatoryinformation/guidances/ucm537347.pdf. Accessed February 27, 2017.
US Food and Drug Administration. Medical product communications that are consistent with the FDA-required labeling—questions and answers. January 2017. www.fda.gov/ucm/groups/fdagov-public/@fdagov-drugs-gen/documents/document/ucm537130.pdf. Accessed February 27, 2017.
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Game Piracy in India… Let’s know, how it works?
Piracy of Game CD’s exist everywhere, in almost all the country. Game Piracy refers to several practices which involve the unauthorized copying of computer games.
note : insidepcgames.wordpress.com does not promote piracy…
The Current Scenario
Lets figure out how approximately it works in India, specially in Metro city like Mumbai. Its very easy to get the Pirated Copy of latest PC Games on the streets of Mumbai. Check out any Mumbai’s Railway station, or Shopping Mall, or at any corner of the streets. You’ll find it everywhere. Even the Authorized Shoppers keeps the pirated copies of PC Games.
Who behind this?
One of my friend (hiding the identity) in Mumbai, who use to work with such guys who sells the pirated cd’s around CST station, Mumbai disclosed the process.
Game Piracy is a huge market with more and more people involved. These people worked according to the zone they’ve been allocated. Either they buy Original Games from the store or download the games from Peer-to-Peer network or Internet, and make their millions of copies on a low cost DVD’s.
They also make millions of Print copies of the Original Game CD cover, which they use for the packaging of the games. One of my ex-colleague got the job offer for designing Game CD Covers of Multiple games packaged in single DVD. (see image below)
They distribute it among all the pirated CD retailers across Mumbai with their recognizable sign (It means CD bought from Shop 1 cannot be replacable with the Shop 2). These Shopkeepers can easily makeout whether the CD’s sold by them or someone else.
A single Pirated Game DVD of latest games like FAR CRY 2 will cost you Rs.40/- (Less than a dollar). And you’ll also get discount offered if you purchased more titles at a time.
Although the number of these sellers has been decreased since Mumbai Cops raided most of them, but you can still find them rounding up at such locations.
But the question remains same, Is there a way to stop this Piracy Industry?
Article by: Vicky Nimbalkar
Website: www.insidepcgames.wordpress.com
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Today's weather is turning out to be light drizzle. The visibility is going to be around 4 km i.e. 2 miles and an atmospheric pressure of 1038 mb . The daytime temperature is going to reach 8 °c and the temperature is going to dip to 3 °c at night. We expect around 1.0 mm of precipitation to fall and cloud covering 96% of the sky, the humidity will be around 96%.
Tomorrow weather is forecasted to be partly cloudy. The visibility is going to be around 6 km i.e. 3 miles and an atmospheric pressure of 1036 mb. The daytime temperature is going to reach 9 °c and the temperature is going to dip to 5 °c at night. It will be mostly dry with little or no precipitation and cloud covering 60% of the sky, the humidity will be around 94%.
On Thursday weather will be cloudy with daytime temperature reaching 7 °c. Night time temperature are expected to be 5 °c.It will be dry with no precipitation. The visibility is going to be around 10 km i.e. 6 miles and an atmospheric pressure of 1027 mb. It will be dry with no precipitation and cloud covering 73% of the sky, the humidity will be around 90%.
Friday seems to be light rain. Gargunnock, United Kingdom visibility is going to be around 6 km i.e. 3 miles and an atmospheric pressure of 1017 mb. The daytime temperature is going to reach 7 °c and the temperature is going to dip to -2 °c at night. We expect around 1.9 mm of precipitation to fall and cloud covering 94% of the sky, the humidity will be around 94%.
Moderate or heavy rain shower will be the weather pattern for the Saturday. The visibility is going to be around 5 km i.e. 3 miles and an atmospheric pressure of 1002 mb. The daytime temperature is going to reach 8 °c and the temperature is going to dip to 1 °c at night. We expect around 3.6 mm of precipitation to fall and cloud covering 100% of the sky, the humidity will be around 88%.
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The new song, titled "Link Up," finds Buddy lining up alongside Ari Lennox, Kent Jamz, Bas, Guapdad 4000 & J.I.D. You can hear it in the players below.
"Link Up" is one of four new tracks that appear on Harlan & Alondra's deluxe edition. 03 Greedo joins Buddy on a track titled "Cubicle," and the new version of the LP is rounded out by "It's Love" and "Bad Attitude."
Harlan & Alondra was one of our Top 10 Underrated Records of 2018. Buddy is currently on tour with Vince Staples.
More Flying Lotus
More Thundercat
More Buddy
Feb 28 @ 7:00PM - Thundercat Vancouver @ Vogue Theatre
Mar 18 @ 7:00PM - Thundercat Toronto @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre (Exhibition Place)
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Thundercat Unveils New Album 'It Is What It Is,' Shares "Black Qualls"
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This year in dance and electronic music, vintage sounds met the bleeding edge. The Chemical Brothers and Jacques Greene's old-school flouris...
Flying Lotus and Denzel Curry Share "Black Balloons Reprise" Video
This year saw Flying Lotus and Denzel Curry team up on the former's Flamagra album, and the pair have now shared a video for their collabora...
Hannibal Buress Impersonated MF DOOM at the Adult Swim Festival
Hannibal Buress and MF DOOM are lauded both for their mic skills and their successful use of doppelgängers, but the comedian took things to...
Adult Swim Gets Flying Lotus, DJ Paypal, Jlin for 2019 Singles Series
After wrapping the 2018 instalment, Adult Swim has now teed up a 10th edition of its annual Singles Series. Set to run for 52 weeks, the...
Thundercat to Play Canada on 2020 North American Tour
Thundercat is set to embark on his biggest headlining tour to date next year, and the bass wizard has included three Canadian shows in his l...
R.I.P. Brainfeeder Producer Ras G
Ras G — a Los Angeles producer known for working with Flying Lotus, Thundercat and Open Mike Eagle — has died. While a cause of death has no...
Anderson .Paak and the Free Nationals / Earl Sweatshirt / Thundercat PNE Amphitheatre, Vancouver BC, June 19
Forget the solstice: outdoor concerts are the true signifiers of summer, and Anderson .Paak kicked off the season in flaming hot fashion at...
Flying Lotus Gets Solange, George Clinton, David Lynch for 'Flamagra' Album
Nearly five years removed from releasing his You're Dead! album, Flying Lotus has now shared details behind a follow-up full-length. Titl...
Buddy Returns with New Song "Hollyhood"
After taking listeners to Harlan & Alondra last year, Buddy has returned with a new single. The Compton MC has shared the Kent Jamz-assis...
Robert Glasper Announces 'Fuck Yo Feelings' Mixtape
Pianist and producer Robert Glasper's latest project is a mixtape titled Fuck Yo Feelings. It will arrive on October 3 via Loma Vista. T...
J. Cole Delivers 'Revenge of the Dreamers III'
J. Cole's Revenge of the Dreamers III is officially here, and you can stream the entire Dreamville Records compilation now. Following the...
J. Cole Shares 'REVENGE' Doc Ahead of New Album
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Exclaim!'s Top 10 Underrated Records 2018 in Lists
Just beyond the cut-off line for consensus "best" albums of the year are the records that meant the world to us but didn't quite make the cu...
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Email isn’t dead – and it’s helping to keep newspapers alive
November 10, 2016 5.39am EST
Andrew Jack, University of Oxford
Andrew Jack
Visiting Fellow, University of Oxford
Andrew Jack is a Visiting Fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford University which helped.support the research. He is also head of curated content at the Financial Times.
University of Oxford provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK.
Just over a year ago, Stewart Butterfield – who invented the rapidly growing message app Slack – joined the list of prophets declaring that email was dead and that productivity apps like his were a more effective means of business communication.
He is not the first – and will no doubt not be the last – to predict the demise of email, but nearly four decades since the first emails were sent, they have only grown as a mainstay of human interaction. With the shift from Blackberry devices for executives to near-universal individual ownership of smartphones in many countries, they have become an ever more widely used medium for pleasure as well as business by an ever greater variety of people.
Despite their limitations, emails can play a valuable role in journalism and the public communication of ideas, including at The Conversation, conveniently “pushing” content to busy readers increasingly faced with two burdens: the information overload and the explosion of digital channels – from web homepages and apps to social media platforms – vying for their attention.
Now they are being re-embraced by newsrooms struggling for readers’ attention and in search of new business models. I decided to investigate the trend, spurred by fresh investment from “legacy” print media such as the New York Times, digital “natives” such as BuzzFeed and Apple, and older journals upgrading with innovative funding such as the Washington Post under its new owner, the founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos.
In marketing, emails never fell out of fashion. They have long been seen as one of the most powerful ways to target consumers and entice them to buy goods and services. Evolutions such as good spam filters to remove junk have made the survivors ever more attractive and effective. That explains why the volumes sent continue to grow: an estimated 215 billion will be sent during 2016 alone.
But, for a long time in journalism, emails were neglected. The digital revolution triggered an explosion in the amount, variety and accessibility of content (albeit much of it recycled). It also fostered an ever greater number of innovative ways to showcase and display material, from interactive graphics to multiple social media channels.
How news organisations use email newsletters. Reuters Institute, Author provided
While journalists (and the developers producing the associated tools and platforms) may love this trend, many readers with limited time are overwhelmed, intimidated, distracted and some even turned off entirely – or diverted towards mediocre or manipulated news and analysis – issues which have been at the core of the US presidential election.
Fighting for eyeballs
The web homepages of media groups are waning, with their influence as an arbiter of judgement on the important stories of the day superseded by ever more popular intermediary services led by Facebook. Apps also struggle for attention and digital platforms come and go – as the current pressures on Twitter and the closure of Vine show.
Email newsletters are delivering readers to news organisations. Maksim Kabakou
The recent furore around Facebook’s biases in the selection of content made by young journalists working to company guidelines has revealed two things: the limitations of algorithms alone to judge news and the risks of a “filter bubble” that restricts information flowing to readers, who are sometimes unaware of the built-in biases.
Surprise and delight
Email has many limitations, but at its best it overcomes some of these drawbacks by delivering focused content encapsulated in at least four concepts. The first is discovery, helping readers to find selections of articles without having to search laboriously among and within multiple news sources.
The second is curation, a much overused word when appropriated by almost anyone sharing their favourite articles or music. But, like the curator of an art exhibition, the best editors handpick a small selection of high-quality journalism from different places and write a narrative (often personalised) around it to produce structure and meaning.
The third is serendipity. A reader can always consciously select – or have an algorithm pick for them automatically – articles that they know they want to read, based on previous reading habits or pre-selected subjects. A skilled editor or journalist can push beyond that comfort zone by providing a broader presentation of other news that they did not even know would be interesting or important. That is the value of the old print front page or web homepage, now on the decline.
Starting points: how people get their news. Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2016, Author provided
Finally, there is finishability. Emails are concise, overcoming the readers’ sense of being overwhelmed by limiting the length and the number of items made available. Contrast that with the “infinite scroll” of endless content on many websites and social media platforms which can never be fully read and can leave readers frustrated.
Different newsrooms have taken multiple approaches to email newsletters, with some simply providing automated headlines and links, while others also offer considerable original commentary. Business models also vary: emails may be only for existing subscribers, supported by advertising or used to persuade people to pay.
But newsrooms of all sorts are increasingly launching them: some with headlines only, others with full content – and more with every variant in between: with and without images and hyperlinks. The danger today is that a glut of too many such new emails will in turn turn readers away.
None of the four positive characteristics are or need to be unique to emails. The principles of discovery, curation, serendipity and finishability should be important to media groups regardless of the format, platform or channel employed. Email itself may well fade away as technology advances and better mechanisms evolve. But the curated content that is their mainstay deserves to live on.
Future of media
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The New Boston Tea Party ©
Tag Archives: MUELLER
OXYMORON – CRIMINALS AT THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT? NO WAY – DEEP STATE IS FILLED WITH THEM
November 21, 2018 thenewbostonteaparty Leave a comment
Ups, we got ‘m! Yes we did, the person of interest gave false testimony. He said on the day of the incident the weather was sunny and warm; we checked, it was damp and rainy. Guilty for lying to the FBI. You might think this is silly, but the FBI progressive liars of the Deep State are out to make a mark, they want that one “notch” on their gun, they want to make the collar.
Take Lisa Page, the lover of Peter the criminal Strzok, Wild Jim Comey, Hillary “lock her up” Clinton, Loretta lying Lynch, Cheryl moron Mills; how many times did they lie to the FBI? Once, twice a hundred times, but no bracelets on them. You may ask why? And we will tell you why, they are all Democrats. And Horowitz, who gave the Deep State a clean bill of health. It all comes down to this, you have INCEST at the FBI. Those involved know who they are and it is time they be outed. They will talk, we can guarantee it.
One thing to focus on is Robert Mueller, a Democrat plant by Comey who will do his best to run his show for years. In the mean time he will tag parking violators with crimes while Hillary, lock her up, Clinton walks.
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DEEP STATE INSIDE COUP – SEDITION MUST NOT GO UNPUNISHED – FROM FOX NEWS
September 24, 2018 thenewbostonteaparty Leave a comment
Gregg Jarrett: Rod Rosenstein’s coup attempt to depose Trump should not go unpunished
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein’s actions, as recounted by the New York Times Friday, are the equivalent of an attempted coup — a plot to overthrow the president.
As the Times reveals, Rosenstein was furious that Democrats blamed him for the firing of FBI Director James Comey.
Rosenstein, who had volunteered to write the firing memorandum, was “regretful and emotional.” His behavior was described as “erratic.”
He blamed Trump.
So, in an apparent act of vengeance, he proposed secretly recording the president to try to gain damaging information about him.
He solicited others to wear wires, including Andrew McCabe, who was later fired as Assistant FBI Director. Rosenstein is said to have discussed recruiting cabinet members to depose Trump under the 25th Amendment.
All of this is reportedly evidenced in memos, including those written by McCabe.
Friday afternoon, in response to the Times story, Michael R. Bromwich, Andrew McCabe’s attorney issued this statement for the record:
“Andrew McCabe drafted memos to memorialize significant discussions he had with high level officials and preserved them so he would have an accurate, contemporaneous record of those discussions. When he was interviewed by the Special Counsel more than a year ago, he gave all of his memos — classified and unclassified — to the Special Counsel’s office. A set of those memos remained at the FBI at the time of his departure in late January 2018. He has no knowledge of how any member of the media obtained those memos.”
Rosenstein strongly denied that the facts recounted by the Times.
“The New York Times’s story is inaccurate and factually incorrect,” he told Fox News. “I will not further comment on a story based on anonymous sources who are obviously biased against the department and are advancing their own personal agenda. But let me clear about this: Based on my personal dealings with the president, there is no basis to invoke the 25th Amendment.”
Additionally, Rosenstein also said this in a statement: “I never pursued or authorized recording the President and any suggestion that I have ever advocated for the removal of the President is absolutely false.”
So who is telling the truth?
Consider this: Is it any wonder that Rosenstein has refused to produce those records which Congress lawfully demanded months ago? Rosenstein has been trying to cover-up evidence of his own wrongdoing. This may constitute obstruction of justice by withholding incriminating evidence.
Were Rosenstein’s words merely sarcasm, as some suggest? Here are two critical passages in the Time’s story:
“One participant asked whether Mr. Rosenstein was serious, and he replied animatedly that he was.”
“According to the others who described his comments, Mr. Rosenstein not only confirmed that he was serious about the idea but also followed up by suggesting that other FBI officials who were interviewing to be the bureau’s director could also secretly record Mr. Trump.”
This invites the question: did Robert Mueller, who interviewed with Trump to be FBI Director the day before he accepted the job as special counsel, wear a wire? Probably not. But as I explained in my book, “The Russia Hoax,” Mueller may have been there to gather evidence against Trump during his interview with the president. It was one of the three reasons why Mueller should have recused himself. Yet, he refused to do so.
Mueller’s Investigation Should Be Terminated
Rosenstein should be fired immediately. Proposing to secretly record the president is, at the very least, a violation of regulations that govern a security clearance.
Importantly, the entire special counsel investigation should be promptly terminated. This illegitimate probe has been tainted by corruption from the outset, and this is just the latest in a mountain of damning evidence.
Rosenstein has been in charge of the Mueller probe. Yet, it is clear that he harbors an extreme bias against Trump. How can anyone now view the investigation as fair, objective and neutral? It is not. It never has been.
The special counsel probe has been compromised and contaminated by Rosenstein’s actions, Mueller’s refusal to disqualify himself, the misconduct of former FBI agent Peter Strzok, and the obvious bias of lead prosecutor Andrew Weissmann.
From the moment Trump was sworn in as president, saboteurs at the FBI and Justice Department have worked furiously to undue the election results and frame Trump for “colluding” with Russia to win the 2016 presidential election.
They conjured a false case based on a fabricated “dossier” paid for by Hillary Clinton’s campaign and composed by a British spy who was fired for lying.
They misappropriated that document to launch the Trump-Russia investigation without probable cause. They then exploited the same “dossier” to wiretap a Trump campaign associate, Carter Page. In the process, they concealed vital evidence and deceived FISA judges, perpetrating a fraud on the court.
Those who abused their positions of power to subvert the rule of law and undermine the democratic process should be held accountable.
It should begin with the firing of Rod Rosenstein. It should end with a presentment to a grand jury for potential criminal indictments.
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OUT FOR THE KILL
September 9, 2018 thenewbostonteaparty Leave a comment
“The Donald” defeated a left wing progressive criminal in 2016; this lying “B” would be in jail now if it weren’t for the politicized FBI; a cover-up that makes Watergate look like a candy store heist. Any other person would be doing time and a lot of other things. But she is still mouthing off like nothing happened. Having the FBI, once a sacred institution, become an arm of a political party is pure unadulterated Treason. Trump won fair and square, they lost and now have suffer the consequences. However, this is not the case with a swarm of do nothing liberal progressive criminals. They will do anything, including murder, to stifle Trump and his agenda. Insiders loyal to Clinton crushed any evidence that would confirm here guilt. This was an independent agency of the U.S. government involved in a KGB scheme to protect one of their own. Remember the progressive agenda of Socialism is actually a true and tested autocratic dictatorship the likes of Marx, Lenin, Chavez and Castro.
The hearings go on and soon Kavanaugh will be sitting on the Supreme Court. This will be a milestone for the conservative movement. Since the court took a left turn with Earl Warren and continued on through Kennedy the social anarchists have basically gotten their way. Now, it is in our grasp to change the courts political philosophy. The ANTIFA crowd is out for the kill; they see their hedonistic political agenda taking a big time hit that will last for decades. They can’t get things done on the legislative side so they relied on the courts at every level to legislate from the bench.
Republicans let Obama’s two picks, Sotomayor and Kagan, slip right through – no protests from the conservatives. (from the Washington examiner) Democrats are upset about where the Supreme Court has been heading not because it isn’t doing its job, and not because it is overly partisan, but because they don’t like the fact that cases going there are increasingly being decided based on the Constitution and the law and not on motivated reasoning in search of liberals’ pet causes.
Any outside observer with a minimal intelligence knows full well that the FBI colluded with Hillary Campaign to bring down Trump from the get go. This inner coup started with the hiring of Fusion GPS. SEE BELOW FOR PREVIOUS POSTS.
ANKLE BRACELETS WARRANTED
Posted on July 28, 2018 by thenewbostonteaparty
Finally, the truth has come out – how, when and why? We are not of the uninitiated, we are well informed, knowing full well a bald face lie from the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. The guilty have been outed notwithstanding the Mueller investigation. By the way his investigation is a complete sham. He is a shill for Comey and company, protecting the guilty while harassing the innocent, therefore any indictments he brings or arrests he makes borders on collusion.
They have delved into areas that were never authorized, squeezed heads with far fetched codes, but they will never come clean on why they have failed to investigate the Russian colluding democrats under Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, the Podesta Group head honcho Tony Podesta, Fusion GPS, Wasserman-Schultz, Huma Abedin, etc. For instances bringing a charge against Michael Flynn for lying to the FBI is a farce. His whole investigation is built on animosity against the Republicans and specifically Trump. But we must move on because the real criminals are escaping from the grasp of the law.
Back to Attorney General Sessions – yes he recused himself from the Russian investigation, not relevant to what has to come, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have the power to arrest Hillary “jail the bird” Clinton, Wasserman-Schultz, Rice, Slick Willie, Anthony Weiner, Huma Abedin, Loretta Lynch, Koskinen, Strozk, McCabe, Tony Podesta and any other number of lying, cheating, thieving players in this scam of scams.
The question we have regarding Sessions; has somebody threatened to chemically alter his manhood?
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COMEY CAUGHT HOLDING THE SMOKING GUN – THEN PAGE AND STRZOK COVER UP THE CRIME
By Gregg Jarrett | Fox News
The original script read like this, “grossly negligent” when referring to Hillary Clinton’s crimes. Those pivotal words have a distinct legal meaning, and are drawn directly from a federal statute, 18 U.S.C. 793(f), which makes it a felony to handle classified documents in a “grossly negligent” manner. But what happened?
Under questioning, Comey admitted to the Inspector General Michael Horowitz that he authored the May 2 statement and penned every word of it himself. But then he offered the implausible claim that “he did not recall that his original draft used the term ‘gross negligence,’ and did not recall discussions about that issue.”
Metadata shows that on June 6, the FBI’s lead investigator on the case, Peter Strzok, sat down at his office computer to cleanse his boss’s statement of the vexing term, “gross negligence.” With the help of his paramour and FBI lawyer Lisa Page, the words “extremely careless” were substituted to make Clinton appear less criminally culpable. Page told the IG that “to use a term that actually has a legal definition would be confusing.”
Strozk and Page also expunged from Comey’s statement his reference to another statute that Clinton had plainly violated. She should have been charged under the statute’s “intent” provisions. With Comey’s consent and encouragement, the pair sanitized his findings of fact and contorted his conclusions of law. Clinton, who had not even been interviewed by the FBI yet, was free and clear. The investigation was a sham.
Comey may not have remembered writing the words that should have indicted Clinton, but he had complete recall of his inability to read the law. He told the IG he thought “Congress intended for there to be some level of willfulness present even to prove a ‘gross negligence’ violation.” If Comey had ever read the legislative history, he would have known that in 1948, Congress amended the original Espionage Act of 1917 to add a “gross negligence” provision that did not require intent or willfulness.
Just as Comey, Strzok, Page and company conspired to clear Hillary Clinton, they likewise concocted their “insurance policy,” a scam investigation of then-candidate Donald Trump. The FBI had no legal basis to initiate its investigation into Trump and his campaign. Facts were invented or exaggerated. Laws were perverted or ignored. The law enforcers became the law breakers. Comey’s scheme to leak pilfered presidential memos in order to trigger the appointment of his friend, Robert Mueller, as special counsel was a devious maneuver by an unscrupulous man. Comey’s insinuation that the president obstructed justice was another canard designed to inflame the liberal media. Sure enough, they became his witting accessories.
Compare all of this – that there was never any credible evidence that Trump or his campaign collaborated with Russia to win the presidency – with the fact that there was ample evidence that Clinton had broken the law.
This is the story of “The Russia Hoax.”
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HARRY REID – A CRIMINAL BY NO OTHER NAME – A VAIN ATTEMPT TO TAKE DOWN THE FREELY ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
To protect Hillary “lock her up” Clinton in the run for the White House FAKE information given to pugnacious Senator, “Harry Black Eye” Reid was the meal ticket utilized to sabotage the Trump run for the Presidency of the United States. JOHN BRENNAN! Yes Brennan, under the head of the CIA under Obama told Reid not to release it, but did he?
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) sends a letter to then-FBI Director Comey voicing concern over Russian interference in the election and asking Comey to open an FBI investigation.
By Rowan Scarborough – The Washington Times – Saturday, May 12, 2018
Then-Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid released a letter in the heat of the 2016 election alleging Trump-Russia collusion even though the CIA director at the time urged him not to, according to a person familiar with their conversation.
Mr. Reid’s Aug. 27 letter to the FBI appears to mark the first time a Democrat officially accused President’ Trump’s campaign of colluding with the Russian government to hack his party’s computers.
The letter has come to represent for conservatives the “deep state” — Obama loyalists leaking unproven allegations to the press against Mr. Trump and his people to ruin the campaign, the transition and the White House.
“The evidence of a direct connection between the Russian government and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign continues to mount,” Mr. Reid wrote to FBI Director James B. Comey.
Mr. Reid wrote and leaked his letter after receiving a secret telephone briefing from then-CIA Director John Brennan.
The retired senator has portrayed the letter as having the blessing of Mr. Brennan, a fierce Trump critic who suggests the president is beholden to Russian President Vladimir Putin for fear of blackmail.
But now the Brennan side rebuts Mr. Reid’s contention that the then-CIA director was actively trying to leak damaging anti-Trump information during the election.
Nick Shapiro, former deputy chief of staff for Mr. Brennan as CIA director, told The Washington Times that his ex-boss considered the information sensitive. He expressly urged Mr. Reid to confine the information to private discussions with Mr. Comey.
That August, Mr. Brennan was briefing the so called “gang of eight” congressional leaders on Russian computer hacking and on suspicious that Trump people were involved.
Mr. Shapiro, now a Brennan adviser, provided this version of the Brennan-Reid phone call:
“Brennan used the same exact notes to brief Reid as he used with the other members of the Gang of Eight. In fact, most of the conversation was spent with Senator Reid telling Brennan what he had heard about Russians and the Trump campaign. Senator Reid informed Brennan that he was in the process of drafting a letter to Comey about his concerns. When Senator Reid asked Brennan whether he could reference this information in the letter to Comey, Brennan said ‘no,’ as the intelligence was being tightly controlled and he was worried that the letter would get out into the public. Brennan told him that Comey had been fully briefed on the intelligence and if he wanted to, it would be better to talk to him about it in a secure manner when he returned to D.C. instead of putting it in a letter.”
Mr. Reid, Nevada Democrat, wrote the letter anyway. And it was leaked to The New York Times and then migrated throughout the mainstream media.
It contained references to a Trump aide traveling to Moscow and allegedly meeting with two sanctioned Kremlin figures — an allegation contained in the Democratic Party-financed dossier written by ex-British spy Christopher Steele. The unnamed person is Carter Page, who has denied under oath he ever met the two people named by Mr. Steele.
The dossier at that point had not been published. The FBI possessed copies and had opened a counter-intelligence investigation into Russia meddling the previous month.
Mr. Reid’s version of his phone call from Mr. Brennan is contained in the best-selling book, “Russian Roulette,” which embraces the Trump-Russia conspiracy and promotes the Steele dossier.
The book says:
“Reid also had the impression that Brennan had an ulterior motive,” the authors said. “He concluded the CIA chief believed the public needed to know about the Russian operation, including the information about the possible links to the Trump campaign. When Reid later was asked if Brennan directly or indirectly had enlisted him to push information held by the intelligence community into the public realm, he told an interviewer, ‘Why do you think he called me?’ “
Mr. Shapiro, Mr. Brennan’s adviser, said that specific book excerpt is inaccurate. He also told The Times that rather than trying to sell Trump-Russia collusion during the campaign, the Obama White House and Mr. Brennan stayed silent.
The Washington Times submitted questions to Mr. Reid’s associates at a public policy institute in Nevada where he serves as co-chairman. The queries went unanswered.
Mr. Reid did not stop his drumbeat on Trump-Russia. After Mr. Steele leaked his dossier narrative to selected reporters in Washington, Yahoo News, whose Michael Isikoff co-authored “Russian Roulette,” wrote a story.
But The New York Times dampened the narrative with an Oct. 31 story headlined, “Investigating Donald Trump, FBISees No Clear Link to Russia.”
Mr. Reid was furious
Adam Jentleson, his deputy chief of staff, tweeted, “I’ll say it: NYT interviewed Reid for this story. He said things contrary to the story. NYT discarded the interview.”
“Maybe some want to know why the NYT seemed to cover for Comey’s FBI? Maybe even some at the NYT? Maybe not? I’m just asking questions,” Jentleson said. The New York Times would go on to become one of journalism’s chief proponents of Trump-Russia collusion.
The Washington Times has examined Mr. Steele’s series of collusion charges and found that none has been confirmed independently and publicly at this point. Special counsel Robert Mueller continues to investigate.
However, the FBI’s investigation remained a secret during the campaign. Despite public pressure, including public letters from then-Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid on August 29 and October 30, 2016, the latter claiming that the FBI was concealing “explosive information about close ties and coordination between Trump and his top advisers, and the Russian government,” the FBI did not disclose its investigation until after the election. In fact, on October 31, 2016, The New York Times reported that FBI officials had not found evidence demonstrating links between the Trump campaign and Russian officials.
David Kris is a founder of Culper Partners LLC. He previously served as assistant attorney general for national security, associate deputy attorney general, trial attorney at the Department of Justice, general counsel at Intellectual Ventures, and deputy general counsel and chief ethics and compliance officer at Time Warner. He is the author or co-author of several works on national security, including the treatise National Security Investigations and Prosecutions, and has taught at Georgetown University and the University of Washington.
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What to Make of the Carter Page FISA Applications
By David Kris
Saturday, July 21, 2018, 10:35 PM
The Carter Page FISAs are out via the Freedom of Information Act. Here are a few observations, relatively brief but still just a bit too long for Twitter.
First, a huge amount of information is redacted in these FISA applications, but they still represent a monumental disclosure to the public. The government considers FISA applications to be very sensitive—and their disclosure, even heavily redacted, may have long-term, programmatic consequences long after we’re finished with President Trump. The government seems to have accepted that FOIA applies to FISA. Without taking a position on the issue it made me recall this Lawfare post that argues to the contrary.
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Second, for those who don’t remember, the controversy about these FISA applications first arose in February when House intelligence committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes released a memo claiming that the FBI misled the FISA Court about Christopher Steele, the former British secret agent who compiled the “dossier” on Trump-Russia ties and who was a source of information in the FISA applications on Page. The main complaint in the Nunes memo was that FBI whitewashed Steele—that the FISA applications did not “disclose or reference the role of the DNC, Clinton campaign, or any party/campaign in funding Steele’s efforts, even though the political origins of the Steele dossier were then known to senior and FBI officials.”
In response to the Nunes memo, the Democrats on the committee released their own memo. That memo quoted from parts of the FISA applications, including a footnote in which the FBI explained that Steele was hired to “conduct research regarding Candidate #1,” Donald Trump, and Trump’s “ties to Russia,” and that the man who hired him was “likely looking for information that could be used to discredit [Trump’s] campaign.”
Based on this back and forth between the HPSCI partisans, I wrote on Lawfare at the time that the FBI’s disclosures on Steele “amply satisfie[d] the requirements” for FISA applications, and that the central irony of the Nunes memo was that it “tried to deceive the American people in precisely the same way that it falsely accused the FBI of deceiving the FISA Court.” The Nunes memo accused the FBI of dishonesty in failing to disclose information about Steele, but in fact the Nunes memo itself was dishonest in failing to disclose what the FBI disclosed. I said then, and I still believe, that the “Nunes memo was dishonest. And if it is allowed to stand, we risk significant collateral damage to essential elements of our democracy.”
Now we have some additional information in the form of the redacted FISA applications themselves, and the Nunes memo looks even worse. In my earlier post, I observed that the FBI’s disclosures about Steele were contained in a footnote, but argued that this did not detract from their sufficiency: “As someone who has read and approved many FISA applications and dealt extensively with the FISA Court, I will anticipate and reject a claim that the disclosure was somehow insufficient because it appeared in a footnote; in my experience, the court reads the footnotes.” Now we can see that the footnote disclosing Steele’s possible bias takes up more than a full page in the applications, so there is literally no way the FISA Court could have missed it. The FBI gave the court enough information to evaluate Steele’s credibility.
There’s also more detail on the previous disclosure from the House intelligence committee Democrats’ memo on how Steele went to the press with the “dossier” when FBI Director James Comey sent his October 2016 letter to Congress disclosing the possible newfound importance of the Weiner laptop in the Clinton investigation. According to the FISA applications, Steele complained that Comey’s action could influence the election. But when Steele went to the press, it caused FBI to close him out as an informant—facts which are disclosed and cross-referenced in the footnote in bold text.
While I am sure people will try, my initial impression is that with all the redactions it is going to be very tough to figure out the full scope of information supporting the Court’s repeated finding of probable cause to believe that Carter Page was an agent of Russia. There is a mention of two Russians, one of whom pleaded guilty to being an unregistered agent of a foreign government and was sentenced to 30 months, but even that is disconnected from the redacted discussion that precedes it. Substantively, the government seems to have hewed as closely to the prior disclosures as it could in applying FOIA.
But it is worth noting that—and as the Democrats previously pointed out—the judges who signed off on these four FISA applications were all appointed by Republican presidents, including one George H.W. Bush appointee (Anne Conway), two George W. Bush appointees (Rosemary Collyer and Michael Mosman) and one Reagan appointee (Raymond Dearie). I know some of those judges, and they certainly are not the types to let partisan politics affect their legal judgments.
This illusion to the Republican appointed judges is in fact not telling the whole story because, the FISA applications did not “disclose or reference the role of the DNC, Clinton campaign, or any party/campaign in funding Steele’s efforts, even though the political origins of the Steele dossier were then known to senior and FBI officials.”
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DEMOCRAT BLACK HAND SHAKEDOWN
August 30, 2018 thenewbostonteaparty Leave a comment
Mueller is the capo di tutti capi. The boss of all bosses. He answers to no one, his code is omerta; the code of silence. He is the BLACK HAND.
A New York Police Department wanted poster for Black Hand activity, 1910.
The Black Hand was a type of Italian and Italian-American extortion racket. It was a method of extortion, not a criminal organization as such, though gangsters of Camorra and the Mafia practiced it.
The Democratic shill continues to look under every rock, pebble and boulder, but comes up empty handed. And WHY? Because there is nothing there. Not a parking violation has been found. Time to end this travesty. This illegal investigation must end. It is none other than an FBI-Democrat incestual cabal. Time to Fire the bastard.
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“THE STING” – A POLITICAL SET UP BY PRESIDENT OBAMA et al- CLOAK AND DAGGER BY DEMOCRATS UNCOVERED
Obama’s justice department in collusion with Russian apparatchiks sought to stop the election of Donald J. Trump where they continue in a vain attempt to bring down his presidency. This is a known fact, Democrat operatives including Hillary “lock her up” Clinton, Wasserman-Schultz, Attorney General Lynch lied under oath to investigators who had animus against Trump. Look no further than the entrapment of low level operatives, who by the way thought they were bigger than their day job of waiters, foamed at the mouth but knew nothing, not even the time of day. But this didn’t stop the insider collusion to entrap others and led to the Mueller illegal 20 month investigation costing $50,000,000 which has produced zilch.
But let’s not stop here because the guilty have not been investigated nor charged. For this reason we now call again, for the firing of Rosenstein and Mueller. Rosenstein is a shill for the Democrats, Mueller a liar first rate who is protecting all of Hillary’s woman. And add this all up to Russian collusion by Clinton cabal who took millions from Russian companies tied to Vlad, gave Russian 20% of our uranium supply; Podesta Group who engaged with Ukraine and Russia was paid millions of dollars. So we know where the collusion was. Why no arrests? Bring in Christie now.
But FISA investigation was a fraud from the get-go. No collusion with the Russia, but Democrats under the Clinton aegis fraudulently planted evidence to get the FBI ball rolling. To do that the FBI was politicized and for two reasons, to Stop Trump and two to see Hillary was elected and all evidence against her disappear. On the way to the party several events took place that placed suspicion on what set off the FISA warrant. In April 2016 Hillary hired Fusion GPS. Their orders were to find evidence, it didn’t matter is it was fake or not, on Trump. This was to sabotage his campaign. So they hired a low ranking operative who would do anything for money, by the name of Steele. Then this weasel took this fake doctored information to the FBI who swallowed it hook line and sinker. This was made to order for the animus individuals who supported Hillary with a vengeance.
Then take down setup called “Crossfire” was put into motion by the FBI to guarantee a Clinton victory; also don’t forget that the Steele dossier paid Russians for dirt against Trump – fake dirt, where there was not a scintilla of evidence linking Trump to Russia. But that hasn’t stopped Mueller. We had a bit player by the name of Papadopoulos (SEE BELOW). This guy fell for a dubious invite (setup) in London to meet with Australian Alexander Downer. Papadopoulos had too much to drink and ran with the mouth but said nothing about collusion. This did’t stop the likes of Harry Reid from spreading false rumors about Trump-Russia collusion.
Beginning in December 2015, Papadopoulos served on the National Security and Foreign Policy Advisory Committee for Ben Carson’s campaign for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. He left the Carson campaign in February 2016. Following his indictment, he was described by HuffPost as “a little-known, little-qualified 30-year-old.”
According to court records, Papadopoulos was recruited to join Trump’s foreign policy advisor team in early March 2016 by Sam Clovis. In a meeting on March 6, the official told him that one of the campaign’s foreign policy priorities was to improve U.S.-Russia relations, though Clovis later denied having said that. Donald Trump identified Papadopoulos as one of his campaign’s foreign policy advisors on March 21, 2016, in an interview with the editorial board of The Washington Post. Trump said: “He’s an energy and oil consultant, excellent guy”.
At the time he was living in London, where he was approached by Joseph Mifsud, a professor with connections to high-ranking Russian officials. Mifsud told him the Russians had “dirt” on Hillary Clinton in the form of “thousands of emails.” The two met on March 14 and 21, 2016. At the March 21 meeting Mifsud brought along a Russian woman, Olga Polonskaya, who posed as Putin’s niece.
Papadopoulos sent emails concerning Putin to at least seven campaign officials. Clovis, as Trump national campaign co-chairman, encouraged Papadopoulos to fly to Russia to meet with agents of the Russian Foreign Ministry, after being told that Russia had “dirt” on Clinton it wanted to share with Trump’s campaign. This occurred before there was public knowledge of the hack of Democratic National Committee and of John Podesta‘s emails, both of which U.S. intelligence agencies believe were carried out by Russia. In May 2016, Papadopoulos told the top Australian diplomat to the United Kingdom, Alexander Downer, that Russia had “political dirt” on Hillary Clinton, leading the Federal Bureau of Investigation to open a counterintelligence investigation into the Donald Trump presidential campaign.
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THE TRUTH FROM MAYOR RUDI
May 28, 2018 thenewbostonteaparty Leave a comment
President Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani said Sunday that special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia collusion is “rigged” and that investigators are focusing “on things that didn’t happen.”
“Let’s get the facts straight, and let’s get this done,” Giuliani said on “Fox News Sunday.”
Giuliani said the investigation is focusing on “things that didn’t happen” — including members of the Trump presidential campaign allegedly colluding with Russia to influence the outcome of the 2016 presidential race and Trump illegally interfering with the probe.
“You’ve got a focus of no Russia collusion, no obstruction of justice,” Giuliani said.
Trump appears increasingly frustrated about the investigation — which he routinely calls a “witch hunt” — as the probe extends into a second year and interferes with his administration.
Giuliani was hired in recent weeks to try to bring the investigation to a close and perhaps arrange an interview between Trump and Mueller, as a final step.
However, he and others on Trump’s legal team have been wary about allowing Trump to talk, for fear federal investigators might try to set a legal trap.
“We’re not going to sit him down if it’s a trap for perjury,” Giuliani said Sunday. “He wants to explain that he did nothing wrong.”
To be sure, Trump has consistently said he didn’t meddle with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election. And he argued that the investigation has moved beyond its original intent to include the business dealings of the president’s business associates.
“This is rigged, you’ve got 13 Democrats, no collusion,” Giuliani said. “They are focused on things that didn’t happen.”
He also said the president is “not going to fire anybody” because that would make him look like a victim.
Giuliani also said that the former administration should have informed Trump that it was looking at Russia meddling during the 2016 race and was surveilling his campaign.
“Some of it is Mueller’s fault (but) it completely taints his investigation,” Giuliani said. “The whole thing with this investigation that was going on, which we consider spying, was done before Mueller got involved. But it completely taints his investigation.”
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TIME FOR A SATURDAY NIGHT MASSACRE – AND HILLARY IS NOT CHARGED
May 2, 2018 thenewbostonteaparty Leave a comment
The American public is fed up! This Mueller investigation is a sham; running roughshod over innocent individuals, ruining lives and preventing a legitimate president from carrying out his duties. The fifth estate is trying to bring down a freely elected President of the United States. Something they could not do at the ballot box. Continuing the Mueller investigation is a smokescreen to bring Trump down; a coup d’etat. Democrat collusion with the FBI and now an incestuous investigation seeks to do what “jail the bird” failed to do, win in November 2016.
So there is only one alternative here. Fire Mueller, Rosenstein, Wray and Sessions all at once. Bring in Chris Cristie as the new Attorney General to clean up the job that Session has failed to do. There will be plenty of feedback from the Democrats and their partners in the media, but Christie is a big gun who will do what Comey, Lynch and Sessions failed to do – bring the lying cheating Democrats to justice.
A RICO investigation is called for into the Clinton crime syndicate. The DNC and Clinton paid for a fake dossier in order to de-legitimize a candidate for president knowing full well that they had the backing of the insider team of Comey, Strzok and Mueller. Time for Trump to exercise the power granted to him by the Constitution.
ILLEGAL TAKEOVER BY THE DEEP STATE PLAN GONE WRONG – HEADS START TO ROLL
Posted on January 30, 2018 by thenewbostonteaparty
Not one Democrat has been charged, not even a parking ticket written. Hillary Clinton still foaming with the mouth. Huma Abedin violates United States law and not even a parking ticket. Her perv husband doing time for sexting, but no charges for federal violations. Susan Rice illegally targeted Americans through FISA. Wasserman-Schultz stamped “FIX” on Hillary takeover of the DNC. Laws broken, no charges. And the list goes on and on.
But don’t despair because one kingpin has announced his resignation from the FBI. Andrew McCabe, who is abruptly stepping down today as the FBI’s deputy director, has been the target of criticism by President Trump. But he was also involved in an incident with the White House early last year that raised questions about whether he and the bureau were trying to damage the president.
Strzok and Page, both of whom are under scrutiny after it was revealed that the former members of special counsel Robert Mueller’s team exchanged anti-Trump texts during the 2016 presidential campaign.
Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian influence in the 2016 presidential election has been clouded by revelations that two former members of his team sent negative text messages about President Trump.
In the messages, Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, who were romantically involved, bash Trump and discuss concerns about being too tough on Hillary Clinton during an investigation into the use of her private email server. The pair exchanged some 50,000 text messages throughout the presidential election and first year of the Trump administration, many of them with anti-Trump sentiments.
Here’s a look at who exchanged the text messages, and who will leave the FBI.
Peter Strzok is a veteran counterintelligence agent who was assigned to both the investigation into Clinton’s personal email server and Muller’s probe into possible collusion between Trump officials and Russians during the election.
Strzok was removed from the Russia investigation after it was revealed that he exchanged anti-Trump text messages with Page, a senior FBI lawyer.
ABC first reported that Strzok left the probe and was reassigned to the human resources division in August 2017.
According to the text messages, Strzok was hesitant to join Mueller’s investigation because of his “gut sense” that there was “no big there there.”
Strzok, a former Army ranger, also oversaw the FBI’s interviews with former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. He previously worked on investigations pertaining to Chinese and Russian espionage, according to The New York Times.
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A lawyer for the FBI, Lisa Page was only temporarily on Mueller’s team, but she discussed the investigation with Strzok.
Page warned Strzok via text about the FBI’s investigation into Clinton’s use of a private email server during her tenure as secretary of state, saying in February 2016 that she “might be our next president.”
“The last thing you need [is] going in there loaded for bear,” Page continued. “You think she’s going to remember or care that it was more [DOJ] than [FBI]?”
Page, who has “deep experience [in] money laundering and organized crime cases,” was removed from the investigation in September 2017.
A controversial figure at the FBI, deputy director Andrew McCabe was seemingly referenced by Page and Strzok in their text messages.
“I want to believe the path you threw out for consideration in Andy’s office – that there’s no way he gets elected – but I’m afraid we can’t take that risk,” Strzok texted on Aug. 15, 2016. “It’s like an insurance policy in the unlikely event you die before you’re 40.”
Some lawmakers believed “Andy” to be a reference to McCabe.
McCabe, whose wife ran as a Democrat for a Virginia Senate seat with financial assistance from a group tied to Clinton, was a controversial figure in the bureau. He repeatedly faced criticism from Trump.
“How can FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, the man in charge, along with leakin’ James Comey, of the Phony Hillary Clinton investigation (including her 33,000 illegally deleted emails) be given $700,000 for wife’s campaign by Clinton Puppets during investigation?” Trump asked in a Dec. 2017 tweet.
On Jan. 29, McCabe was “removed” from his post, taking “terminal leave” until his planned retirement, Fox News reported.
Republican lawmakers ignited a firestorm late on Thursday(2/24) after they received a classified memo that documented extensive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act click (FISA) abuse that officials described as “explosive” and “absolutely shocking.”
Sources who viewed the FISA memo told journalist Sara A. Carter that “they would not be surprised if it leads to the end of Robert Mueller’s Special Counsel investigation into President Trump and his associates.” The sources predicted that it most likely will lead to senior-level government officials at the FBI and DOJ being removed from their positions.
A senior government official who viewed the document and could only speak on the condition of anonymity, since the document is classified, told Carter:
The document shows a troubling course of conduct and we need to make the document available, so the public can see it. Once the public sees it, we can hold the people involved accountable in a number of ways … some of these people should no longer be in the government.
Another official, who also spoke on the condition of anonymity, said that they will “get this stuff released by the end of the month.”
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), who viewed the FISA memo, told Fox News that he thinks government officials are headed to prison based on the information contained in the document.
“I think that this will not end just with firings,” Gaetz said. “I believe there are people who will go to jail. You don’t get to try to undermine our country, undermine our elections, and then simply get fired.”
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TIME FOR TRUMP TO TAKE MUELLER OUT
April 10, 2018 thenewbostonteaparty Leave a comment
Trump attacks Mueller ‘witch hunt’ as WH source calls investigation ‘out of control’
Trump also accused Mueller’s investigators of being “the most biased group of people [with] the biggest conflicts of interest” and said Attorney General Jeff Sessions “made a terrible mistake for the country” when he recused himself from overseeing the Russia investigation last year.
A source close to the White House told Fox News’ John Roberts that the raid showed that the Mueller investigation “is out of control” and was a “demonstration of bad faith” on the part of the special counsel.
“What in the name of God is Mueller doing?” the source told Roberts. “He wants to take down the President.”
This guy Mueller is one step closer to getting his ass hand to him by the President. Raiding the offices of Trump’s lawyer goes beyond the pale. In 18 months Mueller hasn’t uncovered squat. On the other hand he has wasted upwards of $20,000,000 dollars looking for a crime to fit the bill.
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In February, Fox News reported that most of the 17 confirmed attorneys on Mueller’s team were registered Democrats or made Democratic political donations.
A source close to the Trump legal team told Fox News’ Catherine Herridge that the raid on Cohen was “aggressive” and designed to “squeeze the president.” The source, who has knowledge of talks between Mueller and the president’s legal team, added that the raid “puts a fork in” the prospect of Trump agreeing to be interviewed by the special counsel.
Still, the existence of a referral from Mueller’s office to the Manhattan U.S. Attorney suggests that the matter isn’t related to Russia.
Under Justice Department regulations, Mueller is required to consult with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein when his investigators uncover new evidence that may fall outside his original mandate. Rosenstein then would determine whether to allow Mueller to proceed or to assign the matter to another U.S. attorney or another part of the Justice Department.
Inside the FBI are hundreds of Hillary-Obama-Democrat operatives, they are guilty of committing the most egregious of all crimes; sedition – an inside coup d’etat. Peter Strozk and Lisa Page coordinated with Comey and McCabe to use a fake dossier paid for by Hillary Clinton to get an illegal FISA warrant to tap the Trump Tower. This swamp is deep and it must be drained. Fire Rosenstein, Wray and Mueller. Give Sessions his walking papers; bring in Chris Christie to shoot the fish in the barrel.
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INCEST AT THE FBI – FIRE MUELLER
March 18, 2018 thenewbostonteaparty Leave a comment
Been going for years – FBI Democrat phalanx embedded at the highest level of government have an Omerta , the silent code about criminal activity and a refusal to give evidence to authorities which will expose the their mission. What was their mission? It was to stop at all costs an external threat which would expose their incestual relationship with the Democrat machine. This was manifested in the FBI investigation of Hillary Clinton and her conspiracy cronies. No records of those interviewed have been kept, no affidavits and computer/phone evidence destroyed.
The code began in Sicily around the 16th Century A.D. as a way of opposing Spanish rule. The continuous invasions left the Sicilians with feeling of helplessness, mistrust and rage at the government. They believed that the government was there not to help them out, but to make things even more difficult. As a result, the Mafia’s golden rule of Omerta was born. It became an unwritten law to keep the government out of their private affairs. Crimes began to be considered personal and justice was received through personal vengeance and vendetta, not by the decision of the government.
So here we have it, the silent code practiced by the top officials of government. All departments from the executive branch to the legislative to the judicial have a surreptitious mission to undermine the Constitution by continuing to take down anyone who interferes with their efforts. One of their prime weapons has been leaks to the media.
However, this Omerta thing was exposed by the election of Donald J. Trump. He presents a clear and present danger to the status quo of government institutions controlled by the progressive hierarchy. This is the reason for the Mueller probe. He is digging deeper and deeper to find a violation of law or some we bit of nothing to taint Trump’s collusion with the Russians using a fake dossier to continue his quest of taking down Trump.
Tell you what folks this Mueller has already spent $50 million in the past year and a half with nothing to show for it. Time for him to stop the taunting, fabricating and ruining lives of innocent citizens including the President of the United States. Fire Mueller now; he has gone overboard.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: “The Mueller probe should never have been started in that there was no collusion and there was no crime. It was based on fraudulent activities and a Fake Dossier paid for by Crooked Hillary and the DNC, and improperly used in FISA COURT for surveillance of my campaign. WITCH HUNT!”
WE WANT JUSTICE, INVESTIGATE HILLARY CLINTON NOW. WHY IS SHE AND ABEDIN NOT IN JAIL? THAT IS THE QUESTION.
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Moncton's Mud City Music Festival Announces 2019 Lineup
Hollerado, Atsuko Chiba, Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet will all play the event this fall
By Brock Thiessen
The Mud City Music Festival is returning for its fifth edition, and the 2019 lineup has just been announced.
The festival will take place on October 1 to 5 in downtown Moncton, NB. Playing the event will be the likes of Hollerado, Atsuko Chiba, Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, Tampa, Nebullama, Julie Aubé and Mike Trask. More acts will also be announced in the future.
In addition to hosting shows at various venues in the city, Mud City is also working to present a free concert series with pop-up shows in non-traditional spaces, including a Community Block Party at the Ian Fowler Oval (outside the Avenir Centre), which will feature live music, local vendors, a beer garden, games and other activities.
Learn more about the festival and tickets over here.
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Android Oreo brought a number of changes to Android smartphones, including a huge amount of brand new features. We got Picture in Picture mode and the Autofill API, for example. Another exciting feature we got was Smart Text Selection, which offers up a number of actions based on the text you highlight. Highlighting things such as a phone number will give you a shortcut to make the call. Google has been bringing lots of Android features to Chrome OS, and now they’re bringing Smart Text Selection from Android Oreo to Chromebooks, according to a report from Chrome Story.
The feature can be enabled with a flag right now, but doesn’t seem to do anything just yet. The flag can be found at the following URL.
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For those who are unfamiliar, Smart Text Selection can do quite a lot. Here’s a picture from its demonstration at Google I/O 2017. Highlighting an address brings up a Google Maps shortcut.
It has a lot of uses, and on a productivity device such as a Chromebook, it can really save time. The problem is that it does nothing currently, and that’s because it’s in the Canary channel. As always it’s subject to development, which may involve scrapping it entirely. With Google’s commitment to bringing Android-like features to the platform though, it’s unlikely to be just dropped like that.
Google has been continuously porting over features from Android, and Chrome OS basically encompasses the whole ecosystem now. It’s quickly becoming a competitor to more powerful operating systems, especially with Linux app support on the way as well. While it’s not likely to replace the operating system of desktop power users, Chromebooks are cheap. And if they’re cheap, many won’t mind picking one up as a regular laptop alternative if it can do a lot. Chromebooks are as much about their features as they are about their power, and they’ve got a lot of features.
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Ohio’s Junk Mail Trick Led The Supreme Court To Approve Jim Crow Vote Purge
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Monday’s Supreme Court decision blessing Ohio’s removal of half a million voters was ultimately decided on the issue of a postcard.
Now that little postcard threatens the voting rights of millions — but it can be reversed.
The instant-news media, working from press releases, not the Supreme Court’s decision itself, said that Husted, Ohio Secretary of State v. A. Philip Randolph Institute was about whether Ohio has the right to remove voters who failed to cast ballots in two federal election cycles.
Even the Court’s right-wing majority concedes that federal law strictly forbids removing voters because they skipped some elections. The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 states that a voter purge program “shall not result in the removal of the name of any person … by reason of the person’s failure to vote.”
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The Supreme Court's blessing of Ohio's move to remove a half million voters from the rolls because they missed two elections should scare you. But dig this: At least 100,000 of those voters, mostly in Democratic areas, actually only missed one election. Being on the Crosscheck list and not returning a postcard was counted by GOP Secretary of State rules as a "missed" election. Read more
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Lodging: Hotel Fleur de Lys or similar
Day 2: San José Walking Tour - Orosi Valley - San Gerardo de Dota
San José is a lively cosmopolitan city. Most of the historical buildings are from the 19th Century and were built with donations from the coffee growers. Walk in downtown, to visit the Post Office Building, the Melico Salazar Popular Theatre, the Central Park and the small Cathedral. The National Theater; built in 1897, it is one of the most beautiful buildings in Costa Rica. The European Union Pedestrian Boulevard will take you downhill to La Soledad church (Our Lady of Loneliness). On 2nd Avenue admire the old Bellavista fortress, home to the National Museum. You should see the Parque Nacional and continue on the Avenida de los Damas to the Morazán Park and the Metallic Building. The nearby Barrio Amón, is a neighborhood displaying beautiful examples of old Costa Rican Late morning, delivery of the rented vehicle and departure passing by the city of Cartago and Paraíso on the way to the beautiful Orosi Valley. Visit to the reconstructed ruins of the colonial Church of Ujarrás and the majestic Cachí Dam and Lake. Later, at Lankester Gardens, enjoy the exhibition of more than 800 types of orchids, the largest collection in Central America. Return to Cartago on the way to the Talamanca Mountain Range, to arrive at San Gerardo de Dota.
Lodging: Trogón Lodge or similar.
Day 3: In Search of Quetzals in Dota - San Isidro - San Vito de Java
Very early morning hike in search of quetzals, trogons and other exotic birds in one of the richest biological zones in Costa Rica, home to more than 400 species of birds, including the most prominent Resplendent Quetzal, phoenix of the forest. The area is famous for the great number of quetzals that nest amid this cloud forest. Continue descending the Talamanca Mountain Range passing by the city of San Isidro to arrive at San Vito, founded by Italian immigrants. The hillside village close to the border with Panamá proudly bears traces of their legacy in linguistic, cultural and culinary echoes.
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Visit to Las Cruces Biological Station. Walking through the natural trails of this 256ha forest reserve, admire many of the more than 330 bird species and 7.000 species of plants. The station is also home to the Wilson Botanical Garden – the most famous botanical garden in Central America with exotic tropical flowers, including bromeliads. After the visit, continue to Palmar Sur, passing the city of Golfito on the way. Here, visit the new Archeological Site Finca Seis to admire the famous indigenous stone spheres, declared Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Continue to Sierpe.
Lodging: Veragua River House or similar.
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House collapses on Barnes Terrace
A Grade II listed Georgian House on Barnes Terrace has collapsed whilst building work was being carried out. Developer were enlarging the basement of the house to include a media room and wine store, as well as carrying out work to the upper stories.
The house valued at £3.8 million by Zoopla is owned by a former Phones4U chief executive David Kassler. It was previously owned by pop star Duffy, and in its further past was the home of Ebenezer Cobb Morley the inventor of the rules of Association Football.
No one was injured in the collapse but there are fears for the structural integrity of the neighbouring house (a historically important listed house which itself had only recently been renovated in a major development).
The closure of the Terrace has caused major traffic congestion. It is not known how long the road will be closed but until fears of the collapse of the neighbouring house are abated the road is likely to remain shut.
The Barnes based Safer Basements Campaign has urged Richmond Council to issue a moratorium on all further basement digs until the cause of the collapse of the house has been established.
St Mary's celebrates Magna Carta anniversary with a medieval festival
Imagine a time when Barnes was no more than a collection of small farms, a rural enclave a boat ride from the centre of London, where Plantagenet kings reigned and the Archbishop of Canterbury was, of course, a catholic.
Barnes is mentioned in the Domesday book so can date its origins as being before 1086, but it also has a link to another medieval date of huge significance in both British and world history – the signing of the Magna Carta in 1215.
It is said that immediately after the signing of the document Archbishop Steven Langton (who negotiated the historic agreement between King John and his Barons) travelled by boat from Runnymede to Barnes to dedicate the newly enlarged St Mary’s Church.
The 800th anniversary of the signing will be celebrated throughout Britain this year and St Mary’s is marking the occasion with a Magna Carta festival. Between May 20 and 23 the church will be filled with Magna Carta displays including flowers arranged by local groups and schools and hand-painted representations of the Magna Carta Barons’ insignia. The churchyard will be displaying planted pots throughout the festival made by local primary school children. The display also forms part of ‘Barnes In Bloom’. And a spectacular planted design by Ross Alan will be on show by the church porch.
There will be a display of Magna Carta embroidered panels, created by Rhoda Nevins, prior to being displayed by Runnymede Borough Council. Also on display will be a new altar cloth and vestments commissioned for the 800th anniversary, from the prison-based charity Fine Cell Work.
The festival which will be opened by Melvin Bragg will also include talks about the Magna Carta aimed at both adults and children. You can find out more about what’s on by clicking here to download the programme.
Estate agent battle gets political
Local resident Steven Mindel, who was very active in the ultimately unsuccessful battle to keep the former Membery's site as a retail premises, has written an angry letter to the Richmond and Twickenham Times after receiving a Liberal Democrat campaign leaflet. The leaflet promised that the LibDems would listen to residents’ concerns about the number of estate agents in Barnes and ‘act accordingly’. Mr Mindel pointed out that the change of use application for the former Membery’s site was pushed through with Liberal Democrat support and that attempts to engage the Liberal Democrats with the campaign against the new tenants of the shop were entirely fruitless. He says " We want support from all the political parties in our battle to keep estate agents out of existing retail premises in Barnes. However, it leaves a nasty taste in the mouth when we have asked for that support, heard nothing back and then received campaign literature which talks about support which has so far been unforthcoming. After all the recent media coverage on the Barnes estate agent issue. it appears that the LibDems are jumping on the bandwagon and hi-jacking an issue for political gain."
You can read the full text of Mr Mindel's letter below.
Barnes featured on BBC London News
The concentration of estate agents in Barnes has yet again attracted media coverage. This time on BBC London News where Barnes butcher Kevin Sullivan can be seen talking about the effect of the volume of estate agents on small businesses in Barnes High St. You can see the report which was broadcast on Sunday April 13 below.
Barnes Tops UK League Table for Independent Shops
A new survey has shown that Barnes' shopping streets have the highest concentration of independent shops in the UK. The research from The Local Data Company shows Barnes topping the league with nearly 97% of its shops being independent, contrasting with Telford in Shropshire where less than 20% of the shops are independently run.
Barnes features in 5Live independent shops report
Barnes Bookshop owner Isla Dawes and Barnesvillage.com editor Sarah Arthur have been interviewed on BBC 5Live after it was revealed that Barnes has the highest concentration of independent shops in the UK. To listen to the interview click on the link below.
Town Centre Manager loses Membery's planning battle
Town Centre Manager Emma Robinson has lost her planning battle to prevent change of use for the Membery's childrens clothes shop opposite Barnes Green from A1 (retail) to A2 (office or retail).
In a close vote councillors on the planning committee passed the change of use by a margin of one vote.
You can read Emma's argument against change of use below, and also view the voting record of individual councillors.
Ponder Results Revealed
The OSO was packed on the evening of Tuesday November 19 for a presentation of the results of the Big Barnes Ponder.
Over 300 turn out for Barnes Ponder
Over 300 people came to the Barnes Ponder on Saturday 19 October to contribute their suggestions about what could make Barnes a better place to live, conduct business and visit. The outcomes of the day are currently being analysed and summarised for the community report back of the "Vision for Barnes" at 7.30pm on Tuesday 19 November at the Old Sorting Office.
Come to The Big Barnes Ponder
Can one day shape the future of Barnes for the next ten years and beyond? That's what organisers of the Big Barnes Ponder are hoping. This one day event at the Old Sorting Office aims to get the people of Barnes thinking about their community and what will make it better.
Local pictures go on show
Local photographer Andrew Wilson has found a novel way to promote his work - his pictures are on display in The Sun Inn by the pond. Visitors can enjoy his wonderful photography of Barnes both on the walls of the pub and in copies of his book which are available to browse through.
Chesterton Humberts have change of heart
Estate agents Chesterton Humberts have abandoned plans to move into prime Barnes retail site in response to local opposition. An un-named artisan food shop is now the new potential tenant of 49 Church Road.
Ladbrokes plans cause protest
Bookmakers Ladbrokes are making plans to move into two prime Barnes sites - the old HSBC premises at the corner of Church Road and Elm Grove Road, and another site on The Broadway at the corner of White Hart Lane.
A vision for Barnes
The newly established Barnes Town Team is planning an event to involve the community in creating a vision for the future of Barnes. The Barnes community visioning day will be held on 19 October at the Old Sorting Office.
Celebrities back Barnes Trail launch on June 22
The Barnes Trail will be officially launched on June 22 with a special quiz for local children.
Castelnau Community Centre closes for refurbishment
The Castelnau Community Centre has closed for 3 months for a big refurbishment after winning a £30,000 grant from Richmond Council. The centre which runs brilliant community initiatives in North Barnes will open again on September 16.
Protest at estate agents' plans
Interested retailers unable to take up lease to 49 Church Road after estate agents Chesterton Humberts decide to take advantage of new planning law.
Zac Goldsmith leading campaign against Chesterton's proposed move.
Town Centre Manager starts online petition
Barnes' Secret Gardens
Over 40 beautiful private gardens across Barnes and East Sheen were on show in Barnes and East Sheen over the weekend of June 8 & 9
Over 1,000 turn out for protest rally
Over 1,000 people turned out for the Mega Rally at Barn Elms Sports Fields on Saturday April 27, protesting against the plans to build a third runway at Heathrow.
New Kids' Theatre Club for Barnes
Stevie Tate Bauer a West End professional who has performed the principal role in Wicked is coming to Barnes to run classes in drama techniques, dance, voice and singing.
New charity yoga class
Yoga at the Mary's Living & Giving Shop! Who would have thought of using a shop as a venue for a yoga class, but actually it's a great idea. And, even better, if you sign up for yoga at the Mary's Living & Giving Shop a portion of the class fee will be donated to Save the Children.
2013 A Great Year for Barnes
Although Barnes may seem to be hibernating at the moment there's plenty going on behind the scenes and 2013 is going to be a busy and exciting year.
There are plans, to be revealed soon, to revamp the OSO.
The new Olympic Cinema will open its doors sometime this spring, and with the artistic director for the cinema having cut his teeth at the Electric in Notting Hill, expect a great range of films and other events.
March 16, 2013 will see the launch of The Barnes Music Festival and appropriately the festival will feature the works of Barnes’ most famous musical resident – the composer Gustav Holst.
Later in the year expect to hear more from the new Barnes Town Team which will work to encourage locals and visitors alike to support our local shops and businesses.
Look out for more information in the coming months. In the meantime here are a few dates for your diary for the events to look forward to in 2013.
March 16-24 Barnes Music Festival
March 31 The University Boat Race
July 13 The Barnes Fair
September 21 The Barnes Food Fair
Cookery Writer Diana Henry comes to Barnes
The Sunday Telegraph cookery writer Diana Henry will be signing copies of her new book Salt, Sugar, Smoke at The Dining Room Shop as part of the exciting array of events at The White Hart Lane Christmas Shopping Evening.
Over 3,000 people visit food fair
The sun shone on the Barnes Food Fair for a second year running on September 22 and more than 3,000 people came out to enjoy a fantastic array of artisan foods.
Over 80 local and regional food producers set up shop in the grand marquee on Barnes Green and also created an open air restaurant area where visitors could choose between raclette, hog roasts, crepes, scallops and much more to put together their own picnic lunch on tables laid out in the autumn sunshine next to picturesque Barnes Pond.
Close to the marquee, fair goers were treated to some fantastic talks and cookery demonstrations from Phil Howard, Rowley Leigh and William Sitwell in the Barnes Green Centre.
The event, organised by volunteers for the Barnes Community Association, raised thousands of pounds for local charities and much of the money raised will go towards a much needed upgrade to the kitchen at the Age UK Barnes Green Centre which is a social centre for local pensioners.
‘What’s lovely about Barnes Food Fair’ says one of the organisers’ is that it has a great combination of genuinely good and interesting food and a buzzy, friendly, relaxed atmosphere. Even though Barnes is in London, it is a proper village with beautiful green spaces, and it seems right to be showcasing great British produce in a quintessential English setting.’
‘We aim to make the event a really relaxed and enjoyable day out’ says organiser Charlotte Sharpe Neal’ we have a really eclectic mix of music playing through the day and we’re very careful about who exhibits at the event so we can be sure that people will enjoy brilliant food.
‘Barnes has lots of small specialist food shops and some great restaurants, we’ve also got some wonderful local food producers and it’s great to be able to showcase them to visitors from outside Barnes.
‘We run the event to raise money for local charities but it is also a fantastic way to help our local small businesses attract new customers and bring people to visit Barnes to try out our great restaurants, delis, fish shops, cheese shops and greengrocers.’
Amongst this year’s local exhibitors were new Barnes company Macaron, the very established and successful French Dressing Company which was a Barnes start up business and the brilliant Pickle and Rye an American style sandwich shop run by two enthusiastic young American foodies based in neighbouring Mortlake.
Pomelo Nail Bar
Barnes Cars Ltd
Claire Spellman Lighting Design
The Lost Corner
Barnes Village Barber
Barnes Tidy Towpath Group
Rick Stein, Barnes
The Barnes Eatery
Olympic Cinema
The Bull's Head
Barnes Green Centre
Martin's Newsagents
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THE ACCOUNTANT (2016) ★★★★
The Accountant (2016) [IMDB]
Directed by Gavin O'Connor
Starring Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal
In 2016, Hollywood has continued to labour under a pall of familiarity. Ever in search of "sure things", the big studios have doubled-down once again on sequels, remakes, reboots, "re-imaginings", and spin-offs. Where something new is promised - as with, say, Doctor Strange - we're often left disappointed. That's where The Accountant comes in: a genuinely somewhat novel, if flawed, thriller which serves as a breath of fresh air.
Ben "Batfleck" Affleck plays Christian Wolff, a high-functioning autistic accountant who leads two parallel lives. In one, he provides banal advice to ordinary Joes in rural Illinois, working out of his own practice in an anonymous strip mall. In the other, he hires himself out as a financial fixer for feared criminal cartels around the world - his missions arranged by the mysterious "Voice". The story really begins when Wolff chooses to take on a job for a seemingly legit enterprise: an advanced prosthetics concern owned by Lamar Blackburn (John Lithgow).
There's no getting away from the fact that The Accountant is really quite complicated. This isn't so much to do with Wolff's actual task at hand, but is more due to a ton of flashbacks, incidental details, minor characters, and subplots. All of this serves a purpose, wraps up smoothly in the end, and reflects the complexity of Wolff's work - but it's still arguable that the film could have benefited from simplification and shortening. It's a reflection of the film's unusual approach that female lead Anna Kendrick plays a character who is relatively incidental to the story: but engaging, funny and likeable all the same.
The film has already generated polarised views about it's treatment of autism, but for my money Affleck's performance is not only excellent but also sensitive. There are similarities here with other action and thriller films centred around a very asocial, physically capable character - films like Leon or Unleashed. As in those films, Affleck is (somewhat implausibly) prodigiously skilled in martial arts and firearms. Action isn't the main focus of the film, but it is a draw: the combat here is swift, brutal and surprisingly well-shot. Only a couple of overly dark scenes keep us from appreciating the action design, and Affleck absolutely looks the part.
The Accountant is an odd proposition. It delves deeply into the practical working of things, but is inherently fantastical and far-fetched. It's rich with incidental detail, but the main thrust of the plot is almost too straightforward. And it's a careful character study that looks the challenging subject of autism head on and a violent, gritty thriller. In short, it's really unlike anything that has gone into cinemas this year, and while that is almost recommendation enough, the film has plentiful charms of its own - including a fine cast, crisp direction, and smart, amusing dialogue. Why Affleck wanted to be Batman is beyond me: but at the risk of starting another endless franchise, I could definitely contemplate seeing Christian Wolff in action again.
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2020 Federal Advocacy Forum Coming March 29; Registration Open Through March 16
While 2019 saw some real advocacy achievements for the physical therapy profession, the year also brought challenges to tackle in 2020 — not the least of which is the proposal by Medicare to cut reimbursement to physical therapy in 2021. And with APTA's fight against the cut already in motion, the 2020 Federal Advocacy Forum, set for March 29-31, couldn't come at a better time.
Registration is now open for the annual event, which brings PTs, PTAs, and students together in Washington, DC, for a three-day conference that provides the latest on regulatory and legislative issues affecting the profession, and ends with an opportunity for attendees to apply what they've learned by making in-person visits to Senate and House offices. Registration deadline is March 16.
The forum's keynote speaker will be Paul Begala, political analyst and commentator at CNN. An affiliated professor of public policy at Georgetown University, Begala served as counselor to President Bill Clinton.
Begala's participation is in keeping with the forum's tradition of offering a variety of speakers with diverse perspectives. Past keynote speakers include political commentator Fred Barnes, FOX News host Tucker Carlson, and political strategist Donna Brazile.
Other forum activities will include an evening reception and breakout sessions on advocacy-related topics.
"The proposed 8% cut will be one of the issues the profession will share with their elected officials, and APTA will continue to educate Congress about the essential role that physical therapists play in the delivery of quality health care for patients of all ages across the country," said Michael Matlack, APTA's director of congressional affairs. "Now, more than ever, the voice of the physical therapy profession is critical to the health and well-being of our patients and our industry. "
Want to get a feel for what the Federal Advocacy Forum is all about? Check out the video recap of the 2019 forum on the Federal Advocacy Forum webpage.
Labels: APTA Working For You, Membership Matters
NCCI Code Edits: Your Questions Answered
Background: A surprise coding change issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) caused an uproar in the physical therapy community earlier in January, and for good reason: The new requirements state that CMS won't reimburse for certain activity and evaluation codes if they're used in the same day. APTA argues that accepted physical therapist practice often includes the startup of care on the same day as evaluation (and continued care on the same day as reevaluation), and that the prohibition runs counter to CMS' own aims for care.
Reaction: Since the announcement, Capitol Bridge, LLC, CMS' National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) contractor, has been inundated with comments from PTs, PTAs, and other stakeholders slamming the decision and requesting that the change be reversed. And it's not too late to add your voice to the effort. APTA is communicating with representatives from Capitol Bridge, CMS, and the American Medical Association, which plays a significant role in coding development.
Where things stand: As of the date of this report, no changes have been made. That leaves PTs and PTAs to deal with the current prohibition, as problematic as it may be.
To help you navigate the system as it is, here are answers to some of the most common questions we've been receiving on the NCCI coding change.
1. What are NCCI Procedure-to-Procedure (PTP) code pair edits?
NCCI PTP edits are intended to prevent payment of services that should not be reported together. Each edit has a Column One and Column Two Health Care Common Procedure/Current Procedural Terminology (HCPCS/CPT) code, called a “pair.” If a provider reports the two codes of a pair for the same beneficiary on the same date of service, only the Column One code is eligible for payment; the Column Two code is denied unless a clinically appropriate NCCI-associated modifier is also reported.
As for modifiers, each PTP edit has a modifier indicator, represented by (0), (1), and (9), that appears after the code number. Here's what those numbers mean:
0 - There are no circumstances in which a modifier would be appropriate. The services represented by the code combination will not be paid separately.
1 - A modifier is allowed in order to differentiate between the services provided. Assuming the modifier is used correctly and appropriately, this distinction provides the basis upon which separate payment for the services billed may be considered justifiable.
9 – The deletion date of the code pair is the same as the effective date. In other words, these edits are no longer active, so the code combinations are billable, and no other modifier is needed.
2. What happens if I bill 97530 (therapeutic activities) and 97161, 97162, or 97163 (physical therapy evaluations) together on same day for same patient?
This is at the heart of the recent edit. Under the new rules, the use of both codes is prohibited, and there's no modifier that you can use to bypass the denial. That includes the 59 modifier/X modifier: You can't use the 59 modifier/X modifier when billing 97530 with 97161, 97162, or 97163 to bypass the edit.
Bottom line: when 97530 and one of the physical therapy evaluation codes are billed together on the same day for the same patient, the evaluation code will be denied. This is because in the PTP edits list, 97530 is the Column One code and 97161, 97162, and 97163 are Column Two codes (see the answer to question 1 for more background on Column One and Column Two codes).
3. Why is 97530 (therapeutic activities) in Column One and 97161-97163 (physical therapy evaluations) in Column 2?
Good question. We believe this PTP edit is inconsistent with the general guidelines for PTP edits, and it's one of the reasons APTA and other stakeholders are working with CMS to have this edit removed as soon as possible.
4. What happens if I bill 97150 (group therapy) and 97161, 97162, or 97163 (physical therapy evaluations) together on the same day for same patient?
As with the therapeutic activities code covered in question 2, the answer is, you won't get reimbursed for the evaluation — and there is no modifier you can use to bypass the edit, including the 59 modifier/X modifier. This is because in the PTP edits list, 97150 is the Column One code and 97161, 97162, and 97163 are Column Two codes. Under the policy, when Column One and Column Two codes are billed, the Column One code is eligible for payment and the Column Two code is denied.
5. Can I use the 59 modifier/X modifier to bypass the PTP edit for 97140 (manual therapy) and 97161-97163 (physical therapy evaluation codes)?
Yes. It's possible to bypass the edit by using the 59 modifier/X modifier when billing 97140 with the physical therapy evaluation codes (97161, 97162, or 97163). If you don't use the modifier for this combination of codes, CMS will deny the manual therapy code. This is because in the PTP edits list, 97161-97163 is the Column One code and 97140 is the Column Two code. Under the policy, when Column One and Column Two codes are billed, the Column One code is eligible for payment and the Column Two code is denied — unless an appropriate modifier is used.
6. Can I use the 59 modifier/X modifier to bypass the PTP edit for 97530 (therapeutic activities) and 97164 (physical therapy re-evaluation)?
Yes, you are permitted to bill 97530 with 97164 if you use the 59 modifier/X modifier. If you do not bill with the appropriate modifier, then 97164 (Column Two code) will be denied. (See question 5).
7. Can I use the 59 modifier/X modifier to bypass the PTP edit for 97150 (group therapy) and 97164 (physical therapy re-evaluation)?
Yes, for the same reason explained in questions 5 and 6.
8. Do PTP edits apply across disciplines?
Unfortunately yes, when services are billed under the same provider number. For example, if the occupational therapist performs 97530 on the same day as the PT who bills an evaluation code, the evaluation code will be denied if the services of both providers are billed under the same provider number (as in institutional billing).
9. What settings do PTP code pair edits apply to?
The NCCI edits consist of two provider-type choices of PTP code pair edits: practitioners and hospitals.
By "practitioners," CMS means that the NCCI edits apply to claims submitted by physicians, nonphysician practitioners, and ambulatory surgical centers. This includes PT private practitioners.
The definition of "hospital," for purposes of this edit, extends to outpatient hospital services and other facility services including, but not limited to, therapy providers in Part B skilled nursing facilities, comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facilities, outpatient physical therapy and speech-language pathology providers, and home health agencies for certain claims billed under Type of Bill (TOB) 22X, 23X, 75X, 74X, 34X.
10. Do NCCI edits apply to all third-party payers?
Yes and no. Technically, the NCCI edits only apply to Medicare fee-for-service, but the majority of commercial payers do use the NCCI edits in their systems, so there's a good chance you'll need to comply with the edits even if you aren't working with Medicare. Some workers compensation programs and self-insured plans may create their own edits.
11. Are there other edits I should be aware of?
Yes, there are many PTP edits for hospital and practitioner settings. The PTP edits are updated on a quarterly basis. To stay up to date, visit the CMS PTP Coding Edits page, scroll down to related links, and click on the appropriate setting link (Hospital PTP edit or Practitioner PTP edit) for the relevant time period.
12. What happens next?
APTA continues to pressure CMS to remove these edits. CMS has met with the NCCI contractor to discuss the edits and is working on a resolution. We hope to have additional information to share in the near future.
Looking for additional information about NCCI edits? Visit the National Correct Coding Initiative Edits webpage or contact APTA at advocacy@apta.org.
The Good Stuff: Members and the Profession in the Media, January 2020
"The Good Stuff" is an occasional series that highlights recent media coverage of physical therapy and APTA members, with an emphasis on good news and stories of how individual PTs, PTAs, and students are transforming health care and society every day. Enjoy!
PT leadership for USA Gymnastics: Kim Kranz, PT, DscPT, has been named USA Gymnastics' first vice president of Athlete Health and Wellness. (Around the Rings)
When resolutions become a pain: Ryan Balmes, PT, DPT, and Jessica Douglas, PT, MSPT, offer advice on how to take on that New Year's fitness resolution without getting hurt. (Boston Globe)
Redskins score a key PT: Kevin Wilk, PT, DPT, FAPTA, is now the Washington Redskins' medical trainer. (Redskins Wire)
The importance of the pelvic floor: Riana Taktikos, PT, DPT, explains the ways pelvic floor physical therapy can help conditions that many people think they just have to live with. (Warren, Ohio, Tribune-Chronicle)
Home is where the gym is: David Reavy, PT, MBA, shares his favorite piece of home gym equipment. (Gear Patrol)
Solving middle back pain: Tony D'Angelo, PT, outlines what's different about middle back pain, and provides tips on addressing it. (Shape)
Balance in all things: Ben Fung, PT, DPT, MBA; and Kathleen Walworth, PT, DPT, stress the importance of good balance, and suggest ways to improve. (Vitacost.com)
Flying with the Eagles: St. Francis University (Pennsylvania) physical therapy students helped members of the Philadelphia Eagles create adaptive ride-ons for kids with disabilities at a recent GoBabyGo event. (Altoona, Pennsylvania Mirror)
The power of neurologic physical therapy: Ian Lonich, PT, DPT, is making a difference for patients in southwest Pennsylvania. (Uniontown, Pennsylvania Herald-Standard)
Pillow talk: Karena Wu, PT, DPT, MS, discusses the advantages of body pillows. (Bustle)
Goodbye, crunches: Bethanie Bayha, PT, DPT, provides insight on better core-strengthening exercises. (Self)
Go ask pectoralis: Danielle Weis, PT, DPT, discusses ways to counter pectoralis muscle imbalances that cause neck pain. (Well and Good)
The PT's role in responding to autism spectrum disorder: Anjana Bhat, PT, is leading the way helping children with ASD improve social skills and communication through physical therapy. (University of Delaware News)
Speedbumps on the road to fitness: Todd Kruse, PT, MPT, shares insights on preventing injury while pursuing fitness resolutions. (KEYC12 News, Mankato, Minnesota)
I'll be sore for Christmas: Anna Friedman, PT, says yes, Virginia, there is a "Santa strain." (KOMO News, Seattle)
Delivering postpartum fitness: Carrie Pagliano, PT, DPT, unpacks the trend toward exercise programs for new mothers. (Wall Street Journal)
GoBabyGo, Colorado style: Jessica Albers, PT; and Kristen Holman, PT, DPT, spearheaded a recent effort to retrofit children's vehicles to provide independence — and a lot of fun — for children with disabilities. (Coloradoan)
There's no place like foam: Theresa Marko, PT, DPT, MS, discusses the advantages and uses of foam rollers. (Insider)
Got some good stuff? Let us know. Send a link to troyelliott@apta.org.
We Have a Winner: ONE by ONE Member Recruitment Effort's Prizewinner List Continues to Grow
Heather Prather, PT, DPT, says APTA membership gives her the information and peer connections she needs to thrive in her profession. And she must make a pretty compelling case, at least as far as new APTA member Erin Brannan, PTA, is concerned.
Prather is the latest prize-drawing winner in APTA's ONE by ONE membership campaign, a project that encourages members to recruit their fellow PTs, PTAs, and physical therapy students — in Prather's case, it was Erin Bannan — to join APTA. Every member who refers a new or returning member is entered into a monthly drawing for a free year of APTA membership. In December, Prather's name was drawn. Both Prather and Brannon are from New Mexico.
"I renewed my APTA membership, as I enjoy having access to the clinical tool box for quick access to different outcome measures and appropriate exercises and protocols to utilize based on diagnosis," Prather said. “I enjoy receiving the PT in Motion magazine and reading about up-to-date topics and what’s happening in the physical therapy world. The community boards are helpful to see what is being discussed, or as a lifeline to ask fellow members their advice or suggestions from their experiences on certain topics. It is great to be a member of APTA, to show support and that we are proud of our profession."
The ONE by ONE campaign also holds a monthly prize drawing for new or renewing members referred through the campaign, awarding winners a subscription to APTA's Passport to Learning continuing education access system. The most recent winner was Steve Baron, PT, DPT, a new member from Pennsylvania. Baron was recruited by Matthew Will, PT, DPT, also from Pennsylvania.
ONE by ONE offers additional opportunities to win, including a prize for the participating section that experiences the largest year-over-year growth rate during the campaign, and the chance to win one of five iPads that will be given away in a drawing of members who recruit five or more new members by the end of the campaign.
Details on the recruitment effort — and a list of past prize winners — can be found on the ONE by ONE webpage, including a toolkit that gives you everything you need to join the campaign. ONE by ONE runs through September 30, 2020.
Paul Rockar Named Foundation President
The Foundation for Physical Therapy Research (FPTR) has named former APTA President Paul Rockar Jr., PT, DPT, MS, as its president. Rockar, who served as a foundation trustee for three years prior, assumed his new role on January 1, 2020.
Rockar is a well-known figure in the physical therapy profession, having served as a member of the APTA Board of Directors, as its vice president, and finally, as president of the organization from 2012 to 2015. Rockar is the former CEO of the Centers for Rehab Services.
APTA and the foundation have a more than 40-year relationship focused on promoting physical therapy research. As a designated Pinnacle Partner of the foundation, APTA invested over $500,000 to support foundation initiatives including scholarships and fellowships in 2019.
In his role as president, Rockar will work alongside his fellow Board of Trustees members to continue the foundation’s 2019-2022 strategic plan.
“I am honored to have been chosen by my fellow trustees to lead FPTR at a time when research is so important to the profession,” said Rockar. “I look forward to collaborating with our partners and like-minded supporters — including APTA — to support research that leads to the best clinical guidelines and excellent patient care.”
Rockar succeeds Edelle Field-Fote, PT, PhD, FAPTA, who concluded her term at the end of 2019.
Labels: New in Research, Membership Matters
Separate Studies, Similar Conclusions: Bundling for Knee, Hip Replacement Seems to be Working
Has all the bundling been worth it? Two new studies of bundled care models used by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) conclude that, at least for lower extremity joint replacement (LEJR), the answer is yes. Taken as a whole, the studies make the case that while the savings achieved through some bundled care models may not be dramatic, they do exist — and aren't associated with a drop in quality.
The studies, published in Health Affairs, take different approaches to answering questions about the effectiveness of bundling programs mostly associated with CMS' voluntary Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) initiative: one was a systematic review that analyzed existing research (abstract only available for free) on the programs, while the other focused on data from hospitals that did and did not participate in BCPI (abstract only available for free) over a three-year period. Their conclusions, however, had much in common.
The bottom line, according to both studies, is that bundled care models for LEJR seem to be lowering overall costs without sacrificing quality.
The systematic review revealed that most studies that evaluated spending recorded decreases in overall postacute care spending of between $591 and $1,960, while the hospital data researchers identified an average 1.6% decrease in episode spending for LEJR — about $377 per patient. At the same time, neither study uncovered evidence of reduced quality outcomes, with the hospital study finding variances between BPCI and non-BPCI care for LEJR of less than 2%. The systematic review found that, if anything, research indicates that bundled care tends to lead to lower rates of hospital readmission, a datapoint strongly associated with quality.
The studies did have some differences. The hospital data researchers focused solely on LEJR data, which they describe as the most common procedure associated with BPCI, while the systematic review included a bundled care model for a range of procedures. In the end, authors of the systematic review found that bundled payment "has yet to demonstrate [benefits similar to those associated with LEJR bundling] for other clinical episodes," including spinal fusion, shoulder arthroplasty, and cardiac surgery. Another difference between the studies: The systematic review included data from CMS' Comprehensive Care Joint Replacement (CJR) model mandated for use in some 450 facilities across the country; the hospital data review excluded CJR facilities.
[Editor's note: APTA offers multiple resources on bundling, including separate webpages devoted to BPCI Advanced participation and the CJR.]
Each study offered its own takeaways. The systematic review emphasized the effectiveness of bundling for LEJR and suggested that CMS "scale up” its bundling programs in those areas, while cautioning that more work needs to be done on bundling programs for other procedures, especially those that tend to be associated with higher baseline patient complexity. The hospital data study, focused on LEJR only, found that most of the savings associated with bundling came from early adopters (which maintained their savings over time), and less so from facilities that joined later, which "may have been less able to influence episode spending." That study also acknowledged that while voluntary bundling models may be subject to cherry-picking of less complex patients, data revealed that "it does not fully account for associated savings."
Research-related stories featured in PT in Motion News are intended to highlight a topic of interest only and do not constitute an endorsement by APTA. For synthesized research and evidence-based practice information, visit the association's PTNow website.
Labels: New in Research
New APTA-Supported CPG Looks at Best Ways to Improve Walking Speed, Distance for Individuals After Stroke, Brain Injury, and Incomplete SCI
In this review: Clinical Practice Guideline to Improve Locomotor Function Following Chronic Stroke, Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury, and Brain Injury
(Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy, January, 2020)
A new clinical practice guideline (CPG) supported by APTA and developed by the APTA Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy concludes that when it comes to working with individuals who experienced an acute-onset central nervous system (CNS) injury 6 months ago or more, aerobic walking training and virtual reality (VR) treadmill training are the interventions most strongly tied to improvements in walking distance and speed. Other interventions such as strength training, circuit training, and cycling training also may be considered, authors write, but providers should avoid robotic-assisted walking training, body-weight supported treadmill training, and sitting/standing balance that doesn't employ augmented visual inputs.
The final recommendations in the CPG are the result of an extensive process that began with a scan of nearly 4,000 research abstracts and subsequent full-text review of 234 articles, further narrowed to 111 randomized controlled trials (RCTs), all focused on interventions related to CNS injuries, with outcome data that included measures of walking distance and speed. CPG panelists evaluated the data and developed recommendations, which were informed by data on patient preferences and submitted for expert and stakeholder review.
Development of the CPG was supported through an APTA-sponsored program that assists APTA sections — in the case, the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy — in the development stages such as drafting, appraisal, planning, and external review (for more detail on the program, visit APTA's CPG Development webpage).
Moderate- to high-intensity (60%-80% of heart rate reserve or up to 85% of heart rate maximum) walking training was associated with the strongest evidence for improvements in walking speed and distance.
Walking training using VR also fared well, due in part to the ability of a VR treadmill system to allow "safe practice of challenging walking activities," something that's hard to do in a more traditional hospital or clinic setting.
Strength training, while not included among the interventions that should be performed, was designated as an intervention that may be considered. Authors cite inconsistent evidence on the connection between strength training and improved walking speed and distance, but they acknowledge potential benefits.
Also among the list of interventions that "may be considered": circuit training, as well as cycling training. In both cases, authors cite a paucity of evidence related to how the interventions affect walking speed and distance. They note that these interventions may be revisited during a future reevaluation of the CPG.
Body-weight supported treadmill training was labeled as an intervention that should not be performed in order to increase walking speed and distance, with authors finding little evidence supporting the approach, which is often associated with a greater cost. However, they write, the individuals included in the studies reviewed for the CPT were able to ambulate over ground without the use of a body-weight support device, and "different results may occur in those who are nonambulatory or unable to ambulate without the use of [body-weight support]."
Both static and dynamic (nonwalking) balance training and robotic-assisted walking training were also characterized as interventions that should not be performed. Authors acknowledge the ways that postural stability and balance are associated with fall risk and reduced participation, but they were unable to find sufficient evidence to support these particular interventions as effective in increasing walking speed and distance (although static and dynamic balance training with VR fared a bit better). As for robotic-assisted walking training, CPG authors note that while ineffective for individuals with CNS who were already ambulatory, "this recommendation … may not apply to nonambulatory individuals or those who require robotic assistance to ambulate."
Authors note that "the implementation of evidence-based interventions in the field of rehabilitation has been a challenge," and they believe that the new CPG offers a real opportunity for clinicians to "integrate available research into their practice patterns." Further, they believe that the CPG has arrived at an important moment in the evolution of health care, with its greater emphasis on evidence for the cost-effectiveness and outcomes of various interventions.
More from the study
The CPG also offers tips for clinicians to implement its recommendations, including acquiring equipment to help providers monitor vital signs, implementing "automatic prompts in electronic medical records that will facilitate obtaining orders to attempt higher-intensity training strategies," providing training sessions for clinicians, establishing organizational policies to promote use and documentation of the recommended interventions, and simply keeping a few copies of the study on hand for easy reference.
Keep in mind …
Authors acknowledged that the CPG has a few limitations. While the review of RCTs only is a strength, they write, some of those studies involved small sample sizes, and many lacked details on intervention dosage. Additionally, the CPG does not fully address the potential costs associated with its recommendations — specifically VR — which could impact a clinic's ability to implement a particular intervention. Authors also acknowledge that walking speed and distance are not the only important outcomes related to mobility among individuals with CNS injury, and that other factors such as dynamic stability while walking, peak walking capacity, and community mobility may be incorporated in an assessment of walking function.
Time to Act: Surprise Coding Complication Ignores Realities of PT Practice and Must be Changed
NOTE: While comments to this story are welcome, if you want to add your voice to the advocacy effort, please follow the "what you can do" instructions in the last paragraph to contact the NCCI contractor directly. Thanks!
The US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled an unwelcome New Year's Day surprise for outpatient therapy providers, including private practitioners and facility-based settings, when it announced it will no longer allow two frequently used therapy billing codes to be used in combination with evaluation codes. It's a decision that flies in the face of standard PT practice and effective patient care—and CMS and the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) contractor need to hear that perspective loud and clear, from as many stakeholders as possible as soon as possible.
At issue are current procedural terminology (CPT) codes 97530 (therapeutic activities) and 97150 (therapeutic procedures, group, 2 or more individuals) which, until January 1, were allowed to be billed on the same day as physical therapy or occupational therapy evaluation. Under new CMS NCCI edits, however, that's no longer allowed. And in a further complication, the latest NCCI edits also require use of the 59 modifier—the modifier that's used to indicate that a code represents a service that is separate and distinct from another service to which it is paired—whenever code 97140 (manual therapy) is billed with an evaluation.
[Editors' note: to view the full list of edits that went into effect January 1, visit the CMS PTP coding edits webpage, and scroll down to the "related links" area, where you can select your setting to find out what's changed.]
The problem, according to APTA Director of Regulatory Affairs Kara Gainer, is that the changes ignore accepted PT practice, which often includes the startup of care on the same day as evaluation, as well as continuation of care on the same day as revaluation.
"The whole NCCI process is supposed to put a check on payment for codes that represent overlapping services," Gainer said. "These edits not only miss that mark, they actually have the effect of restricting patient access to the most effective, efficient care, and risking a patient's ability to achieve the best possible outcomes."
APTA usually receives notice of intended NCCI edits well in advance. That didn't happen in this case, making it imperative that the association, its members, and other stakeholders take action quickly to convince NCCI to reverse its decision. APTA is in communication with Capitol Bridge, LLC, CMS' NCCI contractor, as well as with the American Medical Association, to press for a resolution to the problem.
What you can do: APTA has developed a comment letter template that you can fill in with your personal information and email to Capitol Bridge, LLC, at NCCIPTPMUE@cms.hhs.gov. Make your voice heard.
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How can one come across a straight-to-DVD film with Kurt Angle, Kevin Nash and Sid Vicious and NOT watch it? I mean, come on!
The (decidedly bootlegged) version of the disc that I picked up for about $3 proclaimed this to star TNA's Angle, Nash and Vicious. Funny, because I don't remember Sid ever working for Dixie Carter, but whatever, I guess.
River Of Darkness is a slasher film released earlier this year, directed by Bruce Koehler, who is best known for.... well, just this movie (he also has a film starring Angle and Jenna "Remember Me?" Morasca).
I struggle a little bit with how to review this, because it's not a wrestling DVD, per se, even though it kind of is. So perhaps I'll go back to my usual standard and ask the question "Would a wrestling fan enjoy this?"
In a word.... no.
The film takes place in a small town near the harbor, in which Sheriff Will Logan (Angle) is trying to solve an increasingly bizarre series of murders.
For reasons never fully explained to anyone, he's unliked by virtually everyone in the film -- kind of like he is in TNA, only less justifiable.
Everyone from the town yokels at the diner to the crazy church lady to the creepy bait and tackle shopkeeper detest Sheriff Logan and won't give him even the slightest assistance in his investigation. They never really delve into why Logan is so disliked, but you would have to assume for a position that he was elected to, it must be something pretty awful.
The closest we get to uncovering this somewhat crucial story arc is that Logan was competing for the sheriff's post with a man named Clark Higgins (played by Ray Lloyd -- yes, THAT Ray Lloyd). A film with Your Olympic Hero, Big Sexy, Psycho Sid and friggin' Glacier? How can you possibly go wrong?
Anyways, Logan and Higgins detest each other, too. Logan, employing some of the most awkward, stilted conversation this side of Linda McMahon, learns that the evil Jacob Boys, responsible for the biggest crime spree ever and - this part is kind of important - killed many years ago, may just be behind the murders. Um, somehow.
By the way, if I were the Sheriff of a ridiculously small town and there was a legendary killing spree, even if it happened years before I arrived, I'd probably know something about it. Just sayin'.
The Jacob Boys are Nash, Vicious and Some Other Guy (I keep hoping to find out it's Abyss) and they are shown to be the murderers this time around, too, killing townsfolk in a very brutal manner.
Other subplots include Higgins trying to enforce martial law (and who knew that Coach Buzz Stern would be the best actor of the bunch?), and a group of spunky teenagers trying to catch ghosts. Neither of which really goes anywhere.
The film's big scene features a confrontation between Logan and the Jacob Boys (which would have been a main event in any arena in the country, assuming the year was 2000). When Logan tries to kill the Jacob Boy better known as Big Daddy Cool by shooting him, the zombie offers his one film of the film: "Already dead."
This leads to a scene in which Higgins and his buddy kidnap an evil old man the Jacob Boys wanted to kill (did I mention that part? Don't worry - neither did anyone else). Logan tries to stop Higgins from sacrificing the evil old man, but he can't even do THAT right, which more or less leads to the end of the film.
Oh, and the evil old man? He was the father of the ghost-hunting teenager, not that that's even remotely pertinent to the plot.
So getting back to my initial point, is this film watchable, even in an ironic way? Let me say for the record, F*ck no!
The $3 DVD price tag for this masterpiece actually turned out to be too steep; the film isn't even worth holding onto for ironic purposes, and I've seen porn with more believable acting in it.
I'd recommend you avoid this one like the plague, a plague that apparently turns a couple of oversized former WWF and WCW World Champions into half-dead zombies.
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June – October 2019
Jennifer Anderson is 1 of 44 artists whose work has been selected to show in the final group of the National Portrait Gallery’s ‘BP Portrait Award’ exhibition.
Her shortlisted painting ‘Saskia’ is below. You can vote for Jennifer’s painting here– the winner of the public vote receives the BP Portrait Visitors’ Choice Award.
Good luck Jennifer!
Saskia has been painted by Jennifer before, she spotted her on a friend’s instagram feed. She was intrigued by her ethereal quality and asked if she would be willing to sit for a painted portrait.
See more paintings of Saskia here at the gallery.
If you would like any more information about Jennifer’s work please contact us.
Phosphor, Oil on board 60 x 63 cm.
November Sun, Oil on aluminium 25 x 25 cm.
Dawn Light, Oil on aluminium 25 x 25 cm.
The Royal West of England Academy’s 167th annual open exhibition opened its doors on Sunday 29 September. Located in a spectacular Grade II listed building in the heart of the Bristol, the RWA is the UK’s only regional Royal Academy of Art and one of only five in total. The RWA is committed to providing great art for everybody, and to promoting the understanding and enjoyment of art for the widest possible audience.
Exhibitions at the RWA always feature work by leading contemporary artists (including the RWA’s own Academicians) alongside great works from the past, opening up new and surprising contexts and discussions- we spotted some familiar faces in their new show…
Beth Carter
Anna Gillespie
Sarah Gillespie
Joy Wolfenden Brown
Akiko Hirai is among 29 artists nominated for this year’s LOEWE Foundation Craft Prize. The prize, of 50,000 euros, will be presented to the winner at the opening of the 2019 Loewe Craft Prize exhibition in Tokyo.
The LOEWE Foundation Craft Prize, now its third edition, champions artists who have ‘made fundamentally important contributions to the development of contemporary craft’ and ‘whose talent, vision and will to innovate promises to set a new standard for the future’. It was launched by the LOEWE fashion brand’s creative director Jonathan Anderson, a craft collector himself. The work of the shortlisted makers – selected from over 2,500 submissions from more than 100 countries – will go on show at Isamu Noguchi’s indoor stone garden ‘Heaven’ at the Sogetsu Foundation in Tokyo.
Akiko Hirai’s next exhibition here at Beaux Arts Bath opens in October 2019.
Anna Gillespie’s new, permanent sculpture ‘SHIP’, commissioned for Morecambe Bay Partnership at Half Moon Bay, becomes simultaneously a welcoming beacon and a symbol of fond farewell at a traditional point of departure and arrival. Purposely crafted to be of no clear historic reference, yet making overt reference to the Viking longboats of former Bay dwellers, the evidently seafaring structure marks the boundary of land and sea. The two, accompanying ‘boatmen’ figures look forward and back, a reference to both the nature of any journey and the inevitable changes in Morecambe Bay’s landscape, population and industrial heritage, where fishing and shipping sit side-by-side with the contemporary influence of nuclear power. The sculpture will offer viewers the chance to stop and reflect, continuing the Bay’s ancient traditions as a place of retreat, spiritual reflection and pilgrimage.
Congratulations to Patricia Shone who won the ‘Emmanuel Cooper Award’ at Ceramic Art London. The ‘Emmanuel Cooper Award’ is given by The Craft Pottery Charitable Trust which was set up in 1991.
For the last 5 years, the Trust has invited a museum with a notable collection of contemporary ceramics to select a piece of work at CAL which they would like to acquire for their permanent collection. The Trust buys the work from the potter using a bequest from the estate of the late Emmanuel Cooper and donates it to the museum.
This year the Victoria & Albert Museum was invited to make the choice, and chose the wonderful piece below.
Erosion Bowl, hand formed from high iron clay. Wood fired on sea shells to the point of the ceramic form softening.
See more of Patricia’s work here.
Anna Gillespie has collaborated with engineering firm Buro Happold to create a sculpture that will be installed on the Elizabeth Parade, Bath at the end of October. The sculpture ‘Maid of the Bridge’ is being made using pieces of Victorian metal – obtained when the Victoria Bridge was being refurbished.
Watch the video below to hear Anna Gillespie talk about the ‘Maid of the Bridge’ project.
May – December 2018
Dartington Arts has invited Sarah Gillespie to be their artist in residence on the Dartington Hall Estate in Devon. You can see what she is getting up to on her instagram feed here.
A huge congratulations to ceramicist Adam Buick who has received a ‘Creative Wales Award’ from the Arts Council of Wales. There are awards of up to £25,000 for artists who have had achievements in their career and will encourage creative experimentation and research for future practice.
‘My artistic vision is to make work that embodies the landscape that inspires me. I use a single pure jar form as a canvas to map my observations from an ongoing study of my surroundings. Through the use of gathered materials in the ceramic process and through acts carried out within the landscape I hope to create a narrative, one that conveys a unique sense of place.’ – Adam Buick
‘How to Make a Proper Alien’ a new book by artist Nathan Ford.
44 pages, 22 x 28 cm. All illustrations are from original paintings by Nathan Ford. A limited number of books will be signed by the artist, contact us here for more information.
The Royal West of England Academy’s 164th Annual open exhibition features a great mixture of artists- including some familiar faces…
Helen Simmonds
June – Aug 2016
The Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy in London shows us all aspects of contemporary art – and this year’s exhibition features a number of familiar artists…
Sarah Gillespie’s brilliant and contemplative mezzotint ‘Absence’ is on show, with a landscape by Tom Hughes and some of Donna McLean’s atmospheric paintings lit only by torchlight…
Sarah Gillespie ‘Absence’
Tom Hughes
Donna McLean
After winning the prestigious Sunday Times Watercolour Artist of the Year 2015, Akash Bhatt is on the judging panel for the 2016 prize! The other judges for the competition are; Sara Dudman, artist; Simon Oldfield, Curator and gallery owner; Desmond Shawe-Taylor CVO, Surveyor of the Queen’s Pictures and Louis Wise, Critic and Writer, The Sunday Times.
The Winners will be announced in the Culture section of the Sunday Times on Sunday 28th August.
Pictured: Akash Bhatt with the winning painting of his Mother titled ‘Blue Room’ 2015, (and the lady herself on the right).
Anna Gillespie has been chosen to exhibit in the ‘Elements of Capability’ Outdoor group sculpture show at Lacock Abbey. The show commemorates the 300th anniversary of the birth of Capability Brown, whose vision transformed the grounds of the landed gentry in the 1700s and is on from 30 April – 22 May.
Read more about the event here
‘Let Heaven Go’
Bronze, Ed. 3 233 x 60 x 60 cm.
The wonderfully talented Sarah Gillespie has had her beautiful charcoal drawings chosen to cover the new editions of Wuthering Heights, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall and Jane Eyre – being republished by Penguin Vintage Classics ahead of next year’s 200th anniversary of the extraordinary Bronte sisters. Well done Sarah- they look sensational!
Read more about how Sarah’s exquisite drawings were chosen here
Nathan Ford’s painting ‘Party Wall’ has been shortlisted for the John Ruskin Prize 2015. The winner will be announced in February 2016. Nathan will have new work on view during the London Art Fair at the Business Design Centre, Upper Street, Islington, Stand G19, 20-24 January.
Akash Bhatt has won the Sunday Times Watercolour Artist of the Year Award 2015.
The winning painting is a portrait of his Mother titled ‘Blue Room’. He has used colour and composition brilliantly, we love her striking orange sari- congratulations Akash!
To view the video of the judges deliberation process and their fantastic comments click here
The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition offers a fantastic array of contemporary art – and this year’s exhibition is a riot of colour, variety and features 4 of Beaux Art’s talented artists…
Jo Oakley
Simon Wright
The brilliant ceramic sculptor Nick Mackman has won the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation (DSWF) Wildlife Artist of the Year 2015. She was the overall competition winner with her charming sculpture ‘Sleepyheads’ pictured below.
To read more follow the link below:
http://www.davidshepherd.org/news-events/news/devon-sculptor-is-the-2015-dswf-wildlife-artist-of-the-year/
It is fantastic to see two of Anna Gillespie’s beautiful bronze sculptures being incorporated into Chris Beardshaw’s garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show again this year.
‘Let Heaven Go’ (pictured below) is a striking silhouette amongst the lush foliage and his dark patina goes with the velvety purples and is almost bark-like when looking through the trees…
‘Trust’ is situated in another part of the garden, framed in an alcove he brings a different, more intimate pose to the garden.
Read more about the Gold medal winning garden below:
The Morgan Stanley Healthy Cities Garden, designed by Chris Beardshaw
We are thrilled that Takeshi Yasuda has been awarded an honorary degree from Bath Spa University, three weeks prior to the opening of his show here at Beaux Arts Bath on October 11th.
Above is Anna Gillespie’s sculpture ‘Gateway’ made from recycled paper at the Glastonbury Festival 2014. Watch a video of the installation by clicking on the image.
Anna Gillespie’s The Tree People sculpture forms part of a gateway to the 60-acre Green Fields zone at this year’s Glastonbury Festival.
To read a BBC article about the commission please click here.
Anna Gillespie’s two bronze sculptures Homage and To The Limit are exhibited in Chris Beardshaw’s Gold award winning Arthritis Research UK Garden at the 100th RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Watch the video here.
Homage is sited in the Veiled Garden and To The Limit is displayed centrally in the Lucid Garden.
Please click on thumbnails below to see full size articles and links.
Kensington & Chelsea Magazine, May 2013 – issue 015
The Arthritis Research UK Garden Guide, PDF
Elisabeth Frink’s exhibition at the Beaux Arts in Cork Street receives much critical acclaim. Coinciding with release of the handsome catalogue raisonné, published by Lund Humphries and edited by Annette Ratuszniak, it reproduces all of Frink’s 402 sculptures and includes a short story by Michael Morpurgo.
Read the recent Telegraph article written by Andrew Lambirth celebrating the work of Elisabeth Frink here.
Sarah Gillespie’s Drypoint engraving ‘Peppered Moths’ (above) has been chosen as one of the 125 works in this year’s Threadneedle Prize which runs at the Mall Galleries from 26 September to 13 October. Following the Threadneedle prize Sarah is showing alongside her sister, sculptor Anna Gillespie, at Beaux Arts, between 15 October and 6 November.
Nick Mackman has won second prize in the Wildlife artist of the year award. She is photographed below with David Shepherd, and with her award winning wild dogs…..
Nathan Ford’s wonderful painting ‘Joachim’ appeared in the 2012 BP prize held at the National Portrait gallery in London. Brian Sewell commented ‘A number of small paintings require a measure of contemplation before we see how good they are … past the sketch left unfinished at the shrewdly chosen moment. Half a dozen check the visitor’s stride with some combination of perception, insight, understanding and the painter’s sleight-of-hand — by Nathan Ford (whose Joachim, unfinished, not wholly clarified but delicately smudged, reinforces a conviction formed last year that he is a painter to watch)’
To read the full article click here
Nathan’s painting of ‘Alpha’ was exhibited at the Royal Society of Portrait painters at the Mall Galleries in May too.
Nathan’s portrait ‘Abi II’ collected the second highest total votes for best painting in last year’s ‘People’s Vote’ at the BP portrait prize exhibition.
Writing about the BP show, amid the ‘hooey phooey and bilge’ , according to the Evening Standard’s Brian Sewell,
If push came to shove I might just consent to sit for Nathan Ford whose ragged attack on Abi (a cider-sodden tramp I presume) might suit a man of my age and general dishevelment. I sense that he sees something beyond the surface of this sitter, a Scholar Gipsy, Ancient Mariner or Lear, and serves him well enough – though broader shoulders (or none) would have offered better support to so wild a head. There is something of Ilya Repin about it, his Tolstoy or another Volga Boatman.
Click here to read Brian Sewell’s complete article for the London Evening Standard.
Anthony Scott’s meeting with the Queen during her historic trip to Ireland , where she unveiled a sculpture commission he made for the Irish National Stud in County Kildare, is pictured below.
The Irish Arts Review article on the Queen’s visit is here.
There is also an article in the Summer 2009 edition of the Irish Arts Review which looks at Anthony’s constant reference to Irish myth and legend. Click here to read.
The article metamorphosis in the interior design magazine ‘Forma’ is included here.
AKASH BHATT’s painting ‘Life’ was chosen as the winner of the ‘London Lives’ exhibition and a 25 feet long replica of the work is displayed on Blackfriars bridge in London until spring 2012.
Click here to read the Bankside Gallery article.
Click here to read the Guardian article.
Click here to read the London SE1 article.
Click here to read the This Is Local – London article.
AKASH BHATT won the Penguin Prize in the Sunday Times Watercolour Competition.
Click the thumbnails below to read an article about the competition.
Click on the thumbnail below to see Akash Bhatt’s page in the exhibition catalogue.
Click here to read the Arts Hub article about the competition.
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JFL looks A-OK
Regular readers of this space may recall my enthusiasm for cultural festivals in general and comedy festivals in particular. During its run I annually attended America's leading comedy throwdown, the HBO U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colo., and now cover the annual Just For Laughs Chicago festival for the going-out guide Flavorpill.
This year's JFL Chicago once again features a promising lineup, with performers including Louis C.K., Demetri Martin, Dave Attell, Whitney Cummings, Jeffrey Ross and Joel McHale. Further shows will be announced as the festival week (June 14 to 18) approaches.
Tickets go on sale this Saturday at 10 a.m. Chicago time. Jump in there if you're interested; many shows will sell out.
You can find more information at the festival website or in the edited press release and venue guide I've posted after the jump.
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The 2011 American Crossword Puzzle Tournament
Last weekend I attended the 34th (and my third) American Crossword Puzzle Tournament in Brooklyn, New York, still the fourth largest city in America according to the opening remarks by borough president Marty Markowitz. Here's how it all went down.
Note: My 2010 tournament trip report took about as long to read as the tournament took to attend. I was planning to be more concise this year, but I found I had a lot to say again. In fact, I have actually omitted numerous anecdotes and impressions from the tournament in order to keep this to a merely unreasonable length and get my life back after several evenings of typing.
Did I need to write at such length? Of course not. I did it as much as a journal entry for myself as for the entertainment of my literally tens of readers, and since I'll have forgotten a lot of these thoughts in a week or two, I thought I'd strike while the iron was hot. Anyway, this year's story is another monster, so pack a lunch.
As I wrote here the other day, the ACPT is a lot like a marathon. There are hundreds of participants including the world's fastest, and most people who enter have no chance of winning. However, everyone can still shoot for a personal best, and it's more about the experience than where you finish. It's less a competition than it is a convention, a lovefest, a gathering of the tribes, and everyone who attends is happy they did. You don't have to be a superstar solver; liking crossword puzzles is the only prerequisite to having a great time.
In fact, some see the tournament itself as superfluous to the tournament experience. On Friday evening, as some friends and I ate dinner at Morton's steakhouse next door to the host hotel, I mentioned to Connecticut cruciverbalist Dave Eckert that I got such a kick out of the puzzle crowd that I'd still enjoy the weekend if there weren't a tournament going on at all. After a moment's reflection he declared, "The worst thing about the tournament, is the tournament." And this is a guy who loves the tournament.
People at the ACPT like words. NYU musical theater professor Amanda Yesnowitz even sang a song she wrote called "A Way With Words," proving she has one with lyrics as lively as her voice is appealing. As Amanda pointed out, her own name goes from A to Z. (It's also got a yes next to a no, with some wit thrown in.)
Crossword people have favorite words. New York Times puzzle editor and tournament founder Will Shortz's is ucalegon, meaning "a neighbor whose house is on fire." Will also has a favorite crossword clue: "It turns into a different story." The answer: SPIRAL STAIRCASE.
Crossword people are well-read and well-rounded, clever and smart. They appreciate a good pun. Ten or fifteen people during the weekend looked down at the boldface contestant name badge around my neck and blurted, unprompted, "Ben Bass and Beyond." These were not regular readers of my blog. Presumably they just ran across the name at some point, maybe by following the link to last year's writeup from the ACPT website or hearing Will Shortz say it on the radio, and it stuck with them. They have long memories. These are people who know what an ESNE is.
Then there's Francis Heaney, an ace anagrammer who wrote a book entitled Holy Tango of Literature. The book's gimmick is, "holy tango" is an anagram of "anthology." Francis anagrammed the names of well-known writers into random phrases that inspired short parodies of the writers' most famous works, which he then wrote and collected into an anthology. Got that?
If this kind of thing appeals to you, consider entering the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, or if you're not into crosswords, at least do yourself the favor of joining the National Puzzlers' League.
When I told him I'd read his anagram book, Francis dropped a nifty NPR-style anagram puzzle on me involving the name of a famous movie director. He said he'd thought of it the night before while in bed trying to fall asleep. I won't share it here because it belongs on the radio, and I encouraged him to run it by Will Shortz.
Either Francis or someone next to him was one of those who called me Ben Bass and Beyond. I replied with another of my stock puns, "Formerly Ben Bass and Beyonce." Francis then pointed out that the words Beyond and Beyonce go together because D is the average of C and E.
It should come as little surprise that Francis generally finishes among the top 10 of the roughly 650 people in the tournament. Much like last year with Merl Reagle, I felt like an amateur talking to a professional.
I think I'll take a short detour from summing up the tournament to explain how I came to attend it.
Of course superstar solvers like Francis attend the ACPT, but why a dilettante like me? I don't do that many crosswords. I can solve the hard ones, but I'm not that fast on the easy ones, nor have I ever bothered to work on getting faster. I enjoy puzzles but don't spend that much time on them. In fact, I didn't look at a crossword for several years after my grandfather died because solving was a great pastime of his, and after he was gone my heart was no longer in it.
Before the movie "Wordplay" came out a few years ago, all I knew about the national tournament was that it existed, and then only because I'd hear Will Shortz mention it on the radio. But the movie did come out, on my birthday in fact. A girlfriend took me to see it after we played a game of Scrabble. I got a bingo that night. I also put down a Scrabble word using all seven tiles.
The movie was terrific, and seeing all the crosswords was like being reunited with an old friend. I found myself keeping an eye out for stray copies of the Chicago Sun-Times on my commuter train because it ran the syndicated New York Times crossword. I would look extra hard for a copy on Fridays, then on Saturdays I'd walk over to Starbucks to get that puzzle too. The two most difficult New York Times crosswords of the week were and are my two favorites.
The syndicated NYT puzzle appears five weeks after it runs in the paper of record, so I found myself with a dilemma every time I'd take a weekend trip to New York: do the puzzle in the Times and ruin it for five weeks hence? Or steer clear all weekend and save it for later? I was rarely able to resist the temptation.
I soon simplified my life by subscribing to the puzzle on the computer—eliminating the travel dilemma, mooting the need to support Rupert Murdoch, and synching my timing with the puzzle blog scene—and accidentally discovered the appeal of solving in the popular Across Lite software: no messy newsprint, no need for a pencil (or in my cocksure case, pen), no hunting for clues because you always see the clue for whatever word is highlighted. Plus I type fast.
After the late, great HBO U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colo. ended its run, I decided to take a trip to the ACPT. It became my replacement winter festival getaway, nicely balancing my frequent jaunts to the tennis U.S. Open and the New Yorker Festival at the antipodal end of the calendar. Thus does a guy who sometimes only solves three or four crosswords a week travel 800 miles once a year to do seven in a weekend.
OK, back to the tournament. This year's was a lot like the other two I attended, but there are always new wrinkles. It was nice to meet Matt Gaffney, a puzzle maestro who runs a weekly crossword contest I like. My roommate this year was a tournament friend from last year, Joon Pahk, a superstar solver who as a rookie ran away with the "B" division at the 2010 ACPT. When he's not teaching in a physics lab, Joon also constructs crosswords—he just wrote the Saturday New York Times puzzle two weeks ago—and blogs about Matt's contest every week.
I also caught up with another tournament friend from last year, the linguist and (until recently) New York Times Magazine "On Language" columnist Ben Zimmer. He's a tall, thin guy named Ben, born in June of a certain year, who went to grad school in Chicago, wears glasses, writes a lot and solves crossword puzzles. What's not to like?
The Friday and Saturday evening programs vary at every tournament. Last Friday evening featured a crossword magic show by David Kwong, a crossword constructor and professional magician who works with Ricky Jay. From my seat in the last row of a large ballroom it was hard to appreciate the close-up magic he was doing, but I caught some of his card work at the party afterward and it was first-rate.
There was also a U.S. vs. U.K. cryptic crossword showdown on Friday (cryptics are a far bigger deal in Great Britain, so it came as little surprise when the U.K.'s best solver beat ours) and on Saturday, a crossword-themed play entitled Life is Shortz and an elaborate, challenging team puzzle hunt by John Chaneski and Greg Pliska.
As for the tournament itself, others have already written at length about the elite solvers' race for the 2011 ACPT crown. You can find links to their reports at the tournament website. Rather than duplicate their work, I'll sum up my own ride.
Two years ago, I attended my first ACPT. As I mentioned, I was only doing the New York Times puzzle on Fridays and Saturdays at that point after several years of doing no crosswords at all. Given that I had to be one of the most infrequent crossword solvers at the 2009 event, I surprised myself by finishing a respectable 160th out of 650 or so participants.
In the ensuing months I started doing more daily New York Times puzzles. I'd never bothered to time myself before my first ACPT, but after the tournament experience of solving while a huge red clock counted down the seconds, I found myself using the built-in Across Lite timer to measure my speed. I became an armchair Roger Bannister, trying to finish early-week puzzles in under four minutes (faster than five I could do most of the time, but four, virtually never). I also added Matt Gaffney's contest and Peter Gordon's super-tough Fireball Crosswords into the weekly mix.
Still, I was doing them all on a computer, and never did cultivate the pencil-paper solving skills the tournament rewards—writing an answer while reading the next clue; memorizing three or four answers and writing them all at once; others I haven't figured out yet—plus I wasn't doing enough puzzles to know many of the obscure words that the top solvers know by heart.
So the surprising thing about my ranking at the 2010 ACPT was not that I finished around where I had the year before, but that I finished in exactly the same spot. Incredibly, I was 160 again. (It was adjusted downward to 162 a day or two later as the judges double-checked their work, but for the sake of a good story, as the tournament ended, I was 160 again.)
Contestants in the ACPT solve three crosswords starting Saturday morning, then after a lunch break, three more Saturday afternoon. There's an appropriately Sunday-sized puzzle on Sunday morning and then, after all the puzzles are graded according to a complex scoring system in which accuracy is important but speed is paramount, the top three finishers in each of three skill divisions play out a final puzzle live on stage.
By tradition, the fifth puzzle in the tournament is a beast. People find it grindingly difficult for a very good reason: it is. Its purpose is to spread out the field widely over the range of possible scores, separating the great from the merely good. Among the elite contenders, it's not enough to finish Puzzle 5 without an error; they have to do it fast.
At my first ACPT I got most of the way through Patrick Merrell's Puzzle 5, "Sub-Merging," with about 25 blank squares in the upper right (or "northeast") corner when time ran out. I felt like I would have gotten closer with a few more minutes, though I was already struggling at that point. It didn't help that I had no idea YEGG was an obscure word for safecracker.
Last year I got closer to the mark on the fifth puzzle, my fellow Pavement fan Brendan Emmett Quigley's torture chamber called "You're Solving... With What?" I cruised through most of the grid in 15 or 20 minutes, but eventually ground to a halt and quietly stared at 12 or 14 empty squares until time ran out. I was so frantic under the time pressure, I never really did understand the theme even after I filled in most of the theme answers.
I know I'm gradually getting better at hard puzzles because when I started doing Friday and Saturday puzzles a few years ago, the easier ones used to take me maybe 20 minutes, and the harder ones an hour or more. Now I'm in more like the 10 to 25 minute range. (Of course, using Across Lite is faster than solving on paper.)
Sure enough, this year's Puzzle 5 by Wall Street Journal puzzle editor and "Crossword Jesus" Mike Shenk might have been the toughest yet of the three tournaments I've attended—it absolutely obliterated people—and yet I not only solved it cleanly, I did so with over eight minutes to spare. This was probably my greatest accomplishment as a crossword solver, albeit one of my very few (second place, inaugural Chicago tournament, 2009, mostly because so few elite solvers live anywhere near Chicago).
My only goal this year was to get through the entire weekend without making a single error, thereby earning a spot on the tournament website's "dean's list." It was all about cracking the dreaded Puzzle 5. In my first two tournaments I only made one error on a non-Puzzle 5, and then only because I made the rookie mistake of racing to save a minute on the clock; the several hundred points that gaffe cost me weren't worth the extra 25 I got for finishing sooner. So getting through Puzzle 5 without a mistake seemed like the ticket to the plate cleaners club.
Sure enough, I managed to get through the first four puzzles unblemished. There was some tricky fill in there, particularly on Puzzle 2, but I felt like I was on top of things, plus I took the time to read every clue and double-check everything before turning in each puzzle. My caution paid off when I narrowly avoided turning in a blank square on Puzzle 3. And yet I was racing at my personal top speed, which as usual wasn't very fast.
Spoiler alert: if you plan to solve the tournament puzzles online or by mail, stop reading here.
Given my improved solve times and comfort with Friday and Saturday NYTs and Fireballs over the past year, I felt a little less intimidated as I went into this year's fifth puzzle. Still, I surprised myself by turning in a solution I knew was right with so much time left on the clock.
The theme of Mike's puzzle was titles of hit songs through the decades, which is pretty much in my wheelhouse. The problem was that none of the clearly correct answers fit into the grid. [1967 hit for the Turtles] was definitely HAPPY TOGETHER, or maybe SO HAPPY TOGETHER, but neither of those fit into the grid. Likewise, I felt pretty confident that [1980 hit for Bette Midler] was THE ROSE, but that didn't fit either.
For [2004 hit for Green Day] I wanted BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS since that's my favorite song from that record, but that title was obviously too long. I ground my way through the tough crossings until I had _______DIOT and knew Mike was going for AMERICAN IDIOT, but again, there were too few squares to write it in.
I thought maybe the puzzle was a so-called "rebus" with multiple letters in a single square, but couldn't find a shorter word in AMERICAN that looked promising.
What was going on here? The puzzle's title, CROSSOVER HITS, offered a hint, as did the subtitle, "And the place is jumping!"
The breakthrough moment was when I realized that four entire rows each had two song titles separated by a single black square, or block, and that the titles shared four letters, two on either side of the block.
Thus: HAPPYTOGETH[]EROSE, with THER appearing in both titles. The hits "jumped" and "crossed over" the blocks. The other song pairs were IMABELIEV[]ERGREEN, LAZYBON[]ESWEETDAY and DREAM[]ERICANIDIOT.
Figuring this out blew a hole in the puzzle since four out of seventeen rows were pairs of titles. Boom! I was done with almost a quarter of the grid just like that.
And I needed the help too. After three or four minutes I'd hardly written down a thing. In most puzzles you can start with the fill-in-the-blank clues to get a toehold, but not this one. The two blanks looked like this: ["Cold, ungenial is the __...": Shelley] and [Pack : wolf :: bloat : __]. Um, right.
Even the stuff I knew I couldn't always work with. [Etta James portrayer in "Cadillac Records"] I knew was the aforementioned Beyonce, but her last name is Knowles (assuming it isn't Carter or Z) and on a puzzle this hard, there was no guarantee that her familiar first name was the answer. Plus 1-Across ended with the first letter of the actress, and I liked ____K better than ____B.
However, it was BEYONCE after all and the B turned out to be right, [Colonial address] cluing SAHIB. There were several answers that recurred in the tournament including two SAHIBs.
Little by little I made my way into the grid thanks to a handful of gimmes:
[She "made a fool of everyone," in a Beatles song], I know that in my sleep. She also broke the rules and laid it down for all to see.
[Cabinet resignee of 1988] felt like it had to be Edwin MEESE since the answer was five letters, plus James WATT resigned earlier in the 1980s.
[Cal Neva Resort setting], never heard of it, but at five letters it could only be TAHOE.
I did some guessing too:
[Winner of the 2003 Cooper-Hewitt Lifetime Achievement Award] in five letters felt like maybe crossword usual suspect I. M. PEI—extra likely since his name begins and ends with vowels—because I vaguely remembered from a long-ago visit to the Frick Collection that the nearby Cooper-Hewitt Museum was about architecture.
[Famous foundling] in five letters, all I could think of was MOSES hiding in the reeds, and lo, it was good.
[His horse was Babieca]: I must have seen this somewhere before, because with a letter or two I knew it was EL CID, even though I couldn't tell you the first thing about EL CID other than that it was the nickname of baseball pitcher Sid Fernandez.
(I also guessed answers that were not five letters long.)
Soon enough I didn't have to make too many guesses. Once I got the song titles sorted out I had partial answers all over the place, then it was "Wheel of Fortune" on steroids. My steady diet of Fireball and weekend NYT puzzles got me home.
I guess I'm biased now that I passed the test, but I thought Mike's puzzle was extraordinarily good, like masterpiece good. The trick was original and hard to figure out, the title hints helped just enough, the rest of the fill was quite tough, and the cluing was excellent.
I also appreciated Mike's artistry in unearthing pairs of hit song titles that shared four overlapping letters, added up to 16 letters with the overlap, and spanned so many eras of popular music. Few people who know Ted Lewis' LAZYBONES (1933) also know Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men's ONE SWEET DAY (1995), and vice versa.
I heard that Mike made the puzzle extra-hard assuming Will Shortz would make it easier, but Will pretty much left it alone and Mike's original was the one we solved. I emailed Will after the tournament to ask whether this was accurate, and he replied:
That's pretty much true.
Mike writes terrific clues, and I wanted Puzzle #5 to be hard. So I didn't do much editing.
I love when that happens. :-)
--Will
[email quoted with permission of the puzzlemaster]
As the tournament wears on, the judges are busily grading papers and posting updated rankings on both the hotel wall and the tournament website. Throughout the day, people are on iPhones and BlackBerries learning their own fates.
Like I said, I'm a decent solver but not that fast. After Puzzle 4 I was ranked about 150. After scoring among the top 50 in the tournament on Puzzle 5, I rocketed up the Billboard charts to number 81 with a bullet (but only one).
Even though I made no errors on Puzzle 6, I still slid down to 92 because everyone in my weight class is faster than I am. Adding insult to injury, I woke up Sunday morning to find I had dropped to 96. People's rankings get tweaked throughout the tournament as the judges catch their own grading errors, but I only ever seem to move downward. Maybe my handwriting is good enough that I don't get judgment calls after the first pass, or maybe I've just been bribing the wrong judges.
So my long march toward perfection, plus my newfound opportunity to finish in the top 100, all came down to Puzzle 7, a tougher-than-I-expected Sunday grid by Ashish Vengsarkar and Narayan Venkatasubramanyan. I smiled as I started the solve and saw the clue at 1-Across: "Language maven Zimmer." My fellow Ben is an excellent writer and an excellent guy, and I was happy to see him get the glamor treatment.
Inclusion in a tournament puzzle is flattering enough, but I also heard that Ashish and Narayan originally submitted this grid to Will for publication in the New York Times, so Ben might have ALIT on an even loftier AERIE. All in due time, I trust.
A lot of people were not only unaware that Ben was at the tournament in their very midst, they remarked to my great surprise that they didn't know whether it was BEN, LEN or KEN Zimmer. Doesn't anyone read the Sunday Times?
The crossing didn't help some of them either. [D.C.-area arrival point] is BWI, airport code for Baltimore-Washington International—not "Beltway International" as one person surmised—but not everyone's heard of it.
It was mind over matter time. I'd had a cup of coffee a few minutes earlier with Howard Barkin, a warm, gentle soul when he isn't destroying people in crossword tournaments with his super speed. (You can tell what kind of guy he is by the supportive, generous comments he often leaves on crossword blogs.) I told Howard I was teetering on the brink of the top 100. His good advice was to ignore the people around me and just focus on the piece of paper.
I ended up applying that advice to Howard himself, since our conversation had continued as we walked into the tournament room and sat down next to each other for Puzzle 7. I know objectively how good the top people are, but was still stunned at how fast he was. I had barely started filling in answers before he left the room.
As for the puzzle, there were a lot of long theme answers with indirect clues, which made it that much harder to get started, and some difficult shorter stuff, but eventually I got things sorted out and was cruising along toward a happy conclusion when disaster struck.
I had just about finished the puzzle when I came to the crossing of E_ALEN [Big Sur retreat] and _AL [__ soda]. Um... what? I did drive down the coast from Oakland to Los Angeles through Big Sur in 1995, but I didn't memorize the towns or resorts there. Emalen, Evalen, Edalen, Etalen, Exalen, they all sounded plausible enough. And what on earth was "__ soda?" Was Pal a brand of soda? Hal?
Yet again, the old I-don't-do-that-many-crosswords thing cost me. It was a dreaded "Natick crossing," so named by the crossword blogger Rex Parker when he was angry that something obscure in a puzzle crossed the equally obscure NATICK, Massachusetts. Rex's point was that it wasn't fair to have two super-hard words cross each other in a puzzle. Of course, one solver's "what the hell is this" is another solver's "I've seen this in puzzles repeatedly over the years because I do so many of them."
Not only did I not know these words, I knew I wasn't going to be able to figure them out. But I was so married to the idea of finishing without an error that I compounded the problem by staring at the empty crossing for like 12 minutes, giving away maybe 14 spots on the ladder by letting time tick fruitlessly away. In trying to save the limb, I killed the patient. Put another way, I was the rigid football coach who failed to adjust a losing game plan at halftime.
I guessed wrong, going with C for CAL soda in the hope that it was an alternative to LO-CAL soda despite the fact that ECALEN seemed so not like a place name. The answer turned out to be ESALEN and SAL soda, which is apparently a sodium salt of carbonic acid. As soon as I find out what a sodium salt and carbonic acid are, I'm all set.
Still, I ranked 108 when it was all over, a jump of over 50 spots from last year...
...until a few days later, when Mr. 1-Across, Ben Zimmer, posted congratulations on my Facebook wall for finishing the tournament error-free. He saw it on the tournament website, where for some reason I had been added to the dean's list after all. Didn't they know I only got a B+ on the final?
Although the tournament judges do a yeomanlike job under pressure, the unfortunate fact is that mistakes do happen in the judging room from time to time. Scans of solvers' grids are available for viewing, and although you can't look at a given player's handiwork unless you know her contestant number, what you can do is click around and look at grids at random. Before long you'll see an example or two of where the judges overlooked an error, and that's what seemed to have happened in my case. (My Puzzle 5 and 7 scans hadn't yet been posted online when Ben congratulated me, so this was my first notice that the judges hadn't dinged me for my miscue.)
Speaking of contestant numbers, you're welcome to check out my puzzles, but please don't spend too much time looking at square 35 in Puzzle 7. I'm sensitive.
I had no choice but to email Will Shortz to correct the error. With that Puzzle 7 scan still unavailable I couldn't confirm it, but I felt sure that I had written a C instead of an S. (I was literally writing the letter as the judge took the paper out of my hand, but I knew I had to have guessed wrong because S wasn't even on my short list of possible guesses.)
As I told Will, last year I think I was actually docked points improperly, but with so little at stake, I didn't bother emailing in a grievance. This year, though, wrongly being held up so prominently on the short list of perfect solvers required me to say something.
Will immediately emailed me back and told me that I was the fifth person to report a scoring error that the judges hadn't caught. He told me it said a lot about me and my character as well as that of the tournament contestants in general.
I appreciated the compliment, but like so many things in life, there are shades of gray. How many people didn't report their own mulligans? Would I have reported my own error had I not told so many people how I'd tried to run the table and, to mix more metaphors, fumbled on the one-yard line? I hadn't earned Will's compliment because I hadn't been put to that test.
Speaking of undeserved compliments, my puzzle pal Ken Lauterbach paid me two more. He emailed that I should get the George Washington Cherry Tree Award for reporting my own error and posted on Facebook, "my two greatest achievements in the contest were doing well on Puzzle 5 and being tied with Ben Bass for a while." This was as flattering as it was inaccurate. Not only am I the walking definition of Nothing Special by ACPT standards, but Ken finished two spots higher than me in the final standings! He and I did share one distinction this year: of the people who rocked out on Puzzle 5, we were by far the slowest on everything else.
By the way, I can honestly say I think I would have reported the error anyway. I won the citizenship award from my classmates when I graduated from law school (he said modestly) and I try to live up to it. My whole thing was to earn a spot on the perfect solvers list, not get handed one due to a clerical error. Ashish and Narayan took me out fair and square. Even if no one else knew about it, I would have known about it.
Oh well, it makes for a more interesting story this way, and I can still chase perfection next year along with a spot in the top 100. The only problem is, I don't do that many crosswords and there are a lot more words I don't know than there are years I have left to live.
The scoring error brouhaha reminded me of something that happened last year. When the standings were posted Saturday night, my tournament friend and fellow Northwestern alum Kelly Langan, alone among all contestants, was improperly credited with a score on Sunday morning's Puzzle 7, which would not even occur for 12 more hours. This catapulted Kelly to 5th in the standings from the three-digit range and briefly made her the talk of the tournament.
Being an honorable lady, Kelly brought the error to the tournament officials' attention, but not before calling her boyfriend in Boston and having him print the standings for posterity. In a like fashion, here's a screen grab of me crashing the genius party, since corrected in real life:
The best part is that getting onto the list is catching a fish, but for the first time, I feel like I have the ability to fish. I might finally be good enough to have a shot at getting onto that list in any given ACPT.
When I reported the scoring error to Will, all I was thinking was that the officials were going to remove me from my cherished perfect solvers list. It never occurred to me that my paper had initially been scored as completely correct, so I was going to give up a slew of points too. That is exactly what happened, dropping me from 108 to 120. Between the 12-minute oxygen leak, the bad guess at the Natick crossing, and my pesky honesty, I managed to plummet 30 or 35 spots from where I nearly finished.
I also inadvertently finished in the top 20% of the field—not that I was trying not to, but after two years around 160 I wasn't expecting to—which means I'm now a B player instead of a C. I finished among the top 10 C players this year and might have liked to take a shot at the C finals next year to try my luck onstage against other mere mortals. (Then again, would I really have quit solving on a computer and put in the time over the next year to try to become a rock star solver on paper? Realistically, no.)
On the plus side, I jumped over 40 spots from last year, and out of over 2000 squares in the tournament (including blocks) I was correct on all but one of them. With a modicum of work on my currently atrocious and therefore quite improveable solving speed, the dean's list and the top 100 are reachable goals.
Of course, if I don't get there, who cares? The best part of the tournament is the people, who are going to be there ready to play Celebrity in the hotel bar regardless of how well or poorly I do. And having won enough money on "Jeopardy!" to pay for law school, I've already taken home more than my share.
I am quite aware how little any of this stuff matters; there's exactly nothing of importance at stake. But I find it interesting nonetheless, so before I wrap this all up, let's take a quick look at how the tournament values speed versus accuracy.
There were 35 solvers who finished the tournament error-free. I was in the silver medal group of 33 solvers who made one error. (Another measure of my slowness is that I finished 28th out of the 33.)
Six of the silver medalists finished in the top 16 in the tournament, and they're big names. Even though I just missed the perfection list, the group I'm in also turns out to be a glittering constellation of crossword stars. It feels good to know that I was as accurate as these top players, just way slower.
Only 8 of our 33 made their mistake on Puzzle 5. At first I'd have guessed that Mike Shenk's puzzle did most of the damage, but upon reflection this makes sense. These are people who are strong enough to shoot par for the tournament, so whether it was a Natick crossing personal to them or the dreaded blank square on an easy puzzle due to haste, they were equally vulnerable at every stage. Even a strong solver can make an error almost anywhere. Just ask this New York Times editor.
As for the 17 people who finished the tournament with two errors (more than I made!), four of them finished in the top 30, and 15 of the 17 finished ahead of me. Looking over their names, I'm kind of stunned. I had fewer errors than him? And her?
The conclusion is obvious: it's nice to have the right answers, but speed kills.
Malcolm Gladwell recently wrote an interesting New Yorker article about the U.S. News college rankings, arguing that any list of statistical rankings is merely a reflection of the factors that its creator chose to emphasize or minimize. The U.S. News ranking "favors the Yale model over the Penn State model, which means that the Yales of the world will always succeed at the U.S. News rankings because the U.S. News system is designed to reward Yale-ness."
Likewise, in setting up the tournament scoring system, the officials had to make some arbitrary judgment calls. I think it's fair to say that of the two most obvious measures of a crossword solver's ability, crossword tournaments happen to value one (being insanely fast on easy crossword puzzles) higher than the other (being able to solve difficult crossword puzzles).
There are practical reasons for this, chief among them that if you were to throw a crossword puzzle tournament that primarily tested people's ability to solve super-hard crossword puzzles, not too many people would show up, and/or many of those who did wouldn't have a very good time. At the end of the day, the greater enjoyment for the greater number of people is what it's all about. It just doesn't happen to benefit the Fireball-solving slowpokes like me.
Of course, even though I finished in the top 50 on the hardest puzzle, I was still nowhere close to the truly great solvers. They finished that thing a year before I did.
One more excellent puzzle deserves a mention, Mike Nothnagel's gorgeous open-construction grid that the three sets of finalists solved during the C, B and A finals. I didn't look up during the C finals so I could solve the puzzle in silence with the super-difficult A clues. I relished the challenge and was about two-thirds done when the B finals started, at which point I started hearing answers during the live commentary. I found myself looking around in vain for a TiVo remote.
As the tournament ended, this year's celebrity guest trophy presenter was New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast, who once drew this gem for the magazine:
She also delivered these humorous remarks, a copy of which I received in an email from New Yorker cartoon editor and friend of this blog Bob Mankoff:
I have to tell you that I was not the first choice for being the presenter. Alan Alda was, but he was on vacation, climbing an arete in the Ural Mountains. They tried to get Eero Saarinen, but he had fallen on his epee, and got a stoma. Luckily his amah had some aloe with her in an etui. Erle Stanley Gardner fell down an adit. And Esai Morales broke his ulna and his tibia while he was in China researching the Chen, Qin, Zhou, Ming, Song, Tang, Qing, Qi, Sui, and Yin dynasties for an epic opera in which he's going to sing an aria.
Even though I wasn't the first choice, I'm not at all irate, because I get to stand up here and tell you a little bit about myself. I love Nature. Recently I was on safari and I saw an ecru and onyx oryx, although it may have been an eland or an okapi. I'm not sure. I don't want to err, or I'd have to atone. I also saw an egret, an emu, and an erne who was building an aerie. The food was a little eerie. We had an olio of dal, agar, eel, and taro. An emir on the trip complained because the poi had been in the oast too long, and an imam cried because he missed his esnes. Afterwards, we traveled to the Aral Sea and took a proa to Etna. I wore a boa. The tsar upped the sartorial ante with his Eton collar. It was aces, but by the end, I couldn't wait to get home, put some Edam on crackers, eat Oreos, and play Atari.
Well, I think that's enough sharing. Please forgive me for any mispronunciations. I've never really heard any of these words before. And now I'd like to announce the winners.
Thanks to tournament director Will Shortz, tournament coordinator Helene Hovanec and their all-star team of constructors and volunteers for another well-run and entirely enjoyable ACPT, and if you've read along with me this far, thanks to you too.
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ACPT writeup forthcoming
I will post my trip report from the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament in the next few days.
Meanwhile, enjoy this:
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Blog closed
I'm headed to the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament in New York, so there won't be much happening here for the next few days. Talk amongst yourselves.
Like Linda Richman, I'll give you a suggested topic: The Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, Roman, nor an empire. Discuss.
I recently attended the opening of Yasmina Reza's God of Carnage at the Goodman Theatre and enjoyed the show as I did in New York City.
As I wrote for Flavorpill Chicago:
The Broadway premiere of God of Carnage delivered both Yasmina Reza's anticipated follow-up to the hit play Art and James Gandolfini's first major role after playing a racketeer of some renown. Neither represented a particularly grand departure from its predecent, but then, there's something to giving the people what they want. In God of Carnage, Reza again displays the gradually cracking veneer over polite society's underlying resentments, this time stopping just short of the brutality that two neighbor couples hope to correct between their offspring. It's a heady mashup of Lord of the Flies and "The Honeymooners," and a generally entertaining downward ride.
God of Carnage runs through April 17th at the Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn St., Chicago.
My Flavorpill preview includes a ticket link and further information.
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Joravsky to 47th Ward: Maybe you're not dumb
Intrepid Chicago Reader political columnist Ben Joravsky pretty much conceded the recent 47th Ward aldermanic race to Tom O'Donnell, the handpicked successor of 35-year incumbent Gene Schulter.
Like many, he figured the low turnout and patronage machine would combine to install another party hack in office, with the voters of the Fighting 47th too ovine to stand in the way.
But occasionally David beats Goliath, and Joravsky was only too happy to eat crow when fresh-faced upstart Ameya Pawar came out of nowhere to win the City Council seat outright. As a 47th Ward resident, I second that emotion.
So how did the unknown, underfunded Pawar get an office in City Hall? Apparently with the help of a libertarian bowling alley owner and a 14-year-old political junkie.
It's a remarkable tale, the kind Ben Joravsky was born to tell. Check it out here.
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Puzzle Week: The answers
For the past week — OK, closer to two weeks at this point — I've been writing about puzzle people, puzzle companies, puzzle events and puzzle television.
But I've also posted a few actual puzzles: three NPR Will Shortz-style brain teasers that a friend and I wrote, plus two logic crosswords from the Seattle startup Puzzazz.
To wrap up Puzzle "Week", I now present the answers.
In case you haven't finished solving yet — or haven't started — I'll repost the puzzles here, with the solutions in white text like I do with past weeks' NPR answers at right. Highlight the text to reveal the answers. But try to figure them out first.
Happy solving!
Think of a world capital in two syllables. Change the fourth letter to the next letter of the alphabet and rearrange the letters to spell another world capital. What cities are they?
Answer: TEHRAN, ATHENS
Hail to the Chief
Take the last name of a U.S. president and remove one letter. The remaining letters, read in reverse order, spell a word that describes the president. Who is it?
Answer: TAFT, FAT (partial credit for BUSH, SUBPAR)
Same and Different
Think of two synonyms that name a particular type of institution. Add the suffix "-er" to each and you'll spell two words that are effectively antonyms.
Answer: PRISON(ER), JAIL(ER)
4x4 Logic Crossword
The following clues define eight 4-letter words.
Figure them out and fit them into the square below.
Computer music protocol
It's not quite teal
Joke of sorts
Kennedy's Secretary of State
Like (with to)
National milk org.
A R M S
Q U I P
U S D A
A K I N
5 & 3 Logic Crossword
The following clues define four 3-letter words and four 5-letter words. Each of the 3-letter words fits into the middle of one of the 5-letter words. Figure out the words and fit them into the square below.
Explorer John or Sebastian
He played with Joe, Waite, Lefty, and Babe
Louis-Philippe I was the last one
R2, for one
Type system for some donations
You might be under one or on one
C A B O T
L R
U E
D R O I D
Logic crossword puzzles reprinted with permission of Puzzazz.
Starting tomorrow... Turnip Week!
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Puzzle Week: Props for my peeps
Big ups to FOBB&B Joon Pahk, who wrote today's (quite good) Saturday New York Times crossword puzzle.
Joon is a crossword rock star who ran away with the "B" division last year during his first trip to the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament (ACPT), only two years after first taking an interest in crossword puzzles. That's more or less like winning the MVP in your first NFL season after not playing in college.
He also created the popular "Guess My Word" game in which players try to, well, you know. There is a standing link to the game in the sidebar at right, which I suppose could more accurately be labeled "Guess Joon's word! Then guess his friend Mike's word!"
Joon happens to be my roommate at this year's ACPT next weekend, so unless I snore, look for him to turn in another huge performance.
Meanwhile, congrats on the puzzle, Joon. I liked all the trivia clues, my favorite clue-answer combo was 40D ("It's solid yellow"), I had a Natick problem where the "Turandot" king crossed the ghoul-haunted woodland of Weir since I only know the most prominent Poe-ms, and I briefly had HEADSNAP for "Brake-slamming result." But I got there in 16 fun-filled minutes.
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Puzzle Week: Puzzazz
Just as DVDs augment the movie-watching experience — good luck pausing, adding subtitles or enjoying commentary tracks in a movie theater — so is a Seattle startup company using emerging technology to improve the experience of solving puzzles.
It's called Puzzazz, and the name says it all: puzzles with pizzazz.
Software engineer and longtime puzzlemaker Roy Leban founded Puzzazz on the theory that, like so much else, puzzle delivery and enjoyment will be an increasingly electronic rather than paper-based phenomenon. He's a true puzzle lover whose first priority is to provide high-quality puzzles, using technology to make the experience that much better.
For example, Puzzazz is pioneering the publication of puzzle books for devices like the Amazon Kindle. E-books offer numerous advantages over traditional books: electronic puzzles can be wiped clean and re-solved where paper puzzles can't; built-in tools can enrich the solving experience for logic puzzles like sudoku; hinting and error correction are more fluid; solvers don't have to draw the unusual symbols that some puzzles require; and the books themselves are more portable.
Puzzazz is a puzzle publisher, not a gamemaker, as this article from TechFlash makes clear. Its thoughtful incorporation of technology may be an early glimpse of where textbooks and other traditional print media are headed.
The company also generates content for non-Kindle people like me. Puzzazz.com posts a new word puzzle every day, which they also distribute by email and RSS feed.
I particularly like their "logic crosswords," small crossword puzzles in which you have to figure out not only the answers, but where they fit into the grid.
For example here's a 4x4:
The following clues define eight 4-letter words. Figure them out and fit them into the square below.
And a "5&3":
Both puzzles reprinted with permission of Puzzazz.
There are a couple of 4x8 logic crosswords in the March Puzzazz newsletter. They're harder than these. Can you finish them?
Puzzle Week: Name that Hall of Famer
Although the primary purpose of baseball spring training is to get players warmed up for the season and audition minor league prospects for roster spots — and maybe make a few bucks along the way — a nice side benefit is the many former players who also come around.
From Yogi Berra working with young prospects at Yankees camp in Tampa to Willie Mays greeting fans at Don & Charlie's restaurant in Scottsdale, there's a baseball legend everywhere you go.
And so it was that I happened upon one of them today during the Giants-White Sox game at Scottsdale Stadium, one of my all-time favorite players to boot:
Recognize him? The greatest leadoff man of all time?
OK, I'll give you a few hints. He hit a record 81 leadoff home runs among his 3000+ hits, and drew a record 2190 walks to break Babe Ruth's all-time record. Career .401 on-base percentage, not too shabby.
Once aboard he'd run on you all day, and even though you knew he was going to, there wasn't much you could do about it. The "Man of Steal" swiped 100 bases in his first full major league season and a ridiculous 130 bases two years later, more than nine entire teams that year. He led the big leagues in steals for 12 years in a row except for one injury-shortened season and ended up with 1406 stolen bases, not only an all-time record but 50% more than the guy in second place.
Add it all up and he scored more runs than anyone else, breaking Ty Cobb's record en route to a remarkable 2295 runs scored, another all-time record.
So who is this guy? Why, it's Marvell Wynne. Just kidding. It's the great Rickey Henderson.
As dynamic and exciting as Rickey was on the field, he was equally entertaining off it. Not unlike the aforementioned Mr. Berra, he was a true character who generated reams of copy for sportswriters with the offbeat things he would do and say.
In fact, some people were disappointed last summer by his Hall of Fame induction speech. It was straightforward, humble and sincere, a perfectly acceptable and respectable oration, but somehow not exactly Rickeyish.
Rickey was a first-ballot Hall of Fame shoo-in who received 94.7% of the vote. As I wrote at the time, "Excuse me? Who didn't vote for Rickey? That's like not voting for jelly in the 'what else should I put in my peanut butter sandwich?' vote."
The only explanation for leaving Rickey Henderson off a Hall of Fame ballot is that he was a bit of a showboat on the field, considered by some people to be cocky or conceited. A handful of baseball writers, though surely well aware of his Hall of Fame credentials, presumably left him off his first of a potential 15 Hall of Fame ballots to put him in his place, just as they punished Roberto Alomar for spitting in the face of an umpire. Alomar got in a year later on his second ballot.
I told Rickey that I enjoyed his Hall of Fame speech and asked how anyone could leave him off a Hall of Fame ballot.
He smiled and replied with a characteristic gem: "I guess those guys never saw me play."
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Puzzle Week: A baseball mystery
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Announcing Puzzle Week!
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It's Like Some Kind of Bonus
OK, I HAVE TO ADMIT I was enjoying watching Brady Quinn squirm like the overhyped wretch he is during Saturday's NFL draft. The boy shows up as if he's God's gift to the National Football League, and he gets passed over time and time again -- to the point where the NFL offered Quinn's party a private suite, so as to spare him any further public embarrassment. Then, after all that, who picks up Quinn but the Cleveland Browns!
As a Pittsburgh Steelers fan, for me this is like some kind of bonus.
Quinn strikes me as a good but not great quarterback who has been madly overhyped because he played for Notre Dame. Quinn performs well due to his coaches and teammates, but folds up whenever he faces honest-to-God pressure. In short, he's just as annoying and pathetic as Peyton Manning, except he doesn't have the modicum of talent Manning does. While some observers (hi Jesse) have said the Browns will have a good offensive line to defend their quarterback, I believe a rejuvenated Steelers squad will still be able to pressure Quinn -- especially considering that Pittsburgh drafted LaMarr Woodley, the noted defensive end from Michigan. Hell, it'll be old hat for him!
I think the Steelers have done OK in their draft so far, but I have to admit concern over the fact we haven't yet drafted a cornerback. Our secondary just got shredded last season and it bothers me more steps haven't been taken to address that. On the whole, though, I'm pleased with Pittsburgh's picks so far, and I can't really fault them for using their first pick to fill Joey Porter's shoes. But to see Leon Hall go to the Cincinnati Bengals -- that just hurt, especially when he was there for Pittsburgh to take.
Youngstown, Tuned-Up
I HAVE TO ADMIT I wasn't all that confident about the Manchester Wolves' chances tonight in their home game against the Mahoning Valley Thunder. But once again, my minor-league arena football team surprised the hell out of me and got off to a screaming start against Mahoning Valley, which Loyal Rant Readers know is a nice name for Youngstown, Ohio. We won pretty handily in a 67-49 victory. That makes the Wolves 2-2, and Youngstown 3-1.
While that score may seem pretty lopsided, it should have been more so. The Rant assigns blame for this state of affairs to No. 8, defensive back Shawn Murray -- yes, you -- who was called not once, not twice, but THREE TIMES for pass interference while defending against Youngstown. I mean, come on. Three times?
What was really frustrating about it was that the calls were entirely justified. It wasn't like he was playing for the ball and got an unlucky break: each of these infractions were so blatantly obvious that the fans were openly scowling about the guy. So, The Rant hopes Mr Murray stops sucking in future weeks.
However, I saw two particular plays tonight that did not suck, and in fact were made possible due to the unique rules of arenaball. Both involved kickoffs. (In arenaball, unlike the NFL, the kickoff balls are live.) The first crazy kickoff happened when Youngstown's kick went up and bounced off the overhead scoreboard, which gave Manchester the ball at our own 20. In the second crazy kickoff, Manchester kicked the ball deep and it hit the rebound net's lower crossbar just so that it bounced back over the punt returner's head and onto the field. Who should recover it but Manchester's own Canadian import, linebacker Jesse Tupper, who scooped it up and ran it back into the endzone for a Manchester touchdown. Now that kicked ass.
Anyway, here's the recap:
MOST UHF-LIKE MOMENT: During a break, the PA announcer informed fans about such-and-such a local establishment that could handle all one's "tattooing and piercing needs." I was not the only one momentarily taken aback at this announcement. As one man in my section put it, "The team has an official tattoo parlor?"
NEXT MOST UHF-LIKE MOMENT: I think it's worth noting that tonight's featured celebrity guest once appeared on a show called "Battle of the Network Reality Stars."
MOST INEPT PLAY DURING GAME: Well, it's a close call between the entire Youngstown team, which got called for umpteen personal foul penalties, and Shawn Murray, he who got beaten like a steel drum on tonight's pass coverage. But I must award Mr Murray this Important Award.
COOLEST PLAY DURING GAME: Jesse Tupper, for recovering that kickoff and getting it into the endzone. That was tres sweet.
Next week, the Wolves will be on the road -- facing the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers, who chewed up and spit out the Cincinnati Jungle Kats this evening by a score of 94-25. Christ. 94 points! Even for arenaball, that's a ridiculous score. So it looks like we'll have our work cut out for us again!
Shock Horror as "Up to 80 Percent of Blogs" Host "Offensive Content"
LET'S JUST GET the obvious retorts, comebacks and insults out of the way now. That way, it will be easier to condemn the people at ScanSafe Ltd., a milquetoast English computer security firm that may soon prove as popular in the blogosphere as Arthur Batchelor.
Well, perhaps that's a bit harsh -- after all, ScanSafe, unlike Able Seaman (!) Batchelor, has not made the Royal Navy an utter laughingstock. Still, one does wonder what the people at ScanSafe were thinking when they developed the criteria for their most recent Global Threat Report, in which the firm says up to 80 percent of the world's blogs may have offensive material on them. Let's review some of the responses one might conceivably make when faced with such a claim:
* "What? Only 80 percent?"
* "Gee, thanks, Captain Obvious."
* "You're paid how much? And why, exactly?"
* "But Chad Johnson doesn't have a blog."
* "Ah, shit."
Of course, having just one profanity on a page is grounds for ScanSafe's system considering a blog's content as potentially offensive. This is a bit much, if you ask me -- if only because it's not all that accurate a gauge. After all, here at The Rant, I routinely mock and insult people I consider wretched, doltish or generally irritating. Why, in a typical week, as readers know, I may very well insult bad drivers, unthinking movie directors, dimwit criminals, irritating goody-two-shoes types and the entire state of Oregon. Yet I may do this without any profanity at all -- although there's certainly room here for a well-placed curse.
Heh. Oregon. Christ.
Anyway, I'll finish up with an excerpt from the actual press release, in which ScanSafe trumpets the virtues of its system to an audience it apparently thinks ain't all that with it:
"Blogs are a great vehicle for self-expression and the exchange of ideas," said Dan Nadir, vice president, product strategy, ScanSafe. "Employees visiting these sites can unknowingly expose corporate networks to legal liability, viruses and loss of proprietary information."
Why, in the name of God, would a writer put those two sentences back to back?
AS A HISTORY BUFF, I have always found maps greatly interesting. Well, via Dean's World, I discovered this swell site: the Maps of War. It offers several interactive maps which, over the course of 90 seconds, display the ebb and flow of thousands of years of world history. It should be of interest to anyone with an eye for history.
It's pretty damned cool and I hope the site's designers will add more maps in future.
If Knowing Is Half the Battle ...
... THEN NOT STUPIDLY TEMPTING FATE must be the other half.
At least, that's the conclusion I draw from this recent article in The Times of London, about which the headline says a lot: Catapult boy is eaten after taunting crocodile in pen.
Well, that leads us to The Rant's Post-Commercial Pre-Credits Moral Lesson of the Week for Kids!
Last week, of course, we learned about why you should never get involved in the Japanese yen carry trade unless you're under proper adult supervision. And then, the week before, we learned about how being irresponsible caused Shipwreck to spend months having his life turned upside-down by the Office of Naval Intelligence.
This week, kids, we've got another Important Safety Tip for you! When you're out "hanging" with your friends, don't break into your local zoo and taunt the angry wild animals with slingshots and sticks. The angry wild animals do not see you as the troublemaking yet lovable young urchins you are. Instead, they see you as steak tartare.
Plus, you don't want to end up as that One Kid From School Who Died in a Horrible Accident. Like that one guy I knew back in seventh grade who was on the wrong end of a truck-skateboarder accident when I was on vacation, and ended up getting buried out in Kalamazoo's Mount Ever-Rest Cemetery. What's that? No, I'm not kidding, they actually called it that. I mean, Christ, can you imagine the indignity of it?
Anyway -- now you know, knowing is half the battle, and The Rant has now satisfied its FCC quota for providing family-friendly content. And now, these messages!*
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Manchester Wolves Win the Home Opener
ORIGINALLY, I WAS GOING to title this post, "They Came, They Saw, They Kicked Our Asses." That was my feeling at the end of the first half of tonight's home opener between the Manchester Wolves, my city's minor-league arena football team, and the Fort Wayne Fusion. But lo! in the second half, Manchester came roaring back and ended up winning, 54-41.
This is impressive when one considers that at one point in the first half, Manchester was down 17 points. Our offense could do no right and our defense couldn't hold off Fort Wayne's attack. But in the second half, things went the other way. Manchester held Fort Wayne to just seven points, while the Wolves' offense caught fire and scored touchdowns right and left.
It was a good win -- and considering that we're now 1-2, a needed victory. However, the Wolves can't let up. Next week, the Wolves must face the Mahoning Valley Thunder here at home, and that's a game with trouble written all over it. You see, the "Mahoning Valley" is a nice name for Youngstown, Ohio, one of the roughest cities in the post-industrial Midwest. How bad are things in Youngstown, you ask? Well, consider this snippet of conversation I had some months ago with my brother back in northern Ohio:
ME: Hey, how far are you from Youngstown?
JESSE: Not far enough!
So we've got to be ready. Also, it might be a good idea to check under the team bus for any odd-looking items or protuding wires or some such. I'm just sayin'.
Anyway, now for the recap:
MOST UHF-LIKE MOMENT: A dental insurer sponsored tonight's game. As a result, not only was there a giant inflatable tooth outside the arena, thousands of "lucky fans" got -- wait for it -- FREE commemorative toothbrushes!
As this distribution seemed to violate the First Rule of Promotional Giveaways ("For the love of God, don't give 'em anything they can throw!"), I was half-expecting the toothbrushes to end up on the field, or protruding from the referee's eyes, or what not. However, everyone was on their best behavior and a fun time was had by all.
NEXT MOST UHF-LIKE MOMENT: Several fans in one row took part in an ice-cream eating contest, in which the prize was -- wait for it -- qualification for a second ice-cream eating contest two months hence. At this second contest, the winner will have the chance to devour a giant ice-cream sundae, with a reported 20 (!) scoops of ice cream in the mix. All this despite the clear public health hazards of an ice-cream eating contest. ("Dear God! He's ... he's got brain freeze!")
MOST INEPT PLAY DURING GAME: Area man takes part in trivia contest, shows absolutely no emotion when declared winner and given $50 restaurant gift certificate prize. Dude. Show some gratitude for winning, if only for the poor cheerleaders taking part in the embarrassing spectacle.
NEXT MOST INEPT PLAY DURING GAME: That would be me. You'd think with the cheerleading squad performing roughly twelve feet away that I could just sit back and enjoy things, right? Oh no. Every time I did look, I felt guilty. Also, I heard the tinny, quietly furious voice of Joe Lo Truglio from "Wet Hot American Summer" in my mind: "You loser! God, you are such a loser!" However, I'm confident I will get the hang of things eventually!
In the meantime, it kept me focused on the football -- and speaking of which, the new seat I have at the arena is fantastic. I had originally told some folks it was in the front row, but that was based on a misreading of the seating chart. As it turns out, I'm in the third. Quite frankly, I think this is better. Watching a guy fly face-first into the padded wall is impressive enough from ten feet away. One foot would be a bit much, even for a football fan like me.
My Shares, Which On Monday I Bought ...
THE NEW YORK TIMES TODAY has published the fascinating cautionary tale of Mr David Hayden, an Internet entrepreneur who struck it rich back in the 1990s -- only to see his wealth disappear in the market crash a few years later. Unfortunately for Mr Hayden, he had funded a lavish lifestyle through borrowing against the holdings in his company, and when the shares crashed, he found himself upside down on his loan to the tune of, oh, $24 million or so.
Understandably, Mr Hayden's creditor -- Robertson Stephens, the investment bankers -- are not happy about this. They want their money and have gone after Mr Hayden to get it. Yet for reasons I can't fathom, Mr Hayden delayed the inevitable. Instead, Mr Hayden has been engaged in a four-year fight over the matter. Here's the gist of the story from the NYT:
And as with many entrepreneurs, Mr. Hayden never claimed expertise in the arcana of margin calls, puts, hedges and collars that are the engine of the investment banking world.
While he went about the business of building companies, Mr. Hayden trusted the people who inhabit that world of high finance to take care of him. He paid advisers and lawyers to scour such deals, and put his faith in the investment bankers that would make him rich. And they did.
But his wild ride unraveled, and now he is assigning blame to those same bankers, who in turn have gone after him for all he’s worth — and more.
OK, a few questions on this. First off, why in the name of God do people think others will take better care of their money than they will? I don't mean that in a rate-of-return kind of way, but rather an attention-and-feeding type of way. After all, there's only one person who cares most about you, and that is you. Nobody else will brave the same risks and earn the same rewards as you do with your money. As much as people don't want to deal with that, it has to be addressed.
Of course, there's another side to this coin. According to the NYT, Mr Hayden has charged "that Robertson Stephens mismanaged his money and shirked its fiduciary duty by not informing him properly of ways he could have protected himself." So not only did the firm mismanage his wealth, Mr Hayden is charging, it also didn't tell him not to be a dumbass about things.
It's worth noting that an arbitrator has sided fully with Robertson Stephens in the matter, and awarded the bank $23 million and change. That aside, though, what really gets me is this.
According to Mr Hayden's story in the Times, he used Robertson Stephens to manage his wealth and take the second company he founded public -- even though, according to Mr Hayden's account, the investment bank backed out of the IPO for his first company! It then took one of his competitors public!
What the hell was that all about? I mean, I don't know about you, but if I was going public with a company I had busted my ass to build, and my investment bankers backed out at the last minute, I would have vowed eternal revenge so fierce it would have impressed James Clavell. I certainly would not have gone back and done business with them again, particularly if they were going to profit handsomely as a result, and I would have sooner eaten my hat than give the bastards a penny of my own money. Yet this man walked back into the lion's den carrying a sack of raw meat!
Hook, Then a Slice
SO ON MONDAY the Boston Red Sox stomped all over the Los Angeles Angels at Fenway Park, with the final score being 7-2. I must admit that as a football fan, such a victory is not something that would make me joyous and gleeful. Sure, I was glad to see the Sox win, of course, but not to the point where I would really care passionately about the victory.
However, this game was also the scene of an Infamous Sporting Incident, in which a fan attempting to catch a foul ball was assaulted with a slice of Fenway Park pizza. The Boston Herald has the full story, but what really made it memorable was the reaction from the broadcast booth.
This story becomes even better when one realizes, according to the Herald, that the pizza incident stemmed from smack-talking between the assailant and his victim. The victim had been harrassing the assailant over the pizza, and when the foul ball came down, the assailant snarled, "You want some pizza now?" as he let the slice fly.
Of course, as a Michigander, I can take pride knowing that nothing like this ever happens Back Home, where fans act with all the ... what's that? Yeah, but that was a long time ago.
Well, 2004 was a long time ago. I mean ... oh, all right. Here's the tape.
An Open Letter to That Guy in the Sedan
TO: That Guy Leaving the Mall of New Hampshire
About 9:30 A.M. in the Tan Toyota Sedan (yes, you)
FR: Benjamin Kepple
RE: Badassery
As a fellow motorist, I couldn't help notice your vehicle as I left the Mall of New Hampshire this morning. It is rare that one sees such an awesome display of cluelessness and braggadocio in the same instant, and the image of your vehicle was burned into my mind as I left the plaza. To spare you public embarrassment, I have redacted the numbers of your license plate from this post, but you should be aware this will not stop others who see you out from pointing and snickering in your general direction. You should also be aware your profane rear-window display does not, in fact, proclaim the message you are trying to get across.
Generally speaking, someone who is a badass does not need to proclaim this with a profane rear-window display. Rather, a badass person will engage in badass conduct, such as flagrantly violating municipal ordinances, drinking before noontime and smuggling cigarettes up from North Carolina. However, in the rare event a badass person would want to deface his vehicle with a giant, off-center rear window display, he would damn well make sure he spelled every word right.
You see, sir, proclaiming yourself the "badest bitch," as you put it, does not cause others to consider you a tough guy. Rather, you look like an ill-educated high school dropout -- a yutz, a schlemiel, a schnook so gullible you make Kevin Federline look like F. A. Hayek. In short, you do not come off as a bad moth--
But anyway. All that was bad enough, but your car made it even worse. You were driving what looked like a Camry or a Corolla. To be perfectly blunt, I haven't seen anything so pathetic since back in '79, when Carter got attacked by that swamp rabbit. I mean, are you kidding me?
Let's review for a moment the folks who drive Toyotas. Oh, that's right. Soccer moms, mid-level managers, couples with dual incomes and three kids who are well on their way to joining the upper middle class. Notice how this group does not include "young people who desperately want to appear like tough guys." Crikey. Go out and buy a Mustang or something.
What's that? No, I'm serious. If you really have such little self-confidence that you must proclaim yourself a badass with a window decal, you may as well go out and buy a car with at least a little bit of backbone, or flair, or whatever you want to call it. But make sure your decals are spelled right this time around.
When consciousness returned, after the darkening
Caused by my pity for the two kinsfolk
Which made me so sad that I was stunned
I saw then, all around me, fresh torments
And tormented spirits I had not seen before,
As I moved on, turning this way and that, and looking.
I was in the third circle, where it rains
Eternally, icily and implacably;
Weight and direction are invariable.
Great hailstones, muddy water, mixed with snow,
Fall through the darkened air without respite;
They rot the ground they fall on, and it stinks.
THESE ARE lines 1 through 12 of Canto VI in Dante's Inferno -- and a reasonable observation of how the weather was today here in Manchester, New Hampshire. Ugh. Ugh, ugh, ugh.
Football Update
FOR THOSE READERS who are starting to bemoan the lack of football, don't worry -- starting this Saturday, NFL Europe games will be broadcast on NFL Network. This is a good way for viewers to gain familiarity with developing players and others who will fight for spots in the NFL during the preseason. As such, watching the games will make you seem incredibly well-informed when August rolls around and some guy hardly anyone has heard of is fighting for the third-string quarterback's job.
If you don't have NFL Network available, you should call your cable company and complain. If you've called your cable company and complained, but they won't do anything about it, you should write angry letters and complain at shareholders' meetings and act generally irritating. Eventually, they'll have to come around, especially when people they know start getting annoyed and snubbing them down at the country club and what not.
Dec. 9 is the Day of Reckoning
OH, JOY AND RAPTURE. The NFL's 2007 schedule is out, and the Pittsburgh Steelers have a full five games scheduled during the evenings. How sweet is that! Well, actually, it's almost as sweet as the schedule we ended up with this year.
Admittedly, the schedule starts a little soft this year. We start out with a game against Cleveland, and then follow that up with Buffalo, San Francisco, Arizona and Seattle, in that order. While all the teams in the AFC North will face their counterparts from the NFC West this year, this particular arrangement strikes one as, well, not all that difficult. I mean, come on. San Francisco and Arizona back-to-back? That's kinda embarrassing.
However, it does get considerably tougher after that, and that should make for some great football as the nights grow longer and the air gets colder. Especially when one considers the matchups against Denver and Jacksonville and the New York Jets, and the grudge matches against evil Baltimore and iniquitous Cincinnati.
But best of all, on Dec. 9, the Pittsburgh Steelers will travel to Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., and there do battle with the aristocratic New England Patriots. There we shall fight, and God willing, Pittsburgh shall defeat them. That way, I can go into work the next day with my head held high, knowing that I will not be mercilessly teased by my colleagues. (Like the last couple of times.) Also, by that time in the season, Pittsburgh will probably need every win it can get as it scrapes its way into the post-season.
So mark your calendars, everyone. Dec. 9 is the Day of Reckoning.
Trial Balloon
ONE DAY IN FEBRUARY, a Tennessee blogger displeased with the experience she and her job-seeking husband had at a local career-search company came home and wrote about it. Representatives of the company soon found out about her post, and had to decide how to handle the matter. Clearly the best decision was to hire a law firm, which then threatened to sue the blogger in question unless she retracted her remarks.
Based on the reaction to the firm's demand letter, one might suggest it would be a good idea for the company to drop the whole matter.
It's not just that people across the nation have become rather upset, or that the local newspaper has taken notice, or that Instapundit is broadcasting it out to tens of thousands of people. It's not even because all that happened in just a matter of hours, and that the wave of publicity is still swelling. It's also because the potential plaintiff and his counsel now have a good idea of how a jury of God-fearing citizens would receive their claim.
Thus, it might be smart for the company to just -- I don't know -- pretend the whole thing didn't happen, if such an arrangement can be made in the wacky world of law. Barring that, maybe a gift certificate or some concert tickets might work.
And Heaven Sent Hell Away ...
OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS, I've read with half-hearted interest the stories about a proposed "Blogging Code of Conduct," in which bloggers would tone down their most abrasive statements and prohibit readers from leaving comments deemed offensive, in bad taste, and so on. The voluntary code, according to its first draft, would also require adherents to not write online what they would not say in person, and resolve differences in private before doing so in public.
As a blogger, I find this idea completely and utterly lame.
I also find it tired and old -- and reeking of that nauseating, wretched stench of soggy institutional goo, the slop that so often passes for honest discourse these days. Naturally, The New York Times thought it was an amazing idea and devoted plenty of space to it. Why, I can't fathom. After all, a "voluntary" code is meaningless -- and arguably a solution in search of a problem.
Now, in saying that, I don't mean to downplay the fact that people on the Internet do, to use the technical term, plenty of crazy shit. Nor do I mean to make light of the very unpleasant conduct in which many people apparently feel free to engage -- up to and including posting personal information on-line, making threats, and otherwise going over the line. This is especially problematic for female bloggers, who God knows have to deal with various creepy situations every other day. However, I do think these things can be dealt with through existing means, whether banning IP addresses or removing unmoderated comments or calling the police if one receives creepy threats.
That said, there are a few more things amaze me about this entire debate. The first is this idea that bloggers need toning down, and the second is the idea differences ought be resolved privately if possible.
One of the reasons people like blogs is because they're opinionated and witty and they don't pull punches. Well, that's arguably three reasons, but never mind. The point is that being overly polite can also make one overly boring, and that's no fun for anyone. Basically, those who write on line have to take it as well as they give it, a skill which admittedly takes a while to master. Plus, if bloggers act juvenile on their blogs and write juvenile things, that's exactly how they'll appear to their audience.
As for the second item, I don't see why people ought remain private about disagreements if the matter in question is a public one. If Blogger A misrepresents Blogger B in one of his posts, Blogger B is not only within his rights to publicly call Blogger A out on this, he should publicly rebuke Blogger A for it. After all, why should Blogger B have to take the high road?
Lastly, I find it amazing that supposedly educated people would confuse the long-time tradition of editorial judgment with out-and-out censorship. This bone of contention is not aimed at the "blogging code" people but others out there, and it's a point The Times mentions in its story:
"A subtext of both sets of rules is that bloggers are responsible for everything that appears on their own pages, including comments left by visitors. They say that bloggers should also have the right to delete such comments if they find them profane or abusive. That may sound obvious, but many Internet veterans believe that blogs are part of a larger public sphere, and that deleting a visitor’s comment amounts to an assault on their right to free speech."
Well, that's a new one. Last time I checked, The Rant was produced solely through my generosity and goodwill, as well as my large and secret stash of Eurodollars in a certain friendly part of central Europe. As such, I get to run the show. While the comments don't work now -- and haven't for a while -- I definitely would delete someone's comment if it was truly awful. Heck, I deleted spam comments, so what's the difference? Since this state of affairs is pretty much constant throughout the blogosphere, I don't really see how anyone could suggest anything but it. If people don't like a particular blog, they can always start their own. These days, the only barrier to entry is typing proficiency.
Anyway, that's it for now. Must run -- tonight, I'm listening to Soundgarden before bed. No, really. Black hole sun, won't you come, and wash the pain away ---?
Stones the Builders Rejected
IN AN EXCLUSIVE STORY, the Associated Press revealed this weekend that 1.4 million outstanding arrest warrants are currently active in Pennsylvania, a calculation made possible due to the Keystone State's new statewide court computer system.
Like many readers, I was astonished at just how many active warrants were outstanding. After all, that's like 1 warrant for every 10 Pennsylvanians. However, after doing some digging, I was able to learn more about the problem. Here, then, is a handy graph showing the proximate causes for why arrest warrants were issued to all those Pennsylvanians:
NEWS ITEM: The AP recently revealed
1.4 million outstanding arrest warrants were
active in Pennsylvania. What kicked off the
chains of events that led to these warrants
being issued?
:-D :-D :-D
Now, I Am Alarmed
DID I MISS SOMETHING? Since when did the Government Employees Insurance Co. try to get "cool" and "with it?" It's an insurance company. It's a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway. It has 22,000 employees and billions of dollars in annual revenues. In short, it is not supposed to be cool and with it.
Still, I'm pretty damned impressed with the firm's Subservient Chicken-like marketing campaign, in which one may snoop around the GEICO Cavemen's Crib. It's pretty clever.
ALSO: GEICO's media strategy, explained.
Yet Another Reason to Buy Off-Brand Products
AS AN ALLERGY SUFFERER, the arrival of spring has always been a two-sided affair for me. On the one hand, I'm thrilled the godforsaken and wretched season of winter will be held at bay for as long as seven months. But on the other, I know the April thaws and later sunsets mean the true horror of springtime -- weeks of sinus inflammation and congestion -- are soon upon me.
Like many sufferers, I rely on an extensive and expensive cocktail of over-the-counter medicines to get me through this dreaded malaise. I also have my "favorite" medicines, which have become so primarily because they work better than others on the shelf. Well, not the shelf, actually, because the medicines I like still have psuedoephedrine in them. I have this issue about the medicines actually working.
Anyway, as a result, the Government requires me to stand in line at the pharmacy, present my papers to the pharmacist, and have my personal details written in a logbook that in theory the authorities could easily scan. Only after all that am I allowed a small box of medicine containing the ingredients that actually work. This is because the Government considers suffering from allergies prime facie evidence that one cooks up methamphetamine in his backyard. Thus, I'm not allowed to buy two or three boxes of medicine at the same time. Nor am I permitted to apply for an exemption on the grounds I still have all my teeth and my gums aren't gangrenous.
A side effect of this Government policy is that the medicines I like may not always be available. This is because they're placed on a high shelf behind the pharmacy counter and if the medicine one wants isn't there, one is -- to use the technical term -- generally shit out of luck. So you can imagine my discontent one recent day when I noticed my favorite medicine -- which we shall refer to as the green box -- was not apparently in stock at the pharmacies at which I went shopping.
However, this also prompted to make a startling discovery, which was that the stuff in the green box apparently wasn't all that unique after all. Upon scouring the pharmacy's aisles for a substitute, I was able to compare the active ingredients in many medications, and to my horror and chagrin found the active ingredients in the green box were identical to those in a medicine from the same company that we'll call the red box.
While this DID allow me to acquire the medicine I needed, I was furious with myself for not having realized this dodge earlier, as I could have saved myself time and trouble by not searching for the green box. Also, as a notorious cheapskate, I was infuriated that I had wasted money on the products, when I probably could have gotten a cheaper generic. So I'll hopefully get over this misplaced loyalty and save time and money in the process; or at least make it until June, when I'll be sound as a pound again.
I Am So in Trouble for This
YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I haven't added enough years to my eventual sentence in Purgatory, which will undoubtedly prove Not Fun and require me to spend millenia in excruciating pain. Anyway -- the reason I'm in trouble is because this is Holy Week and specifically Good Friday, and despite my best efforts, I still find this unbelievably and hysterically funny.
The link -- I don't know how long it will last -- leads to a video clip of an old sketch from "The State," a comedy show which once appeared on MTV. For those of you who aren't familiar with it, this page might help explain things. For those readers who do remember it, I would simply note the following line of dialogue:
"Judas? Judas, why did you invite Louie?"
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet
GOD-FEARING PEOPLE across America ought take a moment to reflect on the glory of life's majesties. For in a wonderful decision issued earlier today, the Federal Communications Commission said it would continue to ban the use of mobile phones during airline flights. Oh, joy and rapture.
Apparently, some technical considerations prompted the agency to maintain the ban, but I don't care about those. The important thing here is that today, the Government struck a powerful blow for silence, order and common decency.
I mean, my God. Could you imagine how horrible airline travel would be with people talking on cell phones? It's bad enough now as is, with the wretched service, cramped quarters and the poor manners of some fellow travelers. Why, a man is lucky if he manages to get just one segment of his journey free from the distractions of cretin seatmates, boorish imbeciles or obnoxious, sugar-crazed (or sugar-deprived) minors. And don't get me started on those people who reportedly bring their pets on board in those little pet hamper things and suddenly decide, without so much as a by-your-leave, to let their little furballs roam loose around the cabin. Keep the pet in its cage like the rules say.
Of course, even these indignities notwithstanding, air travel remains a tolerable experience provided one primes the pump beforehand with a bit of gin. But allowing people to use their cell phones would clearly be intolerable.
I mean, you know how you're in a restaurant and you start overhearing other people's conversations and then, no matter how much you try, you can't help but listen, even though the conversation is entirely idiotic and it makes you want to gouge your eyes out with the butter knife? Yes, of course you do. Now, imagine that feeling when you're trapped in a middle seat heading from Detroit to Newark. I submit, dear readers, that any airline passenger subjected to this would end up like Bill Shatner in that one episode of The Twilight Zone.
As such, airline passengers must remain vigilant to ensure that air travel remains a mobile phone-free zone. That's because the moment mobile-phone service becomes available, air travel will be ruined forever for all decent, right-thinking people. Not even re-regulating the air travel industry would fix things. That's because the people who could still afford to fly in such an environment would almost certainly have mobile phones, as well as offices which they had to call immediately and speak to in an obnoxiously loud voice.
April Showers Bring May Vacation Plans
BOY, I LOVE APRIL. It's the first true month of spring, of course, and it brings with it so many wonderful things. For instance, April brings its attendant rush of allergen-induced sinus headaches, clogged nasal passages and general wheezing. If I seem out of it for the next six weeks or so, it's not my fault -- I've simply taken enough antihistamines to knock out a herd of cattle. But I can assure you this is far better than the alternative, in which I lumber zombie-like throughout the day and intermittently groan in agony.
Anyway, that's one reason I've been away from the blog as of late. But I've also been busy with other fun stuff, such as vacation planning. I'm taking a major road trip in May and as a result, I've been spending a good deal of my limited free time planning. One key component of the trip, aside from hitting my usual destinations such as New Jersey and Michigan, will be a swing down south.
I've never really been to the South*, so I figure I should go. There's a lot of history there and it's pretty country. Plus, as a dyed-in-the-wool Northerner, it probably would do me some good to spend a week down South. With the influence the South has on American life and culture, it makes sense for me to see the place and experience it at least a little.
Besides, I've never had decent barbecue. Ever. My Southern readers may be a bit puzzled at the idea one can go through 31 years in life without experiencing at least one honest-to-God great barbecue, but it's true. It's not like you can just get good barbecue up here -- that's as ridiculous as the idea of getting decent clam chowder in Tulsa, or getting good Maine lobster in Arkansas. It is fundamentally impossible.
So, as I said, I'm planning a trip down to Dixie, confident in the knowledge that I'll be welcomed with the traditional Southern hospitality we have so often heard about up north. That's because it will be obvious to everyone that I'm a bloody tourist. I mean, crikey. I can't even say "y'all" without it sounding forced, much less some folksy saying such as, "All y'all are dancin' on my last damn nerve with the Trace Adkins marathon." But despite that, I'm confident that I'll have a great time and plenty of memories to share in the months ahead.
* The Rant considers Florida an Eastern state -- at least those parts of Florida where I have traveled. However, I've had no desire to return to the Sunshine State since. For one thing, the place is awful humid. For another, any state with a town named "Yeehaw Junction" must have a few jokers to hide.
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What are some signs or symptoms of aphasia?
Some people with aphasia have trouble using words and sentences (expressive aphasia). Some have problems understanding others (receptive aphasia). Others with aphasia struggle with both using words and understanding (global aphasia).
Aphasia can cause problems with spoken language (talking and understanding) and written language (reading and writing). Typically, reading and writing are more impaired than talking or understanding.
Aphasia may be mild or severe. The severity of communication difficulties depends on the amount and location of the damage to the brain.
A Person With Mild Aphasia
May be able to carry on normal conversations in many settings
May have trouble understanding language when it is long and/or complex
May have trouble finding the words (called anomia) to express an idea or explain himself/herself-this is like having a word “on the tip of your tongue”
A Person With Severe Aphasia
May not understand anything that is said to him/her
May say little or nothing at all
May make approximations of common phrases, such as “yes,” “no,” “hi,” and “thanks”
Characteristics of Expressive Aphasia
Speaks only in single words (e.g., names of objects)
Speaks in short, fragmented phrases
Omits smaller words like “the,” “of,” and “and” (so message sounds like a telegram)
Puts words in wrong order
Switches sounds and/or words (e.g., bed is called table or dishwasher a “wish dasher”)
Makes up words (e.g., jargon)
Strings together nonsense words and real words fluently but makes no sense
Characteristics of Receptive Aphasia
Requires extra time to understand spoken messages (e.g., like translating a foreign language)
Finds if very hard to follow fast speech (e.g., radio or television news)
Misinterprets subtleties of language-takes the literal meaning of figurative speech (e.g., “it’s raining cats and dogs”)
Is frustrating for the person with aphasia and for the listener—can lead to communication breakdown
Very often, a person with aphasia has both expressive and receptive difficulties to varying degrees.
How is aphasia diagnosed?
The SLP evaluates the individual and determines the type and severity of aphasia. The evaluation is done by assessing the following areas of communication:
Fluency, vocal quality, and loudness
How clearly the person speaks
Strength and coordination of the speech muscles (tongue, lips)
Understanding and use of vocabulary (semantics) and grammar (syntax)
Understanding and answering both yes-no (e.g., Is your name Bob?) and Wh-questions (e.g., What do you do with a hammer?)
Understanding extended speech-the person listens to a short story or factual passage and answers fact-based (the answers are in the passage) and inferential (the patient must arrive at a conclusion based on information gathered from the reading) questions about the material
Ability to follow directions that increase in both length and complexity
Ability to tell an extended story (language sample) both verbally and in written form
Can the person tell the steps needed to complete a task or can he or she tell a story, centering on a topic and chaining a sequence of events together?
Can he or she describe the “plot” in an action picture?
Is his or her narrative coherent or is it difficult to follow?
Can the person recall the words he or she needs to express ideas?
Is the person expressing himself or herself in complete sentences, telegraphic sentences or phrases, or single words?
Social communication skills (pragmatic language)
Ability to interpret or explain jokes, sarcastic comments, absurdities in stories or pictures (e.g., What is strange about a person using an umbrella on a sunny day?)
Ability to initiate conversation, take turns during a discussion, and express thoughts clearly using a variety of words and sentences
Ability to clarify or restate when his or her conversational partner does not understand
Reading and writing of letters, words, phrases, sentences, and paragraphs
Swallowing (as needed)
Ability to use an augmentative or alternative communication aid (as needed)
This information is gathered through both structured observations and formal tests, administered by a speech language pathologist.
A voice disorder occurs when pitch, loudness, or quality calls attention to itself rather than to what the speaker is saying. It is also a problem if the speaker experiences pain or discomfort when speaking or singing. Vocal cord nodules, polyps or nodes are different types of growths on the vocal folds. These cause changes in voice quality, such as hoarseness or breathiness and can create discomfort. Paradoxical vocal fold movement (PVCM) and spasmodic dysphonia are a few other conditions that can result in voice problems.
Why be concerned?
Inappropriate pitch (too high or low)
Harsh, hoarse, breathy, or nasal-sounding voice
Inappropriate volume (too loud or too soft)
Limited pitch and loudness variations
Prolonged misuse of voice by screaming, cheering, and yelling
Using pitch that is too high or too low
Excessive drinking ands smoking
Upper respiratory infections and neurological conditions (i.e., Parkinson disease, stroke, Lou Gehrig disease)
Tumor and cancer of the larynx
Gastro esophageal reflux disease (GERD)
The SLP can help retrain use of voice and teach strategies to avoid voice misuse, as well as assist people with achieving appropriate pitch, loudness, and quality.
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Is There Healing After the Kavanaugh Crisis?
10:00AM EDT 10/10/2018 J. Lee Grady
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Since 2001, I've devoted my life to bringing the healing of Jesus to women—mostly in developing nations where domestic violence is the norm. I build shelters to protect women. I pay school fees for girls who are denied education. I provide counseling for rape victims. I teach men who have been abusers how to treat women with respect.
I do this because I'm a Christian. I believe Jesus fights to protect the powerless from the powerful. He stood up for a woman who was accused of adultery. He healed a woman whose bleeding made her a social outcast. He defended widows and showed mercy to prostitutes.
I am a justice crusader because God is a God of justice. But if you search through my wallet, you will also learn that I am a registered Republican. That may shock some people who think only Democrats believe in social justice!
I have friends on both sides of today's divisive political spectrum. For the record I consider myself a "compassionate conservative"—a term popularized by President George W. Bush. I believe in conservative economic policies rather than big government spending. I despise socialism because I've seen how it makes developing nations even poorer while enriching a few. And I love immigrants, so the current anti-immigrant sentiment among some Republicans disturbs me deeply.
I try to apply my faith to my politics—and I try to vote according to my faith principles. I also try to show respect to those who don't agree with me, which means 1) I don't use hateful language or profanity to denounce Democrats, and 2) I don't post political vitriol on my social media pages to stir up more division.
In other words, I try to act like a Christian in this age of political outrage. I try to be a peacemaker. And in the end, I try to bring the truth of Jesus to a broken world that cannot be fixed, ultimately, by Republicans or Democrats.
Because of my commitment to justice for women, it was difficult for me to watch the spectacle that unfolded two weeks ago when senators fought hard to either confirm or block President Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh. When Dr. Christine Blasey Ford brought her allegations against Kavanaugh, the volatile issue of sexual abuse touched a national nerve and stoked the fires of political fury.
In the end, Kavanaugh was confirmed, Republicans celebrated and Democrats vowed to retaliate. But as I prayerfully tried to make sense of what happened in those confirmation hearings, I applied my faith and made these conclusions:
1. Victims of sexual abuse always deserve compassion. I felt only sympathy for Dr. Christine Blasey Ford when she shared her testimony of abuse with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 27. I have no question that she went through something horrific as a teenager—and her trauma was intensified by having to talk about something so painful on national television.
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In the end, there wasn't enough evidence to prove to senators that Kavanaugh was the man who forced himself on Ford some 36 years ago. But if Ford's memory was clouded because of the trauma of abuse, she and all abuse victims like her still need support, counseling and prayer. Dr. Ford certainly doesn't deserve judgment, death threats or public ridicule for sharing her story. Please don't let the politics of this incident harden your heart toward abuse victims.
2. People who are accused of abuse also deserve fair treatment. Some feminist groups began circulating a mantra during the Kavanaugh hearings that demanded: "Believe all women." The implication is that all allegations of sexual abuse are always true, and there's no possibility that a woman would make up a false allegation or be confused about the circumstances of an abuse experience.
Yet our justice system demands that defendants are innocent until proven guilty. That's what protects people from character assassination. I've seen a lot of cases of abuse over the 17 years I've been involved in aiding victims—and typically the woman is hesitant to confront the man because of fear. But I have also seen cases when false accusations were made to harm a person. Biblical justice is not just for abuse victims; it also protects those who are wrongly accused.
3. Not all women believe all sexual abuse allegations. It was ironic that a female Republican senator, Susan Collins of Maine, provided the most compelling argument for confirming Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Her 40-minute speech to her colleagues was a reminder that even though men outnumber women in the U.S. Senate 77 to 23, we have outstanding female lawmakers who are articulate, level-headed and persuasive. (Collins' speech actually swayed one senator who was on the fence, West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin, to vote yes—giving Kavanaugh the 51 votes needed.)
The Kavanaugh hearings proved that American women don't walk in lockstep. They are not a monolithic bloc. In fact, 69 percent of Republican women supported Kavanaugh and did not believe there was enough evidence to prove he was the person who attacked Ford during the summer of 1982, as she alleged. Those women believe Kavanaugh has the integrity needed to sit on the nation's highest court.
4. Our nation is more deeply divided than ever by gender issues. Because of the Kavanaugh appointment, some feminist organizations have vowed to unseat Republican senators in next month's elections. Some angry men in the extreme alt-right movement will use the whole incident to strengthen their message of male superiority. It's a set-up for all-out gender war. And President Trump, who is known for his harsh rhetoric, could trigger more animosity with his tweets and sound bites.
It's time to pray. I urge all believers in Christ, whether you lean conservative or liberal, Republican or Democrat, to pursue justice in the purest biblical sense. Rise above the divisions of party and politics. Don't let the media determine your attitude—let the Holy Spirit show you how to be a voice for healing and reconciliation to our fractured country.
J. Lee Grady was editor of Charisma for 11 years before he launched into full-time ministry in 2010. Today he directs The Mordecai Project, a Christian charitable organization that is taking the healing of Jesus to women and girls who suffer abuse and cultural oppression. Author of several books including 10 Lies the Church Tells Women, he has just released his newest book, Set My Heart on Fire, from Charisma House. You can follow him on Twitter at @LeeGrady or go to his website, themordecaiproject.org.
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Anne Graham Lotz: 'Pre-prayered' for the New Year—And Beyond
As we approach the new decade, our apprehension is overcome by our expectation. Could it be that we are truly approaching the end of human history as we have known it? 6:00PM EST 12/31/2019
Prominent Christian Pastors, Leaders Mourn Lois Evans' Passing
"This gracious lady will be remembered by millions of friends and admirers for her kind spirit, her warm smile and for her enormous contribution to the cause of Christ," said Dr. James Dobson. 2:00PM EST 12/31/2019
How Mary and Martha's Famous Story Can Help You Make a Strong Spiritual Start in 2020
Those of us who have been more like Martha have been shamed and condemned for being busy. Sigh. 1:00PM EST 12/31/2019
Tony Evans' Wife, Lois, Dies After Cancer Battle
"I had the privilege of holding her hand as she was lulled into eternity," Dr. Tony Evans said. 6:00PM EST 12/30/2019
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Depression is a cruel companion, but it does not define us. 2:00PM EST 12/30/2019
Does the Bible Really Say to Put Yourself Last?
Focusing on Jesus first is always right. However, we have to go to His Word to find where we need to focus next. 1:00PM EST 12/30/2019
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Researching Enneagrams has caused me to consider why Christians are so preoccupied with personality tests at all. 6:00PM EST 12/27/2019
How to Strip Away the Enemy's Deep-Seated Lies That Have Left You Clothed in Shame
These lies and core beliefs are exposed when just the right painful circumstances touch these places indirectly. 2:00PM EST 12/27/2019
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After Witnessing Mother-in-Law's Horrific Suicide, Former Miss America Has Shocking Realization
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God Himself came to earth in the flesh so we would not have a doubt that He's here for our impossibilities. 1:00PM EST 12/25/2019
These Spiritual Steps Will Help You Move Beyond 'Single at Christmas'
I've learned how to deal with the holiday blues and to make Christmas a special time, even as a single person. 6:00PM EST 12/24/2019
Anne Graham Lotz: Mark Galli and 'Christianity Today' Have Gone Off-Message
My father, Billy Graham, was the founder of "Christianity Today." My grandfather, L. Nelson Bell, was the first editor. If I were sitting tonight at the kitchen table in my father's house and this controversy came up, I know exactly what both men would say. 2:00PM EST 12/24/2019
How You Can Point Your Family to Jesus as You Celebrate Christmas
Through Jesus, we can walk with God in our moments, seeking His heart and wisdom in every circumstance and every storm. 1:00PM EST 12/24/2019
How You Can Celebrate Christ's Victory in Your Life
In our lives, Jesus Christ is the victor. He parades us as captives before the evil one who would dare to accuse us. 6:00PM EST 12/23/2019
Why These 3 Kings Point Us to the Most Vital Christmas Truth of All
In today's culture of "my truth is mine, and your truth is yours," these three kings bring us remarkable clarity. 2:00PM EST 12/23/2019
3 Truths You Must Embrace to Exercise Your Life-Giving Authority in Christ
You're not stopping the forces of darkness (sickness, fear, evil, lack) with your own strength—you're stopping them with the delegated authority given to you by God in Christ. You're backed by all the power of God. 1:00PM EST 12/23/2019
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George “G-Spot” Jackson is defining the next level in turntable domination. Though based in Chicago, DJ G-Spot’s dedication, style and business savvy is affecting the nation. His motto is “To Win Fans One Person At A Time.” With weekly appearances at the hottest nightclubs in across the country, a weekly residency at Darrin’s Cocktail Lounge, and making noise on the World Wide Web with his musical production projects, he is following through with his promise.
It’s the passion and dedication that actually sets G-Spot aside from others. In fact, music has been a priority for G as long as he can remember. Banging out House Music and Urban gigs, producing his famed mixtapes (now digital), working as a radio mixer and disc jockey at numerous stations, including Power 92 Chicago, WENZ Cleveland, WBLK Buffalo, WQQK Nashville and many more. Also playing alongside artists and DJ’s such as Diddy, Jay Z, Lil Wayne, Bone Thugs & Harmony, Lil Kim, Alicia Keys, Kid Capri, Bad Boy Bill, Terry Hunter, Ron Hardy, Lil Louis, Gene Hunt, Paul Johnson, Chip E and so many more.
These days, G-Spot has been serving up strictly House and Dance Music to the masses from Hawaii to Chicago to Orlando and everywhere in between. Spinning for many corporate brands such as Coors, Foot Action, Boost Mobile and Universal, and has made numerous appearance on BET’s 106 & Park and Rap City. G-Spot has also been inducted into the CORE DJ’s, SHADYVILLE DJ’s and THE SONIC NATIVES.
G has also been recognized for his excellent skills as a mixmaster. Winning a number of awards that only a few can speak of (Justo Mixtape Awards, Global Mixx, Cleveland Music Awards). He has been able to hold his own, while residing in the heart of the Midwest, which is a feat not offered to many.
With all that being said, when you book G-Spot, you’re booking the best. Every last person leaving the venue will leave wanting more. All they have to do is follow him on Social Media and they will get a taste of all he brings to the tables and he will win those fans over, one at a time.
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I've recently been educated about three numbering systems that make more sense than I ever knew.
Lots of Ferraris have a number as part of their name and it does actually mean something. It's the capacity of each cylinder in cc's. So a 250-GTO is a car where each cylinder is 250cc. It's a 12 cylinder car (you're just expected to know that) so it's got a 3 litre engine.
In America the exit (junction) numbers on the interstates are monotonic but they are large and non-contiguous. It turns out that they're the number of miles from the start of the road. It's a brilliant system, they never put up distance signs, but every time you go past an exit you know how far it is until your exit. You can estimate distances quite accurately by just glancing at a road map. (Pass me my driving dividers).
The numbers of "A" and "B" roads in the UK also make more sense than I ever imagined. The country is divided into 6 sectors by 6 one-digit "A" roads which all go to London. They are the A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 and A6. Less important roads have 2 digits and then 3 digits. The first digit is the sector number. The roads are numbered by going round the whole country clockwise. You might be tempted to ask which end of the road gets the number. Does the A38 go from Cornwall to Nottinghamshire or Nottinghamshire to Cornwall. Clearly it's the former because all roads run clockwise around London and you leave London on your starboard side if you drive North on the A38.
I'm delighted to note that near where I live the A379 is south of the A38 and the A386 is generally north of it.
Richard "In and out of Wandsworth with the numbers on their names" B
Two weeks ago I smashed up one of the fingers of my left hand. It's all bandaged up and I have to keep it clean dry and protected. It makes everything I want do impossible or wildly inconvenient. I think the technical term might be "a ball ache".
I ask you dear reader what have you achieved with your life? Created a multi-million pound company? Produced beautiful children? Healed the sick? Served your country? Higher degrees? Fame? Musical prowess? Happiness? Survived a hurricane on a tall ship? Drilled a hole deeper than Everest?
I say that's nothing. At the end of last week I UNBUTTONED A CARDIGAN USING BOTH HANDS!
I can't shave so I'm growing an unimpressive beard. I can't tie shoelaces so I've bought slip-ons. I can't start a zip so everything has buttons or goes on over my head. I can't ride a motorbike so my commute is twice-daily psychological torture. I can't wash-up, hang out laundry or eat anything that needs to be cut up. I can wash myself but I have to tape my hand into a waterproof bag, elbow my way into the bath and then use a brush on a long handle. I sleep cuddling a pillow (to keep the hand elevated, not for emotional support) and its months until I'll play the guitar again.
The most upsetting part is quite unexpected. The beautiful bossy woman in my band has been mickey taking and teasing me almost non-stop for many years. Since I injured myself she has been kind and supportive and it turns out that I hate it. It makes me feel more crippled and useless than any of the things I can't do for myself.
Richard "no infection, no bleeding" B
Welcome to the early noughties:
At the beginning of this year I bought my very first smartphone. Until now I have been relying on a waterproof ruggedized candybar phone with actual buttons and a battery that lasts a fortnight. The old phone was so dated that my friends call it "Edison's prototype" – Before you say that Edison didn't invent the telephone, he was instrumental in developing the exchanges and the microphones that made them practical.
The old and the new phone were so different in age and technology that I had to spend a morning manually transferring all my contacts. My friends and aquaintances seem to fall into four groups. The largest group was "People I don't remember, or have no expectation of ever speaking to again" followed by "People I often deal with". There was a smaller group of "People I might accidentally lose contact with" I found myself checking, double checking and triple checking those phone numbers. The top of the pile was "people who's numbers I know by heart - like a nursey rhyme".
Other than that there was one person with an awkward to type name – how do you type an "o" with a tilde above it? And a friend, long since dead, whose number I had never deleted as a mark of respect.
Richard "Android" B
I like to think that I'm eloquent and not clumsy, but this weekend made me doubt myself. I smashed up one of my fingers and I couldn't accurately explain the nature of the injury to any of the nurses, doctors, or the surgeon that I saw.
The forces that you can put on a solid object are Tension, Compression, Bending, Torsion, and Shear. Our word for the day is shear.
I was working on a car, it was up on stands and the wheel was spinning (it wasn't in gear). It's a high performance car with large brakes and the gap between the wheel and the caliper is 3mm or less. I fed one finger through the spokes of the wheel which wound it round until the finger hit the brake caliper. The fixed caliper and the moving wheel nearly sheared off the last half of the last joint of my finger. In fact I'll be keeping the whole thing.
"Was it a crushing injury?"
"Not really it was in shear"
"So it bent backwards, I'll put 'hyperextension'"
"Not really, that bit went backwards, that bit went forwards, it didn't bend very much"
"Do you know how scissors work?"
"Is that a type of jack?"
The bit of the story that I'm most proud of is that we unjacked the car, torqued up the wheelnuts and tested the new brakes on the way to the Minor Injury Unit.
Sadly it wasn't a minor injury and I had to have surgery the next day. In 6 weeks the bone should be knit back together, in 12 I should have some semblance of a nail and be able to start learning the guitar all over again.
Richard "Ouch" B
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Spoiler Alert - If you don't want to know about how stupid The Last Jedi is, stop reading
Having been brought up on Star-trek and other make believe space adventure TV shows and films, it's easy for me to understand and accept the simple rules that overcome the complexities of physics:
1. There is gravity when you are in the ship
2. Shields will deflect any weapon
3. The energy source for propulsion is essentially infinite
4. Travel at light speed is possible
In fact Stanley Kubrick was even bold enough to try and explain how gravity could be possible with a large rotating space ship that flung it's occupants to the outside wall. So when I was introduced to the world of the original Star Wars I was glad to see all these rules applied, and my understanding of movie physics was intact.
Anyone can throw rocks at technical faults in movies but that misses the point. We all know that when the star ship Enterprise take a direct hit from a Klingon photon torpedo and the crew are thrown around the bridge, it's just William Shatner and his fellow actors staggering around a sound stage in Hollywood, but we are happy to join in the illusion and enjoy the drama.
So, I was very disappointed to find that large parts of the latest Star Wars film "The Last Jedi" not only have ignored the real laws of physics but they have thrown out 40 years of movie physics too. We are expected to believe that an attempt to destroy a First Order dreadnought must be conducted by bombers that literally look like lumbering WWII era B17's with the wings cut off (complete with glass canopies and belly turrets) and as they inch into position they are systematically cut down by enemy fighters. Then in the most absurd piece of nonsense the bomb bay doors open and rows of what appear to be conventional explosives "drop" onto the target below. There is no up or down in space, there is no gravity once the object has left the ship. Even using movie physics, it's just ridiculous, where are the phased array pulsed energy projectile weapons? what about a Tetryon cannon? Why can this attack not be conducted remotely? Even North Korea can assembly an intercontinental ballistic missile.
I could easily moan on about the fact that everything explodes like its full of old fashioned aviation gasoline in an oxygen atmosphere, or that this the first time ever that an intergalactic space ship has run out of fuel, or that there is no reason to spend 2 days assembling a mini-death star to punch a tiny hole in a 2ft thick concrete wall but obviously I would be missing the point. Clearly this is all just a lame plot device to try and create a tense nail bitter.
As a movie it fails miserably - if you want the real thing just watch 633 Squadron or The Dam Busters
Doug "Y'cannae change the laws of physics Jim" B.
There's a tv programme I like called Taskmaster where celebrities (of varying levels of practicality) try to perform odd little challenges as quickly as possible using things that can be found around the house. For example: consume an egg; carry a lit candle from the bedroom to the shed past a fan and a sprinkler; empty a bath without pulling the plug.
On new year's eve I didn't go out celebrating, instead I went to be early with a sore throat, but before that I got to play a challenge that might have appeared on the tv programme. I live in a terraced house with badly designed gutters. We had a lot of rain and one my gutters blocked and started to overflow. I don't have a window that overlooks the gutter, and the objects that I can find around the house don't include a three section ladder, but they do include an IP68 certified endoscope.
I made reasonable progress in clearing the gutter by leaning out of the bedroom window holding above my head alternately a trowel on the end of a broom handle and a shaving mirror. I somehow attracted my neighbours attention while I was doing this (I think it was the barrage of swearing and clanging) when I dropped the trowel out of the window.
The correct solution turned out to be to fix her hose to the broom handle and operate it from my window while she observed from her dorma window and shouted Chuckle Brothers type instructions to me. To you. To me. Hold it there.
The funniest bit was getting her hose from her patio to my bedroom window. It's done in 4 stages: Throw it over the fence; throw it over the shed; throw it over the washing line; hook it inside with the broom.
Richard "Happy New Year" B
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On This Day - "Bohn to Open Girls' League"
Today, we have a rare two-fer "On This Day" review of the Milwaukee Chicks' championship year. Earlier, we looked at an incredible human-interest story in the Milwaukee Sentinel about players in the All-American Girls Professional Ball League's Spring Training in Peru, Illinois. There was a second piece on that same page, uncredited, that is equally valuable for what it tells us about the Chicks' plan for opening day.
Bohn to Open Girls' League
Milwaukee's first All-American Girls' Professional Ball league season will open in "big league" style Saturday at 2:30 p.m.at Borchert field with Manager Max Carey's "Brewerettes" meeting the South Bend Blue Sox.
Pregame ceremonies include tossing of the first ball by Mayor John L. Bohn; parading of Wacs, Waves, Spars, women marines, legionnaires and players of the two teams, flag raising and the firing of a salute by an American Legion unit.
The first thing we notice is the name. "Brewerettes"?
Like many clubs in the early days of baseball, the All-American league used its nicknames more unofficially than today. Nicknames did not appear on uniforms or on official league materials; the Chicks were referred to almost exclusively as "Milwaukee". Nonetheless, team nicknames are essential, and the league appeared to take a "kid sister" approach to its two new franchises. For the first time, they were in cities with established and beloved men's baseball teams, and sought to borrow a little of that good will by borrowing the names.
The Minneapolis club became known as the "Millerettes" after the American Association club, and the Milwaukee club appeared to be trying out the name "Brewerettes". The Millerettes would acquire another nickname after losing their home and becoming a traveling team: the Orphans. That is the name I prefer for them, but in the official AAGPBL records they remain "Millerettes" to this day. On the other hand, and fortunately for all involved, "Brewerettes" was roundly rejected before the season even started, and the papers would be left to come up with a nickname on their own. Ah, but that is a story for another day.
It's also revealing to see what kind of Opening Day festivities the league had planned for Borchert Field. For those unfamiliar with some of the terms in the article, those refer to women's auxillary units during the war. They're actually acronyms: Women's Army Corps was the Army branch, Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service as you might suspect was for the Navy, SPARS for the Coast Guard (derived from the Coast Guard's Latin motto Semper Paratus, meaning "Always Ready").
The Marines eschewed such nicknames, simply calling their women's branch the "United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve". Or as in this case, "women marines".
I'm intrigued by the association. Natural enough in wartime, I suppose. Patriotic displays were all the rage, and what could be more natural than pairing women in service uniforms with women in baseball uniforms?
But the women's branches of the military did have something in common with the All-American League. They all involved new opportunities for women, opening up jobs that were traditionally reserved for men. And as women were sometimes grudgingly accepted into the service because there just weren't enough men to do the job, Philip K. Wrigley founded the AAGPBL in part out of fear that men's baseball would be forced to shutter during the war. And, of course, when the war was over, both struggled to reconcile those new opportunities with an expected return to traditional roles.
Posted by Chance Michaels at 12:26 PM
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Impact of badgers on bovine TB in different areas of GB
Results of the Randomised Badger Culling Trial showed that when badgers are culled, confirmed new incidents of TB in cattle herds clearly reduced whilst little (if any) reduction was found in unconfirmed new incidents. This page looks at the levels of confirmed and unconfirmed TB in different parts of Great Britain and questions if the relative number of confirmed and unconfirmed incidents can be used to identify how badgers are contributing to TB levels.
Pressure to downplay badgers as a source of bovine TB transmission
Mainstream research for tackling bovine TB in the UK is currently largely focussed on locating solutions which avoids the need to cull wildlife. This is largely due to the fact that badgers are the main source of TB in wildlife and badger culling is extremely unpopular. In addition to this, culling badgers effectively and humanely has technical challenges which need to be overcome. As such it is unfortunate that allocating tax payers money to address these challenges will be badly received by the paying public. On top of this, large unsolved challenges currently exist with vaccinating badgers. In fact vaccinating badgers on a national scale is currently unviable.
In spite of the resultant temptation to point the finger of blame at cattle only, one area which is currently receiving attention from publicly funded Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) grants is Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS). WGS is currently being used to examine the relative roles of cattle and badgers in transmitting TB on farms that repeatedly become infected in high incidence areas.3,4
However data sampling is a particular concern for the utility of WGS methods.3 As such the method can only be applied to a small number of datasets. In fact it can only be used to examine the situation in distinct parts of the UK when and where sufficient data is available.
How does culling badgers reduce confirmed and unconfirmed new herd incidence?
The Independent Scientific Group (ISG), who were charged with analysing and reporting the results of the Randomised Badger Culling Trial (RBCT) to government, reported the impact (or lack of it) of culling on unconfirmed cattle incidents as follows.5
Effects of proactive culling on total (confirmed and unconfirmed) TB incidence in cattle
Analyses of all (confirmed and unconfirmed) incidents revealed attenuated estimates of the impacts of proactive culling, in comparison with analyses considering confirmed incidents only (compare Table S5 with Table 1 in the main text). To investigate this, we examined analyses of unconfirmed incidents (Table S6) only and found considerable overdispersion inside trial areas, estimated effects that were all consistent with no effect of proactive culling on unconfirmed incidents and many estimates that were in the opposite direction to the significant effects found on confirmed incidents. For these reasons we conclude that there is no evidence of an impact of proactive culling on unconfirmed incidents and focus our attention on the analyses based on confirmed incidents only.5
In fact, in the 2016 study of the more comprehensive RBCT data illustrated in Ref 7, proactive badger culling may have slightly reduced unconfirmed cattle incidence. Nevertheless, such culling was found to have had no detectable influence on the prevalence of unconfirmed cattle breakdowns. As such, when looking at prevalence, reducing the badger element only clearly reduced the confirmed component of cattle herd breakdowns and only had a small (if any) reduction on unconfirmed incidence.
How does culling cattle reduce confirmed and unconfirmed new herd incidence?
The following graph shows how suspending the culling of cattle impacted cattle incidents when testing was suspended in 2001 for 9 months due to Foot and Mouth.
In South West England the above graph shows that suspending the culling of cattle clearly shifted the number of unconfirmed incidents to a higher level. The impact on confirmed incidents is less clear.
In areas where TB was low such as in the North of England, suspended cattle culling clearly increased confirmed as well as unconfirmed incidents. This is likely to be due to the fact that in the North of England herds are tested less often than in South West England so infections have more time to reach a stage where they can be detected during post-mortem examination and tests. The relative contribution from badgers can only be validly attributed to the confirmed/unconfirmed proportion across an area where the testing interval does not change. The area subject to annual testing has steadily increased across South West England and Wales from 1996 up to January 2010 when all herds in these regions became subject to annual testing.
Incidents in the North of England where herds are typically tested once every 4 years are shown in the graph below.
What does the proportion of confirmed herd incidents signify?
There are several complicating issues which influence why post-mortem examination and tests fail to confirm infection. However over years and across an area where the testing interval does not change, the fact that removing badgers in the RBCT only clearly reduced the confirmed component suggests that where the confirmed-to-unconfirmed ratio is high, badger-to-cattle transmission is particularly important. This is provided that other complicating issues are small.
The TB situation in England, Wales and Scotland
The following graphs show confirmed and unconfirmed new herd incidence in England, Wales and Scotland. It should be noted that the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) have now stopped classifying herds as confirmed or unconfirmed and classify them as withdrawn or suspended instead. Indeed incidents are classed as withdrawn (Officially bTB Free Withdrawn, OTFW) not only if TB infection in a herd is confirmed during tests on cattle after slaughter but also if the herd was deemed at elevated risk due to epidemiological reasons. Wales started classifying incidents this way in January 20111 and England started to adopt this classification in April 2016.2
In addition to this more blood tests are being used and in certain areas of Great Britain herds are now being tested every 6 months instead of 12. Both of these recent introductions are likely to reduce the proportion of incidents which are confirmed on account of the greater number of unconfirmed incidents which more frequent testing and the less specific blood tests will introduce.
Having said all this, it is very striking how the confirmed proportion in Fig 269 is much less in Wales than it is in England. Although the amount of testing in Wales started to ramp up more than in England from about 2008 onwards, the relatively low proportion of confirmed incidents in Wales before 2008 suggests that Wales had (and perhaps still has) a smaller badger problem than in England. A history of testing regime changes in Wales is described in Reference 6.
An alternative explanation stems from the fact that farmers in Wales are paid much higher compensation for TB reactors than farmers in England. This may be affecting disclosure rates. Compensation payments, unconfirmed proportions and number of cattle reactors disclosed for each new herd incident is shown in the graphs below. Both the unconfirmed proportions and the number of cattle reactors disclosed for each new herd incident are clearly higher in Wales than in England.
The TB situation in different counties of England and Wales.
The following graphs show confirmed and unconfirmed incidents in counties of England and Wales in descending order of confirmed to unconfirmed breakdown ratio. This order was determined by querying the APHA SAM May 2016 download and summing all herd incidences between Jan 1996 and Dec 2015. Click here to see the database query (MySQL) and the results returned. Click the thumbnail below to see the graphs at full size.
Note the small confirmed proportion in Somerset, Dorset and Pembrokeshire. Somerset and Dorset are 2 of the 3 counties where badger culling is currently taking place in England (May 2016). Pembrokeshire is the county in Wales where badgers are being vaccinated as part of the added measures in the Intensive Action Area. Although there are many contributing factors which reduce the meaning of these graphs, the above graphs suggest that these counties have not got a badger population in which badger-to-cattle TB transmission has been particularly high. If the areas selected in each county do not stand out from the situation in the rest of the county, this raises the question of whether these areas should have been singled out for addressing badger TB. For instance in Wales, if the confirmed proportion is an indicator of the strength of badger-to-cattle transmission, it may have been better to have selected an area in Mid Powys than an area in Pembrokeshire. Click on the thumbnail above to clearly see Figs 273b and 273p which shows the disease profiles in these 2 counties.
Differences between bovine TB indicators in herds in the IAA and herds in the Comparison Area (Project OG0142): First three years, 1st May 2010 to 30th April 2013. Commissioned by the Welsh Government.
A more robust approach for resolving TB breakdowns in the High Risk Area of England. Bovine TB Information Note 02/16. DEFRA. 10 March 2016.
Exploring the richness of Mycobacterium bovis strain diversity to decipher the epidemiology of bovine tuberculosis ecology. J Wood et al. University of Cambridge. Start Date: 01 April 2016. End Date: 31 March 2019.
The genetic and spatial epidemiology of bovine tuberculosis in the UK: from molecular typing to bacterial whole genome sequencing. PhD Thesis, University of Glasgow. H Trewby. BBSRC funded. Last Modified: 13 May 2016 07:51.
Impacts of widespread badger culling on cattle tuberculosis: concluding analyses from a large-scale field trial. SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL. CA. Donnelly et al. 2007.
Prevalence of bovine TB in Wales, England, Scotland and Ireland.
Presentation and discussion of raw RBCT badger cull data
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The CHICKS national charity (Country Holidays For Inner City Kids) has put its Brentor property, Moorland Retreat (formerly Bonnaford) up for sale and appears to be leaving the village.
The charity bought Moorland Retreat in 2006 but has not been using it for holidays since 2018 and has other bases in Cornwall and Derbyshire. At one time the charity had intended to build its headquarters in Brentor and to refurbish its property here. Its annual reports show that it has been considering what to do with the Brentor property since 2018.
The organisation is one of the charities supported this year by the current High Sheriff of Devon, Simon Martin, who lives in Brentor.
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Village Hall Open Meeting suggests rebuilding the Hall
Bre ntor’s Village Hall and Playing Field Committee has been looking for ideas on how to move forward with the Village Hall. They are a registered charity, whose duty is to run the Village Hall and Playing Field for the benefit of our community.
Although the Hall was improved with a new kitchen, toilets and store in 2010, the old part of the building, dating from 1912, has significant problems with its fabric. About 20 villagers (including most of the Parish Council) went to the meeting about future plans for the Hall and heard from Sheryl Burroughs, the Chair of the Committee, that a structural survey of the hall has revealed that the Hall’s outer cladding will need complete replacement. This could apparently cost up to £30,000, and the Committee asked for suggestions on how the money could be raised. Click here to read the full Village Hall Structural survey.
However, members of the audience questioned the sense of spending so much money, only to end up with a building with the same problems as at present. As well as the issues with the cladding, they pointed out that there are problems with the floor structure, which will probably soon need replacing at considerable cost. Also the completely uninsulated nature of the building leads to condensation and mould growth on the inside walls. Due to the timber-frame construction of the building it is not possible to insulate the walls and roof within the structure, and the roof would not be strong enought to be insulated internally. A representative of Brentor Parish Council said that the Parish Council had discussed the issues of the Hall and would not support any proposals just to maintain the Hall as it is. It was said that Government regulations relating to the declared Climate Emergency would necessitate improving the environmental sustainability of the Hall if it is to remain open in the future. It was also pointed out that most grant-giving bodies these days rightly insist on building work improving the sustainability of the building being funded, so the likelihood of funds being available to maintain the status quo were therefore reduced.
Many attendees at the meeting expressed a great love for the Hall in its present form, but the meeting overwhelmingly came to the conclusion that it would be far wiser to attempt to rebuild the Hall, enabling it to be properly insulated and to improve the quality of its provision for our village. When the Hall was refurbished in 2010 with a new kitchen, toilets, store and disabled persons’ facilities, the grant applications were made on the understanding that this was phase 1 of the project, with the replacement of the main hall as a phase 2 for the future. The new build was constructed so that this could happen, and therefore only the hall would need to be replaced completely. It was suggested that, with careful design from a sympathetic architect, the new Hall would be able to preserve its current welcoming atmosphere and character.
There was also concern about closing the Hall for up to a year during the rebuilding period. However, when the Hall was closed in 2009/10 for the phase 1 rebuild, events such as the Mistletoe Fair were successfully held elsewhere in the village and the Brentorians created a film rather than a play. When the improved Hall reopened in 2010 there was a marked surge in bookings due to its much improved facilities. Now that the Hall owns a marquee this could be used on the playing field for larger events during the closure period.
A number of attendees at the meeting volunteered to help with fundraising for a hall rebuild, and at the end of the evening the Village Hall and Playing Field Committee agreed to discuss this matter at their next meeting and to progress this issue further in the near future – watch this space!
Community, Village Hall
‘Wonderful Villages’ photo competition – enter by 15th March
Please can you search your photos and see if you have a photo that could be entered into this competition. You could win some prize money for both Brentor Village Hall and yourself.
The prizes range from £1000 to £50 for the Village Hall and £500 to £25 for the photographer. The competition is looking for photos that encapsulate the value of community in the village.
The postcode of the Brentor Village Hall (needed on entries) is PL19 0LZ
If you need any help please contact Margaret on 810344
Click here to go to the competition’s entry page to see details of how to enter and the competition rules.
Compost toilet for the Playing Field
Thanks to a grant from the Communities Lottery, the Village Hall and Playing Field Committee is pleased to announce that they have ordered a compost toilet, which should be installed in early March at the Playing Field (weather permitting).
Once installed, the toilet, which is also suitable for disabled persons, will be open for public use and a path will be added later when funds allow.
The toilet will belong to the whole village who will ALL be responsible for looking after it.
If you have any queries about this project please email brentorvillagehall@gmail.com
Villages in Action is back!
After almost three years, Villages in Action events are back in Brentor Village Hall on 8th March. This service, which organises professional drama, dance and music events in rural locations, closed due to loss of funding from Devon local authorities. But it is now back , piggy-backing on Cornwall’s Carn To Cove organisation. Funding from Arts Council England has been influential in making this happen.
The first event is ‘Twisted Tales Vol.2’ from the Owdyado Theatre company – Don’t miss it! Tickets, £9 for adults, £7 for children and concessions, £25 family, are available from Sue Fraser, tel 811097, email swhitfraser@gmail.com
News, Ongoing Community Issues
Where next for Brentor broadband? Will the Conservative government’s election pledge help?
In 2018 the Government introduced a Universal Service Obligation (USO) for broadband provision, aiming for this to be in place by 2020 at the latest. This has clearly not been achieved although it should have applied to Brentor residents who cannot receive an Airband signal and who currently have less than 10mbs broadband download speed.
In their 2019 election pledges the Conservative party made a further pledge. Their manifesto states:
‘We are Europe’s technology capital, producing start-ups and success stories at a dazzling pace. But not everyone can share the benefits. We intend to bring full fibre and gigabit-capable broadband to every home and business across the UK by 2025.’
In his election leaflet in December 2019 our local MP, Geoffrey Cox, states that he will be ‘Turbocharging Digital Connectivity’. To do this there will be ‘gigabit broadband for all parts of Torridge and West Devon by 2025 with a new £5bn commitment to rural areas.’ He also restates elsewhere in his leafle that ‘A pledge of superfast digital connectivity for rural areas will be backed by a £5bn commitment.’
All we can do is wait…… It might well be worth contacting Geoffrey Cox MP to ensure that both of these Government commitments are actually implemented as promised! Even 10mbs would be better than the 5mbs and below for those of us in the parish who are unable to access the Airband system. Superfast broadband would be a game changer for those Brentor residents currently trying to manage with less than 5mbs!
For information, below is the House of Commons Library Briefing that details the Government’s plans to introduce a Universal Service Obligation (USO) for broadband. It was published on June 5, 2018.
What is the broadband USO?
The UK Government is introducing a Universal Service Obligation (USO) for broadband. The new USO is a UK-wide measure to deliver broadband connections to the hardest to reach premises in the UK. It is intended to fill the gap left by the UK Government’s existing broadband roll-out programs.
The USO will provide a legal right to request a broadband connection of at least 10 megabits per second (Mbps) download speed. Eligible consumers and businesses will be able to request a connection under the USO and a Universal Service Provider(s) will be required to fulfil all requests up to a cost threshold of £3,400. The USO will be funded by industry through a cost-sharing fund.
The USO is underpinned by secondary legislation made under the Digital Economy Act 2017, and will be implemented by Ofcom. The Digital Economy Act allows for the Government to review the USO and to increase the minimum speed. There was broad cross-party and consumer support for the introduction of a statutory USO for broadband in general, but there were mixed views from industry stakeholders as to how universal access to broadband should be delivered.
The minimum technical standards for connections made under the USO will be:
Minimum download speed of 10 Mbps.
Minimum upload speed of 1 Mbps.
Additional quality parameters: medium response times, a minimum data cap of 100 GBs and a contention rate of 50:1 (which means a maximum of 50 users to share one bandwidth).
A mix of technologies that meet the minimum specifications will be used to deliver the service. In 2016 Ofcom advised that satellite connections will probably be the only option for some consumers (approx. 0.2%) but may not be able to fulfil the additional quality parameters.
When will the USO be implemented?
The Government is aiming for the USO to be in place by 2020 at the latest. Secondary legislation was laid in Parliament in March 2018, and came into force on 23 April 2018. Ofcom has responsibility to implement the USO and that process is expected to take up to two years. Several factors need to be finalised, such as the designation of a universal service provider, and the design of an industry cost-sharing fund. Ofcom’s first document on the USO implementation is expected in summer 2018.
How many premises will be eligible?
Ofcom reported that as of January 2018, 925,000 premises in the UK (3%) would qualify for the USO based on the proposed technical specifications.
The USO will be available only to those consumers that do not have access to broadband connections that fulfil the minimum standards, not those who have such a connection available but choose not to subscribe to it. The number of premises covered by the USO will ultimately depend on the number of consumers that register.
Click here to see the full Government report as a PDF
So that is where those of us without Airband access are at the moment. If anyone in Brentor has further information please do contact the website Editor, Colin Dawes, at colinvdawes@btinternet.com.
For more information about how this issue has evolved click here
You can still check your broadband speed by clicking here. (Just click the button marked ‘Start Speed Test’ below the two dials).
Colin Dawes, Editor
Community, News
Community Housing latest
There has been very little obvious progress since July 2019. There is still no sign of a planning application, but it is understood that the scheme’s plans have been amended by the architects to reflect the views given at the open days.
Brentor Parish Council released the following statement on 18th July 2019:
PROPOSED HOUSING
Figures have now been collated from the Housing Needs Survey conducted in July 2018 and the 2 public presentation days.
The presentations were very well attended and figures show that the development is oversubscribed by local people who will be eligible to live there.
The latest data indicates a need for 11 affordable homes and 6 open market homes, which meet the criteria for an affordable development as required by WDBC and DNPA. The planned development remains fixed at 12 properties.
Further progress has been slightly delayed due to the recent elections, but it is understood that the plans will be submitted to DNPA shortly with a planning decision expected in September. Construction should then commence late Autumn or early next year.
Further information will be published as and when it is received.
Traffic speeding in Brentor
The Parish Council is trying to organise a meeting with the County Council Highways department about local concerns regarding the speeding of traffic through our village.
The current speed limit throughout the village is 60mph, which is clearly too fast for many of our roads. If you have witnessed traffic obviously travelling too fast through Brentor please contact Caroline Oxenham, Parish Clerk, by emailing her at brentorpc@yahoo.co.uk .
Do you have memories of the Brentor Inn?
Harvest Festival at the Brentor Inn, 1970
There are many people in Brentor who remember happy times in the Brentor Inn when it was open – a real meeting place for the community. Do you have any photographs that could be made into a gallery about the pub on this website? Here’s a good one as a starter…….
The Brentor Inn (named Brentor Hotel) in its heyday
Sale poster of the Herrings Inn, 1838
Did you know that the Brentor Inn used to be called The Herrings Arms – no doubt because for many years the Herring family owned Langstone and local land, including some alongside Burn Lane.
What a shame that Brentor no longer has a pub that is open. Back in May 2005 Brentor News carried the following article:-
‘ Brentor Inn Update
The new owners of the Brentor Inn – Cynthia and Dudley Smith, daughter Emma Harcourt- Smith and partner Andy Stone – are hoping to open by Christmas. Since buying The Brentor Inn last June, they have needed several re-thinks on structure, design and layout but now feel they have an achievable scheme and “will be applying for planning permission for the changes within the next two weeks”.
Changes will include a new kitchen, toilets and a cellar. The intention is to open initially as a pub with a range of beers and simple but goodbar food. The function room will open later – hopefully with restaurant facilities.
Sharp-eyed passers-by will have noticed the recent appearance in the car park of a JCB, which has been purchased for the construction. The family has engineering experience in varying forms – which should help.
We are happy to report that they all categorically deny any rumours about applying for change of use! ‘
A Brentor Inn memory
At the Brentor Inn, about 1968
In response to this website’s request for memories of the Brentor Inn during its heyday, (scroll down the page to see this), Francesca Bell has sent this photo.
She writes: “Just having a lovely read of your Brentor Village page and thought you may like this photo. It’s at the then Brentor Inn the day of my younger brother’s christening about 1968. My dad in the background, Eric Doidge, farmer at Cross Trees Farm South Brentor, my Mum Celia (a Brentorian, I’ve memorabilia from then – original programmes and photographs), then there is my sister Beverley, my brother Ashley, myself Francesca and my grandmother Ethel May Scott (formerly of the Fox and Hounds).
Many a cherryade had on that day by the look of it!
Regards Francesca Bell (nee Doidge) “
If you also have any memories of the Brentor Inn we would be pleased to hear from you.
We need your contributions!
Painted Lady butterfly in West Blackdown, August 2019
Do you have an interesting photo, an informative item about the village or an event that you need to promote?
We want to keep this website topical, local and up-to-date, so please send your potential contributions to the Editor at brentorvillage@btinternet.com .
This section of the website sets out to provide a source of information about issues which are of ongoing concern to our village. Often these issues first appear on this home page, but require additional space to do them justice.
Click here for information about Broadband provision for Brentor
Click here for information about Local Needs Housing provision in Brentor
Click here for information about the possible new railway line through Brentor (part of the Dawlish alternative route)
We want your recipes!
This website now has a recipes page, but there’s only a few recipes on it!
As we all know, lot of Brentor’s social life revolves around cooking and eating with family and friends. The recipes on the new page have been provided by Brentor residents past and present. No doubt some have been adapted and improved as the years pass – and they are reminders of residents past and present and of many good times around the table, as well as being household favourites.
WE NEED LOTS MORE RECIPES! So please email your contributions – a recipe with a small introductory text – to the editor, Colin Dawes, at brentorvillage@btinternet.com .
Click here to go to the Recipe Book page
– Photo by Colin Dawes
Our new Village Hall is there to be used! Why not use it for a party or other event? Very reasonable charges!
You can find out when it is available by using the Events Calendar on this website.
How often do you think ‘I wish I had remembered to go to that!’?
If you sign up for the free village event reminder service that won’t happen again.
For many special village events or activities you will receive an email reminder during the week before the event. Occasionally events are put on at short notice and may only be advertised by this service.
So why not join over 80 households who have already signed up!
To take advantage of this free service just send your email to brentorinfo@btinternet.com.
Colin Dawes
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BRYN HAMMOND
AUTHOR, JOURNALIST, TV PERSONALITY
BEST-SELLING AUTHOR OF A CASE FOR MURDER PAPERBACK SERIES
BRYN CURT JAMES HAMMOND
& MUSIC
Unless you have been living under a rock or had your head in the clouds for the past few weeks you will be fully cognizant with Jason Statham’s (The Transporter Trilogy) man versus megashark summer flick, thanks to Warner Bros. relentless ad campaign, which is clearly aimed at the family trade. If you are one of the lucky ones who managed to dodge the shark bait, here’s a quick brief on the shameless popcorn B-movie outing.
The Meg is based on a book by Steve Alten (Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror) and follows the underwater escapades of a Navy deep-sea diver, Jonas Taylor. The film The Meg, set to hit screens this very weekend, is yet another English/Chinese co-production that features an international cast led by Statham as the courageous Taylor, who attempts to save a group of scientists, among them Dr. Heller, played by Australian actor Robert Taylor (The Matrix) from a massive underwater shark attack.
The Meg, a flimsy-handled Frankenshark sci-fi horror adventure has been vastly scaled back for the PG13 summer vacation audience and fails to achieve any real level of threat due to the neutered nature of the beast. It is directed by Jon Turteltaub (National Treasure), who once again goes right back to the template he roughly used with National Treasure, bombarding the audience with cringe-inducing implausibilities and unbelievable plot devices, while pandering unsurprisingly to every killer shark cliché ever to grace the big screen, floating (bloodless) arm included.
"The Meg has magnificent CGI schlocky splendour and decent deep sea action, which is the only real reason to buy a ticket, it is busy with instantly forgettable characters, filled to the seabed with cardboard melodrama and has very little suspense."
While The Meg has magnificent CGI schlocky splendour and decent deep sea action, which is the only real reason to buy a ticket, it is busy with instantly forgettable characters, filled to the seabed with cardboard melodrama and has very little suspense. What suspense the film does possess is more often than not colossally stupid. Statham does what Statham does best; selling the audience a straight-faced action hero with a healthy dose of self-mockery, but beyond that The Meg has little to offer.
Overall, The Meg is a simple beast presented essentially as a live-action comic book with an old-fashioned B-movie formula for the summertime audience. It has a tried-and-tested convention that doesn’t try to rock the boat of originality with cookie-cutter dialogue. If you did however succumb to the Sharknado franchise and don’t mind your shark movies blandly unthreatening I’m sure you will find The Meg just as endearing.
For the rest of you who prefer your shark movies with real bite, lashings of gore and half-decent character development, avoid!
The Meg is in cinemas 10 August.
The Meg is a B-movie, live-action comic book adventure that feels more suited to the SYFY channel than the big screen.
Mary Shelley panders to several biogra-phical faux pas and eventually loses sight of what the material’s premise set out to do. Shelley becomes a Mills and Boon revival with Catherine Cookson undertones.
Deep Blue Sea 2 has tight swimwear, five bull sharks, a host of dumb death sequences and a school of baby sharks that are really, really pissed off!
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Camurus Lipid Research Foundation
-the Kåre Larsson and Gunnar Sandberg Research Foundation
Scope of the foundation
Lipid Science Prize
CLRF Lipid Science Prize 2019
CLRF Lipid Science Price 2018
The 2018 prize is awarded to:
Professor Stephen Hyde, holder of the Barry Ninham Chair of Natural Sciences and ARC Federation, Fellow in the Department of Applied Mathematics, Research School of Physics and Engineering, at the Australian National University. Stephen is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.
Stephen Timothy Hyde has pioneered understanding of condensed atomic, molecular and macromolecular systems, revealing universality of forms within porous crystalline and liquid crystalline atomic and molecular matter over many length scales, from the nanometer to the micron scale. Starting from the highly ordered periodic minimal surfaces he has extended the concept of topological space partitioners to foams and polycontinuous multicomponent systems. He has demonstrated the relevance of non-Euclidean and topology to understand possible and actual structures of materials. His work has led to fundamental understanding of molecular and colloidal self-assembly and revealed the importance of curvature in dictating form in lipids, liquid crystals, block copolymers and colloids.
At the heart of his science is the understanding of the complex interplay between the molecular intrinsic property of curvature to the extrinsic property of surface geometry of interfaces in liquids and solids
The junior prize is awarded to:
Dr. Selma Maric
Selma Maric received her PhD in biophysics 2014 at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen. The title of her thesis was “Development of a Stealth Carrier-System for SANS Studies of Membrane Proteins”. Since then she held post-doc positions at the Karolinska Institute and at present at Malmö University. Selma has contributed with pioneering work on selective isotope labelling of natural lipids enabling new knowledge on structure and dynamics of lipid containing systems. The developed methodology is particularly relevant in light of the increasing use of neutron-based methods in lipid research and the location of the European Spallation Source in southern Sweden.
Dr. Alicia Gil Ramírez
Alicia Gil Ramírez completed her PhD thesis in Biology and Food Science 2015 at Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM). Her PhD thesis dealt with extraction of hypocholesterolemic compounds from edible mushrooms. In 2017 she got a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (MSCA-IF-2016) at Lund University to develop a novel approach for delipidation of soft tissue using Supercritical carbon dioxide in order to suppress the major cause of rejection associated with tissue transplantation.
* CLRF (www.clrf.se) was founded 1997 by Professor Kåre Larsson (1937-2018), Department of Chemistry, Lund University and Dr.h.c. Gunnar Sandberg (1923-2007), GS Development, Malmö. Their collaboration began in the late 1980’s, with Kåre Larsson’s pioneering scientific discovery of cubic lipid liquid crystalline nanoparticles – Cubosomes, which applications were to be commercialized by Camurus AB. CLRF support multi-disciplinary research in lipid science, particularly focused at structure and function of complex systems and their roles and applications in biology and life science.
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James Costlow #97
SPONSORSHIP PROPOSAL
James Costlow andThe Costlow Motorsports Team are seeking partners to sponsor them in the
advancement of James' racing career. James and his team are ready, willing and able to provide
your company or organization a platform to forward your brand awareness and positive exposure
during the 2020 racing season.
What is Sponsorship?
Just as with NASCAR and other forms of racing, sponsoring a dirt racing car for children provides financial assistance, products and/or services to the racing team to help the driver become more competitive and successful in the best, most updated and safe equipment. In exchange, the racing team offers several benefits to the sponsors, including:
Your name and company logo on the car for all to see.
Marketing through motorsports sponsorship reaches a large group of people.
Sponsoring a dirt race car provides a unique opportunity to show that you and/or your company cares about the community and the people you serve.
It provides name and brand recognition not only in your home community, but across the nation at the national level of racing. Exposure is far reaching and presents a great company image.
James is both fun-loving and outgoing and can help to build a positive advertising impression for sponsors with this "out of the box" opportunity to generate increased revenue through accessing market segments represented by the motorsports industry.
It can help you create new partnerships with other sponsors.
Why Sponsor James?
James Costlow is a 15 year old Stage One Modified racer with a big future. He is a kid who has loved racing since he could say the word "car"! He was behind the wheel of a quarter midget at the age of 5 only because that's the minimum age!! James has a strong reputation of being a consistent and "clean driver". He is a team player and has a great sportsmanship attitude. James has many wins under his belt and too many trophies to display on one shelf! With the backing of generous sponsors, James might find as much success as Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth or his idol Tanner Holmes - professional racers who began their careers as kids on dirt.
What can sponsorship of James Costlow do for you?
Exposure: Racing draws attention from the most dedicated fans in sports. And those fans frequent the businesses that back the sport. James competes weekly at Hamlin Speedway. As well, we plan on going anywhere the Stage One Modified series goes.
Branding: In exchange for your support, we would work to further your marketing plan within the world of dirt racing. Being associated with James Costlow and The Costlow Motorsports Team would bring you credibility and value. We can develop a custom plan to help your business grow. We have some ideas, and would love to hear yours, too. Opportunities include display of your company information (name, logo, colors, etc.) on:
James' team trailer, which will travel hundreds of miles weekly to monthly in Pennsylvania and nationally if he competes at the national level.
James' race car.
James' team t-shirt.
James' team website, CostlowRacing.com and facebook page and another information published such as yearbooks, sponsorship campaigns, etc.
We would also include information about your sponsorship for the announcements made at the tracks.
Endorsements: James is a fun-loving, outgoing boy who is also involved in snowboarding, history club, is an active Boy Scout, peer tutor and constantly takes part in school activities. He speaks enthusiastically about racing and is very knowledgeable about the sport. He would make a great spokesperson for his sponsors. He would be able to make public appearances with his race car, a particularly effective tool at businesses that have many children as customers. He also has a growing fan base, and would be able to spread the word about the groups and businesses that support him through regular weekly facebook and instagram posts and email alerts with updates to them.
WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN OUR TEAM - Contact us today to put together a sponsorship package that works best for you. Phone John or James Costlow, at 484-350-1845, or 484-350-1696.
James and his team welcome your sponsorship in the form of monetary support or in-kind services. Any assistance you can provide can make a big difference. Consider the following packages, or please feel free to suggest a plan that would work for you ad your company.
Entry Fee Sponsor: Each week we race Saturday night and sometimes on Wednesday night. The cost to enter a race is approximately $25. Consider sponsoring James for 4 or more races or perhaps per month or per year.
Tire Sponsor : James is expected to race at least 20 regular races this season in Stage One Modifieds. He is expected to go through multiple sets of tires. A of tire with a rim costs about $500.
External Parts Sponsor: No race is complete without bending or breaking an external part. Consider a sponsorship to keep James well stocked in spare external parts. External parts are parts that protect the internals of the car and maintain the basic functions of the car. External parts include panels, the frame, axles, radius rods, bumpers, etc.
Internal Parts Sponsor: Internal parts do not need repair as often as external parts, but when they do they can be a little bit more costly. External parts keep the car running fast and smooth. These can include: The carburetor, the scavenger pump, the fuel pump, the chain, gears, shocks, etc.
Services Sponsor: Another way you can help is by helping pay for services on the car. Sometimes John and James cannot fix the damages done to the car, and it has to be sent to a shop. It would be extremely helpful if you could provide monetary compensation of these services.
In-Kind Services Sponsor: Perhaps your company cannot afford a monetary sponsorship but would still like to help.. We would gladly consider any level of support such as, T-shirts or caps with your company logo that we can wear at races, gift certificates or overstock supplies and/or services - it's all greatly appreciated!
We Look Forward To Hearing From You - Contact us today with any questions you might have, or to set up a sponsorship package that works for you. Call us at 484-350-1845 OR email us at John@Costlowracing.com OR if you would rather send us a one time donation of any amount, you may send it to James Costlow, PO Box 1624, Albrightsville, PA 18210
Copyright © Costlow Motorsports. All rights reserved.
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#113 – Hulk Hogan v Stan Hansen, Tokyo Dome, April 13, 1990
Posted on 01/06/2014, 12:09 AM, by Black Cat, under Old School Wrestling Podcast.
This week we dive into the Hulk Hogan in Japan myth and review an incredible match between the Hulkster and Stan Hansen. What happens to the Hulkster when he flies across the ocean and wrestles in the Tokyo Dome? Find out this week on the Old School Wrestling Podcast.We also give Robert a call to discuss the new issue of the Atomic Elbow zine and have an interesting although slightly disturbing “Quick 1-2-3” as we discuss urban myths in pro wrestling that is not for the faint at heart.
Bryan Pflanz says:
Happy New Year, Black Cat & Dre(w)! I hope the two of you and your families had a wonderful holiday. Loved episode #113! Like many, I was amazed to hear that Hogan could actually chain wrestle! In all of the times that I’ve seen him wrestle, I barely remember him throwing one “scientific” move, let alone a few! You know, way back in the Vince Sr. days, Hansen actually had a major program going in the old WWWF with Dre’s favorite, Bruno Sammartino! As legend has it, he actually broke Bruno’s neck back in the late 70’s, putting him on the shelf for a couple months, with the program culminating in a blow-off match in Shea Stadium, which was help on the same card as the legendary Inoki-Ali fiasco. Legend also has it that Hansen was as blind as a bat without his glasses, which probably explains why his matches were always potato fests. He also never went anywhere without having his lip packed with about a pound of chew, always leaving the ring a mess when his matches were done. A true throwback to the good-old days!!
Bad News Boucher says:
Great episode, as always, but the highlight for me was the Mike Jackson story! He was always a favorite of mine on the Superstation and, later, on some early episodes of Pro Wrestling USA, where he had great, convincing matches with guys like Bob Backlund and Carlos Colon. I want to believe that if Jackson was born ten years later, he could have had great matches with Malenko, Guerrero, Benoit, etc in the early days of ECW, perhaps eventually carving out a niche for himself in the WCW Crusierweight Division. Probably not, but this is something I think about whenever I see his pasty, hairy, prematurely balding body in a singlet pulling off a flawless flying headscissor in a match 95% of the audience does not give a shit about.
Oh and here’s my QUICK 1-2-3:
1) Harley Race paying a visit to the WWF locker room and pulling a gun on Hulk Hogan when Vince
McMahon started to move into the Kansas City/St. Louis area.
2) Bruiser Brody having been offered money to do an actual, for-real run-in during Wrestlemania I. Not sure who it was who allegedly made the offer, but I’d put my money on Verne Gagne.
3) And I was really trying to stay away from an Andre one, but… The body of Andre The Giant being secretly interred somewhere in the bowels of Titan Tower.
Mike Jackson’s not pasty anymore. Dude is all kinds of tan. And he’s still pulling off great matches in high school gyms, VFW halls and National Guard Armories all over the southeast. Come down and visit sometime. We’ll go find him.
DLo'sChestProtector says:
Great show as usual guys. I recently purchased a 7 disc best of Stan Hansen set, I’ll have to see if this match is on it.
As for how you could get Hansen into the Fed to feud with Hogan, there are a couple of different scenarios.
1. Do the obvious “former foe from overseas” where Hansen comes in and attacks Hogan, citing former issues with Hogan in Japan. Show highlights of Hogan beating Stan Hansen with his very own move!
2. If we are going more cartoony, Hansen is some redneck oil tycoon that wants to buy the WWF and dig for oil. Hogan doesn’t want the WWF to go away, so he fights the good fight to save wrestling for everyone, and banish that evil oil man. This may or may not be heavily influenced by the plot to a recent Muppets movie.
3. Cowboy Bob Orton’s crazy uncle.
New Japan ran their biggest show of the year on Saturday in the Tokyo Dome so in the Observer Meltzer wrote up a huge history of the Tokyo Dome article. Here is the section for this show.
“The success of the two prior shows at the Dome led to something nearly unheard of–the three most powerful pro wrestling companies in the world at the time, WWF, New Japan, and All Japan, combined for a show on April 13, 1990. As one could imagine, when you had Giant Baba and Vince McMahon working together, there were all kinds of problems from people seeing things in different ways. The sides had all kinds of minor problems and cultural differences. When McMahon and Hulk Hogan showed up fashionably late for the press conference, Baba felt it was an insult.
WWF only had two demands when it came to finishes, that their two big stars, Hulk Hogan and Ultimate Warrior, be protected. Baba built the show around Hogan defending the WWF title against Terry Gordy. McMahon had Warrior beat Hogan at WrestleMania just 12 days before the event, and Baba was insulted that he wasn’t informed ahead of time. New Japan after a while, decided it didn’t even want to be involved, and eventually only stayed with the provision its wrestlers would only work with each other. Then, just before match-time, Gordy decided it wasn’t in his best interest to do a job for Hogan. Gordy noted that his business was based in Japan, where he was a rising star. He was treated as a serious wrestler. Hogan’s business wasn’t based in Japan, and while popular in Japan where he was a national star before the U.S., Hogan was not considered a serious wrestler at the level of Gordy. WWF felt insulted that Baba couldn’t get one of his top stars to do business as agreed upon. Stan Hansen, at the time a bigger star than Gordy, volunteered to put Hogan over. As it turned out, when the story of how things happened got out, Hansen ended up more popular for losing. The idea is he did the right thing for business even though he was considered a bigger star in Japan than Hogan, for the good of saving the show.
Still, it was notable that WWF coming to Japan for the first time, and the three big groups on the same show wasn’t nearly as strong as New Japan’s show a few months earlier, as this event did 43,700 fans and a 14.1 rating when aired on television a few days later.
One of the things notable about the show is two of the key wrestlers of the 90s, Bret Hart and Mitsuharu Misawa, wrestled for the first and only time in a 20:00 draw in a prelim match. Misawa was just two months away from getting his big break with his win over Tsuruta at Budokan Hall. Hart was more than a year from his singles break when he beat Mr. Perfect for the IC title at Madison Square Garden. Other dominant stars like Toshiaki Kawada, Kenta Kobashi and Liger all appeared in prelims. “
The Million Mask Man says:
I don’t know if you guys or Robert have mentioned this before, but actor James Avery (Uncle Phil from The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, who died at the beginning of this year) was the voice of Junkyard Dog on Hulk Hogan’s Rock n Wrestling!
Great show, as always. Hansen is such a unique character and style of wrestler, to me. Seeing Hogan elevate his style would be mindblowing, no doubt.
A few other notes:
The Sheik’s mansion is in Williamston, MI, about 25 miles east of Lansing. If Mania ever does come back to Detroit, we’ll have to set it up to have the OSWP convention/weekend there.
There was a Nitro Girl named Fyre (Terri Byrne). She was my absolute favorite because she was a hot redhead with a great set of breasts. I adored her.
Thanks for another great show.
The Small Package says:
Hey guys, another great show! There was mention during the show that there was talk of Stan Hansen maybe getting a big push in the WWF, but he actually got a push of sorts in WCW. I would remind you that later on in 1990 Stan Hansen would feud with and actually defeat Lex Luger for the United States title.
And speaking of Lex Luger leads me to my main point. I used to be known as “RickySteamboatsArmDrag” but OSWP Creative has seen fit to “re-package” me as “The Small Package” due to a story I told in the last comment I left. Instead of fighting it and risk being “future endevered”, I will whole heartedly embrace my new moniker and run with it. And like “The Ringmaster” turning into “Stone Cold” or “Mean Mark” becoming “The Undertaker”, my career will surely skyrocket after this.
That being said, I must now request that Dre only be referred to as Drew on the show. When a former NWA World Heavyweight Champion, even one such as Tommy Rich, says your name is Drew, then your name is Drew. And unlike Terry Taylor with “the Red Rooster” gimmick, you should embrace your new name and make the most of it.
Lastly, I say we scrap the WrestleMania trip and all head to the Shieks’ mansion and pile into the hot tub for the weekend.
SlingshotSuplex says:
When I first followed Kevin Von Erich on twitter, it seemed that every tweet was a graphic description of him gutting one animal or another. Granted, it was in a socially acceptable way–for food, sport, etc-but he’s not squeamish about the subject.
George Steele was a high school teacher and coach. There were parts of his career where he only wrestled in the summer around his school schedule. This is documented in Gary Hart’s book and in various Wrestling Observers.
Mike Jackson is great.
elvisboogens says:
Hey, great show as usual. I just wanted to chime in about the Savage/Stephanie rumor, per a conversation I had with some of my locker room buddies in the OSWP forum. I just wanted to reiterate that somewhere recently the rumor about the terrible affair was shot down and there’s apparently strong evidence to support that the Randy Savage blacklisting had to do with taking Slim Jim with him when he left WWF for WCW at a time when that money was very important to Vince, 1994. And in fact it was 1994 when Savage left WWF, not 95 like Drew suggested. His last day was cohosting Raw with Vince and in the episode (which is available in its entirety on youtube) you can clearly hear that there is no ill will between Vince and Savage. The Stephanie rumor was reported to have happened sometime in 93, and the Slim Jim fiasco was reported to have unfolded after Randy departed. So I choose Slim JIm.
Also the alleged reason why Savage wasn’t inducted into the hall of fame before his death was because he refused to be unless his dad and his brother were inducted with him. He and Vince had buried whatever the hatchet was by his death in 2011, and savage started to appear in the video games again and in dvd sales and all that.
If those aren’t good urban legends, my favorite one is one that Savage apparently started himself during a shoot interview he did on WWF radio with Jim Ross in 1993, and that is that he was the one that punched Hulk Hogan and gave him a black eye right before wrestlemania 9. A lot of guys say that it’s not true, and I don’t even care. I’d like to think it is.
That was seriously my favorite Hogan promo ever at the beginning of the show. I’m not kidding. Now I can’t decide which of Dre’s impressions is my favorite: Dusty, Bill Alphonso, or Hogan.
John Stossel's Ear says:
The talk about The Sheik’s mansion in Williamston got me to thinking about a story that’s loosely related to the Farhat family. For a brief period in about 2007-2008 I worked as a manager around a couple of Michigan indies in Michigan. Truth be told it was about maybe a dozen shows in total, one of them being the All World Wrestling League which was founded by members of the Farhat family.
My experience initially meeting good Old Captain Ed George was interesting to say the least. My first show for him he had me run in during the finish to a ladder match. Well enough I guess for the first time.
Of course trying to make an impression I went into the thing using a gimmick that closely resembled Jim Mitchell if you bought Jim Mitchell at a swap meet that was being held on the grounds of a closed down harness racing track.
The payoffs were well enough I suppose for a guy that had no experience and it was fun so I quite honestly had no reason to complain.
Then comes the last show I ever worked for the AWWL or anyone for that matter. It was the first show Ed had run in about six months and he had decided to scrap whatever constituted angles and was going to be taping TV with a fresh start. I work the semi main and the main with one of the wrestlers involved being a guy who worked as Tim Horner Jr. Which begs the question, is he really related to Tim Horner or was that just the best he could come up with.
The show was held at a National Guard Armory in Williamston, not too far from The Sheik’s mansion. You guys want to know the first sign you are at a bad indy show? The gimmick table is selling pictures of Bobo Brazil that have the familiar brown ring that comes from leaving a cup of coffee on a piece of paper too long.
Oh, there was a promo room too! And now thanks to the creative genius that was Captain Ed George the gimmick had now been melded into a strange combination of Jim Mitchell, Benny Hinn and Colonel Robert Parker. It was like mixing Crystal Pepsi with any random protein powder from your neighborhood GNC and a glass of warm mayonnaise. If video ever surfaced of this, which I don’t think the seventy people in attendance for this tv taping would have been interested to see, it would be quite the sight indeed.
Anyway, second and last sign you are at a bad indy show. The main event happens and I’m told to go out there and distract the ref so the wrestlers can brawl all over the building instead of just booking the damn thing as a street fight. And how am I being told to do this? Continually attempt to baptize the referee with holy water from an Aquafina bottle. I swear i’m not making this up.
Then the big run in and brawl happens to send the crowd home happy. I get a splash and tossed out of the ring. I’m selling like I’ve been shot, splitting between limping and crawling back through the curtain. I’m about halfway in between the curtain and the ring and Captain Ed George leans down and hands me exactly three five dollar bills. What a way to keep kayfabe in front of the people, hand your top heel’s manager money while he’s still in full view of the audience. I was fully waiting for Ricky Morton to materialize out of thin air to try and sell my a Rock N Roll Express shirt. Gotta love the wrestling business.
Dead Reckoning says:
In one of the first editions of Pro Wrestling Illustrated I bought (it wasn’t available in the UK until the early 1990), they ran a feature about the legendary Demolition (Greatest Tag Team ever tm) versus Andre and Baba. It was the first time I had seen Ax and Smash out of makeup and in suits of all things! Shocked was not the word. I wasn’t 100% sure it was even real
Butter Douglas says:
Behind on my OSWP, but coincidentally my friend just told me about Macho/Steph right around the same time I heard this episode, and I was just as stunned as Dre. We almost came to blows about it, too. He’s nearly 100% sure it happened, but I just can’t see it. Like Black Cat said, there are way to many vague details, too much hearsay, etc. He is convinced just because his savior Dave Meltzer said that “it’s the only possible conclusion”. That’s his trump card. I can’t believe it. I won’t believe it!! It’s the lousy smarks trying to make a story out of nothing!!
IanEvs79 says:
The urban legend I remember about WWF when I was young was that when The Ultimate Warrior left, that he actually was crazy and was in an asylym. The rumour about him dying also managed to cross the pond to the UK too.
I also vaguely remember someone telling me that Hulk Hogan was born in Wales (I’m from Wales, so it’s probably not a suprise that someone made that up).
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More Bedbug Hysteria in Canadian Libraries
As the bedbug hysteria spreads to Canada, we continue our efforts to clear up the misinformation.
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Two weeks ago, we revealed how a New York Times story relied on fear and misinformation to spread needless hysteria about bedbugs in public libraries. We spoke with many of the sources that reporter Catherine Saint Louis had relied on, including entomology professor Michael Potter, and discovered that the odds of getting a bedbug from a book in a library were “so low that it’s not even worth talking about.” Professor Potter was kind enough to provide us with a report which revealed that while bedbug incidents have increased holistically, the threat they pose to public libraries is well behind hotels, motels, college dorms, nursing homes, office buildings, public transportation, and movie theaters.
Yet in the past week, Saint Louis’s irresponsible reporting has inspired Canadian news outlets to engage in crass sensationalism. On December 13th, CBC News claimed that bedbugs were infesting multiple branches of the Vancouver Public Library. But the story relied upon hearsay from library patron Gail Meredith, who conveyed to the CBC that “the pest control people came to the conclusion that the only thing that was going on in my life that was likely to bring them in is my library books.” The article doesn’t confirm this with the pest control people, nor does it attempt to corroborate this incident with the VPL. (Robert Zimmerman, the only reporter listed in the article, did not reply to our request for comment.)
Reluctant Habits made several efforts to contact the Vancouver Public Library to determine the details of the 41 bedbug incidents cited by CBC News. There were phone calls and emails with VPL spokesman Stephen Barrington, who claimed that he was “between meetings.” By Friday morning, Barrington had fled his office for the rest of the year, as hard-working Canadians are wont to do. A helpful VPL employee named James Gemmill passed along a message to VPL chief librarian Sandra Singh. As of Friday afternoon, Reluctant Habits has not heard back from the VPL.
Fortunately, there were more explicit details from Toronto.
On Wednesday, the Toronto Star waded into these murky alarmist waters. Star photographer David Cooper claimed that his wife Peggi-jean had discovered three bedbugs in a checked out copy of Peter Robinson’s Watching the Dark. But Reluctant Habits has learned that the Coopers preferred breaking an attention-grabbing story to one of their employers rather than resolving their problem directly with the library. According to Toronto Public Library spokesperson Ana-Maria Critchley, the Coopers went straight to the Star rather than the Toronto Public Library.
“I’m not even sure if she returned the book,” said Critchley by telephone on Friday morning.
Critchley confirmed that the Toronto Public Library has indeed experienced its share of bedbug problems. In the past twelve months, there have been 24 bedbug incidents in thirteen branches. But the Star‘s Alyshah Hasham fudged the facts to fill in the sensationalist sudoku. Aside from the fact that these 24 bedbug incidents in the past year represented a drop from 30 incidents during the preceding year, it’s worth pointing out that thirteen of these incidents originated from chairs. The remaining eleven were located in books. This slight majority towards furniture is not the even split that Hasham claims it is. Additionally, the Star undercounted the items borrowed by Toronto Public Library patrons. I confirmed with Critchley by telephone and email that 33 million items were borrowed last year, not the 31 million claimed by Hasham.
With only eleven reported incidents in 33 million books, your chance of getting a bedbug from an item checked out from the Toronto Public Library is 1 in 3,000,000. According to the National Weather Service, you stand a better chance of being struck by lightning three times during any given year. According to the National Safety Council, you are more likely to die from a dog attack, a flood, contact from hornets, wasps, and bees, a legal execution, or a fireworks discharge, or a flood.
I was able to reach Hasham on her cell phone on Friday afternoon to give her an opportunity to respond to this story. She told me that she could say nothing on the record until she had cleared it with her superiors. I also asked her how any person calling herself a journalist could spread alarmism like this, misrepresenting a minor problem. She responded off the record. I told her that she was doing tabloid journalism, not real journalism.
I left a voicemail with New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan on Friday morning to see if she could remark upon publishing a news story predicated upon a vastly overstated issue. Surely the Times bears some responsibility for inspiring other news outlets to generate attention over an overwrought problem. Much as Sullivan rebuffed my emails and my tweets, she did not return my call. She has, in fact, refused to address Saint Louis’s story. And while Sullivan and Saint Louis continue to remain silent about the Times‘s reportorial incompetence, other outlets continue to take their cues. Because a good yarn playing on a readership’s fears is more important than being accurate.
“I hear stories all the time about bedbugs in libraries,” said Jody Gangloff-Kaufmann by telephone on Friday morning. The entomology professor at Cornell had been quoted in the Star story. I asked Gangloff-Kaufmann if we could ever know from the Star story just how the Coopers contracted the bedbugs in Toronto.
“I don’t think we know,” she said. “I don’t know what his daily life is like. I don’t know what his neighbor does.”
Gangloff-Kaufmann said that it was likely that the Coopers’ bedbugs came to their home through the book, but pointed out that bedbugs are more likely to be found in furniture. “That goes for any place.”
When I asked Gangloff-Kaufmann if she felt that the recent spate of bedbug stories were founded on hysteria or misinformation, she didn’t wish to answer. But she did concede that the risk of contracting bedbugs from a library was out of proportion with certain responses.
“What is the risk? Fairly low. But the tolerance is zero.”
12/22 UPDATE: I asked entomologist Michael Potter for his thoughts on how bedbugs might have found their way into books in Toronto and Vancouver libraries. He informed me that there was a slight possibility of bedbugs congregating and laying eggs in the bindings and edges of hardcovers and paperbacks.
“If you had a heavily infested dwelling,” says Potter, “there’s always the likelihood that, with time, some bugs could move from former hiding sites and begin residing in books. How often this happens with books taken out from the library is anybody’s guess — infrequently for sure, although it can happen — just as you can pick up a stray bug here and there in any number of other activities.”
Potter told me that if books are situated near a permanent infestation (such as a nightstand next to a bed), the odds, despite being exceptionally minute, do increase. But he reports that worrying about contracting bugs from the library is “certainly no more than obsessing over picking them up from the dry cleaner, cozy upholstered booth of your favorite restaurant, taxi cab or bus seat, or your kids coming home from school for the holidays.”
He was kind enough to provide the following picture, showing books that were permanently stored in a heavily infested apartment:
“For people who remain concerned about the prospects of bed bugs being transported into their homes on library books,” says Potter, “they can do a quick spot check for signs of the little black fecal spots. Do I do this when I check out books? No. Nor do I go to the trouble of storing my suitcase in the bathtub when I stay in hotels, opting instead for a cursory inspection of the bed and headboard area.”
December 20, 2012 June 11, 2013 by Edward Champion
Reluctant Habits picks the best fiction titles in 2012.
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There are eight million year-end lists in the naked city. Why the hell do we need another one? Well, I made every effort to keep my trap shut on this dog and pony show for many weeks, figuring that fine minds and excitable souls would ensure that the right butterflies landed in the net. But a number of novels that challenged me, knocked me in the gut, or opened my eyes to the world in new ways have been left behind by tepid tastemakers who wouldn’t know the glorious rush of literature if the late great Harry Crews ran at them with a rifle and a pack of wild dogs. So I feel it my duty as a book lover to weigh in. I read nearly two hundred books in 2012. By a stroke of good fortune, I was able to interview every author who made this list. If you would like to hear these authors in conversation, feel free to click on the links. In the meantime, let’s rock and roll.
Megan Abbott, Dare Me: Before The Millions devolved into an unreadable circlejerk for risk-averse snobs, I tried to impart to these mooks why Megan Abbott was the real deal, pointing out how Abbott’s sentences employed a chewy and often operatic rhythm that was often the only way to deal with the dark edges of existence. But Abbott’s latest novel about cheerleading pushes her distinct voice further with a rich collection of wildly inventive verbs (“Everybody whoops and woohoos, jumping on the bleachers, grabbing each other around the necks like the ballers do”) that will make you wonder how you missed so much beyond the football games. She writes defiantly against the ironic or the ideal cheerleader, but her astute and enthralling observations about teens pushing themselves to their physical limits, often without parents and often with deadly adults entering their lives, left me pondering why nobody went there quite like this before. I’m very glad that Abbott is still on the case. (Bat Segundo interview with Abbott, August 2012)
Paula Bomer, 9 Months: Ayelet Waldman may have kickstarted the conversation about bad mothers a few years ago, but Bomer actually has the courage to chase maternal judgment through the pain and hilarity of its truths rather than attention-seeking pronouncements. 9 Months follows Sonia, a pregnant mother who boldly leaves her husband and even goes so far to have carnal relations with a Colin Farrell-like trucker. You could call 9 Months a Gaitskillian picaresque tale, but this doesn’t do justice to Bomer’s fierce and funny insights into how motherhood’s perceptions change from region to region, how judgment has a way of stifling a pregnant woman’s career track, and the casual cruelty of solipsistic singles who can’t understand these finer distinctions. (Bat Segundo interview with Bomer, August 2012)
Catherine Chung, Forgotten Country: This devastating and deeply visceral debut about a South Korean family fleeing to the Midwest has so many rich observations about identity, figurative ghosts, reflections you can’t escape in the existential mirror, and the pros and cons of family unity that it’s difficult to convey just how good it is. Roxane Gay suggested that the manner in which the narrator’s sister Hannah removes herself from her family “takes your breath away while it breaks your heart.” But this novel somehow manages to capture joy during these emotional moments, even while confronting cruelty, racist masks, and premonitory violence. Chung’s characters are real because we come to feel their explicit and implicit pain, the type of qualities found in nearly every family. I’m baffled by how this wonderful novel was so overlooked. (Bat Segundo interview with Chung, March 2012)
Samuel R. Delany, Through the Valley of the Nest of Spiders: It’s easy to understand why so many timid souls couldn’t make their way through this bold, long, and ambitious book. The book bombards the reader with so much sex, sex, and more sex that the reader is forced to come to grips with this as a way of life, even if the reader doesn’t share the desire for cock cheese or coprophagia. Yet it’s a profound mistake to dismiss a book, as one vanilla urchin did, because you lack the courage to push beyond your comfort zone. Delany’s opus may seem to be a repetitive depiction of a couple fucking, but the patient and careful reader will discover a surprisingly moving book about growing older, how underground subcultures are increasingly ignored, and how history is not so much about one person’s overnight success but sum of brave gestures from strangers. (Bat Segundo interview with Delany, May 2012)
A.M. Homes, May We Be Forgiven: Years ago, when American novels were still permitted to capture everything, books like The Adventures of Augie March were conversational centerpieces that captured the imagination of popular and literary audiences alike. Yet in recent years, literature has shifted to the twee and superficial. We apparently need our books to bray loud with sheepish sentiments, such as this dreadful sample from Dave Eggers’s A Hologram from the King:
His decisions had been short sighted.
The decisions of his peers had been short sighted.
These decisions had been foolish and expedient.
When prose this unintentionally hilarious is allowed to rise to the top, it’s enough to make you wonder how the deck is stacked against the voices that really count. Especially when the rare book like A.M. Homes’s May We Be Forgiven comes along, demanding something more than unpardonable pablum. Homes was the truly ambitious American novelist this year. Her sixth novel dared to map the surrealistic nature of life with great humor and inventiveness: two paramount qualities missing from that doddering dope in San Francisco. Here’s what happens in the first few pages of the book: kitchen seduction, a bizarre murder, divorce, a man thrust into the role of surrogate parent. You read this book asking yourself how Homes can ever find a narrative trajectory for Harry Silver, whose scholarly devotion to Nixon suggests a Godwin-friendly update to Don DeLillo’s Jack Gladney. Somehow, despite Internet sex and bar mitzvahs in South Africa, May We Be Forgiven becomes a hopeful book about accepting the family and friends who come to you. It features amusing cameos from real-life figures like Lynne Tillman, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, and David Remnick. And it acknowledges its debt to Bellow with the wryly named firm of Herzog, Henderson, and March. (Bat Segundo interview with Homes, September 2012)
Hari Kunzru, Gods Without Men: With all due respect to Douglas Coupland, the Translit label is dodgier than New Adult. Coupland was right to celebrate Kunzru’s smart and spiritual novel for its ability to span history and geography “without changing psychic place.” But when you’re using Hollywood terms like “tentpole” to reinforce your label, there’s a good chance you’re blowing a bit of smoke up the Gray Lady’s ass to get a little attention. Still, none of this should steer readers away from this fine novel. Gods Without Men contains everything from a hilariously inept rock star to a predatory linguist whose efforts to collect Native American stories belie a sad privilege. How much of the world’s difficulties can be chalked up to abandoning one’s wonder and humility at a cross-cultural nexus point? Kunzru, to his credit, avoids a schematic answer to this question. We see how secular faith turns disastrous and back again, with an Ashtar Galactic Command acolyte transformed into a victim. Jaz and Lisa Matharu, a couple recovering from the 2008 recession and trying to contend with their missing son, form a triangulation point of sorts. It’s the reader’s duty to discover more blanks. (Two part Bat Segundo interview with Kunzru, March 2012: Part One, Part Two)
Laura Lippman, And When She Was Good: “If you have to stop to consider the lie,” says protagonist Heloise Lewis, “the opportunity has passed.” With eleven Tess Mongaghan novels and seven stand-alones, it’s become all too easy to take Laura Lippman’s work for granted. But Lippman’s latest novel, which is also something of a sly riff on Philip Roth’s 1967 novel, is one of her best: an astutely observed tale of a deeply complicated and endlessly fascinating woman. By day, Heloise Lewis is a single mother who reads classic literature. But she also runs a high-end escort service. The book’s alternating chapters headlined with dates reveal Heloise in the present day and Helen, the struggling young woman who transforms into Heloise, is captured in the past. But it becomes swiftly apparent that the present informs the past, rather than the other way around. Heloise believes she is in control. She’s thought out her business and her demeanor, but we come to wonder how she allows so many people, ranging from the imprisoned Val to a prostitute who works for her, to take advantage of her. This is a very thoughtful book about the follies of trying to know or outthink everything, which applies to all quarters. Lippman also gets bonus points for including one of the most creative paper shredding contraptions I’ve ever seen in fiction. (Bat Segundo interview with Lippman, August 2012)
Liz Moore, Heft: Last year, a research team at the University of Buffalo conducted a study with 140 undergraduates which suggested that fiction causes readers to feel more empathy towards others. Empathy seems to be getting a bad rap in fiction these days, especially among some enfants terribles who seem to believe that novels are more about slick heartless style rather than human existence. On the flip side, you have the gushing New Sincerity movement, in which people are interested in mashing irony and sincerity into a roseate sandwich. These strange tonal prohibitions on what one should or should not do in a novel drive me up the wall. If you’re spending so much of your time second-guessing how you should write, then how can ever achieve any original viewpoint? So it was with great joy and relief to discover Liz Moore’s wonderfully endearing novel early in the year about Arthur Opp, a 550 pound man who has not left his Greenwood Heights home in more than a decade and a teenager from a troubled upbringing. Heft proves, first and foremost, that caring about people has little to do with falling along an irony/sincerity axis. Moore told Jennifer Weiner that writing about Arthur let her “write sentences I would have felt self-conscious about writing.” And it (Bat Segundo interview with Moore, February 2012)
Jess Walter, Beautiful Ruins: “But aren’t all great quests folly? El Dorado and the Fountain of Youth and the search for intelligent life in the cosmos –- we know what’s out there. It’s what isn’t that truly compels us.” As America slogs its way out of a recession, it was a great relief to read a book hitting romance from so many angles. Walter understands that true quests aren’t necessarily measured in time and distance, but in hope. Beyond Walter’s funny descriptive details (“table-leg sideburns,” “the big lamb-shank hand of Pelle”) which mimic the larger-than-life hyphenated banter found in a Hollywood script, Walter is so good on the page that he allows a film producer to seduce us through a cliche-ridden memoir containing such dimebag philosophy as “We want what we want.” (Bat Segundo interview with Walter, July 2012)
Chris Ware, Building Stories: The box contains no instructions. The pieces range in size and can be read in any order. The characters have no names. The illustrations are beautiful. The form is paper, but that doesn’t stop Ware from reflecting on where digital technology is taking us, both in stark and in speculative terms. There is pain and pleasure and cycles and secret history. There is loneliness and togetherness. My partner and I spent an entire Saturday sifting through this box. We felt compelled to talk more about life. As the pieces were carefully unpacked, we began to treat the comics with an unanticipated reverence, even though there was no way we would never fully know the people that Ware had rendered. Building Stories is the rare prayer that grabs the lapels of the secular. It is your duty to give a damn. It is your duty to feel. (Bat Segundo interview with Ware, November 2012)
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December 12, 2012 January 29, 2013 by Edward Champion
Review: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
Is 48fps enough to bring Tolkien back to the big screen? Or is imagination more important?
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Imagine a pop-up book mating with a crisp high-def image. Throw in occasional jerky motion resembling undercranked Mack Sennett moments when actors move too much, overly defined planes along the Z axis suggesting a View-Master brightened by the heat of a thousand suns, noses and ears sometimes revealed to be pellucidly prosthetic, and overhead shots of landscapes looking more like a cut scene crunched through an overclocked Nvidia card five years from now. To my eyes, this was what 48 frames per second looked like on a fifty-foot screen. I had heard reports that one was “supposed to get used to this” after a period lasting somewhere between five and twenty minutes. Unlike other 3D films, I did not get a headache. On the flip side, I couldn’t believe in the aesthetic.
But then The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is “fantasy” — not the thoughtful form from the adept hands of Michael Moorcock or Mervyn Peake or Kelly Link, but the inoffensive offerings from J.R.R. Tolkien. I don’t necessarily have a problem with a fantasy which opts to swim in the shallow end of the pool. The covenant is that, if the fantasy short-changes on human scope and capitulates to escapism, then the fantasy must inspire new awe and fresh wonder.
We come into The Hobbit familiar with the Shire’s round doors and verdant pleasures from years before. We have seen Middle Earth’s eco-porn greens and Rivendell’s gables and gazebos. So why exactly should we return to the theater and hand over our hard-earned shekels if it’s more of the same? Are we here for nostalgic purposes? Do filmmaker and audience alike prefer stagnation? I didn’t mind being there and back again, but the too clean 48fps technology had the strange effect of cheapening my middling affinity for Middle Earth. Like George Lucas before him, Peter Jackson has returned to the beginning, motivated by technological tinkering and the considerable dollars he will collect from feverish and unquestioning fanboys rather than any real need to spin a good yarn. At least there is nothing here as terrible as Jar Jar Binks.
For long stretches, this first film in Peter Jackson’s new Tolkien trilogy failed to seduce. This is largely because its source material only has enough material for two films. By my calculation, it takes Jackson 168 minutes to dramatize about 82 pages of material, which seems needlessly profligate. The Hobbit is many things, but it is neither Ulysses nor Gravity’s Rainbow. There is no doubt in my mind that we will see an extended version and supplements on DVD ensuring that nobody leaves the house for the next ten years.
The film opens with a lengthy flashback distressingly close to the confusing monologue which opened David Lynch’s ill-received Dune adaptation. But why? “In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit” is a straightforward first sentence requiring no additional mythology. But Jackson and his writers (which include Guillermo del Toro, who was originally supposed to helm this movie) feel compelled to throw in any stray flashbacks that they can to pad out this movie. I don’t wish to diminish the need for dwarf kingdoms, but there’s nothing in the film’s first hour even as remotely alluring as the Nazgûl, which provided The Fellowship of the Ring with an immediate threat to jump-start the narrative and set our heroes on an adventurous path.
Without something as big as Mordor threatening to engulf Middle Earth driving the story, Jackson’s métier as a Wagnerian filmmaker is undone by a cinematic experience that feels more like a game on rails, especially during a climactic goblin chase scene with a constantly moving godlike camera, but a paucity of closeups or medium shots. It also doesn’t help that Martin Freeman, cast as the younger Bilbo Baggins, really should have been hired ten years earlier. Having grown from the young and neurotic comic archetype into a more subdued and interesting middle-aged actor (best exemplified by his portrayal of Watson in Steven Moffatt’s Sherlock), Freeman is curiously unpersuasive in this film when he complains about wanting to be back home among his books and fellow hobbits. Ian McKellen is okay as Gandalf, but one longs for the gravelly gravitas he displayed so eminently in the last trilogy. However, I very much enjoyed Ken Stott’s fresh and feisty portrayal of Balin. But I do have a weak spot for any character with a massive bushy beard.
This lack of focus causes the first half to feel like a tenuous string of loosely connected sequences: dwarves show up at Bilbo Baggins’s hobbit hole, on Dori, on Nori, on Gloin, on Oin, on Blitzen, orcs, wargs, is Bilbo up for the journey, knowing look from Gandalf, walking, walking, orcs, hidden swords, is Bilbo up for the journey, complaints from Thorin, elves, orcs, knowing look from Gandalf, mention of arcane Middle Earth reference to appease fanboys, orcs, orcs, is Bilbo up for the journey.
You get the idea. But when the mountain trolls show up halfway into the movie, An Unexpected Journey starts to become fun for those, like me, who were fatigued by the bloodless and cutesy bullshit calculated to make this Fun for the Whole Family™. These trolls are lumbering, mumbling, ass-scratching giants who hock loogies into pots loaded with the carcasses of dwarves and elves. In other words, they’re a nice throwback to the visceral films Jackson made early in his career before going Hollywood, serving as a reminder that Jackson is at his best when he lets his inner six-year-old come out. Casting Sylvester McCoy as Radagast the Brown is also a brilliant move, for McCoy taps both his Roadshow days and the dark command he brought to his brown-coated Doctor Who incarnation to enliven the eccentric wizard who plows through terrain with a rabbit sleigh. It is also hard to go wrong with good ol’ Gollum, arguably the most enthralling CGI villain of the past fifteen years, during the highly compelling game of riddles sequence. Why hasn’t anybody created a Ball-Arnaz inspired sitcom called I Love Precious?
But An Unexpected Journey is felled by its zestless commitment to the well-trodden path. Make no mistake: this is not Pan’s Labyrinth, Labyrinth, Cocteau’s Beauty and the Beast, The Wizard of Oz, Princess Mononoke or The Princess Bride. Did we really need subtitles when the orcs don’t say anything especially interesting? Do we really need narrative digressions when the meat on the bones is so sparse? There are a few inspired ideas, such as the aforementioned trolls and a goblin stenographer traversing along a pulley cable on a chair. But if you spend years of your life working on a fantasy trilogy, shouldn’t it contain more imagination? Shouldn’t you wait as long as it takes to read the secret moon runes embedded in the map?
December 6, 2012 January 29, 2013 by Edward Champion
The Bedbug Bunk: How the New York Times Used Fear and Misinformation to Spread Public Library Hysteria
In this independent investigation, we talk with multiple sources and reveal how bedbugs in public libraries aren’t the great threat the New York Times suggests.
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On Wednesday afternoon, the New York Times published a story written by Catherine Saint Louis claiming that public libraries were now devoting precious resources to a new threat: bedbugs nesting inside the spines of hardcover books and making their way into public libraries like Norway rats stowing away on dusty ships.
The piece, which drew understandable horror on Twitter on Thursday morning, was the seventh most emailed New York Times story by Thursday afternoon.
But Reluctant Habits has talked with many of Saint Louis’s sources and has learned that the Times article is misleading. Bedbugs are not the major threat that Saint Louis suggests they are. In fact, some of the library directors who Saint Louis spoke with have never had a bedbug epidemic at all. They were merely taking preventive measures in the wake of recent media stories.
“We actually never had an infestation,” said Mary Schubart by telephone on Wednesday evening. Schubart, the library director of the Islip Public Library, was described in the article as taking action against bedbugs “after reading about their alarming resurgence.” But the “resurgence” that Schubart was referring to was the national panic. Schubart told me that the only books believed to have bedbugs under her watch didn’t come from her library, but through interlibrary loan. If bedbugs weren’t a severe problem for Islip’s libraries, why then did Schubart react with such an over-the-top measure?
“I saw the media going crazy a year or two ago,” said Schubart, who also cited a “personal abhorrence to little legs” as one of the reasons she started buying pestilence-resistant furniture for her branches. Schubart wanted to appease an antsy staff and keep her regulars appreciative. The “quarterly” visits made by the bedbug-sniffing dogs cited in the Times article were initially “monthly.”
While Schubart doesn’t regret her vigilance, she does have small worries about how Saint Louis’s reportorial approach could result in a needless panic. “I think that the article could create some hype that isn’t necessarily called for.”
Cynthia Berner Harris, the Director of Libraries for the Wichita Public Library system, also confirmed with me on Thursday that she had bagged books “as a purely precautionary measure” after confirming bugs in a seating area. The bugs were not in the books. She said that she has had only two previous instances “where library consumers forewarned us that materials on loan to them had become infested with bedbugs.” But because of Wichita’s better-safe-than-sorry safeguards, which includes staff training and close attention to the types of chairs purchased, the bedbug situation is under control.
“Let’s not get crazed,” said Sue Feir on Thursday morning. “We were proactive.” Feir, library director at Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, was also singled out in the Times piece as someone taking a bedbug problem into her own hands and for “sending an email blast.” But she told me that none of the library materials had been affected. Only the corner of one bookshelf had a problem.
“The area most cited for furniture/bedbugs,” said Feir, “is an area of the library where people often sit, but do not handle books. Multiple chairs may have become problematic because they are moved around.”
Feir said she had never had a problem with bedbugs before, but she did suspect that institutions don’t talk about bedbugs due to embarrassment. “It is hardly a subject people bring up over coffee.”
“She called me at least three times,” said Michael Potter by telephone on Thursday morning. Potter, a professor of entomology at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, told me that he had spent three hours on the phone with Saint Louis patiently discussing the issue. “I really tried to emphasize that, while libraries should be vigilant, we must also have a dose of caution about all this.”
Yet despite the considerable minutes that Potter racked up in explicative overtime with the Times, Saint Louis opted to use only one sentence: “There’s no question in past few years there are more and more reports of bedbugs showing up in libraries.” This served in sharp contrast to a 2010 appearance Potter made on Fresh Air, where interviewer Terry Gross allowed Potter to explain late in the segment that while bedbugs remained a problem, the risk was quite low.
“I guess I get troubled when you spend an inordinate amount of time and hope that it will be an educational tool for the public. Instead, it turns out that you whip people in a frenzy.”
When I asked Potter if he had any hard stats about how likely it was to contract bedbugs from the library, he informed me, with a twinge of exasperation in his voice, that the chances were extremely slim. Worrying about bedbugs in a public library was akin to being afraid to leave the house because you might get struck by lightning.
“The odds of you picking up a bedbug from a book in a library are so low that it’s not even worth talking about,” said Potter.
So what were the reports that Potter had been referring to? It turns out that in 2011, Potter had co-authored a survey with Kenneth F. Haynes, Bob Rosenberg, and Missy Henriksen called “2011 Bugs Without Borders.” (Professor Potter has graciously allowed Reluctant Habits to recirculate the survey. The full PDF can be downloaded here.)
The survey reveals that while, on the whole, bedbug incidents have increased, the threat within libraries is well behind hotels, motels, college dorms, nursing homes, office buildings, public transportation, and movie theaters.
“I mean, these kinds of articles need to provide some balance in terms of this problem because we’re developing a paranoia for some people who hear these sound bytes.”
“All of the hallmarks of an epidemic can be found when there’s no disease,” said Philip Alcabes, Director of the Public Health Program at Adelphi’s Center for Health Innovation. Alcabes suggested to me that the bedbug panic corroborates with some of the concerns he expressed in his book, Dread: How Fear and Fantasy Have Fueled Epidemics.
“Bedbugs cause itching, of course, but they don’t spread any systemic illness and nobody dies from them. The key is that the problem seems to be spreading and that it stands in for — and reflects back to us — our social anxieties, our worries that the culture has somehow gone too far.”
So why would the New York Times feed reader anxieties rather than serve up the facts?
I made efforts to contact both Saint Louis and New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan on Thursday afternoon, but neither returned my request for comment. I did, however, receive an email from Joseph Burgess, claiming that “the public editor can’t speak on behalf of The Times‘s policies.”
In the meantime, the Times article continues to make the rounds. Is there any hope for a rational consideration of the bedbug problem?
“People can’t be expected to be perfectly reasonable all the time,” said Alcabes. “In an era without witches or angels or signs in the sky, the epidemic offers a context in which some irrational behavior becomes acceptable. Which isn’t a bad deal, in some ways.”
12/7 UPDATE: Brooke Borel, author of the forthcoming book Suck: The Tale of the Bed Bug, has also responded to Saint Louis’s article. She points out that Saint Young is outright wrong in declaring that bedbugs have only just “discovered a new way to hitchhike” through books. “This is an ancient pest, and it has been doing its thing for at least thousands of years. Probably far, far longer.” She also reiterates what entomologists have been telling me over the past two days. The risk is low. “You aren’t very likely to pick up bed bugs in these types of public spaces. The bugs are far more highly concentrated in residences, where they can breed and multiply in close proximity to their food source.”
12/17 UPDATE: A commenter named Joe alerted me to this article, in which CBC News claims that bedbugs are infesting multiple branches of the Vancouver Public Library. The story is suspicious, because it relies upon the hearsay of library patron Gail Meredith conveying to the reporter that “the pest control people came to the conclusion that the only thing that was going on in my life that was likely to bring them in is my library books.” But the story doesn’t confirm this fact with the pest control people, nor does it attempt to corroborate this incident with the VPL. On Monday morning, I spoke with VPL spokesman Stephen Barrington by phone just before he was about to hit a Monday morning meeting. He said that he didn’t have his notes in front of him to spell out the details of the bedbug incidents alleged by CBC News, but that he would try to get back to me later in the afternoon to give me details. I will report any additional details I learn from Mr. Barrington.
12/21 UPDATE: There have been a number of stories circulating in Canadian news outlets about bedbugs in public libraries (including the above-referenced CBC News story). We’ve looked into these claims in a second investigative piece on Vancouver Public Library and Toronto Public Library.
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Shell makes first move into supermarket fuel card space with UK Morrisons tie-up
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26 November 2019 in Fuel Retailing Europe
Shell has signed a fuel card acceptance partnership with Morrisons, marking its first foray into the UK supermarket sector while expanding its network by 10%.
The agreement means that Shell multi-network fuel card customers are now able to use their cards at Morrisons filling stations across the UK, bringing the total UK network coverage to more than 3,800 filling stations.
Shell said the partnership reinforces its commitment to improving network acceptance for customers of all fleet types and also follows its recent updates to the Shell Card offering, including the Shell Go+ rewards programme and the new Carbon Offsetting Service.
Sarah Llewelyn, UK sales manager at Shell, said: “We are very excited to be partnering with Morrisons to launch this network expansion. For our fuel card customers, having access to a network that is conveniently accessible is pivotal to the performance and efficiency of their fleet.
Not only does it mean diversions to find a refuelling station should be reduced, but also that drivers can take well-earned rest stops at practical places to recharge for the journey ahead.”
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However, Liverpool's coaching staff decided to move Salah to a more central role in the summer, and he has enjoyed similar success having netted 20 times already this campaign. His positional switch was one of a number of tactical tweaks made by Liverpool during preseason as Jurgen Klopp sought more control from his side.
Lijnders, who returned to Liverpool in June after a fifth-month spell managing NEC Nijmegen, explained the thinking behind these decisions in an interview at Melwood.
ESPN: After such a successful season, why was the decision made to move Salah more centrally?
Lijnders: "First of all, he has the ability to create from the inside. That differentiates him from many others. To have him in the last line as high as we can -- with the speed he has, the goal threat he has -- makes it for us easier to create a freer role for Bobby [Roberto Firmino]. For Mo, it's really good to understand the game in that way -- to be the point. We still try to be flexible in the way we play. There will be moments where we play with three and moments with two. For him it's great. He's closer to the goal, he can use his speed more, he's more where we want him to be. That's a natural development for him. He's a real goalscorer. The only thing with that freedom and with that versatility, he should keep that first impulse of pressing."
ESPN: What does is say about Salah's character that he's willing to change after a record-breaking campaign?
Lijnders: "I think how this team is constructed anyway, it's glued by character, ambition and passion. It really fits well. That's what I try to say what influenced that evolution, you bring in not only world-class players, but you bring in players who are very hungry for training. That's what I like most about our project. If you look to our squad and what we are trying to achieve and what we are achieving, that hunger for becoming better and becoming quicker. Mo is a good example of that. He's always searching for the next step and the next level without putting more pressure. It's the difference between a good player and a top player. A top player can do it constantly. For me, the difference between a good player and a top player is that they can solve problems before it becomes problems or they can solve problems in many different ways."
Mohamed Salah has played a major part in Liverpool's title challenge.
ESPN: Since you've returned to Liverpool, the team are now more defensively solid...
Lijnders: "I always say that our identity will never change. We always feel that we need help on the pitch from everyone. We need to be a very difficult team to play against, be a team that the opposition should be chased from all directions, constantly preparing these pressing situations and creating these counter-pressing moments. What I'm trying to say is, that's not changing. What's natural for a team to develop is, if you look now to the teams we play, teams are set up to really just play counter-attack against us and really defend the centre zone. You really need a certain stability in possession and a certain control and position to have that stability [so] you don't get countered. It's purely based on how we are protecting ourselves in attack and how stable we are, how with the right tempo we are passing the ball, moving and create in certain zones players being close to each other who can combine. That stability in possession, that's what you see more. That's purely based on that we stop more counters. That's purely based that we can attack more and that it doesn't come from that deep. That's not our decision, it's the decision of the opposition.
ESPN: Can you remember the meeting where you told this plan to the players?
Lijnders: "It's preseason. Jurgen was very clear what the next step would be from the team. We spoke a lot before I took the job, when I really came in the building. One thing we were both really agreeing [on] what we could improve on was how our midfield play could improve basically. That we could create easier [a] free player, that we could find him in an easier way. From there, we would have better movements in there to attack their last line. But especially that midfield play. What's really important is that our identity is not changing. Counter-pressing, that's still our playmaker. It's more about how we move the ball towards these situations to create that players are basically more closer to each other with a certain flexibility."
ESPN: Summer signing Fabinho has helped with these tactical alterations. Just how much is he blossoming in a Liverpool shirt after a slow start?
Lijnders: "To adapt to the intensity of our play, that takes time. Not many can do it, and in certain positions it is easier than others. If you are a front player and you come in, and you are used to playing in an attacking way, then it is easier, depending on the specific attributes you have as a player. For him, to play in a midfield three as we did at the start of the season, we knew from the first second, we knew from the videos that it would take time. His impulse of defending forward is absolutely of the highest level. The question as a No. 6 is that you are moving more side to side than forwards. Then of course you have to adapt, and then we find a good solution to change to 4-4-2. And from that moment it helped so much, and then you saw the real Fabinho. Inside the 'organised chaos' that we want, that we like, he is like a lighthouse, he controls it and for me, you can still have the style of the gaffer and how we want to identify ourselves. But with a player like Fabinho in the middle, the ball always goes out round. That's how they say it in Portuguese. His timing, his vision, his calmness, it gives another dimension to our midfield player."
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Treating Refractive Eye Problems with LASIK
What does LASIK Stand for?
LASIK stands for Laser Assisted In-Situ Keratomileusis. It is a one of the techniques used in corneal or refractive eye surgery intended to correct astigmatism, myopia or nearsightedness and hyperopia or farsightedness. As the term suggests, it uses laser technology and the procedure represents current medical advances in radial keratotomy in treating vision problems. Refractive surgery is one of the viable alternatives to correcting such problems if you don’t want to bother wearing prescription contacts or eyeglasses that are the more common solutions. And LASIK, along with PRL (Photorefractive Keratectomy) represent the latest in refractive surgical technologies.
The technique was made possible in an eye clinic in Bogota, Columbia by a noted local ophthalmologist Dr. Jose Barraquer sometime in 1950. He developed the world’s first microkeratome and the surgical procedure called Keratomileusis for cutting thin flaps in the cornea to alter its shape while retaining the right corneal mass unaltered to create long term prognosis. In 1970, the procedure was enhanced to develop radial keratotomy by Dr. Svyatoslav Fyodorov. It was in 1983 after the excimer laser was first patented in 1973, that another Columbian ophthalmologist Dr. Steven Trokel of the Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute published an article in the American Journal of Ophthalmology about the use of the lasers in refractive surgery. He along with other professionals founded the VSX Corporation that developed the excimer lasers.
Three years earlier, the Rangaswamy Serinivasari from the IBM Research Lab that discovered ultraviolet excimer laser as a suitable option in etching living tissue with precision never before possible and without thermal damage to adjacent tissues. He named the procedure as APD or Ablative Photodecomposition. Finally, the first human eye surgery was performed by Dr. Marguerite B. MacDonald in 1989 using a VSX laser system.
The LASIK procedure had been successfully performed in other countries before the US benefited from it. It was first patented as a “method for modifying corneal curvature” in the name of an Iranian American Ophthalmologist Dir. R. Gholam A. Peymen in June 1989, who is generally credited for the LASIK invention. The US-FDA only started excimer laser trials in that year and the LASIK concept was first taught to a few surgeons chosen by the FDA in 1992 by Dr. Ioannis Pallikaris who is credited for performing the first LASIK procedures on the human eye.
How is it Done?
The operation itself is straightforward, involving the creation of a flap on the cornea, folding it to remodel the tissue underneath with a leaser and then repositioning the flap to heal during the post operative period. It is faster and less painful than other laser-based refractive surgery such as PRK or Photorefractive Keratectomy. There are just several pre-operative preparations to do
Preparation: Contact lens wearers are advised to stop wearing them in 5-21 days poor to surgery. Those wearing hard contacts are instructed to desist wearing them for a minimum of 6 weeks with another 6 weeks for every 3 years they have been worn. Before surgery, a pachymeter is used to determine the corneal thickness and a topographer to measure the contour. The information is used to calculate the location and amount of corneal tissue to be removed. Patients are usually prescribed with antibiotics prior to the procedure.
As a local outpatient procedure, local anesthesia drops are applied as well as mild sedative like valium is administered.
LASIK operation involves three stages. First is the flap creation where the ophthalmologist or eye surgeon uses a microkeratome or femtosecond laser to excise a flap of the corneal tissue ranging in thickness from 80 to 100 micrometers. It is folded back to reveal the corneal stroma or mid section and the process can cause discomfort. Second is the laser remodeling where the excimer laser (193nm) precisely vaporizes corneal stroma tissues to reshape it. And the last step is to reposition the reshaped stroma layer, checked for air bubbles and debris before leaving it for natural adhesion until healed. No suturing is needed.
Postoperative Care: A course of anti-inflammatory and antibiotic medication is administered lasting for weeks after surgery. Patients are advised to sleep more often and use dark sunglasses, not to rub eyes and moisturize eyes with artificial tears that contain no preservatives.
Excellent Results
92% to 98% of LASIK patients have expressed satisfaction with the results in the operation. A post operation analysis conducted by the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery over the last 10 years ending in march 2008 revealed that 95.4% satisfaction rating of LASIK patients around the world.
Laser Vision Correction (LASIK) - Preoperative Considerations.
Preoperative evaluation for refractive surgery follows a structured sequence that includes patient interview followed by a complete ophthalmologic examination. The aim of preoperative evaluation is to answer three broad questions in addition to generating specific refractive data for the actual treatment: 1) Is it possible to safely perform refractive surgery in the patient; 2) What is the risk of possible complications, given the patient specifics; and 3) Is it possible to meet the expectations that the patient has from the surgery?
Patients are advised to discontinue wearing contact lenses at least two weeks prior to the preoperative evaluation and to schedule up to two hours for the preoperative evaluation examination. Contact lens wear should be discontinued three weeks prior to evaluation for wavefront-guided refractive surgery. Since cycloplegic refraction is performed as part of the examination, patients are advised that they may be unable to read for 6 to 12 hours and are advised against driving by themselves during this time.
A detailed history forms an important part of the patient selection process. The purpose is to identify patients who are either not expected to have a good postoperative outcome or not expected to be satisfied with the procedure.
Patient characteristics
Patients less than 18 years of age and females who are pregnant or breastfeeding cannot have refractive surgery. Patients engaged in sports in which blows to the face and eyes are a common occurrence (boxing, wrestling or martial arts), or in occupations that have a greater likelihood of producing trauma or injuries (armed forces, police or secret service) may have refractive surgery but are usually offered PRK or LASEK as alternatives to LASIK. Since refractive surgery may cause loss of best corrected visual acuity, loss in contrast sensitivity or higher order aberrations, patients should check with their prospective employers about the qualifying refractive criteria. Some employers require contrast sensitivity testing and Glare disability measurement in addition to determining uncorrected snellen visual acuity after the refractive surgery procedure.
Expectation from the surgery
The goal of refractive surgery is to reduce the dependence on glasses and contact lenses in a safe and effective way. Postoperative vision can be invariably improved further with additional optical correction. In presbyopes, additional near vision correction is required after adequate distance vision correction. Patients who expect perfect distance vision or presbyopes who expect equally good distance and reading vision may not be satisfied with the surgical outcome.
There are multiple criteria by which the efficacy and safety of refractive surgical procedures can be measured. The most commonly cited metrics are those of uncorrected and best-corrected Snellen visual acuity, with the former serving as a measure of efficacy and the latter as a measure of safety. In addition, the magnitude of the residual refractive error serves as a measure of efficacy and precision of the correction technique. The National Eye Institute Refractive Quality of Life (NEI-RQL) instrument has been developed to measure vision-targeted health-related quality-of-life issues relating to refractive error and refractive error correction. Using the NEI-RQL questionnaire and its scoring algorithm, it is possible to detect changes in health-related quality of life in response to different methods of refractive error correction. Based on the NEI-RQL questionnaire, McDonnell et al have reported that presbyopia is associated with worse vision-targeted health-related quality of life compared with younger subjects with emmetropia. Monovision correction of presbyopia is related to some improvements in health-related quality of life, but it is still worse than that for younger subjects with emmetropia in several areas. If monovision is suggested as an option, then a two week trial of contact lens monovision is given prior to refractive surgery to determine if the patient accepts the compromises inherent in the monovision strategy. One in four patients will fail to adapt to monovision.
Refractive stability
The refraction should be stable over at least 1 year. Patients in whom refraction has changed considerably over the past 1 year (more than 0.5 diopters), are poor candidates for surgery.
Ocular and Medical History
Refractive surgery is contraindicated in patients with history of Herpes simplex or Herpes zoster ophthalmicus. Reactivation of Herpes virus has been reported in the postoperative period. Refractive surgery is not performed in patients who have keratoconus and in those who are on Accutane therapy. Relative contraindication for refractive surgery includes patients who have glaucoma, patients who are glaucoma suspect, or have ocular hypertension or those who have a history of uveitis. If the patient has a history of prior refractive surgeries, particularly radial or astigmatic keratotomy, then additional refractive procedures (PRK or LASIK) are associated with unpredictable refractive outcomes and greater potential complications.
Certain medical conditions, such as autoimmune diseases (e.g., lupus, rheumatoid arthritis), immunodeficiency states (e.g., HIV) and diabetes may prevent proper healing after a refractive procedure and are therefore also considered relative contraindications. If the patient has a history of keloid formation, then PRK or LASEK is to be avoided. Although safety with PRK has been reported in keloid formers, LASIK may be safer in such patients given the minimal wound healing response.
A complete ophthalmic examination is performed. This includes recording uncorrected snellen visual acuity, visual acuity with present glasses, dry manifest refraction and wet manifest refraction (after cycloplegia with 1% cyclopentolate eye drops). An autorefractor may be used to provide an estimate of the patient's refractive error. Manifest refraction is performed using techniques to prevent accommodation (fogging technique). The strongest plus lens (convex) in hyperopes and the weakest minus lens (concave) in myopes that allows best visual acuity is determined. Cross cylinder technique is used to determine the strongest cylinder and the axis that allows best visual acuity. Cycloplegic refraction is important to uncover pseudomyopia due to spasm of accommodation and latent hyperopia. Based on the currently approved indications, the extent of myopia and astigmatism determine the choice of excimer laser as well as whether wavefront-guided surgery is an option.
In patients who have hyperopic or mixed astigmatism, although the final optical result may be the same, different strategies of correcting the hyperopic or mixed astigmatism vary in the depth, profile, and amount of tissue ablation. Azar et al demonstrated that the combined use of hyperopic spherical and myopic cylindrical corrections to treat hyperopic astigmatism or mixed astigmatism incurs the greatest amount of central and peripheral corneal tissue ablation and, therefore, may be the least optimal therapeutic alternative. The hyperopic spherical correction removes tissue from the entire periphery of the optical zone and the myopic cylindrical correction ablates tissue both centrally and peripherally. For hyperopic and mixed astigmatism, using a combination of plus or minus spherical and hyperopic cylindrical corrections appears to best preserve corneal tissue. In patients who have high astigmatism, axis alignment during surgery is an important issue. A 5 degree axis misalignment results in 17% less effect in astigmatism reduction. If the axis is misaligned by 30 degrees, there is no reduction in the magnitude of the cylinder.
The pupil size is measured under low light (mesopic) conditions (less than 5 lux) preferably with an infrared pupillometer such as the Colvard Pupillometer (Oasis, Glendora, CA). The average mesopic pupil diameter has been reported to range from 4.0-8.0 mm. If the dark-adapted pupil diameter is more than 6 mm, it is considered to be a large pupil for a 6-mm diameter LASIK or PRK treatment. In low-light, a large pupil will allow light from the untreated cornea (outside the 6-mm diameter treatment zone) to create glare or a halo effect around the viewed image. This is especially true for patients who have high astigmatism as the minor axis of an elliptical astigmatic treatment is smaller than the ablation diameter, and in patients with high preoperative refractive errors. Therefore, an assessment of preoperative pupil sizes and the attempted level of both the spherical equivalent (SE) and astigmatic correction may be useful in identifying patients who may be at risk of developing glare and halos after photoastigmatic refractive keratectomy (PARK). It is likely that larger diameter ablation zones will reduce the incidence of glare in patients with large pupils, however this needs to be balanced by the increased ablation depth for larger diameter treatments. Although several anecdotal and case series reports as well as ray tracing models have linked the relationship between the ablation zone and low-light (mesopic) pupil size to night vision problems after laser vision correction, recent reports did not find a correlation between preoperative pupil sizes and the long-term persistence of symptoms of glare and halos. For mild to moderate myopia with low astigmatism, large mesopic pupils were not found to be predictive of glare and halo after LASIK treatment.
The intraocular pressure (IOP) is measured using applanation tonometry (Goldmann tonometer or Pneumotonometer). If the patient has ocular hypertension, then baseline glaucoma workup should be performed. This includes a visual field test and optic nerve pictures as well as glaucoma service consultation. Goldmann applanation tonometry is the standard for routine measurements of intraocular pressure (IOP). There are several sources of error in applanation tonometry, including central thickness and structural rigidity of the cornea. Central thickness is related to the rigidity of the cornea and has an impact on the force required to flatten the area that is used to estimate IOP in applanation tonometry. Several reports have shown that Goldmann applanation tonometry overestimates IOP in patients with thicker corneas and underestimates it in those with thinner corneas. Several published reports have confirmed that postoperative IOP readings after corneal refractive surgery for myopia as well as hyperopia are reduced. The reduced IOP after excimer laser refractive surgery is considered to be due to false low IOP reading by Goldmann applanation tonometry due to a thinner post operative cornea rather than a real decrease in IOP. In contrast to Goldmann applanation tonometry, pneumotonometry measures the IOP more reliably after laser in situ keratomileusis.
Corneal ablation of approximately 90 microns reduces Goldmann applanation tonometry readings by 3.0 mmHg after LASIK surgery. This decrease equals approximately 0.2 mm Hg/10 �m of stromal ablation. As opposed to treatment for higher degree of myopia, in mild to moderate myopic treatments LASIK has little influence on IOP readings obtained with a Goldmann applanation tonometer. Therefore, in patients with high myopia who undergo LASIK, nomogram adjustment or the use of a constant correction factor may help to calculate true IOP after refractive corneal surgery.
False low IOP readings pose the risk of delaying the diagnosis of future glaucoma in patients who undergo refractive surgery. The inability to recognize glaucoma early may result in irreversible vision loss in patients who are glaucoma suspects and those who are steroid responders. Patients with ocular hypertension with falsely low IOP may not be subjected to the same degree of glaucoma suspicion and testing as they otherwise would have received.
Several methods are available to obtain reliable and reproducible measurements of corneal thickness. The most commonly used approach is ultrasonic pachymetry. Ultrasonic pachymetry is an efficient and accurate way to measure corneal thickness; however, the probe must touch the corneal surface and topical anesthesia is thus required. Its accuracy is dependent on the perpendicularity of the probe's application to the cornea and reproducibility relies on precise probe placement on the corneal center. It may be difficult to accurately locate the same point of measurement in serial examinations. Over the past few years, new instruments have been developed to measure corneal thickness. The Orbscan II corneal topography system (Bausch & Lomb) is an optical scanning-slit instrument that provides topographic analysis and pachymetric measurements of the cornea. Scanning-slit topography requires the patient to fixate for 1.0 to 1.5 seconds. The SP-2000P specular microscope (Topcon Corp.) is a noncontact optical instrument that provides pachymetric measurements and specular microscopy simultaneously. The central corneal thickness measurements are higher with Orbscan than with ultrasonic pachymetry. This disparity between instruments can result from their distinct methodologies. The noncontact Orbscan system measures the hydrated mucous component of the tear film over the cornea; contact ultrasonic pachymetry does not. Thus, Orbscan readings are higher than ultrasonic readings and require the use of the acoustic equivalent correction factor (0.92). If the cornea is unusually thick (>600 microns) or thin (less than 500 microns) as measured with ultrasonic pachymetry, then an Orbscan could be performed to confirm the measurements.
The safety goal during LASIK procedure is to leave a central bed beneath the microkeratome flap that will allow corneal stability and prevent bulging or ectasia. While the minimum safe bed thickness is not known with certainty, it is thought to be at least 250 microns, and many surgeons recommend leaving 275 or 300 microns. Apparently the flap itself does not contribute to stability of central corneal curvature. If the cornea is thin (less than 500 microns), then PRK or LASEK may be preferable to LASIK. Given that at least 250 microns of bed is left untreated to prevent the possibility of postoperative ectasia, and given that the corneal flap is about 160 to 180 microns in thickness, only limited extent of treatment is possible in patients with thin corneas. Since the actual flap thickness after a microkeratome cut may vary, the patient is advised that intraoperative pachymetry performed after the corneal flap is fashioned, will provide a better estimate of how much treatment can be performed. The average flap thickness does not predictably follow the manufacturer's label due to instrument variability and other operative factors. The standard deviation of flap thickness by subtractive pachymetry ranges from 16 to 30 microns.
Although slit lamp examination of the endothelium using specular reflection will reveal presence of guttata, Specular Microscopy may be performed to assess the endothelial cell morphology and density in patients who have a thick cornea (>600 microns). Fuchs corneal endothelial dystrophy has been associated with poor flap adhesion and corneal decompensation.
Eye dominance is determined by the hole-in-the-card test or by viewing a distant object through a gap between the outstretched hands. Usually the non-dominant eye is operated first. The second eye (dominant eye) may be operated either on another day (usually within a week) or on the same day as the first eye. Patients who have high ametropia in both eyes may complain of disorientation and uncomfortable vision if sequential eye treatments (on different days) are performed. A contact lens over the untreated eye may help during the period in between treatments. Alternatively such patients may be offered simultaneous (same day) treatment for both eyes. As long as the patient does not have unusual risk factors, bilateral simultaneous surgery appears to be safe. Although bilateral simultaneous refractive surgery offers the advantage of convenience to patients, theoretical concerns have been expressed regarding this strategy. Opponents of simultaneous refractive surgery argue that a catastrophic complication could occur bilaterally if simultaneous surgery is performed. These complications include infectious keratitis in the central cornea, entry of the microkeratome into the anterior chamber, corneal melting following a persistent epithelial defect, or macular hemorrhage. With sequential surgery, the outcome in the first eye can be assessed; if a catastrophic complication occurs, the surgeon may then choose not to operate on the second eye. The theoretical advantages of sequential bilateral LASIK include increased predictability for the second eye, especially when the surgical plan for the second eye can be modified given the events and refractive results of the first eye, relative to the biologic response to treatment. Sequential bilateral LASIK surgery may offer greater flexibility of available options to the patient for the second eye surgery based on the outcome of the first eye. Patients can establish satisfaction with vision in the first eye and confirm absence of glare, halos, or night driving problems. Patients may choose to decline a second surgery based on their comfort level of the first eye and may wait further technological developments in refractive surgery, including fellow eye correction with a different modality, such as a phakic IOL. Proponents of simultaneous refractive surgery argue that catastrophic unilateral complications of refractive surgery are very rare, so bilateral catastrophic complications are sufficiently rare that the risk is acceptable. If one eye is predisposed to complications, the other eye is likely to be similarly predisposed. For example the risk of overcorrection or haze after PRK may be related to some unknown healing property of the cornea. For this reason, although sequential surgery allows assessment of complications in the first eye, it probably does not in general reduce the risk of a complication in the second eye. Waring et al found no clinically important differences in the refractive outcomes, visual outcomes and intraoperative complications between simultaneous and sequential surgeries that were performed in a prospective, randomized manner. Gimbel et al also reported simultaneous bilateral LASIK to be as safe and effective as sequential surgery.
Slit lamp examination of the anterior and posterior segments of the eye is performed. Specifically, the presence of blepharitis is noted and treated if present prior to surgery to decrease the risks of infection and interface inflammation following surgery. The presence of superficial punctuate keratitis (SPK) may be due to dry eyes. A Schirmer test is performed. Wetting less than 5 mm in 5 minutes is consistent with severe dry eye disease. Since after the refractive surgery the dry eye disease will most likely worsen, the patient is counseled about this possibility. A punctual plug may be placed prior to or immediately after surgery. Corneal epithelial basement membrane dystrophic changes increase the risk of epithelial sloughing at surgery and later epithelial ingrowth and diffuse lamellar keratitis, and may be an indication for PRK rather than LASIK. The presence of clinical signs of keratoconus are noted. These include corneal thinning, Fleisher's ring and Vogt's striae. The Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary method of keratoconus classification is a useful method to detect keratoconus suspects.
Dilated fundus examination is performed using slit lamp biomicroscopy (using a +78 D or +90D lens) to examine the central fundus and indirect ophthalmolscopy (using a +20 D lens) to examine the retinal periphery. If peripheral retinal degenerations (lattice degeneration or atrophic retinal holes) are present, retina consultation may be sought. Retinal detachment has been reported in a few cases 2 to 9 months after LASIK procedure.
Corneal Topography and Wavefront analysis
Computerized corneal topography examination is an important part of the preoperative evaluation. It can detect irregular astigmatism, whether from contact lens warpage or other causes, which, if significant, is a contraindication to LASIK The average Sim K is noted. The central keratometry number is used to choose the diameter of the flap cut (9.5 mm if 41 D or less and 8.5 mm if 48 D or more). Flat corneas are associated with small microkeratome flaps and free caps, and steep corneas are associated with flap buttonholes. Central keratometry flatter than 35 or 36 D or steeper than 50 D after LASIK is said to be associated with a decrease in quality of vision.
Corneal topography is used to screen for keratoconus or asymmetrical steepening, which may be associated with unpredictable refractive outcomes and progressive ectasia after LASIK. Patients with positive keratoconus screening tests have higher anterior and posterior elevation on Orbscan II topography. Orbscan II topography system may be also help in identifying patients who are potentially at high risk for developing ectasia after LASIK. Inferior corneal steepening, sometimes designated as forme fruste keratoconus, is a topographical finding in corneas that appear normal on slit-lamp biomicroscopy. Mathematical indices to detect subtle keratoconus topographically have been developed. If the Inferior-Superior (I-S) value is more than 1.4, keratoconus is suspected and should be ruled out. Any inferior steepening should raise the suspicion of forme fruste keratoconus. Refractive surgery in such patients may lead to keractasia. In order to exclude the possibility that the inferior steepening may be due to contact lens warpage, a repeat topography is performed after 2 additional weeks of discontinued contact lens wear. Contact lens warpage induced steepening will reduce on subsequent topography examinations whereas forme fruste keratoconus steepening will remain unchanged. Wavefront analysis is performed to determine the extent of higher order aberrations and the data is used to perform wavefront-guided LASIK or PRK.
Choice of Refractive Surgical Procedure
The majority of refractive surgery procedures that are performed for low to high myopia and low to moderate hyperopia use the excimer laser. These procedures include: Laser in Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK), Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK), Photoastigmatic Keratectomy (PARK) and Laser Epithelial Keratomileusis (LASEK). These procedures are discussed in details in the subsequent chapters. Incisional refractive surgical procedures are used infrequently. These procedures include: Radial Keratotomy (RK) and Astigmatic keratotomy (AK). Progressive hyperopic shift and structural weakening of the cornea are some of the concerns with these procedures. Other refractive surgery procedures include Intacs for treatment of low myopia, and Conductive Keratoplasty (CK) and Laser Thermokeratoplasty (LTK) for low to moderate hyperopia.
Intracorneal ring segments (ICRS) or Intacs inserts (Addition Technology, Inc., Fremont, CA) are approved for patients who have -1.00D to -3.00D of myopia with 1.00D or less of astigmatism. Intacs inserts are two tiny inserts made of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA). Each Intacs inserts segment has an arc length of 150 degrees. The degree of myopic correction is determined by the thickness of the Intacs inserts; the thicker the Intacs inserts the greater the amount of correction achieved. Intacs inserts can be removed or replaced. A problem sometimes associated with Intacs is corneal flattening in the meridian of the corneal incision (against-the-rule astigmatic shift).
Intacs have been used in patients with keratoconus and in those with keratectasia. Excimer laser refractive surgery procedures (LASIK and PRK) are not used in treating keratoconus patients because of poor refractive predictability and poor stability. Corneal reinforcing procedures, including epikeratophakia, are also not widely used in treating keratoconus patients because of the unpredictability of results. Intacs may benefit patients with keratoconus because this procedure does not weaken the central and paracentral cornea. Instead, it changes the shape and power of the central cornea by an arc-shortening effect. Asymmetric Intacs implantation can improve both uncorrected and best spectacle-corrected visual acuity and can reduce irregular astigmatism in keratoconus. In keratoconus, unlike in the standard myopic technique, a thicker ring segment is placed inferiorly, and a thinner segment is placed superiorly to preferentially flatten the inferior cornea. Intacs may also be used as a mechanical device to alter the biomechanical properties of the cornea for the correction of iatrogenic keratectasia after LASIK for myopia. Intracorneal ring segment implantation improves uncorrected visual acuity and best spectacle-corrected visual acuity in patients with post-LASIK ectasia.
Laser thermal keratoplasty is a thermal technique to shrink peripheral corneal collagen and thereby steepen the central cornea. LTK may be performed in patients with +0.75 to +2.50 diopters of hyperopia with no more than 1.0 diopters of astigmatism. The Hyperion LTK system (Sunrise Technologies International, Inc., Fremont, CA) is a holmium:YAG laser. Two concentric rings of eight spots of laser energy is applied to the periphery of the cornea to gently heat the corneal collagen and steepen its shape. The hyperion delivers eight simultaneous spots (0.6 mm) on the cornea in a circular pattern; one ring at 6 mm diameter and one ring at 7 mm diameter for a total of 16 spots. LTK has been reported to provide predictable refractive outcomes for low hyperopia with tendency for regression.
Conductive Keratoplasty (Refractec, Inc. Irvine, CA ) builds upon the principles of thermokeratoplasty, using radiofrequency (RF) energy to reshape the cornea and therefore adjust its refractive characteristics. CK may be performed for low to moderate hyperopia (between +0.75 and +3.00 diopters). To perform the procedure, a handpiece with a Keratoplast Tip delivers controlled RF energy directly to the corneal stroma in a ring pattern. Conductive Keratoplasty creates a purse-string effect that steepens the central cornea through a ring of application spots around the periphery of the cornea. Several studies have concluded that the depth of shrinkage determines the degree of corneal correction. CK seems to be safe, effective, and stable for correcting low to moderate spherical hyperopia in patients 40 years old or older. Uncorrected visual acuity, predictability, and stability are as good as or better than those obtained with other techniques used to correct hyperopia.
Refractive Surgery in Presbyopia, High Ametropia or Pediatric Population
Monovision for Presbyopia
Monovision is a method of presbyopic correction whereby the dominant eye is usually corrected for distance vision and the nondominant eye corrected for near. This approach has been used successfully with contact lens correction This technique has also been applied in refractive surgical corrections for pre-presbyopic and presbyopic patients. A comprehensive review of the contact lens literature showed a mean monovision (MV) success rate of 76%. Patients who were dissatisfied with monovision had strong sighting preferences, significant reduction in stereoacuity with MV, minimal interocular blur suppression and large esophoric shifts with MV. Patient satisfaction after monovision refractive surgery ranges from 72% to 86%. The changing patient preferences and the spectrum of possible visual outcomes after refractive surgery make a clinically important departure from contact lens MV. Some of the patients who preoperatively request full correction may unintentionally achieve MV. Some presbyopic patients have effective MV because of postoperative multifocal corneas. Myopic patients who are over-corrected and then receive the opposite enhancement may be more likely to have multifocal corneas.
Several reports have considered ocular dominance in relation to monovision in the presbyopic patient.(Ref. 4) Many advantages have been suggested in correcting the dominant eye for distance vision: (1) correcting the dominant eye to maximize performance of visual tasks requiring spatial perception; (2) correcting the left eye for increased driving safety; (3) correcting the less myopic eye to decrease the peripheral blur during distance vision; and (4) correcting the dominant eye for the most commonly used viewing distance to maximize blur suppression. Correcting the dominant eye for distance has become the convention in achieving monovision. However, Jain et al reported a high level of satisfaction patients who had crossed MV.3 Crossed monovision can be created both intentionally and unintentionally. In certain situations correcting the nondominant eye for distance vision may be elected if that eye is significantly more myopic than the dominant eye. This decision may be helped by a trial of crossed monovision contact lenses prior to the surgical correction. Given the possibility of relative unpredictability of refractive results in the presbyopic age group, crossed monovision may be encountered during refractive surgical procedures. Some patients who request full correction in both eyes may end up with crossed monovision if the dominant eye correction is less than expected.
Conversely, in patients who desire bilateral equivalent undercorrection, an overcorrection in the nondominant eye can produce crossed monovision. In a scenario of planned conventional monovision, if the first treatment overcorrects for near vision in the nondominant eye, the remaining options are to match full correction in the other eye or to cross monovision by leaving the other eye untreated or slightly undercorrected. Similarly, if the first treatment in planned conventional monovision undercorrects for distance vision in the dominant eye, the options are to retreat in the dominant eye striving for full correction, or to cross monovision by correcting the other eye for distance vision. One final scenario is the creation of crossed monovision by retreatment of a severely undercorrected nondominant eye that is originally intended for near vision.
High Ametropia
The correction of high myopia (more than -10D) remains a challenge. Depending on the corneal thickness, LASIK alone may or may not be feasible. Higher levels of myopia cannot be treated with deeper excimer laser ablations because enough corneal stromal tissue must remain to guard against keratectasia and refractive instability. Current recommendations suggest a minimal residual stromal bed thickness of 250 microns. This precludes the application of highly myopic ablations, especially in patients with thinner corneas.
Surface ablation, phakic intraocular lenses (IOLs) and clear lens extraction are reasonable alternatives to LASIK for high myopia. Each of these procedures has specific limitations. Surface ablation (PRK or LASEK) may cause corneal scarring in eyes with high myopia, although corneal scarring can be reduced by mitomycin-C treatments or prophylaxis. Mitomycin-C (MMC) is an antibiotic derived from Streptomyces caespitosus. Its alkylating properties enable it to cross-link thereby inhibiting DNA synthesis. Rapidly dividing cells are preferentially sensitive to the effects of MMC. Majmudar et al report a series of eight eyes of five patients who had central subepithelial fibrosis after RK or PRK.35 In this series, treatment with MMC proved effective in preventing recurrence of the fibrosis when combined with superficial keratectomy. A sterile, 6-mm circular sponge (Merocel "Corneal Light Shield") soaked in MMC (0.02%) was applied to the corneal surface for 2 minutes. In PRK for high myopia, the prophylactic use of single dose intraoperative MMC 0.02% solution applied topically with a soaked microsponge placed over the ablated area and maintained for 2 minutes after PRK produced lower corneal haze rates than those in the control group. However, given the potential for vision-threatening side effects after MMC use, when it is used as a prophylactic agent to prevent corneal scarring, the approach should be to limit the contact between MMC and the patients' corneas to the minimum time, concentration, and surface area necessary to be effective. To achieve this goal, Jain et al have suggested the use of annular ring of MMC to avoid central corneal toxicity.
Depending on their design, phakic IOLs are placed into either the anterior or posterior chamber, where they sit in front of the crystalline lens. Phakic IOLs include: 1) anterior chamber angle-fixated phakic IOL (Nuvita, Bausch & Lomb), 2) iris-claw phakic IOL (Artisan, Ophtec USA), and 3) posterior chamber phakic IOL (ICL, Staar Surgical). Early cataract formation has been observed with phakic IOLs. With clear lens extraction, accommodation is lost. Azar et al have described a 3-step surgical technique combining LASIK and INTACS to treat high myopia. In this procedure, the residual myopia after a maximal LASIK treatment is corrected using INTACS as it does not remove further stromal tissue. Bioptics (phacoemulsification with IOL implantation followed several months later by LASIK) for correction of moderate to high myopia and hyperopia, with astigmatism, is yet another procedure for treating high ametropia and adjust final outcomes.
In patients with high hyperopia (more than +6D) excimer laser refractive surgery results are unsatisfactory. Phakic IOLs and clear lens extraction are the available options.
Pediatric Refractive Surgery
Pediatric patients who have considerable anisometropia, high ametropia, or refractive accommodative esotropia and are at risk for developing amblyopia are treated with either spectacles or contact lenses, often accompanied by some form of occlusion therapy. This approach, however, may fail as a result of poor compliance. Children who refuse to wear their corrective lenses or who are intolerant to them could, theoretically, be candidates for refractive surgery that may help to prevent or limit the development of amblyopia. Primack et al reviewed the literature on pediatric refractive surgery and found five reports regarding 44 pediatric eyes that underwent either PRK or LASIK for the correction of myopic anisometropia. Although an improvement in visual acuity (BSCVA and UCVA) was reported after following these procedures, more formal studies are necessary before the ultimate safety and efficacy of refractive surgery is established in pediatric patients.
Refractive surgery in patients with prior corneal surgery
Refractive unpredictability after penetrating keratoplasty (PK) is common. Refractive anisometropia and high postoperative astigmatism can compromise the patient's return to normal binocular function despite a clear and compact corneal graft. LASIK or PRK may be considered as a therapeutic option in post-PK patients in whom conventional optical methods of correction have failed. Large refractive errors, anisometropia not successfully corrected with spectacles, and cases of contact lens intolerance may be considered for refractive surgery. The primary goal of PRK or LASIK after PK is resolution of sufficient myopia and astigmatism to allow spectacle correction of the residual refractive error. Return to binocularity and optimized best-corrected visual acuity with spectacles or contact lens is the true endpoint for success with refractive surgery after PK. The UCVA remains a secondary goal with refractive surgery after PK, whereas UCVA is clearly the primary objective of cosmetic refractive surgery. LASIK has been used more commonly to treat myopia or myopic astigmatism as compared to hyperopia or hyperopic astigmatism after PK. The interval between PK and LASIK has not been precisely established but is generally accepted to be 2 years after PK and after all sutures have been removed for at least 6 months. Most studies report an improvement in UCVA, BCVA and a return to binocularity following refractive surgery. In general, any of the complications seen after primary LASIK surgery can also occur after LASIK following penetrating keratoplasty. The risk of damage to the corneal transplant (graft rejection) or the graft-host wound interface (wound dehiscence) is a feared complication in refractive surgery after PK.
Patients who have had radial keratotomy (RK) may have unsatisfactory vision either due to residual myopia or due to the progressive hyperopic shift. Once stability of refraction has been achieved, in both these circumstances refractive surgery (LASIK or PRK) may be considered. Patients with lower original and residual myopia achieve better visual outcomes after PRK than those with higher myopia. The amount of myopic correction achieved using RK is not predictive of the amount of myopic correction using PRK. With LASIK after RK, there are concerns regarding the flap integrity being compromised by the radial incisions as well as the risk of dehiscence of old RK incisions. With PRK after RK there is concern regarding the development of significant corneal haze and scarring in the visual axis. The reason for the risk for increased scarring is hypothesized to be the presence of fibroblasts and myofibroblasts in the vicinity of radial keratotomy incisions that mount an aggressive wound healing response following PRK.
Patient Education and Informed Consent
An important part of the preoperative evaluation concerns with informing the patient regarding potential risks and limitations of the surgery as well as providing a copy of the consent form for the patient to read, understand and sign.
Complications of refractive surgery are infrequent, in general occur in less than 5% patients, but nonetheless could cause permanent vision sequelae.45 Some of the potential complications include: undercorrection, overcorrection, additional surgeries, glare, haloes, flap complications46 (in LASIK), infection, inflammation, need for glasses after surgery, loss of best corrected vision, loss of vision and eye. The likely risk of these complications based on the results of the eye examination are discussed with the patient. A video demonstration of the procedure helps to further provide clarity about these issues.
It is important to maintain the records of preoperative refractive data. If the patient needs cataract surgery in the future, it becomes very difficult to calculate the correct power of intraocular lens needed if data prior to refractive surgery is unavailable.
Refractive surgery is an elective surgery that is performed to enhance the quality of life in patients who are dependent of glasses or contact lenses. A carefully performed preoperative examination helps to select individuals in whom a satisfactory outcome can be reasonably expected. Patients who have a high risk of developing potential complications or who have unrealistic expectations from the surgery are advised against having refractive surgery.
Additional Information on Lasik:
General Information and Questions about Lasik
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Statement by Ecuador at the General Assembly informal interactive dialogue on the Responsibility to Protect: "Mobilizing collective action: the next decade of the Responsibility to Protect"
The following document contains the official statement delivered by Ecuador at the UN General Assembly informal interactive dialogue on the Responsibility to Protect: " Mobilizing collective action: the next decade of the Responsibility to Protect " held on 6 September 2016.
Statement by Ecuador at the General Assembly informal interactive dialogue on the Responsibility to Protect: "Mobilizing collective action: the next decade of the Responsibility to Protect" [PDF]
(English) Statement by Ecuador at the General Assembly informal interactive dialogue on the Responsibility to Protect: "Mobilizing collective action: the next decade of the Responsibility to Protect" [PDF]
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Reducing regulatory burden: the Ofqual handbook and more
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Today (19 September 2017) Ofqual is announcing a package of measures that support our commitment to reduce unnecessary regulatory burden.
In October, we will be launching a preview version of the Ofqual handbook a new, online resource that brings together all our general rules and guidance, making them easier to use and understand.
We are also confirming several changes to our wider regulatory framework, removing some unnecessary rules and updating others.
The Ofqual handbook
We have designed the handbook to replace 6 existing documents. It will provide:
simpler, at-a-glance, navigation related requirements and guidance are grouped together, with no need to navigate between different documents
enhanced interactivity including hyperlinked cross-references and tooltips on defined terms
better accessibility built using GOV.UK, the handbook complies with a wide range of accessibility standards, and is compatible with assistive software such as screen readers, speech recognition and magnifiers
The handbook will be available alongside the existing documents during a test period (which runs until the end of the year). We will be seeking feedback on the handbook before taking a final decision on rollout in early 2018.We will be previewing the Ofqual handbook in a live webinar on 5 October. We will also be holding face-to-face workshops on 24 October, 27 October and 7 November, for those who are interested to learn more about it and provide feedback.
Reviewing our regulatory framework
Today, we are confirming a number of changes that remove redundant rules.
In line with our earlier announcement, we have withdrawn our Criteria for Key Skills Qualifications.
We have also withdrawn our legacy subject criteria for the GCSEs, AS and A levels that were reformed for first teaching in September 2015. Students can no longer take these qualifications, so we no longer need these rules. Our rules covering reviews and appeals in these qualifications remain in force.
We have published new versions of our qualification-level Conditions for reformed and legacy GCSEs, AS and A levels. These new versions simplify our rules by removing transitional arrangements that are no longer in force.
We have also published a new version of our Specifications in relation to the reasonable adjustment of general qualifications. This updates the document to reflect changes made by the Equality Act 2010 (General Qualifications Bodies) (Appropriate Regulator and Relevant Qualifications) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2017.
Corporate report: Statement on joint working to reduce regulatory burdenThursday, 10 Oct
The Ofqual handbook is now liveThursday, 12 Oct
Consultation to update Ofqual’s 'Taking Regulatory Action' policyTuesday, 8 Oct
Corporate report: HM Land Registry: Business Impact TargetFriday, 17 Jan
Guidance: Register of licensed sponsors: workers
Guidance: Register of licensed sponsors: students
Industry meet to discuss objectives of new Earth observation satellite
CLOSED: IP1.4 - Inclusive Economy – Liverpool City Region (OC22S19P1650)
Guidance: Hepatitis C in the South East: annual review
Research and analysis: Hepatitis C in London: annual reports
Form: Respiratory and systemic bacteria section: request form
Detailed guide: Vaccination in pregnancy (VIP)
Form: Listeria: enhanced surveillance questionnaire
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The links shown below provide detailed information about the HeliSASTM stability augmentation system and autopilot developed and certified by Hoh Aeronautics, Inc. HeliSAS is approved by the FAA for installation on Robinson 44s with hydraulic controls, Bell 206B, L, L-1, L-3, L-4, 407 helicopters, and Eurocopter AS350B, BA, D, B1, B2, B3, and EC130B4 helicopters. HeliSAS is licensed to Cobham and may be purchased from S-TEC, a division of Cobham in Mineral Wells, TX. Also see the S-TEC HeliSAS.com website.
Please click on the following links for more detailed information on HeliSAS.
Overview of HeliSAS System
Pilot Operating Handbook for the HeliSAS SAS/AP system.
Rate vs. Attitude-Command-Attitude-Hold (ACAH) Stability Augmentation. This article is intended to clarify misconceptions regarding the definition of a stability augmentation system. A technical paper that quantifies the safety advantages of ACAH stabilization was presented to the American Helicopter Society in 1998 – “ACAH Augmentation as a Means to Alleviate Spatial Disorientation for Low Speed and Hover in Helicopters”.
HeliSAS Article from Vertical Magazine
HeliSAS as “Editors Choice” from Rotor and Wing
FAA Approved Rotorcraft Flight Manual Supplements may be accessed from the following links,
· Bell 206B, 206L, 206L-1, 206L-3, 206L-4
· Bell 407
· Eurocopter AS350B, AS350BA, AS350D, AS350B1, AS350B2, AS350B3, EC130B4.
· Robinson R44
With the exception of the R44, the HeliSAS STCs have been transferred from Hoh Aeronautics, Inc. to S-TEC/Cobham in Mineral Wells, TX. All sales, installation, and maintenance enquiries should be directed to S-TEC. Hoh Aeronautics, Inc. is available to answer technical questions regarding HeliSAS on any helicopter.
The R44 HeliSAS is currently not available for sale due to product liability insurance issues.
HeliSAS is installed on the Bell 212 (UH-1N) at the National test pilot school. It is not FAA certified on this aircraft, because its Certificate of Airworthiness is permanently in the Experimental category. The version of HeliSAS installed in this helicopter is integrated with the S-TEC/Chelton Flight Logic EFIS and is called HeliSAS-E. All interfaces for HeliSAS-E installations are via ARINC 429. HeliSAS-E provides additional functionality such as airspeed hold, vertical speed hold, and enroute V-NAV functions. HeliSAS-E (Version 50 software) has completed V and V testing and is fully FAA approved.
HeliSAS is offered by Bell Helicopter Textron on the new BHT 407GX, where it is integrated with the Garmin G1000 EFIS.
The originally certified versions of HeliSAS did not offer beep trim as an option. However, this is now available on new installations and as a retrofit to existing installations.
A safety feature sometimes referred to as “return to level flight” is offered on some new autopilots. HeliSAS does not have a “return to flight” button because it is an implicit feature of the system. If HeliSAS is engaged it will return to level flight if the controls are released. Even if HeliSAS is not engaged, it will return to level flight if the pilot simply engages the system by pressing the trim button on the cyclic or pushing the SAS button on the autopilot control panel. HeliSAS is always in standby mode (there is no “off” switch), so engagement is immediate. HeliSAS has been demonstrated to return to level flight from bank angles up to 90 degrees in the test R44 helicopter.
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Friday 16th October, Theatr Gwaun, Fishguard 7 pm Screening of Seven Songs for a Long Life followed by Q & A with director Amy Hardie.
Seven Songs documents the lives of six day-care patients in Strathcarron Hospice, following them between home and hospice as they navigate their way through the end of a future that faces all of us. From the moment Tosh refuses to fill in his assessment form and serenades us with a remarkably good Sinatra song, this documentary grabs life through song. The patients allow us into tender, vulnerable and funny moments of their lives. Singing unlocks the patients’ pasts, guides their dreams and their futures. Encouraged by one nurse who loves to sing, and a collaborative filming process, they wrestle with the new insecurity facing us all: recent advances in biomedicine mean we can now live for years rather than months after a terminal diagnosis. Sometimes. But not every time. How do we cope with this uncertainty? Strathcarron’s patients are quirky, wry front-runners in a journey that we will all face.
Director Amy Hardie said: “Being an artist in a medical establishment you get good at hanging around. Feeling useless becomes your evolving art form. Finally the patients took pity on me. Maybe they were feeling a bit useless too. Disease can do that. Then they started singing to the camera. I loved it. But the songs that came from the patients at Strathcarron were so full of passion, dreams, anger, regret, acceptance…I felt it was their whole lives tunnelling into the camera microphone. We started making little music films together, 3 minutes, 5 minutes, interspersing the song with observational footage of their time in the hospice and at home.
The requests came in thick and fast and I learnt an interesting thing: when you’ve been told you have a disease that is going to kill you, you don’t waste time. And you want pleasure. To receive it and to give it. These are extraordinary moments, or maybe they are ordinary moments. Ordinary every day heroes. That’s as true for the staff as for the patients. It was a privilege to be allowed to ‘hang out’ for four years. Just as it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a community to help face your own mortality, making the process of dying itself safe, individual, and as gentle as possible.”
A documentary director/producer with several international awards, Amy Hardie graduated from the National Film and Television School with the BP Expo award for best UK graduation film. She set up the Scottish Documentary Institute in 2004 with Noe Mendelle, and Docspace, dedicated to increasing an audience for serious documentaries.
Audience comments:
Deepening life experience – something that many people could be enabled to really value life and other people through watching. Much credit to the integrity of all involved in the creation of this film experience
It addressed the most difficult topic with humour and sympathy and shows that even on the verge of death we are still alive and can still be in control of the choices we make. Being true to yourself is so important. Living in the moment is critical, and finding a way to achieve a sense of peace and acceptance is something that we can all learn from.
Saturday 19th September Theatr Gwaun, Fishguard 7 pm A talk by Helen Knowles, founder of the Birth Rites Collection followed by a screening of Born (2008 56 mins) directed by Andy Lawrence.
Birth Rites is a collection of contemporary art on childbirth, founded by artist/curator Helen Knowles in 2008. The collection is housed between the Royal College of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians, London and the Midwifery Directorate in Salford University and is on permanent public display. The collection includes; painting, video, new media, performance, photography, wallpaper, artist books, sculpture, tapestries, ceramics and drawing.
Since 2008, Birth Rites has collected 67 donated artworks including Judy Chicago tapestries brought to the UK with the support of Salford University Collections and work by Ana Casas Broda and Tabitha Moses. Birth Rites held three symposiums at the Whitworth Art Gallery/Whitechapel Art Gallery (2011) and Salford University (2013) and run a bi-annual competition for new works.
Helen Knowles presented some of the works in the Birth Rites Collection as well as some insights into the film, Born and a background to how the collection was set up.
The film was raw and shocking, emotive, beautiful and in parts made me feel some sadness. I would have liked the discussion to continue…it’s a deep topic and I enjoy hearing and joining in, in the debate
Very thought provoking, inspiring and empowering. Thank you!
Excellent – very inspiring, stimulating – unusual and great to have discussion
Griefwalker – directed by Tim Wilson 2008 70 mins 9 secs
and Q&A with Stephen Jenkinson
Thursday 20th November 2014 Cube Cinema, Bristol 7-10 pm
Tickets £10.50 / £9.50
Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan 6pm – 8pm
This documentary introduces us to Stephen Jenkinson, the leader of a palliative care counselling team at Toronto’s Mount Sinai Hospital. Through his daytime job, he has been at the deathbed of well over 1,000 people. What he sees over and over, he says, is “a wretched anxiety and an existential terror” even when there is no pain. Indicting the practice of palliative care itself, he has made it his life’s mission to change the way we die – to turn the act of dying from denial and resistance into an essential part of life. A stirring meditation on what it takes for us to fall in love with our lives.
Theatr Gwaun, West Street, Fishguard
Friday 21st March 2014, 7pm
The Lover and the Beloved directed by Andy Lawrence and The Edge of Dreaming directed by Amy Hardie
Both directors were present to take part in a discussion with the audience and answer questions about the films. The screening was part of the ongoing Holy Hiatus project The Quick and the Dead
Left to right: Andy Lawrence, Amy Hardie and Ruth Jones in Q & A after film screenings
Audience comments on the screening event:
“One of those seminal, insightful film showings and discussion. A rare occasion to peer into the cracks”
“A stimulating and engaging event throughout. The two films were complimentary to each other and the post-screening discussion seemed relaxed, inclusive and focused. I liked the sense that the event was about more than being informed and engaged, that it was a space for sharing fundamental experiences of life, attitudes to the world and the reality of death. Food for the soul.”
“Professional, thought provoking – intense. I was thrilled that such an event took place in Fishguard”
“Intense films, I felt like I’d been hit by a ten tonne truck! Can’t stop thinking about them. Amazing, beautiful and enlightening. Thank you for blowing my mind”
The Lover and the Beloved
Director Andy Lawrence, 2011, 70 mins
A documentary feature film about one man’s journey across northern India and his search for enlightenment. Rajive McMullen, a history teacher suffering from a debilitating illness, makes the painful journey into the heart of Tantra, searching for meaning in holy shrines, coming close to death in cremation grounds and enjoying the chaos of the Aghori seekers.
This film offers dramatic insight into Tantrik ideas about the life cycle, particularly death, and contributes much to our understanding of how we seek knowledge and how we die. The Lover and The Beloved also represents a realistic attempt to understand both the practice and illusive theory behind Indian Tantrism, and is intended to challenge widespread Western misinterpretations of this system of thought. Along the way we visit Kamakhya Devi in Assam and Tarapith in West Bengal, two of the most important centres of Tantrik Hinduism.
Click here to view trailer
www.allritesreversed.co.uk
“The Lover and the Beloved captures the atmosphere of this kind of milieu extremely well and I found it genuinely compelling viewing”
(Jonathan Parry LSE, author of Death in Banaras
“…dazzled, moved, shaken, engaged… the evocation of a certain and wonderfully weird India is perfect.”
(Lee Siegal, Pulitzer Prize nominee and author of Net of Magic: Wonders and Deceptions in India)
The Edge of Dreaming
Director Amy Hardie, 2010, Running time 73 mins
Neuroscience, family life, dreams and death collide in this engrossing investigation into the human subconscious. Told over one extraordinary year, it is a fascinating, intimate story, high in visual pleasure.
This is the story of a rational, sceptical woman, a mother and wife, who does not remember her dreams. Except when she dreamt her horse was dying. She woke so scared she went outside in the night. She found him dead. The next dream told her she would die herself, when she was 48.
The film explores life, dreams and death in the context of a warm, loving family whose happiness is increasingly threatened as the dream seems to be proving true. Eminent neuroscientist Mark Solms gets involved, and a shaman, which reveals a surprising twist to the tale.
www.edgeofdreaming.co.uk
“A profound piece of work that is earthy and redemptive at the same time as being reflective, questioning and diligent, so that the overall effect is emotionally destabilising and intellectually challenging. A poetic masterpiece.”
(Stuart Delves, Henzteeth)
“Poignant and fascinating exploration of mortality, mourning and how fear can attack the body.”
(Independent Pick of the Day)
“Evocative, provocative and absorbing..compelling”
(Time Out Critics choice)
This event is funded by the Arts Council of Wales
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CDV 1864 VIEW OF SLAVE CHILDREN FROM NEW ORLEANS
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ORIGINAL FRENCH ARTICLE: Sport et islamisme, mamelles de l’émirat
by Hassane Zerrouky
Sport and Islamism, teats of the emirate
Translated Wednesday 21 January 2015, by Ciaran Edwards
Despite being the host of the Handball World Championship, which starts today (15 January 2015), Qatar is primarily a country that finances global Islamism.
“Qatar finances PSG and terrorism” read one banner in the stands of the Furiani stadium during last Saturday’s match between Bastia and Paris Saint Germain before it was taken down. Although excessive, the Corsican supporters’ words nevertheless highlighted a truth: Qatar has been using sport as a diplomatic tool to give itself an international image that bears no relation to its true political weight – an image which masks a much less playful regional policy: supporting Islamist groups. On the sporting front, in addition to the Handball World Championship which begins today (15 January 2015) in Doha, this small country accommodates sporting events every year, such as the Open tennis championship and the FINA World Swimming Championship (25m). Even better than that, in 2019, Qatar will host the World Athletics Championships, and then the FIFA World Cup in 2022. Hosting the Olympic Games in 2024 is among its goals.
With this frenzy for sports left, right and centre, each event funded with hundreds of millions of dollars, and with media coverage by Al Jazeera and by IN SPORTS, the Qataris expect political and media returns from their investments just as much as economic ones, and look to make everyone forget about their pro-Islamist diplomacy. Acting under the American umbrella – linked by a defence agreement with the US, Qatar is the headquarters of Centcom (the US Central Command for operations in the Middle East and Asia) – with the religious endorsement of the defender of global Islamism, the Egyptian Yusuf Al Qaradawi - this emirate wants to play with the big boys in order to influence the evolution of the Middle Eastern scene. The outbreak of Arab revolts – relayed by Al Jazeera, a true media strike force – will allow it to make itself a regional player. In Libya, in alliance with Paris and London, Doha acts as though it’s supporting both the Muslim Brotherhood and the jihadists in the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LFIG, a Libyan branch of al-Qaeda) run by Abdelhakim Belhadj, Tripoli’s current military governor.
It’s the same case in Syria: in the heart of the Arab League, while obstructing any political solution based on an acceptable compromise for all the protagonists of the crisis, Qatar campaigns for military intervention. And this, all while financially and militarily supporting the various armed groups, mainly the (Salafist) Islamic Front but also, even though it has been denying it recently, the al-Norsa Front, the Syrian branch of al-Qaeda. And if Qatar, just like Saudi Arabia, has turned its back on “Islamic State” (“IS”), it’s because the group has gone beyond its given scope: the jihad against the regime in Damascus and nothing else. In Mali, Qatar has been suspected of providing logistical aid to jihadists who had invaded the country before being stopped by French intervention. Well, doesn’t the Afghan Taliban have “diplomatic” representation in Doha? The Qatari belief in a lasting victory for the Islamists in countries shaken by popular revolts – whether by elections or jihad, which would have served its strategic interests – is fading away. The one-two punch suffered by the Islamists in Egypt and Tunisia, the chaos in Libya and Syria, and the incursion of IS in Iraq and Syria are in the process of reshuffling the geopolitical cards, and have seriously tarnished the image of this country that perhaps has nothing left other than sport (and, of course, money) to keep itself in the media’s spotlight.
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SKETCH 7 - "Wandering"
Amy Seiwert’s Imagery presents
SKETCH 7 – Wandering
Cowell Theater, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco
The seasons evocatively converged over the weekend as Amy Seiwert’s Imagery presented SKETCH 7 – Wandering at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco. It was a beautiful warm summer weekend, especially by SF standards, but on stage, it was all winter, Franz Schubert’s Winterreise song cycle to be exact. Twenty-four separate songs with poetry by Wilhelm Müller, the score shares the story of a protagonist on a ‘winter’s journey’ (Winterreise translated), trekking through a natural environment, encountering a myriad of forces and searching for contentment. This was the source material that fueled Amy Seiwert’s new ballet for the seventh edition of Imagery’s SKETCH series.
SKETCH is designed to challenge choreographic patterns and processes. True to form, Artistic Director Seiwert posed a mammoth puzzle for 2017’s edition, something that was new for her – choreograph a full-length, narrative dance. Wandering is the result of that experiment. A two-act ballet where piano, voice, text and choreography unfold together in a parable about humanity’s quest for happiness.
As the company waited in the dark, only dim lanterns peppering the space, James Gilmer walked slowly onstage from one of the right wings. He placed a record on the record player and gently lifted the needle. Having completed this task, he walked towards the other seven dancers and instantly, Wandering was off.
Right from the start, a number of thematic and theatrical elements emerged that would inform Wandering until its final blackout. First was a long red coat. This coat was integral to the work, because it signaled who was embodying the protagonist role at any given moment. All eight of the Imagery artists would don this piece of clothing throughout the performance, each of them having a chance to experience the central character. And sometimes, taking on that responsibility was welcome, sometimes it was reluctant, sometimes it was even indignant and forced. Next was a palpable and conflictual pull both towards the group and against the group. Seiwert created a glowing choreographic container that examined both extremes – a real conversation between lone-ness and togetherness; seclusion and community. An atmosphere of sorrow and isolation leapt from the stage but at the same time, the dancers seemed pulled towards each other like magnets. Last was a specific choreographic point of articulation: the head. Hands would lead the chin, heads would lean on each other, palms would encircle the skull, and eyes would stare potently, looking for answers. This treatment of the head particularly stood out, not just because of its cerebral quality, but because when you walk, surprisingly, it is the head that moves first, not your feet. And with Wandering being about a journey, an emphasis on the head, and leading of the head, spoke volumes.
Shania Rasmussen, Gabriel Gaffney-Smith, Ben Needham-Wood,
Jackie Nash and Alysia Chang
Photo: Chris Hardy
But there were even more noteworthy elements in Wandering that deserve mention. Seiwert’s extraordinary treatment of ballet vocabulary surprises, delights and continues to astonish at every turn. It’s not just injecting a flexed foot here and there or experiencing a step on demi-pointe instead of full pointe. Seiwert mines further, delving into what a flexed foot can do as a transitional movement in lifts and promenades, or how a reaching extension suddenly broken by flexion makes a narrative statement. Pencil turns on pointe also entered the vernacular, as did arms exploring through the space and lifts breathtakingly ascending from the floor. Every Imagery dance artist excelled in both technique and artistry. And such silent jumping! Especially impressive was the Act II pas de deux by Jackie Nash and Ben Needham-Wood, which was technically a pas de trois, with Needham-Wood managing to effortlessly hold one of the lanterns for the duration of the duet.
Susan Roemer’s costuming was another example of true inspiration. Of course there was the red coat/protagonist connection, but that was only one part. Act I’s short unitards oozed winter with their snow-white base and tree branch motifs curving around the torso. And then in Act II, the unitard colors switched, perhaps indicating that the journey had moved into night. Near the end of Act I, it started gently ‘snowing’ onstage, and the effect was quite something (light and scenic design by Brian Jones) – it really felt cold in the theater. And just like with Roemer’s costumes, in Act II, the fallen snow turned black, again likely alluding to darkness, or perhaps a darker portion of the protagonist’s journey.
Soon, Imagery’s Wandering heads to New York for the Joyce Theater Ballet Festival (the piece was supported by the Joyce Theater Foundation). While I won’t get a chance to see that performance, I do wonder what the dance will be like on a different stage. The Cowell Theater is an intimate space, to be sure, and while it didn’t ever look crowded (even when all eight dancers were onstage), it would be fascinating to view it in a different venue.
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With 25 years of litigation experience, Mr. Adair represents clients at the trial and appellate levels before both state and federal courts, as well as in administrative proceedings, arbitration and mediation.
He represents corporations, private landowners, government agencies, water supply agencies, cities and individuals with an emphasis on environmental and natural resources litigation, toxic tort defense, product liability, general commercial litigation and a variety of transactional matters.
Legal Experience
In practice since 1990, Mr. Adair is an accomplished litigator whose practice has focused on environmental and natural resources matters, including:
Litigation and administrative actions under federal and state environmental statutes, including the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and their state law counterparts, California’s underground storage tank statutes, as well as contract and tort disputes arising out of environmental contamination of real property.
Defense of toxic tort litigation involving claimed human exposure to various chemicals and other agents, including perchlorate, trichloroethylene, hydrogen sulfide, methane gas, and asbestos, primarily associated with historic operations of oil fields, chemical and munitions plants, and other industrial facilities.
Negotiation of real estate sales and acquisitions and other transactional matters involving environmentally-impacted properties and facilities.
Before joining Hinson Gravelle & Adair LLP, Mr. Adair worked in the legal department of Texaco Inc. where he handled a wide array of litigation and transactional matters. He was also employed as a senior associate in the environmental and natural resources and litigation departments of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Los Angeles office. Mr. Adair served as a pro bono prosecutor for the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office upon successful completion of the Trial Attorney Project training program.
Mr. Adair has also distinguished himself as a leading expert on legal and environmental issues related to the oil and gas well stimulation technique known as hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” particularly as employed in California. He is a frequent speaker at conferences throughout California on the current state of the law on hydraulic fracturing and associated environmental concerns.
Practice Examples
Represented Central Valley water agencies in Endangered Species Act litigation challenging biological opinions issued by federal agencies governing various endangered and threatened species, including Chinook salmon, steelhead, and Delta smelt. Prevailed on motions for injunctive relief, resulting in lessened restrictions on water supply, and on motions for summary judgment on both ESA and NEPA claims.
Defended a large Kern County oilfield service company against a CERCLA Section 107 action alleging releases of hazardous substances at a disposal facility. Negotiated a full settlement of all claims in the early stages of litigation.
Defended property owners in an action brought by the State Water Resources Control Board alleging violations of California’s underground storage tank statutes at service station facilities throughout California’s Central Valley. Obtained a dismissal of all clients.
Defended shareholders of a rocket manufacturing company in toxic tort class action alleging exposure to perchlorate, trichloroethylene, and other chemicals in groundwater in and around Redlands, California. Obtained summary judgment for clients in early stages of litigation.
Defended operator of historic oil field in Newhall Land and Farming v. Kerr-McGee, in which a major landowner and developer in Southern California alleged contamination of some 4,000 acres of former crude oil producing property by Kerr-McGee. Case successfully settled following summary judgment motions and motions in limine.
Defended Southern California municipality in an administrative action arising out of a spill of untreated sewage in a major El Niño storm event. Case included successful writ petition to state court invalidating penalty imposed by regional water board.
Represented a major Los Angeles law firm in defense of a legal malpractice case regarding the Belmont Learning Center, principally with respect to environmental issues. The core allegation was the claim of alleged unsafe conditions for school children due to hydrogen sulfide, methane gas, and associated oil field hazards. Case won on defense motion for summary judgment.
Represented former employees of rocket manufacturer and related corporate entities in connection with depositions conducted in a series of actions brought by the City of Rialto and the State of California against various entities for an estimated $200 million cleanup of perchlorate and trichloroethylene in the Rialto and Colton groundwater basins.
Defended supplier of asbestos fibers contained in construction products in large docket (150+ cases) of personal injury and wrongful death actions in Southern California, overseeing cases from inception to successful motions for summary judgment, dismissal, or settlement.
Defended valve manufacturer in a toxic tort action involving exposure to wide variety of chemicals at former munitions plant in Texas. Case settled in early stages of litigation.
Represented several oil and chemical companies, including Texaco, Conoco, and El Paso Energy, in prosecution of environmental cost recovery actions against the companies’ historic general liability insurers, recovering hundreds of millions of dollars to off-set environmental liabilities.
Negotiated environmental provisions of stock acquisition agreement and associated transactional documents and performed due diligence associated with sale of aircraft parts manufacturer on environmentally-impacted property.
Represented telecommunications company in prosecution of breach of contract and fraud action involving acquisition of a television station, culminating in a multi-million dollar recovery for client.
Defended valve manufacturer in product liability action involving permanent injury to operator of hydraulic machinery. Case involved novel factual and legal issues regarding the scope of workers’ compensation protections and settled after appeal.
As in-house counsel for Texaco, (a) defended company in large docket of personal injury actions involving operations throughout the western United States, including management and supervision of outside counsel, (b) participated in international cost-recovery team to obtain insurance proceeds for environmental liabilities in the United States and Europe, (c) provided advice to company on wide variety of transactional matters involving refining, marketing, and supply operations, and (d) managed all legal aspects of company’s foreclosure on and management of large Los Angeles office building, including tenant issues, fire and life safety compliance, and asbestos remediation.
Defended real estate developer in action alleging securities violations, breach of contract, and fraud arising out of a series of real estate transactions involving IRS Section 1031 exchanges. Case settled in early stages of litigation.
Reported Decisions
Consolidated Salmonid Cases, 791 F. Supp. 2d 802 (E.D. Cal. 2011)
Consolidated Salmonid Cases, 713 F. Supp. 2d 1116 (E.D. Cal. 2010)
Lockheed Martin Corp. v. Superior Court (Carrillo), 131 Cal. Rptr. 2d 1 (2003)
Lockheed Martin Corp. v. Superior Court (Carrillo), 94 Cal. Rptr. 2d 652 (2000)
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Executive Committee, State Bar of California Environmental Law Section, 2014- present
Executive Committee, Los Angeles County Bar Association Environmental Law Section, 2012-present
Board of Directors, American River Parkway Foundation, 2010-2011
Conferences and Speaking Engagements
Conference Co-Chair, San Joaquin Valley “Your Voice” Conference, “How Blue is Your Valley? Your Voice, Your Future: A Community Conference on Water in the San Joaquin Valley,” April 2015
Moderator, San Joaquin Valley “Your Voice” Conference Panel, “Fracking in the San Joaquin Valley: What Does It Mean to You and Your Water Supply?,” April 2015
Speaker, California Land Use & Planning Update Conference, “Local Regulation of Fracking,” January 2015
Speaker, Ventura County Bar Association Natural Resource Section, “Hydraulic Fracturing: An Update on the Regulation of Fracking in California,” November 2014
Chair, Los Angeles County Bar Association Environmental Law Section 13th Annual Fall Symposium, November 2014
Speaker, State Bar of California Environmental Law Section Yosemite Environmental Law Conference, “Recent Developments in the Regulation of Fracking at the Local, State and Federal Levels,” October 2014
Co-Chair, Law Seminars International Hydraulic Fracturing Conference, “Hydraulic Fracturing in California: Developing Win-Win Strategies for Owners of Surface Rights and Drilling Rights,” August 2014
Speaker, Law Seminars International Hydraulic Fracturing Conference, “CBD v. BLM: NEPA and Hydraulic Fracturing,” August 2014
Speaker, Law Seminars International Tribal Water in California Conference, “New Developments Arising from Consumption of Water by New Energy Projects: What is the Interplay Between Energy Policy and Water Policy?,” March 2014
Speaker, National Business Institute Conference on Frack Law, “Environmental Concerns and Remedies,” March 2014
Speaker, The Seminar Group Hydraulic Fracturing Conference, “Hydraulic Fracturing Water Cycle: Wastewater Treatment and Disposal,” February 2014
Speaker, California Land Use & Policy Conference, “To Frack or Not to Frack: Potential Land Use Implications,” January 2014
Speaker, Law Seminars International Hydraulic Fracturing Conference, “Update on Regulatory Initiatives and Activities at the Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources,” July 2013
Forum Participant, Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists, “Science, Democracy, and Community Decisions on Fracking,” July 2013
Speaker, Strafford Publications Webinar, “CERCLA Liability Distribution: Emerging Trends: Establishing Arranger Liability and Divisibility of Liability Since Burlington Northern,” July 2013
Speaker, California Water Law & Policy Conference, “Hydraulic Fracturing in California: Economic Boom or Environmental Calamity?,” April 2013
Speaker, California District Attorneys Association Environmental Crimes Prosecution 101 Seminar, “Hydraulic Fracturing in California,” February 2013
Guest Lecturer, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, “Hydraulic Fracturing: California Energy Future or an Environmental Calamity?,” February 2013
Speaker, Los Angeles County Bar Association Environmental Law Section Fall Symposium, “To Frack or Not to Frack: Energy Development and Environmental Concerns,” November 2012
Speaker, Strafford Publications Webinar, “CERCLA Liability Distribution: Emerging Trends: Establishing Arranger Liability and Divisibility of Liability Since Burlington Northern,” April 2012
Co-Author, “The Tucson Herpetological Society v. Salazar Decision and Its Progeny: A Move Away from Blind Deference to Agency Decision-Making,” California Water Law and Policy Reporter, March 2012
Moderator, State Bar of California Webinar, “Hydraulic Fracturing & Permitting – What You Need to Know about ‘Fracking’ and What’s at Stake in California,” February 2012
Speaker, KMTG Seminar on Financing and Development of Real Estate, “Oil Field Re-Use: Making Abandoned and Operating Oil and Gas Properties Suitable for Development,” November 2010
Speaker, KMTG Seminar on School Facilities and Finance, “Environmental Hot Topics: What to do with Underground Storage Tanks,” March 2010
Speaker, ABA Section on Environment, Energy, and Resources, “Corporate Legal Departments: Sharing Responsibility for a Twenty-First Century Docket with Outside Counsel,” Fall Meeting 2005
Moderator, Chemical Manufacturers Association Tort Litigation Group Meeting, “Cost Containment and Cost Recovery: How to Minimize and Transfer Environmental and Toxic Tort Exposure,” May 1999
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United States District Courts, Central, Eastern and Northern Districts of California
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Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University School of Law, Mediating the Litigated Case, 2011
McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, Mediation Executive Training, 2010
B.A. Brigham Young University, 1987 Magna cum laude
J.D. Brigham Young University, 1990 Cum laude
Award-winning member, National Moot Court Team (quarter-finalist at national finals)
Recipient, First Place Team Award, William & Mary Moot Court Competition Recipient
John Welch Writing Award
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Member, Moot Court Board of Directors
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John F. Kennedy:
On the Alliance for Progress, 1961
PRELIMINARY FORMULATIONS OF THE ALLIANCE FOR PROGRESS
Address by President Kennedy at a White House Reception for Latin American Diplomats and Members of Congress, March 13, 1961
We meet together as firm and ancient friends, united by history and experience and by our determination to advance the values of American civilization. For this new world of ours is not merely an accident of geography. Our continents arc bound together by a common history-the endless exploration of new frontiers. Our nations are the product of a common struggle -the revolt from colonial rule. And our people share a common heritage - the quest for the dignity and the freedom of man. . . .
As a citizen of the United States let me be the first to admit that we North Americans have not always grasped the significance of this common mission, just as it is also true that many in your own countries have not fully understood the urgency of the need to lift people from poverty and ignorance and despair. But we must turn from these mistakes-from the failures and the misunderstandings of the past-to a future full of peril but bright with hope.
Throughout Latin America-a continent rich in resources and I n the spiritual and cultural achievements of its pecple-millions of men and women suffer the daily degradations of hunger and poverty. They lack decent shelter or protection from disease. Their children are deprived of the education or the jobs which arc the gateway to a better life. .
If we are to meet a problem so staggering in its dimensions, our approach must itself be equally bold, an approach consistent with the majestic concept of Operation Pan America. Therefore I have called on all the people of the hemisphere to join in a new Alliance for Progrcss - alianza para Progreso - a vast cooperative effort, unparalleled in magnitude and nobility of purpose, to satisfy the basic needs of the American people for homes, work and land, health and schools - techo, trabajo y tierra, salud y escuela.
First, I propose that the American Republics begin on a vast new 10-year plan for the Americas, a plan to transform the 1960's into an historic decade of democratic progress. . .
And if we are successful, if our effort is bold enough and determined enough, then the close of this decade will mark the beginning of a new era in the American experience. The living standards of every American family will be on the rise, basic education will be available to all, hunger will be a forgotten experience, the need for massive outside help will have passed, most nations will have entered a period of self-sustaining growth, and, although there will be still much to do, every American Republic will be the master of I . ts own revolution and its own hope and progress.
Let me stress that only the most determined efforts of the American nations themselves can bring success to this effort. They, and they alone, can mobilize their resources, enlist the energies of their people, and modify their social patterns so that all, and not just a privileged few, share in the fruits of growth. If this effort is made, then outside assistance will give a vital impetus to progress; without it, no amount of help will advance the welfare of the people. . . .
Secondly, I will shortly request a ministerial meeting of the Inter-American Economic and Social Council, a meeting at which we can begin the massive planning effort which will be at the heart of the Alliance for Progress.
For if our alliance is to succeed, each Latin nation must formulate long-range plans for its own development-plans which establish targets and priorities, insure monetary stability, establish the machinery for vital social change, stimulate private activity and initiative, and provide for a maximum national effort. . . .
Third, I have this evening signed a request to the Congress for $500 million as a first step in fulfilling the Act of Bogota. . . . The money will be used to combat illiteracy, improve the productivity and use of their land, wipe out disease, attack archaic tax and land-tenure structures, provide educational opportunities, and offer a broad range of projects designed to make the benefits of increasing abundance available to all. We will begin to commit these funds as soon as they are appropriated.
Fourth, we must support all economic integration which is a genuine step toward larger markets and greater competitive opportunity. The fragmentation of Latin American economies is a serious barrier to industrial growth. . . .
Fifth, the United States is ready to cooperate in serious, case-by-case examinations of commodity market problems. Frequent violent changes in commodity prices seriously injure the economies of many Latin American countries, draining their resources and stultifying their growth. Together we must find practical methods of bringing an end to this pattern.
Sixth, we will immediately step up our food - for-peace emergency program, help to establish food reserves in areas of recurrent drought, and help provide school lunches for children and offer feed grains for use in rural development. For hungry men and women cannot wait for economic discussions or diplomatic meetings; their need is urgent, and their hunger rests heavily on the conscience of their fellow men.
Seventh, all the people of the hemisphere must be allowed to share in the expanding wonders of science-wonders which have captured man's imagination, challenged the powers of his mind, and given him the tools for rapid progress. I invite Latin American scientists to work with us in new projects in fields such as medicine and -agriculture, physics and astronomy and desalinization, and to help plan for regional research laboratories in these and other fields, and to strengthen cooperation between American universities and laboratories. . . .
Eighth, we must rapidly expand the training of those needed to man the economies of rapidly developing countries. This means expanded technical training programs, for which the Peace Corps, for example, will be available where needed. It also means assistance to Latin American universities, graduate schools, and research institutes.
We welcome proposals in Central America for intimate cooperation in higher education, cooperation which can achieve a regional effort of increased effectiveness and excellence. We are ready to help fill the gap in trained manpower, realizing that our ultimate goal inust be a basic education for all who wish to learn.
Ninth, we reaffirm our pledge to come to the defense of any American nation whose independence is endangered. As confidence in the collective security system of the OAS [Organization of American States] spreads, it will be possible to devote to constructive use a major share of those resources now spent on the instruments of war. Even now, as the Government of Chile has said, the time has come to take the first steps toward sensible limitations of arms. And the new generation of military leaders has shown an increasing awareness that armies can not only defend their countries-they can, as we have learned through our own Corps of Engineers, help to build them.
Tenth, we invite our friends in Latin America to contribute to the enrichment of life and culture in the United States. We need teachers of your literature and history and tradition, opportunities for our young people to study in your universities, access to your music, your art, and the thought of your great philosophers. For we know we have much to learn.
In this way you can help bring a fuller spiritual and intellectual life to the people of the United States and contribute to understanding and mutual respect among the nations of the hemisphere.
With steps such as these we propose to complete the revolution of the Americas, to build a hemisphere where all men can hope for a suitable standard of living and all can live out their lives in dignity and in freedom.
To achieve this goal political freedom must accompany material progress. Our Alliance for Progress is an alliance of free governments-and it must work to eliminate tyranny from a hemisphere in which it has no rightful place. Therefore let us express our special friendship to the people of Cuba and the Dominican Republic-and the hope they will soon rejoin the society of free men, uniting with us in our common effort.
This political freedom must be accompanied by social change. For unless necessary social reforms, including land and tax reform, are freely made, unless we broaden the opportunity of all of our people, unless the great mass of Americans share in increasing prosperity, then our alliance, our revolution, our dream, and our freedom will fail. But we call for social change by free men-change in the spirit of Washington and Jefferson, of Bolivar and San Martin and Marti-not change which seeks to impose on men tyrannies which we cast out a century and a half ago. Our motto is what it has always been-progress yes, tyranny no - Progreso si, tirania no!
But our greatest challenge comes from within-the task of creating an American civilization where spiritual and cultural values are strengthened by an ever-broadening base of material advance, where, within the rich diversity of its own traditions, each nation is free to follow its own path toward progress.
The completion of our task will, of course, require the efforts of all the governments of our hemisphere. But the efforts of governments alone will never be enough. In the end the people must choose and the people must help themselves.
And so I say to the men and women of the Americas - to the I [peasant] in the fields, to the obrero [worker] in the cities, to the estudiante in the schools - prepare your mind and heart for the task ahead, call forth your strength, and let each devote his energies to the betterment of all so that your children and our children in this hemisphere can find an ever richer and a freer life.
Let us once again transform the American Continent into a vast crucible of revolutionary ideas and efforts, a tribute to the power of the creative energies of free men and women, an example to all the world that liberty and progress walk hand in hand. Let us once again awaken our American revolution until it guides the struggles of people everywhere-not with an imperialism of force or fear but the rule of courage and freedom and hope for the future of man.
from The Department of State Bulletin, XLIV, No. 1136 (April 3, 1961), pp, 471-474.
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இவ Ice Vajal :: Music Land :: Metal World
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Bands :: A-Z / P / Puddle Of Mudd /
On disc: Puddle Of Mudd
Re:(Disc)overed
- Philip Thelen -
www.puddleofmudd.com
(Goomba Music - 2011)( - 2011)
Puddle Of Mudd are well known due to some high chart entry's, sold out stadiums and overkill hits as She Hates Me or Control. The album title Re:(Disc)overed is telling everything: The band is releasing their very first cover album. There are thirteen classic rock tracks. The band explains that they wanted to record the tracks they love listening to after playing these songs live during their last tour.
Most of the songs of the album are sounding very similar to the original versions, such as The Joker or All Right Now. Other songs I don't know are well done like Shooting Star, Rocket Man. But please, do not play TNT anymore. These version is missing the balls from the original AC/DC hit. It sounds too plastic-like... sorry. A cool track is Cocaine.
There is nothing special you can say about that record. Just a cover album. Nothing new, nothing special, just for fans.
Gimme Shelter (The Rolling Stones)
Old Man (Neil Young)
T.N.T. (AC/DC)
Stop Dragging My Heart Around (Tom Petty & Stevie Nicks)
Joker (Steve Miller Band)
Everybody Wants You (Billy Squier)
All Right Now (Free)
Shooting Star (Bad Company)
D'yer Mak'er (Led Zeppelin)
Funk #49 (James Gang)
Cocaine (JJ Cale)*
With A Little Help From My Friends (The Beatles)*
* bonus track
Philip Thelen
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Traffic signals at Old Harbour Road intersection out of operation 9:58 am
ILO report says women still underpaid in the Caribbean 9:26 am
Politicians sad after deadly Dover attack
'Babsy' rues murder of innocent people, including her cousin
THE tears seemed set to flow at any minute as Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia “Babsy” Grange responded to questions from the media on Wednesday in her first public comments following the fatal shooting of her cousin and three others in Dover, St Catherine, on Tuesday night.
Those killed have been identified as the minister's 67-year-old cousin Gladstone “Bigga” Grange; 42-year-old Marcus Anthony Whyte; 46-year-old Dennis Pryce; and 42-year-old bartender Patricia King.
Five other people were injured in the attack, believed to have been carried out by gangsters from a community off Maxfield Avenue in the Corporate Area.
“Two family members of mine were actually shot, one killed,” said Grange.
“They were in the square where they always gather and play games… there is a bar and there is a shop, and the shooting was just random,” added Grange.
She noted that while the police are reporting that eight people were shot, four fatally and four taken to hospital, a ninth person was also shot but that person did not go to the hospital.
“It is really a sad day for all of us. It is a farming community and a community that is not occupied by gangs. The persons who became victims are innocent people, so it is really a very heartbreaking situation for us,” said Grange.
In the meantime, People's National Party (PNP) spokesman on national security Fitz Jackson has extended sympathy to the families of the four murder victims and the five wounded in the gun attack.
In a statement yesterday, Jackson said the nature of the attack had confounded all Jamaicans because, from all appearances, it was unprovoked, random and heartless.
“No one expects that the people of a small rural farming district, far from urban gang violence, would be shot and murdered in such a senseless fashion,” said Jackson.
He called on the Police High Command to move swiftly to pursue their investigation and “ensure apprehension of the perpetrators of this heinous crime, so they are brought to justice and receive the full provision of the law”.
According to Jackson, this crime, more than any other in recent times, has led to a serious increase in the fear factor among Jamaicans.
The PNP spokesman said the police must serve, protect and reassure in order to bring about calm and normality in the Dover community as quickly as possible.
Police investigators have theorised that the killings were an extension of a Corporate Area gang feud with some of the major players either seeking refuge or having family members in Dover, which is metres from Kitson Town in St Catherine West Central.
— Arthur Hall
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ILO report says women still underpaid in the Caribbean
Massive response to US$20-million Saudi Cup – 140 horses provisionally entered
Female lacrosse Coach Morrison shaking things up at traditional Jamaica College
Council to educate J'cans on justification for reparation
What's wrong with us?
Glorified guards can't do police work
Women have to assert themselves in establishing relationships
CMU board chair resigns ahead of Samuda statement
Pompeo arrives today
Francis salutes Sunshine Girls on South Africa win
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JAYNIC is an established financially robust property company known for its open, transparent and professional approach.
We specialise in promoting land for residential and employment development through the planning process, the implementation of pump-priming infrastructure and development of buildings on a speculative and bespoke basis.
Separate but complementary skill sets brought together on greenfield, brownfield and urban sites.
Nic Rumsey
Nicola Barber
Andrew Anderson
Ben Oughton
Jason Newman
CONSTRUCTION DIRECTOR
Dee Measures
Gary McCausland
Nic commenced his property career at Pheonix Beard's Industrial department before becoming Head of Agency at Simon Houlston and Partners and subsequently National Head of Business Space Agency and Development at Keith Cardale Groves. He set up Rumsey and Partners, a niche development consultancy in 1993, acting as an in-house developer for clients with land. Bermuda Park, Nuneaton was Nic's largest project, where a former open cast coal mine was developed into a major 1 million sq ft mixed use business park.
In 1995, Nic founded Carisbrooke Investments and successfully traded over 10 million sq ft of Investment properties and developed close to 1 million sq ft of commercial space.
Nic started focusing all of his energies into JAYNIC in 2015.
Outside of property Nic enjoys skiing, theatre, cinema and watching his family play polo.
Andrew graduated in 2001 and has been a chartered surveyor since 2004. He spent 10 years with property consultants CB Richard Ellis and Bidwells, where he advised a range of public and corporate clients on the planning and brokerage of their UK commercial and residential development projects.
Using this multi-disciplinary background, Andrew joined Nic Rumsey and the team at Carisbrooke Investments in 2011, where he was responsible for the delivery of their residential and mixed use projects, investment brokerage and asset management. Andrew joined Nic when JAYNIC was established in 2015.
With his breadth of experience and forensic eye for detail, Andrew has a talent for successfully delivering projects, whilst leaving no stone unturned in maximising value.
Outside of JAYNIC, Andrew splits his time between London and his native Suffolk and enjoys anything involving two wheels, as well as hiking, squash and tennis.
Ben has spent over 30 years involved in the commercial property sector, latterly as an equity partner of Carter Jonas LLP, heading the commercial division in the eastern region.
His extensive experience includes commercial agency, development, investment and strategic asset management.
Nic Rumsey had been a client of Ben's for nearly 20 years prior to Ben taking the decision to join him.
Away from work, Ben enjoys travelling and skiing.
Jason has previously worked for some of the countries leading contractors and developers including Bowmer and Kirkland, Regal Homes and Kier, managing numerous design and build contracts from inception through to their successful completion and handover.
His extensive experience in both the commercial and residential markets along with his ability to communicate effectively with clients and contractors ensures successful delivery of construction projects from a time, quality and cost perspective.
Outside of JAYNIC, Jason enjoys snowboarding, playing cricket, carp fishing and spending time with his family.
Nicola has a degree in marketing and has worked in the commercial property industry since 2002. She worked with Ben Oughton at Carter Jonas’ Cambridge office where she was involved in the marketing of Haverhill Business Park.
Nicola linked up with Nic and Ben in early 2018 and joined the Suffolk Park team; where she is responsible for the co-ordination of the marketing and events on site.
Out of work, Nicola is a Trustee at Horringer Pre-School and secretary for the family farming business. She has two young children who keep her busy with requests for baking, long walks and homemade playdough.
Gary is a Chartered Surveyor with close to 30 years experience in the UK Real Estate/Real Estate Finance industry, in a variety of market leading client organisations.
As well as a spell previously working with Nic Rumsey at Carisbrooke, most notably he has been joint MD of Chancerygate Business Centres Ltd and the Head of Capital Markets for Europe for Pramerica Real Estate Investors (now PGIM).
Dee takes responsibility for JAYNIC's finances and accounting function. She has worked with JAYNIC from the outset, having worked with Nic Rumsey since 1998, firstly at Rumsey & Partners and later at Carisbrooke Investments.
Dee has worked in the property industry since 1993 and previous to that was Location Auditor at Twentieth Century Fox.
Her interests out of work include the gym, the Arts and spending time with her family
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Who is PMS
Actual Journalism
The Choice is the worst movie I've ever seen
courtesy of entertainment weekly.
Wow. Where do I even begin besides fair warning to everyone: Do not go see The Choice. I already did, so you don't have to. This blog contains some spoilers, but like if you're shocked by anything in a Nicholas Sparks movie, then I'm praying for you.
This movie starts out like every other Nicholas Sparks movie where the main characters are in some Nicholas Sparks made-up town, not watching TV or tweeting or anything else believable. Instead, they are sailing and laughing and basking in the outdoors.
We meet Travis Shaw who is good looking and the only reason I wanted to see the movie.
Travis meets Gabby, a med student.
Travis and Gabby meet because Travis is throwing a party and his music is too loud for stick-up-her-ass Gabby. She literally marches over to Travis's backyard and demands he stop partying. Then she like refuses to introduce herself and then accuses his dog of knocking up her dog and it's all really bizarre and reminds me of sixth grade when I pretended to hate cute boys.
Because they are neighbors, Travis and Gabby begin to get to know each other over time and Travis even invites her out to one of his signature boat parties and that's where we see Gabby take off her sweater and reveal she is gifted in the chest area. This scene is particularly funny because it's the other women on the boat who encourage Gabby to take off her sweater "because it's 80 degrees out" and because I can't tell you how many times I've encouraged another woman to just take off her sweater. Well, three seconds later, Gabby is literally standing on a bench, taking off her shirt, one pose away from Maxim.
Travis says to his dog, "Oh, boy. We're in trouble."
Must be nice to be a woman in a Nicholas Sparks town and get the attention of the hottest male ever by literally just wearing a swimsuit even though you are annoying af.
Then Gabby is talking to Travis's sister, who I am 99 percent sure was wearing a wig the entire time, so maybe Nicholas Sparks casted a cancer patient in this movie as their dying wish, but I'm not sure why out of all the actors in the world, someone was chosen who had to wear a wig. Anyway, Gabby does that thing that all women do when they first get to know a guy and they try to "figure them out." Well Gabby did that and told Travis's sister, "Women give Travis anything he wants and he gives them just enough to keep them around. And he has that chair. That chair he sits in alone. There's only one chair because he's not ready to be with someone."
OH GOOD ONE, GABBY. YOU FIGURED OUT TRAVIS AND LITERALLY EVERY OTHER MALE IN THE WORLD. HEY, THIS JUST IN. MEN ARE SCARED OF COMMITMENT.
Boy gets girl
So then after the boat party, Travis invited Gabby to eat some red meat and she says that famous line from the trailer, "Has anyone ever said no to you?" And then she tells him no.
*20 minutes later*
They are literally making out and getting busy on her kitchen counter and it's like oh, ok, you are great at saying no, Gabby.
This is also the scene from the trailer where he walks slowly to her and it's the best scene and if you do happen to go see the movie, walk out after that scene because it's only downhill from there. THIS IS A PMS INSIDER TIP.
AND THAT'S WHAT FIVE HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS DID. FIVE HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS LITERALLY WALKED OUT OF THE THEATER. HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS. WHO HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO THAN SMOKE CIGARETTES BEHIND SCHOOL BLEACHERS OR SEE NICHOLAS SPARKS MOVIES ON A FRIDAY NIGHT.
idk honestly if that's what high school girls do.
The overarching thing Travis says to Gabby is how she bothers him and honestly, she bothers me a lot, too. And also just as honestly, I bother a lot of men, too, but like, that's never worked to my advantage, so like MUST BE GREAT TO LIVE IN NICHOLAS SPARKS LAND WHERE BOTHERING MEN IS A GOOD THING.
Boy and girl have God talk
They are sitting outside staring at the moon and the stars and she says something along the lines of oh wow, God created this. Then he gets weird and says oh no, not the God talk. And then she says some really chic line like, 'If you explain all of this without a God, then I'll stop saying my prayers at night,' and then the convo is over. Also, like, is Nicholas Sparks a Christian??????? I could google it, but I don't want to.
clark kent goes to med school
Boy loses girl
She choses her rich doctor boyfriend over Travis. Oh, yeah. Did I mention she was cheating the entire time with the guy from Smallville who got really fat over the years. Well, she felt like zero guilt for it. lol. lol. el oh el i'm laughing cheating is funny.
Boy gets girl back
In the most bizarre scene in the history of cinema, Travis travels across the state and country and America to find Gabby. He somehow magically finds Gabby's parents' house and learns she broke off her engagement with hot doc fiance. Then, magically, like actual magic, Gabby's mom hands him her grandmother's wedding ring and he proposes and she says no a total of three times before finally saying yes, so yay true love.
Boy and girl age 13 years but absolutely nothing changes
They have kids and everything and nothing changes. Their hair stays the same and Gabby still doesn't wear makeup. It's amazing.
Boy never becomes a Christian
Idk, I was just looking forward to a baptism or something. Idk idk idk. Call me a hopeless romantic for Jesus. It's never addressed how they are raising their kids. Christian? Jewish? Atheist? I need to know????????????????
Boy has to make a Choice
Do you get it? That's why it's the movie's name. I don't want to reveal what 'the choice' actually is, but I'll give you some quotes from my friends.
"I mean the sad part was sad, but it was awful all together." -Kassidy
"I can't believe they casted either of them. He was not hot and she couldn't act." -Augusta
"Medically unrealistic. Why is there only one doctor in the hospital. Why is she just on NS. Why don't they try weaning her from the vent? Why is brain activity not the focus of the conversation. They guy got cuter throughout the movie, though." -Katie
"That movie is the embodiment of every Nicholas Sparks movie. I hated it as much as I hate Begin Again by Tay... With that said, I know every word of Begin Again and after about seven sick days, I'll know every word of The Choice. But, "Come home and bother me, baby" is the dumbest effing movie line of any movie ever." -Cayla
All together, the acting was very bad on Gabby's end. There was no chemistry between the two actors (probably because they're both married, what ever happened to casting two hot single people, so maybe they'll date off-screen). And the movie went from 0 to 100 in about two seconds. One moment, they hate each other, the next scene, they are making out, and then literally after spending two days together, Travis tells Gabby he loves her and to dump her doc boyfriend to him, a poor country boy.
All of this begs the question: Am I getting older or are Nicholas Sparks movies getting worse? Because, like, A Walk To Remember is a great movie and The Choice was not.
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Grandfolk - Confidence for Senior Buying Decisions
Grandfolk is focused on improving the lives of seniors through guidance during key senior transitions related to lifestyle, products, and services.
Essayontime Scholarship
'Essayontime' is offering and easy way to try to get some extra cash to spend on your education needs.
If you are a full-time senior high school senior OR college/university student in the U.S. you are eligible to apply for your opportunity to win a $1000 scholarship!
Deadline to apply for 2020 is December 1, 2019. For more information (and to apply) click here.
Slumber Secrets - How to Sleep Better
Here is another great site that offers information around the importance of getting a good night sleep.
This website offers answers to questions about sleep deprivation, causes, symptoms and more -
What Is Sleep Deprivation?
What Causes Sleep Deprivation?
What Are the Symptoms of Sleep Deprivation?
What Can Sleep Deprivation Do to Your Body?
How to Treat Sleep Deprivation
Mesothelioma - Hope, Faith, Help
Helping bring you hope, faith, and financial helpwhen navigating through mesothelioma.
Mesothelioma prognosis - know what to expect when you've been diagnosed
Learn more about this rare cancer and what you can do to improve your life expectancy
Learn more about the latest treatments available
DrugWatcher
DrugWatcher - The authority on defective drugs.
Drugwatcher helps you to stand up against
producers of dangerous drugs and medical devices.
We monitor the pharmaceutical industry
We inform and warn the public
We provide a road map for taking legal action
Drug Rehab Connections
Drug Rehab Connections is not a treatment center, they are an independent website that understands the importance of recognizing an addiction and helping guide those who need help to find treatment and rehab.
Learn more about addictions, signs and symptons of addictions and treatments for: alcohol addiction, heroin addiction, cocaine addiction, meth addiction, marijuana addiction, prescription drugs addiction.
Consumer Safety Guide
ConsumerSafetyGuide.com is dedicated to keeping the public informed about consumer dangers and safety issues associated with numerous products that can cause the public harm.
Consider us a comprehensive resource for information about faulty medical devices, FDA alerts, and any other information about dangerous consumer products.
Best Mattress Reviews
Best Mattress Reviews is run by a review team of veterans from the mattress industry as well as journalists who have written extensively about sleep health and sleep products.
What you sleep on plays a significant role in everyone’s life, affecting everything from happiness to health.
This website includes:
descriptions of types of matters
shopping considerations
mattress features
recommendations for top mattresses available under $500
Another website, Purple.com, shares a great 'Sleep Guide for Anxiety'. This guide covers how anxiety and sleep are interrelated, change with age, and what you can do to improve both.
Aging in Place - Guide to Recognizing Elder Abuse (U.S.)
Every month, one in 10 older adults worldwide experience some form of abuse. But with only 1 in 24 cases of elder abuse reported, the true figures are likely to be much greater. And with an increasing aging population in the United States and beyond, so will be the problem.
Mesothelioma Fund
Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that attacks the mesothelium, which is the inner lining that surrounds the organs. The only known cause of this disease is asbestos exposure.
This website offers valuable information on asbestos exposure, symptoms of mesothelioma, diagnosis, resources available and more.
Ontario Federation for Cerebral Palsy
The Ontario Federation for Cerebral Palsy (OFCP) is a non profit charitable organization dedicated to supporting people with cerebral palsy (CP) in Ontario.
OFCP is an organization committed to supporting independence, inclusion, choice and full integration of all persons with cerebral palsy.
Here are two more extremely informative websites around cerebral palsy. Both are based in the U.S.
Cerebral Palsy Group is an online resource for anyone who has been affected by cerebral palsy, brain injuries, or birth injuries. This is a great website to find out more about Cerebral Palsy, treatment, support and available resources.
Cerebral Palsy Guidance was created to provide answers and assistance to parents of a child with cerebral palsy. Our goal is to reach as many members of the cerebral palsy community as possible, building up a network of support, as well as providing necessary assistance.
Recall Report (U.S.)
Recall Report was created to alert the public to the latest information on dangerous drugs and products.
What is mental health? Dangerous drugs associated with mental illness.
Smoking and the importance of quitting!
Recalls and Safety Alerts (CANADA)
This Canadian Government website shares information around safety alerts and product recalls.
Nursing Home Abuse Center
Each year millions of seniors in the U.S. are victims of elder abuse, many in places we would assume they were safe, such as nursing homes.
The Nursing Home Abuse Center website explains what nursing home abuse is, symptoms, causes, and even what your legal options are.
Elder Abuse Ontario
This website shares information on elder abuse, where to get help, and information on education and training.
The mission of the organization is to create an Ontario that is free from abuse for all seniors:
"Stop Abuse, Restore Respect"
Tobacco Free For Life
An excellent guide for those considering quitting smoking.
How to get started, make a plan and stay tobacco free!
This website offers information on timelines, methods, nicotine replacement, and more.
RECLAIM YOUR INDEPENDENCE
Are you ready to quit smoking?
You’re smart. You’re probably even witty, fun-loving, creative, attractive, stylish, or otherwise possess all kinds of traits you’re proud to showcase to the world. Yet you also have a lingering habit that you don’t exactly brag about. You happen to be a smoker.
Blacknote.com is another great website that offers some great information to help you quit!
Consumer Product Safety Education
This informative site shares information around:
How to safely use nursery products
Understanding the hazards of household items
Safety for cosmetics
Chemicals and product safety
Consumer Dangers
Across the world, death and serious injuries occur from Consumer Products all too often. This site is dedicated to helping raise awareness of these products that we hope will decrease the amount of these tragedies. Education is the key to consumer protection, and we hope to be the best resource available.
Drug Rehab - United States.
Addiction is a growing concern in the United States. People often use drugs as an outlet for their problems, although drug use creates its own problems over time.There are numerous treatment options to guide people toward a sober and healthy life.
Drugrehab.org is another great site that provides invaluable information around addiction.
They provide free information and a wealth of resources on relapse and recovery.
Canadian Drug Rehab
Canadian Drug Rehab is a renowned drug treatment referral program offering 'Free' services to Canadians struggling with drug adduction. They help families and addicts find best drug addiction treatment center or alcohol addiction treatment center. Call TOLL FREE 1-888-391-9295 to locate the nearest drug or alcohol rehab center.
RX Dangers
RX DANGERS INFORMATION
The purpose of RX Dangers is to educate the public on current pharmaceutical drugs and devices commonly being used. While prescription painkillers and other drugs are being abused by addicts, other life-saving drugs, and devices that the general public has presumed safe are causing just as much harm to people’s health and even death in some cases.
Stroke Information and Resource Guide
A stroke is a serious and sometimes life-threatening condition. It is a leading cause of disability and the fourth leading cause of death among Americans. Until recently, if you were to experience a stroke, supportive care was all that was available. But now, stroke management has progressed to a point where a stroke can be stopped in its path.
Quit Smoking Community
Quit Smoking Community is a virtual community that offers support and information for those trying to kick the deadliest habit in the world. Our vision for Quit Smoking Community is to provide a hub where visitors can access information regarding quitting smoking, as well as download resources and tools to help them begin and complete their quit journey.
Quit Smoking for Good
Quit Smoking and breathe easy. Making a plan to quit smoking is the first step in quitting for good. Take the first step here, and say good-bye to cigarettes forever!
Education for Children with Dyslexia: An Online Guide
A great resource for tutors who have students with dyslexia - also includes many helpful links.
The Canadian Dyslexia Association has thorough site where you can learn about myths, characteristics and forms of dyslexia. (skills: CL)
From Canoe, daily horoscopes by Eugenia Last. (skills: RT)
G1 Test
Sample tests to help students quickly prepare for the Ontario G1 Driver's written road knowledge test. (skills: RT, TS, CL)
Ontario Driver Licensing
Everything you need to know about getting a Driver's license in Ontario. (skills: RT, DU, W, OC, TS, CL)
Something for everyone - KidSpace @ The Internet Public Library has lots of information for kids, parents and teachers, including health and nutrition, art, science, dictionaries and encyclopedias, computers and the Internet. (skills: RT, TS, CU, CL)
Site features delicious free recipes, including special seasonal recipe sections. (skills: RT, N, TS, CL)
CookingNook's Healthy Recipes
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This site provides everything to help us understand cancer, including types, myths, statistics, and other key and trusted sites on the subject. (skills: RT, TS, CL)
Heart and Stroke Foundation
Canada's Heart and Stroke Foundation offers advice on healthy living and eating, including beating high cholesterol and getting active. (skills: RT, TS, CL)
The Asthma Society of Canada
The Asthma Society of Canada offers helpful information to the more than three million Canadians who suffer from asthma, including educational advice, news about new treatments , and resources and support available. (skills: RT, TS, CL )
This Government of Canada site covers all manner of health issues from nutrition to emergencies to workplace health. (skills: RT, TS, CL)
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Bro soriano ang dating daan, eliseo soriano
If what they said were true, it would appear that there are two bodies. Kasalukuyan siyang nagtatagumpay sa kanyang mga gawain sa relihiyon nang ang kanyang asawa ay namatay. As mentioned, each of them only considered his personal gain. If you were going to consult Mr. Let us find out how their role, as messengers, began.
They said that the three winds are just in my mind. They pray while in front of a television camera. They are using their religious organizations as a front to their business.
Christianity Catholic Catholic Church. Manalo did not build a new church, but only perpetuated the church of Christ, their registration stated that their church was founded by Mr. Kung hindi ka naaawa sa mga kababayan mong Pilipino at pati na ang mga nasa ibang bansa maawa ka naman sa mga taong mahal mo sa buhay. Sila ay lalong kilala sa tawag na The Big Four.
And what is the reason why we must abide by it? We do not have to follow any set of principles formulated by men because we believe that even before we came to existence the Bible had already been explained. And the proof that there is only one body can be read in Col. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Ang Dating Daan
And when we say that we must join the Church, it means that we no longer have to build any. But unlike the beggars, these mendicants are well-dressed. One more thing, the Bible said, the four angels were preventing the four winds from blowing. Do not just do things simply because you want to, free dating site or simply because you like your pastor.
In other words, the body that the early Christians the Israelites made themselves a part of, is also the same body, or church, into which the Gentiles were being called upon to join. You will agree with me that the deduction and conclusion given to you by Mr. But why will a man surely fail should he dare interpret the Bible by himself? The project was initially conceptualized during a talk between Education Secretary Br. They are only using religion to amass wealth.
Ang Dating Daan program aims to propagate the true and everlasting Gospel of Christ based on the Bible, convert sinners to believe and glorify God. He, along with other representatives of religious groups, would debate and defend their beliefs in the show. They also claim that another church had also been founded in the Philippines. We no longer have to establish our own church just for us to become partakers of a promise in Christ.
Ang Dating Daan of Bro Eli Soriano
Of course, to the church, which was preached by Mr. They were also called the four ministers of war. Broadcast ministry of Members Church of God International.
Is it a war in the Philippines, or a world war?
It was the war in Jerusalem, not in the Philippines.
He revealed it during the time of the Apostles, and these Apostles were the ones given by God the authority to explain the writings of the Prophets.
At the time He assumed human form, He saved Israel from its sinfulness. By referring to the teachings of the Bible, let us find out if there is a need for man to interpret the Bible? But our group believes that, in serving God, benefits and personal gains must be out of the question. Serving God is rewarding only in matters of spirituality. But this was not given any explanation by Manalo.
Let us repeat what their poem said. We are hoping that this study will open your minds. It is in this aspect that I want to give a thorough analysis and scrutiny. Three essays on Philippine religious culture Monograph series.
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Huwag kang magsinungaling! Paul referred to, is not our present time! But that was not what happened. But before he became a member of this church, hook up he was a member of another church. Manalo and his ministers is biblically wrong!
Eliseo Soriano
They were referring to their church. Lubos ang aming pag-asa na pararangalan ng inyong pagharap ang nabanggit na pagdiriwang sa araw at oras na nabanggit. Opening Statement The peace of our Lord God may be with us all, our fellow countrymen and friends. Instead, they just pretend to be one. There are preachers who would just read a verse, or a paragraph, from the Bible.
The meaning of everything that had been written there had already been explained in the past. It means salvation to our soul. That is a clear manifestation of their hypocrisy.
Halata naman na ang layon ng programang inyong pinalabas ay upang sirain si Bro Eli Soriano. All the net proceeds will be given to support the free college program of Soriano and Razon. Rumors were circulating that Soriano is going to be Perez's successor. There Soriano admitted that the Ang Dating Doon program, which is a parody of his Ang Dating Daan show, actually helped raise the popularity of the said religious program. Somebody once accused the Ang Dating Daan, in a letter, of maligning Mr.
However, the Book of Revelation mentioned four. And why have those pastors gone to that point? Therefore, argentina the series of events would not fit St. And this wind has chariots.
Even the scientists have seen many marvelous things in the outer space. Based on the verses that we have cited, the four angels were already standing in the four corners of the earth. John saw the four angels already positioned in the four corners of the earth, controlling the four winds from blowing, before he saw the angel ascending from the east. Tatangkilikin nyo pa po ba ang ganitong mga kasinungalingan?
Let us find out from Matthew what our Lord Jesus Christ prophesied. As far as the Bible is concerned, such a belief is wrong because, according to St. Ang mag-asawa ay umanib sa lahat ng mga relihiyong kinabibilangan ni Felix Manalo. But when he got married, the pastor who officiated their wedding was from the Christian and Missionary Alliance.
Why are we mentioning these things? The wind that they were controlling refers to war as mentioned in Jer. Most of them had just been trapped in such a situation, murrieta dating and they could no longer find their way out.
That is our first question. But biblically speaking, St. And even if they are fully aware that what they do is wrong, they still opt to go on. Doing that is clear act of deception. There are many nations on earth which are not of God.
It is because it is not true that the Bible should be interpreted by man!
For instance, a house is already existing.
It is indeed disgusting that today, a lot of ministers build churches of their own.
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Master Michael Tse
Master Michael Tse is one of the most well-known teachers of Qigong, Chinese Martial Arts and Chinese Culture in the west. Through the loyalty to his teachers and hard work and dedication, he has built up a strong following of students all around the world.
When he was ten years old, he went to see his first Bruce Lee movie, Enter the Dragon. Like everyone else in the cinema, he was caught up in the Bruce Lee fever and cheered Lee on with the rest of the audience during the movie. That moment changed his life and from there he began his dream of becoming a martial artist.
Starting a Dream
Although he did not know any skill, he began to imitate the movements he had seen on screen and also to do more physical things, like press ups and running. Then at the age of fourteen, however, he got the opportunity to study Wing Chun Kung Fu with his uncle through the following event.
He says, “My grandmother had sent me to walk her dog which was quite large. Somehow, I tripped and landed badly on my wrist, fracturing it. At that time, people did not have the modern treatments they do today and so I was sent to my uncle who was a bonesetter and herbalist. He manipulated my bones by quickly clicking them back into position. Afterwards, he tied some wooden splints to my forearm and then bound them with a few strips of cloth. In this way, the skin was still open to the air and could breathe.
While my uncle was treating me, I saw some people the next room doing some sort of martial arts and asked him what it was they were doing. He said it was Wing Chun Kung Fu. I was so excited. Straight away I asked him if I could study with him. My family was quite poor and so it was arranged that I would help him gathering herbs and doing other chores. Then he would teach me in exchange. This is how I began my Wing Chun training.”
Grandmaster Ip Chun
Master Tse and Grandmaster Ip Chun
“When my uncle passed away, I had to find another teacher. I had heard of Grandmaster Ip Chun and also had seen an ad for his class. Soon after that I became Grandmaster Ip Chun’s student. He helped me to understand the subtlety behind the power of Wing Chun, using less strength and less energy to defeat your opponent.”
Michael Tse remains very close to Grandmaster Ip Chun even after so many years. He says, “Sifu is a true gentleman and one of the most amazing people I have ever met. Not only is his skill outstanding, but also his attitude and out-look on life. I am very lucky to find a teacher like this.”
Developing a taste for Qigong
Whilst training with his uncle, Michael first came across Qi and this marked another turning point in his studies. He recalls, “From my Wing Chun training, I had my first experience of feeling Qi moving through my body while I was practicing the Siu Lim Tao, Wing Chun’s first form. This form is performed very slowly so that internal energy can develop in the body and the mind can become calm.
This was at the time that China was just beginning to open its doors after the Cultural Revolution. Much skill which had previously been hidden, suddenly began to be opened to the public, including hard and soft Qigong. I knew that this was something I wanted to learn. I have always loved reading and I bought every book and magazine that I could find on the subject of Qigong.”
Master Tse first began studying Hard Qigong. As with his Wing Chun before, he dedicated himself to his training and so his level developed. Hard Qigong has been used by martial artists throughout the centuries as a way of developing internal Qi and strengthening the skin, bones and muscle to enable them to withstand strong blows without injury. As the student progresses through each level, his or her body is tested by various means.
He says, “We had to break bricks over the head and cement slabs, even lying on a bed of steel spikes. Our final test was to have a lorry drive over us. Passing all these tests, I felt that I wanted to now know more about soft Qigong.”
Grandmaster Yang Meijun and Dayan Qigong
Master Tse and Grandmaster Yang Meijun
Master Tse’s Hard Qigong teacher was a very generous person. Knowing that Michael wanted to learn more about soft Qigong he introduced him to Grandmaster Yang Meijun, who was the 27th generation holder of the Kunlun Dayan Qigong skill.
Michael continues, “He said that she was the best and that her skill was very high level. At this time, I was a policeman in the Royal Hong Kong police force and I used all my holidays and weekends for studying. Whenever I could, I travelled to China to visit Grandmaster Yang Meijun, often staying at her home for several weeks at a time in order to further develop my skill. I began with the popular Wild Goose Qigong and moved onto other forms within the system. After several years, she began to teach me Qigong healing and diagnosis, which I now use with my patients.”
“When I told her I was moving to the UK, she encouraged me to teach and spread her Dayan Qigong skill.”
Master Tse and Grandmaster Chen Xiao Wang
Chen Taijiquan and Northern Shaolin
During this time, Master Tse had also begun to study Chen Taijiquan under Grandmaster Chen Xiao Wang and Northern Shaolin under Master Wu Chun Yuen. It is these skills, Wing Chun, Qigong, Shaolin and Taijiquan that makes up the syllabus of Traditional Chinese skills that he teaches to his students today.
In order to help promote the traditional Chinese skills that he learned, in 1990 Master Michael Tse founded the Tse Qigong Centre. He says about this,”There are many different styles of Qigong and martial arts, but I wanted the things that I taught to be under the umbrella of the Tse Qigong Centre. This also gave my students something that they could call their own. Over the years, the Centre has come to mean more than an umbrella for skill. It is like a family. Anyone who studies with myself or my students becomes part of the Centre.
Master Tse and Grandmaster Chun Yuen
In addition to teaching, I also write books and publish Qi Magazine, a quarterly magazine on the internal arts. Writing is very enjoyable and gives me an opportunity to explain my thoughts and more about skill in greater detail.
I am happy to see the Centre growing. For me, the Centre is like a family. The more people who join in, the happier I am because it means more people are growing healthier. We now have many instructors throughout the world who are authorised instructors of the Tse Qigong Centre.”
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Antigua & Barbuda: Minister terminated; replacement sworn in
Attacked at sea: Search on for missing fishermen
Loop News Created : 23 July 2019 Crime
Conservation group Fishermen and Friends of the Sea (FFOS) says a search is on for fishermen who were thrown from their boats while at sea after they were attacked and robbed of their boats and engines.
The group said in a statement issued Tuesday morning that the incident took place on Monday night while the fishermen were in the Gulf of Paria in the vicinity of Carli Bay and Orange Valley, around midnight.
The group said that several fishermen who were on board the vessels were thrown overboard and several are still missing.
The group said one man has since arrived ashore and is helping police with the investigation, and that five engines were since recovered.
The group said that a Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard vessel said it 'did not have the capacity' after attempting a search.
"Earlier this morning the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard (TTCG) responded and deployed a single vessel to search for the missing men. After making a long journey to Carli Bay, the TTCG vessel returned to the Chaguaramas Base because according to the Coast Guard, “It did not have the capacity”."
The group is asking the public to be on the lookout for suspicious activity on the coastlines and on the beaches.
"Seafarers are asked to be on the lookout for the missing seamen and for any suspicious activity," the group said.
The identification details for the stolen vessels are:
- TFCA 1099 ‘Bula’- White with blue bottom
- TFCA 1238 ‘Sunshine’- White with blue bottom
- TFCA 2784 ‘Aaron’ – White with black bottom
- TFCA 1343 – the boat was retrieved, but the engine was stolen.
Anyone with information on this incident is urged to contact the TTCG on 634-4440 the Couva Police Station 636-2333, or FFOS on 355-7672.
Uo to midday Tuesday, the TTCG said it was aware of the incident and would update further in due course.
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Cessna 560XL Citation Excel, N91GY: Accident occurred August 21, 2019 at Oroville Municipal Airport (KOVE), Butte County, California
Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Sacramento, California
Textron Aviation Inc; Wichita, Kansas
Aviation Accident Preliminary Report - National Transportation Safety Board: https://app.ntsb.gov/pdf
https://registry.faa.gov/N91GY
Location: Oroville, CA
Accident Number: WPR19FA230
Date & Time: 08/21/2019, 1132 PDT
Registration: N91GY
Aircraft: Cessna 560XL
Injuries: 10 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter - Non-scheduled
On August 21, 2019, about 1132 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 560XL airplane, N91GY, overran the departure end of runway 2 following a rejected takeoff from Oroville Municipal Airport (OVE), Oroville, California. The two airline-transport pilots and 8 passengers were not injured. The airplane was destroyed by a post-crash fire that consumed a majority of the airplane. The airplane was registered to Jotts LLC, and was operated by Delta Private Jets, as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 on-demand charter flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed. The flight was originating at the time of the accident and was destined for Portland International Airport (PDX), Portland, Oregon.
The pilot flying reported that prior to takeoff, they had a waypoint fix and departure change, which he updated within the flight management system. As they taxied onto runway 2, he called for the before takeoff checklist. Following completion of the checklist, they initiated takeoff, and the non-flying pilot called "airspeed alive," V1, and Vr. The pilot flying stated that "it was just a weird sensation" as he pulled the yoke back and the airplane didn't lift off. The pilot flying further stated that he pulled the yoke back a second time and noticed no movement of the nose. Shortly after, the non-flying pilot called for an abort, and the pilot flying applied full thrust reversers and maximum braking. Subsequently, the airplane exited the departure end of the runway, impacted a ditch, and skidded across a grass covered area, where a post impact fire ensued.
Review of surveillance video from a fixed-based operator (FBO) located at OVE showed the airplane holding short of runway 2 for about 3 minutes, 44 seconds. The airplane then taxied forward toward runway 2, stopped, and remained stationary for about 18 seconds, until it began to taxi again onto the runway. After lining up on the runway, the airplane remained stationary for about 16 seconds. Once the takeoff roll was initiated, the airplane traveled out of the camera frame 48 seconds later. The position where the airplane moves out of the camera frame was about 730 ft beyond the departure end of runway 2.
Examination of the accident site revealed that the airplane came to rest about 1,990 ft beyond the departure end of runway 2, on a heading of about 060° magnetic. See Figure 1. Review of a photo taken by a witness prior to the airplane being consumed by the fire, revealed that the airplane was mostly intact and resting on the underside of the fuselage and wings. Examination of the runway revealed tire transfer marks which originated from the runway 2 hold short line and progressed onto the runway, and continued throughout the entire length of the runway, overrun, adjacent runway, grassy area, taxiway, and grassy area near the main wreckage. The wreckage was recovered to a secure location for further examination.
Figure 1: View of the accident site and runway environment.
Aircraft Make: Cessna
Model/Series: 560XL
Operator: Delta Private Jets
Operating Certificate(s) Held: On-demand Air Taxi (135)
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: KOVE, 190 ft msl
Observation Time: 1853 UTC
Temperature/Dew Point: 28°C / 14°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: Light and Variable / , Variable
Lowest Ceiling: None
Visibility: 10 Miles
Departure Point: Oroville, CA (OVE)
Destination: Portland, OR
Crew Injuries: 2 None
Passenger Injuries: 8 None
Total Injuries: 10 None
Latitude, Longitude: 39.497222, -121.616667 (est)
OROVILLE — A plane crash at the Oroville Airport ignited a wildfire near the runways.
The crash, reported around 11:30 a.m. today caused a fire which the Oroville Fire Department and Cal Fire-Butte County are fighting.
By the time Oroville firefighters got to the crash at the north end of the runway, the plane was completely engulfed in flames, said Oroville Public Safety Director Joe Deal.
The 10 people inside — eight passengers and two pilots — all made it out of the downed plane without any injuries, Deal said.
Once firefighters accounted for everyone who had been in the plane, they turned their attention to fighting the wildfire.
Cal Fire-Butte County Public Information Officer Rick Carhart said the grass fire was quickly put out and the plane itself was doused with water.
The jet plane had just been refueled with 480 pounds of fuel, Deal said.
The CHP closed a portion of Highway 162 near the airport because there was a fear that spilled fuel could ignite.
Willows resident John Cecil took photos and videos of the plane on fire and said he heard what sounded like explosions.
Deal was proud of the emergency teams for getting the word out quickly and keeping people in the area informed of what was going.
The Federal Aviation Administration will be looking further into the crash, Deal said.
A crew from the Chico Fire Department also helped by spraying the burned wreckage with fire-suppressing foam shortly after 1 p.m.
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Posted by Kathryn on 8/22/2019
Anonymous Thursday, August 22, 2019 at 10:23:00 PM EDT
You think they should have shut the engines down before evacuation of the aircraft.
Darren Friday, August 23, 2019 at 1:39:00 AM EDT
What information do you have that says they did not shut engines down upon evacuation? Further, maybe they could not shut engines down, that has happened before where controls or signals are lost so pilots cannot shut engines down.
Anonymous Friday, August 23, 2019 at 6:57:00 AM EDT
I thought the same thing based on the noise in the video ... Sounded like they were running.
Engine shutdown is on every evac checklist I have ever seen.
Agree there could have been a mechanical issue that prevented the shutdown.
Glad everybody got out okay.
Anonymous Friday, August 23, 2019 at 10:22:00 AM EDT
Darren - Look at the smoke from the grass fire directly aft of the aircraft vs smoke from the area of the right wing root. The smoke aft of the aircraft is being blown rearward. At least one engine is running. That might be part of why they went off.
Darren Friday, August 23, 2019 at 8:27:00 PM EDT
Thanks for that information...it is a good catch/eye on your part. I had not heard any of the audio yet, bet will check it out. The NTSB has issued their preliminary brief on this crash. Not too much which is significant except the fact after two (2) bounces, they touched down with only 1,000 feet RW remaining. Here is the preliminary:
Anonymous Friday, August 23, 2019 at 8:32:00 PM EDT
Wrong accident Darren. You are talking about Earnhardt’s.. This is not that one. This one was on takeoff.
Darren Friday, August 23, 2019 at 10:22:00 PM EDT
Correct, sorry, I was doing 15 other things when I posted this and meant to say that the NTSB had issued a preliminary brief of the Earnhardt Citation Latitude crash. Completely different crashes though similar in both were overruns (Earnhardt's Latitude was a landing crash, the Excel for this subject material crash was a takeoff with RTO. Sorry if I added to any confusion. Amazing to me the pilots + pax got out on both the crashes in Citations, truly amazing.
Anonymous Saturday, August 24, 2019 at 12:35:00 AM EDT
No need to apologize. We are all human. Yes it it amazing no serious injuries.
XL Southern Capt Sunday, August 25, 2019 at 12:32:00 PM EDT
The noise from the video could be coming from an APU running behind the camera on the ramp. Or, it could be from the APU on the plane itself. I doubt they failed to shut the engines down, but they possibly could have forgotten the APU (a mistake that is easily understandable given the situation. However, the way the pilots were moving about around the airplane, If that was their APU running, one of them would have jumped back in there and hit the switch (would have taken about 5")
Anonymous Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at 10:02:00 AM EDT
The new photo posted at the top of the article shows the right TR deployed, and the left TR stowed. Might be a sign of a contributing issue?
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Kibo : Kibo : Einstein Saves Y2Kmas (1999)
I was planning on writing the usual special story on Christmas, but on December 23, 1999 I turned on my TV and was motivated to write a story two days early.
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EINSTEIN SAVES Y2KMAS
Copyright (C) 1999 James "Kibo" Parry
(This story was written on December 23, 1999.
Verbatim quotes are used from ten minutes of CNN Headline News.)
It was approaching Christmas and the end of 1999, and everyone was determined to party like it wasn't Y2K -- the total end of the world due to all computers everywhere simultaneously exploding (give or take an hour for the ones that weren't on Daylight Savings Time.) People were happy because they had heard so much about Y2K on TV that it must have been fixed by now. (Actually, what had happened was that Bill Gates had agreed to push the button that fixed the Y2K problem if the President agreed to drop the lawsuit against Microsoft.) People were also in a part mood because it was the end of the second millennium, from 1000 to 1999, which curiously overlapped with the last year of the first millennium from 1 to 1000.
But such technical details were unimportant because people were simply celebrating the pure mathematical beauty of the number. Two Thousand. It was a number that carried a cachet of ultimate cool. Two thousand was the model number of KITT, the Knight Industries Two Thousand talking car. Two thousand was one cooler than "Space: 1999". Two thousand was exactly four times the Daytona 500. And it was exactly two thousand times as cool as Pepsi One! The impending change of the calendar was a reason to celebrate.
Of course, not all was fun and games -- there was an impending economic crisis because many people would have money trapped in their banks forever because their checks said "19__" where they were supposed to write the date. Reruns of "Space: 1999" could never be shown on television again. And if they every showed NBC's "Y2K: The Movie" again, it would seem stupid!
Albert Einstein, who was not just the world's greatest scientist but also America's greatest scientist, was taking no chances. He was watching TV because they would tell him if anything important was going to happen on Christmas on New Year's Eve. Stepping over his sleeping dog Spot, he turned on CNN Headline News to be reassured in a non-hysterical manner that nothing bad was happening. And indeed nothing bad was happening, because CNN Headline News was all about things that weren't happening... YET.
"A Federal prosecutor says bomb-making materials smuggled into the United States by an Algerian man could have been used to, quote, 'easily take down a building.' Ahmed Rassam is being held without bail..."
"Oh no!" gasped Einstein. "Enough explosive to destroy an unspecified building! Maybe even the Unabomber's little shack! Nobody's ever had that much explosive power before!" He pushed a bag of nitrate fertilizer and a nearly-empty can of gasoline aside to get a better view of his TV as the second news story unrolled:
"Officials are asking Americans to be on alert for possible terrorist threats, but don't see any reason to call off New Year's celebrations at the Seattle Center."
Einstein sighed in relief. Although there was the danger of everyone everywhere being threatened with imminent death at the hands of terrorists, the level of terrorism wasn't enough to, say, ruin a party. So everyone should go to the party anyway, as long as they're really, really, really worried about terrorism while they were there.
Woman with enormous earrings: "At this point we can certain urge public attention and care and attentiveness to any uh, un... attended packages, alert to anything unusual. We do not have any specific information that would indicate that Seattle Center is a target or that that particular celebration is at risk, we do not have any specific information like that or we would try to share it."
Unattended packages! Oh no! Einstein had wrapped his Christmas gifts for Spot and they had been hidden in a closet for days, where nobody could see them! He made a mental note to never open his closet again, because opening his closet could allow Spot to get his gifts, which would be bad in case his gifts had turned evil. He was grateful that the big-earringed woman didn't have any specific information so that there was no need to panic about anything in particular, and relaxed into a media-induced state of general panic.
"'...making us particularly vulnerable to terrorist influence and activities.' Elcock said Canada's counter-terrorism group was investigating more than fifty alleged terrorist organizations in Canada."
Einstein made a mental note to ever visit Canada again, because it had alleged organizations in it. He wondered if any other countries had ever had fifty alleged organizations in them at the same time. He wished he could do something to protect Canada, and the United States, from the dangers of alleged terrorism.
"The FBI is warning people to watch out for possible mail bombs. The bureau says that the government has received unsubstantiated information that bomb in small parcels may be sent to the United States. The packages would be sent from Frankfurt, Germany. And the FBI cautions the public about any packages originating or bearing Frankfurt postal markings, or stamps, when the sender is unknown or unfamiliar to the recipient. Questionable packages should not be handled, and authorities should be notified."
Einstein gasped in abject horror. His Aunt Vilma, whom he had never met, lived in Frankfurt! And sitting on his bed were several large, prettily-wrapped packages she had mailed him! And worse, the packages all had... stamps! He picked up the phone and called the FBI, who were kind enough to send a bomb squad over to tape the door to his bedroom shut and pump it full of oil to disarm any bombs that might have been hidden in, or near, the packages of Aunt Vilma's tasty fruitcake.
Einstein was thankful that the TV had brought him this unsubstantiated information, because unsubstantiated information was always more worrisome than real information. It would be a shame if there just happened to be some terrorist incident somewhere in the world and people hadn't practiced worrying beforehand.
The American news media were filling an important void in everyone's daily routine -- because people had stopped worrying about that Y2K thing, the news media were now working to convince every American that their lives were in danger because of unspecified, generalized alleged terrorist activity which would take place only around New Year's Eve! And Einstein, being the good and intelligent citizen he was, had learned to be paranoid after only a few minutes of watching TV!
"I must do something about this horrible subjunctive terrorism that, by next week, MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED!" yelled Einstein. He shoved Spot's doggie bed under the laboratory table and set to work unhampered by the sight of his sleeping dog not worrying about terrorism.
Within hours, his invention was complete. He threw the master switch and the force-field generator began to glow. A faintly-visible three-dimensional lattice spread out through the room, out the window, and filled the sky to the horizon. "It works! Spot, it works! I have successfully projected an impenetrable defense grid over the continental United States, including Canada and Mexico!"
"Zzz," snored Spot.
Einstein checked his electronic map of the world's tactical hot spots. There was now a glowing red dotted line surrounding the entire NAFTA region. Now no terrorists could get in from anywhere else in the world, such as the evil countries (in green), the suspicious countries (in purple), and the sleazy countries (in yellow)! Furthermore, because the impermeable defense grid filled the atmosphere and extended up into space, no missiles would be able to get in should any of the evil countries try to give America the glowing Christmas gift of thermo-nuclear devastation! Everyone would be safe from nuclear attack, at least until he turned off the force field on January 2.
Einstein dimmed the brightness of his global tactical defense map and went to sleep. He slept the sleep of those who are truly comfortable and secure and not at all worried about terrorism.
Meanwhile, high overhead, Santa's sleigh set out from the North Pole, and rammed into the edge of Einstein's defense grid. Santa was incinerated, as well all the presents he was carrying. Even the Barbies. Even the Pokémon. ESPECIALLY the Pokémon.
Millions of children in the United States were staring at their fireplaces, waiting for Santa Claus to sneak down their chimneys in plain sight, not realizing that he would never come! Christmas would be ruined!
Of course, over at NORAD, the Pentagon's top brass were huddled around a radar screen, watching Santa's progress. Some of the less-drunk ones noticed Santa being immolated. "Hey," said General Tipsy, "Santa's gotten all burned up an' stuff." He passed out, falling on the Big Red Button.
In grain pastures and lima bean fields everywhere, armor-plated hatches popped open as all the nuclear missiles were launched in all directions. Because of the hot exhaust from the missiles, much of the Midwest now smelled like burnt lima beans.
Of course, the missiles did not reach their targets in the Soviet Union, because the Soviet Union didn't exist any more, and because all the missiles exploded harmlessly when they bumped into the edge of the defense grid. Tons of radioactive fallout fell in places like Nova Scotia and Mexico City, harming neither Americans or anyone in bad countries.
The President, of course, was alerted to this by a special box on his night table that was designed to wake him up if there had just been a nuclear war. He rolled out of bed, bounced twice, and picked up the red phone that would connect him to the greatest mind in the United States.
Einstein's phone rang.
"Hello? Vas ist das? Who is vaking me up at this hour?"
"Dr. Einstein, this is the President. Something terrible has happened. Santa Claus is dead. There has been a nuclear war. Outlying areas are covered with fallout. And oxygen levels are rapidly dropping because some terrorist has covered the United States with an airtight force field."
"Oh. Uh, well, I wish you luck in trying to find him. I mean her. Good night, and have a Merry Christmas."
Einstein hung up but the President called him back.
"Dr. Einstein, this is important! You have to help me! Public opinion of my Presidency will decline if it's discovered that I was the first President ever to allow Santa Claus to be vaporized! You are the only one who can help -- I am counting on you to replace Santa Claus!"
Einstein thought about that for a moment -- after all, he did have that rocket-powered sleigh he'd invented last week, and he did have a lightweight machine that dispensed thousands of toys per minute, and he did have that spy computer that monitored the thoughts of millions of children to detect the bad ones -- and he had big white hair -- but it turned out that the President wanted Einstein to find a qualified professional to replace Santa Claus, not just any crazy old man with a super-fast sleigh and an infinite supply of presents.
Einstein promised the President that he would find a replacement for Santa Claus and hung up. Then he unplugged the phone to stop the President from pestering him again. Using his quantum-powered trans-puter, he scanned the United States (again, including Canada and Mexico) for people with magical powers who could substitute for the late Santa Claus. The trans-puter's quaternion gate arrays and meta-logical thinkery buffers spun around and information churned back and forth for a moment, and then the material synthesizer beamed down a punched paper card with the output on it. Einstein held the card over his head to see which holes the light came through. The card listed three worthy candidates.
The first name on the list was Fanta Claus, a man in a pale orange suit with very bad teeth. He had the power to bring cheap carbonated beverages to children everywhere in a multiplicity of flavors (orange, red, blue, green, and especially brown) and could travel where he was needed in his flying soda fountain, which was pulled by eight flying fanta rays. Einstein thought about Fanta Claus a while, just as he had done on many rainy weekends, but decided that Fanta Claus was inappropriate because of all the diabetic children out there -- he didn't want diabetic children to get gas. So Einstein read the second name off the card.
The second candidate hailed from Mexico: El Santo Claus. He was a shirtless professional wrestler in a silver bondage hood, and he had the power to wrestle with vampires and Aztec mummies in low-budget black-and-white movies that never needed to be translated because, hey, stupidity is the universal language. However, there was no way El Santo Claus could deliver toys to all the good children in the NAFTA sphere of influence because his only means of transportation was an old silver convertible, which was currently buried under twenty tons of radioactive fallout in Mexico City.
The only remaining option on the list was from Canada, but he had a French-sounding name so Einstein rejected him immediately because Einstein wanted someone who could say "HO HO HO!" in English.
So, there was only one thing that could be done: Einstein would have to save Christmas himself, against the President's wishes. He pushed the button that would print out a list of who'd been naughty and who'd been nice, then drove to OfficeMax to buy several reams of paper when the printer emptied out, and loaded all 8,374 pages of the list into his rocket-sleigh along with the present dispenser, the laser-guided bad-child-finder, and a semi-automatic pistol in case he got mugged. He hitched Spot to the front of his sleigh.
"Zzz.. whazzat?" asked Spot as he woke up. Einstein had no time to answer, as he was busy pushing the button that fired the rocket engines. "YAAAAAGH!" screamed Spot as the sled blasted into the sky, trailing Spot behind by his elastic neck leash. The rocket exhaust was hot and it burned off all his fur!
"HO HO HO!" yelled Einstein as he buckled the belt of his furry red suit after tucking a pillow inside. Unfortunately, it was a contoured foam neck pillow, which made Einstein look like he had breasts covered with egg-crate bumps. But that mattered not, for this was Christmas Eve, and Einstein's sleigh was on a mission! He leaned over the side and yelled "HO HO HO!"
A big green hand reached up and grabbed Einstein's sleigh! "HO HO HO INDEED!" snarled the Jolly Green Giant, furious over the destruction of his lima bean fields when the nuclear missiles were fired. Einstein reached inside his fur coat for his pistol, but it was lodged somewhere beneath his chiropractor-approved pillow. "HO HO HO AND HASTA LA VISTA, BABY!" yelled the Giant as he prepared to crush Einstein and his sleigh in his massive green hands.
Just then, Spot finally caught up with the sleigh, as the leash snapped back from its fifty-mile-long stretched-out length and Spot came hurtling out of the dark at a thousand miles an hour. Spot crashed into the back of the Jolly Green Giant's head, causing a substance resembling guacamole to spurt from his ears as his skull caved in. The Jolly Green Giant died instantly, while he was out standing in his field. Einstein and Spot sped away as green blood seeped from the body of the fallen giant amid the toasted lima beans.
They resumed their course towards the home of the first good little boy on their list: Aaron A. Allensworth, who lived in Alaska. Unfortunately, Einstein's sleigh burned up when it reached the edge of his defense grid, which covered only the continental United States, including Canada and Mexico but not the relatively unimportant Alaska and Hawaii.
The strain of incinerating Einstein's sleigh (plus Einstein, Spot, and one contoured foam neck pillow) proved to be too much for the already-overburdened defense grid. It collapsed, sending random chunks of force field crashing down. Buildings everywhere were crushed by large blocks of solid energy! Mountains were flattened. Some of the force field fell into Lake Michigan, causing all the water to boil away instantly. The resulting cloud of steam covered the United States, causing everyone's clothes to shrink uncomfortably. Worst of all, at that same moment, terrorists came flooding across the now-open borders! There wasn't much of the continental United States left to destroy by that point, so the terrorists left, disappointed. They headed out to Alaska and Hawaii to blow them up too.
At his secret underground backup bedroom deep under where the White House used to be, picked up the red telephone and began to dial for help from the nation's second-greatest scientific mind, Bill Gates.
Gates's fees were a little higher than Einstein's. And although Bill Gates did indeed save Christmas and rebuild the United States, the nation's income tax had to be raise to 350% of income. Bill Gates laughed all the way to the bank, which in his case was a mountain made of million-dollar bills, protected by his latest invention, an impenetrable defense grid.
It was the best Christmas ever, at least for Bill Gates.
-- K.
If terrorists are so sneaky, why do they call themselves "terrorists" and not "happy fun friendsters" to avoid suspicion?
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By Gabriel Bridger F56 Two-Door Hardtop Dec 22, 19
The automotive world and MINI is in a state of flux caught in between the internal combustion engines and electrification. And the current generation F56 MINI hatch is caught in the middle. Because of this we expect the F56 MINI hatch to have a ten year model life and not one but two LCI refreshes. The first debuted in 2019. But the second has remained a mystery until now.
F56 MINI 2nd LCI Details
One of the biggest criticisms of the first F56 LCI was how little was changed. We now know the reason was that MINI was holding back most of the visual changes for this second LCI. The first LCI saw exterior changes only in lighting, wheel design and a few added colors. For this second LCI we expect MINI to revise front and rear bumpers, cowl trim and new wheel designs. Also look for two new colors rounding out exterior revisions.
Inside we’ll see an updated iDrive with Android Auto (which may be de-coupled and arrive earlier than the LCI) and more technology standard. Seating material (both leather and cloth) will be revised as will trim.
F56 MINI 2nd LCI Timing
We expect MINI to announce the LCI in early 2021 and begin production in March of that year. This timing makes sense as it would mean that both LCIs would be on the market for roughly two years. It also gives the upcoming Countryman LCI some room (which is scheduled for fall of 2020).
Exactly how long the F56 will stay in production is still a bit hazy. Initially our sources indicated 2023 as the end date for production. However with MINI’s next generation hatch reportedly moving to an all-electric platform, there is trepidation in some markets that it might be a few years early to go all electric for such a critical car for the brand. Therefore there are rumors of MINI continuing to produce the F56 even beyond 2023.
We’ll have more details on the F56 LCI2 in the months ahead.
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21st Century Theatre Festival
21st Century Theatre Festival is a theatre series dedicated to bringing new works by diverse theatre artists from NYC and Chicago to Middlebury, Vermont, hosted by Associate Professor of Theatre, Claudio Medeiros and Assistant Professor of Theatre, Michole Biancosino. For a full list of performances go here
Join us Wednesday January 15th at 8pm in 232 for a reading by our first Middlebury Resident Playwright - Pia Wilson: The Bench
The Gun Show
Friday, January 10 and Saturday, January 11, 7:30pm | Seeler Studio Theatre
Get Tickets here
Award-winning playwright E.M. Lewis asks: “Can we have a conversation about this?” From a farming community in rural Oregon to the big cities of L.A. and New York, Lewis tells the story of America’s relationship with guns through the prism of her own personal experiences. Performed by Andrew Smith ’97.5
The Pussy Grabber Plays
Tuesday, January 21, 7:30pm | Seeler Studio Theatre
Free: Suggested Donation at the door to benefit WomanSafe
Seven Trump accusers take the stage creating exquisite, unexpected windows into the lives of women who were previously reduced to a single trauma. Plays by Julia Brownell, Sam Chanse, Halley Feifer, Sharon Kenny, Melissa Li, Natasha Stoynoff, Bess Wohl, Anna Ziegler, Sharyn Rothstein. Co-created by Kate Pines '03 and Sharyn Rothstein. Directed by Cheryl Faraone
The Infinite Wrench by the NY Neo-Futurists
Saturday, February 22, 7:30pm | McCullough Student Center
A mix of sport, poetry, and current events, "The Infinite Wrench" is a mechanism that unleashes a barrage of two-minute plays for a live audience. Each play offers something different, be it funny, profound, elegant, disgusting, topical, irrelevant, terrifying, or a song. With new plays every week, this is the Neo-Futurists’ ongoing and ever-changing attempt to shift the conventions of live performance and speak to audiences including those unreached or unmoved by traditional theater. It's fun, ever-changing, edgy, hip, and totally created for this moment right now. Cosponsored and with an opening act by Middlebury Discount Comedy.
Mrs. Macbeth
Friday, March 6, 7pm | Mahaney Arts Center, Room 232
Now the center of the action, and accompanied by the three witches, Mrs. Macbeth struggles to understand the full scope of her responsibility in her husband’s actions. A work that explores the complexity inherent in being a woman in power and the relationship between power and responsibility. By Griselda Gambaro. Translated by Claudio Medeiros and Maria Alessandra Woolson.
Saturday, March 7, 7:30pm | Wright Memorial Theatre
Tickets: $15 general public/Free for students, staff, and faculty
Racism. Hate crimes. Love. Islam. Culture. Language. Life.
Five Muslim women in a post-9/11 world serve tea and uncover what lies beneath the veil in this critically acclaimed one woman play. Written and performed by Rohina Malik.
This event is cosponsored by the Charles P. Scott Center, Middle East Studies, and the Center for Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity.
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Middlebury Theatre aspires to be a hothouse of intellectual creativity where traditional distinctions are reimagined, challenging students to become innovators and collaborators capable of shaping our culture.
We believe in the Artist-Scholar, whose aesthetic is forged by the interplay between making theatre and the rigorous examination of its history, theory and literature.
Opportunities for creative work abound, from introductory courses in acting, directing, playwriting and design, to working side by side with seasoned professionals at PTP/NYC, the College's Off-Broadway theatre company. Each year we produce a wide variety of student and faculty directed work, starting with the annual First Year Show. Through a combination of core and advanced elective courses, theatre majors prepare for their independent senior project: in this self-designed, capstone experience, students grapple with the complex aesthetic, social and personal decisions that go into any sustained act of creation.
Beyond the campus, Middlebury has a distinguished record of achievement, both regionally and nationally, at the Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival. PTP/NYC introduces students into an extensive alumni network, and for many graduates has served as a springboard into theatre and related industries.
29 seasons with PTP/NYC!
Since 1987, Middlebury College has supported a professional theatre company that presents a two-month summer season in New York City featuring Middlebury College students working side by side with professional actors.
This video celebrates the company from summer 2015.
Recent critical response to our work:
“A blaze of fireworks.”
-BEN BRANTLEY, New York Times
“PTP/NYC's summer season, with its dedication to weighty, language-centered work, can be a welcome change from our customary downtown fare—it’s like biting into thick steak after months of meticulously prepared sorbet.”
-HELEN SHAW, Time Out New York
“PTP/NYC absolutely lives up to its reputation for providing exciting and provocative theater.”
-HOWARD MILLER, Talkin’ Broadway
“Truly satisfying. The passions that surge in the plays are captivating.”
-MARK BLANKENSHIP, Variety
“PTP/NYC’s outstanding production is everything theater should be: engaged, troubling, passionate, intellectual, and dedicated to the heat of the moment.”
-DAN CALLAHAN, Brooklyn Magazine
Watch more videos about Theatre at Middlebury>>
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Could Telangana give us another Koh-i-noor?
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The land of Telangana has a rich history, especially in association with diamonds. The once famed diamond mines of Golkonda, which yielded legendary diamonds like the Koh-i-noor, Darya-e Nur, Nur-Ul-Ain, the Hope Diamond, the Regent Diamond, Wittelsbach Diamond etc., belonged to this very region.
During the pre-colonial and the colonial times, Golkonda was synonymous with vast wealth and was known for roadside shops which sold heaps of diamonds and gems.
A new research by a team from the Osmania University’s Centre of Exploration Geophysics has found that Mahbubnagar, the region of Telangana which is usually plagued by recurrent droughts, could potentially turn out to be the next Golkonda.
The team has identified as many as 21 potential points along Mahbubnagar and the villages adjoining borders with Gulbarga and other villages of Karnataka.
The road between Raichur and Mahbubnagar has many potential zones, the team has identified, proving the fabled diamond potentiality of Mahbubnagar.
After carrying out an aeromagnetic survey of the entire area, Professor G. Ramadass mentioned that the diamond zones could be located 1.2 kms below the surface and more ground research may lead to the actual discovery of plenty of diamonds in the area.
“We have found kimberlite pipes at 21 places. Though not all kimberlite pipes bear diamonds, there have been instances where diamond zones were found in Mahbubnagar. We need to undertake further studies to explore the diamond-bearing potentiality of these places,” he said, as quoted by The Times of India.
It has also been reported that many government and commercial organizations are scrounging the area with an aim to locate diamonds. The discovery of diamonds from the area will be a huge plus for the economy of the nascent state of Telangana, and it will also give the Indian economy a good boost.
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"Capacity development is the process through which individuals, organisations and societies obtain, strengthen and maintain the capabilities to set and achieve their own development objectives over time."
United Nations Development Programme, 2005
The Newton Fund and Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) increase the overall quality of research and innovation taking place around the world so we can jointly tackle important and pressing challenges that effect everyone, such as: climate change, public health, peace and security.
We support the development of people, communities, universities, businesses and governments by fostering sustainable and equitable partnerships between the UK and low and middle-income countries in Africa, Asia and South America.
This content is part of a new series exploring common themes and impact across the Newton Fund and GCRF. Both funds are managed by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), and delivered by a range of UK and international partners.
GCRF and Newton Fund change lives by supporting talented researchers and innovators to become leaders in their field. Our programmes help expert communities exchange ideas and knowledge, access the best equipment, and develop new skills to address complex global challenges.
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DARA is helping create new, sustainable radio astronomy groups across Africa with transferable STEM skills for job and wealth creation
Talented research communities need excellent organisations and infrastructure around them. GCRF and the Newton Fund support the development of research organisations, universities and professional bodies around the world. The funds help to establish outstanding partnerships between academia and industry for better teaching and research.
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A Newton project has developed new dual degree programmes to grow capacity and meet Egypt's growing energy needs
Research and innovation need the right incentives, laws and policies to flourish. GCRF and Newton Fund strengthen the relationships between the UK and countries around the world, helping to build durable, equitable partnerships at the highest levels that promote research and innovation as an effective way to tackle complex global challenges.
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Business offers place to grieve for pets
Photograph by: Debra Brash, Times Colonist, Times Colonist
By Carla Wilson
A new Victoria funeral home dedicated to pets will be offering live webcasts for those who can´t make it to a service or cremation.
The Greater Victoria Pet Memorial Center opens Nov. 7 at 485 John St. to serve grieving "pet parents" with around-the-clock, seven-day service, covering the south Island as far north as Nanaimo.
"This is for those who consider their pets family members," said Jocelyne Monette.
Cremation will be offered on site, as well as celebration of life memorial services with viewings, in which the animal´s body will be on a table with blankets, Monette said. She prepares the body by washing and combing it. Services are also available in homes.
Because most owners refer to themselves as "mommy or daddy," Monette calls them "pet parents."
Monette said her business will be a place where pet owners have a place to grieve. One study from the U.S. found that some people grieve more for a pet than for a human, she said.
"A loss is a loss. It doesn´t matter what it is. Every person´s grief is individual. Nobody´s grief is the same as the next person´s," Monette said.
A pendant around her neck holds ashes and fur from Chelsea, an 18-year-old Siamese cat who died in July.
"She´s my lucky charm so I will always have her with me," Monette said, holding the vial. Chelsea´s litter-mate, Katie, is still with Monette.
Greater Victoria offers a vast array of services for animal lovers, who can choose from mobile grooming and veterinary services to day care facilities, spas and kennels that offer dog walking and tooth care.
Monette is modeling her new business after a similar one she ran in Quebec from 2004 to February of this year. She sold it after working with more than 3,000 families.
The majority of the business was with dogs and cats, but other pets included lizards, snakes, rats, birds, a large goldfish, guinea pigs, rabbits and hedgehogs.
After a career in the airline industry in the U.S., Monette retired and opened the Quebec business, eventually deciding to head west. A memorial wall with a flat screen will show pets that have passed away, she said. The building -- still in the process of being converted -- will include a waterfall and retail products such as urns and blown-glass pendants embedded with ashes.
A "remembrance" package of $95 includes picking up the pet, transporting it in a casket, pet hair clipping and memorial card, a certificate of life, a paw print, and transferring the pet to its final resting place. That does not include cemetery space. Monette is currently looking for land.
Cameras will be placed in the memorial area and in a nearby room in case anyone wants to watch via live feeds.
Events to celebrate a pet´s life will also be held, Monette said.
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CLEANUP SUPERFUND
Dear America: Like it or not, your delicate Marshall Islands nuclear legacy is back.
By Jack Niedenthal Trust Liaison for the People of Bikini
It is very hard for me at this point, after having lived and worked in the Republic of the Marshall Islands for the entire length of the Compact of Free Association -- from witnessing the campaign and plebiscite vote in 1983, to paying out and administering all of the funds given to the people of Bikini through to its conclusion this past year -- to sit back and say, Okay, the people here in the RMI have now been made whole by the United States. What the RMI received from the U.S. under the last Compact was woefully inadequate when one considers what happened out here…and what happens out here now. The U.S. still takes the RMI and its people for granted, and the U.S. still does not understand...
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SOLOMONS PREPARES FOR DISCUSSIONS WITH AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND
HONIARA, Solomon Islands (January 3, 2002 - Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation/PINA Nius Online)---The Solomon Islands Government is preparing for discussions with the foreign ministers of Australia (Alexander Downer) and New Zealand (Phil Goff), who will visit Honiara next week.
Sir George Lepping, head of the Evaluation, Policy and Monitoring Division in the Prime Minister's Office, said the matters to be considered with include the peace process, law and order, economic reform and finance, education and health services.
Both the Australian and New Zealand governments have welcomed the election of the new Solomon Islands government of Sir Allen Kemakeza, who became prime minister last month.
They said they are prepared to assist if the government policies are transparent and reflect good governance.
Solomon Islands government leaders are looking to Australia and New Zealand for major help in rebuilding the nation after two years of ethnic...
CRUCIAL REGIONAL FISHERIES MEETINGS TO BE HELD IN PNG
By Denys Iorere
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (January 3, 2002 - The National/PINA Nius Online)---Papua New Guinea will host two important fisheries meetings next month to develop policies for the future management of tuna resources in the Pacific.
Fisheries and Marine Resources Minister Ron Ganarafo told a press conference yesterday that the Forum Fisheries Committee (FFC) Meeting will be held in Port Moresby February 18-19.
The other meetings, the preliminary and the second preparatory tuna conferences, will be held in Madang February 21-25.
"These meetings will play a vital role in the future management of tuna resources in the Pacific," he said.
"The FFC meeting provides an avenue for the FFA member countries to reach general understanding on issues to be addressed at the Preparatory Conference.
"A major point for discussion will be on selecting one or two countries as FFC nominee(s) to host the Tuna Commission.
"A tuna...
FOUR MEN CHARGED WITH PLOT TO ALLEGEDLY ASSASSINATE FIJI PRIME MINISTER
QARASE
SUVA, Fiji Islands (January 4, 2002 – Sun)---Four men were placed in custody yesterday for allegedly conspiring to assassinate Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase.
Anare Papu Waqavonovono, Josaia Waqabaca, Koroi Vesikula and Varinava Tiko appeared before Magistrate Aminiasi Katonivualiku with charges of conspiracy to commit a felony.
Tiko was arrested in 2000 for his role in holding police officers and soldiers hostage in Korovou Town during the hostilities after May 19, while Waqavonovono attempted to reach his son’s killer, Henry Ali, who was held in police custody at Nabua Police Station.
Ali was sentenced by a military court martial to jail for shooting Waqavonovono Junior in Lebanon after they had an argument.
Waqavonovono Senior and two others were armed when they tried to storm the police station.
All men pleaded guilty to the charge and were refused bail.
The court heard that between December 28 last year and January 1, the...
INDIGENOUS FIJIANS TAKE BACK LAND AFTER LEASES EXPIRE
SUVA, Fiji Islands (January 3, 2002 – Radio Australia)---More than 1,200 land leases expired in Fiji at midnight on December 31st, forcing many sugar cane farmers off the land.
Radio Australia correspondent Ofa Kaukimoce reports that the leases had been taken out under the Agricultural Landlord and Tenants Act (ALTA).
"Indigenous Fijian landowners have begun to take back their land from Indo-Fijian farmers at the expiry of the ALTA leases, with the intention to farm themselves.
"It's all part of the national blue print to encourage and support indigenous Fijians wanting to involve themselves in business.
"This includes the sugar industry, which has in the past been dominated by migrant Indians, who were originally brought to Fiji in the late 1800s by the British to work as indentured laborers.
"While some landowners are renewing ALTA leases, the bulk are not, forcing the Indians off the land, which has been their home for close to a decade....
UPDATE: EARTHQUAKE CAUSES SERIOUS DAMAGE IN VANUATU
PORT VILA, Vanuatu (January 3, 2002 - New Zealand Herald/Reuters)---A powerful undersea earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale caused widespread damage to the tiny Pacific nation of Vanuatu, police said today.
There were no reports of deaths but the main bridge at Teoma, linking North Éfaté to Port Vila, was destroyed and the wharf cut was off by landslides. Other bridges had badly buckled.
Earlier reports said there had been only minor damage.
The Denver based U.S. Geological Survey's National Earthquake Information Center said the preliminary magnitude of the quake was 7.3 on the Richter scale.
It said the quake was about 50 km (30 miles) west of the capital Port Vila, and about 33 km (20 miles) below ground level.
The quake was felt strongly in Port Vila but there were no immediate reports of injuries.
Agence France Presse said the Vanuatu government was expected to ask Australia for aid.
The news agency reported a police...
GREEN SLICK KILLS MARINE LIFE IN HUAHINE LAGOON, FRENCH POLYNESIA
PAPE‘ETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia (January 3, 2002 – Radio Australia)---An unexplained thick green slick two kilometers (1.2 miles) long and 200 meters (660 feet) wide is killing marine life in part of the Huahine Lagoon, in the Leeward Islands.
Experts from the Louis Malardé Scientific Institute (see http://www.ilm.pf/) in the capital, Pape'ete, and Minister for Environment Nicole Bouteau traveled to Huahine recently and collected samples of the slick, which is two meters (6.6 feet) thick.
The Pacific News Agency, PACNEWS, reports that while scientists still are unable to pinpoint the cause of the phenomenon, they believe it is somehow linked to a recent very low tide.
For additional reports from Radio Australia, go to PACIFIC ISLANDS REPORT News/Information Links: Radio/TV News/Radio Australia.
YAP REQUESTS U.S. HELP WITH USS MISSISSINEWA OIL LEAK
New Sheen Spreads As Officials Discuss Cleanup Costs
By Scott Radway
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TÃA, Guam (January 4, 2002 – Pacific Daily News)---Yap State officials are again asking the United States to drain oil from a sunken World War II ship, after it recently created another large oil sheen off Ulithi Atoll.
"Clearly, we have no means to respond," said Jesse Raglmar-Subolmar, Yap State's disaster coordinator. "We are in big trouble in terms of financing."
According to reports from Ulithi, the newest sheen was noticed Dec. 23 as it spread about four miles out from that island chain, Raglmar-Subolmar said yesterday. Luckily, this time, the oil is headed away from areas fished by the majority of the atoll's 700 residents, he said.
"But I don't think our environment can sustain further oil leaks," he added. The Ulithi lagoon is the main food source for people who live on Ulithi.
The first leak occurred when the USS Mississinewa -- a 553-foot Navy fuel ship...
COOK ISLANDS VISITORS URGED TO RESPECT RAUI
By Jonathan Harwood
AVARUA, Rarotonga, Cook Islands (December 31 2001 – Cook Islands News)---"Please respect the raui" is the message to visitors to Rarotonga over the festive period from Te Tika Mataipo - Dorice Reid.
She spoke out after reports that some Cook Islanders living abroad, but back for Christmas, and visitors to the country were taking fish and shells from the marine sanctuaries.
The president of the Koutu Nui (a body of traditional sub-chiefs) has called for people to look out for the signs around Rarotonga and respect the preservation areas.
Reid is concerned that many people now on the island may not be aware of the existence of the raui -- which were set up in 1998 -- and are taking marine life from the lagoon to bolster festive feasts.
"Every year during Christmas and the New Year our people overseas come back to Rarotonga to be with their loved ones and share the festive season with them," she said.
"But people are not...
NEW EUROPEAN CURRENCY ARRIVES IN FRENCH POLYNESIA
PAPE‘ETE, French Polynesia (January 2, 2002 – Tahitipresse)---The new European currency (euro) now is available from French Polynesia’s banks.
However, the French territories in the Pacific -- French Polynesia, New Caledonia and Wallis and Futuna -- will continue to use the CFP, French Pacific franc.
On the whole, the new European currency should not change much for French Polynesia.
Exports to European countries could be easier in some cases.
A euro is worth 119.33174 French pacific francs.
For additional reports from Tahiti Press, go to PACIFIC ISLANDS REPORT News/Information Links: Other News Sources: Agence Tahitienne de Presse.
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Contemporary leadership and the interpersonal: Julia Gillard and the reincarnation of Kevin Rudd
In the last few months, there seems to be something peculiar happening in contemporary Australian politics: an ousted leader -Kevin Rudd - that was seen to be toxic before the last election is preferred in opinion polls over the current prime minister - Julia Gillard - and the current opposition leader - Tony Abbott. And in more recent days we have had efforts to patch an obvious chasm between the prime minister and former prime minister with what's known as the Kiss.
So, here is the quick interpretation of these two events. Although it is slow and lugubrious, we are seeing the decline in the institutional organisation of the Labour Party in Australia. The details of its decline have been charted for some time, but what is emerging is a distance developing between the sources of labour's strength with, for example, unions and the way in which it organises its politics. Rising from political ashes is Kevin Rudd because his original rise was not organised directly through factions or unions, but in a peculiar bid to a personalisation of politics through perhaps a political bureaucracy of connections. Rudd's institutional power was always weak because of its different tactical positioning that led him to both oppositional leader and the prime ministership in 2007. Labour's embrace of this strategy to electoral success was always lukewarm because of its disconnect from - once again - factions and other institutional sites in the Labour Party.
In contrast, one of the elements that remains a shackle around the leadership of Prime Minister Julia Gillard is that she has had to tread through this institutional territory to achieve her current status. Indeed, the career of Julia Gillard - a woman in the very masculine game of labour/union politics - has served as a form of repression of the Gillard persona, a constraint that manifests itself in her speaking style, in her penchant for repetition, and in her very careful media presence. She has negotiated the shoals of infighting in Labour and labour effectively. However, those techniques do not necessarily make it easier for her to represent herself as a distinctive leader in national politics.
It is not that Kevin Rudd is likeable; it is that his organisation of power was derived from populist sources despite his bureaucratic tendencies. Appearing on network 7's Sunrise morning program for two years prior to 2007 allowed Rudd to humanise himself and to construct a distinctive persona that played in the contemporary politics slightly removed from the institutional structure of party politics.
The Kiss between Gillard and Rudd is an interesting turn. It is invested - saturated really - with affect and perhaps affection. However, the interpretation is one of coldness - a disconnect because of the past animosity between the leader who ousted the past leader. All of this underlines the way that both persona and affect are at play in contemporary politics and are whittling away at the institutions of political parties. Political leadership is now a display of a public presentation of the self that can embody sentiment. Both, through the kiss, demonstrated their inability to translate politics into the personal.
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There was increased tension between the people but I think that there is more type of political unity going on. It was a good article on the ongoing situation.
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Here's a 30 minute discussion on WNYC's Leonard Lopate show between Paula Vogel, Bartlett Sher, and Denver Theatre Center's AD Kent Thompson on What's the Deal with Regional Theatre??? Or something like that.
Mildly interesting. But I'm torn. On the one hand, yay for Lopate even devoting this much air time to a theatre discussion in the mainstream media not promoting "Grease." These are three smart, formidable theatre artists who--though quite successful and well known to theatre geeks--are not household names. On the other hand: how do you have a 30 minute discussion about regional theatre vs New York without ever broaching the difference between nonprofit and commercial economics? (i.e. never defining whether "New York theatre" just means Broadway, and never clarifying that most "Off Broadway" is nonprofit.)
But I guess I found it more valuable than Mike Daisey, who likens the conversation to "listening to the activity director on the aft deck of the Titanic discuss what we'll be working on during this first exciting translatlantic journey."
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Oh Jebus.
Without discussing the economics... what's the point? In these times especially, it seems irresponsible for a sector that has such major economic spin-off to avoid talking about it, or the marketing of itself.
I love Leonard Lopate, but... sheesh!
Hmmmmm. Do we credit them for 'nice effort?'
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[Teaser Tuesdays] The Painted Veil
on Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: * Grab your current read
The Painted Veil is a classic by W.Somerset Maugham. The story is about a beautiful young woman named Kitty Fane, who unsatisfied with her marriage starts an affair with charming Charles Townsend. When her husband Walter finds out, he sets out a vengeance—Kitty must follow him to his new posting as a bacteriologist in remote mainland China to fight the cholera epidemic.
‘Why don’t you go to him and throw yourself on his mercy? If he’s as much in love with you as you say he’s bound to forgive you.’ ‘How little you know him!’
[Review] Clouded Vision by Linwood Barclay
on Sunday, May 29, 2011
Title: Clouded Vision Author: Linwood Barclay Page: 96 pages Genre: Short Stories, Mystery/Thriller
Subject: Murder First Published: 2011
Ellie wakes covered in blood. She’s trapped in a car on a frozen lake. CRACK. The ice is breaking. One more crack and the car will plunge into the water below, taking Ellie with it …
Meet Keisha Ceylon—she’s a nasty piece of work. She tricks families with visions she says will lead them to missing loved ones. However, one of those dodgy visions gets too close to the truth. Someone doesn’t like it—and they’re ready to kill to keep a terrible secret safe.
- Synopsis from book cover
Good old thriller with an interesting main character. I was sold by the very first sentence. When reading a thriller as a short story you know that it’s going to be fast-paced and straight forward—and after reading series of books with hundreds of pages, sometimes that’s just what you need =)
What I did not expect was that I find this book quite enjoyable. The storyline is o…
[Review] The Prince of Mist by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
on Saturday, May 28, 2011
Title: The Prince of Mist, originally in Spanish: El Principe de la Niebla Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Translated to English by: Lucia Graves Page: 202 pages Genre: Young Adults, Paranormal
Subject: Brothers and Sisters, Magic First Published: 2010 (Spanish edition: 1993)
1943. As war sweeps across Europe, Max Carver's father moves his family away from the city, to an old wooden house on the coast. But as soon as they arrive, strange things begin to happen: Max discovers a garden filled with eerie statues; his sisters are plagued by unsettling dreams and voices; a box of old films opens a window to the past. Most unsettling of all are rumours about the previous owners and the mysterious disappearance of their son. As Max delves into the past, he encounters the terrifying story of the Prince of Mist, a sinister shadow who emerges from the night to settle old scores, then disappears with the first mists of dawn.
- Synopsis from LibraryThing
Carlos Ruiz Zafón has been one of my favorit…
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[Review] The Hand That First Held Mine by Maggie O’Farrell
Title: The Hand That First Held Mine Author: Maggie O’Farrell Page: 374 pages Genre: Contemporary Fiction
Subject: Psychological Fiction, Family Secrets, Motherhood, London (England) First Published: 2010
Fresh out of university and in disgrace, Lexie Sinclair is waiting for life to begin. When the sophisticated Innes Kent turns up on her doorstep in rural Devon, she realises she can’t wait no longer, and leaves for London. There, Lexie carves out a new life for herself at the heart of bohemian 1950s Soho, with Innes by her side.
In the present, Ted and Elina no longer recognise their lives after the arrival of their first child. Elina, an artist, wonders if she will ever paint again, while Ted is disturbed by memories of his own childhood—memories that don’t tally with his parents’ version of events.
As Ted search for answers gathers momentum, so a portrait is revealed of two women separated by fifty years, but linked by their passionate refusal to settle for ordinary lives.
- Syno…
[Teaser Tuesdays] The Bronze Horseman
I am currently reading The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons. It’s quite a long story—600+ pages—and I’m only about halfway through. But I am enjoying it very much I wish I don’t have to go to work so I can read all day long!
It is a magnificent epic of love and war during Russia’s struggle against Hitler’s invasion. This week’s teaser is a bit longer than usual but I just have to put it here—the writing was so beautiful!
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Mailbox Monday [6]
on Monday, May 16, 2011
Mailbox Monday was created by Marcia @ A Girl and Her Books, and hosted by Mari Reads for the month of May.
I have read Jonathan Safran Foer, Jed Rubenfeld, Kate Morton, Maggie O’Farrell and Carlos Ruiz Zafón before so I’m particularly excited to get these books:
Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer The Death Instinct by Jed Rubenfeld The Distant Hours by Kate Morton The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O’Farrell The Prince of Mist by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
And these books I discovered while blog hopping:
The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons
The Heart of the Night by Judith Lennox
The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham
[Review] At Home with the Templetons by Monica McInerney
Title: At Home with the Templetons: A Novel Author: Monica McInerney Page: 593 pages Genre: Contemporary Fiction
Subject: Victoria (Australia), Country Life, Friendship, Domestic Fiction First Published: 2010
When the Templeton family from England takes up residence in a stately home in country Australia, they set the locals talking—and with good reason. From the outside, the seven Templetons seem so unusual … peculiar even. No one is more intrigued by the family than their neighbours, single mother Nina Donovan and her son Tom. Before long, the two families become entwined in unexpected way, to the delight of Gracie, the youngest of the Templeton daughters.
In the years that follow, the relationships between the Templetons and the two Donovans twist and turn in unpredictable and life-changing directions, until a tragedy tears them all apart. What will it take to bring them together again?
At Home with the Templetons I would say is a great read, easily readab…
[Review] The Memory of Love by Aminatta Forna and Solar by Ian McEwan
on Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Title: The Memory of Love Author: Aminatta Forna Page: 464 pages Genre: Contemporary Fiction
Subject: Psychologists, Surgeons, Sierra Leone - History - Civil War (1991- 2002) First Published: 2010
Freetown, Sierra Leone: a devastating civil war has left an entire populace with terrible secrets to keep. In the capital's hospital Kai, a gifted young surgeon is plagued by demons that are beginning to threaten his livelihood. Elsewhere in the hospital lies Elias Cole, a university professor who recalls the love that obsessed him.
Title: Solar Author: Ian McEwan Page: 304 pages Genre: Contemporary Fiction
Subject: Middle-aged Men, Physicists, Marital Conflict, Global Warming - Prevention First Published: 2010
Michael Beard is a Nobel prize-winning physicist whose best work is behind him. Trading on his reputation, he speaks for enormous fees, lends his name to the letterheads of renowned scientific institutions and half-heartedly heads a government-backed initiative tackling global war…
Theme Thursday [6]-Female Person
Theme Thursdays is a fun weekly event that will be open from one Thursday to the next. Anyone can participate in it. The rules are simple:
A theme will be posted each week (on Thursdays) Select a conversation/snippet/sentence from the current book you are reading Mention the author and the title of the book along with your post It is important that the theme is conveyed in the sentence (you don’t necessarily need to have the word)
Ex: If the theme is KISS; your sentence can have “They kissed so gently” or “Their lips touched each other” or “The smooch was so passionate” This will give us a wonderful opportunity to explore and understand different writing styles and descriptive approaches adopted by authors.
Theme Thursdays is hosted by Kavyen @ Reading Between Pages.
As for the children. No gratitude from them either, ever. That brat Charlotte was the worst of them, the arrogant little cow. What she needed was a good kick up the …. As for Audrey – had there ever been a more self-…
[Review] The Little Book by Selden Edwards
Title: The Little Book: A Novel Author: Selden Edwards Page: 486 pages Genre: Historical Fiction
Subject: Time Travel, Vienna (Austria), Austria - History - 1867 - 1918 First Published: 2008
An irresistible triumph of the imagination more than thirty years in the making, The Little Book is a breathtaking love story that spans generations, ranging from fin de siècle Vienna through the pivotal moments of the twentieth century. - Synopsis from Goodreads
The Little Book is a story about Frank “Wheeler” Standish Burden III who in present time San Francisco of the year 1988 suddenly finds himself mysteriously transported to 1897 Vienna. Wheeler comes from a long-standing accomplished (and Harvard-educated) lineage dating back from his grandfather, Frank Burden who was an athlete competing in the first modern Olympic. His father Frank Burden Jr. whom Wheeler never really knew was also an athlete and a war-hero who perished during the WWII. Even Wheeler himself, staying true to his namesake, i…
Books that found their way to my bookshelves this week:
When the Templeton family takes up residence in an imposing and long-empty manor in the countryside of Victoria, Australia, the locals begin to buzz with gossip. The seven Templetons moved from England and seem unusual, peculiar even—especially when they begin to lead tours through the stately home while dressed in period costume. No one is more intrigued by the family than their neighbors, single mother Nina Donovan and her son, Tom. Though they try to keep their distance from the often shocking Templeton dramas, Nina and Tom find their lives unexpectedly entwined with this enigmatic family, much to the delight of Gracie, the youngest Templeton daughter. Then one day, a tragedy tears them all apart. In the grand estate, the stage is set for years of betrayal and heartbreak, love and affection, to be revealed—and, perhaps,…
[Review] The Heretic’s Daughter by Kathleen Kent
Title: The Heretic's Daughter: A Novel Author: Kathleen Kent Page: 348 pages Genre: Historical Fiction
Subject: Salem Witch Trials, Salem - Massachusettes (1600 - 1775) First Published: 2008
In 1752, Sarah Carrier Chapman, weak with infirmity, writes a letter to her granddaughter, revealing the secret she has closely guarded for six decades. Her story begins a little more than a year before the Salem witch trials, when she and her family arrive in a New England community already gripped by superstition and fear. Hysteria escalates as neighbor is pitted against neighbor, friend against friend, until more than two hundred men, women, and children are swept in prison---Sarah’s mother, Martha Carrier, among them. In an attempt to protect her children, Martha asks Sarah to commit an act of heresy---a lie that will most surely condemn Martha even as it will save her daughter.
I have heard about the Salem witch trials but never really read anything about it. I …
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The alleged hacking of the DNC was a legal fiction forced upon us by the deep state
Discussion in 'Latest Political News and Current Events' started by resident_evil, Aug 15, 2019.
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Serious CYA by Democrats and their contractors. The big government that Democrats so very much love, love, love were never given the servers allegedly hacked so they could be forensically investigated. The Democrats once again steal the truth (a.k.a. lie).
CrowdStrike, the controversial cybersecurity firm that the Democratic National Committee chose over the FBI in 2016 to examine its compromised computer servers, never produced an un-redacted or final forensic report for the government because the FBI never required it to, the Justice Department has admitted.
The revelation came in a court filing by the government in the pre-trial phase of Roger Stone, a long-time Republican operative who had an unofficial role in the campaign of candidate Donald Trump. Stone has been charged with misleading Congress, obstructing justice and intimidating a witness.
The filing was in response to a motion by Stone’s lawyers asking for “unredacted reports” from CrowdStrike in an effort to get the government to prove that Russia hacked the DNC server. “The government … does not possess the information the defandant seeks,” the filing says.
In his motion, Stone’s lawyers said he had only been given three redacted drafts. In a startling footnote in the government’s response, the DOJ admits the drafts are all that exist. “Although the reports produced to the defendant are marked ‘draft,’ counsel for the DNC and DCCC informed the government that they are the last version of the report produced,” the footnote says.
In other words CrowdStrike, upon which the FBI relied to conclude that Russia hacked the DNC, never completed a final report and only turned over three redacted drafts to the government.
https://consortiumnews.com/2019/06/...ed-russian-hacking-because-none-was-produced/
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resident_evil, Aug 15, 2019
Raoul_Luke I feel a bit lightheaded. Maybe you should drive.
Crickets! Like I have been saying all along, the "Russians" did not steal the DNC emails that ended up in Wikileaks' possession.
US Courts apply far tougher standards to evidence than do the intelligence community and the pundits who loll around lazily, feeding from the intelligence PR trough. This (hardly surprising) reality was underscored when a Dallas financial adviser named Ed Butowsky sued National Public Radio and others for defaming him about the role he played in controversial stories relating to Rich. On August 7, NPR suffered a setback, when US District Court Judge Amos Mazzant affirmed a lower court decision to allow Butowsky’s defamation lawsuit to proceed.
Judge Mazzant ruled that NPR had stated as “verifiable statements of fact” information that could not be verified, and that the plaintiff had been, in effect, accused of being engaged in wrongdoing without persuasive sourcing language.
Imagine! – “persuasive sourcing” required to separate fact from opinion and axes to grind! An interesting precedent to apply to the ins and outs of Russiagate. In the courts, at least, this is now beginning to happen. And NPR and others in similarly vulnerable positions are scurrying around for allies. The day after Judge Mazzant’s decision, NPR enlisted help from discredited Yahoo! News pundit Michael Isikoff (author, with David Corn, of the fiction-posing-as-fact novel Russian Roulette). NPR gave Isikoff 37 minutes on its popular Fresh Air program to spin his yarn about how the Seth Rich story got started. You guessed it; the Russians started it. No, we are not making this up.
It is far from clear that Isikoff can be much help to NPR in the libel case against it. Isikoff’s own writings on Russiagate are notably lacking in “verifiable statements of fact” – information that cannot be verified. Watch, for example, his recent interviewwith Consortium News Editor Joe Lauria on CN Live!
Isikoff admitted to Lauria that he never saw the classified Russian intelligence document reportedly indicating that three days after Rich’s murder the Russian SVR foreign intelligence service planted a story about Rich having been the leaker and was killed for it. This Russian intelligence “bulletin,” as Isikoff called it, was supposedly placed on a bizarre website that Isikoff admitted was an unlikely place for Russia to spread disinformation. He acknowledged that he only took the word of the former prosecutor in the Rich case about the existence of this classified Russian document.
In any case, The Washington Post, had already debunked Isikoff’s claim (which later in his article he switched to being only “purported”) by pointing out that Americans had already tweeted the theory of Rich’s murder days before the alleged Russian intervention.
‘Persuasive Sourcing’ & Discovery??
Butowsky’s libel lawsuit can now proceed to discovery, which will include demands for documents and depositions that are likely to shed light on whatever role Rich may have played in leaking to WikiLeaks. If the government obstructs or tries to slow-roll the case, we shall have to wait and see, for example, if the court will acquiesce to the familiar government objection that information regarding Rich’s murder must be withheld as a state secret? Hmmm. What would that tell us?
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/52092.htm
Thanks! x 1
Raoul_Luke, Aug 16, 2019
Raoul_Luke said: ↑
The left is about theft. When they don't answer here it is because they got caught stealing, in this case the truth, and to keep up the lie they ignore answering the truth.
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DALLAS (SMU) – The Mustangs dropped a heartbreaker, 2-1, to No. 18 Memphis on Senior Day at Westcott Field.
The first half looked promising for the Mustangs as they were able to generate a goal in the 10th minutes. SMU strung together a series of passes in the attacking third ending with Torres finding Bishop who played the ball to Blair Thorpe down the right side. Thorpe, the senior playing in her last game at Westcott, fired one from near the corner of the goal area that sailed over the keeper to beat the vaunted Memphis Defense.
The Tiger defense came into the game as one of the strongest in the country, recording an incredible 10 shutouts in 12 games. Before the conclusion of the fist period the Mustang D made a series of remarkable plays to deny Memphis from close range, the sequence included a pair of saves by keeper Catie Brown and a goal-preventing block on the goal line from Mary Meehan.
In the second half, the Tigers generated a run of corners in the early minutes, eventually finding the net with Elizabeth Woerner scoring on an assist from Olivia Gauthier. Memphis went ahead four minutes later with the score beginning after a takeaway near midfield leading to a breakaway. The conference's leading scorer, Clarissa Larisey, went around the keeper for the go-ahead finish.
SMU couldn't match the goal in the final 30 minutes of the contest, extending Memphis' winning streak to 10. The Mustang's fell to 8-5-1 on the season, and finished 2018 with a 5-2 record at Westcott Field. The Tigers improved to 12-1 and stayed undefeated in conference.
After the game. the four seniors, Vanessa Valadez, Blair Thorpe, Haley Thompson and Catie Brown were honored on the field by the fans, coaching staff and teammates for their Mustang careers.
Next up, the Mustangs get an open weekend before heading to the Sunshine State to take on UCF and USF.
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Cornyn files bill to speed up floodgate construction process
Credit where credit is due.
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn filed legislation Wednesday that he says would expedite the long process of constructing a hurricane protection system for the Texas coast, including the particularly vulnerable Houston region.
But while local officials cheered the high-profile support, it’s unclear how much the measure would actually speed anything up.
Most agree on the need to build a project known as the “coastal spine” — a massive floodgate and barrier system — to protect the Houston region from a devastating hurricane that could kill thousands and cripple the national economy. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has estimated that construction on any such system for Texas couldn’t begin until 2024 at the earliest.
Cornyn’s bill is intended to hurry things along by requiring the Corps to take local studies into account and by eliminating the need for Congress to authorize construction of whatever project the Corps recommends.
The Corps has already said it would consider locally done studies, however. And while getting rid of the need for Congressional authorization could shave off a small amount of time, the real hurdle will be getting Congress to help fund what is sure to be a multi-billion-dollar project.
“The devil’s in the details, right?” said Bob Mitchell, president of the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership. “But I will tell you that for the senator to step up and start this process is very positive, and it can’t do anything but help … the positive is Senator Cornyn has done something, and we’ve got to build on it.”
See here, here, and here for the background. Shortly thereafter, Cornyn’s bill had a House companion.
Two days after U.S. Sen. John Cornyn filed legislation seeking to expedite a hurricane protection plan for Texas, U.S. Rep. Randy Weber said he expects to introduce a companion bill in the U.S. House in the coming weeks.
The two Republicans hope their efforts will speed up the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ long process of studying, approving and building a hurricane protection system for the Texas coast. (The Army Corps has estimated that under a normal timeline, construction on such a system could not start until 2024 at the earliest.)
“We’re heightening awareness, we’re trying to get this ratcheted up as quickly as we can, so that when appropriations do come into play, we can say, ‘OK, here’s the project we’ve been talking about, here’s why it’s important, and we’re just one step closer to getting funding for it,'” Weber said Friday in a phone interview.
As you know, I have zero faith that Congress will pay for any of this. I think Cornyn will have a hard enough time just getting his bill to a vote in the Senate, and I have less faith that Weber can do the same in the dismal catastrophe that is the Republican-controlled House. Nonetheless, someone still has to file a bill like this, so kudos to Sen. Cornyn and Rep. Weber for taking the first step. They has their work cut out for them from here, and they are both a part of the reason why it’s basically impossible to get stuff like this done nowadays, but they did file their bills, so good on them for that. The Press has more.
Don’t expect Congress to pay for a Gulf Coast floodgate system
Obama signs Cornyn flood mitigation bill
Two Ike Dike updates
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Tagged: Army Corps of Engineers · budget · Congress · flooding · Galveston Bay · Gulf Coast Community and Protection District · Hurricane Ike · Hurricane Katrina · hurricanes · Ike Dike · Ike Floodgate · John Cornyn · Randy Weber · Senate · SSPEED · Texas
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Shelley Kennedy
Council results
With one race still up in the air as I draft this:
With early voting tallies and most of Saturday’s Election Day results posted, Houston’s three incumbent at-large council members facing runoffs had won, while District H incumbent Karla Cisneros held the slimmest of leads over challenger Isabel Longoria. Four other incumbents already have reclaimed their seats, having won outright on Nov. 5: Dave Martin (District E), Greg Travis (District G), Robert Gallegos (District I) and Martha Castex-Tatum (District K).
At least half of the 16-member council will be new — five current members are term-limited and three vacated their seats: Dwight Boykins (District D) made a failed bid for mayor, Amanda Edwards (At-Large 4) is seeking the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, and Steve Le (District F) decided not to seek re-election.
One council race will not be decided Saturday: The third-place finisher in District B has filed lawsuits contesting the election and challenging the second-place finisher’s eligibility, citing her 2007 felony theft conviction and a state law that appears to bar candidates with such convictions from running for office. No election date has been set.
The simplest way to summarize what happened is this tweet:
With all but one runoff decided, here’s what City Council looks like for @SylvesterTurner’s second term >
AL1: Knox
AL2: Robinson
AL3: Kubosh
AL4: Plummer
AL5: Alcorn
A: Peck
B: ?
C: Kamin
D: Evans-Shabazz
E: Martin
F: Thomas
G: Travis
H: ?
I: Gallegos
J: Pollard
K: Castex-Tatum
— Jasper Scherer (@jaspscherer) 11:28 PM – 14 December 2019
With 367 of 385 voting centers reporting, Karla Cisneros had a 25-vote lead over Isabel Longoria. It had been a 14-vote lead with 323 centers reporting. Longoria had chipped away at Cisneros’ lead all evening. I have to think this one is going to get recounted, so whatever the final numbers are, expect this to remain an unsettled question for a little longer.
The At Large results could have been better, but they were sufficiently close in #4 and #5 that they also could have been a lot worse. When Mayor Turner puts forward a new version of HERO, he should have ten of sixteen Council votes in his favor. We’ll see how that goes. In the meantime, congratulations to all the winners.
8 Day runoff 2019 campaign finance reports
We start with a Chron story.
Mayor Sylvester Turner raked in more than $1.7 million from late October through early December and spent roughly the same amount, leaving him with almost $600,000 for the final days of the runoff, according to a campaign finance report filed Friday.
The total marked a fundraising surge for Turner, who was aided by newly reset donor contribution limits for the runoff, though he still was outspent by Tony Buzbee, a millionaire trial lawyer and the mayor’s opponent in the Dec. 14 contest.
Buzbee, who is self-financing his campaign and refusing all campaign contributions, put $2.3 million of his own money into the campaign last month and spent almost $3.1 million between Oct. 27 and Wednesday, leaving him with about $524,000.
With a week to go in the election, Buzbee and Turner have now combined to spend about $19 million in what has become easily the most expensive Houston mayoral race yet. Buzbee has spent $11.8 million of the $12.3 million he has put into his campaign account, while Turner has spent $7.2 million since the middle of 2018.
As an earlier story notes, self-funding has only occasionally been a winning strategy in Houston. I don’t expect it to be any different this time, but I do note that Buzbee’s basic strategy has changed. I still haven’t seen a Buzbee TV ad since November, but we’ve gotten a couple of mailers (someone needs to clean up his database if he’s mailing to me), I’ve seen a bunch of web ads, and he’s been littering the streets with signs. Gotta spend that money on something.
Here’s a summary of the 8 day reports for the runoff:
Race Candidate Raised Spent Loan On Hand
Mayor Turner 1,741,906 1,722,625 0 597,624
Mayor Buzbee 2,300,000 3,076,360 0 524,420
A Peck 38,075 39,252 5,000 15,373
A Zoes 6,600 7,562 4,000 3,723
B Jackson
B Bailey 355 284 200 70
C Kamin 180,528 137,396 0 173,370
C Kennedy 35,160 18,343 0 25,995
D Shabazz 31,490 28,575 0 5,009
D Jordan 28,190 11,688 0 53,724
F Thomas
F Huynh
H Cisneros 54,700 75,012 0 41,632
H Longoria 36,945 32,906 0 20,946
J Rodriguez
J Pollard 38,016 47,147 40,000 22,864
AL1 Knox 69,710 49,857 0 16,073
AL1 Salhotra 128,672 121,736 0 64,150
AL2 Robinson 111,280 199,791 0 189,649
AL2 Davis 27,725 10,367 0 19,816
AL3 Kubosh 72,215 69,164 276,000 113,500
AL3 Carmouche 17,570 11,757 0 5,812
AL4 Plummer 41,915 44,501 21,900 12,443
AL4 Dolcefino 19,215 17,482 0 6,478
AL5 Alcorn 195,105 154,757 0 49,463
AL5 Dick 1,100 65,205 75,000 2,545
I think there must be some reports that have not been uploaded – the Chron story mentions Sandra Rodriguez’s numbers, but there was no report visible on Saturday. It and the others may be there on Monday. In the Council races, what we see here is a continuation of what we had seen before. Big fundraisers raised big money, others didn’t. Eric Dick did his spend-his-own-money-and-file-weird-reports thing. Most of the spending has not been particularly visible to me – I’ve gotten a mailer from Robinson and Turner, and that’s about it.
How much any of this moves the needle remains to be seen. As we know from the Keir Murray reports, the runoff electorate is very similar in nature to the November electorate. That’s obviously better for some candidates than for others. If you think of fundraising in runoffs as being like the betting markets to some extent, then we’re probably headed towards the expected results. We’ll see if there are any surprises in store.
Chron overview of the District C runoff
Runoff season means it’s time once again for candidate and race overviews.
Abbie Kamin
The runoff for Houston City Council District C features two first-time candidates vying to replace the term-limited Ellen Cohen.
Abbie Kamin, a 32-year-old civil rights lawyer, finished in first place in an Election Day field that included 13 candidates. Kamin said she was drawn to public service after seeing how all levels of government failed in their response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005, which struck New Orleans as she began her freshman year at Tulane University.
She said constituent service would be a top priority as a council member.
“One of the reasons I’m running for District C is city government really has the biggest impact on the day-to-day lives of people,” Kamin said. “We have a lot of challenges we’re facing, whether it’s flooding, traffic, our roads; but I think there’s tremendous opportunity in how we address those.”
Shelley Kennedy, 61, narrowly advanced to the runoff with a second-place finish. A health care consultant who also runs a small construction firm, Kennedy said she would be a moderate council member who would work to unite liberal and conservative residents.
“I’m running because I love Houston and I think I can make it a better place to live, work and play,” Kennedy said.
Through Oct. 28, Kamin had raised $313,392 and had $117,979 on hand. Kennedy had collected $97,655, of which $11,727 remained.
One issue that draws a clear contrast between the pair is Prop B, the ballot referendum voters passed last year which requires firefighter pay to be brought in line with police of corresponding rank and seniority.
Kamin said she believes firefighters deserve higher pay, but that outcome should be achieved through negotiations between the city and fire union.
Kennedy supported the ballot initiative. Since a judge has since ruled Prop B unconstitutional, Kennedy said the labor dispute should be resolved by binding arbitration.
I highlighted that last bit because as the story notes the two candidates broadly agree on most things. You can hear them talk in more detail about a variety of topics in the interviews I did with them – here’s Kamin, here’s Kennedy – and draw your own conclusions. I don’t have a whole lot to add to this – I feel like most people should have at least some idea of who these candidates are, and from there which one they’d pick – but if you live in C and voted for someone else in round one, these are your chances to learn more and make your choice for the runoff.
Interview with Shelley Kennedy
District C has been represented by Republicans and Democrats over the years, from the likes of Vince Ryan and Ellen Cohen to Martha Wong and Ann Clutterbuck. This cycle it showed a distinctive Democratic lean, with about 60% of the total vote going to candidates with a Democratic history and putting two Dems in the runoff. Shelley Kennedy is an entrepreneur who runs a health care consulting and wellness company who has served on the boards of BikeHouston, the Human Rights Campaign, Keep Houston Beautiful Commission, and the Independent Police Oversight Board. She’s also a longtime Democratic activist who has served on the State Democratic Executive Committee and for two terms as the Chair in Senate District 15. Here’s my interview with her:
You can still refer to the Erik Manning spreadsheet for your race and candidate information. The July finance reports that include District C are here, and the 30 day finance reports are here.
Initial thoughts on Election 2019
All bullet points, all the time…
– Here’s my opening statement on the election returns debacle. We have more information about this now, but we still need more before we can go anywhere else with it.
– All incumbents want to win without runoffs, but for an incumbent that was forced into a runoff, Mayor Turner did pretty darned well. Including Fort Bend, he got about 12K more votes than Buzbee and King combined, and missed by about 2K outscoring Buzbee plus King plus Boykins. Suffice to say, he’s in a strong position for the runoffs.
– We are going to have a cubic buttload of runoffs. In addition to the Mayor, there are seven district Council runoffs, all five At Large Council races, two HISD races, two HCC races, and HD148. We might have had pretty decent overall turnout without the Mayor’s race included, but with it at the top it will be a lot like a November election. I’ll put the initial over/under at about 175K, which is roughly the 2009 Mayoral election runoff total.
– Among those Council runoffs are districts B and D, which along with HISD II and IV and HCC 2 will favor Turner. There are no runoffs in E or G, which would have favored Buzbee, and the runoff in A is almost certain to be a serene, low-money affair. Districts C and J went for King in the 2015 runoffs, but the runoffs in those districts involve only Democratic candidates. Turner has a lot more wind at his back than Buzbee does.
– For a more visual representation of the above, see this Mike Morris tweet. Nearly all of those Buzbee areas are in districts A, E, and G.
– In a sense, the main event in November is the At Large runoffs, all five of which feature a Republican and a Democrat. A Council that includes Mike Knox, Willie Davis, Michael Kubosh, Anthony Dolcefino, and Eric Dick is a Council that (including the members in A, E, and G) is fully half Republican, and could thus throw a lot of sand into the gears of the second Turner administration (or really grease the wheels of a Buzbee administration, if you want to extend the metaphor). Yes, I know, Council doesn’t really work like that, but the difference between that Council and one that includes three or more of Raj Salhotra, David Robinson, Janaeya Carmouche, Letitia Plummer, and Sallie Alcorn, is likely to be quite large. You want to have an effect on the direction Houston takes over the next four years, there you have it.
– Council could have been even more Republican, but at the district level it looks to remain at least as Democratic and possibly a little more so than it is now. Districts C and J may have gone for King in 2015 as noted, but Democrats Abbie Kamin and Shelley Kennedy are the choices in C (Greg Meyers and Mary Jane Smith finished just behind Kennedy), while Ed Pollard and Sandra Rodriguez are the contenders in J. (Yes, Pollard is considerably more conservative than most Dems, especially on LGBT issues. He’ll be the next Dwight Boykins in that regard if he wins.) District F has been (with a two-year break from 2013 to 2015) Republican going back to the 90s, but Tiffany Thomas is in pole position. She will no doubt benefit from the Mayoral runoff.
– I should note that in District C, the four candidates who were on a Greater Heights Democratic Club candidate forum I moderated in September – Kamin, Kennedy, Candelario Cervantez, and Amanda Wolfe; Kendra Yarbrough Camarena was also in the forum but switched to the HD148 race – combined for 55% of the vote in C. That’s a nice chunk of your HD134, CD02 and CD07 turf, and another illustration of how Donald Trump has helped kill the Republican Party in Harris County.
– Speaking of HD148, 69% of the vote there went to the Democratic candidates. Jessica Farrar got 68% in 2018, and she was on the high end.
– Remember when I said this about HD148 candidate Adrian Garcia? “It’s certainly possible some people will think he’s the County Commissioner, but whether they’d be happy to vote for him or confused as to why he’d be running for another office is a question I can’t answer.” I would say now the answer is “happy to vote for him”, because with all due respect I cannot see how he finishes third in that field if he was differently named. Low profile special elections are just weird.
– To be fair, name recognition also surely helped Dolcefino and Dick, neither of whom had much money. One had a famous name, and one has been a candidate multiple times, while littering the streets with his yard signs, so there is that.
– I’m just about out of steam here, but let me say this again: We. Must. Defeat. Dave. Wilson. Tell everyone you know to make sure they vote for Monica Flores Richart in the HCC 1 runoff. We cannot screw that up.
– If you still need more, go read Stace, Nonsequiteuse, and Chris Hooks.
Final results are in
Here they are. Refer to my previous post for the initial recap, I’m going to be very minimalist. Let’s do this PowerPoint-style, it’s already been a long day:
Mayor – Turner fell short of 50%, landing up a bit below 47%. He and Buzbee will be in a runoff. Which, if nothing else, means a much higher turnout for the runoff.
Controller: Chris Brown wins.
District A: Peck versus Zoes.
District B: Jackson versus Bailey.
District C: Kamin versus Kennedy. Gotta say, it’s a little surprising, but quite nice, for it to be an all-Dem runoff. Meyers came close to catching Kennedy, but she hung on to second place.
District D: Brad Jordan had a late surge, and will face Carolyn Evans-Shabazz in the runoff. If Evans-Shabazz wins, she’ll need to resign her spot on the HCC Board, so there would be another new Trustee if that happens.
District F: Thomas versus Huynh. Other than the two years we had of Richard Nguyen, this seat has pretty much always been held by a Republican. Tiffany Thomas has a chance to change that.
District H: Cisneros verusus Longoria.
District J: Pollard versus Rodriguez. Sandra Rodriguez had a late surge and nearly finished ahead of Pollard. Very evenly matched in Round One.
At Large #1: Knox versus Salhotra. Both candidates will benefit from the Mayoral runoff, though I think Raj may be helped more.
At Large #2: Robinson versus Davis, a rerun from 2015.
At Large #3: Kubosh slipped below 50% and will face Janaeya Carmouche in overtime.
At Large #4: Dolcefino versus Plummer. We will have somewhere between zero and four Republicans in At Large seats, in case anyone needs some non-Mayoral incentive for December.
At Large #5: Alcorn versus Eric Dick. Lord, please spare me Eric Dick. I don’t ask for much.
HISD: Dani Hernandez and Judith Cruz ousted incumbents Sergio Lira and Diana Davila. Maybe that will make the TEA look just a teeny bit more favorably on HISD. Kathy Blueford Daniels will face John Curtis Gibbs, and Matt Barnes had a late surge to make it into the runoff against Patricia Allen.
HCC: Monica Flores Richart inched up but did not make it to fifty percent, so we’re not quite rid of Dave Wilson yet. Rhonda Skillern-Jones will face Kathy Lynch-Gunter in that runoff.
HD148: A late surge by Anna Eastman gives her some distance between her and Luis La Rotta – Eastman got 20.34%, La Rotta 15.84%. The Republican share of the vote fell from 34% to 32%, right on what they got in this district in 2018.
Now you are up to date. Go get some sleep.
2019 election results: Houston and Metro
Unfortunately, we have to start with this:
Results of Tuesday’s election could take until 2 a.m. Wednesday after the Texas Secretary of State issued a new regulation that upended plans by the Harris County Clerk’s Office to speed vote counting.
The first tubs containing electronic ballot cards from across Harris County arrived at central count just before 9:30 p.m., where election judges and poll watchers waited to see the vote count in action.
Dr. Diane Trautman said she had hoped to have votes come in from 10 countywide drop-off locations, fed in through a secured intranet site, leading to faster results on election night.
Instead, Secretary Ruth R. Hughs ordered on Oct. 23 that law enforcement officers would instead escort the ballot box memory cards from each of the 757 polling sites to the central counting station.
That change, made nearly two weeks before Election Day, led to a major delay that left voters wondering for hours how races up and down ballot would turn out.
Early election results trickled in shortly after 7 p.m., but remained virtually unchanged for hours Tuesday.
Here’s the County Clerk’s statement about that order. I don’t know what was behind it, but it sure did gum things up. In the end, final results were not available till quite late, with no more partial results after midnight because producing those was slowing down the input process. Here’s the later statement on when results would be expected. Suffice to say, this was a mess, and no one is happy about it all. Expect there to be an extended fight between the County Clerk and SOS offices.
Anyway. I’m still groggy from a late night, so I’m going to hit the highlights, and we’ll get final results later. Here we go.
Mayor: Turner leads, is close to a majority.
Mayor Sylvester Turner held a wide lead over Tony Buzbee in limited early returns late Tuesday and was within striking distance of an outright re-election win, though it was unclear at press time if he would secure enough votes to avoid a runoff.
Buzbee, a millionaire trial lawyer, jumped out to an early second-place lead that he appeared likely to retain over Bill King, an attorney and businessman who narrowly lost a 2015 runoff to Turner but struggled this time to compete financially with Buzbee, his main rival for conservative votes.
With a small share of Election Day precincts reporting, Turner remained a shade under the majority vote share he would need to avoid a December runoff against Buzbee.
Councilman Dwight Boykins, who competed with Turner for the support of Democratic and black voters, trailed in fourth place, while former councilwoman Sue Lovell was further behind in fifth. Seven other candidates combined for the remaining share of the vote.
Adding in the Fort Bend results, and we get the following:
Turner 63,359 47.28%
Buzbee 39,361 29.37%
King 17,878 13.34%
Boykins 7,848 5.86%
Lovell 1,433 1.07%
The Rest 4,121 3.08%
Three things to think about: One, Turner has at this point more votes than Buzbee and King combined, so if we do go to a runoff that’s not a bad position to start with. Two, the Election Day results reported so far came mostly from Districts A, C, E, and G, so they would be more favorable to Buzbee and King than the city as a whole. And three, the election polling was pretty accurate, especially at pegging the support levels for Boykins and Lovell.
Oh, and a fourth thing: Tony Buzbee’s drunken Election Night speech. Yowza.
Controller: Incumbent Chris Brown leads
It’s Brown 62,297 and Sanchez 54,864 adding in Fort Bend, and again with mostly Republican votes from yesterday (Sanchez led the Election Day tally by about 1,700 votes). Barring a big surprise, Brown has won.
City Council: Most incumbents have big leads, and there’s gonna be a lot of runoffs. To sum up:
District A: Amy Peck has 44.3%, George Zoes 16.8%
District B: Tarsha Jackson 21.0%, Renee Jefferson Smith 15.1%, Cynthia Bailey 13.7%, Alvin Byrd 10.7%
District C: Abbie Kamin 30.8%, Shelley Kennedy 15.8%, Greg Meyers 14.4%, Mary Jane Smith 14.0%
District D: Carolyn Evans-Shabazz 19.0%, Carla Brailey 12.3%, Brad Jordan 11.9%, Rashad Cave 11.4%, Jerome Provost 10.4%, Andrew Burks 10.3%
District E: Dave Martin easily wins
District F: Tiffany Thomas 39%, Van Huynh 24%, Richard Nguyen 18%
District G: Greg Travis easily wins
District H: Karla Cisneros 38.9%, Isabel Longoria 27.5%, Cynthia Reyes-Revilla 24.0%
District I: Robert Gallegos easily wins
District J: Edward Pollard 32.4%, Sandra Rodriguez 26.4%, Barry Curtis 19.7%
District K: MArtha Castex-Tatum easily wins
At Large #1: Mike Knox 38.1%, Raj Salhotra 21.1%, Yolanda Navarro Flores 16.3%, Georgia Provost 14.7%
At Large #2: Davis Robinson 38.9%, Willie Davis 28.8%, Emily DeToto 18.8%
At Large #3: Michael Kubosh 50.8%, Janaeya Carmouche 20.6%
At Large #4: Anthony Dolcefino 22.9%, Letitia Plummer 16.4%, Nick Hellyar 12.8%, Ericka McCrutcheon 11.3%, Bill Baldwin 10.5%
At Large #5: Sallie Alcorn 23.2%, Eric Dick 22.0%, no one else above 10
Some of the runoff positions are still very much up in the air. Michael Kubosh may or may not win outright – he was only at 46% on Election Day. Name recognition worth a lot (Dolcefino, Dick) but not everything (both Provosts, Burks). Not much else to say but stay tuned.
HISD: Davila and Lira are going to lose
Dani Hernandez leads Sergio Lira 62-38, Judith Cruz leads Diana Davila 64-36. Kathy Blueford Daniels is close to fifty percent in II but will likely be in a runoff with John Curtis Gibbs. Patricia Allen, Reagan Flowers, and Matt Barnes in that order are in a tight battle in IV.
HCC: No story link on the Chron front page. Monica Flores Richart leads the execrable Dave Wilson 47-34 in HCC1, Rhonda Skillern-Jones leads with 45% in HCC2 with Kathy Lynch-Gunter at 26%, and Cynthia Lenton-Gary won HCC7 unopposed.
Metro: Headed to easy passage, with about 68% so far.
That’s all I got for now. Come back later for more.
30 day campaign finance reports: Open City Council seats, part 1
As before, my look at the July 2019 finance reports for these candidates is here, and all of the finance reports that I have downloaded and reviewed are in this Google folder. Except for the reports that were filed non-electronically, which you can find here. Erik Manning’s invaluable spreadsheet remains my source for who’s in what race.
Candidate Raised Spent Loan On Hand
Peck 17,700 18,543 5,000 19,391
Coryat 8,585 3,899 0 3,303
AyersWilson 5,045 5,030 0 15
Cherkaoui 6,100 6,773 8,000 2,062
Zoes 3,025 4,717 4,000 4,401
Myers 951 1,192 0 0
J Smith 15,025 31,200 0 9,032
Byrd 11,095 13,774 2,500 5,063
Quintana 10,868 4,632 0 6,505
Jackson 10,105 18,378 0 8,025
K-Chernyshev 10,730 70,262 11,000 0
Bailey 2,925 1,032 200 5,705
Anderson 1,250 0 0 0
Bryant 373 1,331 1,011 53
Kirkmon
Gillam
G Wilson
Kamin 89,742 37,377 0 177,882
Kennedy 35,031 32,928 0 12,056
Smith 26,138 33,001 0 30,175
Nowak 18,813 15,941 2,000 4,871
Cervantez 13,367 2,802 0 10,564
Marshall 9,350 6,922 0 2,527
Scarbrough 8,015 2,916 0 23,544
Meyers 5,003 15,181 35,000 36,729
Wolfe 2,373 1,154 0 1,238
Hill 2,604 2,604 0 0
Ganz 500 605 0 90
House 500 500 0 0
Walker (SPAC) 1,500 128 144 471
Brailey 28,406 19,090 11,853 9,550
Jordan 19,845 18,226 0 36,719
Moore 12,533 946 1,500 13,087
McGee 8,108 4,227 0 3,880
Hamilton 8,786 4,330 0 4,456
Christian 6,640 6,070 0 570
Provost 6,100 3,560 0 2,457
Cave 4,515 4,278 4,500 237
Grissom 0 0 0 0
E-Shabazz
This is what I meant when I expressed my surprise at the lack of money in the District A race. Peck has never been a big fundraiser, but she’s the only credible Republican in this race, unlike the 2009 and 2013 races. I’m honestly not sure what to make of this.
No one has raised that much in B either, but the cumulative total is more in line with what you’d expect. With such a large field, and multiple worthwhile candidates it’s credible that the donor class may wait to see who’s in the runoff and then pick a side.
The exact opposite situation exists in C, where Abbie Kamen continues to dominate fundraising, with Shelley Kennedy and Mary Jane Smith pulling in decent numbers. I expected more from Greg Meyers – it sure is nice to be able to write your own check – and Daphne Scarbrough has some cash on hand thanks to not spending much so far. If you’re Kamin, how much do you hold onto for the runoff, and how much do you feel you need to spend now to make sure you actually get into the runoff? It’s a big field, Kennedy is competing with her for the same voters, and there are plenty of Republicans in the district, so don’t overlook Smith or Meyers or Scarbrough. Runoffs are a sprint and it helps if you don’t have to hustle for dollars, but finishing third or fourth with $100K in the bank is like losing a walk-off with your closer still in the bullpen because you want to be prepared for extra innings.
District D is like B, with a wider distribution of money. Most of these candidates had no July report, as many of them entered close to or after July 1, following Dwight Boykins’ entry into the Mayor’s race. Brad “Scarface” Jordan was the only real fundraiser for that report. It’s not a huge surprise that he and Carla Brailey led the pack, but I could see the same “wait for the runoff” dynamic happen here. With a big field, you just never know what can happen.
I’ll wrap up the Houston reports next week, and move on to HISD and HCC as well as the Congressional quarterly. Let me know what you think.
Endorsement watch: Miscellania
We cover three endorsements today: HD148 (I presume the Chron is not endorsing in HD28), HISD IV, and City Council District C. Endorsements for the constitutional amendments were in the print edition on Saturday, I’ll run them on Tuesday. That leaves the Mayor and Controller, and I assume those will be in today’s print edition, and will have been online as of later in the day Saturday. I’ll get to those on Monday.
For today, we start with HD148 and the Chron’s recommendation of Anna Eastman in HD148.
Anna Eastman
Voters have their work cut out for them in making a choice because there are 14 candidates for the job, including 11 Democrats, two Republicans, and one independent — all of them appearing on a single unified ballot.
We recommend voters choose Anna Eastman, who was a respected member of the HISD board for eight years before she stepped down this year. Her HISD district included 75 percent of District 148.
Eastman stood out as a smart, dedicated member of the board who generally favored enlightened policies.
Should she win the House seat, she has a laundry list of issues she wants to tackle, including, of course, education, starting with improved teacher pay.
There are fifteen candidates running for this office, unless one of them has dropped out and I missed it. Not sure if the Chron knows something I don’t know or if they just goofed on the math. Either way, I agree that there are a plethora of good choices, and I’m kind of glad I don’t have to pick just one. My interviews with ten of these candidates can be found here, and a look at their 30 day finance reports is here. If you’re in HD148, who are you voting for?
Meanwhile, in another race with a lot of credible candidates, the Chron recommended Abbie Kamin in District C.
Houston City Council District C is home to one of the city’s most vibrant and prosperous neighborhoods, the Heights, and neighborhoods hit hardest by Hurricane Harvey. It’s also home to some of Houston’s most engaged residents, so it’s no surprise that so many candidates are competing to represent the district on City Council.
Council member Ellen Cohen, the city’s mayor pro-tem, faces a term limit and is not in the race.
To replace her, voters should choose Abbie Kamin, a bright, thoughtful civil rights attorney. Three other candidates also stood out as strong contenders, each impressing the editorial board during screening meetings.
Shelley Kennedy, who served under former Mayor Annise Parker on the Keep Houston Beautiful Commission and currently serves on city’s police oversight board, was compelling. So was Greg Myers, who served on the Houston Independent School District board from 2004 to 2016. Amanda Wolfe asked smart questions about Metro, and obviously has a firm grasp on neighborhood-level concerns within the district.
But it was Kamin, 32, who brought the best mix of policy smarts and a can-do spirit of compromise and team work. Those skills, as much as determination to fight for her constituents, are absolutely essential to success as a member of the Houston City Council.
Kamin is also a fundraising machine, and has a record of achievement that makes you realize how big a slacker you were in your 20s. Again, there are a lot of strong candidates in this race, and with 14 candidates anything can happen.
Finally, there’s Matt Barnes in HISD District IV.
In a 2018 op-ed published on these pages (“Houston ISD’s misdiagnosis and the cure” ), Matt Barnes issued a clarion call to Houstonians, asking qualified candidates to run for the Houston Independent School District board of trustees. “Those of you who are as angry as I am about young people growing up unprepared for adult life: Get ready. The cure to HISD’s governance problem starts with us running (and voting) in 2019.” After his preferred candidate decided to pass on this race, Barnes tossed his own hat into the ring for District 4 that is held by outgoing board member Jolanda Jones. The district includes the Third Ward, where Barnes has been a resident for 20 years.
Barnes, 48, is well-suited in experience, temperament and commitment to be an outstanding trustee. His professional background includes more than 20 years of involvement in education from pre-K to university, including his recent position as CEO of Educational Makeover, an organization dedicated to providing free coaching to parents. Not only is Barnes familiar with the dividing line between board of trustees and management, he also has served on several nonprofit boards. To prepare for this race, the radio talk show host immersed himself in data about the district and has staked out his priority for enhanced student achievement, early literacy. While the candidate does not support a takeover of the board by the Texas Education Agency, if the change does occur, Barnes promises to be a “bridge builder” between the appointed board and the community.
My interview with Matt Barnes is here. I know it seems weird to be electing HISD trustees when the TEA is about to appoint people who will have the real power, but someone has to oversee those appointees and hold the TEA to its promises and responsibilities. In that sense, the HISD Trustee elections are even more important than usual. Don’t blow them off.
July 2019 campaign finance reports: Open City Council seats, part 1
There are seven more Council races to examine, all open seats thanks to a couple of incumbents either stepping down (Steve Le in F) or running for something else (Dwight Boykins in D, at least for now). I’m going to split these into two posts, with Districts A, B, and C in this one. A look at the Council races with incumbents, plus the Controller’s race, is here. As before, my look at the January 2019 finance reports for Houston candidates is here, and all of the finance reports that I have downloaded and reviewed are in this Google folder. Except for the reports that were filed non-electronically, which you can find here. Erik Manning’s invaluable spreadsheet remains my source for who’s in what race.
Amy Peck – District A
Mehdi Cherkaoui – District A
Iesheia Ayers-Wilson – District A
Robin Anderson – District B
Cynthia Bailey – District B
Patricia Bourgeois – District B
Alvin Byrd – District B
Karen Kossie-Chernyshev – District B
William Dennis – District B
Tarsha Jackson – District B
James Joseph – District B
Alice Kirkmon – District B
Alyson Quintana – District B
Renee Jefferson Smith – District B
Rickey Tezino – District B
Ben White, Jr – District B
Huey Wilson – District B
Kendra Yarbrough Camarena – District C
Candelario Cervantez – District C
Anthony Dolcefino – District C
Rodney Hill – District C
Abbie Kamin – District C
Shelley Kennedy – District C
Greg Meyers – District C
Bob Nowak – District C
Daphne Scarbrough – District C
Mary Jane Smith – District C
Kevin Walker – District C
Amanda Kathryn Wolfe – District C
Cherkaoui 11,500 8,681 8,000 2,818
Ayers-Wilson
Anderson 1,465 820 0 540
Bailey 7,400 3,787 0 3,612
Byrd 15,809 10,731 2,500 7,195
K-Chernyshev
Dennis 1,000 0 0 1,000
Jackson 24,813 5,306 0 20,787
Quintana 10,868 4,632 0 6,505
Smith 53,167 27,958 0 25,208
Tezino
Camarena 13,638 12 0 13,625
Cervantez 1,954 46 0 1,908
Dolcefino 2,836 0 0 1,750
Kamin 175,490 44,557 0 141,382
Kennedy 39,651 40,600 0 6,677
Meyers 25,722 10,004 20,000 34,297
Nowak 13,186 8,697 0 4,488
Scarbrough 31,195 5,849 0 22,195
Wolfe 63 43 0 20
District A is pretty straightforward. Amy Peck, currently the Chief of Staff for incumbent Brenda Stardig and a two-time candidate (2009 and 2013) before this, is the seeming front-runner. She’s the fundraising leader and there are no other brand-name Republicans in this race for an open Republican seat, which when you look at the field size in basically every other open seat race is kind of a miracle. That said, her haul so far is hardly a deterrent, and there’s still a few weeks for anyone on the fence to jump in. If the election were today, I’d make her the solid favorite. Ask me again after the filing deadline.
District B is always a fascinating mixture of experienced candidates with solid backgrounds and resumes, perennials and gadflies, and intriguing outsiders who could upend the conventional wisdom. Alvin Byrd has been Chief of Staff to two different Council members. Tarsha Jackson was a force with the Texas Organizing Project with a long record of advocacy on criminal justice issues. Cynthia Bailey is a longtime civic activist who’s leading efforts to fight illegal dumping and clean up trash. Renee Jefferson Smith had a day named for her by City Council following her Harvey recovery work. And of course, there’s Willie D of the Geto Boys. He joined the race too late to do any fundraising; the others I named account for the bulk of what has been raised, with Smith in the lead. There are some great candidates running here in a race that won’t get much attention outside the district. That’s a shame.
The district that will get most of the attention, only partly because about half of all the candidates running for anything are here, is district C. Abbie Kamin is the fundraising powerhouse by far, but it’s a big field and it won’t take that much to make it to the inevitable runoff. Kamin is an advocate for voting rights and refugees and generally makes you wonder what you’ve done with your entire life when you look and she what she’s done so far. This is a purple district with a roughly even mix of Republican and Democratic candidates, with Kamin, 2010 candidate for HD138 Kendra Yarbrough Camarena, and entrpreneur/activist Shelley Kennedy as the leading contenders in the latter group. (Nick Hellyar was there with them till he moved to the At Large #4 race.)
Mary Jane Smith is the leading fundraiser among the Republican candidates. Interestingly, her bio notes her political activism and campaign experience, but doesn’t say which party she’s been active with. That’s easy enough to figure out with a little Google searching, but I do find it curious that she wouldn’t fly her flag proudly on her own webpage. (Also, too, if you were a power broker in the last election for a county party chair, you aren’t an “outsider” in any meaningful political sense.) Anyway, Greg Meyers is a former HISD Trustee who ran against State Rep. Hubert Vo a few years ago, and Daphne Scarbrough (you can find her webpage yourself) is a longtime anti-Metro zealot. And yes, Anthony Dolcefino is the son of Wayne. You can’t say there aren’t choices in this race. I’ll fill you in on the rest tomorrow.
January 2019 finance reports: City of Houston
It’s January, and you know what happens in January: Campaign finance reports get posted. This is a city of Houston election year, so first order of business is to look at the city of Houston finance reports. I’ve put all the candidate reports I could find from the city’s finance reporting site in this Google Drive folder, so they should all be visible. Now let’s look at the numbers:
Candidate Office Raised Spent Loan On Hand
Turner Mayor 1,240,587 633,726 0 2,853,986
Buzbee Mayor 0 541,957 2,000,000 1,458,042
King Mayor 0 1,677 110,000 108,516
Stardig PAC A 16,204 22,507 0 112,005
Peck A 0 750 5,000 4,250
Davis B 20,700 13,976 0 153,846
Cohen C 12,155 17,533 0 51,885
Hellyar C 26,663 5,398 0 19,957
Nowak C 5,426 1,356 0 4,069
Kennedy C 10,355 20 0 10,331
Boykins D 14,680 89,412 0 22,829
Martin E 11,750 22,922 0 121,055
Le F 48,425 7,787 30,823 51,207
Travis G 49,250 21,020 21,000 86,307
Cisneros H 25,250 5,645 0 68,167
Gallegos I 46,525 22,944 0 102,335
Laster J 8,500 16,174 0 170,823
Castex-Tatum K 28,710 15,913 0 16,593
Knox AL1 32,975 15,352 0 87,083
Robinson AL2 58,850 17,126 0 205,926
Kubosh AL3 33,875 16,035 276,000 102,700
Edwards AL4 60,346 45,727 0 168,581
Christie AL5 7,513 27,448 0 5,983
Alcorn AL5 145,906 9,483 0 134,922
Boone AL5 0 0 0 0
Brown Controller 91,547 17,145 75,000 199,405
McNeese ? 0 0 0 0
Adriatico ? 5,300 1,186 5,000 10,350
All Houston Mayors raise a lot of money, and Sylvester Turner is no exception. He also has the distinct advantage of not having a blackout period, as previous Mayors and Council members had, so he has a running start on 2019. Tony Buzbee has already loaned himself $2 million. Well, technically, he contributed it to himself. I can’t remember if you’re allowed to do that, or if he mis-filed this as a contribution when it’s really a loan that he doesn’t necessarily intend to pay back. Whatever the case, expect that he will continue to self-finance. As for King, he hasn’t really gotten started yet. I’ll need to go back and review his finance reports from 2015, but I do know that he loaned himself $650K in that race, and wasn’t that big a fundraiser outside of that. He wasn’t bad, just not in Turner or Adrian Garcia or Steve Costello’s league. My guess is he writes himself another check, but I don’t know how much of one he cuts. He can’t outraise Turner and I don’t see him out-spending Buzbee. I’m not totally sure where that leaves him, but we’ll see.
The Council group can be sorted into three buckets: Term-limited incumbents, incumbents up for re-election, and non-incumbents. I’m going to save the first group for a separate post, as they have the bigger question of “what next” to ponder. The incumbents who are running for re-election are by and large all in pretty good financial shape. Martha Castex-Tatum has the least on hand, but she also ran in recent memory. Dwight Boykins can self-fund if he wants to. He spent the most by far, with the single biggest expense being $6K for a holiday party. Everyone else is about where I’d expect them to be. No incumbent had an opponent who was in position to file a finance report as of January. As noted before, Raj Salhotra has filed for At Large #1; I am aware of some people who are considering At Large #3 and District F. The July finance reports will tell us much more.
Three of the four-so-far contenders for District C have reports – Nick Hellyar, Bob Nowak, Shelley Kennedy; Abbie Kamin didn’t announce till January. It’s too early to tell who might have a leg up on the field. Amy Peck was just getting started in recent weeks in District A. Keep an eye on Sallie Alcorn in At Large #5, who posted big league numbers in this report. Fundraising isn’t destiny, but it does help to get your name out, especially in a citywide race. I’ve also been told that Laurie Robinson will not be running after all, so Alcorn has a big head start. Marvin McNeese and Nelvin Adriatico did not indicate what office they were seeking in their reports.
As for Controller, Chris Brown did the top two things to smooth his path – he raised decent money, and he avoided doing anything that generated negative press. I won’t be surprised if he gets at most token opposition.
I’ll have some thoughts about the outgoing incumbents tomorrow, and I’ll post about the HISD and HCC reports in the coming days. In the meantime, let me know what you think.
The 2019 elections
We haven’t forgotten that there are some big elections on tap for us this year, have we? Let’s go a quick rundown.
May elections
Election campaigns are already in progress in the cities that have May elections, which includes big cities like San Antonio and Dallas, and smaller cities in our area like Pasadena, Sugar Land, and Pearland. Pasadena will be a hot zone again, with first-term Mayor Jeff Wagner up for re-election and local Democrats hoping to win the District A seat they came so close to in 2017, which would give them a 5-3 advantage on City Council. I don’t have much to say about these races yet, but I will note that my friend Nabila Mansoor is running for City Council in Sugar Land, so I wish her all the best with that.
Houston – Overview
This is the first city election since 2015, thanks to the change in the term limits law. It’s also the first city election since the election of Donald Trump, and the two high-turnout, Democratic-sweep elections in Harris County. How will that affect the course of this election? Normally, even if we have a hotly contested Mayor’s race, we’d be looking at 200 to 250K turnout max – less if the Mayor’s race was not contested – but with all the newly activated people from the past two years, will things change? The betting money always says No until events prove otherwise. The one other thing that may affect turnout this year is the Metro referendum, which itself will be conducted for the first time with no John Culberson in office. So many factors in play, so all I will say for now is don’t believe any firm, confident pronouncements. There’s a lot of room for variance and for doubt at this time.
It’s Sylvester Turner versus Bill King, Round 2, with the extra zest (maybe) of Tony Buzbee. And maybe others, too – will anyone be surprised if Ben Hall manages to get a story published about how he’s “thinking about” taking another shot at it? The last Mayor to fail to be re-elected was Kathy Whitmire in 1991. Past performance does not guarantee future outcomes, but I figure there’s a reason for that. It’s Turner’s election to lose, and King doesn’t have his signature talking point from 2015 now that pension reform has been achieved, by Turner. He’s clearly going to attack Turner, but as to what he might campaign on beyond that, I have no idea.
Honestly, I’ll be surprised if Chris Brown draws anything more than token opposition. Controller isn’t that sexy a job, and Brown hasn’t done anything to draw the bad kind of attention to himself.
Districts A, B, C, J, and At Large #5 are term limited. I’ve already received two invitations to like Facebook pages for District C candidates (Nick Hellyar and Bob Nowak), and I’m aware of at least two more such candidates (Shelley Kennedy and Abbie Kamin). Durrel Douglas listed some potential District B candidates a few weeks ago, and there are rumblings in the other slots as well. Raj Salhotra has announced a challenge to Mike Knox in At Large #1, while Laurie Robinson appears to be gearing up for another run in At Large #5. I’ll be reviewing the finance reports for January when they start to come out, which may yield a few more names. For now, let’s just say I expect a lot of activity, and not just in the open seats. Four years is a long time to go between city elections, and lots of people are in a mind to run for something.
UPDATE: Forgot to mention that Sallie Alcorn, who had been Steve Costello’s chief of staff, has announced her candidacy for AL5.
HISD
Assuming we have HISD Trustee elections this November – we should know that for sure by August – the following Trustees are up in 2019: Rhonda Skillern-Jones, Sergio Lira, Jolanda Jones, and Diana Davila. Far as I know, all are planning to run for re-election. Lira was elected to fill out Manuel Rodriguez’s unfinished term in 2017, Skillern-Jones was forced into a runoff in 2015 and has had a rocky tenure as Board President, Davila upset Juliet Stipeche (now Mayor Turner’s education czar) in 2015, and Jolanda is Jolanda. I’m not currently aware of any opponents on the horizon, but I’m sure most if not all of them will draw someone. Assuming, again, we have HISD Trustee elections this November.
It will have been six long years, but we will finally have the chance to rid ourselves of the stain that is Dave Wilson, in HCC Trustee District 2, this November. Also up for election are Zeph Capo and Neeta Sane.
All of Harris County will have the Metro referendum, which is as yet unfinished, on their ballot in November. Again, I don’t have much to say about this yet, but this is one of my top interests for 2019. It will certainly be a component of the Mayor’s race as well. I figure if Metro could pass the 2003 referendum they have to be a favorite to pass this one, but you never know with these things.
That’s all I have for now. Next up will be the finance reports when they become available. If you know of any candidate announcements or other related news, leave a comment and tell us all.
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Samuel Shem Calls for Using VistA and the VA Model of Care to Solve the Physician Burnout Crisis
Here Comes the Navy Pharmacy System
Bob Brewin | Nextgov | June 6, 2012
Even though the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments just kicked off the procurement process for a joint pharmacy information system as part of the integrated electronic health record, I have picked up strong signals that the Navy Bureau of Medicine plans to develop its own pharmacy system over the next couple of years.
Hey, How About an iEHR Systems Integrator?
That’s what the Veterans Affairs Department sort of plans for the $4 billion integrated electronic health record it expects to develop with the Defense Department by 2017, based on language squirreled away inside procurement documents it released last week for a joint pharmacy system.
3 Implications of 3M’s Open Source Health Data Dictionary
Fred Pennic | HIT Consultant | June 12, 2012
Last month, 3M Health Information Systems released their Health Data Dictionary as open source software making it free and available worldwide. The open source contract is part of an agreement with U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
5 Ways Mobile Tech Can Improve Your Health
Edna Boone | Mashable | June 1, 2012
[People] increasingly access healthcare services via mobile, or “mHealth.” The result: Mobile is having a transformative effect on the way physicians and nurses care for patients. It’s also impacting how consumers manage their own health and well-being. Read More »
A Sustainable National Healthcare System: Prevention Only
Charles Hugh Smith | Business Insider | August 19, 2012
The current sickcare system will bankrupt the nation. One model of a sustainable national system would focus solely on providing preventative care. Read More »
Agency App Development Could Be 'a Little Bit Painful,' Says Baker
Molly Bernhart Walker | FierceGovernmentIT | June 6, 2012
As agencies begin to roll out more internal and citizen-facing mobile applications, there will be "a ton of lessons learned," said Roger Baker, chief information officer of the Veterans Affairs Department. "It's going to be a little bit painful occasionally," Baker added June 4 at the Management of Change conference. Read More »
An Introduction to VISTA Architecture
Rick Marshall | VISTA Expertise Weblog | June 15, 2012
On Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. PDT I gave my first webinar, An Introduction to VISTA Architecture. It was in support of Fabián Lopez's webinar series for his VISTA Extensions Hub website, www.vxvista.org. It's the first in a series of webinars we'll be doing together, most of which will be about VISTA architecture, software lifecycle, and policy and planning.
Aspect of Health Law Has Been Helping Veterans for Years
Anne Geggis | Gainesville.com | March 26, 2012
As Supreme Court arguments for and against the Affordable Care Act began Monday, the retiring director of the country's biggest Veterans Health System district said one element of the law transformed health care for veterans long ago. Read More »
Call for Participation in the Automate Blue Button Initiative: Enhancing Consumer Access to Health Information
Lygeia Ricciardi and Dr. Doug Fridsma | Health IT Buzz | August 9, 2012
In response to feedback received during the June 4 Patient Access Summit, ONC and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will soon be launching an initiative to automate “Blue Button” by developing standards and specifications that allow patients to not only download their health information to their personal computer, but also to privately and securely automate the sending of that data from their health care providers to their personal health records, email accounts, health-related applications, or other preferred holding place.
Close the Gaps on VA Healthcare Services
Bernie Monegain | Healthcare IT News | August 3, 2012
The number of veterans returning home from the two wars wounded and maimed - broken - is staggering. Here's an area where health IT has proven to be a force for good, yet not forceful enough. The childhood sing-song rhyme that ends, "All the kings horses and all the king's men couldn't put Humpty Dumpty together again" may not be quite on point, but it keeps playing in the background, a reminder that we humans are fragile.
Coming Soon: Health Innovation That Matters
The [VA's] Veterans Health Administration's (VHA) Innovation Sandbox Cloud and the Georgia Institute of Technology's Interoperability and Integration Innovation Lab announced on June 26 they would collaborate to address interoperability issues, accelerate the development of integrated health IT solutions, test new products and help train the IT workforce needed to move the industry forward. Read More »
Congress: How Much More Must Veterans Sacrifice?
Chris Miller | Policymic | March 10, 2012
At a time when over 2.5 million American men and women have been added to the rolls of combat veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan, the Veteran’s Affairs Committees of both the U.S. House and Senate have agreed to cap budget increases for the Department of Veterans Affairs. Read More »
Defense and VA Eye Commercial System for Managing Medical Tests
Bob Brewin | Nextgov | June 15, 2012
The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments have decided to focus on commercial products for a system to track laboratory work such as blood tests within their integrated electronic health record.
Defense-VA Integrated Electronic Health Record Could Use Commercial Cloud
The technical blueprint for the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments integrated electronic health record makes the security and privacy of patient information the first priority of the joint system planned for deployment in 2017, backed by rigid clinician access control systems and secure patient identity systems.
Department of Defense Makes EHR Software Free and Open
Staff Writer | Health.mil | May 22, 2012
A downloadable, open source version of the military’s electronic health record software that is used for troops on the battlefield will be available through the nonprofit organization, Open Source Electronic Health Record Agent (OSEHRA). Read More »
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Holy Fathers
Orthodox Elders
Athonite Hermits
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Pascha Holy Light
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THE ORTHODOX FAITH:
What's Orthodoxy?
Who started it?
Is it 2000 year old,
before catholicism
and protestantism?
BYZANTINE HYMNS:
Athos Monks [play]
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Back to the First Church
THERE IS A PREDICTABLY RELIABLE WAY to tackle the problem of who is right. Rather than trying to decide which of the over 2,500 Christian groups in North America keeps the original faith best by studying what they are like right now, we can start from the beginning of the Church itself and work our way through history to the present.
The birthday of the Church was Pentecost, the day the Holy Spirit descended on the twelve Apostles in the Upper Room. That day some 3,000 souls believed in Christ and were baptized. When the first Christian community began, "they continued steadfastly in the Apostles' doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread (Communion), and in prayers" (Act 2:42).
From Jerusalem, the faith in Christ spread throughout Judea, to Samaria (Acts 8), to Antioch and the Gentiles (Acts 13), where we find new converts and new churches throughout Asia Minor and other countries of the Roman Empire.
From the pages of the Epistles and the book of Acts, we learn that the Church was not simply another organization in Roman society. The Lord Jesus Christ had given the promise of the Holy Spirit "will guide you into all truth" (John 16:13). That promise was fulfilled at Pentecost, when the Church was given birth as an divine institution far above all earthly organizations. In Ephesians (Eph. 2:21) St. Paul called it "a holy temple of the Lord." The Church was a dynamic organism, the living Body of Jesus Christ. She made an indelible impact in the world, and those who became part of her were inwardly renewed.
But we also discover in the New Testament itself that the Church had her share of problems. All was not perfection. Individuals in the Church sought to lead her off the path the Apostles established, and they had to be dealt with along with the errors they invented. Even whole local communities lapsed on occasion and had to be called to repentance. The Church in Laodicea is a vivid example (Revelation ch. 3). Discipline was administered for the sake of purity in the Church. But there was growth and a maturing even as the Church was attacked from within and without. The same Spirit who gave her birth gave her power to correct and purify her members. The Church grew and became strong until she eventually covered the whole of the Roman Empire.
The second century and on
After a thousand years - a parting of the ways
The schism
The West: reformation and counter-reformation
The Orthodox Church today
Addendum: Timeline of Church history
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Insect Architecture
Filed under: Bugs — Lowell Christie -- August 27, 2014 @ 6:41 pm
Think small. We’ve observed many insect architects lately and have been astounded by their diligence. Many of them slave away in campgrounds and in parking lots, oblivious to lazy humans who idle in the shade while they watch others work.
Most insect architects belong to the order Hymenoptera (which includes bees, ants, and wasps), but there are significant exceptions. For example, the praying mantis (a fairly primitive insect), is related to the cockroach, and ant lions are related to lacewings and dobsonflies.
Their reasons for building are as diverse as the insects themselves. Bees and wasps build elaborate nurseries for their young; moths spin cocoons for protection during pupation; ant lions dig pitfall traps to capture game; and caddis larvae build houses that they can add on to as they grow. These latter two insects will be examined in this article.
Trapping prey isn’t a common method of obtaining food in the insect world. These animals first must possess the skill necessary to build the trap, and then they must exercise the patience to wait for dinner to arrive. Such an insect is the ant lion.
Ant lions are found throughout much of the country, wherever there is suitably sandy soil in well protected locations. You may have seen their tiny pits under a ledge or at the base of a bush. In many parts of the country these insects are called doodle bugs, but a friend claims that in her neighborhood, all the kids called them “dooey-dooeys,” though why she couldn’t say. All this insect has in the way of tools is a pair of long mandibles (jawbones) and very strong neck muscles.
The ant lion backs around and around in a tight circle (it can move only in reverse gear) tossing away grains of sand and small pebbles as it moves. A hole forms, gradually becoming deeper as the industrious little creature throws out more and more grit, until several hours later, when the ant lion finds itself at the bottom of a steep-sided, cone-shaped pit.
Having worked up a considerable appetite, no doubt, the ant lion waits at the bottom of the pit with all but its mandibles hidden beneath the sand. When an ant or other crawling insect ventures over the lip of the pit, it starts a landslide, and then, in the time-honored one-step-forward, two-steps-back tradition, it slides toward the hungry ant lion. The ant lion isn’t casually waiting below. As soon as it perceives the struggle of its prey, it starts tossing up sand to hurry the ant’s downfall.
As soon as the ant is within range, the lion grabs it, injects a dissolving enzyme, and waits for the enzyme to do its work. The enzyme liquefies the soft parts of the insect, so that the ant lion can suck out the nutrients through its mandibles (at this stage the mandibles act as straws). Dinner over, the ant lion tosses out the carcass, repairs its pit, and settles down to await the next meal.
The architecture of caddis insects has an entirely different purpose from that of the ant lion. As the largest group of aquatic insects, caddis are found in nearly every part of the world – in swift-running streams, in quiet lakes and ponds, and even in swimming pools that have accumulated plant detritus during the winter. The United States is home to several hundred different species. Fishermen who know their value as bait are likely to call these insects caddis flies, but entomologists point out that caddis belong to an entirely different order from flies. In fact, adult caddis resemble moths more closely than flies, except that the caddis have hairy – as opposed to scaly – wings.
Unlike the adults, caddis larvae live under water, and it is they who go into the construction business. Soon after hatching, a tiny caddis larva builds itself a “house” to provide protection from fish and from larger insects with an appetite for fresh caddis. Naturally, the larva has to keep adding to its case as it grows.
Each species of caddis has its own particular style of architecture. Some use pieces of leaves, grass, or twigs to build their homes. One species of “stick-case” builders constructs its tube from plant fragments that are cemented in a decorative spiral. A “log-cabin” builder stacks pieces of plant material crosswise, as though it were building a tiny log cabin. From the outside the case appears square, but the insect inside chews into the side of the “log” closest to its body so that the interior space is perfectly round. That makes it more comfy, no doubt.
Many species of caddis use sand or gravel as building material. By constructing its case of grains of sand from the bottom of the stream, the caddis is perfectly camouflaged as it slowly creeps about to feed. It wouldn’t be fair to credit the caddis with an artistic sense, but members of this species do use decorative objects on their cases at times. If there are tiny snail shells available, they may be added to the case. If one of the shells should happen to be occupied, too bad. In gold country, caddis hunters sometimes find tiny gold nuggets cemented into the cases, and in areas where water-worn glass is available, there may be fragments of red, green, or brown.
Once the caddis is ready to pupate, it attaches its case to a twig or rock and seals up the door where, safe from predation, it makes the transition into an adult. Then, freed from the aquatic world and nearly able to fly, the adult emerges and wiggles to the surface, leaving its empty case behind.
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German court sentences neo-Nazi to life in prison
The National Socialist Underground (NSU) - Beate Zschäpe, Uwe Mundlos, and Uwe Böhnhardt.
Beate Zschäpe, the main defendant in the trial of members of the National Socialist Underground, a neo-Nazi group, will spend the rest of her life in a German prison according to a sentence handed down against her today by the High Court in the state of Munich, who found her guilty of 10 murders. Deutsche-Presse Agentur reported that her co-defendant Ralf Wohlleben, who supplied the group with weapons, was given a 10-year sentence.
Other co-defendants were also sentenced to prison time. Defendants Holger G. and Carsten s. received three years in prison, while André E. received two years and six months.
Carsten S. was convicted of abetting murder in nine of the cases. Because he was a minor at the time the crimes were committed, he was sentenced according to juvenile criminal law.
That defendant confessed to having given the NSU a Czech-made pistol. The terrorists used it to shoot dead nine people.
Defendant Holger G. was convicted of supporting the terrorist organization. He confessed to having given a weapon to the NSU trio and to having aided them with acquiring fake identification.
André E. was also convicted of supporting a terrorist organization. Allegedly he aided the three NSU terrorists hiding illegally.
Zschäpe, as a member of the NSU, contributed to the racially motivated attacks and murders committed by her late friends from the NSU, Uwe Böhnhardt and Uwe Mundlos. In 1998 the trio created the terrorist cell, which was motivated by racial hatred to murder nine people of either Greek or Turkish origin throughout Germany as well as a German policewoman.
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Anthony Karsey and the Walter Mitty syndrome
Everyone in business comes into contact with a Walter Mitty, and for those who don’t understand the handle, Mitty is a fictional character given to grand and elaborate fantasies, a daydreamer, or a person who imagines their life is full of excitement and adventures when it is in fact, just ordinary and boring. For those of us involved with rare & exotic bikes, cars, boats or anything truly unique, we have the pleasure of suffering Walter Mitty’s on a regular basis. Now don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against fantasising about owning something special, like a Ducati GP17 or a luxury cruiser moored to the pier in Monaco for the F1 meetings, but my daydreaming doesn’t cause harm to anyone or cost anyone money. Unfortunately not everyone is as considerate, and not everyone is able to restrain themselves when their fantasies get beyond the bathroom door, and in Anthony Kasey’s case, his fantasies got down-right nasty.
Most of you won’t recognise the name, Anthony Karsey, and why would you, he’s a nobody, but you will I’m sure, remember the vitriolic attack we suffered on Facebook, 18/19 July, 2017. The attack was orchestrated by Karsey, aka Walter Mitty.Within minutes of the first post our phones started ringing with people voicing their disgust at our treatment of Anthony, and claiming “it’s obvious we’re ripping off bikers”. Some guy claiming to be from DOC’s NSW rang to abuse me personally & ensure me “everyone in the club will know all about this”. The slander was appalling, but like a gutter rat, Karsey was scheming enough to make sure his buddies made all the accusations, blokes who we’ve never met, spoke too or done business with, yet all were stupid enough to believe Karsey and like a bunch of Lemmings, following each other off a cliff. Those Lemmings were; David Joness, Ryu Akbar, David du Maurier, Nick Weinmann, Craig Mason, Rabih Farhat, Dan Fenwick, Alex Best, Mau Puffe, and Ben Ashton. If you know any of these blokes send them a link to this page.
At the time I decided their comments weren’t even worth acknowledgment, and I wasn’t going to allow a trial by social media, so I simply ignored the fuss, collected page dumps of all the slanderous comments, and handed it to my lawyer to file a case for slander. My lawyer however, slapped me about the face and said, why? “Why bother wasting a dime on some insignificant, pathetic troll; just how much damage could he do to you and your reputation?” He was right of course, we’ve been around for over 30 years; we have an international client base that includes some of the wealthiest collectors on the planet, and I know most of those wouldn’t raise an eyebrow. Similarly, I doubted anyone who actually knows us and has done business with us, would be worried about some wanker with a gripe & a band of sycophant Lemmings spewing baseless accusations.
I was prepared to forget about Walter Karsey and consign him to the forgettable memories basket, but after we were recently contacted by the DFT (NSW Gov Dept Fair Trade) I thought it was worth wasting a few minutes on telling everyone what really occurred.
Walter Karsey’s fantasising about being a customer goes way back to 2011, and over the years I’ve lost track of the number of bikes he was “fully committed to buying”, well, fully committed to fantasising about buying is more appropriate. Over the years, in true Mitty form, he would go through the whole gambit; negotiate on price, ask about special services, get quotes for options and go fast goodies, delivery, rego etc, and when we introduced a facility to provide finance, well, that allowed Anthony to draw the process out even longer, and make him feel even more important, as now he had someone else to feed his ego and help make the pantomime a little more exciting.
Move forward to May 2017; we were negotiating the sale of 2 bikes with a combined value of 65k. The buyer we'd qualified as genuine, and we were arm-wrestling over a few minor inclusions, but money hadn't at that stage changed hands. I had no sooner got off the phone with the buyer when Karsey rang, telling me he had to have the 916, it was perfect and he’d always wanted one, or something like that anyway. Rolling my eyes in recognition of his known form I said, ‘Anthony, I’m already talking to a buyer and the only way you’re going to get this bike is to buy it immediately”; I figured that was enough to drive him back into the bathroom. Karsey asked if any money had been paid, which it hadn't, so he said he’d pay 4k deposit subject to BCU approving his finance. I agreed, but didn't expect to hear anything more from him. Within a hour he emailed requesting an invoice, so I supplied him a contract for purchase, conditional upon credit from BCU and confirmation of his credit within 7 days. I didn’t expect he’d pay, and advised the earlier buyer that another party had offered to place a deposit, but unfortunately he didn't react fast enough & Karsey sent through an EFT advice. I went back to the first buyer as I knew he'd feel as though he'd been gazumped, which he had, but only because he didn't act, but ultimately we lost both sales as he failed to take the second bike, no doubt pay-back for missing what was a good deal on the two. (He, the first buyer, would later prove his intentions were genuine, by sending pics of two similar bikes he's bought elsewhere)
Foolishly I thought Karsey had gone from Walter Mitty to bona fide customer, and this was further supported a day later when he sent an email stating he had a plan-B for finance, and was no longer reliant upon BCU. Two days later he sent another email stating he would have the funds in his account by a date that exceeded the deadline by a couple of days, and therefore he wanted to be sure that was still ok; I agreed. He had now completely removed the conditions, and was under contract to complete.
Two/Three days later he sent another email claiming his finance broker advised him against the purchase, and that he wanted his 4k back. I was mortified; Karsey had paid his deposit deliberately to stop the first buyer, he'd specifically qualified if the first party had paid a deposit, and paid immediately to deprive the sale proceeding. He had purposefully eliminated the first buyer, an act that cost us a $60k sale! This was an act of bastardry that raised the Walter Mitty bar to a new level of incredulity. However, this Mitty idiot got so wrapped up in his fantasy he’d not realised the contract was legally binding. My first reaction was to check with BCU, but under privacy laws they couldn't devulge anything, but it was very telling that they requested we not refer him again. Fair enough too, he’d already wasted their time on 2 or 3 other follies; everyone hates serial pests. I then asked Mitty if he'd been declined by BCU, but he said he didn't bother with them, preferring instead to use his own broker.
Based on what we knew I told Karsey he needed to visit a solicitor and get advice on where he stood, for as far as we were concerned he had entered into a legal contract and the deadline was fast approaching. He came back with all sorts of pathetic dribble, first he was selling properties in Brisbane, then it was Sydney, then it was refinancing his personal home, no doubt some multimillion dollar mansion on Bondi Beach. It’s amazing how when the Mitty’s of the world decide to back-out of their fantasy, it’s always blamed on something even more fantastic, like buying a small island or having to “keep their powder dry” for some hugely impressive take-over of something like BHP or Google, do these wankers really think the rest of the world is that stupid? I guess they do.
Although I had no legal obligation to return this idiot a single cent, I had already passed on $500 to the 916’s owner, as he had lost the same amount on a non-refundable deposit he placed on another bike after believing the idiot Karsey was genuine. I then placed 1,500 in credit, as he assured me he was returning to buy a bike the moment his properties settled, so if he was being truthful that shouldn’t have bothered him at all, and the remaining $2k I returned to the idiot’s bank account. Clearly that wasn’t acceptable to someone so important as Anthony Mitty, err, I mean Karsey, so he rounded his minions and in the words of Baldrick, set about his ‘cunning plan’. Unfortunately for Anthony his plan wasn’t very effective, nor did it last long, for within a couple of days his Lemmings had run out of bile and vile, and so in an act of desperation poor little Anthony ran off to the big scary State Gubermit’s consumer watchdog, aka the Department of Fair Trade.
In typical pro-consumer fashion, the DFT’s letter made all sorts of threat and intimidation, and gave me 5 days to respond; 5 days is ok if you live in Sydney, but Oz Post is so pathetically run nowadays, that it takes 5 days for a letter to get the 525k’s from Sydney to Coffs. To the DFT, Antony had alleged he’d been ripped off; he’d sold the DFT as much tripe as he’d poured on us. He claimed his purchase was subject to credit approval, which failed to be approved, and that being such a fair and honourable guy he’d generously agreed to a $250 contract cancellation fee, and if that wasn’t enough, he’d also agreed another $250 simply for messing us about, an ‘inconvenience fee’ as he so called charitably called it; I called it something else, and I told the DFT officer exactly what that was, along with a timeline of events which made clear Anthony was not the true messiah, but just a naughty little boy who made a habit of having his way with the truth. The DFT confirmed as much, and said that under the circumstances they were surprised we bothered to return him anything, as no business is obligated to return a deposit to someone who simply changes their mind.
So there you have it; that is the real story and real outcome. Anthony was not ripped off, unlike us, and he does have $1,500 sitting in credit for whenever he decides to become a buyer. Hopefully sometime in the future his buddies, who he misled into insidious acts of slander, might get to read this and think about deleting their posts and reviewing their guidelines of what qualifies as a friend.
In Latin there’s caveat emptor (buyer beware) to warn buyers of unethical sellers, I wonder if there’s something Latin for “seller beware of Anthony Karsey?”
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China Update: CBA Finals, and more CBA alumni in the NBA
March 14, 2016 by Marco Catanzaro
As the NBA regular season approaches its final stage, it’s already Finals time in China. Contending for the title after a 1-1 tie at the conclusion of Game 2 it’s Liaoning and Sichuan. We’ve already introduced the two teams here and here respectively (not only that, we’ve also praised their accomplishments here), so we’ll spare the formalities and dive right into what’s going on in these Finals. But we’re not stopping here: while the last stage of the Chinese season is unfolding, some of its
China Update: Beasley, Marbury Out As Upsets Punctuate Playoffs
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Major surprises are overthrowing the longstanding hierarchies in China, as both Beijing and Guangdong – the two dynasties of the Chinese basketball empire – are relinquishing their thrones. With two best-of-five series already at 2-0, the sides of Xinjiang and Guangdong have to climb out of huge holes. Xinjiang is the home of Andray Blatche, Bryce Cotton and Zhou Qi, China’s next NBA player; and Guangdong for many years has been a de facto equivalent to the Chinese national team, captained
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The CBA has bid farewell to another regular season, and as the eight best teams in the Middle Kingdom get ready for postseason basketball, for 22 imports the season in China is already a thing of the past. No matter how gaudy their stats are, missing the playoffs is always bad news. The good news, however, is that they’re now available for NBA action. The timing couldn’t be better: playoff (or playoff-hopeful) NBA teams are absolutely OK with bolstering their second units with
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While the star-studded Xinjiang Flying Tigers, previously led by the Andray & Andrew Show, are stumbling out of the All-Star break, the Chinese Basketball Association playoff picture is shaping up quite clearly. Eight teams qualify for the postseason. Zhejiang is eighth and has a three-game advantage over ninth place. And there are three teams climbing with impressive late-season winning streaks. For those of you who have kept a watchful eye on our China updates, we’ve already discussed the three top CBA teams here. As
Sheridan: Who Will Play For Team USA?
January 19, 2016 by Chris Sheridan
We have two pieces of news to pick apart today: The announcement that USA Basketball has released a list of 30 finalists for the 2016 Olympic team, and the “non-commitment” from LeBron James regarding whether he will be part of the party. And yes, it will be a party. The games are in Brazil, after all. And LeBron, whose non-commitment is disingenuous at best, does not miss a good party. So let me tell you a little story about the Brazilians. [Read more…]
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Gibson: Dario Saric Update, and Other EuroLeague News
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Among the 14 players selected in the 2014 NBA Draft Lottery, only Sixers picks Joel Embiid and Dario Saric have yet to play in an NBA game. Embiid, the third overall pick, has been sidelined with a debilitating foot injury for the entirety of his NBA career, sitting on Philly’s bench in street clothes for a year and a half now. Saric, selected 10th by the Magic and then swapped for Elfrid Payton, has been in Istanbul in Andolu Efes colors,
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Year : 2011 | Volume : 22 | Issue : 6 | Page : 1164-1168
Renal sonographic parameters in human immunodeficiency virus - infected subjects and relationship to CD4 cell count
Ademola A Adeyekun1, Evelyn I Unuigbe2, Abel N Onunu2, Chukwuemeka O Azubike2
1 Department of Radiology, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria
2 Department of Medicine, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria
Date of Web Publication 8-Nov-2011
Nephropathy in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patient is common and constitutes a major cause of endstage kidney disease. CD4 cell count is a useful parameter in the assessment of the degree of immunosuppression among HIV-infected patients. Manifestations of renal disease are thought to be more profound when CD4 cell counts are low. Sonography is a safe and inexpensive method of evaluating renal disease, including renal sizes and degree of echogenicity. Ultrasound examination was carried out prospectively at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital on 120 HIV-infected patients comprising 45 males (37.5%) and 75 females (63.5%). Renal sizes and degree of echogenicity were assessed. Correlation with CD4 + cell counts of the patients was done. Mean CD4 cell count mean was 18.34 ± 142.18 cells/mm 3 with female patients having a significantly higher cell count compared with males. Seventy-four patients (63.8%) had a cell count of <200 cells/mm 3 . Renal sizes were normal in 85%, small in 7%, and large in 8% of patients. Fifty patients (41.7%) had increased renal echogenicity and 8 (6.7%) had severe increased echo-texture. CD4 cell count did not correlate with renal sizes and echotexture. Results of this study show that large kidneys and marked increase in renal echotexture were not common even in a population of patients where the majority had CD4 cell count < 200 cells/mm 3 . This study shows that increased renal sizes and degree of echogenicity alone are not useful predictors of renal involvement in HIV/AIDS.
Adeyekun AA, Unuigbe EI, Onunu AN, Azubike CO. Renal sonographic parameters in human immunodeficiency virus - infected subjects and relationship to CD4 cell count. Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl 2011;22:1164-8
Adeyekun AA, Unuigbe EI, Onunu AN, Azubike CO. Renal sonographic parameters in human immunodeficiency virus - infected subjects and relationship to CD4 cell count. Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl [serial online] 2011 [cited 2020 Jan 21];22:1164-8. Available from: http://www.sjkdt.org/text.asp?2011/22/6/1164/87226
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) has reached pandemic proportions and a large majority of infected persons live in sub-Saharan Africa. The infection has its toll on kidneys among other organs and the human immunodeficiency virus-associated nephropathy (HIVAN) is the leading cause of endstage renal disease in American blacks. [1],[2],[3] Sonographic findings and particularly renal echogenicity have been reported as useful tools in predicting or diagnosing HIVAN. [4]
Despite the magnitude of the HIV/AIDS- related problems in the African continent, there is paucity of data from the region on AIDS and the kidneys. Agaba et al reported renal involve ment in 52% of patients with HIV/AIDS in North Central Nigeria, [5] whereas 17 cases of HIVAN were seen over a 12-month period at a tertiary care center in Eastern Nigeria. [6]
Sonography is a simple, rapid, noninvasive, and inexpensive tool that can readily be used in the evaluation of patients with renal disease. It is radiation free and does not involve the administration of intravenous contrast medium. Studies have shown that HIV-infected patients have enlarged, echogenic kidneys on ultrasonography. [7]
CD4 cell count is one of the baseline measurements and an important parameter used in the assessment and follow-up of AIDS patients. CD4 cell depletion in HIV-infected patients results from ongoing viral replication. It occurs late in the history of the disease and patients with CD4 cell counts < 200 cells/mm 3 have an increased risk of HIV-related morbidity and mortality. [8]
This study was undertaken to assess renal parameters by sonography in patients with HIV/AIDS and to determine the relationship, if any, between these and CD4 + cell count.
Patients and Methods
The study was done at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), which is a referral center that serves Edo State and three other neighboring states in Nigeria. Patients with a diagnosis of HIV/AIDS and attending the Dermatology/Infectious Diseases outpatient clinics or admitted into the medical wards of UBTH were studied, following informed consent. Those with a known history of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, renal disease, and cardiac disease were excluded.
Biodata including age, sex, height (m), and body weight (kg) were recorded for all patients. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated using formula weight (kg)/height (m) 2 . BMI < 18.5 was regarded as underweight, 18.5-24.9 as normal weight, 25-29.9 and >30 as overweight and obese respectively. As part of baseline investigations for AIDS patients CD4 + cell count was estimated and results were stratified into 3 categories: >500/mm 3 , 200-499/mm 3 and <200/mm 3 .
Ultrasonographic kidney measurements were obtained on all patients by one of the authors, using an ALOKA SSD_500 machine (Aloka Co. Ltd, Japan), with a 3.5 MHz curvilinear probe.
Measurements taken included kidney length (cm), width (cm), cortical thickness (cm), area (mm 2 ), and volume (cm 3 ). Using bipolar measurement, kidney length of 9.0-11.9 cm was graded as normal, <9.0 cm as small and >12 cm as large. The degree of renal echogenicity was assessed using the right kidney only, and echogenicity was assumed to be equal for both sides. Renal echogenicity was graded into 4 categories: grade 0 (normal) where renal cortex was less echogenic than the liver, grade I (mild), where renal cortex and liver were equally echogenic, grade II (moderate), where renal cortex was more echogenic than the liver and grade III (severe), where the renal cortex and sinus were equally echogenic.
Data are presented as means ± standard deviation. Means were compared using Student's t test, and P values < 0.05 were considered significant. Pearson's correlation coefficient was used to assess correlation.
A total of 120 HIV-infected patients (45 males, 75 females) aged 18-70 years were studied. The age group 30-39 years constituted the largest proportion (41.7%) of the study population [Figure 1].
Figure 1: Histogram showing age distribution of subjects.
Patients' characteristics
Characteristics of patients are shown in [Table 1]. The mean age of subjects was 36.84 ± 10.15 years. The mean age of males was significantly higher than that of the females (42.31 ± 9.85 year vs 33.65 ± 8.96 years, P < 0.0001).
Table 1: Characteristics of patients according to gender.
The mean BMI for all subjects was 22.06 ± 4.81, 59% were of normal weight, and 22%, 10%, and 9% were underweight, overweight, and obese, respectively. Males had a lower mean BMI of 21.26 ± 3.69 compared with that of females 22.39 ± 5.19 (P = 0.32).
The results of CD4 cell count were available for statistical analysis in only 116 subjects. Mean CD4 cell count of the study population was 189.34 ± 142.18 cells/m 3 . Female patients had a higher CD4 cell count of 211.51 ± 192.16 cells/m 3 compared with the mean count of 151.70 ± 115.60 cells/m 3 in males (P = 0.028).
Renal sizes
Kidney sizes were normal in 99 (85%), small in 8 (7%), and large in 9 (8%) subjects. The renal measurements are shown in [Table 2]. The mean kidney length was 10.40 ± 0.99 cm for the left and 10.51 ± 0.97 cm for the right (P = 0.02). Likewise, the mean kidney widths differed significantly (4.52 ± 0.63 cm for left and 4.37 ± 0.59 cm for right, P = 0.000). However, there was no significant difference in the mean kidney area 3670.85 ± 769.89 cm 2 for left versus 3620.94 ± 699.97 cm 2 for right, P = 0.43). There were no significant differences between left and right kidney volumes and cortical thickness; the mean kidney volume was 120.76 ±3 7.39 cm 3 on the left and 127.28 ± 85.01 cm 3 on the right (P = 0.42), whereas the mean kidney cortical thickness was 4.67 ± 0.94 cm on the left and 4.57 ± 0.88 cm on the right (P = 0.13).
Table 2: Renal measurements of subjects.
Renal echotexture
Seventy (58.3%), 16 (13.3%), 26 (21.7%), and 8 (6.7%) patients had normal, grade I, II, and III echogenicity, respectively.
Thus, only 50 (41.7%) of the study population had increased echogenicity.
CD4 cell count and correlates
CD4 cell count ranged from 30-370 cells/mm 3 . Six (5.2%) patients had cell count >500 cells/ mm 3 , 36 (31%) had counts 200-499 cells/mm 3 and 74 (63.8%) had counts <200 cells/mm 3 . [Table 3] shows the relationship between CD4 cell counts and gender, renal size and echotexture. Using Fisher's exact test-There was no association between the different levels of CD4 cell count and gender (P = 0.36), renal size (P = 0.17), and renal echotexture (P = 0.20). There was no correlation between CD4 cell count and renal size (r = -0.12, P = 0.18) and, likewise, CD4 cell count did not correlate with renal echogenicity (r = -0.07, P = 0.49).
Table 3: Correlation of CD4+ cell count with sonographic findings
Ultrasonography is an important tool in the assessment of patients with renal disease, being noninvasive, rapid to perform, and relatively inexpensive. [4],[9] Majority of patients studied had normal sonographic kidney measurements, normal renal echogenicity, and markedly low CD4 + cell count. The low T-cell count in these patients is probably a result of late presentation coupled with poor access to treatment, characteristic of our environment. The mean right kidney length of 10.51 ± 0.97 cm was significantly more than that of the left kidney (10.40 ± 0.99 cm). This is not in agreement with previous reports where the left renal length was longer than the right. [10],[11],[12],[13] A probable explanation for this disagreement is that patients were scanned in the supine position only, and the ribs and spleen not being acoustically friendly could have affected optimal linear measurement.
Although enlarged kidneys are thought to be the consistent finding in HIV-positive patients, some reports have viewed this to be a misconception and have found normal-sized kidneys in HIV-infected patients. [14] Indeed, a majority of the patients (85%) in this study had normal-sized kidneys, which is consistent with reports from other parts of the world. [2],[15] Only 8% of the patients in this study had enlarged kidneys. This low prevalence of enlarged kidneys in HIV/AIDS is consistent with the findings of other workers who reported an 11%-20% prevalence of enlarged kidneys in HIV-infected patients. [12],[15],
There seems to be a relationship between the degree of immunosuppression and development of renal disease in HIV-infected patients. Renal disease in HIV-infected patients occurs as a late manifestation and when CD4 + cell counts are very low. [14] The most common abnormality in patients with HIV-related renal disorder is a highly echogenic renal cortex and the highest level of renal echogenicity has been reported to be suggestive of a diagnosis of HIVAN, particularly in cases where renal biopsies cannot be done or are contraindicated. [4] Despite the finding that more than half of the patients in this study had CD4 + cell counts < 200 cells/mm 3 , and therefore highly immunocompromised and likely candidates for development of HIVAN, only a small proportion (6.7%) had markedly increased echogenicity. Our finding of normal echogenicity in 58.3% of patients studied compared with the report of Hamper et al where 42% of their study population had normal echogenicity. [15] No significant relationship or correlation was found between CD4 + cell counts and renal echogenicity in this study.
The etiology of the highly echogenic kidneys in patients with HIVAN is not quite clear but it has been postulated to be partly due to glomerular changes, tubular dilation and rapidly rising creatinine levels. [4],[16] We are unable to comment on the role of these factors in the degree of echogenicity found in patients because renal biopsies were not done. We therefore suggest that from the apparently low prevalence of renal involvement seen in our patients (using renal echotexture as a tool); probably other factors apart from immunosuppression seem to play a role in the degree of renal echogenicity that may be seen on ultrasound examination of HIV-infected patients.
This report found normal renal dimensions and echotexture among most of the HIV-infected patients that were studied. Even in those with abnormal renal sonographic parameters, there was a poor correlation between these and the degree of immunosuppression. The results of this study indicate that it may be difficult to clinically predict later development of renal disease using these sonographic parameters alone.
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2. Winston JA, Burns GC, Klotman PE. The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic and HIV-associated nephropathy. Semin Nephrol 1988;18:393-7.
3. US Renal Data System: USRDS 1999 Annual Data Report, Bethseda MD, National Institute of Health, National Institute of Diabetes, and Digestive and Kidney Diseases 1999.
4. Atta MG, Longenecker JC, Fine DM, et al. Sonography as a predictor of human immunodeficiency virus-associated nephropathy. J Ultrasound Med 2004;23:603-10.
5. Agaba EL, Agaba PA, Sirisena ND, Anteyi EA, Idoko JA. Renal disease in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in north central Nigeria. Niger J Med 2003;12:120-5.
6. Ijeoma CK. HIV Nephropathy in Enugu. J Coll Med 1996;1:57-9.
7. Cohen AH. HIV-associated nephropathy: Current concepts. Nephrol Dial Transplant 1998;13:540-2.
8. Carpenter C, Fischl MA, Hammer SM, et al. Antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection in 1997. JAMA 1997;277:1962-9.
9. O'Neill WC. Sonographic evaluation of renal failure. Am J Kidney Dis 2000;35:1021-38
10. Odita JC, Ugbodaga CI. Roentgenologic estimation of kidney size in adult Nigerians. Trop Geog Med 1982;34:177-81.
11. Oviasu E, Benka-Coker LB. Renal size in sickle cell haemoglobinopathy. J Nephrol 1994;7:175-7.
12. Oviasu E, Benka-Coker LB. Renal size in healthy adult Nigerians: An ultrasonographic assessment. Niger Med J 1998;34:20-2.
13. Buchholz NP, Abbas F, Biyabani SR, et al. Ultrasonographic renal size in individuals without known renal disease. J Pak Med Assoc 2000;50:12-6.
14. Winston JA, Klotman ME, Klotman PE, HIV-associated nephropathy is a late, not early, manifestation of HIV-1 infection. Kidney Int 1999;55:1036-40.
15. Hamper UM, Goldblum LE, Hutchins GM, et al. Renal involvement in AIDS: sonographic-pathologic correlation. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1988;150:1321-5.
16. Di Fiori JL, Rodrigue D, Kaptein EM, Ralls PW. Diagnostic sonography of HIV-associated nephropathy: New observations and clinical correlation. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1998;171: 713-6.
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Studying the tiny jewel wasp – known in the scientific world as Nasonia vitripennis – may offer researchers important insights as they attempt to better understand certain chromosome-related diseases in humans such as cancer and some mental disorders.
This groundbreaking work was the result of hours of rigorous study by Patrick Ferree, assistant professor of biology at the W.M. Keck Science Department, Scripps College alumna Megan Swim ’12 and Claremont McKenna College student Kelsey Kaeding ’15.
The Journal of Cell Science recently published their research, Impact of a Selfish B Chromosome on Chromatin Dynamics and Nuclear Organization in Nasonia.
“Our work highlights a very odd phenomenon, which is when certain parts of the genome – that is, all of the genes in a given organism – operate selfishly to survive at the harm of the rest of the genome,” says Ferree, Megan’s senior thesis advisor. “This condition is known as genome conflict. This is odd because normally the genome works together for survival.
“Our experiments are starting to reveal how selfish chromosomes can hijack the rest of the genome for enhanced transmission – which is what is happening at the cell and molecular levels in this wasp. It begs the question if this type of effect might occur in humans.”
For Megan, this investigation allowed her to spend hours in a lab, studying embryos of the jewel wasp – an insect similar in size to an ant – under a microscope.
“Between being a teaching assistant and my thesis, I spent upwards of 40 hours a week doing some form of lab work,” says Megan, who based her senior thesis on this scientific project.
“Paternal Sex Ratio was the main focus of my study. PSR is an extra chromosome, known as a B chromosome, found in Nasonia vitripennis – the wasp,” explains Megan, who is now pursuing a master’s degree in biomedical science at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. “While this B chromosome is only in Nasonia, there are thousands of B chromosomes in nature. Understanding more about this specific B chromosome can help with investigations into B chromosomes in other plants and animals.”
Her work on this project convinced her to continue graduate work in science.
“The phenomenon of this extra chromosome causing the destruction of the paternal set of chromosomes, and therefore, altering the sex of the resulting offspring is what drew me to this study,” Megan says.
This research can help scientists better understand human diseases such as certain cancers and mental disorders, Ferree says.
“The PSR chromosome is made up entirely of ‘junk’ DNA – sequences that do not code for proteins – and some human diseases are also linked to such DNA. There is now good reason to believe that these sequences are at the root of the effect PSR has on the wasp genome,” Ferree says. “We need good models in animals like the wasp in order to do experiments that may end up telling us something about how such human diseases work.”
Kelsey, who is now a sophomore majoring in molecular biology, worked on the study for four months during her first year at CMC.
“Research is a time-consuming process and it takes a lot of work, but it can be extremely rewarding. Investigating something that has never been studied before is exciting,” Kelsey says.
The trio used jewel wasp because the insect can be easily stored in a refrigerator. Also, the transparency of their embryos made visualization under the intensified lens of a microscope ideal for imaging, Megan says.
“This project is only the beginning and my work left more questions than it answered, but such is science,” Megan says. “This means the research will continue and these findings can only propel the study forward.”
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My practice incorporates and translates ‘found art’ into the medium of digital sculpture. It merges my interest in Osteology (the study of bones), digital detritus and figurative sculpture, through digital sculpting techniques. I explore and display these sculptural forms as a collection of curiosities through video displays, augmented reality (AR) and digital to physical fabrication technologies, as rapid prototype prints (RP).
My interest in incorporating an original physical (naturally imperfect) sculptural form into my practice stems from my fascination with the random imperfections existent in the natural world. The practice evolved from a reaction to the digital medium being seen as a clean and perfect medium, an impersonal medium, a medium without history or aura. My practice goes against this pre-conception of the medium, as the digital has a history, through its process of creation and through ones interaction with it as artist. In my practice I include and integrate analog ‘found art’ into my sculptural explorations, using the generated digital detritus, the errors of translation from the analog into the digital as part of my process. These captured and translated imperfections (to me) reveal the true nature of the object, I reflect on this nature through the medium of digital sculpture, exploring a relationship between technology and nature.
There is an abstract beauty in the shapes of bones, an aesthetic of construction, which can be seen at both a macro and microscopic level. I am interested in monumentalizing these forgotten shapes or forms. I initially see these forms in the physical world; I then capture that form, working from it, much as I would when working with a physical material, reinterpreting it in the digital medium. I chose the digital medium to extend upon my sculptural practice, as it is one free of physical constrictions, I can focus on the forms as I see them without restriction.
This practice merges my artistic interpretations with the artisanal processes of technology, to go beyond the sterility of CG to bring the 'imperfections of the natural’ into the realm of the digital.
Jake Hempson is a Zimbabwean born multi-disciplinary artist. His visual arts practice came about from his Masters by Research at Queensland University of Technology, there he specialised in digital sculptural works based on natural forms found in bones. The technical side of his practice stems from his years in computer games development and vfx, while his explorations of bone forms as memento vita, hark back to a post colonial childhood in Africa.
‘The works are an exploration of memento vita (memento of life)- it’s a way to re-experience my childhood fascination with the remains of life. I want to evangelise the beauty of bones, without its associations with the macabre. When I first started my explorations of these forms I initially mislabelled my work memento mori, but through my practice I have realised that my explorations of bones are not a fascination with death, but a fascination with what is the structure of life, as bones hold us together, they are the most resilient structures of us.’- Jake Hempson
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Exeter driver loses speed camera challenge
GreenShed
Post subject: Re: Exeter driver loses speed camera challenge
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 19:26
timtjf wrote:
Having been involved in hundreds of real criminal cases the defence do not have to prove innocence, however the prosecution have to prove their case so that the court (aka Jury) are SURE of guilt, anything else the court must find the defendant not guilty.
The defence do not have top produce any evidence whatsoever however they can challenge to prosecution evidence, just saying the defendant is guilty is not good enough.
However i did say in REAL CRIMINAL CASES motorist are in that catagorie in theory and law, but not in practice.
If the equipment is so good why is all the relevant information, that would prove its accuracy, CLASSIFIED INFORMATION, any reasonable and intelligent person will know the answer
So what does that say about those who dont know
The prosecution do bring evidence to prove guilt. Witness, evidence from corroborating device, sufficient.
Where is the difference in a speeding offence?
malcolmw
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Self-calibration is not traceable to National Standards and is thus useless.
I can't be bothered taking the argument about calibration through back and forth posts so here it is in the style of a barrister. You will note that no knowledge of how a particular piece of equipment operates is required, just a logical mind.
- Do you think that measuring instruments (used to secure convictions) need to be calibrated?
- Do you think that these instruments vary in their accuracy over time or with use?
- Do you think that the equipment should be calibrated periodically in accordance with the recommendations of its manufacturer?
- Do you think that such recalibration is proof that the equipment is working to specification?
- Do you think that the absence of evidence of calibration at the recommended intervals means that there is no proof that the equipment is accurate?
- Do you think that conviction of citizens should be by the evidence of equipment which cannot be proved to be accurate?
I repeat my earlier opinion that inability of the prosecution to prove that the equipment is accurate amounts to reasonable doubt.
I also repeat, why is it that the prosecution do not appear in court with these calibration certificates as a matter of course?
Malcolm W.
The views expressed in this post are personal opinions and do not represent the views of Safespeed.
Do you think that equipment that can and is accurate without the need for calibration because it uses an external physical constant as a reference in every measurement should have it's readings questioned by persons who can't understand how it works and that unqualified questioning should constitute a reasonable doubt?
Is the equipment to which you refer supplied with a calibration certificate traceable to National Standards?
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GreenShed wrote:
That's assuming it does what it says on the tin.
Was PKB's guess (Pepipoo) right or wrong: do you really know?
Why do you believe you "know"? Have you actually tested for it?
Views expressed are personal opinions and are not necessarily shared by the Safe Speed campaign
The point I am trying to make is that it doesn't matter that I don't know how the equipment is supposed to work and, in fact I am not actually querying this. All I am interested in is that an independent third party has certified that it is accurate for the intended purpose at the time it was being used.
It's not good enough for the prosecution to say "believe me" just like it isn't good enough for the defendant to say "I didn't do it"! as you noted earlier.
Pete317
The presumption of the evidence is that the witness opinion and the corroborating evidence of a measuring instrument is evidence enough. When the point is thus proven the defence are entirely at liberty to bring EVIDENCE that the prosecution evidence is incorrect or inaccurate. No evidence to the contrary and the prosecution evidence stands and the principle of "innocent until proven guilty" is maintained. The courts don't tend to work in favour of a defendant with no better defence than "I didn't do it"!
OK, let's put it another way.
Let's say that you were accused of speeding, and you know for a fact that you weren't, although you have no way of proving it.
What would you do? How would you defend yourself?
Or would you just meekly pay up?
And don't say that it couldn't happen.
Only when ideology, prejudice and dogma are set aside does the truth emerge - Kepler
Ernest Marsh
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 13:48
Joined: Tue Feb 15, 2005 00:15
Location: Windermere
malcolmw wrote:
Let's take this one step at a time.
Do you think that measuring instruments need to be calibrated?
Not only do measuring instruments need to be calibrated, but the instruments used to calibrate should also be checked and calibrated on a regular basis, and the calibration measurments recorded to a nationally acceptable standard - ISO/UKAS in the UK.
UKAS lay down strict conditions to which calibration tests must adhere to - there is a requirement that NQA certificated entities do not use either the NQA certification or registration marks, on certificates of calibration. Use of the logo is a mandatory element of all NQA ISO 9001 audits and following my notice of a departure from this rule by REDSPEED, a reminder was issued to all assessment staff stressing the importance of this aspect of the visit and reinforcing the associated regulations.
Steven Callaghan endorses the products of REDSPEED on their website, despite their clear departure from the regulations governing calibration certificates - sort of guilty by association don't you think!?
Would YOU trust the word of a person known to lie, and associate himself with a company which disregards the strict rules governing calibration paperwork?
Time to take responsibility for our actions.. and don't be afraid of speaking out!
Ernest Marsh wrote:
I hope I can provide some clarity.
It is possible for the Lidar type speed cameras can give a correct and valid speed reading even if the internal clock rate (one of the 'calibrated' parameters) is wrong.
The clock being wrong means the distance deduction will likely be wrong, but that does not mean the speed deduction will be wrong; that does not mean the speed deduction will be right either.
Some people will say the device "self-calibrates", that is sort of true, but that applies to a specific part of the circuit that's not being discussed.
What greenshed will never address (he never has) is:
If the distance reading was proven wrong, but the clock was right (by inference from the distance check), then it follows the LTI could not have measured the intended target, or there was a serious malfunction of the equipment. Either way, the speed reading cannot be trusted - it risks an unsafe conviction.
If the distance reading can be proven wrong (and the clock rate appears to be correct) then a temporary, gradual degradation of the oscillator module must be considered and tested for...
... I have since tested for 'gradual degradation' ...
So is it possible for the (applied) speed to be wrong if the deduced distance is wrong?
Greenshed, this is the part where you resume your nominal pattern of ceasing to post!
I know that for a fact that you do not have enough knowledge to continue with the debate anyway.
timtjf
Witness evidnce from a corroborating device, which is, ACCORDING TO THE HOME OFFICE, only acceptable if the required checks have been carried out and carried out correctly and it is operated correctly.
So "What is correctly?" well if it is shown that an operator did not carry out the checks correctly, the the prosecution will state "It was not perfect by was, in my opinion, acceptable"
So where do we draw the line between acceptable and incorrect?
The answer will be different for each separate case, that is the location of the line not the acceptability
Steve wrote:
Ah the well known phenomenon known as the Callaghan effect where evidence which dents the infallible belief in a posters abilities leads to a seizing up of the posting gland.
As Nick Freeman observed at Carlisle in the Montgomery case:
Daily Record wrote:
Mr Callaghan, 50, was not a member of the Engineering Council as he had stated, having left four years ago.
Mr Freeman said: "If an expert comes to court and misrepresents the nature of his qualifications, that must taint the nature and weight of his evidence.
"There is a question over whether he is an expert."
Clearly there is a gap between Greenshed's perceived expertise, and his actual abilities, and "There is a question over whether he is an expert."!
graball
I think that if you break down the meaning of expert, into, EX...an "has been" and SPURT...a large drip
then all will become clearer.....
My views do not represent Safespeed but those of a driver who has driven for 39 yrs, in all conditions, at all times of the day & night on every type of road and covered well over a million miles, so knows a bit about what makes for safety on the road,what is really dangerous and needs to be observed when driving and quite frankly, the speedo is way down on my list of things to observe to negotiate Britain's roads safely, but I don't expect some fool who sits behind a desk all day to appreciate that.
An amusing read here from 2005:
http://web.archive.org/web/20051223083205/http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2005/09/07/insideout_speedgun_feature.shtml
Steve Callaghan wrote:
The method of operation employed on the Inside Out program is NOT the method employed in the field. If I found any of my operators using the geometry employed by those on the Inside Out program I would retrain them. How many incorrect readings were found when the geometry was correct and the thresholds set as expected? I saw none! I and 7 other operators are yet to see readings that have been demonstrated as obviously erroneous/spurious or not what has been expected.
Actually Mr Hewitt, the device is designed to be used as a surveying tool, where it very accurately measures distances, and is used as such by some police accident investigators to produce an accurate record of a crash scene. Additional Software can also be employed to use those very accurate range checks, to determine the speed of a vehicle. It does this by interpreting the changing DISTANCE from the device to the vehicle over a set period of time, to calculate the speed. This only works if the SAME part of the vehicle is targeted during the readings. If not, the calculation is flawed by the movement of the aiming point in addition to the vehicle movement. Mr Callaghan assures us his operators are trained to do this. Surprisingly, the British Army has difficulty finding snipers who can match the accuracy at the ranges many of our camera partnerships operate at, as evidenced by film released to victims in court! Software is supposedly built in to 'trap' these errors, but the software code has never been made available for independent assessment - the only assurance that it works comes from the manufacturer.
How prophetic - at Carlisle Crown Court, Steve Callaghan's infallible belief in the operators he trained took a dent when the judge ruled that the operator had handled the LTI incorrectly despite the "expert" witness's earlier claims!
Of course SC didn't want to acknowledge that my summation was accurate...
Mr Callaghan also says that the independent investigation into the device provided by the HOSB and its success indicates that the device is of high integrity. He also wonders how an engraver with no technical knowledge of such devices can now provide credible opinion of laser range finding equipment. All assumptions have been made with no regard for the width of the laser beam and the correllation of the returned beam by the receiver. I await the notice from the Home Office to withdraw the equipment, there appears to be nothing in my mail to this effect. Cheers S
And I was not the only one with concerns in 2005...
Smeggy (steve) wrote:
Steve Callaghan I’ll take your word at your perfect results. However, perhaps this could be because you were doing your tests in a sterile environment, conscious that you are being monitored, sub-consciously encouraging you to be alert and aware of your actions? Can you really confidently apply your findings to operators who are doing the job routinely, aiming the gun hundreds of times per day, day in day out, who after many hours become oblivious to the fact that they’re not following the ACPO guidelines to the letter. All the while fatigue is setting in, they get the shivers as they become cold, the wind gently rocking their hands. Have your really accounted for these factors? Let’s not be naive by dismissing the possibility of operators who deliberately try to get a wrong reading, through malice or boredom.
Aitken B
Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 13:16
The bottom line of this thread is the acceptability of evidence produced for the courts by a single operator operating a “measuring” device.
Despite Fisherman's apparent view that all is fine in our courts, there is absolutely no doubt that the courts, at least up to divisional level, are biased to more or less automatically convict a driver accused of speeding.
I offer you an example concerning the evidence. (based on the use of an LTI2020)
It is a requirement of a criminal conviction for speeding that there are two corroborating sources of evidence. The courts accept that the opinion of the operator is one source and the corroboration of the record form the device is the other. Of course those of us with a logical turn of mind see an obvious flaw here. It is clear that the opinion of the operator should be formed without the aid of the device and to avoid the opinion being tainted by the record from the device it must be done prior to the deployment of the device, hence the description “prior opinion”.
So the hypothesis is that the operator views the vehicles passing at the enforcement site then, once (s)he observes a vehicle which in his/her opinion is travelling at a speed in excess of the prevailing limit (s)he then, and only then, turns to the device and goes through the sighting process and presses the trigger to activate the device. The device then returns the speed reading.
The courts appear to be only too keen to ignore the possibility that human nature will inevitably have the operator form his/her “prior opinion” after the device has delivered its result and that the “prior opinion” will be informed by that result.
It is also clear from the bizarre intellectual gymnastics displayed in their “judgements” that the courts apply the same uncritical approach to evidence, or lack of it, surrounding the integrity of the device, of its technical maintenance/calibration and operation.
The difficulty, faced by a driver, of obtaining anything that resembles an unbiased hearing in our courts has undoubtedly persuaded many to plead guilty even when they know perfectly well that they are innocent of the charge. Of course this is precisely the situation intended by the “authorities”. Among other things, the fact that ACPO Ltd set up a wholly owned company, RSS Ltd, precisely to effectively blackmail drivers into not defending themselves is evidence enough of their disreputable intentions. That the courts have joined them in this perversion of the course of justice is disgusting.
It remains to be seen whether or not the higher courts, the High Court and more importantly the Supreme Court, are prepared to join them in their perversion. I hope that the day of reckoning for those who have denied justice will be not too long in arriving.
There are those who believe that all this is OK because it supports road safety. Sadly they are being deliberately misled by misinformation as any student of SafeSpeed will know.
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 00:03
Great first post Aitken.
My Sister in Law is a magistrate, and she has no more idea how a speed camera works, than her alarm clock keeps time.
She tells me that they are given support when technical issues crop up, but from what I have learned this is risible and is only there to help the prosecution run smoothly!
My experience in court is that the magistrates swallow the impression given that the prosecution "experts" are infallible - and since Greenshed believes he is infallible, he can be convincing to an uninformed court official/lay person!
However, when a prosecution expert is known to lie, then that raises the issue to a whole new level, and risks dragging the justice system down to a level where people lose all respect for the law - a dangerous precedent... which is the reason why courts treat perverting the course of justice so seriously. One just hope that the judge presiding when lying experts are exposed bears this in mind - so far their record is not good in this area.
When the experts attempt to mislead the court, it is very difficult to have them exposed and acted against - as in the case discussed at length HERE
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 13:33
Thanks for the complement Ernest.
Might I make an observation.
Your sister-in-law is not expected to be a technical expert but what she is expected to be is mistrustful and enquiring. To seek the truth not just slavishly accept what the prosecution say.
Lets take the example I gave of Prior Opinion. The Officer/operator will say that (s)he formed her/his opinion prior to deploying the device and we have examples of operators who said that they can form the opinion, turn to the device, sight it and pull the trigger all in, if my memory serves me correctly, 0.7 seconds. The bench acepted that. I cannot believe that they really thought the operator's claim possible but they had to accept it to convict. Perhaps the Officer/operator should be asked to show some evidence to establish the veracity of their statement. There now have been a sufficient number of instances where officers/operators have been demonstrated to have lied for the habit of automatically assuming their statements to be true to be discontnued.
There are any number of similar examples of where "the bench" should challenge the equine fertiliser pushed at them by the prosecution. Unfortunately we see all too often examples of benches acting essentially as the prosecution in direct contravention of the Human Rights Act.
You will have to understand however that if she does challenge the prosecution it will be the last speeding case over which she presides. I trust you understand what I am really saying here.
There is a lot seriously wrong with the way in which we deal with road safety, this is merely one aspect of a huge problem.
RobinXe
I agree with the thrust of your point Aitken, though would suggest that it is for the defence, rather than the magistrate, to challenge any wild assertions.
What must remain at the forefront of the magistrate(s)'s mind(s) however is that the defendant must be viewed as innocent until proven otherwise beyond reasonable doubt, and not give undue weight to certain prosecution witnesses' wilder claims merely because they are considered to be in a position of authority.
The current state of affairs does seem to smack of the old "bring in the guilty bastard and his lying mates" mentality.
Regulation without education merely creates more criminals.
SafeSpeedv2
Location: Highlands
I have seen several 'session' videos that clearly point precisely to the evidence that IMO no prior opinion took place at all.
The balance of presentation to the Judge by both parties becomes totally unfair/unjust when the governing body has all the cashflow to spend that it deems necessary and the 'accused' then has to cough up vast sums if they happen to loose.
I can easily imagine that Court officials might be pushed about by others, and of course any evidence of this is going to be very hard to obtain.
I would like to believe that some judges and some magistrates will be open minded and hear only the 2 sided arguments placed at their feet and judge accordingly.
The latest Lisbon Treaty of course will change much of this in time and most deifinitely not for the better for UK justice.
Safe Speed for Intelligent Road Safety through proper research, experience & guidance.
I suspect this is bye bye Greenshed for the forseeable.
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 09:20
RobinXe wrote:
Ahh... the one area where Greenshed IS an expert!!
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Sacramento Judge Grants Melodie Scott a License
Janet C. Phelan Salem-News.com
Janet discussing the latest in the Melodie Scott chronicles; Tune in and find out, Mike Herzog hosts "American Awakening" which airs on Oraclebroadcasting.com at 7:00 p.m. Central this Monday.…
Courtesy: pennsylvaniafiduciarylitigation.com
(SACRAMENTO) - In a hearing in Sacramento Superior Court last Friday, controversial conservator Melodie Scott was granted a license to practice as a professional fiduciary. The hearing, which focused on the untimely filing of the Department of Consumer Affairs' decision to deny her the license, wrapped up in one day.
Judge Lloyd Connelly, who stated he had "never heard of the fiduciaries bureau," granted the license to Scott, who has been battling to achieve licensure since it was first denied to her in August of 2008.
Scott´s professional troubles began when the L.A. Times featured her in an expose back in 2005.
The series, entitled "Guardians for Profit—When a Family Matter Becomes a Business," revealed questionable practices by a number of Southland conservators. Public outcry resulted in the California Legislature passing the Omnibus Conservatorship Reform act of 2006, which established the Professional Fiduciaries Bureau (PFB) to oversee the previously unlicensed conservators and other fiduciaries. The PFB is currently housed in the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA).
Conservators are generally appointed by the court, when there are allegations that a person is becoming forgetful or otherwise lacking the capacity to take care of him or herself. There are two types of conservatorships in the State of California--a conservatorship of estate, through which the conservator handles all the financial affairs of the alleged incapacitated person and a conservatorship of person, wherein the conservator makes the personal decisions for the conservative. These may include where a person will live, whether they will be permitted to see family or friends, whether or not they will marry and may include decisions as to what type of medical care the conservative will receive.
The civil rights issues inherent in proceedings wherein a person may lose all access to their funds and all rights to make personal decisions, based on unproven allegations have resulted in widespread concern among elder advocates. A number of grassroots groups, both national and regional, have recently sprung up, dedicated to addressing corrupt practices in conservatorships. A recent report by the Government Accountability Office confirmed that abusive practices in conservatorships are emerging, nationwide.
This reporter has reviewed a number of complaints which were filed with the PFB on Melodie Scott. The complaints include allegations of theft, perjury and murder for profit.
In 2008, the newly created PFB first started reviewing applications for licensing. As required by law, Melodie Scott applied for a license. The PFB denied her the license on the grounds that she made false statements on her application. Two later charges were added--1)that she continued to act as a fiduciary after her license was denied and that 2) she had received a drunk driving conviction.
Scott appealed the decision. The appeal was heard in Oakland Administrative Law Court and spanned several months. At one point, Deputy Attorney General John Cooper, who was representing the PFB in this matter, offered a deal to Scott wherein she would receive her desired license, apparently in return for paying the attorneys' fees. After Cooper denied to this reporter the fact that a deal was on the table (a matter which was confirmed by the DCA press office), the San Bernardino County Sentinel reported the prospective deal and also that Cooper was attempting to obscure this from the press. The offer made to Scott was subsequently revoked.
At the conclusion of the hearings last Spring, Administrative Law Judge Melissa Crowell issued a decision that Scott should be licensed.
A petition protesting this decision was then filed with Brian Stiger, the Executive Director of the Department of Consumer Affairs.
The petition, which was signed by about 75 California citizens, stated as follows:
“I, the undersigned, through personal experience and/or through knowledge of another’s experience, believe that there exists an influential group of persons and businesses who encompass a large part of the San Bernardino & Riverside County probate systems. This alliance preys upon the area’s elderly and disabled, particularly regarding conservatorships, guardianships & estates. Some, but by no means all, of the names which appear frequently in cases where an exorbitant amount of the client’s estate is consumed are:
“Melodie Jo Scott; conservator, probate administrator, owner - C.A.R.E. Inc.
Lawrence Dean; conservator, probate administrator,
Christina Erickson-Taube; conservator, probate administrator
Bryan Hartnell; conservator, attorney, of Hartnell, Lister, & Moore
David Horspool; attorney, of Horspool & Parker
C.A.R.E., Inc; Conservatorship And Resources for the Elderly, Inc. - Redlands, CA
Hartnell, Lister, & Moore; law firm – Redlands, CA
Horspool & Parker; law firm – Redlands, CA
E. Joan Nelms; attorney, judge pro tem
Sherri Kastilahn; attorney, judge pro tem
“A name search in the Superior Court websites for the above-named counties reveals more than 400 cases for the first two names alone. In these cases it would not be unusual to find: one of this group acting as Conservator/guardian; another as attorney for the Conservator/guardian, a third as attorney for the Conservatee, a fourth as Case Manager, and yet another sitting as Judge Pro Tem. Upon death of the Conservatee, one of the group is often then appointed Probate/estate Administrator, with another as Attorney for the Administrator. In this single-sided scenario, abuse is inevitable.
“In Ms. Scott’s case, the news stories (the Times series was one of several) and the large number of clients who have suffered financial ruin or worse, are undeniable indicators that protection of the public is indeed the issue. Ms Scott and her contemporaries, rather than assisting their clients and preserving clients estates from harm, are usually the greatest threat they face.”
The petition went on to request that Melodie Scott be denied a professional fiduciaries license.
Brian Stiger did go ahead and override Judge Crowell´s decision and issue a non adoption order. Strangely, he ordered his staff to refrain from filing this decision until it became untimely. This opened the door for Melodie Scott to go to court and appeal his decision on a technicality. It was on the basis of this technicality that Judge Lloyd Connelly granted Scott her license last Friday.
However, the PFB had already received a number of complaints concerning Melodie Scott at the time that the court was deliberating the matter of her license. According to Gary Duke, legal counsel for the DCA, the decision not to investigate the numerous complaints that had been filed on Scott and to solely focus on her lying on her application was an “economic” decision. “We thought we had enough on her in terms of the application issue to make sure she didn’t get licensed,” said Duke in an interview this past summer.
Betty Cory wrote the Professional Fiduciaries bureau that her son, D’Wayne, died as a direct result of the caregiver hired by Scott pounding on Dwayne´s chest and causing his lung to collapse. As previously reported in the Sentinel, Betty Cory had become concerned about the actions of Melodie Scott, who was the conservator of D’Wayne Cory’s multi-million dollar estate and was planning on asking the court to remove her. Among other economically questionable moves, Scott had obtained the court's approval for a bid to build a pool for Cory which was tens of thousands of dollars higher than the other bids. The pool contractor, Kirk Gillette, refused to answer questions concerning rumors that he had a romantic relationship with Scott nor would he answer questions as to why the work on the pool had stalled for weeks prior to Cory's sudden death.
Joseph Quattrochi, who has filed a federal lawsuit against Melodie Scott, complained to the PFB that Scott had perjured herself in the original petition for conservatorship over his father, Joseph Quattrochi, Sr. He also pointed to several issues where he alleged Scott had padded her bill. In addition, his complaint included documentation that the lawyer representing Scott in the conservatorship proceedings, E. Joan Nelms, was also sitting as judge pro tem in San Bernardino Court and was regularly hearing cases by lawyers in the same firm for which she worked.
Quattrochi has voiced concern that he never received a document tracking number or a response concerning the disposition of his complaint. This reporter has reviewed a number of emails sent by Quattrochi to Gil DeLuna, PFB chief, asking for an update on what happened to his complaint, which was filed over a year and a half ago. This reporter also contacted the DCA asking for an update on the Quattrochi complaint. No response was received. Rather, Russ Heimerich of the DCA wrote this reporter that her questions about a number of actions taken by the PFB were "none of her business," which seems to confirm the growing perception that the PFB is operating through a code of zero transparency and accountability.
Quattrochi’s report is the second concerning Melodie Scott that this reporter has reviewed which the PFB refuses to respond to or supply a tracking number.Both reports document actions by Scott which could be considered criminal, including the fact that Scott failed to report a bank account which belonged to a conservatee, which Scott subsequently used for her own purposes. Other issues included complaints that Scott withheld critical medicine from a conservatee, resulting in hospitalization and emergency surgery and that Scott used a client’s funds to pay her own attorney fees as she launched her quest to get her license. Queries directed to the Professional Fiduciaries Bureau questioning the legality of their “cherry picking” complaints were shunted off.
Gina Rilke never received a resolution to her complaint. Melodie Scott was not only removed as conservator for Rilke´s husband, Scott Viracola, but was also ordered to pay back $2,000 which Judge Ludvigson determined to have been misappropriated. Ludvigson further disallowed around $10,0000 which Scott had requested as payment. Rilke has alleged that Scott misappropriated thousands of dollars more.
In defiance of the PFB, Melodie Scott continued to advertise herself as a “professional fiduciary” after her license was denied, which is a misdemeanor in the State of California. After this was reported in the San Bernardino County Sentinel, she subsequently took down her website, where the violation had occurred. She was reported to be “biding her time until this all blows over.”
Brian Stiger with the Calif.
Dept. of Consumer Affairs
Response to the news of Scott´s licensing has run the gamut. When contacted for comment, Betty Cory began to weep. A Palm Desert attorney wrote:
“Oh gawd, honestly - as the kids say she is a Menace II Society. How these corrupt judges can continue allowing her to operate is truly beyond me.” A Fontana man reported that he was going to attempt to appeal the Sacramento court´s decision.
Gina Rilke remains troubled by the failure of the DCA to file the papers within the time frame required by law. “What has continued to bother me since my conversation with Duke (DCA Legal Counsel Gary Duke) is that he said his supervisor was the one who told Duke to hold off on filing the PFB´s decision. Duke said he wondered why the decision was being delayed, but those were his orders, so that´s how he handled it,” writes Rilke.
Rilke goes on to note that the Bureau “waited and filed the decision precisely within the window of time that would enable the Bureau to give the appearance of wanting to deny Ms. Scott a license, while simultaneously allowing her to prevail on a technicality.”
Rilke ponders, “is the Director (Brian Stiger) in Melodie’s pocket, too?”
Phone calls to Brian Stiger were not returned. Conservator Lisa Berg, who sits on the Board overseeing the PFB, refused to speak with this reporter. Russ Heimerich, who handles the press matters for the PFB, did not return calls. He did send a written response, refusing to supply the cost to the State for the Melodie Scott matter, stating that: "This would require the creation of a document, and the Public Records Act does not require agencies to create documents to satisfy Public Records Act requests."
Heimerich apparently forgot that he supplied this information three weeks back,prior to the costs accrued at the most recent hearing. At that point, the total cost to the taxpayer had come to $83,979.35.
Janet Phelan is a journalist whose articles have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, The Santa Monica Daily Press, The Long Beach Press Telegram, Oui Magazine and other regional and national publications. Her poetry has been published in Gambit, Libera, Applezaba Review, Nausea One and other magazines. She resides in Los Angeles. Read more about conservatorships in general and Melodie Scott in particular at: janetphelan.com
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Lauren December 27, 2010 3:21 am (Pacific time)
This is the same nightmare that has been happening to my for the past 13 years. The money is finally gone here too.
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Paddy Hopkirk MBE – opening Sound of Speed 2018
By sound of speed July 11, 2018 Latest News
Paddy Hopkirk MBE – rally legend to open Sound of Speed 2018
Today the media coverage on motor racing is focussed on Lewis Hamilton and F1. Back in the 1960’s long-distance rallying was the hotly contested by the works teams and widely reported and followed. The Monte Carlo Rally was the best-known event of its type in the world and in 1964 Paddy Hopkirk MBE took a tiny Mini Cooper S to a famous victory there beating the mighty works teams of Mercedes, Lancia, Saab, and Volvo. Sound of Speed and The Rotary Club of High Wycombe is delighted to have such a motor racing legend to open the high-performance car event in August. The delegates on the day can also look forward to a replica of the Mini Cooper S that secured Paddy his title in 1964.
Paddy’s Monte Carlo race drove the then Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home to send a congratulatory telegram as did the Beatles. The car was flown straight from Monte Carlo back to England to star in Sunday Night at the London Palladium. That was the biggest TV programme in the land then: it used to get 28 million viewers.
Paddy started rallying in Ireland in the 1950’s and was successful from the start. He drove VW Beetles, then his own TR2 before being given an opportunity of a drive in a Standard 8 for the Tulip Rally and the new Sunbeam Alpine in the Rally of the Midnight Sun.
Drives in TR3’s were followed by a Works contract to drive Rapiers in the Alpine and East African Safari competitions. Then there was circuit racing in a Rapier and in 1962 a works drive at Le Mans in an Alpine.
BMC employed Stuart Turner as Competition Manager and Paddy soon joined the team driving Healey 3000’s and then the Mini Cooper S in the 1963 Monte Carlo Rally finishing sixth followed by Le Mans in an MGB finishing twelfth. After the famous 1964 victory, drives continued in a whirlwind of different cars on circuits and roads. In 1966 the Monte Carlo Minis of Makiinen, Aaltonen and Hopkirk finished 1-2-3 only for the scrutineers to take the cars apart and eventually to disqualify them due to using incorrect wiring on the lights!
In 1968 BMC merged with Leyland and the budgets tightened and finally, in 1970 the axe fell on the competitions department so Paddy, now a family man with a growing business, hung up his helmet.
A few outings since like the 1977 London to Sydney Marathon in a Citroen CX finishing third and the Pirelli Classic Marathon, which Paddy and Alec Poole won in 1990; and a run on the 1994 Monte Carlo Rally to celebrate 30 years since his win in Mini registered L33 EJB.
Paddy does lots of work for charities including Wheelpower and of course today for the Sound of Speed Festival. He is also President of the British Racing Drivers Club an organisation that owns Silverstone.
The Rotary Club of High Wycombe would, once again, like to thank Paddy Hopkirk for being present and to open the event in August.
Which car would you have chosen?
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The Ditch at My Lai
Today is March 16, 2010.
It is the 42nd anniversary of the
My Lai Massacre on March 16, 1968.
When I went back to Vietnam in
March 1994, I took this picture of
the infamous ditch at the massacre site.
Over 150 innocent Vietnamese civilians
were herded into this ditch and shot at
point-blank range.
It took less than a minute for the locust of
bullets to take the lives of 150 people.
America was on a rampage.
You drain the swamp to kill all the fish.
You carpet bomb to kill everyone.
And while this ditch was filling up with
blood and body parts,
the rest of the U.S Government troops
were under orders to kill the other 350
civilians who were in the village that day.
A total of 504 innocent civilians were
slaughtered.
The U.S. Government troops were there
about four hours, long enough to commit
other unspeakable war crimes before people
were shot.
During the first stages of the massacre,
high ranking military officers were flying
overhead in helicopters directing the massacre.
These people were never found guilty of war crimes.
You always protect the chain of command when
it comes to these kinds of war crimes.
It is an unwritten rule in the call of duty.
The brass are always kept clean.
Very clean.
The code of silence is never broken.
It's the law.
The shooters are always the scapegoats.
The Military Orders disappear in the
U.S. Government archives of insanity.
It's always about bad appples.
Never who ordered the apples,
that became bad apples when ordered
to commit unfathomable crimes against
humanity.
Everything is a cover up.
Misinformation, disinformation, and just
plain point-blank murder.
My Lai was a U.S. Government calling card.
It was a message to the VC in Quang Ngai Province.
You continue to kill American soldiers,
and we will scorch your soul.
The VC knew about calling cards.
A " Total War," experience could be called up
by the U.S. Government in a matter of minutes.
If it was air power, or mass quantities of artillery rounds,
it was an earthquake of destruction that the Vietnamese
knew all too well.
When it was over, the insects were dead.
It was pure horror that affected generations to come.
The Vietnamese were absolutely terrified of retaliation.
The Vietnamese were absolutely terrified of the Americans.
You don't fuck with the United States Government.
And when they did, which is called self defense,
generations of Vietnamese were never born.
This is what the My Lai Massacre was all about.
It was a U.S. calling card.
It happened all the time in Vietnam.
The only difference is, the U.S. got
caught at My Lai.
But in the end, it didn't matter,
because the whole world would eventually find out about
the My Lai Massacre in Vietnam.
It scared the hell out of people all over the world.
You mess with the U.S. Government,
and America will make you pay for it.
All those calling cards are now in the Middle East.
you continue to defend yourself,
And except for a few chosen people,
the reason the U.S. Government gets away with it,
is because the American people will do nothing to resist.
Obedience is like a bounty hunter.
The truth is executed at point-blank range.
Mike Hastie
U.S. Army Medic
Vietnam 1970-71
In memory of all those 504 names I
touched at the My Lai Massacre site.
When you take your last breath,
your eyes open to a new world.
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How Compassion Sans Frontières saved the life of little Ismaïl
Nick Kent
Philippe Laïk had just flown in from the US when he took the call in the back of a Parisian taxi.
His cook was calling from the Laïk mansion above Menton, her voice trembling as she passed on the bad news. Her 11-year-old nephew, Ismaïl Dlimi, lay close to death in a Moroccan hospital. His heart had failed, and he had already “died” and been resuscitated twice. The situation was desperate; the family of the young lad did not know where to turn for help.
The chain of compassion.
In the private residence of the Princess in Rabat, left to right:
Mme Irina Alekseeva, Mr Philippe Laïk, Her Royal Highness Lalla Fatima Zahra, Mr Bendriouch, Ismaïl Dlimi.
Luckily Philippe did, and having decided to do all he could to save a young life, he quickly went on the trail of Professor Gilles Dreyfus, the medical head of the renowned Cardio Thoracic Centre in Monaco. He called a radiologist on Dreyfus’s team and spoke to him in Marbella.
Phillipe, a Monegasque businessman, takes up the story: “By an amazing stroke of luck, sitting opposite the radiologist was Mohammed Bendriouch, a recognised businessman from Rabat (the Moroccan town whose hospital Ismaïl Dlimi’s life hung by the thinnest of threads). On hearing the story, Mr Bendriouch was very moved and pledged his support for Ismaïl – his financial contribution is much appreciated and he is instrumental in saving this young boy.
“Professor Dreyfus was contacted and immediately called the cardiac team looking after Ismaïl in Morocco. After detailed discussions he gave us the full picture.”
Ismaïl was the victim of a rare illness, a form of myocardia, which prevented his heart from properly contracting. After his heart had twice failed, he had been put into an artificial coma.
The prognosis of Professor Dreyfus pulled no punches. The boy was heading towards almost certain death unless he could be moved safely to Europe, where doctors could be found who were equipped to deal with such a special and dangerous case.
Once there, three possible scenarios could play out:
1. The most pessimistic … nothing could be done to save Ismaïl.
2. Putting the boy on a life support machine, waiting and hoping for a donor heart suitable for transplanting to become available.
3. Trying a highly specialised treatment that would lead to remission and eventual recovery.
Without hesitation, Philippe Laïk said he would pay for Ismaïl to be flown to Monaco for treatment, and that he would underwrite the medical expenses in the Principality. But he was soon to find out that waving the magic wand of money would not be enough on its own to make this come to pass.
“There were some obstacles to be overcome, and time was a luxury we did not have,” says Philippe.
Ismaïl’s last check up before leaving for Monaco
Before he could travel, Ismaïl needed a passport. Philippe was on the phone to Morocco, alerting the highest in the land to the urgency of the situation. “I reminded everybody I spoke to that the life of a boy was at stake,” says Philippe.
His pleas fell on sympathetic royal ears, and the passport was delivered to the hospital in person by HRH Princess Lalla Fatima Zohra.
Meanwhile, Philippe and his wife Irina were seeking the help of ambassadors to rush through the visas that Ismaïl would need inside that precious passport. At the same time, they tracked down a private jet that could transport the boy with all the necessary medical support. The Monaco Croix Rouge also provided assistance.
Ismaïl arrived in Monaco still in an artificial coma. His condition was stabilised, and there followed a month of intensive care and treatment. Then just after his 12th birthday potential disaster struck: Ismaïl developed tachycardia – an irregular heartbeat. Fortunately this was rapidly cured by a doctor at Monaco’s Princess Grace Hospital.
Soon after this scare it started to emerge that Ismaïl was a lucky young man – it was the third of the options mentioned that worked, with no invasive surgery required.
Last December Ismaïl was able to return home, two big treats were waiting for him. The first an invitation to visit the Moroccan Royal Family, the second being able to return to his school, surrounded by friends and equipped with a tablette computer, a present from the Laïks.
Ismaïl was able to return to his school equipped with a tablet, a gift from Philippe Laïk, right
Philippe confides that he doesn’t want this happy ending to be a one-off.
“I was very moved and surprised at how, as the efforts to save Ismaïl progressed, more people became involved and it soon became what you might call a ‘chain of compassion’. This ‘chain’ stretched across different nationalities, languages, religions and educational systems, to save the life of one boy. It was inspiring.
“People asked me at the time ‘Why do you feel you have to do this? Are you Moroccan? Are you an Arab? Are you a Muslim?’
“I answered, ‘No, no and no. Like Ismaïl, I am a human being.”
Could this be the birth of a movement to unite and bind caring people into an organisation which could be called “Compassion Sans Frontières”? Watch this space.
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US v. Hammoud, et al. Charlotte, NC Dec 2006 Hizballah
US v. Hamzeh Milwaukee, WI Jan 2016 Homegrown
US v. Harroun Alexandria, VA Mar 2013 al-Nusrah Front (al-Qaida in Syria)
US v. Harun Mar 2013 Al Qaeda
US v. Hasan ("Fort Hood Attack") Fort Hood, TX Jun 2010 Homegrown
US v. Hasbajrami New York, NY Sep 2011 Homegrown
US v. Hashmi Manhattan, NY Jul 2007 Al Qaeda
US v. Hassan St. Paul, MN Feb 2018 Al Qaida, Taliban, Al Shabaab
US v. Hassan Minneapolis, MN Aug 2009 Al Shabab
US v. Hasson Silver Spring, MD Feb 2019 Homegrown
US v. Hassoun Chicago, IL Sep 2010 Homegrown
US v. Hayat Lodi, CA Dec 2006 Al Qaeda, Jaish-e-Muhammad
US v. Headley, et al. Chicago, IL Oct 2009 Lashkar-e-Taiba, Harkat-ul-Jihad-e-Islami
US v. Henareh, et. al New York, NY Jul 2011 Hizballah
US v. Hendricks Charlotte, NC Aug 2016 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
US v. Henry Germantown, MD Aug 2019 Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS)
US v. Hester Jefferson City, MO Feb 2017 Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS)
US v. Hicks Crown Point, IN Oct 2016 Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS)
US v. Hodroj, et al. Philadelphia, PA Nov 2009 Hizballah
US v. Hodzic, et al. St. Louis, MO Feb 2015 Al-Nusrat Front; Islamic State of Syria and the Levant (ISIL)
US v. Holy Land Foundation Richardson, TX Dec 2006 Hamas
US v. Holzer Pueblo, CO Nov 2019 Federal Hate Crime
US v. Hossain Bronx, NY Jul 2019 Taliban
US v. Hosseini Reston, VA Jun 2014 Iranian Terror
US v. Hubbard, et al. West Palm Beach, FL Jul 2016 Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)
US v. Hupper Miami, FL Sep 2008 Hamas
US v. Hussein Minneapolis, MN May 2014 Al Shabaab
US v. Hussein, et al. Boston, MA May 2009 Al Qaeda
US v. IARA, et al. Columbia, MO Jul 2007 Al Qaeda, Hamas
US v. Ibrahim San Antonio, TX Feb 2015 Al-Shabaab
US v. Idais Philadelphia, PA Dec 2006 Hamas
US v. Iqbal, et ano. Staten Island, NY Jul 2007 Hizballah
US v. Isa Brooklyn, NY Jan 2011 Iraqi insurgency
US v. Isa Chicago, IL Dec 2006 Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
US v. Ismail Pembroke Pines, FL Jul 2019 Homegrown
US v. Ismail Minneapolis, MN Dec 2014 Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)
US v. Issa, et al. Dec 2009 Al Qaeda, Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)
US v. Isse, et al. Minneapolis, MN Jul 2009 Al Shabaab
US v. Jabarah Sep 2008 Al Qaeda
US v. Jaber Fayetteville, AR Jan 2007 Palestinian Islamic Jihad
US v. Jackson Pensacola, FL Aug 2016 Islamic State of Syria and the Levant (ISIL)
US v. Jacquelyn Barnette a/k/a Jameela Barnette Atlanta, Ga Dec 2011
US v. Jafari Washington, DC Feb 2011 Iranian Terror
US v. Jalloh Sterling, VA Jul 2016 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
US v. Jama, et al. Reston, VA Jul 2014 Al-Shabaab
US v. Jamal Mesa, AZ Dec 2006 Other
US v. James, et al. ("2005 Los Angeles Bomb Plot") Folsom, CA Dec 2006 Jamiyaat ul-Islam Is-Saheeh (JIS)
US v. Jameson Modesto, CA Jan 2018 Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS)
US v. Jijakli Walnut, CA Aug 2018 Ahrar Al-Sham
US v. Jones Baltimore, MD Jan 2016 Al Shabaab
US v. Jones, et ano. Zion, IL Apr 2017 Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS)
US v. Joseph ("Toledo Synagogue Plot") Holland, OH Dec 2018 Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS)
US v. Joumaa Alexandria, VA Dec 2011 Hizballah
US v. Jumaev Philadelphia, PA Mar 2012 Islamic Jihad Union (IJU)
US v. Juraboev, et al. Brooklyn, NY Apr 2015 Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS)
US v. Kabir, et al. Pomona, CA Oct 2014 Taliban; al-Qaida
US v. Kandic New York, NY Nov 2017 Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS)
US v. Kang Waipahu, HI Jul 2017 Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS)
US v. Kareem Garland, TX Jun 2015 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
US v. Kariye Portland, OR Nov 2009 Al Qaeda
US v. Kassir Apr 2019 Money Laundering
US v. Kassir, et al. New York, NY Sep 2007 Al Qaeda
US v. Kaziu Brooklyn, NY Sep 2009 Al Shabab
US v. Keshari Miami, FL Jan 2009 Iranian terror
US v. Khadr Jul 2008 Al Qaeda
US v. Khalil Manhattan, NY Dec 2006 Hizballah
US v. Khan Apr 2017 Smuggling Aliens
US v. Khan Houston, TX May 2015 Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)
US v. Khan Bolingbrook, IL Oct 2014 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)
US v. Khan Portland, OR Apr 2013 Al Qaeda
US v. Khan Chicago, IL Mar 2010 Al Qaeda
US v. Khan, et al. Miami, FL May 2011 Pakistani Taliban
US v. Khan, et ano. Austin, TX Jun 2014 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL); Taliban
US v. Khatallah Jun 2014
US v. Khazaee Manchester, CT Jan 2014 Agent of Iran
US v. Khweis Alexandria, VA Jun 2016 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
US v. Kodaimati San Diego, CA Apr 2015 Islamic State of Syria and the Levant (ISIL), Al Nusrat Front
US v. Kodirov ("President Obama Assasination Plot") Birmingham, Al Feb 2012 Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
US v. Koumaiha, et al. Philadelphia, PA Nov 2009 Hizballah
US v. Kourani Detroit, MI Dec 2006 Hizballah
US v. Kourani, et ano. Bronx, NY Jun 2017 Hizballah (Islamic Jihad Organization)
US v. Kurbanov Boise, ID May 2013 Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
US v. Kuzu Dallas, TX Aug 2019 Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS)
US v. Lakhani Newark, NJ Aug 2011 Homegrown
US v. Langhorne Roanoke, FL Nov 2019 Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)
US v. Larijani Jun 2019 Agent of Iran
US V. Larkin DeLand, FL Nov 2019 Anti-Semitism
US v. LaRose (a/k/a Jihad Jane) Montgomery County, PA Mar 2010 Homegrown
US v. Lebanese Canadian Bank Sal, et al. Dec 2011 Hizballah
US v. Lepsky Point Pleasant, NJ Mar 2018 Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS)
US v. Leveille, et al. Amalia (Taos County), NM Aug 2018 Homegrown
US v. Lindh Alexandria, VA Dec 2006 Al Qaeda, Taliban
US v. Llaneza San Jose, CA Apr 2013 Homegrown
US v. Loewen Wichita, KA Dec 2013 Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)
US v. Ludke, et ano. Milwaukee, WI Oct 2016 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
US v. Lutchman ("New Year's Eve Attack") Rochester, NY Dec 2015 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
US v. Maatouk Orange Park, FL Aug 2011 Hizballah
US v. Maflahi Brooklyn, NY Aug 2011 Al Qaeda
US v. Mahamud Minneapolis, MN Jun 2011 al-Shabaab
US v. Maldonado Houston, TX Jul 2007 Al Qaeda
US v. Malike New York, NY Aug 2011 Homegrown
US v. Malki Brooklyn, NY Jul 2007 Iraqi insurgency
US v. Mandhai, et al. Broward County, FL May 2009 Al Qaeda
US v. Manthena Newark, NJ Aug 2011 Homegrown
US v. Marquez Riverside, CA Dec 2015 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL); Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)
US v. Martinez ("Maryland Military Recruiting Center Plot") Baltimore, MD Dec 2010 Homegrown
US v. Marzook, et al. Chicago, IL Jul 2007 Hamas
US v. Masfaka Detroit, MI Jan 2010 Hamas
US v. Mashhandani, et al. Vienna, VA Mar 2017
US v. Masmari Seattle, WA May 2014 Homegrown
US v. Masri Chicago, IL Aug 2010 Al Shabaab, Al Qaeda
US v. Matanov Quincy, MA May 2014 Homegrown
US v. McCright Lynnwood, WA May 2012 Homegrown
US v. McNeil Akron, OH Aug 2017 Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS)
US v. Medina Miami, FL Nov 2017 Homegrown
US v. Mehanna Boston, MA Nov 2008 Laskar-e-Taiba, Al Qaeda
US v. Meharg Pensacola, FL Jul 2019 Iran
US v. Mehdi, et al. Miami, FL Feb 2010 Galeria Page (Hizballah funding arm)
US v. Mehsud Sep 2010 Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan
US v. Melaku Washington, DC Jun 2011 Homegrown
US v. Mendunjanin, et al. New York, NY Jul 2010 Al Qaeda
US v. Mihalik La Palma, CA Dec 2011 Homegrown
US v. Moalin, et al. San Diego, CA Nov 2010 Al Shabaab
US v. Modanlo, et al. Greenbelt, MD Jun 2010 Iranian Terror
US v. Mohamed Los Angeles, CA Aug 2011 Homegrown
US v. Mohamed, et al. Tampa, FL Aug 2007 Homegrown
US v. Mohamed, et ano. Tucson, AZ Jul 2019 Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS)
US v. Mohammad, et al. Columbus, OH Nov 2015 Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)
US v. Mohammad, et al. Manhattan, NY Dec 2006 Taliban
US v. Mohammed Rochester, NY Dec 2013 Homegrown
US v. Mohammed, et al. Miami, FL Aug 2013 Al-Qaida, Al-Qaida in Iraq (al-Nusrah Front), and Al-Shabaab
US v. Mohamud Columbus, OH Apr 2015 Jabhat al-Nusrah
US v. Mohamud Portland, OR Dec 2010 Homegrown
US v. Mokhtar Newark, NJ Jul 2007 Al Qaeda, Taliban, Chechen Mujahideen
US v. Morgan Rowan County, NC Aug 2014 Islamic State of Syria and Iraq (ISIS)
US v. Mostafa San Diego, CA Aug 2010 Al Shabaab
US v. Moussaoui (Karim) Tampa, FL Apr 2008 Homegrown
US v. Moussaoui (Zacarias) Alexandria, VA Dec 2006 Al Qaeda
US v. Mrad Vienna, VA Jun 2012 Hizballah
US v. Mubayyid, et ano. Boston, MA Jul 2007 Al Qaeda
US v. Mughassil Sep 2015 Hizballah al-Hijaz (Saudi Hizballah)
US v. Muhammed Jan 2015
US v. Muhtorov Aurora, CO Jan 2012 Islamic Jihad Union
US v. Mumuni Staten Island, NY Jun 2015 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
US v. Musaibli Dearborn, MI Jul 2018 Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS)
US v. Muse May 2009 Other
US v. Muse, et al. Lansing, MI Jan 2019 Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS)
US v. Musleh Brownsburg, IN Jun 2016 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
US v. Mustafa Bly, OR Dec 2006 Al Qaeda
US v. Nafis ("New York Federal Reserve Plot") New York, NY Oct 2012 al-Qaida
US v. Nagarwala, et al. Detroit, MI Jun 2017 Female Genital Mutilation
US v. Nagi Lackawanna, NY Jul 2015 Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS)
US v. Nagi, et ano. Dec 2010
US v. Naji Brooklyn, NY Feb 2018 Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS)
US v. Naseer Nov 2015 Al Qaeda
US v. Nayyar, et al. Queens, NY Oct 2009 Hizballah
US v. Nejad ("Sadr") Mar 2018 Agent of Iran
US v. Niazi Santa Ana, CA Feb 2009 Al Qaeda
US v. Noorzai Sep 2008 Taliban
US v. Odeh Detroit, MI Oct 2013 Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP),
US v. Omar Minneapolis, MN Nov 2010 Al Shabaab
US v. Omar Jamal Dec 2008
US v. Orback Baltimore, MD Jan 2020 Anti-Semitism
US v. Osadzinski Chicago, IL Nov 2019 Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)
US v. Osmakac Tampa, FL Jan 2012 Homegrown
US v. Ouazzani Kansas City, MO May 2010 Al Qaeda
US v. Padilla, et al. ("Dirty Bomb" Plot) Ft. Lauderdale, FL Dec 2006 Al Qaeda
US v. Paracha New York, NY Dec 2006 Al Qaeda
US v. Parsa May 2016 Foreign Agent of Iran
US v. Patel Williamsburg, VA Jun 2018 Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS)
US v. Paul Columbus, OH Jun 2008 Al Qaeda
US v. Pham Jun 2012 Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)
US v. Pitts Maple Heights, OH Jul 2018 Al Qaida
US v. Pourghannad Jul 2019 Iranian Terror
US v. Prouty Detroit, MI Dec 2007 Hizballah
US v. Pugh Brooklyn, NY Mar 2015 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as ISIS
US v. Qamar Burke, VA Jul 2016 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
US v. Qazi, et ano. Broward County, FL Nov 2012 Homegrown
US v. Queen, et eno. Fairfax, VA Aug 2017 Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS)
US v. Qureshi Lafayette, LA Aug 2011 Al Qaeda
US v. Rafatnejad, et al. Mar 2018 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
US v. Rahal, et al. Detroit, MI Dec 2006 Hizballah
US v. Rahim Dallas, TX Feb 2018 Islamic State of Iraq and al Sham (ISIS)
US v. Rahimi New York, NY Sep 2016 Homegrown
US v. Rahman, et al. Brooklyn, NY May 2009 Al Qaeda
US v. Raishani Bronx, NY Jun 2017 Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS)
US v. Ranjha, et al. Baltimore, MD Sep 2007 Al Qaeda
US v. Rashid, et al. Denver, CO May 2009 Al Qaeda, Taliban, Jaish-e-Mohammad
US v. Rasool Fairfax, VA May 2008 Homegrown
US v. Razaq La Plata, MD Dec 2013 Agent of Government of Pakistan
US v. Redzepagic Long Island, NY Mar 2017 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL); Al-Nusrah Front
US v. Reid (2001 Shoe Bomb Plot) Boston, MA Dec 2006 Al Qaeda
US v. Ressam Los Angeles, CA Jan 2007 Al Qaeda, Armed Islamic Group (Algeria)
US v. Reynolds ("Pipeline Bomber") Wilkes-Barre, PA Jan 2007 Al Qaeda
US v. Rios Fayetteville, NC May 2013 Homegrown
US v. Rizvi Broomfield, CO May 2009 Homegrown
US v. Roble Minneapolis, MN Aug 2016 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
US v. Rockwood King Salmon, AK Jul 2010 Homegrown
US v. Royer, et al. ("Virginia Jihad Network") Alexandria, VA Dec 2006 Lashkar eTaiba
US v. Saab Morristown, NJ Sep 2019 Hizballah
US v. Saade, et al. Manhattan, NY Feb 2011 Taliban
US v. Saadeh Rutherford, NJ Aug 2015 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
US v. Saadeh West New York, NJ Jun 2015 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
US v. Saboonchi Parkville, MD Aug 2014 Agent of Iran
US v. Sadoun (Removal Proceedings) Dallas, TX Feb 2017 Hamas
US v. Said, et ano. Aug 2015 Al Qaida, Al-Qaida in Iraq/Al-Nusrah Front, Al-Shabaab
US v. Saipov New York, NY Nov 2017 Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS)
US v. Saleh Queens, NY Jul 2018 Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS)
US v. Saleh ("NYC Landmarks Plot") Queens, NY Jun 2015 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
US v. Salman Orlando, FL Feb 2017 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
US v. Santiago-Ruiz Ft. Lauderdale, FL Jan 2017 Homegrown
US v. Sarsour Milwaukee, WI May 2009 Hamas
US v. Sattar, et al. New York, NY May 2009 Al Gama'at al Islamiya (The Islamic Group)
US v. Sayyed Huntsville, AL Mar 2018 Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS)
US v. Sewell Arlington, TX Feb 2019 Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT)
US v. Shaaban Indianapolis, IN Dec 2006 Foreign Agent of Iraq
US v. Shah Houston, TX Mar 2009 Homegrown
US v. Shah et al. San Diego, CA Apr 2009 Taliban, Al Qaeda
US v. Shah, et al. Bronx, NY Jul 2007 Al Qaeda
US v. Shahnaz Central Islip, NY Dec 2017 Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS)
US v. Shahzad ("2010 Times Square Car Bombing Attempt") New York, NY May 2010 Pakistan Taliban
US v. Shareef (Illinois Mall Grenade Plot") Rockford, IL Jul 2007 Homegrown
US v. Shehadeh Staten Island, NY Oct 2010 Taliban
US v. Sheikh Cary, NC Nov 2013 Jabhat al-Nusrah (al-Qaida in Iraq)
US v. Shnewer, et al. (Fort Dix Plot) Cherry Hill, NJ Jul 2007 Homegrown
US v. Shorbagi Rome, GA Jan 2007 Hamas
US v. Shqueirat (Fying Imams Case) Feb 2009
US v. Siddiqui New York, NY Aug 2008 Al Qaeda
US v. Simpson Phoenix, AZ May 2015 Homegrown
US v. Siraj ("Subway Bomb Plot") Brooklyn, NY Jan 2007 Homegrown
US v. Smadi ("Dallas Skyscraper Bomb Plot") Dallas, TX Sep 2009 Homegrown
US v. Solano Miami, FL Oct 2017 Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS)
US v. Soliman Secaucus, NJ Sep 2007 Hamas
US v. Solorzano-Lozano, et al. Miami, FL Jul 2013 Hizballah
US v. Sotis Delray Beach, FL Nov 2019 Libya
US v. Soueid Alexandria, VA Oct 2011 Agent of Syrian Government
US v. Spain Richmond, VA Feb 2018 Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS)
US v. Stewart, et al. New York, NY Dec 2006 Al Qaeda
US v. Suarez Key West, FL Jul 2015 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
US v. Subeh Rochester, NY Aug 2007 Al Aqsa Brigades
US v. Sullivan Morganton, NC Jun 2015 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
US v. Taheb Cumming, GA Aug 2019 Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS)
US v. Tajideen Mar 2017 Hizballah
US v. Taleb-Jedi Brooklyn, NY Jan 2007 Mujahedin-e Khalq (MeK)
US v. Tappin El Paso, TX Feb 2012 Iranian Terror
US v. Tarraf, et al. Philadelphia, PA Nov 2009 Hizballah
US v. Tavan Dec 2019 Agent of Iran
US v. Teausant Acampo, CA Mar 2014 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
US v. Thomas Philadelphia, PA Apr 2015 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
US v. Thompson Phoenix, AZ Jan 2017 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
US v. Todd, et al. Macon, GA Jun 2011 Iranian Terror
US V. Topaz Fort Lee, NJ Jun 2015 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
US v. Tounisi Aurora, IL May 2013 Jabhat al-Nusrah
US v. Trabelsi Oct 2013 Al Qaeda
US v. Tracy Winchester, VA Jun 2010 Al Shabaab
US v. Tsarnaev Boston, MA Apr 2013 Homegrown
US v. Ujaama Seattle, WA May 2007 Al Qaeda
US v. Ul Haq, et al. Sep 2011 Pakistan Taliban
US v. Ul-Hassan Glade Spring, VA May 2019 Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)
US v. Ullah New York, NY Dec 2017 ISIS
US v. Valadbaigi Jun 2018 Agent of Iran
US v. Van Haften Madison, WI Apr 2015 Islamic State of Syria and the Levant (ISIL)
US v. Velentzas, et ano. Queens, NY Apr 2015 Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP); Islamic State of Syria and the Levant (ISIL)
US v. Vinas Long Island, NY Jul 2009 Al Qaeda
US v. Vo Hephzibah, GA Mar 2019 Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS)
US v. Wagner Santee, CA Aug 2011 Homegrown
US v. Walker Laramie, WY May 2009 Ittihad al Islamiyya
US v. Warsame Egan, MN Feb 2016 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
US v. Warsame New York, NY Jul 2011 Al Shabaab; Al-Qaida
US v. Warsame Minneapolis, MN Mar 2008 Al Qaeda, Taliban
US v. Wehelie Burke, VA Nov 2019
US v. Wehelie Fairfax County, VA Nov 2016 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
US v. Williams Suffolk, VA Jan 2017 Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)
US v. Williams, et al. Houston, TX Jul 2007 Taliban
US v. Witt Feb 2019 Agent of Iran
US v. Wright et ano. Everett, MA Jun 2015 Islamic State of Syria and the Levant (ISIL)
US v. Xie Baskin Ridge, NJ May 2019 Hamas
US v. Yasrebi Portland, OR Nov 2012 Hizballah
US v. Yassine, et al. Austin, TX Mar 2012 Hizballah
US v. Young Fairfax, VA Aug 2016 Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS)
US v. Young, et ano. Starkville, MS Aug 2015 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
US v. Younis Arlington, VA Dec 2010 Homegrown
US v. Younis Long Island, NY Sep 2010
US v. Yusuf San Diego, CA Nov 2010 Al Shabaab
US v. Yusuf, et al. St. Louis, MO Nov 2010 Al Shabaab
US v. Yusuf, et ano. Minneapolis, MN Nov 2014 ISIL (Islamic State of Syria and the Levant)
US v. Zadeh Oct 2016 Agent of Iran
US v. Zazi, et al. ("NYC Subway Bomb Plot") New York, NY Sep 2009 Al Qaeda
US v. Zea, et ano. Brentwood, NY Sep 2014 Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)
US v. Ziade, et ano. Quincy, MA Jul 2009 Al Qaeda
USA v. Diya Houston, TX Oct 2018 Iran
USA v. Hamade, et al. Feb 2018 Hizballah
Weiss, et al. v. National Westminster Bank Dec 2006 Hamas
Wultz, et al. v. Iran, et al. Oct 2010 Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Yaron Ungar, et al. v. PLO Sep 2007 PLO, Hamas
Zahavi et al. v. Bank of China Ltd. Aug 2008 Hamas & PIJ
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