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5 things you need to know now
McConnell plans a speedy impeachment trial
Trump's legal team calls on Senate to dismiss impeachment charges
CNN poll: 51 percent want Senate to remove Trump from office
Thunberg warns 'our house is still on fire' at Davos
Pro-gun rally in Virginia draws thousands
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday submitted his impeachment trial rules proposal, which calls for a speedy trial. The resolution will be voted on Tuesday afternoon, and needs a majority to pass the Senate. Under his plan, each side will have 24 hours over two days for opening statements, and senators will have up to 16 hours for questions and four hours of debate. After that, a vote will be held on calling additional witnesses. If other witnesses are called, the Senate will decide if any of them testify publicly. "Sen. McConnell's resolution is nothing short of a national disgrace," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said, adding that McConnell "is hell-bent on making it much more difficult to get witnesses and documents and intent on rushing the trial through."
President Trump's lawyers filed a brief Monday urging the Senate to dismiss the impeachment charges against him and labeling the House's impeachment process a "perversion" of the Constitution. The 110-page brief calls the House's impeachment case "flimsy," insists Trump did "absolutely nothing wrong," and says he has "been the victim of an illegitimate partisan effort to take him down." The House filed two impeachment articles against Trump — abuse of power for withholding aid to Ukraine in order to pressure that country to investigate his political rivals, and obstruction of Congress for blocking the House's impeachment inquiry. The Senate trial starts on Tuesday.
Source: The New York Times, The Associated Press
A new CNN poll released Monday shows that 51 percent of Americans think the Senate should vote to convict and remove President Trump from office during his upcoming impeachment trial. Meanwhile, 45 percent believe the Senate should vote against conviction and removal. Almost 69 percent say the trial should include testimony from new witnesses who did not appear before House impeachment investigators. Republicans are split on whether there should be witnesses in the trial — 48 percent are in favor of new witnesses, while 44 percent are not. This was the first major national phone poll conducted since the articles of impeachment were sent to the Senate and Lev Parnas, the indicted Rudy Giuliani associate, appeared on cable news shows and implicated Trump in the Ukraine pressure campaign.
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg spoke Tuesday at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, telling world leaders that "our house is still on fire." After warning policymakers that they're running out of time to stay within the climate budget needed to give the world a 67 percent chance of holding global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, Thunberg in an address blasted "empty words and promises which give the impression that sufficient action is being taken" and told leaders that "your inaction is fueling the flames by the hour." President Trump in a Davos address said that "we must reject the perennial prophets of doom and their predictions of the apocalypse."
Source: The New York Times, Politico
Authorities estimate 22,000 gun-rights advocates attended a rally in Richmond, Virginia, on Monday, to protest proposed gun control legislation. Ahead of the event, Gov. Ralph Northam (D) declared a state of emergency and temporarily banned people from carrying weapons at the state capitol, citing "credible intelligence" from law enforcement that white supremacists groups would attend the rally and incite violence. Some extremist groups did attend, but the rally was mostly peaceful and there were no reports of violence. Democrats now control the Statehouse, and have been pushing for new gun regulations, including universal background checks and a ban on military-style rifles.
Source: NBC News
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Manic Street Preachers Want A Sense Of Optimism In Their Music
By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 08 December 2017
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Manic Street Preachers bassist Nicky Wire has admitted he tried to ''put a sense of optimism'' into his lyrics for the band's latest album 'Resistance Is Futile'.
Manic Street Preachers bassist Nicky Wire tried to put across ''a sense of optimism'' in his lyrics for their new album.
The 'Motorcycle Emptiness' rockers are preparing for the release of their 13th LP 'Resistance Is Futile', and the band's lyricist has admitted the words are almost a protest to the state of the world at the moment.
He explained to NME magazine: ''On the single ['International Blue'] and the whole album, there are a lot of mini tributes to things that make your life feel a little bit better.
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Celtics’ Marcus Smart has been unflappable against Cavaliers
Steam emission over Taal’s main crater ‘steady’ for past 24 hours LATEST STORIES Jury of 7 men, 5 women selected for Weinstein rape trial Since returning from thumb surgery late in the first round, Smart has been unflappable and Boston’s unquestioned deacon of toughness.From sacrificing his body diving for loose balls or keeping plays alive with a rebound , to causing deflections on defense, to popping up out of the crowd for a timely rebound or tip-in, Smart is the proud everyman for a once underdog Celtics team that has outworked the Cavaliers through the first two games of the Eastern Conference finals.FEATURED STORIESSPORTSGinebra beats Meralco again to capture PBA Governors’ Cup titleSPORTSAfter winning title, time for LA Tenorio to give back to Batangas folkSPORTSTim Cone, Ginebra set their sights on elusive All-Filipino crown“That’s me. That’s how I was raised,” said Smart, who was Boston’s top performer off the bench in the Celtics’ 107-94 Game 2 win with 11 points, nine assists, five rebounds and four steals. “I’m the youngest of four boys. My whole life I had to fight.“I had to get down and do things in order to secure my spot in the household. So coming onto the court it’s nothing different.” View comments Winfrey details her decision to withdraw from Simmons film Jiro Manio arrested for stabbing man in Marikina “As long as she’s fighting I’m going to continue fighting.”It’s the kind of toughness that has always run deep in the Smart family. His mother also has been through quadruple-bypass surgery on her heart.She wants her son exactly where he is.“She told me she’d rather me be here than back there, doing what I love to do,” Smart said, “because she loves watching me play. She said it puts a smile on her face.”Along with a lot of other Boston fans.Sports Related Videospowered by AdSparcRead Next Behind China-bound import, blistering Hotshots turn Columbian Dyip into a wreck Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart (36) reaches to slap hands with forward Jayson Tatum (0) during the second half of Game 1 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Sunday, May 13, 2018, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)BOSTON — Celtics coach Brad Stevens has said what has carried his team through the NBA postseason is its ability to make “winning plays” with the game on the line.And more times than not, it’s been Marcus Smart making them.ADVERTISEMENT China population now over 1.4 billion as birthrate falls In fight vs corruption, Duterte now points to Ayala, MVP companies as ‘big fish’ Don’t miss out on the latest news and information. Lights inside SMX hall flicker as Duterte rants vs Ayala, Pangilinan anew Carpio hits red carpet treatment for China Coast Guard PLAY LIST 02:14Carpio hits red carpet treatment for China Coast Guard02:56NCRPO pledges to donate P3.5 million to victims of Taal eruption00:56Heavy rain brings some relief in Australia02:37Calm moments allow Taal folks some respite03:23Negosyo sa Tagaytay City, bagsak sa pag-aalboroto ng Bulkang Taal01:13Christian Standhardinger wins PBA Best Player award MOST READ Volcano watch: Island fissures steaming, lake water receding Dave Chappelle donates P1 million to Taal relief operations Boston took a 2-0 series lead on the Bucks in the first round before dropping back-to-back games in Milwaukee. Smart came off the bench when the series swung back to Boston for Game 5. He finished that one with nine points, five rebounds, four assists and three blocks to help the Celtics pull out a five-point victory.Boston is 8-2 since Smart’s return and has the Cavaliers facing their first 2-0 series hole since 2008, when they lost 4-3 to the Celtics in the conference semifinals. Boston went on to win the NBA title that season.Not bad for a guy taken sixth overall by Boston in the 2014 draft despite being criticized coming out of Oklahoma State for being undersized at 6-foot-4, having questionable ball-handling and poor 3-point shooting, and at times displaying uncontrollable emotions.“I think he’s as tough as they come,” Stevens said. “He matches his intensity with a physical toughness. … People talk about him all the time. Sometimes they focus on things that don’t matter, and the other times they focus on that he impacts winning.”Smart showed all those attributes late in the fourth quarter Tuesday night against the Cavs, when he came to the defense of Al Horford after JR Smith shoved him in the back on a layup attempt. Smart got in Smith’s face, prompting Smith to shove him. Both received technical fouls. But having a teammate’s back is second nature to Smart.ADVERTISEMENT He said he felt like Smith was being a bully . That has never played well in Smart’s orbit.“One of my guys was down, and I took offense to it,” he said.From a basketball standpoint, Cleveland has taken note of Smart’s impact.LeBron James called Smart’s creativity on the court “uncanny,” and Kevin Love said the Cavs can “definitely learn” from what Smart and Boston are doing to them.“I think Marcus always makes plays at the right time,” James said. “They put the ball in his hands and they trust him to make plays for others.”Cavs coach Tyronn Lue said Smart’s impact is clearly something they must combat as they try to hold serve at home beginning with Game 3 on Saturday.“If it’s 50/50 balls, he’s going to get it. If it’s a loose ball, offensive rebound they need to have, he’s going to get it,” Lue said. “We’ve got to be able to find someone who can match his toughness.”The most impressive thing about Smart’s run might be that he’s doing it while his mother, 63-year old Camellia Smart, is battling bone marrow cancer.Smart learned of her diagnosis during a visit to see her in Texas back in April.“We’re just trying to preserve life,” Smart said recently of how she’s doing. “At her age a transplant would probably be more harmful than good. … It’s tough, but my mom’s a tough cookie. read more
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Agreement yet to be signed between GTU, MoE
Wages impasseAlthough promised for this week, the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) and the Education Ministry has not yet signed the agreement to end the teacher’ salary impasse and is more than likely to do so by next week according to the General Secretary of the GTU, Coretta McDonald.The General Secretary made the disclosure during an invited comment on Friday morning.She explained that the agreement “still has a few things to clear up.”When further questioned she said that the GTU has to make sure that it signs a document which will benefit all their teachers, as such there are other non-salaryGTU President Mark Lyte and Education Minister Nicolette Henry following the meeting last week. Also in photo are other GTU executives and Education Ministry staffissues that are yet to be sorted out.McDonald had previously said the agreement would have been signed by Wednesday last.Last Friday, following a six-hour long discussion between the two parties, the GTU agreed to a 12 per cent increase for 2016 and eight per cent increase for 2018.The agreement came more than one month after the GTU called off a nationwide strike.Education Minister Nicolette Henry announced last week, “What we have proposed essentially is in so far as 2016 is concerned, we finalised at 12 and eight per cent respectively and for 2018, we’re at eight per cent and the debunching figure (is) the one that we shared earlier – the $350,000,000.”Although fewer smiles were seen on the faces of the executives after that meeting, GTU President Mark Lyte told this publication that the Union was satisfied with the amount being given to teachers. “We are walking away a lot happier than initially. We recognise that we were able to broker an agreement with the Ministry of Education that will bring a lot of satisfaction to our members, and I think that was the ultimate objective of this whole process to ensure that every teacher benefits significantly.”According to him, the previous offers tabled did not provide benefits for all teachers. In fact, some 80 per cent of teachers, he said, would not have benefited from the Government’s previous offer.It was explained by him that the increases for teachers will be paid in two tranches. “The increases are going to be paid in two tranches, because you know what teachers receive in 2016 would have an impact on 2017 and 2018, so we are going to have payments being done in December and payments being done in January 2019,” Lyte stated.A joint statement shared with the media last Friday from the two agencies said: “Having considered new information provided, which included salary benefits for all scales of teachers ranging from TS1 to TS19 and special and non-salary benefits, the two parties concluded discussions and have committed to the implementation of the agreement. The three-year 2016 to 2018 agreement will be signed in the new week”. read more
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APNU-appointed REO padlocks AFC Councillor in room
A showdown between the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) appointed Regional Executive Officer (REO) Dennis Jaikarran and Alliance For Change (AFC) Regional Councillor, Nathram in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) ended with the Police being called to the Regional Democratic Council Office.AFC Councillor Nathram standing in the locked office before the Police arrived on WednesdayRegion Two REODennis JaikarranReports are on Wednesday, Nathram was in an office, which is under the Regional Finance Department and located inside the Regional Compound in Anna Regina, Essequibo Coast, but it was padlocked within the building by Jaikarran.According to Nathram, he was inside his office when the REO placed a padlock on his office door from the outside, locking him in the office.Guyana Times was told that Nathram then said he called the Police, who went to the compound and finally opened the door. The AFC Councillor said since the last sitting of the RDC where he questioned the attitude of the REO towards the acting Regional Chairman, Nandranie Coonjah – after the REO failed to recognised her – there has been high tension at the office. At the RDC meeting, the REO had tried to rebut the Councillor but was asked by Regional Chairman Devanand Ramdatt to take his seat but this did not go down well with him. The REO then stormed out of the meeting and instructed the regional administration employees to follow him.Nathram on Wednesday claimed that since the incident at the RDC, the REO has instructed the security guards not to allow his vehicle to enter the compound.However, Jaikarran said he wrote Nathram about two weeks ago, indicating that he needed to vacate his office to facilitate renovations. He said he told the Councillor that he will be temporarily housed inside another office until the renovation work is complete. According to Jaikarran, Nathram is not complying and he was forced to put a padlock on the door because there are very important documents and equipment stored in the said office space. Police at Anna Regina have since taken a statement from Nathram and an investigation has been launched.Meanwhile, speaking with Guyana Times, several other Councillors on the RDC said the feud between the APNU and AFC regional officials has been affecting the work of the RDC which is seeking to better the lives of the people of Region Two.One Councillor noted that several statutory meetings are being cancelled because of the pettiness of the two officials. The Councillor added that this is stymieing the mandate of the RDC, while another Councillor added that they are fearful Region Two will be dragged into a political battle as is with the case of the Region Five RDC. read more
THE Orange Line busway has done it again. The 14-mile cross-Valley busway set another ridership record in March. There were more than 23,000 boardings of the big silver buses every weekday – and about 13,500 on Saturdays. What’s notable about this is that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials didn’t expect that many regular Orange Line boardings for 13 more years. They obviously underestimated the desperation for transportation alternatives in the San Fernando Valley. Now that the busway has proven itself over and over again in its first 18 months, it’s up to MTA and city leaders to keep the momentum rolling. Popular public transportation in a city of traffic gridlock is something to be grateful for and nurtured. And that means making the Orange Line even easier to use with the expeditious completion of a Chatsworth leg and north-south connections on major streets like Van Nuys and Laurel Canyon boulevards. 160Want local news?Sign up for the Localist and stay informed Something went wrong. Please try again.subscribeCongratulations! You’re all set! read more
Mount Kenya United relegated from KPL
0Shares0000Mount Kenya United head coach Melis Medo and his assistant Anthony Mwangi dish out instructions to the players during a past Kenyan Premier League match. PHOTO/Timothy OlobuluNAIROBI, Kenya, May 18 – Cash-strapped Mount Kenya United have been relegated from the Kenyan premier League after suffering a 3-1 loss at the hands of Sony Sugar at the Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos on Saturday.Derrick Otanga scored a brace for the sugar belt side with Stephen Omollo adding the third. Mount Kenya’s consolation was scored by Brian Nyakan with 10 minutes left on the clock. The result means that with three matches to go, Mount Kenya cannot move higher than 17th. They are 11 points away from safety at 15th place and 10 away from the play-off slot at 16th.It was earlier feared that Mount Kenya who awarded a walk over to Mathare United last weekend would not honor their match as they continued their protest over lack of payment, but they somehow managed to gather themselves together and go for the tie.In the other matches played on Saturday, Chris Onyango struck twice as KCB beat Kariobangi Sharks 3-2 at the Kasarani Stadium. Ezekiel Odera opened the scores with a ninth minute penalty before Abuya also equalized for Sharks with another penalty.However, Onyango scored in quick succession in the 61st and 66th minutes to hand KCB the advantage, before Shaphan Oyugi clawed one back for Sharks later on.In Bungoma, Sofapaka came from a goal down to draw 1-1 with Nzoia Sugar. Umaru Kasumba’s goal in the 77th minute, his 18th for the season handed Sofapaka a vital point.In the late kick off in Machakos, Posta Rangers and Kakamega Homeboyz drew 0-0.0Shares0000(Visited 3 times, 1 visits today) read more
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LIVE VIDEO: Gareth Southgate names England squad for European Under-21 Championship
England Under-21 coach Gareth Southgate is set to reveal his squad for the European Under-21 Championship this summer – and you can follow the announcement right now.Please note: video transmission will begin at 4pm (UK time).
DD Travel: Beat the Back-to-School blues with amazing getaway packages!
Atlantic Travel have rolled out some amazing back to school deals from €185pp!All our deals include return flights, 7 nights accommodation, carry on baggage and airport transfers.Here in Atlantic Travel we have put together some fantastic Back to School Offers for those of you who are looking for some sunshine. As some of us are getting uniforms and lunch boxes in order and making sure pencils, rulers and school bags are at the ready the opportunity is there for lucky others to escape to the sun. Imagine… no overcrowded beaches, smaller ques and incredible value sometimes at less than half the price of peak time prices.We constantly are looking for the best value for our clients and this time of year certainly offers value! Airports are less busy, theme parks have smaller queues, the searing heat that sometimes can be overbearing has passed and you might even find space for your towel on the beach!We have 5 brilliant offers for you that are all coming in at least less than half the price of peak time. Without a doubt Portugal and Spain are the most popular destinations for shorthaul travel this year for the Irish market. So without further ado let me tell you about our first fantastic offer.Treat yourself to 7 nights in The Algarve from only €185pp.Departing on the 18th October you will stay in the 2* Mirachoro Apts. This apart hotel is situated just a short stroll from the famous beach of Praia da Rocha on the spectacular coastline and the centre of Portimão, the largest town of West Algarve, with its shops, restaurants and bars. Portimão Museum, marina, several beaches and golf courses are within easy reach.The town of Lagos with its historic old town and the 17th century fort, the Forte da Ponta da Bandeira, is just a short drive away. Pricing includes return airport transfers and carry on baggage. If you love The Algarve and really feeling like spoiling yourself why not upgrade to the 5* Forte Do Vale Hotel in Albufeira from only €399pp.This enchanting aparthotel features a privileged location in Albufeira, a popular coastal city in the southern Algarve region that has become a world-renowned holiday destination. Guests will find themselves some 40 kilometres from Faro Airport and a short walking distance from Cachoeira garden. It is ideal for those travellers wishing to enjoy the freedom of a self-catering accommodation and features a choice of fully equipped apartments featuring all the necessary services and facilities to provide the perfect homeawayfromhome experience. The establishment includes two large outdoor pools surrounded by a spacious terrace with sun loungers and umbrellas, ideal to enjoy a moment of relaxation whilst soaking up the sun.This is available from €399pp departing on the 17th October and includes flights, accommodation and airport transfers.Next on our list is an offer to the Costa Del Sol from only €282pp.The Bajondillo Apartments have always been a very popular choice with Irish holidaymakers. It is located in the bustling area of Torremolinos. The hotel enjoys an idyllic setting just 25 metres from the beach and just 500 metres from the town centre and its myriad of shops, restaurants, bars and entertainment venues.Guests will appreciate the peaceful surroundings, yet are never far from the heart of the entertainment. The spacious apartments enjoy a tasteful style and offer a comfortable home away from home for all the family. They come well equipped with modern amenities and offer a haven of peace and tranquility in which to relax and unwind in comfort at the end of the day.This offer is available departing on the 19th October and includes flights from Dublin, accommodation, return airport transfers and carry on baggage.If you are looking for something a little special then we also have the 5* Senator Banus Spa outside Estepona on the Costa Del Sol from €340pp. This hotel lies just a short distance away from the centre of Estepona. You will find yourself within easy access of a wide range of restaurants, bars, the tourist centre and shopping opportunities. This hotel lies a short distance from the beach. The hotel comprises superblydesigned guest rooms, which ooze character and charm. The rooms are well equipped with modern amenities.This magnificent hotel features 3 restaurants, with something to tempt even the most discerning palate. Guests can indulge in the ultimate relaxation and invigoration in the spa.See the beautiful island of Corfu from only €365ppStay in the 3* Island Beach Resort in Kavos, flights departing from Dublin on 01 October.Kavos is a very bubbly place right at the southern end of Corfu. It sprang up in the Eighties as the island’s party capital, and it’s still bursting with enthusiasm as you’ll see from the numerous bars and clubs. The pace is nonstop on the beach, too, with its high quota of watersports – though you can always slow things down with a leisurely boat trip along the coast.Kavos comes with an 8 kilometre strip of sand that’s etched with sunloungers. The water is quite shallow if you’re only up for a paddle, but it’s further out to sea that the action really happens. Banana rides, jetskiing, waterskiing, doughnut rings – you name it, this beach has got it. There’s even bungee jumping and cage catapulting. Luckily, there are plenty of cafés and bars to refuel, too.The Island Beach complex is situated at prime location at the beach front (main buildings) in Kavos Village, the party center of Corfu.The village center is about 150m where you can find many bars, nightclubs, shops and restaurant. The hotel complex consists of two main buildings and many annex buildings which are situated about 100250 m. away, on the opposite side of the street & beach.There is a reception, safe (for an extra fee), bar, restaurant, 2 fresh water swimming pools by each main building with sun terrace to relax after a night of partying. Sunbeds & umbrellas by the pools are available free of charge. Each of the main buildings has its Snack Bar, pool & beach bar. The Island Beach is very well known and popular amongst young people because of the events that are being organised there weekly-such as guest Dj parties, concerts, etc. All clients of Island Beach Resort & Annex get free entrance for these events (food /drink not included)Our final offer today is for Malta from €357pp.This 4* Topaz hotel is located in the centre of the famous seaside resort of Bugibba, in the northern part of the island. The closest local beach is approximately 15 minutes walk away. The town centre is also easily reachable on foot, where guests will find a variety of shops, bars restaurants and cafes. It is a 10minute drive to Mosta Church and Valletta and 20 minutes to Hagar Qim. This is a perfect place for those travellers wishing to spend a nice holiday in a fabulous island.Depart on the 18th October from Dublin for 7 nights, price includes flights, accommodation, carry on baggage & airport transfers.Perhaps you only have 3 or 4 days to get away and not a full week? Not a problem. Get in contact with us and we can tailor make any duration for you all you have to do is ask.As always you can call into us on Oliver Plunkett Rd (opposite the library) or phone in on 074 9126193, send an email on info@atlantictravel.ie or message us on facebook.We look forward to getting you the best deal out there for your next trip away!DD Travel: Beat the Back-to-School blues with amazing getaway packages! was last modified: August 28th, 2016 by Elaine McCalligShare this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Tags:atlantic travelBack to schoolcheap packagesget awayslast minute holidaytravel deals read more
Chelsea ‘join race to sign Liverpool target’ as Abramovich wants Brazil star
Top nine Premier League free transfers of the decade The Blues endured a disappointing season, surrendering their status as Premier League champions to Manchester City, and it is all change at the club this summer.Manager Antonio Conte looks set to leave the club, with Maurizio Sarri to come in and replace him, and there will be big changes to the playing staff too. LATEST Alisson is one of the most in-demand players this summer It has been reported that Abramovich has instructed the club’s directors to go all out to land Alisson, which would likely spell the end of Thibaut Courtois’ stay at the club.Chelsea are ready to hand Alisson a five-year deal with an annual salary of around £5m, plus a signing-on fee of around £4.4m, in a bid to tempt him into the switch. LIVING THE DREAM Chelsea have joined the race to land Liverpool target Alisson, according to reports in Italy.The Roma star, who is currently with Brazil at the World Cup, is arguably the most in-demand goalkeeper in world football following his exploits in Italy last term. Latest transfer news IN DEMAND targets Man United joined by three other clubs in race for Erling Haaland RANKED TOP WORK 2 REVEALED targets moving on Where every Premier League club needs to strengthen in January Arsenal transfer news LIVE: Ndidi bid, targets named, Ozil is ‘skiving little git’ 2 Kevin De Bruyne ‘loves Man City and wants to keep winning’, reveals father The biggest market value losers in 2019, including Bale and ex-Liverpool star Alisson is currently representing Brazil at the World Cup three-way race Chelsea confident of beating Man United and Liverpool to Sancho signing Cavani ‘agrees’ to join new club and will complete free transfer next summer It has been suggested that the Serie A club want around £80million for Alisson, who is being targeted by Liverpool, Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid.And now, newspaper Il Romanista has claimed that Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich wants to bring 25-year-old to Stamford Bridge. Tony Cascarino backs Everton to sign two strikers for Carlo Ancelotti Liverpool’s signings under Michael Edwards – will Minamino be the next big hit? read more
Matt Gatens Named Men’s Basketball Director of Operations
Gatens spent the last season on staff at Auburn, the Southeastern Conference Champions, where he assisted in travel, development, scouting, video and camps as a graduate assistant. Gatens also aided in the development of the team’s guards, including All-SEC selections Bryce Brown and Jared Harper. Following his Hawkeye career, Gatens played professionally in France, Spain, Turkey and Ukraine. He returned to the United States to play for the Iowa Energy in the NBA Development League, but he suffered a torn ACL just five quarters into the 2016-17 season to end his playing career. An Iowa City, Iowa, native, Gatens was named Iowa’s ‘Mr. Basketball’ and the state’s Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior at Iowa City High School. He led the team to a 4A state title as a senior in 2008 and holds the City High record for career scoring. Print Friendly Version DES MOINES, Iowa – Matt Gatens, a former University of Iowa standout who was most recently at Auburn, has been named the Drake men’s basketball program’s director of operations, head coach Darian DeVries announced Wednesday, April 11. Gatens was a four-year starter at guard for Iowa where he scored 1,635 career points, the sixth most in Iowa history, and averaged 12.8 points per game while averaging 2.3 rebounds per game. He was just the second Iowa player to record 1,600 points, 450 rebounds, 250 assists and 125 steals in a career. Gatens was a two-time All-Big Ten selection and two-time team captain as a marketing major. read more
DD Fitness: Five ways to lose weight without dieting
The word “dieting.” I hate it as much as I hate using the word ‘weight’ when referring to getting lean and dropping bodyfat.But let’s face it, if I had used any other title for the article, the chances of you clicking on it would have gone waaayyyyyy down. So, sometimes you must bend the rules a bit to get what you want.That is exactly what this article is all about.It’s about 5 ways that you can tweak things in your current nutrition to reduce your calorie intake and help yourself to get leaner, burn more fat and lose more ‘weight’.The tips below aren’t special, they have no magical properties and you won’t have to do anything drastic to see some results. The one thing you will have to do however, is try them. You also will have to try them for longer than a week, let’s be realistic here, I’m not giving a diet, I’m showing you how you can implement some small steps so you can see some success, while still eating the same foods you already eat.Let’s get to it;1. DRINK WATER. Yeah, everyone knows that you probably should drink more water throughout the day, (you really should), but that’s not what this is about.It’s about where you will be drinking the water that will help.Right before each meal, drink half a pint to a full pint of water.The water will fill your stomach and make it harder to over eat at that meal.Do this at each meal and you will save some calories from this simple fix.2. USE SMALLER PLATESWe have the tendency to overfill our plates. This wouldn’t be an issue if we didn’t have the tendency to also eat everything that is on the plate.Eating less can be disheartening for some as they feel that they are depriving themselves.By using smaller plates when having your meals, you are eliminating this feeling of depravation by ‘tricking’ yourself into thinking that you are having a full plate of food at every meal. You are, but you are eating smaller portions by default. 3. Increase your Protein and Vegetables.Protein is very hard to overeat, by increasing this you will under-eat on the more calorie dense foods.Increasing your vegetables at each meal will do the same thing.Vegetables are lower in calories than starchy carbs so you can over-eat on vegetables and not worry about going over on your calories.4. EAT THESE FIRSTLike the water, eating your protein rich foods and your vegetables 1st at each meal will also prevent you from going over on your calories at each meal.You don’t have to change anything, just eat these along with the water and you will find that you are less able to over eat on anything else at that meal. 5. SWITCH YOUR DRINKS. You could be taking in excess calories through your fluids without even realising that you are doing it.A simple fix to this is to swap your current drinks for the lower calories options or calorie free options.Switch your milk to semi skimmed or fat free.Switch sugary drinks to their calorie free counterparts.Switch the sugar you add to tea and coffee to calorie free sweeteners.Switch flavoured coffees to regular americanos.If you struggle with some of the things mentioned above and you find it hard to get motivated to change them, my new Summer Shape Up Challenge is starting on June 24th and there is a €1000 holiday up for grabs as an added incentive to keep you on track.Click the link below to get pre-registered for this fantastic challenge NOW!https://www.rushefitness.ie/class/summer-challenge/* Emmet is the owner and operator of Rushe FitnessDD Fitness: Five ways to lose weight without dieting was last modified: May 31st, 2019 by StephenShare this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Tags:lossrushe fitnessweight read more
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Is Jason Kilar Trying to Get Fired?
February 3, 2011 at 1:05 pm PT
Is Hulu’s CEO trying to get pushed out the door?
That’s the question of the day for the TV and Web video world, prompted by a blog post Jason Kilar published last night.
It’s a lengthy read about the TV business and where it’s headed, and most people I’ve talked to today think it’s smart and well-written.
Some of them also believe Kilar wrote it so that his bosses–executives at News Corp.’s Fox, Disney’s ABC, and Comcast’s NBCU–will give him the hook.
That’s because a lot of what Kilar wrote challenges the TV networks’ existing business model: He argues that there are too many ads, and that consumers want to be able to watch their shows on demand, not on a linear schedule. And, crucially, he argues that the cable network bundle is on its way out.
In other words, change or become the music labels: “History has shown that incumbents tend to fight trends that challenge established ways and, in the process, lose focus on what matters most: customers.”
And all of that makes perfect sense. Except for the part where he says it in public, while working for a company owned by three TV networks.
Kilar’s post began making waves immediately last night, and the Financial Times’ Matthew Garrahan was able to quickly find several network executives who are agog at the post.
Most tellingly, he got a Disney rep to officially distance the company from Kilar’s post, stating that his views (published on the official Hulu blog) were “personal and clearly not shared by anyone at Walt Disney.”
In fact, his views are almost certainly shared by some Disney executives, and others at Hulu backers News Corp.’s Fox and Comcast’s NBCU. (News Corp. also owns this Web site.) It’s just that they have no intention of changing their business anytime soon. Especially now that they’ve gotten cable providers to start paying them for content they used to give away, via “retransmission” fees.
“80, 90 percent of what he says is right,” says an executive at one of Hulu’s network owners. “But why print that? Does he think we’re going to say, ‘Oh, thank you! You’re right! We’d never thought of that! Let’s give away retrans!’? I can’t see what he thinks will happen.”
So here’s one possibility: Kilar knows he can’t win. And his post is supposed to be his “Jerry Maguire moment”, as Garrahan puts it–a fireworks display you put on because you don’t want to work at your current job anymore.
The other possibility: Kilar genuinely thinks he can win.
Up until now the former Amazon executive has done a marvelous job of building a site everyone was convinced would fail, and then sustaining–and expanding–a joint venture everyone thought would collapse.
Kilar has pulled some of that off with brinkmanship. As last week’s well-reported Wall Street Journal piece notes, Kilar threatened to quit last fall, when he was trying to get the networks to agree to cut their monthly price for Hulu Plus. He didn’t get the 50 percent cut he’d been pushing for, but he still managed to get the networks to agree to cut the price by 20 percent, to $8.
Also note that Kilar’s post quite clearly argues that the path he’s pushing for will be better for the networks in the end: “We believe content owners are in a strong position to make higher returns from TV content distribution in the future than they have historically.”
But if Kilar thought his arguments would carry more force in public, he may well have miscalculated. This could all blow over with time, but for now, at least, he has some very bummed backers.
“Here’s the irony. Jason is probably best to lead Hulu. But he is also too righteous/robot to do it ‘the wrong way’ or a way he won’t agree with,” says an industry executive.
Another reports that network executives are “crazy, angry” over the post. “I’d be stunned if Jason was still there in 60 days.”
I’ve asked Kilar for additional comment. I don’t expect to get it.
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The Special Collections and Archives division includes rare books, university archives, manuscripts and personal papers, political papers, and business records. Collections range from ostraka, cuneiform tablets, papyri, illuminated manuscripts, and incunabula to modern artist books and literary manuscripts. The primary areas of collection strengths include Napoleon and the French Revolution, poetry, papers of Florida political figures, Southern business history, and the history of Florida. Major collections include the Claude Pepper Library, the Paul A.M. Dirac Papers, and the Lois Lenski Papers.
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Brat Business: The case of Kelly Flowers
AFW :: General :: AFW Promo
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by Harrier on Sun Aug 04, 2013 2:46 pm
Immediately after Kelli DiVanetti storms out of the official Brat Pack recruitment office...
Kelly was making her way to the head quarter of the brat pack. In ring messages had been sent to kawaii for some kind of revolution when the Brat Pack had shown from what kind of wood they were made when they challenged girls like Cecilia, who was incredibly sexy but also incredibly strong and would easily crush her like an egg under a steam hammer if she tried anything funny on her. And as the people she fought least again were other kawaii, she had decided to take a look at it and see what this was all about and maybe get a chance to play with the big girls. Literally.
Luckily the girl that stormed out did not shove her out of the way or run her over, so she could probably just enter the room now. Hopefully at least?
The door to the Janitor storage room itself seemed not very trustworthy and morale raising, but most things started small until they became big, so she knocked on the door just to open it thereafter. Knocking was definitely un-bratty, but even a rattlesnake had the decency to warn careless beings. And Kelly was definitely as nice as a rattlesnake, probably much nicer!
"Uh, hello?"
She asked, rapidly waving one of her hands like a goof as the other hand was clutching a lap top with her so to speak appliance video.
"I'm Kelly and uhm, wanted to hear more about that brat pack stuff."
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Re: Brat Business: The case of Kelly Flowers
by Kelsea on Tue Aug 06, 2013 10:04 pm
"Get outta here! you ain't Kelli.. I am!" Izzi said leaping to her feet and pointing at Kelly for dramatic effect, it seemed she was still in full crappy Italian accent impersonation mode from a few moments earlier..
"Wait a minute.. You don't even look or sound anything like Kelli... What kind of two-bit Kelli impersonator are you anyway?"
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by Harrier on Wed Aug 07, 2013 12:59 pm
"Eh? A what? impe...what?"
As Kelli pointed at her with one finger, her waving stopped instantly and her face turned red from the lack of understanding and general confusion. It took a few moments for her to realize what an impersonator was and her face turned returned back to her more normal skin color.
"I have proof that I am Kelly, right here on that DVD! Although I am not so sure right now after all of this..."
As usual when she was confused and nervous, the Canadian slightly scratched at her head with the hand that had stopped waving in her attempt .
by Kelsea on Thu Aug 08, 2013 9:10 pm
"Heh!" Izzi scoffed with a swing of her arm that almost caught Cham Cham right across the face... The feline let out a disgruntled "Weow!" as she ducked under the obnoxious succubi's hand
"You have amazing proof... On DVD no less... That's real convenient! Considering how we don't have a DVD player to watch this wonderful unpenetrable proof of yours." Izzi sat back down, interlocking her fingers with her elbows placed on the table
"You had this planned out all along didn't you... You sneaky impersonator..."
"And you would have gotten away with it too if it hadn't been for us meddling kids..... Orrrr.. Uhm... Maybe she's just a different Kelly from Kelli DiVanetti..?" Dani put in, tugging at Izzi's arm and become the voice of some resemblance of reason.
"That sounds too reasonable to be true!"
by Harrier on Fri Aug 09, 2013 12:41 pm
"But...but..."
Accusations of her imposter state were raining down on Kelly who, as rare as it was, was nearly speechless and stuttering incoherently.
Finally she found something in her favor, at least she hoped that it would be in her favor. She waved the lap top around that she had in the other hand, but not too much as it was really heavy in her small arms.
"I have this computer thing here! Around the DVD! To watch it...I guess. And it has, uhm... kind of batteries to watch it without this...cable stuff...You know...uhm...with electricity! Like with that man that was struck by lightning and invented electricity."
She patted on the lap top, hoping that electricity was still in her lap top after all of this talk about it.
by Kelsea on Sat Aug 10, 2013 8:41 pm
"He didn't invent electricity you dumb dumb.." Cham Cham pipped up "If he was struck by electricity he'd be dead.... He was struck by an apple on the head.. Then he invented electricity."
"Hah, no no Chammers, you got it all wrong... That guy invented gravity not electricity."
"What? no... How did things stay on the ground if gravity was only invented when an apple hit him on the head..."
"Uhm gals.. aren't we getting a little side tracked..."
"Ok ok.. where were we..."
"Kelly said she had proof on this DVD in this laptop.."
"You mean the so called Kelli imposter? Heh... Sure... We'll view this proof... You just happen to have brought a laptop along with you to watch the DVD huh? well isn't that real convenient..? Why don't we all members of the Brat Pack gather around this one table and pop the lid open to watch your unpreventable and then- *BAM!* " Izzi said slapping her hand down on the table and making both Dani and Cham Cham jump slightly
"Chloroform gas sprays out from the lid of the laptop."
"What...? Why would chloroform go 'Bam' for?"
"Cause its the last thing it we were expecting it to."
"Ooohhh...!" Cham cham said... so profound
by Harrier on Sun Aug 11, 2013 12:50 pm
"...Eh..."
Kelly had nothing to add to any scientific debate, regardless of the theme, so she could only watch from one brat pack member to the other one, nodding or trying to look smart whenever someone brought an argument up until the ball was in her court again.
"Ok, whatever or who invented what, here it is."
She would put her lap top in front of the girls, although she was a little bit worried now. What if the computer was really trapped? Although she knew that it wasn't trapped, somehow this talk had come to her and made her totally nervous about it!
"So I open it on the count of 3, ok? And not in your direction, so if anything is in the lap top, we won't get hit."
She'd quickly open the lap top then in the opposite direction of the other girls, closing her eyes to not get hit by a potential chloroform cloud!
by Kelsea on Sun Aug 18, 2013 5:52 pm
"Wait!" Izzi said, slamming her hand down on the lid so that Kelly didn't open it right away "Why would you need to close your eyes when opening it... You should know if you put chloroform in it or not... Unless." Izzi brought her index finger up to her lips in thought "You have an antidote to chloroform and want to trick us!"
"This is getting a bit.." Dani interrupted "I mean... What if she is Kelly but not with the last name DiVanetti?"
"Well that would make her a very bad Kelli DiVanetti impersonator wouldn't it Dani? You should really think these things through more before speaking... So..."Izzi said, turning the laptop around to make sure it was facing Kelly instead of any of the Brat Pack members "It's all on you.. Open up the laptop face yourself so that you can take the chloroform or spring loaded boxing glove, or whatever you've got set up."
by Harrier on Sat Aug 24, 2013 8:11 am
Of course Dani's words made sense, but Kelly did not really get it right now and was sucked up in the non-existent web of a conspiracy she was never part of.
"I guess I can take the hit for the team then!"
She proclaimed proudly...only to look at the screen of her ordinary laptop where the DVD already waited to be played.
"Oh hey, looks like it's clean. And it has the video that I wanted to show you too!"
And indeed, Kelly had a video that showed her victory over Lisa Giordiani(link in her bio) some time ago.
"So, as you will see in this video, I already beat a big girl, fair and square. Means I am perfectly qualified for this kind of work. It's pretty hard to overwhelm a big girl in this way, so I guess I could use any help with that."
by Kelsea on Sat Aug 31, 2013 10:24 am
"What the hell is this...?" Izzi said as the Brat Pack watched the recording on the laptop.
"This doesn't look like Kelli DiVanetti..." Cham Cham before leaning forwards to sniff the front screen of the laptop "It doesn't smell like Kelli DiVanetti."
Izzi looked back at Kelly Flowers as the recording started to come to an end.
"You didn't even use any of Kelli DiVanetti's moves... And you call yourself a Kelli DiVanetti impersonator?"
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Volume 1, Issue 2, December 2018, Page: 40-46
Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus in Raw Milk and Some Dairy Products in Port Said Governorate
Saly Mamoun Elsayed Toubar, Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Port-Said University, Port-Said, Egypt
Abdllah Abdelkader Elbialy, Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
Mahmoud Mohamed Mohamed Zaky, Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Port-Said University, Port-Said, Egypt
Ahmed Samy El-Shafey, Microbiology Section, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
Received: Nov. 25, 2018; Accepted: Dec. 18, 2018; Published: Jan. 25, 2019
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Staphylococcus aureus Food Poisoning is a common cause of food-borne disease worldwide. Of particular relevance is the ability of some Staphylococcus aureus strains to produce heat stable enterotoxins that cause staphylococcal food poisoning, which ranks as one of the most prevalent worldwide causes of gastroenteritis. Several studies have shown that 15% to 80% of the Staphylococcus aureus isolated from various sources (dairy products, ice heavy cream, meat products) is able to produce enterotoxin. Classically, enterotoxins from Staphylococcus aureus strains can be classified into 18 serological types: A-U (except S, F and T), most of these serotypes are heat stable. The percentage of samples of milk and milk products contaminated with S. aurues in the current study were 46% which is higher than that reported by who detected S. aureus in 17 % and 32 % respectively of the analyzed samples of milk and milk products. Staphylococcal enterotoxins are low molecular weight proteins (MW 26.900 – 29,600).They are encoded by genes embedded in mobile genetic elements such as phages and pathogenicity islands .There are several methods for detection of enterotoxigeneic bacteria. The phonotypical methods are not reliable in specificity, because staphylococcal enterotoxins serotypes are antigenically similar. On the other hand, commercial serological kits can not detect all the serotypes and are limited in serotypes (A-B). Therefore, molecular techniques such as multiplex polymerase chain reaction and real-time polymerase chain reaction are recommended for detection of Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxins genes.
Staphylococcus Aureus, Gastroenteritis, Enterotoxins, Polymerase Chain Reaction
Saly Mamoun Elsayed Toubar, Abdllah Abdelkader Elbialy, Mahmoud Mohamed Mohamed Zaky, Ahmed Samy El-Shafey, Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus in Raw Milk and Some Dairy Products in Port Said Governorate, American Journal of Zoology. Vol. 1, No. 2, 2018, pp. 40-46. doi: 10.11648/j.ajz.20180102.13
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The Fantasy World of Ants by Andrey Pavlov
Russian photographer Andrey Pavlov has produced a whimsical photo-series entitled 'ant tales', where he choreographed ants in various moments of the bug’s everyday life using props Pavlov crafted from raw materials such as berries or nut shells. Andrey Pavlov spends hours setting up fairytale scenes. He studied ants, and saw that they all follow a very specific path when they’re working. So he put his props on their trail, and photographed the insects interacting with his miniature 'stage sets'.
Each photo is taken at especially close range by the artist, documenting his insect neighbors near his rural home in their natural environment.
The photographer explained: 'For the last seven years I have always had my camera with me, but it was only when I had children and started reading them fairytales that I realized it was something I never did as a child. That's when I decided to make up for it and start creating some fairytales of my own. I used to work in theatre which was a big help when it came to making props, and I chose ants because I respect them and their way of life. They care about their children and look after the elderly. They have lived for millions of years. I take my inspiration from humans but luckily for me ants are quite inquisitive, which seems to make them very willing participants.'
Diamond Head Volcanic Crater, Hawaii
Diamond Head, located on the eastern edge of Waikiki's coastline, is a famous volcanic crater and the most recognized landmark of Hawaii. Diamond Head is known in Hawaiian as Le’ahi meaning "brow (lea) of the yellowfin tuna (ahi)." It got its English name in the late 1700's when British seamen saw calcite crystals sparkling in the sunshine and thought they had found diamonds.
This broad, saucer-shaped crater was formed about 150,000 years ago during a single, explosive eruption that sent ash and fine particles in the air. As these materials settled, they cemented together into a rock called tuff, creating the crater, and which is visible from the trail in the park. Most of the vegetation and birds were introduced in the late 1800s to early 1900s. The crater is 3,520 feet in diameter with a 760-foot summit.
When the United States annexed Hawaii in 1898, harbor defense became a main responsibility. One of the major defense forts, Fort Ruger, occupied the Diamond Head Crater. An observation deck was constructed at the summit in 1910 to provide target sighting and a four level underground complex was built within the walls of the crater as a command post. A 580-foot tunnel was dug through the crater wall to provide easier access to the Fort. A battery of canons was located within the crater providing complete concealment and protection from invading enemies. The observation deck and underground complex is now abandoned with the advent of radar but evidence of the command post is still present along Diamond Head Trail.
Diamond Head is now a popular tourist spot and hiking destination. A 1.1-km hike leads to the edge of the crater's rim. Signs at the trailhead say that the hike takes 1.5–2 hours round-trip, and recommends that hikers bring water. Although not difficult, the signs also say that the hike is not a casual one: the mostly unpaved trail winds over uneven rock, ascends 74 steps, then through a tunnel and up another steep 99 steps. Next is a small lighted tunnel to a narrow spiral staircase (about 30 steps) inside a coastal artillery observation platform built in 1908. From the summit above the observation platform both Waikiki and the Pacific Ocean can be seen in detail.
The volcano is a symbol of the worldwide recognition of the Hawaiian Islands. Many souvenirs from Hawaii and surf shop logos around the world bear the volcano's distinctive silhouette.
View from Diamond Head Rim. Photo credit
Diamond Head Lighthouse. Photo credit
Diamond Head Landmark. Photo credit
Diamond Head Frontal View.
10 Public Romantic Disasters
Imagine being embarrassed or betrayed in your relationship, by the person whom you’ve confided your most intimate self to, to whom you are devoting what is meant to be a meaningful fraction of your life. It is a prospect so terrifying, that millions of people all over the world don’t dare even approach another person out of the fear it go will go wrong in some way, even though one of the things they want most in the world is the end of their loneliness.
Now imagine that you’ve not only been embarrassed, you were embarrassed in front of the world. History will record your humiliation and for years, decades, or centuries, people will talk about what happened to you!
Okay, now have some voyeuristic pleasure at these stories of this happening to someone else.
10. John Ruskin & Euphemia Gray
This couple married in 1848, into an era when Ruskin’s rather disastrous issues didn’t come up until way too late. As Gray would later say of their honeymoon, “he thought a woman was something other than what I was.” As such, Gray filed for an annulment where her husband’s phobia of female anatomy was dragged into the public eye and, when it was granted, she remarried and had eight children with the artist John Millais. Millais, it so happened, was doing a portrait of Ruskin when his ex-wife married him. So Ruskin had the extra humiliation of cutting a large check and sitting silently in front of the man who married the woman who made him an international laughing stock.
Baby Yoga!?
51-year-old Elena Fokina – Russian gymnastics teacher, now living in Dahab, – shows a new trend in yoga and fitness – baby yoga. These activities consist of twisting and turning children in various ways(and heights)…
The First Mass Commercial Internet Spam Campaign is Launched
On April 12, 1994, the world’s first mass commercial internet spam campaign was launched when husband and wife immigration lawyer team, Laurence Canter and Martha Siegel, who had previously been subject to disciplinary action for unscrupulous practices and had been thrown out of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, used a Perl script to post a spam message to over 5,500 message boards on Usenet in about 90 minutes. The purpose of this mass spamming was to advertise the two’s services to help people fill out and submit appropriate forms to enter the “Green Card lottery”, a.k.a., the Diversity Immigrant Visa lottery.
According to Canter, the script worked as follows: “…a Perl script, that just pulled the names of all the newsgroups off a particular server and, just one at a time, sent the message to them through the various Internet protocols that were in wide use at the time.”
Aside from the mass spamming itself being somewhat exploitative, they also charged $95 (individual) or $145 (couple) for their services in helping people enter the lottery. While this may sound reasonable enough to have a lawyer fill out a form for you, it should be noted that at the time all one really needed to do to enter the lottery was to mail a postcard or letter with your name and address on it to the designated U.S. Department of State address within the time period they were accepting entries.
Software Engineer's Life
Before The Interview
Discuss It With Mom
Got The Offer Letter
First Day at Work
Work Assined
Introduction Call With The Client
Error In Code,Oh God Why me?
Fixed It ,Cool
Issued Simulated Again
Fixes Applied,And Working
Think I Need To Marry Soon
Hoooo,HR Girl Has Accepted To Marry me
Wow My Life is Going To Be Settled
After Marriage I Am Missing My Job Think. That Job Is Better Than Marriage.
लेबल: Hilarious
Are you Quallified to be a Professional?
The following quiz consists of four questions that tell you whether or not you are qualified to be a professional.
The questions are not that difficult. You just need to think like a professional.
Scroll down for the answers.
1. How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator?
Amazing Birds Painting
Strong Man Dai Guohong
Dai Guohong from China lost his legs in 2008 during the Wenchuan earthquake when the roof of his school fell on him and buried him and 52 of his classmates. Only 26 of them survived. But Dai Guohong never gave up. He started swimming and succeeded. Now he is preparing for 2012 London Paralympics.
Beautiful View of Iguazu Falls
Life expectancy calculator
Kinda fun to watch your age go up and down as you answer the questions.
Now this is interesting, give it a try....
How long will you live?
This is a calculator that estimates your life expectancy.
It was developed by Northwestern Mutual Life.
It's interesting that there are only 13 questions.
Yet, they say that they can predict how long you're likely to live.
http://media.nmfn.com/tnetwork/lifespan
I sometimes quote others
To better express myself
Today is before me, and I can make progress. I will begin
With a quiet prayer and a moment of meditation.
~ Unknown
लेबल: Quotes
Art with a humble pen by Joe Fenton
This is no doodle - it's a huge work of art created with a humble pen by an artist who definitely isn't quick on the draw.
बर्फीली चट्टान ने नहीं इस 'शक्ति' ने डुबोया था टाइटेनिक को..!
उत्तरी अटलांटिक में बर्फीली चट्टान से टकराकर टाइटेनिक जहाज के डूबने में चांद ने महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका निभाई थी। खगोलविदों के अनुसार, साउथम्पटन से न्यूयार्क की अपनी पहली यात्रा पर निकले आलीशान जहाज टाइटेनिक के साथ उस खौफनाक हादसे का कारण 1400 साल में एक बार धरती के चांद के बेहद करीब आने की घटना रही।
डेली मेल अखबार के अनुसार, यह चांद के जीवन में एक बार होने वाली परिघटना थी जिससे 12 जनवरी 1912 को उंची समुद्री लहर उठी थी। इस कारण तीन माह पहले बर्फ की एक घातक चट्टान कमजोर पड़कर लेब्राडोर और न्यूफाउलैंड के तटों के उथले पानी से अलग हो गई और उसकी चपेट में आने से 14 अप्रैल 1912 को टाइटेनिक के साथ हादसा हो गया। इसमें करीब 1500 लोग मारे गए थे।
अध्ययन दल के नेता डोनाल्ड ओल्सन के अनुसार, ‘यह घटना 1400 साल से अधिक समय में धरती के सबसे करीब चांद के होने की थी और उसने धरती के समुद्रों पर लहरें पैदा करने की चांद की ताकत बढ़ा दी।’ आमतौर पर बर्फीली चट्टान अपनी जगह पर कायम रहती है और काफी अधिक पिघलने तक अथवा उंची लहरों से अलग होने तक तैरते हुए दक्षिण की दिशा में तेजी से नहीं तैरती हैं और इस प्रक्रिया में कई साल लग जाते हैं।
‘जब बर्फीली चट्टान दक्षिण की ओर यात्रा करती है, वह अक्सर लेब्राडोर और न्यूफाउलैंड के तटों पर उथले पानी में ठहर जाती हैं। लेकिन जब बहुत तेज लहरें उठती हैं तो वह तैरकर दक्षिण की ओर तेजी से जाने लगती हैं।’
ओस्लो ने कहा, ‘निसंदेह, दुर्घटना का वास्तविक कारण बर्फीली चट्टान से जहाज का टकराना रहा लेकिन चंद्रमा का घटना से जुड़ना दर्शाता है कि बड़ी संख्या में बर्फीली चट्टानें टाइटेनिक के रास्ते में आ गई।’
MAY BE.....
1. Maybe. . we were supposed to meet the wrong people before meeting the right one so that, when we finally meet the right person, we will know how to be grateful for that gift.
2. Maybe. . . when the door of happiness closes, another opens; but, often times, we look so long at the closed door that we don't even see the new one which has been opened for us.
3. Maybe. . .it is true that we don't know what we have until we lose it, but it is also true that we don't know what we have been missing until it arrives.
Clouds That Look Like Things
Spotting shapes in clouds is a delightful way to pass a lazy afternoon. There's even a society dedicated to cloud spotting. It’s called theCloud Appreciation Society, founded by Gavin Pretor-Pinney to foster understanding and appreciation of clouds, and to fight “blue sky thinking”.
A clear blue sky has always been associated with good, happy weather – a perfect summer’s day, while cloudy skies are regarded as a metaphor for doom. Nothing could be more depressing, it seems, than to have ‘a cloud on the horizon’. Gavin Pretor-Pinney decided that this has to stop. “Someone needs to stand up for the clouds”, he says. So in 2004, he started the Cloud Appreciation Society and few months later launched a website. People sent in their cloud photograph, which he put up on the gallery pages for others to look at. The early trickle of submission soon swelled to a torrent. Today, it has over 29,000 members worldwide from 83+ different countries, and many thousands of amazing images.
Below is a collection of some of the most peculiar cloud formations.
The Book Art of Cara Barer
Texas based photographer Cara Barer uses old phone books, computer manuals, maps, and comic books to create hypnotic sculptures, which she then photographs.
Cara Barer‘s inspiration came when she saw a rain-soaked Yellow Pages lying on the ground. She photographed its intricately bent pages and soon began the search for more books, and more methods to change their appearance. She realized she owned many books that were no longer of use to her or to anyone else. She soaked the manual for “Windows 95” in the bathtub for a few hours, and gave it a new shape and purpose. Half Price Books became a regular haunt, and once an abandoned house gave her a set of outdated reference books, complete with mold and neglect.
Barer seems to have no problem acquiring large reference books. “Half a century ago, students researched at home with the family set of encyclopedias, or took a trip to the library to find needed information. Now, owning a computer, and connecting to the internet gives a student the ability to complete a research paper without ever going near a library”, she said. “I fear that it is rapidly leading us to rely less and less on the reference books common in the last two centuries.”
“With the discarded books that I have acquired, I am attempting to blur the line between objects, sculpture, and photography. This project has become a journey that continues to evolve.”
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Et in Arcadia ego – an aural meditation garden in Music Centre Helsinki September 1st 2016
Et in Arcadia ego – an aural meditation garden
Music Centre, Helsinki September 1st 2016
Sofia Buono mezzo soprano, voice-improvisation
Yoldia van Gemert dance, coreography
Assi Karttunen, musician, artistic designer, research texts
Timo Muurinen sound engineer, artistic designer
Jean-Henri d’ Anglebert (1629–1691): Gaillarde, O beau jardin –Les Pièces Manuscrites-kokoelmasta
Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643–1704): Sans frayer Stefano Landi (1587–1639) Augellin
Graham Lynch (s. 1959): Pastorale (2015), Rondeau
How does an intrinsic utopia perform? Do we have an access to Arcadia?
Et in Arcadia ego is an aural garden taking its inspiration from 17th-century European meditation gardens. The organic sound material recorded in advance is related to wooden instruments like organ pipes, psalteries and harpsichords, including also concrete sounds of wood, cones, stalks and sticks. The concert's program includes works by d'Anglebert, Charpentier, Landi and Lynch, whose composition Pastorale had its premier on September 1st in Helsinki Music Centre.
Et in Arcadia ego 2016 impros
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9Ez2Yx4FEc&list=UUU6sv6uoer87dvCuf1K8roA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNKsIJpbbvA&list=UUU6sv6uoer87dvCuf1K8roA&index=2
https://youtu.be/hCpLA2HQUKE
These sounds, projected to the concert venue by sound engineer Timo Muurinen, work as a basis for the improvisations sung by mezzo soprano Sofia Buono and harpsichordist Assi Karttunen. It’s typical for a human perception to grasp a sound as a living thing.[2] The distances and the surroundability of the sounds are taken into consideration in this aural garden’s design.
The Italian harpsichord’s lid painting, painted by Andrea di Maio (2014), works as an imagined stage setting for our performance. The textual fragment ’et in Arcadia ego’ is echoing the Eclogue V by Virgil, which tells about shepherds at the grave of Daphnis. “I was Daphnis in the woods, known from here to the stars,lovely the flock I guarded, lovelier was I.”’
[1] See also Nicolas Poussin, Dialectics of painting (1990) ja Louis Marin, To destroy painting (1994).
[2] This animated sound has been discussed by phenomenologists of music, such as Don Ihde (1970), Thomas Clifton (1983) and David Borrows (1990).
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Marble.
30—50 CE.
Height 45 cm. Inv. No. 749.Copenhagen, New Carlsberg GlyptotekPhoto by Sergey Sosnovskiy
Height 45 cm.
Inv. No. 749.
Copenhagen, New Carlsberg Glyptotek
(København, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek)
Found in the Licinian Tomb in Rome.
69. Roman
Possibly a portrait of M. Licinius Crassus, earlier known as Lucius Calpurnius Piso. The portrait is on a large, round bust. The hair is elaborated as a cap of dense growth with high temples. The forehead has horizontal furrows. The portrait survives in three other replicas. The one in the Louvre, МА 1220 (K. de Kersauson, Catalogue des portraits romains I, no. 47) portrays the same man about twenty years later. There are two others in Torlonia and Petworth House which, in all likelihood, are modern. The identification of M. Licinius Crassus (consul, 70 and 55 B.C.) cannot be proven.
Original: с. 55 B.C. Copy: 1st cent. A.D. (Augustan/Tiberian era).
I. N. 749
Bust.
Marble. H. 0.45.
The tip of the nose has been restored. The ears are badly bruised. At the end of the nineteenth century, a restorer carved out a corner of the socle (on the back side) and then carved a new nose out from this piece. Thereafter, the socle was repaired with a new piece of fine-grained, white marble.
Acquired in 1887 from Count Tyszkiewicz’s collection in Rome. According to certain accounts, the portrait was found within The Licinian Tomb.
F. Johansen
F. Poulsen 1951, Cat. 655; V. Poulsen 1973, Cat. 67; D. Boschung, JdI 101 (1986) 276ff; A. Giuliani, Bildnis und Botschaft (1986) 233ff, Abb. 62f; D. Hertel, BJb 188 (1988) 594. M. Moltesen, MedKøb 45 (1989) 91; M. Moltesen, AA (1991) 272, Abb. 1; Kaiser Augustus und die verlorene Republik (1988) no. 155; Kockel, Porträtreliefs, 59, n. 496, 499, 64, n. 538.
(сс) 2008. Photo: Sergey Sosnovskiy (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Text: museum inscription to the sculpture.
© 1994. Description: F. Johansen. Catalogue Roman Portraits, vol. I. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, 1994, p. 162, cat. no. 69.
THE GALLERY OF ANCIENT ART
Keywords: γλυπτική sculptura sculpture sculptural scultura skulptur ρωμαϊκό roman romana romano romani römisch römische römisches römischen römischer romain romaine romains romaines man uomo mann homme άγνωστος unknown ignoto unbekannter inconnu απεικόνιση portrait portraiture ritratto ritrattistica porträtmalerei porträt προτομή bust busto büste buste marble male licinii licinia marcus licinius crassus calpurnii calpurnia lucius calpurnius piso pontifex from the licinian tomb of inv no 749
History of Ancient Rome
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1.2W laser amplification at 1427nm on the 4F3/2 to 4I13/2 spectral line in an Nd3+ doped fused silica optical fiber
Jay W. Dawson, Paul H. Pax, Graham S. Allen, Derrek R. Drachenberg, Victor V. Khitrov, Nick Schenkel, and Michael J. Messerly
Jay W. Dawson,* Paul H. Pax, Graham S. Allen, Derrek R. Drachenberg, Victor V. Khitrov, Nick Schenkel, and Michael J. Messerly
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, L-479, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, CA 94550, USA
*Corresponding author: dawson17@llnl.gov
J Dawson
P Pax
G Allen
D Drachenberg
V Khitrov
N Schenkel
M Messerly
Jay W. Dawson, Paul H. Pax, Graham S. Allen, Derrek R. Drachenberg, Victor V. Khitrov, Nick Schenkel, and Michael J. Messerly, "1.2W laser amplification at 1427nm on the 4F3/2 to 4I13/2 spectral line in an Nd3+ doped fused silica optical fiber," Opt. Express 24, 29138-29152 (2016)
Lasers and Laser Optics
Fiber design
Fiber optic communications
High power lasers
Photonic crystal fibers
Fiber optics amplifiers and oscillators (060.2320)
Laser amplifiers (140.3280)
Lasers, fiber (140.3510)
Lasers, neodymium (140.3530)
A 9.3dB improvement in optical gain and a 100x improvement in total optical power over prior published experimental results from the 4F3/2 to 4I13/2 transition in an Nd3+ doped fused silica optical fiber is demonstrated. This is enabled via an optical fiber waveguide design that creates high spectral attenuation in the 1050-1120nm-wavelength range, a continuous spectral filter for the primary 4F3/2 to 4I11/2 optical transition. A maximum output power at 1427nm of 1.2W was attained for 43mW coupled seed laser power and 22.2W of coupled pump diode laser power at 880nm a net optical gain of 14.5dB. Reducing the coupled seed laser power to 2.5mW enabled the system to attain 19.3dB of gain for 16.5W of coupled pump power. Four issues limited results; non-optimal seed laser wavelength, amplified spontaneous emission on the 4F3/2 to 4I9/2 optical transition, low absorption of pump light from the cladding and high spectral attenuation in the 1350-1450nm range. Future fibers that mitigate these issues should lead to significant improvements in the efficiency of the laser amplifier, though the shorter wavelength region of the transition from 1310nm to >1350nm is still expected to be limited by excited state absorption.
E-band Nd3+ amplifier based on wavelength selection in an all-solid micro-structured fiber
Jay W. Dawson, Leily S. Kiani, Paul H. Pax, Graham S. Allen, Derrek R. Drachenberg, Victor V. Khitrov, Diana Chen, Nick Schenkel, Matthew J. Cook, Robert P. Crist, and Michael J. Messerly
Opt. Express 25(6) 6524-6538 (2017)
Towards the short-wavelength limit lasing at 1450 nm over 4I13/2→4I15/2 transition in silica-based erbium-doped fiber
Nan-Kuang Chen, Chi-Ming Hung, Sien Chi, and Yinchieh Lai
Full investigation into continuous-wave Nd:LuAG lasers on 4F3/2→4I13/2 transition around 1.3 and 1.4 μm
Zhi Lin, Jinglong Lan, Qin Cui, Xiaoxu Huang, Bin Xu, Huiying Xu, Zhiping Cai, Xiaodong Xu, Jian Zhang, and Jun Xu
Opt. Mater. Express 6(11) 3386-3393 (2016)
Efficient, multiwatt, continuous-wave laser operation on the 4F3/2–4I9/2 transitions of Nd:YVO4 and Nd:YAG
P. Zeller and P. Peuser
Opt. Lett. 25(1) 34-36 (2000)
Scalable waveguide design for three-level operation in Neodymium doped fiber laser
Paul H. Pax, Victor V. Khitrov, Derrek R. Drachenberg, Graham S. Allen, Benjamin Ward, Mark Dubinskii, Michael J. Messerly, and Jay W. Dawson
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Fig. 1 Simplified energy level diagram for Nd3+ in fused silica. Each energy level is a homogeneously broadened multiplet of states. The absorption and emission wavelengths are denoted as a band rather than only noting the peak in order to reflect the wide wavelength range of emissions represented by each pair of energy levels.
Fig. 2 End-face of Nd3+ doped fused silica fiber employed in this work
Fig. 3 Spectral attenuation of core of Nd3+ doped optical fiber (red line) short cutback 1020-1130nm, (blue dotted line) long cutback, (black solid line) theoretical model.
Fig. 4 Measured absorption of the pump cladding.
Fig. 5 Block diagram of experimental set-up
Fig. 6 Core fluorescence as a function of coupled 880nm pump power
Fig. 7 Increase in fluorescence in the 1300-1500nm wavelength region for an increase in pump power of 34.3x (0.37W to 12.7W coupled pump at 880nm into a 60m long fiber), black line. The core transmission of a 60m long fiber (red line) is plotted on the second y-axis to illustrate the rapidly changing fiber loss in this wavelength region. We assert that an increase of >60 in fluorescence in this fig. is convincing evidence of net gain.
Fig. 8 Comparison of neodymium fiber fluorescence for 808nm and 880nm pumping at same nominal pump power and same nominal small signal absorption from the cladding (~11.7 dB).
Fig. 9 Power and gain vs. coupled pump power for 43mW of 1427nm launched signal light.
Fig. 10 Measured output spectra of 1427nm amplifier at selected power.
Fig. 11 Amplifier gain as a function of launched signal power.
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Apple Hit With Playlist Patent
Apple Hit With Playlist Patent, Suit Filed By Former Judge's Firm
A Texas shell company, Smart Audio Technologies, has filed a suit claiming Apple's iPod Nano and other devices violate its patent for random song playlists.
The suit comes just six months after a jury found Apple violated the playlist patent of another Texas entity, Personal Audio LLC, and ordered the tech giant to pay $8 million. Apple is appealing that decision.
The new case turns on US Patent 6185163 which appears to cover the 'random' function common to MP3 players:
A method is provided for altering a play list of a Random Access Player without interrupting the generation of output by the Player.
The patent was issued in 2001 and since obtained by Smart Technologies which, according to Texas state records, was formed last year.
While these type of "patent troll" lawsuits are filed everyday against Apple and other technology companies, this one is notable because Smart Technologies is represented by a new law firm founded by Joseph Farnan Jr., a former federal judge who worked in the same Delaware court where the lawsuit was filed.
Farnan is not the only one to quit the bench to represent patent plaintiffs. Last year, the judge who helped create East Texas' famous 'rocket docket' left to join the patent law firm run by his son.
Patent litigation has become huge business in recent years and has attracted major investments from private equity firms.
A Texas-based attorney for Smart Technologies, Steven Geiszler, declined to comment on which investors are behind Smart Technologies.
Playlist patents are becoming a major nuisance for tech companies. In November, Personal Audio LLC filed a suit claiming Amazon's Kindle products violated the same patent that it used to obtain the $8 million jury verdict against Apple.
Smart Audio playlist lawsuit
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You Can Apply for Jobs on Facebook Now
Today Facebook announced a new feature that will allow business Pages to post jobs and manage applications on its platform.
In over 40 countries, administrators will be able to create job listings directly from their Pages, where they'll appear throughout Facebook like any other post or ad would: the Page itself, followers' News Feeds, and Marketplace, as well as Facebook's new Jobs dashboard.
Benefits to Businesses and Users
Facebook has positioned the Jobs feature as a benefit to both employers and job seekers. On top of being able to track hiring the way they might analyze any other promoted post campaign, Page administrators can also manage and communicate with applicants via Messenger.
That's a plus for applicants themselves, who can look for listings on the new Jobs dashboard according to criteria like location, full- or part-time status, and industry.
The application process works similarly to one like LinkedIn, allowing users to automatically populate job history according to what's publicly available on his or her Facebook profile.
And for those who shudder at the thought of an employer seeing such a profile, fear not -- Facebook has emphasized that "businesses will only be able to see information you provide them directly, and what’s available publicly on your Facebook profile."
Once an application is submitted, a Messenger conversation between the applicant and the employer's Page is created to maintain contact, confirm that the application was received, and send reminders for or schedule things like interviews.
Built With Users (and LinkedIn) In Mind?
The launch comes at an interesting time when Facebook has been making a series of moves to promote more content from a user's own personal network -- more than that from Pages.
The development also comes on the heels of recent predictions that Facebook will lose 5.8% of users between 18 and 24 in 2018. At the same time, HubSpot's own research has indicated plans to increase the use of LinkedIn among a similar demographic -- ages 18 to 34.
But Facebook didn't necessarily build the Jobs features with one subset of users in mind -- even if LinkedIn shows signs of growing popularity among a population that coincides with the same one where Facebook is predicted to see a loss.
Instead, says HubSpot Social Media Campaign Associate Henry Franco, this move is the latest in a series from Facebook to address the loss or disinterest of any users -- "a sign," he says, "that Facebook lost site of users and had been way too focused on advertisers" and is continuing efforts to both address and remedy that issue.
And while the new Jobs feature does carry benefits for Page owners, it does introduce a new way for users who are seeking work that isn't traditionally listed on business-heavy networks like LinkedIn.
"While candidate information might not be as rich as it is on LinkedIn, Facebook definitely has a more active user base and serves a much easier way for businesses to get jobs in front of potential applicants," says Franco. "I expect companies will find it much easier to hire entry-level or low-skill jobs on Facebook, whereas for higher-skilled jobs or ones that simply require more experience, LinkedIn will provide a deeper pool of candidates."
A Crowded Market
The new Jobs feature also signals a key change in the way people look for and apply for jobs. In 2017, "Google for Jobs" premiered, in which job seekers could type in search criteria like "jobs in Boston" or "marketing jobs" to see listings displayed right in the general search engine results page (SERP).
Both Facebook and Google have been making changes to shape the way people discover, consume, and engage with content -- and to prevent them from doing so in a way that navigates them away from either site. Facebook, for example, modified its algorithm at one point to favor native content, like Live video, that people could do without leaving the network.
Google has been moving in a similar direction, as indicated by a recent announcement that AMP features will be coming to Gmail in a way that allows users to complete email-related tasks -- managing subscriptions, RSVPing to non-Google-Calendar events, and scheduling appointments -- without leaving their inboxes.
Searching for jobs, says Franco, is just the latest integration to that trend, which he predicts could significantly cut into traffic previously earned by existing job listing sites.
"It's interesting that the job posting market is becoming so crowded here," he says. "It builds out not only the business experience, but the candidate one, too."
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Best Inventions of 2003
Gadgets & Robots
Light & Dark
Best Inventions 2001-2009
Among this year's favorites: fish-skin bikinis, a new love drug, the car that parks itself and the invisible man
Camera Phones
By Anita HamiltonSunday, Nov. 16, 2003
Inventor: Various
Sometimes the true measure of a technology's impact is not how quickly it spreads but how long it takes for the backlash to set in. No sooner had cell phones with built-in digital cameras caught on in the U.S. this year than they started getting banned—primarily in health clubs and corporate headquarters. Abroad, concerns about misuse of the gadgets got so bad that Saudi Arabia outlawed them altogether.
Like the Internet before them, camera phones open up a new and surprisingly spontaneous way to communicate. Because they are inconspicuous—many look like regular cell phones—you can snap pictures as discreetly as any spy and, with the push of a few buttons, pop them into an e-mail or upload them to the Web in less than a minute. No wires or computer hookups necessary. To be sure, most camera phones end up taking impromptu pictures of friends, family, babies and pets. But they have also been used to snap pictures of celebrities at private parties, copy recipes from cookbooks at bookstores and even document crimes in progress. In Italy, police nabbed two robbers after a shop owner snapped their pictures and e-mailed them to authorities. In Britain, what looked like a rape in progress at a pub was caught on a camera phone. And in Osaka, Japan, police set up an e-mail address citizens can use to submit shots of suspicious activities.
It was when phone-cam pictures of women undressing in locker rooms began circulating online that some health clubs felt they had to step in. Similarly, General Motors and Volkswagen have prohibited them from their product-development facilities to stave off corporate espionage. In September, guests at a party for Britney Spears were required to check their camera phones at the door.
But with an estimated 80 million camera phones sold this year—6 million in the U.S. alone—the cat may already be out of the camera bag. Like it or not, these hot new gadgets are here to stay.
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A Standard History of Waupaca County, Wisconsin. An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with Particular Attention to the Modern Era in the Commercial, Industrial, Educational, Civic and Social Development.
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624 HISTORY OF AVAUPACA COUNTA^
George, Alatie and Blanche. Air. Ritchie and family belong to the Con¬ gregational Church.
Chester R. Alallory, father of Airs. Ritchie, was born in A^ermont, November 5, 1821. His parents were Aloses D. and Polly Mallory, the former of whom was born in Alassachusetts in 1794, and the latter in Vermont, November 29, 1801. They came to AA^'isconsin in 1859 and located in St. Lawrence Township, AA-aupaca County, and the father died July 30, 1867, and the mother Aiarch 10, 1869. Before coming to this state Chester R, Alallory was married to Adaline AV, Allen, who was born in Alassachusetts, January 13, 1828, a 'daughter of Lysander and Mary (AVoodberry) Allen, natives of Alassachusetts, where they died. In 1858 Mr. and Airs, Alallory, with their two sons, came to St. Lawrence Township, Waupaca County, where he cleared up land, made improve¬ ments and lived until his death, which occurred October 29, 1890, His widow survived a number of years, passing away April 13, 1902, They had three children, two sons born in Alassachusetts, and a daughter, Mrs. Ritchie, born in Waupaca County: AVest Allen, Rollin Chester and Mary. The Alallorys, with the Ritchies, for many years were fore¬ most in assisting in the substantial development of the country and none of these honored old names should pass from memory.
Mr. Ritchie has not been unduly active in the political affairs of the county but he has always been a public spirited citizen and has assisted in all worthy enterprises. For some time he served as assessor of Royalton Township. He is a member of the Equitable Fraternal Union.
Rev. Rudolph A. Karpinsky. It is not the privilege of every man to hear the urgent call to the Christian ministry. Some there are who are not finely enough attuned, and others have, by Nature, been destined for other fields of usefulness. AA^hen the call comes, however, be it to the fisherman mending his nets, or to the farmer ploughing his field, its meaning cannot be misunderstood nor its insistence be denied. It is often enthusiastically welcomed although it leads into a life of hard work, of almost constant self denial, of probable small possession of worldly comforts, of strain on physical and mental powers. The minister truly gives the best of himself for others. He leads, he teaches, he expounds, he rejoices with the glad and he comforts and sympathizes with the grief stricken. His influence is seen in all charities and in all reforms and without it civilization would be turned backward. Among the religious bodies that are vastly helpful to the people of Aianawa, AVis¬ consin, is the Lutheran Church, the beloved pastor of which is Rev, Rudolph A. Karpinsky.
Reverend Karpinskj^ was born at Augusta, Eau Claire County, AA^is- consin, July 16, 1871, His parents are Gustav and Louisa (Luedtke) Karpinsky. They were born and reared in Germany and in 1867.were married there. In 1868 they came to the United States and settled first at Ripon, Wisconsin, but remained there only one year, in 1869 removing to Eau Claire County and settling down there as farmers. They still
Title A Standard History of Waupaca County, Wisconsin. An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with Particular Attention to the Modern Era in the Commercial, Industrial, Educational, Civic and Social Development.
Title of work A Standard History of Waupaca County, Wisconsin. An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with Particular Attention to the Modern Era in the Commercial, Industrial, Educational, Civic and Social Development.
Short title A Standard History of Waupaca County, Wisconsin
Author John M. Ware
Description This two-volume work on Waupaca County, Wisconsin, provides a history of the county and the cities and villages of Waupaca, New London, Clintonville, Weyauwega, Iola, Manawa, Marion, Scandinavia, Freemont, Embarrass, Mukwa, Northport, Ogdensburg, and the towns of the county. Volume 2 consists of biographical sketches of residents of the county.
Place of Publication (Original) Chicago and New York
Publisher (Original) Lewis Publishing Company
Publication Date (Original) 1917
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Decade 1630-1639; 1640-1649; 1650-1659; 1660-1669; 1670-1679; 1680-1689; 1750-1759; 1760-1769; 1780-1789; 1790-1799; 1810-1819; 1820-1829; 1830-1839; 1840-1849; 1860-1869; 1870-1879; 1880-1889; 1890-1899; 1900-1909; 1910-1919;
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Full Text 624 HISTORY OF AVAUPACA COUNTA^ George, Alatie and Blanche. Air. Ritchie and family belong to the Con¬ gregational Church. Chester R. Alallory, father of Airs. Ritchie, was born in A^ermont, November 5, 1821. His parents were Aloses D. and Polly Mallory, the former of whom was born in Alassachusetts in 1794, and the latter in Vermont, November 29, 1801. They came to AA^'isconsin in 1859 and located in St. Lawrence Township, AA-aupaca County, and the father died July 30, 1867, and the mother Aiarch 10, 1869. Before coming to this state Chester R, Alallory was married to Adaline AV, Allen, who was born in Alassachusetts, January 13, 1828, a 'daughter of Lysander and Mary (AVoodberry) Allen, natives of Alassachusetts, where they died. In 1858 Mr. and Airs, Alallory, with their two sons, came to St. Lawrence Township, Waupaca County, where he cleared up land, made improve¬ ments and lived until his death, which occurred October 29, 1890, His widow survived a number of years, passing away April 13, 1902, They had three children, two sons born in Alassachusetts, and a daughter, Mrs. Ritchie, born in Waupaca County: AVest Allen, Rollin Chester and Mary. The Alallorys, with the Ritchies, for many years were fore¬ most in assisting in the substantial development of the country and none of these honored old names should pass from memory. Mr. Ritchie has not been unduly active in the political affairs of the county but he has always been a public spirited citizen and has assisted in all worthy enterprises. For some time he served as assessor of Royalton Township. He is a member of the Equitable Fraternal Union. Rev. Rudolph A. Karpinsky. It is not the privilege of every man to hear the urgent call to the Christian ministry. Some there are who are not finely enough attuned, and others have, by Nature, been destined for other fields of usefulness. AA^hen the call comes, however, be it to the fisherman mending his nets, or to the farmer ploughing his field, its meaning cannot be misunderstood nor its insistence be denied. It is often enthusiastically welcomed although it leads into a life of hard work, of almost constant self denial, of probable small possession of worldly comforts, of strain on physical and mental powers. The minister truly gives the best of himself for others. He leads, he teaches, he expounds, he rejoices with the glad and he comforts and sympathizes with the grief stricken. His influence is seen in all charities and in all reforms and without it civilization would be turned backward. Among the religious bodies that are vastly helpful to the people of Aianawa, AVis¬ consin, is the Lutheran Church, the beloved pastor of which is Rev, Rudolph A. Karpinsky. Reverend Karpinskj^ was born at Augusta, Eau Claire County, AA^is- consin, July 16, 1871, His parents are Gustav and Louisa (Luedtke) Karpinsky. They were born and reared in Germany and in 1867.were married there. In 1868 they came to the United States and settled first at Ripon, Wisconsin, but remained there only one year, in 1869 removing to Eau Claire County and settling down there as farmers. They still
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History of Waupaca County
Chapter I. Natural Features and Resources
Chapter II. The Pioneer Whites
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Chapter III. Under American Government
Chapter IV. Prehistoric and Historic Aborigines
Chapter V. Old Times and Old-Timers
Chapter VI. Lumber and Transportation
Chapter VII. Political, Civil and Patriotic
Chapter VIII. The Bench and Bar
Chapter IX. Waupaca and Vicinity
Chapter X. New London and Its Institutions
Chapter XI. History of Clintonville
Chapter XII. Village of Weyauwega
Chapter XIII. Iola Village
Chapter XIV. Manawa Village
Chapter XV. Marion Village
Chapter XVI. Scandinavia Village
Chapter XVII. Fremont and Embarrass
Chapter XVIII. Mukwa and Northport
Chapter XIX. Ogdensburg and St. Lawrence Township
Chapter XX. Township Histories
Biographical Sketches
Title Page. Volume II
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Economy: Recent developments
EIU global forecast - First-phase US-China deal in sight
The US-China trade war continues to represent the main drag, and threat, to the global economy. We expect that global growth has slowed to 2.3% this year, and that it will rebound only slightly in 2020, to 2.5%. We have long assumed that de-escalation in the trade war will be driven by the US, particularly as the economic and political fallout of that dispute intensifies. The Chinese economy is more exposed to the downside risks of further deterioration in US‑China economic ties, but the position of its leaders appears unyielding. By contrast, the US president, Donald Trump, has come under domestic political pressure as the trade war has escalated. This explains why the US has recently sent surprisingly positive signals regarding the upcoming conclusion of a first-phase trade deal with China.
A first-phase trade deal will be agreed before mid-December
The US and China had initially planned to sign a trade deal on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Co‑operation (APEC) summit in Chile in mid-November. The cancellation of that summit (due to protests in the host country) has added uncertainty about the timing of this agreement. Nevertheless, the APEC summit merely presented a venue for the signing of the deal, and we expect that an alternative arrangement will be agreed in time for a trade deal to be signed before December 15th (when the next round of US tariffs is due to kick in).
The first-phase trade deal has better survival chances than previous attempts
The first-phase trade deal will revolve primarily around Chinese purchases of US agricultural products, but will also incorporate the strengthening of China's intellectual property (IP) framework, the liberalisation of its financial sector and, potentially, an accord on currency developments. Both countries, however, are already aligned in most of these areas, and this agreement would therefore not entail major concessions from either the US or China. Since late 2018 China has moved to strengthen its patent protection framework, as well as to enhance the protection of some IP of foreign companies under its new foreign investment law (to be effective from 2020). Financial sector liberalisation is also at the forefront of China's reform agenda. Finally, the two countries have an incentive to prevent the renminbi from depreciating too quickly against the US dollar. Consensus on agricultural issues may prove more challenging. The US has indicated that it wants China to "scale up" its annual average purchases of US farm products to US$40bn‑50bn within two years of an agreement. However, China has so far pushed back against a firm value commitment.
Mr Trump will present the first-phase trade deal as a policy victory
Coming to a shallow accord with China will allow the US to extricate itself from sharper economic disruption. As part of this, we do not expect the US to move forward with its threatened tariffs in mid‑December on the remainder of finished Chinese-manufactured consumer goods not yet targeted by existing US duties. Such de‑escalation will inject some confidence back into businesses and consumers on both sides of the Pacific; US stockmarkets have rebounded since early October, predicated on the hopes of a deal. Mr Trump will also try to spin the narrative of a foreign policy victory. This is because he has already communicated his intention for both sides to continue discussions on the thornier structural issues—such as China's controversial industrial policies and market access issues, which lie at the heart of the trade conflict—at a later date (as part of "phase two" and "phase three" discussions).
Trade policy will remain uncertain, weighing on business sentiment
Trade policy will remain uncertain as the US keeps the threat of further tariffs on the table in 2020, which will continue to weigh on business investment. However, the suspension of the 15% tariff previously due to be implemented on December 15th will ease pressure on consumers in 2020. In the light of these developments, we will revise up our forecast for US GDP growth in 2020 slightly, to 1.7% (from 1.6%). The macroeconomic impact of a deal will be more muted for China, primarily because the majority of Chinese export flows to the US will remain subject to US duties. Stabilisation in China's economic growth will instead derive from increasingly ambitious support policies. As a result, we have not revised our China growth forecast for 2020, which stands at 6.1%.
The US-China conflict continues to spill over into finance and tech
Beyond 2020, tensions between the US and China will remain high. A first-phase trade deal is a meaningful initial step, but it will do little to smooth US-China trade frictions. We expect the shallow agreement to prevent future tariffs, but we do not expect the majority of existing tariffs—already across bilateral merchandise trade worth more than US$450bn—to be revoked until 2021, after the US presidential election. In all likelihood, the two sides will not be able to reach agreement over issues scheduled for discussion in phases two and three of trade negotiations—areas in which China has steadfastly refused to compromise. Meanwhile the US-China conflict will continue to spill over into areas other than trade, such as finance and technology.
World economy: Forecast summary
Real GDP growth (%)
World (PPPa exchange rates) 3.4 3.3 3.8 3.5 2.9 3.2 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.5
World (market exchange rates) 2.8 2.5 3.2 2.9 2.3 2.5 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.9
US 2.9 1.6 2.4 2.9 2.3 1.7 1.8 2.0 1.8 2.2
Euro area 2.0 1.9 2.7 1.9 1.2 1.2 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6
Europe 1.9 1.9 2.8 2.1 1.3 1.6 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.9
China 6.9 6.7 6.8 6.6 6.2 6.1 5.8 5.5 5.3 5.0
Asia and Australasia 4.5 4.5 4.9 4.5 4.0 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.1
Latin Americab 0.1 -0.3 1.8 1.6 0.8 1.0 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.6
Middle East & Africa 2.3 4.8 1.5 1.2 0.8 2.1 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.3
Sub-Saharan Africa 2.7 0.8 2.3 2.4 2.0 2.5 3.6 4.2 4.3 4.6
World inflation (%; av)b 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.0
World trade growth (%) 2.2 2.1 5.6 3.9 1.5 2.4 3.7 3.9 3.9 3.8
Oil (US$/barrel; Brent) 52.4 44.0 54.4 71.1 64.0 63.0 67.0 71.0 73.8 71.0
Industrial raw materials (US$; % change) -15.2 -2.2 20.2 2.2 -8.6 0.4 4.1 2.7 0.8 1.1
Food, feedstuffs & beverages (US$; % change) -18.4 -3.5 -0.9 1.6 -5.5 0.8 4.0 1.2 0.9 3.7
Exchange rates (av)
¥:US$ 121.0 108.8 112.1 110.4 108.5 106.0 104.7 100.9 97.6 95.4
US$:€ 1.11 1.11 1.13 1.18 1.12 1.13 1.16 1.21 1.24 1.24
a Purchasing power parity. b Excludes Venezuela.
Brexit monthly update: November 2019
Brexit monthly update: October 2019
Brexit monthly update: December 2019
The Conservative Party's election victory will move Brexit and British politics into a new phase in 2020 and beyond.
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Is BMS Pfizer’s Next Target?
24 February 2017 Carlos Vazquez
It is no secret that the failure of Bristol-Myers Squibb’s ($BMY) OPDIVO™ to meet PFS endpoints in CheckMate-026 was a major set-back, leading to a dramatic reduction in market cap (~20%) in its aftermath. BMY undoubtedly has a high-potential pipeline gained mostly through its string-of-pearls acquisition and partnership strategy over the years. However, the rumour mill has once again started churning, and the BMY sweepstakes seem to be back in play for boardrooms among major pharmaceutical companies.
The new year is already shaping up to be a big year for pharma deal making. With a valuation of over USD 90B, a BMY takeover would potentially make it one of the largest ever seen in the industry. Naturally, deals of this magnitude can yield short-term benefits for shareholders, but the question is, how can longer-term benefits be ensured, not just in terms of sustainable revenue growth, but also with regard to meaningfully-improved patient treatment options?
Not many companies have the means to go forward with an acquisition of this calibre, but amongst those that may, PFIZER ($PFE), NOVARTIS ($NVS), and ROCHE ($ROG) are expected to be potential suitors. PFE may be the most likely candidate in light of its significant financial reservoir, with typically a reported cash on hand of over USD 25B, and a clear appetite for such a substantial effect on its portfolio and commercial infrastructure. Looking beyond immediate reward, careful portfolio evaluation must be conducted to understand synergy with regard to a diversifying landscape of influential stakeholders. Doing this will help bring the potential acquisition’s effect on portfolio / pipeline and long-term commercial strategy into focus.
M&A: ARE YOU A GOOD FIT?
The organic pace of pharmaceutical commercial impact is naturally slow. With an increasingly complex set of requirements within clinical trial design to address stakeholder needs, drug development timelines can extend into full-decade range, and so M&A can be viewed as the most achievable means of satisfying stringent shareholder expectations by assimilating assets that are either already commercialised, or in later development stages and having showed promise. However, such a short-term growth obsessed philosophy may lead to unforeseen consequences over time. ASTRAZENECA ($AZN) was aware of this potential misalignment when, after PFE’s final $119B bid was rejected, AZN’s chairman, Leif Johansson, communicated that “PFE’s approach throughout its pursuit of AZN appears to have been fundamentally driven by the corporate financial benefits to its shareholders of cost savings and tax minimisation […] and would present significant risks for shareholders, while also having serious consequences for the company, our employees and the life-sciences sector in the UK, Sweden and the US.”
McKinsey published a paper in 2014 titled “Why pharma megamergers work”, which argues that whilst conventional wisdom has it that mergers of such calibre are ultimately detrimental, some in fact “have been critical for the longer-term sustainability of acquirers”. Here, their analysis of 17 large deals in the 1995-2011 period yields the following three conclusions that corroborate this statement:
Megamergers create shareholder value: companies expanded EBITDA margins by 4% and ROIC by 14%
Consolidation deals generate greater economic profit: deals between companies with notable portfolio overlap yielded larger changes in economic profit, EBITDA margins, and ROIC
Growth-oriented deals change longer-term expectations: growth-platform deals increased trading multiples by more than 60%, possibly because of the growth contribution from the acquired company in launching new products
But referring again to Leif Johansson’s remark begs a couple of questions. Will a new pharmaceutical behemoth favour innovation in the industry and ultimately produce benefits for patients greater than those that might have been achieved by the independently-functioning companies? Do the synergies that lead to a favourable due diligence process also manifest themselves when it comes to the development of new efficacious treatments and increasing patient options? These are questions that must be asked, but here is where McKinsey’s article may fall short of comprehensively assessing the situation. The crux of the deal or no-deal question is whether the potential of both the acquirer’s and the target’s pipelines will be fully unlocked, which is a matter of long-term strategy on part of the acquirer, and an issue that should be thoroughly evaluated before proceeding.
Envisioning what might have been had a merger not occurred is not that simple for a number of reasons, the least not being that any particular clinical trial programme could have been terminated due to lack of efficacy. Thus, blindly postulating that companies operating independently will always result in more treatment options for patients is not a substantiated argument in its own right. To better gauge what the long-term consequences of a putative BMY merger may be, it is necessary to first evaluate its products and pipeline and subsequently define the therapeutic areas it operates in or may so do in the future. From this, we can evaluate how BMY’s potential suitors could fare with the acquisition of its portfolio if the deal were to come to fruition, and how the current pharmaceutical landscape might be altered.
BMY: MORE THAN OPDIVO
Despite finding itself in a debatably faltering state at present, BMY is a decidedly strong contributor to the oncology milieu, and has a number of commercialised products, the most recent one being OPDIVO™, and multiple other biologics such as EMPLICITI™, YERVOY™, and SPRYCEL™. In support of its oncology portfolio, the company’s efforts in immunology through NULOJIX™ and ORENCIA™, as well as cardiovascular disease, fibrotic disease, and antivirals create a formidably diverse presence in specialty disease. A stumble with OPDIVO™ would not break BMY’s back.
PFE: ON THE HUNT AGAIN?
As is historically true, PFE is hungry for a deal – a big deal. After its failed $119B takeover bid of AZN and its thwarted $160B tax inversion merger with Allergan, PFE is still on the lookout whilst sitting on $80B of unremitted foreign earnings. So even though this pile of cash underscores why PFE’s merger attempts would have had clear tax benefits and that a BMY merger, being a domestic takeover, would yield none of these (except if Trump were to decrease corporate taxes), what strategic benefits could be derived from the combination of their portfolios?
Regarding its cardiovascular portfolio, PFE had a setback in its attempt to resuscitate the ghost of LIPITOR™ with bococizumab. However, the tie-up with BMY could lead to a significant and immediate revenue boost by capturing the full rights to ELIQUIS™, which it currently co-markets with its potential acquisition target. BMY’s pipeline of antifibrotics and anticoagulants could definitely be assimilated into PFE’s formidable development capabilities, which currently boasts other assets in similar indications.
BMY’s robust oncology portfolio would undoubtedly be an asset for any pharmaceutical company looking to expand its presence in this space. PFE’s recent addition, XTANDI™, acquired through its acquisition of MEDIVATION ($MDV), could be explored through clinical study to be used in combination with BMY’s immuno-oncologic portfolio. The same can be said for IBRANCE™ and upcoming PARP-inhibitor talazoparib, also from MDV. PFE also has underway several programmes for biosimilars to AVASTIN<™, RITUXAN™, and HERCEPTIN™, which could give it an extra competitive edge in the oncology space. These portfolio synergies could set PFE up to be a force to reckon with in the oncology space, with the potential to rival top drugs such as MERCK’s KEYTRUDA™ and to yield new effective combinations in several tumour types.
Furthermore, in the inflammation space, PFE has a REMICADE™ and HUMIRA™ biosimilars which could be complemented nicely with BMY’s successful ORENCIA™ and NULOJIX™. In the virology space, PFE’s presence is not significant, but the company is no stranger to exploring new therapeutic areas, and would likely retain EVOTAZ™ and DAKLINZA™ to overcome the headwinds that BMY has recently been experiencing. Finally, PFE’s CNS portfolio, consisting of smoking-cessation aid CHANTIX™, is unlikely to be significantly aided by the addition of BMY’s antipsychotic ABILIFY™, which encountered loss of exclusivity in 2015. However, the company’s schizophrenia pipeline could find eventual synergy with BMY’s commercial CNS infrastructure.
A VIABLE DEAL
Overall, PFE has the financial means and overall portfolio capabilities to readily assimilate BMY and its synergistic assets. If proposed corporate tax reforms proposed by the new White House become a reality, this potential ‘mega-merger’ is an attractive proposition for both parties. A commitment to investing in continued licensing activities, as well as some in-house R&D, will ensure that portfolio attrition would be limited, and could yield a combined entity with significant value and improved presence in oncology and cardiovascular disease, as well as other high growth specialty areas. Time will tell if number-crunchers and negotiators can reach a mutually-beneficial term-sheet – and if it does, companies competing in these areas will be exposed to a strong portfolio buoyed by marketing power and finesse.
Carlos Vazquez
Carlos Vazquez is a Senior Analyst at CBPartners.
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Salt City Drift and Crazy Road Stories with Jordan Collier
Welcome back! It’s still Mike, Dave, and Jordan Collier of Salt City Drift for this one. The guys ask Jordan about running a grassroots organization, the future without Rocky Mountain Raceways as a venue, Vxii (V12) coming on as a sponsor, and we read an absolutely crazy ass story from listener Brandon McConkey.
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07th Oct2016
The Best Worst Trip
It was cold and dark last night. In the darkness, surrounded by storage units filled with other people’s stuff, Scott, myself, and a man named Cody pushed Big Ronda onto a U-Haul trailer. As they were ratcheting the car onto the trailer, I began thinking about something I found the day before. I went down to the storage unit on Tuesday, and began cleaning it out the refuse that had accumulated in the three years I owned the car. While cleaning out the glove box I found a receipt and some lotto tickets that never made it across the counter of the convenience store in Franklin, Idaho.
The Powerball jackpot was rather high, but not historic in August 2013. Being the sort of fellow who thinks that having ridiculous amounts of money would allow me to pursue many of the endeavors I’d like to, and having a GT car in need of a test of its grand touring prowess, the decision was made to head to Idaho and grab some lotto tickets. I called up Dave, and we made plans to run to the land of Russets. But first we needed to address one big problem the car had: the lack of speakers.
When I test drove the car, it had a speaker box in the back and some semi-functional door speakers. When I picked it up, the speaker box was gone. Dave and I went to a junkyard, harvested some door speakers from a GS300, and proceeded to install them while parked on the street in front of his house. While installing the speakers, we also plumbed in a fully functional boost gauge. One that went up to 25psi. With those installed, we made our way to Tommy’s family’s restaurant: Thai Drift. We rolled in, showed off the car to Tommy and Trent (who happened to be down there) then made our way back to the freeway. On that short drive we noticed something: Ronda was making more whoosh pcha noises than before. While I stepped on it, Dave looked at the boost gauge and let out an excited laugh when the needle hit 15psi and the car hit fuel cut. That was an issue we’d deal with later, because we were on our way to prosperity!
We stopped at 7-11 in Kaysville before making the final push through Logan and into Idaho. The clutch felt weird while getting off the freeway, but I just attributed it to the heat. We grabbed some drinks, popped the targa top off, and got back on the road. Everything was fine, until we got off I-15. While merging onto US-91, the clutch pedal stopped doing anything. It would sink to the floor, and stay there. I managed to keep the car going, but we ran into some construction on 89 and I killed the car. I had only ever driven it with a full functional clutch pedal, I could blip the throttle on downshifts, but I had no idea how to drive the car without using the clutch pedal entirely.
It was at this point that I began rethinking every decision I made for the last few months: why did I buy this car? I didn’t want a mk3, I wanted a mk2. Something I could slam on tiny wheels, and live out my new found dreams that I saw on Instagram feeds like All That Low, DOHC Research, and Liberty Walk. Why did I not test the car out on a different drive? What happens if this car can’t get going again? Why am I here? Who am I? What is this? Through all of the self-doubt, Dave’s voice came through. He coached me through, and while it was stressful, we made it to the L Tienda.
The radio took a dump on us at some point, so we just had our conversational skills to get us through. So while I went in and spent way too much on lotto tickets, Dave contorted himself and got the radio kicking again. We then faced an important decision: Head back the way we came, which would take us back through Logan and Brigham City at rush hour; OR stay on the 91 until it ran into I-15. After some brief discussion, and realizing that there would be a lot less shifting required, we stuck to the 91. We got on the road, and Dave found what would end up being our soundtrack for the rest of the drive: Sports by Huey Lewis and the News. The 1983 classic went into the tape deck, and never came out. The damn thing ate the tape, but kept playing it. It played both sides, on constant repeat, but refused to eject the tape. It was on the third play through that I decided to uncork Ronda, and see how 100+mph felt without a roof.
We weren’t stopping until we got to my house, where we would grab the Subaru, and take Dave home. A friend of mine in Farmington wanted to see the car, and us, but I did my best to convey to her that we could not stop, despite how much we wanted to. We soldiered southward, and prepared for our final test: the stretch of road between the freeway exit and my driveway. A harrowing 1.1 mile stretch of surface streets, filled with stop lights, traffic, and people who don’t understand how traffic laws or courtesy work. Would we have to face each battle, or would luck smile upon us? Mercifully, we had a favorable drive over that stretch. We made it to my driveway, where we abandoned Ronda for the Subaru, and made our way back to Dave’s.
That was the first, and only big drive Ronda ever went on. It was the best drive it could have been. If it was completely uneventful, it would have been boring, and I wouldn’t have remembered the details three years on. If it was an abject failure, then Ronda would’ve been gone long ago. It was exciting, it had danger, humor, drama, no romance though. I could not have scripted it better, nor would I have wanted it to be any different.
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Tags : A70, grand tour, Huey Lewis and the News, Idaho Lottery, MA70, Mk3, Road Trip, Sports, story time, Supra, Toyota
11th Sep2014
Boise Drift Day 2
When last we left our brave travelers they were scrambling for cover from the sudden and violent storm that had rolled upon Magic Valley Speedway. Chance, Mikey, Brandon, Hector and myself chose to sleep in Brandon’s trailer, while Jordan and Riley elected to sleep in Jordan’s and Hector’s trucks respectively. And now for the conclusion of our tale…
The sudden storm lasted through the night, but had mercifully ended by morning. We awoke to a beautiful, albeit a little chilly, sunny morning. Those of us who slept in the trailer had has decent of a night as one can while sleeping on the floor of a trailer. Meanwhile Jordan and Riley had learned why you don’t sleep in your vehicle in the cold. While at least Jordan came prepared for camping, Riley only brought his hoodie. Suffice it to say they were both happy to see the sun creep over the mountains.
All over the makeshift camp grounds people were working on various things. Brandon was mounting tires for the day, and Mike had begun to cook breakfast for himself and his crew of jolly pirates. Zack was still working on his wheel studs, while Jordan was looking at what appeared to be a bent left rear wheel. Chance took Brandon’s truck into town, and left Mikey with us. Chance returned with breakfast for himself, Brandon, Mikey and Jordan. I had a Clif Bar, and Hector managed to score a parfait from Brandon.
Hector, having eaten, and Zack, having replaced his wheel studs, were the first two out on track, and were both giving ride alongs. Chance and myself made our way over to the track and were chatting about something inconsequential to this story while watching the two of them make their way through the infield. Hector took his usual line through the last two turns, and Zack took a wider line…
The rear quarter panel hit then end of the barrier, and spun the front of the car into it with a great deal of force. Zack and his passenger were ok, however his car was finally dead.
The car hit so hard it snapped the lower control arm, bent the coilover on that corner, dented the wheel well so deeply that the clutch pedal couldn’t be pushed in, sent the fender into the windshield and generally tweaked everything. As it sat the car couldn’t move or be dragged off the course without leaving more parts in its wake. So the plan was hatched to bring the trailer down, and drag the car on to it using ratchet straps, a jack and man power.
A crowd gathered to watch the lifeless S13 get dragged on to the trailer. It took some effort on the parts of everyone in the infield, but the car was on the trailer and secured.
Although he had the worst weekend on paper, he had the best weekend because he went out there and said fuck it. Blow out both tires? Finish the lap on the bare rims and swap them out. A wheel goes flying? Throw that thing on the hatch and get to work fixing the studs. Destroy the car? Jump on that hood, throw your arms to the sky and declare that you won’t be defeated by conventional means! It had cost him $75 to drive, and he got his money’s worth.
After clearing what was left of Zack’s car, the rest of the drivers came out to play.
Everyone was having a good time, just sending one after another after another. Things were moving like clock work.
Smile! This is going on the internet!
And then Brad spun out and knocked one of his battery connections loose. This brief pause in the action allowed for some other drivers to fire up their chariots and make their way on to the track.
Crowd favorites Mikey, Brandon, Worm and Dennis all were out. Things progressed as they do: one driver led to pairs of drivers. Those pairs linked up with the other pairs and suddenly we had gridlock in the grid.
Thankfully this traffic jam passed, everyone was sliding, and I climbed atop a gigantic planter.
This continued for a few laps, then people started peeling off to grab tires or to let their car cool down. This left me standing on top of the planter, and Dane in his 1UZ swapped Celica Supra taking laps. After passing me he stopped, backed up and asked “Hey, do you want me to just hit this corner?”
Yes, yes I do. As so he did until the time came for him to grab new tires and take a break. Which it seemed liked we all decided to do. I took this time to wander about, change lenses, and eventually jam a GoPro on to Jordan’s car before he went out in a four car group. All was looking good.
Until a small fuel leak caused a fire in his car. Thankfully the fire was extinguished quickly, but not before his wiring harness was toasted. Fear not though, there were still three of our group still running! Sort of…
So the trio went out, with various passengers who had GoPros on sticks. Since this was a grassroots, just for fun kind of thing nobody could communicate with the cars while they were on track. And car to car communication was primitive.
And occasionally crude… It was during these runs a few of noticed that Mikey was smokey. Really smokey.
Catastrophically smokey. There was an oil leak somewhere, and it was bad enough to send Mikey back to the trailer. He wasn’t done though, he would take a few runs in Brandon’s car. However, Hector was entirely done. He bent a tie rod on one run, did an epic burnout and headed back to his trailer.
Our crew may have been decimated, but there were still some people who hadn’t broken their cars! Mike and Worm were still out taking cuts.
And then the track cleared, and the Previa rolled down the bank, and began its runs.
Behind every good man is a strong woman, and Dennis & Katie literally demonstrated this. They mounted the rear bench seat of the Previa in the van backwards, she strapped in and went for a ride!
And it is on that note that we end our story. It was an awesome weekend, spent with awesome people and doing awesome things. If there was a better way to spend Labor Day Weekend, and close out the summer, I can’t think of one. This wasn’t an isolated trip either. While I can’t make it to the next event, I will make it to a few more next year. Until then, thank you Idaho! GOODNIGHT!
Category : Coverage
Tags : 1UZ, 1UZ-FE, 240SX, 350z, AE86, Boise Drift, Brandon Wicknick, Celica Supra, Corolla, crash, drift, drifting, Magic Valley Speedway, Mazda, Miata, Nissan, Previa, Road Trip, S13, SR20DET, tandem, Toyota, train, wreck
19th Aug2010
1,487 Miles in a Dodge Viper Part 2
by Trent
The Year was 2010, the first half of the Epic Viper Road trip was completed. I no longer wanted to be in the Viper. Fortunately, we had access to another vehicle while in California. Not wanting to drag out the trip to San Diego we had to make into a 3 hour drive, we took our alternate vehicle. Our purpose was to meet up with Gene, the owner of a red RX-7 we featured previously. Fortunately, the drive to and from was uneventful. The next day however, it was time to embark on our trip back home, putting another 700 miles in on the V10 that has had it’s bouts with schizophrenia. Unfortunately, to make it home in time before work the next day, the drive had to be done in the day time.
First things first, a drive to the coast is not complete without a drive on the gorgeous Pacific Coast Highway. The Viper actually kind of fit in here. We even had a few people staring which is pretty amazing considering the amount of $100,000 and up cars that surrounded us throughout Laguna Beach and Newport Beach. We eventually made our way up the coast and turned inland to Anaheim to scout out a car show and get one last breather before the trip began. (more…)
Category : Features
Tags : CAM Auto Magazine, Dodge, Epic, Journey, Road Trip, Viper
Part 2 of the Viper Road Trip tomorrow
The second and final installment of the Viper Road Trip will be posted at 11:00am MST tomorrow. More pictures and more mayhem is all you need to know.
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Tags : Coming Soon, Road Trip, Viper
In preparation for Part 2 of this story, we are re-posting part 1 here to refresh your memory about this epic journey. Look for part 2 this Thursday!
I thought we might be on to something, I thought I was going to prove to everyone that cars were meant to be driven and driven hard. Nothing tests a car’s endurance like taking it 1500 miles through the desert where’s it’s 105-degrees during the day and drops to the 30’s in the canyons at night. No sweat, no worries. I’ve got a semi-functional heater and no Air Conditioning. No A/C? Yes, but there’s also no top and no windows to keep us cool. It was a plan half baked in awesomeness, then the first of many ‘check engine’ lights came on. (more…)
Viper Road Trip Pt. 2 next week
Next week you’ll finally be able to read the exciting conclusion to the Viper Road Trip. It’s just as, if not more eventful than the first leg of the trip. The first leg of the trip will be re-posted first so you can refresh yourself on our pain and misery. Look for it next week.
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30th Jun2010
Cars and Mods Second Issue!
The highly anticipated second issue is here. Download the PDF and check out our Viper Road Trip feature, Civic Hatch feature, and RX-7 Feature!
Download the second issue!
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Viper Road Trip Live Twitter Feed
Today, Mike and I embark on the first 700-ish miles of the Viper Road Trip. Feel free to follow along on our @camautomag Twitter account. We leave today around 5pm MST(we have day jobs). It’s a balmy 91-degrees today and we have no means of cooling down other than the wind surrounding us. It won’t be too bad until we hit Vegas where it’s 103-degrees today and there is ALWAYS traffic on the freeway. Wish us luck!
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CAM: Viper Road Trip Feature
Viper Road Trip
This is where Mike and I will spend at least 1500 miles in late June. It is a 94 Dodge Viper, and it will be our road trip car from Salt Lake City to Southern California and all the places we need to go down there. We’re traveling down there for a reason, but it’s a 10 hour drive there, 10 hours back and we’ll be in California for roughly 25 hours. Crazy? Yes. But even crazier is that two overweight guys are going to cram themselves in this car with a duffel bag(which will fill the trunk) and all our requisite photo gear. Needless to say, we’ll be packing light.
The top and windows will be left at home because they take up too much trunk space, and there’s no A/C, so we can only hope for pleasant weather. Check out the June 30th issue for more on this 2-part series of our road trip in the Viper.
-Trent
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Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: 2010 Camaro SS with 912WHP
The cat has been unleashed: Dodge Charger SRT8
Pirelli World Challenge Ford Grand Prix of Utah Day 1
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The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine
Lipocalins and Insulin Resistance: Etiological Role of Retinol-Binding Protein 4 and Lipocalin-2?
Rob M. van Dam, Frank B. Hu
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2006.080432 Published January 2007
Rob M. van Dam
Frank B. Hu
The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is increasing dramatically worldwide. Excess adiposity is an important contributor to the development of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases (1). Insulin resistance, inflammation, hypertension, and dyslipidemia, components of the metabolic syndrome, have been implicated in the effects of adiposity on type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, but the mechanisms responsible for these detrimental effects of adiposity have not been fully elucidated.
Two paradigms are currently areas of intense study: one focused on ectopic fat and the other on the endocrine function of adipose tissue (2). Ectopic fat is present in nonadipose tissues such as the liver, muscle, and probably pancreatic β-cells. Both lipodystrophy (failure to develop adipose tissue) and obesity with full adipose cells are characterized by a lack of fat-storage capacity, resulting in overflow to other tissues of triglycerides and free fatty acids in the form of ectopic fat. Normal physiological processes can be disrupted by this ectopic fat, leading to insulin resistance and impaired insulin secretion. The endocrine function of adipose tissue is an important regulatory process throughout the body that is carried out by signaling proteins secreted by adipose tissue. These signaling proteins are called adipocytokines or adipokines, and they include leptin, adiponectin, resistin, tumor necrosis factor-α, and interleukin-6.
Members of the lipocalin family of proteins have large sequence differences but share a common tertiary structure formed by segments termed lipocalin folds (3). Lipocalin folds consist of 8 antiparallel β-sheets that surround a hydrophobic pocket and allow lipocalins to function as transport or carrier proteins. Several human lipocalins have been identified, including retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4), which has recently been added to the list of adipokines that may link obesity and insulin resistance (4)(5). In this issue of Clinical Chemistry, Dr. Wang and colleagues report on the association of lipocalin-2 with obesity, insulin resistance, and inflammation in mice and humans (6). Lipocalin-2 (also known as neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin, siderocalin, 24p3, and uterocalin) has previously been shown to play a role in the innate immune response to infection by binding to iron-laden bacterial siderophores and thereby limiting bacterial growth (7). Wang et al. now report that circulating concentrations of lipocalin-2, as well as expression of lipocalin-2 in adipose and liver tissue, were increased in db/db obese diabetic mice compared with normal mice (6). Furthermore, plasma lipocalin-2 concentrations were higher in obese than in lean humans and were correlated with body mass index (BMI) and various components of the metabolic syndrome. After adjustment for BMI, statistically significant associations remained with fasting glucose, the Homeostasis Model Assessment (HOMA) index for insulin resistance, and C-reactive protein concentration. Treatment with the peroxisome proliferator–activated receptor-γ agonist rosiglitazone markedly decreased lipocalin-2 expression in mice and circulating concentrations in both mice and humans. These changes in lipocalin-2 were correlated with changes in C-reactive protein and HOMA insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) index. The authors should be commended for conducting this careful study using various techniques in both mice and humans. Their intriguing results raise the question whether lipocalin-2 can be useful as a predictor of cardiovascular diseases and whether lipocalin-2 has causal effects on insulin resistance, hyperglycemia, or inflammation and could thus be a treatment target.
In the human study reported by Wang et al., the association between lipocalin-2 concentrations and indicators of glucose metabolism was attenuated after adjustment for BMI: No significant association remained with type 2 diabetes, 2-h plasma glucose concentrations, or fasting insulin concentrations, and only modest correlations remained with fasting glucose and the HOMA-IR index (6). Given that BMI may not have fully captured the effect of body fat or specific body fat depots, the strength of the reported associations independent of body fatness may have been overestimated. However, the parallel decrease in lipocalin-2 and HOMA-IR after rosiglitazone treatment provides some reassurance that cross-sectional associations with insulin resistance are not solely attributable to incomplete control for body fatness. Possibly, the independent associations with HOMA-IR and fasting glucose, but not 2-h glucose concentrations, reflect a specific association between lipocalin-2 and hepatic insulin sensitivity or glucose output rather than peripheral insulin sensitivity (8). Further human studies with more precise measures of body fatness and glucose homeostasis are needed to confirm the associations reported by Wang et al. (6).
Decreased adipocyte expression of glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) is associated with systemic insulin resistance, and based on studies in mice, it has been postulated that RBP4 acts as the mechanistic link by which decreased adipocyte GLUT4 expression contributes to insulin resistance (4). Circulating RBP4 concentrations were increased in insulin-resistant mice. Moreover, transgenic overexpression of human RBP4 and injection of recombinant RBP4 decreased insulin sensitivity in normal mice, whereas genetic deletion of the RBP4 (retinol binding protein 4, plasma) gene or normalization of RBP4 concentrations in obese mice improved insulin sensitivity. RBP4 concentrations were also increased in obese humans, and higher concentrations were correlated with lower insulin sensitivity and other components of the metabolic syndrome (4)(5). Results in humans have not been entirely consistent, however, and lack of associations with type 2 diabetes, obesity, and fasting insulin levels have also been reported (9)(10)(11). An inverse association between adipocyte GLUT4 protein and serum RBP4 concentrations in humans has been reported (5), but other researchers reported a positive association between adipocyte GLUT4 expression and RBP4 (11). Despite impressive results obtained in animal studies, findings in humans have been inconsistent, and further studies are clearly warranted.
Proving causal effects of a biomarker on diseases in humans is exceedingly difficult, but several methodological approaches can be useful. Given that temporality (i.e., a cause preceding an effect) is a prerequisite for causality, prospective studies that assess the biomarker before occurrence of disease are critical. Even if increased biomarker concentrations in apparently healthy people predict the disease risk, however, these increased concentrations may still reflect preclinical disease or confounding by a third factor that affects both the biomarker of interest and disease risk. For example, if increased lipocalin-2 concentrations were to be associated with an increased incidence of type 2 diabetes, this association could still be confounded by other inflammatory processes. Another approach, the study of genetic variants that substantially and selectively affect concentrations of the biomarker in relation to disease incidence, can provide evidence for causality or lack thereof. This approach has been termed Mendelian randomization to reflect the random assortment of genes from parents to offspring and, as a result, the lack of confounding and reverse causation expected in studies of these variants (12). This approach requires the assumption that there is no linkage disequilibrium of the genetic variant of interest with a nearby variant that affects related biological processes. Researchers have attempted to prove the lack of causal effect of fibrinogen on the development of coronary heart disease using this method, but findings may have been affected by measurement error and other biases (12). A third approach, randomized controlled trials that administer substances that selectively inhibit action of the biomarker, could provide evidence for a causal effect. Agents such as proliferator–activated receptor-γ agonists that have pleiotropic effects are less useful for such investigations, whereas studies of the effect of fenretinide or related compounds that selectively decrease RBP4 are promising for elucidating the effects of this lipocalin on insulin resistance in humans (4). The possibility must be considered, however, that fenretinide has effects independent of its action on RBP4, and it is unclear whether similar agents would be useful for the study of selective lipocalin-2 decrease in humans. Wang et al. mention that they have unpublished observations suggesting that administration of a neutralizing antibody that blocks the action of lipocalin-2 can alleviate insulin resistance in mice (6).
Irrespective of the question of whether associations reflect causal effects, lipocalin-2 or RBP4 could be used as markers for the prediction of cardiovascular diseases. The use of various novel biomarkers, including lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 and C-reactive protein, in addition to traditional risk factors has been suggested to enhance the prediction of cardiovascular diseases and may be useful for the identification of high-risk persons needing treatment (13). Prospective evaluation is needed to assess the added predictive value of lipocalin-2 concentrations beyond more established markers of cardiovascular risk. In addition to consistent and independent findings from diverse populations, the availability of standardized, inexpensive assays is also required before use in clinical practice can be considered.
The study of RBP4, lipocalin-2, and other adipokines can contribute to our understanding of the etiology of insulin resistance and related metabolic disorders and may ultimately lead to the discovery of novel therapies for these conditions. The promise of ongoing research should not deter us, however, from optimizing available strategies for preventing and treating obesity and related morbidity. In particular, increased physical activity, a prudent diet, and modest weight loss through changes in energy balance are known to improve insulin sensitivity and substantially decrease risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases (14)(15).
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Wild S, Roglic G, Green A, Sicree R, King H. Global prevalence of diabetes: estimates for the year 2000 and projections for 2030. Diabetes Care 2004;27:1047-1053.
Ronti T, Lupattelli G, Mannarino E. The endocrine function of adipose tissue: an update. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2006;64:355-365.
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Yang Q, Graham TE, Mody N, Preitner F, Peroni OD, Zabolotny JM, et al. Serum retinol binding protein 4 contributes to insulin resistance in obesity and type 2 diabetes. Nature 2005;436:356-362.
Graham TE, Yang Q, Bluher M, Hammarstedt A, Ciaraldi TP, Henry RR, et al. Retinol-binding protein 4 and insulin resistance in lean, obese, and diabetic subjects. N Engl J Med 2006;354:2552-2563.
Wang Y, Lam KS, Kraegen EW, Sweeney G, Zhang J, Tso AWK, et al. Lipocalin-2 is an inflammatory marker closely associated with obesity, insulin resistance, and hyperglycemia in humans. Clin Chem 2007;53:34-41.
Flo TH, Smith KD, Sato S, Rodriguez DJ, Holmes MA, Strong RK, et al. Lipocalin 2 mediates an innate immune response to bacterial infection by sequestrating iron. Nature 2004;432:917-921.
Meyer C, Pimenta W, Woerle HJ, Van Haeften T, Szoke E, Mitrakou A, et al. Different mechanisms for impaired fasting glucose and impaired postprandial glucose tolerance in humans. Diabetes Care 2006;29:1909-1914.
Takashima N, Tomoike H, Iwai N. Retinol-binding protein 4 and insulin resistance [Comment]. N Engl J Med 2006;354:1392.
Erikstrup C, Mortensen OH, Pedersen BK. Retinol-binding protein 4 and insulin resistance [Comment]. N Engl J Med 2006;355:1393-1394.
Janke J, Engeli S, Boschmann M, Adams F, Bohnke J, Luft FC, et al. Retinol-binding protein 4 in human obesity. Diabetes 2006;55:2805-2810.
Meade TW, Humphries SE, De Stavola BL. Commentary: fibrinogen and coronary heart disease—test of causality by ‘Mendelian’ randomization by Keavney et al. Int J Epidemiol 2006;35:944-947.
Ballantyne CM, Nambi V. Markers of inflammation and their clinical significance. Atheroscler Suppl 2005;6:21-29.
Hu FB, Willett WC. Optimal diets for prevention of coronary heart disease. JAMA 2002;288:2569-2578.
Tuomilehto J, Lindstrom J, Eriksson JG, Valle TT, Hamalainen H, Ilanne-Parikka P, et al. Prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus by changes in lifestyle among subjects with impaired glucose tolerance. N Engl J Med 2001;344:1343-1350.
Clinical Chemistry Jan 2007, 53 (1) 5-7; DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2006.080432
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BfK No. 166 - September 2007
This issue’s cover illustration by Kev Walker is from William Nicholson’s Noman. William Nicholson is interviewed by Clive Barnes. Thanks to Egmont for their help with this September cover.
Chris Priestley
(Corgi Childrens)
400pp, 978-0552552356, RRP £6.99, Paperback
Buy "New World" on Amazon
‘Adventure, treachery and deadly danger – one boy’s journey into the unknown…’ Thus the allurements of the blurb for New World, allurements which, while not, perhaps, offering the most original ingredients in children’s fiction, should succeed in capturing the attention of those young readers with a fondness for historical fiction and, even more especially, of those interested in Tudor seafaring times. The novel concerns itself with the events leading to the establishment, in the 1580s, of the Roanoke colony in what is now North Carolina, the events being perceived through the eyes of Kit Milton, the ‘one boy’ who finds himself on the colonising expedition. It is Kit’s insights into the motives – mixed, to say the least – of those leading the expedition and, even more so, into the relationships which subsequently arise between coloniser and colonised which give the novel its strongest focus, supported by Kit’s need to find through his experiences ‘a good, true life… to be something, to mean something’ as a way of handling his uncertainties about his past. Priestley’s style is workmanlike, his research has clearly been thorough and his blend of fictional and factual detail makes for some lively and atmospheric moments: readers on the Irish side of the Irish Sea will find the various references to their country particularly intriguing.
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by bubba on Jul20
A beginner's guide to Thirty Kingdoms
In this short guide I am going to list some of the things I learned while playing Thirty Kingdoms, the MMO by Bytro Labs.
How to start - early days
There are a few things you have to keep in mind at the start of your first game; and after a couple of games, they will just become natural.
Market: As soon as you join a game, and especially if it's already at day 2 or 3, immediately visit the common market and make sure that the AI did not put on offer most of your resources (which happens very often). You can easily do this by hitting 'show market' at the top of the screen, and then selecting the 'my trades' tab.
Study the land: The first thing to do is to look at your position in the map. You might be on an island, in a peninsula, or in the middle of vast flatland. This of course has an impact on the strategy you will have to follow, and the sooner you start thinking about the future the better. If you are on an island or along the coast, this will give you an almost absolute natural protection for the first days, and reduce the number of provinces you will need to defend.
Example 1 : For instance, in one game (screenshot above) I started in a peninsula, which gives me a huge defensive advantage at first (journeys by sea are very slow, and as other players will need all their troops in the first week, nobody will attack me there) but also a logistic disadvantage (look how silly is the road network between cities)
Second, take note of forests, mountains, plains: the first two are easier to defend, as ranged units will get bonuses while the attaching troops will be slower and with various malus. However, you will need to have a good and fast network of roads to move your troops in case of emergency or just to keep the realm going, and plains will be your friends. Third, observe you own land and the resources it produces. Remember also that not all provinces producing a certain resource are the same: some a more productive than others (open a city screen than click on 'production and tax').
Plan the expansion: This will give you a hint about the resources you will be in need soon. Keep in mind that you'll need tons of stone at the beginning, then more and more wood and also grain -to upkeep the troops you will have at that point-, then iron and only later mythril (this doesn't mean you don't need anything other than stone at first, but mostly stone). This brings us to the main point: potential enemies and allies. In most of the games, depending on the chosen settings, there will be several barbarian camps around you (each of them is independent, and they don't help each other), so depending on the resources your land produces, you will need to plan the expansion to (a) secure your land -that is conquer strategic points which allow you to protect your entire country by defending as less as possible provinces-, and (b) balance your production. If possible, stay away from other players (see later).
Example 3 : As an example, in the screenshot above the best idea is to conquer Whitebarrow as soon as possible, as this will give me a defensive stronghold towards the south and west, and a base to launch my expansion plan towards north-west, reaching Wolfmarsh as soon as possible.
Example 4 : Look at the screenshot below. This situation is more complicated: on one hand there are more independent tribes around us (it's easier to expand our dominion) and also the human neighbours are not so close to our own borders, but on the other the land is mainly forest (slow movements, so difficult to defend against sudden attacks) and the road network is intricate (not easy to draw a defensive line with only a few cities). I decided to expand following a priority order as shown in the picture, so that the circled villages will constitute my initial defensive border. The priority depends on how 'competitive' on that area my neighbours are: I need to grab them first!
Initial buildings: start by building garrisons in all provinces; it takes just a couple of minutes to complete and it will give you some more militias (after 18 hours, so in day 2) to defend you land and conquer the first barbaric villages. Then build blacksmith in all stone provinces, farms in all grain provinces (unless you have a lot of grain being produced already), and marketplaces in the rest. Remember that blacksmiths have no use in grain provinces, as farms in non-grain ones. After the initial buildings are completed, keep building marketplaces and city councils to boost your taxes and unlock the king's roads. In case you have to choose (and you'll have to) build first in provinces with higher max (not current!) production (enter the city screen and hit the info button): upgrades grant percentage bonuses. Finally, if you are lucky and there is a defensive bottleneck (a place that, alone, will protect most of your land) then build a palisade there (in the first screenshot above, you shouldn't build one in Starryley, but conquer Whitebarrow instead and build one there).
Holding conquered lands: as you're probably at your first game, this deserves some explanation. First, don't attack with less than 4 militia units. Best with 5 or 6 at least, unless you are time-pressured by the expansion of others. After conquering one village or city (it can take a while) you might want to conquer the next with all your conquering troops. The point, however, is that at the end of the day, and only once, -in the news windows, check when exactly the day ends by clicking on 'game info'-, all newly conquered provinces will roll a dice to see whether there is an uprising.
Newly conquered provinces automatically get a morale of 25%, and anything less than 35% will trigger the uprising roll. The outcome of this roll is of course influenced by other factors affecting the morale, and the most important of these is the presence of occupying troops. Moreover, when an uprising does take place, it can only be stopped by troops currently in the city. Conclusion: do your slashing, sacking and conquering, but at the end of the day all your cities and villages with the little fist icon next to their morale score will need to have a garrison of at the very least 4 troops. 4 sometimes is not sufficient either, especially if it is far from the capital, so better have at least 6. If you fail to follow this basic rule, new provinces can kill your occupying forces and even join another lord, which will make you give them land and troops, and give both a reason to declare war. So don't say I didn't warn you.
It is a good idea to immediately conquer your first barbarian camp as you start the game unless you start with another human player next to you: move 5 troops on the most convenient camp, using the little clock icon to synchronise the attack and reduce the casualties to zero.
Example 5 : Look at the screenshot below: see how I conquered Caerleon, Snotengaham and Lincolne before anything else (and before others would): this will give me a clear border and defence line towards south, before conquering the rest. But I could not do this in one day due to the chance of an uprising, so I had to take Stotengaham first (while recruiting 6 more militia regiments), then on the next day attack Lincolne and use the fresh troops to take Caerleon (I selected all new troops -by holding the shift key- and made the move just outside the village, then ordered to attack in group).
Early diplomacy: at most at day 2, you must write a message to all your neighbours to make a non aggression pact of at least 3 days -specify this-. Don't give shared vision but at most the right of way. Try also to agree on how to expand and divide the barbaric villages among you. Avoid expanding right to the border of another lord, as this will generate attrition and eventually a war, but do it in case this will allow you a defensive bottleneck as mentioned before. Players that agree on pacts won't normally break them; that's why you should be clear about their duration. If you don't trust somebody, make an agreement with their neighbours, possibly on the 'other side' in the map, so if they'll attack you then the other player will be tempted to take advantage of the situation and attack as well. Don't waste gold on spies for now.
Using basic units: there are several kind of troops in the game, and much more ways to use each of them. However, as you start your first games, there are obvious advantages of following very basic guidelines. First, each kind of land (plains, forest, mountains) have an effect on troops. Plains make units move faster, mountains and forests slower. You'll start the game with militias and scouts, and the scouts will also get a combat malus in forests and mountains and a combat bonus in plains. Also, they will get more range of sight in mountains and less in forests. So the lesson is this: use scouts as scouts (wow!) in forests, and in combat when supported by militias and on plains (scouts get a combat bonus if supported by other kinds of troops, and an attack bonus on plains). You may leave only one to guard a city (better if on the border, in the direction of a potential enemy), and be ready to reinforce with foot soldiers from other cities if needed. Also remember that the combat system in Thirty Kingdoms is not the same as Supremacy 1914, so have a look at that section. Most importantly, every day your militias will gains morale depending on the province in which they are stationed, and morale has a huge impact on combats. A good idea is thus to send back troops with low morale to high-morale provinces and replace them with fresh men.
Units and Combat
Strength and combat: The total strength of a group of regiments is simply computed as the sum of each individual unit, which is equal to the strength (max) multiplies for their current health (for instance a group of 2 militia regiments at 100% health has 2.2, but only 1.1 if at 50%). However, during a combat it's not necessarily the side with more strength the one which will prevail: different kinds of troops are involved in the fight differently: archers stay at the back, and don't suffer much damage until the front line is weakened enough. Conversely, militias, pikemen and soldiers are used mostly in the front so they'll take more damage. This is why soldiers are better suited for attacks (they stay forward and deliver a lot of damage) and pikemen to defend and hold the position (their armour absorbs more damage). Scouts are particularly effective when fighting together with other troops, and carracks can survive much more ranged damage if grouped together with militias. In conclusion, have a look at the description for each kind of troop in Thirty Kingdoms: those are not just random texts.
Morale of cities: morale of cities has a fundamental importance in Thirty Kingdoms, it affects the production and tax collection in each province, and it is affected by many factors. Depending on the current combinations of these factors, it can increase or decrease, at a variable rate. In normal circumstances, this value can reach 100%; however, some of the aforementioned factors are the influences, and these can also decrease this maximum morale attainable. For instance, a city distant from the capital gets some negative morale influence (say -10), thus if there are no other influences it's maximum morale is 90%. So influences are not just morale modifiers, as they affect the maximum possible morale value. Other modifiers that are not among these influences, and thus directly affect the morale score and not the total, seem to be the presence of troops in the city and the morale of surrounding provinces (also a influence), the stockpiles of goods (expecially grain), probably battles, and finally buildings such as city councils. The actual effect of all these factors in unknown, but you can see the morale of your province increase and decrease all time although, as already said, their current score is not calculated as 100-(total influences).
Health: this represents the current condition of each unit. As it reaches 0, the unit dies. Health is recovered at each change of day up to 100%. With recent changes and patches, the game mechanics governing health have been unified among all units, with the exception of the fact that, while all other unit starts from 100% health and if left alone recovers it up to 100% again, militias is created with a morale dependent on the province and his health grows towards that the morale of the current province. This is supposedly done to convey the idea that militias are made by peasants recruited among the population.
Automatic grouping: when you attack the same target with 2 distinct groups of units, and from the same 'direction', these units will merge. This means that they will make only one attack, all together. So if you are in a hurry and don't mind losing 1 or 2 units more, you can assign different moving orders to those two groups (for example moving to different locations behind the enemy), so that they won't merge and they will perform (and receive) 2 attacks instead of one.
Landings: It's extremely easy to defend a coastline against enemy landings. All you have to do it to wait until the enemy troops have been disembarking for at least the time that your troops will have to march to reach the landing spot, then order the attack. Since landing troops suffer a huge morale and strngth malus, even a small group of militias can defeat a landing army of 5 or even 10 times their size. However, remember that the 'disembarking countdown' won't stop because of the fight. Keep a small defensive force as close to all your landing spots, and if you want to deter these then move a scout right to the beach.
Blacksmith and farms: This can't be stressed enough: don't waste your resources and gold on building the wrong kind of structures. So farms are good for grain provinces, blacksmiths for the rest. The same of course applies to more advanced techs. If you have to choose, build farms and blacksmith (and so on) on the most productive provinces. Look at the 'production and tax' button in each city to see the maximum rate. Usually, most productive resources are those with higher population (which doesn't grow), so they are very easy to spot. Good to know: to find out which provinces currently produce the most for each resource type, you can just open the 'province administration' tab (right edge of the screen) and order the list by resource type.
From Marketplaces to Banks: If you can, build a marketplace and a city council in every province, as these unlock the construction of roads. However, follow a similar approach as above for further techs. So use the 'production and tax' tab of each city to find those with best tax income (again, these are usually the most populous).
King's roads: They give a speed bonus of 50%. To defend your land and keep the kingdom growing, it's important to create a main route across the entire land. Build a single line first, then further ramifications. Always ask yourself: 'in case I need to, how many hours will it take to reinforce this province?'. Good to know: unlike railroads in Supremacy 1914, roads can not be disabled, so you won't be able to slow down enemies. Remember this when building roads on outer provinces.
Ports: Embarking and disembarking are faster with ports, and you also get a production bonus. So better to build a port in non-grain provinces. Remember also that the disembarking bonus will apply to enemy troops, so when they approach you can disable the port (see below).
Military Academies: These give a clear advantage, but they are very expensive and slow to build, so build them first in those provinces that will produce carracks, archers, trolls etc. Plan in advance. As a consequence, always build these in the capital.
Orders: Which one? Trolls are good in combat and you can build the Order of the Rock quite fast (not many prerequisites). However, dragons and mages give a huge strategic bonus at the price of building either all the 'economy' techs or all the 'military' techs first.
Disabling buildings: disabling building will reduce the upkeep, and save you a lot of gold and resources. It's very tedious (although you can use the 'administration' tab at the right edge of the screen to do it faster) but it's convenient in those days when you are not recruiting new troops or need to prevent some resource stock to reach 0 (and suffer a huge morale penalty on troops and cities!).
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Sunday Slugfest - Daredevil #67
“Golden Age” (Part 2)
Bob Agamemnon
Plot: The reasons behind former Kingpin Alexander Bont’s vendetta against Matt Murdock are revealed as Bont makes use of Melvin Potter (the Gladiator) to exact his revenge.
Comments: The current story arc in Daredevil is a showcase for the talents of artist Alex Maleev and, significantly, the broad range of colorist Dave Stewart. Brian Michael Bendis’ writing, a channeling of screenwriter David Mamet by way of novelist David Foster Wallace, maintains its customary level of propulsive rhythm, a quality he brings to all of his current Marvel titles, but one which is most effective in the harder-edged Daredevil. But it is Stewart’s voice that takes the lead in the current issue. Rarely does a comic demonstrate so clearly the impact of a colorist’s work on not only the atmosphere, but also the narrative power of a book.
As with the previous issue, Daredevil #67’s creative team uses contrasting styles to communicate flashbacks to two different periods in Bont’s life. The book opens and closes in the present with the dark tones familiar to readers of the series. A close-up of Murdock’s face as Potter pummels him on the opening page is typical of the thick, dark lines and rough textures that define Maleev’s approach. But as the transition is made from the present to the 1970s, this characteristic style does not change; instead, it is Stewart’s shift from heavy smudges of dark shadow to the light, clean effect of Benday dots that gives the vivid sense of peering into another epoch. Maleev’s composition and particularly the lines of his faces are the connective tissue that maintains a sense of continuity within the issue itself and with the previous installment.
A stark switch to black and white defines the third time period in this issue, the 1940s. As Jason Cornwell noted in his review of Daredevil #66, there were certainly color comic books at this point in history, but the black and white here is not meant to represent the authentic look of comics at this time, but rather an imagined form of the past. Again, it is the fact that Maleev’s style of drawing remains more or less constant that saves this comic from becoming a sort of purist exercise in historical recreation. Memory is not documentary, and it is through the skewed lens of Bont’s mind that we view this story.
By telling the tale from Bont’s point of view, Bendis saves it from becoming yet another superhero revenge saga. Although the ending of the last issue seriously compromised any compassion the reader felt for the elderly ex-con lost in the contemporary world, one can’t help but feel Bont’s relish as he stands over the captive Murdock: “I waited a long, long time for this. To punch that smug smirk off your smug face.” The young Matt Murdock mouthing off to the crime boss in the 1970s was smug, and the story, regardless of his moral superiority, still seems to pull us again and again into uncomfortable sympathy with the defeated old man.
This issue adds to the growing number of Bendis’s Daredevil stories in which we barely glimpse the hero in costume. Here, the “DD” peaking out from Murdock’s half-opened shirt is all we are granted. The only typical superhero action occurs sixty years in the past, and ends with a forgotten costumed crusader’s brutal death. Under Bendis’s pen, Daredevil has become a kind of “meta-superhero” exploration. As in a Hitchcock film, the fact that Murdock is Daredevil is simply the “McGuffin,” the unimportant detail that brings the characters together and creates the impetus for action. Fans of superhero comics may find this insufferable, but with no shortage of straightforward baddie-bashing titles on the horizon, surely we can see the value in a unique examination of a man who also happens to be Daredevil.
Jason Cornwell
Plot: The book opens with Matt Murdock as the unwilling guest of the recently released Alexander Bont, who was the Kingpin of Crime before Wilson Fisk. We then learn that before he was sent to prison by Daredevil, Bont had risen through the criminal ranks largely because he was the first criminal to kill a costumed crime-fighter. Bont appears ready to make his return by being the man who kills Daredevil, but he wants it to be a long, painful death.
Comments: Brian Michael Bendis does a pretty good job of inserting Alexander Bont into Daredevil’s past, as well as giving the character a pretty good motivation for wanting to target Matt Murdock. Now I’m not quite sure how well the Gladiator’s back story fits into the story, as I’ve always understood the character as a mentally disturbed man whose acts of villainy were driven by a second personality, rather than the reluctant hired thug concept that this issue presents. Since I’m not familiar with the early appearances of the character, Brian Michael Bendis might have the right idea. In any event this issue does benefit from the fact that it drops the readers right in the middle of the action, as Matt is captive of Alexander Bont and the Gladiator, which does get the action off to a rather abrupt start, and the tension of the present day sequence manages to grab and hold on to one’s attention, with the final page sequence being a particularly effective display of Bont’s anger toward Matt Murdock. As for the flashback material, it takes a bit of effort to figure out where these scenes fit into the overall story. I’m guessing the scene in the costume shop is set shortly before Gladiator’s first meeting with Daredevil, while the black and white scene is clearly set before Alexander Bont began his rise to the position of Kingpin of Crime. As for the scene in Matt’s law office, it would appear this is the first meeting between the two men, and it’s this meeting that put Bont on Daredevil’s hit list. In the end this is a pretty solid issue that makes good use of its rather unconventional plot structure.
The different styles that are used to reflect the various eras in which the story takes place make for a fun little exercise. I hold a certain nostalgic fondness for the dot coloring process, and I love the extra detail that has the edges of the page yellowed to reflect the idea of the age of the material. The back and white material is also quite effective; Alex Maleev’s art really stands out in this format, and the level of detail on the page becomes even more impressive. Plus one has to imagine that the scene where Alexander Bont puts a bullet in the head of the Defender wouldn’t have had nearly the same degree of impact in color. However, while the different eras make for a fun visual experiment the material set in the present day is far and away the strongest art in the issue, as the panel
where the Gladiator prepares to behead Matt is a wonderfully ominous visual.
Michael Deeley
Former gang lord Alexander Bont blackmails Melvin Potter, the Gladiator, to capture, beat, and kill Matt Murdock. He’d better hurry because the FBI have learned he killed an old “associate.” The flashbacks reveal that Bont brought Gladiator under his thumb, was insulted by Murdock, and made his rep by killing a masked hero.
This story has been a perfect example of how coloring can affect a comic book story and art style.
The modern scenes have the usual brilliant, dark, rich colors of Dave Stewart. The scenes from the Silver Age have the more limited palette of pre-computer coloring. They also have the obvious dot pattern of old comics. But the scenes from the 1940s are done in black and white. To me, this is where Maleev and Stewart drop the ball. These parts of the story just look like the modern parts without any color. I’d rather Stewart used the bold and often muddy colors of Golden Age comics. Maybe Maleev could have altered his style a little bit to resemble the works of Joe Simon or Jerry Siegel. As it is, the transition from Modern Age to Silver Age creates the illusion that the world really was covered in tiny dots and bright colors in the 1960s. But the spell is broken when we look back on the black & white 40s.
The story seems pretty simple: Bont is looking for revenge against Murdock because Daredevil first put him in jail. Now the Feds have him for murder. This could conclude next issue. But I see it’s a 5-part story. That probably means we’re going to see more of how Bont was brought down for good, and Murdock getting the crap beat out of him. I’ll have to wait and see if Bendis could have told a shorter story.
For now, though, I like what I’m seeing. I’ve been buying Daredevil since issue #9, and I don’t see myself dropping the book anytime soon. It’s usually a good series, and this a good story.
Shawn Hill
Plot: Bont rounds up an old foe to put some hurting on a captured Daredevil, I mean Matt, I mean I really don’t know who believes what about his identity these days.
What’s interesting: Maleev does a great job with a challenging assignment here: three story threads from three different eras are presented, and he comes up with a compelling visual distinctiveness for each. The current time is the same old over-inked murkiness we’re used to, but the seventies era (when Bont first encountered Matt) has a somewhat rougher, more airy style that’s far more appealing (replete with obvious Ben day dots that exaggerate the printing process of the time, credit due I imagine to colorist Dave Stewart). Then the forties/fifties era, a rough time of manly shoot-em-ups (as Christopher Walken would say) from Bont’s younger days is in a crude but effective black and white. So while Maleev doesn’t flagrantly imitate the past (there’s none of the “in quotes” anatomical stiffness of the actual comics of the forties, nor any of those now-goofy “Make Mine Marvel” dramatic angles from the seventies), he comes up with a powerful way of alluding to it. Together he and Bendis create an effective translation of the history of the medium (and, in-story, of the careers of costumed adventurers and their nemeses).
Bendis has yet again challenged an artist to do his best, pushing the limits of the medium in a playful, knowledgeable way. Would that Avengers Dissed had been half so ambitious and subtle. This story is playing to Bendis’ strengths. Even though Matt is mostly out of action in this issue, which treats Bont the subversive antagonist as the main character, a compelling portrait is made of a criminal legacy, with powerful scenes in each era plumbing the depths of Bont’s corruption.
Most interesting: My favorite scene in the issue is when Bont tries to hire law-school-fresh young attorney (complete with unruly bangs and sideburns, which are totally in style again by the way) Murdock, and is driven to apoplexic rage by Matt’s refusal to do business with him. Maybe it’s the leisure suit (you can virtually feel the polyester), maybe it’s Matt’s smirky calm, but both characters are perfectly delineated in this verbal confrontation: Matt handsome and witty, his foe crude, arrogant and outclassed.
Also interesting: In the present day, an unwilling Gladiator (seen trying to go straight even in the past) may be Matt’s best hope, but, knowing Bendis, the bonds of the past are pretty hard to break for anyone. This arc explores that sense of inevitability with strong sequences that trace an ongoing enmity between two big players in Hell’s Kitchen.
James Redington
I really found it hard to write something about this comic, hard to form an opinion. There is nothing really wrong with it. It’s just that I have found it hard to enjoy, and that’s not because of the different artwork styles (which are pretty cool) or the writing (which is as good as ever). I guess the problem is with everything that happened to Matt Murdoch lately, I find this situation a little boring.
I’ve been a fan of Brian Michael Bendis’s writing for quite some time. I can’t remember the first thing he wrote that I enjoyed. It may have been Powers #1, which I remember blowing me away with its unique blend of insight, clever plot and wonderful dialogue. Or it may have been Fortune and Glory, his wonderfully well-written look at the bizarre and surreal world of Hollywood movie making. I definitely was a fan by the time he launched Ultimate Spider-Man with an outstanding first serial.
I say all this to lead in to the fact that I hated his work on “Avengers Disassembled.” Despised it. Thought it was absolutely one of the worst comics in recent memory. I didn’t hate the events of the series as much as I thought that execution of the story was awful, full of unresolved and awkward plot threads, poor characterization and pointless twists. Heck, you can read my reviews of those issues on this site, so it’s all on the record.
I’m relieved and happy to see that the Bendis who stunk up the joint on Avengers is nowhere to be found in this month’s issue of Daredevil. Daredevil #67 is a clever and thoughtful comic, a book that plays to all of Bendis’s strengths as a writer while also telling an interesting story in an intriguing way. It is full of atmosphere and tension, and contains dialogue that both advances the plot and illuminates character. All of those things are hallmarks of Bendis at his best, and all were missing from “Disassembled.” The way he depicts the Gladiator is especially wonderful, showing the
terrible ethical dilemma that the former villain faces.
Alex Maleev is a terrific partner for Bendis. This issue contains two different flashbacks, and Maleev does a brilliant job of using different styles and color schemes for the present day, the recent past and the deep past. He’s really adept at faces and body language; really, Bendis couldn’t ask for a better artist for his type of story.
Bendis is back!
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Sidewalk Diversion at Fairbank Station October 29 – November 1, 2019
On Tuesday October 29th, 2019, crew adjusted the northwest sidewalk along Eglinton Avenue West, west of Dufferin Street. Crews are digging a trench to facilitate hydro works. The sidewalk will reopen to its original position as early as Friday November 1st, 2019. Hydro works will continue until as early as November 10th, 2019
On Tuesday October 29th, 2019, crew adjusted the northwest sidewalk along Eglinton Avenue West, west of Dufferin Street. Crews are digging a trench to facilitate hydro works. The sidewalk will reopen to its original position as early as Friday November 1st, 2019. Hydro works will continue until as early as November 10th, 2019. Dufferin Street and Eglinton Avenue West will remain open while work takes place.
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The finish line continues to inch closer and Presidential politics has really begun to permeated the pop culture of America, as numerous television commercials and advertisements play on the theme of the campaign. Actors, who vaguely resemble Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, are depicted in debate settings, vigorously disagreeing before coming to a common cause over a shared love of Tostitos or things along those lines.
With all that in mind, it makes sense that despite much counter programming, the Presidential debates in this now extremely close election are attracting high viewers and much public interest. When the books of this campaign are written, the debates will probably have had more of an influence than ever before in history, as it is now taken for a fact that Mitt Romney turned around a flagging campaign, headed for defeat, with a strong performance in the first debate. The second debate, this past Wednesday in Hempstead, New York also received a large television audience, although slightly below the number of the first. Rounding out the debate season will be the sit down encounter that will occur Monday night in Boca Raton, Florida as the candidates will debate foreign policy.
Many words could be spent analyzing the past week, especially the Town Hall debate, and everything that happened, but I will try to keep this to general themes. Democrats certainly have a right to feel better about Obama's performance in this debate as compared to the first, but it appears to be the case that any rebound that did exist has not been enough to blunt the overwhelm momentum gained by Romney since the first showdown. Obama supporters were hopeful to see a quick boost in the polls (as they were after the Vice Presidential debate), but despite "flash polls" showing that a small plurality of debate watchers considered Obama the "winner", and the media certainly went along with that narrative, there has not been anything to speak of in regards to any sort of noticeable bounce.
To be sure, national and state polls continue to be very interesting and sort of all over the place. Gallup, by far the oldest and most established polling firm has produced a monster week for Mitt Romney, having him up by at least six points for the past four days, and moving beyond the 50 percent threshold. Even a perceived stronger debate by Obama this past week has done nothing to stop his slide in that poll among both registered and likely voters, and even in the incumbent's job approval number to some extent among all adults.
Those Gallup numbers are in line with the lead that was held in that poll at this point in the campaign four years ago by Barack Obama, and if they hold, Mitt Romney would be poised for the most impressive GOP Presidential victory since 1988. Simply put, if Gallup has caught something that the other polling firms have not, it would be close to impossible now for Obama to hold onto office.
While I am increasingly optimistic about a Republican win of the White House, and think that Mitt Romney is at least slightly ahead nationally, I do think it is possible that the Gallup numbers could be a bit overstated. At the same time, I am not ruling out the possibility that all the other polls are consistently oversampling Democrats and underestimating GOP intensity this year, and Romney could very well not only be ahead, but solidly ahead.
Other polls show a closer contest though. Romney leads by a point today in Rasmussen, as he has held a small lead in that poll almost every day since the first debate. However, Rasmussen also shows a strong improvement over the past seven days for Romney in the swing states. Other national polls, tracking and otherwise, are all in the Margin of Error, showing anything from a three point Romney lead to a three point Obama lead. I will conclude this week's post by looking at some of the individual swing states.
Let's touch briefly though on the overall debate that took place on Long Island. Despite the flash polls that have been mentioned, I believe that Mitt Romney was the overall winner of the debate. That is not to say that Obama was not better than he had been in the first debate. It was a certainty he had nowhere to go but up, and while by comparison Romney was not as close to flawless as he had been (and I certainly think Romney let a lot of things go that he could have pounded his opponent on during the debate), the GOP nominee was still pretty good in the format,and delivered some serious blows to Obama, especially on one particular two minute answer, in which he prosecuted an extremely effective case against the incumbent's economic record. All things considered, Romney has had two strong debates in a row, and that cumulative effect is serving him well.
The flash polls narrowly gave a plurality to Obama as having "won" the debate, but I think that is a factor of changed expectations for both candidates are the story of the first debate and that a more feisty, aggressive Obama was able to impress some people with some Bidenesque sound and fury and that in this reality show era we live in, debate watchers might have judged the debate for him on solely that performance regard. The very same flash polls did not indicate that there would be any immediate vote switching to Obama, and perhaps most interestingly at all, the same polls which declared Obama the winner in the debate, also had the respondents saying Romney would be much stronger on the economy and several other issues. Seeing the internals of those flash polls must have been a cold dose of reality to Democrats (and their allies in the media) who were openly giddy, after the debate, thinking that Obama had easily won and would quickly surge. Another difficult thing to watch might have been the post debate focus group of undecided voters, conducted both by the conservative leaning Fox News Channel in Nevada and the very liberal MSNBC network done in Ohio. Both focus groups contained voters who seemed to be heavily leaning towards a Romney vote.
The debate itself was as contentious and confrontational as any in American history as in between answering questions from allegedly undecided Long Island area voters (which included several of my fellow Jewish-Americans who got to ask questions) the candidates at times circled each other like sharks, physically got in each other's space, and directed questions at each other, and talked over each other. It appears clear that these two men did not like each other very much, especially Obama's reactions towards the man who might soon take his job. Democrats believe that Romney came across as a jerk, while Republicans (like myself) believe that Obama was far ruder, less dignified and more arrogant. The average American probably did not like aspects of what they saw from either man in the debate, but also probably just chalked it up to the political reality we live. We can only imagine what Thomas Jefferson and John Adams might have said to each other in this kind of forum back in 1800. It might have even been far uglier. If the "likability" of both men took a hit from mushy moderate voters in this debate, that is a bigger net problem for Obama.
From the debate, we learned that Obama has pension envy of Romney, who attempted to turn around a matter of his blind trust's investments on a surprised appointment the same way he brutally shot down Newt Gingrich with the exact same technique in a Florida primary debate earlier this year. The candidates also sparred verbally, virtually in each other's faces over public drilling (and the fact check determined Romney was right) and many other topics. Since the debate, Democrats have tried to make much hay over the fact that Romney used the term "binders full of women" to discuss how he went about trying to staff his Cabinet as staff as Massachusetts Governor with qualified female candidates, who might have otherwise been overlooked for those jobs. To anyone watching the debate, Romney's answer was clear and his record on it was strong and should be indicative of something the left should applaud, but they are trying to use the "binder" reference which was clearly about resumes, into something sinister or sexist. I cannot even possibly begin to fathom why it was considered offensive, but I have to just think they are getting increasingly desperate about a campaign slipping away. To me, and I think to most Americans, a far more serious verbal misstep occurred later in the week when Obama went on Comedy Central's Daily Show and and described the deaths of four Americans in Benghazi as "not optimal." I am not as vicious of a partisan to claim that Obama has no human compassion, but he certainly can come across as a cold man at times.
Anyways, this segues into one of the more memorable moments from the debate. While all but one questin from the audience was about domestic issues, one question was asked about the tragedy in Libya and why adequate security had not been provided for the consulate. Obama sidestepped the question as to why but seemed to take responsibility for the failure (despite the public efforts of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to do so the day before.) When it was Romney's turn to answer, he noted the publicly confusing statements from the Administration and the fact that it took two weeks for the determination of it being a terrorist act to be confirmed, rather than a spontaneous demonstration in regards to an American YouTube clip. Romney stated that the day after the attack Obama had gone to Las Vegas to fundraise.
Obama angrily snapped back that he had called it an "act of terror" the day after the attack while in the Rose Garden, which took Romney by surprise as he attempted to get Obama to confirm he was claiming that for the record. Somewhere in the sequence, Obama used the term "check the transcript" and then also shamefully tried to play the "how dare anyone criticize me as Commander in Chief when I have to greet the coffins" card. Clearly, there was much disagreement between the two men as to what was said and when. Most would figure this would all be examined by the media after the debate, but instead, moderator Candy Crowley of CNN chimed in to defend Obama and claim that he had indeed called the Benghazi attacks an "act of terror" , while also pointing out that Romney was correct in saying it took two weeks before they dropped the YouTube aspect.
I believe it was completely inappropriate for Crowley or any debate moderator to inject themselves into a point of contention during the debate in such a way and that it reflects poorly upon her as a journalist. Partisans of both candidates in the audience (including Michelle Obama) broke the rules by applauding at apparent "gotcha" moments directed at both candidates by Crowley.
Democrats and many in the media believe that the Libya exchange in the debate was a terrible mistake by Romney and a strong showing of backbone by Obama. However, the facts are the facts, and on September 12 of this year, Obama did not directly say the attack in Benghazi was a terrorist attack, but only used that terms in a general sense, after making reference to the attacks of 9/11/01. Those same remarks included talk about the video and of course the Administration continued to give mixed messages for two weeks. Indeed, moments after the debate ended, Crowley went on CNN and somewhat sheepishly admitted that Romney had been "mainly in the right" in what he had said in challenging Obama's veracity, but he had simply used the "wrong word." Clearly, the Benghazi incident will be a large part of what we will hear talked about on Monday in the final debate. It is more of a question as to how many undecided voters understand or even care about the entire issue.
This weekend, the Presidential candidates are off the trail as both are both preparing for any possible foreign policy discussion that might occur in the final debate. The media will set up this debate as the "tiebreaker" in the series, although it is likely that when it is over, it will also be considered more of a "draw" and while the first debate, which was on domestic policy, will have been the most influential of the meetings. Still though, provided he does not commit a rare debate gaffe, there is a great opportunity for Romney to show his knowledge on international issues and competence as a potential Commander in Chief while sitting as an equal on stage with the person who currently has the job.
While Tuesday night's debate in Long Island was quite tense at times,the atmosphere was a bit different on Thursday evening, not far away in New York City, as both Presidential candidates, by tradition, attended the Al Smith Dinner, sponsored by the Archdiocese of New York. The man who is the first African-American nominee for President and the man who is the first Mormon nominee for President met to pay tribute to the man who was the first Roman Catholic nominee for President in formal white tie and also to make fun of themselves and each other.
There were some good lines (written by whomever) on the evening from both candidates, self-deprecating and directed at their opponent, but all in all, Romney was probably funnier and got in some really good jabs at Obama as well. The crowd seemed to be enjoying those digs a lot more than Obama might have, but it is fair to point out that it was mostly a Republican crowd of rich people in that very liberal city. Virtually nobody may base their vote on the roast like nature of the Al Smith Dinner, but anybody who might have caught Romney's remarks on television or seen clips of them online, probably came away a bit surprised that he was a comically talented as he came across. Also part of the event, is the protocol that both men also conclude y saying something nice and sincere about their opponent. Both Romney and Obama (who probably truly do despite each other personally this month) kept it sort of generic with describing each other as good family men, etc, but it was a bit of a unifying moment for all involved. As Mitt Romney said at the dinner, there is "more to life than politics", but politics is what it will all be about for the next two weeks plus. I actually think that these two men could be opponents again in four years, but with a different person in the Oval Office and a different person as the challenger.
We all still need to get through this election though. Publicly, Democrat and Republican partisans will express confidence but privately, any smart, political partisan should be scared to death about the uncertainty of this race. It all looks very close, but I maintain the momentum generated by Romney in the month of October was and still is real and when a challenger gains late momentum against an incumbent, that is bad news for the person who holds the political office, no matter what it is.
If Gallup is merely an outlier, the popular vote is very close right now and could easily go either way by a point or so. That will not ultimately matter though. It's all about the Electoral College of course. We all could basically color in 39 out of the 50 states either red or blue now and be certain of the outcome. All the other states that are up for grabs are ones that Obama won in 2008, which has to be a somewhat distressing fact for those who insist that Democrats have a structural Electoral College advantage.
Already, it now appears as if both parties are agreeing that North Carolina is not really a battleground any longer and that it will go to Governor Romney, leaving them to fight it out in other closer states. Along those lines, some polls out of the electoral rich states of Michigan and Pennsylvania show that Romney is very much in the game (and potentially even ahead in Pennsylvania according to one poll this week), but Republicans do not look like they are planning on investing too much in the way of resources into those states. That could of course change, and if we see either party's candidates or top surrogates there in the days ahead, that should be considered good news for the Romney/Ryan ticket.
Florida and Virginia were considered two of the most crucial bellwether states in the country not long ago, but over the past week, most polls there show that Romney now has at least a slight lead, perhaps more so in Florida than Virginia currently, but even the pundits are beginning to say that Romney now has the edge there.
The same may be true in New Hampshire, where the most recent polls have Romney ahead very narrowly. The same could possibly be said for Colorado now, although it looks very close there. Obama probably still has a very slight lead in Nevada and Wisconsin, although different polls are showing different margins. Most likely both states are well within the margin of error. Another key battleground in the Midwest is Iowa, which has seen polls in the past couple days showing anything from Obama ahead by eight to Romney ahead by one. The latter is probably far more realistic and the race is likely close to a tie there. Of all the states, mentioned in this paragraph, Romney needs to win just one to be on the cusp of victory.
Then, it will all come down to Ohio. In many ways, it appears inevitable that the Buckeye State will decide who the next President is. For months, Obama had held a lead in the state and was considered a firewall. There should be no doubt there that things have changed considerably in Romney's favor since that first pivotal debate and while polls this week show Obama ahead in Ohio by as many as three points, the state is very much up for grabs. The Democrat associated Public Policy Poll released numbers today that Democrats were expecting to be favorable to them after what they saw as an Obama debate win. That was not to be though, as they are now showing Obama only ahead by one point, in a state that the same survey had him up by five just a week ago. The poll this week shows that among those who say they already voted, Obama has established a very large lead in the bank, but among those who have yet to vote, Romney is solidly ahead. Early voting trends, as the practice becomes more common is definitely a wildcard. I wonder how many people who say they already voted have actually done so or even intend to vote at all.
Polls out of the 11 or so swing states will keep coming in the week ahead, but no state should be watched as closely as Ohio.
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Democracy (i.e. political influence) and ownership of productive assets are the exclusive domains of the New Aristocracy.
I have often used the words neoliberal, neocolonial and neofeudal to describe our socio-economic-political status quo. Here are my shorthand descriptions of each term:
1. Neoliberal: the commoditization / financialization of every asset, input (such as labor) and output of the economy; the privatization of the public commons, and the maximizing of private profits while costs and losses are socialized, i.e. transferred to the taxpayers.
2. Neocolonial: the exploitation of the domestic populace using the same debt-servitude model used to subjugate, control and extract profits from overseas populations.
3. Neofeudal: the indenturing of the workforce via debt and financial repression to a new Aristocracy; the disempowerment of the workforce into powerless debt-serfs.
Neofeudalism is a subtle control structure that is invisible to those who buy into the Mainstream Media portrayal of our society and economy. This portrayal includes an apparent contradiction: America is a meritocracy--the best and brightest rise to the top, if they have pluck and work hard-- and America is all about identity politics: whomever doesn't make it is a victim of bias.
Both narratives neatly ignore the neofeudal structure which disempowers the workforce in the public sphere and limits the opportunities to build capital outside the control of the state-corporate duopoly.
The book The Inheritance of Rome: Illuminating the Dark Ages 400-1000 shed some light on the transition to a feudal society and economy. While the author is a fine writer, the subject matter doesn't lend itself to light reading. The transition from the Roman legacy of centralized governance (empire, monarchy, theocracy, etc.) to feudalism (governance by local lords / aristocracy) was complex and uneven, and the author takes pains to describe the process and many variations that arose in a highly fragmented post-Roman Europe.
(Note that the Eastern Roman Empire, a.k.a. Byzantine Empire, endured until 1453 AD. I've written often on both the western and eastern Roman empires: The "Secret Sauce" of the Byzantine Empire: Stable Currency, Social Mobility (September 1, 2016)
Don't Diss the Dark Ages (October 26, 2016)
In the Footsteps of Rome: Is Renewal Possible? (July 24, 2017)
Neofeudalism is not a re-run of feudalism. It's a new and improved, state-corporate version of indentured servitude. The process of devolving from central political power to feudalism required the erosion of peasants' rights to own productive assets, which in an agrarian economy meant ownership of land.
Ownership of land was replaced with various obligations to the local feudal lord or monastery--free labor for time periods ranging from a few days to months; a share of one's grain harvest, and so on.
The other key dynamic of feudalism was the removal of the peasantry from the public sphere. In the pre-feudal era (for example, the reign of Charlemagne), peasants could still attend public councils and make their voices heard, and there was a rough system of justice in which peasants could petition authorities for redress.
Of course peasants usually lost to the aristocracy and monasteries, but at least the avenue of redress was at least partially open. This presence in the public sphere was slammed shut in feudalism.
From the capitalist perspective, feudalism restricted serfs' access to cash markets where they could sell their labor or harvests. The key feature of capitalism isn't just markets-- it's unrestricted ownership of productive assets--land, tools, workshops, and the social capital of skills, networks, trading associations, guilds, etc.
Our system is Neofeudal because the non-elites have no real voice in the public sphere, and ownership of productive capital is indirectly suppressed by the state-corporate duopoly. Various studies have found that politicians ignore the bottom 99.5% who don't contribute to their campaigns or crony-capitalist wealth (five quick speeches for $200,000 each is $1 million. Rinse and repeat.)
The vast majority of incumbents are re-elected, as they leverage their power to vacuum up enormous sums of campaign contributions that then buy the compliance of a cowed public.
As for ownership of assets-- small business startups have been crushed by soaring costs, heavy regulations and the dominance of cartels and quasi-monopolies enforced by the state.
Income growth is now the exclusive domain of the Financial Aristocracy:
The so-called middle class owns little to no productive capital; what it "owns" is a house, which is ultimately a form of consumption. I say "owns" for two reasons: one, most households have a mortgage, so their ownership is still contingent on making monthly payments to a lender, and two, the government collects property taxes on the home regardless of the owner's income or ability to pay.
Compare this to taxes levied on business income: if the business has no net income, it owes no taxes. Not so with property taxes--they are the modern equivalent of "rent" paid to the feudal lord.
Note that the aristocracy owns productive assets while the serfs own housing and debt. This is not a flaw in the system, it's a feature of the system.
Democracy (i.e. political influence) and ownership of productive assets are the exclusive domains of the New Aristocracy. This is Neofeudalism in a nutshell.
"Under a scientific dictator education will really work -- with the result that most men and women will grow up to love their servitude and will never dream of revolution."
"The nature of psychological compulsion is such that those who act under constraint remain under the impression that they are acting on their own initiative. The victim of mind-manipulation does not know that he is a victim. To him, the walls of his prison are invisible, and he believes himself to be free. That he is not free is apparent only to other people. His servitude is strictly objective."
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The Cab Ride I'll Never Forget by Kent Nerburn
Twenty years ago, I drove a cab for a living. One time I arrived in the middle of the night for a pick up at a building that was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window.
Under these circumstances, many drivers would just honk once or twice, wait a minute, then drive away. But I had seen too many impoverished people who depended on taxis as their only means of transportation. Unless a situation smelled of danger, I always went to the door. This passenger might be someone who needs my assistance, I reasoned to myself. So I walked to the door and knocked.
"Just a minute," answered a frail, elderly voice.
I could hear something being dragged across the floor. After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her 80's stood before me. She was wearing a print dress and a pillbox hat with a veil pinned on it, like somebody out of a 1940s movie. By her side was a small nylon suitcase.
The apartment looked as if no one had lived in it for years. All the furniture was covered with sheets. There were no clocks on the walls, no knickknacks or utensils on the counters. In the corner was a cardboard box filled with photos and glassware.
"Would you carry my bag out to the car?" she said. I took the suitcase to the cab, then returned to assist the woman. She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the curb. She kept thanking me for my kindness.
"It's nothing," I told her. "I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated."
"Oh, you're such a good boy," she said. When we got in the cab, she gave me an address, then asked, "Could you drive through downtown?"
"It's not the shortest way," I answered quickly.
"Oh, I don't mind," she said. "I'm in no hurry. I'm on my way to a hospice."
I looked in the rear view mirror. Her eyes were glistening.
"I don't have any family left," she continued. "The doctor says I don't have very long."
I quietly reached over and shut off the meter. "What route would you like me to take?" I asked.
For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked as an elevator operator. We drove through the neighborhood where she and her husband had lived when they were newlyweds. She had me pull up in front of a furniture warehouse that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.
Sometimes she'd ask me to slow in front of a particular building or corner and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.
As the first hint of sun was creasing the horizon, she suddenly said, "I'm tired. Let's go now."
We drove in silence to the address she had given me.
It was a low building, like a small convalescent home, with a driveway that passed under a portico. Two orderlies came out to the cab as soon as we pulled up. They were solicitous and intent, watching her every move. They must have been expecting her. I opened the trunk and took the small suitcase to the door. The woman was already seated in a wheelchair.
"How much do I owe you?" she asked, reaching into her purse.
"Nothing," I said.
"You have to make a living," she answered.
"There are other passengers."
Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto me tightly.
"You gave an old woman a little moment of joy," she said. "Thank you."
I squeezed her hand, then walked into the dim morning light. Behind me, a door shut. It was the sound of the closing of a life.
I didn't pick up any more passengers that shift. I drove aimlessly, lost in thought. For the rest of that day, I could hardly talk. What if that woman had gotten an angry driver, or one who was impatient to end his shift? What if I had refused to take the run, or had honked once, then driven away?
On a quick review, I don't think that I have done anything more important in my life. We're conditioned to think that our lives revolve around great moments. But great moments often catch us unaware—beautifully wrapped in what others may consider a small one.
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The brief review sounded like a good bet for our 18th anniversary dinner-and-a-movie celebration -- plus it was at the cheap-theatre, which also sounded good after the spendy restaurant we had in mind!
In this funny, tense and fascinating film, a researcher (James Franco) raises a young chimpanzee uniquely affected by his experimental brain-repairing drug. Here's a movie where you can almost forget you're watching special effects, and simply fall into watching a great story.
The dinner was savory, leisurely, lovely. The movie -- was beyond tense for me. After the first half hour I was knotted up with such a strong emotional reaction that I nudged JoyDad and told him I wanted to leave. He was all in favor.
So here's the deal with the Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and be warned, this is spoiler-filled, at least about the first part of the film!
The film is a prequel to the famous Planet of the Apes, a post-apocalyptic fantasy in which apes have become ascendant and humans have become slaves. Rise of the Planet of the Apes creates a contemporary groundwork for the apes' ascendancy. The "experimental brain-repairing drug" alluded to in the review is to be a block-buster cure for Alzheimers, and potentially a whole raft of other conditions. The researcher who raises the young chimp is also caring for his own father at home -- his father who has Alzheimers, and is simultaneously deeply impaired yet still physically strong, such that he'll need institutional care very soon (there's no evidence of the family receiving any services that would help him remain at home, by the way.)
The researcher treats his father illicitly with the super-drug, which works amazingly for a while. The young chimp Caesar, meanwhile, is the offspring of a mother who received the super-drug in the lab, and the son ends up with beyond-human intelligence, in (of course) a powerful chimp body, able to communicate via sign-language. The researcher and his father become dad & grandpa figures to Caesar, who eventually falls afoul of the law while attempting to defend his "grandpa" in an Alzheimers-related altercation with a neighbor. It was at the point soon after, when Caesar is locked away for the good of society, that I felt the need to walk out.
The institutionalization of poor Caesar is a devastating betrayal by society, enabled by his researcher-father, though the researcher does try to go through channels and get it reversed. It was just too much for me to watch Caesar, a more sympathetic character than the humans around him but with no place in human society due to his chimpanzee form, comprehend what was happening to him (and the "institution" was far worse than the researcher-father realized.)
Perhaps you can see where my reaction might have come from. Institutionalization for people with disabilities is not just part of our history -- we're living in a state here that has frozen enrollment for programs that help frail elders and people with disabilities live in their communities... except that if there's a crisis, they'll fund emergency institutional care.
On top of that, the film was raising issues of genetic meddling to "cure" disabling brain conditions -- there was one scene where the researcher was pitching his drug for approval for testing on humans, and in his presentation the word "autism" floated across the screen among the conditions that were going to be... fixed. There have been other fictional explorations of this kind of thing: Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes, and The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon (an autism-specific tale).
Issues, our society has issues. If you want to see them explored in a tense action drama, you might want to see Rise of the Planet of the Apes -- it tells an effective story and the CGI-animation is pretty impressive. But if you've got a personal stake in disability issues, don't be expecting to fall happily into to a funny story. There's a whole lot more at stake than that.
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Labels: Alzheimers, anniversary, autism, JoyDad, long-term care
Oh dear. I kind of have a crush on James Franco, and I don't want that to be ruined if I see this movie!
On the other hand, speaking of apes, I just read the book Ape House (by Sara Gruen, author of Water for Elephants) and it is excellent. I couldn't put it down! Also, it has nothing to do with sci fi or people with disabilities...
AuntieS said...
I never could watch the Planet of the Apes movies because they seemed to strange and creepy to me. So, I didn't mind the spoilers for this movie, and I am totally confident that I won't see this one anyway! I'm sorry it didn't turn out to be at all what you expected. I am glad that you two had a lovely dinner, though!
-AuntieS
What AuntieS said.
Isn't that what Hollywood is good at - displaying 'issues'?
Back to Harry Potter for me!
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Coast Guard Yantriks (Technical Sailors) Examination
Coast guards are a particular department of the armed force that has the responsibility to guard the frontiers of the seas of our country and the adjoining coast line. A career in this organization is considered very prestigious and respectful job in the society. It is also very difficult to get into this profession and the candidates have to clear many stages involved in recruitment. The Indian Coast Guard came into existence in the year 1978. The primary aim of the organization was to provide protection to the wide coast line of the country.
Coast Guard Yantriks Examination is the competitive entrance examination conducted by the organization. It is held in the country for the selection of eligible candidates for the post of Coast Guard Yantriks or Technical Sailors. This examination is carried out all across the country in eight major cities. The selected candidates will obtain training for duration of 20 weeks with Indian Navy at INS followed by another 8 weeks of float training and 30 weeks Professional training.
Structure and Pattern of Coast Guard Yantriks (Technical Sailors) Examination
The recruitment process for the post of Coast Guard Yantriks consists of three stages – written test, personal interview and finally a physical and medical test. The written test is generally held in the country every year in the month of April or October. From the applications send by the interested candidates, the eligible candidates will be short listed for this written test. This examination may include objective type questions. The syllabus for the test will be prescribed by the organization in the notification. Those candidates who clear this written test will get selected for the next stage, the personal interview. However final selection is based on the overall performance of the students in all the stages of recruitment.
Qualification Criteria for Coast Guard Yantriks (Technical Sailors) Examination
All applicants should fulfill certain qualification and eligibility conditions as per the norms of Indian Coast Guard to attend this examination. Applicants should be in the age group of 18 to 22 years at the time of the test. They must also have a Diploma in any engineering disciplines such as Mechanical, Electronics or Electrical Engineering. They should have got this qualification from a recognized institution. The candidates from the deprived category will be granted relaxation for the upper age limit. These students should also satisfy the following physical standards.
Minimum height: The minimum height of candidates should not be less than 157cm.
Weight: The weight of applicants should be in proportion to their weight and age.
Chest: The chest should be developed with at least 5cm expansion.
Eye sight: For good eye it should be 6/12 and for worst eye it should be 6/24.
Health: Candidates must be free from all kinds of communicable diseases or any deformities.
Application Procedure of Coast Guard Yantriks (Technical Sailors) Examination
The notification for the post of Coast Guard Yantriks (Technical Sailors) will be published two times annually in employment news and all other important newspapers. Candidates must send the application form in the prescribed format in order to appear for the exam. It can be either handwritten or typed on A4 size white paper. They can also download it from the official website of the Indian Coast Guard.
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James A. Koelsch, 63, residing in Sandusky, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, August 10, 2013 at Firelands Regional Medical Center.
James was born in Sandusky, OH to the late Donald and Florence (Nemitz) Koelsch. James was a 1968 graduate of St. Mary's High School. He was a Veteran of the Army who proudly served his country from 1970 to 1972. He retired from Ford Motor Company after many years of service, and was recently employed at the Sandusky Register. James was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. In his spare time he enjoyed watching Cleveland sports teams, playing the lottery, being around children, and spending time with his family.
James is survived by his wife of 26 years, Cathie (Rosswurm) Koelsch; three daughters, Cristie (Adam) Stadler of AL, Jessica Koelsch and Beckie Koelsch of Sandusky; two grandchildren, Riley and Madison Stadler of AL; three brothers, Ronald (Mary Ann) Koelsch of Castalia, Kenneth (Shelly) Koelsch of Milan and Larry (Tamera) Koelsch of Sandusky; four sisters, Ann (Paul) Leimeister of Huron, Donna (Richard) Canino of Sandusky, Jean Rosswurm of Monroeville and Judy (Chris) Thorpe of Vickery; and several nieces, nephews, and other relatives.
Friends may call on Wednesday, August 14, 2013, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Groff Funeral Homes & Crematory, 1607 E. Perkins Ave, Sandusky. A prayer service will be held on Thursday, August 15, 2013 at 9:30 am in the funeral home followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 am St. Mary's Catholic Church, 429 Central Ave. Sandusky, OH. Fr. Joe Steinbauer will be presiding. Burial will follow in Meadow Green Memorial Park, Huron.
Donations to the family may be sent to Groff Funeral Homes & Crematory, in care of the Koelsch Family, 1607 E Perkins Ave. Sandusky, OH 44870. Condolences may be shared on line at www.grofffuneralhomes.com.
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THE AMAZING ART OF BODY ART
This is a tattoo. Although clever, it is not what I mean!!
I'm not a big fan of tattoos, especially on women, but I do love me some body painting!! There is currently a TV series called "Skin Wars" where body artists paint directly on models, who are generally naked.
Look carefully at these three pictures.
There is a person standing in front of the shelves in each of them!!
The artists are assigned specific challenges.
They may be asked to "dress them":
Do an abstract painting:
Or turn them into something else entirely:
All photos above from "Skin Wars" (I think).
I've just discovered an even more amazing form of body painting, done by a woman who was born to Chinese parents on Japan. Her name is Hikaru Cho. This is what yahoo.com says about her:
She works on art she says is short-lived but intended to reveal a new way to look at the human form.
"As soon as I finish, the work starts deteriorating as it begins to dry," said Cho as she painted a hatch on a shaved head that reveals iron bars behind which a tortured figure languishes, desperate to escape.
The intense realism of the painting, part of Tokyo Designers' Week, would last only hours, destined to be washed off as soon as the canvas took a shower.
"I think of an illusion in three dimensions," she said. "I take in an element of trickery to make things appear hollowed out or to seem as if something is emerging."
The head painting -- as much a performance as a picture -- is someone literally "imprisoned by their thoughts", she said.
"This is something totally impossible in real life. I want viewers of my art to question what they usually think is normal," she said.
Her work, which can take up to seven hours, has previously included a huge zipper on a woman's back that is coming open to show the inner workings.
Cho's ultimate ambition is to paint an entire -- and naked -- body.
"Seventy percent of a human body is made of water, they say. I want to make that visible," she said.
Here are some examples of her work:
These women paint on themselves.
For you tattoo aficionados, some cartoons:
I just found this--it goes with my comment to Rick (below):
When I was in my 20's I had a rose tattooed on my breast; it's now long stemmed----fishducky
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Born in the year 1957 in an agricultural family in Kamaram village of Chinna Shankarampet Mandal, Medak District.
Had his primary education in Upper Primary School and Higher Education in Zilla Parishad High School, Sankarampet, Medak District. Passed Intermediate and graduation from Andhra Vidyalaya College (AV College), Hyderabad. Obtained Law Degree from the University College of Law, Osmania University, Hyderabad.
Enrolled as an Advocate on the rolls of the Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh on 30/10/1980 and joined the Chambers of Sri Justice B.Subhashan Reddy (As Advocate as he then was).
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Best Music Player For Android Not In Play Store
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Having a mouse and keyboard attached to your device, like the Logitech K400 USB keyboard w/touchpad or. Let's take a dive into the following top six Windows 10 free software and apps. Amazon Music for PC latest version: Stream your AutoRip albums, download them, and play local files. Free for seven days. Most of the Android users are frequently searching for the best music player for Android phones. There is also an option to load lyrics while the video is playing in the background. Android users can buy songs from Google Play store and then play those songs in Google Play Music. Every song has a track number, but it seems to be ignoring this. Sign up for a subscription plan to stream ad-free and on-demand. PowerAMP Music Player for Android is one of them because of its simplicity and solid. The reason why most of the media players don’t support it is that WMA is a proprietary format that is solely owned by Microsoft and they have no plans on distributing it to android platform. Make sure Wi-Fi or cellular data is turned on, then try again, Retry" despite of working internet. Download Free Android APKs #APKPLZ. BEST ANDROID MUSIC PLAYERS. Android malware found in hundreds of music player apps on Play Store. Android has been the best-selling OS worldwide on smartphones since 2011 and on tablets since 2013. Poweramp Music Player. Starting off the list is BlackPlayer Music Player for Android. Get more info about Groove and OneDrive. Install latest official 9Apps to enjoy fast and safe experience on your Android mobile. Android phones, like this Nexus S, allow installation of apps from the Play Store, F-Droid store or directly via APK files. There are a lot of people that use the various kinds of music streaming applications as well as the Internet radio in order to listen to new music. Open Google Play Store and search Video Player and download, Or import the apk file from your PC Into XePlayer to install it. The list that we bring contains top iptv player m3u that are the best choice when it comes to experiencing a TV on your devices. The best part of this player is that it is based on the latest Android 8. And the best part is that it puts a powerful equalizer in your hands to personalize your experience. Once it has been installed in the device, users must create an Apple ID to purchase music. It allows you to play music from different cloud accounts such as Spotify, Yandex Disk, OneDrive, Google Drive and more. For Internet Explorer, see Enable Flash Player for Internet Explorer. :) you really solve my problem. We will help you choose best android music player apps. To find the model or build number on your Android device go to Settings About phone or About tablet. VLC for Android is a full port of VLC media player to the Android™ platform. Play your music stored in Amazon Cloud Player, and shop for music on your Android phone or tablet This app and widget is for those who get their music on Amazon. There are only a handful amount of Media players in Google Play Store that are not capable of running WMA files. Play your favorite music mp3 and others files! By music player, you will easily to find all the musics in your phone. SONGily is the most reliable MP3 downloader app available on the Play Store that allows you to search, discover, and easily download MP3 music on your Android phone. It’s not all about looks either — it offers all the customisability and functionality (and more!) of top apps like BeyondPod and Doggcatcher. Obviously, Google Play Music is superior to all Android music players, but if you want some extra features then you can use these third-party Android music player applications. Why? Can't play anything in Groove music, why is that? I have Groove on a Samsung Galaxy S4 Android phone. Music Player, free and safe download. There are a lot of people that use the various kinds of music streaming applications as well as the Internet radio in order to listen to new music. An open source music player project, it has managed to persist for years and remain not only usable, but one of the best free music players for Windows. The Most Amazing iPhone Music App Alternatives in 2019 You must try out these best iPhone Music app alternatives of 2019 if you are not much impressed with the stock music app and looking for something really different. The player costs $5. It is now a valuable resource for people who want to make the most of their mobile devices, from customizing the look and feel to adding new. How I can I get it so the album is grouped together regardless of artist AND have it play the playlist in track order?. Note that very old Android devices may not be able to update to the latest versions of the Play Store. built-in image and media players. Advertisement Top Applications for Xiaomi MIUI 8 and MIUI 9 Android Smartphones in 2017 System Optimization […]. Download Music Player 2 APK 2. Powerapm caters to advanced music listeners, while having a simple and easy-to-use interface that all types of users would appreciate. It is one of the most powerful music player applications on the play store that has survived to win the hearts of millions of people across the whole globe. Apps might refuse to download, or they might simply be stuck on the “downloading” status without ever actually downloading anything. Nox App Player Download: Nox app player is a kind of android emulator everyone loves to use. Download Music Player for Android now from Softonic: 100% safe and virus free. Sony | Music Center (SongPal) Enjoy a Hi-Res listening experience while easily connecting to other Sony audio devices to play music in the best possible sound field. If you're looking for an excellent way to play your music, look no further than. If not, and if you want seamless access to great music try Spotify or Pandora. Some of your favorite apps are hitting the Android TV box all the time. Probably one of the best things about the YouTube app is its intelligent auto-rotate feature. Play Store Will Not Download. The unit I have is resistive so I don’t recommend it for playing multi-touch games, but for typical apps you may use in your car it works well. On Android devices, the entire Google Play Store can be accessed through the Play Store app. Let us see best Android Apps to Stream Music from Cloud in Offline. However, I did just send out a beta last night that allows you to play music from it. It’s a lot of. for downloadsthere does seem to be a way of downloading Album Art. By following Google Play policies and guidelines, you'll create apps that contribute to the overall trust users have in Google Play. Google Play Store App is the official app for android to handle applications and games downloads, installation and updates from Google Play Store. It allows you to search for and download Android games, apps, widgets, and live wallpapers. If users have pre-existing media files, they can be added to iTunes’ library to be played anytime. Download the APK latest version file from the download links and install it to your device. Our app for Android. To download a specific app, tap the Google Play search bar (at the top) then enter the app name or tap the Microphone icon to speak the app name. There are a number of different yet effective ways of doing this on your computer. T he music player is a program which reads the music file and plays it on our phone. Spotify is a music streaming app that lets you listen to millions of songs from your smartphone. In this tutorial series, we will create a basic music player application for Android. The Google Play store for Android does offer well over 1 million apps, and many of them have both Android and iOS versions. QR & Barcode Scanner by Gamma Play. YouTube Downloader for Android to get videos and Music for Free. Want to access your music collection wherever you go? Here's a guide on sorting your tunes and choosing a cloud streaming service to suit your. More than 265392 downloads this month. For Internet Explorer, see Enable Flash Player for Internet Explorer. Obviously, Google Play Music is superior to all Android music players, but if you want some extra features then you can use these third-party Android music player applications. The giant shopping network has their app store too, where you can find a huge collection of free apps that you may not get in the Google Play store that is why it is also known as the best alternative to Google Play Store. Android is the most powerful Operating System driving more than 95% of Smartphones. Open Google Play Store and search Video Player and download, Or import the apk file from your PC Into XePlayer to install it. How to Play Your iTunes Music on Your Android Phone. Google Play Music. American, English or Asian countries). Fake Android apps in the Play Store are a problem. Android phones, like this Nexus S, allow installation of apps from the Play Store, F-Droid store or directly via APK files. Adobe Flash Player, free and safe download. 5 billion+ active devices every day and keeping information private. Music Player for Google Drive allows you to do it. Listening to music is one of the most popular entertainment options on your smartphone or tablet. If you use Pandora or Spotify, you will be happy to know that Equalizer is fully compatible with most music streaming apps. Minecraft Pocket Edition. 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BlackPlayer Music Player is a complete music player for Android, which allows you to enjoy all the music on your device, regardless of format: MP3, WAV, OGG or FLAC. Easily switch between the players different inputs right from the app. The list that we bring contains top iptv player m3u that are the best choice when it comes to experiencing a TV on your devices. Step 1: Download and Install Google Play Music Manager (35. The app is free, first of all. WMA, stands for Windows Media Audio, is an audio coding format developed by Microsoft. Create and share playlists. First, download Google's Music app to your phone from the Google Play Store (your phone might have come. Similar to MP3, WMA is a. Total Video Player latest version: Versatile media player for any video format. For Internet Explorer on Windows 10, see Enable Flash Player for IE on Windows 10.
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Abigail's “Elegant Victorian Mansion”
Historic Lodging Accommodations,
a Northern California House Museum
in Eureka, California
The "ELEGANT VICTORIAN" is an AWARD-WINNING 1888 NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK, featuring spectacular gingerbread exteriors, opulent Victorian interiors, antique furnishings, and classic paintings by European Masters. Breath-takingly authentic, with all the nostalgic trimmings of the 1890s, this meticulously restored Victorian masterpiece offers both HISTORY & HOSPITALITY, combined with ROMANCE & PAMPERING. An interior Decorator's Award-Winning "Designer Show-Case" of authentic high-Victorian interiors, the Inn is also an inter-active "Living-History" House-Museum of the Victorian experience.
Fore & Rear Parlors
Our Victorian Mansion is much more like the original 'Home Stay' (like visiting Grandma's house), rather than the commercial Bed & Breakfast Inns found today. All of the rooms are smoke-free and for non-smokers only. Both bedrooms are filled with quiet, unpretentious luxury. Each immaculately clean room has been beautifully restored and tastefully decorated; its original elegance enhanced with the discreet addition of modern conveniences. (To keep you "plugged in" to the modern world, there is free WiFi internet access and 'Charging Docks' in all rooms.)
Both bedrooms have period furnishings, queen-sized beds (with luxurious new Heirloom mattresses), a desk, a sitting area and a private bath. The Langtry Room has views overlooking Eureka, Humboldt Bay, the Samoa Peninsula and in the distance, the Pacific Ocean. The Langtry Room has a detached bath, which sometimes is shared. Both rooms are colored with history and famous personalities. (see PHOTO ALBUM for details).
Although noted for its outstanding quality, elegance, and highly personalized service, more than that, the ELEGANT VICTORIAN is a special place of warmth, good cheer and spirited camaraderie. More like a festive vacation with one's best friends, the Inn is a heaven for the visitor who is thought of as a guest - not a customer, a fellow traveler - not a tourist. Finding good spirit, good laughter, and good friends, is always a joy.
ABOUT BREAKFAST — While formerly serving Breakfast at our Historic Inn, we now no longer serve breakfast, and have reduced our rates accordingly. Additionally, our kitchen is NOT available to guests who wish to use its facilities to cook or heat or warm their own foods, left-overs, etc. We do however, offer both hot tea and hot coffee to all of our guests in the morning and at other times throughout the day. Additionally, for guests who need refrigeration, we have a small guest refrigerator, along with a Keurig Self-serve coffee machine, in the down-stairs back hall way.
ABOUT YOUR BATHROOMS — Of the two bedrooms we have available, the Governor's Room has an 'en-suite' private bath in the room, while the Langtry Room (no bathroom in the bedroom) occasionally has a shared Bathroom with one other room. The Langtry's shared Bathroom (located next to your room) is a very large room, with large claw-foot bath-tub & shower, pedestal sink with large wall mirror, high-tank pull-chain toilet, small cabinet, a large wicker cabinet holding a large supply of towels, etc., and a large wicker sitting chair. Bathrobes are furnished in the Langtry Room.
RATES range from $135 to $145 plus $15 City Tax and must be paid in cash only. Maximum of two people per room. Children are counted and billed the same as adults.
Due to the on-going breaches in security to credit card companies, we no longer accept Credit Cards for payment. However, we will authenticate and 'hold' your card to guarantee your reservation, and only charge the card if you fail to show up for your reservation.
See a SLIDE SHOW of the inn's interiors and exteriors.
Included in your stay are complimentary bicycles, croquet and laundry service; with Ocean views, beaches, antique shops, Humboldt State University and Redwood National Park all nearby. For independent reviews from Travel Writers and authoritative Guide Books, and to learn why so many discriminate travelers seek lodging here, click on this link to THE CRITICS SPEAK.
RECREATION & ACTIVITIES: On site: Victorian flower gardens, tennis, antique automobile collection (1910 - 1928), croquet, Victorian board games, screening of silent movies in evening; Nearby: golf, sailing on Humboldt Bay, hiking, whitewater rafting, whale watching, bird watching, horseless carriage rides and ocean charters.
For an added dimension to your Humboldt County experience, the inn also offers an optional addition to your stay at the Victorian mansion. The BACK-COUNTRY WILDERNESS SAFARI is a 4-wheel-drive tour of the most remote regions of Humboldt County. Look for more information about this on our RATES and RESERVATIONS pages.
The Van Gogh Room
The Turkish
Interactive Living-History
For those guests who would like to add "spice" to their lives, the Inn often-times has its 1928 Ford Model A available for a ride in its "Rumble-Seat", with an adventurous driving tour of historic Eureka.
If interested in this ride, be sure to ask about it during your Check-In. This antique car ride lasts approximately a half hour; there is a $30 charge for this fun-filled nostalgic ride through yester-year. It's all part of the Inn's inter-active, living-history experience. When was the last time you rode in a "Rumble-Seat"?
For additional information and answers to specific questions,
please click on the links below.
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Abigail's "Elegant Victorian Mansion"
Historic Lodging Accommodations
1406 'C' Street, Eureka, California 95501
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Board of SCST
LIST of Members of the Board of the State Committee on Science and Technology of the Republic of Belarus
SHUMILIN Alexander Genadievitch
- Chairman of the State Committee on Science and Technology, Chairman of the Board
KOSOVSKY Andrey Arkadyevich
- First Vice Chairman of the State Committee on Science and Technology
SHCHERBAKOV Sergey Sergeyevich
- Vice Chairman of the State Committee on Science and Technology
AVAKOV Sergey Mirzoyevich
- director of the open joint-stock company “KBTEM-OMO”
GUNHKO Sergey Martinovich
- Deputy Minister of Industry of the Republic of Belarus
GUCHOK Alexander Evgenyevich
- Chairman of the Higher Attestation Commission of the Republic of Belarus
ZHARNIKOV Sergey Dmitrievich
- Chairman of the National Union of Employers “BelSN”
LIAKH Sergey Ivanovich
- Head of management of innovation policy State Committee on Science and Technology
PALHCHIK Gennady Vladimirovich
- Rector of the Academy of Management under the Aegis of the President of the Republic of Belarus
SELIVERSTOV Yury Mikhaylovitch
- Deputy Minister of Finance of the Republic of Belarus
STAROVOYTOVA Irina Anatolyevna
- First Deputy Minister of Education of the Republic of Belarus
CHEBOTAR Yuri Adamovich
- Deputy Minister of Economy of the Republic of Belarus
CHIZHIK Sergey Antonovich
- First Vice Chairman of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Grishuk Victor Mihailovich
- acting Director of the State Institution “Belarusian Institute for System Analysis and Information Support in Science and Technology"
Ryabovolov Vladimir Anatolevich
- general Director National Center of Intellectual Property
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Veena Malik Pakistani HoT Actress Sent to 26 years in prison... from Pak Court..
Veena Malik and her husband Asad Bashir Khan have been sentenced to 26 years in prison by a Pakistani court for condemnationof God.
Right now Veena Malik is in Dubai, Speaking from their Veena calls the sentence shocking."I did not know this was coming," "I knew there was a condemnation of God case for some time now but my husband and I had done no wrong. So I was never troubled by the charges.” Veena says speeking to media.
Malik clear & claims she took off to America to have her baby, as she had a complicatedpregnancy. she says, "My husband and I went to America to have the baby and returned to Dubai with our bundle of joy, Abram. My baby is my world now.”
The former actress seems shocked that such a seemingly harsh sentence came at a time like this in her life.
Veena Malik Added "I have put my colourful past behind me," she says. "I have found my happiness in life. My husband and my child are my world. So now this verdict is very disturbing for me."
Veena malik also says, “My husband and I had been invited on a show on GEO TV . We were just guests on the show where the religious quwallies was being played. Those same quwallies had played on numerous other shows. We showed no disrespect to to the quwallies. I know how to respect my religion."
Malik says she and her husband did not dance to the quwallies.
The close up shown in quwallies are by camara man. So how we disrespect our religion.
In my case, there are at least a 100 FIRs all over Pakistan. I know I have admirers and well-wishers all over the world, so this kind of attention at home is nothing new to me, Lekin yeh kuch zyada ho gaya(this is too much).
The order against Veena and her husband has come from a special court in Pakistan, and Veena claims she will fight it out. "We are going to file an appeal in Pakistan’s High Court," she says.
"I have a little baby and he has to be breast-fed. For me, to hear such a harsh verdict against my husband and me, at a time when I just want live a quiet life and enjoy motherhood, is too hard to digest," she says.
"I have always taken on every challenge. I am a fighter. I never run away from trouble. I am going to Pakistan in December to fight this crisis. I have been contributing to charitable causes in Pakistan since I was 14. I have always been a good daughter to Pakistan. Now please let me be a good mother to my son," she says.
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Circuit: Torres del Paine and San Pedro de Atacama, a unique experience
Posted on 07/01/2013 by keeperGM
Ten days of a world wide unique contrast : San Pedro de Atacama, located in the worldwide driest desert and Torres del Paine Nacional Park : a wonder of mother nature, between rivers, lakes and glaciers. An incredible experience
Validity: October to March.
Departures: Under request.
Day 01: Santiago
Reception at Santiago airport. Transfer to Hotel. Lodging.
Day 02: Punta Arenas – Otway Penguin colony – Puerto Natales
(we recommend the first flight to reach Punta Arenas before 12:00 hrs.). Reception at the Punta Arenas. At 16:00 hrs. app. visit to Otway pinguin colony at 15:30 hrs (visit to penguin colony since october 15). Transfer to bus station in Punta Aremas to take a regular bus to Puerto Natales.. (249 km / 03 hours of trip). Arrival to the city of Puerto Natales. Lodging.
Day 03: Torres del Paine National Park Excursion
Breakfast. At 07:30 hrs. departure from your hotel to begin the full day excursion to Torres del Paine National Park where we will have a panoramic view of Paine mountains as welcome. Also we will admire lakes such as Sarmiento, Nordenskjold and Pehoe. Its fauna will be present through guanacos and foxes, among others, and big variety of birds of easy observation during the trip. A short trek will take us to a big waterfall called Salto Grande which is part of park hidrographical net. Later, retaking the main way, it access to CONAF central office, to continue to Grey Lake, where after a 30 minutes walk through a millenium forest we will get to its beach to admire a great number leading offs floes from glacier. A box lunch is included. The end of this day will be dropping off in a Hosteria located in Serrano River area, border of the park. Accommodation.
Day 04: Trekking to the Base of the Towers or Navigation through Grey Lake
Breakfast. Excursion with English speaking guide to the Base of the Towers (we have other optional tours as well). Trekking of 8 hrs. (high difficulty) through a trail that goes into Ascencio Valley. It is possible to cross among lenga and coihues native forests. When the forest ends, the trekking will consists on big rocks that were in a moment crawled by a glacier. If the climatic conditions allow it, you will be a privileged tourist that could admire these three granite towers (South, Central and North Tower). After 1 hour of pictures and admiration, the bus returns to the Hosteria. Accommodation. This trip includes lunch type box lunch.
Navigation through Grey Lake
Breakfast. Transfer at 07:30 am from the Hosteria to Grey Lake area to start a sailing trip through Grey Lake up to get to the wonderful walls of Grey Glacier. This tour takes 3 hours round trip and depends on climatic conditions. It includes menu lunch in Hosteria Lago Grey. At 15:00 hrs, return to your Hosteria.
Notes: We recomend you to take the first navigation departing at 09:00 hrs. so you will be able to walk near Hosteria by your own during the afternoon.
Day 05: Sailing down Serrano River– Punta Arenas
Breakfast. At 09:00 you will start a sailing trip down Serrano River with zodiac boats with capacity for 10 people. It includes waterproof clothes. The route is 32 kms and it lasts 4 hours. It is possible to get a beautiful view of this area not so visited such as Tyndall and Geike Glaciers, leafy native forests and several places covered with snow. Ending this excursion you will arrive to Bernardo O’Higgins National Park where there is a walk to get closer Serrano Glacier. (1 hr.) At 14:00 there is a connection with a bigger vessel to return to Puerto Natales. It includes box lunch. Once in Puerto Natales, there is a next bus departing to Punta Arenas. Transfer to your Hotel. Accommodation and lodging (dinner is not included).
Day 06: Punta Arenas – Santiago
Transfer to Punta Arenas airport, flight to Santiago, transfer to Airport Hotel in Santiago, accomodation.
Day 07: Santiago – Calama – San Pedro de Atacama / Moon Valley
Transfer to airport, flight to Calama.
Reception and transfer from the Airport of Calama to your hotel in San Pedro de Atacama. In the afternoon, departure from the hotel to the moon valley (16:00 hrs. in summer / 15:00 hrs. in winter; summer season begin on october 1st).
19 km from San Pedro, in the Salt Mountain Range, is the Moon Valley, declared a nature sanctuary and monument and protected by the uniqueness of its beauty. It consists of a depression surrounded by small hills with impressively sharp peaks. The tour is an imaginary trip to landscapes that do not belong in our world, but to other planets. We will see Dinosaur Valley and Death Valley, where there is a spectacular panoramic view of the area. We continue to Moon Valley, where we will find geological formations that are the result of successive foldings of the earth’s crust.
In the valley is possible to appreciate the salt sculptures known as Las Tres Marias, formed by wind erosion.
Continuing with the tour we will walk through the interior of the caves that remain from the old deposits, to get closer to valley where is the Big Dune. After a break, we will climb this dune, which impresses with its size and is used for extreme sports as snowboarding
Towards dusk, a bold palette of golds and reds appear, touching the soul and sensibilities of the visitor.
Come back to hotel. Lodging.
Day 08: Atacama salt and Toconao town
In the afternoon (at 16:00 hrs. in summer/ 15:00 hrs. in winter; summer season begin on october 1st) departure to The Atacama salt. We travel to Toconao in the Atacama Salt Flat. Toconao is a small Atacama town, with a church and bell tower built out of only adobe and straw, and handicraft workshops full of items like alpaca wool and cactus crafts. The protected beauty of the National Reserves will captivate us. The park contains many species of flora and fauna, some in danger of extinction. The Atacama Salt Flat is part of the reserve, and a large number of flamingo colonies have chosen Chaxa Lake as their favorite place for nesting. The geomorphology of the Salt Flat makes for a unique landscape, and with its rugged surface and difficult access, it becomes the perfect location for many species of birds.
Come back to hotel. Lodging in the selected hotel.
Day 09: Archeological Tour
Breakfast in the hotel. At 09:00 hrs. departure from the hotel.
A landscape without history loses the richness that time and people have brought to it. Therefore, on this excursion, we invite you to discover the richness of the Atacama, or Likan Antai, culture. We will gather fascinating information about who lived in the area and how they did it, from pre-Columbian to colonial times. We will learn about the customs and traditions of the different cultures that lived in the area by visiting the most notable archaeological sites such as Tulor and Pukara de Quitor. The miraculously preserved village of Tulor is the oldest remaining ancient dwelling place in the Atacama Basin, and the first human settlement, called “Cuna de los Likan Antai (Cradle of the Likan Antai people)”.Pukara de Quitor, a construction from the twelfth century, was a witness to decisive historic events that are part of the local culture. We ended our trip in San Pedro de Atacama, with a visit to the church before the return to hotels.
Lodging.
Day 10: Geyser and Towns / Calama
Departure at 04:30 hrs. from the hotel
We leave at dawn from San Pedro de Atacama Hotel to go to the Tatio Geysers, a geothermal center with geysers that can only be seen very early in the morning. After seeing this spectacular sight in a magnificent natural setting, we eat breakfast. On the way back, we see the majestic Andes mountain range, whose peaks seem close enough to touch. We then arrive at Machuca, a small llama herder settlement. The village is filled with adobe houses with thatched roofs. Green wetlands lend a special charm.
Transfer to airport to take the flight to Santiago. Reception at Santiago airport and transfer to selected hotel, lodging.
Breakfast in hotel and transfer to airport.
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Surface Tension and Bubbles
The surface tension of water provides the necessary wall tension for the formation of bubbles with water. The tendency to minimize that wall tension pulls the bubbles into spherical shapes (LaPlace's law).
The interference colors indicate that the thickness of the soap film is on the order of a few wavelengths of visible light. Even though the soap film has less surface tension than pure water, which would pull itself into tiny droplets, it is nevertheless strong to be able to maintain the bubble with such a small thickness.
The pressure difference between the inside and outside of a bubble depends upon the surface tension and the radius of the bubble. The relationship can be obtained by visualizing the bubble as two hemispheres and noting that the internal pressure which tends to push the hemispheres apart is counteracted by the surface tension acting around the cirumference of the circle.
For a bubble with two surfaces providing tension, the pressure relationship is:
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The net upward force on the top hemisphere of the bubble is just the pressure difference times the area of the equatorial circle:
The force of the surface tension downward on the entire circumference of the circle is twice the surface tension times the circumference, since two surfaces contribute to the force:
This gives
This latter case also applies to the case of a bubble surrounded by a liquid, such as the case of the alveoli of the lungs.
Surface Tension and Droplets
Surface tension is responsible for the shape of liquid droplets. Although easily deformed, droplets of water tend to be pulled into a spherical shape by the cohesive forces of the surface layer. The spherical shape minimizes then necessary "wall tension" of the surface layer according to LaPlace's law. At left is a single early morning dewdrop in an emerging dogwood blossom.
Surface tension and adhesion determine the shape of this drop on a twig. It dropped a short time later, and took a more nearly spherical shape as it fell. Falling drops take a variety of shapes due to oscillation and the effects of air friction.
A water droplet can act as lens and form an image as a simple magnifier.
The relatively high surface tension of water accounts for the ease with which it can be nebulized, or placed into aerosol form. Low surface tension liquids tend to evaporate quickly and are difficult to keep in an aerosol form. All liquids display surface tension to some degree. The surface tension of liquid lead is utilized to advantage in the manufacture of various sizes of lead shot. Molten lead is poured through a screen of the desired mesh size at the top of a tower. The surface tension pulls the lead into spherical balls, and it solidifies in that form before it reaches the bottom of the tower. Index
Capillary Action
Capillary action is the result of adhesion and surface tension. Adhesion of water to the walls of a vessel will cause an upward force on the liquid at the edges and result in a meniscus which turns upward. The surface tension acts to hold the surface intact, so instead of just the edges moving upward, the whole liquid surface is dragged upward.
Capillary action occurs when the adhesion to the walls is stronger than the cohesive forces between the liquid molecules. The height to which capillary action will take water in a uniform circular tube is limited by surface tension. Acting around the circumference, the upward force is
The height h to which capillary action will lift water depends upon the weight of water which the surface tension will lift:
The height to which the liquid can be lifted is given by
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This was the kennel started by Lady Gardner, who lived in a house called Spencers in Maidenhead, Berkshire. She was the second wife of Ernest Gardner, who was Conservative Party Member of Parliament from 1901 to 1922. His first wife, Mary, had died in 1903 and he married Amy Inglis Laurie in 1910. She was the daughter of Lieut.-Gen. James Wimburn Laurie, C.B., D.C.L, who had homes in both London and Nova Scotia. Ernest Gardner - later knighted - was also a horticulturist and a Justice of the Peace for Berkshire. He died in 1925.
Some of the land at Spencers
Lady Gardner obtained her first Irish wolfhound in 1929 from Phyllis Gardner of the Coolafin kennels, who also lived in Maidenhead. Despite the name they were not related. This hound was Dermot of Coolafin, by Bournstream Simba ex Eva of Brabyns and whelped January 19th, 1929. In 1931 Lady Gardner registered the first Knightellington hound, which was a bitch, Colleen, bred by Mrs. Trousdale by Lindley Sinner ex Patricia of Lynstone and whelped August 5th, 1931.
Knightellington's Colleen
This picture appeared in an advertisement which read
"Knightellington's Colleen (nine months old)
by Lindley Sinner-Patricia of Lynstone.
1st Prize in Puppy Class, L.K.A., Olympia, first time shown
At Stud: DERMOT OF COOLAFIN, sound, silver brindle, Ch. O'Leary
type, perfect ears, now siring winners "
The kennel name came from the old history of Spencers. The manor of ELINGTON was held in 1086 by Ghilo de Pinkney but in the 13th century was split into two shares. In the 15th century both moieties came under the same ownership and were then called the manors of Elington and Spencers, or, later, the manor of Spencers alias Knight Elington. Ernest Gardner took it over in the latter half of the 19th century.
In 1932 four wolfhounds were transferred from Phyllis Gardner to Lady Gardner. These were Bridget of Coolafin, Cathleen of Coolafin, Maura of Coolafin and Molua of Coolafin. Then in the same year another bitch from Mrs. Trousdale; Lady Margot, by Lindley Sinner ex Margot of Clonard, wh. February 19th, 1931. Lady Margot then became Knightellington Mistress Margot, dam of the first Knightellington litter. Also registered to Lady Gardner in 1932 was O'Finn of Coolafin, d, wh. August 4th, 1932, by Bournstream Paul ex Diamhar Geal of Coolafin, br. Phyllis Gardner.
O'Finn of Coolafin with Lady Gardner
On May 4th, 1935 Lady Gardner bred her first litter, by Ch. Rippingdon Dan of Southwick ex Knightellington Mistress Margot, and in August 1936 she registered Knightellington Dundalk, also by Ch. Rippingdon Dan of Southwick but out of Vi-bar Diana and bred by Mrs. Barnett, wh. February 26th 1935. In October 1936 she registered three puppies, bred by Mrs. A.H. Parker on March 8th, 1936 and by Top-o-the-Morn ex Lady Ethne of Brabyns.
Knightellington Dundalk
In November, 1936 Mistress Margot had another litter, this time by Knightellington Dundalk. These puppies were Michael, Moina, Murphy, Murrough and Murtagh. At the Kennel Club Show in 1937 they were placed 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th in the order they appear in the photograph below.
Knightellington's Murrough, Murtagh, Michael and Moina
In March 1938 Lady Gardner registered another litter by Dundalk ex Knightellington Grey Dawn [from the Top-o-the-Morn/Lady Ethne of Brabyns litter], wh. December 31st, 1937. These were Knightellington Diarmaid, b; Donough, d and Duntargley, d. In August 1938 there was a transfer to Lady Gardner of Barraston Shelagh from Capt. Hudson. In March 1939 Lady Gardner registered Knightellington Forest Fire, d; by Sulhamstead Finn ex Wood Smoke, bred by Mrs. A. Stoddart, wh. July 1st, 1938. In May 1939 Lady Gardner registered two dog puppies - Knightellington Danny Boy and Knightellington Father O'Flynn, by Knightellington Duntargley ex Knightellington King's Lady [from the first home-bred litter], wh. March 5th, 1939. This was the last wolfhound litter.
Lady Gardner was not a member of the Irish Wolfhound Society but her eldest daughter, Helen Baker, was. At that time Lady Gardner was on the Committee of The Irish Wolfhound Club, of which she later became a Vice-President.
Lady Gardner did quite a lot of showing but was particularly keen on the hounds keeping up with their hunting instinct by having them take part in coursing meetings. This was also why she started with Salukis in 1931 and they were then to take over the kennels entirely by the end of the 2nd World War. She held coursing meetings at Spencers and fired other wolfhound owners and breeders with enthusiasm for the sport. Helen Baker became a Championship Show judge of the breed, as well as taking part in the coursing meetings.
Knightellington Dundalk died in 1938 and Knightellington Michael took his place at stud. The stud fee was 8 gns. Michael won the Type Cup, the Brabyns Cup and the Reserve Challenge Certificate at the L.K.A. at less than eighteen months of age.
Knightellington Michael
Knightellington Duntargley went to Mrs. Lait and became an Irish Champion.
Mrs. Lait with Knightellington Duntargley at one of his winning shows
Through the war advertisements for the kennels were still to be seen and some shows were attended in the early years, although in 1944 no showing was done. After the war Knightellington became one of the major Saluki kennels, taken over first by Lady Gardner's daughter, Helen Baker, and then by Helen's daughter, Rosie Baker-Lewis, who wrote a book about the kennels, entitled "The Knightellingtons a Dream", which was published in 2014, the year in which, sadly, Rosie died.
Although the Knightellington kennels were not a major influence on the Irish wolfhound breed, Lady Gardner gave a lasting legacy to it by donating five trophies to The Irish Wolfhound Club - The Lady Gardner Beaker for Best Post Graduate at WELKS Championship Show; and the Knightellington Cups for Best of Breed at the East of England Show, and for Best Novice, Best Junior, Best Dog and Best Bitch at Richmond Championship Show.
The Irish Wolfhound Club Year Book for 1955-6-7 carried an obituary:-
"The Irish Wolfhound Club lost a great friend of the Irish Wolfhound on the death of Lady Gardner. Before the last War she owned a successful kennel and she showed and ran all her hounds at the coursing trials.
"The Knightellingtons were sound and workmanlike without exaggerations and they had many triumphs both on the bench and in the field.
"Lady Gardner herself had a delightful personality and was a great help to any committee she sat on. She was, unfortunately, unable to restart a kennel of big dogs after the War, but kept on with her well-known Salukis and her prefix "Knightellington", is known to all in that breed."
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1 Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall. (Stephen Covey) The art of effective listening is essential to clear communication, and clear communication is necessary to management success. (James Cash Penney) "Nowadays, a patron must be revolutionary to survive." - Vladimir Boukovsky Efficiency does not mean reading a thousand books, but reading that one book that is worth a thousand books. There are some people who actually write the future in the name of science, while the others only endure their present. People admire a painting for the artist s talent. Experience a new way of interpreting reality, contributing to personal story with the blood of reason to not be too emotional.
2 And it is only in the 11th year that you begin to excel. She didn t want to accept anything less than her pride, this angry roar of her soul full of vengeful shadows, rather the contrary. You need 10 years of intense daily training to acquire skill. She would always have to look for something new in exchange for everything that was keeping her a prisoner in a lifeless past, experienced as a continuous death. Her glances filled with harsh meanings, for which an artist would find the comparison with a lifeless landscape. The best writer in the world is the one who taught you to write more profoundly than he did. Seemed to be loaded with that feeling of the outcome concluding the destiny of a humanity upon which the wind of aging had blown. You would not even want to imagine this from a man who raises in front of any hopeful dream a flag that never waves in the wind.
3 Only those who dedicate themselves 100% to the act of creation will discover all the secrets of art. A simple flag and that is it, a symbol without any significance, enriching itself in the sign of an ineffable echo, which is the seal of poetry. A single person can change the whole world s thinking if he firmly supports the idea of a creation that speeds up the advance of existence and the course of nature. Man s vanity is measured in his attempts to forget his whereabouts, and even worse, without realizing where he came to be in the unrecognizable verses of a life-reconciliation hymn. No matter how large the value you give to yourself, he who has lost is the one who cannot afford to connect to you. The experience of suffering a loss of self allows for the freedom of association, dialogue, question marks at different degrees of analysis of a subject addressed only in universal dramaturgy. Leadership is a greater change process. It means getting to lead all those who told you that you will never get too far. The only experience of this hard-to-reach woman is the result of a journey that traverses the individual s intuitive antennae hidden behind a particularly mischievous sensibility, descends into an
4 experimentally cold, surrealistic collage with a scalpel s edge, then only to climb back into a space inherent to an exacerbated Ego and ill of superiority. Beauty should be deeper than your skin. The truth is that in a way I felt attracted to this facet of reality full of shadows and mystery, perceiving it as an existential attempt to understand the divine mystery of transforming the lost man into passions, at a very low stage of virtue. The first essential thing in order to have significant market power is to constantly increase your visibility! A woman s depths result from the imagination you give to the reality to which they have lost sight of the most striking meaning. Leadership is like a first-degree equation with one unknown. If you know the right formula, everything becomes very easy. But the hardest thing is to find your own formula for success. Do you turn the experience of self-creation on two distinct faces of the same personality, faces that meet in a convergent point called aesthetic emotion into a triumph? An exceptional writer always finds as the model of analysis only the hardest characters to believe, the hardest to accept or follow by tolerant spirits, focusing on the description of the bodily phenomena that produce or accompany psychic processes.
5 The splendid individual traits I see in this woman reside in the dead nature of a common man, but one perceived only by the rarest human minds. With her, everything seemed to be directed by a photographer who only captures the twisted parts of a mysterious labyrinth of unrealistic uniqueness, framed between the presence and the absence of a social reflection in the way of fixing an image-copy of reality in a frame of despair and unanswered questions. A frame whose general background is the same, but the props are changing. To get the most out of your life first you need to value yourself as much as possible, then ask for as much as possible! The expression of an image that relates to another facet of reality is, in this respect, an expression of the will to conceal any emotion, to betray any intention other than the one declared openly. When you love someone, you may fall in love a little bit, as happens to the painter when he wants to capture the essence of a second digging on the expression of the human face, but you must always be prepared for any failure of a singular factor. To love her is a mirage in a vast and deserted desert.
6 Abandoning her is similar to a release from Mephisto s spell. An aesthetic emotion is a persistent vibration of the self converted into an act of symbolizing the imagistic language, a form of spiritual manifestation converted into an image that imitates an artist s style of painting. Writing about Her is more of a kind of amazement due to intrusion into a strange world, a kind of very intense doubt that is not a symptom of mistrust in a proud mind. But an incentive to investigate a mysterious soul wound as is apparent from the question that the Greek philosopher Cleanthes once addressed to a young disciple. Are you ready to reach a superior form of consciousness in an imaginative space, compared to a short story of the reality you have never spoken before? I would not insist on her portrait now, especially dominated by the motif of the eyes full of willingness, whose eyelashes can only understand her. Who are you really? For whenever I try to get closer to her, I hear, far away, like in a rebound, the interference of an echo that came to my ear like a suggestion with a scent of caution.
7 Take care, boy, everything is deceptive in her life, at her age, including makeup that highlights the perfection of the features of her face. The man who is unable to permanently forget the past is condemned to relive it in an eternal and profound depression. I keep my distance from her, better than ending up alone like Faust and Margaret that end up falling in love with each other. With a sarcastic smile, Mephisto would admire his victory, I would become a servant of the outer realm. I could easily fall prey to seduction, harder would be to endure the hell that seduction itself prepares for me. This woman seems to be the kind of person who puts pressure on the events in your immediate vicinity just to win a bloody battle. But my blood will never be poured into the cup of her dangerous kisses. At the back of a sweet mouth is a poisoned heart.
8 Well, such an unforgettable human model we find best outlined in a novel by writer Mary Balogh: How blind I was for not seeing it. She looked up at me and stared me in the eyes. In her eyes, which were her beast feature, I could detect pain, buried very deep under severe layers of self-control. She only ever loved herself, everyone was aware of this. Generally, she was despised, even hated by people who fall victim to her exaggerated selfishness. I wanted to love her. I wanted to find the way to her heart and to be her favorite. What a madness! What is seen in a picture full of concreteness is actually the hidden picture of another image more difficult to reproduce in words.
9 Inside an imaginative reality everything is done according to the criterion set by the gift of reading thoughts. Here, consciousness gains its superiority through the eye of admiration to the depth of a mind that thinks of everything through oppositions, a mind that practically contradicts what it seeks to expose, to convince. Don t know why there s no sun in the sky with her. Leadership is like a first-degree equation with one unknown. If you know the right formula, everything becomes very easy. But the hardest thing is to find your own formula for success. Can you build an event that brings to the forefront the art as a creative space, displaying interpretations that transmit emotions full of the affirmation of a transcendent finality? My mother says truth is all that matters, lying and deceiving is a sin. A slight escape into the imagination of a woman full of that camouflaged fragility behind a shadowy mask without which a more comprehensive artistic profile could not be achieved could culminate on a symbolic protest a picture built just to attract sympathy, on the other hand, in a nostalgic horizon of nostalgic spirit in the long-gone moments.
10 Very few fruitful dialogues, sordid memories, filtering of thoughts and false affirmations of affection, glances thrown in a certain way, underlined by a grim silence, still fixed me however in a privileged posture of spirit, increasingly marked by the joy of creation. Drifting through a world that s torn and tattered, Every thought I don t mean a thing. More specifically, it is about the moment of a crack between the objectual content of action that becomes a good of consciousness and the means of formalizing a logic that links man and the world into a single coordinate system: A vengeful shadow will always be canceled by a guardian faith. I live only enough that I may exist. I strongly believe that I will meet her again one day, maybe she will recognize me, maybe not, but we will certainly keep our distance from each other as two dice randomly cast by the hand of inexorable destiny, which are no longer fortunate to never throw six-six. Being the best in the world in one field is to weigh everything from a very strong position. Mephisto does not guarantee his superiority through the deceitfulness of the human soul, but through the strange play of luck that he himself created to monopolize a whole world.
11 I have not yet sold my soul to the devil. And I do not even want to have bad luck. In the artistic sphere, the vision that you form about a destiny inspired by the intensity of emotional experiences and needs, which is at the same time an inexhaustible, fertile, imaginative, sensitive, and very visual realm, is essential. There are some people who actually write the future in the name of science, while the others only endure their present. People admire a painting for the artist s talent. Experience a new way of interpreting reality, contributing to personal story with the blood of reason to not be too emotional. And it is only in the 11th year that you begin to excel. She didn t want to accept anything less than her pride, this angry roar of her soul full of vengeful shadows, rather the contrary.
12 You need 10 years of intense daily training to acquire skill. She would always have to look for something new in exchange for everything that was keeping her a prisoner in a lifeless past, experienced as a continuous death. Her glances filled with harsh meanings, for which an artist would find the comparison with a lifeless landscape. The best writer in the world is the one who taught you to write more profoundly than he did. Seemed to be loaded with that feeling of the outcome concluding the destiny of a humanity upon which the wind of aging had blown. You would not even want to imagine this from a man who raises in front of any hopeful dream a flag that never waves in the wind. Only those who dedicate themselves 100% to the act of creation will discover all the secrets of art. A simple flag and that is it, a symbol without any significance, enriching itself in the sign of an ineffable echo, which is the seal of poetry.
13 A single person can change the whole world s thinking if he firmly supports the idea of a creation that speeds up the advance of existence and the course of nature. Man s vanity is measured in his attempts to forget his whereabouts, and even worse, without realizing where he came to be in the unrecognizable verses of a life-reconciliation hymn. No matter how large the value you give to yourself, he who has lost is the one who cannot afford to connect to you. The experience of suffering a loss of self allows for the freedom of association, dialogue, question marks at different degrees of analysis of a subject addressed only in universal dramaturgy. Leadership is a greater change process. It means getting to lead all those who told you that you will never get too far. The only experience of this hard-to-reach woman is the result of a journey that traverses the individual s intuitive antennae hidden behind a particularly mischievous sensibility, descends into an experimentally cold, surrealistic collage with a scalpel s edge, then only to climb back into a space inherent to an exacerbated Ego and ill of superiority. Beauty should be deeper than your skin.
14 The truth is that in a way I felt attracted to this facet of reality full of shadows and mystery, perceiving it as an existential attempt to understand the divine mystery of transforming the lost man into passions, at a very low stage of virtue. The first essential thing in order to have significant market power is to constantly increase your visibility! A woman s depths result from the imagination you give to the reality to which they have lost sight of the most striking meaning. Leadership is like a first-degree equation with one unknown. If you know the right formula, everything becomes very easy. But the hardest thing is to find your own formula for success. Do you turn the experience of self-creation on two distinct faces of the same personality, faces that meet in a convergent point called aesthetic emotion into a triumph? An exceptional writer always finds as the model of analysis only the hardest characters to believe, the hardest to accept or follow by tolerant spirits, focusing on the description of the bodily phenomena that produce or accompany psychic processes. The splendid individual traits I see in this woman reside in the dead nature of a common man, but one perceived only by the rarest human minds.
15 With her, everything seemed to be directed by a photographer who only captures the twisted parts of a mysterious labyrinth of unrealistic uniqueness, framed between the presence and the absence of a social reflection in the way of fixing an image-copy of reality in a frame of despair and unanswered questions. A frame whose general background is the same, but the props are changing. To get the most out of your life first you need to value yourself as much as possible, then ask for as much as possible! The expression of an image that relates to another facet of reality is, in this respect, an expression of the will to conceal any emotion, to betray any intention other than the one declared openly. When you love someone, you may fall in love a little bit, as happens to the painter when he wants to capture the essence of a second digging on the expression of the human face, but you must always be prepared for any failure of a singular factor. To love her is a mirage in a vast and deserted desert. Abandoning her is similar to a release from Mephisto s spell. An aesthetic emotion is a persistent vibration of the self converted into an act of symbolizing the imagistic language, a form of spiritual manifestation converted into an image that imitates an artist s style of painting.
16 Writing about Her is more of a kind of amazement due to intrusion into a strange world, a kind of very intense doubt that is not a symptom of mistrust in a proud mind. But an incentive to investigate a mysterious soul wound as is apparent from the question that the Greek philosopher Cleanthes once addressed to a young disciple. Are you ready to reach a superior form of consciousness in an imaginative space, compared to a short story of the reality you have never spoken before? I would not insist on her portrait now, especially dominated by the motif of the eyes full of willingness, whose eyelashes can only understand her. Who are you really? For whenever I try to get closer to her, I hear, far away, like in a rebound, the interference of an echo that came to my ear like a suggestion with a scent of caution. Take care, boy, everything is deceptive in her life, at her age, including makeup that highlights the perfection of the features of her face.
17 The man who is unable to permanently forget the past is condemned to relive it in an eternal and profound depression. I keep my distance from her, better than ending up alone like Faust and Margaret that end up falling in love with each other. With a sarcastic smile, Mephisto would admire his victory, I would become a servant of the outer realm. I could easily fall prey to seduction, harder would be to endure the hell that seduction itself prepares for me. This woman seems to be the kind of person who puts pressure on the events in your immediate vicinity just to win a bloody battle. But my blood will never be poured into the cup of her dangerous kisses. At the back of a sweet mouth is a poisoned heart. Well, such an unforgettable human model we find best outlined in a novel by writer Mary Balogh:
18 How blind I was for not seeing it. She looked up at me and stared me in the eyes. In her eyes, which were her beast feature, I could detect pain, buried very deep under severe layers of self-control. She only ever loved herself, everyone was aware of this. Generally, she was despised, even hated by people who fall victim to her exaggerated selfishness. I wanted to love her. I wanted to find the way to her heart and to be her favorite. What a madness! What is seen in a picture full of concreteness is actually the hidden picture of another image more difficult to reproduce in words. Inside an imaginative reality everything is done according to the criterion set by the gift of reading thoughts.
19 Here, consciousness gains its superiority through the eye of admiration to the depth of a mind that thinks of everything through oppositions, a mind that practically contradicts what it seeks to expose, to convince. Don t know why there s no sun in the sky with her. Leadership is like a first-degree equation with one unknown. If you know the right formula, everything becomes very easy. But the hardest thing is to find your own formula for success. Can you build an event that brings to the forefront the art as a creative space, displaying interpretations that transmit emotions full of the affirmation of a transcendent finality? My mother says truth is all that matters, lying and deceiving is a sin. A slight escape into the imagination of a woman full of that camouflaged fragility behind a shadowy mask without which a more comprehensive artistic profile could not be achieved could culminate on a symbolic protest a picture built just to attract sympathy, on the other hand, in a nostalgic horizon of nostalgic spirit in the long-gone moments. Very few fruitful dialogues, sordid memories, filtering of thoughts and false affirmations of affection, glances thrown in a certain way, underlined by a grim silence, still fixed me however in a privileged posture of spirit, increasingly marked by the joy of creation.
20 Drifting through a world that s torn and tattered, Every thought I don t mean a thing. More specifically, it is about the moment of a crack between the objectual content of action that becomes a good of consciousness and the means of formalizing a logic that links man and the world into a single coordinate system: A vengeful shadow will always be canceled by a guardian faith. I live only enough that I may exist. I strongly believe that I will meet her again one day, maybe she will recognize me, maybe not, but we will certainly keep our distance from each other as two dice randomly cast by the hand of inexorable destiny, which are no longer fortunate to never throw six-six. Being the best in the world in one field is to weigh everything from a very strong position. Mephisto does not guarantee his superiority through the deceitfulness of the human soul, but through the strange play of luck that he himself created to monopolize a whole world. I have not yet sold my soul to the devil.
21 And I do not even want to have bad luck. In the artistic sphere, the vision that you form about a destiny inspired by the intensity of emotional experiences and needs, which is at the same time an inexhaustible, fertile, imaginative, sensitive, and very visual realm, is essential. There are some people who actually write the future in the name of science, while the others only endure their present. People admire a painting for the artist s talent. Experience a new way of interpreting reality, contributing to personal story with the blood of reason to not be too emotional. And it is only in the 11th year that you begin to excel. She didn t want to accept anything less than her pride, this angry roar of her soul full of vengeful shadows, rather the contrary. You need 10 years of intense daily training to acquire skill.
22 She would always have to look for something new in exchange for everything that was keeping her a prisoner in a lifeless past, experienced as a continuous death. Her glances filled with harsh meanings, for which an artist would find the comparison with a lifeless landscape. The best writer in the world is the one who taught you to write more profoundly than he did. Seemed to be loaded with that feeling of the outcome concluding the destiny of a humanity upon which the wind of aging had blown. You would not even want to imagine this from a man who raises in front of any hopeful dream a flag that never waves in the wind. Only those who dedicate themselves 100% to the act of creation will discover all the secrets of art. A simple flag and that is it, a symbol without any significance, enriching itself in the sign of an ineffable echo, which is the seal of poetry. A single person can change the whole world s thinking if he firmly supports the idea of a creation that speeds up the advance of existence and the course of nature.
23 Man s vanity is measured in his attempts to forget his whereabouts, and even worse, without realizing where he came to be in the unrecognizable verses of a life-reconciliation hymn. No matter how large the value you give to yourself, he who has lost is the one who cannot afford to connect to you. The experience of suffering a loss of self allows for the freedom of association, dialogue, question marks at different degrees of analysis of a subject addressed only in universal dramaturgy. Leadership is a greater change process. It means getting to lead all those who told you that you will never get too far. The only experience of this hard-to-reach woman is the result of a journey that traverses the individual s intuitive antennae hidden behind a particularly mischievous sensibility, descends into an experimentally cold, surrealistic collage with a scalpel s edge, then only to climb back into a space inherent to an exacerbated Ego and ill of superiority. Beauty should be deeper than your skin. The truth is that in a way I felt attracted to this facet of reality full of shadows and mystery, perceiving it as an existential attempt to understand the divine mystery of transforming the lost man into passions, at a very low stage of virtue.
24 The first essential thing in order to have significant market power is to constantly increase your visibility! A woman s depths result from the imagination you give to the reality to which they have lost sight of the most striking meaning. Leadership is like a first-degree equation with one unknown. If you know the right formula, everything becomes very easy. But the hardest thing is to find your own formula for success. Do you turn the experience of self-creation on two distinct faces of the same personality, faces that meet in a convergent point called aesthetic emotion into a triumph? An exceptional writer always finds as the model of analysis only the hardest characters to believe, the hardest to accept or follow by tolerant spirits, focusing on the description of the bodily phenomena that produce or accompany psychic processes. The splendid individual traits I see in this woman reside in the dead nature of a common man, but one perceived only by the rarest human minds. With her, everything seemed to be directed by a photographer who only captures the twisted parts of a mysterious labyrinth of unrealistic uniqueness, framed between the presence and the absence of a social reflection in the way of fixing an image-copy of reality in a frame of despair and unanswered questions.
25 A frame whose general background is the same, but the props are changing. To get the most out of your life first you need to value yourself as much as possible, then ask for as much as possible! The expression of an image that relates to another facet of reality is, in this respect, an expression of the will to conceal any emotion, to betray any intention other than the one declared openly. When you love someone, you may fall in love a little bit, as happens to the painter when he wants to capture the essence of a second digging on the expression of the human face, but you must always be prepared for any failure of a singular factor. To love her is a mirage in a vast and deserted desert. Abandoning her is similar to a release from Mephisto s spell. An aesthetic emotion is a persistent vibration of the self converted into an act of symbolizing the imagistic language, a form of spiritual manifestation converted into an image that imitates an artist s style of painting. Writing about Her is more of a kind of amazement due to intrusion into a strange world, a kind of very intense doubt that is not a symptom of mistrust in a proud mind.
26 But an incentive to investigate a mysterious soul wound as is apparent from the question that the Greek philosopher Cleanthes once addressed to a young disciple. Are you ready to reach a superior form of consciousness in an imaginative space, compared to a short story of the reality you have never spoken before? I would not insist on her portrait now, especially dominated by the motif of the eyes full of willingness, whose eyelashes can only understand her. Who are you really? For whenever I try to get closer to her, I hear, far away, like in a rebound, the interference of an echo that came to my ear like a suggestion with a scent of caution. Take care, boy, everything is deceptive in her life, at her age, including makeup that highlights the perfection of the features of her face. The man who is unable to permanently forget the past is condemned to relive it in an eternal and profound depression. I keep my distance from her, better than ending up alone like Faust and Margaret that end up falling in love with each other.
27 With a sarcastic smile, Mephisto would admire his victory, I would become a servant of the outer realm. I could easily fall prey to seduction, harder would be to endure the hell that seduction itself prepares for me. This woman seems to be the kind of person who puts pressure on the events in your immediate vicinity just to win a bloody battle. But my blood will never be poured into the cup of her dangerous kisses. At the back of a sweet mouth is a poisoned heart. Well, such an unforgettable human model we find best outlined in a novel by writer Mary Balogh: How blind I was for not seeing it. She looked up at me and stared me in the eyes.
28 In her eyes, which were her beast feature, I could detect pain, buried very deep under severe layers of self-control. She only ever loved herself, everyone was aware of this. Generally, she was despised, even hated by people who fall victim to her exaggerated selfishness. I wanted to love her. I wanted to find the way to her heart and to be her favorite. What a madness! What is seen in a picture full of concreteness is actually the hidden picture of another image more difficult to reproduce in words. Inside an imaginative reality everything is done according to the criterion set by the gift of reading thoughts. Here, consciousness gains its superiority through the eye of admiration to the depth of a mind that thinks of everything through oppositions, a mind that practically contradicts what it seeks to expose, to convince.
29 Don t know why there s no sun in the sky with her. Leadership is like a first-degree equation with one unknown. If you know the right formula, everything becomes very easy. But the hardest thing is to find your own formula for success. Can you build an event that brings to the forefront the art as a creative space, displaying interpretations that transmit emotions full of the affirmation of a transcendent finality? My mother says truth is all that matters, lying and deceiving is a sin. A slight escape into the imagination of a woman full of that camouflaged fragility behind a shadowy mask without which a more comprehensive artistic profile could not be achieved could culminate on a symbolic protest a picture built just to attract sympathy, on the other hand, in a nostalgic horizon of nostalgic spirit in the long-gone moments. Very few fruitful dialogues, sordid memories, filtering of thoughts and false affirmations of affection, glances thrown in a certain way, underlined by a grim silence, still fixed me however in a privileged posture of spirit, increasingly marked by the joy of creation. Drifting through a world that s torn and tattered, Every thought I don t mean a thing. More specifically, it is about the moment of a crack between the objectual content of action that becomes a good of consciousness and the means of formalizing a logic that links man and the world into a single coordinate system:
30 A vengeful shadow will always be canceled by a guardian faith. I live only enough that I may exist. I strongly believe that I will meet her again one day, maybe she will recognize me, maybe not, but we will certainly keep our distance from each other as two dice randomly cast by the hand of inexorable destiny, which are no longer fortunate to never throw six-six. Being the best in the world in one field is to weigh everything from a very strong position. Mephisto does not guarantee his superiority through the deceitfulness of the human soul, but through the strange play of luck that he himself created to monopolize a whole world. I have not yet sold my soul to the devil. And I do not even want to have bad luck. In the artistic sphere, the vision that you form about a destiny inspired by the intensity of emotional experiences and needs, which is at the same time an inexhaustible, fertile, imaginative, sensitive, and very visual realm, is essential.
31 There are some people who actually write the future in the name of science, while the others only endure their present. People admire a painting for the artist s talent. Experience a new way of interpreting reality, contributing to personal story with the blood of reason to not be too emotional. And it is only in the 11th year that you begin to excel. She didn t want to accept anything less than her pride, this angry roar of her soul full of vengeful shadows, rather the contrary. You need 10 years of intense daily training to acquire skill. She would always have to look for something new in exchange for everything that was keeping her a prisoner in a lifeless past, experienced as a continuous death. Her glances filled with harsh meanings, for which an artist would find the comparison with a lifeless landscape.
32 The best writer in the world is the one who taught you to write more profoundly than he did. Seemed to be loaded with that feeling of the outcome concluding the destiny of a humanity upon which the wind of aging had blown. You would not even want to imagine this from a man who raises in front of any hopeful dream a flag that never waves in the wind. Only those who dedicate themselves 100% to the act of creation will discover all the secrets of art. A simple flag and that is it, a symbol without any significance, enriching itself in the sign of an ineffable echo, which is the seal of poetry. A single person can change the whole world s thinking if he firmly supports the idea of a creation that speeds up the advance of existence and the course of nature. Man s vanity is measured in his attempts to forget his whereabouts, and even worse, without realizing where he came to be in the unrecognizable verses of a life-reconciliation hymn. No matter how large the value you give to yourself, he who has lost is the one who cannot afford to connect to you.
33 The experience of suffering a loss of self allows for the freedom of association, dialogue, question marks at different degrees of analysis of a subject addressed only in universal dramaturgy. Leadership is a greater change process. It means getting to lead all those who told you that you will never get too far. The only experience of this hard-to-reach woman is the result of a journey that traverses the individual s intuitive antennae hidden behind a particularly mischievous sensibility, descends into an experimentally cold, surrealistic collage with a scalpel s edge, then only to climb back into a space inherent to an exacerbated Ego and ill of superiority. Beauty should be deeper than your skin. The truth is that in a way I felt attracted to this facet of reality full of shadows and mystery, perceiving it as an existential attempt to understand the divine mystery of transforming the lost man into passions, at a very low stage of virtue. The first essential thing in order to have significant market power is to constantly increase your visibility! A woman s depths result from the imagination you give to the reality to which they have lost sight of the most striking meaning.
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TOMB OF THE TRUMPS #01 - Devil Priest Pack Part I
Welcome to the first installment proper of Tomb of the Trumps, a series in which we shall attempt to identify all the diverse sources that the mysterious nameless artist of the infamous Horror Top Trumps drew his inspiration!
And we are beginning our voyage into the shady origins of this demented art with the Devil Priest pack (see here for a full listing of all the cards). First up we have an ugly looking cove who appears to be giving us the 'v's, the cheeky swine!
So here we have what will be two recurring features of the Horror Top Trumps - firstly a vague generic name, and secondly the sneaking suspicion we've seen this somewhere before... And in nearly all cases, that second intuitive feeling will be quite correct, for the unknown artist clearly copied from a great many sources to populate these packs of horror!
Now this fuggly fella will not doubt rings bells for the legions of us who got a good scare as nippers from this movie - George Pal's The Time Machine (1960)
Yes, you remember now! It's a bloody Morlock! Granted the Horror Top Trumps version has dyed its hair and donned what appears to be some kind of sheepskin jerkin, but you're not fooling anyone, sunshine! The freaky three fingered hands, and that squashed fizzog with snaggly choppers are unmistakable for anyone terrified by the last section of that classic SF movie. And look it's even brazenly brandishing a whip - and we all remember you lashing poor old Rod Taylor that!
We got you bang to rights sonny, now back the far reaches of future time with you "Alien Creature"! Now then, onto the next exhibit in our rogue's gallery...
Here we have The Beast, who thanks to a high Horror Rating was a good card to have handy! Heh! Heh! Heh! Now who the blood-spurting appendage belongs to we will sadly never know, but there's been a few good guesses to The Beast itself's identity.
Seeing as this is a werewolfy fellow, some have thought it may be a take on the titular creature from Amicus' lycanthropic whodunnit The Beast Must Die (1974). A good guess but sadly incorrect, for the werewolf in that movie appears not a hominid man-beast but a monstrous four legged wolf (actually a dog in make-up on screen). Other cinematic werewolves have been suggested too, with some seeing a similarity with the big haired Werewolf of Washington (1973). But in fact you are all barking up the wrong tree with the lycanthrope idea.
Our mysterious man-beast actually is copied, I mean, inspired, from a famous episode of Rod Serling's Night Gallery TV series. In this follow-up show to the classic Twilight Zone, each episode the genial Serling showed us three curious paintings and each had a strange to tell. And in Episode 32 in Season 2, one of the paintings featured was Pickman's Model, a loose adaptation of a classic tale of terror by the great HP Lovecraft. The story - in both the text and TV versions - tells of an artist famed for his weird and macabre pictures, and the discovery that the horrors he is painting are not wholly imaginary. For Pickman is in contact with a race of bestial beings with links to witch cults, which Night Gallery created in fine style, becoming one of the best remembered monsters appearing in that series!
Fun fact - the ghoul was created by make-up artist John Chambers - the man who did created the make-up for the original Planet of the Apes - and this legendary wizard used the original molds for the Creature from the Black Creature to make the arms and legs of the monster!
And if you want to hear a reading of Mr Lovecraft's original tale go hither! - Hypnobobs #98 - Pickman's Model
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COVER ART-ROCITIES #21
...to crush it flat and devour all your puny mortal souls presumably!
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MICROGORIA 17 - Lee-viathan 99
In a stop-gap episode, Mr Jim Moon raids the archives of the Great Library of Dreams to uncover the tale of Leviathan '99 - a 1960s experimental radio play. This space age sonic drama was a riff on Moby Dick penned by the late great Ray Bradbury and starred Sir Christopher Lee as an obsessed comet-hunting captain on a space vessel...
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TOMB OF THE TRUMPS #0 - The Packs
Last week in Great Ghosts of the Shelves, I reminisced about the wonderfully lurid Horror Top Trumps of the 1970s, and as promised we now start our epic journey uncovering the secret history of the packs. This entry #0 in the series details the basic important facts about the Horror range of Top Trumps, and provides a full rogue's gallery of both packs of cards.
In 1978 Dubreq launched the Horror Range of Top Trumps, and they were re-released in 1982 when Waddingtons acquired the rights to Top Trumps. Both packs consisted of 32 cards for game play, plus several additional cards - a title card whose reverse had the rules of the game printed on, another showing the title card of the other Horror Top trumps Pack, a Top Trumps reference card listing the other packs available (with handy tick boxes to keep track of your collection), and a Special Offer card.
Both packs came in clear plastic cases, and both packs of cards featured a vampire bat design on the reverse. In rarer editions of the packs released both by Dubreq and Waddingtons this beastie is printed in blue rather than black. The card stats for both packs were -
Killing Power
Horror Rating
And the rules of the game were -
And the card listings for both packs are as follows -
DEVIL PRIEST PACK
Alien Creature
Creature From Outer Space
Devil Priest
Dr. Syn
The Fiend
High Priestess of Zoltan
Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Jailer
Killer Rat
The Living Gargoyle
The Living Skull
Lizard Man
Martian Warrior
Mistress Vampire
The Slime Creature
Terror of The Deep
Venusian Death Cell
Zetan Priest
DRACULA PACK
Ape Man
The Executioner
The Ghoul
The Gorgon
Granite Man
The Hangman
Lord of Death
The Mad Axeman
The Mad Magician
Man Eating Plant
The Risen Dead
The Sorceress
Two Headed Monster
Vampire Bat
Zetan Warlord
NEXT TIME on TOMBS OF THE TRUMPS, we begin our quest to discover where the art on these iconic cards was shameless ripped off from, I mean, *ahem* was inspired by!
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GREAT GHOSTS OF THE SHELVES #18 - Horror Top Trumps
Alright, alright, I know these aren't books per se... However they certainly lived on the same shelves as my growing collection of Armadas, Fontanas, and Hainings, and judging by the huge impression these sets of cards made on a whole generation of kids, there is a good case to made for them being two seminal unbound books of horror.
First up though, some background history...
In the 1960s, an Austrian company named Piatnik began making a card game called Quartets, primarily aimed at the educational market. Now Piatnik had been - pardon the pun - a major player in the card world, forming as Wiener Spielkartenfabrik Ferd Piatnik & Sohne in 1824, and therefore knew a thing or two about art and game design. In this new game, there was a deck of 32 cards, divided into eight groups of four cards each, and the goal of the game was to collect as many complete quartets as possible. Now the rules of the game were very similar to that well-loved card game Go Fish, but Piatnik's innovation was to create themed decks and give every card statistics to use in play, with the idea being that young minds could absorb facts while playing with colourful cards with appealing art.
Quartets provided to be very popular and soon various other manufacturers were producing their own ranges of decks, with minor variations on the Go Fish rules. But by the early '70s, they also began expanding the scope of the themes, with a Germany company Alternburg-Stralsunder producing a variant series called Ace Trumps, aimed at appealing to boys, featuring a range of decks themed on military and transport vehicles. Now other companies such as Schmid and Dubreq were doing similar lines, but Alternburg-Stralsunder had introduced new rules that simplified and sped up play, with the goal now being to win as many cards as possible.
Not to be out-done, Dubreq launched new ranges of cards with an even more streamlined ruleset, and the game of Top Trumps as we know it today was born. Launching in the UK in 1976/77 with a range of eleven different packs to collect and priced at 50p, comfortably in the pocket money range of most kids, Top Trumps became a genuine phenomena, with even adults enjoying the fun too. The game itself was simple to learn, easy to play, and involved the right mix of skill and luck. However soon the concept of collecting all the packs became a hobby in itself. Hence Dubreq were soon producing more and more decks, and as competitors and rivals began to hit the market, they began expanding the scope of their themes to appeal to a growing audience of players and collectors. And hence from the initial and profitable ranges focusing on vehicles, we soon had decks based on sports, history and animals, most of which largely held to the original ethos of Quartets in being factual, and therefore educational.
However as Trumps mania burned bright and fierce, roaring across the UK, evidently the over worked deck creators lapsed into some frenzied fever dream, for in 1978 a new range was launched consisting of just two decks. And these two packs would become infamous - the Horror sets! Appropriately enough the origins of these decks are shrouded in mystery, and despite the best efforts of Top Trumps historians and the propensity of the internet to turn up even the most obscure nuggets of trivia, no one knows who devised these sets or who did the notorious artwork.
And possibly that might be for very good reasons, for these two packs, known as Devil Priest and Dracula to trumpologists, are dubious in the extreme, not so much designed but more flung together by some gibbering madman. Now all top trumps cards had statistics on them which you matched against each other in play to win cards. And usually these were derived from solid factual things about the cards' subjects such as height, weight, top speed, age etc. (although in fairness I did think that many vehicular decks needed more abstract categories such as Unobtainabilty and Boredom Factor).
Now obviously for the Horror decks, providing the usual factual/educational basis was a real challenge for the designers, apparently so much so that they ditched the entire concept and just made up their own nebulous categories. Hence each card gave its horror the following stats - Physical Strength, Fear Factor, Killing Power, and Horror Rating. Not a bad basis for some horror trumps you might think, and many would agree. However unfortunately the nameless designers decided to just bung in any old numbers in these categories, seemingly without rhyme or reason, leading to infamous playground enigmas such as why did Death only have a Killing Power of 95?
However the discrepancies in the stats paled into insignificance compared to the actual subjects on the cards. Now in fairness we do have reasonably faithful portraits of the big names in the horror world, with the likes of Dracula, Frankenstein, the Mummy and the Wolf Man getting semi-decent portraits albeit ones that appeared to be done in frenzied felt tip. But why is Godzilla wearing a tuxedo? Why is the abominable Dr Phibes purporting to be the Phantom of the Opera, while the famous Lon Chaney incarnation of the Phantom is moonlighting as 'the Hangman'?
One might charitably assume that at some late stage it was realised that several horror icons and their images were under copyright and hence some desperate name changing was done. But then again, just who in the name of Hades are some of these characters? Where the hell is Zetan and why does it have a Warlord and a Priest? And what is the Norse god Thor doing in here, and more to point why does he have four eyes? Just how hallucinogenic were magic marker fumes back in the '70s?
Even monster-obsessed and Top Trump addicted kids at the time knew that these were a shoddy piece of work, but despite their numerous, infamous failings, we loved these decks. Yes, the art looked like something that had been rushed out by a lunatic ten year old hopped up on sherbet dips and Alan Frank's Horror Movies in a single rainy break-time. And yes, it's true that most of us could honestly claim to know better artists in our own classes. But despite the screaming crudity of the sets, these cards still cast a deep spell on the minds of a generation. While the artistic execution may have left much to be desired, the imagery had a manic energy, boldly mixing solid blacks with lurid colours, and attempting to be as horrible as possible with a gusto that bordered on unusually demented.
And indeed horrible they were! In fact, I'm quite surprised that there wasn't a huge fuss and moral panic over these two decks. That might sound a bit far fetched, but consider this - I am very sure that you could not get away with selling a pack of cards called 'Devil Priest' to kids these days. And you certainly couldn't put a children's card game in the toyshops now that featured so many tortures, slayings and maimings, complete with severed limbs, spurting blood, and in one memorable case, shattered vetebratae. So then quite how there was never a huge outcry from self-appointed moral guardians back in the even more strait-laced '70s I'll never know.
But certainly I think it's fair to say that Horror Top Trumps were much akin to the EC comics of the 50s or the video nasties of the '80s. They were the subject of playground rumour and it was a badge of honour to own a set. Horror Top trumps weren't so much played, but passed around like contraband - could you bear to gaze upon the bloody beheading in The Fiend? Brave the gruesome horrors of the Venusian Death Cell? Dare to ask again why is Godzilla wearing a fricking tuxedo?
With their gleeful crudity and unashamed gore, the visions on these cards made deep impression on all who saw them, haunting the imagination of an entire generation. And if you want proof of how fondly remembered these sets are, just have a look at the prices of complete sets up for sale - at the time of writing, decks are regularly going for £50, a hundred times their original price. Yes, such is the power of these Horror Top trumps that people who should know better are prepared to pay large sums to relive their delights once more. Or possibly just to see if they are a as demented as they remember...
However despite the opiated nostalgic delights these decks bring us, they surprisingly still offer us a great game today... But I don't mean a round of Horror Top Trumps! Going to back the question of why some cards clearly have the wrong names on, looking through both decks now, it's very obvious that a large proportion of the art was heavily based on stills cribbed from assorted movies, hence Chaney's Phantom operating a gallows. But how many cards were sourced in this way? Where did our mysterious artist steal from? And was there actually a precedent for demented visions such as the Zetan Priest?
Well, dear friends over the coming weeks we are going to unravel these mysteries in a new weekly series of articles - which I think I'll call the Tomb of the Trumps and hopeful reveal the secret origins of this iconic cards!
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HYPNOGORIA 16 - A Tribute to Sir Christopher Lee Part IV
Continuing our epic journey through the life and works of Sir Christopher Lee, Mr Jim Moon charts his continuing work with Hammer and Amicus, looking at I, Monster (1971) and To the Devil a Daughter (1976), and examines the only movie Lee made himself, Charlemagne Productions' Nothing But The Night (1972). We pay a visit to The Wicker Man (1973), indulge in some Bondage with The Man With the Golden Gun (1974), and hear how Lee broke the horror typecasting in movies such as The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970).
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FOLKLORE ON FRIDAY - Chained Ghosts
illustration by Russ Nicholson
Propped, or you might say sitting, on the edge of the bed was — nothing in the round world but a scarecrow! A scarecrow out of the garden, of course, dumped into the deserted room . . . Yes; but here amusement ceased. Have scarecrows bare bony feet? Do their heads loll on to their shoulders? Have they iron collars and links of chain about their necks? Can they get up and move, if never so stiffly, across a floor, with wagging head and arms close at their sides? and shiver?
from Rats by MR James,
first published in The Collected Ghost Stories of MR James (1931)
When we think of ghosts, inevitably three hoary old cliches spring to mind - namely that ghosts dress in white sheets, that they stroll about with their heads tucked under their arms, or that they are swathed in chains. Now the business of wearing bed linen and carrying one's own head has been much beloved by cartoonists down the ages, and must wait for another day to be explained. However the image of phantoms bedecked in iron fetters, while also a staple of the popular imagination, is a somewhat darker business. Indeed while we chuckle at cute drawings of spooks wafting about, or taking their own heads for a walk along some castle ramparts, there is little laughter when the skeletal resident begins moving and clanking towards the door in MR James' famous short tale.
But why do we so often associate ghosts with chains? Well given the enduring popularity of the ghost stories of Mr James, his fettered phantom in Rats must surely bear some of the blame. However even in James' day, the image of a ghost dressed in chains was already an established stereotype. And proof of this comes in Oscar Wilde's celebrated comic tale, The Canterville Ghost. In this famous story, a spook in an old English stately home is rather perturbed when a family of brash nouveau rich Americans buy the place and, most annoying, fail to be terrified by even his best ghostly antics -
Some time after, Mr. Otis was awakened by a curious noise in the corridor, outside his room. It sounded like the clank of metal, and seemed to be coming nearer every moment. He got up at once, struck a match, and looked at the time. It was exactly one o'clock. He was quite calm, and felt his pulse, which was not at all feverish. The strange noise still continued, and with it he heard distinctly the sound of footsteps. He put on his slippers, took a small oblong phial out of his dressing-case, and opened the door. Right in front of him he saw, in the wan moonlight, an old man of terrible aspect. His eyes were as red burning coals; long grey hair fell over his shoulders in matted coils; his garments, which were of antique cut, were soiled and ragged, and from his wrists and ankles hung heavy manacles and rusty gyves.
"My dear sir," said Mr. Otis, "I really must insist on your oiling those chains,"
from The Canterville Ghost (1906) by Oscar Wilde
Wilde's long suffering phantom Sir Simon de Canterville has a whole repertoire of hauntings, which include all the usual ghostly cliches, including carrying his own head, and creeping about in sheet. Of course, here Wilde is gently mocking the famous tropes of ghost stories and hence in this vein his spectre also appears as characters such as Red Reuben, or The Strangled Babe, figures that satirise the assorted fiends and phantoms found in ghostly gothics and morbid melodramas. Hence if Wilde was affectionately sending up such spectral stereotypes at the start of the 20th century, then concepts such as spooks chains must be considerably older.
"I really must insist on your oiling those chains"
illustration by Wallace Goldsmith
So then let us turn our attention to folklore and local legends, and hunt for older sources. It has often been said that ghosts are so often seen sporting chains and moaning due to the barbaric forms of justice practiced by our ancestors, back in the days of the dungeon and the torture chamber. However looking at actual reported hauntings and legends of local ghosts a very different picture emerges. Now there are many instances of the sound of chains featuring in ghostly lore - for example the Wild Hunt lead by the mysterious Herne the Hunter at Windsor is said to be presaged by the sound of chains, although the phantom riders are not described as having fetters. Similarly there are many legends in the British Isles of phantom black hounds that likewise are accompanied by the sound of chains, such as the Barguest of Yorkshire, while his cousins Trash and Striker of Lancashire are named after the metallic noises that accompany their appearance. However, rather surprisingly, actual tales of figures swathed in chains are something of a rarity.
Now that's not to say that there aren't tales of chained apparitions. Probably the most famous these days is the legendary Jack-in-Irons. Often now described as a giant or some species of faerie, Jack supposedly haunts lonely roads in Yorkshire, sporting a huge club and the severed heads of his victims, rattling his chains and menacing unwary travellers. From what I can gather, he came to prominence in this fantastical form through his inclusion in the hugely influential tome Faeries by Brian Froud and Alan Lee. However references that predate this are thin on the ground with many Yorkshire folk having never heard of this supposed famous legend. Folklorist Kai Roberts however tracked down Jack to a book published in 1909, an anthology of historical writings entitled Memorials of Yorkshire. In a section on the folklore of that fine county, we discover that Jack-in-Irons lurking -
Jack-in-Irons, this seems to be a town ghost, who may be seen at any time after dark. He is a terribly strong man, gaunt, and at least ten feet high, with clanking chains at feet and wrists. He suddenly appears in quiet streets, or springs out of dark corners, in order to carry off the unwary pedestrian to unknown regions.
Yorkshire Folklore by Miss M. W. E. Fowler in Memorials of Yorkshire (1909)
Unfortunately Miss Fowler doesn't give us the town name where Jack-in-Irons was said to haunt, but his being a local ghost or bogeyman in one small Yorkshire town would explain the scarcity of references about him. Indeed Jack-in-Irons only enjoys his current stature (if you'll pardon the pun) due to the fact that several games designers have pillaged Frond and Lee's book for creatures and adversaries, and hence several variant versions of Jack are found in fantasy games, both in old school tabletop adventures and modern computer epics.
Jack-in-Irons by Alan Lee
Similarly other phantoms in irons are only really locally known, such are the five manacled warrior ghosts that legend says rise from Warlake Hill in Devon and march to drink from the lake, rattling as they go. So then while we have some chained ghosts in lore and legend, we don't have nearly enough, or any well-known enough to explain why the image of manacled spectres is so prevalent in the popular imagination. The world of fiction on the other hand can provide us with a very famous example, indeed probably the most famous ghost in the world -
The bells ceased as they had begun, together. They were succeeded by a clanking noise, deep down below; as if some person were dragging a heavy chain over the casks in the wine-merchant’s cellar. Scrooge then remembered to have heard that ghosts in haunted houses were described as dragging chains.
The cellar-door flew open with a booming sound, and then he heard the noise much louder, on the floors below; then coming up the stairs; then coming straight towards his door.
“It’s humbug still!” said Scrooge. “I won’t believe it.”
His colour changed though, when, without a pause, it came on through the heavy door, and passed into the room before his eyes. Upon its coming in, the dying flame leaped up, as though it cried, “I know him; Marley’s Ghost!” and fell again.
The same face: the very same. Marley in his pigtail, usual waistcoat, tights and boots; the tassels on the latter bristling, like his pigtail, and his coat-skirts, and the hair upon his head. The chain he drew was clasped about his middle. It was long, and wound about him like a tail; and it was made (for Scrooge observed it closely) of cash-boxes, keys, padlocks, ledgers, deeds, and heavy purses wrought in steel. His body was transparent; so that Scrooge, observing him, and looking through his waistcoat, could see the two buttons on his coat behind.
from A Christmas Carol (1843) by Charles Dickens
Yes, the dear old shade of Jacob Marley, probably so familiar that you didn't even think of him as a chained ghost! Dickens goes on to provide us with an explanation of Marley's chains: they are the product of his sins, forged link by link while he lived. Furthermore Scrooge learns that all earthbound spirits (at least in the Dickensverse) are similarly shackled with manacles made of their own misdeeds -
The air was filled with phantoms, wandering hither and thither in restless haste, and moaning as they went. Every one of them wore chains like Marley’s Ghost; some few (they might be guilty governments) were linked together; none were free. Many had been personally known to Scrooge in their lives. He had been quite familiar with one old ghost, in a white waistcoat, with a monstrous iron safe attached to its ankle, who cried piteously at being unable to assist a wretched woman with an infant, whom it saw below, upon a door-step. The misery with them all was, clearly, that they sought to interfere, for good, in human matters, and had lost the power for ever.
Here Dickens' provides us with a very pleasing conceit - that your sins become chains that are symbolic - the more you sin, the longer your chain - but are also spiritual real, fettering your spirit to the mortal world. Indeed it is such a genius metaphor that it would be wonderful to credit Dickens with creating the popular notion that ghosts wear chains. Indeed given Dickens' influence in establishing many aspects of our modern Christmas celebrations, it would not be surprising that spooks in manacles began with A Christmas Carol. However unfortunately spectres in stories were sporting fetters long before Dickens.
illustration by John Leech
As we have found so often before, we can trace the origin of this idea back to the ancient world, and for much the same reason. For centuries the accepted authorities on any subject you could care to mention were the Roman and Greek luminaries, or rather their surviving texts. And right until the 20th century, their writings were the backbone of a Western education. Hence we cannot over estimate the influence such texts had for many centuries.
Now on the matter of ghosts, Pliny the Younger recorded what is considered by many to be the archetypal ghost story. It is not the earliest recorded tale of haunting but it certain sets a template for a great many other fictional ghost stories down the ages. In a letter to Sura, Pliny recounts the tale of a haunted house -
There was at Athens a large and roomy house, which had a bad name, so that no one could live there. In the dead of the night a noise, resembling the clashing of iron, was frequently heard, which, if you listened more attentively, sounded like the rattling of chains, distant at first, but approaching nearer by degrees: immediately afterwards a spectre appeared in the form of an old man, of extremely emaciated and squalid appearance, with a long beard and dishevelled hair, rattling the chains on his feet and hands. The distressed occupants meanwhile passed their wakeful nights under the most dreadful terrors imaginable.
from LXXXIII. To Sura in Letters of Pliny translated by William Melmoth
As the house was uninhabitable, a philosopher Athenodorus rented the place for a knockdown price, and rather than being discouraged by the stories of the haunting, was highly intrigued. So he settled in and kept watch for the night. Sure enough, there soon came the sound of rattling chains and the ghost, exactly as had been previously described, weighed down with heavy fetters, appeared. Rather than fleeing, Athendorus followed the ghost who lead him to a certain spot in the house's grounds and then vanished. The next day, Athenodrus had the spot dug up, and sure enough, as I'm sure you have all guessed, they discovered the corpse of a man in irons. And once the bones were given a decent burial, this troubled spirit appeared no more and the haunting ceased.
So then, here we have the original ghost in chains (or at least as near to original as we can find). We do know that there was a real Athenodorus, who is thought to have have lived from around 74 BC to 7 AD, so presumably this story took place around the time of the birth of Christ. And not only do we have the precedent set for a phantom in fetters but also we have the first ghostly tale where the haunting is resolved when the restless spirit can find peace - something is a very common feature in ghost stories - as we have heard previously, one version of the Cauld Lad of Hilton legend has the haunting finish with a burial of bones, and indeed it is a similar rite than gives the hapless Sir Simon rest in The Canterville Ghost.
We've had ghosts rattling chains for two thousand years or so now, thanks to Pliny's epistles, and I suspect that as long as Mr Marley still walks every Christmas, we shall have spectres in irons for a good while longer too.
illustration by Henry Justice Ford
Labels: Alan Lee, Athenodorus, Brian Froud, chains, charles dickens, folklore, folklore on Fridays, ghosts, Jack-in-irons, MR James, Pliny the Younger
GREAT GHOSTS OF THE SHELVES #17 - The Midnight People ed. Peter Haining
Another collection of vampire fiction! And one which oddly enough has a cover that seems to echo the cover of a contemporary paperback anthology also devoted to tales of the vampire, The Undead edited by James Dickie. And as the two volumes surprisingly one share on tale in common - When It Was Moonlight by Manly Wade Wellman - they made a very pleasing complimentary pair on my bookshelves.
Now The Midnight People was one of the many anthologies edited by the late great Peter Haining. First published in hardback by Leslie Frewlin in 1968, this collection of tales of blood drinkers has had several paperback editions down the years from Popular Library in 1970, Ensign in 1974, and the above incarnation from Everest Books in 1975. Furthermore it has been also published in the US as Vampires at Midnight in 1970 by Grosset & Dunlop, and more recently surfaced under the same title in 1993 from Warner Book with a new introduction by Sir Christopher Lee.
Now the indefatigable Haining often used to arrange his anthologies by theme, and this one was part of a series of collections, each tackling a different aspect of the macabre - so while The Midnight People dealt with vampires, The Evil People (1968) served up tales of black magic and witchcraft, and The Unspeakable People (1969) purported to bring together the most horrible tales ever written. And more on those tomes another day...
...But back to The Midnight People. Much like Mr Dickie's collection which came a few years later, in his introduction Haining explains that he endeavored to create a collection of vampire fiction that didn't overlap with other volumes. And for my money, I think he succeeded admirably, with only the extract from Dracula being and the MR James tale 'An Episode of Cathedral History' being likely to being already known to most readers. In the present age, we could add the extract from Varney the Vampire but at the time this collection was published reprints of this seminal penny dreadful were few and far between. Additionally the passing years have revealed that it is likely that James Malcolm Rymer actually penned this Victorian vampire epic rather than Thomas Preskett Prest. And while on the subject of names and titles, "Stephen Grendon" was actually a pseudonym for August Derleth, while Matheson's tale 'Drink My Blood' has also appeared under the alternative title 'Blood Son'.
The full contents are as follows -
Fritz Haarmann ‘The Hanover Vampire’ by Montague Summers
The Vampire of Croglin Grange by Augustus Hare
The Vampyre by John Polidori
The Storm Visitor (an extract from Varney the Vampire) by Thomas Preskett Prest
Three Young Ladies (an extract from Dracula) by Bram Stoker
An Episode of Cathedral History by M. R. James
Bat’s Belfry by August Derleth
‘And No Bird Sings’ by E. F. Benson
The Believer by Sydney Horler
The Drifting Snow by Stephen Grendon
When It Was Moonlight by Manly Wade Wellman
Over the River by P. Schuyler Miller
Drink My Blood by Richard Matheson
Pillar of Fire by Ray Bradbury
Dr Porthos by Basil Copper
The Living Dead by Robert Bloch
The Girl with the Hungry Eyes by Fritz Leiber
Postcript by Montague Summers
This volume is bookend with pieces by the noted vampire scholar Montague Summers, and we open with his account of the ghoulish crimes of a real life 'vampire' killer. W then follow it up with another alleged true story - 'The Vampire of Croglin Grange'. Now oddly enough when I investigated the Croglin case, having being fascinated for many years by the account here, I discovered a strange link to Varney the Vampire, and more curious still, the every section reprinted under the title 'The Storm Visitor' in this volume! Full details of this investigation can be found in Hypnobobs #91 and Hypnobobs #92.
Anyhow we then take a more or less chronological tour through vampire fiction through the ages. And refreshingly we have a wide variety of species of vampire on show here. Yes, there are the traditional blood-drinkers such as Dr Porthos, but we have plenty of unusual takes on the familiar fiend here. The Grendon/Derleth tale brings us a snow vampire, Bloch and Leiber explore in different ways the vampiric aspects of celebrity, Manly Wellman has the great Edgar Allan Poe meeting the undead, while Bradbury and Miller tell us tales from the vampire's point of view. And stranger things await too - there is little of the suave gentleman of the night, or even of the remotely human in EF Benson's 'And No Bird Sings', while some have questioned whether the thing unleashed in James' 'An Episode of Cathedral History' is actually a vampire at all - but whatever the creature is it certain fits in well here.
This book entranced me when I first got the hardback edition out of the library as a kid, and indeed I borrowed it several times to revisit its fine selection of tales. And while it was many years later that I saw a copy for sale, I was delighted to find it and bought it instantly. It is still a superlative selection of vampire tales and one can see why it has been reprinted so many times - essential reading for all lovers of the undead.
Labels: anthology, books, ghost stories, Great Ghosts of the Shelves, horror, Midnight People, Peter Haining, vampires
Run for your life! Oscar the Grouch has turned to the Dark Side!!!!
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MICROGORIA 15 - A Tribute to Sir Christopher Lee - the Intermission
This episode we take a little sidestep in our journey through the life and works of the late great Sir Christopher Lee. Mr Jim Moon takes a back at the tradition of having hosts with our horror stories, and explores the various volumes of weird fiction that Sir Christopher Lee hosted and co-edited with Peter Haining and Michael Parry.
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Labels: anthologies, books, horror, horror hosts, hypnobobs, jim moon, Michael Parry, Microgoria, Peter Haining, podcast, Sir Christopher Lee
FOLKLORE ON FRIDAY - The Pickled Parson of Sedgefield
Among the hills and forests of County Durham in the north east of England, lies the little village of Sedgefield. It's a small place with a population of less than five thousand, and is most likely known for either being the former constituency of British Prime Minster Tony Blair, or the birthplace of Mark Gatiss. However while it may not be a huge place, its history is prodigious.
The village dates back to Roman times, and is recorded in the Domesday Book. Its church, St. Edmunds was built in the 1300s, and in the 19th century, among the aristocracy it was a popular place to hunt. And there is a reminder of its bygone popularity with the great and good, in the shape of Ceddesfeld Hall, a manor house built just by the village green. This wonderful old building was built by two notable sons of Sedgefield, Samuel and Shute Barrington, one an Admiral and the other a Bishop of Durham. However the hall was not constructed for their benefit - rather it was built for their nephew, George Barrington, who was the rector in the village in the 1790s, as a lavish replacement for the old rectory which had burnt down.
Of course, such a long established village has more than a few ghosts haunting its history, and indeed its most famous spectre is said to haunt the site of the old rectory. This alleged phantom is known as the Pickled Parson, and was reputedly to be responsible for a very spirited haunting. The story dates back to the 1730s, when a fellow called Rev. John Garnage, A.M., was the rector of Sedgefield. He was responsible for the parish of St. Edmunds and lived just a short way away in the old rectory, where he dwelt with his family.
However in the second week of December in 1747, the good Reverend passed away suddenly and this left his family in something of a pickle. For back in those days, the church collected an annual tithe from its parishioners, and every year by law, whatever was due was to be paid to the parson on the 20th of December. These tithes provided an income for the clergyman and maintained the church buildings, but in a case like this, should a parish be without a clergyman to collect the tithes on the 20th of December, all the money would go instead to the bishopric of Durham. Hence Garnage's family were suddenly facing the dire threat of poverty; indeed in that era, deceased clergymen's families had starved to death when the tithe money ran out.
However the parson's wife thought fast and came up with a cunning plan. According to an early written version of the story found in Legends and Superstitions of the County of Durham (1886) by William Brockie, the parson's wife preserved his body with salt until the crucial December day - which surely should make him the Cured Clergyman. Anyhow, the day after the tithes had all been paid, she summoned the local doctor, who suspected no chicanery and pronounced the parson dead and recently deceased. However his ghost's name seems to derive from another version of the legend, for some tellings of the tale hold that she actually kept her husband's body fresh by soaking him in brandy. What's more, these alternate versions go on to claim that she embroidered the deception further by propping up the preserved parson in the window of the old rectory so that the tithe payers could see he was up and about his business!
But whether by salt or brandy, with the death certificate signed and dated, all was legal and above board. And so, the parson's wife and her family were spared the horrors of a winter in poverty. However there was one person who was apparently displeased - the spirit of the parson himself. According to the old stories, because his body had been delayed in receiving a proper Christian burial, the parson's soul could not enter Heaven, and therefore the earth-bound spirit returned to vex the village. Apparently the rectory became haunted with all manner of disturbances and eerie events "making the night hideous".
And apparently there was no placating the restless shade either. For the Pickled Parson continued to haunt the rectory for many years afterwards. Indeed, it is said that the violent haunting only ceased when the rectory building caught fire and burnt to the ground in 1792. However you can't keep a good ghost down, or at least, let a good ghost story come to an end. For it is said that the Pickled Parson is still haunting Sedgefield. Local legends say that there was a special tunnel that connected the old rectory with St Edmunds, and as the last surviving remnant of his old home, the unquiet spirit of the clergyman still haunts the gloomy passage. For course, the exact location of both the tunnel and its entrance in St. Edmunds is now long forgotten and lost in the mists of time, so who is to say that the Pickled Parson is not still walking abroad down there in the damp and dark...
Ceddesfeld Hall with St. Edmunds' tower in the background
Labels: Ceddesfeld Hall, County Durham, folklore, folklore on Fridays, ghosts, hauntings, pickled parson, rectory, Sedegefield, St Edmunds Church
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Joining ICTC
Maritime Greenwich UNESCO World Heritage site, London UK – home to the University of Greenwich and first postgraduate programme in Cultural Tourism Management
ICTC – a catalyst for innovative thinking
ICTC members have a prolific record of publication, either through books, book chapters, refereed journal articles, guidelines or consultancy reports. To date we have not sought to capture this wealth of philosophical and practical thinking and research. Rather we have concentrated on amassing evidence to underpin the Committee’s future work during a period of rapid and tumultuous change in the tourism industry and in particular in the field of cultural tourism. The ICTC President’s address to the international conference in Vigan, Philippines in 2012 indicates the start of accelerating change in cultural tourism.
On behalf of ICOMOS, ICTC responded to the questionnaire circulated by UNWTO linked to the UN International Year of Tourism for Development (IYSTD) 2017. Our response is attached.
ICOMOS celebrated IYSTD with the theme Cultural Heritage & Sustainable Tourism for International Monuments & sites Day – 18 April 2017 and produced a bibliography. (copy attached)
An evidence-based approach
Our work provides a strong evidence base for our 2017 Review of the ICOMOS International Cultural Tourism Charter +20 – planned to coincide with the UN International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development (IYSTD) and the broader context of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030. We have received strong support in our work from our Institutional Member – the Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation, Florence, Italy.
A key outcome from the International Expert Symposium & Workshop, Florence, Italy 18 – 19 May 2017 is the “Florence Declaration” on Cultural Heritage Conservation & Sustainable Tourism for Development. (English & French versions are attached) (English) (French).
Over the past six years ICOMOS ISC Cultural Tourism (ICTC) has embraced and addressed issues relating to sustainable tourism development and cultural heritage protection, safeguarding and conservation. There has been a particular focus on UNESCO World Heritage sites and those on the Tentative List as catalysts for developing best practice at cultural heritage tourism destinations. (For example our work in Sukhothai, Thailand sponsored by DASTA).
Our research initially concentrated on the empowerment of local people enabling them to better protect their culture and landscapes or cityscapes, record and relate often complex sets of narratives, welcoming visitors as stakeholders within their communities and developing meaningful cultural encounters to ensure – over the long term – the safeguarding and conservation of their own cultural heritage in the tourism context. (See – for example – our Report on the Ifugao Rice Terraces in the Philippines)
An ICTC led symposium in 2014 on Creative Cities as World Heritage Tourist Destinations examined the visitor & community interface in the city of Florence, Italy. We looked at how a range of different approaches to strategic and operational planning and management can lead to positive cultural interaction and a worthwhile, enjoyable visitor experience; and why and when there is disengagement amongst tourists and local people from the cultural heritage they either live within or experience as tourists, this ultimately leads to dystopia.
An emphasis on heritage values, innovation and visitor management was taken forward the following year at our conference with ICOMOS Thailand and ICOMOS International Committee on Vernacular Architecture (CIAV) on ‘Timber Heritage Conservation and Cultural Tourism’. (ICTC President’s address attached)
Working upstream with Seychelles Ministry of Culture & Tourism and ICOMOS Seychelles in 2015 we investigated concerns regarding the nomination of ‘Mission Ruins’ of Venn’s Town, Mahé – originally an industrious school built by the Anglican Church Missionary society in 1875 to accommodate children of liberated slaves – placed on the Tentative List in 2013. Located in the Morne Seychellois National Park it is a place of for reflection, evoking of memories past and present for the African diaspora who arrived on the island as slaves and now often as tourists. Our seminar: “World Heritage & Cultural Tourism Development – Inclusive Approaches to Dissonant Heritage & Conflicting Interpretation” included participants from the wider East African Region of the Seychelles, Mauritius, Reunion & Madagascar as well as the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF). (Report attached)
“We extended our engagement with the World Heritage Tentative List in 2016 at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Hawai’i leading a session on ‘Reinforcing the role of Cultural Tourism Management Planning to Sustain Biodiversity and Communities at Proposed Indigenous World Heritage Sites. This research is on-going with published guidelines planned for 2018.”
A message from Sue Millar, President ICOMOS ICTC 2011-2017
St Hripsime Armenia
“Development, inter alia sustainable cultural tourism development, is such an all-encompassing concept that it can be negatively exploitative and damaging to cultural heritage if costs, speed and quantity of development outweigh an ill-defined quality or a misunderstanding of the sensitivities of heritage development in the context of dynamic communities and their visitors. When done well tourism development is a significant and positive driver for conservation initiatives and protecting our heritage. Tourism is sustainable only if cultural heritage conservation and safeguarding are embedded into integrated and inclusive planning, carefully considered regulation and the development of cultural tourism at tourism destinations as a priority from the outset and not as a reactive ‘quick fix’.
A tipping point has been reached. Cultural tourism can no longer be defined as an exclusive niche area of activity at a tourism destination. Cultural tourism is mainstream. It is popular and demand-led reaching deep into a community’s way of life with ‘cultural encounters’ fast becoming ‘cultural wars’ in crowded cities. Cultural tourism has a critical role in sustainable development agendas and the delivery of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) 2030. Clear policy directions and strategic planning embracing cultural tourism development is both important and urgent. ”
The Patachitra of Pingla, West Bengal, India – a cultural destination in the making
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Justin Zhuang
The World’s Most Livable Cities: Singapore (Housing)
As nations struggle to house their rapidly growing urban populations, Singapore offers a promising solution with its profusion of innovative high-rise, high-density housing “estates,” as is the local parlance. Today, over 80 percent of the city-state’s resident population lives in public housing.
Key to this success is the Housing & Development Board (HDB), the nation’s public housing agency, which was set up in 1960 to tackle the shortage of housing and clearly overcrowded slums. HDB has since evolved from resettling Singaporeans who once lived in overcrowded villages to catering to the lifestyles of its now 5.5 million inhabitants.
In the last decade, public housing has gone from utilitarian rectangular blocks formulated by faceless public servants to stylish complexes designed by top local architecture firms, such as WOHA Architects, which completed their SkyVille@Dawson in July. Containing 960 units of a variety of apartment types and sporting tropical landscaping and extensive communal spaces, the three-tower scheme humanizes the HDB housing blocks of yesteryear.
SkyVille@Dawson is just one example of HDB enlisting the private sector to create more distinctive public housing. “The concepts that we have tested out in Dawson are also being implemented in other new housing projects in different ways,” says Dr. Cheong Koon Hean, HDB’s chief executive officer. “Our new estates will be greener and more garden-like, to provide a more conducive living environment for residents.”
Against this backdrop of progressive public housing for low- and middle-income residents, Singapore’s developers have turned to starchitects to differentiate their profit-driven projects. Jean Nouvel, Zaha Hadid, and Toyo Ito have all recently designed signature high-rise luxury residences. OMA and Ole Scheeren’s Interlace and Moshe Safdie’s soon-to-be-completed Sky Habitat offer further examples. Yet, Safdie is discerning: “Very few countries at this point are building housing by the government for the people as Singapore does. I don’t think there is any country like that.”
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Rainbow Comm. Athlete of the Month: Joe Gruber
Joe Gruber of Sabetha. (Photo: Duane Tramp, Classic Images by Duane)
The Rainbow Communications Northeast Kansas Athlete of the Month selected by Sports in Kansas for their play over the month of September is Sabetha High School junior football player Joe Gruber.
The junior running back leads a balanched Sabetha rushing attack of multiple players getting carries with 400 rushing yards and four touchdowns over the first five weeks. His biggest performance came last Friday in the 28-21 win over previously undefeated Perry Lecompton in which he rushed for 157 on 24 carries. He also had two rushing touchdowns in each of the Centralia and Holton wins in the first two weeks of the season. Gruber has also been a standout defensively with 22 tackles and a team leading two interceptions, both of which came against Centralia.
Sabetha, led by head coach Garrett Michael, is 5-0 and will take on ACCHS this week. Sabetha is far from a one man show with Mitchell Engelken also rushing for 343 yards and three touchdowns.Wyatt Beyer also has 194 rushing yards and three touchdowns. The defense has been the most solid part of the Bluejays as they have seven interceptions as a team and have three fumble recoveries. They have also only allowed a touchdown or less in four of the five games. The much anticipated match-up in districts comes up on October 13th as the Bluejays travel to Seneca to take on the Thunder of Nemaha Central, also 5-0 but will face Perry Lecompton (4-1) this week.
Special Thanks to Duane Tramp of Classic Images by Duane for the photo and The Sabetha Herald.
Rainbow Communications and Sports in Kansas are in partnership to release an athlete of the month from the Northeast Kansas Area at the beginning of the following participation month. To nominate (last 5 days of the month) send email to admin@kansas-sports.com.
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A message from China: "Beat this, buster"
That Olympic Games opening ceremony … was that a tour de force, or what?
It was a powerful statement that China – a country which for much of its history has been insular and complacent, lagging far behind a rampant West (no Renaissance, no Enlightenment, no Industrial Revolution, no democracy) – has almost caught up and now demands to take its place on the world stage. “Beat this, buster,” one billion Chinese seemed to be saying.
It was a public relations feat of epic proportions. Only China, with its enormous manpower and, perhaps more significantly, the state’s untrammelled power to mobilise people at will, could have accomplished it. These Games will be unlike any others in recent history, if for no other reason than that the Chinese government has a unique power to stage-manage events, even to the extent of filling stands with compliant spectators. (I could be wrong, but the enthusiasm of the uniformed crowd watching some of the rowing heats, and waving their brightly coloured sausage-things in unison, didn’t look entirely spontaneous.)
Another thing that struck me about the opening ceremony was that it was quintessentially Asian – a celebration of the perfection that can be achieved by vast numbers of people working in sublimely co-ordinated harmony. Seen in that light, it could be interpreted as a statement about the formidable power of collectivism as against the heroic individualism we prefer to celebrate in the West. Was this a pointer, in microcosm, to a future clash of cultures?
But even as we marvelled (and who couldn’t have?) at the exquisitely orchestrated pageantry, the spectacular marriage of technology, art and mass regimentation, there was a darker undertone for those of a mind to see it.
In The Dominion Post this morning, a letter writer drew the inevitable analogy with the Berlin Olympics of 1938, which the Nazis used to sanitise the international image of a regime that was simultaneously planning world domination and the extermination of an entire culture.
Maybe that comparison is unduly pessimistic, but it still pays to remind ourselves, at the same as we’re gasping in admiration at Chinese ingenuity, that the same Beijing government that uses cute-looking children to reinforce emotionally appealing statements about us all being united in “one world” and “one family” also gives encouragement and support to butchers and monsters in places like Darfur and Zimbabwe, to say nothing of the repression it imposes on its own citizens.
On a more banal note, it’s gratifying to see I wasn’t the only person appalled by the leaden commentary – and that’s being polite – that accompanied TVNZ’s coverage of the opening ceremony.
Keith Quinn and John McBeth may be respected sports broadcasters, but on this occasion they would have been far more eloquent had they simply shut up. Their clumsy attempts to do justice to the extraordinary spectacle unfolding before them served only to demonstrate how far out of their natural oeuvre they were. You could almost sense their relief when the teams started marching into the stadium, thus giving them an opportunity to scramble onto more familiar ground – all that prosaic stuff about who was leading which team, how many Games they’d attended and what medals they were in contention for.
It’s often struck me that for a country supposedly obsessed with sport, we are poorly served by our sports broadcasters. At best they are journeymen – knowledgeable enough, and likeable, but quite incapable of reaching beyond the traditional jock-strap audience, or of communicating the magic and sublimity of sport at its finest.
The dullest of them all is the somnolent Murray Deaker, whose popularity can only be explained by the low expectations of his listeners.
Labels: Sport
Steve Withers said...
The opening ceremony certainly looked like an amazing spectacle....the few pieces I've seen of it.
I've been following China's public pronouncements for some time now. They aren't carried in our local media, for the most part, so we don't have much insight generally into how they see the world.
For example, they read the tea leaves on the Bush Administration before Bush even took office. They explicitly referenced the neo-con policies - based on the poeple involved and their public pronouncements through groups like the PNAC - and reacted to them. Russia did likewise. So while we in the West were being told that this neo-con stuff was all conspiracy theory nonsense, China and Russia signed a treaty forming an alliance explicitly to counter it. It's the reason why China announced a space program to land a man on the Moon and go to Mars.....forcing Bush to announce the same thing a few months later.
In many ways we STILL have not caught up with the clear-eyed view the Chinese government has of the West in general and the US in particular.
As for Darfur, China is forced to look for oil in places other countries in the American club can eschew. China does not want it's energy access to be at the mercy of the Americans or anyone else.....so again, we see the law of unintended consequences operating. If the shoe were on the other foot and China controlled the oil access, it would the US dealing with Sudan as it has dealt with many other murderous dictators in the past. I don't think we can mount to many high horses in these matters.
If we really want to help the people in Darfur, we'd create a global energy regime that was neutral and ensured equitable access to whatever was available.....and not allow one power or bloc to have defacto hegemony over such a critical resource.
My brother has done two "tours" in Darfur with Medicins du Monde and has some interesting stories to tell about who does what there. That's about resources, too.
Karl du Fresne said...
My sincere thanks to readers of my blog (all three of you) who were too polite to point out that I inadvertently referred to the 1938 Berlin Olympics when, of course, they took place in 1936. Why is there never a subeditor around when you want one?
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Communists for Corbyn
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Everyday Inferno Theatre Company
IN RESIDENCE: November 27, 2018 – December 17, 2018
Regina Robbins’ Quicksand tracks the journey of Helga Crane, daughter of a Danish white mother and West Indian black father, as she searches for a community of her own. Crane’s travels take her through black, white, and predominantly male-dominated populations of the deep South, Denmark, and New York, eventually returning her to the same place she started – still other, still alien, still unfulfilled. Dynamic staging and an electric ensemble reflect the constant motion and deep unrest that comes from trying to find one’s place in the world.
PERFORMANCES:Sat 12/1 7:30pm , Sun 12/2 2pm, Sun 12/2 7pm, Mon 12/3 7:30pm, Wed 12/5 7:30pm, Thu 12/6 7:30pm, Fri 12/7 3pm, Fri 12/7 7:30pm, Sat 12/8 7:30pm, Sun 12/9 7:30pm, Tue 12/11 4pm, Tue 12/11 8pm, Wed 12/12 7:30pm, Thu 12/13 7:30pm, Fri 12/14 7:30pm, Sat 12/15 7:30pm
LENGTH OF SHOW: 2hr 45 min including an intermission
PRICE: VIP $35/ $20/ OUR 5@$5 TICKETING INITIATIVE
At IRT:154 Christopher st. NYC #3B (third floor)
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Everyday Inferno continues our commitment to accessible programming with our 5@$5 ticketing initiative. For each performance, five $5 tickets will be available for purchase. Remaining tickets will be available at our general admission price of $20.
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Description: Reserved premium seating, plus a free drink and a program signed by the company
Playwright: Regina Robbins
Adapted from: Nella Larsen
Director: Anaïs Koivisto
Choreographer: Allison Beler
Lighting Design: Gilbert “Lucky” Pearto
Production Stage Manager: Elliott Karliner
Costume Design: Asia-Anansi McCallum
Scenic Design: Tekla Monson
Sound Design: Grace Oberhofer
Producer: Katherine Sommer
Featuring: Tommy Coleman, Malloree Hill, Veronique Jeanmarie, Tyler Johnson, Michael Anthony Jones*, Gabrielle Laurendine, Ava Sofia Mattox, Synead Nichols, Sam Ogilvie, Michael Quattrone*, Monica Rodrigues, Marissa Stewart*, and Chris Wight
*these Actors are appearing courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association
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Leader of Groups Linked to Hamas Featured at U of Miami Commencement Ceremony - Joe Kaufman
by Joe Kaufman
Graduating students forced to listen to CAIR operative Wilfredo Amr Ruiz.
Wilfredo Amr Ruiz is fervently involved with groups that incite terror and bigotry. So why would the University of Miami allow him to participate in a commencement ceremony for its students and subject them to prejudice and propaganda in the name of interfaith representation? School officials have much to answer for.
On December 15, 2016, the University of Miami (UM) held its 2016 Commencement Ceremony at UM’s Convocation Center. The commencement ceremony is meaningful recognition for the years of hard work students put in during their time at the university. It would have been a special day for all in the graduating class had it not been for one controversial speaker who, in this author’s opinion, marred the event by giving the opening invocation for the ceremony.
That speaker was radical Muslim activist Wilfredo Ruiz, who shared the stage with a rabbi and a priest. In one photo from the event – a ‘selfie’ – the three of them are smiling alongside the President of UM and former Secretary of Health of Mexico, Julio Jose Frenk Mora. The rabbi, Lyle Rothman, has used an Israeli flag as the ‘cover photo’ for his Facebook page at least five times. Rothman will probably not be thrilled to find out that Ruiz is associated with Hamas and anti-Semitism and labels the Jewish state “the Apartheid beast.”
Ruiz is the Communications Director for the Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). For the commencement ceremony, CAIR referred to him as “CAIR-Florida Chaplain.
CAIR was created in June 1994 as part of an umbrella group led by then-global head of Hamas, Mousa Abu Marzook. CAIR has been named by the US government a co-conspirator for two federal trials dealing with the financing of millions of dollars to Hamas. In November 2014, along with ISIS and al-Qaeda, CAIR was designated a terrorist organization by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government. Many CAIR representatives have served prison time and/or have been deported from the US for terrorist-related activity.
CAIR-Florida reflects the same violent extremism as its parent group. In August 2014, CAIR-Florida Executive Director Hassan Shibly, who has denied Hezbollah is a terrorist group, wrote, “Israel and its supporters are enemies of God...” In July 2014, CAIR-Florida co-sponsored a pro-Hamas rally in Downtown Miami, where rally goers shouted, “We are Hamas” and “Let’s go Hamas.” Following the rally, the event organizer, Sofian Abdelaziz Zakkout, wrote, “Thank God, every day we conquer the American Jews like our conquests over the Jews of Israel!”
Sofian Zakkout is the President of the American Muslim Association of North America (AMANA), one of the other co-sponsors of the 2014 pro-Hamas rally. Zakkout is a known supporter of Hamas, stating in August 2015, “Hamas is in my heart and on my head.” Wilfredo Ruiz is the legal advisor for AMANA and founded the Puerto Rico and Connecticut chapters of the group. Ruiz is additionally a Corporate Director for AMANA’s sister organization, American Muslims for Emergency and Relief (AMER), another co-sponsor of the pro-Hamas rally.
AMANA, which is based in South Florida, actively uses the internet to propagate material vilifying Jews, Christians and homosexuals. In one article previously found on AMANA’s website, it is stated, “Every believer should firmly believe that the Jews and Christians are kuffaar [infidels] and enemies of Allaah, His deen, the Prophet Muhammad, and the Believers… The efforts to gain the friendship of the Jews and Christians are useless, as they will never be pleased with the Muslims until the Muslims follow their religion.”
Currently, AMANA is promoting on its website and Facebook page videos of white supremacist and former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke. In July 2010, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) condemned AMANA for posting onto its website homepage a blatantly anti-Semitic Duke Video. The ADL described the video as being “venomous.” The video was posted right above an expose about Ruiz. AMANA President Sofian Zakkout has described Duke as “David Duke, a man to believe in!” and has said of Duke, “I respect him for his honesty!”
In November, Ruiz posted onto his Facebook page a photo of himself shoulder-to-shoulder with Zakkout at the Miami, Florida AMANA office, writing, “Solving the world problems with my dear brother Sofian Zakkout.” Apart from his embrace of Hamas and his adoration for David Duke, Zakkout has repeatedly referred to Jews as “monkeys and pigs” and has used social media to spread the claim that the “Holocaust was faked.”
This month, Ruiz posted on Facebook a photo of himself with CAIR’s Hezbollah terror denier Hassan Shibly and the President of the Islamic Center of Boca Raton (ICBR) Bassem Alhalabi. Alhalabi co-founded ICBR with Hamas web designer Syed Khawer Ahmad. Prior to arriving in Boca, Alhalabi was an assistant to Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) leader Sami al-Arian, while al-Arian was setting up PIJ in the US. In June 2003, the US Department of Commerce charged Alhalabi with illegally shipping a $13,000 military-grade thermal imaging device to Syria.
Next to the photo, which was taken at the Meza Mediterranean Grill & Bar in Boca, Ruiz wrote, “Alhamdulillah for the good times among beautiful brothers… strong supporters of CAIR-Florida. May Allah always bless them and their families, Amiin!” The three, along with Zakkout, were all together, this past November, in Coral Springs, Florida, at CAIR-Florida’s annual banquet, to hear featured speaker Siraj Wahhaj, the imam of Brooklyn, New York’s At-Taqwa Mosque and, according to the US government, a party to the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center.
You can tell a lot about someone from the company he keeps. Wilfredo Amr Ruiz’s company speaks volumes. And his leadership within groups associated with Hamas and David Duke says so much more.
For the University of Miami to allow someone like Ruiz to speak at an event as important to its students and faculty as its Commencement Ceremony is both alarming and detrimental to the institution’s credibility. This is indeed a mark of shame for the school.
UM has clearly failed its students and faculty by hosting Ruiz and, in doing so, has implied tacit approval of his radical activities and associations, which pose a threat to both local and national security.
If you wish to voice your opinion on this matter, you may contact the office of UM President Julio Frenk, by phone at 305-284-5155 or by email at president@miami.edu. Please be respectful in any and all communications with President Frenk and his staff.
Beila Rabinowitz, Director of Militant Islam Monitor, contributed to this report.
Joe Kaufman was the 2016 Republican nominee for United States House of Representatives in Florida’s 23rd Congressional District. He is an expert in the fields of counter-terrorism, foreign affairs and energy independence for America. He has been featured on all major cable networks, including Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, PBS and C-SPAN. Joe has been instrumental in getting terrorist charities shut down and terror-related individuals put behind bars. Exactly one month prior to the September 11 attacks, he predicted the attacks by stating in an article that “the 1993 World Trade Center bombing was no aberration” and that it would happen again.
Source: http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/265854/leader-groups-linked-hamas-featured-u-miami-joe-kaufman
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I'm A House Gangster presents The Gangstercast
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Mark Farina is a DJ and producer, known for his Chicago house, acid jazz and downtempo works and recently known also from house compilations, El Divinio. He is primarily identified with the house music scene in San Francisco, California, where he resides, but DJs widely around the world.
Gangstercast 69 bings Farina’s usual or unusual variety of underground chunky funky goodness to new listeners and old heads alike. For the mix he’s selected some goodies from his arsenal of new underground jammies with just a vibe in mind to fit this Gangstercast.
For Farina the House Gangster movement mean is about capturing the spirit of the days when there were true gangsters listening to house in chicago in the late eighties, a certain rawness, toughness, trackyness and attitude that combines into certain style of house.
“White, latino, black...the only sound of the underground in the streets was house music”
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Discover the beautiful Cotswold Hills and magnificent Ble…
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•Maximum 16 people per tour
•Visit the villages of Burford, Bibury , Bourton on the Water and Stow on the Wold
•Enjoy a delicious two course lunch in a thousand year old tavern
•Entry to Blenheim Palace & Gardens
We head out to the west of London to the gentle rolling limestone hills of the Cotswolds, driving down single track narrow country lanes in our minibus, exploring the back roads and little winding valleys. With an expert guide on board we will learn of the rise and fall of the wool trade in this region and how it left behind a landscape untouched by the modern world, featuring small honey coloured stone villages and hidden green valleys with babbling streams.
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We continue our drive after lunch through more Cotswold scenery to stately and opulent Blenheim Palace, the largest privately owned house in the country and birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill. We tour the grand interior and walk amongst the lavish formal gardens and the breathtaking landscaped grounds by Capability Brown, featuring its impressive lake. There will be time to visit the Churchill Museum and see the room where he was born in 1874. Marvel at a building created to rival Versailles, and soak in the wonderful views before our return to London.
Departure points:
07:15am Outside The British Museum main entrance, Great Russell Street
07:30am Outside Cumberland Hotel, Marble Arch. Please note that from Spring 2019, the Cumberland Hotel will be changing its name to to the 'Hard Rock Hotel'.
07:45am Outside Holiday Inn Kensington Forum, 97 Cromwell Road
Tour Timings:
Depart 07:45am Central London
Arrive 10:00am Burford
Depart 10:30am Burford
Arrive 11:00am Bibury
Depart 11:30am Bibury
Arrive 12:20pm Stow-On-The-Wold
for a Pub lunch
Depart 1:45pm Stow-On-The-Wold
Arrive 2:30pm Blenheim Palace
Depart 4:30pm Blenheim Palace
Arrive 6:30pm London Victoria Station
Please note that all timings above are estimated and assuming normal traffic conditions. Due to the changeable nature of road conditions, we cannot guarantee a precise time when you will get back to London, it is usually between 6-7pm. On the return to London your driver will drop you at Victoria Train Station in the city centre. This is one of the largest transport stations in London, with excellent connections to all parts of London and beyond.
Adult: $260
Child (3 to 15): $230
Wicklow, Avoca (Ballykissangel) and Glendalough
Rail & Coach Day Tour OR Shore Excursion
2019 Dates Daily (Except Sundays), all year
Depart: 09:40 Dublin Connolly Station
Return: 16:45 Dublin Connolly Station
IDEAL FOR CRUISE PASSENGERS TO DUBLIN! - SHORE EXCURSION!
FREE TRANSFERS FROM CRUISE SHIP AT 09:00 AND RETURN BY 17:00.
LOOK OUT FOR THE YELLOW COACH.
Travel along East Coast
Enjoy a spectacular rail journey along Dublin’s East Coast to Arklow, Wicklow - part of Ireland’s Ancient East. Travel from Dublin where Killiney bay & beach unfold in front of you. The train follows the coast and hugs the cliff edge as we make our way to Arklow. This tour visits the village of Avoca, known as ‘Ballykissangel’ and Avoca Handweavers, the oldest working woollen mill. Treat yourself to vibrant coloured handcrafts. The tour finishes with a trip to the 12th Century Monastic settlement of Glendalough, nestled in the valley of the two lakes, before returning to Dublin by coach.
- Return Rail Travel
- Reserved Seats on the train
- Host throughout
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- Escorted Coach
- Free return trip transfers from Cruise Terminal to Railway Station
Full Day Tour: Dublin to Wicklow
Check-in is 20 minutes prior to Train Departure Time.
Customer Service Desk at Connolly Station where our Check-In representative will be in their yellow jacket!
Check-in for 09:40 departure from Dublin Connolly Station to Arklow.
Enjoy an elevated view of Dublin City and its architecture as the train travels south from Dublin Connolly station towards Arklow, Co. Wicklow. Regarded as one of the one most stunning train routes in Ireland the train journey hugs the coastline as it travels towards Bray and Greystones along the coast and cliff edge. From Arklow, the tour continues by coach onto Avoca Handweavers for a personal tour of the oldest working woollen mill, since 1723. Our lunch stop is at a local pub, Fitzgeralds of Avoca, which serves up hearty Irish pub fare. Avoca is sometimes known as Ballykissangel, where the successful BBC television series of the same name was filmed. Our next stop is Glendalough, a 12th century monastic settlement. We take you to the Upper Lake of Glendalough - this was the original site of the monastic settlement, and features Reefert Church, Temple-na-Skellig, St. Kevin's Cell, St. Kevin's Bed, the Caher, and various crosses. We then walk back along the boardwalk to the Monastic City where you can see ruins of churches, a graveyard and the famous Round Tower. The tour then continues through the stunning landscape of Wicklow before your return journey to Dublin. We arrive back to Dublin at 16:45.
Per person: $110-120
Sagrada Familia - Skip the Line
La Sagrada Familia Basílica. We will visit the astonishing interior of this church, where vaults reach seventy meters. Antoni …
La Sagrada Familia Basílica. We will visit the astonishing interior of this church, where vaults reach seventy meters. Antoni Gaudí designed a Latin cross plan with five aisles, extremely rich in ornamentation and symbolism. We will also visit Sagrada Familia museum, where you will see drawings, plaster models and pictures about the history and development of this basilica from its early beginnings to the present day. The museum will also give valuable information about Antoni Gaudi´s life and career.
Visit the astonishing interior of the La Sagrada Familia Basílica
Explore the Sagrada Familia Museum with its drawings, plaster models and pictures about the history and development of this basilica
Learn about the Antoni Gaudi´s life and career
Admissions to see the interior of La Sagrada Familia Basillica and Museum
Tour Languages Include: Spanish & English
Hotel Pick-up and Drop-off
Optional Gratuities
This tour is available upon request ONLY.
Please arrive 15 minutes early at address Julia Central de Viajes at Plaça Sagrada Familia number 3.
The tour ends at Sagrada Familia
Operates
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Newgrange & Hill Of Tara Tour
Large Coach Day Tour
2019 Dates Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays (April to October)…
Time: 9am for 9hrs approx
Depart: Arrive 15min early at 17 Lower O'Connell Street
Return: 17 Lower O'Connell Street
Visit a Unesco World Heritage site. See Hill of Tara, seat of the High Kings. Enjoy guaranteed entry to the tomb.
- Full day tour with local expert
- Guaranteed entry to the tomb of Newgrange!
- Hill Of Tara
- Howth Village & spectacular views from Howth summit
Sit back and relax as we escape deep into the countryside. We will take you back in time to the seat of the High Kings of Ireland at the Hill of Tara.
Continuing to Newgrange, this magnificent UNESCO World heritage site is dated 3,200BC and is one of the oldest and largest Neolithic burial chambers in Europe predating the Egyptian pyramids! As part of your experience you will be taken on a guided tour inside the tomb of Newgrange. We are one of the few companies who can provide you with this unique experience.
Our last stop of the day is in a small picturesque fishing village of Howth. We drive through Howth Summit where you can end the day with spectacular views looking out over Dublin Bay. Let the fresh sea breeze invigorate you before we head back to the city via a coastal route.
- Entry to the tomb, Newgrange
- English live guided tour
- Wi-Fi on board
- Optional gratuities
- Arrive 15min early at 17 Lower O'Connell Street
- Departs 9am on Mon, Tue, Fri & Sat from Apr-Oct.
Per person: $75 - 90
Giverny - Claude Monet’s Home and Gardens
Enjoy an afternoon visit to Claude Monet’s home and gardens
Enjoy an afternoon visit to Claude Monet…
Enjoy an afternoon visit to Claude Monet’s home and gardens. Inspired by the beauty and peace of the colorful Giverny countryside, Monet settled here in 1883 and stayed for the rest of his life.
You’ll be treated to a guided tour of Monet’s exquisite flower gardens with their famous Japanese bridge. Then enjoy free time to explore Monet’s home and former studio. Spend the rest of the afternoon shopping or take a stroll to the Museum of American Art.
Guided visits in English at each departure.
Guided visits in Spanish every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday afternoon.
Guided visits in Portuguese every Tuesday and Friday afternoon.
Guided visits in Chinese every Friday afternoon / Wednesday morning.
Guided visits in French every Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday afternoon / Monday and Sunday morning.
Claude Monet’s Home and Gardens
Free Time Included
Transportation to Central Paris Departure Point Near Louvre Museum
Hotel Transportation
April to October - daily
Time: 8:15 am - 1:15pm or 1:45pm - 6:45pm
Price per adult from... $125-135
Price per child (age 3-11) from... $75-85
Prague Dinner Cruise
Your cruise down the Vltava River includes an excellent buffet dinner on board. The Vltava River travels through the historical cen…
Your cruise down the Vltava River includes an excellent buffet dinner on board. The Vltava River travels through the historical centre of Prague past many brilliantly lit landmarks. During the cruise, which begins at Cechuv Bridge, you will have a spectacular panoramic night view of Prague Castle, once the residence of Czech rulers since the 9th century.
In addition, you will see famous St. Vitus Cathedral, Charles Bridge (founded by Charles IV In the 14th century), Petrin with its copy of the Eiffel Tower, the National Theatre built thanks to donations from the residents of Prague, Vysehrad Castle which was the residence of the first Czech princess, and Slavin Cemetery where many of the most famous Czech personalities now rest.
Dinner Cruise Admission Ticket
Deluxe Buffet Style Dinner
Transportation to Departure Point
Additional Drinks Aside From Welcome Drink
See Brilliantly Illuminated Landmarks Bordering the Vlatva River Including Charles Bridge, Vysehrad Castle, the National Theatre and More!
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Montmartre + The Louvre Museum
Stroll along the charming streets of the famous artists' village of Montmartre and marvel at the renowned exhibits at the Louvr…
Stroll along the charming streets of the famous artists' village of Montmartre and marvel at the renowned exhibits at the Louvre Museum.
See the charming village of Montmartre where many artists (Van Gogh, Renoir, Picasso) settled to enjoy the simple and peaceful country life towards the end of the 19th century. The tour begins with a guided walking tour of the village and Place du Tertre. Afterward, travelers are free to explore the village including the Sacred Heart Basilica on top of the hill.
From Montmartre, the tour heads to the Louvre Museum, where a guided visit will take you through its many exhibits such as the Winged Victory, the Venus of Milo, and Da Vinci's famous Mona Lisa.
Itinerary*
- Ride to Montmartre by coach and funicular
- Guided walking tour of the village and Place du Tertre
- Guided visit to the Louvre
English and Spanish - Saturday (until 31 March 2015)
English, Spanish, Italian - Friday
English, Spanish, French - Wednesday (until 31 March 2015)
English, Spanish, French, German - Wednesday (starting 01 April 2015)
English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian - Monday
- Transportation in luxury air conditioned coach or minibus.
- Entrance tickets to the Louvre Museum
- Authorisation fees for guided visits
- Ticket for the Parisian funicular or the Montmartre shuttle
- Services of a licensed multilingual guide.
- Meals and drinks
- Tips and gratuities
- Optional activity costs
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
- Children below 3 years old are free of charge.
- On Mondays and Saturdays, the Louvre visit will come before Montmartre.
- On Wednesdays and Fridays, it is possible to stay at the Louvre for the late night opening. The Louvre is open till 22:00
Year round - Monday, Wednesday & Friday
Departs 2pm for 4.5 hours
Price per child from... $70-80
Mines & Mountains
A tour through the heart of South Wales to the Brecon Beacons National Park.
We start the day at 'Big Pit' Na…
We start the day at 'Big Pit' National Mining Museum of Wales for a visit to a famous Welsh coal mine and its award winning* underground tour**. The descent into the depths attract people from all around the world to visit and wonder at the life a coal miner in Wales over 100 years ago. You will discover how this part of the world became the heart of the Industrial Revolution and how the town of Blaenavon has now become a World Heritage Site.
Travelling a short distance we enter the Brecon Beacons National Park for a tour of some breathtaking Welsh countryside. This is a landscape shaped by glaciers but now with rolling green hills, sandstone peaks, high mountain lakes and cascading waterfalls.
The town of Brecon is on route - and what a lovely town it is too. Cosy little streets with plenty of shops and boutiques. A fine Cathedral, museum, indoor market and a number of well stocked craft shops to keep you browsing. As for lunch, Brecon has some lovely cafes and pubs but the Tower Cafe at St Mary's church in the centre of town is something different with fine food and the chance of a chat with the locals.
We stop next at the National Park Visitors Centre situated in the heart of this inspiring 'breathing space' to discover why the Brecon Beacons is so special***. Maybe you'll feel like a short walk or perhaps, if you're feelinga little fitter, a walk up to an ancient iron-age hillfort to stand where people lived over 2500 yrs ago.
*Gulbenkian Award winner for museums & galleries 2005 & UNESCO World Heritage Town
**Big Pit's underground tour is not available in January. Surface tours are available.
***UNESCO Geopark 'Fforest Fawr' & recently named the world's 5th International Dark Sky Reserve
-National Coal Mining Museum 'Big Pit' at Blaenavon
-Tour of the Brecon Beacons National Park (BBNP):
Brecon town (inc lunch time),
-Brecon Cathedral
-National Park Visitors Centre
-Iron age hillfort (optional - 40 minute total walk)
(Non-walkers stay at the visitor centre for: cafe, exhibition, video room and shop) - short walk available here too.
(No admissions are applicable on this tour)
Departure days: Every Tuesday & Friday
Departs: 0900hrs
Returns: 1730hrs
Pickup point: National Museum Cardiff
Per person from... $110-124
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Per adult $27
Per senior $21
Lunch in the Cotswolds
- Lunch in a 17th Century former coaching Inn in Bibury
- See the most beautiful village in England…
- In depth tour of the picturesque region
Our full day tour begins in Burford, where the magnificent high street holds every
variety of Cotswold stone. There will be time to visit the tea houses and shops before we head south to Bibury described as the ‘prettiest village in the Cotswolds’, by William Morris.
Lunch in Bibury
Lunch beckons and what better way to satisfy your hunger than with a fabulous two course lunch in the Swan Hotel situated in the centre of Bibury overlooking the River Coln. The 17th century former coaching Inn serves a fabulous range of traditional cooking, ales and fine wines.
Northern Cotswolds
In the afternoon we take a leisurely drive passing through charming villages before visiting Bourton-on-the-water and Stow-on-the Wold, two of the most picturesque parts of the northern Cotswolds. Your guide will take you on a short walk in each village explaining their history before rejoining the coach and returning to London.
*On rare occasions that if the Swan Hotel is not available we will use a suitable alternative in a different village.
Sunday, Tuesday & Friday at 8.15am - approx. 10 hours tour
Child (3-16): $146
Senior (60+): $160
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Stalida is a seaside settlement 30km east of Heraklion and is located between Hersonissos and Malia at a short distance to both of them. It is the newest settlement in the area and was developed and set up due to tourism. From a small village created by the inhabitants of Mochos, Stalida is, nowadays, a popular tourist resort.
During the first decades of the last century, there were some storehouses belonged to merchants from Mochos in the area and Stalida was also used as a harbor for the export of the products produced in the wide region and Lasithi. Stalida was referred to as Stalis with 23 inhabitants for the first time in the census of 1940 in the community of Mochos. The name “Stalis” is an ancient Greek place name and comes from the verb “stalizo” (i. e. rest under a shade) as at this place, the stockbreeders from the surrounding areas let their sheep and goats get rested.
Unlike the adjacent settlements of Hersonissos and Malia with their lively nightlife, Stalida is a quieter place comparing to them and is offered for family holidays. Visitors can enjoy unique moments of fun and relaxation in Stalida beach whose reference point is the 5km long coastal road where shops, restaurants and bars are located. Next to the coastal road, there is a 2km long sandy beach with clear, crystal and shallow waters extending to the east. The beach is well organized and its waters are gradually deepening, which is ideal for young children. There are lifeguards too and there are many options for water sport enthusiasts. The beach consists of two sections which are separated by rocks while in a part of the beach, there is a palm grove. Around the middle of the beach, there is the Byzantine church of Agios Ioannis, built in the rocks in 1600.
For those who love hiking, a 5km long trail starts from Stalida and leads to Mochos. This path called Bulgarian Path as it was created by Bulgarian prisoners during the Second World War.
On 12th of August every year, the famous and important event “Chorodion” is organized in the courtyard of the church of Agios Ioannis, where visitors will have the chance to see and admire the traditional Cretan costumes, Cretan dances, Cretan music and food preparation while the entrance is free.
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World Artists and their Story, 41 – Robin Lutz
Robin Lutz makes documentaries about important figures in cultural life. Documentaries appeared about Spinoza, Johan Bartold Jongkind, Hendrik Willem Mesdag and Escher, the graphic artist, who felt more like a mathematician than an artist. A number of Lutz’ documentaries entered the cinema circuit, including ‘M.C. Escher, Journey to infinity’. This film, recently awarded in Montreal, Canada, is now also going abroad.
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I speak to Robin Lutz in his workspace at Amsterdam’s Veerkade in The Hague. Lutz: “The Escher film has already been sold to various countries, including Germany, Italy and Japan. Negotiations are ongoing for release in the USA. The film will be shown during the European film days in Japan in the summer of 2019.” The voice-over is spoken by Stephan Fry, the English comedian, actor and writer. Lutz shows me a fragment. Wonderful as Fry provides every sentence with intonations and exclamations.
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The film is also special because Escher is speaking (via a voice-over). Robin Lutz and his film partner Marijnke de Jong, who focused on art-historical aspects, got Eschers personal experiences from his letters that they uncovered in various archives and museums. Lutz really got to know Escher during the making of the film. “I got him out of the shadow – with Marijnke de Jong. He was a man who was able to marvel at an old age. He had an openness to life that he saw full of wonder. For instance he always walked around with a magnifying glass, which he then used to study the small world such as a blade of grass.”
Robin Lutz ontvangt de Spinoza penning
The collaboration with Marijnke de Jong went very well. “We were almost complementary. I approach the matter visually, and I am quite impulsive. She places all information in a historical and artistic context. You get a reply, while we squabbled we came to a higher level.” The collaboration also went well with the editor, Moek de Groot. “An editor can make and break a movie. De Groot was fantastic. We were on the same wavelength. ‘Give me half a day’, he sometimes said. The result was even better than I had imagined.” No fewer than 18,000 people saw the film in the cinema, much for a documentary.
A few weeks ago, the Escher film was shown at a film festival in Greece. Lutz was invited. “After the performance there was a Q and A, a question and answer session. That is more emotional over there than in the Netherlands. After the Q and A a mother and daughter came to me. ‘I already knew’, she said, ‘but after seeing the film, I know for sure: my daughter is going to art school’.”
Spinoza It went very differently with his Spinoza film, which also went to the cinemas. That film was also well-attended, among others by students who went to watch in groups. “I was surrounded by professors during the making. I received a (mini) lecture of four months. Then you automatically become an expert. Spinoza is, by what he then thought, relevant to our time. It’s about trying to listen to each other and trying to understand each other. At the end of the film, the conclusion is that understanding and knowledge open the way to happiness. It was very special to make this film, especially since Spinoza’s thinking is still relevant today. ”
Robin Lutz’s workspace is in a special location. The painter Johan Barthold Jongkind lived here more than 150 years ago. The original house has been demolished and replaced by a modern residential complex, with theater and film house designed by Herman Hertzberger. Lutz also made a film about Jongkind.
“He was an important painter. There is a Jongkindroom in the Louvre in Paris. His studio from the past was demolished. That was in the 1970s when city planners wanted to provide the city with fast motorways. If they could have gone their way, not only Jongkind’s house but also the somewhat further situated Spinoza house and the Holy Ghost Court (Heilige Geest Hofje) had been demolished. Fortunately, the resistance against it worked out well.”
Robin Lutz & Graham Nash.
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Robin Lutz is from an art family. The Lutz brothers (Ton, Pieter, Lucas, Luc) were famous actors. His father was a landscape graphic artist. “He had done the Royal Academy and then taught graphics at the Free Academy. In the 1950s, he received major commissions from Philips, and the family had to live in a hotel in Nuenen for five months, precisely when ‘Lust for Life’ was recorded with Kirk Douglas in Nuenen. Everything there was already dominated by Vincent van Gogh.
I took my first steps in the film business as an assistant director for advertising films and short feature films. In the end I did not continue with advertising and feature films, but opted for documentaries about real people and their stories; preferably in a cultural context. For example, I made portraits of Rembrandt, Marten Toonder, Jongkind, Escher and Spinoza, but also made documentaries of major periods in history such as the Battle of The Hague, May days 1940.
He shot the Rembrandt film in Rembrandt’s own house, the Rembrandt House on Jodenbreestraat in Amsterdam. “30 years of research has been done into what that house looked like in Rembrandt’s time. And then it was built back to that time. I have recorded this. How do you build your house back to the 17th century?” In the film about the Battle of The Hague, he focused on a ‘ forgotten period’ in the beginning of the Second World War. “The Germans invaded the Netherlands on 10 May 1940. They tried to get hold of Ypenburg airport, but that didn’t work. They lost 200 planes at Ypenburg. That was a blow to Germany and sidelined the idea of conquering England. In that film I got all sorts of people involved in front of my camera: a tank commander, an aviator. They were people of 80 years old. For the film’s premiere, I ordered an armored car from the war museum. A target of the German shooters were the door cracks of the cabin of the tank. That way the people in that tank could see with their own eyes what it looked like and how it must have felt when glowing bullet splinters flew through the tank. ”
Does Robin Lutz have a key work, a directional work that stands out? “My key work is always the last film. So now ‘M.C. Escher, Journey to infinity’. New things and different points of view appear in this film. The film has been awarded in the Netherlands and Canada. Now the first steps are being taken abroad. It has already been sold to Germany and Austria. In June the film went to the Tokyo Film Festival. There it was shown eight times. I have been there, also for two Q and A’s together with my film partner Marijnke. The Japanese proved to be crazy about Escher.”
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Finally: what will be the future of the film and in particular Lutz’s films? “The technical developments are going extremely fast. Filming with your phone is an extraordinary new development, especially if you know what you are doing. It used to be unthinkable, but now for 1000 euros you have a telephone, a camera and a film device with internal finishing options. You can film in situations where you could not film in the past. Under a moving train you can hang a ‘gopro camera’, which captures the flashing railway sleepers and at the same time you can use a drone that flies above the train. All fantastic technical resources that are added, comparable with the electric guitar that came alongside the Spanish guitar. But in the end it’s all about telling a story well. That is a profession that you learn slowly. “
1)macro shots, 2) Spinoza film: Vincent Icke in Hofwijck, 3) Spinoza film, poster, 4) Spinoza medal received, 5) Escher film poster, 6) Escher prints in atelier Baarn, 7) Robin Lutz & Graham Nash, 8) Rows waiting for an exhibition in Milan, 9) tattooing Escher image, 10) shooting outside
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From the 10th to the 26th of September hartware medien kunst verein in conjunction with medien_kunst_netz dortmund present the festival Expanded Cinema: Film als Spektakel, Ereignis und Performance (Expanded Cinema: Film as Spectacle, Event and Performance). The programme has been conceived by Mark Webber and is a survey of Expanded Cinema encompassing historical works from the 1960s to the present day. Many of the artist-filmmakers will appear in person and will be available for discussion with the audience after the performances.
»Expanded Cinema« is the term used to describe works that do not conform to the traditional single-screen cinema format. Expanded cinema is not a movement; it is a style of presentation that can be used for films or performances made for a wide variety of aesthetic, personal and political reasons. The only common link between them is that they do not adhere to the »standard« mode of presentation of a single, continuous film projected onto a screen in front of an audience. Projectors are often placed in the room with the audience (not hidden away in a booth at the back) and become part of the overall, participatory event.
The programme stresses the unique, ephemeral and temporal qualities of a finite film or performance that has a beginning, middle and end, and is, by its nature, a shared experience for the assembled audience. There will be no secondary documentation, re-interpretations, installations or static loops, each piece happens once only at a designated time. It presents only film-based, »living works« in their original formats, including multi-screen projections, film performances and expanded cinema events. There will be no use of video or digital technology, but the influence these works have had on the development of new media and gallery installations will be clearly evident.
Participating Artists: Valie Export (Austria), Christian Lebrat (France), Werner Nekes, Jurgen Reble & Thomas Köner (Germany) Malcolm Le Grice, Guy Sherwin (UK), Sandra Gibson & Luis Recoder, Bruce McClure (USA). Plus Films By: Joost Rekveld (Netherlands), Gill Eatherley (UK), Morgan Fisher, Paul Sharits (USA).
Participating Artists: Maria Klonaris & Katerina Thomadaki (Greece/France). Plus Films By: Fred Drummond, Gill Eatherley, Sally Potter, William Raban, James Scott, Chris Welsby (UK), Storm de Hirsch, Claes Oldenburg, Barbara Rubin, Carolee Schneemann, Paul Sharits, Andy Warhol (USA).
Participating Artists: Giovanni Martedi (Italy/France), Wilhelm Hein (Germany), William Raban (UK), Tony Conrad (USA). Plus Films By: Birgit Hein (Germany), Lis Rhodes (UK), Beverly Conrad (USA).
Presented by harware medien kunst verein & medien_kunst_netz dortmund
Curator: Mark Webber
Coordination & Press: Katrin Mundt
Technican: Uwe Gorski
Venue: Phoenixhalle, Hichofenstraße / Ecke Rombergstraße, Dortmund-Hörder, Germany.
In cooperation with dortmund-projet, LEG – landesentwicklungsgesellschaft NRW, Kulturbüro Stadt Dortmund.
Expanded Cinema: Film as Spectacle, Event and Performance presents an international survey of works that transcend the traditional modes of projection.
Film as Spectacle: Expanded Cinema can fill our field our vision as an environment of light-beams or with large, integrated multi-panel projections.
Film as Event: Expanded Cinema works are unique temporal experiences, different every time they are projected and distinct from film installations.
Film as Performance: Expanded Cinema often incorporates live performative actions of the artist-filmmaker, either behind the projector or in front of the screen.
DEFINING ‘EXPANDED CINEMA’
‘Expanded Cinema’ is the term used to describe works that do not conform to the traditional single-screen cinema format. Expanded cinema is not a movement; it is a format of presentation that can be used for films or performances made for a wide variety of aesthetic, personal and political reasons. The only common link between them is that they do not adhere to the ‘standard’ mode of presentation of a single, continuous film projected onto a screen in front of an audience. Projectors are often placed in the room with the audience (not hidden away in a booth at the back) and become part of the overall, participatory event.
Expanded cinema can widen our field of vision. With two (or more) projections side-by-side or vertically aligned, individually images may act in harmony, dialogue or counterpoint with each other. Real time may be measured against itself, exaggerated or contracted; abstraction can be further abstracted. Expanded cinema also explores the transience of the medium – with these works, no two projections are ever the same.
The work often questions the role of the spectator and sometimes what happens across the room is more important than what is on the screen. Expanded cinema can take place in the traditional theatre environment, but a flat, open room with no fixed seating offers filmmakers wider freedom to experiment with projection. Expanded cinema includes films that incorporate live performances, and even light pieces that do not use any film at all.
In his epochal book Expanded Cinema (Studio Vista, 1970), American media theorist Gene Youngblood defines the term in a different way, stating that “When we say expanded cinema we actually mean expanded consciousness”. His hypothesis concerns the moving image in a general utopian sense, is not limited to film technology, and discusses the expansion of cinematic possibilities that was made possible by the invention and integration of the then new technologies of video, computers and holograms at the end of the 1960s. Youngblood covers inter-media events and environments that present an ‘expanded field’ of visual or sensory stimulation.
The range of work that may be called ‘expanded cinema’ is extremely broad, encompassing the multi-media spectacles seen at expos and world fairs, along with the use of film in happenings, light shows, intermedia performances, gallery installations, public actions (which may reference cinema but use none of its technology) and absurdist events that attack the theatrical situation.
Expanded cinema and the projected image has recently been the focus of three major international exhibitions – Into the Light (Whitney Museum, New York, 2001), Future Cinema (ZKM Karlsruhe, 2002), X-Screen (MuMoK, Vienna, 2003) – which have taken significant steps to embrace expanded cinema within the historical framework of contemporary art. Each has importantly included the work of filmmakers from the avant-garde (film co-op) tradition with established visual artists from the art world. But as gallery-based exhibitions presenting continuous installations, or photo and text documentation, they have limited in their ability to demonstrate the vitality of expanded cinema as a performative and variable live event.
Expanded Cinema: Film as Spectacle, Event and Performance is an attempt to redress this imbalance, particularly concentrating on works which developed, more of less, within the tradition of avant-garde and formal filmmaking.
In that context, Expanded Cinema was in many ways an elaboration of the concept of ‘film as film’ pursued by the structural/materialist filmmakers of the 1960s and 70s. It extends their inquiry into the unique properties of the film strip, and the raw physicality of the medium, into the moment of projection.
This hands-on presentation of the work also takes the film avant-garde’s idea of a ‘personal cinema’ back to the home movie that is projected by the family member that shot the film. Performances of expanded cinema often require the presence of the artist-filmmaker, who must physically manipulate the projector in order to present the work completely. The machinery is not hidden away in a projection booth, as is usually the case at a public screening, but is located in the room alongside, or behind, the audience, where it can easily be seen.
Here, the projector, and very moment of projection, becomes analogous to the camera as a mechanism by which the work is physically created and reproduced. With such fundamental forms of cinema, not only the camera, but also the initial impulse or concept, the exposure of the film stock, the methods of printing and processing the film strip, the moment and style of projection, and also the discourse that is built up around the work, contributes to the overall construction of each piece.
With all these aspects vital to a total work, the act of filmmaking becomes extremely artisan. The filmmaker is usually involved with all stages of production and presentation, if not directly executing every phase themselves. Given these conditions it becomes essential to consider these works as having developed from a visual art tradition rather than the more industrialised cinematic approach, and as such there are more direct and visible links between these works and advances in fine art (from abstraction through minimalism and conceptual art), than in the most auteur or independent strains of commercial cinema.
Expanded cinema, like traditional painting and sculpture, is precarious and unstable. Projectors may be turned on at the wrong time to be immediately abandoned and restarted. They may drift out of sync, lamps can blow and films may break. These are rare occurrences, but they keep it real and act as a reminder of the medium and its transient conditions.
Just as old-fashioned, acoustic musical instruments sound warmer and more pleasurable than their digital equivalents, so film retains its unique qualities that make it a richer and more sensual medium than video or new technologies in the moving image. The reassuring clatter and whirr of a mechanical projector and the nerve-wracking moment of projection is a life affirming moment.
In the film underground of the 1960s, many artist-filmmakers began to experiment with different formats of projection, using multiple film projectors, or combining film projectors with other media, sometimes making cinematic shadow plays with only a simple light source. Such activity continues today, with many artists still making the aesthetic choice to use film instead of cheaper, more easily accessible video technology. One day (some believe this is coming soon) it will not be possible to see these works in their original form, with the guiding hands of their creators. Not only are the pioneering filmmakers getting old, but the technology of projectors and also film itself is in danger of becoming obsolete.
Expanded Cinema: First Weekend
10 – 12 September 2004 (First Weekend)
The opening weekend is characterised by a diverse range of works that investigate the properties and use of colour in film and projected light, often using abstract imagery. The season will commence with an early two-screen film by Werner Nekes projected outside the gallery into the surrounding environment. Filmmaker and theorist Malcolm Le Grice will show a selection of his colour field films for up to eight projectors and Jurgen Reble will perform Alchemie (1992), using a mixture of chemical substances to irreversibly transform the composition of a film loop in real time.
Saturday features three young New York artists that recently participated in the Whitney Biennial. The afternoon begins with collaborative works for Super-8 and 16mm by Luis Recoder & Sandra Gibson present and later Bruce McClure performs with four specially adapted projectors. There will also be multi-screen films by Gill Eatherley, Joost Rekveld and Paul Sharits, and a performance by Christian Lebrat.
On Sunday afternoon, Werner Nekes will give a lecture/demonstration that illustrates pre-cinematic precedents of expanded cinema, followed by a special programme in which the screen is not only illuminated, but activated. Valie Export, Malcolm Le Grice, Werner Nekes and Guy Sherwin will present live performances of seminal film actions from the 60s & 70s in a programme that also features Morgan Fisher’s Projection Instructions (1976), which invites the projectionist to get in on the act.
Participating Artists: Valie Export (Austria), Christian Lebrat (France), Werner Nekes, Jurgen Reble & Thomas Köner (Germany) Malcolm Le Grice, Guy Sherwin (UK), Sandra Gibson & Luis Recoder, Bruce McClure (USA).
Plus Films By: Joost Rekveld (Netherlands), Gill Eatherley (UK), Morgan Fisher, Paul Sharits (USA).
EXPANDED CINEMA: OPENING NIGHT
Friday 10 September 2004, at 8pm
Werner Nekes, Schnitte für ABABA, 1967, 11 min, mobile projection
A metrically edited film which animates nature and buildings through rapid changes in light. According to its original instructions, the film will projected outdoors onto the surrounding environment.
Malcolm Le Grice, Matrix, 1973, 18 min, 6 projector performance
Malcolm Le Grice, Blue Field Duration, 1972, 8 min, 2 screen film
Malcolm Le Grice, Threshold, 1972, 17 min, 3 projector performance
Malcolm Le Grice, Horror Film I, 1971, c.15 min, 3 projectors & live performance
As one of the core members of the London Film-Makers’ Co-operative, Le Grice established the idea that printing processing and projection were essential creative elements of filmmaking. His colour field films of the early 70s use rich, dynamic hues, which complement and contrast each other as the projectors are moved in predetermined sequences, creating constantly varied, durational ‘screen structures’.
Jürgen Reble & Thomas Köner, Alchemie, 1992, c.60 min, alchemical sound & film performance
By directly applying chemicals to the emulsion of a prepared film loop, Reble progressively decomposes and modifies the image, whilst Köner creates an electronic, aural counterpart using ambient sound. As the performance progresses, the elements are transformed into an abstract, iridescent unity.
SCHNITTE FÜR ABABA
Werner Nekes, Germany, 1967, 16mm, colour, sound, 11 min, mobile projection
Malcolm Le Grice, UK, 1973, 16mm, colour, sound-on-tape, 18 min, 6 projector performance
BLUE FIELD DURATION
Malcolm Le Grice, UK, 1972, 16mm, colour, sound, 8 min, 2 screen film
Malcolm Le Grice, UK, 1972, 16mm, colour, sound, 17 min, 3 projector performance
Malcolm Le Grice, UK, 1971, 16mm, colour, sound-on-tape, c.15 min, 3 projectors & live performance
Jürgen Reble & Thomas Köner, Germany, 1992, 16mm, colour, sound, c.60 min, alchemical sound & film performance
Ride the Light
EXPANDED CINEMA: RIDE THE LIGHT
Saturday 11 September 2004, at 3pm
Recoder & Gibson, Ride the Light, 2004, c.60 min, multi-projection performance
Working individually and in collaboration as presstapes, Luis Recoder and Sandra Gibson explore the canvas of the filmstrip with the medium of light, manipulating both exposure and projection. For part of this performance, a regular power switch will be used to manually flicker, strobe, and flash forth a unique cinematic phenomenon.
Recoder & Gibson, Fourfold, 2001-04, c.7 min, 4 projector performance
Recoder & Gibson, Color Test, 2003, 5 min, 3 projector performance
Recoder & Gibson, Override, 2004, c.9 min, 2 projector performance
Recoder & Gibson, Ribbon, 2003, 6 min, 4 projector performance
Recoder & Gibson, Alignments for Linea, 2002-04, c.19 min, 2 projector performance
Luis Recoder & Sandra Gibson, USA, 2004, 16mm, colour, sound, c.60 min, multi-projection performance
ride the light is a program of live events for the multiplicity of film projection. the doubling, tripling, and sometimes quadrupling up of screens – in short, the dispersal of cinema – fragments the always already fragmented and in essence, redistributes the temporal distribution of temporality,
the doubling-up of the mechanical-spectacular releases our time machine from the bond of a manufactured ‘ticking away’. the sequential beat of the frame-work (of frame-upon-frame) is followed by the doppelganger to be reproduced not as reproduction of the same thing but as re-production of the dissimilar in simulation.
when twos, threes and fours converge there emerges a ricochet, a shimmer, a ghost. it is this ghosting that cinema pursues with its ‘persistence of vision’ only to erase it from vision – by thickening the still succession, the frame-work in what is called eidetics. ride the light broadens the network of streaks, raises the erasures, re-visions for cinema its indigenous persist-stance.
FOURFOLD
Luis Recoder & Sandra Gibson, USA, 2001-04, 16mm, colour, sound, c.7 min, 4 projector performance
Luis Recoder & Sandra Gibson, USA, 2003, 16mm, colour, sound, 5 min, 3 projector performance
Luis Recoder & Sandra Gibson, USA, 2004, 16mm, colour, sound, c.9 min, 2 projector performance
ALIGNMENTS FOR LINEA
Luis Recoder & Sandra Gibson, USA, 2002-04, 16mm, colour, sound, c.19 min, 2 projector performance
Multi-Screen Films
EXPANDED CINEMA: MULTI-SCREEN FILMS
Abstract colour films for 2 or 3 adjacent projectors. Liminal Minimal is a performance for mobile projectors using red, green and blue colour signals. #5 and Hand Grenade are both 3-screen action paintings produced by trails of light. In Dream Displacement, Sharits manipulates strips of single-frame colour fields, creating a soporific, cinematic meditation.
Christian Lebrat, Liminal Minimal, 1977, c.19 min, 2 screen performance
Joost Rekveld, #5 (Variation 1), 1994, 6 min, 3 screen film
Gill Eatherley, Hand Grenade, 1971, 6 min, 3 screen film
Paul Sharits, Dream Displacement, 1976, 24 min, 2 screen film
LIMINAL MINIMAL
Christian Lebrat, France, 1977, 16mm, colour, silent, c.19 min, 2 screen performance
#5 (VARIATION 1)
Joost Rekveld, Netherlands, 1994, 16mm, colour, silent, 6 min, 3 screen film
Gill Eatherley, UK, 1971, 16mm, colour, sound, 6 min, 3 screen film
DREAM DISPLACEMENT
Paul Sharits, USA, 1976, 16mm, colour, sound-on-tape, 24 min, 2 screen film
Crib & Sift
EXPANDED CINEMA: CRIB & SIFT
Bruce McClure, Crib & Sift, 2001-04, c.90 min, projection performance with adapted projectors
Bruce McClure’s light performances are constructed on the screen using 2 or 4 specially modified projectors. His work “activates cinematic potential, omitting the artistic error of the camera eye, favouring the fugitive chiaroscuro in the automatic theatre of the brain’s emulsion. The programme will manifest the projector as the primary utensil in an enfilade of scotopic visions requisitioned and apportioned according to its rotary on-off swing.”
Bruce McClure, Crossfades, 2003, 13 min, 3 projector performance
Bruce McClure, Circle Jerks, 2002, 16 min, 4 projector performance
Bruce McClure, Presepio, 2003, 16 min, 4 projector performance
Bruce McClure, You Know My Methods, 2003, 15 min, 2 projector performance
Bruce McClure, Double Incident, 2004. 15 min, 4 projector performance
Bruce McClure, USA, 2001-04, 16mm, colour, sound & silent, c.90 min, projection performance with adapted projectors
CROSSFADES
Bruce McClure, USA, 2003, 16mm, colour, silent, 13 min, 3 projector performance
Bruce McClure, USA, 2002, 16mm, colour, sound, 16 min, 4 projector performance
YOU KNOW MY METHODS
DOUBLE INCIDENT
Expanded Pre-Cinema
EXPANDED CINEMA: EXPANDED PRE-CINEMA
Sunday 12 September 2004, at 3pm
Werner Nekes, Expanded Pre-Cinema, illustrated lecture, c.60 min
Werner Nekes presents an illustrated lecture on expanded light projections in the time before film, including demonstrations of objects from his historical collection of pre-cinematic devices.
The Active Screen
EXPANDED CINEMA: THE ACTIVE SCREEN
After Morgan Fisher’s film activates the projector through a series of instructions to its operator, a programme of works that energise the normally passive screen, involving the direct participation of the artist. Guy Sherwin’s magical 8mm performances subtly blur our perception of reality and the projected image. Operation uses the body as projection surface, whilst the artist must draw on the canvas of the screen to fully realise Auf+Ab+An+Zu. After Leonardo uses six projectors to juxtapose a ‘real’ reproduction of the Mona Lisa with its re-photographed image and a Freud text on its creator.
Morgan Fisher, Projection Instructions, 1976, 4 min, film performance
Guy Sherwin, Paper Landscape, 1975, 10 min, film performance
Werner Nekes, Operation, 1967, 4 min, film performance
Valie Export, Auf+Ab+An+Zu, 1968, 4 x 5 min, film performance
Malcolm Le Grice, After Leonardo, 1973, 22 min, multi-screen performance
Guy Sherwin, Man With Mirror, 1976, 10 min, film performance
PROJECTION INSTRUCTIONS
Morgan Fisher, USA, 1976, 16mm, b/w, silent, 4 min, film performance
PAPER LANDSCAPE
Guy Sherwin, UK, 1975, 16mm, colour, silent, 10 min, film performance
Werner Nekes, Germany, 1967, 16mm, colour, silent, 4 min, film performance
AUF+AB+AN+ZU
Valie Export, Austria, 1968, 16mm, colour, silent, 4 x 5 min, film performance
AFTER LEONARDO
Malcolm Le Grice, UK, 1973, 16mm, colour, sound, 22 min, multi-screen performance
MAN WITH MIRROR
Expanded Cinema: Second Weekend
17 – 19 September 2004 (Second Weekend)
The second weekend features double screen projections of personal works, including landscape films, intimate diaries and insurgent affirmations of sexual identity. Andy Warhol’s classic Chelsea Girls (1966), an episodic dual projection starring Factory Superstars in “the Iliad of the underground”, will be shown on Friday evening.
Saturday 18th begins with Paul Sharits visit to Brancusi’s Romanian sculpture garden and Claes Oldenberg’s impressions of swinging London. A programme of works from the London Filmmakers Cooperative includes landscape films of William Raban and Chris Welsby, and reflective domestic observations by Gill Eatherley and Sally Potter. The evening begins will psychedelic films by Fred Drummond, Storm de Hirsch and Barbara Rubin’s orgiastic Christmas on Earth (1963), followed by Soma (1978), a subversive and erotic work by radical feminist artists Maria Klonaris & Katerina Thomadaki.
To close the weekend, multi-media artist Carolee Schneeman will present Kitch’s Last Meal (1973-78), a memorial to the cat featured in her Autobiographical Trilogy (1965-78). This highly emotional piece consists of variable units of private audiotapes and Super-8 films shown in vertical double projection.
Participating Artists: Maria Klonaris & Katerina Thomadaki (Greece/France).
Plus Films By: Fred Drummond, Gill Eatherley, Sally Potter, William Raban, James Scott, Chris Welsby (UK), Storm de Hirsch, Claes Oldenburg, Barbara Rubin, Carolee Schneemann, Paul Sharits, Andy Warhol (USA).
The Chelsea Girls
EXPANDED CINEMA: THE CHELSEA GIRLS
Andy Warhol, The Chelsea Girls, 1966, 210 min, 2 screen films
Warhol’s magnum opus brought the avant-garde into commercial movie theatres. Twin screen projection depicts simultaneous events indifferent rooms of the Chelsea Hotel, playing psychological situations against each other. Factory Superstars including ‘Pope’ Ondine, Brigid Polk, Mary Woronov and Gerard Malanga give extraordinary performances in a fascinating observation of New York’s subculture. Sex, drugs and divinity, with exclusive music by The Velvet Underground.
Andy Warhol, USA, 1966, 16mm, b/w & colour, sound, 210 min, 2 screen film
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Mayor Murray announces $1.1 million in matching fund awards for community-based projects
May 25, 2017 by Office of the Mayor
Mayor Ed Murray has announced an investment of $1,182,400 to support 28 community-initiated projects across the City. The awards are from the Neighborhood Matching Fund’s Community Partnership Fund which provides awards of up to $100,000 to community organizations committed to fostering and building our community. The awards range from $10,500 to $100,000 with the 28 organizations pledging a total of $1,729,494 in community match resources of locally raised money, donated materials, in-kind professional services and volunteer hours.
“Through the Neighborhood Matching Fund, the City helps to support the efforts of the many community members whose creativity and hard work make this a more vibrant, interesting, and inclusive city for everyone,” said Mayor Murray. “From providing free classical concerts to creating a youth fitness challenge to celebrating the rich heritage of ethnic communities – our community members can use this fund to make their ideas come alive, and we are all richer for it.”
NMF consists of two separate funds: Community Partnership Fund, which is offered three times a year with cash awards up to $100,000, and the Small Sparks Fund, which is offered on a rolling basis throughout the year with cash awards of up to $5,000. To make the program more accessible, several enhancements were introduced this year including a streamlined application, added flexibility, and faster review processes. The program improvements have already resulted in nearly half of the applications coming from first time applicant groups. The next CPF application deadlines are June 26 and September 25.
The Neighborhood Matching Fund (NMF) provides more than $3 million each year to local organizations. Over its 29-year history, more than 5,000 projects have been funded in partnership with the NMF Program, and its investment in neighborhoods can be seen across the city. For more information about NMF, visit seattle.gov/neighborhoods/nmf/.
2017 Community Partnership Fund Awards – Spring Cycle
Citywide (Across all Council Districts)
$95,400 to The Seattle Globalist to organize a series of 17 free media workshops to train diverse communities to identify and produce multimedia stories about issues facing international communities around Seattle. The stories will be featured on its website and at a public celebration this fall. (Community match: $53,760)
$100,000 to Seattle Repertory Theatre to engage all ages and backgrounds from eight neighborhoods to participate in one year of free theatre-based classes led by professional teaching artists. It will include a production of four performances featuring the participants. (Community match: $734,493)
$60,000 to Town Hall Seattle to facilitate Inside/Out Community-Created Events in four neighborhoods. Neighborhood committees will collaborate as co-creators to develop and produce three to five inclusive arts and civics events in their neighborhoods. (Community match: $100,900)
$50,000 to Center for Linguistic and Cultural Democracy to organize a series of workshops and events to celebrate the arts and culture of the Caribbean throughout summer 2017. (Community match: $46,440)
$100,000 to Friends of Highland Park Elementary to construct a new public entryway and new play features at the Highland Park Elementary School playground. (Community match: $129,400)
$28,300 to Friends of 5th and Cloverdale to engage the community and a landscape architecture consulting team in a design process for streetscape improvements at the intersection of 5th Ave S and S Cloverdale St. (Community match: $18,730)
$10,500 to The Community Outreach Challenge Steering Committee to host the Community Outreach Challenge, a three-day fitness challenge for youth, to promote teamwork and decision-making through fitness. (Community match: $10,940)
$30,400 to Rainier Beach Merchants Association to organize the Rainier Beach Music and Arts Fest (BAAMFest), a cultural festival held in July to celebrate Rainier Beach’s beautiful, vibrant community, cultural heritage, and highlight its business district. (Community match: $29,895)
$29,800 to Othello Park Alliance to organize the Othello Park International Music and Arts Festival in August which will include music, food, art, and dance for all ages and cultures. (Community match: $31,634)
$15,100 to Friends of Japantown and Beyond to develop a series of free community walks in Chinatown-International District this year. The walk route will include sites of historical, economic, and cultural significance to the Japanese American community. (Community match: $39,100)
$27,800 to Friends of Block Party at The Station to organize the 2017 Block Party at The Station, an annual music and arts festival which showcases South Seattle artists and small businesses. This year’s festival will spotlight marginalized communities with most festival performers being women and LGBTQ artists of color. (Community match: $18,568)
$34,000 to East African Arts & Cultural Association to organize events to celebrate Ethiopian Week in July. The events will bring together the Ethiopian community to practice their heritage, engage Ethiopian youth in relevant community issues, and strengthen mutual understanding and respect among various cultures. (Community match: $19,400)
$20,000 to Big-Brained Superheroes Club to facilitate mini workshops by the Big-Brained Superheroes of Yesler Terrace, youth ages 5-18, on science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM). (Community match: $23,500)
$21,200 to Soul Societies to provide art instruction and cultural exploration to approximately 50 youth as a part of Tales of Art Project. This project will provide a place for Vietnamese and East African youth to create and showcase their artwork with the hope of increasing intra-cultural awareness and appreciation. (Community match: $10,760)
$25,000 to Somali Community Services of Seattle to organize a series of theater and acting trainings for youth in South Seattle this summer followed by a public performance. This project will bring together community members from various racial and ethnic backgrounds to promote understanding and cohesion. (Community match: $14,000)
$30,000 to It Takes a Village to organize The Middle Passage Healing Project, a series of events designed to foster unity among African Americans and East Africans. Digital storytelling, dance, art, music, African proverbs, podcasts, social media and cultural recipes will be highlighted. (Community match: $42,800)
$30,000 to Fathers & Sons Together (FAST) to organize six outdoor activities and powerful lessons with the goal of empowering fathers and guardians to embrace the pivotal role they hold in the family structure and support them in mentoring their sons and male youth into manhood. (Community match: $21,400)
$99,000 to Eritrean Association of Greater Seattle to make physical improvements to the Eritrean Association Community Center to improve opportunities for community events and educational activities. (Community match: $49,500)
$30,000 to Garinagu Houngua to organize a series of music, language, history, and food workshops centered on cultural exchange between the Garifuna and Panamanian communities in Seattle. (Community match: $35,273)
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Transamerica, a gendered perspective!
Sunday 18 July 2010, by Abla Kandalaft
I first caught Transamerica about 15 min in, on a tiny television set in a small family-run hotel in St Malo. That was back in 2006, about a year after its release and I was working as a tour guide in France. In the first few minutes this is what I thought was going on: a very masculine-looking woman teenage hitchhiker are driving through the US. What I didn’t get was whether it was a man or a woman playing Bree. It was only when the credits rolled that I realised it was Felicity Huffman.
Transamerica doesn’t really fit in any particular genre, part road movie, part melodrama, part offbeat comedy and so on. To sum up, the film follows Bree, née “Stanley” (Felicity Huffman), as she sets out to complete her transformation from man to woman. Just before she goes through the final surgical procedure, she learns she has a son, Toby (Kevin Zegers) from her unsuccessful dabble with the opposite sex back when she was Stanley. More or less bullied by her psychiatrist into meeting him, she picks him up from a New York police station where he was held for a minor drug offence. Instead of telling him who she is, Bree explains to Toby, a street hustler, that she is affiliated to a local church and was sent to bail him out as an act of Christian charity. Somehow reluctantly, she ends up offering him a lift to LA as he plans on embarking upon a career in the porn film industry.
This film raises particularly interesting questions in regards to representations of the body. Huffman and Zegers brilliantly and subtly embody two opposite relations to theirs. Feeling estranged from her masculine body, Bree sees it as a work in progress that is to be controlled and wrapped up. Every inch is covered. She goes to painstaking lengths to be able to present it in public, from layers of foundation to hormone pills, scarves to surgery. Conversely Toby is careless and negligent when it comes to his appearance but, and perhaps unsurprisingly considering his occupation, instead of camouflaging his body he constantly exhibits it; aware of its earning potential, first as a hustler and soon as a porn star.
The issue of gender brought up in Transamerica is particularly interesting. There is a lot to be said for its portrayal of gender performativity, developed in particular by Judith Butler. She argues that “One is not born female, one becomes female; but even more radically, one can if one chooses, become neither female nor male, woman nor man” and one becomes both or neither through performance. Basically, according to her “queer theory”, you have a body, you perform an identity, you may have desires. This is particularly obvious in Bree’s daily ritual of voice placement, make up and dress we witness at the start of the film. She constructs the image she wishes to project as a woman. Huffman delivers a stunning performance as every detail is measured so that we clearly feel that Stanley, in the early stages of his transformation, is performing a woman. Toby’s sexual identity is equally blurry (or all-encompassing); he has a body with sexual potential, he performs whatever identity he feels will earn him a living/ get him out of trouble/ allow him to fit in and expresses ambivalent desires.
What I found particularly original in Transamerica is that despite this subject matter, sexuality and transexuality are not really what it’s about. They’re just part and parcel of the characters’ identities. Gender identity is simply a “work in progress” to use Bree’s words, secondary to the characters’ journey itself and the growing bond between them, as director Duncan Tucker explains in the commentary. The film is beautifully shot and stands out especially for the consistently excellent performances and the very appropriate soundtrack.
1. Transamerica, a gendered perspective!, 20 July 2010, 12:18, by zillakiller
Propitious!
Thom and I were discussing this very movie (among many other scintillating topiques) with transperformative legend Grady West aka Dina Martina (http://www.dinamartina.com/) not two evenings hence! Perforce!
Grady had a v similar experience of not knowing who the hell he was watching, and he assumed it was a transperson.
The three of us agreed that the skimpy shots of the boy were appealing directly to the gay male audience (the trans audience not being a big enough market) but we shrugged this off as not obtrusively savvy.
Why did the film come up? Because we were discussing our favourite movies of all time of course! Grady gave special props to the mother played by veteran Irish born (on the boards of the Abbey Theatre!) character actress Fionnula Flanagan. We agreed that the film was a real groundbreaker, sealed in collective memory.
Grady’s other faves? Diva (clearly an undiscovered gem from the director of Betty Blue) and Waiting for Guffman (the best one of those spoof-doc movies, Grady says).
We also talked about TV comedies that haven’t crossed the pond (Grady is U.S. based). Thom and I proffered Human Remains (unknown to Grady, but he loved the title) and his message for the people of Transbritain: check out Strangers with Candy.
Loving the blog, and will comment on Kick Ass when I have the pleasure, or not, of seeing it.
In fact I think I will become a regular commenter, so watch this space.
My film of the year so far: thoughtful, nigh-on responsible (!) sequel to Happiness, Life During Wartime.
Ciao for now, kohlly lips!
2. Transamerica, a gendered perspective!, 20 July 2010, 12:19, by tbrown
Well thank you very much. Looking forward to your contributions. I have to add that Fionnula Flanagan’s performance is definitely a highlight of the film and that skimpy shots of Kevin’s body did not only appeal to a gay male audience…. :)
3. Transamerica, a gendered perspective!, 20 July 2010, 12:20, by amil morris
amil morris
May 15, 2010 at 12:49 pm · Edit
Ok so I watched it. Couldn’t really focus as I spent most of the time thinking, so this is the guy that’s supposed to look like dan right? I liked it. But I got one for you, there is a character in there who’s the spitting image of the Irish priest in that messed up short we saw at Eric’s place, something about fruit (peaches and pears? sin and apples? fuck knows) anyway try to get it
4. Transamerica, a gendered perspective!, 25 July 2010, 09:33, by l’inculte
I loved the film ! thank you for your advice and your analysis.
1. Transamerica, a gendered perspective!, 25 July 2010, 14:35, by Abla Kandalaft
Thank you very much! it means a lot.... ;)
2. Transamerica, a gendered perspective!, 20 January 2012, 11:50, by WBSTBMLwtBZaJJRApe
Great cmoomn sense here. Wish I’d thought of that.
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‘The Marlows and the Traitor’ by Antonia Forest
I’ve just handed my latest manuscript over to my editor, hooray, so I’m rewarding myself with the second of Antonia Forest’s Marlow series, The Marlows and the Traitor. As with Autumn Term, I’ve decided to blog about it as I read. You might want to avoid Memoranda for the next week or so if you’re planning to read this book, because it sounds as though it will be a thriller with lots of exciting plot twists.
In fact, I was a bit wary of picking this up because my next planned book (not the one I’ve just sent off for editing, a different one) is also about spies and traitors and is set in England during the Cold War. However, I suspect Antonia Forest and I have quite different views about patriotism and the FitzOsbornes are not really like the Marlows, so it should be all right. (However, I would just like to note here that I worked out my plot long before I’d heard of The Marlows and the Traitor.)
Anyway, in Autumn Term we learned that the Marlow family consists of Commander Marlow, Mrs Marlow and eight Marlow offspring – Giles (junior naval officer), Karen (head girl of Kingscote Girls’ School), Rowan (the sporty, sensible one), Ann (kindly Guide Leader), Ginty (giant pain), Peter (Dartmouth cadet) and identical twins Nicola (awesome protagonist) and Lawrie (drama queen). In this book, the four youngest Marlows and their mother are on holiday in a seaside town and the story begins with a chapter ominously titled ‘Wednesday Morning: Encounter in a Thunderstorm’.
Peter wakes at dawn to the clap of thunder, having spent the night fretting about a humiliating incident at school that he refers to as ‘the boat thing’. He’s worried it might happen again and then he might get “kicked out of Dartmouth because he was a useless worm” and “apart from the quite scorching humiliation of being thrown out, he would have to go back to being an ordinary schoolboy at an ordinary school”.
Oh, the horror of being treated as ordinary when you’ve been born a Marlow! But with his father and his only brother in the navy, there’s probably quite a lot of pressure on poor Peter. To remind himself of how brave and daring he is, he grabs his favourite sister, Nicola, and they go for an oceanfront walk in the storm, noting a small boat making its way through the tempest-tossed sea. It is then revealed that Peter doesn’t like the sea and sailing-obsessed Nicola always gets seasick. They also discuss their fellow hotel guests, the Thorpe family, which is made up of “quiet, bald Mr Thorpe and his cheerful noisy wife and two daughters who all wore trousers much too tight and too brightly coloured for their various shapes” (the brazen hussies) and also seventeen-year-old Johnnie, who is well-intentioned but loud and clumsy. The Marlow children “in the politest possible way” exclude Johnnie from their activities, despite their mother’s protests that he’s nicer than his mannerisms suggest (“It’s his mannerisms we’d be with,” Lawrie points out). This is a dilemma because Mr Thorpe has invited them out on his boat, which they don’t feel they can accept if they’re ostracising his son. Peter and Nicola also chat about the upcoming fancy dress dance at the hotel and Peter becomes relaxed enough to tell Nicola about ‘the boat thing’.
It seems Peter, convinced he was a brilliant sailor, became complacent and careless while sailing and caused a fellow cadet to get knocked into the sea. Worse, Peter froze in a panic and failed to turn the boat around to rescue the poor boy. Lieutenant Foley, their instructor, had to fish the boy out, then gave Peter a dressing-down in front of everyone else. Nicola shows what an empathetic listener she is and then asks about Peter’s friend Selby. Selby is significant because he’s the first nice, normal boy Peter has ever befriended:
“All his life, he had had a talent for taking a fancy to the most unpleasant people, from his very first friend at the local kindergarten, who had been an angelic-looking little boy called Esmond who bit people without provocation and ran at them with open knives …”
Selby continues to be nice and normal, but he has had a strange encounter with Lieutenant Foley, who gave Selby a lift back to school one afternoon and behaved in a very “queer” manner – being inappropriately happy, asking what Selby would do for him and telling Selby that naval discipline was excessive and needed to be changed. Selby, rattled, tells his house officer, who apparently tells Foley(!), who later makes a snarky remark about Selby’s “outsize conscience”. But Selby continues to feel “as if things ought to be all right, but, aren’t really”.
Peter likes Foley, so thinks Selby is imagining things, but Nicola is inclined to believe Selby. Listen to Nicola, Peter! She’s a lot better than you are at human relationships! Maybe Foley really does want something sinister from Selby …
Peter then becomes aware that he has led the two of them along a cliff path that he’s been warned is dangerous, in the middle of a violent thunderstorm:
“The rain streamed down their waterproofs and the sea creamed around their gumboots, while the sky grew steadily more copper coloured as if a fire had been lighted behind it. And then, suddenly, the sky cracked open above their heads, and a ball of light rushed along the horizon and fell into the sea: the thunder bellowed, the hail came down like a white wall and the sea swirled about their thighs.”
Even Nicola, who is completely fearless, becomes concerned they might slip off the cliff path and Peter “agree[s] with some relief, feeling rather a fool”. At which point Nicola is nearly washed into the sea, saved from almost certain death by Peter grabbing her. Soaked to the skin, they stagger back to the promenade, relieved to see that at least that little boat has made it back to shore safely. Then something very odd happens.
A man walks past them on the promenade – and it’s Lieutenant Foley! Except he ignores Peter’s polite greeting, as if he’s never met Peter before in his life. Peter, feeling even more foolish, decides that he, Peter, must have been so drenched he was unrecognisable, but Nicola says Foley’s eyes flickered in a moment of recognition “like in The Thirty-Nine Steps”.
Okay, so Lieutenant Foley has appeared in three different incidents in this chapter and in two of them he’s behaved very strangely. Using my extraordinary powers of perception, I predict that Lieutenant Foley will turn out to be The Traitor.
Unless The Traitor is actually that ginger cat on the promenade, which is also mentioned three times in this chapter and the second time it saw the children, it “stared at them with blank yellow eyes as if it had never seen them before” and it also acts treacherously by kicking Nicola’s arm after she’s spent ages diligently rubbing behind its ears.
Unless the cat IS Lieutenant Foley, in disguise. I don’t think this is that sort of book, though.
Also, I was disproportionately amused that the Marlow children use “goop” to mean “a complete idiot.”
Next, Wednesday Afternoon: The Hidden Sea
Posted on March 31, 2017 Author MichelleCategories booksTags Antonia Forest
9 thoughts on “‘The Marlows and the Traitor’ by Antonia Forest”
Kate C says:
Oh goody goody goody, you’re doing MATT!
Ah, yes. the gigantic snobbishness of the Marlows… afraid to say this is a constant theme (Nicola is not a snob though, and makes friends with all kinds of people without self-consciousness). I don’t think I’m giving away much to reveal that Lewis Foley is, indeed, a wrong ‘un — but he’s not a one dimensional villain.
I’ll be really interested to see your impressions of this book, in some ways a quite conventional kids-defeat-the-traitors story, but with unexpected moments of complexity (because this is Antonia Forest). I also think the events of this book explain a lot about Ginty’s character later on… but enough of that for now.
No spoilers!
(I’m up to Chapter Three and have just found out Foley is indeed a wrong’un. He might also turn out to be a wizard capable of turning himself into a ginger cat, but it seems unlikely.)
Ginty – giant pain, and Nicola – awesome protagonist, pretty much sums up the whole series for me and you’ve only read one and a half of them – I love your blog!
Thanks, Ann!
Although having now read about Ginty’s Blitz trauma, I do feel a tiny bit more sympathetic towards her.
Actually one of AF’s great skills throughout the whole series is to make Ginty – the not-strong, brave or likeable character, very sympathetic and understandable so that by the end I do sort-of half like her.
I envy you the chance to read all the books for the first time in order. It may give you a quite different early impression of some of the characters. I had the four school books in the eighties when they were all in print and I was the same age as Nicola, and my local library had two of the holiday books. But it wasn’t until years later that I caught up with all the others, like this one, so I didn’t know about Ginty having been trapped in the Blitz until my opinion on her was formed.
That’s a good point that reading them in order might change the reader’s perception of the characters. So Ginty’s Blitz trauma isn’t referred to in later books? Then maybe the author didn’t think that was a valid excuse for Ginty’s not-so-brave behaviour – I mean, if it wasn’t even mentioned later. It would certainly be consistent with the stiff-upper-lip values being celebrated in the books so far!
AF set her books during the time at which she wrote them, so Autumn Term takes place in 1948 and Run Away Home in 1982 – there are specific pop culture references in some of the books, linking them to those years. However, the books only follow a time period of just over two years for the characters, meaning that while Ginty recalls her Blitz experience in The Marlows and the Traitor, there are references to punk rockers only a few books later. I suspect AF didn’t refer to the Blitz trauma again for this reason, as a 15-year-old in the 1970s wouldn’t remember the Blitz.
I’m enjoying your blogs on AF – I hope you get to read them all. 🙂
Thanks, Liz. That’s interesting about the different time settings and also a bit weird, because surely people are a product of their upbringing and cultural experiences? So a teenage character who’d lived through the Blitz would surely have different views on life than a teenager who’d been born twenty years later. Well, I’ll look forward to seeing how Antonia Forest manages that!
Ginty’s blitz trauma is essentially a plot device to explain her claustrophobia in this book. The next book is set in the same time period as this one, and the following two are still fairly generally in the same period, so it could reasonably have been mentioned again.
The big jump in time setting happens for The Thuggery Affair, which is set in the sixties. Then the next two books are set so much within the world of family and school that it almost doesn’t matter when they were set. Then Attic Term is post Vatican II and Run Away Home is early eighties. Both AT and RAH have references to specific TV programmes etc. Arguably, the three later and period specific books are her least popular and least re-read ones (according to a non-scientific poll on Trennels anyway.)
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JOE COUNTRY
By Mick Herron
Publisher: Soho Crime (June, 2019)
Kindle edition: $14.99
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A Slough House Novel (Book 7)
Reviewed by Shirley Wetzel
You won’t find Slough House unless you really need to find it, and if you do, more pity you. Slough House is where MI5 agents who’ve blotted their copy books go to end up their derailed career. Among the current residents: Roddy Ho, the IT guy who has a higher opinion of himself than he deserves; Louisa Guy, who’d had an affair with the recently deceased former director, Min Harper; River Cartwright, whose grandfather had been an agent and whose absent father, Frank Harkness, is a rogue CIA agent and a dangerous man; and Catherine Standish, a struggling recovering alcoholic whose former boss, Charles Partner, turned out to be a traitor. He’d taken the easy way out: suicide. Catherine saw her assignment to Slough House as penance for her part in his crimes. Shirley Dander is the recipient of the director’s most tedious tasks. She considers J.K. Coe, who once held a knife to her throat, at least three quarters psycho killer.
The latest inmate in the Slough House asylum is Lech aka/Alec Wicinski, a rising star in the service until kiddy porn was discovered on his office computer. He is certain a mistake has been made and that he will be absolved and returned to his job. The others could tell him not to hold his breath. Those who enter Slough House have hit the end of the trail. The head man at Slough House, once an agent, or “joe” working with Charles Partner, is Jackson Lamb, a gross, flatulent, hard-drinking jerk.
Most of the assignments for the motley crew consists of low-level, mind-numbing, pointless activities such as scanning library records to check for users checking out “suspect” books, but once in a while something juicy comes along. The group tends to work independently, but they all come together to attend the funeral of David Cartwright, River’s grandfather. Near the end of the service, River Cartwright sees a familiar figure standing at the edge of the cemetery: his father, ant takes off in pursuit. He isn’t hoping for a happy reunion: he intends to take the man out. The spy community all know that if Frank is showing his face in the country, something big and disastrous is in the wind. The spy community, including those in Slough House, go on full alert.
Louisa Guy gets a call from Min Harper’s widow, Clare. She knows about the affair, but she is in desperate need of help. Her teenage son Lucas has gone missing, and the police won’t take it seriously. Clare is hoping that her husband’s colleagues will step in. Louisa reluctantly agrees: she owes that much to Min’s son.
The trail led Louisa to Wales, to the family home in Pembrokeshire. A winter storm hindered her search. When she was attacked by heavily armed thugs, she realized that she wasn’t the only one looking for Lucas.
Back at Slough House, word has come that something major is about to happen, and Frank Harkness is in the thick of it. Louisa’s cohorts at Slough House get concerned about Louisa, who should have returned days ago. They track her to Pembrokeshire, where she and Lucas are in deep trouble. Lucas holds the key to something the bad guys will do anything to obtain.
Hindered by a treacherous snowstorm, the team, Louisa, and Luke enter into a deadly game of cat and mouse with a gang of heavily-armed and ruthless men, racing through forests and city streets, death only a breath away.
This is the seventh novel in The Slough House Series. Herron also writes The Oxford Series, as well as several stand-alones. JOE COUNTRY is a spy story with plenty of sharp humor and pathos. The characters are all unique individuals with vivid back stories and richly described lives. Slough House is a character in itself, and sets the tone for the book. Highly recommended.
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Harry Reid – Standing Between A Politician And His Millions
Posted on May 4, 2014 by TMH
Questions, questions… I have a whole lot of them for Harry Reid. I know that his salary as a Senator, is about 200k per year. And I know that he made a substantial amount as an attorney. What I want to know, is how much he has made off land in Nevada. Specifically BLM land and mining/mineral rights. Open Secrets states Reid’s value is between 2.5 and 6 million. I actually don’t believe that. I believe he has money buried in the desert so-to-speak, in shell companies and third parties all over the place. I’m all for making a lot of money — just don’t rip off everyone while doing it.
Why is it that a man who is worth millions and is arguably the most powerful man in Nevada and one of the most powerful nationally, is covering his tracks so hastily? A man who screamed for transparency under Bush, but seems to have forgotten what it means under Obama. Ask yourself why Reid’s real estate holdings are “supposedly” disappearing from the assessor’s rolls. Well, mostly… Both Harry and his son Rory’s land holdings and tax records seem to be missing suddenly. But hey… I was sent a few of them and will link here so you can see a couple of pics of them. You can’t see them anymore online, someone has removed them and when you speak to the assessor’s office, well golly… they don’t know what is going on I understand. Isn’t that strange?
Such a deal Dirty Harry got from someone on this parcel!
We’re just getting started here, so settle in…
My next question, has to do with why no one that I know of in the state of Nevada in 30+ years has gone after Reid and his shady dealings. A man who has been linked to the mob and is notoriously ruthless. Yet, no one can be bothered. Or if they have, they have either suddenly shut up, just disappeared or are suddenly flush with money. Wonder why? Harry Reid has been embroiled in scandal after scandal for decades. Isn’t it time someone had the cajones to expose this thuggish, Progressive opportunist for the corruptocrat he is?
Things Cleanface Harry may be thinking right about now:
It’s not a crime when *I* do it. That’s why I’m hiding public records of my holdings. You peasants can go pound sand, eat cake or whatever it is you do.
Will someone please just shut those bloggers up? I’m trying to do serious land deals here.
As we look for bodies in the desert, let’s look at Harry Reid’s connection to the mining industry, shall we? I find his relationship with Neil Kornze, the Director of the BLM to be VERY interesting. Kornze is the son of former Barrick U.S. Exploration Manager and a former Newmont Mining chief geologist, Larry D. Kornze. Kornze spent 11 years working in Washington, D.C. Eight years as a staff member for Reid on public lands, forest and mining, and three years with the BLM as the agency’s principal deputy director. Neil was instrumental in the Western Solar Plan, which established 17 solar energy zones on public land and in approving nearly 50 utility-scale renewable energy projects. Reid has been supporting the mining industry in Nevada forever. Now, his hand picked boy is the head of the BLM. Makes you go hmmmm. Oh, it gets better — so, very much better.
Kornze’s father has a long history in mining:
Neil Kornze’s father, Larry D. Kornze, was the General Manager of Exploration and U.S. Exploration Manager for Barrick Gold Corporation from 1987 to 2001.
Larry Kornze “directed minesite exploration activities for the Goldstrike Mine, with discoveries at the Betze, Meikle, Deepstar, Screamer, and Rodeo deposits. He managed the Betze/Deep Post reserve development drilling and reserve estimation, along with mine dewatering, ore control guidance, ore body metallurgical studies” and “was Chief Geologist — Operations and New Projects at Barrick Mercur Gold Mines, Inc. from 1985 — 1986.”
“Prior to working for Barrick, Mr. Kornze was Chief Geologist for Newmont Mines Ltd., Similkameen Division, B.C., and Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM) of Canada from 1968 to 1981.”
It seems that Larry D. Kornze also serves/has served on the Board of Directors and Advisory Boards of multiple mining companies, including:
Candente Resource Corp.
Gold Summit Corporation
Goldex Resources Corporation
Mexivada Mining Corp.
Dynasty Gold Corp.
Anaconda Gold Corp.
Duncan Park Holdings Corporation
Northland Resources Inc.
X-Cal Resources Ltd. Mesa Exploration
Under an 1872 law, mining companies in Nevada have been able to buy mineral-rich federal land for $5 an acre or less. Before Congress banned the practice in 1994, Toronto-based Barrick Gold paid just $9,765 for 1,950 acres in Nevada that held an estimated $10 billion in gold. Reid is solidly connected to Barrick Gold. Do the math. I wonder how much Harry Reid has made in his dealings with them? Reid is also connected to Lionel, Sawyer and Collins — Nevada’s largest and most powerful law firm, with deep, deep ties to mining. Both his sons work for law firms that represent mining interests.
It’s a family affair with Reid. Corruption is the underpinning of the family business. I don’t agree with most environmentalists, but one of them at least has been digging on Reid:
But Reid’s ties to mining run deeper than his sentimental connection to his rough-and-tumble origins. His sons Rory and Leif work for law firms that represent mining companies. Since 1999, his son-in-law, Steven Barringer, has earned as much as $3.7 million lobbying for mining interests including Barrick Gold, though he does not lobby Reid directly. Reid’s natural resources staffer, Neil Kornze, is the son of a geologist who discovered Barrick’s Betze deposit outside Elko. Since 1994, mining interests have donated more than $269,000 to Reid, including at least $82,000 from Barrick and its employees. Any suggestion, however, that these links have swayed Reid is “an attempt to draw a conclusion that would be inaccurate,” says his spokesman Jon Summers. (Reid declined to be interviewed for this article.)
Reid’s relationship with the mining industry is a fiercely guarded piece of political capital. Though Reid has a solid base in expanding urban areas such as Las Vegas and Reno, he has had to fight for votes in conservative rural areas. Part of the problem is his environmental record: Reid has opposed road building in national forests and supported setting aside 5.6 million acres in southern Nevada to protect the threatened desert tortoise. His 1998 reelection bid was opposed by the anti-environmentalist Wise Use movement; he won by just 428 votes. In 2001, when Bush moved to quash mining regulations put in place by the Clinton administration, Reid saw an opportunity to mend fences back home. “President Bush can’t be wrong all the time,” he said. In 2003, prominent Nevada Republicans endorsed his reelection bid, and he won by a comfortable margin.
In the end, Reid’s stance seems to be the product of a highly personal political calculus. More than 85 percent of Nevada is federally owned; there are 48 major mines and more than 179,000 active claims on that land. “The economy of rural Nevada is tied to the mining industry in a big way,” explains Alan Coyner, chief administrator of the Nevada Division of Minerals. The industry claims to generate 102,000 jobs and pump $9.6 billion annually into the economy. “If a punitive royalty is imposed that closes or doesn’t allow a bunch of mines to open,” says Coyner, “then you’ve got a bunch of unemployed Nevadans.”
You see, in the end, the Bundy affair and the BLM land grabs are all about land, water and mineral rights. Those connected are lining their pockets and getting filthy rich. Here are two pics of the mining in Nevada and who owns what:
A patented mining claim gives the holder full ownership of the location with the rights to all the minerals and resources above and below the surface. I have saved and uploaded a number of pdfs on this for your viewing outrage — these are declarations of values on mining patents and other documents — the order may be off, but it is good info:
PDF 10
You can view a listing of Clark County, Nevada mines here. The grab for mineral rights is going on throughout the west… it is why the feds won’t give the land back to the states.
Cliven Bundy was not the only one in Nevada attacked for his land, in which attack Reid and the BLM were involved. Not by a long shot. 23 other ranchers were chased off for their property, water and mineral rights. And there were others…
Meet Bobby Franklin. Here are the facts as I understand them. His story is similar to the Bundy’s regarding how Harry Reid’s BLM Task Force recruited a Clark County Commissioner, his appointees and the LVMPD to get what they wanted from him. In 1995-96, they road blocked his gates on his 160 acres and falsely arrested him on charges, for which he was never prosecuted. In 1996, they beat, jailed and chased him out of Laughlin, Nevada. These thugs ransacked and completely destroyed all structures and fences on his estate without any warrant to do so (very reminiscent of Bundy’s experience). His land was in abeyance on appeal from BLM to the Dept. of Interior Board of Land Appeals (IBLA). On December 18, 1996, the IBLA entered their “final order” and had no further jurisdiction on the land. After years of falsifying public records, including deleting Franklin’s serial # — N-49548 — from the BLM master Title Plat Map, the named participants spent years on their “proposed” “BLM Land Auction.” In 2005, the conspired “BLM Land Auction” sold 80 acres of his land to Don Laughlin, who is still suing Franklin in federal court. This is an ongoing 26 year roster of events. Franklin has saved years of Reid’s press releases, where he was trying to make a “Land Swap” law to funnel his estate into Robert Bilbray’s private corporations. Franklin claims you could tell how Bilbray and Woodbury embezzled 5000 acres, under color of their office. Franklin also alleges his daughter was kidnapped in this land grab.
BLM and the Story of Bobby Franklin
I don’t have all the details, but one thing I can tell you… Reid’s real estate dealings go far beyond shady. They are rife with corruption and graft. With the nationalization of the BLM and it forming a central authority over all the states, it is wielding its power like a tyrant, sweeping through the west and cherry picking the land and resources. Numerous states are caught up in this and gearing up for a fight. Evidently the BLM attacks those that have something it wants and ensures that elitists make money on the deals — individuals such as Harry Reid. With his sycophant heading the agency, he can get land for next to nothing, ensure people lose their land if he wants it and profit off any mining concern that attracts his attention.
There seems to be a lot of BLM gold/silver land deals suddenly being cut with Rimrock Gold, a company that was pretty much non-existent until Neil Kornze’s father took the lead in 2013. One has to wonder if such deals would have been possible had Harry Reid not appointed Neil to oversee land his daddy now has significant interest in. Just sayin’.
Harry Reid has made millions and has destroyed those who got in his way. Most of the leadership in Nevada know what is going on and are either too afraid or too corrupt to do anything. Reid stands for every corruption in Nevada. He boldly promotes gaming, while killing off the ranching industry. He sings the praises of mining, while pushing Marxist policies everywhere he can. He says what he thinks big business wants to hear, convinces the NRA he is the very best choice in Nevada and softly plays the caring politician when it suits him, waxing poetic on his upbringing in a working family and how he was a boxer. All of it is window dressing. The only person Harry Reid loves is himself and whatever benefits his bottom line. There’s no question of that. The only question left is… is there anyone who will stop Reid, his family and his cronies from shaking down Nevada for every dime they can strip from the good people of that state?
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Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2011, color, HD, 44ʼ
Premiere at the ZagreDox Film Festival 2011.
Every last weekend of July thousands people gather in village Cevljanovici, thirty kilometers from Sarajevo. They watch bloodless bullfights; they dance and eat until they literally collapse. What is a rather mysterious magnetic force that pulls all these people together, always at the same time of the year, always at the same place?
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Does Poetry Matter?
July 25, 2003 by William Waltz
Again, Gabriel Gudding points out two good reasons why comedic poetry is so outré now: “The first-person condition is usually associated with the poet’s condition, and the I of comic poetry is often clueless, gauche, or stupid. We don’t, after all, want stupid or goofy poets in America.” And “Comedy is rather dangerous, because it tends to innovate. Hilarity, after all, happens at the edges of taste, whether that taste be social convention or genre aesthetics.” T.S. Eliot’s J. Alfred Prufrock and the rest of the Modernist oeuvre might be to blame for the course of American poetry that has led to our current situation. Eliot and Pound were the flagbearers of a progressive-conservative movement that added vigor and vitality with erudition, intelligence, and innovation to what had become a lazy singsongy American poetry. Their work was serious, high-minded, referential, difficult, and bereft of humor—and it appealed, more and more, to highly educated and affluent readers.
Despite the messy state of affairs today, the poetry world is primed for (and maybe on the verge of) a roaring comeback. And, although many poets seem content to write poems that only connoisseurs and mothers could love, a growing populist movement seems bent on dragging poetry back into the mainstream. (This raises the ancient, sacred question as to whether a poet should be concerned at all with audience. Poets aren’t, after all, writing ad copy to sell whoopee cushions.) Spoken-word and slam poetry have developed a whole new audience for poetry. Their practitioners may produce an uneven brand of verse, but they do, as Lawrence Ferlinghetti recently said, “bring people to poetry” by the barful, and that’s surely worth applauding. Small presses continue to champion poetry and to publish first books by young and diverse poets—a thankless task. During the past 10 years, there has been a baby boom in literary journals. Volt, Open City, Crowd, LIT, Fence, Verse, Insurance, Spinning Jenny, jubilat, Luna, and Forklift, Ohio were all conceived during the 90s. (And my own journal—no pressure!—called Conduit, proudly grant-free since 1993.) Many pursue eccentric visions that are redefining the field of play. Then there are the poets, poets defying the odds—not that they’re making a living as poets, but they’re opening up the whole can of worms. There are some truly wonderful new pioneers at work, such as Gabriel Gudding, whose book A Defense of Poetry and its titular poem deliver the goods—intelligence, music, fun, hilarity, brilliance. See for yourself:
For you are a buttock.
Indeed you are the balls of the
bullock and the calls of the
peacock; you are the pony in
the paddock near the bullock and the peacock; you are the
futtock on the keel and the
fetlock (or the heel) of the
pony in the paddock:
Indeed you are the burdock on
the fetlock and the beetle on
the burdock and the mite on
the beetle on the burdock on
the fetlock of the pony in the
paddock and the padlock of
the gate of the paddock of the
bullock and the peacock.
Thus with you I am fed-up.
For you are Prufrock and I am
Wild Bill Hickok at a
roadblock with the wind in my
forelock and a bullet in my
flintlock. You are Watson I am
Sherlock.
A Defense of Poetry is a delightful attempt to save poetry from itself. There are dozens of good poets, young and old, trying their best to change the laws of poetry, the supply and demand of poetry, trying to open it up to uncustomary ways of being. But few challenge the given paradigm so forcefully, so articulately, so hilariously, and while having so much fun as Gudding. Slovenian poet Tomaz Salamun recently wrote in the preface of Peter Richards’s first book, Oubliette, “It is better to be a new young god in American Poetry than to be president of the United States. It is the only divine and democratic position available. There are not many such places in human history.” That’s saying something, and it’s not about economics.
William Waltz is editor in chief of Conduit, “the only magazine that risks annihilation.”
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Mediterranean seabird surveys 99/00/02
Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (IMEDEA)
Institut de Ciències del Mar, CMIMA (CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
Primary contact José Manuel Arcos N/A
Primary contact Maite Louzao IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB)
Primary contact Daniel Oro IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB)
Primary contact Pere Abelló N/A
Hyrenbach, D., J. Arcos, M. Louzao, D. Oro and P. Abelló. 2006. Mediterranean seabird surveys 99/00/02. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/334) on yyyy-mm-dd.
Replicate springtime (May - June) vessel-based surveys in the western Mediterranean during standardized trawl surveys of the Spanish continental shelf and slope over three years (1999, 2000, 2002), provide broad-scale information on seabird distributions from the Strait of Gibraltar to Cape Creus.
All observations were made by the same observer (Jose Maria Arcos) during 1999, 2000, and 2002 using standardized strip-transect techniques (Tasker et al. 1984) with specific adaptations to the study area. A 300 m strip-width transect band was used, counting at both sides of the vessel (i.e., surveying a 600 m band) when the conditions (light and wind) were appropriate. Snap-shot counts for flying birds were used. All birds observed during the surveys were recorded and aggregated into 10-minute bins.
To study the distribution and oceanographic habitat of seabirds in the Western Mediterranean during the spring (May - June) of multiple years. Surveys were conducted onboard B/O Cornide de Saavedra research vessel, as part of the annual MEDITS trawl surveys, extending along the Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula, from the Strait of Gibraltar in the southwest to Cape Creus in the northeast.
Maite Louzao processed the at-sea data, as part of her Ph.D. dissertation, in the laboratory of Dr. Daniel Oro, at the Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (IMEDEA), in Mallorca, Spain.
The original dataset includes 17 species names (columns) whose values represented animal counts for each 10-minute survey bin. In the OBIS-SEAMAP dataset, these columns are transposed to rows, each of which is a record for a single species.
Due to recent changes in the taxonomy of Mediterranean seabirds, the species Puffinus yelkouan can include either Puffinus yelkouan or Puffinus mauretanicus because the latter has not been assigned an ITIS number. Even though both species are identified by the same code, they can be told apart using the field 'sp_obs.' Puffinus mauretanicus is coded as 'PM' and Puffinus yelkouan as 'PY.'
The original dataset also includes ancillary data on the survey effort (length, survey strip width, area surveyed for each 10-minute bin, and vessel speed) and environmental conditions during surveys (Beaufort sea state, presence/absence of rain, and the proportion of cloud cover in the sky).
Reference: Tasker, M.L., P.H. Jones, T. Dixon, and B.F. Blake. 1984. Counting seabirds at sea from ships: A review of methods employed and a suggestion for a standardized approach. Auk 101:567-577.
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Longitude -5.20 - 3.59
Effort YES (ID: 335)
Traveled (km) 6,107
Effort hours 750
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Nº 2496 - Janeiro de 2010
2496 - Janeiro de 2010
European Union Partners - NATO
Francisco Proença Garcia
NATO and the EU share a strategic partnership, face common security challenges and threats, are working together in key crisis management operations and are cooperating, inter alia, in the fight against terrorism, in the development of coherent and mutually reinforcing military capabilities and in civil emergency planning.
This presentation will focus on three main essential items of these strategic partnerships. Firstly we give the broader perspective of the subject; secondly we talk about operations, thirdly about capabilities and finalize with a prospective approach to a possible relationship in the future.
1. NATO-EU strategic partnership
The European security architecture is a complex and dynamic bargain. A deal between US-Europe on the one hand, and an understanding among the Europeans on the other. The two dimensions manifested in the EU and NATO respectively, mutually influence each other and need to be seen together (Toje, 2009).
NATO and the EU share common values, strategic interests and cooperate in a spirit of complementarity and partnership. The two organisations are working together to prevent and resolve crises and armed conflicts in Europe and beyond.
Strasbourg/Kehl Summit Declaration stated that the Alliance is determined to improve the NATO-EU strategic partnership, to achieve closer cooperation and greater efficiency; to avoid unnecessary duplication in a spirit of transparency, and always respecting the autonomy of the two organisations.
Institutionalized relations between NATO and the EU were launched in 2001, building on steps taken during the 1990s to promote greater European responsibility in defence matters (1991 and 1999 Strategic Concepts), and the political principles underlying the relationship were set out on 16th December 2002 NATO-EU Declaration on Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
The US attitudes towards ESDI were embraced with some hesitation by the president Bill Clinton. Madeleine Albright´s, Clinton administration´s Secretary of State, was the expression of Americas conditions for supporting the ESDI: the famous tree Ds (not duplicate NATO assets, not to discriminate against non EU NATO members or attempt to decouple the EU from the transatlantic security architecture) (Brimmer, 2007).
The current US policy is shifted away from maters European (Toje, 2009). The world is changing; strategic priorities are changing and changing quickly. Now US expect a different burden share, and Europe should take responsibilities for their own regional security. Today we see a great difference, a new sense of nurturing the EU efforts rather than contain them, so, we can talk about a rethink of the tree Ds. Victoria Nuland (2008), the former US ambassador to NATO put in plain terms: “Europe needs, the US needs, NATO needs, the democratic world needs - a stronger, more capable European capacity”.
Saint-Malo can be considered as an important milestone for the “birth” of ESDP. The Franco-British initiative was paramount for the resolution to increase Europe´s military capacity.
The Declaration on ESDP from 2002, reaffirmed the EU assured access to NATO’s planning capabilities for its own military operations and reiterated the political principles of the strategic partnership.
The relationship between NATO and EU is currently governed by the so-called ‘Berlin Plus’ arrangements, adopted in March 2003. These arrangements “provide the framework for the strategic partnership between the two organisations in crisis management”, by allowing the EU to have access to NATO's collective assets and capabilities for EU-led operations, including command arrangements and assistance in operational planning. In effect, they allow the Alliance to support EU-led operations in which NATO as a whole is not engaged.
Within the framework of the Alliance, EU Member States take decisions that affect the security of all Europeans in a vital way, and yet such decisions are not concerted among the EU’s members. A European position on NATO could stem from some form of reinforced cooperation between the 21 NATO EU members (Vasconcelos, 2009). We think that cooperation seen as complementing is the best way to avoid unhealthy competition or unnecessary duplication of efforts (Kosonen, 2008).
NATO-EU interaction is well known. Despite overlapping members and missions there is surprisingly little substantial cooperation between the two (Toje, 2009). So, for such cooperation to be possible and credible, the difficulties that hamper NATO-EU cooperation over Cyprus/Turkey relation, and undermine the NATO mission’s effectiveness must be overcome (Vasconcelos, 2009).
Both NATO and the EU are committed to combat terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. They have exchanged information on their activities in the field of protection of civilian populations against CBRN attacks. The two organisations also cooperate in the field of civil emergency planning by exchanging inventories of measures taken in this area.
Despite institutional NATO-EU policy disagreements at the Brussels level, cooperation and coordination are proceeding in the field (Carp, 2006).
2. Cooperation in the field - Operations
The notion that the two organisations would have separate zones of influence and interest seems less true than ever; they both find increasingly operating in the same places, from the Balkans to Southern Asia and also in northern Africa.
Permanent military liaison arrangements have been established to facilitate cooperation at the operational level. A NATO Permanent Liaison Team has been operating at the EU Military Staff since November 2005 and an EU Cell was set up at SHAPE.
The EUFOR operates under the “Berlin-Plus” arrangements, drawing on NATO planning expertise and on other Alliance’s assets and capabilities. The Commander of the Operation is the NATO Deputy SACEUR.
In Kosovo EU has deployed 1.900 law enforcement personnel to work alongside with almost 14.000 NATO soldiers.
Although independently, the EU and NATO are providing support to the African Union.
In Afghanistan, NATO welcomed the EU’s launch of an ESDP Rule of Law mission (EUPOL) in June 2007. The EU is also helping to fund civilian projects in NATO - run PRTs that are led by an EU member country.
While NATO is thus perhaps seen by some to be mandated to deal only with security matters, experience shows that current military operations, implies multifaceted tasks in a volatile security environment requiring military, political and economic tools, and one of the key issues for operational success depends on inter-institutional cooperation between NATO and other organisations and civilian agencies.
Experience also shows that due to the particular characteristics of each conflict situation, solutions always have to be somewhat tailored.
Beyond cooperation in operations, other key priorities for cooperation are to ensure that both capability development efforts are mutually reinforcing, as well as to combat terrorism and the proliferation of WMD.
3. Cooperation in the Field - Capabilities
In Strasbourg-Keel NATO welcomes the European Union’s efforts to strengthen its capabilities and its capacity to address common security challenges.
Meetings to discuss issues of common interest at different levels take place on a regular basis. There are also regular staff contacts between NATO’s IS, and the EU Council Secretariat and Military Staff as well as the EDA.
I can give here the exemple of a group which I´m a member, the NATO/EU Capability Group. This group is a body for exchanging information on a transparency basis in the domain of capabilities common to both organisations (EUBG, NRF, QBRN, UAV, Air and maritime strategic transport), in order to ensure the coherence and mutual reinforcement of NATO and EU capability development efforts. The group doesn´t have any power to decide, only exchange information’s. In reality, the group “does not allow fruitful debates, there is no spontaneous dialogue, controversy is avoided and the rule is superficial exchange of views” (Collins; Williams, 2009).
In Prague, Alliance leaders assume the Prague Capabilities Commitment and create the NRF. To accomplish this task the Conference of National Armaments Directors has a major role to play.
NATO transformation forces create a gap in military capabilities, threatening interoperability. To avoid the increase of this gap on the European side, in July 2004, the capability driven Agency of the EU, EDA was created to coordinate work within the EU on the development of defence capabilities, armaments cooperation, acquisition and research.
EDA among other documents also elaborate the Capability Development Plan that identifies capability needs, trends and shortfalls, and provide assistance to Member States in developing their national capability plans in line with those needs.
To increase capabilities, industry has a major role to play; but we must be realistic, European defence Industries are losing their competitive edge due to under investment in R&D (US spends 9% of the budget, and EU combined only 1.5%) and the rising protectionism of markets (Toje, 2003). Europe must spend more efficiently too achieve more and better European Military capabilities.
Defence spending levels are a concern to both organisations. European Defence budgets have been kept at historic lows, and as a result, some national Force catalogues look-like half-empty bookshelves (Toje, 2009). The main question is how to modernize forces in a period of strong financial constraints, so that they can better carry out the new missions as deployable forces while maintaining a sufficient capability to comfort a major continental contingency that could suddenly arise, because we shouldn´t forget, that the war of five days in Georgia last year, put territorial defence back on the agenda.
The 21 NATO European states need to allocate resources from their defence budgets to both requirements, the Prague Capabilities Commitment and European Capability Action Plan. We must stop wasting valuable money and effort by duplicating our capabilities and development programmes. Forces are national, and the EU and NATO have exactly the same needs (Schefer, 2008). One option is multinational approaches to capability programmes and the pooling of resources, including for operations and Units, like NRF and the EUBG.
Capability development is an area where cooperation is essential and where there is potential for further growth, and one of the most important elements is mutual reinforcement, that means the ability of EU Member States and NATO nations to develop rapid reaction forces that can be made available to one or the other of the two organisations, within appropriate timelines.
From NATO side the creation of NRF is seen as catalyst for the transformation of the Alliance, but also to bridge growing gap between US and European military capabilities.
As to the EU, originally had focused on civilian instruments to promote peace and democracy. Later the organization recognized that its room for maneuver was curtailed by the lack of a military dimension. This shortfall was addressed with the inception of the ESDP. Under this umbrella, member states agreed to provide military forces for crisis management operations, and the concept of EUBG was set up with the Head Line Goal 2010, adopted in 2004.
Both formations (NRF and EUBG) depend on the contributions of the member states. De facto, NRF and EUBG are constituted by nearly the same forces wearing different hats every rotation period.
One of the main differences between NRF and EUBG concerns the strategic context in which NATO and the EU may act, and they also reflect the different approaches and levels of ambition of both organisations.
As most of the EUBG framework nations are also NATO members, they can use their special position to create and disseminate common or similar standards and concepts, thereby ensuring mutual reinforcement of the initiatives. This is also necessary because EUBG are certified according to the same criteria as the NRF.
4. A possible future
Although the two organisations have different natures they have scope for synergy in several areas as well, and we think the big test will be whether NATO’s new strategic concept can be brought in line with the values and interests outlined in the European Security Strategy (Schefer, 2008).
Berlin plus, conceived more than a decade ago, was based in particular on the premise that NATO and the EU would not be present in the same theatres of operation. But now, although with different missions, both operate more often in the same places. Berlin plus, being useful, “has become too often a straitjacket rather than a facilitator” (Schefer, 2008), that is why we shouldn’t make it the only template for this strategic relations.
While there are no quick fixes to the Turkey-Cyprus issue there are the other bottlenecks that can be removed to allow for more effective EU-NATO interaction on a practical level (Toje, 2008), like pragmatic working procedures for joint planning, technical agreements and operational coordination that correspond to the reality of what we are actually doing.
The credibility of the European voice in NATO will depend on the Europeans themselves, on their unity, on the coherence of their action and also on their commitment (Vasconcelos, 2009). We see positive signs in the vast informal dialogue, which is likely to prove essential when seeking to transform the relation among the two organisations into an effective partnership.
Division of strategic labor that sometimes happened among the two organisations is no longer desirable (soft side for the EU and the heavy lifting for NATO). NATO - no less than the EU - has no interest in an EU that is only able to do the “soft side”. If the soft side becomes the planning standard in the EU, the European Allies in NATO will inevitably focus on these things in NATO too and invest even less in high-tech, state-of-the-art military capabilities. Both will suffer as a result (Schefer, 2008).
Some conclusions
NATO and the EU face today common security challenges and their political agendas are increasingly overlapping, which would seem to call for some form of commitment to inter-EU consultation and alignment (Vasconcelos, 2009).
The evolution of NATO/EU strategic partnership will depend on the nature of the perceived threats and how members of the two organisations react to them will also depend on each institution’s honest assessment of what is desirable for the future (Davis, 2003).
NATO and the EU will remain distinct in their decision-making, missions, mandates, capabilities and modes of operation. There is simply no consensus within the EU to act as caucus in NATO at this time. However, this should not keep them from striving towards a pragmatic partnership of equals.
We can´t forget to link this debate with the Euro-American security cooperation. NATO remains the most important security mechanism in Europe and remains the primary vehicle for keeping the US engaged in European security affairs. No other organization can effectively plan and coordinate the diverse military forces from all the contributing nations, including the American military presence.
In the EU side, the machinery created ten years ago to undertake military or civilian operations abroad (still young compared with NATO) has developed and has managed 22 operations overseas with a reasonable degree of success.
EU defence have now to deliver in terms of real capabilities. It is important to avoid unnecessary duplication of effort, to ensure transparency and to respect the autonomy of the two organisations. To that endeavour the establishment of a genuine joint consultative mechanism, not as a decision-making body but as a forum that would allow NATO and the EU to exchange timely information and perhaps plan together, would be a step in the right direction (Carp, 2006).
Although we are right to expect tangible results in the short to medium term, one should not expect too much, efforts should therefore be seen in a long term perspective. To conclude I state Robert Cooper: “Anything worthwhile takes time, so we have to be patiente in the daily slog of diplomacy”.
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* Comunicação apresentada no 1º Seminário de Política Europeia de Segurança e Defesa - European Union Partners - NATO.
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On May 9th 2013 Pamela Devitt was attacked and killed by a pack of six Pit Bulls and two mixed breed dogs while jogging in Littlerock, a small town in Los Angeles County. Ms. Devitt’s death was tragic and the dog’s owner, Alex Donald Jackson is facing murder charges… but from newly secured official documents, it seems that Mr. Jackson was not the only one whose misconduct rose to criminality. A good deal of the blame for Ms. Devitt’s death, and we believe a good deal of the legal liability, rests squarely on the shoulders of Marcia Mayeda, the head of the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Control and her chief deputy, Derek Brown who have either directly ordered their Lancaster staff to engage in a massive cover-up, or watched in tacit silence while they engaged in a cover-up, in an attempt to shield themselves from a potential multi-million dollar wrongful death lawsuit from Ms. Devitt’s estate.
On January 17th, 2013 the DACC received a complaint that Epifanio Maldonado was attacked by Pit Bulls, in the same area where Pamela Devitt was killed, while riding his horse with a friend. The call was assigned activity number A13-004228, and the then-acting head of the Lancaster shelter, Raoul Rodriguez, ordered his officers to handle the call that day. A Lancaster officer, badge number 251, went to the address where the pit bulls were alleged to live to investigate the complaint. According to his notes he observed that “the owner was out there with at lease (sic) 8 pits in the front yard.” On January 18th, a different Lancaster officer, Badge number 144, visited the property and entered a note saying he observed “3 large pit bulls on the property.”
The record shows no further attempt to investigate the license status or the ownership of the Pit Bulls until April 12th, when the next note was entered by the DACC’s Call Center. The entry says that Alex Jackson called in response to a notice he had received and stated that he did not own any animals and that the dogs seen on his property were local strays.”
The DACC uses a database system called “Chameleon” to track its information. All entries into this database are automatically time stamped. Policies and Procedures at the DACC require that all investigation notes be entered promptly, and failure to complete investigations can, and often does, result in employee suspensions.
The next notes sequentially are dated on May 10th – the day after Mrs. Devitt was mauled to death by the dogs. In the notes entered by Officer Rachel Montez-Kemp, the Officer recounts arriving at the scene of the tragedy and discovering Ms. Devitt was dead. She spoke with Los Angeles County Sheriff Deputy Brandenburg and received a description of the attacking dogs. Quoting Officer Montez-Kemp’s note (Memo No M13-063626) “I went to the location of 37397 115th East to see if these dogs matched the description of the dog (sic) that attacked because we had several complaints of these particular dogs getting off the property and attacking, charging horses and riders, and other people. We went to the location and did not see any dogs at the property, which was odd because every time the officers went or I went the dogs were running in the front yard.”
Officer Montez-Kemp’s notes make it clear that the DACC knew about these dangerous dogs in advance of the attack. Realizing how potentially culpable the DACC’s lack of action was, the DACC went into cover up mode. On May 21st, Officer Montez-Kemp entered additional, backdated notes. On May 21st, (Memo No M13-068923) Officer Montez- Kemp says she arrived on April 3rd and did not see any dogs on the property, and that she posted a notice stating that Animal Control needed to speak to Mr. Jackson about his dogs. Again on May 21st (Memo M13-068925) Officer Montez-Kemp says she went to Jackson’s address and this time “saw 2 brown pitbull (sic) mixes in front yard, they were barking but unable to get out of fenced in yard. I was unable to make contact with anyone on the property” and goes on to say she posted a note demanding the owner of the property to get in touch with animal control.
From April 12th to May 9th, the record shows the DACC did nothing.
Mr. Jackson told Animal Control on April 12th that the dogs were not his. There are multiple post-dated entries saying that various officers had observed the dogs, who they were supposed to be investigating. If Mr. Jackson was taken at his word, and the dogs were not his, it was the DACC’s duty to impound the dogs as strays. If they had suspicions that the dogs belonged to Jackson, the officers should have cited him for having more than three dogs, having unlicensed dogs, and failing to have his dogs neutered.
In an e-mail sent by Marcia Mayeda to Attorney David Casselman on August 9th, Mayeda claims “We made several visits to Jackson’s home to find the dogs but never saw them.” This statement is inconsistent with the notes which were timely entered into Chameleon.
The inconsistencies, and the entry of post-dated notes offering a revisionist history of how the matter was handled, strongly suggest that Mayeda and her Lancaster underlings are at best clumsily engaging in a cover-up.
As a lawyer said upon examining the DACC’s records, “I would love to be the one representing Mrs. Devitt’s estate in a lawsuit. The verdict could reach well into 8 figures”. This does not bode well for Los Angeles County which we have been told does not carry insurance and has elected to self insure – and it bodes even worse for the taxpayers who are going to have to cough up the dough to pay the verdicts, and the shelter pets who will die because there isn’t enough funding to take care of them.
In other news concerning the Lancaster shelter, for the third time in the last few months money has gone missing from the facility. Things have gotten so bad that the County Auditor was called in to take a look. We do not know what his findings are, but the Lancaster shelter has changed all the keys to its locks, and now is required to send two people, from their understaffed shelter, to the bank to make all their bank deposits. This comes at the same time that rumors are rife that there is a great deal more money missing from their licensing department… but in more cheerful Lancaster news, the shelter did win Marcia Mayeda’s services as a kennel attendant for one day on January 3rd. So if you want to meet Ms. Mayeda, and let her know what a wonderful job she is doing – this will be a rare opportunity to meet this elusive public servant. Of course she will probably be traveling with security paid for with your hard earned tax dollars, but quite frankly given the amount of stuff gone missing at Lancaster – we totally understand!
Downey and Baldwin Park Shelter Pets Urgently Need Your
Perhaps the number one reason why Marcia Mayeda should be fired from her $200,000 a year job as head of the Los Angeles County Department of Animal ‘Care’ and Control is her disgraceful euthanasia policy.
There are four reasons for a municipal shelter to kill an animal. If the pet is irremediably suffering or has demonstrated aggression towards humans – that is understandable. If the shelter has reached its capacity and no longer has room to kennel its pets, it is tragic, regrettable – but understandable. The one totally unacceptable reason to kill an animal is because the pet has been at the shelter “too long” and has exceeded the arbitrarily set number of days permitted by the head of the shelter system.
The Castaic shelter has 48 dog kennels. Last week the Castaic Shelter had 42 dogs, many of whom were Chihuahuas who were sharing kennels. According to volunteers there were over 15 empty kennels – and had they combined kennels as they usually do, they could easily have had 25 empty kennels. Yet the shelter ordered four dogs killed, solely for time – not for space.
The Baldwin Park Shelter, the shelter I used to volunteer for until I was fired for writing this blog, has 192 dog kennels. Last month on a Tuesday afternoon I walked through the shelter and counted 42 empty kennels. Wednesday morning the shelter was killing dogs, several of whom had been at the shelter only the four days mandated by the Hayden act.
Killing pets solely for time, rather than space is indefensible. However, this is the policy of the $200,000 a year unelected bureaucrat Marcia Mayeda, who runs the Los Angeles County shelter system. Marcia Mayeda spends enormous effort furtively sweeping her department’s dirty laundry under the table and avoiding public scrutiny. We wish she would spend one-tenth of that effort finding homes and fosters for the animals.
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Downey Shelter Pets Urgently Need Your Help!
Downey Shelter Pets Urgently Need Your Help
Downey Shelter Pets Need Your Help & It’s Time to Show Marcia Mayeda the Door
Downey Shelter Pets Urgently Need Your Help – and Marcia Mayeda on the Ropes!
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Be sure to read part one of the story here .
Umar was quickly realizing just how difficult it was to focus on doing repairs when you have a gun aimed at your head. Of course, it should have been obvious from the start that being held hostage would be stressful, but it was one of those truths that doesn’t completely sink in until you experience it first hand. Sort of like how those ‘Slippery When Wet’ caution signs seemed redundant until you were skidding around in a rainstorm.
“Easy on the comms,” instructed Umar’s captor in a steady, even clip. “This is just a normal emergency repair, right?” The man might as well have been casually asking Umar to pass nuoc cham, for all the current situation seemed to be stressing him.
“Right.” Just your normal, everyday emergency repair where someone has hijacked your ship and is looming right behind your terminal in case they need to put a plasma bolt through your brain. Totally normal.
Umar took a deep breath and pushed all that aside. He needed to focus. His life wasn’t the only one hanging in the balance. With a practiced few presses on the console, Umar launched the repair drone Shake towards the source of the emergency beacon — a Terrapin, adrift and giving off a worryingly high IR signature.
With the drone en route, Umar hailed the Terrapin with his most professional, calming voice. “Dr. Hostan? This is Umar from In-A-Fix.”
The response came immediately. “Power plant’s experiencing a critical cascade and my coolers are about to give,” reported Dr. Hostan, breathing heavily. The temperature must have been unbearable inside the craft. Even wearing a protective suit and helmet, her hair was plastered with sweat to her head. “Geiger’s ticking fast and loud. I don’t think there’s much time.”
Umar appreciated the doc’s information efficiency. He didn’t blame people when they panicked in an emergency, but it sure did help when they kept their heads. It gave him an extra tool to work with rather than an extra problem to solve.
“Drone’s almost there. As soon as the full diagnostic scan is done, we’ll know what’s causing the cascade. In the meanwhile, I’m gonna have you do a full flush on your coolers. It won’t do much, but it’ll buy us some time.”
“Just tell me what to do.”
Umar began walking her through the process to circumvent the coolers’ safety protocols. The doc was an apt pupil and it wasn’t long before she had managed the tricky manual override. The maneuver was one that his boss, Jess, had taught him when he was first starting out. A fine example of the philosophy, “sometimes you got to break a ship even more if you want to fix it.” If they got the Terrapin up and running again, the coolers would have severely limited functionality compared to their normal operating parameters. But that was a problem for later. The first priority was not exploding.
“The temp’s dropping a bit,” said Dr. Hostan, clearly relieved. “You’re a miracle worker.”
“Naw, Doc. You did all the heavy lifting,” replied Umar. A pop-up on the terminal indicated a new data-packet had arrived. “Looks like the diag scan just came in, so I’m gonna have you drink a hydro-gel real quick while I go over the data. Don’t want you passing out on me.”
As Dr. Hostan turned to find a gel pack to feed into her suit, Umar silenced his audio and video while still listening in on the channel.
“That was a neat little trick,” said the shipjacker once the comm had been muted.
“Yeah,” said Umar, distracted as he pored over the report that Shake’s scanners had sent back.
“I mean you probably just saved her life and what? You’re getting your standard repair rate for this?”
“You mind not talking? I’m trying to figure out how —” Umar let the sentence hang there as he frantically cross-checked the numbers he had gotten from Shake.
“What is it?” Asked the shipjacker, leaning over the terminal to look.
“Grab that datapad,” said Umar, gesturing to where a clunky three-gen-old model was strapped to the wall. “Open up the DayBreak power plant manual. Should be right there in the folder.”
If Umar had been watching instead of directing Shake to do a deeper scan on the Terrapin’s axial power conduit, he would have seen the jacker hesitate. Using the datapad would mean having to holster his weapon. Keeping a wary eye on Umar to make sure this wasn’t a ploy, the man stowed his pistol and pulled the datapad free. After it booted, he found and opened the manual. “Okay, now what?”
“Here,” said Umar as he grabbed the pad. Scrolling, he found the section he was looking for and quickly read it. Then, cursing under his breath, he read it again.
“Enough,” said the jacker. “Tell me what’s going on.”
Umar tossed the datapad down onto the console. “You know anything about reactors?”
“Just enough not to touch one.”
“Then the short version is, thanks to the geniuses at Sakura Sun, the good doctor is pretty well and properly screwed. See …,” said Umar as he rotated the scans of the Terrapin displayed on the terminal. “The DayBreak was designed with these so-called performance improvements that will most likely make the power plant overload faster if I try to fix the problem. And not doing anything isn’t an option since the whole thing’s gonna blow in a few minutes anyway. So, yeah. Screwed.”
“Damn,” replied the jacker, leaning in to look closer. He pointed to the axial conduit. “And if you try to bypass it, these backups will just kick in.”
Umar raised an eyebrow, a bit surprised at his captor’s quick grasp of the issue. “Yeah, that’s right. Ninety-nine out of a hundred times the setup would be ideal, but damn if that one exception isn’t a doozy.”
The man straightened to his full height, resting a hand on his hip near the gun. “So, what are you going to do?”
“It’s what you’re gonna do,” said Umar, eyes flicking towards the jacker’s holster. “You’re the one threatening to shoot people.”
The response came with a heavy sigh, “You want to her to EVA over here before you start the repair.”
“It’s too dangerous to do it with her still on the ship, but with her onboard the Vulcan, we can pilot to the edge of the blast radius and still be able to control the drones. Maybe I can repair it in time. Maybe I won’t be fast enough and the thing will blow. But either way, the doc gets to live.”
“Fine. Do it.”
“You serious?” asked Umar, halfway through preparing the mental argument he thought he’d have to make.
“Yeah. Don’t know how much safer she’s going to be with me around, but it’s stupid to let her die now just ’cause I might get her killed later.” And leaving it at that, the jacker went to the pilot’s chair to bring the Vulcan’s hatch around so the doctor would have a straight-shot EVA.
Umar opened the comm. “Doc, you hear me?”
“Yes,” Dr. Hostan replied. “What did the scans say?”
“I’m gonna need you to EVA over to the Vulcan.”
“Am I losing the ship?”
“Can’t say for sure at this point, but I don’t want to take any chances.”
“Do I at least have enough time to pull my research drives?” asked the doctor. It was the most concerned Umar had seen her so far.
“Yeah, but fast, doc,” said Umar against his better judgement. “Take a minute to grab what you can, but you got to leave after that.”
Not even bothering to reply, the doctor rushed to grab the data she had gathered with the Terrapin’s sensors.
“Tell her to forget it,” said the jacker as he swung the Vulcan wildly away from the Terrapin.
Before Umar could ask what the hell was going on, the entire ship shook and the shields flared from a direct laser hit.
Umar frantically paged the doctor, “Plans changed, doc. Need you to stay put. We’ve got company.”
“How’d these bastards find me?” said the jacker as he evaded the next volley.
Umar checked the radar and saw there were two ships rapidly approaching their position. “Who are they?”
“A couple low-rent hitters.”
“And you thought you could lose them in my ship?”
“That was the plan.”
“Would have worked a lot better if you hadn’t left my drone behind.”
“You’re kidding me. The damn thing was tagged?”
“Six ways to Sunday … wait, where are you going?” demanded Umar when an out-of-range warning popped up for Shake.
“I’m getting us the hell out of here.” Another laser barrage just barely missed the prow of the Vulcan.
“No. We’re staying and fixing that ship.”
“I’m not dying for her.”
“Neither am I, so be sure to keep the ships off her and away from us.”
After a letting fly a string of curses, the jacker pulled the stick back and steered once again towards the Terrapin. “You’re damn lucky I’m a fantastic pilot.”
Umar keyed the comms. “Doc, since EVAing isn’t really an option any more, I’m starting the emergency repairs.”
The doctor took the news in stride. “Good luck.”
“Same to you, doc. If you got any messages to pass along, feel free to send them over.”
“I’ll do that. Thank you.” And with that, Dr. Hostan ended the comm.
Quickly, he opened the bay so that he could launch his last drone, Spear. It wasn’t really set up for this kind of delicate work, but Umar could use all the extra hands he could get. “Drone’s heading out. Can you give it cover?”
“On it,” replied the jacker, rolling the ship hard to one side. He positioned the Vulcan between the two attackers and the doctor. Switching his controls over, the jacker used the remote turrets to lay down a wide field of suppressive fire, forcing the ships to alter course. One of the would-be assassins saw this as an opportunity and attempted to sweep up on the underside, but the jacker was ready for them and let loose with the main guns, clipping the attacker’s port wing. The damage wasn’t enough to take them out of the fight, but it’d give the pilot something to think about.
Meanwhile, Umar had managed to cut open the access panel in the Terrapin’s thick armor and reach the inner workings. Controlling both drones in conjunction, he began the tricky process of halting the cascade and siphoning off the excess energy. Right on cue, the axial conduit kicked in, and as predicted, the power plant responded by increasing its load production. Now it was his turn to cuss up a storm.
Focusing his energy on the injured ship, the jacker switched to the offensive. This would have worked well if the two pilots had been a team, since harassing one would hopefully cause the other to react, but no such luck. The more distant attacker completely ignored the plight of the other and took advantage of the Vulcan’s push, scoring a direct hit. Smoke began to fill the ship’s main chamber. Fantastic pilot or not, the numbers were against them. “How’s it looking back there?”
“Almost done, one way or another.” Umar had about half as much time as he needed before the whole thing was going to blow, taking the Terrapin and the doc with it. What he needed was a way to quickly disrupt the power output all together, without triggering the explosion itself. He ran through the few options he had remaining, dismissing them as fast as he thought of them. Maybe if he had a full complement of drones he could have done something, but with Liam back with the jacker’s Reliant and his own stubbornness to blame for holding off on replacing Wil after the accident — his mind suddenly flashed on something. Wil.
A few years back, the drone had been lost along with a crew of four when what should have been a simple repair had gone catastrophically wrong. While patching the piping to one of the maneuvering thrusters, an unexpected static discharge had caused a feedback surge along the plasma conduits. In that case the surge had been deadly, but with the doc’s power plant already suffering a critical failure, there was a small chance that if he could trigger it and use one of his drones to act as an auxiliary breaker, he could interrupt the cascade before it went critical. Well, Spear, let’s see just how lucky you are.
The jacker had just launched the last of the Vulcan’s chaff, narrowly diverting a missile that detonated nearby. An inadvertent grin spread across his face. After the life he had led, it was a little hard to believe there was a good chance he was going to die doing something this stupidly heroic. Suddenly, there was a second explosion nearby. Something had blown on the hull of the Terrapin. He squinted his eyes in preparation for the blinding light that would follow the whole ship going boom, but nothing else happened.
“It worked! I can’t believe it worked!” Umar had lost his drone, but had saved the ship.
“Not to cut your celebration short, but I really could use a hand right about now.”
Umar’s attention was drawn back to the ongoing dogfight. When did the ship fill with so much smoke? “Pass the turrets to me.”
“You any good?” asked the jacker.
“Line me up a shot and find out.”
With a dedicated gun operator, the true combat capabilities of the Vulcan emerged. The jacker would chase a ship with the main guns getting them into position for Umar to let loose with cannons mounted on the remote turret. Working together, they manage to remove the wing on the ship that had been crippled earlier. Down a weapon, and barely able to maneuver, the ship fled. The remaining assassin, its advantage lost, made the sensible choice and followed.
Umar placed two cans of flavored sparkling water on the table. It had taken about an hour more of work before the doctor’s ship was ready to fly again and the effort had left him parched.
The jacker, sitting on the far side, cracked his open and drank deeply. When he finally came up for air, he smiled. “Guess I do like etrog flavor.”
“All right, spill it. Why do you got a price on your head?”
The smile left the jacker’s face. “Might be better if you don’t know.”
“Yeah, well, it seems a little late for that.”
The two sat in silence for a bit as Umar patiently drank his water.
Toying with the tab on the can, the jacker finally began, “I was working for the Dranton Family, smuggling off of Carteyna, when I got tagged by the Cano authorities. Wasn’t going to get out clean, so I dumped the cargo and ran. Turned out there was enough evidence in there to get most of the Drantons locked up for good. Guess that didn’t sit well because Luke Dranton put the hit out on me himself. Spent almost every last credit to his name making sure I get dead. That was about a month ago, been running ever since.”
“So, we should be expecting more company?”
“Greedy bastards will probably keep the news to themselves till they can come after us again, but yeah, they’ll be back.”
“Right.” Umar tilted back and finished the last of his drink. “We better get going then.”
“Thanks. If you drop me off at Pox, I can make my way from there.”
“I was actually thinking we could make a stop first. See, I came across a recent wreck a little bit before I grabbed you. Told Jess about it, but since In-A-Fix runs salvage there’s a good chance no one knows it’s there except me and her. We get there in time, should be able to make it so the registry shows you sadly passed away in a tragic accident.”
“Seriously? You’d do that for me?”
Umar shrugged, “What can I say, I like fixing stuff.”
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Stevie Nicks Videos
Stevie Nicks: Live in Concert
U.S. CBS FOX 7136 (1983)
U.K. CBS FOX 713650 (1983)
Tracks: Gold Dust Woman / Gold And Braid /I Need to Know / Dreams / Stop Draggin' MyHeart Around / Sara / Edge of Seventeen /Outside the Rain / Rhiannon.
from back cover: Musical Enchantress in her recent concert tour!
Stevie Nicks is an enchantress. Her songs, some of the biggest hits in recent rock history, are filled with passion and atmosphere. And like her music, she exudes a sensual, mystical charm. WHITE WING DOVE, her recent concert tour, truly captures this provocative performer in all her glory. Decked out in her billowing chiffon and flowing shawls, she seems to float around the stage. One moment she is bouncing to "Edge of Seventeen's" pulsating beat, next she is strutting to the spirited "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around." When the pace slows, as in the melodic "Sara" her face is etched in anguish, while her eyes moisten for a heartfelt intro to "Rhiannon." WHITE WING DOVE runs the gamut from Nicks' Fleetwood Mac songs to hits from her recent solo album, Bella Donna. It shows her off as the dynamic artist that she is, in a performance music critics are calling one of the best pop-rock shows in years.
Stevie Nicks - Live at Red Rocks
from Lightyear Entertainment
Tracks: Outside the Rain / Dreams / Talk toMe /
I Need to Know / No Spoken Word /Beauty and the Beast / Stand Back /Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You /Edge of Seventeen.
from back cover: Stevie Nicks Live At Red Rocks captures this sensual, poetic artist in the breathtaking, natural surroundings of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. The state-of-the-art special effects set the stage for Stevie and her special guests, Mick Fleetwood, and Peter Frampton. Your music video collection shouldn't be without this superb film performance. From the Rock a Little tour
Enhanced CD Rom
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I Can't Wait
includes a compilation of Stevie Nicks' music videos
Tracks: Stop Draggin' My Heart Around /Stand Back / Leather and Lace / If AnyoneFalls / Talk to Me /
I Can't Wait.
from back cover: In the mid-70's, when Stevie Nicks joined the already popular Fleetwood Mac, her highly distinctive, deeply sensual voice, and her intensely personal songs immediately helped propel the band to supergroup status. For her part in their immense popularity, she has emerged a major figure in contemporary music. As of 1986, she has released three albums on her own and they all achieved platinum-record status. Each is distinguished by several huge hit singles and videos, and they have been collected here for the first time. From "Bella Donna" comes her concert video of "Leather and Lace" and her haunting duet with Tom Petty on "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around." Hits from "The Wild Heart" album are the defiant "Stand Back" and the sensually choreographed "If Anyone Falls." From "Rock A Little," two hits are featured, "Talk to Me" and the title track video of "I Can't Wait." Both are stunning visual extensions of Stevie's compelling and truly unique mystique. In all of rock and roll, there is no one quite like Stevie Nicks. Now her solo video debut is here. And the wait is over.
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Stevie Nicks - The Soundstage Sessions: Live in Chicago [DVD]
- released March 31, 2009
- Warner Brothers Records
Stand Back
If Anyone Falls
Gold Dust Woman
Circle Dance
How Still My Love
Edge of Seventeen
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Fleetwood Mac Videos
Fleetwood Mac Documentary and Live Concert
U.S. WEA PEV 4022 (1981)
U.K. Warner Home Video PEV 4022 (1981)
Tracks: Sisters of the Moon / Walk A Thin Line /Angel / Save Me a Place / Tusk / Songbird /The Chain / Go Your Own Way / Never MakeMe Cry / Sara / Think About Me / Not That Funny.
Note: Available on RCA Selectavision VideoDisc (1981)
In Concert: Mirage Tour 1982
U.S. RCA Columbia Pictures Home Video (1984)
U.K. RCA RVT 10134 (1984)
Tracks: The Chain / Gypsy / Love In Store /Not That Funny / You Make Loving Fun /I'm So Afraid / Blue Letter / Rhiannon / Tusk /Eyes of the World / Go Your Own Way /Sisters of the Moon / Songbird.
Note: Available on RCA Video Disc 12139 (1982)
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Tango In The Night
U.S. Warner Reprise 120809 (1988)
U.K. Warner Home Video 9381493 (1988)
Tracks: The Chain / Everywhere / Dreams /Seven Wonders / Isn't It Midnight / WorldTurning / Little Lies / Oh Well / Gold DustWoman / Another Woman / Stand Back /Songbird / Don't Stop.
- filmed at The Cow Palace in San Francisco
12/12/87 & 12/13/87
- (60 minutes)
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Fleetwood Mac - The Dance
Warner Reprise VHS Video 1997 (3-38486)
(106 minutes)
Filmed in front of a live audience at Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank, CA
Tracks: The Chain / Dreams / Everywhere / Gold Dust Woman / I'm So Afraid / Temporary One / Bleed to Love Her / Gypsy / Big Love / Go Insane / Landslide / Say You Love Me / You Make Loving Fun / My Little Demon / Silver Springs / Over My Head / Rhiannon / Sweet Girl / Go Your Own Way / Tusk (with U.S.C. Trojan Marching Band) / Don't Stop (with U.S.C. Trojan Marching Band)/ Songbird.
DVD - Video Reprise Video (38486-2)
A double-sided DVD-Video disc:
- Side A is DOLBY Digital 5.1B
- Side B is LPCM Stereo
Song list is the same as for the VCR Video
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Fleetwood Mac Rumours
Rhino Home Video 1997
ISBN #1-56605-384-6
Recounting the journey of a legendary music recording
from back cover: Fleetwood Mac's multimillion-selling Rumours was recorded by the band in Sausalito and Los Angeles in 1977, at a time of intense inner turmoil. Rumours eventually went on to sell 15 million copies worldwide, spending a staggering total of 433 weeks on the U.K. charts and 130 weeks on the U.S. Billboard album chart. It was also voted Album of the Year at the 20th annual Grammy Awards in 1978. Fleetwood Mac had already been in existence for over a decade by the time that Rumours came out. After several personnel changes, Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, and Christine McVie were joined by Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks. It was 1974, and the stage was set for a new chapter in the band's career. The eponymously titled Fleetwood Mac, the first album with the new lineup, went platinum in 1976 and gave birth to hits like "Rhiannon" and "Say You Love Me." However, it's success was soon overshadowed by that of Rumours. Released in February 1977, Rumours reached #1 in the U.S. album chart in April of that year and found equal success in the U.K. In January 1978, its hit singles included "Go Your Own Way," "Don't Stop," "Dreams"(which reached #1 in the Billboard Hot 100), and "You Make Loving Fun." Ironically, Rumours was recorded during a period when John and Christine McVie were separating, and Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham's relationship was also breaking up. It was the album that almost never made it. This is the definitive story of the making of Fleetwood Mac's Rumours, and album that has truly earned its place in the pantheon of rock music history. Also featured are specially recorded versions of Christines McVie's haunting "Songbird" and Lindsey Buckingham's wonderful new acoustic version of "Never Going Back Again," along with "You Make Loving Fun," "Rhiannon," "Dreams," "Don't Stop," and "Gold Dust Woman." (75 minutes)
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Fleetwood Mac - Destiny Rules
Studio: Bmg Distribution
DVD Release Date: September 14, 2004
After 17 Years Fleetwood Mac Heads Back to the Studio in VH1 Special Documentary Presentation - 'Fleetwood Mac: Destiny Rules'
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Fleetwood Mac Live in Boston
The Live in Boston show was taped at the Fleet Center in Boston and portions have aired on PBS as a soundstage special event. It is available with two VD and an audio CD.
DVD Disc: 1
1. Chain [DVD]
2. Dreams [DVD]
3. Eyes of the World [DVD]
4. Peacekeeper [DVD]
5. Second Hand News [DVD]
6. Say You Will [DVD]
7. Never Going Back Again [DVD]
8. Rhiannon [DVD]
9. Come [DVD]
10. Gypsy [DVD]
11. Big Love [DVD]
12. Landslide [DVD]
1. Say Goodbye [DVD]
2. What's the World Coming To [DVD]
3. Beautiful Child [DVD]
4. Gold Dust Woman [DVD]
5. I'm So Afraid [DVD]
6. Silver Springs [DVD]
7. Tusk [DVD]
8. Stand Back [DVD]
9. Go Your Own Way [DVD]
10. World Turning [DVD]
11. Don't Stop [DVD]
12. Goodbye Baby [DVD]
CD Disc
1. Eyes of the World
2. Dreams Listen Listen Listen
3. Rhiannon Listen Listen Listen
4. Come Listen Listen Listen
5. Big Love
6. Landslide
7. Silver Springs
8. I'm So Afraid
10. Go Your Own Way
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Stevie's epic Soundstage Sessions concert in Chicago!
The DVD features over 2 hours of stunning footage from this legendary concert! The CD includes brand new studio versions of classics like "Stand Back", "Sara", "Landslide" and MANY, MANY MORE! Order from Amazon.
View the song lists:
- Soundstage Sessions audio CD song list
- Live in Chicago DVD song list
Fleetwood Mac's Midnight Special performance of Rhiannon is available on the Midnight Special video. The video is available at www.midnightspecial.com
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Imaam ash-Shafi'ee on Legal Knowledge
Author: Imaam ash-Shafi'ee
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29. Someone asked me: What is [legal] knowledge and how much should men know of it?
30. Shaafi'ee replied: Legal knowledge is of two kinds: one is for the general public, and no sober and mature person should be ignorant of it.
31. He asked: For example?
32. [Shaafi'ee] replied: For example, that the daily prayers are five, that men owe it to God to fast the month of Ramadan, to make the pilgrimage to the [Sacred] House whenever they are able, and to [pay] the legal alms in their estate; that He [God] has prohibited usury, adultery, homicide, theft, [the drinking of] wine, and [everything] of that sort which He has obligated men to comprehend, to perform, to pay in their property, and to abstain from [because] He has forbidden it to them.
This kind of knowledge may be found textually in the Book of God, or may be found generally among the people of Islam. The public relates it from the preceding public and ascribes it to the Apostle of God,.nobody ever questioning its ascrip-tion or its binding force upon them. It is the kind of knowledge which admits of error neither in its narrative nor in its interpretation; it is not permissible to question it.
33. He asked: What is the second kind?
34. Shaafi'ee replied: It consists of the detailed duties and rules obligatory on men, concerning which there exists neither a text in the Book of God, nor regarding most of them, a sunna. Whenever a sunna exists [in this case], it is of the kind related by few authorities, not by the public, and is subject to different interpretations arrived at by analogy.
35. He asked: Is [legal knowledge of] this kind as obliga-tory as the other, or is it not obligatory so that he who acquires such knowledge performs a supererogatory act, and he who neglects it falls not into error? Or, is there a third kind, derived from a narrative (khabar) or analogy?
36. [Shaafi'ee] replied: There is a third kind [of knowledge].
37. He asked: Will you explain it, give its source, and state what [portion] of it is obligatory, and on whom it is binding and on whom it is not binding?
38. [Shaafi'ee] replied: The public is incapable of knowing this kind of knowledge, nor can all specialists obtain it. But those who do obtain it should not all neglect it. If some can obtain it, the others are relieved of the duty [of obtaining it]; but those who do obtain it will be rewarded.
39. He asked: Will you cite a liarrative or any other rele-vant information as a basis for [using] analogy?
40. [Shaafi'ee] replied: God has imposed the [duty oq jihild as laid down in His Book and uttered by His Prophet's tongue. He stressed the calling [of men to fulfil] the jihad [duty] as follows:
God has bought from the believers their selves and their posses-sions against [the gift of] Paradise. They fight in the way of God; they kill, and are killed; that is a promise binding upon God in the Torah and Gospel and the Qur'an; and who fulfils his cove-nant better than God? So rejoice in the bargain you have made with Him. That is the mighty triumph [Q. IX, 112].
And He said:
Fight the polytheists totally as they fight you totally; and know that God is with the godfearing [Q. IX, 36].
Slay the polytheists wherever you find them, and take them, and confine them, and lie in ambush for them everywhere. But if they repent and perform the prayer and pay the zakat, then let them free. God is All-forgiving, All.compassionate [Q. IX, 5].
Fight those who do not believe in God nor in the Last Day, who do not forbid what God and His Apostle have made forbidden, and who do not practice the religion of truth, of those who have been given the Book, until they pay the jizya out of hand and have been humbled [Q. IX, 29].
41. 'Abd al-'Aziz b. Muhammad al-Darawardi' told us from Muhammad b. 'Amr b. 'Alqama from Abu Salama [b. 'Abd al-Raliman] from Abit Hurayra, who said that the Apostle of God said:
I shall continue to fight the unbelievers until they say: 'There is no god but God,' if they make this pronouncement they shall be secured their blood and property, unless taken for its price, and their reward shall be given by God.
And God, glorified be His praise, said:
O believers, what is the matter with you, that when it is said to you: 'Go forth in the way of God,' you sink down to the ground? Are you so content with this present life as to neglect the Here-after? The enjoyment of this life is little in comparison with the Hereafter. If you do not go forth, He will inflict upon you a painful punishment, and instead of you He will substitute another people; and you will not hurt Him at all, for God is powerful over everything [Q. IX, 38-39].
Go forth, light and heavy! Struggle in God's way with your possessions and yourselves! That is better for you, did you but know [Q. IX, 41].
42. [Shaafi'ee] said: These communications mean that the jihad, and rising up in arms in particular, is obligatory for all able-bodied [believers], exempting no one, just as prayer, pilgrimage and [payment of] alms are performed, and no person is permitted to perform the duty for another, since performance by one will not fulfil the duty for another. They may also mean that the duty of [jihad] is a collective (kifaya) duty different from that of prayer: Those who per-form it in the war against the polytheists will fulfil the duty and receive the supererogatory merit, thereby preventing those who have stayed behind from falling into error.But God has not put the two [categories of men] on an equal footing, for He said:
Such believers who sit at home-unless they have an injury-are not the equals of those who fight in the path of God with their possessions and their selves. God has given precedence to those who fight with their possessions and their selves over those who sit at home. God has promised the best of things to both, and He has preferred those who fight over those who sit at hoine by [granting them] a mighty reward [Q. IV, 97].
The literal meaning of this communication is that the duty is obligatory on all men.
43. He asked: Where is the proof for your opinion that if some people perform the duty, the others would be relieved of punishment?
44. [Shaafi'ee] said: It is in the communication that I have just cited].
45. He asked: In what part of it?
46. [Shaafi'ee] replied: God said: "Yet to each God has promised the best of things."
Thus God has promised "the best of things" for those who stayed behind and could not go to the jihad, although he clearly specified his preference for those who went to the jihad over those who stayed at home. If those who stayed at home were in error, while others were fighting, they would be committing a sin, unless God forgives them, rather than receiving " the best of things."
47. He asked: Is there any other [proof]?
48. [Shaafi'ee] replied: Yes, God said:
It is not for tile believers to go forth all together, but why should not a party of every section of them go forth, to become learned in religion, and to warn their people when they return to them, perhaps they will beware [Q. IX, 123].
[When] the Apostle went to battle he was accompanied by some of his companions while others stayed at home; for 'Ali b. Abi Talib stayed at home during the battle of Tabuk. Nor did God ordain that all Muslims were under obligation to go to battle, for He said: "Why should not a party of every section of them go forth?" So He made it known that going into battle was obligatory on some, not on all, [just] as knowl-edge of the law is not obligatory on all but on some, save the fundamental duties which should be known to all men. But God knows best.
49. Shaafi'ee said: In like manner are other duties, the fulfillment of which is intended to be collective; whenever they are performed by some Muslims collectively, those who do not perform them will not fall in error.If all men failed to perform the duty so that no able-bodied man went forth to battle, all, I am afraid, would fall into error (although I am certain that this would never happen) in accordance with [God's] saying:
If you do not go forth, He will inflict upon you a painful punish-ment [Q. IX, 39].
50. He asked: What is the meaning [of this communication]?
51. [Shaafi'ee] replied: It means that it is not permissible that all men should fail to "go forth"; but that if some go forth, so that a sufficient number fulfils [the collective duty], the others do not fall into error, because the going forth by some would fulfil the [duty of] 'going forth.'
52. He asked: Are there examples other than the jihad?
53. [Shaafi'ee] replied: Ys, such as the funeral and burial prayers, the performance of which should not be neglected; but men are not all under the obligation to attend to their performance, for those who perform them will relieve those who do not from falling into error.In the same [category falls the duty to] reply to a salutation. For God said:
When you are greeted with a greeting, respond with a better one, or return it. Verily God keeps account of everything [Q. IV, 88].
The Apostle of God said:
He who is standing shall greet hin who is sitting. If [only] one replies to a greeting, he would fulfil [the duty] on behalf of the others.
These are merely intended to mean that a reply must be made. So the response of the few fulfils the duty for all who are obligated to reply, for the [collective] response is sufficient. So far as I have been informed, the Muslims have continued to act as I have stated, from the time of the Prophet to the present. Only a few men must know the law, attend the funeral service, perform the jihad and respond to greeting, while others are exempt. So those who know the law, perform the jihad attend the funeral service, and respond to a greeting will be rewarded, while others do not fall into error since a sufficient number fulfil the [collective] duty.
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R.I.P. Diddy’s Atlanta Justin’s Restaurant! Share Your Memories (Yet Another Dead Atlanta Hotspot)… [PHOTOS]
Jun, 11 2012 | Written by ATLien
Sean “Diddy” Combs popular Atlanta eatery Justin?s Restaurant & Bar?on Peachtree opened and closed it’s doors for the final time on Friday (June 8, 2012).
The restaurant, named after Diddy’s 1st born son Justin Combs, opened to much fanfare back in 1998 has faced several challenges in recent years, including an incident where 2 men were shot in the parking lot back in 2010, which stemmed a lawsuit filed by one of the shooting victims.
But even after the shooting, Justin’s was still considered somewhat of an Atlanta “hotspot” and was the among the first stop frequented by tourists.
According to the AJC, the restaurant?s general manager,?Solomon Fornie,?initially denied talk that Justin?s would be ceasing operations. Instead, he claimed it would be closing to undergo four or five weeks of renovations to both the interior and exterior of the building.
According to Fornie, they hope to reinvigorate Justin?s and ?make it upscale like it was when we first opened.? With regard to the designer for the project, Fornie says they ?are still in the process of making those decisions.?
The news of the closing was soon confirmed through Bad Boy Entertainment and it was also revealed that all employees had been dismissed and received a severance package.
Today, we received word from a spokesperson for Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment Group (BBWEG), founded by Combs, confirming rumors that the 14-year-old restaurant will not reopen.
According to the statement, BBWEG closed Justin?s Restaurant in order to pursue ?other business ventures in music, television, fashion, fragrance and spirits.? The company, however, says it is ?actively exploring business opportunities in Atlanta? and promises ?to have a strong presence in the region.? (source)
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Graham Knight: Glebe Fane, Hillcrest Avenue, Dunton
Edward Hooper, Graham's great-grandfather, built the bungalow on the plot that the Hooper family of Upton Park occupied from about 1937 until the early 1950s.
The name "Glebe Fane" is an acronym taken from the names of the Hooper family: Gladys, Lilian, Edward, Bert, Emma, Fred, Ada, Nobby and Emma.
Photographs 8 - 10 by courtesy of Terry Harris.
Terry recalls watching the doodlebugs flying over towards London and sometimes hearing the engine cut out and seeing the explosion.
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"Glebe Fane"; the plot is situated on the west side of Hillcrest Avenue between Third and Fourth Avenues.
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Four days ago, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky let employees know that Hong Ge, the company’s VP of China, who’d taken on the role just four months ago, is leaving the company to pursue opportunities outside of Airbnb.
Hong Ge, who previously worked for Google Inc and Facebook Inc, left to pursue another role and the firm is yet to name a successor, said Airbnb in a short statement on Tuesday.
Now, its said that Ronnie Gurion — whose LinkedIn profile states that he has been leading Airbnb’s international business development efforts since April of last year — quietly stepped down in July to accept the role of chief strategy officer at the competing vacation rental platform HomeAway.
Asked about the move, Gurion declined to comment. Asked for more information, an Airbnb spokesperson also declined to comment for this story but, at our request, sent us some of the company’s most recent metrics regarding its international reach.
Before joining Airbnb, Gurion spent six years with Orbitz, including as president of its “partner network and media solutions.” Earlier in his career, he also spent three years in a director-level role with the travel giant Expedia (which acquired HomeAway in 2015 for $3.9 billion).
Airbnb, which employed 3,100 employees altogether as of May, was reportedly valued at $31 billion as of March of this year, when it closed on $1 billion to expand geographically, as well as enter into the business of travel tours and luxury rentals. At the time, a source told the FT that Airbnb turned profitable before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization last year, and that Airbnb expects to be profitable again for the full year this year.
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Western Media Parrots Israeli Narrative on Beit Hanoun Massacre
© By Khalid Amayreh, for thepeoplesvoice.org
12 November, 2006 - Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem
On Wednesday, 8 November, the Israeli army committed another grisly massacre in the Gaza Strip, killing and maiming scores of innocent civilians, mostly sleeping women and children.
The new massacre is added to a long list of Israeli crimes against innocent Palestinians whose only “crime” is their enduring determination to rid themselves of decades of a demonic and dehumanizing Nazi-like military occupation that seeks to annihilate and expel them from their ancestral motherland.
Following the carnage, and as they usually behave in such circumstances, Israeli leaders from the prime minister downward switched into the damage-control mode, telling western news agencies and TV networks that they “regretted” and were “saddened” by the death of innocent civilians.
Ehud Olmert, who just a few months ago was quoted as saying rather brazenly that “Jewish lives are more important” was quoted ad nauseam, nearly by every major western media outlet, that the killing was the result of a “technical error” and that some ‘errant artillery shells” caused the bloodbath in Beit Hanoun.
Interestingly, nearly none of these news media, “the voices of the free world, ” bothered to ask or even wonder why “mistakes” and “technical errors” and “errant artillery shells” are invoked whenever Palestinian (and Lebanese) children and women are killed in the streets of their neighborhoods, while on vacation along the Gaza beach, while fleeing bombardments, as in Mirwaheen in southern Lebanon, or, indeed, while sleeping in their beds as were the latest victims of Israeli savagery.
Unfortunately, most western reactions to the massacre didn’t go beyond the usual platitudes and routine statements such as calling on both sides to show restraint.
Here are some examples, which show the extreme flaccidity with which the West treats Israeli criminality.
A statement issued by the White House on 9 November “regretted the deaths and urged both sides to show restraint.” Another wantonly depraved statement came from the outgoing US ambassador to the UN, John Bolton, who had the chutzpa to blame the killings in Beit Hanoun on Hamas’s refusal to recognize Israel. You see the moral depravity of these people, the brutal ugliness of their mentality!
Bolton on Saturday, 11 November, vetoed a draft UNSC resolution that would have created a UN mechanism to provide protection of Palestinian civilians from repeated Israeli attacks.
Even the conceivably more civilized European Union, while denouncing the massacre as a “profoundly shocking event,” had to dutifully remind us that “Israel had the right to defend itself,” thus giving the pornographically mendacious impression that nuclear Israel, not the nearly decimated Palestinians, was under attack. Well, when will EU ever say that the Palestinians, too, are human and have the right to defend themselves? Probably when kosher pigs fly?
Similarly generally weak statements were issued by European officials, such as British Foreign Office Secretary Margaret Beckett who was quoted as saying that “it is hard to see what this action was meant to achieve and how it can be justified. Israel must respect its obligations to avoid harming civilians.”
Well, Bekett and her clearly duplicitous boss, Tony Blair, must be truly certain that Ehud Olmert, Amir Peretz, Dan Halutz and now this Avigdor Lieberman will take her words to the heart and immediately stop harming Palestinian civilians once and for all.
Parroting the Israeli story
While western reactions to the massacre remained within the “normal routine,” much of the western media outlets sheepishly and unsuspectingly parroted the Israeli narrative that the bloodbath was unintentional and caused by some errant artillery shells.
For example, CBS News reported on 9 November that “Tens of thousands of grieving Gazans, weeping in anguish and screaming for revenge, crammed into a cemetery on Thursday to bury 18 civilians killed by an errant Israeli artillery barrage.”
Similarly, Richard Boudreaux, writing in the Los Angles Times, Nov. 10, 2006, parroted the same mendacity:
“It took 15 minutes of errant Israeli artillery fire into a row of apartment buildings to kill 16 members of the clan and push surviving relatives, once aloof toward armed struggle, into vengeful fury.”….yes, “errant fire” from Israel and “vengeful fury” on the Palestinian side!
The same pattern of reporting, where the Israeli account of the massacre is taken at face value, was adopted by the bulk of the American press, except for the Christian Science Monitor, which attributed the statement to Israeli military and political officials but without endorsing it itself.
Well, how could the writers of such reports, including the Associated Press whose Jerusalem Bureau is staffed with fanatical American-Israeli Zionists, who always seek in their reports and dispatches from Palestine to portray Israel in good light as much as possible and portray the Palestinians in bad light as much as possible, find out that the artillery shells were “errant”?
Did they carry out an independent investigation to establish the truth of their claims? Did they consult third-party experts to corroborate these claims? Is taking Israeli army claims for granted in such circumstances compatible with professional journalistic ethics?
In truth, this is a highly-biased reporting since the writers of such reports and especially their editors back in New York and California readily volunteer to exonerate the killers of any malicious intent.
Yes, news writers have every right to voice their views whenever they like, but they have no right as journalists to print Israeli propaganda and mendacity as “hard news” and “indisputable facts.”
Unfortunately, it is such tendentious, irresponsible and unethical reporting by most of the American and some of the European media of Israeli atrocities and Nazi-like treatment of Palestinians that keeps the bulk of the American and much of the European peoples in the dark about the scandal of the Palestinian plight.
Even the BBC, which often seeks to portray itself as the paragon of objectivity and truth, always makes sure that the Israeli “view point” is prominently featured even at the risk of creating an intended or unintended impression of symmetry between the murdered and their murderers.
Indeed, in its report on the burial of the massacre’s victims in Beit Hanoun on 9 November, BBC News devoted hundreds of sound-bites (six paragraphs in the report’s printed form), see www.news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6131860.stm, to Israeli claims that the bombardment was carried out by mistake.
The report, among other things, quoted Olmert as claiming that the killings were the result of “technical failure,” that he was “uncomfortable with the event” and “very distressed,” that he “checked and verified it” and that “it was not the policy.”
Well, where is the balance in this kind of reporting? Where is the “other view,” namely that the shelling was likely to have been carried out deliberately since the Israeli army knew quite well that it was bombarding a densely-populated area? Besides, doesn’t this view, that the killing was deliberate, merit reporting by the BBC especially in light of the hundreds of Palestinian civilians, including dozens of children, the Israeli occupation army has killed since its so-called “withdrawal” from Gaza in August, 2005.
Or, does the BBC believe that the Israeli army is not capable of committing atrocities and massacres knowingly and deliberately and that Israeli leaders and officials are not capable of lying to cover up or extenuate the savagery of their crimes?
November 12, 2006 © Copyright November 12, 2006 by Khalid Amayreh - amayreh@p-ol.com This article originates on http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org - Permission is granted for reprint in print, email, blog, or web media if this credit, © By Khalid Amayreh, for thepeoplesvoice.org, is attached and the title and text remain unchanged. 'Western media parrots Israeli narrative on Beit Hanoun Massacre', posted here: http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/cgi-bin/blogs/voices.php/2006/11/12/western_media_parrots_israeli_narrative
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SC: Gloria can appoint next CJ By Benjamin B. Pulta 03/18/2010
JBC ordered to submit list of high court nominees
SC: Gloria can appoint next CJ
It’s official. The incumbent President is legally and constitutionally empowered to appoint the next Chief Justice (CJ) of the Supreme Court (SC).
A ruling by the high court, handed down yesterday, said President Arroyo can name the next top magistrate after Chief Justice Reynato Puno steps down on May 17.
Voting 9-1-2-3, the SC, in a decision penned by Justice Lucas Bersamin, said the appointment of the entire judiciary, including the position of Chief Justice, is not included in the appointments ban as mandated by the 1987 Constitution.
The decision was reached before noon yesterday during the high court’s special full court session. The high court also directed the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) to submit to Arroyo a shortlist of candidates from where she will choose the next chief magistrate on or before March 17.... MORE
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Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) standard bearer former President Joseph Estrada yesterday put the blame on President Arroyo for the current power crisis that has swept the country.
Estrada, who recently shifted to a fighting stance, accused the Arroyo government of doing nothing during the nine years it was in power and position to avert the power crisis that is now threatening to derail the May 2010 elections.
“The power crisis in Mindanao could have been avoided. But the Arroyo administration did not take any concrete steps to avoid the calamity,” Estrada said.
The former President also pointed out that the proposed allocation for the leasing of generators is highly overpriced..... MORE
Noynoy a ‘political opportunist’ — Estrada 03/18/2010
The gloves are off.
Former President Joseph Estrada said Liberal Party (LP) standard-bearer Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino has become a “political opportunist” willing to forsake friendship just to boost his sagging ratings in the surveys.
A visibly irked Estrada said he now feels that Aquino had used him for publicity when the senator and LP presidential bet earlier had stated he was against the absolute pardon offered to Estrada and that President Arroyo erred in granting pardon to the former president on plunder charges.
Estrada also reminded Aquino that his mother, the late President Corazon Aquino, sought his blessing when her son ran for Senate in 2007 under the ticket of Genuine Opposition.... MORE
Putting the issue to rest EDITORIAL 03/18/2010
Putting the issue to rest
Now it has been settled by the Supreme Court (SC).
The high court yesterday ruled that Gloria Arroyo can appoint the replacement of retiring SC Chief Justice Reynato Puno, despite a 60-day constitutional ban on midnight appointments before elections.
Nine justices voted in favor of allowing Gloria to appoint the next CJ: Lucas Bersamin, Jose Perez, Roberto Abad, Martin Villarama, Teresita de Castro, Arturo Brion, Jose Mendoza, Mariano del Castillo and Diosdado Peralta.... MORE
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As the tree is, so is the fruit FRONTLINE Ninez Cacho-Olivares 03/18/2010
If Noynoy Aquino ever wins the presidency, any media story that he finds critical will be slammed as “partisan” and “unfair.”
And if his statements, uttered in radio and TV interviews where he puts his foot in his mouth, are aired, he will claim that his statement was taken out of context, such as his saying that he is against Erap Estrada’s pardon, but now claiming he will review what he really said.
As for any criticism of him and his family members,what he will be saying is that everybody is ganging up on him and his family and that it is only his nephew, Baby James, who is still not being criticized.... MORE
Boxing champ Pacquiao faces tough political fight FEATURE 03/18/2010
MANILA — Boxing champ Manny Pacquiao will return home this week to a hero’s welcome but his next challenge may see him go down for the count as he steps into the even more bruising ring of Philippine politics.
Pacquiao’s latest victory has earned the superstar even more acclaim and wealth, but analysts warn that adulation and big spending may not convert to votes when he runs for a seat in Congress in May national elections.
“It will be a harder battle than all the battles he has waged in the ring,” said Political Science professor Ronald Holmes of De La Salle University.... MORE
Vindictive, rigid, immature SILVER LINING Dean Ernest Maceda 03/18/2010
Dean Ernest Maceda
Sen. Noynoy Aquino’s surprise comment declaring his disagreement with GMA’s pardon of President Erap almost three years after the fact betrays a lack of maturity.
And if you add his pronouncement of forming a Commission to investigate the anomalies and graft cases against GMA, it also indicates a streak of vindictiveness. Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile terms it a “rigid and inflexible personality.”
To make matters worse, Noynoy admitted that “I have to review what I said,” suggesting he was taken out of context. He can’t even recall what he said. Instead, it was sister Kris who issued an apology to Sen. Jinggoy Estrada.... MORE
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Questionable suspensions BLURBAL THRUSTS Louie Logarta 03/18/2010
One doesn’t have to be clairvoyant or a psychic to read the minds of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) operations officer Eric Albano and his assistant, Mitchell Verdeflor, who were ordered drydocked in connection with the pilferage last month of millions of pesos worth of high-end electronic gadgets, Sony PlayStations, DVDs, Bulgari and DKNY perfumes, etc. from a warehouse in the South Harbor.
Funny thing here is that the two intel guys were earlier praised for a job well done by the very person who had them suspended indefinitely... MORE
Why? VIEWPOINTS Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz 03/18/2010
The question is begging to be asked. More and more people are asking why. The inquiry with elements of perplexity can be thus expressed and proposed: Why is it that more and more religious men and women are engaging themselves in admittedly many and serious social questions in the country? Why is it that more and more priests and bishops are speaking and acting on rather difficult and sensitive socio-political issues in the Philippines? Why do they not simply preach about the lives of Saints, stay in the sacristy and “mind their own business?” Why?
Why do these Church people not simply confine their words and actions in the realm of liturgy, in the sphere of devotions and in the world of piety? Are fiestas, novenas and processions not supposed to be their expertise, and should wherefore remain in these purely spiritualist ministries? .... MORE
Analysts wonder whether Obama seeks Israel ‘regime change’ focus 03/18/2010
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration’s row with Israel over settlements has prompted some analysts to wonder whether it seeks “regime change,” a new government that can make peace with the Palestinians.
But, the analysts doubt that President Barack Obama’s administration, which has made Arab-Israeli peace a national security priority, will achieve anything if it has indeed adopted such a strategy.
In unusually harsh words, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday that his right-wing government’s plans to build new settler homes in east Jerusalem sent a “deeply negative signal” about Israel’s ties to its top ally..... MORE
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Straight path downhill EDITORIAL 01/14/2011
Straight path downhill
People outside looking in seem not all impressed by Noynoy who trumpets daily his so-called straight path his administration is taking. The conservative United States think tank Heritage Foundation, however, believes that the country is even retrogressing in terms of the government’s battle against corruption.
In the index of economic freedom that it undertakes yearly with the authoritative Wall Street Journal, the Philippines was found at the lower half of the ranking, at 115 of 179 nations and among countries with a “mostly unfree” economy.
A major factor for the poor showing of the country was the existence of still “pervasive corruption” more than half a year into the Aquino administration. The Heritage index showed the performance of the country in the index had reached its highest around the period 1997 to 2000, which was the time when Joseph Estrada was President but who, ironically, was forced out of office on trumped-up corruption charges by the very same elite people who are now allied with Noynoy and who imposed Gloria on the nation as successor of Erap who, to this very day, has never claimed to have abdicated his post..... MORE
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Gabriela launches petition, vows more mass actions against price increases
“I know that the government is spending so much on the impeachment case. But the government should not forget that there are also other people, mostly poor, who are in need.” – Zenaida Espiritu, vendor
MANILA — While Zenaida Espiritu, 49, was tending to the plastic bags she sells for a living along the busy stretch of Carriedo, she stops for a while to check on what was happening near the LRT station. A member of the women’s group Gabriela approaches her and, soon, she found herself signing a petition paper.
“I can hardly provide a decent meal to my children because of the continuing price hikes,” Espritu said, when asked why she decided to sign the petition paper.She has five children. Two are already married and one has stopped going to school. The two youngest are still studying, one in second year high school and the other in Grade 4.
Espiritu has been a vendor in Carriedo since she was 16 years old. She said her life became harder each passing year. Her capital for the products she is selling has increased through the years. “When I started selling these bags, I bought them for only $0.37. But now it increased to $0.46,” she said, “Then, people would ask for discounts.”
She goes home with only $2.79 after a day of hard work from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Her husband does not have a steady income as a construction worker. Their meager income, amid the increasing prices of staple goods and services, is not enough for her children. “That is why I signed the petition paper. I hope that my signature could reach our government and heed our call.”
Gabriela, the country’s largest women’s group, has launched Altrapresyo(n): Alerto sa Pagtaas ng Presyo Network, a consumers campaign network that aims to secure one million signature to repeal the oil deregulation law and the E-VAT on oil products and basic goods and services. The group aims to submit the petition before the House of Representatives to oblige the lawmakers to listen to their demands.
Zenaida Espiritu signs the petition paper against increasing prices (Photos by Janess Ann J. Ellao/ bulatlat.com)
“If the Aquino government cannot do anything to address the consumers’ problems regarding the increasing prices of basic goods, women would do all possible means from protesting in the streets to the Congress,” Lana Linaban, secretary general of Gabriela, said, “We would call the attention of the Aquino government because our impoverished conditions and hunger would never be acceptable.”
Signing the petition
Along with the petition signing, Gabriela also conducted a free blood pressure reading. It goes well with their campaign Altapresyon, which literally means high blood pressure.
Espritu said she often has high blood pressure whenever the increasing prices of staple food never seems to stop. “My children’s school supply, gas, sugar and rice,” she added, “Before I only spend $0.58 for a kilo of rice. But now I spend $0.88.”.... MORE
URL: http://bulatlat.com/main/2012/02/10/gabriela-launches-petition-vows-more-mass-actions-against-price-increases/
Syria would not send troops to protect protesters at OWS – envoy to UN (Video)
Syria would not send troops to protect protesters at OWS – envoy to UN
UN is applying double standards towards Syria, the country’s envoy stated while addressing the General Assembly. He said that his country, like any sovereign state, has exclusive responsibility for maintaining security on its national territory.
“Every sovereign state represented here bears an exclusive right to protect its citizens,” Bashar Ja’afari said, addressing the assembly. “We in Syria could not imagine sending soldiers to defend OWS [Occupy Wall Street] protesters. Neither we nor any other government can imagine sending troops to protect demonstrators in London or Paris.”.... MORE
URL: http://rt.com/news/syria-envoy-un-assembly-221/
Anonymous describes the destruction of CIA.gov (VIDEO)
Following Friday’s crippling of the CIA’s official government website, an alleged member of Anonymous has uploaded a video explaining how the collective crushed the agency’s online presence — and why the CIA should have been ready.
A distributed denial of service, or DDoS attack, brought CIA.gov down for hours late last week, in one of the longest-lasting assaults credited to the online hacktivist group Anonymous — and also an attack on perhaps the collective’s largest target yet. With a DDoS assault, a website’s server is flooded with an onslaught of requests, essentially overloading its capacity and rendering it nonoperational. In a video uploaded to YouTube over the weekend, a member claiming allegiance to the loose-knit hacktivist group explains that the assault on the CIA’s servers is now out of their control and even apologizes for the attack, but adds that the move has generated attention towards something much more serious than just the cybersecurity status of the agency..... MORE
URL: http://rt.com/usa/news/anonymous-attack-video-cia-219/
FBI ‘spot the saboteur’ guide: Cash, snorkel, US Constitution
Fancy a quick scuba lesson before going on a last-minute trip to Hawaii? Paying in cash for a snorkel? Just shaved mustache because it doesn’t go with a dive mask? Big Brother will spot a terrorist: “See something, say something” policy in action.
The 25 flyers issued by the FBI and the Department of Justice give no mere Orwell creeps. Every area seems to be bursting with bombers: airports, beauty shops, construction sites, banks and internet cafes. Your tattoos master meets a bunch of them every day. Terrorists have taken to your favorite shop with train models across the street – remember how you pressed your nose against the glass after school? Now press harder: see something, say something, do something for your country..... MORE
URL: http://rt.com/news/fbi-terrorists-guide-security-171/
Danger: Democracy-builders at work AN OUTSIDERS VIEW Ken Fuller 02/14/2012
Danger: Democracy-builders at work
In late December, security forces in Cairo raided US-financed groups, including the International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI). The raids were part of an investigation into illegal financing. In public, Washington made disapproving noises and, according to an administration official cited by the New York Times, issued a much stronger message through private channels.
A month later, Egypt prevented Sam LaHood, Egypt director of the IRI, from boarding a flight to Dubai. In all, five IRI employees (three of them American) and six from the NDI (including another three Americans) were prevented from leaving the country. Obama had already warned Field-Marshal Tantawi, the Egyptian leader, that military aid ($1.3 billion per year) would be at risk unless the military regime took steps to democratize the country, referring specifically to the criminal investigation into the US-funded groups. After the travel ban, this warning was made public..... MORE
SM has it all NO HOLDS BARRED Armida Siguion-Reyna 02/14/2012
SM has it all
Entering Week 5 of the impeachment trial of Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona, and my attention is called to an “incident” at the SM Mall in Cebu. This, amid rising talk about an impending “coup” at the Senate, which I can’t, as of this writing, comment on until, and if, it really takes place.
Anyway. Currently screening at the SM City Cebu, all the way up to Feb. 16, is the much-touted Cinema One Originals Festival. It was supposed to have been a “powerful line-up” with the multi-awarded Ang Damgo ni Eleuteria (best Asian feature film award, Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival in Indonesia; Cinemanila 2010 Best Picture, Southeast Asian Category; and 34th Gawad Urian Best Picture),” other Cebuano-made films such as ’Di Ingon ‘Nato, My Paranormal Romance, Confessional and Imburnal, yet another Visayan-dialect film, but made in Mindanao. Plus, the 2011 Cinema One Originals Festival winners Ka Oryang, Six Degrees of Separation from Lilia Cuntapay, Mga Anino sa Tanghaling Tapat, Castas de la Soledad, Sa Kanto ng Ulap at Lupa, Sa Ilalim ng Tulay and Big Boy..... MORE
Restitution VIEWPOINTS Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz 02/14/2012
With the reality of a good number of thieves entrusted with public offices supposedly for public service plus the fact of many racketeers, especially in the multinational corporate world, and with the well-known wealthy political dynasties, not to mention the known gambling agencies with their big-time gambler patrons, it is but right and proper not only to know, but to remember well the mandate of restitution of stolen goods — be this in kind or in cash.
And the imperative of restitution is not merely a fundamental ethical norm but also a basic moral principle. Otherwise, people would have a country and a world that would provide a haven for burglars and crooks, swindlers and racketeers — thereby making honesty a joke; integrity a farce..... MORE
CJ’s dollar records fake —PSBank’s Tiongson By Benjamin B. Pulta and Angie M. Rosales 02/14/2012
TUPAS ACCOUNT UNCOVERED, PROSECUTORS IN HOT WATER FOR BOGUS ‘EVIDENCE’
CJ’s dollar records fake —PSBank’s Tiongson
By Benjamin B. Pulta and Angie M. Rosales 02/14/2012
Annexes attached by the House prosecution panel in its request for a subpoena by the Senate Court on the Philippine Savings Bank (PSBank) as “evidence” against the head masgistrate were admitted to be fake documents by the bank’s branch manager, who said the records presented by the prosecution to obtain the subpoena of the dollar accounts allleged to be owned by Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona were not the same as the bank documents the bank has, although the numbers al-legedly corres-pond to Corona’s dollar accounts.
The illegally-obtained document which later turned out to be a fake copy of a bank paper was slipped by the House prosecution panel in its request for a subpoena from the impeachment court on the bank papers of Corona..... MORE
CJ: Noy committed impeachable offense 02/14/2012
CJ: Noy committed impeachable offense
Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona yesterday accused President Aquino of having committed impeachable offenses, as he charged, in a press statement, that the impeachable violation of the Constitution came when he came out swinging by openly urging the senator-judges to disobey the fundamental law, or the Charter, whihc the president has personally sworn to uphold.
In the same statement, the Chief Justice denied having committed any wrongdoing saying that “throughout (his) public career,” and that he has never been involved in any anomaly or scandal. “Whatever assets my wife and I have acquired are products of 45 years of toil and honest work.
My wife and I have been privileged to come from families of comfortable means. We grew up some of the best exclusive schools in the country. I went on to earn several postgraduate degrees, including a Master’s degree in Harvard Law School. Our parents provided well for our future. Family resources continue to be available to us anytime.”.... MORE
Noynoy ignores impeach rap filed against him By Fernan J. Angeles 02/14/2012
Noynoy ignores impeach rap filed against him
President Aquino is not bothered about an impending impeachment bid filed against him by a “lowly citizen” in connection with what had been reported as an anomalous sale of a 3.4 hectare parcel in Baguio City to the SM Investments Corporation.
In an ambush interview with Palace reporters, Aquino cited reasons why he wouldn’t bother to think on the reported impeach bid against him by one Danilo Lihaylihay who had already asked the minority congressmen to initiate impeachment proceedings against him for culpable violation of the Constitution, high crimes, and betrayal of public trust for the alleged anomalous sale of the 3.4-hectare government property known as “Governor’s Park” along Session Road, Baguio City in September.
“Inasmuch as I wanted to, I would rather not mind it considering that this person did nothing but to press charges against practically all the people in the government,” Aquino said..... MORE
SC upholds CA ruling over SMC’s claim of Malinta Estate ownership By Benjamin B. Pulta 02/14/2012
SC upholds CA ruling over SMC’s claim of Malinta Estate ownership
A ruling by the Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the ruling of the Court of Appeals (CA) in favor of the San Miguel Corporation (SMC) over the ownership of more than 8,000 square meters in Valenzuela known as the Malinta Estate.
In its decision by Associate Justice Mariano del Castillo, the high court’s First Division upheld the CA decision of April 21, 2006 decision on the case.Chief Justice Renato Corona and Associate Justices Teresita Leonardo-de Castro, Martin Villarama, Jr. concurred.
The CA had affirmed the trial court’s judgment, which dismissed a complaint for the nullification of the title of SMC predecessor-in-interest, Ramie Textile , Inc., over Lot 1131 of the Malinta Estate and granted Ramitex’ prayer for the cancellation of petitioner Leoncio Oliveros’ title over the subject property..... MORE
Pestao lawyer disputes claim insisting on suicide angle 02/14/2012
Pestao lawyer disputes claim insisting on suicide angle
The accused in the Pestao case are trying hard to divert public attention from the murder charge filed against them by the Office of the Ombudsman for the killing of naval Ensign Philip Pestao in 1995.
There are circumstances in the killing of Pestao and certain acts that indicate not only the involvement of the accused in the murder but also in the subsequent cover-up of the crime.
Their assertion that Pestao committed suicide was belied by forensic experts local and international who were presented by the parents of the victim before various investigative agencies over the course of the last 15 years since the murder was committed..... MORE
All structures in Caloocan can withstand strong earthquake — Echiverri 02/14/2012
All structures in Caloocan can withstand strong earthquake — Echiverri
The administration of Caloocan Mayor Enrico \"Recom\" Echiverri yesterday assured the residents that it has been maximizing its resources by conducting regular inspections of all buildings and other similar structures in the city to determine if they can withstand a strong earthquake.
Echiverri issued the statement in the wake of the recent tragedy that struck the Visayan region that resulted in scores of casualties and damages to property.
Just the same, the Caloocan chief executive has directed anew the members of the City Engineering Office to make sure that all buildings in the city are thoroughly checked on their structural integrity and compliance with the building code..... MORE
Manila gov’t stops add’l financial aid to teachers 02/14/2012
Manila gov’t stops add’l financial aid to teachers
Manila City Hall authorities yesterday clarified that the additional monthly financial assistance being given by the city government to the teachers had to be stopped after the Commission on Audit (CoA) questioned its legality.
This clarification was issued by Ric de Guzman, chief of staff and media bureau director, who cited a memorandum dated Nov. 21, 2011, questioning the grant of the said allowances to teachers and other national employees stationed in Manila which was issued by city auditor Chito Ramires.
De Guzman said that the P2,000 regular financial assistance is being given to the teachers on an updated basis and the only one was questioned by CoA was the P500 being given additionally on top of the P2,000..... MORE
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Fabio Borini is determined to prove he is worthy of a place in the Milan side, after clinching what he describes as a dream move to the Italian giants.
The 26-year-old was regarded as one of the brightest young talents in Europe during his days in Chelsea’s youth team, and it looked as though he was capable of delivering the goods at first team level when he scored six goals in nine matches whilst on loan at Swansea City. But he failed to progress at Stamford Bridge, and was sold to Parma who immediately loaned him to Roma in 2011.
Borini impressed enough during his one season in the capital to earn a return to the Premier League with Liverpool, who paid around £10.5million for his signature. But he scored just two goals in 20 appearances in all competitions for the Reds, who were happy to loan him to Sunderland for a season before he joined the Black Cats for £8million in August 2015.
In all competitions the striker scored 16 goals in 82 outings for the Wearside outfit, but only once in 15 league games as David Moyes’ side were relegated to the Championship last season. He has now clinched a surprise move to Milan, who will take him on loan with an obligation to buy next summer, and he is determined to prove he is worthy of playing for such a club.
“I am only just starting to realise what’s happening,” he told Milan TV. “Looking at the Milan Museum, you understand how great this club is and I can only be honoured to be here. Seeing all those Champions League trophies up close gives you a certain sensation, as they are the trophies players most want to lift. I will have to make the most of all these facilities to improve myself as a player.
“Milan is a dream come true for me. If it was up to me, we’d start pre-season training today! I just have to wait a few days and I can’t wait. I spoke to coach Vincenzo Montella and he said he was really happy to have me there. It’s going to be an important campaign and returning to Europe is the first step, via the preliminary rounds of the Europa League.”
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Zulfiqar
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Main battle tank (1993) Iran – 100+ estimated
The Iranian Abrams
The Zulfiqar (or “Zolfaqar”) is nowadays Iran’s Main Battle Tank, and logically attracted all the attention of world defense experts, due to Iran’s status on the international scene. The Zulfiqar or Zulfeqhar is still quite a mysterious tank, even difficult to class under the 2nd or 3rd generation, and which apparently was under the making right after the Iran-Iraq war, now on its third evolution.
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This MBT was named after the legendary sword of Ali, the first Shiite Imam. Brigadier General Mir-Younes Masoumzadeh is often cited as the genitor of this tank, as deputy ground force commander for research and self-sufficiency of the armed forces in the early 1980s. Tank battles occurred in the Iran-Iraq war, giving the opportunity for the post-revolutionary Iranian armored divisions to test their mettle against a wide array of Iraqi tanks (mostly Soviet-built or Chinese-built models), with both Western models from before the 1979 revolution (mostly American and British) and from the Soviet Union after this date. Current MBTs involved in these actions were the Chieftain (now Mobarez), M47 , M60, T-54/55 and Type 59 (now modernized under the T-72Z program) T-62, and and 69. After the war, T-72S (partly locally built) were acquired in 1993. From all array of foreign technologies, the self-sufficiency of the armed forces was able to test and choose the best technologies for the first true 100% local tank design, which also integrates the whole Iran/Iraq war experience into effect.
Most experts agree that the 1993 (1st series) was a 2nd generation MBT. Lieutenant General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani announced in 1997 that the mass production of Zulfiqar tanks started 1996 was in progress, and in late July 1997 Iranian President Hashemi Rafsanjani formally inaugurated the Shahid Kolah Dooz Industrial Complex in charge of Zulfiqar and Boragh APC. In between the second version was developed as a testbed in the 2000s, and the third version was officially announced in February 2013 with a whole array of improvements (up to a 3rd generation standard MBT).
Wikipedia’s page in Farsi reveals that the first prototype was developed in 1372 (local calendar =1994) and production lines were set up in the summer of 1376 (1998) in the industrial complex of the martyrs? and since 1377 (1999) has been in service with the Iranian armed forces. The armament is based on the Soviet-built 125 mm smoothbore cannon of the T-72S, locally produced. The gun is fully stabilized and capable of firing on the move. The Fire Control System was apparently derived from a Slovenian model and suspensions systems and roadwheels from the M60. The Official website of the Ministry of Defense states that T-72 modern FCS equipment and 125 mm ammunitions are now produced also in Iran. According to estimates in 2010 about 100 Zulfiqars were in service.
General Considerations:
Most of what experts knows is what they just saw when comparing photos and crossing the few official statements. Both the Osorio and Abrams seemed to have been considered as possible inspirations and bore indeed some resemblance to the Zulfiqar. Also, observations showed roadwheels and suspensions probably from the M60 and a gun from the T-72S or Zafir-74 MBT.
It depends on a locally built (no indication if it’s derived from the T-72Z or M60 power plant) 12-cylinder diesel of 780 hp or 630 kW (Zulfiqar 1) to the AVDS-1790 of 1000 hp on the Zulfiqar 3, which is more suited to the generous dimensions and weight of the tank. According to Iranian Wikipedia, the Tank engine was purchased from Ukraine in the early models but upgraded and fully constructed in Iran afterward. This engine is connected to a 6-gear SPAT 1200 automatic transmission. Estimated Power/weight figures are 21.7 hp/ton on the Zulfiqar 1 and 17.85 hp/ton on the Zulfiqar 3 which is much heavier. This gave a top speed of 43 mph on average, for a 280 miles range. The drivetrain comprises seven doubled roadwheels per side of the type used on the M-60/Sabalan for commonality of parts, but the presence of side skirts prevent to see the detail of the suspension design, which are torsion bars systems with swing arms and shock dampers derived from the M60 but reinforced. An extra pair on the front served as tensioner/idlers. Drive sprockets are on the rear, right with the transmission. Tracks are also of the same design of the M60, with a pair of rubber shoes on each double pin link. The Zulfiqar is amphibious and can ford up to 1.60 m of water but no details are available if fitted with a snorkel. The driver sat on the left, with a traversing hatch and three periscopic sights.
The turret is large and roomy due to the adoption of an autoloader early on, of the type found on the T-72Z. On the Zulfiqar 1, the main smoothbore gun was the 2A46 fitted with a fume extractor. The early turret had a boxy shape with flat sides, while the Zulfiqar 3 turret had sloped sides and is larger, probably to accommodate larger composite armor modules. The commander cupola is placed on the right-hand side. The gunner is located apparently on the left-hand side, with his own hatch. In addition to the main gun, there is a coaxial 7.62 mm MG3 machine gun, a Russian-made 12.7 mm DsHk heavy machine gun located on the front of the roof, over the gun, and another manned by the commander, while the gunner is given another MG3 on a ring mount.
The Zulfiqar 3 2A46M main gun is locally built and fitted with a modified autoloader. Information about ammunitions is scarce, however, the Ammunition Group of the Iranian Defense Industries Organization mass-produces a standard HE round with a 23 kgs (51 lb) propellant charge and 3 kg warhead registering a muzzle velocity of 850 m/sec. (2,800 ft/s). We can only speculate about Russian-made HESH, HEAT and APFSDS rounds being carried, or their location inside the hull in addition to the turret. Indeed the T-72 autoloader is a drum-type located under the turret and turning with its base.
According to a Russian manual, this carousel manages 22 rounds. There is a manual brake drive handle, specific bearings, a Manual and electromechanical drives, a distribution unit, a memory unit, loading port actuator, cover, framework, carousel brake and link from manual drive to brake. Therefore, the hull extra rounds must be used for reloading the carousel from the inside and are probably located under the turret, and into floor secured compartments. Loading time is 6.5 sec., max. cycle time is 15 sec. and manual reload time for the entire carousel by a skilled crew is 13 to 15 min. on average.
The gun is fully stabilized, enabling fire on the move thanks to the Slovenian EFCS-3 fire control system also shared by the Zafir-74, but there is no indication of hunter-killer capabilities or of the state of the ballistic computer. Mangifications details for the persicopic sights are ignored but thermal vision is enabled, as well as collective NBC protection. Other equipment includes an automatic fire extinguisher for the crew compartment and engine bay, a slight overpressure system inside the turret and exhaust fume extractor.
The hull is made of steel RHA welded plates, the glacis shows an inclination comparable to the Chieftain and T-72. The hull’s sizes are divided into six large armored modules above the catwalks that can be replaced and upgraded very easily. Experts esteemed the Iranian inspired themselves both from the 1980s T-72Z standard active protection (ERA) and Chieftain’s armor package. It is therefore supposed to deal with HEAT rounds as well as APFSDS. Details are obviously highly confidential. No ERA bricks, however, were ever seen on Zulfiqar, so the observed protection is only passive. The turret (Zulfiqar 3) is well inspired by the Abrams and K1-88South Korean K1 in shape. The turret rear are given large storage bins similar to those of the abrams. Since views from above are rare, there is no evidence blow-off panels similar to those of the Leopard 2 and Abrams are fitted over the ammunition storage in the turret basket. For active protection, there is a laser-warning pod on the turret (covering 360 degrees on the horizon and 60 degrees in elevation) and two sets of smoke launchers of the standard NATO type on the front faces of the turret. Situational awareness especially in an urban environment is provided by a set of roof cameras covering the surroundings.
Zulfiqar 1
This early model is based on the M60 chassis and parts dating back from before 1979. Modifications are extensive, comprising a new hull, new turret with composite armor, and the 125 mm 2A46 Smoothbore cannon from the T-72. It was first revealed in public in 1994 and only six prototypes were completed and field tested in 1997, but no production resulted in this first Iranian MBT. Among others it can be distinguished by its characteristic rear slats exhausts identical to the M60, 6 ribbed aluminum road wheels per side, bare turret with trash-can lid, gun mantlet without canvas covers and mount for a coaxial LMG.
This interim prototype served a test bed for a new, stretched hull with an extra pair of roadwheels and moreover a new and more powerful engine. Others possible features include an improved autoloader for the main gun, now the 2A46M from the local Safir-74 MBT. It is recognisable for its closer “weave” engine access doors and exhausts, seven steel unribbed roadwheels, bare turret with trash-can lid no gun mantlet canvas cover as the Zulfiqar-1.
The only production MBTs of the whole series, were derived from the Zulfiqar-2. Although similar in many ways, the turret is modified, smoke mortars added, the fire control system is considerably upgraded, as well as the chassis, engine and main gun. The 2A46M is coupled with a new laser rangefinder, the turret is reinforced, and the drivetrain received an armored skirt protection. About a hundred (estimated) were built so far. Among others, they have downwards facing slats exhausts and access panels at the rear, new brake light and towing pintle, plus internal drive sprockets, new hatches for the TC and gunner, and extra 12.7 mm DsHk on the covered gun mantlet, and EFCS gunner’s sight.
Zulfiqar 3 specifications
Dimensions : 9.20 x 3.6 m x 2.5 m (30.2 x 11.1 x 8.2 in)
Total weight, battle ready 52 tons (114,640 lbs)
Crew 3 (commander, driver, gunner).
Propulsion AVDS-1790 diesel 1000 bhp (1.100 Kw) 17.85 hp/ton
Speed 70 km/h road/cross-country (43 mph)
Range/consumption 450 km (280 mi)
Armament One 2A46M 125 mm sb (4.92 in) gun
1-2 12.7 mm (0.5 in) DsHk HMGs roof
One coaxial 7.62 mm MG3 (0.3 in) LMG
One roof mounted AA MG3 7.62 mm (0.3 in)LMG
Armor Composite. Classified.
Ammunition used HESH, HE, HEAT, APDS
Video about the Zulfiqar
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The Zulfiqar on Wikipedia
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The Zulfiqar on globalmilitary.org
Camouflage patterns from various interesting sources found on the web.
Zulfiqar I in 1998 with the “southern” pattern.
Zulfiqar 2 prototype in the 2000s with the desert pattern.
Camouflaged Zulfiqar III (northern pattern based on greys). At least five camouflage patterns were identified.
Zulfiqar III with another variant of the 4-tone camouflage pattern in 2012-2013.
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3 replies on “Zulfiqar”
07Sepp_Dietrichsays:
Where is the location of the laser warning pod in the zulfiqar 3 tank
JBarnessays:
Since when did the Chieftain tank have ‘composite chobham armour’? You need to check your facts better, if at all.
Corrected.
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Suzie Shine 12:10
That is quite a coincidence. If only it had been right about WW1 being the war to end all wars. We never learn. So sad that so many lives have been lost.
Tom 12:27
that is odd almost like it was meant 2b. agree with suzie about the loss of lives and it still continues in afghanistan
I don't buy this coincidence stuff. It happens but things like this must happen somewhere in the world what with so many people on earth. They probably knew what they were doing with the graves anyway.
Trish and Rob MacGregor 17:06
This one is fascinating. Anonymous - coincidence happens constantly.You just have to be aware of it.
wv: darying
daring!
It would take an avid WWI historian to notice the dates and placement of these headstones. Only after research would the true nature of the coincidence be revealed. Which makes this a really fascinating story, to me. :)
It was a coincidence that had to be revealed with time and effort and almost a century later, still a mystery to share.
67 Not Out (Mike Perry) 17:37
I think Trish & Rob and Terri have answered the anonymous comment. It took an age for the first and last soldiers to be realised.
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